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
Hendry's emotion was a mess of anger. He was furious that he didn't get to his brother fast enough. He shouldn't have waited, he knew this was the kind of thing his brother would do. He has known the guy for decades, there's always been a cold stance between them since they're both bi, but Hendry was the one who was brave enough to confront their parents about their sexuality. Hendry knew why Holden kept himself deep in the closet. Though Hendry had an inkling that his parents knew about Holden's real sexual preference. He has his well-kept secret and he is about to unleash it on his parents and Holden is going to leave him alone. And what about his parents? Well, at that point he didn't care what his parents might do about the fact. He had just arrived at his parents, still gathering the nerve to confess decades of well-hidden secrets between their family walls when his phone buzzed with an incoming text message. It was Brody, he read it and smiled before calling his best friend thi
The next morning Brody was still in bed with Sloan, there was peacefulness in their sleep that she didn't dare interrupt so she decided to make coffee but found Hendry instead. Callie saw him standing alone, his eyes looking through the windows in the quiet living room. She recognized that empty stare. Callie didn't know that Hendry could be one of the broken people. But when she saw him alone in the kitchen last night drinking a shot of Vodka, it felt like something inside twisted her gut. Callie bravely stepped into his space and hugged him from behind. "Do you want to tell me about it? I'm really good at secrets." Hendry smiled and put his hands on hers. "It's not that I don't trust you. It's weird you know, the four of us, together. It feels so right. But I'm going through something that not even Brody knows about. No one knows until last night." She felt him sigh before he turned around to face her and kissed her forehead. Callie let him embrace her, though it felt more like h
"I'm going to meet Dad, do you want to back to mine, or your Mom? Brody will be okay if you want to stay here again. But it's up to you Sloan." Hendry asked when they finished their sexy shower. Sloan had dressed and packed their bags while Hendry got ready for the office. "I think I'm going to stay at yours for another night before going back to Mom's. I still need to prepare myself for her questions." Hendry chuckled softly, before continuing. "I'll drive you back to your mom's whenever you want. I can smooth things out with her and you can follow my lead. Just know that you can stay as long as you want at mine." Hendry offered and ended by kissing Sloan on the tip of his nose. It was too sweet that Sloan felt his heart melt all over again for his boyfriend. "I'd like that. I hope the bruise will get better by tomorrow." "You can put some concealer. I...I done it a couple of times in the past." His hesitation triggered something in Sloan. He looked at his boyfriend and somehow he
"What did your mom say?" Hendry asked when Sloan told him that he called her earlier that afternoon. "She said not to worry and that she was fine. She was keeping herself busy. And she told me to let you take care of me." Hendry chuckled when Sloan visibly rolled his eyes. Apparently, his boyfriend didn't like to be told what to do by his mom. Which was adorably cute Hendry thought. Sloan had lied to his mother, telling her that he got mugged and Hendry had been taking care of him. He also told her that he would be coming home the next day. Hendry was reluctant to let him go back to stay at his mom's. He wished that Sloan would go back to his afterward. "And how's the meeting with your dad?" "It's alright. I...I need to talk to you about something. It's kind of related to what Dad and I talked about." Hendry had been going back and forth about confessing everything to Sloan. He realized that Callie was right. It'd be better for Hendry's peace of mind to let the people he cares abou
Callie had just left Brody's house when his phone rang. It was Hendry, it was still early in the morning and he was about to get dressed for the office. "Hey, how's Sloan?" "Well, it's good to know that you have your priorities in order." Brody heard his best friend snicker. "So, my boyfriend is better. He's still sleeping in bed. We went to check in with his mom last night." "Wow, moving fast there buddy. I'm so proud of you." "Thank you. Thank you very much." Another laughter slipped out from the other line. "Anyways, are you going to the office this morning?" "Yeah, I'm just about to get dressed. Why? Do you need to get Sloan to my house? He can stay at mine for safety, anytime. You know that." "I know. But we're staying at the hotel. I hired a security company to secure my residence. We should be going back tonight or tomorrow." "Hendry, why the hotel? you know I work in real estate. I have empty residentials, I can have my people set it up for you. They're more comfortable
Brody was glad that he went to the restaurant with his driver. Once he sent the guy back to his office, he stepped into Hendry's car. They sat in the back seat with Hendry's driver in the front, the face was unfamiliar but Brody couldn't care less. He heard Hendry tell his driver to take them to the hotel before he pulled up the divider between them as if they were about to have a very important business discussion. "He's one of the security new guys," Hendry told Brody like he could hear his thoughts. But he just nodded and took his hand and kissed his knuckles. His other hand tilted his jaw to face him and leaned in to kiss his best friend. His lips were pliant under his, and Hendry let out a soft needy breath when Brody told him that he loved him and that he was sorry about what had happened to him in the past. "But you're the bravest man I know. You're so strong and I would never want you to feel ashamed of yourself." Brody deepened his kiss and Hendry opened up to him easily.
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