Laying in bed with his boss who was holding him like he was an anchor was giving Sloan goosebumps. He knew that he had to keep his feelings in check. He had a crush on Hendry for the past two years now, hell, he was calling it a crush as if he was still in high school. In truth, his emotions were all over the place every time the man stepped into his personal space. Which Hendry carelessly does more often than he'd like, not that he opposed his behavior. Just like now as Sloan held the man who was emotionally wrecked because of his best friend.Sloan always thought that it was stupid when people be the third wheel. Yet, there he was and he was being that stupid person who was pining over his boss. But when morning came, he didn't realize that he fell asleep the whole night. Truthfully, he knew that it was the best sleep he had in years. "Sloan?" His name was hoarsely whispered by the handsome man who stirred awake in his arms. "Morning, boss, um...I didn't mean to oversleep. Uh, I s
After Brody got back from dinner at Callie's parents he remembered Hendry's call, also his short text telling his best friend that he was at dinner with Callie's family. But it was not until Brody got home and saw the takeaway bags on his front door that he realized Hendry had left in a hurry. He could've easily left them in the fridge, he has keys to Brody's house and that was when he knew that he had hurt his best friend's feelings.It was late and the damage had been done, so he decided to wait to patch things up the next day. Brody decided that he was going to bring Hendry's favorite coffee and bagels for brunch. And that was how the next day when he lets himself inside Hendry's apartment, Brody found not only Hendry was still in his bed, but he was naked. His limbs tangled with his assistant's, looking like they had thoroughly fucked themselves to exhaustion.Brody should've left the second he saw them. It was not the first morning he saw Hendry naked in his bed with one of his c
It has been three weeks since Callie helped Brody with his frustration. She loves him on a deeper friendship level she knew she'd do anything for him. They've always had that certain kind of relationship, even when there was Hendry between them. Callie knew that they belonged together. She was confident that their friendship will last more than any relationship she'd have. She had understood how both were struggling with one another. She wanted nothing but to be his best friend in his happy place. She knew being with Hendry would make him happy. Callie also knew that marrying Brody will be a whole lot of messy conflicts. She knew that there was no way in hell that her love for her best friend would trump Brody's love for Hendry. And at some stage, she had accepted it. That was also why she kept on getting back and forth to go all the way with her best friend. She wanted him, the man was sexy. Callie had seen glimpses of how the man was blessed below the belt. He was thick and hung. G
"For your information, I didn't want to attend this stuffy convention in the first place," Hendry grumbled, though he was at least glad that he have Sloan to accompany him. "You have to make an appearance. This won't take long. People need to kiss your ass and you need to play nice and listen while I'll collect some business cards for your marketing team. We've done this dance before, you weren't this annoying when we were here six months ago." Sloan knew that his boss is usually a pleasant person, he'd try not to be one of those uptight titled executives. But Hendry had been sour-faced and hadn't been himself since the day Sloan rescue him from the side of the road after coming back from Brody's. "Okay, I guess, I can pretend to be nice for a couple of hours if you promised to kiss me and make me feel better after this." Hendry made a dramatic sigh while Sloan smiled and his cheeks flushed. "I can certainly do that," he batted his eyelashes making his boss laugh, then Sloan pulled
It was lunchtime with Vera that made Sloan head out early, leaving his desk and walking to the small restaurant one block away from the office. She was already there when he arrived. Vera said that she had an appointment nearby after lunch. It was why she had called her brother the night before for their lunch date. "Mom told me that she worries about you," Vera asked when the waiter left the table with their order. "Was there even an appointment, or is this your way of butting into my life?" He drinks his glass of water trying to calm himself down. Sloan knows that his family meant well and he needs to keep his cool. "Sloan, you're my only brother. I care about you. Are you seeing someone?" Her eyes locked into his, just like they did when they were kids and she wanted him to tell the truth. Those days it was as simple as how she had made him promise that he wouldn't tell Mom and Dad when he saw her kissing their hot next-door neighbor who Sloan had the biggest crush on growing up.
It was all sunshine when Callie finally arrived with her fiance Brody at the beautiful resort located on a small island which name she already forgot the second she stepped onto the soft sandy beach. The small chartered flight dropped them off at the dock. Their belongings were taken care of by the staff as Callie let Brody take her hand and guided her to the receiving area of the resort. "We should sort out the room first before meeting your family." Brody decided while Callie was too busy looking at their surroundings. It was a perfect cozy resort. It was big but not too big. Certainly not what Callie had expected of her cousin that could be over the top sometimes. When the invitation arrived, Callie dreaded coming to her cousin's wedding. Then, her mother told her that she was to bring Brody with her. Callie had felt the intimacy would be too much, but after what happened between them recently, she was having mixed feelings about the trip. "Callie, Brody, you're finally here." Ca
After the family dinner, Callie's cousin pulled her aside. Callie thought Corrine looked beautiful, she was glowing with happiness for her upcoming nuptials. It really showed how she was really in love with her fiance. That fact was the one thing Callie was not expecting from her cousin. Since they were kids they had been close, though Corrine and Callie knew that every summer they had to part as Callie and her family packed up to go to their lake house while Corrine was stuck with her boring summer activities. Year after year everything was good until one day Callie's dad decided that summers were not enough and he uprooted their lives to climb up the social ladder, moving to join the wealthy. Growing up, Corrine was one of the wild ones. She was the first one to talk to Callie about boys when they were barely legal. They were close, as close as two teenage cousins growing up in the suburbs can be. Like regular teenage girls, they giggled their way through many mischievous weekends
When it was time to get ready for another day of work, Hendry was still reeling from the fact that it was a shocking thing for him to have feelings for another man since Brody. He blamed it on his need to feel better about himself. Being with Sloan was a familiar thing. Though deep down he knew that what he had between him and Sloan was more than just a thing. Sloan, was his PA, his employee who had been working for him for years. The man had known about the back-and-forth situation between him and Brody and he was there when it all turned to dust. Hendry had felt some deeper connection with the younger man, it all escalated the moment he saw Sloan's bruises. Hendry witnessed how fragile his lover's expression was, since then his insides had been gnawing, and his instinct had told him to protect his lover. "Mr. Camden, do you really need my company for the weekend? I do have another appointment to attend to." Hendry noticed when Sloan was being cheeky after he said that he wanted to
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