18. Ethan

Chapter 18

Ethan

I stood in front of my fridge and looked at Brayden over the open door. “Pancakes, waffles, or a breakfast burrito?”

“A breakfast burrito sounds so good!” Brayden hopped up on the center island in my kitchen then reached for his glass of orange juice. “But no sauce. Just meat and cheese and eggs.”

I opened the freezer and peeked inside. “I have frozen hashbrowns if you want me to add those too.”

His eyes were big as he grinned. “Yes. Definitely hashbrowns.”

I made quick work of preparing our breakfast, and then after we ate, we headed out to my workshop. “I want you to see what I’ve been working on.”

Brayden wrapped both hands around my arm and skipped beside me. “Yay. I love watching you work. It’s so hot.”

I kissed the side of his head as I unlocked my workshop and let him in. “Okay, close your eyes.”

“A surprise? I love surprises.” He held both hands over his eyes and bounced on his toes. “What is it?”

“You’ll see.” I wrapped my arm around his lower back and guided him toward the back corner. “Okay, on the count of three, you can look. One, two, th?—”

“You made the table!” He jumped out of my grasp and hugged the top of the coffee table like it was one of his coveted puppies. “I love it.”

“You love a lot of things, don’t you?” I chuckled and pulled out one of the hidden toy drawers.

“I love you!” He was suddenly in my arms again, hanging from my neck and kissing my jaw. “Don’t tell me not to cuz I do and you can’t stop me.”

I held him by his thighs and kissed him back, wet and messy and with all the love bursting from my heart. “I don’t want to stop you, sweet boy. I love you too.”

His breath hitched as he pulled back and looked at me with awe. “You do? Like, for real? Not just cuz I said it first?”

“For real, sweet boy. You make me so happy. When I’m with you, I just smile the whole time. When I’m not with you, I think about you the whole time. I’ve never felt that way before, so I’m pretty sure it’s love.”

Brayden’s eyes were glassy with tears as he absorbed everything I said. “Me too, Daddy. Everything you just said times a billion.”

My lips collided with his as we sealed our pronouncement with long, deep kisses that put all our previous kisses to shame.

When he finally pulled away, Brayden rested his cheek on my shoulder. “Daddy?”

“Yes, sweet boy.” I swiveled from side to side as I held him.

“I don’t want to go home without you. Can you stay with me every night?”

I smiled and kissed the tip of his nose. “I can’t stay at your place every night, but…maybe you can stay here? Every night?”

His arms circled my neck even tighter, almost choking me. “What are you saying?”

I tested out my new table by sitting down on it with Brayden still straddling my hips. “Well, I’m saying you should move in. You don’t have to decide anything now. Take as much time as you want, or tell me if you aren’t interested. Whatever you’re comfortable with is good with me. I just know?—”

“Yes!” His mouth was on mine again, and he was bouncing on my dick, shifting in such a way that his cock rubbed exactly along mine. “Yes, yes, yes!”

I laughed and lightly pinched his side. “You sure about that? You don’t sound sure.”

“I’m so sure! A million sures. Can I start tonight? Now? Let’s go get my stuff.” He was speaking a mile a minute and just reinforcing how damn cute he was.

“Okay, sweet boy. We’ll get your stuff and plan a special night for our first official night living together?”

“Even more special than last night?” He cocked his head in disbelief. “That was the most special-est of all nights.”

I grimaced. “Geez, no pressure or anything.”

“Nope, no pressure. You’re officially stuck with me no matter how special tonight and every other night is.”

I squeezed him and blew a raspberry on his neck. “Okay, then. Let’s head over to your place to start packing.”