He loves that Spencer is excited about the tour. Joel is, too, of course, he's been looking forward to this ever since Spencer brought it up and he isn't even sure what the biggest draw is. He very much likes the idea of the tour itself, visiting all these different bars where different authors would have worked. He loves the idea of getting a chance to do something like this with his husband, the only person in his life who shares the same interests, the only person he's ever known who would be interested in something like this. And then there's the thought of drinking a shot of whiskey at every bar, something that's already become something of a tradition for the two of them. It's nice enough on its own, but then he thinks about the two of them spending the afternoon progressively getting more and more drunk, he thinks about stumbling back through the streets of New York, happy and drunk with his husband, and he isn't sure there's anything else in the world he'd like as much as that. They deserve it. Not just because things have been difficult for them, not because they have a baby on the way, not because there's any special reason they deserve it. They just do. Sometimes people deserve to have some time off even if things haven't been hard and he thinks he and Spencer have been working toward something like this for a long time.
"It's probably a good idea," he agrees, taking the blue cardigan and shrugging it over his shoulders, since Spencer seems to want the grey one. It's one of his favourite things, though, seeing Spencer wearing his clothes and Joel doesn't even entirely understand it, but it's charming in a way. Seeing someone he loves so much in something that's so familiar to him, something that's been in his closet for years, something he's worn himself countless times. They've been doing this practically since they began seeing each other and he still remembers the first time he had seen Spencer wearing his clothes, how nice it had felt, how something warm and happy had bloomed in his chest and made him realize all over again just how pleased he was to have met this incredible man.
"We could get to the first bar early," he says as he pats his pockets, making sure he has his wallet and his phone. "Get something to eat there before the tour starts. The first bar is more of a pub really, I was looking at it online yesterday and they have a pretty good menu. It's supposed to be reminiscent of an English pub, although I've never actually been to England so I'm not sure how accurate it will actually be." But the menu had looked appetizing and he doesn't want to miss the start of the tour just because they've gotten lost trying to find some other restaurant. It's not the end of the world if they miss this one, there's another one scheduled for tomorrow, but they're set to return home on Monday afternoon and Joel wants to be able to enjoy the tour itself, the night that follows and not worry about traveling with the possible hangover he's going to wake up with the next day.
He turns toward Spencer, smooths his hands gently over his shoulders while taking care not to put too much pressure on the one that had been injured not all that long ago. "You look better in my cardigans than I do," he says, although he's smiling and he doesn't sound particularly put out by this fact. Spencer looks better in most things than he does, he has the perfect frame for most clothes, and Joel doesn't think he has any idea how good he looks without even trying. There are people who pass them by and actually turn to look at Spencer as they go and he doesn't think his husband realizes that either. He doesn't have an ego, he would probably deny it profusely if Joel were to ever point it out that someone was looking at him, but that's just one more thing he loves so much about his husband.
It doesn't hurt that he feels a faint sense of smug pride when someone else looks at Spencer. They look at him because they find him attractive and Joel is the one who gets to be with him.
"Come on," he says as he does up the buttons of his cardigan, then reaches for Spencer's hand. "Before you end up distracting me and we do miss the start of the tour." He's not even doing anything that someone else might consider remotely distracting, but the truth is that Spencer doesn't need to do anything at all. He just needs to be there. If he smiles or starts talking about books, Joel isn't sure he's going to be able to control himself for long enough to get out of the apartment.
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"It's probably a good idea," he agrees, taking the blue cardigan and shrugging it over his shoulders, since Spencer seems to want the grey one. It's one of his favourite things, though, seeing Spencer wearing his clothes and Joel doesn't even entirely understand it, but it's charming in a way. Seeing someone he loves so much in something that's so familiar to him, something that's been in his closet for years, something he's worn himself countless times. They've been doing this practically since they began seeing each other and he still remembers the first time he had seen Spencer wearing his clothes, how nice it had felt, how something warm and happy had bloomed in his chest and made him realize all over again just how pleased he was to have met this incredible man.
"We could get to the first bar early," he says as he pats his pockets, making sure he has his wallet and his phone. "Get something to eat there before the tour starts. The first bar is more of a pub really, I was looking at it online yesterday and they have a pretty good menu. It's supposed to be reminiscent of an English pub, although I've never actually been to England so I'm not sure how accurate it will actually be." But the menu had looked appetizing and he doesn't want to miss the start of the tour just because they've gotten lost trying to find some other restaurant. It's not the end of the world if they miss this one, there's another one scheduled for tomorrow, but they're set to return home on Monday afternoon and Joel wants to be able to enjoy the tour itself, the night that follows and not worry about traveling with the possible hangover he's going to wake up with the next day.
He turns toward Spencer, smooths his hands gently over his shoulders while taking care not to put too much pressure on the one that had been injured not all that long ago. "You look better in my cardigans than I do," he says, although he's smiling and he doesn't sound particularly put out by this fact. Spencer looks better in most things than he does, he has the perfect frame for most clothes, and Joel doesn't think he has any idea how good he looks without even trying. There are people who pass them by and actually turn to look at Spencer as they go and he doesn't think his husband realizes that either. He doesn't have an ego, he would probably deny it profusely if Joel were to ever point it out that someone was looking at him, but that's just one more thing he loves so much about his husband.
It doesn't hurt that he feels a faint sense of smug pride when someone else looks at Spencer. They look at him because they find him attractive and Joel is the one who gets to be with him.
"Come on," he says as he does up the buttons of his cardigan, then reaches for Spencer's hand. "Before you end up distracting me and we do miss the start of the tour." He's not even doing anything that someone else might consider remotely distracting, but the truth is that Spencer doesn't need to do anything at all. He just needs to be there. If he smiles or starts talking about books, Joel isn't sure he's going to be able to control himself for long enough to get out of the apartment.