Sooooo, maybe my Bridgerton eating brain is on crack but… hear me out.
Chenford wedding —> we know Tim is a softie🥹😍 God bless him for that, but I’m wondering is he going to get teary eyed seeing Lucy walking down the aisle with everyone around them? And because I’m not familiar in the area but with both of them being police, what are they going to wear? I know that men are wearing their uniform (that is) for special occasions, or at least military does it. What do you think about theirs when the time comes?
Kon repeats the cycle countless of times as he paces the length of the kitchen in the Kent farmhouse. His mind is in overdrive as his thoughts become more frantic by the second. Powered by overthinking and worry, Kon is getting more worked up as time ticks by. He needs to make a decision but he doesn’t know what to do.
Unfortunately the person he called for help has been anything but, Kara stands to the side watching Kon pace up and down with a look of amusement on her face. If he wasn’t so caught up in his issue he would be annoyed at her.
After a few more minutes of pacing Kara sighs and straightens up from her slouched position and plays with her hair over one shoulder. “Do you and Tim have any plans already?”
Kon abruptly stops and stares at her in disbelief. “No! We don’t! Do you think I would be so worked up over this if something had already been organised? I have no clue on what to do or what to even get him!”
“You’re overthinking this.” She tells him sounding exasperated.
Kon wants to snap at her but decides against it. He knows he’s overthinking it but she doesn’t need to point it out. That isn’t helpful in the slightest. Running a hand through his hair, Kon takes a deep breath in before letting out and casts his cousin a side glance.
“Do you think it really matters? I mean, after all it’s not exactly a milestone. We’ve both been busy and it hasn’t come up until now.”
After rolling her eyes Kara sends him an unimpressed look. “Of course it matters Kon! It’s your anniversary, it’s a special occasion no matter what number is attached to the date.” She pauses looking thoughtful for moment before continuing on, this time her voice in a much softer tone. “If you can’t think of anything to get him, why don’t you take him out to dinner? Just spend time with him.”
Kon thinks it over for a moment before making a face at the idea. “Isn't that a little cliché?”
Kara shrugs, not bothered by his repulsed reaction to her suggestion. “Perhaps, but it’s the thought that counts.”
He thinks over the idea again, this time not dismissing it straight away. Could he take Tim out to dinner? He knows they both have the day off (partial to absolute emergencies) so it’s a possibility. But where could they go, would Tim even like the potential place Kon would pick for them, what if he picks wrong? This idea has done anything but help him, it’s simply added to his anxiety and making him overthink everything even more.
As soon as Kon unconsciously starts pacing again, Kara throws her hands up and leaves the room, clearly done with his restless behaviour. As she leaves she shouts over her shoulder, “just decide on something Kon! You’re being ridiculous.”
Kon stops his pacing to scowl at the now empty space where his cousin had been. “You’ve been no help!”
“Whatever.”
Kon goes back to his pacing wearing a scowl. His mind is still reeling with ideas on what present he could get Tim for their anniversary or even what they could do for it.
He doesn’t know how much time passes as he stays in the kitchen but he breaks away from his thoughts when he gets called to do chores.
The topic of their anniversary doesn’t actually come up until the day of their anniversary. The build up to the day has been nothing but hectic therefore not really giving him, or Tim, any time to actually sit down and talk about it together.
On the day of their anniversary they wake up together in the early afternoon, that’s after getting back during early hours from a rather draining mission and doing nothing but sleep until then. Upon waking up they trade lazily kisses and quiet mumbles of greetings. It isn’t until late afternoon they actually get up to face the day, having spent nearly all of it in bed cuddled together (Kon certainly isn’t complaining about that).
It’s when Tim is in the shower that Kon remembers what he had planned, only remembering such plans after turning on his phone and checking his emails to find a reminder email about a reservation he made in a nearby Italian restaurant. He slaps a hand to his forehead in disbelief, he can’t believe he forgot about the dinner plans! Thank god he looked at his phone and thank heavens for reminders.
After the initial shock has faded, a wave of worry hits him. Will Tim like the idea, will he want to go to this restaurant?
Tim soon emerges from the shower, he's dressed in some grey sweats, a green jumper, a towel is around his shoulders with his hair still damp. Somehow, as soon as he stepped foot in the bedroom, he knew something was up. Kon doesn’t know how Tim does it. What could have given him away? He's sat at the foot of the bed, bare feet planted on the ground with his elbows on his knees and his phone in his hand.
Tim narrows his eyes at him. “What’s wrong?”
Kon looks up in surprise. “I – uh, what? Nothing’s wrong!”
“Kon, something is up, what is it?” Tim questions. He drops the towel down onto the ground and steps towards Kon, nudging his way between his legs and cupping his face with his warm hands. “Is it something bad? You can tell me you know.”
Kon chucks his phone behind him and reaches up to capture Tim’s hands in his own, he turns his head side to side to press a kiss to each palm. “It’s nothing bad, I promise…” he hesitates before continuing, worried about Tim’s reaction, “I – uh – I do have something to tell you though.”
Tim squeezes his hands reassuringly.
Swallowing thickly Kon continues, “As it’s our anniversary I wanted to get you something but I didn’t know what to get you. I know we hadn’t spoken about anything but I went ahead and… I made reservations, for us, for tonight, as part of our anniversary and as a gift to you.”
He snaps his eyes close so he doesn’t have to look at Tim’s reaction. That’s why when Tim suddenly plants his lips on Kon’s he jumps a little, unexpecting the action. He quickly melts into the kiss though, even letting out a low moan when Tim climbs on top of him to straddle his legs.
When they pull apart they’re breathless and looking widely at one another. Kon blinks wondering what that kiss really meant to his plans, just as he's about to ask Tim beats him to it.
“That’s a wonderful idea Kon. To be honest I haven’t even given today any thought. I feel bad now, I haven’t actually gotten you anything or even thought about the day other than just spending it with you.”
Kon shrugs shyly, feeling a blush rush across his cheeks. “It’s not a big deal. I actually forgot all about it until just moments ago.”
Tim raises an eyebrow. “Was that the thing bothering you? Were you worried about telling me your plans?”
“Yeah,” Kon admits nodding, “I don’t know why I just got so worked up over wanting to do something for you and whether you would like the idea or not. I can’t believe you knew something was up instantly though.”
Tim sends him a sly grin. “I have my ways,” his grin quickly softens, “When and where have you booked for us? It’s been a while since we’ve been out, it’ll be nice and make a change.”
“That Italian place nearby, we’ve been meaning to try it for some time so I figured why not. I’ve booked us a table for six thirty.”
“Why not indeed. Six thirty sounds good, we can have something small now and save room for the main meal later on since it’s only in a couple hours.”
Kon hums and leans up to kiss Tim again, to which Tim instantly responds to, and they trade lazy kisses for a few long moments. When they pull away once again Kon blinks up at him. “In the meantime I need to shower and decide what to wear. I think it’s a fancy place but you don’t have to go over the top kind of thing.”
Tim hums and slides off his lap, Kon misses his warmth immediately, and goes over to the towel he had dropped earlier. Picking it up he sends Kon a smile. “While you do that I’m going to go put some washing on and then whip us up something light to eat.”
Kon nods and watches Tim leave the room. He stays on the bed for a few seconds suddenly feeling giddy with happiness and excitement. He can’t believe Tim likes the idea and he's so relieved he does. Perhaps Kara had actually been onto something when she suggested to go out for dinner together (not that he would ever tell her that). A smile breaks out on his own face and he finally gets up to freshen up, after all Tim is waiting for him and he’s currently wasting precious time.
