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I love more than life itself, when I realized that if I was straight and he was a woman, I’d be getting married if she said yes. From there, it was an easy jump to asking Dean to get married.”
    “Damn, you know I think about Shawn that way too. I wouldn’t replace him with anyone in the world. I’m damn lucky he puts up with my shit!”
    “So do the right thing; ask the man to marry you! We can make it a double ring ceremony!” Pat exclaimed.
    “Ah, Shawn’s a little young to be getting tied down, don’tcha think?”
    “Plenty of couples in their late teens and early twenties get married every day; why should you and Shawn be any different? Now, if on the other hand, you don’t love him, well that’s a different story.”
    “Who said that? I love him totally. When exactly are you going to ask Dean?”
    “I’m not sure really. I think I want it to be in private rather than public. Why do you ask?”
    “Picture this: we both get down on our knees at the same time and ask our guys to marry us? Would that be outstanding or what, partner?”
    “Don’t do this just because I’m asking Dean. You should only ask that sweet boy of yours if you really want to do this,” Pat chastised.
    “Fuck, man, I said I wanna do this. It even feels right! Call Dean and tell him that we’re tied up longer than you expected and we’ll go back to the store. I need a ring!”
    An hour and a half later, both men had engagement rings on their persons when they returned to their respective abodes. Both took great pains to keep the bulge of the ring box well hidden to give no hint of what was to come.
    “Well, there you are. Ya know, if it’s your day off, you should be off. Can’t that place get by without you for two days in a row?” Dean asked with a frown.
    “Sure, honey, but once in a while there’s going to be a report or something that has to be done whether I happen to be off or not. Now, I’m done for the rest of the weekend.”
    “Good, ’cause while you’ve been working for the public again, I’ve made some appetizers for tonight.”
    “Ah, they look good. Why don’t we lie down for an hour so that and rest up for tonight?”
    “You just wanna get me back in bed again,” Dean said with a smile.
    “Oh I don’t need an excuse for that. I’d just tell you to get your ass up to bed!”
    “Ha! As if….”
    “Go on up, I’ll be right behind you,” Pat said.
    After Dean got to the bedroom, Pat pulled out the ring box and hid it in the hallway closet with his police gear. The ring would be safe there until it was needed in a few hours. Pat bounded up the stairs two at a time and was in bed as quickly as he could manage.
    When Pat threw his arm over Dean and began to snuggle in for a nap, Dean said, “Are you telling me that you really just wanted to catch a nap up here?”
    “Yep. I’m a little tired, honey, let’s sleep.”
    Dean exhaled in such a way as to communicate dissatisfaction. The message was received by the intended recipient who just smiled and fell asleep. A little over an hour later, Pat woke up to an empty bed. It was sunset and slightly overcast. It looked like an early winter night already.
    Pat got up and went into the bathroom where he wiped his face with a hot washcloth. He combed his hair, brushed his teeth again, and headed downstairs after changing his shirt. He found the dining room table all set up for cards, and a small bar set up on one of the kitchen counters.
    “My, you’ve been busy while I was sleeping,” Pat observed.
    “Just trying to make you look fabulous in front of our closest friends,” replied Dean.
    “And a damn fine job you’ve done of that. I think I’ll have a cup of coffee before the boys get here.”
    “Well, you’ve got about forty-five minutes before they arrive.”
    Pat made his coffee and went into the living room where he sat down. He was nervous, but not quite sure why; after all, he expected Dean to say yes. As he sipped his coffee, it