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Chapter 3

The next morning Steve woke to an empty bed. He knew Danny wasn't usually an early riser and felt a little concerned. Steve got up and went downstairs to look for him. About halfway down the stairs the scent of something wonderful hit his nostrils. Following his nose to the kitchen, Steve peeked around the corner. What he saw made him chuckle. Danny clad in pj pants and no shirt was bustling around the kitchen making breakfast. What really made Steve laugh was that Danny had his iPod clipped to his pants and had his ear buds in. He was singing some song (Steve wasn't sure what it was) and was oblivious to the fact that Steve was watching him. Steve stood there at the corner of the kitchen and watched the man that he loved. Yes, loved! His heart was screaming it at him! This man is perfect in every way. When he was around Danny, he knew he could be himself and there would be no repercussions, except of course the occasional rant. But he knew Danny only cared about him, and just didn't want him hurt. He wanted to spend the rest of his life with this man, wanted a family with him. He wanted to make sure he was always protected. He wanted to get lost in those baby blue eyes of his again and again. Danny knew about all of Steve's baggage and understood that it was part of what made him him. He knew Danny was "the one" for him. As he tried to organize all the thoughts that were racing through his mind, his ears suddenly heard what Danny was singing:

"Never gonna be alone, from this moment on…If you ever feel like letting go, I won't let you fall…Never gonna be alone, I'll hold you 'till the hurt is gone."

Tears sprang into Steve's eyes. The words to that song were exactly how he felt about Danny. He swallowed past the lump in his throat and walked up behind Danny, and took out one of the ear buds. Then he put his strong arms around the shorter man.

"I love you, Danny" Steve whispered in his ear.

Danny leaned his back onto Steve's shoulder and sighed.

"I have been waiting for you to finally say it" Danny said softly.

He turned around to face Steve. Steve looked at him in confusion.

"What do you mean?" he asked.

Danny smiled and looked into Steve's ocean blue-green eyes.

"I've known I was in love with you for a while now. I was just waiting for you to see it too."

Danny gently kissed Steve's lips.

"I love you Stephen. I always will."

The two men hugged for a moment longer.

"You hungry?" Danny asked, his voice a little husky.

Steve cleared his throat, "Yeah. What 'cha got?"

"Homemade cinnamon rolls with icing" Danny told him, feeling rather proud of himself.

"Mmmm" Steve hummed.

"Hey, since its Saturday, what do you say to maybe going back up to bed for a while after we eat?" Steve asked with a hopeful look in his eyes.

Danny grinned, and said "Sure, why not. I could use some extra sleep." Although something in Danny's eyes said they would definitely not be sleeping.