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Six months later…

C arson surveyed the screen in his new office, set up in the cabin by Royce.

He was right in the thick of things, his graphic design business back up and running months before.

Fortunately for him, he could work from anywhere since the majority of his business was done online.

He’d sometimes met clients in the city before the move, but now that was impossible.

Fortunately, they’d all gotten pretty handy with Zoom over the years.

He ran a hand over his expanding middle.

Humans would freak out if they saw him rounded with child.

Hell, he still freaked out a little when he saw his own reflection.

Carson still wasn’t completely confident about the baby to come, or his role in all this, but life happened.

He was where he belonged, with the bears that were his, and they’d have their family sooner rather than later.

“Knock, knock. Feeding time for the little monster in there,” Jared announced, coming through the door with a plate and glass in hand. He settled both on the desk beside Carson and leaned on the edge, waiting for Carson to take a bite.

“I really wish you’d stop calling the baby ‘the monster’.”

Jared grinned widely. “You’ve got a little shifter in there. There’s plenty of humans who’d call that a monster.”

“I’m not one of those humans,” Carson snapped.

Jared leaned in. “Just eat and feed that child of ours.”

Carson grabbed the sandwich, knowing full well Red had likely made it in the restaurant versus Jared or Royce cooking. It was nearly pointless for them to have the chef’s kitchen in the cabin as little as it was used. “You’re going to get me fat.”

“We’ll work it off you after the baby comes,” Jared replied with a wink.

Royce strode through the door, plate and cup in hand. “I told you I was bringing him lunch today,” Royce snapped at Jared.

“No, tomorrow’s your day.”

Carson shook his head as he took another bite of his sandwich.

Each of them did their best to slightly outdo the other.

At times it was comical. At others, it was a pain in his ass.

Either way, he had come to enjoy how the two males took care of him, even if he struggled to admit it.

His entire life, he’d been told to man up.

To be a man. To not show emotion. Overcoming that was hard sometimes.

Especially when he felt so many emotions for the two of them.

Especially when he’d fallen in love with his two bears.

Royce and Jared had no problem showing Carson how they felt.

Every action they made, every look, every touch, every smile, and every caring, considerate thing they did showed how much they loved him.

Carson felt as if he was lacking in that department.

He struggled with accepting that attention and showing just how much their love meant to him.

Royce lowered the plate of mac and cheese on the desk, and Carson’s mouth watered.

He ditched the sandwich and start munching on Royce’s plate.

“I’m going to be six hundred pounds by the end of this pregnancy.

” He scooped more of the mac and cheese into his mouth.

“You’ve really got to stop this before I explode. ”

“Mac and cheese is one of his favorites,” Royce said, smiling widely at Jared, clearly assuming he’d won.

“Yeah, but a turkey on whole wheat is healthier for him and won’t make him fat,” Jared said near Carson’s ear.

Carson groaned and put the plate down and picked up his sandwich. “Get out of here, the both of you, and let me get back to work. I’ve got to finish up this preliminary design by tomorrow if I want to make the deadline.”

Royce rounded the desk and lowered a kiss to Carson’s lips, one hand going out to rub Carson’s expanded stomach. “I only check in on you because I love you.”

Carson grinned up at his mate. “I know.” He reminded himself to not hold back. “I love you, too.”

Royce stood a little straighter, a look of surprise on his face.

A slow smile spread across his face before he leaned down and pressed his lips to Carson’s again.

This time, the kiss held more heat. More hunger.

Carson felt his body respond to that heat, his cock thickening. Would he never have enough?

When Royce finally drew away, Carson almost felt dazed.

“Me, three,” Jared said and added his kiss and tummy rub. Carson held the man’s head close and kissed him back hungrily.

“Keep that up and I’m not going anywhere,” Jared said with a wolfish smile.

Jared got a hold on his lust and shook his head. “Later. After I get this work done.”

“I’ll hold you to it,” Jared said with a grin before they both headed out of the door and left him alone.

Two minutes later, he glanced at the door, already missing his bears. He rubbed his stomach. “Your two other fathers are going to be the death of me.” He snatched the mac and cheese and started wolfing it down, ravenous. “Death by mac and cheese. What a way to go.”

The End