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Pick stared at the photo of Rome on his phone. It was a nice selfie shot that Rome had sent to show off the suit he was wearing at his cousin’s wedding.
Pick smiled at the picture and thought about how handsome his boyfriend looked in his fitted dark blue suit and crisp white shirt, which was opened at the top and showed off his slim neck.
Honestly, Pick was conflicted, on one hand he thought that Rome looked good, really good, but that also meant that other people would also think the same and Pick was not too keen on that idea. Actually, he hated it, but there was no way in hell he was ever going to admit that and make Rome feel uncomfortable.
It really was a shame that Rome had been gone for three days, it meant that the lovely red marks that Pick had left on Rome’s neck had faded. If the hickeys were still on Rome's skin, maybe other people would respect the universal sign for “TAKEN” and stay away from him.
The Pick from a year ago would have had a heart attack at his current thoughts but then again the Pick from a year ago was an idiot and wasn’t getting laid regularly by his cute boyfriend. So on balance, Pick was quite happy with the overall situation.
Well except for the fact that he missed his boyfriend, who he hadn’t seen in person in three days.
When Rome had mentioned that he would be visiting his family for a celebration and would be gone for a few days, Pick had not given it much thought. After all, it would only be a short while and then they would be together again, plus Pick had exams to revise for.
But after three days….well let’s just say that the people in his life were actively avoiding Pick in fear of getting their heads bitten off. Just a few hours ago, Porsche dived into a rose bush just to get out of his way and he is pretty sure that his teacher is faking an illness so that he doesn’t have to teach Pick and his class.
So yes, Pick was just a little bit grumpy and it didn’t help that there were 2 more days to go before Rome came back.
Looking back at the picture, he couldn’t help but wish he had gone with Rome, but that would have meant telling their families about their relationship and he was not quite ready for that. Not that he was ashamed of his relationship but he wasn’t ready to tell his dad yet and Rome continued to reassure him that it was ok and that as long as they were together everything else could wait.
In the meantime, the least he could do was text his boyfriend and tell him he loved him and that he was missed…. also to keep away from any shifty-looking men at the wedding.
And If the next time he and Rome were together, they happened to find a dark hidden spot where Pick could decorate Rome’s neck again with love bites… well that was no one else’s business.
Bonus
1 Day Later
Pick had just walked out of his classroom, after staying behind to talk to his professor, to find the very unusual site of Porsche sobbing and holding on to Rome while Rome patted his back awkwardly.
Rome who was not meant to be back until late tomorrow, was clearly confused by Porsche and his mumbling of “Thank God you are back.. thank god.”
“Oi Porsche let him go! What is wrong with you?”Pick demanded while trying to detangle his boyfriend from Porsche and his crazy behaviour.
After successfully separating Rome from the idiot he called his best friend, he wrapped his own arms around his small boyfriend and pulled him close. “Is everything ok? Why are you back early?” Pick whispers to Rome.
“Yes, everything is fine. I came back early to surprise you .. because I missed you.” Rome says and quickly stands on his tiptoes to give Pick’s cheek a quick kiss.
Pick heart which had started to beat faster at the initial sight of Rome is now going haywire.
“Also,” Rome continues, “I was worried about P’Porsche, he left me a weird voicemail begging me to come back or he might have to take drastic actions. He might have been drinking. Do you know what’s going on?”
Pick instantly turns to Porsche who is still mumbling about how the saviour is back. “Oh, I have a good idea!” Says Pick in an ominous tone. “But don’t worry I will handle Porsche later.”
Turning his back to Porsche, Pick holds Rome’s hand to start dragging him away. “In the meantime why don’t we go somewhere more private? There is a spot that I have been meaning to show you.” says Pick with a sly smile and Rome who catches on quickly starts to turn a delightful shade of pink.
“That sounds like a good idea, P’Pick.” Rome says and turns to wave goodbye at Porsche who still seems to be sobbing in relief.