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
"C-Callie," Sloan struggled to voice out his words. "Sloan? What is it? Are you okay? Where are you?" Callie sounded worried, while Sloan tried hard to compose himself and get his mouth to work with his brain. "Can you come and get me...I-I'm sorry to trouble you. It's late," "Where's Hendry? Sloan, talk to me." Callie's concerned tone was evident from the other line as she pushed him to answer her. "You...just you, Hendry can't know about t-this, not now...promise me," Sloan breathed harshly. The side of his head throbbed. Though that was not the thing that made his hand tremble, somehow the incident had triggered the bad experience that he had buried deep in the back of his mind. Jesse had made sure that he imprinted his abuse on younger Sloan, molding him to be the perfect sub for the boyfriend that Sloan thought he loved. "Yes. Yes, Sloan just tell me where you are and I'm on my way." Sloan managed to get the address from the owner of the store before he ended the call and
When morning came and Henry still hadn't heard anything from Sloan, his mind was thinking the worst. Had Sloan ditched him and broken up with him? However when Hendry reached his office floor, he felt a bit better thinking that he would see Sloan, pull him into his office and apologize, or maybe seduce the guy until he came to his senses. But he was surprised when he saw the usual PA that usually filled in for Sloan was typing on his computer. She would sit on Sloan's desk whenever he was taking a leave of absence. "Good morning, Mr. Camden. Sloan had asked me to fill in for him for the next few days. He had a personal emergency he had to attend to. But he had put me up to speed with your schedule and I already put everything on your desk. Your Calendar for the whole week is ready for you to look at." The cheerful young woman who Hendry never seemed to remember her name was showing him her pearly whites and he nodded and told her that he asked not to be disturbed for the next hour.
Sloan didn't know how to process his feelings. He had never been in such a position where he had people looking out for him, taking care of him sincerely. Callie and Brody had been good with him last night, they stayed with him and they even made sure Hendry was good to him. Sloan had known Hendry for years. He knew that it was taking all of him to be patient with his questions. Hendry had always been demanding and Sloan was flattered that Hendry managed not to force him to speak about what happened. He knew once Hendry found that it was his brother's doing, all hell would break loose. For the time being, Sloan wanted nothing more than just to be with the man he loved. To be in his arms and to be cared for. "Can I leave you here for a while? I'm going to get our lunch and that Arnica ointment, okay?" Hendry asked after almost an hour of being by his side, saying nothing, demanding nothing, but just holding Sloan in his arms saying that he loved him. "Or are you ready to go back to
After their big fight, Sloan had left, and Hendry felt like his heart was torn in two. He spent hours staying up and wondering where he went wrong. It was not until Brody called that he felt his heart sink when his best friend told him that he had Sloan with him and said not to freak out when Henry saw him. Brody had pulled Hendry aside, giving him a summary that Sloan had been assaulted when he was leaving Hendry's place after their big fight. He told Hendry to go easy on him, telling him that Sloan had been seen by a doctor and given medications. Brody hugged him, he kissed his forehead when Hendry hugged him back. "So are you ready to talk?" Hendry couldn't resist but finally asked when he helped Sloan shower and dressed into his clothes. The clothes that Hendry had packed up along with his own on his way to Brody's. The bruises were getting more visible and Hendry helped Sloan apply the Arnica ointment to reduce the swelling. "I...I don't know where to start." Sloan eventually
"What's happening?" Brody heard Callie ask the second he stepped into the dining room. He was pleased to see that his fiance had moved to Sloan's side, trying to calm him down. Not that it was working, but it was the thought that counts. "Holden is saying some shitty stuff with his parents. Now, Hendry is going there." Brody could see that Sloan was instantly pale and he swiftly sat on Sloan's other side, putting his hand on his shoulder. "Everything is going to be okay, I offered to go with him but he declined. Though I'd trust your boyfriend on this. He knows his family the most, me being there might do more harm than good. Come one, finish your dinner then we can cuddle and wait until he gets back." It took us a couple of minutes to convince Sloan to finish his meal. When he was done, he took his pills and I helped him to change into his pajamas even though he insisted that he could do it himself. "Let us take care of you, okay? We know you're better, but we want to spoil you." Sl
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