Venom

《 Seventy - One 》

A few hours later, dinner was served. The family ate happily, chatting here and there. The whole time, Yifan stayed silent and observed how happy everyone looked. Grandma Jia doted on Lorenzo and Haoran, forcing them to eat the variety of dishes she had prepared today. After eating, the family spent another hour in the lounge room. When exhaustion took over them, everyone decided to sleep. Lorenzo and Yifan took their son upstairs to his bedroom. The younger man helped Lorenzo bathe the child and dressed him in a shark onesie. The little boy's walk-in closet was already filled with so many cute clothes and accessories that Jia had brought.

Yifan tucked his son in bed and covered him with a cute tiger blanket. They kissed his forehead and watched him drift off to sleep. Yifan turned on the main lamp and closed all other lights. The couple left their son's bedroom and entered their own at the end of the hallway.

"Come." Yifan said while pulling his lover to the bathroom.

The bathroom was just as luxurious as the bedroom. It was spacious and wide. A black toilet and sink on the left side and a jacuzzi tub on the right side. There was a shower stall in the corner of the room and a large wooden open closet next to the sink. It held towels and other toiletries.

"Bathe with me." Yifan said with a gentle voice while filling the tub with warm water.

Lorenzo felt himself flush even though Yifan had seen and tasted every inch of his body. The tiger added bubbles and essential oils to the water and watched the foam rise. When there was enough, he took off his shirt and turned to the smaller man. Yifan melted when he saw Lorenzo face away from him while covering his eyes.

'God, he's cute.'

Yifan thought while taking off his pants. He pulled them down along with his boxers and entered the warm jacuzzi. The tiger laid back at the edge of the tub and set his arm on the rim of the tub, touching cold black tiles. He looked at Lorenzo who still stood facing away.

"Don't be shy, doll." Yifan said gently and Lorenzo looked at him with a red face. "Come here, I'm aching to hold you."

"C-Close your eyes." Yifan did as he was told and waited patiently.

Lorenzo undressed with shaky hands and walked over to the tub. He stepped over the rim and sat down between Yifan's large legs. Yifan opened his eyes and wrapped an around his lover's waist. Lorenzo was pulled back to lean on his husband's broad chest. The elder felt himself sigh in peace as he rested against the tiger's large frame.

"I've missed having you in my arm." The taller man's voice was soft and full of genuineness tonight. "Did you miss me?"

"Of course I did, Fan." The smaller man said. "When I left, I stole one of your shirts and placed it on a pillow. I held it each night, imagining it was you. It wasn't enough but it was all I had to help me sleep."

"I'm sorry, I couldn't come to you, Lorenzo." Yifan intertwined his hand with Lorenzo's. The elder placed a soft peck on his knuckles, surprising the younger man.

"Don't blame yourself, Fan." The smaller man closed his eyes as Yifan's fingers ran through his hair. "At least you still protected me while being away in a different country."

"You sold the shop." Yifan said. "Why did you stop working there?"

"I lost passion for clothing. I realized that wasn't what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I made so much profit from my shop that I don't need to work for the next ten years." Lorenzo said truthfully.

"Babe, you don't need to work when you're with me." Yifan replied. "But if you ever want to work again, just for yourself so you're not bored. I'll buy you any shop you please to have."