“No, it’s a good hurt. Although I don’t think I’ll be up for being fucked in the next couple of days.”
Dev got up to go get something to clean up with and take care of the condom. “Hey, do you think Leaf will be upset if there are bruises? I did handle you pretty damn roughly. That’s why I didn’t go with spanking or something else that might’ve left marks. I hope the breath control was okay as a substitute?”
“Oh, it was great. I felt safe and like you were in control. As for Leaf, I don’t know.” Seth seemed to give it some proper thought, and when Dev was wiping him down, he said, “I don’t think he will, actually. I mean, it’s probably not something he likes much, but it’s more about doing it to someone than seeing the proof we’ve done it, you know?”
“Yeah, makes sense.”
“In any case, we need to do this again at some point when we’re alone in the house. I’m so fucking happy we found you,” Seth stated with enough emotion to make Dev feel a bit emotional as well.
“Yeah, me too, love. Me too,” he said as he went in to cuddle with Seth for a moment.
LEAF CALLEDthem when they were prepping dinner and told them he’d be there for a while still. They left him a plate in the oven and ate with just the two of them.
When they took the dogs for an evening walk, Dev decided to talk about something that still bothered him.
“I’ve been thinking about talking to Angel,” he said quietly, and Seth reached for his hand as the dogs sniffed around.
“Yeah?”
“I haven’t talked to him at all since the fight. I know by now Mom and Dad have probably spoken to him, but he hasn’t…. I mean, I would’ve thought he’d contact me first. But he’s stubborn as fuck sometimes.”
“For what it’s worth, I think he’s okay with us. Well, okayish.”
“Oh?” Dev looked at Seth, confused.
“Yeah, he came to the office on Monday. Some actual stuff was going on with his studies that I needed to know, but we talked about us too,” Seth said, obviously choosing his words carefully.
“Okay.”
“Okay? That’s it?” Seth grinned at him.
“Yeah. I mean, you’re bound to have to have some sort of a professional relationship with him no matter what.” Dev thought about it all while they walked back to the house that Dev was starting to call home in his head sometimes.
“You gonna call him?” Seth asked when they were wiping down paws and making sure Missy and Husky wouldn’t squish Weasley, who was waiting on a heating pad for Grace.
“Yeah. I’ll go into the study for that.”
“Okay, I’ll watch some TV, and Leaf should be home soon.”
Dev grabbed his phone from the charger and went to sit in his gaming chair in the office. For a moment he couldn’t make himself do it, but eventually he selected Angel’s number and pressed call.
It didn’t take long for him to answer.
“Dev, is everything okay?” Angel asked, sounding worried.
“Yeah,” Dev managed to say without sounding too choked up. “I’m so good, Angel. I just….”
A silence spread between them, and he could hear Angel breathing at the other end.
“I know. I’m sorry, okay,” Angel said finally. “It messed with my head, and I don’t really even know why, if I’m completely honest.”
“I’m so fucking happy.” Dev knew his voice was quiet, but Angel heard him anyway.
“That’s good. I’m glad.”
“Oh, I don’t know when I’m coming back, though. I might be a daddy now,” he said, waiting for Angel’s reaction.
“Youwhat?”
