Marvin stared out the window of his New York City highrise. The snow-covered city below was stunning. Winter was his favorite time of year; great for hot coco, Christmas music, even though it was still October, and snow; lots and lots of snow. It was the perfect time of year for spending the day in pajamas, curled up in bed with the one he loved. But alas, this year, heโd be curled up in bed alone.
Above Marvin, on the second floor, his husband, Calvin was currently packing his bags to hit the road.
Marvin tried not to think about the fact that Calvin would miss Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. If they were lucky, Calvin would make it back before the ball dropped; but Marvin wouldnโt hold his breath.
Marvin understood that it wasnโt Calvinโs fault. If Calvin had it his way, Marvin would be hitting the road with him, but that wasnโt the case. Plus, Marvin had work to do.
The sound of footsteps on the stairs broke Marvin from his sad state. Turning around, he took in his husband who stood at the bottom of the staircase.
โI donโt wanna go.โ Calvin said, sounding like a child.
Marvin laughed as he made his way over to his husband.
โI know baby.โ Marvin said, placing a hand to Calvinโs chest.
Calvin took Marvinโs mug from him, taking a sip as Marvin pressed a kiss to his neck.
Calvin smelled like Icy Blast Irish Spring, and Calvin Kline cologne, a pairing that Marvin associated only with his husband. Whenever Calvin left for tour, Marvin usually packed the items away, not being able to bare the scent without bawling.
โI love you.โ Marvin said, burying his face into his husbandโs neck.
Calvin was too busy drinking the rest of his husbandโs hot coco to respond, but as he slid his hand down Marvinโs back and squeezed his ass, Marvin felt what his husband couldnโt say.
Calvin finished the drink and as he set the mug on the piano, Marvin took his husbandโs face in his hands and pressed a kiss to Calvinโs lips.
Kissing Calvin could easily be classified as Marvinโs favorite pastime. No matter what was going on around them, whenever the men kissed, to Marvin, it was as if time had come to a halt.
Calvin kissed Marvin slow and easy, his tongue brushing over Marvinโs as if Calvin were painting Marvinโs tongue with his own.
A sharp knock came at the door, and the hands of time began moving again as the men pulled apart.
Marvin rested his head against Calvinโs and fought back tears as Calvin ran his thumb across Marvinโs cheek.
โItโs open!โ The men yelled in unison.
A second later, the door opened, and Jerry, one of Calvinโs band members opened the door.
As the rest of the band filed into the condo, the husbands pulled apart and turned to face the band.
โReady?โ Sarah, the drummer of the band, said.
If anyone understood how hard this was for the two men, it was her. Sarah had grade school-aged children, and a wife and they hated when Sarah had to leave.
Watching Sarah say goodbye to her family time and time again, was a big part of the reason the husbands decided not to have children; that, and they enjoyed having very expensive and very breakable things.
โI guess.โ Calvin said with a sigh.
Calvinโs bandmates grabbed his bags as Calvin and Marvin made their way out the door.
Calvin and Marvin held onto each other as they rode the elevator down to the lobby. Then, when they stepped off the elevator, Marvin kissed his husband one final time before getting back on the elevator.
One thing Marvin didnโt do well with was watching his husband leave. It didnโt matter how many times he did it, Marvin never grew accustomed to watching his husband leave.
As the elevator took him back upstairs, it just so happened that it stopped on his best friend Haileyโs floor.
With her arms filled with all of Marvinโs favorite snacks, the pair silently made their way back up to Marvinโs place. Inside, Hailey dropped the snacks on the coffee table before sitting on the couch and allowing Marvin to lay his head in her lap.
โHeโll be home soon.โ She said, combing her fingers through his hair.
โI know.โ Marvin said as the first tear fell.
Like the good friend she is, Hailey sat there, combing Marvinโs hair as he cried in her lap.
Being apart really sucked.
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