Stay calm

13

*three weeks later*

"Ricky." Matt whines, "your boyfriend keeps poking me."

"Rickyyy, your brother keeps trying to bite me."

"Ryan stop poking. Matt what did I say about biting?"

"That I shouldn't do it."

"Right, now dont make me put one of you in the trunk since making you sit in the back doesnt seem to be helping."

Silence

"Beep."

"Beep."

"Beep beep."

"Beep! Beep!"

"Beeeep!"

"Beeeeeeeeep!"

I pull the car over, they were holding back laughter with fear in their eyes.

"I will bite both of you!"

"You shouldn't bite people."

"Says the guy who left a big ass hickey on my neck." I show Matt my neck.

"You bite me first." He moves his hair revealing a much lighter bruise.

"Not that hard."

I look at Ryan who had a hand clamped over his mouth.

"Don't you fucking dare." He busts out laughing.

I groan banging my on the steering wheel.

"Babe have you ever driven outside the city."

"No, why?"

"Switch with me."

He pulls out on the road, "so I just drive? This is weird."

Matt was slowly bringing his hand up to poke him.

"Nope." I pin him to my chest.

"You're no fun." He says as he gets comfortable. "Put your legs like this." He moves my legs so I'm sitting sideways. Then he pushed them apart laying inbetween them falling asleep.

"The child has calmed."

"Aw, you two are so cute. Strange but cute."

"Take a left up here, their house has cool designs on it. Can't miss it."

I could see Angelo sitting on the front step. I gently push Matt off and run to him. He picked me up cause I'm short. Chris came out with a big smile on his face and threw me over his shoulder.

"Chris don't you fucking dare."

"Sorry baby raccoon its been so long." I cling to his sides as he spun around. He sets me down and Ryan caught me before I fell. As always Matt hid behind me.

"Matt this is Chris and mommy Angelo. Guys this is Ryan, Chris be nice or I'll bite you."

Chris took a step back as I smirk. One time when they first started dating him and Ange got into a huge fight. Angelos dad was abusive, Chris got a bit to close and I could tell it scared Ange so I ran up and locked my jaw onto his arm. At the time I didn't know him well but now I knew he'd never hurt him.

We spent the rest of the night catching up. Chris stared at Ryan the entire night while Ryan nervously stared back. I found it rather amusing. Matt was behind me with his legs on either side of me with his head on my shoulder. Should I be worried that he sleeps this much?

"Is he ok, he's been sleeping for hours." Chris asks.

"I was thinking the same thing."

"He might have hypersonia." Ryan says.

"What's that?"

"It's caused by massive amounts of depression, stress, anxiety. Could also be a sign of other mental illness."

"How do you know all this?" Angelo asks

"Moms a doctor, took me to work alot as a kid." He shrugs.

"So what can I do for him?"

"He feels safe with you, him just being with you is good. Maybe he could see a mental health doctor."

"With all your health issues that would be a good idea." Ange adds.

"I know I just don't want him all fucked up on meds. It takes doctors forever to find the right ones, at least mine did."

"I know you take good care of him Rick, just see how much he loves you. I can tell you just adore him."

I smile, that I did.

"You haven't been this happy in a long time," Chris points out. "Thanks for taking good care of him Ryan."

"I try, he takes care of me more than anything."

"Really? He's always been the baby."

"Hard to believe even for me." I reply to Angelo. "Someone has to take care of these children. I had the threaten them on the way here cause they wouldn't stop biting and poking each other."

"Bitting must run in the family." Chris jokes.

"You have no idea." I move my hair. "This adorable little shit attacked me. I got him back though."

"So Ryan where's your bite marks?" Chris teases

"Places." Ryan shrugs as Chris dies on spit he choked on.

"Would you stop choking!" Angelo scolds, "that's the third time today."

"Two of those times were your fault." Angelos face turns red. I shake my head with a smirk on my face while Ryan was doing his best not to laugh.

"Well I'm taking Matt and going to sleep. keep Ryan entertained unless you want him creepily talking to your pets." Chris opened the door for me and went to bed also.

I set Matt on the guest bed and peel his skinny jeans off putting him in a pair of sweat pants. Figured it would be more comfortable. He didn't even flinch or stir which was surprising since I wasn't as gentle. Skinny jeans were a bitch.

He was muttering something that was impossible to understand. It was starting to freak me out so I was about to shake him awake but as soon as I touched him he stopped.

There was a stack of blankets at the end of the bed to I wrapped them around us and kept him close. I figured if he was aware I was there he wouldn't have nightmares or whatever that was.

*unknown*

I sat and watch Ryan and Ange talk. Angelo seemed a bit unsettled. Was there something about Ryan that I missed?