I take a deep breath. “I want you to be in the room with him. I…I c—can’t. Maybe in the future, but…I have my own shit to work out before I can watch someone other than you touch him.”
Tennant nods. “Over my fucking dead body would Allesandro ever be allowed to touch our Pup without me present. Don’t worry, Tesoro, I’ll be there, keeping an eye on things, and making sure Emilio knows this doesn’t make us love him less. Hell, if anything, it’ll only strengthen our relationship because knowing he’s brave enough to take what he needs? It makes me want to show the Little Monster how much he means to me.”
I huff a small laugh. “I love you. Thank you, for always knowing what to say.”
He leans in and kisses me softly. “I know you, Hol. I don’t like it, but I’ll trust you, and Lio.”
“Well,” Javi drawls. “That was easy.” I flick a glare at him. “Do you need to talk, Hollis?”
I take a deep breath. “No… I am…not okay, but I will be once Lio is.”
He nods. “I’m always here if you ever need to. I suggest maybe spending the time when Lio is with Allesandro with Roman? He is struggling to understand his friend’s submission, and why this has to come from Allesandro.”
That makes both Tennant and I wince. For as much as Roman loves being used like a toy, he isn’t submissive like Lio. I know he understands kink and doesn’t judge, but there’s a difference between knowing kink is different for everyone and seeing the nuances of what that means.
“Shall we go talk to them now?” Ten asks me.
I nod. “Yeah.”
He stands and holds out a hand, helping me up. We turn to the door and Javi says, “You’re welcome!”
We ignore him, though I can hear him grumbling to himself, but if he’s going to last here, well, he’ll have to get used to the way Tennant and I do things. He’s lucky we both love Lio more than life, otherwise, this meeting wouldn’t have gone in his favor.
Tennant holds my hand the entire walk to Roman and Lio’s room. He doesn’t bother knocking on the partially closed door, and I don’t comment on it. The two of them are used to Tennant barging in whenever he wants.
I’m not surprised to see the Boys curled up with each other, looking at something on Roman’s tablet. The sight of them makes me smile, and I can’t wait until Lio is off suicide watch so they can do that while in between Ten and me.
“What are you looking at?” Tennant asks.
“Clothes,” Roman replies. “Lio wants some other options that aren’t suits, and I need new clothes, too.”
“You do not need new skirts, Little Prince.”
“Yes, I do,” Roman says at the same time Lio replies, “Yes, he does.”
Tennant rolls his eyes. “Turn that off for a moment, we need to talk to you both.”
They look at each other before Roman sets the tablet aside. “Is this about what Javi wanted?” he asks.
“Yes,” I reply. Looking between them, I see two very different reactions. Roman is…displeased, though he doesn’t voice it. While Lio looks a mixture of hopeful and guilty. Fuck.
Walking to the side of the bed, I open my arms and get an armful of Puppy. “It’s okay, Cucciolo,” I reassure him. “I know you need this. I’m not upset. I promise.”
He shudders in my embrace. “I love you, Sir.”
“I love you, too.”
He pulls away slightly and I kiss him, owning his mouth. Lio submits so beautifully to me, and I wish I could watch him go deeper, but…not yet. My emotions are too all over the place to be objective about seeing Allesandro touch him again.
“Daddy is going to watch your Master own you, Pup,” I tell him. “Both for our peace of mind, and because your Daddy wants to see you get what you need. What do you think about that?”
His breath catches. “He won’t be mad?”
I shake my head. “No, Baby. Neither Daddy nor I are mad about this. If you need it, want it, then we want you to have it.”
“Thank you, Sir.” He leans in and presses a soft kiss to my mouth.
“How can you trust him?” Roman asks, sounding hurt.
