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Jaden climbed up onto the linde step stock trying to scramble into his high chair. Zachary reached out to help, but Matthew got theres first, scooping the cub up and plopping him down onto the seat before reaching for the pitcher to pour juice.
Matthew and Jaden hadn’t been able to eat or sleep properly with Zachary gone. Now that the family was finally back together under one roof, that knot of worry in their chests finally loosened, and their appetites came roaring back. Fork after fork, the mountain of food on the table started disappearing fast.
Partway through the meal, father and son took turns peeling crawfish for Zachary. He’d glance away for just a second, and his bowl would already have several more piled inside f
After dinner, Jaden, the seasoned veteran of dish duty, dragged Matthew into the kitchen to scrub pots and wash dishes. Zachary sank into the couch and finally got to scroll through his phone, something he hadn’t done in what felt like
ages.
That’s when he found it. Photo after photo of Matthew, taken from every angle and every corner of the world, searching for him. The feed had practically refreshed itself in real time. He clicked into the comments, and every single one was packed with tongue out, drooling face emojis.
A voice cut through from behind the couch. “What
Oes ‘wanna date’ mean?
“And why are there so many of these? The ones with the tongue sticking out and drool everywhere
Zachary tilted his head back and found Matthew leaning over the back of the couch, his arm braced against the cushion, eyes locked on the phone screen with his brow furrowed in genuine confusion.
Zachary laughed softly. “It means they want to be your mate.”
“No.” Matthew’s frown deepened even further. Then he cupped Zachary’s face in both hands and planted several firm kisses on him, one after another.
Zachary’s neck started to ache from craning it back, so he changed the subject. “Did you two finish the dishes?”
“Almost. Jaden’s handling the last of it.”
Zachary patted the cushion beside him. “Come here.”
Matthew, who never needed an excuse to be close to his mate, dropped down beside him instantly.
Zachary lifted the phone’s camera up high, angling it toward both of their faces, and the shutter clicked away, capturing shot after shot.
When Matthew saw the photos in the gallery afterward, his pupils widened just slightly. He reached out and traced his fingertip gently over the screen. “Is that us?”
Zachary nodded.
Matthew had never seen anything like this before, something that could actually capture a moment between him and his mate and hold onto it forever. His interest was instant and absolute. Within seconds,
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He figured it out completely and lifted the phone himself mimicking exactly what Zachary had done.
Zachary laughed, bright and easy, and leaned his head against Matthew’s shoulder, throwing up a peace sign with his fingers. Matthew copied the gesture with his own two fingers, the corner of his mouth curving upward.
On the second photo, Zachary suddenly pressed a kiss to Matthew’s cheek. Matthew’s eyes lit up instantly. his smile widening even further, and the moment the shutter clicked, he kissed Zachary right back.
When Matthew saw the finished photos, he was completely smitten. He stared at them for the longest time before he finally set the phone down.
Zachary unboxed the remote control car he’d bought for Jaden, slotted in the batteries, showed the little cub how to use it, and then grabbed a change of clothes and headed for the bathroom to shower.
But the moment he turned around, Matthew had already squeezed his way in behind hira, claiming he’d worked up a sweat too and needed a shower. Before Zachary could get a single word out, Matthew had already grabbed a towel and strolled, completely unbothered, straight toward the shower head.
The bed in the bedroom was huge, more than enough room for all three of them without anyone feeling crowded. But Matthew kept trying to send Jaden off to sleep on the couch instead. At one point, while the cub was busy showering, Matthew had even snuck Jaden’s pillow and blanket out to the living room.
“You want to sleep on the couch?” Zachary played dumb and made a show of reaching for the bedroom door, as if to shut it.
Matthew shook his head immediately. “Jaden sleeps there.”
“Either all three of us sleep in here together, or you’re the one taking the couch.” Zachary refused to let the bigger guy bully the little one out of his own bed.
Matthew had no choice but to carry the pillow and blanket back inside, and only then was he allowed to settle into the wide, soft bed.
When the soft patter of water from the shower finally cut off, Zachary quickly reached out and shoved at Matthew, who was sprawled half on top of him.
Even lying down, the man couldn’t stay still. He had his arms wrapped tight around his mate and refused to let go, squeezing Zachary’s once flat little stomach into a soft, squishy bulge under the pressure of his forearm.
And his mouth wasn’t any better. Wherever his lips landed, he had to nip and suck and lick at it, leaving little marks behind until he was satisfied.
Matthew burrowed under the covers like he was getting away with something. Zachary panicked and scrambled to pin him down with both hands and feet at once. “Mmph… get out of there!”
The soft, tender skin along the inside of Zachary’s thigh still carried the faint, clean scent of body wash. Matthew’s eyes drifted half shut in pure contentment, and he nuzzled in with the tip of his nose before gently nipping at the spot, then sliding his mouth slowly upward.
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chary let out a startled yelp and grabbed a fistful of Matthew’s hair, but he was too slim, and even with his thighs pressed together as hard as he could manage, there was still just enough of a gap for Matthew to keep right on misbehaving.
A soft click sounded from the door handle, and Zachary’s heart shot straight up into his throat. “Get out, get out right now…”
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