Strongest

039 | the boys

BJORN'S POV

All my life I've never questioned Dad who my other parent is. He is the perfect father anyone could ask for. Besides, I have Uncle Kong and Uncle Arthit who treats me like their youngest son.

I am happy with just Dad and I, but I know he needs a wife or a husband who will take care of him and love him. I was over the moon when he told me about my grandparents and their wish for him to marry the person they chose.

I was scared at the same time. What if they don't like me or want me in their life? Will Dad still want me around when he gets married? Where will I live? Will I still see the Suthilaks if they choose to bring me to Bangkok?

And then I met him, Papa Beam. Dad brought him to our house in Palermo and I just felt at ease with him. He is so kind to me and made me feel loved. I felt at home with him...just like whenever I am with Dad.

Just as predicted, I will be moving to Thailand but the good thing is, the Suthilaks will be going there with me. I don't know what's up with Uncle Kong and Uncle Arthit but they seem to be bothered. Still, I have Kai and Al with me...there's also Uncle Max's son, Sage, with us so I'm cool.

Finally, I got to meet my stepbrother, Jaron...he is Papa Beam's son. Somehow, I felt the same thing with him. He feels like home and he looks like Dad and me. Awesome, right? At least, no one would ask questions since we look a bit like each other.

Jaron or Jay, as Dad and I fondly call him, is completely my opposite. He is shy and keeps to himself mostly. Kai, Al and I tried to coax him out of his shell. Little by little, we could see his easygoing and funloving nature.

From his stories, he was usually bullied at school due to his timidness. His only friends are the sons of Dad and Papa's friends. I intend to change that. No one bullies my brother.

Especially now that I found out that we are biologically related. Yep, I heard Papa talking to his brother, Uncle Bren, about us. Awesome! I promise to protect him to the best that I can and to be the best brother anyone gets to have.

It's a total bummer how Dad could be stubborn at times. Yeah, I'm happy that somebody chose to tell him the truth since he doesn't listen to Papa but that Uncle doesn't have the right to call my Dad names. He's just lucky I'm still a kid otherwise I'll beat him to a pulp.

JARON'S POV

I don't know what's going on. There was a commotion inside Dad's office and the next thing we know, Uncle Blake, Uncle Sora and P'Beej were joining P'Kai, P'Al and I in the kitchen.

I started calling P'Beej that way since I mispronounced his name one time. I said it as 'Bee-jorn' instead of 'Bee-yorn'. He chuckled at that and said I can call him anyway I wanted. He's a great Phi and he never lets me feel awkward. Same goes for P'Kai and P'Al. Even if P'Beej, P'Al and I share the same birthdate, I am the youngest.

"What's going on Phi? I heard Daddy shouting earlier" I asked P'Beej.

"Uhm, that was just a misunderstanding with Dad and his friend" he answered.

"Is everything okay?" P'Kai asked.

"Yeah, they're okay. They just left to go to Papa"

"Is Papa okay?" I asked, worried that something is wrong with Papa. I've known how those jealous doctors think about him.

P'Beej looked at Uncle Blake and Uncle Sora. Both our Dad's assistants sighed and one of them cmae closer. Uncle Sora kneeled on one one knee and looked me in the eye.

"Dr. Beam will be okay. Boss went to the hospital to pick him up to take him home, okay?" Uncle Sora tried to convince me.

I looked back at P'Bjorn with worried eyes. "Is that true Phi?"

He came closer and hugged me. "Of course, Jay. Dad drives Papa to work and picks him up in a daily basis unless he's abroad or out of town, then either Uncle Pha or Uncle Kit drives him"

"Stop worrying Jay. Your fathers are sickly sweet to each other, just like ours. If we give them to much attention, we'll get diabetes so you better relax" P'Kai teased me.

"Yep. Uncle Forth can't stand being away from Uncle Beam for too long, Jay" even P'Al joined in the attempt to ease my worries.

I just can't help it. All my life I've only had my Papa. I'm thankful to have Dad and P'Beej in our lives. At least Dad is there to look out for Papa. I'm not saying Khun Dtaa and Mae Bree are not looking out for Papa, it's just that Dad is more focused on Papa.

"Hmmm...okay, if you say so" I sighed in defeat. I know nothing would come out of me worrying about our parents.

"How about we prepare our lunch so that when they come home, we'll just eat" P'Beej suggested.

"That's brill Bjorn. Sora and I will help. It's better than delivery and I'm sure your fridge is fully stocked" Uncle Blake agreed.

"Let's just hope that the househelp would allow us to raid the kitchen" P'Al said with a chuckle.

"Oh, leave it to me" Uncle Sora said as he headed towards the kitchen.

I looked at P'Beej once more. He noticed me looking and ruffled my hair. "Stop being a worrywart Jay. Everything will be fine, okay?" He said.

I squeezed his hand which was holding mine. I'm super happy to have a brother like him. I feel so blessed as not everyone gets to have a super considerate stepbrother.

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A/N: Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there...to those who raised kids of others, the dads taking on the role of a mom, your mothers, the mother of your children and the fur moms 😘😘😘