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Zane left Felix with one more longing glance, watching him immediately start tidying the disaster zone he’d created while simultaneously checking his phone and muttering to himself about accessories.

Zane went to his room to turn the shower on. Steam was already beginning to curl through the bathroom by the time he stripped. The sound of running water filled the room, warm and inviting after the chaos of the morning.

He was naked when the door opened. Asa sauntered in. He didn’t say anything, just picked Zane up and sealed his mouth over his. Zane clung to him, feet dangling, kissing him back. Asa always kissed like he had somewhere important to be and had decided Zane was worth being late for.

“Bye, Lois. See you as soon as my meeting’s over,” he said, pressing quick kisses to Zane’s lips over and over.

“Okay,” he said. “I love you.”

“I love you, too,” Asa said easily. “Behave yourself.”

“Really?” Zane asked, gently biting Asa’s bottom lip.

“Nah, not really. Set up the camera though, so I can watch later.”

Zane laughed. “Perv.”

“You know it,” Asa said.

He tipped Zane’s head to the side and sank his teeth into his neck until he whimpered. “I really want to stay and watch my brother fuck you stupid,” he growled.

“Stop,” Zane whined. “I’m gonna come before we even get started. I’m already so horny.”

Asa kissed him two more times before finally releasing him. “Go, get in the shower. I’ll text when I’m on the way home. I hope you’re ready.”

“I can’t wait,” Zane said, meaning it.

Asa pointed at him. “That attitude right there is why you keep getting yourself into trouble.”

Then he disappeared.

Zane stood there smiling like an idiot for a full ten seconds before stepping beneath the spray. Warm water cascaded over his skin, washing away the lingering chill of the morning.

Outside the bathroom, he could still hear the muffled sounds of his family moving through the house. Oscar laughing. West asking a million questions. Felix shouting for someone to find his sunglasses. Avi loudly offering completely unhelpful suggestions.

The noise should have been overwhelming. Instead, it felt comforting.

His entire life, silence had been his default. Now, silence felt lonely. He tipped his face into the spray, a smile playing at his lips.

He never knew what life was going to throw at him, but with the three loves of his life, two chaotic little boys, and a house full of people who loved him every single day, he always knew he could handle it.

Zane was at the bathroom sink, rinsing toothpaste from his mouth when Avi attacked.

He yelped in surprise as Avi wrapped one muscular arm around his knees before upending him over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes. Zane’s laugh sounded borderline maniacal as he kicked his feet, doing his best to struggle, but knowing it was no use. The attack was so sudden that toothpaste nearly ended up on the mirror.

“Avi!” he shrieked, half scandalized and half delighted.

Avi just laughed, the sound warm and infectious.

He carried Zane to the bed, hurling him onto the pillows before pouncing on him like a cat. The mattress bounced beneath them, the scent of clean sheets and Asa’s cologne still lingering from the night before.

Avi pinned Zane’s arms to his side, his thick thigh pressed between Zane’s.

The towel did little to hide his now half-hard cock tenting the fabric.

Zane grinned up at him. “What is wrong with you?”

“So many things,” Avi said wistfully. “But this isn’t about me. It’s about you. Tell me what you need, Zaniac.”