"And then I had to tell her to fuck off," Todd was saying, one hand lifting off the wheel for a moment to gesture randomly while he talked. Levon listened, an amused smile touching his lips as he slouched in the passenger seat of his own car. Todd had decided that he would be driving because he was the one who had planned the date. Levon was fine with that. "Because this lady was determined to eat in the pool no matter what we said to her."
"You told her to fuck off?" Levon asked, brows raising. "Pretty sure you're not allowed to do that."
"I didn't say 'fuck'," Todd agreed with a sigh, grumbling, "Seth would fire my ass if he heard me cursing around the kids."
"You work at a wading pool, you're constantly surrounded by kids," Levon snickered.
"Yeah, so I just told her that she had to get it through her skull that she's not allowed eating in the pool, or she and her children would be kicked out," Todd huffed and Levon laughed. "I hate these parents that come in and think they're above the rules. And that they don't have to listen to me because they're twice my age, fucking old bats."
They were driving to the beach and Levon was in a fantastic mood. Two weeks he's been dating Todd. Todd was his boyfriend. Todd was his boyfriend and this was to be their third date, the first one that Todd planned; Levon was sure that he was vibrating with excitement.
Todd was very obviously nervous, talking almost non-stop as if afraid of the silences and Levon couldn't help his amusement with the other man. It was probably the most he had heard Todd talk in one sitting, and it was adorable.
"Wow," Todd mumbled when he turned the car, a little roughly, into the beach parking lot. "There's like no one here."
Levon hummed in agreement, there were only a handful of other vehicles in the lot. Levon decided not to point out how thick and dark the clouds were, the gloomy lighting probably notable enough on its own. At least it was still warm.
Todd got out and Levon followed. They got the beach bag out of the trunk and headed for the sand. It was easy to find a nice spot to set their things out on the empty beach. Todd pulled a red blanket out of the bag and laid it out, they used their sandals to weigh down the corners.
"Did you want to swim?" Todd asked, fiddling with the sun-cream tube, wondering if he should put in on and Levon cast a glance at the dark waters.
"Isn't that why you wanted to come to the beach?" Levon arched a brow. Todd was a massive water lover. During the summer the man spent so much time in the water that Levon was sure he would turn into a fish.
"We could just walk around. Maybe collect seashells and shit," Todd said awkwardly and threw the sun-cream back in the bag. He clearly thought it was too cloudy to bother with protection.
"Collect seashells and shit?" Levon repeated incredulously and Todd scowled at him. "That's your plan here?"
"If you don't want to do the cute shit then you can go wait in the car," Todd snapped. "This is supposed to be my date and it's going to be as perfect as your dumbass dates."
"You thought they were perfect?" Levon grinned and Todd flipped him off, stalking off toward the wet sand and Levon quickly followed. Todd glared at the sand, walking parallel to the water, and Levon was beyond entertained. Then Levon was laughing when Todd snatched a pink shell off the sand and handed it to Levon with a smug smile.
"Seashell one."
"You're such an idiot," Levon told him fondly, smiling widely.
"And yet, you're in love with me," Todd said, turning slightly to look at Levon, a heated blush crossing his cheeks and Levon's chest flooded with affection.
"And yet, I am," Levon agreed, slightly dazed and Todd turned around again, walking forward and scanning the ground for more shells. They walked close enough together that their shoulders brushed with every step, and Levon reached out, deciding to hold Todd's hand. And then they were walking, hand in hand, and Levon felt that this date was more perfect than any of the ones he'd put together.
Soon Levon's hands were full of shells as they wandered around in search of shells, arguing over which ones were the prettiest ones. Levon was particularly fond of the pink one but Todd liked his white one that looked like it had blue bubbles on it. Their voices were too heavily tinted with humour to put any real venom into their fight.
And then it was raining.
"What the fuck?" Todd growled, looking up to the sky as the thick, gray clouds started dropping a ridiculous amount of rain. The few people that were on the beach started for the exit at the sudden downpour.
"It's rain, Toddy," Levon snickered, glancing at his boyfriend's scowl. "You've heard of it before right?"
"Why don't you shut the fuck up?" Todd snapped, then started jogging away. "Pretty sure I left my phone in the open."
Levon watched him run off, stumbling on the sand toward their belongings. Levon followed much slower, not wanting to drop any seashells and deciding he was already too soaked to bother rushing for cover. They were in swimsuits anyway so what the hell.
Todd had all their things shoved into the bag when Levon reached him. Black hair flattened to his forehead, water forcing the t-shirt to cling to his body in the most delicious way. Levon carefully put the shells into the bag and Todd watched him with arms crossed.
"You could have ditched the shells," Todd grumbled unhappily. "We could have run and not gotten soaked."
"I don't think running would have helped anything," Levon said, gesturing to the weather. "It's a bit much."
"It seemed like a low chance of rain," Todd sighed, face clearly showing his annoyance and Levon reached out, grabbing the man's hips and pulled them together.
"I still think this was a perfect date," Levon assured him, smirking down at Todd's glare.
"You're an idiot," Todd stated. "This is a fucking mess."
"Maybe," Levon agreed. "But it's memorable."
Todd shoved him away, not with much strength, but the uneven sand and the surprise was enough to send Levon toppling to the ground. Todd tried to help, and the commotion dragged him down as well. It was a painful landing and Todd rolled off quickly, though Levon still wheezed slightly at the shock of the weight landing on him.
"I hate you so much," Todd grunted, pushing himself into a seated position. They were both covered in sand now, it clung to their wet clothing and skin, even their hair. Todd sighed and Levon sat up as well. A smile tugged his lips at how ridiculous and angry Todd looked.
"I changed my mind," Levon told him. "This is a mess."
"Can we just get out of here before one of us fucking dies," Todd growled and Levon laughed.
"Maybe we should stay here," Levon told him, arching his brows suggestively. "Enjoy this alone time."
"How about I drown you in the ocean?" Todd retorted and Levon hummed, not responding, instead leaning closer to Todd and pressing their lips together. Todd, much more comfortable kissing now, eagerly shoved his fingers into Levon's hair and Levon groaned in approval.
It was a messy and wet kiss. The sand on their faces seemed to always end up in their mouths. The water was dripping into their eyes. Even more sand was getting onto and into their clothing. Todd pulled away first, eyes wide and beautiful, lips pink from kissing.
"Let's go to my house and shower," Todd said, pulling his sandy fingers from Levon's hair. "We need to get out of this shit."
"Your house?" Levon repeated and Todd glared at him.
"Do you want to be alone or not?" Todd snapped and Levon's body heated at the implications, but he had to force himself not to get too excited. While the too of them had been fooling around a lot, they had yet to take it all the way. Levon was being careful not to push things too far, trying to leave it up to Todd; there was no way that Levon was going to let his nearly perfect relationship go down the drain because he decided to pressure the man he loved into sex.
Todd stood clumsily, soaked and sandy, then outstretched a hand to help Levon up. Levon took it quickly, trying to stop the grin from creeping onto his face but failing rather epically.
They went back to the car and tried to use the towels they'd brought to save the seats from the sand they were carrying. Levon tried to focus on the task at hand, but he was willing to admit that he would happily get sand on the seats if it meant he got to have sex with Todd. Levon pressed his lips together and Todd got into the driver's seat with a handful of muttered curses.
"Why is it raining so much?" Todd growled, flicking on the window whippers and trying to back out of the space. "Your moms would have mentioned it if they knew a storm was coming."
"I'm sure it'll stop soon," Levon assured him and Todd glowered out the windshield, eyes on the road. "It won't rain this heavy for too long."
"Just long enough to ruin our date," Todd grunted and Levon gave him a fond smile.
"Our date wasn't ruined," Levon promised and Todd sent him a disbelieving glare. "I'm still having a great time."
"That's because you're a weirdo," Todd said, lips twitching slightly and Levon rolled his eyes at his boyfriend.
They arrived at Todd's house not long after and climbed out fast, eager to escape their disgusting clothing. Levon peered at the house for a brief moment. He had only actually been here a few times. Usually, Todd was the one coming to his house. Todd had been trying to avoid his mother since they were kids.
"C'mon," Todd said as he walked up to the front door, the beach bag over his shoulder. Levon followed. The inside of the house was spotless as one would leave it before a long trip. Levon noted the lack of family pictures or anything that would signify that anyone other than a middle-aged couple lived here. "Don't worry about making a mess."
Levon glanced at the huge mess of sand Todd was leaving on the floor as he kicked off his sandals. Levon bit back a snicker at the spiteful attitude and followed Todd's lead. They tracked sand all over the porch, then up the stairs and into the bathroom. Todd drew the line at ruining his bedroom. So they made a mess of the bathroom, a big mess that Levon could easily call some of the best moments of his life. They only made it to Todd's room once they were squeaky clean, but that only lasted until they were in the soft confines of Todd's bed.
Levon decided, after much deliberation, that this was probably the best day of his life. On his bedroom couch, body still aching from the amazing sex he'd had with the love of his life, Todd talking animatedly about the movie he was setting up for them to watch. Final Destination 5. They were among his favourite movies. He thought they were hilarious.
Levon couldn't help noticing how relaxed Todd was. Levon was beyond pleased to see how good a mood Todd was in after their time together. He had been afraid that Todd might change his mind, and then afraid that Todd would get mad when they got to Levon's house, much later than they planned, and Levon's family started teasing them. Todd blushed, covered the newfound marks on his neck but was otherwise unaffected by them. He laughed at their jokes, sat through dinner, and didn't drop his light attitude even once they were alone together again.
Todd dropped onto the couch next to him and the opening credits of the movie were playing across the screen. Todd adjusted the volume with the remoted then sighed. Levon arched his brow in question.
"Hey, Lev," Todd smiled slightly and Levon's heart melted. "You should go turn the lights off."
"Why don't you do it?" Levon asked and Todd gestured to the TV.
"I set up the movie."
"Yeah, but I've been sitting down long enough to get comfortable," Levon said.
"But I just sat down after doing all the hard work," Todd argued.
"We can just leave the lights on, Toddy," Levon rolled his eyes, turning his attention to the screen. "It's not a big deal."
"There's glare on the screen," Todd complained. "We need to turn the lights off."
"Well," Levon smirked a little. "Since you're the only one bothered by the lights you should be the one to turn them off."
"I thought you said you were in love with me," Todd sighed dramatically, and rather out of character and Levon gave the man an unimpressed looked that had Todd hiding a smile.
"Love doesn't make me your slave, Toddy," Levon told him and Todd huffed a laugh.
"But I took you on a date today," Todd tried again.
"I let you top when we fucked," Levon retorted and Todd went crimson.
"You seemed like you wanted to," Todd grumbled at that, looking like he wasn't enjoying this game much anymore.
"But I offered right away so you wouldn't have to bottom for our first time," Levon said, grinning at Todd's discomfort. "I was the considerate boyfriend."
"You say that like it was a huge sacrificed," Todd scoffed. "You sounded like you enjoyed it."
"It was great," Levon laughed. "But I'm usually a top."
"Well, next time you can top," Todd said, arms crossing over his chest and Levon's eyes went wide with shock.
"Seriously?" Levon asked, mind flooding with all his daydreams about that exact scenario.
"If you turn the lights off," Todd snickered at that, ears red. Levon was out of his seat immediately going and slicking the lights off, much to Todd's amusement. "Eager much?"
"You have no idea," Levon groaned. He went behind Todd instead of back to his seat, bending to wrap his arms around Todd and kissing at the back of Todd's neck. "I've been thinking about this for way longer than I'm ready to admit."
"How about you just watch the movie, you pervert," Todd chuckled, shoving Levon slightly away from his skin. "We're missing it."
Levon hummed. "We could miss a bit more," Levon purred. "'Next time' could be now."
"'Next time' will not be happening while your mothers are downstairs watching the News," Todd said flatly. "Especially not since you don't even have a lock on your door."
"We could push my dresser in front of it," Levon suggested, eyes sweeping the dark room, fingers moving under Todd's t-shirt until Todd grabbed the hands and stopped their progress.
"You need to stop," Todd said, humour in his voice. "Come watch the movie."
"I'd rather do something more stimulating," Levon teased, pressing a few more kisses to Todd's neck as the hands were now holding his.
"Shut up," Todd groaned, annoyance entering his tone.
"Make me," Levon whispered and nipped at Todd earlobe. Todd shuddered, Levon smiled, and then Todd was grabbing him and roughly yanking him over the back of the couch. Levon blinked in surprise as he was now sprawled awkwardly over the small couch and his boyfriend. "Well that was pretty hot-"
Todd shoved a sock in Levon's mouth. Levon wasn't sure where the sock came from; if it was clean, dirty, or even his. He recoiled, rolling onto the floor with a loud bang and spitting out the mystery fabric.
"What the fuck, Todd!" Levon yelled and then Todd was laughing. Full body hysterics that made it so hard to be mad at him. "You put a sock in my mouth, you fucking dick!"
"Your face," was all Todd could choke out.
"Your face is going to get one hell of a beating if you don't quit laughing," Levon growled. Todd just laughed harder. Levon grabbed the man by the legs and yanked him off the couch. Todd's laughter didn't halt as he hit the ground and Levon pinned him to the floor.
"You gonna beat me up now?" Todd grinned widely and Levon gazed down at the beautiful man below him.
"I should," Levon said, he grimaced. "Was that even a clean sock?"
"I found it on the floor," Todd said cheekily. "So I can't be sure."
"That's disgusting," Levon grunted. Then he dove down and kissed Todd, shoving his tongue into the warm mouth. Todd didn't fight him at all, hands moving to grip Levon's hips. Levon pulled away a few moments later, watching and loving the dazed way that Todd blinked his eyes open after he'd been kissed. "Now we can share the germs."
"I hate you," Todd said, the words empty and almost affectionate. "You've made us miss so much of the movie."
"You started it," Levon smirked and Todd squeezed Levon's hips before shoving the man off him. Levon allowed their moment to be ruined and they both climbed on to the couch. Todd set the movie back so they could watch it from the beginning, shooting an accusing glance at Levon for making him miss 'the best part' and Levon rolled his eyes.
Twenty minutes in and Todd wrapped his arm around Levon's shoulder, drawing Levon's slumped form against his side. Levon smiled slightly at the gory scene on the TV, dropping his head against Todd's shoulder contentedly.
"I don't hate you," Todd whispered against his hair and Levon grinned.
"I love you too," Levon whispered back and felt Todd smile.
"That's not what I said."
"But it's what you meant."
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