Fake Fan Fiction ❯ All's Fair In War and Love ❯ Epilogue ( Chapter 10 )

Title: All's Fair In War and Love Epilogue

Rating: NC-17

Fandom: FAKE
Pairings: Ryo/Dee

Characters: None
Warnings: Adult situations, foul mouths, two men in a loving relationship. This chapter contains lemon - very explicit lemon.
Spoilers: All 7 volumes
Summary: Finding himself once again alone at the supermarket check out, Dee finally confronts Ryo on something that has been bothering him since he first got together with Ryo.

Disclaimer: I don't own FAKE. Dee, Ryo and the other FAKE characters are the genius of Sanami Matoh.

 

This fic started as an idea being bounced back and forth between DeeRyoFan and myself on IM. Most of Ryo's parts in this fic are because of her. Thanks to her for helping me write this fic.

Great big thanks to Gracie Musica for doing the beta for this. Thanks, Gracie! *hugs*

 

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Dee waited patiently for his turn at the check out counter. At least he tried to wait patiently as the woman before him continued to talk to the man at the check out when she should have been taking her bags and leaving.

 

He glanced around and noticed he was still alone with their groceries. A few minutes ago, Ryo had placed the magazine he was reading down and touching Dee's shoulder said softly, “Be right back.”

 

Dee sighed as the woman chatted on. He glanced at his watch. It had been a very long day, and all he wanted to do was get out of there and go home and relax for the evening. Couldn't she see the man at the checkout was just merely being polite, and not really interested in her idle chattering?

 

The woman finally started to take her bags and turning to Dee, she smiled. “I'm sorry. Sometimes I just talk to much.”

 

Dee merely nodded politely as he thought, `Yeah, way too much.'

 

The man behind the counter greeted Dee and started to ring up his items, giving him room to place the remaining items in his shopping cart onto the counter. Dee watched as the man concentrated on his task. That poor guy was probably glad to finally have a silent customer, Dee thought.

 

Suddenly a body pressed against Dee's from behind as Ryo's left hand snaked around Dee to drop something on the counter. The ring on Ryo's ring finger sparkled in the rays of the setting sun coming in through the large windows. Dee grabbed the hand with his own, a matching ring on his finger and entwined their fingers for a moment.

 

He looked back at Ryo, who leaned over to briefly kiss his lips. “Now you remember, Mr. Laytner-MacLean?” Dee asked amused.

 

Ryo shrugged. “You avoided that aisle, so it slipped my mind. Until I saw an ad in the magazine,” he replied with a chuckle as he leaned closer. He tapped Dee's nose. “You need to start taking note of when we're running low once in a while.” The dark eyes were filled with amusement.

 

Dee grinned as Ryo moved to stand beside Dee, yet managing to still lean against Dee. “Well, I guess I should.”

 

Ryo chuckled. “Yeah, I think you should. I have to remember we need it AND buy it these days.”

 

“Hey! That's not true.” Dee indicated the bottle Ryo had dropped onto the counter. “I'm buying it now… Uh… AstroGlide?”

 

Ryo laughed as he watched the expected response now that Dee had noticed the brand. He leaned over to kiss Dee's heated cheek. “It was really that bad that day?” he asked, knowing why Dee never selected that particular brand. If it wasn't for Ryo, they never would use it. Ryo usually selected it for amusement; he enjoyed making his husband blush once in a while. That was one of the few things that could still make Dee blush. When Dee nodded, Ryo kissed him again. “At least you were able to pick up other brands, Astro Boy.”

 

“Ryo!” Dee laughed, burying his face on the side of Ryo's head. He held Ryo's hand. “I found out later that Penguin knew exactly what it was that dropped out from my shirt.” He shook his head. “There are some things a man never wants to hear come out of his mother's mouth. Especially when his mother is a nun.”

 

Ryo laughed more. “She knows exactly what it is you've been doing all these years, Dee. Especially now that you're a married man.” Ryo briefly kissed the side of Dee's head.

 

“I know, but still… sheesh.” Dee lifted his head.

 

Ryo removed his wallet from his back pocket to take out his credit card. “Anyway, today I'm buying it. Again. It's my turn for the groceries anyway.” He grinned devilishly at Dee.

 

Dee nodded. “Yeah, I guess you're stuck buying it again. Poor you.”

 

Ryo leaned to whisper into Dee's ear. “Hey Astro Boy, I buy, I glide… you know what that means?”

 

Dee's eyes sparkled. “That it's been almost a week since I heard you say something to indicate that. Why aren't we home already?”

 

“Slow down there, hubby!” Ryo laughed. “We still have to feed Bikky when we get home.”

 

“Yeah. Right. Can we send him out for a while then?”

 

“He's going camping this weekend, so I'd rather he stay at home with us tonight.”

 

Dee nodded. “Right. Then after he goes to sleep?”

 

Ryo laughed. “Of course. Astro Boy.”

 

“Your Astro Boy,” Dee sighed. His eyes rested on the new credit card with Ryo's changed name. It read, `Randy Laytner-MacLean'. Just as Ryo's driver's license and other important documents. Just as Dee's now said `Dee Laytner-MacLean'.

 

When Ryo had proposed to him, Dee managed to show some restraint and they kept to Ryo's original plans - they went off to Toronto for their anniversary and got married. In Canada and other countries that acknowledge same sex marriages, they were a legal couple. It held true when they go to Massachusetts and New Hampshire. They were currently considering moving to Westchester County, just north of the Bronx, because while marriage licenses were not issued to same sex couples in New York State, Westchester County acknowledged those marriages performed in areas where it was legal.

 

That was six months ago. In the time waiting for their marriage vacation, Dee watched Ryo slowly come out of his shell concerning his sexuality a little more. Once they were married, it was almost frightening to watch the pace Ryo dropped the last of his walls. He married Dee because he loved him and knew Dee was the one person Ryo wanted to spend the rest of his life with. They had both legally adopted Bikky, making him their son. They were a family. Ryo decided he had no reason to hide his husband or their son from the world. Ryo was out and everywhere they went, they were a couple. Ryo demanded it as his right. Dee happily found himself in a long term same sex relationship that did not wish they could be like the straight couple. Because they were very much the same type of couple, and if someone did not like that they were two men, that was too bad for the other person.

 

Dee's life was better than he imagined it would be. He had Ryo as his husband and they were so happy together. They had Bikky as their son, and Dee felt they could not have had a better kid for a son. He knew there would be rough times ahead - it was normal and to be expected in any relationship. He was confident that they would smooth it out in a short time and continue to live happily for the rest of their lives.

 

Dee no longer felt inadequate. He was home. With his family.

 

There was really nothing else that Dee needed. He would spend the rest of his life striving to assure his family would continue to be happy. It was a goal he gladly took on.

 

Ryo leaned over to kiss him once more after he signed the receipt. They gathered up their bags to go home.

 

 

~FINI~

 

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A/N -- I know this was a shortie, but I really did not want the epilogue to evolve into a monster story of its own. I have others I need to finish, and still more ideas, if I could only find the time. Hopefully in the beginning of 2008.

TTFN