Greg Loves Warrick, Part 5/5
Greg Loves Warrick 5/5
Shiny Happy People
Summary: Greg is minutes away from ending his and Warrick's relationship when the other man is injured in a car accident.
Greg Loves Warrick
05. happy shiny people
Greg avoids his own apartment for a week. He keeps his conversations with Nick at work completely professional. It's killing him. He wants to make sure Warrick is going to his appointments and taking his meds. He wants to know how Rick’s physical therapy is progressing and if he's getting enough sleep. He wants to know if Warrick…misses him. And it's stupid. Greg knows it's stupid. He wants to bang his head against a locker for how stupid it is. Greg cannot stop loving Warrick. He can't make his brain and heart and soul stop. He tries. Again and again, he tries.
He can't avoid his apartment for much longer though. He needs clothes and can't pay the cost of a hotel room for the rest of his life. Greg promises himself he'll go back to his place after work. The one day he doesn't want his shift to end, it seems to fly by. He leaves the lab saying goodbye to Nick and Sara. He walks through the parking lot toward his car, and when he looks up, there is Warrick, leaning against the driver's side door. There is no escaping him.
Greg looks around for a wheel chair or crutches or...they aren't around. "You're standing."
Warrick lets out a short laugh, "barely."
Greg looks more closely and can see the tight set to Warrick's mouth that conveys the strain he's putting himself through to stand in front of Greg. "Jesus, Warrick, this is what I'm talking about." Greg runs his hand through his hair. "Why the hell would you put yourself through this just to stand in front of me. I don't know if you just don't care about your own health or if your too proud..." Greg trails off. He begins again, more calmly. "Where's your wheelchair? or your crutches?" He looks around again as if they will suddenly appear.
Warrick grabs Greg's wrist. "Greg, wait...fuck, I suck at this. I'm not trying to prove anything. I just wanted to surprise you." Warrick shifts his stance. "Greg, I know I fucked up. I fucked up way before the accident. I fucked up in the hospital. I fucked up after the accident. But I do love you. I love you more than I've ever loved anyone else."
Greg stalls. "Do you need to sit down?"
"Umm..." Warrick looks around.
Greg points to the car. "We should sit." He walks around and opens the passenger side door for Warrick. He goes around to the other side and gets in. He waits for Warrick to shut his door before beginning. "I don't believe you."
"You don't believe I love you?"
"Warrick, the circumstances under which you said it for the first time--"
"Bullshit. I know I never say it. I'll never say it as often as you like. I'm not that guy. But deep down, you know how I feel about you Greg. You know everything about me. I refuse to believe you don't know this."
Greg knows. He's always known.
Warrick takes an audible breath. "Granted, we have a lot of issues. I have a lot of issues. None of those issues are love though. We both love each other."
Greg nods and gives a half smile that's more like a grimace. "Yeah, we do. But the issues? Maybe I can't deal with them?" And therein lies the problem. The problem isn't all of their problems. Every relationship has problems. The problem is Greg isn't sure he can deal with them all anymore. He doesn't know how to fix them. He's not sure it's worth it anymore.
"Maybe you can't."
"Goddamnit Warr--"
"Warrick's Issue #1: I give up too easily." Warrick meets Greg's eyes and smiles. "This is what I'm giving you, Greg. I can't promise everything will work out. I can't promise things will change. I can promise we'll work on it together. I promise you'll never be alone in this again. You won't be the only one wanting us to be together."
Warrick leans over the console and cups Greg's cheek in his palm. "Come on, babe, one more chance. That's all I'm asking."
The problem is Greg loves Warrick and he's never been able to say no. "One more chance." Warrick leans in for a kiss and as he's pulling away Greg asks, "do you really have a list of your issues?"
"Yes, yes I do. I have a list of yours too."
Greg feigns indignation. "I have issues?!"
Warrick's lips have moved on to Greg's jaw. "Yup. Your list is almost as long as mine."
"What's my number one issue?"
Warrick's lips move up to Greg's ear. "Greg's Issue #1: He loves Warrick."
The End
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