New Haven

Chapter Forty-Three: Oh What Fun
-Two weeks later Duo’s and Wufei’s bedroom. -
Duo stretched and felt a small twinge from the wound in his side and sighed. Wufei had to go to the office about THE BASTARD and would be home later. They both had busy schedules. Now that Duo’s shoulder was starting to get some of its mobility back, Sally had advised taking it slow and going to a physical therapist. So Duo’s mornings were spent in therapy and his afternoons assisting where he could in renovations and rebuilding that he could. He stared out the window and grumbled. Wufei and he had no time at all for themselves. What with the plans for New Haven, the court case, therapy, supervising tutors, and planning the wedding. (Unfortunately Anne, Sally, Suki and Noin had heard about what they had so far planned and vetoed it.) Both he and Wufei had been too tired to do more than spoon together as they had fell asleep.
Duo growled as he thought about what they had gotten into when they had told the women they could help. So far everything sounded good but Duo knew that his sister was going to throw something that would embarrass him and Wufei into the plans. He rubbed his hands over his face as he thought of this and shook his head trying to get rid of the thought. ‘Don’t think about that.’ He told himself silently, ‘Think about the night you want to plan for you and Wufei.’ He went over his mental list as a flush crossed his features. ‘Tonight is going to be soooo gooooood.’
The sound of the apartment door to the garage caught his attention. He rushed out to see who was home. He saw Trowa making his usual silent way through the house. It wasn’t as silent as Duo was but it was close.
Duo grinned at his opportunity. He silently crept up behind Trowa as the man tried to hide a bag in the closet by the front door of the closet. “How you doing Tro?” Duo’s grin became a full blown manic grin of delight. He had caught the silent Heavyarms in the act. What act he didn’t know. But he caught him.
“Jesus FUCKING Christ!!!” Trowa shouted turning to confront the person who had caught him.
“What ya got there Tro?” Duo asked curiously. He grabbed the bag and whistled at the contents. “And I thought I had a fetish.” A slow grin spread across his face. “You DO know that you now owe me big time?”
Trowa groaned and attempted to grab the bag back from Duo, but Duo danced away with his usual vigor. “Damnit Duo what do you want?” Trowa finally growled as Duo managed to dance away from him easily. The braided man even evaded a few moves that had helped him so well during the war. Only Wufei had managed to do that.
“I want you to convince Quatre and Heero to take the kids out and visit one of his sisters…” Duo stopped with a frown. A grin spread across his face suddenly. “Take them to see your sister for a visit. She is in town with the circus group she works with.” Duo grinned unrepentantly.
Trowa blinked and stared at Duo in disconcertion. “Why?”
Duo rolled his eyes as he swung the bag enticingly. “Because I want a night with Wufei. A SPECIAL night. With no interruptions.” Duo informed him.
Trowa widened his eyes. “You want us out of the apartment so that you can have a night of sexual activity?” He questioned slowly and softly.
“Yes.” Duo met the other man’s eyes. The laughter and joking of before melted away to seriousness. “I need to feel safe. That someone won’t come in unexpectedly and interrupt.” He flushed slightly and looked down.
Trowa blinked and thought over the words he had been told. He winced as he remembered the sights he had seen at the base. “Not a problem. You don’t need to blackmail me.”
“I know. I just wanted to see what you were trying to hide.” Duo said with a grin as he darted away from the silent one. “Trowa likes jelly babies! He hides them in the back of the coat closet!” He shouted as he darted down the hall and slid into the room that Heero and Quatre were emptying out of Heero’s office to make an extra washroom for the kids.
“Is that where he hides them?” Quatre looked up from the box that he was filling with files. “I have been trying to find his stash forever.”
Heero blinked in delight. “Good. I can loot anytime I want now.” He turned back to what he was doing without a backward glance.
“You’re the one that was looting?” Trowa growled in disgust. “I should have known. Now I have to find a new place to hide it.”
“Don’t try. It’s useless. Duo will just search the house and tell everyone where it is when he finds it.” A tired voice growled behind Trowa. “That reminds me. Trowa I believe your sister is in town. Why don’t you take the kids and your lovers for a visit? I am too tired to go.” Wufei grumbled as he made his way to the washroom.
Duo grinned at Trowa and then frowned. He followed his love to the washroom, and leaned against the wall and waited for him to finish using the facility.
“What do you say to an intimate night just for us?” Wufei asked calmly as he washed his hands.
A slow grin spread across Duo’s features. “Great minds think alike.” Duo murmured as Wufei pressed him into the wall. Wufei raised an eyebrow curiously questioningly. “I wanted a night with you. So I asked Trowa to help me out. I also had fun teasing him.” Duo grinned up unrepentantly.
Wufei growled in delight before placing a mind drugging kiss to laughing lips. “A quiet night of romantic seduction.” He murmured as he pulled away.
Duo murmured his agreement as he slowly followed the older man out of the room.
“I think that Wufei has a good idea.” Trowa’s voice growled as Duo and Wufei made their way back down the hall. “I haven’t seen my sister in a while and it will be fun for the kids to see the circus.”
“I just don’t think it is a good…” Quatre’s voice trailed off.
Duo peeked into the room to find Heero gripping Quatre’s shoulder. He was peering up as his taller lover with searching eyes. He nodded at what he found.
“Duo and Wufei need time for themselves. We have been together for a great deal longer than they have. They need bonding time. This is a cover for us to get the children out of the house and give them time to be together.” He looked at Quatre wryly. “Wufei has done this for us several times. It is only right that we do so for him as well.”
Quatre’s eyes widened in sudden understanding. He winced and looked over at Duo with an apologetic look slowly crossing his features. “No problem. I guess we had better round up the kids.”
Duo nodded and dashed across the hall to Sakura’s room. He gave a thumbs-up to Wufei as he tickled his daughter into submission.
“Hey Sakura Blossom,” Quatre called as he moved to the door where Duo stood. He was carrying a box that he had just filled with files. “Would you like to go see a circus?”
Sakura slowly sat up with the help of her father. She looked at her Uncle Quatre curiously. “Like in the clown book?” She asked as delight started to take over.
“You bet ya.” Quatre answered with a grin.
Sakura literally bounced herself off the bed. She landed with surprising ease as she squealed in delight.
“Let’s go get the others.” Quatre urged as he shifted the box he was carrying in his arms. Sakura swept by him imitating a miniature whirlwind.
Duo grinned in delight as Wufei carefully wrapped an arm around his waist and rested his chin on his good shoulder.
The night was going to go very well for them.