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It wasn't his first time traveling back home for Christmas, so he doesn't know why his heart was beating a little faster, his mood a little more eager.
Fernando's eyes were trained at the entrance to the belt and hoped it would reveal his luggage sooner. He glanced down again at his watch, that delicious buzz of anticipation giving him the tingles and he smiled. He continued tapping his passport against his palm. It helped to soothe his nerves as he told himself to be patient, calm down.
There it was. He reached out and lugged his sturdy, old luggage off the belt in a swift motion and made his way towards the glass doors. It was late, an hour or so to midnight. There weren't many people in the airport, but they preferred to be safe.
The automatic doors made way for him and the sight of a black Audi parked silently by the curb made his smile grow unconsciously wider.
Sergio jerked awake at the sound of the passenger door opening and could not help the sleepy grin from creeping up his face as he watched Fernando enter the car. The older man looked tired but he was smiling in a way which made Sergio's heart fluster.
"Hey."
"Hey." Sergio's voice cracked and sounded hoarser than usual from his short nap. He cleared his throat in embarrassment, choosing to ignore Fernando's amused grin and instead started the engine.
They both wanted to get home fast.
He only brought along a small luggage this time due to the short period of his stay, but Sergio still insisted on snatching it away from Fernando once they got out of the car. He allowed Sergio to have his way, walking beside him while Sergio muttered something along the lines of you must be exhausted, let me handle this.
The front door closed behind Fernando and the warmth in the house seeped through his skin in a comforting manner he missed. Sergio was already barging ahead into the bedroom with the luggage in tow and the entire situation just made him want to laugh. He followed behind quietly, leaning against the door frame to watch Sergio place the luggage in a corner.
The item of distraction was finally out of the way. Fernando remained silent where he was, just watching. Sergio had nothing to busy his hands with now, so he stood awkwardly in the middle of the room, looking as nervous as Fernando was sure he felt.
He let out a soft chuckle and crossed the room in three steps to pull the younger man into an embrace. His arms wound tightly around his waist just as Fernando heard a surprised gasp escape Sergio's lips. Fernando smiled into Sergio's hair when he felt the younger's hands rubbing circles on his back.
The eagerness from earlier had dissipated into something more of relief and Fernando sighed.
They had been in the same position for a while, gently swaying on their feet as they shared unspoken words of concern and love. Sergio was feeling so comfortable he thought he might just fall asleep like that, but then he felt Fernando shifting and he released his hold on the striker a little -
His eyes widened when he felt Fernando's soft lips pressed against his. All thoughts of sleep and drowsiness left him then, and he froze, unsure of what to do, what was Fernando going to do, how was he -
He felt Fernando's lips stretch into a smile and he threw all thoughts out of the window before closing the distance between them again, arms coming to wrap around Fernando's neck.
Fernando pecked at his lips once, twice, thrice, and again, in a teasing manner which drove Sergio to laughter, until Fernando's tongue darted out to lick slowly at Sergio's lower lip and Sergio's laugh became an anticipating, shaky breath. Fernando slanted his head and Sergio welcomed his tongue with his own as they shared a slow, lazy kiss.
They pulled apart slowly when they were out of breath, faces close as Fernando pressed their foreheads together.
"I thought I was going to be tackled with kisses as a welcome present."
"... I was restraining myself."
"Don't."
Fernando laughed when Sergio became flustered and he kissed him again.