So, uh merry Christmas from me guys! I finally finished after like two weeks of procrastination, blood, sweat, tears, and so many fucking feels. I have an announcement at the bottom so please read the bit at the bottom!
Phil flitted about the room, trying to finish packing up what he needed for the next week.
Two trips, two Christmases, two families to hopefully win over.
Dan was a nervous wreck, knowing this probably wasn't going to be easy. His family was very conservative, but he knew they loved Phil. He hoped that would make up for the fact he was now what they always called the "flaming homosexuals" and that he was in fact dating a man.
"Dan, would I be a terrible person if I asked you if we should bring the lube?" Phil asked, cheeks burning red now.
"Absolutely not, after this week someone is going to need to get laid…I just hope we make it that far. Plus Christmas won't be nearly as special if I don't get to see that beautiful rear and hear your perfect lips screaming my name." Dan purred as he snatched the bottle from Phil's hands.
He placed it carefully in one corner of his overflowing suitcase, thankful that they would be able to take it on the train.
Dan sat down, beginning to fold up his array of button up shirts and skinny jeans as Phil came up behind him and placed kisses down his sensitive neck.
He stopped at his ear, teeth nibbling at his lobe before he whispered, "I know we agreed no more sex until after this ordeal…but I want to take you so badly right now. Sure I can't offer a little rendezvous?"
"Offer all you want, we're taking a break for a couple of days. If you're that hot then you have a computer and two working hands." Dan said, shooting him down.
"Serious Dan is my least favorite," Phil pouted as he finished packing. "I'm packed and ready for the train in the morning. My phone is charging up and all my other things like toothbrush and chargers are going in this bag in the morning. Are you almost done?"
"I'm folding dear, and I still have a video to finish editing and a few presents left to wrap. Go ahead to bed, I'll join you in a bit." Dan said as Phil tried to strip for him, not getting his attention and finally giving up and putting on his warm pajamas.
Phil crawled into bed and drifted off to sleep easily, leaving Dan with his thoughts.
"I don't know what I'm more nervous about; telling my parents, facing Phil's parents, or the fact I'm planning on sealing the deal with Phil."
Dan finished folding, pushing the top of his suitcase down and putting it next to Phil's. He walked into the lounge area and opened up the new video he'd been working on. He'd collaborated with Phil again, too stressed out to come up with a really great video idea. He just needed to finish a few things and he'd go to bed.
Dan finished his video, going ahead and starting the upload as well as alerting the fans it would be up before he went to bed.
He looked on the table, noticing three gifts he still had to wrap. One for his parents, one for Phil's, and then the secret hidden gift for Phil.
They'd already agreed presents for each other were kind of silly, they gave each other the gift of just being together every day, but he wanted to do something else. He knew Phil had gotten him something, knowing that it was somewhere in the bottom of his suitcase. But he knew it made Phil happy to give him presents so he'd picked out something for him.
Dan stuffed the box for Phil's gift in the open pocket of his suitcase, knowing it'd be safe there. He went to work, wrapping the gifts for each of their parents.
After finishing wrapping the gifts he saw his video had successfully uploaded, he changed the thumbnail and typed in a quick blurb about the video before he headed to his bedroom. He was hot, unusually so considering it was winter in London. He peeled off the warm jeans he'd thrown on and threw them into the dirty clothes hamper in the corner.
He wrestled out of his shirt, laughing at himself. He was obviously very tired.
He crawled into bed, boxers being the only cloth still on his body as he curled up next to Phil who was still sound asleep.
Dan fell into a deep dreamless sleep as he held on for dear life to the only man who ever meant anything to him.
Phil awoke the next morning, terrible pain in his side as he tried to shake Dan off. He looked at his clock, five in the morning. They had to leave for the train at seven.
"I wonder how long he's been asleep. Probably not long knowing him. Either way I need him to let me go, I have to pee." Phil mused, prying his sleeping boyfriend's arms from their death-like grip on his torso.
He rolled out of bed, running a hand through his messy hair. He was very fully awake now, may as well get up and start the day. He turned the knob of the shower on, hoping it would be warm enough by the time he finished his business and woke up Dan.
He finished in the restroom, stopping in the doorway to look at his gorgeous boyfriend.
"I can't believe you're mine," Phil whispered to himself. He walked over to the bed, trying to wake him up in the sexiest way possible.
Phil sat down on the edge of the bed, Dan now lying on his back, and started kissing his way down his body. He started with his forehead, gently placing a kiss on his lips before travelling to his neck, his chest, his stomach, before tugging at Dan's underwear. He pulled them down enough for Dan's morning wood to be exposed, trying to gauge whether or not Dan had woken up or not. On the one hand, Dan specifically said he didn't want to have sex until after they told his parents, but on the other he hadn't said he couldn't surprise him this morning with a quick little blowjob.
Phil decided to be ballsy for once, he wasn't Dan's bitch after all. In fact, he'd been the boss the last couple of times they'd made love.
He stroked Dan with his hand, noticing how his breathing hitched a bit then went back to the light snore he adored so much. Phil wrapped his lips around Dan, tongue gliding along the underside as he began sucking.
Dan moaned in his sleep, hands finding the back of Phil's head. Phil took this as a sign of approval, continuing to pleasure his boyfriend. Phil felt Dan tightening up, knowing he was about to burst. Dan's moans were turning him on even more, he looked up for a second noticing his eyes were still closed. Phil finished him off, Dan's load spilling down his throat. He teased the head for a few minutes, pulling away to look up at Dan.
"Dammit Phil, how can I refuse sex from you when you're just so hot." Dan smiled, one eye opening slightly as he tugged his boxers back up.
"I mean now that you're awake and we have a few moments…I'm up for it." Phil smiled back at Dan and pushed himself off the bed. "However, I've now been running the shower for a good ten minutes and we just better pray the water is still warm."
Dan rubbed the sleep from his eyes as he walked behind Phil. Phil grabbed towels and set them on the counter, watching as Dan slipped off the boxers he'd just pulled back on.
"You're making me nervous," Dan said as he stepped in the shower. "Now get in so we can finish getting ready. I don't want to miss our train."
The shower consisted of nothing but playful kisses and lots of suds. The boys dried off, trying to keep their hands off each other.
"Dan, why are you so…tempting today?" Phil asked as he wrapped his towel around his waist and walked into his old bedroom. He thumbed through the remainder of his unpacked clothes as he waited for a response. He pulled on his polar bear jumper, pulling the only pair of jeans still left in his closet out and throwing them on the bed. He watched as Dan dressed from across the hall, pulling on his "orange spotty" boxers as he tried to find a pair of sweats.
"I don't know how I'm tempting, you gave me head before I even woke up which I'm sure I looked fairly unattractive with bedhead and nothing but boxers. Now we're both searching for clothes and I just don't see anything appealing about getting dressed."
"Obviously you don't see yourself the way I do," Phil laughed as he finished getting clothes on. He walked into his shared bathroom, drying his hair while Dan finished himself. "Are you going to be doing anything to this?" He asked as he saw the curls forming in Dan's dark brown locks.
"Nope, do you see how I look right now? I will get dressed for dinner, however I do not dress up for travelling."
Phil shook his head as he watched Dan snatch chargers from the wall.
"Careful with my laptop please, I don't want you to break her…again."
"I sat on it, you shouldn't have left it on the bed if we were going in there to have sexy times."
"Don't argue with me, horny bastard." Phil said as he turned to give Dan a peck on the lips. He straightened his hair, not making much of an effort. "What time is it?"
"Almost half past six. We need to leave in a few minutes. I packed my straightener and hair dryer so someone could look nice for my parents." Dan said, elbowing Phil gently. "Our wallets are sitting on the entryway table along with our tickets for the train. The bag of gifts is next to our suitcases, along with our shoes. Anything I'm missing?"
"Nope, I can't believe tomorrow is Christmas Eve, and then the day after is Christmas. Wait, did you bring our advent calendars? And don't forget our laptops; we have to upload a couple of videos over the holiday."
"Yes, they're sitting in the top of your suitcase because you had a lot more room. And I had almost forgotten the videos, good thing we've already filmed them…I'd been so busy stressing out about my parents." Dan said as Phil finished his hair. He unplugged the many tangled chords on their counter, making sure he turned off any other electronics they weren't bringing with them.
"Well, it will be a great video that everyone can enjoy. After we tell your parents, that is."
Dan pulled on his old university jumper as he began piling bags onto his back. He now had his laptop and Phil's in his backpack as well as the bag of gifts and his suitcase.
Phil grabbed a few bags and his suitcase before they headed out the door and into the busy street. Phil hailed a taxi, Dan lagging behind due to the sheer number of bags he had.
They climbed into the taxi, giving the address of the train station while they held hands in the back seat. The distance was short, but would have been difficult to walk with all the bags they had. The holiday traffic was killer, people at every turn.
"I don't like crowds…at all, they make me nervous." Dan said as they started boarding their train.
They found their seats, noticing they had been given a luxury compartment.
"Dan, did you buy our tickets over the phone like I asked?" Phil asked, raising an eyebrow curiously.
"Well I was, but the line was busy so I went in person. I think the lady who gave me the tickets must have upgraded us or something…because these seats are expensive."
"Well, even though the lady obviously was hoping you'd hop into bed with her because of this I can't complain." Phil smiled as they sat down, bags spilling all over the cabin.
"Be careful with some of those gifts! My parents won't want a broken gift." Dan chided him, pulling his laptop out to check if they had Internet connection.
"You mean instead of cuddling on the empty train you're going to sit on your laptop?" Phil asked.
"Well I was going to tell you to come over here and we'd watch a movie…but I could definitely have fun sitting on the computer and watching videos by myself."
"Oh stop it," Phil chided him as he sat next to Dan in the empty car.
The ride lasted through two movies, both of which weren't really interesting. Netflix didn't have any really good movies recently.
They arrived in Manchester late in the evening, knowing it was almost time for dinner Phil shook his head at his ill-dressed partner.
"Phil what if we just skip out of town and don't go to your parent's house. Is that an option?" Dan asked, hailing a taxi for the two of them.
The lights around Manchester were breath-taking, and Phil, having an immense adoration for the holidays was entranced. He tried to shake the thoughts running through his mind to answer Dan.
"I think they're expecting us Dan. My brother and his wife will be there and of course my parents. I know you're still a little uncomfortable but I think my parents are starting to figure out that I'm not leaving you. I've heard they even got you a gift…one you're really going to enjoy." Phil smiled.
The pair got into the first taxi that stopped, getting comfortable for their long ride to the more quiet side of Manchester. They cuddled in the backseat, sharing occasional loving glances, holding hands, and just being generally romantic in the backseat until the driver started talking to them.
"You chaps look familiar, you from around here?" The man asked.
"We used to live here," Phil answered sharply. He had been enjoying the intimacy with Dan.
"No, I haven't been a driver long enough to know that. Wait I think I recognize you; my daughters are both huge fans of you both. Mind if I get autographs?" He said with a light smile.
Phil's heart dropped and he immediately recoiled from Dan's arms.
Dan answered the man as calmly as possible, "Of course sir, when we get to our destination we would love to."
"They'd love that; and don't worry I won't mention you both in the backseat. Your personal lives are none of their business."
"Thank you sir and that would be our destination just up ahead." Dan smiled, Phil calming down some now.
They pulled up at the Lester household, bags in hand as they shook hands with their driver. He handed them both pieces of paper and thanked them again for being so kind.
"What are their names?" Phil asked.
"My eldest is Natalie, and the younger is Ellie." The man said as Dan and Phil scribbled on the papers.
Dan handed him the papers and smiled at him again, "Well tell Natalie and Ellie that we said hello and that they have a wonderful father. Have a nice evening sir, and a very merry Christmas!"
"Same to you Dan and you as well Phil." He said as he drove off.
Phil scurried inside quickly, seeing that his family was already arranged in the dining room.
"Phil you're finally here!" His mum exclaimed as she threw her arms around her son. "Hi Dan, how are you?" She said a bit less enthusiastically, she meekly hugged him and then ushered them both upstairs. "Get washed up and ready for dinner, we were just having a few drinks and waiting for the ham to finish roasting."
Phil and Dan hauled themselves as well as the multitude of gifts and bags upstairs with them and walked into Phil's childhood bedroom again.
"Look Dan, it seems we left a little trophy from last time we were here." Phil said with a chuckle as Dan stripped down to his boxers and put on a nicer outfit. "Cute look baby," he said as Dan slipped on a pair of jeans.
He walked into the adjacent bathroom and combed his hair, making sure to look presentable. He washed his hands quickly and then went to check on Dan.
"I can't find my nice white button up, but I know I packed it. Will a plaid shirt be okay or will I clash with you?" Dan asked, feigning a feminine voice to tease Phil.
"Just throw one on, brush your hair, wash your hands, and then come downstairs with me. I'm starving, since you thought stopping for lunch was a silly idea."
Phil impatiently guided Dan along before pulling him downstairs to see his parents. He saw his brother Martin sitting there with his lovely wife, and then he saw his dad sitting at the head of the table, glaring down at his son's hands.
"Have a seat son, the ham is on its way out and then we will be digging in. I hope you boys brought your appetites." His mum said from the kitchen.
"We did mum, we're starving!" Phil yelled to her. "How are you Martin? I haven't seen you in a few months."
His brother gave him an incredulous look, "I've been fine. I was just telling mum and dad how Bridgette and I are trying to have a baby. How would you feel being an uncle?"
"I think that would be spectacular, don't you Dan?" Phil asked, noticing how Dan was fiddling with his silverware.
"Kids are great; Phil will be a great uncle. Maybe one day he can be a great dad too."
"He can never be a dad, only straight people have babies." His dad said, rudely intersecting the conversation.
"Dad, that was incredibly rude." Phil said as Dan pushed himself away from the table.
"I'm sorry Mr. Lester but I don't think that was fair. Your son and I love each other."
"Whoa, what did I miss?" Phil's brother asked, looking around at all the flustered faces of his family members.
Phil's mum walked in with food as she saw that her husband and son were obviously arguing.
"Okay, let's catch everyone up then. Martin, I'm gay and I'm dating my roommate here Dan. I know you've met before but apparently I should reintroduce you to gay Dan because they're so different. And while we're at it I'm gay Phil. And dad, gay people have kids all the time. In fact, Dan and I have talked about adopting a baby in the coming years. And we also have a few female friends who have offered to help us in our endeavor should we want to try the artificial insemination route. I'm sorry I'm such a disappointment to my parents but I love this man with all my heart. I don't know what I'd do without him and if you can't accept that then we will eat, exchange our gifts, and be out of your hair."
"Phillip Michael Lester, that is enough out of you young man!" His mum yelled. "Now we are going to eat like a civilized family, differences aside. We aren't going to mention your personal relationship anymore. Now who would like to say grace?"
Dan scoffed, muttering a few words to himself while he listened to Phil's father bless their food. And with that they didn't speak another word about him. The conversation stayed about Phil's life outside of Dan or about another member of their family, they ignored Dan.
Dinner seemed to drag on for him until they retreated into the living room. Phil said he would help clear the dishes so he could talk to Dan.
"I'm sorry Dan, I had no idea it'd be like this. Just know that I love you more than you can ever imagine."
"Why do they hate me?" Dan said, his composure now gone and tears threatening to spill over from his eyes.
Phil grabbed him into a hug and just held him, rubbing patterns into his back to calm him down.
"Dan, it doesn't matter what they think. I love you and that is all that matters."
Dan sniffled, wiping his eyes before picking up more of the plates. They put all the dishes into the dishwasher, clearing away the table and putting the food away before returning to the living room.
Phil sat down on the couch, patting the spot beside of him down and putting a comforting arm around him.
"Phil, since you won't be here for Christmas Eve we've decided to do our tradition of opening one present the night before a little early. Would you like to pick your gift first?" His mum asked.
"Of course mum, Dan go and get the gifts we brought from my room please."
"Alright Phil," Dan said, getting up from the couch and going up the stairs.
He pushed open the door and retrieved the bag from his boyfriend's room.
Phil sat down, patiently waiting for the rest of his family to pick out their gifts.
Dan placed the bag underneath the tree before sitting on the couch again.
After the rest of the family had picked a gift Phil stood up again, picking up a box and handing it to Dan before attacking his gift.
Dan carefully opened it, as if a bomb were hiding inside. He tore the paper away before finding another box underneath.
He opened the box up and saw a beautiful jacket underneath. He smiled; it was the jacket he had told Phil he wanted a few months before.
"Look Phil, it's that jacket I wanted. It's perfect."
"See, they don't completely despise you. It's a present you wanted."
"You know what other present I want," Dan smirked as he kissed Phil on the cheek.
"Not until Christmas Dan, you know better." Phil said as he continued to carefully unwrap his gift.
The evening continued to pass in a blur, full of wrapping paper and smiles. As the evening drew to a close Phil and Dan retreated into the bedroom for some alone time to bring in the official Christmas Eve holiday.
Dan shimmied out of his clothes and into a pair of warm pajamas, curling up next to Phil who wasn't paying attention. He kissed the crook of his neck gently, stirring a moan out of the unexpecting elder boy.
"I love you Phil, I'm sorry I caused such a problem tonight. I guess it's a good thing when you come back I won't be here."
"Why do you say that?"
"Well tomorrow after we tell my family you're coming back to Manchester and I'm staying with my parents in Reading."
"Oh, I forgot about that. I guess that means no Christmas romp in the sheets?"
"Now I never said that…" Dan said, pecking Phil again on his nose. "It just means my childhood bed is going to get christened just like yours on Christmas morning."
"You dirty rascal, get some sleep though. You need your energy for tomorrow." Phil said as he turned the light off beside of the bed.
Dan curled into Phil's arms and went straight to sleep with Phil not far behind.
They both awoke the next morning completely refreshed. Phil smelled the familiar Christmas Eve breakfast of pancakes with all of the side dishes.
"Wake up Phil, there's breakfast downstairs." Dan groggily shook his sleeping boyfriend awake.
"I'm up, I'm up. Get some clothes on before you go downstairs." Phil said, pushing himself out of bed and throwing on a shirt from his suitcase.
"Unlike you I slept in my pajamas last night." Dan said, laughing at Phil.
The two headed downstairs and sat at the dinner table with the rest of the family.
Dan could still feel the tension in the room as he and Phil apportioned themselves breakfast.
They ate in silence until a low grumble started from Mr. Lester.
As they finished their meals, no words being spoken between anyone, they heard Mrs. Lester quietly begin speaking.
"We are really sorry about last night Dan. You are as welcome into this family as Bridgette was; we know how much you mean to Phil." His mum said, wrapping him into a warm hug.
"And if the two of you end up adopting kids or whatever you happen to do we will support you completely." His dad said, still some distance away from Dan. Phil walked over to him and embraced him.
"I love you dad, and you too mum. I'm glad you're starting to accept us."
"Of course baby, you're our son and that won't ever change. But you guys do have a train to catch. Phil you'll be home tomorrow morning?"
"Yes mum, and I'm sure Dan and I will both be visiting again after that."
Mrs. Lester wrapped them both into a hug once again before rushing them out the door.
A taxi much like the one from the previous day was sitting in front of the house.
Dan pushed his bags into the trunk as Phil jumped into the backseat. They settled in before giving the address of the train station.
Phil put an arm around Dan, drawing him closer.
"I love you," Dan whispered in his ear.
"Not nearly as much as I love you. I'm glad my parents are starting to accept us, I nearly cried in there."
"You're such a wuss," Dan laughed out loud.
"Oh shut up," Phil pushed him away jokingly as they pulled up in front of the station. "Thank you sir, have a merry Christmas." Phil said handing him his money.
Dan pushed his way through the crowds, making his way over to the train headed for Reading.
Phil was close on his trail, following him.
"Come on Phil, we have three minutes before they leave." Dan said, pulling him along now.
They arrived just in time to board.
"We have two tickets to Reading ma'am, please let us on." Dan pleaded with the official looking train ticket lady. She was pretty, and was quite obviously trying to lure him in.
"Only because you're cute..." She said, hands lingering a bit on Dan's as she took their tickets.
Phil grimaced, not pleased with the girl flirting with him.
They boarded the train far away from some of the other passengers. As they took their seats Phil aggressively pulled him into a kiss, making sure all the other passengers saw.
"Phil calm down, she flirted with me. It isn't like I told her to meet me in the bathroom later for some naked fun."
"I'm sorry but I don't like it when people flirt with you. After the whole Charlotte incident I'm afraid you'll leave me for a girl, or even another man who struck your fancy. Don't you understand I'm only jealous because I don't want to lose you?" Phil's eyes pleaded mercy, something Dan couldn't say no to.
"You're an arse…but you're mine." Dan said as lay back on Phil's chest. He listened to his lover's steady heartbeat, quickly falling asleep.
As the train screeched to a halt Phil shook Dan awake.
"My wonderful Dan, you're going to get left on this train if you don't wake up." He said, prodding Dan out of the carriage and into the station at Reading.
They found Dan's mother sitting on a bench just outside the station, waiting for them.
"Dan you're finally home!" Mrs. Howell excitedly said as she wrapped her arms around her son. "And also nice to see you Phil. I hear you're staying for Christmas Eve?"
"If you'll allow me Mrs. Howell I'm going back to my parent's house tomorrow morning, but Dan said I needed to experience a Howell Christmas at least once in my life."
"Well you know you're always welcome in our home, after all you are his best friend." She smiled at Phil, finally letting go of her son. "Now come on your dad is waiting in the car."
"Alright mummy," Dan whined like a kid. He seemed to become much less like an adult and more like an angst ridden adolescent around his family.
It probably had something to do with coming from such a small, close-knit family, after all he only had one sibling and he was six years younger than Dan. His mother seemed to strangle him a bit, being far too overprotective of his now adult son.
They walked to the car, exchanged a few pleasantries, and then made their way to Dan's childhood home.
"Dan are you okay, your cheeks are a bit flushed?" His mum asked him as Dan tried to perk up.
Phil could tell just how nervous he was, and it wasn't helping that he was just as nervous about telling them.
It was nearly time for dinner, having missed lunch from being on the train, so Dan tried to make an excuse to clear his head.
"Mummy, I'm going to go get a shower and wash up. I'll be down in time for dinner." He said as he ushered Phil into his old bedroom.
The walls were still covered in old band posters and some trinkets he'd left behind when he moved out. The twin size bed in the corner was still the same as when he had left, sheets folded down as his mum always did when he was a lot younger. He noticed a small makeshift cot on the floor next to him, obviously a bed for Phil to sleep in for the night.
"I suppose tonight might be a little more difficult than anticipated." Phil joked as Dan began unpacking.
His jittery movements were beginning to worry Phil as he finally spoke in a joking manner. "No, it just means we're going to have to pretend we're back in our high school days when we would sneak around and try to keep quiet."
"Well, you may have done that you slut." Phil chuckled as Dan smacked him with a pillow. "I was a virgin up until I was about twenty three."
"I admit I fooled around a lot in my younger days, but I didn't have sex until after I moved out thank you very much. Couldn't risk my younger brother catching me in the act."
"Speaking of, where is Adrian?" Phil said as Dan ventured into the hallway with his robe in hand.
"I think he's in his room moping around, go ahead and start the upload for the Super Amazing Project. It will take a long time with this connection."
Dan started up the shower, trying to rinse off the past couple of days. He'd made up with the Lester's but he still had to deal with announcing to his conservative family that he was in a committed relationship with his roommate.
His head was pounding with thoughts, as he rinsed off his body he heard a knock at the door.
"Sweetie, you've been in there an awful long time. Dinner is nearly ready; we'll be waiting downstairs when you're done." His mum said from behind the door.
He finished his apparently long shower, drying off quickly before pulling on his robe.
He walked into his bedroom, noticing Phil had left already and pulled open his suitcase.
He laid out his nicest jeans and a Christmas jumper, it was a tradition in his family and he wasn't going to break it.
He dressed quickly, forgetting about his hair, and headed down the stairs and into his family lounge.
"Well now that you're out of the shower and we have our special guest all suited up for the festive evening how about dinner?" His father asked heartily.
Mr. Howell was a huge fan of Christmas, and it was the only holiday he got to see his son for an entire week since he had moved out.
They walked into the dining room and saw all the food his mum had prepared, complete with desserts.
Dan spied his younger brother chatting with Phil at the far end of the table. Dan took a seat next to Phil while his dad began carving up the turkey.
The dinner was starkly different from the previous evening at Phil's house. There was chatter throughout the meal as well as laughter and smiles.
Dan had almost forgotten about their plan as his mum presented a red velvet cake to her family.
Phil nudged him under the table with his foot as he grabbed a slice of cake.
"What?" Dan asked quietly.
"Now," Phil breathed out as he squeezed Dan's knee.
The family chatter had stopped for a moment as they ate cake, almost keeping Dan from telling them.
He cleared his throat, drawing his parent's attention before he started to speak.
"What is it Dan?" His mum asked.
"Mummy, dad, Adrian, I have something to tell you. I don't know how you're going to react but I need to tell you."
"Well spit it out," his brother finally spoke up in between bites of cake.
Dan moved his fork around on his plate, not looking up as he mumbled his confession.
"What did you say sweetheart?" His mum asked as Dan picked his head up.
"I know I was already here for the holidays but I also had other reasons to come. I hadn't told you because I knew you would probably react harshly, but I have to tell you. Mum and dad, I'm gay. I like men, and I know you guys think they're all filthy bastards but hear me out. I'm not out every night whoring around like most gay young men, I actually have a boyfriend." He said as he paused to gauge his parent's reaction. They looked at him quizzically, prompting him to continue. "I've been dating Phil actually, for the past four months. They've been the best four months of my existence and no woman could ever fill the space Phil has in my heart. We love each other, and I wanted you to know that."
He braced himself for the angry yelling he knew would ensue, but instead was surrounded by three pairs of loving arms.
"Daniel baby, we knew already. You remember when you blacked out? We knew right after that day, when you made up Sky and well we also saw when Phil kissed you in the hospital room. We love both of you, and just because you're gay doesn't mean that will change."
"It's true Dan," his dad said as he pulled away from the hug and went back to his cake. His brother sat down as well leaving only his mum's arms still wound tightly around him.
"So you aren't angry?" He said with relief.
"Thrilled actually, Phil has always been a big part of your life and if he's the man you were made to be with then so be it. Fate has a funny way of bringing some people together for that very purpose."
Dan smiled and returned the embrace from his mum. She sat back down in her chair as she watched her son lean over and kiss Phil.
Phil blushed, not used to such a display of affection in front of people before he saw Dan pulling something from his pocket.
Dan knelt on the ground beside of Phil as he opened up the ring box.
"I promised myself to do this on Christmas day but now seems like the right time. I love you with all my heart Phil and no matter what we're in this together. Will you promise to be mine forever?" Dan asked as he presented the gold band to his best friend.
Phil's eyes welled up with tears as he nodded, bringing Dan into a hug. They broke apart, drawing an aw sound from Dan's family.
Dan slipped the ring from the box and onto Phil's hand, looking at the engraving.
"Forever?"
"Yes, now just know this isn't an engagement ring. It's a promise ring, maybe one day we can go the next step but I don't know how ready England is for that just yet."
The rest of the night ran together as Dan and his family watched movies together, until it was time for bed.
"Goodnight boys, don't stay up all night please. We have a lot of travelling to do tomorrow." Mr. Howell said as Dan's family retreated to their bedrooms.
Phil silently crept up to Dan's bedroom while he wasn't looking. Dan finally figured out his evil plot and trudged up the stairs in a fog, completely exhausted.
He looked up and saw Phil, now nude on top of the tiny bed in the corner, waiting for Dan.
Dan whispered, "Phil its late can we do this in the morning?"
"My train leaves at seven, if we don't do it now we won't get to do it." Phil said as Dan closed the door.
Dan pressed against Phil, slipping his tongue in as he undressed. Phil threaded his hands into Dan's hair, breaking their kiss to pull off Dan's jumper.
As Dan slipped out of his jeans and boxers Phil got on his knees.
"No, I want to look into your beautiful, blue eyes when I make love to you." Dan purred as he climbed back on the bed.
He thrust in quickly, drawing a small moan from Phil. Dan wasn't rough and aggressive as he usually was, he made sure he was careful with each movement.
Dan kissed along Phil's jaw as he started to move in time to Phil's heartbeat. Phil's hand moved down Dan's back, gently massaging at his shoulder blades. He wrapped his legs tightly around Dan's waist, gaining deeper access from his lover.
The tight bundle of nerves started contracting, Phil drawing closer to his climax before Dan wrapped his left hand around Phil. He pumped in time to his gentle thrusts, feeling Phil tighten around him. Phil released into Dan's hands slowly, drawing out his climax before he felt Dan spill his load inside of him. He pulled out a few seconds later, Phil hissing at the loss of contact.
Dan looked over at the clock, seeing it was half past one in the morning.
"Merry Christmas Phil, I love you." He whispered into his ear.
Phil draped a protective arm over Dan, the two of them barely fitting on the bed. He kissed the nape of Dan's neck before whispering back, "I love you more my sweet love, merry Christmas Dan. Here's to many more."
2 weeks, I finished though! Now onto the exciting news! I "hope" this story is going to get updated more frequently, however I do work and have school so we will see (it may be a once every two weeks thing, but longer chapters). I also have a Twitter specifically for my Phanfiction and for this account. If you want to follow/interact/fangirl with me my name is M_Howell_Lester! Another small announcement, I'm going to be doing a Q&A style thing to start out my YouTube channel (more details later) but I need questions! Doesn't matter the question I will try to answer it! So, please send/tweet me questions! I am also scouring the Internet for a beta for this story and for London Dreamer, so if you know someone/would be willing to do it please PM me/tweet me! Finally, how was everyone's Christmas? I hope you got everything you wanted! I watched the Radio 1 show and the Super Amazing Project and let me tell you I fangirled for about three hours today. So hope everyone has a lovely holiday and please review as I only got ONE last chapter! Thanks, love you guys (in a totally non-creepy way)!