~Chapter 23: Patton~
Virgil thought he was alone to wear his dress, but he walked into the kitchen and saw Patton making something.
"Oh, Patton. I Didn't know you were still here..." Virgil said.
"Yep! Roman left me in charge of you." He smiled.
"Of me? What? Does he not trust me to be alone?"
"I don't know. Ask him for yourself... nice dress by the way."
"O-oh, uh, thanks..." Virgil blushed.
"No problem, kiddo!" He turned back to the stove.
"Um, why do you call everyone 'kiddo'?" Virgil asked.
"I don't call everyone 'kiddo'. Not Logan, anyway."
"But still, why?"
"Because I like to think everyone is my child in some way."
"...Who would ever want me as their child?" Virgil looked down.
Patton looked at him, then at the counter. He smiled.
"Hot cocoa?" He asked.
"What? But it's hot outside..."
"So? Who cares?"
"...You are so random."
"I know! Isn't it great?" Patton handed him a cup of hot cocoa.
Virgil looked at him. "Yeah."
As they continued to talk, Virgil felt the sudden urge to ask Patton something.
"Um... Patton? Can I ask you something?" Virgil asked.
"Sure, kiddo!" He smiled.
"C-can I... call you 'dad'?"
Silence.
'He probably thinks I'm an idiot...' Virgil thought.
"YES!" Patton exclaimed and hugged Virgil. Virgil froze in his arms and slowly hugged back. "Of course you can call me dad, kiddo..."
They kept hugging until someone cleared their throat. They pulled back and saw Roman and Logan.
"O-oh, Roman. How long have you been standing there?" Virgil asked.
"I don't know. You tell me." Roman said and crossed his arms.
"It isn't what it looks like. I just asked him a question, that's it."
"Oh, really? What was this question exactly?"
"I, um, uh..."
"He only asked me if he could call me dad," Patton spoke up.
"...What?" Roman asked and looked at Logan.
"Well, I call everyone 'kiddo'. So he asked me if he could call me 'dad'. I said yes and hugged him. Sorry."
Roman was silent for a second. Then he walked towards Virgil. He stopped in front of him and pulled him closer.
"I love you, mi amore." He whispered.
"...I love you too, Princey."
"Aw... Logie, can you hug me like that?" Patton asked Logan.
"Uh... I can certainly try, love." He said.
"Yay!" Patton hugged him and Logan soon hugged back.
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