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~Time skip 8~

Gabriel grumbled when his pillow rumbled with gentle words. He nuzzled in closer, trying to fight wakefulness for a moment before Lotor reminded him about their dinner. Then Lotor sat up, causing Gabriel to shift into a sitting position as well. Gabe hissed softly as his lower half throbbed. He rubbed his face into Lotor’s shoulder and smiled softly at the gently kiss, his soreness forgotten for a moment. “Ya, I need to take my fiancé out to dinner.” Gabriel said happily.

He nodded when Lotor mentioned a shower, grimacing. He was pretty sure he could walk… he was sore, not broken. But he didn’t complain when Lotor carried him to the bathroom, where Anne had a warm bath prepared for them. He sighed as they settled into the water. He shifted to rest with his back to Lotor’s chest. He wrapped Lotor’s arms around him and hummed happily, the warmth of the water was doing marvels on his hips. He hummed in agreement at Lotor’s first question. “Ya, but in a good way.” He said softly. Gabriel quickly shook his head. “No, I want to take you to dinner.” He said, tilting his head to the side to silently ask for a kiss.

They bathed until their muscles were warm and loose. After they cleaned up and got out of the bath, they dried off with Lotor big fluffy towels. Gabriel dried quickly before he walked (more like dashed in his excitement) to his part of the closet and started to look for something to ware. At some point, Gabriel had moved most of his wardrobe to Lotor’s… now that he thought about it, he could probably just cancel his lease… he’d bring that up to Lotor during dinner. “Lotor, Blue or green?” he asked as he turned around with two dress shirts held up, one in each hand.

Gabriel absently took the pill offered, completely trusting Lotor as he rushed to get ready. Lotor told him to go with the blue shirt and Gabriel tossed the green one back into the closet. As he buttoned up the shirt up, he turned around and bit his bottom lip. “You know how much I love that color on you.” He said happily, walking over to him before raising up on his toes to give Lotor a lazy kiss. Gabriel ran a hand through his hair, it was short enough that the simple action was enough to ‘style’ it. “Ya, let’s go.” He said excitedly. He took Lotor’s hand and forced himself to walk leisurely to the car instead of race in his excitement.

They slipped into the car and Anne started to drive them to the restaurant. Gabriel muttered a soft thanks to the AI and turned his head to look out the window, his thumb gently rubbing circles along the back of Lotor’s hand. the drive was quiet, comfortably so. But as they approached the restaurant, Gabriel felt a distant spike of panic start to rise. His brows furrowed, and one hand instinctually lifted to his chest, rubbing his mark before he looked over at Lotor, concerned. “Lotor…” he said softly, gaze softening at Lotor’s explanation. He leaned in, pressing his side into Lotor’s. “I’ll be fine… I can take care of myself… besides, you’ll be there to protect me.” He said cheekily. Though his tease didn’t have the intended effect with he felt a quick sharp poke of pain, which was quickly pushed down, through their bond. Gabe frowned again, bit Lotor apologized and kissed his hand, surely trying to pull his own thoughts from painful thoughts and memories.

Gabriel let the moment pass without saying more, hoping it would just pass and they could enjoy the night. They could go back and talk about Lotor’s worries later, tomorrow perhaps, because he didn’t want Lotor worrying alone. The car pulled up to the restaurant and Gabriel’s hand went to the door, but Anne had locked it. He frowned, turning to Lotor just as the male slipped out. He shook his head when he realized what was going on and smiled fondly. He allowed his fiancé to open his door and took the male’s hand, grinning brightly. “Put on a good show?” he asked, playfully as they stepped away from the car and stepped to the restaurant doors, which he readily opened for Lotor. “After you.”

For the most part, Gabe ignored the attention, though his cop brain was itching in awareness. As long as no one got too close, this would all be innocent fun. They stepped into the restaurant and Gabe watched as Lotor spoke to the hostess, since Anne was the one who had made the reservation, and they were immediately led back to a table, near the back along the wall, since within view of the whole restaurant, but the wall prevented anyone from sneaking up on them, which Gabriel appreciated. “So, why did you chose this restaurant?” Gabriel asked as he glanced at the menu.

Gabriel nodded in understanding, glad his love had found a place he could truly enjoy. He knew how hard it was for Lotor when it came to food. He almost felt bad Lotor couldn’t have a McDonalds cheeseburger, or a Taco Bell taco… but really, that was such garbage food it was better that he didn’t eat that stuff. And Gabriel realized that since getting with Lotor, he has eaten less, and less of that kind of food. Why get fast food when there was a bomb a** dinner waiting for him at home? Home. He should really talk to Lotor about that.

Gabriel looked up at Lotor, then to the restaurant window to see what he was talking about. He smiled slightly, then looked back to Lotor. He couldn’t help the cheeky grin before his attention turned to the chairs. He shifted in the chair to test its comfort and nodded. “Not as comfortable as your bed, but the most comfortable chairs I’ve ever sat in at a restaurant…” he said, glancing over at Lotor’s chair. “Looks like you even have extra room… maybe by dessert this air conditioning will have made it much too cold to sit alone? I’ll have to sit with you, or risk freezing to death?” he teased.

With a chuckle, Gabriel returned to the menu. Everything looked so good. And Lotor confirmed everything was as good as it sounded. So, he snapped his menu closed and smiled at Lotor. “You order for me? There are so many things I want to try, and I can’t pick…” he said as he placed his menu down and reached across the table, comfortably, palm up. The light of the room made his ring shimmer.

Gabriel couldn’t help but chuckle and glance towards the front of the restaurant where he could see a few reporters/camera men trying to be sly with their picture taking. “I mean… yes, I would say definitely…” he chuckled again, turning his attention back to Lotor with a find smile. The waiter made his way over, and Gabriel didn’t move his hand from Lotor’s as his love ordered for them both. He did notice the soft blush on the male’s cheeks, and half expected to have a different waiter by the end of the night… some people couldn’t handle… love between anyone except a male and female.

But before the waiter left, he seemed to build up some nerve and Gabriel couldn’t help the apprehensiveness he felt as he waited for the boy to speak. He was pleasantly surprised by the waiter’s kind and encouraging words. He smiled and gave an appreciative nod. “Well, thank you. That’s… Thank you.” He stumbled, unsure what to say to that. Lucky the waiter left after that, relieving them all from a potentially awkward atmosphere.

Gabe shook his head at Lotor’s comment. “Maybe… but it would be kind of nice right? To like… support the community?” He said softly, giving Lotor’s hand a squeeze. It wasn’t like they were doing anything out of their way, but if it helped others… gave others strength… then Gabe didn’t mind having a fan club. With his free hand, Gabe grabbed his drink and held it up for a cheers. “To the many surprises ahead.” His smile was full of fondness and love.

It didn’t take long for their food to arrive and of course, it was delicious. The paparazzi outside was getting more noticeable, but Gabe kept his focus on Lotor. He knew their plan was working out just fine. “This food is delicious!” he said, taking another bite with a hum of satisfaction. “Want a bite?” he asked, pointing to his plate with his fork.

Gabriel grinned at Lotor’s cheekiness. He picked up a diverse bite, then held his hand out to catch anything that might fall as he leaned over the table with his readied bite. He watched Lotor’s lilac lips wrap around the fork and immediately pictured those lips around something else. He didn’t try to hide his spike of arousal from their bond, knowing that it would only stir Lotor up. Gabe made sure to play the part with he took his offered bite, sensually (as much as he could in public) taking the bite and softly moaning in pleasure from the taste. “Very good.” He said with a grin. He answered with a nod. “I completely agree. I already love this place.”

Their dinner date was pleasant and just when Gabriel was going to ask for a dessert menu, the waiter came out with a dessert and placed it on their table. It looked delicious. But Gabe was surprised when they were told it was ‘on the house’ he gave Lotor a raised eyebrow, but kept silent expect for a polite thank you. “Don’t make yourself sick love…” he said softly as Lotor dug in with a bite. He watched as Lotor ate it, and practically orgasmed in his seat from the explosion of delicious sweetness. Gabe subtly readjusted himself in his seat and smirked at his fiancé. “Don’t be greedy.” He teased, picking up his fork to dive in. His eyes widened at the taste. “Oh, that’s sinful.” He said with a please groan.

The bill came and Lotor beat him at paying. Gabriel frowned at the male, but he shrugged and nodded. “Thank you, love.” He said instead and reached out for Lotor’s hand while they waited for the waiter to return with Lotor’s card. That all happened quickly, surprisingly. And soon they were standing to leave. Gabriel glanced at the door, and to be honest, he was a bit surprised by the crowd that had gathered. But he looked at Lotor and smiled, his hand held Lotor’s a bit tighter. “With you by my side? I’m ready for anything.”

They started for the door and immediately light from cameras started to flash. People tried to yell at them, asking questions and trying to prompt the two into speaking. Gabriel wasn’t sure if Lotor wanted to answer a few of them… he gently tugged on Lotor’s hand, silently asking if he wanted to stop and say something, or just move quickly to their car.

Gabriel stopped and leaned into Lotor’s side, smiling softly as he tried to not to get blinded by all the camera flashes. Lotor’s comment only spurred on more mumbles and questions. But the reporters’ questions were left unanswered as Lotor ushered Gabriel into the car. But the ‘super villain show off’ in Lotor couldn’t help but have the last word. And Gabriel did his best to hide his own smirk as he threw on his seatbelt and waited for Lotor to follow.

As soon as Lotor slipped into the car, Anne took off, and the two men were giggling. “Lotor… you are so bad.” Gabriel had between fits of giggling. He took Lotor’s hand, holding it as they laughed. He could see Lotor’s wicked mind taking off, thinking of other ‘plans’ he could do or say to mess with the general public who tried to pry into their personal lives. But Lotor’s suggestion gave Gabe pause. Was that an option? Could… could Lotor get pregnant? Gabriel remembered Lotor speaking about the females on his home planet… but could the males of Lotor’s planet get pregnant too? Their anatomy was different to a human so who was to say that they couldn’t? but then again, then two of them had been having unprotected sex for over a year now… surely they would have… by now… if Lotor could… unless Lotor was taking something to prevent it and Gabriel never noticed?

It was kind of a mind-blowing thought, but the part that probably surprised Gabriel the most was…. He didn’t mind the thought… actually, the though was kind of… pleasant? He wouldn’t mind having a kid with Lotor… and that though shocked him. not because of Lotor or the fact that they were both males… no… more like, Gabriel had never thought about having children himself. And here he was, completely okay with the idea of having a kid with Lotor. This was probably something he should talk to Lotor about. But he didn’t want to ruin Lotor’s fun moment. So, he just pushed the thought down, and smiled at his mate. He lifted Lotor’s hand to his lips and kissed his knuckles. “I’m not sure the world would handle that prank, my love. People might actually lose their s**t.” He said with a s**t eating grin.

((Hey there! Sorry its been so long. And sorry my response didn't progress us much. I just needed to get something out... in hopes of being more frequent! Life has been too crazy... with no promise that it's going to be getting easier... My mom has had two surgeries in two months. one of those surgeries cut out stage 3 cancer, and she has to do chemo to make sure it doesn't come back. so the next 6 months to a year is going to be hard and busy for me. But I'm going to try to response more frequently!))