"What do you think, bro?" Matt asks, smirking down at his phone as he bustles around the living room.
"About what?" Dolph mumbles, fresh out of the shower and still toweling himself down. He finally pulls his head free, blond hair going all over the place, frizzy and tangled, and blinks at the screen. "Is that our tree?"
"Yep," Matt confirms. "I was getting impatient, I guess. And I know last year you didn't really feel like dealing with it, so I just went ahead and put it together. I'll save the ornaments though, if you wanna do those, we can together tomorrow."
Dolph exhales, shakes his hair out of his eyes, and sits down heavily on the edge of the bed, missing home for the dozenth time since he'd landed in DC. They never really talk about it, but the travel has started to wear at him, especially with how intermittent it's become, and he'd rather be at home right now, teasing Matt with the ornaments, and kissing him stupid under the flashing lights once they finish setting everything up.
"Yeah," he sighs. "I'd like to help out with the ornaments."
Matt grins, soft and slow. "Great, bro. It's a plan then." When Dolph doesn't rush to answer, Matt stares at the screen, trying to get a good read on him through the technology. "Hey, bro, are you ok?"
"Yeah," he says, shaking off his funk as best as he can to force a grin for Matt. "Just homesick, I guess. But I'll be alright tomorrow."
"Alright," Matt says slowly. "Hey, you know, way to make an impact tonight, huh? Really knocked everything off kilter with that move."
Ziggler smirks. "That was the point, kid. Couldn't let Ali have all the fun, now could I?"
"Not at all," Matt laughs along with him. "Well, I have a few things left to do for the tree, and you look like you need some sleep, so I'll see you tomorrow with a stack of ornaments just ready and waiting for you."
Dolph exhales slowly. "Sounds great, kid. See you then." Hanging up is difficult, but he has a screen shot of Matt with their tree, reminding him of what's waiting after one more plane trick. When he closes his eyes, sleep claims him fairly quickly and he sleeps pretty well for the first iime in a long time, calm smile on his face.