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At the moment, Babe thought this was the end. He is going to be captured by Tony's men.
He couldn't stand up. His head was aching from the previous hit. He could feel the warm and wet blood on his temple, slowly flowing down his cheek.
Babe prepared himself to defend his head from being hit. When the excepted blow didn't cause pain, he looked around only to see the guards lying on the floor. Babe looked up in confusion. He expected to see Alan and Jeff, who would rescue him. But all he sees is someone who is supposed to be dead.
Babe looks at Charlie with a shocked expression. Well, he thinks it explains everything. Jeff's zero reaction to Charlie's death and Babe's special senses malfunctioning, vanishing, and coming back randomly. He wants to be mad at Charlie for making him believe that he is dead. But all he could feel was relief. The nightmare of the past days finally ended.
Babe manages to stand up, only to get lightheaded. He almost fell, but Charlie was fast enough to catch him. Babe goes numb in Charlie's arms, trusting his lover to support his weight. His arms wrap around Charlie's neck. Babe hides his face in the other shoulder.
All these days, when Charlie was gone, he missed him. He hadn't changed the bedsheets since Charlie's accident, afraid of losing Charlie's scent mixed with his own. Their mixed scents were the only thing that would calm him. He would spend all day in bed if Alan didn't take him to his home, not wanting Babe to be left alone.
Babe starts sobbing, sniffing Charlie's scent. It's like he can finally breathe freely after the accident. Charlie tightens his grip on Babe, releasing calming pheromones. He lets Babe get it all out of his system. Charlie hugs him tighter and kisses his head, inhaling the other's scent.
Charlie can smell blood. He lifts Babe's face to search for any injury. When he spots one on Babe's temple, he carefully wipes blood with his shirt. Charlie looks for more injuries, but Babe stops him by placing his hands on Charlie's cheeks, staring into worried eyes.
"P'Babe, are you hurt somewhere else?" The concern is perfectly heard in Charlie's tone.
Babe looks at Charlie with love and relief. 'My heart hurts from your death." His expression suddenly changed to a fierce one. He punches Charlie's head and pinches his arm painfully, making Charlie scream from unexpected pain. Charlie looks at Babe with shock.
" P'Babe..." Charlie whines at Babe while stroking a painful spot.
"Don't whine at me. You deserved it. Once we get home, I will ensure you don't devise such a stupid idea again." Babe slaps Charlie in the chest.
Charlie only looks at him with apologies and guilt in his eyes. " I didn't mean to hurt you. I'm sorry, Mama. Please forgive me, na?" Charlie said with puppy eyes.
" You'll have to do better than this. You must take care of me and spoil me with gifts. Then I'll think about forgiving you." Babe makes a serious face. Charlie beams at him and quickly kisses him on the nose. Babe just rolled his eyeballs at the other. Charlie catches his eyes and looks at him with love. He leans forward, obviously wanting to kiss him. Babe meets his lips halfway.
They shared a soft kiss. But when Charlie wants to kiss him more, Babe turns his head to the side, so Charlie kisses his cheek. Charlie pouts at him, reaching over again to kiss him, but this time, Babe puts a finger between their lips.
" P'Babe... Let me kiss you..." Charlie whines, looking at him with a pout.
Babe shakes his head at him. "No, until we deal with Tony first. Then you have some explaining to do to the whole team. Besides, that's your punishment. You'll be allowed only to kiss me two times a day until I'll forgive you." He says, trying to step away from Charlie. He didn't manage to move away from the younger man too much cause Charlie's arms around his waist didn't let him.
Charlie pulled him closer to his chest, taking over his lips and kissing him passionately. Babe makes a muffled noise, softly punching the chest he's pinned to. After a while, he surrenders to Charlie's will, letting him do what he wants.
Eventually, Charlie pulls back from the kiss, connecting their foreheads." I've missed you so much, P'Babe."
" I have missed you too, Charlie." Babe rubbed their nose together.
" But now, we must deal with Tony first."