19. Dylan

DYLAN

The restaurant was packed when I walked in. Across the middle and back was an entire little league team celebrating a successful season.

I waved to Cayson as I entered and slipped into a large booth at the front of the restaurant. I didn't love being so far away from him, but there were kids lined up at the counter where I sat yesterday, and I wanted to have space for Finn when he arrived, so the table worked out well.

I pulled out my phone to play a game while I waited for Finn, and a glass of Sprite and a plate with two doughballs appeared in front of me. "Hey, sweetheart. I'm happy to see you here."

"Me too." I leaned forward and puckered, inviting Cayson to drop a kiss on my lips.

He did so quickly, lingering for a moment before resting his forehead against mine. "I hated leaving you guys this morning."

"I hated it too. Finn had to go to work too, so I've been doing chores at home all day."

Cayson kissed me again and then took a step back. "Do you want a pizza or are you just here to hang out?"

"Pizza sounds good. Finn is on his way, so he'll probably be ready to eat too."

I practically purred as he combed his fingers through my hair. "I'm bringing you a salad out first. You haven't had a lot of veggies this weekend."

I grinned because it was such a Daddy thing to say, and I loved that he had taken notice. "Okay, if you say so."

"I do." He bent down and kissed me again as the front door opened behind us.

"Dylan." A familiar voice made me freeze in place. "And Cayson!"

My eyes went wide when I saw Max standing in front of me with his jaw hanging open.

"What is happening here?"

"Max!" I jumped up and gave him a hug. "What are you doing here?" I waved to his Daddy James over his shoulder. "Hi, Daddy James."

James just smirked. "Hi, Dylan. I think what Max means is that we're surprised to see you here…with Cayson."

Cayson was next to speak up. He came to my other side and slipped his hand behind my neck, cupping it possessively as I rolled into his side. "Max, I didn't realize you know Dylan. We met a few days ago."

Max looked up at Cayson and seemed to regain his composure. "We saw you on the news the other day. Are you okay? What happened?"

I waved off his concern and scooted over in the booth, patting the cushion beside me. "It was nothing. Sit down and I'll tell you all about it." I handed him one of my dough balls. "We can play while the Daddies talk."

Max looked at me and then up at Cayson. "The Daddies?" His grin was wide as he reached for James's hand. "Did you hear that, Daddy? You're not the only one here right now."

James and Cayson both chuckled, and James just shook his head. "I heard him, sweet boy. Why don't you guys catch up while Cayson and I take a minute."

As they were walking away, Finn walked in and beelined it straight for me. He seemed to not even notice Max standing there as he reached for me across the table. "Baby, I missed you today." He pulled me up and kissed me hard on the mouth before lowering me back into the seat. "Did you get all your chores done?"

"I did. And I missed you too." I glanced at Dylan and smiled at his continued shock. "Max , do you also know my Sir Daddy, Finn?"

Max just shook his head, speechless.

"Finn was with me and Cayson at the minimart when it got robbed. And we've spent the weekend together." My eyes were big as I bit my lips together to hold back my giddiness.

Max opened and closed his mouth a few times like he wasn't sure what to say. He finally scooted into the booth beside me. "Okay, seriously, Dyl. You need to tell me everything." He looked up at Finn. "The other Daddies are talking over there."

Finn raised his eyebrow up at being dismissed by a strange boy, but I could see the smirk he was trying to hold back as he winked at me and then turned to join Cayson and James at the counter.

I nibbled on a piece of my dough ball before I glanced at Max. "So… I think I kinda have two Daddies now."

Max just stared at me and shook his head. "This all happened since Friday? It's Sunday."

I laughed and shrugged. "When you know, you know."

Max chuckled too. "Yeah, I guess that's true. James and I were certainly fast but…two Daddies?"

"Hot, right?" I waggled my eyebrows at him, and we both giggled.

"Yeah, it is." He glanced over and looked at my men. "They really are. Nice work." He nudged me in the side.

"How do you know Cayson, anyway?"

"He's Daddy's friend. We come here sometimes for lunch, and he hasn't responded to James's texts about Friday, so we figured we'd catch him here to find out what happened." Max pulled his ball apart and stretched it until it split down the center. And then he smashed it all together. "So, tell me what happened."

I went through the whole story from my point of view, including the very embarrassing accident I had and how that seemed to be the bonding moment between Finn and Cayson both wanting to take care of me.

Max rested his head on my shoulder as he shaped his dough into what looked like a chubby little penis that stood upright on a set of balls that were like fat little feet. "I really am happy for you, Dylan. I know you were struggling after everything that happened with Augie and Brayden."

I nodded. "Yeah, I had kinda given up hope and…now I have it again."

"Oh, speaking of hope, have you talked to Brayden lately?"

"No." I briefly forgot about my dough ball and turned to face Max more fully. "What's going on with him?"

Max laughed and rolled his eyes. "He's stalking a customer."

Now it was my turn for a slack jaw. "Who is this customer?"

"Apparently some Daddy from his past. High school crush or something like that." Max shrugged. "He came into the shop, and Brayden's been working up the nerve to call him…or maybe he keeps calling but not talking. Not sure exactly. All I know is, that boy is smitten."

I rubbed my hands together excitedly. "Oh, yay! I hope he does it. And I hope it works out. I want all my friends to have what you have." I turned to look at Finn and Cayson. "And what I think I might be about to have…"

Finn caught my eye and wandered back to the table. He slid in across from us and raised an eyebrow at our sculptures. "What are you boys working on?"