B ut Ma, it's my room." Daniel threw himself
down on a kitchen chair, looking a lot like he
had when he was six. He glared at his mother who
stood at the kitchen sink filling the coffee pot.
"It was your room until you moved out." She
patted his shoulder. "Now it's the spare room. Aiden
says Liam needs a safe place to stay. And really, what
safer place is there than my house."
"He can stay at Aiden's."
"No he can't Danny." Aiden drawled. He'd
walked into the house unnoticed. He kissed Lisa's
cheek. "Where is he Lis?" The door was rarely locked
when someone was home, but locks had never stopped
Aiden before. This home had been a refuge of sorts to
him, human though it was, as he grew up.
"Upstairs settling in. It's going to be nice having
a boy in the house again. Richard is looking forward
to cooking breakfast for someone who'll actually
appreciate his skills." She laughed. "I'm too busy to
eat in the morning. It drives Richard crazy." Lisa
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shared the house with her brother, and had for years,
ever since his life partner had died.
"Well we can't have that." He looked around.
"Where is Rick?"
"He's with Liam. I thought it would be nice to let
them get to know each other without everyone
hanging on to every word."
"In other words, Rick is quizzing him about me."
Aiden laughed. "Liam won't say a word. If you and
your brother want to know something just ask."
"And would you answer?" she laughed patting his
cheek with her palm, more a loving caress than
anything else. It was rare that her surrogate son let her
hug him.
"Of course I would." Aiden said tongue in cheek.
"Liam and I are friends, good friends. We fuck, we
suck and we occasionally talk, watch movies, eat
meals and do all the things friends do when they're
together. That's it." He turned to walk up the stairs. "I
think I just might do one of those things right now."
"Not in my fucking bedroom you aren't" Daniel
stood up, all but bristling like some kind of rabid dog.
"Gawd no, my dick would fall off. Luckily
though, it's Liam's room I'm heading for." With that
said, Aiden ran up the stairs taking them two at a time.
He stopped outside of the room to listen.
"It looks like you've settled in Liam." Richard
stood in the middle of the room. "Are you going to be
okay here?"
"I don't know, Aiden wants me to try it." Liam
shrugged. "I like Lisa."
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"And she likes you." Richard paused. "Liam,
about you and Aiden, be careful, don't hurt him."
"I'd never do that." Liam almost shouted. "Fuck,
he's my… I don't know… we're kind of connected.
It's hard to explain."
Aiden walked in the door. He gave Richard a one
armed hug. "Rick, I'm a big boy. I can look after
myself. And trust me on this one, Liam is the last
person on this planet who would ever hurt me."
Liam glowed with the words that Aiden said and
didn't say. "Hey Aiden. Except for getting a decent
Internet connection, I'm all settled in." he looked
around. "Oh and the wall paper sucks, but if I keep my
eyes squinted in a certain way, it looks almost
abstract."
"I used to smoke up in here with Danny, it looked
great the more weed we smoked." Aiden sighed. "Of
course 90% of the time we weren't stoned, I learned to
ignore it."
"You don't have to sleep in here, not to mention
do home work." Liam was close enough to lean his
head on Aiden's arm. "But that's okay, Lisa said I
could change it if I want. I might, I'm not sure."
"We could have a paint party." Richard laughed.
"Not the kind of party I'm used to, but I'll make do.
Liam, maybe you could invite some hot young studs
to help you paint."
"I don't want to encourage your lecherous
thoughts old man." Liam teased. "But I'll tell you
what, you can watch me shower any time you want."
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"No you can't." Aiden said, aghast that Liam
would even suggest such a thing.
Richard burst out laughing, patting Aiden on the
ass. "Damn, you still can't take a joke." He snickered,
leaving the room chuckling.
"Did I mention you're a brat?" Aiden asked,
flicking his hand and closing the door across the room
so quietly it wasn't heard downstairs. He mumbled the
words of a spell that would keep the door firmly
closed until he was ready to leave.
"Naughty boy, you used magic." Liam said as he
began to remove Aiden's shirt, his lips on warm skin
as soon as it was exposed. "I'm taking you to the dark
side."
"I've been there and came back a long time ago
Sunshine." Aiden pushed Liam backwards until he fell
across the bed. He flicked his fingers in an intricate
pattern and Liam found himself naked. The fact he
was hard had nothing to do with magic, unless it was
the magic his body felt when he was alone with the
man he adored.
The combination of a naked Liam, being in
Danny's old room, a room that had held a certain
amount of safety when he was growing up, and the
fact that he was hornier than he'd been in a long time,
had Aiden throwing himself down on Liam, roughly
grabbing his hair as he mouth sought solace in Liam's
taste. Liam's legs wrapped around Aiden's waist, he
wanted Aiden as much as Aiden wanted him. It was
their destiny to be together.
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Downstairs, Daniel continued to sulk. Richard
was at the kitchen counter making sandwiches. "Settle
down, they'll be here in a minute." He said. He looked
over at his sister. "Do you want some of my coconut
cake?"
"Of course, make sure you cut a big piece for
Liam, he's a growing boy." She smiled and patted
Daniel's hand. "Do you want some cake too, Baby?"
"No, I don't want any damn cake." Daniel said
pulling away and standing up.
"Daniel, you leave those two alone." Lisa
cautioned, but Daniel was already half way up the
stairs.
He tried the door handle on his old room only to
reel back, shaking his hand. It was so cold he couldn't
touch it. "Aiden, open the fucking door." He yelled,
kicking at it.
The door opened slowly. Aiden and Liam were
fully clothed and sitting on the bed. "Hey Danny."
Aiden drawled. The smell of sex was ripe in the room.
Liam's face had evidence of whisker burn, his lips
were swollen and his smile self-satisfied. "What in
hell is your problem, kicking the door in? You know
Lisa is going to be pissed."
"You two were fucking in my room?" Daniel
glared, stepping inside. "And you locked the door. Ma
doesn't let anyone lock doors around here."
"Do we look like we were fucking?" Aiden
laughed as he stood up. "And damned if I can see a
lock on the door Danny. Maybe you've been working
too hard at London Drugs."
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"No shit, he has to carry that closet he's in around
with him all day. It's probably heavy." Liam
snickered.
"Fuck you." Daniel glared.
"Not even if you paid me." Liam snickered. "My
ass belongs to one person."
"Who is that?" Aiden pretended not to know.
"Some guy I met. He's hot, not too bright about a
few things, but damn he's hot." Liam jumped up off
the bed. "I'm starving, Rick said he was making
food." He moved quickly past Daniel. "I'm heading
downstairs. You and Danny boy can relive old times."
Liam fell into a routine over the next couple of
weeks. He drove to school each day, sometimes with
Dakota and sometimes on his own. They would go to
Hamburger Mary's after school and spread their
homework out on the back booth, working and eating
whatever it was Lisa decided was good for them.
Liam was surprised at how relaxed his was. He
didn't see Aiden often, but they did manage a night or
two during the week. Not that anyone was aware of
their visits. There were some advantages to being
Wahjee. The weekends were the best. On the
weekends Aiden was able to have Shay for the day,
either Saturday or Sunday, thanks to Liam's helping
hand. And Liam was free to visit Aiden officially at
his apartment. He liked to think of it as playing house.
A term Aiden hated. But one Liam used to tease the
older man when he thought he could get away with it.
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Tonight was different; tonight he had a lot on his
mind. Dakota had asked him a question that was
driving him crazy.
"Okay, spit it out." Aiden said. He was sitting on
his sofa, relaxing in the softness of it. Liam was
stretched out, his head on Aiden's lap. Shay lay on
Liam's chest sleeping peacefully.
"Spit what out?" Liam asked, his voice lazy. He
rubbed circles on the baby's back. He loved being
with Aiden and his son.
"What in hell has been bothering you all night?"
Aiden sighed. "Liam, I don't have to use my Wahjee
senses to know you've got something on your mind."
"It's Dakota."
"Dakota?" Aiden was surprised. "What about
Dakota, is she in trouble or something?"
"No, she kind of wants me to take her… to make
love to her… to you know, do her the first time."
"Does she understand the meaning of gay?"
Aiden snorted. "Surely to god you aren't thinking of
doing this?"
"I don't know what to do. I mean she has this
boyfriend, she really likes. And she's thinking of
having sex with him, maybe on prom night or
something. She figures I could kind of teach her what
to do."
"Like you're so good at hetero sex." Aiden bit his
lip to keep from laughing. "I mean if I was going to
have anyone deflower a young virgin, you'd be the
first one I'd ask."
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"Oh shut up Aiden, I know it's stupid." Liam
smiled. "But hey, maybe I'm bi."
"Of course you are. That's why there are so many
female nudes in your sketchbooks. Oops, sorry, there
isn't even a female hand, or eye or tit."
"So I specialize in men." Liam sighed. "I don't
like to disappoint her, but shit I don't have a clue what
to do to a woman to make her get off. They do get off
don't they?"
"You're right about the not having a clue." Aiden
smirked. His fingers had been combing through
Liam's hair. Before he'd never thought of red blond
curls as being especially intoxicating. He knew the
legends, only the most powerful Wahjee had red hair,
one of the reasons he'd been concerned about the deep
auburn of his son's hair. Mentally giving himself a
shake Aiden continued to comb and twist silken curls.
"Maybe I should read up on it and then do a
whole seduction scene. Kind of like on our first time
together."
"Riiiggghhhht." Aiden huffed. "Maybe you
should rethink that one."
"Da, Li, night." Shay raised his head.
"I think he wants us to shut up." Liam giggled
and leaned in to kiss the top of the baby's head.
"You do know, it's more than a little unnerving
having the kid talk." Aiden looked at his son, love in
his eyes.
"It could be worse, he could be talking in full
sentences."
"Me do that." Shay said and giggled.
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Aiden rolled his eyes. "Oh for crap sake Shay,
you're supposed to be a baby."
"He is a baby, a precocious baby who had a bit
too much of dear old dad in him." He held on as Shay
pushed himself up until he was sitting on Liam's
chest.
"Da silly." Shay agreed. He held out his hands for
Aiden and then before Aiden could pick him up, he
popped into Aiden's arms. "Pop." He said and giggled
again. "Shay pop."
"Shay is supposed to not do shit like that." Aiden
tried to be stern. "Your mommies wouldn't like it.
They'd freak."
"Shay no do shit stuff at mama's" Seamus pulled
on Aiden's nose and then leaned forward to kiss his
nose wetly.
"We need to work on your form." Aiden laughed.
"Sloppy kisses are only cute when you're a baby."
"Oh I don't know, I happen to know Shay's
daddy likes sloppy kisses." Liam laughed.
"You aren't helping Liam." Aiden laughed,
leaning over and giving Liam a very sloppy kiss
indeed and making Shay laugh at the same time.
The next day, Dakota met with Liam in the park.
"Well, what did you decide?" she asked. They were
sitting on swings, idly moving back and forth.
"Are you sure you want to do this Dakota?" he
asked. "I mean if the guy only wants you because he
thinks you're going to put out, then you don't need
him in your life."
"It's not like that. I mean I really like him."
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"The thing is Dakota, it's different with guys. I
mean guys only really want one thing and they don't
care how they get it. I'm gay and I know from
listening to them in the locker room at school that the
straight guys are just as focused. They want their dicks
to be buried in some girl's hot pussy."
"Ewwww." She flushed and turned her head.
"I know it sounds… well crass, but that's the
truth. It's all they talk about. I mean I could tell you
each and every girl who puts out at school, how often
and who they do it with. These guys are pigs."
"Glen isn't like that. I mean I'd know if he was."
Dakota defended.
"Glen used to go with Jane Seals last year. I know
she has a triangle shaped tattoo just over her hipbone.
I know she likes anal sex and I know she spits it out
when she gives a blow job." Liam looked hard at his
friend. "I know this because I've heard it talked
about."
"Glen?"
"Yeah," Liam shrugged. "I told you they're all
pigs."
"If you were with a bunch of gay guys, would you
guys tell each other about your conquests?"
"I wouldn't, but I know some who do. I mean
Daniel and Evan and even Bob share stories all the
time."
"What about Aiden?"
"He doesn't say much. I don't think he cares
about his tricks enough to remember them one way or
another."
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"That's weird. I mean he's liked done a zillion
guys."
"Gee thanks for reminding me." Liam laughed.
"He doesn't do too many these days."
"Do too many what?" Aiden asked, appearing
behind the two friends. "Hey Dakota." He kissed her
cheek and then kissed Liam, pulling him back on the
swing making his legs go out from under him.
"Handstands." Liam lied and snickered when his
lover winked and blew him a kiss.
