"Are you sure it's no inconvenience? We can hire a sitter for a night if it is," Virgil worried as he fidgeted with his jacket.

He and his husband were going out for the night, seeing as it was their wedding anniversary. Roman had suggested letting their good friends, Patton and Logan, watch their little girl. Rose was eight years old, so she wasn't helpless, but they certainly didn't want to leave her home alone.

"Virge, you've got nothing to worry about! I'm a natural with kids!" Patton reassured him, smiling as he hoisted the giggling little girl onto his back. "What do you want to do princess?"

"I wanna watch movies!" she exclaimed, still laughing she clung to him. Everyone's hearts warmed at the sight.

He smiled, looking at Virgil and Roman. "You heard Princess Rose," he said, carrying her toward the living room as Logan smiled fondly at them.

"You're sure you don't want us to call a sitter?" Virgil asked again.

"Virgil, breathe," the necktie wearing man told him. "Like Patton said, he's a natural with kids, and I'll make sure they don't get into any trouble, and that Rose doesn't stay up too late or eat too many sweets. You two go enjoy your anniversary dinner before you're late to your reservation."

Roman nodded, smiling gratefully as his husband relaxed at his words. "Thank you, you two are really helping us out," he said, taking Virgil by the hand to lead him to the car. "We should be back before midnight!"

"Doubt it!" Logan called, winking at them as their faces flushed red. They got into the car and drove off as he waved them off. He shook his head as he headed back inside, hearing giggles coming from the kitchen. The intellectual man moved to investigate. Straightening his glasses, he didn't even flinch as confetti fell over him. Patton and Rose were each holding party poppers, and the little girl was giggling like crazy. He raised his eyebrow at his fiance. "Really, Pat?"

He giggled to moving forward to pull the confetti off of him. "Rose wanted to surprise you," he said he leaned in to kiss him gently.

"Eww! Not you too!" Rose complained as they pulled away. They gave her confused looks as she huffed. "My dads do that all the time and it's disgusting!"

Patton chuckled, leaning down to her level. "Well someday you're going to want to kiss someone," he told her with a smile. She shook her head, pouting. The cardigan-wearing young man tilted his head curiously. "No?"

"No! Why would I do that? It looks gross!" she exclaimed.

Logan down at his fiance curiously, wondering what he was going to say in response to this. "Well, it's not as gross as it looks for one," he said gently. "Kissing means different things to different people, but to a lot of people it's a romantic gesture."

"What does it mean to you?" she asked, eyes wide and curious.

Patton smiled at this. "Kissing someone is a very romantic thing to me. You kiss someone you care more about than yourself, someone you love more than anything," he explained happily, thinking of his fiance. "Kissing someone... is an intimate thing that shows them you love them without words."

"Intimate?" Rose repeated, confused.

"Intimacy," he said, nodding. "Intimacy has a couple meanings, but being intimate with someone usually means being really, really close to them. It doesn't necessarily have to be romantic, but a lot times it is. When you're intimate with a person, you tell them everything. Things you're scared to admit," he glanced down at his arm briefly, still wishing he could make the faded pink lines disappear completely, "and they help you. They trust you with things too, and you help them. Being intimate with someone is kind of like finding a soulmate."

The little girl blinked, eyes widening even more with intrigue. "A soulmate?"

"They're like your best friend in the whole wide world, but even more than that," Patton explained with a grin. "They love and accept you for who you are, and they don't want you to change and they always want you in their life; and you always want them in your life too."

"That sounds amazing!" she said excitedly, beaming. "I wanna a soulmate! I want someone like that!"

The man felt his chest warm. "I'm sure you'll meet yours soon, Rose," he said, ruffling her hair. "Now why don't you head into the living room and start that pillow fort? We'll go get the movies, okay?"

"Okay!" she replied, hugging him before dashing off.

Patton smiled as he stood up, watching her go. "She's so sweet," he said, turning to his fiance. He was staring at him, this awed expression on his face. Not sure what he was looking at him like that for, he chuckled breathlessly in confusion. "What is it Lo?"

"God I love you so much," he rushed out, pulling him into kiss by his waist. He gasped in surprise but melted into it, smiling. His fiance pulled away, brushing their noses together. "Why are you so perfect?"

"We both know I'm not perfect, Logan, I've got the scars to prove that," the cardigan-wearing man said sadly, shaking his head.

He shushed him. "None of that, love," he gently scolded, taking his wrist to kiss said scars. "Your flaws make you perfect to me, and that's what you were just telling her, wasn't it? That your soulmate is a person who accepts and loves every part of you."

"Yeah, I guess I did say that, didn't I?" Patton said bashfully. His fiance nodded as they shared smiles and another kiss. "Okay, we should probably go help Rose set up the movies."

"You're right," Logan agreed as he moved toward the living room. He cleared his throat, preparing to tell him something he'd been meaning to tell him for almost a week. "I guess this'll be good practice..."

The other man froze, spinning around with wide eyes. "Y-You... you mean-"

"Yes, I've thought it over," he said with smile. Tears started to well up in Patton's eyes as a smile broke out on his face. "I want to adopt with you."

They were suddenly on the ground and Logan's face was being smothered with kisses. "Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" he exclaimed. "I love you so much!!"

"Uncle Pat! Logan! What's taking you two so long?!" Rose whined from the other room as they shared breathless laughs. They got to their feet, heading out to the living room. The little girl was sitting under a massive pillow fort. She was definitely good at it. "Did you get the movies?"

Patton smiled at his fiance widely. "Not yet, I'll go take care of that," he said leaving the room. He wasn't going to be able to stop smiling all night.