Of course becoming a parent required a big life change and added many complications, one of which being ditching work to go bail the little squirt out of jail.
The worst part about being a parent is the lack of sleep.
Cailen thought that maybe since they weren't dealing with an infant, that they wouldn't have as many long nights as most parents complained about when they had a newborn baby.
Boy was he wrong. Maybe it wasn't as bad, he wouldn't really know, but it was certainly tiring.
The first challenge was actually getting Ezekiel to go to bed. Either of them was really good at being the strict, 'no fun' parent that they sometimes needed to be, though Cailen thought Asher was worse at it.
Sure, he was good at pointing out what they should be doing, but when it came to ac
While waiting for Asher to get home from work, Cailenbusied himself withcleaning up the kitchen,putting away the dishesAsherhad washed and leftout to dry this morning,sweeping the floor, andother mindless tasks thatkept him busy while tryingnot to think too hard aboutwhy he had been the oneto go and get Ezekieland notAsher.Usually they wouldcall Asherfirst and if Asher couldn't, then they calledCailen.He tried not to thinkabout why they had tocall him, about why Asher couldn't go and get Ezekiel because that usually endedwith an anxiety attack ofsome sort and worrying tono end until Asherwalkedthrough the door, safeand uninjured.Thankfullyit wasn't too long beforehe heard the jiggling ofthe doorknob and thesound of the door openingand closing, followedby a series
"Okay, you guys have a nice day," Cailenheard as he led Ezekiel-their son,their officially adopted son-out of the adoption agency, Asherfollowing behind and mumbling out a 'you too'.When they emerged from the darkness of the building and into the bright morning sunlight, Cailensquinted up into the sky, a beaming smile on his face because it was official.They had a son. Cailenand Asherwere fathers.It was exciting, frightening and wonderful all at the same time."Okay," Came Asher's voice from behind Cailen, an arm snaking its way around Cailen'swaist.Cailengrinned over his shoulder at the man, meeting his eyes and seeing everything he felt reflected in the brown of his eyes; happiness, excitement, and a little bit of uncertainty but Cailenleaned in to place a quick kiss on his cheek, chasing it away.After sharing a smile with his husband, Cailenglanced
"Uninvited company!" Cailencalled out into the flat, knowing they were in here somewhere.Sure enough, they heard a loud cackle of laughter that was now as familiar as his own.It was coming from the living room so Asherand Cailenboth headed in that direction, their knees being attacked immediately when they turned the corner after Loki finally realized they were home.Cailengave the dog a quick pat, greeting him briefly whereas Ashergot right down and allowed the dog to lick him all over.Cailenliked dogs, he wouldn't have allowed Asherto have Loki if he didn't, but that didn't mean he enjoyed getting a face wash by him.Cailenwas busy anyway, glaring at the four people making themselves at home in their living room.They were all grinning innocently as if they hadn't just technically broken into their home.Cailenwasn't panicked because he knew these four people, th
"Cai, any tips for getting this thing out of me?" Hazelasked, half joking, half serious.Cailensmirked at her, offering her a hand as she tried to put on her shoes."Well, sex is the most recommended method, or at least sexual arousal. Gets the oxytocin flowing... Or acupuncture, aromatherapy... or just simple relaxation, but nothing has been fully established in any of their effectiveness," Cailenexplained.He's been kind of coaching Hazelthrough this whole thing, even setting her up with the best doctor at the hospital he worked at."So I would just stick with the fun one," Cailensuggested, sending her a wink that she snorted at."So the acupuncture?" she teased, looking to Matthewwho gave her an unimpressed look."Exactly," Cailenagreed, grinning at Matthewwho reached out to flick him in the nose.Cailenchuckled, swatting his hand away then pulling both him and Noa
"I'm sorry,Mom, but we just wanted to get settled before we spring everyone on him," Cailenspoke into the phone that was squished between his ear and shoulder as he finished wrapping up Ezekiel's sandwich that he had made to pack with him for lunch.It was a peanut butter and jelly sandwich that was making a right mess of his fingers but it was Ezekiel's favorite so Cailenfigured it was worth it.Ezekielwas in his room, hopefully getting ready for school, but Cailensuspected he was playing with his toys. It was alright though, they were ahead of schedule anyway."I know, I'm just excited is all. I'm a grandmother!" Cailenheard his mother's voice say through the phone, obviously excited.Cailensmiled as he put the sandwich into the Batman lunch container. Honestly,this kid loved batman too much for his own good, but his smile faded as what Edensaid sunk in."Uh, yeah... Mom, you mig
"Zeke, you're supposed to be getting ready for school. We're going to be late," Cailensaid even though they really weren't.Ezekielgrumbled something out, something Cailencouldn't make out but it didn't matter. It was probably something along the lines of 'I don't want to go to school'."Come on, up,up!" Cailensaid, slipping his hands under the boy's armpitsto lift him to his feet."But, Cailen-" Ezekielbegan to protest."No, come on, we're going to be late and I've got to go to work," Cailenreminded him.Ezekielhuffed and stomped over to his bed where an outfit was laid out for him. Asherthought it wasn't necessary to pick out an outfit for the boy but Asherhad never tried to get him dressed for school.Cailenlet Ezekielpick once and Ezekielhad come out butt naked, much like he is now, and that was the end of that.Cailenstayed as
Cailenwas exhausted to say the least.He just wanted to go to sleep but the chairs were not comfortable at all and William's fidgeting- who couldn't seem to sit still long enough for Cailento rest his head on the man’s shoulder- was not helping.It's been about two hours since Hazelarrived and Cailenhad got Matthewall scrubbed up and into the delivery room.Cailendidn't stay because technically,only the husband was allowed in there and although he could probably get away with it if he helped out in some way, he figured it'd be best not to push his luck. That, and he didn't particularly want to seeHazel in that state, wherehe could be seeing most of her everything.Cailenhad called Asherafter getting Matthewinto the delivery room, explaining what was going on.Asherof course wanted to rush down here and be here for Matthewand Hazelbut
"Cailen, I have to pee," Ezekielsaid, crossing his legs in front Cailenand doing a little dance.Cailenlet his suspicions go-for now-and smiled at the boy, ready to get up and take him to the toilet."I could take him?" Williamasked more than offered, looking from Ezekielto Cailenthen Asher. "You guys are probably knackered... I'm sure I could handle taking him to the toilet."Cailenlooked to Asherwho only shrugged, not seeing a problem with that. Cailenlooked to Ezekiel, raising his eyebrows at the boy."Is that alright, Zeke? Do you mind if Wiltakes you?" Cailenasked.Cailenknew Williamwas trying to get some more time with the boy, probably wanting to get to know him or make up for the last time they met and Cailenwanted them to, but he didn't want Ezekielto be uncomfortable.Ezekiellooked to William, hesitating for a m