After the catastrophic dinner with Hendry's mom, Sloan did not expect to have another dinner anxiety so soon. But the message on his phone told him otherwise. Brody Curran: Hello Sloan, I'm getting back to you regarding the dinner. Callie and I are free tonight. I know it's kind of sudden, but I will be out of the city tomorrow and won't be for two weeks. Let me know if Hendry will be available. Sloan looked at the text, then looked at it again. And again. And again. Until Hendry spooked him by looming over him asking why he was staring at his phone so seriously. "I...um... it's Brody," Sloan gazed over his shoulder making sure that no one would overhear their conversation. It was still early in the morning, Hendry had just arrived while Sloan had been working for over an hour since he couldn't sleep and decided to go back to his mom at the crack of dawn. Sloan gave Hendry the excuse that he was going to check up on his mom before leaving for work. "Come to my office," Hendry t
"Okay we're ten minutes early," Sloan watched as Hendry looked at his Breitling watch only to be pleasantly surprised to see Brody was already seated on the table. "And looks like we're not the only one." He heard him say, Sloan could feel Hendry's hand on the small of his back as if he could feel the tension building inside him. Sloan relaxed a bit when he caressed him. "Come on, we're here, he saw us. Smile, Sloan...you're my boyfriend." Sloan heard him say as he leaned in closer, pressing his lips on Sloan's ear. He let Hendry talk when one of the restaurant staff ushered them to their table. Sloan followed behind him and watched as Hendry smiled at Brody who then got up from his seat and hugged him like nothing had happened between them. Sloan relaxed a bit seeing that Brody was instantly back in the friend zone with his boyfriend. Maybe it was the years they have as best friends, Sloan didn't give a care, what mattered the most was that they were back as friends. "How are you?
"Everything is going to be okay," Callie whispered rubbing Sloan's arm when she saw that he hesitated. Though deep down she knew that they were deep in a tangled mess. She remembered Sloan and she needed him to keep calm while she figures things out. She found him. She finally freaking found him! Sloan. After all this time she finally has a name for her mystery man. Her cousin would freak out if she knew. The sweet handsome man looked even more handsome with years between them. His jaw was more chiseled, his body looked stronger, and even his stance looked more confident. She was glad that after all those years he managed to free himself from his abusive ex. That night Callie felt for him. When they talked, it was all it took for him to pour out his frustration about his ex while Callie listened. "Callie, what's happening here?" Brody asked once both of them sat back in their chairs. Her eyes were still on Sloan who looked like he was one step away from bolting out of the restaurant.
Hendry was quiet on their way back, and Sloan was feeling more and more agitated as they get closer to his place. The small little glimpse he stole of his boyfriend was not making him relax. There was a noticeable tension in Hendry's face from the moment the four of them ended dinner. "We need to talk." "Oh...okay," The moment they arrived, Hendry led him into his penthouse before giving Sloan some privacy to call his mom, telling her he was not coming home that night. "So, you and Callie?" He asked once they were both seated on the sofa. "Yeah, well we meet at a party, and had sex, with our masks on. I know...it's weird. We were young, so um...then, we talked and went our separate way without exchanging phone numbers. That's it." Sloan explained while Hendry draped an arm around his shoulder, tugging him closer to his side. Possessively. "You left the part where you two got hung up on the said one-night-stand, years later. Both of you basically recognized one another when you bo
Callie didn't remember how the four of them tumbled into the mattress. But when her back touched Brody's bed, her eyes were locked onto Sloan's. She watched how his boyfriend was devouring his chest while his hands grabbed his perfect ass making him let out the sexiest mewling sound. They were all in the state of half undressed and in their lovers' arms. The needy moan that she lets out was catching Brody's attention when he finally switched his attention back to Callie. "Fucking hell, Brody, you didn't tell me you're into orgies. I still don't know how I feel about us doing this thing with your ex and my ex one-night stand." Callie said, breathlessly, in between her kissing and stripping his shirt off his shoulder. God...she loved how his muscles contracted when Brody caged her with his body. His narrow waist showed off his well-defined abs and it took all of her will, not to go back down again on him when he swatted her hands the second she was trying to unbuckle his belt. "I'm not
After the scorchingly hot encounter between them last night, things were far from settled. So many questions swirling in Hendry's mind, and then there was the fact that he didn't let himself kiss Brody. Last night was a giant leap to the situation that they were in and he had felt that their friendship was too raw for any kind of intimacy between them. But Hendry did enjoy their closeness, very much so that when Brody invited them to stay the night Hendry lay beside his boyfriend who lay beside his ex, with her fiance on her other side. It was a tight fit, but somehow Hendry and Sloan were too tired to move to the guest bedroom room and they all made it work. When morning came, he found himself in Brody's arm when he shocked himself awake. "Morning," he greeted his best friend. Well, after last night he thought that they were back to being one and when Brody smiled at him, he knew that somehow they were once again okay. "Morning," Brody said, surprisingly pulling Hendry close and nu
"I've never seen you so happy. You look dashing by the way." His mom complemented from his open door after Sloan fussed with his dinner attire and managed to change into his most proper navy sleek pants and wrinkle-free baby blue shirt with a cute matching navy vest. "I am happy." Sloan blushed while packing his work clothes into his bag. He would need to iron them out before wearing it but his nerve was too all over the place to search for his suit bag. "Are you sure you're okay with me staying at Hendry's again? I can come back again after dinner." "Honey, your man is waiting downstairs. He wanted you to have dinner with his family. I think he loves you and he wants to spend more time with you. Why won't I let my very single son spend the night with the man that he loves?" Sloan's cheeks turned a darker shade of pink and his mom giggled before she stepped into his room and hugged him. She kissed his cheek and told him to embrace the feelings. "You're young and in love. This is wha
"Don't listen to them." Sloan heard him say then nodded, he was not sure how to reply to his boyfriend. "Sloan..." "I'm okay," Sloan blurted out, while he knew that his face showed Hendry otherwise. But he was tired. Sloan loves the guy, yet he knows their love won't last. He knew what was expected from Hendry. "No, you're not." "No, I'm not. But your dad is right. I'm not suitable for you and that's okay. When you're done with me..." "What the fuck?" "No, listen to me," "Yeah, right...listen to yourself. I love you and you love me. Why are you listening to my dad?" "Because he's your family," Sloan exclaimed and tried to get up from his seat where Hendry was cuddling him on the sofa. Hendry kept his firm hold on him and he put his hand on his waist forcing his lover to look at him. "They are my family and if they care for me as much as your family cares for you then they won't object to my feelings for you. My family is not like yours. I have made my peace with that fact a
Last night was one of the many nights Sloan knew he'd cherish for the rest of his life. Callie was beautiful, their lovemaking was profound and their husbands gave them orgasm after orgasm until his eyes closed as his body was lulled and he drifted off to sleep. Sloan would never in a million years imagine he'd have the perfect life. Being a house-husband was never his goal, but turns out raising their children with Callie was his purpose in life and it filled him with love and made him feel complete. "Are you sure we have everything?" Callie asked as she once again tried to convince Caden to wear his clothes. Hendry had Paisley ready and Brody carried baby Sean while his other arm was holding Evan ready to get to the car. They were all going to go to Brody's dad for his birthday lunch. Brody's sisters were already waiting at the house with their families. It had been three years since Brody's mom passed away from a stroke. With all the problems she caused, it was a miracle to have
Six years later "Sloan, honey, go... we'll stay with the kids. Just take Callie and Sean to the doctor. You've done this many times already, you know the drill." Livia scolded her son. Yes, Callie was panicking when baby Sean was running a high fever. Marlene, Callie's mom was visiting since she and her husband just got back from one of Callie's dad's business trips abroad. And just like most dotting grandparents, they were bringing gifts for their grandchildren. Their oldest grandson looked exactly like his daddy, Brody. At five years old, Evan was the perfect big brother for his twin siblings who liked following him around the house trying to annoy their big brother. The three-year-old girl Paisley has their mom's beautiful hair and eyes, while her twin brother, Caden, looks just like young Hendry with an attitude to match. The youngest baby was Sean, at one year old the little boy already had the same pout as Papa Sloan and a cry like he was given the best sets of lungs. "Papa
"Damn, you sure know how to pick the destination. So, did you pack skimpy bikinis and speedos for Callie and Sloan too?" Brody asked grinning at Hendry. Their man was solely responsible for choosing their private villa with a gorgeous blue pool, and stunning volcano views looking over the Aegean waters. Brody was impressed, he'd never stayed at Santorini private villas before. The place was beautiful, secluded, and definitely romantic. "Of course I did, though I should've thought about buying the ones with matching colors for Sloan and Callie, they sure can pull one hell of a strip show for us." The man chuckled and Brody joined him taking a seat on one of the sunbeds at the Villa's terrace with the gorgeous view of the water. Sloan and Callie were checking out the villa and also unpacking. By unpacking it meant that they were checking out what Hendry and Brody had packed for their secret destination honeymoon. Though Brody was told what kind of clothes to pack, he didn't know thei
Hendry felt something was wrong when Sloan was gone longer than he should. He said that he was going to the toilet. At first, Hendry was worried that their new husband might be sick, then he worried that Sloan was getting tired so he came looking for their new husband. What he didn't expect was finding out that Holden had Sloan pinned and was seconds away from raping their new husband on their wedding day. He held Sloan in his arms, as soon as the guards Oakley arranged for them to hire had managed to take control of the situation. Hendry was just glad that Oakley had advised them to hire extra guards with the high-profile guests Callie's dad was inviting. Though deep down Hendry knew that Oakley had been in the business long enough to know that anything could happen. The man must've learned about Holden from the many times he spends time talking with Sloan and Callie. Oakley is a smart man and Hendry was glad that they had him to take care of them on the most important day of their
Sloan never thought that his day of being a groom to another man was going to come so soon. Dating hadn't been an easy experience for him. He'd never thought he'd get to the point that he was about to marry not one but three most important people in his life. Though he legally would be married to Hendry, their commitment ceremony will include vows as the four of them become one in front of their closest family and friends. When the day finally came Sloan felt ecstatic. He felt his smile go up to his ears and he felt like he was about to burst into a dance and make himself silly like singing in front of everyone or singing in an empty room, just because he couldn't wait to get in front of people to sing his heart out. "Sloan, darling, you need to stop fidgeting." His mom scolded him like he was still ten and she was rightening his clothes cause little Sloan wanted to look his best for his end-of-year school performance. "I can't believe the day is finally here, Mom." "I know, baby,
"Callie, honey," she turned to Sloan and realized that they had arrived and he was waiting by the back passenger door, holding it open for her. Sloan held out his hand and Callie took it. She heard Sloan tell their driver to go home before he ushered her into the house. Callie felt something was off the second she and Sloan entered their home. Brody had called them earlier and explained to them what happened. Sloan had Googled the accident and saw just how damaging the situation was. There were videos of cars crashing into a truck, the devastation was so harsh that it got her thinking about how Hendry's car could be involved in the accident. It made her realize just how fragile their lives were. She was glad that Brody insisted on them using a driver that day since she knew that Brody would be too nervous to share the news before they got home. Callie was still shaken and Sloan knew that she needed their men. The place was too quiet for her liking. The stillness made her hurry in
Hendry was beyond relieved when Brody gave him a quick call and told him what happened before lunch. He listened while his future husband blurted about how his dad was divorcing his mom and was coming to the wedding tomorrow. The call didn't last long since Brody was going to have a lunch meeting with his family and talk more about their future without his vindictive mother. Hendry let Brody get back to his family so he could get back to his work. Hendry had a few contract proposals to approve and some internal documents to sign until it was time for him to meet up with his dad and Harvey. His mom might not be as strongly opinionated as Brody's mom, but she was keeping it to herself and that was making everything worse for herself. Hendry's dad had been coming less and less to the office because he was taking care of his mom. Harvey checked up on them, though he reported back with nothing good. "You know it's not your fault, right?" Harvey asked as he walked into Hendry's office. H
"Hendry, you don't have to come with me. My sisters will be there, I'm pretty sure the worst has passed." Brody explained as he got dressed. Callie and Sloan already left the house to pick up Livia and Marlene for their spa day with the moms. Brody felt the envy shimmering under his skin, he wanted his parents to be excited about his future too. But no... his mom had to ruin his happiness by trying to end her life as if his action had shamed her to her death. Lately, Brody had to exhaust himself at work just to get a good night's sleep. Though good would be pushing it. The sleep had been decent at best. Brody was still stressed over his mom, though he tried to concentrate on his relationship. He couldn't help feeling that he was making things difficult for his lovers though they kept on supporting him. He knew he'd be as persistent as them if it was the other way around. "I'm going to drop you off then, I have some work stuff to deal with. I might as well get more things done so no
It was one week after Brody's mom's incident. Sloan had felt how it affected them, the tension was there, making things slightly off-balance but he kept his head high and believed that everything would be good in time. Since they still thread carefully around Brody, Sloan decides to do the next best thing he can. He had arranged a nice lunch with Brody's sisters after inviting them for their bridesmaid dresses to fit out. Callie praised Sloan's plan as he threw in a spa day with Molly and Sadie afterward. "Well, I thought if we can make the sisters happy then Brody will have fewer problems to handle. I miss our Brody. I don't like this side of him." Sloan confessed as he nibbled his toast. Hendry had gone to work along with Brody, he had been dropping off and picking up Brody these past few days though their offices were on the opposite side of town. Both Sloan and Callie were glad that Hendry had decided to look after their man, making sure that he was not alone even if it was onl