Briar had calmed down at least a little bit by the time that Dominic returned from showering. He almost stood but Dom shook his head with that trademark wide grin. "Nah, I'm gonna put shorts on since we're going to be having a serious conversation here, yeah?" he asked bouncing for a moment as he tried to get his foot through the leg of his shorts and tried the other one a moment later, crashing to the floor.

"Don't break anything again!" Briar cried out in shock before going silent with a little blush as Dom looked up over the coffee table and leaned on it looking up at him smiling. 

His green eyes glimmered happily before, "I can't promise that."

"I know you can't-"

"Oh god, you're both disgusting." Peony sighed shaking her head as Dom sat down on the arm of the sofa, wearing a fresh pair of pink socks. 

There was a small moment of silence, awkward but not uncomfortable before. "So you have a kid?" 

It was such a small. Innocent. Question.

But Briar hung his head in shame, nodding. "Yeah. She doesn't live with me but... Her father faked soul marks with me..."

"Abusive fuck head." Well, there was Peony's opinion on the bastard.

He was silent but there was a dark look. He was furious. Not at Briar but at their former partner. "He's in prison right?" he asked oddly calm, nodding with Briar when he did. "Probably for the best so I don't beat the shit out of him." 

It was simple and to the point. 

And nothing was more attractive at that moment to Briar.

"I'd love to meet her someday when you're ready-"

"I'm ready." Briar said quickly before hesitating, "She... I have her tomorrow... and she's actually a huge fan of yours as well." His voice was soft and sweet, before adding something to the statement without thinking it through fully. "You could stay at my place?"

Peony stared at Briar knowing he meant it completely innocent. Briar wasn't exactly great at thinking about how things would and could be taken after all. But Dominic grinned and leaned over wrapping Briar in a tight, much-needed hug. He buried his face in his long pretty hair and kissed his cheek.  

"I would love to. I'd be honored." he breathed with a hum looking into Briar's eyes tenderly with a small giggle before hiding his face again, loving getting to hold his soulmate after so long... It was something he had always dreamed of and it was better than he had dreamed it would be. 

"There's paint everywhere..." he warned softly but smiled at the thought of having his home full of life and joy that Dominic already brought into the flat. "And I mean... lots of paint." he giggled softly.

"I don't care. if its your home then its perfect."