Chapter Twenty-Four

Kyler did his best to get in the way as Andrew made everyone lunch, because he was sexy standing at the stove making omelets, and all Kyler wanted to do was lick him all over. Screw lunch. He'd eat Andrew instead. Greg and Brian sat at the table, watching Kyler annoy Andrew. Royce sat at the kitchen island with a beer in his hand and didn't say a word.

Kyler slid behind Andrew and licked a path from his neck to his ear. "Mmm."

"Kyler," Greg said his name like it was a reprimand.

"What?"

"Stop making out with him." Greg broke into his attempt at a little love.

Kyler looked over at Greg. "Cock-blocker." He gave Andrew a peck on the cheek and winked when their gazes met.

Kyler walked the few steps it took to get to Greg and tackled him, making him fall to the floor with a thud. Greg lay on his side, Kyler lying on top of him. "Get off." Despite Greg's words, he didn't put up a fight. "Get off. God."

"Act like an adult, Kyler." Royce took a sip of his beer, which just meant he didn't care enough to enforce his order.

"Are you going to make me?"

Royce smirked. "No." Confirmation.

Kyler chuckled. Someone knocked on the front door, which was the only reason Kyler climbed off Greg. Kyler's heart beat a million miles an hour. Even so, he turned to leave the room, heading to the front door.

Royce stopped him by grabbing his arm. "They will love you as much as I do. And if they don't, you already have a family."

Royce wasn't much of a hugger, but Kyler didn't care. He drew Royce to him. "I love you too."

Greg went to get the door in his place, letting him have his moment with the only parent he'd ever get.

The next thing Kyler knew, a woman yelled, "Andrew Martinez."

Andrew rushed across the room and lifted her off her feet, hugging the life out of her. They spoke to each other in Spanish. Of course, Kyler had no idea what they were saying, but it wasn't needed to understand they loved each other.

Andrew looked like his mother with similar facial features and the same skin tone. Andrew had a masculine, chiseled appearance that his mother lacked, though. The most noticeable difference was the height. Andrew's mom was barely over five feet if she was at all.

Andrew let his mother go and hugged each one of his sisters before closing the distance between himself and Kyler. He wrapped his arm around Kyler's waist and kissed him on the temple before making introductions. "Mami, this is Kyler. Kyler, this is my mother, Louisa."

He pointed to each one of his sisters. "Teresa, Beth, and that brat is my youngest sister, Alondra."

Alondra flipped him off, smirking as he narrowed her eyes. "Just for that, I'll tell him about the time you dated my best friend so that you could sleep with her brother."

Kyler snorted out a laugh. "Of course, he did."

She smiled. "I'll tell you all his secrets later."

Andrew pulled Kyler close and whispered in his ear. "I don't have any secrets, carino. Not from you."

Oh God. Kyler practically melted right there in front of Andrew's entire family.

Greg and Brian came into the kitchen, carrying a ton of grocery bags. Kyler's eyes widened with the sheer amount.

"Come over here. Let me take a look at you," Louisa gestured with her hands, meeting his gaze. After he did as asked, she took his face in her hands. "You make my son very happy. He tells me all the time."

"I hope so, ma'am."

"You call me Mami. He doesn't call me enough. You tell him he needs to talk to me more often."

"Mami," Andrew said in a warning tone.

"You hush," she said to Andrew, not taking his eyes off Kyler. "Maybe I should stay for a while."

Kyler found himself nodding.

"Mami, you don't need to stay," Andrew said behind him. Kyler turned to him, and he mouthed the word no and then, please.

"There goes your sex life, Andy," one of Andrew's sisters said and laughed.

"Wait. What?" Kyler tried to meet their gazes, but Louisa held his face firmly in place.

"Yes. I think you need me." She kissed him on the cheek and then released him.

Another knock, but this time the visitor didn't wait for someone to answer. They just trudged right into the house as friends and family did. Travis, Jaron, and Carter came in first.

Carter went right to Louisa, calling her Abuela. Carter held on to her even after the hug, and she moved on to Jaron. Louisa moved onto Travis, calling him Jaron's man.

Neil came in behind him. He had an arm around Robyn's waist, supporting him. Leonard brought up the rear. Robyn still looked as if someone had tried to practice boxing using his face.

Louisa squealed when she saw him and ran over. "Who did this to such a nice boy?"

"How does she know he's a nice boy? She's never met him before," Kyler whispered to Andrew.

Andrew chuckled and shook his head.

"My Andy will catch the man who did this to you." The viciousness in her voice surprised him. She turned to Andrew and narrowed her eyes. "Andrew," she said as if commanding him to go out right that minute and find the culprit.

"My department already did. You'll meet my work friends later. They're coming soon, Mami." Andrew pulled Kyler into his side again.

Louisa guided Robyn to the chair Neil moved for him.

The Flynn brothers came in next and before Kyler knew it his kitchen was full. When Travis saw Brad, he actually shook his hand.

Louisa took over the kitchen, sorting the groceries and putting them in a place that made sense only to her.

Andrew held Kyler's hand, sitting on one of the kitchen chairs before pulling him down into his lap. "How about you ask me to move in with you?"

Kyler raised his eyebrows and tried not to show how his heart skipped a beat, making his chest ache. "You need an invitation?"

"It's your house."

"Not anymore." Kyler kissed him. "It's our house."