Date Night for artfullyblown

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Brian was nervous as hell. Though Nate had been at his place before this was an actual date, one he had cooked and cleaned for. He felt it was more important, bigger. Maybe it was because he took the time and effort to make lasagna and garlic bread. He didn’t usually go to such efforts for dinner when it was just himself which just reinforced that

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[artfullyblown]

Because they'd planned this, Nate actually made arrangements to get to Brian's without having to bike. After all, this was a proper date and he didn't want to show up sweating. Once again he found himself walking up to a familiar door, but this time he was a far more nervous. As promised, he'd brought dessert, just a simple pie and a carton of ice cream to go all à la mode with it. Nate took a deep breath and tried to find his calm before knocking lightly at the door.

[paintnheart]

He went still for just a second, then took a deep breath and went to answer the door. He smiled when he saw Nate. He always seemed to smile when he saw Nate.

"Come in," he said, stepping back to let him pass.

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"Hey," Nate greeted with a grin and a nod. Something about seeing Brian smile made him smile, too. It was contagious, like yawning. He stepped inside and the scent of Italian food immediately struck him and prompted his stomach to rumble. It wasn't that he hadn't eaten because he was nervous about their date as much as he'd been busy working on a new piece and just forgot to do more than snack.

"Um, I need to get some of this in the freezer." Nate lifted the bag with the pie and ice cream to indicated what 'this' was.

[paintnheart]

"Oh sure. You remember where the kitchen is."

He didn't mind Nate moving around his apartment freely. He already knew where everything was and it wasn't like there was anything embarrassing in his freezer.

"Or I could take it," he said in a rush, remembering that Nate was a guest tonight and he should be polite.