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“Might be?” Daniel said incredulously, grimacing as he settled back comfortably on the couch. “Whatever! You’re weird,” he called back, toeing his shoes off as he continued scrolling through the pasta options on the menu. Noah joined him soon after, Daniel snickering as he remembered the incident. “Look, he just wanted a little taste. How was he to know garlic rolls wouldn’t agree with him?” And they really shouldn’t have gotten so fucked up and left so much food within Sumo’s reach, but that was a whole other thing.
Daniel acknowledged him with a hum, having already selected several options off the menu. He rattled off the order: two pasta dishes, and three orders of garlic rolls— some for now, some for later. “We really should get groceries at some point though,” he mused, finalizing the order. “We won’t survive on leftovers forever.” He reached into his back pocket without a second thought, reaching for the lighter he always carried. But this one? This one was new, and Daniel didn’t remember that fact until he got it out of his pocket. “Check it out, I got it at the gas station on the way back from the airport,” he said with a laugh, sitting up as he handed the lighter over. It was pink and purple with a cat wearing shades. “It’s my new favorite until it gets lost,” Daniel said, patting the spot next to him for Noah to join him— but Sumo took it as an invitation, and hopped on the couch instead.
“Sumo!” Daniel laughed, throwing an arm around the giant of a dog. He held up his other arm, waving for Noah to come over. “I already did! It’ll be here in thirty-four minutes— and you’re wrong. We definitely have frosted mini wheats, and at least three slices of Kraft singles.”
Noah listened to the order as his mouth watered. He suddenly realized he was starving. “That could be something we can do together. Or we can order pick up groceries.” Noah did like going into the stores himself and going aisle by aisle. What if he saw something that sparked his interest he didn’t know the store had? That’s only happened a couple of times, but Noah was always amazed when it did. But he also really liked going with Daniel.
Noah examined the lighter Daniel handed to him. He grinned looking at the cool cat. “He’s cooler than both of us combined,” he commented looking at the lighter. He chuckled when Daniel mentioned the lighter getting lost. “Maybe we should get a stock in the lighter industry. I feel like I pay for all their checks.” His gaze went over to the couch once Sumo made himself comfortable next to Daniel. Noah couldn’t stop the smile that spread across his face seeing both of his boys together.
He laughed, “Yeah, those three slices of Kraft will really get us through the next few weeks.” He pushed himself off of the arm of the chair to sit next to Daniel feeling the tension in his shoulders lessen. He put the blunt in his mouth and lit it with Daniel’s lighter. Noah handed the lighter back once he was finished not wanting to be the one to lose Daniels’ new lighter.
He inhaled the smoke letting it settle in his lungs for a moment longer before exhaling it slowly. He leaned his head back to look at the ceiling offering the blunt to Daniel. “I think I’m going to go back to school.” Noah looked over at Daniel to gauge is reaction. “I was thinking of doing something with my hands. What do you think?”












