“Boys!”
I turn in surprise to see Ma running towards us. Reaching Carter, who is closest to her, she hugs him, pulling his head down as she cups his cheek, kissing him all over his face and head. I hate that she’s crying, that we made her so worried. And her hair dye is washed out, which means she hasn’t bothered about herself because of us.
I shove my hands into the pockets of my pants.
She meets Ares next, then Renji, before looking between Jayce and me. I step back, winking at her with a smile. She always struggled with having to hug one of us last; she has since we started to get big, and she wasn’t able to hug us at the same time, so I got into a habit of making it easier for her, always pulling away.
She smiles at me, shaking her head. She never knew why I did it, she still doesn’t, but hey, it made her life easier. She hugs Jayce, showering him with kisses and says how she missed him before she cups Allie’s face, then hugs Sienna and Heaven together.
“Shorties,” I snicker.
“Theo,” Ma says, before kissing Sienna’s forehead. “I’m so glad you’re back.”
Sienna nods, looking down. “Thanks to everyone,” Sienna replies softly. I glance at Jayce, but he really doesn’t want to spice up my show, simply refusing to look her way.
Ma smiles before she now approaches me. I groan as I bend down to hug her tiny frame. She kisses me, cupping my face and stroking my hair before hugging me again.
I inhale her hair; she smells of home and safety.
“Missed me?” I ask.
“Of course I did!”
“What are you doing here, Ma?” Jayce asks.
“Waiting for you guys to come back,” she replies, crossing her arms.
“There was a hike in radiation here, although no portal appeared, but we kept an eye on it just in case, and Raven decided to volunteer to take charge of watch duty,” Leo says as he looks at his Schattensicht and types something on the small hologram screen that pops up.
“How long were we gone?” Ahren asks from the shadows as he leans against a tree.
“Oh, Ahren, I didn’t see you!” Ma says as she lets go of me and goes over, hugging him around his waist. My mumsy is damn tiny.
“You were gone for ten weeks and five days,” Leo informs us, his voice crisp.
That was way longer than it felt like there…
“Damn, so I ain’t taken a piss in-”
“THEO, SHUT UP!” Carter, Allie and Ares say at the same time.
Sienna smiles as Ma laughs. “Nothing has changed…”
“Well, let’s head to the Academy; it’s closest,” Leo says.
“Obviously,” Ares mutters. “So, we missed the fucking holidays, too.”
“It’s going to be a long night,” Allie grumbles.
“Alright, you guys go ahead. I’ll catch up,” I say.
What are you up to?Heaven asks suspiciously. My brothers and Allie are smart enough not to ask.
So damn innocent, Blondie.
I smirk, pointing at my crotch. “Going to take a much-missed leak, init?”
She pulls a disgusted face as she spins around and storms off. I snicker as I walk in the other direction and into the trees until I find a good spot and pull out my dick. I tilt my head back as I relieve myself.
