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If you ever asked Courfeyrac how it happened, he wouldn’t know what to say.
If you asked him if he was expecting it, he’ll say yes but that doesn’t stop him from being completely and utterly speechless at the moment.
“Oh my god” He says.
He stops so abruptly that Combeferre almost crashes in to him from behind.
“Why did you stop?” Combeferre asks from behind him, trying to look over his shoulder, it isn’t hard for him being taller than Courfeyrac.
Courfeyrac turns around and quickly pushes Combeferre back the way they came from.
“Courf, what the hell?” Combeferre asks, pushing his hands away and grabbing them so that Courfeyrac stops pushing him.
Courfeyrac hates him right now, for being all tall and handsome and holding his hands. He hopes he isn’t blushing, he could blame it on the weather because it’s cold, like really cold and Combeferre hands are warm, like really warm.
Not the problem right now.
“Enjolras and R” Courfeyrac says and Combeferre just looks at him, like he’s gone mad.
“What about them?” Combeferre asks slowly.
“They are holding hands” Courfeyrac half screams and then he realizes that he and Combeferre are also holding hands and now he’s probably sure that his blush is showing.
“What? How? Are you sure?” Combeferre asks and tries to go back but Courfeyrac holds him in place.
“Yes, no don’t move. Let’s not disturb that moment for them. Oh my god, this is…Like…Wow…How did they finally figure it out?” Courfeyrac asks and somehow, he and Combeferre aren’t holding hands anymore and his hands are in his hair slightly tugging them. Because a miracle just happened in front of his own two eyes.
“The pining has stopped, this is wow I can’t find the words to describe it” Courfeyrac says.
“A Christmas miracle?” Combeferre says.
“Yes, that, thank you” Courfeyrac says.
He should text everyone and let them know, he fumbles through his pockets to find his phone. When he looks up at Combeferre he’s smiling down at him with a fond expression on his face.
Courfeyrac heart misses a beat.
“What?” He says.
“You just need to calm down” Combeferre says, placing his hands on Courfeyrac shoulders as if to steady him.
“But I just witnessed a Christmas miracle” Courfeyrac says, whining a little.
“Okay but that doesn’t mean that you have to go and text it to everyone, maybe you interpreted wrong” Combeferre says.
Courfeyrac must admit that maybe, just maybe, Ferre is right.
“You want to go back and see for yourself?” Courfeyrac asks.
“Of course, lead the way” Combeferre says smiling and Courfeyrac can’t stop himself from laughing.
“You’re just as shocked and curious as me but you’re hiding behind your stay calm and think about it behavior” Courfeyrac says, looking back at Combeferre who shrugs and follows him, closely behind.
“I can neither confirm or deny that” He says walking a little bit faster so that he’s beside Courfeyrac.
They turn around the corner where Courfeyrac saw a display of affection between Enjolras and Grantaire.
He still can’t believe it but finally.
They’re not there.
“Where the hell did they go?” Courfeyrac says looking around.
“You sure you didn’t hallucinate it?” Combeferre asks and Courfeyrac turns to glare at him, Combeferre responds by rolling his eyes at him and then smiling a little.
“I swear to god, they were just here” Courfeyrac says.
“Okay, I believe you, maybe they went to the Musain and they’re waiting for us, the meeting is starting in a few minutes” Combeferre says and starts walking again.
“But why were they holding hands?” Courfeyrac asks, desperate, he needs answers.
“I don’t know, Courf, we’ll ask them when we get there” Combeferre says.
“You can’t just ask people that” Courfeyrac says.
“Why not? It’s just a simple question and if they actually finally got their shit together then we should know, because all that pining is killing me. You don’t live with Enjolras he doesn’t stop talking about Grantaire and when I suggested that maybe he should ask him out, he looked shocked and actually said I quote: but what if he doesn’t feel the same. Agh…I almost threw my book at him” Combeferre says and he sounds frustrated, Courfeyrac would have thrown his book at Enjolras if he did say that in front of him and would have shaken him so hard.
“He would say that, wouldn’t he? I’ve never met someone as oblivious as him” Courfeyrac says.
Combeferre is silent for a minute and then he sighs and says “Yeah”
Courfeyrac looks at him a little curious, Combeferre ignores him and walks, heading to the Musain.
Once they get there, Enjolras and Grantaire are already there, one at the back and the other at his usual place the two chairs next to him, waiting for them.
Joly, Bossuet, Musichetta and Bahorel are also there. Courfeyrac thinks about asking them if Enjolras and Grantaire came together but Combeferre catches his look and shakes his head.
“Hey, guys” Combeferre says, he’s met by various greetings. Courfeyrac smiles at his friends and goes to sit next to Combeferre. He and Enjolras start talking about the meeting and the various points they’ll talk about today. For once Courfeyrac really doesn’t care. He has a mystery to solve.
Courfeyrac stares at Grantaire, who is looking at something on his phone, feeling his stare he lifts his head to look at Courfeyrac and smiles at him, when Courfeyrac doesn’t stop staring he raises an eyebrow at him. Courfeyrac looks at Enjolras who is engrossed with his conversation with Combeferre. Grantaire follows his look then looks back at him frowning.
Courfeyrac gives him another pointed look.
“What?” Grantaire mouths at him from across the table
Courfeyrac is debating between texting Grantaire from over here or to go to him so that he doesn’t have to scream his question, when Jehan, Marius and Cosette walk in.
“Hello, everyone” Jehan says.
“How are you, guys?” Cosette asks and Marius waves and smile at them. That guy is an actual puppy.
“Eponine is going to be a little late, she says to start the meeting without her” Grantaire says, typing on his phone, probably texting Eponine back.
“Okay” says Enjolras, looking at Grantaire “And Feuilly can’t make it today. We can start the meeting then” Grantaire looks up from his phone and looks at him then nods at him, Enjolras looks back at his note and if they think they’re hiding their little smiles, well Courfeyrac sees everything.
He nudges Combeferre and whispers in his ear “There is something happening between them, I’m sure of it”
“Just drop it, Courf. We’ll talk about it after the meeting” Combeferre tell him, laying a hand on his thigh and patting it. He then removes his hand and the only reason Courfeyrac actually drops it is because he’s sure that at the moment he can’t speak.
What is happening to him? This is getting out of hand, he should not be feeling it this much but it’s cold and Combeferre hand is warm.
He should talk to Grantaire about this, how to handle all this pining stuff, after he grills him about Enjolras.
Courfeyrac barely listens to Enjolras through the whole meeting. When Eponine comes 30 minutes into the meeting and sits down next to Bahorel, she looks tired, that girl need a break.
The only moment where Courfeyrac starts actively listening to the meeting is when Enjolras and Grantaire starts arguing. They’re all used to tuning them out by now but he can’t stop looking at them, trying to determine if there is any difference from their usual arguments. There’s less heat than usual but that happens sometime when the subject of the meeting isn’t something Grantaire is truly against.
He’s so mesmerized by them, that he barely notices Combeferre tucking at his sleeve and fixing him with a look that means stop that, Courfeyrac responds by a look that means No way, I’m getting to get to the bottom of that. Combeferre sighs and adjusts his glasses on his face, Courfeyrac continues with his observation.
He likes to think that they’re cute when they do the we’re talking with our eyes thing. Jehan agrees with him but Jehan doesn’t know the pain of being in love with your best friend and for some reason Jehan is hanging with Montparnasse these days and right now he doesn’t want to think about that.
“Good point Apollo but it’s going to take more than that to actually make a difference” Grantaire says.
“Like I always tell you, we have to start somewhere” Enjolras says.
Grantaire raises his cup, which is weirdly enough only coffee and not some sort of alcohol, to Enjolras which proceeds to roll his eyes at him and sits down, ignoring him. That sometimes happens to so Courfeyrac isn’t that suspicious but he still has his doubts. He saw them holding hands, who holds hands with someone if there isn’t something slightly romantic happening between them.
“Are you okay, Couf, you’ve been silent the whole meeting and you look lost in thought” Enjolras says, looking at him worried.
“Yes, he’s been thinking about…ouch” Combeferre says when Courfeyrac kicks him under the table, now is not the moment to start asking questions.
Enjolras looks between them confused.
“Are you two fighting or something?” Enjolras asks, eyes widening as if he can’t believe it.
“No, no, it’s nothing really” Courfeyrac says trying to smile, Combeferre looks at him like he lost his mind.
“Are you sure? Both of you have been acting a little weird since you came in.” Enjolras says.
“Guys we’re leaving, bye” says Joly, where he, Bossuet and Musichetta are waving at them. Thank god for them, he can’t handle Enjolras questions right now. He has a plan.
After that everyone starts to leave and it’s just the three of them.
“Coming back with us, Courf?” Enjolras asks, wrapping his scarf around his neck.
“You sure you don’t have something else to do?” Courfeyrac says and it just slipped, he didn’t mean to say it and he didn’t mean to sound as if he’s accusing Enjolras of something.
“I do have some work to do but I never mind your presence and you can help me with it if you want” Enjolras says, completely misunderstanding Courfeyrac question, the guy is really oblivious.
He can feel Combeferre rolling his eyes at the both of them.
“Let’s just go back to our place” Combeferre says, he’s out of the door before any one of them can respond. Courfeyrac just shrugs at Enjolras and follows Combeferre out the door.
On their way to Enjolras and Combeferre apartment. Combeferre slows down a little to be next to Courfeyrac as they walk, that way Enjolras is slightly in front of them and can’t hear them.
“I thought you wanted to ask him about the holding hands thing” Combeferre whispers.
“Change of plan, they’ll probably deny it, we’ll have to catch them red handed” He whispers back at Combeferre, who starts to open his mouth but Enjolras interrupts him “Guys, really is something going on?” Enjolras says, frowning at them.
Courfeyrac responds before Combeferre can say something incriminating “No, no, everything is fine” he says and leads the way then.
After a few hours of them just laying around talking and doing some work, Courfeyrac starts yawning and thinks it’s time to leave.
“I think it’s time for me to leave” He says between yawns.
“Oh, are you sure? We haven’t even eaten anything yet” Combeferre says.
“Food sounds good but I’m really tired and I think Cosette cooked some of her famous spaghettis, it means that there are probably some left overs” He says.
“Oh, okay” Combeferre says.
Enjolras looks between the two of them “I’ll see you tomorrow at the office, then” he says.
Courfeyrac hesitates for a second before asking “Don’t you have something else to do tonight?”
Enjolras for his part looks completely confused, Combeferre fixes him with half a glare.
“No?” Enjolras says.
“Are you sure?’ Courfeyrac asks.
“Yes. Do you have something else to do?” Enjolras asks.
“Go and eat my spaghettis” He says and then goes to put on his coat “Bye, Enjolras, Ferre” he says.
“Bye Courf” Combeferre says.
“Go and eat your spaghettis” Enjolras tells him.