Carlos should have gone home after tk was taken to the hospital he knew he should have left he really had no business there but he needed to know tk was okay
"Officer Reyes ." Owen said " he's awake did you wanna go see him ?" Owen said with a small smile " I wouldn't wanna -."Carlos said " nonsense ." Owen said
"Knock knock ." Carlos said leaning against the door " I snagged you a chocolate milk ." Carlos said with a little laughed "as I cop aren't you supposed to enforce the law not break it." Tk mumbled " it was gonna come here anyways ." Carlos said " thanks ." Tk smiled as Carlos gave him the drink
" I can leave if this is uncomfortable for you I just wanted to make sure you were okay ." Carlos said "no no sorry I'm just a little uncomfortable with the stitches .." tk said " right sorry ." Carlos said " he's not gonna hurt you anymore he is being transported to a facility outside of Austin ." Carlos said " thank you .." tk said " and I'm sorry I was such an ass to you ." Tk said " it's hard to ask for help I get it ." Carlos said as tk rubbed his eyes "the meds hitting ?" Carlos said " a bit ." Tk said with a yawn " I'll leave so you can get some rest ." Carlos said " wait - can you stay ?" Tk said " my dad left and I don't wanna be alone .." tk said
" yeah sure ." Carlos said "thanks ." Tk said softly
Carlos sat in the chair before he knew it the medicine they gave tk had fully kicked in and he was out like a light
Carlos ran his fingers through Tk's hair brushing it out of his face tk leaned into the touch softly he looked calm this had been the calmest tk had looked from the first day Carlos met him he was safe he didn't have to worry anymore
For some reason that thought brought Carlos peace this wasn't like any other abuse cases Carlos had worked on this was different he felt connected to this case and seeing tk in the bathroom floor with a pool of blood surrounding his made him feel empty and now that he was sitting here next to tk
He didn't wanna leave he wanted to stay as long as tk was here he wanted to stay he didn't realize how long he zoned out for because when he came back from his own mind tk was looking up at him with a look of concern on his face " you okay..?" Tk mumbled "hm?" Carlos said " you zoned out."'tk said Carlos hadn't even realized his hand was still intertwined with Tk's hair rubbing it gently " shit sorry ." Carlos said " it was nice ." Tk said giving Carlos a smile " you should rest ." Carlos said " I'd rather make sure your okay ."'tk admitted " I'm okay I'll be here when you wake up .." Carlos said
It had been a week since the whole hospital incident and they hadn't talked about it since but when Carlos's phone rang at 1 in the morning and Tk's contact popped up he answered it
"What's up ?" Carlos asked " I didn't wake you did I ?" Tk said with concern " no I was watching some stupid baking competition." Carlos said " why are you up figured the meds would have you out ?" Carlos said sitting up in bed " it's to quiet and can't stop thinking about it .." tk said but when silence fell tk got insecure " I'm sorry I shouldn't have called ." Tk said " no I'm glad you did -." Carlos said " do you want me to come over ?" Carlos said " Carlos it's late you don't -." Tk said " do you want me to ." Carlos said " yeah ." Tk said
It wasn't long till Carlos arrived at Owens and now Tk's place temporarily tk let him In leading him to his room " thank you for coming .." tk said softly " anytime that's what friends are for ." Carlos said friends it sounded weird tk call them friends for a week now they have been in this limbo of uncertainty of what they are they
Carlos laid on Tk's bed patting Tk's side for him to get in Carlos tucked tk in making sure the covers were over him " you okay with this ?" Carlos asked as tk gave him a nod Carlos wrapped his arm around Tk's chest " warm enough ?" Carlos asked " yeah .." tk said
Silence fell between the two Carlos keeping his body so that he was spooning Tk "hey Carlos ." Tk said turning around "you okay ." Carlos said quickly followed by tk kissing him Carlos didn't resist he indulged in the kiss When tk finnakg pulled out he looked up at Carlos's face "was that okay ?" Tk said Carlos Just kissed him again " more than okay ." Carlos responded but one thing was made clear with that kiss that they were definitely more than friends
That morning Carlos woke up to Tk's head buried in his chest he just smiled he ran his fingers up and down Tk's back then up through his hair "mm." Tk mumbled " morning sleepyhead ." Carlos said "tired.." tk mumbled against Carlos's shirt " proves my point ." Carlos laughed " shut up ." Tk said with a small laugh
"Wakey wakey ." Carlos said tickling tk " Los - stop ." Tk laughed "ow shit ." tk muttered under his breath turning over on his back placing his hand over his incision "im so sorry.. Let me see." Carlos said tk rolled up his shirt to reveal the still purple bruise and yellow bruising around the stitches " I'm sorry I forgot -" Carlos said "it's okay you didn't know ." tk said
" I've gotta shift ." Carlos said kissing tk on the head " I'll see you later." Carlos smiled " be safe ." Tk said
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The Great War - A Tarlos Love story
Fanfiction"Life is unpredictable and control is just an illusion. And it makes us feel small and powerless." But when control becomes to much people get hurt It turned into something bigger Somewhere in the haze, got a sense I'd been betrayed Your finger on...
