Niko remembered when Jake first revealed that he had been doing all he could to get his shifts to line up with his. It was without a doubt one of the sweetest if not THE sweetest thing anyone had done, in his opinion. His mind and his heart were more than set on marrying Jake. They worked on so many levels, and he knew that Jake would do anything for him. Likewise, he would do anything for Jake.
āOh my god, yeah⦠Can you imagine? Baby, they are gonna freak,ā he mused, laughing along with Jake and kissing his chin. āI can already see it.ā He had thought about taking Jakeās name, but he never realized that maybe Jake would want to take his name instead, and to hear that from him made Nikolaj feel like his heart was swelling with happiness. He chuckled softly and smiled, capturing his lips in another kiss. āIakov Rzeznik. I love it,ā he mumbled against the otherās lips.
But when Jake revealed he had a semi, Niko flashed an impish grin, pulling away from the other and began backtracking towards the bathroom. He tugged on the sweater he was wearing and pulled it up over his head, tossing it aside and revealing his toned, muscular chest. āI need you to hose me down, Mr. Firehose,ā he teased, wiggling his brows. He looked over his shoulder as he continued to semi-strip tease Jake just to make sure he wasnāt going to trip over anything and make himself look like an ass. He turned his gaze back to Jake and reached down to unbutton his jeans, sliding out of them rather unceremoniously, but still grinning. āYou sure you wanna chain yourself to all of this for the rest of your life?ā he teased, giving Jake a playful little flex with one arm and rubbing his own chest idly with the other.
Jake goes to shrug, but winds up whining out in pain at the attempt. He needs to stop doing that, because heās too dependent on wordless gestures as it stands.Ā āFuck...ā he whimpers practically.Ā āWest will lose his shit,ā he admits. Grayson probably will too, and only because Niko couldnāt commit to him like he had with Jake. He wonders honestly just how much theyād both subconsciously known the other was right for the other. Of course Jake had been in love with Colt, but the manās jealousy ruined all of that.Ā āMake them eat the bad lasagna, put a lovely note signed from the Captain, itās perfect. Make them think he made it, thatāll be perfect,ā he snickers. Jake kisses back, pressing in so they can savor the moment. They didnāt need to get engaged and be talking about their exes, this moment needed to be about them.
āI love it,ā he murmurs, leaning in to kiss him again for good measure.Ā āLove you, too,ā he grins, pressing back in to give Niko the kiss of his life. By the time heās pulled back, heās breathless and sweating a bit from the effort. He needed to work on his endurance again. As he dwells on the name though, he wonders how long he has to wait for it. Will Niko want a wedding? Will he want people there? Jakeās inclined to just go to city hall to get it done, have a party with a very select few afterwards. He wonders if this might be too much for Niko, if he... he doesnāt want to wind up like Grayson. Heād need to find a way to broach that subject carefully and soon.
And thatās it, itās the impish grin that gets him. His boyfriend, no, his fiancee may be older than him, but God he could be such a kid. He loved that about him, loved everything about him. Or at least he thought. The hosing him down part, he knows he doesnāt mean a golden shower, so that part comes off sexy still. Watching as Niko strips down for him, itās honestly the best. Jake stands up, itās slow, a little wobbly, but heās got it.Ā āYou know,ā Jake starts, walking up towards him while working on his belt and pants.Ā āI was absolutely ready to marry you tonight. But after watching you dance babe, I think I might need that ring back.ā Jakeās standing over him now, leaning down to kiss the other again. Itās brief, chaste even, stopping the second his pants hit the floor.Ā āGet me out of this harness and shirt?ā Jake asks, looking Niko right in the eyes.Ā āYou help me out here, I just might be ready to forgive you, Bunny.ā