Eggsy heard Harry moving around in the bedroom so he stood up and darted back to the sofa. He looked around for the remote and gave up when he heard Harry grunt. He turned and ran to the room, sliding to a stop against the door.

"Harry?" He asked as the door, trying for nonchalant.

"Head wounds are not conducive to waking up like a gentleman."

Eggsy twisted the door handle and let himself into the bedroom. Harry was sitting up but slumped on one side of the bed, his hair hanging forward over his forehead and Eggsy had to clench his hands at his sides to keep himself from reaching out to resettle the locks. He did step forward though and ducked down to look at Harry.

"What can I do?"

Harry turned to look at him. "I simply need a moment."

Eggsy smiled and sat down next to the other man. "You can have all the time you want."

"How gallant."

Eggsy laughed. "It is the gentlemanly thing to do."

Harry smiled at him and took a deep breath. He stood slowly and Eggsy shadowed the movement with his hand in case Harry were to lose his balance; not touching mainly because he really wanted to. The older man made it to his feet and turned to smile at Eggsy.

"What do you want to do?" Eggsy asked, standing up.

"Do you know how to play poker, Eggsy?"

"I do, but we don't have a pack of cards."

"Call the desk," Harry suggested.

"What are we going to be betting with?"

Harry smiled. "What do you normally bet with?"

Eggsy thought about the games he played as a kid against his mother for lollies, and the times he'd played for money with his friends. Then he smirked at Harry. "Clothes."

Harry laughed heartily. Eggsy reached over for the phone and called the front desk. They agreed to send up a deck of cards along with lunch, a packet of M&Ms, and a container of poker chips. Eggsy was disappointed he wasn't going to get the chance to play for clothes but he supposed someone like Harry wouldn't do that.

"I think I shall wash up while we wait for our food," Harry told him, more steady on his feet than he had been before.

Eggsy looked up at him with concern.

"I am capable of bathing myself, Eggsy."

"Of course," Eggsy said, not thinking about Harry soaking wet. "Just…ya know, don't go locking the door, okay?"

"Very well."

Eggsy smiled at Harry brightly. He listened to the water turn on and heard a beep in his ear. "Yes, Rox."

"Wrong Kingsman," Merlin explained. "I would like to discuss your journey back to England."

Eggsy looked at the bathroom door. "We'll come back as soon as Harry is ready."

"Of course. We will be sending a jet for you. I will need twenty-four hours' notice."

"Not a problem. If I can convince Harry to stay for a few days I'm gonna."

"I do believe that would be wise."

"Thanks," Eggsy said, surprised.

"I have forwarded you an email. Please look it over and decide which accommodation would suit you."

"Wha?"

"You have been upgraded to Kingsman status. With this you are entitled to one of the Kingsman properties."

"Is that where Harry got the house?"

"No."

"Then-"

Merlin cut him off. "Ask Harry."

"Fine."

"Agents are provided with housing that is secure and monitored when they are on missions."

"Me dad didn't have a place."

"Your father was on his final training mission at the time of his death."

"Oh."

"I have only forwarded you properties that have enough space for your mother and sister."

Eggsy smiled. "You're fucking ace, Merlin."

"Why thank you, Galahad."

"I don't think I am ready to be called that yet."

"You should endeavour to grow comfortable with it, Eggsy. Once you return you will be going on missions as Galahad."

"I'll work on it."

"Very well, please look over the properties and get back to me with a decision as soon as possible."

"I really get a place to live?"

"Security measures, Eggsy."

Eggsy heard the shower turn off.

"Keep me updated," Merlin said and Eggsy knew he was gone.

There was a knock on the door before Harry emerged from the bathroom and Eggsy jumped up to answer it, one hand on his gun. It was a hotel worker and Eggsy let them in, making sure he could reach his Walther PPS until the woman left the room. He turned around to find Harry standing just in the room wearing a pair of soft slacks and a ribbed jumper. As Harry moved further into the room Eggsy's eyes tracked the way the jumper stretched and clung to the contours of his chest.

"Lunch?" Eggsy asked, moving towards the sofa and placing his gun on the side table.

"Yes, thank you."

Eggsy leaned forward to uncover the plates and Harry made a disapproving noise above him. "Yea?"

"We eat at the table, Eggsy."

Eggsy swivelled around and looked at the small dining suite behind the sofa. "Really?"

Harry smiled and nodded gently.

"You've never eaten on the couch?"

"No."

"I'm going to have to expand your horizons," Eggsy said, standing up and carrying everything to the table.

"I would prefer not to have that particular horizon expanded."

Eggsy shook his head. "What's so good about a table?"

"A great many things. Have a seat and we'll discuss them."

Eggsy laughed. "Watchin' telly during a meal is forbidden too?"

"Yes."

"How draconian."

Harry smiled at him and sat down at the table. "What have you ordered?"

"Hamburgers."

Harry quirked an eyebrow but smiled as the smell of the food hit him.

"See, some things are worth lowering your standards."

"You misunderstand, Eggsy. Doing something the right way isn't the same and being unwilling to enjoy simple things."

"You like hamburgers?"

Harry smiled. "Did I ever tell you about the meal I had with Valentine?"

Eggsy's face fell.

"We had McDonald's."

Eggsy laughed weakly and changed the topic. "Merlin contacted me when you were in the shower."

"Has there been a development?"

"Yeah, apparently I get a house with the fancy suits and shiny gadgets."

"Yes, of course, for security."

"Surely you can make any place secure."

"Of course not, there are far too many variables and while our anonymity and private funding make it much easier to avoid detection the fact is that in the Kingsman housing our agents have the security of time. We know the neighbours and their secrets. We know the neighbourhoods and have built security into the accommodation."

"Oh, that makes sense. It's good, I suppose, I get to take me mum with me. And now I can make sure Dean don't track her down or touch her again."

Harry nodded. "If you would like my opinion after lunch I would be interested in looking at the properties."

"I'd appreciate that."

Harry smiled and focussed on his food; he ate most of the hamburger but pushed the small plate of chips across the table to Eggsy. Eggsy lifted his eyebrows in question but took the plate anyway.

"I do not have a large appetite when I am not working."

"I'm always hungry."

"I'm sure that will change as you get older."

"I'm twenty-four; I think I'm done growing."

Harry smiled. "It's not about growing it's about metabolism."

"Remind me to never let you look in my kitchen cupboards."

Harry smiled. "You go shopping?"

Eggsy shrugged. "Dean was a mean bastard and me mum loves chocolate. Used to hide it under me bed so she could have it when she wanted it."

Harry smiled that way that made Eggsy chest tighten. Eggsy's eyes dropped down and he focussed on the food in front of him. Harry continued to eat silently – leaving Eggsy to convince himself that he hadn't actually told Harry about that.

As soon as they were finished eating, Harry moved to the sofa and Eggsy grabbed the Kingsman laptop that Merlin had given him.

"Galahad," Roxy's voice said suddenly in his ear.

"Hey, Rox."

"Look at the place in Orange Square first. It has a wonderful park nearby for Daisy."

"Thanks. How's JB?"

"He's an angel. I don't know how you trained him to be the exact opposite of you."

"Nice. Now bugger off."

Roxy laughed for a second and then the connection faded away.

"And how is JB coping without you?" Harry asked.

"He's good. Roxy said we should look at the place in Orange Square."

"Just a five minute walk from my house."

Eggsy loved a good opening. "Is your house a Kingsman property too?"

"No, my grandfather left it to me in his will. It was within the circle of other premises, such as the one in Orange Square, and fell under the surveillance radar."

"It's a nice house."

"It is."

"Explains that public school accent too."

Harry laughed. "That came from going to public school."

"Which one?"

"That would be telling, Eggsy."

"I will get it out of you."

"I do not believe you will."

"My money's on Harrow."

"We should look at your options."

"Changing the topic…hmmm."

Harry's lips twitched and Eggsy stored the image away. He settled next to Harry and opened the laptop. He flickered through the options until he found the place in Orange Square.

"Fuckin' hell, Harry, this place is nice."

"That is the main reason it was purchased."

"Me Mum won't know what to do with herself in a place like this."

Harry smiled. "I'm sure she will come to terms with it."

"But we'll stick out like sore thumbs."

"I have seen you in a suit, Eggsy, you would fit it quite nicely."

"I'm a chav, Harry, no matter how you dress me."

"You are more than that."

"Roxy said it had a nice park nearby for Daisy."

"I think she would find it most suitable."

"You know it?"

"I did visit it occasionally."

"With your dog?"

"Yes."

"Nice park though?"

"It has an area with play equipment."

"That's good; she'll like that when she's a little older. And hopefully she won't remember that stupid fucker, Dean."

"With any luck."

"I'll let Merlin know." Eggsy said, putting the laptop onto the coffee table.

"You haven't looked at any of the other options."

Eggsy shrugged. "It's close to you, big enough for Mum and Daisy, so why do I need to look further?"

"They might be better options."

"Nah, this is good."

"Very well."

"You can have a look at the other options if you like." Eggsy offered.

"It is entirely your choice. I think you, and your family, will be most happy there."

Eggsy shrugged. "I'm not going to be there for a while anyway."

"Why?"

"I'm staying with you until you're healed up."

"I see."

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