Happy Friday! This one is Outdoor Movie Theater, but I'm likely going to write the other two at some point because I can, so let me know if you want me to tag you in those too.
Alex canโt help giggling at the look of utter confusion on Henryโs face after heโs lead him out to the side of their new home where a pickup truck awaits.ย ย The truck itself is facing away from their home, with the bed of the truck laid down and decked out with a thin bed, blankets, pillows and movie-going snacks.ย ย
The movie is against the wall of their home, projected on it as if it were a drive-in theater.ย ย It was a pain in the ass to get the equipment, but he was tired of wanting to go to the movies and make out with his boyfriend, fiancรฉe, now husband, and people being nosy about it.ย ย (Although they hadnโt tried that since the move to Texas, but in New York, people wereย nosy,ย and he doesnโt want to risk it).ย ย
Now, they could experience a drive-in all by themselves (Alex was determined that Henry get to experience all of the fun American things he missed while being a Prince in England in his teens).ย ย
Itโs notย quiteย the same as going to one of the ones built for others to enjoy as well, but this way, they can experience it and if making out while a movie plays turns into having sex in the back of the pickup, there wonโt be a news headline tomorrow.
โWhatโs this, love?โ
โThis is our very own drive-in theater,โ Alex says, grinning.ย ย โIโve got a movie and snacks and plans to make out with you just like a normal teenage American experience.โ
Henry looks like heโs trying not to laugh as he says, โYouย doย realize that weโre far closer to our thirties than our teens, yes?โ
โWell, to be fair, drive-ins have gone a bit out of style, and we may be working our way into over a decade beyond our teens, but youโve been delayed โ living inย Englandย and all, so we can make an exception.โ
Henry hums.ย ย โYou also know that we have a perfectly good home theater in our lovely new home, yes?โ
โYes, butย thisย is an experience youโve never had โ watching a movie while outside under the stars โ and itโs my job as your husband to make sure youโve experienced it all,โ Alex counters.
โAnd we couldnโt just go to an actual drive-in theater becauseโฆ?โ
โBesides the obvious?โ Alex questions, rhetorically.ย ย โIf making out leads to something else then we wonโt end up in the papers.โ
Henry coughs.ย ย โSo, you donโt even want to watch the movie at all?ย ย You just want to shag me in the bed of a pickup.โ
โI didnโt say that; I said if it ends up that wayโฆโ Alex winks and Henry bursts out laughing.
โDemon!ย ย I married a demon.โ
Alex grins.ย ย โAnd now youโre stuck with him!ย ย Now, come on, letโs get comfortable.โ
He plants a kiss on Henryโs lips and then climbs into the bed of the pickup with Henry following after him.
It doesnโt take long for them to settle into a comfortable cuddling position.ย
โWhat are we watching, anyway?โ
โOur favorite movies,โ Alex answers with a knowing grin.ย ย They always end up arguing about the trilogy whenever they watch which leads to making out and then, well, exactly what Alex wants in the bed of this pickup.
Henry throws his head back and laughs.ย ย โYes, I married a demon, but I married my favorite demon.ย ย I love you.โ
โI love you, too, baby.โ
With that, he presses start and their night begins.