Forgetting and forever and having it all

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Arthur was nearly asleep, Ariadne tucked in snugly against him, when he remembered that they had left a mess in the kitchen. Another man might have left it, left the eggs to congeal and the cat to get into the flour but Arthur couldn't bring himself to do it. Not just because they had a roommate but because he couldn't let himself leave that mess.


Carefully untangling himself from that sweet, gorgeous perfect form, he tucked the blanket in around Ariadne and waited a moment to be sure she was asleep. Certain, he grabbed his boxers and slid into them. His robe was in his own room and, for a moment, it would be fine. Just run out, clean up and then crawl back into bed with Ariadne and ponder what he could do to wake her up in the morning.

Running a hand over the stubble on his chin, bleary eyed and pleasantly worn, Arthur made his way to the kitchen, not thinking about the fact that their third may well have made his way home.

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Arthur made a point of pausing, glancing at Eames as if considering. He made a soft sounding, looking over Eames slowly. "Is this going to be a mutual thing," he challenged.

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"Arthur, believe me. Nobody's more surprised that I've managed to keep my decency intact this long. I've been behaving myself, usually no - clothes are a superfluos chore."

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"Trust me. I'm not going to complain about your nudity. Not given how many times is look at that picture." His voice was a low rumble before he cleared his throat.

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Eames turns then, dropping the towel on the draining board and leans in, hooking his chin on Arthur's shoulder. He slides his hands to Arthur's hips, thumb brushing the curve of his bone absentmindedly.

"Know that you're the most delightful thing to happen to me in a good long time, Arthur. Mm?"

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Dark eyes closed, leaning back against Eames as he reached up, stroking his cheek before turning his head to kiss him, long and deep. "Good. Hate to have to still take out the competition."

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"Save your bullets for something a little more worthy, darling," Eames murmurs, taking a moment to just enjoy this, this closeness, "You should go back to bed, I can clear up."

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Arthur gave him a look. "Do you truly expect me to leave you to clean up, all things considered," he asked softly. "I...' He glanced towards Ariadne's room and sighed. "Are you sure?"

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"Go," Eames replies, stepping back and away from Arthur, nudging him slightly with his elbow, "Let me do this and go and get some rest with your girlfriend, hm?"

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He paused, considering the options and then leaned in, stealing a quick, chaste kiss. "Thank you," he murmured, lingering only a moment before heading for Ariadne's room.