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hammering out some details?”
“Yeah, sounds good.”
The rest of the time passed with casual conversation and a level of comfort Webster really had only ever known with his coworkers. Once Pamela and Becca left and the breakfast dishes were cleaned, Cy asked Webster to take the boys to the dog park a few blocks from their house.
It was cool and crisp out. Cy walked Rosie, and Webster walked Brutus. They took their time, letting the dogs sniff and pee on everything, stopping to let the woman who ran the bodega scratch the boys behind the ears and give them each a treat.
The moment they let the boys off their leashes, they were off like a shot. As the dogs played, Webster snuggled against Cy, wrapping his arms around his bicep and resting his head on his shoulder. Usually, he watched the dogs, but today, his gaze was on the playground just beyond.
Kids were screaming and yelling, running and spinning, falling on the ground before jumping back up and diving back into the fray. They were just balls of endless chaos. Webster couldn’t stop smiling as he watched them. “Are you happy?” he finally asked.
“What?” Cy said.
Webster didn’t look up, just kept watching the children. “Are you happy? Is this the life you envisioned when you thought about finally getting out?”
Webster felt Cy drop a kiss on his head. “Yes, I’m happy. No, this isn’t a life I could have ever imagined for myself. I wouldn’t have dared to imagine a life where I get to wake up next to you, my husband, every day and go to a job I love every day. I have pets and friends… I have you.” He was quiet for a moment before asking. “Are you happy?”
Webster kissed Cy’s shoulder. “Yeah. Of course, I am.”
“But?” Cy asked.
“How do you know there’s a but?” Webster asked with a smile.
“I know your but voice,” Cy reminded him.
Webster snickered. “My but voice.”
Cy chuckled. “Seriously, what’s on your mind?”
“Kids.”
Cy stilled. Webster could almost feel Cy’s gaze burning through the top of his head. “What about kids?”
“Our kids,” Webster said.
Cy’s hand came up beneath Webster’s chin, forcing him to sit up and look at him. “Our kids? Is this your way of telling me you’re pregnant?” he joked.
“If only,” Webster said wistfully. “But…what do you think?”
Cy’s eyes widened. “About us having kids? I-I mean, yeah. You never mentioned anything about them, so I thought it wasn’t something you wanted.”
Webster’s gaze darted away and then back again, his tongue shooting out to lick his lower lip. “I didn’t know it was something I wanted either. But now, I think I do. Would that be okay?”
Cy’s face split into a grin. “Yes. Yes, I think that would definitely be okay.”
Webster felt like his heart might explode from the love he felt for this man. He pictured a baby with Cy’s beautiful brown eyes and Webster’s mouth, and it made him want to cry. “It’s crazy to think you came into my life when I was six years old. I think, deep down, I was always waiting for you to come back. It’s always been you. Just you.”
Cy smiled. “It’s always been just you for me, too.”
Webster’s gaze snagged on their dogs. “Baby, Brutus is trying to hump that Border Collie again.”
“You have to admire his persistence,” Cy said.
“I don’t think his owner would agree. She looks mean.”
“I’m going,” Cy said begrudgingly. Webster laughed as he heard Cy shout, “Brutus, no means no, my dude.”
Fuck, he loved that man.
What he really lacks is discipline.
“Oh, God,” Wyatt moaned.
“Daddy with do,” Linc said around a smirk. “Tell me when you’re close. Understand?”
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ONLEY JAMES is the pen name of YA author, Martina McAtee, who lives in Central Florida with her children, her pitbull, her weiner dog, and an ever-growing collection of shady looking cats. She splits her time between writing YA LGBT paranormal romances, writing adult m/m romances, and running her publishing company, 7 Sisters Publishing, which specializes in diverse fiction.
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