“You came to the right place,” Nix said as he grinned. “Hit me with it.”
“Maybe I should have waited for Gem to get here,” Aries teased. He’d still talk to Gem but Aries wanted Nix’s opinion as well. Nix might understand better since he was in a relationship with a teammate too.
“I’m going to pretend you didn’t just say that,” Nix said. “And before you ask, I promise not to say a word to anyone. Not even Evan.”
This was why he wanted to talk to Nix. His brother was more than he showed the world. Nix was Aries’s protector, his biggest cheerleader, and a good sounding board when Aries was trying to figure himself out. Like when Aries had run across the term demisexual and things began to click into place.
Reaching over, Aries grabbed Nix’s hand and held it between his.
“Take your time,” Nix urged. “Just breathe and then tell me that you want to ask Vin to move in with you.”
Aries groaned.
“Oh? Did you want to be the one to say it out loud?” Nix teased.
“Yes,” Aries said with a huff.
“Sorry.” Nix squeezed his fingers. “Go ahead.”
It made it easier. Aries took a deep breath. “I want to ask Vin to move in with me. In my apartment. I don’t want to live in his. Mine is better.”
“Of course it is,” Nix agreed at once.
“But he’s lived there longer,” Aries said. “He has more stuff than I do. Am I just being a baby?”
“You are his baby,” Nix said.
“That’s not what I mean and you know it.”
“It is kind of the point though. You always sleep at your apartment,” Nix pointed out. “Because that’s where you are most comfortable and Vin knows that.”
Which had been Aries’s thought as well. “You don't think he’ll mind?”
Nix smiled. “Vin doesn’t care about anything but being with you.”
“But he hasn’t brought it up. I worry it’s too soon.” That was Aries’s real concern. What if he asked Vin and it wasn’t something that he wanted too? Would that break them up? Aries would rather not say anything at all if it meant that he could lose Vin. Vin was his entire world. Aries wouldn’t be Aries without Vin being his Daddy, teammate, and best friend.
Nix leaned into him. Their fingers were still linked. “There’s no way that Vin doesn’t want that. I don’t know why he hasn’t brought it up yet. It’s possible he’s worried that you’ll think it’s too soon or something.”
“Oh!” Aries hadn’t considered that.
“Ask him,” Nix whispered. “I think it would make him really happy.”
“Yeah.” Aries hoped it would.
The bedroom door swung open and they froze.
Evan looked into the room and immediately relaxed. “I found him!” he shouted.
Aries scrambled from the bed. Vin must be looking for him. He usually waited in bed until Vin came and got him up and ready for the day.
“You gave your Daddy quite the scare,” Evan said as he held the door wider.
“Sorry!” Aries said as he passed so he could find his Daddy and give him a big hug. Vin didn’t like it when he couldn’t find Aries. Like Aries was going to disappear or something.
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Gem
