Camilo boarded the plane with Spencer practically glued to his side. He remembered Spencer's fear of flying and wrapped his arm around his waist. Which actually helped as Spencer supported him without his crutches.
They were seated by an exit due to the extra leg room and Camilo stretched out his injured leg.
Spencer clung to his arm still."I'm right here the whole way." Camilo whispered to him. Spencer nodded but as the flight attendants explained emergency procedures, Spencer grabbed a sick bag just in time and vomited into it.
The other passengers stared, some with judgemental glares and others with looks of concerned. One girl came over to them.Her long blonde hair was braided back into buns on top of her head and she wore contacts that were blue and sparkly. Camilo noticed a trans flag pin beside a she/her pronoun pin and smiled at her.
"I'm Billie." She said. "I had a terrible fear of flying when I was younger, but I used this." She said and pulled a cassette tape out of her pocket and handed it to Spencer. The case was orange and on it said "get relaxed, the flight edition." Then she pulled out a cassette player and some headphones and gave them to Spencer as well. Spencer smiled at her and as he often did he thanked her adorably, with a little hint of you're saving my life.
"You're more than welcome cutie." Then when she saw a warning look from Camilo she backtracked.
"And this is your boyfriend." She said. He'd made her feel bad after helping Spencer. He was an awful human being.
"Please if you are going to help Spencer, please feel free to fawn over him all you like, I'll share." Camilo knew was gravelling but Billie laughed. Spencer laughed too.Billie kissed each of them on their foreheads.
"Stay safe you two, the world needs more striving queer kids." Then she pulled a card out of her pocket. "I run a youth centre for queer kids in London, would love it if you dropped in and said hi." Billie handed Camilo the card and went back to her seat."You're an idiot, but I love you." Spencer whispered before he made use of Billie's tape. Camilo didn't mind that Spencer didn't let go of his hand for what felt like the whole flight as long as he felt safe, Camilo also didn't mind Spencer's fingernails digging into his skin at times. All that mattered was that Billie's tape had helped and they got through the flight, panic attack count at only one. Which was a great number for Spencer, especially when he told Camilo he usually spent a whole flight having panic attack after panic attack.
They definitely owed Billie one.
***
Spencer's parents met with them at the airport under a big sign that said "London City Airport."
Spencer's mum greeted them both with hugs and helped Camilo onto his crutches while carrying his bag.
Spencer's dad eyed Camilo with a steely glare that unsettled him, but he did his best to ignore it.Spencer's mum who Camilo quickly learned to call Cindy talked to him as she loaded their bags into the car.
"It's so wonderful to having you staying with us Camilo." Cindy said. "I can't believe the schools treatment of Spencer, I've been looking into other schools for him, Your mama said she'd send you wherever I send Spencer.""Are you and my mama best friends now?" Camilo asked but his eyes wondered but he didn't listen to Cindy's answer because he heard but couldn't make out a tense argument between Spencer and his dad.
He felt powerless as he watched Spencer getting stressed. But then Spencer shouted.
"Camilo's my boyfriend and if you have a problem with that I'm sure mum will have no trouble kicking your ass to the curb!"
Oliver's face was priceless as Cindy fixed her own steely glare on him. Spencer seemed rattled though as they climbed into the back seat. Camilo rested his hand on top of Spencer's and he gave him a tight smile but didn't move.
Cindy lectured Oliver the whole drive back to their house. Camilo felt pride at the ally Cindy was for her son and himself.
Oliver stayed quiet and avoided eye contact even as they arrived at their adorable little house. You've all seen the Little house in Stuart little house right? That is the what the Davies house looks like. It's tiny on the outside and tightly squeezed between two larger houses. But on the inside it's quite big. It isn't quite as miss match but the style is still there in the checked floor boards and the open spaces.
"You're house is just as cute as you are." Camilo said. Spencer blushed and hugged his side. Camilo kissed his cheek.
"Can we maybe tone down the gay." Oliver murmured with an eye roll. Camilo jumped and almost shape-shifted as Spencer flew off the handle. he was yelling and throwing things, so much anger was emanating off him that Camilo suspected he'd been holding for long time.
And then he took off up stairs where he assumed Spencer's room was.Camilo was standing there in shock and that's when the yelling between Cindy and Oliver started. More things got thrown and threats were made but eventually it ended with Oliver leaving.
Camilo realised he was crying but it was too late to hide it from Cindy. Who looked destroyed.
"Oh Camilo, I'm sorry darling." Cindy said reaching for him but he pulled away from her and crutched himself into the living room, he wasn't sure what to do. He couldn't make it up the stairs but he wasn't sure he wanted to, so he called his mama.
"'Milo! How was your flight?" The comfort from his mama's voice was instant.
"It was fine mama, but I think I want to come home." He kept his voice low as Cindy frowned from the doorway and then headed up stairs.
"Why darling?" Peppa asked.
"Cindy just kicked out Oliver and there's been a lot of shouting and I don't feel comfortable here." He sniffed."I'll make arrangements for you to come home if you like, but think about Spencer for a minute and how he stayed by your side here when Abuela passed, he probably needs you right now 'Milo." She said her voice took on its compassionate tone that she reserved for him and Antonio.
"He's angry too." Camilo said.
"Of course he is, but anger is just another emotion that we all go through in the hard parts of our lives, once he calms down or even before that he might need you, if only to listen to him."She was right, Camilo knew that.
"But if you need to come home, that's okay too. You don't ever have to stay somewhere that you don't feel comfortable." Peppa added.
"Can I see how I go for the next day or two and get back to you?" He asked.
"Of course Camilo." His mama said. "Are you alright?" She asked him.
"I will be." He said and maybe he would be.
"Good, I love you okay?" She said.
"I love you too mama." He said and as they hung up, he looked up to see Spencer at the bottom of the stairs. He rushed at Camilo and held onto him with so much urgency that Camilo was caught off guard."Please stay, I'm sorry Camilo, please don't go.. I'm sorry you had to see that, and I'm sorry if I scared you. I'm just really sorry okay.. just give me another chance. Please please don't go."
Spencer sobbed and clung to Camilo's shirt.Camilo's heart ached, he'd been selfish. How could he ever have thought of leaving Spencer here alone to deal with this.
He ran his fingers through Spencer's curls. And in a voice that reminded him of Antonio, Spencer said.
"Please, I need you."He gripped Spencer tighter and kissed his forehead.
"It's okay, don't apologise. I won't leave. I'm sorry too, I just got caught off guard, I'm not going anywhere I promise." He told Spencer who took a few breaths to calm himself.Spencer got up and offered his hand to Camilo.
Camilo followed him and his eyes widened as he saw a little chair lift type device had been added to the stairs
"Mum busted her knee a few years back and I convinced her to re install it for you." Spencer wiped his eyes and helped Camilo onto the chair. Camilo pulled Spencer into his lap and they rode up the stairs.Such a strange way to go upstairs but Camilo was so thankful he wouldn't have to worry too much about stairs while he was here.
He and Spencer shed their clothes and laid face to face with the pillow between them.
"I'm sorry about before, I really am." Spencer sniffed as their joined their hands. Camilo traced his fingers down Spencer's cheek.
"You had every right to be angry Spence. You shouldn't have to put up with someone who doesn't love you as you are." Camilo said. "I have it much too easy at home, I'll toughen up." He said as he kissed Spencer's cheek.
"You shouldn't have to." Spencer whispered as he nestled into Camilo's chest.
"I'm sorry I almost left." Camilo buzzed as Spencer's hand trailed his hip. He felt like he could melt.
"It's okay to be scared." Spencer tipped his head back as Camilo traced his belly button. "I always am, but with you it's better." He said.Spencer's hand stroked the inside of his thigh and Camilo had to bite his lip so he wouldn't gasp.
"Was that okay?" Spencer asked sweetly. Camilo nodded and both Spencer's hands were there. He let a little gasp escape this time and Spencer smiled at him."May I?" Camilo held his hand above Spencer's thigh.
Spencer moved the pillow so just their genitalia was covered then he nodded.
Camilo ran his fingers up the inside of Spencer's thighs and he shivered with a smile firmly in his face.
Spencer made sweet noises as Camilo kissed his neck. Camilo was turned on, more than he thought was possibly."I.. want.. I.." Spencer's voice was airy and it sent shivers all over Camilo.
"Anything Spence, anything you want is yours." Camilo whispered.
"I, I want you to touch me, under the pillowed area."From there it became a little higher rated than Camilo thinks is appropriate to share. But Camilo felt like he had all of Spencer, open raw and Vulnerable and he'd given Spencer the same thing right back.
"I have never felt more alive Camilo. But I have also never felt so safe. Not safe like boring, safe like home." Spencer had said, before he'd fallen asleep on Camilo's chest.
"Me too Spence, me too." Camilo whispered and drifted off to sleep too.