You haven't been dating long, neither of you are good at keeping track of dates. It's hard when he's deployed, having to catch up over the phone in the short time Nikto can spare. And God forbid you suggest a facetime.

You don't mind, you're patient.

Nikto's crashing at your place, off duty for a fortnight. Having him back is nice, but the closeness is making you realise you don't really know him. Well... you do. You know what moisturiser he uses and he's sober. Just his walls are still up.