Can two broken hearts be healed?
Duke Michelson lost his husband and high school sweetheart, Emilio. He buries himself with work but nothing seems to heal his broken heart not until he meets Dashiell Mitchell.
Dashiell "Dash" Mitchell also has a b...
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It was a day before Valentine's Day and Dash was asked by a daycare if he can make an appearance. He got so excited that he couldn't stop talking about it for a couple of days. We've been talking about starting a family and I came to find out he loves kids. I wanted a family as well so it had worked well for both of us. So we looked into surrogacy and found the perfect woman. She came from a prestigious family, her health was in great shape, and she had brothers that became great athletes, which was a bonus for Dash. We would use Dash's sperm so the baby had athlete genes in them.
"Kieran said he can't come to dinner tonight. Donovan surprised him and you know how it's been with those two," Dash hung up his phone. Yes, they've been trying so hard to make it work but Kieran hasn't been the easiest with Don. Kieran has shut himself completely from everyone. He talks to Dash and me but doesn't open up, something is bugging him. "But that's not our department. We've tried and they need to work it out," he pulled me into a hug and kissed my lips. "Ready to get trampled on by little kids," we both laughed and went into the classroom.
We got attacked by my little fingers, well mostly Dash did. All these little kids were excited to meet, famous Dashiell Mitchell, a hockey player. There was a photographer on the side, which we knew he'll be here. "Alright, everyone, settle down," Mrs. Rose shouted. She's the one who contacted Dash. "Dash and Duke will go around and play with everyone but first he'll read you a book. So everyone sit Indian style," all the kids sat as their eyes were glued on Dash. I glanced at him as his white pearly teeth were on full display. He's going to be a great father.
He read Clifford, The Big Red Dog, and some of Dr. Seuss's books. Later they all dog-piled on him as he gently wrestled them off of him. Then we all ate on some tiny tables and Dash looked the funniest with his huge frame. His radiant smile never left his handsome face while interacting with the children.
He was playing blocks with two kids when I noticed one of the kids was sitting by himself. He had two toy horses in his hand but his eyes were down as he looked at Dash. I walked over and sat next to him. "Hey, what's your name?"
"Emilio," my heart jumped. He had the same dark hair as Emilio and his eyes were aqua. I even noticed he had a hockey shirt on.
"Hi, Emilio. I knew someone with that name. He's in heaven, now," my eyes began to swell but I swallowed the knot in my throat. "Why are you playing by yourself? You can go play with, Dash," I glanced at Dash who was now curiously looking at us.
Emilio shook his head. He was shy and nervous. He reminded me of how I used to be when I was younger. I noticed Dash whispered in the kid's ears as he stood up. He walked over and sat next to Emilio.
"He sport, can I play with your horses?" Dash sat him on top of his lap. Emilio's eyes widen and he hugged Dash around his neck. My heart couldn't take how cute this scene was.
"I'm fan. I want to be like you," I heard Emilio tell Dash in his ear.
"And you're going to be as fast as me or even better," Dash squeezed his nose as Emilio let out a huge laugh. Emilio nodded and handed Dash his toy horses. Dash blue eyes gazed at mine. I loved this man with every fiber in me. I couldn't wait to marry him but that will be until next year. He has a busy life at the moment and my work has gotten busier so we weren't in any rush. All I needed was Dash by my side.
