All Chapters of Rings MxM: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

"I want an annulment because I want a do-over," Ambrose whispered.Matthew's head snapped toward him in confusion. "What do you mean a do-over?" he asked warily."Show me if it's worth it to marry you a second time," Ambrose said. "Fuck, Matthew. I'm supposed to be mad at you," he chuckled. "I guess it's because I know Alana wouldn't be happy if I was and I'm too old and tired to hold so much anger.""You're in your late thirties. That's not old Ambrose," Matthew chuckled.The two settled into a comfortable silence once again. Ambrose moved a bit to the side of his bed, leaving enough space for Matthew to sit beside him. Matthew didn't hesitate to take the space and Ambrose almost immediately pulled him into a kiss. It took Matthew by surprise but he didn't fight it. The two kissed until Ambrose needed to pull away to catch his breath. "Can you come back tomorrow? I have physical therapy and I want you there," Ambrose asked while his arms are still wrapped around Matthew's neck. "S

"Why did you come home with me?" Matthew asked as he helped Ambrose settle down in his bed. "If I'm being honest, I was scared for the kids. They were in so much distress from earlier and I just had to see if they were going to be okay," Ambrose said as he laid his head down on the pillow."I'm sorry about that. I should've stayed calm knowing I had both the kids with me," Matthew apologized."You don't have to apologize. You reacted the same way any other parent would," Ambrose said as he took Matthew's hand in his. "Drake shouldn't have done what he did. I know he's grieving just like the rest of us but that doesn't really justify what he had done."Ambrose was gently caressing Matthew's hand."What do you plan to do now?" Ambrose asked."I-I don't know yet. I'll contact my lawyer tomorrow and maybe we could talk this through," Matthew said, his voice on the verge of breaking.Ambrose gently pulled Matthew on top of and that's all it took for him to break down in Ambrose's chest. A

A few more days passed and they heard nothing from Drake or his lawyer. They have no way of contacting him so Matthew was just hoping that the man just gave up. Ambrose had another physical therapy session scheduled so Matthew is driving him back to his parent's home. Melanie was relieved to hear that the two patched up and had no problems with Ambrose staying over at Matthew's. It is his home anyway. Ambrose just has to do his therapy sessions over at his old home, not wanting to waste all the effort his parents made in rearranging the gym. Ambrose already noticed the scowl on Matthew's face. He knew it wasn't because of the situation with Drake, it was because of Jake coming over again. "Matt, are you making that face because Jake has to do his job," Ambrose asked with a slightly teasing tone. Matthew didn't answer but his eye twitched and that was all the answer AMbrose needed. He knew he had to make Matthew jealous again but for a different reason this time. He just wanted to m

Ambrose and his parents got back home and found Matthew still sleeping in the living room with the children also sleeping beside him. Another presence entered the house and it was Mr. Willow. "Sorry for showing up unannounced. I was going to talk to Matthew but I didn't want to wake him up so I'm glad you're here," he said to Ambrose. "I think it's best we have Matthew here. We can wake him up, he'll be fine," Ambrose said before asking his mom to wake Matthew up.A few minutes later, a half-asleep Matthew walked into the dining room. He plopped down onto the seat, barely conscious as to what was going on."We'll stay in the living room with the kids. Just call us if you need anything," Melanie said before leaving the dining area. "Matt, you good?" Ambrose asked."Y-yeah, huh, what?" Matthew mumbled as Ambrose slowly came into his view. "Oh, you're home." he pointed out."Yas, Matt. I'm right in front of you. Now Mr. Willow is here and we're going to talk to him," Ambrose said as h

A few days had passed since the incident and the police had yet to update them on anything about the case. Matthew was looking worse for wear with each day that passes. He barely eats and this time, Ambrose was the one who was using all his strength to power both of them through. The doctors had to resort to tube feeding at one point because Matthew refused to eat or even drink. Ambrose thought that after their last conversation, Matthew would at least be talking to them but after that day, no words ever came out of his mouth again no matter how many times they tried to make him talk. They even tried getting a psychiatrist and a psychologist for him but he was still unresponsive. It also made it difficult for his wound to heal properly since his body was depleted of nutrients that he needed to recover. As Ambrose was getting ready to leave for the hospital, Lucas handed him a letter from the lab where Matthew and the kids had submitted their DNA samples. Ambrose decided that it woul