Searching For Happiness [Merlin/Arthur] - (The Casual Fling Chapter 10)
Title: Searching For Happiness
Author: digthewriter
Rating: R
Pairing/s: Merlin/Arthur
Character/s: Merlin, Arthur, Morgana
Summary: Arthur asks Merlin a question.
Warnings: Sexual content. Modern!AU. Angst.
Prompt: "Search" for
camelot_drabble
Author's Notes: Chapter 10 - the final chapter of "The Casual Fling" - [READ Chapter: ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE]
"Will you stay the night?"
Arthur walked into the bathroom and grabbed a warm washcloth before returning to Merlin who stood against the wall in the hallway he and Arthur had just orgasmed against.
Arthur loved sucking Merlin off, and then he loved as Merlin watched him get off. It was one of the hottest things Arthur had ever experienced. Merlin was already an amazing partner.
"I-"
"Please, Merlin," Arthur said, as he was on the floor, wiping his own climax off Merlin's thigh. He looked up and met Merlin's eyes. "Please, Mer."
Merlin groaned as if he was annoyed but his smile was saying something entirely different.
"I wish I could," Merlin said, finally. "But, I have to get to the market first thing in the morning. It's my turn to run the kitchen and I can't-"
"Okay," Arthur said, understanding. His career came first. Arthur was never going to argue with that.
"Can we go on another date or are you done with me now?" Merlin asked, in a teasing tone, Arthur hoped.
"I don't ever want to stop seeing you," Arthur said, as seriously as he could.
Merlin smiled and kissed him again, before he pulled his trousers up and buttoned them. "Do you want to come to dinner at my house tomorrow? I will make anything you want."
Arthur nodded and walked Merlin out to his car.
"All I want from you tomorrow, is a decision, Merlin."
"A decision?"
"Don't answer now. But, make me a happy man tomorrow night and tell me if you want to be my boyfriend."
Merlin grinned at him and opened his mouth to say something but Arthur placed his finger on Merlin's lips.
"Tomorrow."
"Fine," Merlin said, rolling his eyes and got in his car. "A decision, and Italian."
-
The next morning when Arthur woke up, the first thing he did was call Morgana. They made lunch plans and Arthur decided it would be best to give her the news first.
"I asked Merlin to be my boyfriend," he said and Morgana's eyes widened, as if she was searching for something. "I know you think I'm not good enough for you him and really I'm your brother and-"
"Good. That boy's been in love with you for far too long."
"In love with me?"
Morgana rolled her eyes as if Arthur was just the stupidest thing in the world.
"What about you?" Arthur accused.
"What about me?" she asked.
"When are you going to give Gwaine a chance?"
"Oh," she said, frowning. "Well, everyone claims he likes me but he's yet to ask me out on a date."
"Why don't you ask him?"
She looked like she was contemplating this decision.
"Come on, it'll be fun. You can date my best friend and I will date yours and it'll all blow up in our faces and we'll all hate each other forever." Arthur laughed but he dreaded that outcome.
She shrugged and took a bite of her sandwich. "Or it could all work out."
Arthur nodded. "That it could." Could it? Arthur and Morgana shared a father, but he hadn't been able to work it out with either of their mothers. Their father's quest of power and money had really left both Arthur and Morgana stranded. They'd both taken such different routes towards love and now, could it be that they were both going to search for happiness and actually be successful in it?
-
When Arthur arrived at Merlin's that evening, he'd again brought two bottles of wine. One red and one white. He still didn't know which one Merlin preferred.
Merlin opened the door and his entire flat smelled like the kitchen of a gourmet restaurant.
"Oh, I'm going to like dating you," Arthur said.
"You say as if you know my answer," Merlin said, pulling Arthur into the flat and closing the door behind them.
"What did you make?" Arthur asked as he was led to the small dining area. Arthur could see why Merlin was so impressed with Arthur's kitchen; his was nearly half the size.
"We have Tuscan style tomato pasta salad, chicken risotto, and tiramisu since you liked it so much from our first date." He pointed at the prepared food that was set up on the table. He brought out two glasses of wine and placed them on the dining table.
"You cook like this for all your dates?" Arthur asked.
"No. Just my boyfriends," Merlin said with a smile.
"You're perfect," Arthur said and pulled Merlin towards the general direction where he thought the bedroom would be.
"Wait. What about dinner?" Merlin claimed to protest but allowed Arthur to take him to the bedroom.
Arthur pushed Merlin on the bed and got on top of him. "It can wait. I need dessert first." Arthur spotted the condoms and the lube on Merlin's night stand. "Hmm, clearly someone had expectations for the night."
"Fuck, Arthur," Merlin said, arching up. "I've been going mad this past month. I've wanted you since day one. I can't- Just fuck me."
Arthur didn't need to be told twice and he started to undress Merlin before he took off his own clothes. He grabbed the lube hurriedly and slicked his fingers and Merlin's hole before he pushed a finger in, then two.
Arthur wanted to rush. He was so desperate to be inside Merlin.
Merlin was begging for him to hurry up; this had taken him years to achieve. To finally have Merlin the way he'd wanted him since day one.
Maybe they'd rush right this moment, and get off together, but later tonight, after dinner, Arthur was going to take his time with Merlin. He was going to spend the night, he was sure of it, and he was going to show Merlin how much he'd wanted him all those years ago and for the past month.
And fuck if Arthur was going to treat this like a casual fling.
-
Three months later
Arthur opened the door to his flat and found Merlin holding four or five grocery bags. He was struggling to keep them in his arms so Arthur helped him before one of them fell and disaster struck right at the front porch.
"Why didn't you just ask them to deliver it?" Arthur asked, shaking his head. He would have offered to go with Merlin if Arthur had known that Merlin was going to purchase the entire market.
"I went to three different shops and-"
Arthur pulled Merlin into the flat and closed the door behind him. "I know, you like doing everything on your own," he said.
They were hosting their first dinner party together and Arthur managed to invite everyone he and Merlin knew. Most people were still betting that the boyfriends thing wasn't going to last, so he had to make sure they all knew that Merlin was going was there to stay.
"I got you something," Arthur said when he placed all the bags on the kitchen counter and made his way to his bedroom.
"What is it?" Merlin asked, excited. He was always so eager to get presents.
Arthur handed Merlin a small gift box and Merlin's eyes widened. He looked confused and Arthur knew that Merlin had no idea what it would be. When Merlin opened the box he lightly gasped.
"I've been thinking about it for a while and I don't know- You spend most of your nights here, anyway. And you used the kitchen a lot more than I do, and-"
"Are you sure?" Merlin asked, sounding a bit hesitant.
"It's just a key to my flat, Merlin. It's not like I gave you the keys to my Jag." Arthur would never share his car with anyone.
"I don't know what to say."
"Tell me you'll use it."
"I'll use it," Merlin said.
"Whenever you want. If you want to come over in the middle of the night to give me a blow job-"
Merlin rolled his eyes. "If you'd stop talking, we might have time to do some of that right now."
"Brilliant," Arthur said and he dropped to his knees, opening Merlin's trousers in no time.
"What about the bed-" Merlin moaned as Arthur started to stroke him and licked the head of his cock. "-room?"
Arthur didn't answer the question. No answer was needed, obviously. Merlin wasn't going to let him stop now. He ran his fingers through Arthur's hair and started to tug on them.
THE END
Author: digthewriter
Rating: R
Pairing/s: Merlin/Arthur
Character/s: Merlin, Arthur, Morgana
Summary: Arthur asks Merlin a question.
Warnings: Sexual content. Modern!AU. Angst.
Prompt: "Search" for
camelot_drabble
Author's Notes: Chapter 10 - the final chapter of "The Casual Fling" - [READ Chapter: ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE]
"Will you stay the night?"
Arthur walked into the bathroom and grabbed a warm washcloth before returning to Merlin who stood against the wall in the hallway he and Arthur had just orgasmed against.
Arthur loved sucking Merlin off, and then he loved as Merlin watched him get off. It was one of the hottest things Arthur had ever experienced. Merlin was already an amazing partner.
"I-"
"Please, Merlin," Arthur said, as he was on the floor, wiping his own climax off Merlin's thigh. He looked up and met Merlin's eyes. "Please, Mer."
Merlin groaned as if he was annoyed but his smile was saying something entirely different.
"I wish I could," Merlin said, finally. "But, I have to get to the market first thing in the morning. It's my turn to run the kitchen and I can't-"
"Okay," Arthur said, understanding. His career came first. Arthur was never going to argue with that.
"Can we go on another date or are you done with me now?" Merlin asked, in a teasing tone, Arthur hoped.
"I don't ever want to stop seeing you," Arthur said, as seriously as he could.
Merlin smiled and kissed him again, before he pulled his trousers up and buttoned them. "Do you want to come to dinner at my house tomorrow? I will make anything you want."
Arthur nodded and walked Merlin out to his car.
"All I want from you tomorrow, is a decision, Merlin."
"A decision?"
"Don't answer now. But, make me a happy man tomorrow night and tell me if you want to be my boyfriend."
Merlin grinned at him and opened his mouth to say something but Arthur placed his finger on Merlin's lips.
"Tomorrow."
"Fine," Merlin said, rolling his eyes and got in his car. "A decision, and Italian."
-
The next morning when Arthur woke up, the first thing he did was call Morgana. They made lunch plans and Arthur decided it would be best to give her the news first.
"I asked Merlin to be my boyfriend," he said and Morgana's eyes widened, as if she was searching for something. "I know you think I'm not good enough for you him and really I'm your brother and-"
"Good. That boy's been in love with you for far too long."
"In love with me?"
Morgana rolled her eyes as if Arthur was just the stupidest thing in the world.
"What about you?" Arthur accused.
"What about me?" she asked.
"When are you going to give Gwaine a chance?"
"Oh," she said, frowning. "Well, everyone claims he likes me but he's yet to ask me out on a date."
"Why don't you ask him?"
She looked like she was contemplating this decision.
"Come on, it'll be fun. You can date my best friend and I will date yours and it'll all blow up in our faces and we'll all hate each other forever." Arthur laughed but he dreaded that outcome.
She shrugged and took a bite of her sandwich. "Or it could all work out."
Arthur nodded. "That it could." Could it? Arthur and Morgana shared a father, but he hadn't been able to work it out with either of their mothers. Their father's quest of power and money had really left both Arthur and Morgana stranded. They'd both taken such different routes towards love and now, could it be that they were both going to search for happiness and actually be successful in it?
-
When Arthur arrived at Merlin's that evening, he'd again brought two bottles of wine. One red and one white. He still didn't know which one Merlin preferred.
Merlin opened the door and his entire flat smelled like the kitchen of a gourmet restaurant.
"Oh, I'm going to like dating you," Arthur said.
"You say as if you know my answer," Merlin said, pulling Arthur into the flat and closing the door behind them.
"What did you make?" Arthur asked as he was led to the small dining area. Arthur could see why Merlin was so impressed with Arthur's kitchen; his was nearly half the size.
"We have Tuscan style tomato pasta salad, chicken risotto, and tiramisu since you liked it so much from our first date." He pointed at the prepared food that was set up on the table. He brought out two glasses of wine and placed them on the dining table.
"You cook like this for all your dates?" Arthur asked.
"No. Just my boyfriends," Merlin said with a smile.
"You're perfect," Arthur said and pulled Merlin towards the general direction where he thought the bedroom would be.
"Wait. What about dinner?" Merlin claimed to protest but allowed Arthur to take him to the bedroom.
Arthur pushed Merlin on the bed and got on top of him. "It can wait. I need dessert first." Arthur spotted the condoms and the lube on Merlin's night stand. "Hmm, clearly someone had expectations for the night."
"Fuck, Arthur," Merlin said, arching up. "I've been going mad this past month. I've wanted you since day one. I can't- Just fuck me."
Arthur didn't need to be told twice and he started to undress Merlin before he took off his own clothes. He grabbed the lube hurriedly and slicked his fingers and Merlin's hole before he pushed a finger in, then two.
Arthur wanted to rush. He was so desperate to be inside Merlin.
Merlin was begging for him to hurry up; this had taken him years to achieve. To finally have Merlin the way he'd wanted him since day one.
Maybe they'd rush right this moment, and get off together, but later tonight, after dinner, Arthur was going to take his time with Merlin. He was going to spend the night, he was sure of it, and he was going to show Merlin how much he'd wanted him all those years ago and for the past month.
And fuck if Arthur was going to treat this like a casual fling.
-
Three months later
Arthur opened the door to his flat and found Merlin holding four or five grocery bags. He was struggling to keep them in his arms so Arthur helped him before one of them fell and disaster struck right at the front porch.
"Why didn't you just ask them to deliver it?" Arthur asked, shaking his head. He would have offered to go with Merlin if Arthur had known that Merlin was going to purchase the entire market.
"I went to three different shops and-"
Arthur pulled Merlin into the flat and closed the door behind him. "I know, you like doing everything on your own," he said.
They were hosting their first dinner party together and Arthur managed to invite everyone he and Merlin knew. Most people were still betting that the boyfriends thing wasn't going to last, so he had to make sure they all knew that Merlin was going was there to stay.
"I got you something," Arthur said when he placed all the bags on the kitchen counter and made his way to his bedroom.
"What is it?" Merlin asked, excited. He was always so eager to get presents.
Arthur handed Merlin a small gift box and Merlin's eyes widened. He looked confused and Arthur knew that Merlin had no idea what it would be. When Merlin opened the box he lightly gasped.
"I've been thinking about it for a while and I don't know- You spend most of your nights here, anyway. And you used the kitchen a lot more than I do, and-"
"Are you sure?" Merlin asked, sounding a bit hesitant.
"It's just a key to my flat, Merlin. It's not like I gave you the keys to my Jag." Arthur would never share his car with anyone.
"I don't know what to say."
"Tell me you'll use it."
"I'll use it," Merlin said.
"Whenever you want. If you want to come over in the middle of the night to give me a blow job-"
Merlin rolled his eyes. "If you'd stop talking, we might have time to do some of that right now."
"Brilliant," Arthur said and he dropped to his knees, opening Merlin's trousers in no time.
"What about the bed-" Merlin moaned as Arthur started to stroke him and licked the head of his cock. "-room?"
Arthur didn't answer the question. No answer was needed, obviously. Merlin wasn't going to let him stop now. He ran his fingers through Arthur's hair and started to tug on them.
THE END