was close enough, Jake wrapped Cael into his warm, wet embrace.
Cael sighed, leaning in close. “I like when you call me Dream a Little Dream - 110
that,” he mumbled.
Jake quirked a brow. “What, sweetheart?” he asked.
Cael blushed and nodded. Jake smiled gently and laid a soft kiss of those pretty, moist lips. “Good, 'cause I like calling you that. It fits you.”
“It does?” Cael asked, and Jake nodded. “But you call Aiden ‘baby’, and he’s definitely not, so how does that fit him?” Cael asked in confusion.
Jake sighed. That one wasn’t so easy to explain. He picked up the shampoo bottle and began massaging some into Cael’s hair while he thought. “I call Aiden
‘baby’ because for me, that’s what he is. He’s mine to love and protect for the rest of our lives. Growing up, my parents didn’t have the best relationship. Times are hard on the rez, and they fought more often than they loved. But when they did, my dad always called my mom ‘baby’. It was his way of showing her affection and love. When he said that, I always knew things were going to be okay between them. They kicked me out when I came out to them, so I guess when I met Aiden it just came naturally.” He shrugged, feeling his face heat.
Hopefully Cael just thought it was from the heat of the shower.
“Oh,” Cael said softly, ducking his head under the shower spray to rinse out his hair. Jake sighed. He could practically read the thought going through Cael’s mind, about Aiden meaning more because his nickname meant more to Jake than his did. It couldn’t be the furthest thing from the truth.
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grandma before she passed away. I would spend most of my time with them growing up since both my parents worked. They were so at peace with each other, and him calling her sweetheart was one thing I remember most about them. It means just as much as ‘baby’ does to me.” Gently, he tilted Cael’s face up until he could look in those violet eyes. Those eyes were wide with surprise and the soft glow of happiness.
“Really?” Cael asked. His grin widened when Jake nodded. “Oh, good.” It came out as a whisper, and Jake barely heard it over the roar of the shower, but hear it he did.
Jake grinned and pulled Cael’s unresisting body into his arms. “Well, now that that’s out of the way, we can get on to part two of the showering together thing.”
Cael laughed delightedly and leapt up to wrap his arms around Jake’s neck and his legs around Jake’s waist.
“What part? The part where we play together soaking wet part?” he asked silkily.
Jake nodded. “Exactly.”
Cael grinned and leaned down from his height to place a scorching kiss on Jake’s mouth. “Good,” he mumbled, without lifting his lips from Jake’s. “I was hoping that was part of this whole showering together thing.” He laughed as Jake turned him suddenly, placing his back against the cold wall tile and crushing into his front.
“Sweetheart, you haven’t seen anything yet,” Jake growled, right before he set out to make showering together one of Cael’s new favorite pastimes.
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Aiden grinned as he listened to the sounds of his lovers tromping down the stairs, Cael’s now familiar giggle leading the way. He pushed around the scrambled eggs as they cooked, shaking his head in wonderment. Never in his wildest imaginings had he believed that he and Jake would add a third to their relationship, and certainly never a former patient. Especially one so young.
If he was honest, that was the thing he worried about most. It wasn’t that Aiden was worried he couldn’t love his newest lover; hell, he was half in love with the kid already. But that was the problem. Cael was just a kid.
Then again, he had probably lived and dealt with more than Aiden could even imagine. So that was Aiden’s problem.
It hit him
Cael sighed, leaning in close. “I like when you call me Dream a Little Dream - 110
that,” he mumbled.
Jake quirked a brow. “What, sweetheart?” he asked.
Cael blushed and nodded. Jake smiled gently and laid a soft kiss of those pretty, moist lips. “Good, 'cause I like calling you that. It fits you.”
“It does?” Cael asked, and Jake nodded. “But you call Aiden ‘baby’, and he’s definitely not, so how does that fit him?” Cael asked in confusion.
Jake sighed. That one wasn’t so easy to explain. He picked up the shampoo bottle and began massaging some into Cael’s hair while he thought. “I call Aiden
‘baby’ because for me, that’s what he is. He’s mine to love and protect for the rest of our lives. Growing up, my parents didn’t have the best relationship. Times are hard on the rez, and they fought more often than they loved. But when they did, my dad always called my mom ‘baby’. It was his way of showing her affection and love. When he said that, I always knew things were going to be okay between them. They kicked me out when I came out to them, so I guess when I met Aiden it just came naturally.” He shrugged, feeling his face heat.
Hopefully Cael just thought it was from the heat of the shower.
“Oh,” Cael said softly, ducking his head under the shower spray to rinse out his hair. Jake sighed. He could practically read the thought going through Cael’s mind, about Aiden meaning more because his nickname meant more to Jake than his did. It couldn’t be the furthest thing from the truth.
"Cael, ‘sweetheart’ is what my grandpa used to call my Dream a Little Dream - 111
grandma before she passed away. I would spend most of my time with them growing up since both my parents worked. They were so at peace with each other, and him calling her sweetheart was one thing I remember most about them. It means just as much as ‘baby’ does to me.” Gently, he tilted Cael’s face up until he could look in those violet eyes. Those eyes were wide with surprise and the soft glow of happiness.
“Really?” Cael asked. His grin widened when Jake nodded. “Oh, good.” It came out as a whisper, and Jake barely heard it over the roar of the shower, but hear it he did.
Jake grinned and pulled Cael’s unresisting body into his arms. “Well, now that that’s out of the way, we can get on to part two of the showering together thing.”
Cael laughed delightedly and leapt up to wrap his arms around Jake’s neck and his legs around Jake’s waist.
“What part? The part where we play together soaking wet part?” he asked silkily.
Jake nodded. “Exactly.”
Cael grinned and leaned down from his height to place a scorching kiss on Jake’s mouth. “Good,” he mumbled, without lifting his lips from Jake’s. “I was hoping that was part of this whole showering together thing.” He laughed as Jake turned him suddenly, placing his back against the cold wall tile and crushing into his front.
“Sweetheart, you haven’t seen anything yet,” Jake growled, right before he set out to make showering together one of Cael’s new favorite pastimes.
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Aiden grinned as he listened to the sounds of his lovers tromping down the stairs, Cael’s now familiar giggle leading the way. He pushed around the scrambled eggs as they cooked, shaking his head in wonderment. Never in his wildest imaginings had he believed that he and Jake would add a third to their relationship, and certainly never a former patient. Especially one so young.
If he was honest, that was the thing he worried about most. It wasn’t that Aiden was worried he couldn’t love his newest lover; hell, he was half in love with the kid already. But that was the problem. Cael was just a kid.
Then again, he had probably lived and dealt with more than Aiden could even imagine. So that was Aiden’s problem.
It hit him
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