As the day progressed, Thomas kept an eye on Newt despite the whole morning and afternoon being uneventful; they finished up at the farm, ate something for lunch, hung out with their friends, cleaned their house and ate dinner. It was early evening when Newt went out for his usual run to keep his leg strong and to stay fit, he did not push himself in case he worried Thomas but it always seemed like Thomas was concerned regardless of if he took it easy or not. Thomas had grown more and more worried since the day that Newt had woken up from his coma all those months ago and his boyfriend knew it.
Newt had always reassured Thomas that he was alright but his boyfriend still had his doubts, even though, Jorge and many of their other friends had all explained to him that running every day did, in fact, help Newt to stay healthy as well as keep his bad leg strong. Thomas understood what everyone had tried to tell him but he knew that Newt's bad leg often caused him horrific pain and discomfort, the couple had argued about it before but the brunet had apologised because he had realised that Newt was determined to not be dependent on him. They had not argued about it since then but Thomas had taken to waiting at the front door every night so that he could watch Newt finish his evening run.
Thomas walked outside and he saw that Newt was exercising by running, he was struggling to run and he fell over. He grunted as he hit the ground and he rolled for a few seconds before he stopped on his side.
"Newt!" Thomas started to run over to Newt and he skidded as he knelt down next to his boyfriend "Angel, are you okay?"
Newt nodded and he sat up "Yeah".
Thomas rubbed Newt's shoulder and his boyfriend looked up a him "Do you need a hand?"
Newt nodded "Yes please".
Thomas helped Newt stand up but his boyfriend stumbled, he held the blond up and he wrapped his arm around his waist "Are you tired?"
Newt nodded and he lifted his bad leg up, he was now balancing on his good leg "Yeah, my leg just hurts".
Thomas nodded because he understood how Newt often struggled with his limp "Wrap your arms around my neck".
Newt wrapped his arms around Thomas's neck, and his boyfriend scooped him up to carry him home. Newt was in quite a bit of pain so he winced and he gripped Thomas's shirt. He buried his face into Thomas's shoulder for comfort, he also started to chew his bottom lip as he tried to ignore the pain.
Thomas heard Newt wince in pain and it broke his heart, he kissed his boyfriend's head to comfort him "I'll sort it out at home". He whispered as he carried Newt into their house and he put Newt down on the bed, he then sat down and he started to press the blond's leg with his thumbs to find out where it hurt.
Newt had been through this ritual numerous times before, so he just laid down to rest. He hissed in pain when Thomas pressed just under his knee and he grabbed the pillow "Ow!"
Thomas looked up and he stroked Newt's hair "Sorry".
Newt sighed and be closed his eyes "It's fine. Can you sort it out please?"
Thomas started to massage Newt's leg to help with the pain.
Newt relaxed and he smiled "You are the best".
Thomas smiled "You're handsome".
Newt opened his eyes and he looked at Thomas "So are you".
Thomas continued to massage Newt's leg for a few minutes until the blond was not in as much pain, he laid down beside Newt and his boyfriend snuggled up to him. Thomas wrapped his arm around his boyfriend and he smiled before he kissed Newt's head.
Thomas sent his fingers through Newt's hair, soothing the blonde into a state of drowsiness, Newt sighed as the calm feeling desired rest washed over him and he soon fell asleep whilst Thomas affectionately stroked his thick blond hair.
The moment Thomas realised that Newt was asleep, he slipped away from his boyfriend off of their bed without waking him. He began pacing around the room whilst biting his thumb nervously. After all this time, he still was not quite sure about what to do to help Newt, he was worried and wanted to support his boyfriend ad well as help him whenever he was in pain so that he would not have to deal with his bad leg on his own. He wanted to keep him safe so no one would ever harm him again, physically or emotionally again. Thomas knew that Newt was still recovering from the trauma that he went through when he was captured by WCKED; he also knew that his boyfriend would never fully recover from the mental scars and that made him very sad. At the same time, he knew that Newt was independent and would not stand for Thomas trying to lock him up or keep him away from the outside world, his boyfriend was too stubborn to rely on people too much.
The sound of feet must have woken Newt up since he was now sat with sleepy eyes on Thomas, who still had not noticed. "Thomas? Please stop worrying."
Thomas jumped and looked at Newt with shocked eyes "I can't help it".
"I'm still here and I'm healthy, I can still manage everyday tasks and I am finding new ways to cope with my leg.", Newt said with a small smile.
Thomas scratched the back of his head before he walked over and laid back down beside Newt again, his boyfriend snuggled up against him and he wrapped both of his arms around his boyfriend "I just want to keep you safe, I want you to feel comfortable with asking me for help or things. I want to be able to take care of you". Thomas whispered into Newt's hair.
Newt sighed softly and nuzzled into Thomas's chest, "I know, but I feel the same about you.".
Thomas was surprised at hearing this, "Why?".
Newt chuckled like it was a dumb question, "Because I love you." He lifted his head and he looked at Thomas.
Thomas felt a warmth fill his being and he pulled Newt close to him, "I love you too."
Newt put his head on his boyfriend's chest and he closed his eyes as himself and Thomas started to doze off into sleep.
Time skip to the next morning,
Thomas rolled onto his back and he looked to his left, a smile formed on his face when he saw that Newt was fast asleep next to him, he rolled over and he placed his hand on Newts hip; the blond was mesmerising but the covers hid his clothed body from the bottom of his spine and down, Thomas moved and he placed a soft kiss on his boyfriend's shoulder before he went back to smiling at his sleeping boyfriend.
Newt stirred when he felt something stroking his side and he looked over his shoulder, he smiled when he saw Thomas and then he turned his head back to rest it on the pillow "Morning, Tommy".
Thomas spooned against Newt and he held his boyfriend's hand "Good Morning, Angel. How did you sleep?"
"No nightmares" Newt answered simply and he sighed in contentment.
Thomas kissed Newt's neck and the blond smiled "That's amazing. You're amazing".
Newt opened his chocolate brown eyes and he kissed Thomas's hand "I like waking up like this, I like it when you're holding me like this".
Thomas smiled "I'll have to wake you up like this more often then." He then started to plant soft kisses on Newts neck and shoulder.
Newt giggled "Make sure that you do".
Thomas pushed his other arm under Newt and he wrapped it around the blond's waist "I wish that we could stay like this all day".
Newt hummed when Thomas kissed his neck "So do I, but you need to work".
Thomas groaned in annoyance "I don't want to. I want to stay here with you, and I'm not letting go of you".
Newt chuckled "I want that too".
"We could just skive off of work today and stay home? I'd rather hug and kiss you than run around the forest" Thomas stated.
"A few more minutes, the bed is warm and so are you" Newt melted against his boyfriend's chest and he pulled the covers up so that they were over his shoulder.
Thomas nuzzled into the side of Newt's neck and he let out a deep sigh "I'll take what I can get"
They stayed silent for a few minutes, Newt rolled onto his other side so that he was more comfortable and Thomas spooned against him. Thomas had an arm around Newt's waist, pinning him to his chest whilst the said man was facing away from him. "I think you should just stay here today.", Thomas broke the silence.
Newt did not answer but Thomas could tell he was being defiant.
"I think you should rest a little otherwise you're just going to end up hurting yourself", Thomas explained himself.
Newt huffed and rolled over before pecking Thomas on the lips. He said nothing but the kiss was his way of telling Thomas 'Okay'. Thomas smiled before gently returning the kiss and many more as they held each other close and Newt stroked Thomas's cheek with his thumb.
Their romantic moment was interrupted when there was a loud knock at the door, which was soon repeated and followed by someone shouting. Gally was not a morning person "Get the hell out of bed!", the thunderous shout startled the couple as Gally banged on the door.
"We are!", Thomas shouted back.
Some mumbling could be heard as Gally walked off, making the couple giggle a bit.
"I don't want to get up today, I want to stay in here with you!" Thomas whined.
Newt sighed "So do I but we need to get up before Gally sends Vince to come and get us out of bed" he started as he stroked Thomas's hair.
"Ugh! Fine!" Thomas groaned as he rolled onto his back.
Newt smiled before he moved and he started to kiss Thomas's neck "We can stay up later and kiss for a bit if you want to?"
Thomas smirked as his boyfriend kissed his neck "I'd love that".
Newt pulled back after giving Thomas's neck a harmless nibble and he climbed out of bed "So would I". He walked over to the chest of drawers and he grabbed some clothes as Thomas rolled onto his front to give Newt some privacy whilst he got dressed.
A minute or so passed before Newt told Thomas that it was safe to look, the brunet climbed out of bed and he walked over to his angel. Thomas wrapped his arms around Newt's waist and his boyfriend held onto his biceps as they gazed into each other's eyes.
"My beautiful angel" Thomas spoke softly and he smiled lovingly at Newt.
Newt smiled and he kissed Thomas "My amazing Tommy".
They continued to kiss for a few seconds before Thomas got dressed but he did not bother hiding himself from Newt. The brunet was more than happy to tease his boyfriend by getting dressed very slowly and by making sure to bend over as much as he possibly could, poor Newt could not resist from glancing at his very obvious boyfriend. He could not say that he did not enjoy the view though.
Once Thomas was finally dressed and ready for the day ahead, they walked out of their house and they started to walk towards the farm to get some work done before breakfast was ready. Gally was already at the farm but the couple could see how annoyed he was because they could see the scowl that was plastered on his 'not a morning person' face. Thomas held Newt's hand as they walked over to the farm and they opened the gate.
"Good morning, Gally" Thomas smirked trying to annoy his friend.
"Shut up, shank" Gally grumbled.
Newt chuckled and he started to plant some carrot seeds.
Thomas placed his hand on Newt's shoulder and his boyfriend looked up at him "Let me know if your leg starts hurting and you can take a break".
Newt nodded "I will".
The morning dragged on, they planted some seeds, had breakfast and then Thomas went for his routine sprint around the forest before he went back to the farm to check on Newt. The blond boy was having a little trouble with balancing and coordinating his bad leg so Thomas took over his job whilst Newt held the basket and stood next to him... Looking gorgeous.
Gally had finally shaken off his bad mood and he was happily talking to the couple whilst Newt held the basket and Thomas was harvesting corn, taking off the leaves and placing the corn into the basket one by one. After every three pieces of corn, Thomas would kiss Newt; on the tip of his nose, his forehead, his cheeks or his lips. Gally was also helping whilst chatting with the couple. They all were joking and laughing and just making conversation to pass the time because it was very hot that day and they could not wait until work was over.
At one point Gally made a funny face and joked about Thomas kissing Newt. "Why are you eating his boogers?!", he laughed when Thomas kissed the tip of Newt's nose.
Thomas went wide-eyed as he became lost for words.
Newt chuckled he used one hand to rest the basket on his hip and he used his free hand to grab Thomas's shirt, he pulled his boyfriend into a short but sweet kiss and the brunet kissed him back as he cupped his cheek in his hands.
Gally turned and pretended to gag, "Ugh! Cute couple!". The couple laughed.
Newt pulled back from the kiss, he looked at Gally before he smiled and laughed "Get used to it, shank".