The more they talk about it, the more grateful Cisco is that Hartley
seems to know so much about pets, even ones he doesn't currently own.
Not that Cisco had been thinking seriously about adopting a dog until
Hartley suggested it, but at this point he has his heart set on it,
especially considering how involved Hartley's going to be in the
entire process. It's going to be Cisco's dog in name, but, really,
Cisco's going to think of it as their dog.
"Maybe we can go shopping tomorrow," Cisco suggests, and he doesn't
necessarily mean that they'll still be together then, because they
could obviously just meet up again, but there's definitely a part of
him that wouldn't mind staying the night with Hartley, even if all
they do is sleep. "Buy the dog toys and stuff. If you don't have plans
already, of course," he adds, and he knows Hartley wants him around
(Hartley is his boyfriend now, after all), but this is all
happening so fast and Cisco doesn't want to annoy Hartley into
thinking he's made a horrible mistake in agreeing to date Cisco.
Cisco smiles when Hartley agrees to Cisco's suggestion that they
leave, and he might be imagining the dark twinkle in Hartley's eyes,
or the way Hartley glances at his mouth, but he really doesn't think
he is. He's not going to get his hopes up too high, because this is so
new, and, even though they're a couple now, this is still their first
date, but he's pretty sure Hartley wants to kiss him just as much as
he wants to kiss Hartley.
"Let's go to your place," he concurs, giving Hartley a look that he
hopes makes it clear just how much he wants to be alone with Hartley
right now. "But let me pay for dinner, okay?" he adds, taking out his
own wallet and tossing enough cash onto the table to more than cover
their food and drinks and still leave a generous tip for their
waitress. "I asked you out," he explains, meeting Hartley's eyes.
"It's our first date. I want to do it right."
He doesn't wait for Hartley to object, reaching out to take Hartley's
hand again, squeezing it once before leading Hartley toward the door.
He hopes Hartley won't mind him taking the initiative here, and,
obviously, Hartley's going to have to take over directing them once
they're outside (since Cisco doesn't know where Hartley lives), but
Cisco has a vested interest in getting to Hartley's place as soon as
humanly possible, and he has a feeling Hartley might be on the same
page.
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Date: 2016-07-20 05:04 am (UTC)The more they talk about it, the more grateful Cisco is that Hartley seems to know so much about pets, even ones he doesn't currently own. Not that Cisco had been thinking seriously about adopting a dog until Hartley suggested it, but at this point he has his heart set on it, especially considering how involved Hartley's going to be in the entire process. It's going to be Cisco's dog in name, but, really, Cisco's going to think of it as their dog.
"Maybe we can go shopping tomorrow," Cisco suggests, and he doesn't necessarily mean that they'll still be together then, because they could obviously just meet up again, but there's definitely a part of him that wouldn't mind staying the night with Hartley, even if all they do is sleep. "Buy the dog toys and stuff. If you don't have plans already, of course," he adds, and he knows Hartley wants him around (Hartley is his boyfriend now, after all), but this is all happening so fast and Cisco doesn't want to annoy Hartley into thinking he's made a horrible mistake in agreeing to date Cisco.
Cisco smiles when Hartley agrees to Cisco's suggestion that they leave, and he might be imagining the dark twinkle in Hartley's eyes, or the way Hartley glances at his mouth, but he really doesn't think he is. He's not going to get his hopes up too high, because this is so new, and, even though they're a couple now, this is still their first date, but he's pretty sure Hartley wants to kiss him just as much as he wants to kiss Hartley.
"Let's go to your place," he concurs, giving Hartley a look that he hopes makes it clear just how much he wants to be alone with Hartley right now. "But let me pay for dinner, okay?" he adds, taking out his own wallet and tossing enough cash onto the table to more than cover their food and drinks and still leave a generous tip for their waitress. "I asked you out," he explains, meeting Hartley's eyes. "It's our first date. I want to do it right."
He doesn't wait for Hartley to object, reaching out to take Hartley's hand again, squeezing it once before leading Hartley toward the door. He hopes Hartley won't mind him taking the initiative here, and, obviously, Hartley's going to have to take over directing them once they're outside (since Cisco doesn't know where Hartley lives), but Cisco has a vested interest in getting to Hartley's place as soon as humanly possible, and he has a feeling Hartley might be on the same page.