𝓝𝓸𝓽 𝓢𝓸 𝓔𝓿𝓲𝓵 [√]

Part Twenty-One

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"Daddy, Papa, wake up." Zach heard Junior yell. The bed started to bounce, and Zach reached up and grabbed his son. He pulled his son closer and wrapped his arms around him. Junior giggled and squealed in his grasp.

"Daaddd, let me gooo," whined Junior, but Zach just cuddled him closer.

He heard chuckling on the other side of him, "Paapa, help me," Junior begged, and Zach felt the bed shift. He felt Chris's lips on his neck, then his lips. He opened his eyes and looked up at Chris.

"Morning, beautiful," Chris said, and Zach blushed.

"Let's get out of bed, or the others will come looking for us soon," Chris said, and Zach nodded. He released Junior, who jumped on his papa, and Zach rolled out of bed and went to the bathroom.

He showered and changed when he felt his body start to get warm and swore. He exited the room and made his way downstairs. The others looked up at their arrival and smiled, and Aviva sent him a glare.

"Morning Chris, where were you? I came to wake you up, but you weren't in your room," she said, and Chris looked at her.

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"I was with my mate," Chris said, smiling at Zach, making Aviva glare harder.

They spent the day in the snow and came back around lunch. "I'm going to get started on dinner," Zach said, kissing Chris on the cheek before heading to the kitchen; he touched Martin on his shoulder when he passed him and indicated for him to follow.

They went into the kitchen, and Zach stood by the counter and turned to face Martin. "I need to ask you a favor." He said, and Martin gave him a curious look. "Nothing bad," Zach said, and Martin nodded.

"My heat starts tomorrow; I was wondering if you and Koki could stay here and take care of Junior for Chris and me," Zach asked, and Martin smiled widely at him.

"You are going to mate him?" Martin asked, and Zach nodded.

"Yeah, I just have to ask him," Zach said and wrapped around him.

"I'm sure he'll say yes," Martin said before releasing Zach. "Why don't I help you with dinner?" Martin asked, and Zach nodded.

They finished the Christmas dinner quickly, and Koki came to help a few minutes later. They made roast chicken, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, ham, and pie.

They ate dinner, talked, and had fun despite the few times Aviva tried to get a rise out of Zach, who ignored her.

They now sat in the living room, gathered around the tree. Everyone opened their gift, and there was one gift left under the tree: Zach's gift to Chris. He picked up the small gift and handed it to him.

Chris opened the small box and pulled out a watch like Zach's and Junior's. His name was on one band, and "world's best creature rescuer" was on the other. Chris smiled at him and put the watch on his wrist.

When he did, the watch beeped, and so did Zach and Juniors. Chris looked up at him, confused. "It's not just a watch; it's a connection," Zach said, taking Chris's hands and tapping the face of the watch, which lit up with a picture of Junior wrapped in gift paper.

Chris smiled at the picture as Zach showed him how the watch worked. "It tells where the other is and their health status if they are sick or injured. It can also take pictures and send them to others. You can make video calls and send little voice messages. I figured it would be a good way for you to keep in touch when you're away," Zack said, and Chris smiled at him.

"So it's like a creature pod? He already has one of those," Aviva said, and Zach glared at her.

"What do you have against me, huh? I have been nothing but nice to you since you arrived here, and all you have done is insult me and say bad things behind my back when you don't think I can hear you. If you can't be respectful and keep your thoughts to yourself and your hands off, my mate, I suggest you leave," Zach snapped, and Aviva stared at him open-mouthed.

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"See, he is bad," Aviva exclaimed, and the others in the room glared at her.

"I think it's time you leave Aviva," Chris said, and she hugged, standing up. She made her way to her room and came back a few minutes later. She stormed past them with her luggage in hand and went out the door. The group continued to have fun until late in the night.

Zach and Chris made their way to the bedroom and stripped down before climbing into bed, too tired to shower. Zach rolled onto Chris, and the Alpha looked up at him.

"My heat starts tomorrow; I asked Martin and Koki to stay to help with Junior," Zach said, and Chris frowned at him.

"Oh, do I have to leave?" Chris asked, and Zach shook his head.

"I was kind of hoping that we could spend it together," Zach said, and Chris stared up at him with a happy expression. He leaned up and kissed each other, pulling away when they needed air.

"It would be my pleasure."

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Word count: 863

Re-published: April 26, 2024, 4:30 pm

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