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Daren blushed a little and slipped his had into Tim's when the elevator reached their floor. he walked with Tim to their door and unlocked it before heading to the bathroom. he stripped and turned on the water, not quite looking at Tim. he stepped under the hot spray and held out his hand to Tim, smiling a little. "you were so sexy," he murmured when his lover joined him. he pulled Tim into a hug and bent down to kiss him, "remind me to play more sports where we rub up against each other with you." it was teasing, but the lower half of his body proved he was half serious. "is it ok?" he asked softly, not wanting to push Tim. "will you let me have you?"

Daren snorted a little, but he kissed Tim again, "so is lotion, but people use it all the time." he slide his hands down along Tim's body, "but gentle? i can do that." he pressed his lips to Tim's and kissed him softly, building up a slow heat until they both couldn't stand it anymore. Daren got a bottle of lube from his sink drawer and returned, but he didn't go straight to sex. no. Tim had asked for it to be gentle, so Daren teased him. bringing him right up the the edge before backing off over and over until Tim was begging for it and Daren was satisfied that he was ready. The made love slow and sweet, Daren holding Tim close as their bodies joined. they finished as they had began, holding each other under the hot spray and gently kissing. Daren was supporting Tim more than Tim was standing, but it was from exhaustion, not because he was in pain. Daren washed them both off and got them dry before taking Tim to bed and laying with him. the milkshakes could wait until after their nap.

Daren woke up with a groan, "not important, sleep." he snuggled closer, but just hearing the word 'food' made his stomach growl. Daren huffed and pushed himself to his elbows. he rubbed his face and looked at the clock, "it's 2. we really should eat, huh?" he stretched and rolled over, "they have burgers and stuff at the milkshake shake. want to just eat there?"

Daren grinned, "Deal!" the comment about his bed was entirely true, "i have trouble sleeping, so if i'm going to lay here for hours contemplating the meaning of life while counting a couple million sheep for hours upon end, i'm going to be comfortable doing it, dammit." he made himself sit up and leaned over to kiss Tim, "glad you like it." it took a force of will, but he got out of bed and started to dress, "burgers, fries and pumpkin shakes, breakfasts of champions." he finished dressing and went to the bathroom to brush his teeth, knowing he probably had morning breath. "or breakfast of pot heads, one of the two." he came back into the bedroom and sat on his bed to put on his socks, "ready when you are."

Daren laughed, "you look good, though." he put his arm around Tim and stuck his hand into the other's back pocket so his hand was on his a** while they walked, "can't do this with those pants you always wear, either." he wiggled his fingers teasingly as he waited for the elevator, "i like them." he nodded to himself and walked into the elevator, keeping his hand in place. "we can do laundry when we get back. deal?" his phone rang and he glanced at it before hitting 'ignore'. he didn't want to talk to Iroh right now, he was happy and the man would just try to get him to come back to the force again. the elevator reached the bottom and his phone went off again. "oh shut up," he muttered, hitting ignore again and turning off the sound. they walked to the car and he got in, pulling out as soon as Tim was settled.

Daren shook his head, "it was Iroh, he knows your voice. i stopped answering his calls, he just wants me to come back to the force." Daren sighed as he stopped at a red light, "i'm not going back. after everything that happened, he should want me as far away as possible. he's too sentimental." Daren drummed his fingers on the steering wheel. Iroh's calls had been less frequent lately and for him to call twice in a row like that-no. Daren pushed it out of his mind. he was going to enjoy today, "when you leaving for the party?" he asked, changing the subject as they started driving again.

Daren nodded as he pulled into the parkinglot. "sounds good. just make sure to call me if you need me to come get you, ok? i'll turn the sound back on before you leave." he turned off the car and got out, "i've been looking forward to this. yeah, it's only been a little while, but it's long enough!" he gave Tim a pained look, "hurry up, i'm wasting away here!" he couldn't keep a straight face and laughed as he held the door open to the shack, "lead the way!"

Daren didn't need to look at the menu, he knew what he wanted. they got into line and he ordered a Big Jud, their biggest burger and a large fry with a medium pumpkin pie shake. he let Tim order his and was pulling out his wallet to pay automatically. he was stopped by a glare from Tim and quickly put it back as the redhead payed. "sorry," he said as they sat down to wait, "forgot." he sat back and looked around, "love this place. i don't come here often enough, really i don't." it was just one of those good old mom and pop shops that had been there forever and was only known to locals. he glanced at the corner and felt his smile fade a little. their table was still there, he could still see her sitting there with a milkshake in hand, laughing as something stupid he'd said or done. "Nevi introduced me to this place. she grew up around here and would stop by after school since she was a child." he glanced at Tim, "it's where i proposed."