Evan reached up, cupping his palm to his face. "You help me deal with my baggage as well."
Travis pressed his cheek to Evan's hand, bringing his own up to hold it there. "You sure your job is safe?"
Evan nodded. "Yes. It's nothing more than a write-up and a warning. Told me never to do it again."
"You better not do it again. That would mean you would be cheating on me, because I plan on having you around for a very long time." Travis turned his head, kissing Evan's palm.
"Does that mean we can take that next step and call ourselves a couple?" Evan grinned.
"We've been a couple from the day we met, but yes, we can now officially call ourselves that if you're okay with it."
"Oh, I am more than okay with it." Evan rose up and kissed him.
The sound of Jason's footsteps had them pulling apart. Up until now they had kept it to hand holding around him. Travis wondered how much to share with him, or if they should just let him get used to things like he had been already.
"Uncle Travis?"
"What, Jas?"
"Can I have ice cream tonight?"
Travis looked at Evan and smiled. "I think it sounds good. You want a bowl, Evan?"
Evan stood. "Just a small one."
Travis made his way to the freezer, smiling as Evan sat down and Jason jumped onto his lap.
"They started building my tree house today." Jason told him.
"They did? I didn't even notice. I will have to look when I go back out. Did you get to help?"
"Yep. Even got to climb the ladder with Jake's help. They said it would be awhile before it's done though."
Travis sent a silent prayer that Jason would be around to use it. Sure he would still get visitation, but it wasn't the same.
"Have you decided what color you're going to paint it?" Evan asked as Travis set two bowls of ice cream in front of them.
"I think like the barn is. I like that color."
"I like that color, too. I can't wait until it's done and you can show me it."
"Me, too. Jake said I could even take a radio up there and play music if I was careful."
"Wow, just like a real house." Evan shifted Jason to one knee so they both could eat.
Travis sat down beside them with his own bowl. "Before long he will want a bed up there, too."
"No. I think I would get scared out there alone at night. I will just go up there in the daytime."
Evan and Travis laughed.
"I'm glad. I would get lonely in here without you." Travis sucked the ice cream from his spoon.
"Will you miss me when I go to school?"
"Yes, but you will only be gone a few hours then. I will still get to see you at night." Travis hoped he was telling the truth.
"Grandma said I would have to go to the school by her house. Is that true?"
Travis frowned. "I don't know yet, Cowboy. Remember how I told you a while ago that Evan and I were trying to make sure you get to stay here and then you went and talked to that lady about things?"
"Yeah, a long time ago. She asked a lot about my mommy and daddy." Jason stirred his ice cream into a soft cream.
"It was only about a month ago. Anyway, Evan and I are going to meet with your grandparents the day after tomorrow and we should know for sure then where you are going to live."
"I can't stay here?" Jason's eyes went wide.
"We don't know yet, but we hope so. Evan and I have been working really hard to make sure that you get to stay here." Travis hated seeing the fear in Jason's eyes.
Evan pulled Jason back farther in his lap. "No matter what happens, Travis and I will still be around. I think you will be able to stay here, but we won't know for sure until that meeting."
"I don't want to live with Grandma and Grandpa."
"I know, Cowboy. I promise I won't stop fighting. Chances are good you will stay here with me."
"Can I go to this meeting?" Jason dropped his spoon into his empty bowl.
"No. You're going to stay with Jake while Evan and I go. We will hurry home right after."
Jason hung his head and sighed.
Evan looked over at Travis and mouthed. "Can I tell him about us?"
Travis smiled and nodded.
"Jas, you want
Travis pressed his cheek to Evan's hand, bringing his own up to hold it there. "You sure your job is safe?"
Evan nodded. "Yes. It's nothing more than a write-up and a warning. Told me never to do it again."
"You better not do it again. That would mean you would be cheating on me, because I plan on having you around for a very long time." Travis turned his head, kissing Evan's palm.
"Does that mean we can take that next step and call ourselves a couple?" Evan grinned.
"We've been a couple from the day we met, but yes, we can now officially call ourselves that if you're okay with it."
"Oh, I am more than okay with it." Evan rose up and kissed him.
The sound of Jason's footsteps had them pulling apart. Up until now they had kept it to hand holding around him. Travis wondered how much to share with him, or if they should just let him get used to things like he had been already.
"Uncle Travis?"
"What, Jas?"
"Can I have ice cream tonight?"
Travis looked at Evan and smiled. "I think it sounds good. You want a bowl, Evan?"
Evan stood. "Just a small one."
Travis made his way to the freezer, smiling as Evan sat down and Jason jumped onto his lap.
"They started building my tree house today." Jason told him.
"They did? I didn't even notice. I will have to look when I go back out. Did you get to help?"
"Yep. Even got to climb the ladder with Jake's help. They said it would be awhile before it's done though."
Travis sent a silent prayer that Jason would be around to use it. Sure he would still get visitation, but it wasn't the same.
"Have you decided what color you're going to paint it?" Evan asked as Travis set two bowls of ice cream in front of them.
"I think like the barn is. I like that color."
"I like that color, too. I can't wait until it's done and you can show me it."
"Me, too. Jake said I could even take a radio up there and play music if I was careful."
"Wow, just like a real house." Evan shifted Jason to one knee so they both could eat.
Travis sat down beside them with his own bowl. "Before long he will want a bed up there, too."
"No. I think I would get scared out there alone at night. I will just go up there in the daytime."
Evan and Travis laughed.
"I'm glad. I would get lonely in here without you." Travis sucked the ice cream from his spoon.
"Will you miss me when I go to school?"
"Yes, but you will only be gone a few hours then. I will still get to see you at night." Travis hoped he was telling the truth.
"Grandma said I would have to go to the school by her house. Is that true?"
Travis frowned. "I don't know yet, Cowboy. Remember how I told you a while ago that Evan and I were trying to make sure you get to stay here and then you went and talked to that lady about things?"
"Yeah, a long time ago. She asked a lot about my mommy and daddy." Jason stirred his ice cream into a soft cream.
"It was only about a month ago. Anyway, Evan and I are going to meet with your grandparents the day after tomorrow and we should know for sure then where you are going to live."
"I can't stay here?" Jason's eyes went wide.
"We don't know yet, but we hope so. Evan and I have been working really hard to make sure that you get to stay here." Travis hated seeing the fear in Jason's eyes.
Evan pulled Jason back farther in his lap. "No matter what happens, Travis and I will still be around. I think you will be able to stay here, but we won't know for sure until that meeting."
"I don't want to live with Grandma and Grandpa."
"I know, Cowboy. I promise I won't stop fighting. Chances are good you will stay here with me."
"Can I go to this meeting?" Jason dropped his spoon into his empty bowl.
"No. You're going to stay with Jake while Evan and I go. We will hurry home right after."
Jason hung his head and sighed.
Evan looked over at Travis and mouthed. "Can I tell him about us?"
Travis smiled and nodded.
"Jas, you want
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