Five O'Clock Shadow [Gay Romance]

Part 18

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After the heart to heart moment Ore had with Ghrooll, he went back to his sleeping husband's arms, and relaxed from all the feelings he was having, then, he fell asleep. Ghrooll watched over his now two sons, his biological son, and his foster son, for the rest of the night, not taking his eyes off of them, and their little wolf, who had curled up by Zargar's head. Despite his sadness and disappointment with Maria, his family was now larger than before, which helped with making his mood better. When it was time for Ore and Zargar to leave, Ghrooll went by their side, and gently woke them up. Ore was the first to wake up and stretch his body, then Zargar. Looking at the sun slowly rising, the three men opted to not have breakfast, and head back to the village immediately.

Zargar was walking next to his father, with Ore and Yeti behind them, as his lover wanted to walk the puppy to get him to do his business then, and not have to wait more to leave. The half bigfoot could sense that something had changed in his father, so he pulled the man closer by his waist, and massaged his sides. 'Dad.. Don't be sad, okay? I will come back, I promise you..' he whispered for only Ghrooll to hear. He felt his father's arm go over his shoulders, and then he heard him sigh. 'Ghrooll know.. Ghrooll okay, son no worry.' was the larger man's reply, but Zargar was not having it. He could sense something was off, still, so he decided to take Ghrooll to the side to talk. 'Ore, take a break for a bit, Dad and I need to talk.' he said, and pulled his father to the side.

The bigfoot was taken a bit more further ahead, and was forced to face his son. He sighed softly and looked away, but Zargar made him look back at him, by cupping his bearded face and turning his head. The large man sighed again and closed his eyes. 'Ore came talk to Ghrooll on night, while son sleep. Ore promise never lose Zargar, and Ghrooll believe small human. Ghrooll just sad son leave.' he explained, and eventually opened his eyes to see his son smile softly at him. 'If Ore promised that, then he already has most of his plans figured out. And I will make sure I will see you again dad..' his son explained to him, then surprised him with a soft peck on his lips.

When Ore was told to stay back so that Zargar could talk to his father, he rolled his eyes so hard, it physically pained him. Chuckling to himself, he played with Yeti until the talk was over. He knew that his lover had figured out that something had transpired during his sleep, and was trying to rat it out. Ore smiled softly when he saw the little kiss Zargar landed on Ghrooll's lips, and he picked up his puppy to resume the trek back to the village. Soon he was walking with Ghrooll and Zargar leading the way. The rest of the trek was mostly in silence, as no other words were needed. The three men had reached a certain point of understanding, that only people that truly cared about each other could ever reach, at least, by Ore's understanding.

Upon reaching the edge of the forest, behind the rooms to let building, Zargar sighed, trying to get his nerves to ease. Getting back into the groove with Ore was easy. Getting back to life in the city is what scared him now. He had changed, as Ore had very well pointed out, and if he stood out before, now he would be walking with a spotlight on him. "At least I have Ore to help me.." he thought, as he turned to face his father. Zargar hugged the massive bigfoot, hard, and he kept him in his arms for a bit. 'We will be back, dad.. I promise.' he finally said after ten minutes of silent hugging. His father's arms were wrapped around him, keeping him close to his beating heart. The half bigfoot took in the man's warmth, and scent, one last time, before he pulled away.

It was hard for Zargar to let go, but he did. Ore was the first to exit the forest, in order to go upstairs to his room, and let his somewhat dirty, naked lover in. When the half bigfoot saw Ore's signal, he gave one last kiss on his father's cheek, and he swiftly got himself against the building's wall, then up to Ore's balcony. The moment he was up there, he saw a faint reflection of himself on the glass balcony door, and he gasped. He looked even bigger than he imagined, even more than the beastly version of himself that plagued his dreams in the past. "Holy fucking shit.." was his only reaction, as Ore unlocked the door and let him in. The man had to duck a bit to get inside, something he didn't need to do the last time he was here.