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The clicking of the dogs’ nails on the floor brought a smile to my face, especially when I noticed the joy radiating from their favorite human.

“My babies!”

He sat down on the floor and both girls gave him kisses. They acted as though they hadn’t seen him today.

Although B and I took turns with letting them out during the week, sometimes even taking them to work so Drew could spoil the girls rotten, Phoenix gave them the attention they craved and they put him first.

When it looked like the girls and Phoenix might curl up on the hardwood floor and fall asleep, I lifted him into my arms and gave his mouth a gentle kiss.

“Why don’t you go up and take a nap?”

“But… it’s Valentine’s day. Shit! I forgot the desserts I made you in the refrigerator at work. I’ll go back?—”

B wrapped his arms around the younger man’s waist from behind as I pulled both of them closer until Sunshine rested his chin on my chest, slow blinking up at me.

“Today is like any other day, Petal. You show us with every look and every kind gesture how much you love us. But today has been insane, even I can see it, and I’d rather spend a romantic night sitting in front of the TV watching whatever, talking with both of you, than going all out and exhausting you more.”

Sunshine contemplated B’s words and nodded. “Staying in sounds lovely.”

“Good, that’s settled. For dinner tonight, do you want a steak salad with garlic croutons and honey wheat bread, or a mushroom risotto with lots of parmesan cheese?” I asked.

“Oh, um, the salad, please. That sounds delicious.”

“B?” I asked.

He nodded, but my focus was back on the man in my arms since he slurred his answer. Not liking what I saw, I glanced up and B nodded, understanding my expression. I lifted the smaller man into my arms and marched up the stairs. B followed us and when I set him on his feet to undress him for a quick shower, B started the water.

My hand twitched with the need to touch, but I only allowed myself to skim along the skin on his shoulders and down to his back. There’d be plenty of time for the rest, later.

“Sunshine, are you ready for a shower?”

“Yeah.”

It was moments like these where we had the chance to take care of our man, where a sense of fulfillment crowded in with the other overwhelming emotions always present.

B and I worked together; I squeezed body soap onto a washcloth and soaped his entire body as B massaged his head with both the shampoo and then the conditioner. Once rinsed, we dried him off and tucked him in the middle of the bed, his favorite spot, and covered him.

“I’m gonna go workout before showering. You wanna wait for me?” B asked.

I stepped forward and snagged B around the waist. The groan he let out warmed my body as I captured the sound the moment my lips met his. It grew out of control and my dick inflated with a suddenness that left me both lightheaded and throbbing.

“Fuck, you are a temptation,” I whispered.

This time, I whimpered when he nipped my bottom lip and sucked at it.

“But we need Petal, I know. Fine, I’ll be a good boy and go workout. Then I’ll help you with dinner after I shower, okay?”

Without waiting for my answer, he pushed me against the wall, pressed his tight, muscled body against mine from chest to thighs with his hard cock throbbing against my leg, and attacked my mouth. I groaned as he slid his fingers into my hair and slanted his mouth, deepening the kiss and leaving me a desperate mess. My hands gripped onto his hips as I rolled mine into his and savored the sound erupting from his throat.

I thought he’d continue, but his tongue brushed against mine one last time before he pinned me to the wall with a hand on my chest, bending over and sucking in deep breaths.

“Fucking hell. It’s a near thing to come in my pants from a kiss, love. I’m heading downstairs now.”

I stood still as B gathered his wits, and even then, it took several minutes before he stood to face me. He gasped before he turned and headed toward the stairs. When he paused at the top and turned back, focusing on my face, he gave me his megawatt smile and danced the rest of the way down.

Shaking my head, I chuckled as I went into the bathroom and started the shower.

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