Room 121, Tuesday morning

[soldtoarmenians]

Waking up in a big bed that somebody else seems to think is a tiny bed judging from how close they're snuggling? That really does not get old, as far as Xander's concerned.

[Er yes, for Bridge. shock!]

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[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"S'morning already?" comes the sleepy mumble from that someone else.

[soldtoarmenians]

Xander cracks an eye open. "C'n see stuff and the light's not on, so yeah."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

Bridge opens his eyes and grins. "You know, I am not generally a morning person, but waking up like this is... really, really nice. I'm just sayin'."

[soldtoarmenians]

"It's very much the opposite of bad, yeah." Xander grins too, and musses up Bridge's hair, not that you could tell.

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Augh! Not the hair!" Bridge protests, reaching up to fend off the evil hair-mussing.

[soldtoarmenians]

Xander reaches up and catches Bridge's hand. "Penalty for interference, oh em gee!"

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Oh yeah?" Bridge says. "What's the penalty, then?"

[soldtoarmenians]

"How 'bout this?" Xander suggests, and kisses him.

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's definitely a penalty Bridge can live with. And is enough to prompt him to say something that he's been thinking about for over a week now.

"...You said you loved me."

[soldtoarmenians]

*blink*

*blinkblink*

*blinkblinkblink*

"I what?"

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"In the... chat thingie. Last Saturday."

[soldtoarmenians]

Still with the blinking. "I, um. I did?"

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Yeah-huh."

[soldtoarmenians]

"Don't remember that." Xander frowns slightly. "I...didn't mean to."

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"Well, *that* much, I gathered, from your reaction just now," Bridge says carefully. "But, even if you didn't mean *to* say it, did you mean *what* you said?"

[soldtoarmenians]

Xander hesitates for a moment, then nods.

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

Okay, take Bridge's typical goofy grin, and multiply by that by... a really high number... and you've got the expression on his face right now.

"That's good. 'Cause, y'know, I love you too."

[soldtoarmenians]

Xander is, in fact, capable of making that face as well. "I maybe kinda was hoping that. Just a little."

He's also capable of looking slightly worried at the same time. It'd be an impressive balancinating act if he was doing it on purpose. "Is that gonna make things harder, though? That's... kind of why I didn't know if I should say."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"I don't know," Bridge says honestly. "Maybe? But... what I do know is that it was worth saying."

[soldtoarmenians]

Xander pauses a moment before nodding again, and smiling without the shadow in it. "Yeah. Even though I kind of didn't say it so much as type it without even knowing I was. Should probably do something about that, huh?"

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"If you'd like," Bridge says, still grinning.

[soldtoarmenians]

Xander drops a kiss on the top of Bridge's head, and murmurs, "Love you."

Then he musses the hair. Again.