“It was his idea.” Gray pointed at his husband’s retreating back, earning a middle finger in return. “I just did that, baby, but we can go again if you want.”
“Let’s get you some lunch first, Clark. Wait. You have secret superpowers, so you don’t need time to recharge like the rest of us mere mortals.”
“I’d hate to knock you on your ass in your very own house, Bruce, but I’ll do it if I must.” Gray brought his fists up, bounced on his feet, and playfully jabbed at me for a few seconds.
“Grayson, get in here and eat,” Chase called from the kitchen.
“Uh-oh, someone’s in trouble.” I covered my mouth with my hand and widened my eyes in pretend fright.
“That goes for you too, Jagger,” Chase said. Gray pointed his finger at me and laughed because I was in trouble too. Scary that the two of us were responsible for young lives, but I felt strongly that our playfulness would come in handy many times while raising kids.
Liam was receiving affectionate kisses from Jack when I walked into the kitchen. It wasn’t overt PDA, but it was more than he’d showed at the beginning of their relationship. I was happy for both of them.
Miller handed me a paper plate with a few slices of pizza on it. “Cute, aren’t they?”
“Did you guys pick a wedding date yet?” Chase asked them.
Liam looked at Chase and smiled. “What if we already got married?”
Chase stood up straight and looked at his younger brother with so much hurt in his expression. “Did you?”
“No, and that look on your face is the reason why. We almost went to Vegas last month, but we decided to wait until we could plan something so all our friends and family could share the day with us.” Liam smiled at Jack.
“My mom would’ve killed us,” Jack said. “We’re thinking May, but we still need to pick the date so we can let everyone know.”
Xavier and Ben came downstairs after they finished assembling Lucas’s bed. “What about you guys?” Liam accosted them as soon as they walked into the room where we gathered around the large kitchen island. I couldn’t wait until Lucas and Lily would sit there on stools, coloring or working on homework, while Miller and I stumbled through making dinner.
“What about us?” Xavier asked.
“I’m guessing they want to know when we’re getting married,” Ben answered. “Gram probably has him wired for sound.” This was said in a mock whisper, but it was loud enough for all of us to hear. Ben leaned closer to Liam as if he was speaking into a hidden mic and said, “We’re thinking about a June wedding like the majority of engaged couples, but we still haven’t decided.”
“You should all have one giant ceremony. Make it a triple wedding with Gram,” Brandon said, earning a round of groans. “What? Too many divas in one ceremony isn’t a good thing?” He pointed to Liam and Xavier. Everyone laughed at his joke except the two men he’d pointed out.
“We should’ve made him stay at Chase and Gray’s house with the kids and let Ava help us move,” Xavier replied.
“Can you imagine?” Chase asked. “They’d have to film a reality show for that wedding fiasco.”
“We’d have two groomzillas and one bridezilla,” I added.
“Just who are you two laughing at?” Liam asked, gesturing to Miller and me. “Aren’t you Mr. I Don’t Do Love and Romance and Mr. I Can’t Suck the Same Cock for the Rest of My Life? Seems to me you just bought a beautiful home and are raising two kids together.”
Jack laughed and pulled Liam against him. “I love the sass.” He growled playfully against Liam’s neck.
“Who in the world would’ve imagined it?” Gray asked with a laugh. “Ewwww, commitment cooties.” I knew the joke was aimed at me, so I flipped him off.
“You’re only going to have sex withhimfor the rest of your life?” Chase said, mocking Miller’s comments from his bachelor party.
Miller and I just looked at each other and smiled. We knew it was bound to happen. We’d been giving these guys so much shit for nearly two years. I hooked my arm around his neck and pulled him closer before I planted a kiss on his temple. The teasing was well deserved, and I’d gladly take my punishment. I was willing to tolerate anything to have Miller and the kids in my life. We stood there wrapped in each other, eating our pizza, while the jokes continued. I was waiting for them to put on a skit or something.
“Nothing to say for yourselves?” Gray finally asked.
“We didn’t want to interrupt our free entertainment,” I replied.
“Besides, we had it coming,” Miller said sheepishly. “We’re mature enough to take our punishment.”
“I’m not sure about mature,” Chase quipped.
“Yeah, since when?” Jack asked.
