Unfortunately, they still haven't heard anything from Dan by the time it hits 4PM. With a soft, bored sigh, Suzy checks her phone again and then sets it back down- no new messages still, and she knows that Arin hasn't gotten any either.

"I guess I'll just have to get whatever for dinner and hope he likes it," she says with a shrug, getting up and stretching. "Do you wanna come with me to the store?"

Arin looks up at her, but shakes his head. "Nah, I'll just wait here in case he shows up before you get back. I'm kinda in the mood to play a game now anyway, so I'm more than likely just gonna do that instead, if that's alright with you."

"Of course it is. I'm just gonna go out now and get it out of the way, and I shouldn't be gone super long or anything." Suzy slips on her shoes and grabs her purse, keys and phone, heading towards the door. On her way, she calls out, "I love you. I'll be back soon."

"I love you too." Arin hears the door closing and the car starting, and then Suzy pulling away in the car. He sits there for a while after she's left, thinking about Dan, about Suzy and how she felt she had to send a message to him that made Arin seem like a pathetic, insecure crybaby. Though he guesses that he kind of is one.

He's scolding himself in his mind - "goddammit, no more of your whiny bullshit, Arin" - and hopes that he can stop feeling like this. He thinks that he should actually listen to Suzy and feel better about himself and just be happy that Dan is even with him at all, but he pushes all of this to the back of his mind for now and instead takes a deep breath, deciding to focus on worrying about what to get Dan for their three month anniversary, or worry about if he should even get anything now. He wonders if he should take Dan out on a date to celebrate, or maybe just spend all of tomorrow doing things with him, or... whatever Dan might want to do. Arin isn't sure.

Suzy has only been gone for about fifteen minutes when Arin actually hears back from Dan- finally. The message reads, 'Took me long enough, but I just got off the plane and shit and now I'm in the car with Rachel and Brian, so we're on our way- might take about 45 minutes or so. Oh, and sorry for not being able to text back! Though my phone's actually almost dead right now, so I'll have to talk to you when I get there.'

As Arin goes to type out his response, he gets another message in.

'And I love your picture, by the way- it's super sexy and you look really good, dude, holy shit! Brian almost saw it though, so I'll have to be careful next time, haha! But anyway, I'll see you soon, big cat. Ugh, I can't wait.'

Arin can't help but to smile. 'Neither can I!' he texts back, quickly adding, 'And thank you. I'll see you shortly, Danny.'

Dan doesn't respond again, but it doesn't matter; Arin feels jittery and excited knowing that it won't be long until he gets to see him again. He's really missed him, honestly, and it's been too long.

He originally considered asking to join Dan on tour, but thought that Dan might want some space and time away from him. And he also didn't think that it'd really be fair to Suzy, especially since she'd just gotten back not too long before Dan left. Perhaps next time Dan goes on tour, Arin will see if he could maybe join- unless next time is a Starbomb tour, that is.

As he waits for Dan and Suzy, Arin tries to find something to do to pass the time. He checks his social medias and comments on some of his friends' posts, he plays with the cats, and even starts sketching and doodling just whatever, but it still feels like time isn't passing or something.

With a sigh, he heads upstairs eventually to make sure the guest bed is made up for Dan and then to just grab laundry so he can start some wash so that Suzy doesn't have to- trying to find anything to do to keep himself busy. After leaving the laundry room, he heads back upstairs with the clean clothes and sheets and things to put everything away.

When that's done, he has nothing left to do and goes back downstairs to get a drink. He walks over to the fridge and opens it, but as soon as he does, there's hands covering his eyes.

"Guess who it is, baby," Dan whispers in his ear. Arin gently lifts Dan's hands so that he can quickly turn to look at him, closing the fridge to do so. Dan looks a little tired with heavy eyes and a hint of darkness underneath them, and his curls are even messier than normal, if that's possible. Arin still thinks that he looks beautiful anyway. "I've missed you so fuckin' much, dude."

Arin engulfs him in a hug. "Probably not as much as I've missed you," he tells the older man. Dan's had the tour to keep him and his thoughts mostly busy, while Arin's just had regular work that he couldn't even focus on properly. "Fuck, I'm glad that you're back."

Dan's large hands feel warm as they come to rest on Arin's waist before they slowly move to his lower back and then up by his shoulder-blades. Dan lightly squeezes him after a moment and then lets him go to pull back some and look at his face.

"I'm glad to be back, big cat," Dan admits as he brushes a few strands of Arin's hair out of the younger man's eyes, tucking them behind one of Arin's ears. Dan then gives him a smile that Arin returns right before the older man leans in and kisses him softly on the mouth.

Arin hums a little as Dan pulls away. The younger is just about to start talking again but Dan doesn't let him, kissing him once more, but deeper this time. They haven't kissed like this before so Arin sort of wonders what's up with him, but then he vaguely recalls Dan's promise at the airport to kiss him until he's breathless once the older returned home.

Dan gently pushes Arin against the fridge, only slightly pinning him to it with his own body as he continues to kiss him in a way that they're not used to kissing each other. Hell, they're barely even used to gentle, closed-mouthed pecks on the lips from each other.

Arin lets his hands run up and over Dan's chest and then up to Dan's neck and jaw, and he pulls him in as close as he possibly can against him without it hurting.

And then they break apart to breathe. Dan gives a satisfied, happy little chuckle as Arin breathes heavily against his neck, chest rising and falling at the same speed as Dan's. "I remembered my promise," the older of the two sighs, trying to catch his own breath in between sentences. "And honestly, dude, I... I really fuckin' liked kissing you like that. It felt... right."

Dan takes a step or two back so that Arin can see him a little better. "I'm glad you didn't hate it," the younger man replies with a soft, breathy laugh, his hands sliding down to hold Dan's. "Was the facial hair still weird for you, like last time you kissed me?"

Dan shrugs. "Yeah, but I can learn to get used to it," he says simply, interlocking his fingers with Arin's.

"But that means we'd have to kiss more often," Arin points out with a cheeky smile, biting down on his lower lip briefly. He doesn't miss the way Dan reacts to it, but Arin doesn't comment on it, either. "Because then you'd get used to it quicker. Isn't that how it works?"

Dan tilts his head a little, giggling. "Well, I dunno but I guess you do have a point," he agrees, giving Arin's hands a gentle squeeze before he lets them go. "And... I mean, I guess I could be okay with that. You know, since we like... really have to and all."

Arin easily picks up on Dan's fake reluctance of sorts. "Yeah, we really have to," he utters and nods quickly, "Otherwise the whole fuckin' world might end- you never really know. So... just to be on the safe side, maybe we should just... start now."

Dan's trying not to laugh. "Mm, you think? I mean, you're probably right..."

"Of course I'm right. I wouldn't lie to you about something this serious, Daniel. It's kiss or die, so... I mean, I know what I'm choosing."

Dan gives up and laughs, and Arin does too. "I can't even pretend to take this seriously anymore," the older says, shaking his head. "Why the end of the world? What would make you choose that scenario out of every other one?"

Arin rolls his eyes and huffs, but he's not really annoyed. "Whatever! I don't know, you dumb, sexy fuckin' idiot! How about instead of running your cute mouth, asking pointless questions that I clearly don't have the answer to, why don't you just shut up and kiss me?"

"Well, why should I kiss you when I have other options?" Dan teases playfully with a lip bite, grinning.

"Because you love and missed me when you went away?" Arin suggests, batting his eyes and running a hand through his hair, pushing it out of his face. "And what are these 'other options' that you have, Avidan? Is sucking me off one of them?"

Dan thinks it over. "I mean honestly, I was kinda thinking that it'd be you on your knees instead, Hanson."

"Oh, is that so?" Arin asks with a grin of his own, his heart racing. They may be just making half-jokes, but that doesn't mean that there's not any tension building. "Well, how about for now you just kiss me again, but later, maybe, if you're not feeling tired and if you're comfortable, then... perhaps I'll consider getting on my knees for you."

He's serious about it, but he says it like he's just trying to tease, like he hasn't already considered it and already decided that yes, he will go down on his knees to suck Dan off, and happily so if Dan wants him to and is okay with it.

Dan shrugs once again. "Alright, sure, that sounds fair," he murmurs before he leans in and kisses Arin again. After a moment he pulls back, yawning. "Oh man, now that you've mentioned it, I really am tired. I slept a little on the plane, but it definitely wasn't enough. Would you be upset if I took a nap?"

Arin immediately shakes his head. "Dude no, of course not. If you want to, you can curl up with me on the couch and take a nap until Suzy gets back or until dinner gets made."

"That sounds absolutely fuckin' amazing, baby bear," Dan says as he stretches. He reaches down to get his duffle bag and moves it over by the stairs, out of the way, and then allows Arin to lead him into the living room.

Dan takes off his shoes before he sits down beside Arin, all wrapped up in Suzy's favorite blanket. He scoots far enough away that when he lies down, his head is resting on Arin's soft thighs, and then Mimi curls up behind his knees. Arin lets his hand wander into Dan's hair, playing with the curls to help him fall asleep easier and to help keep him relaxed.

Dan falls asleep within five minutes. Arin keeps the TV loud enough that he can hear it, but not enough that it would disturb the older man while he's sleeping, although it's pointless, since Arin doesn't pay too much attention to it when he can and would rather watch Dan sleep peacefully, because holy fuck, he's missed him so much.

He doesn't know how much time passes, but eventually Suzy's walking in the door with bags full of groceries. She sets everything down on the island and stove before she notices that Dan's asleep beside her husband. She goes over to give Arin a kiss.

"I picked up Danny's favorite: chicken fingers," she tells him, her voice quiet. She gives a soft sigh and then her eyes flicker from her husband to his sleeping boyfriend. She smiles at the sight. "How long ago did he get here?"

Arin shrugs, lightly twirling Dan's curls around his fingers. "Not long after you left," he answers with a smile of his own before he looks up at Suzy. "And he went to sleep not long after he got here. I told him I'd wake him either when you got home or when dinner is finished."

She nods. "Let him sleep a little bit longer while I cook then," she utters, turning to put away the groceries. "Oh, so I got seasoned fries to go with the chicken instead of mashed potatoes like I was going to get, and I also picked up buttery garlic knots, too. Plus I got some frozen yogurt as well as some fruit with a sweet cream cheese dip for dessert."

"Mm," Arin hums dreamily, groaning and running a hand over his face. "Ah fuck, I'm so hungry and everything sounds absolutely amazing right now."

"Well it shouldn't take too long to cook," Suzy states, pulling out the cast iron skillet, the oil and a baking tray. "I just have to cook the stuff in this oil, and it probably won't take longer than maybe thirty minutes or so, I think."

Arin nods and Suzy puts whatever she doesn't need away before she gets started on dinner. As she cooks, she chats back and forth with Arin, until out of absolutely nowhere he asks her a question that surprises her.

"Hey, um, Suzy," he starts off, sounding weirdly shy or nervous or embarrassed as he leads into the question, rubbing the back of his neck, "Would you, uh... would you maybe be okay with like... giving me tips and pointers or whatever on how to... well, you know, like how to properly suck a dick and stuff?"

Suzy has to stop what she's doing to look at him before she drops what she's holding and ruins dinner, a mixture of confusion and surprise on her face before she grins almost evilly. She hadn't expected this, but she thinks that something must've happened between the two if he's asking her this right now, so soon.

"Oh, so you're gonna suck his dick?" she asks him bluntly, nodding in the direction of Dan. Arin avoids looking at her, like he's ashamed, but he nods again anyway. Suzy giggles a little, feeling intrigued and curious.

"If he's okay with it, yeah," Arin confirms, keeping his voice low as his face heats up, and Suzy can't stop grinning- she's so excited for him. "I know I've kinda practiced with that stupid fuckin'... you know, the dildo, like once or twice, but I'm obviously nowhere near skilled enough to make Dan feel good. And I mean, I dunno for sure but there's a good chance that I'm probably gonna end up sucking him off tonight so I'd like to not make a damn fool of myself if that happens, you know?"

Suzy nods in understanding, pulling the last of the fries out of the oil and putting in the chicken fingers. "Well, I get that," she murmurs, turning back to look at Arin again. "I mean, I can try to help you the best I can before bed tonight, but we're not gonna have a lot of time so I'd recommend just like, I dunno, looking it up after on like a site or something, just in case."

Arin groans almost dramatically. "But Suzy, I don't want that in my search history," he nearly whines, throwing an arm over his eyes. "And sure, I could like, search up some porn but that doesn't mean it'll teach me anything, let alone anything actually useful."

Suzy rolls her eyes at him, but she's laughing. "Then just delete the history after or something, or use incognito mode, or look it up on the iPad. Trust me, just watch a couple of videos on it if there are any or read about it, because otherwise, I don't know what to tell you, babe. I can give you tips or help in any way I can, but we honestly don't really have the time, or the privacy, and honestly I don't even know how I'd begin to teach you. And I'm sure Dan won't mind if you're just a little clumsy at it."

"You're right," he tells her, sighing as he runs a hand through his hair. "I guess I'll have to do that then. Thank you, Suze, and maybe you can just pull me aside after dinner or something for a moment and give me any tips then."

"Dan's already giving you his tip," Suzy jokes, and Arin can't help but to laugh at the play on words and then she continues with, "And probably the rest of the shaft too."

"Wow, this is why I love you," Arin tells her, a little giggly and a bit excited. "But yeah. I'm gonna need all the help I can get. I mean it can't be too hard, but still. Well, the dick will certainly be hard, but..."

Suzy grins and rolls her eyes before she returns to her cooking. "So are you nervous?" she inquires, changing the subject just a little, "Or what about excited, or afraid?"

"A little of all three," Arin admits with a chuckle. "If he says it's okay with him, this will be our first actual physical sexual encounter, you know? I guess I'm a bit afraid of what he might think of me when we get down to it and shit, and afraid that he might not really want it or that he feels forced, because you know I don't want that at all. And I'm nervous for sure, but also excited because I love him and I want to do this with him, if he wants it too."

"I mean, you said he was okay with the phone sex," Suzy points out, putting the garlic knots on a baking sheet and into the oven to warm them up before looking at Arin again. "And he's gotten his dick sucked before, so it won't be much different than he's used to, so I think it'll be fine. Just make sure you ask him if he's okay with something first before you do it and tell him to let you know what's too much or too far for him right now, though I'm sure not a lot will be- he's missed you a lot, baby. He's texted me about it a lot over the past three months or so."

Arin nods, thinking about it all. It's probably going to turn out alright, and he just needs to believe in that. He may not feel like he can hold back if he and Dan start something, but Arin is a hundred percent sure that he can keep himself under control and go at Dan's pace for as long as it takes until Dan is comfortable with him.

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