Hello! this chapter is very long, a bit longer than the others, but I swear it totally worth it! Reviews yeah? :)
Arthur was in Cobb's room with Pippa and James while Cobb was getting ready, it was about four o' clock.
"Why are you getting ready so early anyways?"
"I don't know" Cobb said trying to do his tie "I guess I'm nervous he undo the tie and started again "I don't want to be late… shit"
Arthur chuckled and stood in front of him knotting the tie, Cobb sighed frustrated.
"I was never able to do my own tie" He said quietly "Mal always did it"
"I know" Arthur smiled "She taught me"
"I know" Cobb smiled as well. "I only talk about her with you" he cleared his throat "And I only talked about you with her"
"Did she told you about me being-"
"No" Cobb responded quickly "I kind of knew, Arthur, you are good at keeping secrets but not from me"
"Sorry I never told you" he said "And I'm sorry I made Mal keep it from you"
Cobb shook his head Arthur finished his tie.
"That's what I loved the most about her, her loyalty"
They both went downstairs and saw Pippa and James watching cartoons on the couch, they kissed Cobb and he left, Eames had left a few minutes before and Ariadne left with her friends a couple minutes later. Arthur sat on the couch reading a book, he was completely alone with the kids.
"Uncle Arthur I'm tired" said Pippa rubbing her eyes.
"Me too" James pouted.
"Let's go a take a nap nap, yeah?"
He carried James in his arms and Pippa hold his hand while they walked upstairs, he changed them into their pajamas and sat on the bed until they were completely asleep. He came downstairs and continued reading, his eyes felt tired and his head was still pounding, he yawned and looked at the clock, it was 4: 52 p.m., he rested his head on the couch's arm and felt asleep.
A scream woke him up, all the lights in the living room were off, I didn't turn the lights off, the only light that shone was the weak rays of dawn coming from outside, he heard a shriek.
"Pippa?" he asked
He ran upstairs and entered the room were the kids were sleeping, it was empty, he ran to his room and took a gun that was at the bottom of your suitcase, he walked downstairs slowly. Another scream went from the backyard. He swallowed and opened the back door but when he stepped out he felt his body pinned against the door.
"Jesus Christ, Arthur" he took the gun from his hands
"Eames?"
"You were expecting someone else?" he crooked an eyebrow and smiled
"Fuck, Pippa and James, I though-"
"They're playing hide and seek" Eames answered handing the gun to Arthur
"Why did you do that!" he punched his shoulder "You scare the hell out of me you idiot" he punched him again.
"I'm sorry" Eames said grabbing Arthur's wrists "I'm sorry" he kissed the back of his hands "I came in and they told me they were bored so I told them to play outside"
"Why didn't you-"
"You were sleeping" Eames said "You look tired on breakfast so I thought you might need a few hours sleeping, Darling"
"I'm sorry" Arthur said finally
"Don't worry about it" Eames smiled at him
"James, I found him!" Pippa yelled pointing at them "I found Eames!"
"Okay I lose" Eames surrounded.
"Let's play another game" James said
"Uncle Artie come play with us" Pippa asked
"Yes, Artie, please" Eames asked "Pretty please"
"The physical appearance of the 'please' does not matter" Arthur responded
"Please" both kids looked at him with watery eyes.
"How can a man said no to those faces" Eames said
Arthur rolled his eyes at Eames and nodded, he went to his room and put on a coat and some gloves, when he came outside again the kids were making a snowman while Eames was sitting in the wood staircase in front of the door. He sat quietly by his side.
"I though you were meeting some friends"
"I was" Eames said
"Ariadne and Cobb think we slept together last night" Arthur sounded casual.
"We did" Eames smirked when Arthur narrowed his eyes
"You know what I mean"
"I know, Darling" Eames said with a small chuckle "Ariadne and her friends practically ambushed me when I was trying to eat breakfast"
"Oh God" Arthur covered his face embarrassed
"And Yusuf just congratulated me" Eames laughed.
"They asked me too, while I was having breakfast" Arthur bit his lip "I kind of yelled a bit"
"That's why they were so quiet" Eames smiled.
He stared at Arthur for a few seconds, he was watching the kids playing with the snow.
"It doesn't snow in Mombasa, right?" Arthur asked
Eames shook his head.
"But I spend Christmas with my mother"
"Oh"
"You spend it alone on your apartment?"
Arthur smiled sadly. Alone.
"I didn't mean to-"
"I locked myself in my apartment until the time square ball drops on new year's" he said smiling "Alone, yes, but I'm use to it"
"If I go to your apartment again" Eames started "Will you receive properly?"
"If you use the front door like a normal person, I might" Arthur winked at him.
"Where is the fun in that, Darling?"
They both smile.
"Uncle Arthur I'm hungry!" Pippa sat in the middle of them.
"Let's get something to eat then" he said standing up.
The kids entered the house and ran to the kitchen, Eames stayed sited and lit up a cigarette. Arthur snorted and took the cigarette from his hands throwing it to the snow.
"Please don't smoke" he said " You know, every time you smoke you are taking six minutes away from your life"
"As you wish, Darling"
Arthur smiled. They ate in silence, well them, Pippa and James were talking about what they wanted for Christmas, Eames just smiled and glanced at Arthur. When they finished they sat on the couch and watched some cartoons. It was almost eight o' clock when they fell asleep.
"I'm taking them to their beds" Arthur whispered.
"Need help?"
Eames carried James and Arthur took Pippa, they put them on their beds, Eames was about to go out until he heard Arthur talking to Phillipa.
"And is mommy having Christmas?" she asked "Does she has a christmas tree like ours?"
Arthur looked at Eames over his shoulder and then at the girl.
"Yeah, she is" He answered
Eames walked away slowly and went downstairs.
"I bet she is the most beautiful angel there" Arthur smiled and nodded stroking the blond hair gently "Goodnight, Uncle" she said closing her eyes.
He closed the door carefully and went downstairs he sat on the couch and opened his book, Eames turned on the TV and started zapping, he had a glass on his hand.
"Wine?" Arthur asked.
"Want some?" Arthur shook his head. "No one should drink wine alone, darling" he said filling two glassed with wine. "Oh my, look at that"
Arthur looked at the screen and frowned.
"Dirty dancing!" Eames exclaimed
"Great" Arthur looked back to his book.
"You have to watch this" Eames said "I promise you won't regret it" he chanted taking the book from Arthur's hands.
Arthur rolled his eyes and sat next to the british man, he paid attention to the whole movie while Eames spent half of it looking at him with the corner of his eye. He offered a glass of wine and they watched the rest of the movie in silence.
"That was a good movie" he said drinking the last bit of wine from his glass
"Great? It was amazing" Eames corrected smiling.
"Okay, it was pretty awesome" He said smiling
A small sound made them both jump. Arthur turned his head towards the stair. Philippa was there with a doll on her hands adn a sleepy face.
"Are you okay?" he asked looking at her face" Did you have nightmares?"
"No, uncle" she rolled her eyes "I'm fine, just wanted some water" Arthur put her on the floor.
"Is she okay?" Eames stood next to him
Arthur nodded and just when he was about to send her to sleep again, Pippa spoke.
"Mistletoe!" she said pointing above Eames head.
Eames smiled and left a kiss in the little girl's cheek. She laughed and shook her head.
"No you silly, you are suppose to kiss uncle Arthur"
Both looked at each other, Arthur frowned while shrugging and Eames chuckled. Eames leaned towards Arthur grabbing his jaw carefully and left a kiss on his cheek. They looked at Pippa for approbation and the girl shook his head again.
"Pippa, let's go to b-"
"You have to snog like in the movies"
"We can't do that" Arthur said "Boys don't kiss other bo-"
"They do if they love each other" she protested with arms crosses "Eames told me he loved you, you don't love him?" Her eyes were watery and her lips trembled.
"Eames said that, hu?" he said glancing at the british.
Eames scratched the back of his head looking at the floor. Arthur tried to contain a smile and looked back at the girl, then he leaned towards Eames and left a kiss on his lips, it was jut their lips touching but Eames' whole body trembled and Arthur felt goosebumps. Arthur pulled away slowly. He cleared his throat.
"Well, let's go to bed, now" Pippa nodded.
"I race you upstairs!" she said and ran upstairs.
Arthur gave two steps and stopped facing Eames, who was still standing where he kissed him.
"Wait here, yeah?" Arthur said not sure why "I'll be back in two seconds"
Arthur came down ten minutes later, Pippa had asked him to read him a story, the lights were dim and Eames was on the couch with eyes closed, Arthur sighed, he walked carefully and grabbed the glasses and the half empty bottle of wine walking towards the kitchen, he left them on the sink.
"Hey" Eames' voice made him jump
"Shit" he hissed "You scared me" Eames chuckled.
"Are you always that jumpy?" he asked
"Yeah" he chuckled.
"Good thing you didn't have a gun this time" Eames smiled "Next time I'm planning on surprise you with a line like 'is that a gun on your pants or you're just happy to see me?'"
"Darling, don't forget the 'Darling"
They both laugh.
"Pippa is very…" Eames stopped.
"Yeah, she's very… Hussy?" They both laughed again softly.
"I did told her that, you know?" Eames walked towards Arthur slowly.
"What?"
"About me loving you, you silly" Eames noticed Arthur blushed. "I do love you"
"Thank you?" He answered with a nervous chuckle.
Eames knew Arthur loved him back, but it was hard for a person who lost his father young and spent most of his life alone to say those words, he wanted Arthur to say it at his time and he would wait for him.
After a few second Eames smiled, "You're welcome, Darling"
He then leaned towards Arthur and kissed him on his left cheek. Arthur closed his eyes to the touch. Eames looked at him and smiled, then he kissed him again in his other cheek and finally in his forehead. He had Arthur pinned against the kitchen counter.
"You're very welcome"
He whispered again before he clashed their lips together. It was different than the other kisses, it was more full of something Arthur couldn't describe. Arthur put his arms around Eames' neck and opened his mouth when the man bit his low lip, he smiled when Arthur let a small groan. Breathlessness forced them to separate. They both panted in silence.
"Eames" Arthur whispered against his lips. "I-"
Eames kissed him again with more passion this time, He lifted Arthur and sat him on the kitchen counter letting him wrap his legs around his waist bringing their bodies closer, Arthur paced his hands on his back and Eames put his on the brunette's hips. He could feel Arthur's erection against his own.
And they needed more, more from each other.
Eames felt Arthur's fingers unbuttoning his shirt, he helped him with the last buttons, threw the shirt to the floor and took Arthur's off, Arthur joined their foreheads as his hands walked through Eames' bare chest, he was finally able to look with detail at his tattoos. Eames left a wet kiss on his shoulder and kissed his lips again. He stopped when he felt Arthur's hands on his belt, then he felt his hand on his cock and he moaned. Arthur's hand stroked Eames' cock slowly and tentative.
"Fu- Fuck" Eames whispered resting his head on Arthur's shoulder.
"Is that a gun on your pants or you are just happy to see me?" He chuckled
"Oh dar- darling"
"You have-" Arthur swallowed "You have a big cock" running his fingers trought the length. "Can I?" he said to Eames' ear and then bit his earlobe.
Eames nodded, he couldn't even speak, Arthur was doing a wonderful job with his hand, he wanted to return the favor but he could barely stand by himself. Arthur didn't really care he just wanted to pleasure Eames, after all what else can he do after he answered "Thank you" to an "I love you". He then kneeled in front of him and pulled down his trousers. Eames tiled his head back when Arthur swallowed him down. He put his hand on Arthur's head as he looked his cock coming in and out of his mouth. Arthur pressed his heel against his own erection and then started jacking himself off with a free hand.
"I'm co-" Eames moaned "I going to come"
"That's the whole point of it, isn't it?" Arthur winked at him and sucked a few times more.
Eames came on his mouth and Arthur came a few seconds later, he swallowed it all except for a few drops on his chin, he wiped them with the back of his hand and stared at Eames still recovering from the orgasm. Eames looked at him and smiled brushing his thumb through Arthur's lips. The point man looked so hot, he thought, with a thin layer of sweat covering his forehead and blushed cheeks, but the best thing were his swollen lips. He kissed him again.
"So this is what happens when you say I love you" he said after he broke the kiss. Arthur smiled.
"Arthur! I'm home" screamed Cobb opening the door.
They both looked at each other and started dressing as fast as they could, once he dried his face he walked towards the kitchen door, not without leaving a small peck on Eames' lips before.
"Go through the back door?" Eames asked
"Please?" he said.
They kissed again and Eames left. He walked to the living.
"Hey, you are here" he said casually "You are early."
"It's eleven, Arthur" He said "Are the kids-"
"Yeah they went to bed like two hours ago" he answered quickly
"Oh okay"
"Hey!" Eames opened the door "I saw you outside, I called you but you didn't hear"
"Sorry, I wanted to see Pippa and James" Cobb answered smiling "I'm going to take a shower"
He waved and walked upstairs, Arthur sat on the couch and snorted, Eames sat on his side and took his hand.
"That was amazing" Arthur said.
"You are amazing, Darling" He kissed the back of his hand and smiled at him. "And I'm not saying that because you gave me the best blow job of my life"
Arthur laughed.
"Yeah, I can be pretty amazing some times" he shrugged. Eames kissed him again.
"We should get some sleep" Arthur murmured against his lips.
"As you wish, Darling"
That night Eames slept in Arthur's bed again, he whispered another I love you and kissed his lips before falling asleep. Arthur never felt in his entire life what he was feeling then.
Oh, and Happy New year!
