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Rutilio couldn't help a weak laugh at Georgia's fretting as he knelt in front of the former Spaniard, but Florida still hadn't been able to regain control of his tears. There were very few times he had ever cried in his life outside of "gator" tears. Now he couldn't seem to stop even though what he felt was the furthest thing from pain. He gently took his kneeling boyfriend's cheeks into his hands and kissed him softly on the top of his head before nuzzling his wet face into the soft Appalachians. There was nothing sweeter to him in the world than the fresh scent of peaches, cotton and peanuts even though on paper he had always thought it was an odd combination. Perhaps even now he found it a little odd, but the Floridian felt as though he could spend the rest of his life like this if given the opportunity.

"Te amo..." he confessed for the first time in a soft tone barely above a whisper. "Estoy desesperadamente enamorado de ti... Mi querido."

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Though Georgia's loving words were an attempt to make him stop crying, it only made more salty tears fall as they sat together in one another's arms. He felt so overwhelmed by the honesty and devotion in Christian's words his body didn't seem to know what else to do with those feelings except cry. Rutilio had never even imagined something so kind would be said to him by anyone. The Floridian was emotionally prepared to take any blow, rejection or degree of cruelty, but he hadn't been prepared to handle this level of love.

"I-I am not worried what others think," he admitted as he slowly started to settle down again even as a few lingering tears made their way down his tan face. Rutilio pulled back just enough to smile at Christian one of his infinitely rare, yet earnest and truly joyful smiles as his eyes continued to glisten from the moisture threatening to follow the other tears. "I do not remember ever being this happy before. It is... a new feeling for me."

He leaned forward to kiss Georgia lightly on his cheek. "You make me happy. Very, very happy."

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Florida's smile only widened more at the kiss Georgia placed on his lips before he tried to wipe away the last of his tears. "Si," he agreed happily. "I am hungry after all our activity last night." His smile turned into a satisfied smirk. "Both at the festival and in bed...~!"

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Florida was startled when he felt his boyfriend's hands over his mouth and blinked at the Georgian in surprise. It certainly was different to have someone other than him worrying about getting their a** kicked by angry relatives. Then again, Cuba did have a reputation within the states as being the nation who kept trying to smack America over the head and usually hitting that guy to the north of them instead. It was odd that they were dating now...

Rutilio chuckled as he took Georgia's hand and stood with a playful grin. He leaned up to kiss his boyfriend's cheek again as he whispered into the younger state's ear. "With how loud you got, Juan and the entire floor probably knows already~!" he teased even though he knew Cuba normally slept like a rock. The Floridian then practically skipped over to his side of the table and sat innocently as if he had said nothing scandalous at alll.

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Florida had been contentedly sipping on his orange juice as he watched the gears in Christian's head turn. It was funny watching the younger boy try to figure out what he was talking about and replay the night before in his head. When he saw his favorite Georgian's mouth drop open it took all his willpower not to start snickering. He almost wished he could capture this moment and keep it in his pocket for when he needed a good laugh. Christian's face was just too priceless!

He really did begin to giggle and snicker when Georgia turned to him. "Do not worry," he said. "Cuba does not have nukes anymore so I am sure you will survive!" Or at least he hoped this didn't lead to another Cuban Missile Crisis. Florida wasn't sure if he could handle that sort of stress again. Even so, he was enjoying messing with poor Georgia, but he didn't want to scare his neighbor too much. "I am kidding," he admitted after a few moments, "Juan might disapprove but he will not interfere with us. He is not as... intrusive in other people's business as some of your family is."

Or at least he felt like intrusive was the right word. Rutilio still sometimes struggled with certain English words. Not to mention his increasing Hispanic populations allowed him to speak his native tongue more often than English in some areas so he was starting to slip back into old speech patterns.

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Hey Christian!
I need a favor.Seeing as I only have you and sissy Massy in my contacts, I need you to send an All North American text! Massy's throwin' a beach party, and EVERY STATE HERE IS INVITED!!!Oh and is Flowers there? I'm guessing he's there~!Did I guess right? Did I? If he is, tell him to shoot me a text one a these days.

TTFN
With Love
Bama