Page 7 of Mouth to Mouth

“Stuff,” Josh replied. “Don’t be nosy. You’ll find out if you behave.”

Luca rose, knowing that Josh wasn’t going to get much help from James. Not with James already deep into brat mode. Luca and James had been meeting twice a week for playdates. It was shocking, but Luca had found another little to have playdates with within his own tight circle of friends. Josh admitting he was a Daddy as well had opened Luca’s eyes that kink could be found in all aspects of his life. Except inside the club with the hottest guy that Luca ever had his hands or mouth on. Not that he was going to go back to thinking about that asshole again. It was bad enough he’d confessed what he had to Dawson earlier.

Snorting out a laugh, Luca pushed James aside as he tried to dig through the bags that Josh was holding to actually help Josh. James beat him to one bag and dropped to his knees to start yanking everything out.

“James,” Jacob said in a warning tone. “Don’t be rude.”

“It’s for me,” James responded with a whine.

“It’s for both you and Luca,” Josh replied. He stepped around James while nodding to Luca. Everything went onto the kitchen counters except for the one bag that James had now emptied onto the floor. “Thanks.”

“But it’s my playdate,” James argued.

“I think there’s plenty for both of you.” Jacob poked at a bag. He glared at Josh. “You really shouldn’t have.”

“Just spoiling my favorite boys,” Josh responded with a wink to Luca.

Luca grinned. While he had a small box in the corner of his bedroom that held his little stuff, it in no way compared to the entire room that Jacob had made for James. Even better for Luca was the fact Jacob had the time and money to not only provide everything James needed but also for any friends that James would make along the way.

For Luca money wasn’t the issue so much as space and knowing he didn’t have much time to indulge as he wanted. While Luca wasn’t a 24–little, he’d had to settle for either indulging on his own alone in his apartment or making the couple of hours’ trip to the club, which, as busy as he was, Luca couldn’t always manage. “You are so awesome, man.” He nudged Josh’s side.

“What kind of uncle would I be if I didn’t show up with gifts?” Josh teased.

“Dude!” James jumped to his feet, lunging for the other bag. “All this is so cool!”

Catching James by the back of the shirt, Jacob yanked his boy back. “No.”

“But, Daddy! Toys!” James was squirming as he tried to escape his Daddy’s hold.

Luca giggled while leaning against Josh’s arm. It wasn’t only when he was on the water sitting on his board or riding a wave that Luca had a place to escape to. This…these people that accepted him as he was also offered Luca the chance at peace.

James and Jacob showed Luca that there were still good men out there that weren’t ashamed to embrace the Daddy and boy relationship. Also Josh was an amazing friend and had no problem showing Luca how much he cared and never minded taking time with Luca. There was absolutely no attraction between the two of them. Which was a damn shame. Josh would make an amazing Daddy to a little. Although from what Josh had shared, he was looking for a boy that regressed younger than either him or James with the whole diaper, wetting, and bottle aspect that Josh craved.

Luca needed a firm hand. He was looking for a partner that would step up and take control of the things that Luca didn’t want to handle. Could he handle them? Absolut-fucking-ely. Did he want to? No, he did not. Luca didn’t mind that his responsibilities were taking over his life. That was just par for the course when it came to him. Luca couldn’t tell people no. When someone was in need, Luca was the first volunteer to help. It was just who he was.

That was why he needed a strict Daddy to step in when Luca couldn’t help overextending himself. Not that Luca minded all the responsibility he found himself with. It would just be nice to have a Daddy by his side. To help him carry the burden.

Josh was not the strict Daddy that Luca needed. The fun uncle? Hell yeah, Josh had earned that title tenfold.

Josh just beamed. “I have to bribe them for favorite uncle status.”

“No you don’t,” Jacob said, although his words were drowned out by James’s squeal.

Luca wasn’t alone in wincing.

James raced to the other side of the kitchen, hiding whatever was in his hand.

Luca watched his friend closely. He had no idea what James had found but the excess of laughter didn’t bode well for anyone. Josh was too busy being smug, Jacob frowning at the bags, and Luca used their inattention to shift his body behind theirs.

James got the top off whatever he held and shouted before he started to spray them.

Luca ducked, grabbing hold of the counter’s edge and knocking a bag onto the floor. A can rolled to his feet and Luca figured it out.

“What the hell?” Jacob spluttered.

Josh laughed hard enough he had to hold on to the counter.

Luca yanked the lid off the can of silly string and shook it as hard as he could while crawling between Josh’s legs. From his position he could see that James was still targeting Jacob and Josh. James wasn’t even paying attention to him. He waited for the perfect moment.