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When Will had gotten his bed, he had never considered that it might have to house more than one person. Much less three.
The double bed he owned was a few centimetres too short for him, thanks to a late growth spurt in uni. But back then he had been too cheap to get a new one and after uni, he had simply gotten used to sleeping diagonally.
So really, he maybe should have considered upgrading the old bedframe starting when he began dating Marco and at the latest when Nan joined them. It just hadn't really worked itself into an issue yet, because until now, only Marco had stayed over and somehow, he and Will had made it work. But now with Nan also there, Will realized that they had a problem while he was changing the sheets of the bed.
The shrill melody of his door bell interrupted his musing and he rushed to buzz his partners in. Also glanced in the hall way mirror to check if he looked half way presentable. His dark curls were reasonable neat after a day at work and his shirt had survived the dinner preparations without splatters. But given that both Marco and Nan had seen him after work outs in the gym, Will had summarized that not much would scare the others away.
Pushing open the door, he waited as the two ascended the stairs up to his attic flat. He heard Marco before he saw him, the man's infectious laugh echoing through the air and spotted Tiernans white blond curls easily as the man moved almost silently up the stairs.
"Hey" Marco greeted him with a smile as he reached the landing before Wills door. "I missed you"
"It's only been what, 8 hours? I dropped Ava off at day care today" Will hummed, reaching for Marco's hand and kissed his knuckles. "Missed you too"
Marco grinned happily and squeezed Wills hand before leaning over to kiss him shortly. "Why don't you start with that next time, hm?"
"Cause you're into that" Will replied, dropping their entwined hands to great Nan who surveyed Will with an almost critical eye.
"What happened there?" He asked softly, his fingers tracing the light scratch marks on Wills face. It wasn't too bad, but still it made Wills heart flutter that Nan worried.
"Patient was unenthusiastic about me neutering him" He explained, gently taking Nan's hand to kiss his palm. "Cats have it out for that spot on my face, I tell you"
Next to him Marco snorted, knowing all too well how much Wills feline patients had it out for his face. Nan simply hummed, his mouth twitching slightly in amusement. "I'm sure you wouldn't also be enthused about some big alien trying to sedate you and then cut of your balls"
"Probably not. Let's hope we'll never find out" Will laughed, before letting go of their hands to take the bags they each had brought with them to stay the night. If they could all somehow fit. "Come on. Dinner is almost ready"
Storing the bags in his room was easy enough. Being reminded of the less than promising sleeping arrangement wasn't. Will knew that he was getting up in his head again, his mind circling back and forth around thoughts many would dismiss. But he couldn't help feel a bit nervous about sharing his space not only with Marco but also Nan. Sure, it wasn't the first time Nan was at his flat, they had spend time here before. But it was the first time of him as well as Marco staying over. Until now, when ever they had dinner together at Wills place, Nan had gone home after while Marco had stayed over, for Will to drive him to work the next day with Ava. It was stupidly annoying that Nan lived across town and the gym he ran with his siblings was open the entire week as well as not laying on route to either Wills practice or the day care Marco worked at.
Returning to the kitchen, he saw his partners well at work setting the table, bickering among themselves while searching through his cabinets. Will decided to just watch the commotion in front of him for a second to see where it went.
"Last time the plates were up there!" Nan huffed, critically starring into the upper cabinet where Will used to store his plates. Now it held various boxes of kitchen equipment he used maybe twice a year, when being generous. "And now there's all this… stuff?"
"What?!" Marco jumped back from where he was searching through Wills mug cabinet, stepping to Nans side and also observe the former plate cabinet. "The heck…"
"I moved them" He announced his presence, pointing to the cabinet next to his dishwasher. "Felt like this is more efficient. Forgot to tell you, sorry. Did it only last weekend"
Taking the plates out of the cabinet, he handed it to Marco and went to check on the stew slowly cooking on the stove. He heard the plates being set down and felt a pair of arms sneak around his waist, a warm body pressing against his back.
"Oh, so you decided to try out my system, huh?" Marco whispered, the grin obvious in his voice. Will hummed, taking hold of Marcos hands and turned his head to glance at his partner. "It is more practical, so… yeah. Decided to try it out"
"Told you so" Marco said in a sing-song voice, giggling when he saw Wills rolling his eyes. Nan watched them with a small smile.
They ate dinner together, a thick beef stew Will had started cooking yesterday. One of the benefits of working with bigger mammals was that Farmers jumped at the opportunity to substitute their bills with fresh produce and meat. It was nice, eating together and talking about their days, laughing about the funny things that happened at either the gym, day care or his practice.
Once the dishes were put away, they migrated into the living room, sitting together on the couch and looked at the pictures of the shelter dogs Will thought about adopting, since his last dog Emyrs had died a few months back.
"I like that one" pointing at the picture of a Golden Retriever, Nan smiled. "Reminds me of someone"
"Who?" Marco asked, peeking up like a particular curious dog. Will tried to hide his laugh as he shared a glance with Nan, who smiled sweetly at their partner.
"Yeah, reminds me of a certain someone too" he grinned, reaching over to tousle Marcos hair, who laughed and batted away Wills hand: "Message received, message received!"
"Aye, did you?" Nan asked, leaning closer to Marco with a grin. Marco smiled good naturally and nodded, squeezing Nan's thigh. "You two think I'm acting like a Golden Retriever"
"It's not a difficult comparison to come make, Calon. Goldens are super friendly dogs and you're a very, very friendly person" Will huffed amused, kissing Marco shortly. The other man laughed, bumping their heads together. "If I'm a golden, then what are you two, huh?"
"Easy. Nan is a cat. One of these Turkish long haired ones" Will grinned, pointing to their partners long blond waves.
"You'd be a cat too. A big grumpy one" Marco teased, booping Wills nose. He laughed at his partners teasing, lightly biting the finger Marco had used to boop him. Marco gasped, playing up the theatrics trying to tug free his finger. A minute later they were wrestling on the floor while Nan was laughing at them, cheering like spectators at a proper wrestling match. It was fun messing around with them. Will cherished the times they got physical with each other like this, rolling around the gym mats (or floors) just burning energy and having fun.
Nan of course wouldn't let himself be excluded from the wrestling, surpring Will by jumping at his back and clinging to him like a koala. This gave Marco enough of an opening to push Will to the floor, flopping down on him to keep him trapped.
"Got you" Marco announced smugly as he began kissing Nan and Will, their wrestling soon traded for making out on the living room carpet. It was good, making Wills heart and mind soar. How lucky he was to share his life with the two of them. Be allowed to love and worship them.
Later, as they got ready for bed, Will was once again reminded of the predicament of his too small bed. It was already crammed in his bathroom and certainly wouldn't improve in bed. But he was too tired to care much about that now. They would make do. He helped Nan tie up his hair and secure it under a bonnet before Nan in turn helped him tie the silk wrapping around his own head. Marco was busy braiding his hair so it didn't turn into a complete mess over night and tangle up. They shuffled over to the bedroom and all just stood there for a moment, looking at it.
"That'll be cosy" Marco joked as he sprawled out in the middle of the bed, he feet hanging off it by a good margin. Will snorted, looking at Nan with a small smile before tugging him towards the bed and laid down next to Marco, resting his heading Marcos shoulder as the other laid an arm around his chest. Nan sat at the foot end of the bed for a moment, watching them, before squeezing himself between Marco and the wall.
"I like this. Quite cosy" he whispered, reaching for Wills hand. "Yeah, it's nice" Will hummed, pulling Nans hand closer to kiss his knuckles before leaning over to kiss Marco as well. It was cramped, yes, but certainly cosy. He pulled his legs up a bit, nudging Marcos feet up the bed as they tangled their legs together. Better than them having off the bed. "Sleep well, Cariad a Calon."
It was cramped, sure. He couldn't stretch out his limps fully but he didn't have to. Feeling Marcos chest move with slow breaths and Nans hand twitch in his, simply sleeping next to his partners was worth any muscle cramp he might get in the morning.