[And we get all cuddly. Awww... ]

Joe yawned. He was surprisingly comfortable, sitting on the floor, his head on Chris' lap, with Chris stroking his hair. He probably could have stayed there all night. Chris needed to get up in the morning, though.

"Chris?"

"Mmm?" Chris had fallen into a daze. He was feeling secure in a way he hadn't really ever known. Everything just felt so right, in ways he'd only ever felt with Toby. This was different, but just as good. Better, really. He felt complete.

"You've got to go to work tomorrow, right?" Joe was working hard to keep his hands in check. It would've been so easy to let them go, to stroke Chris through his jeans. Joe didn't think he was quite ready for that.

"Yeah," Chris said. He wasn't actually looking forward to the day. Too many meetings with too many people, filled with action plans and crap like that. Steve always tolerated that stuff better than he did.

"Then let's go to bed," Joe said. He stood and offered his hand to Chris.

"When you say bed, you mean