Frat Boy (Joshler | CG/L) (COMPLETED)

eighteen:[trip (pt. 2)]

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"But, Daddy, I tired," Tyler whines. He hugs George to his chest.

"I know, baby. You can sleep in the car though, okay? It's not a long drive. By the time you wake up again, we'll be there."

"But I tired now."

"I know, honey. We'll be in the car in a few minutes. Are you cold?"

"No, I tired!"

"Tyler, I know. If you stop whining, we can go to McDonald's for breakfast."

Tyler doesn't say anything else but pouts and hugs George closer to his chest.

Josh was going to stop at McDonald's regardless, but at least it made Tyler stop whining. Josh had woken Tyler up at "Too-early o'clock" and the little boy isn't happy about it. It's an almost four hour drive up to where they were going and they wanted to be there early enough to do something.

Josh carries Tyler outside, the brunette's head resting on his shoulder. He sets Tyler in the passenger seat and buckles him in before placing a blanket over his legs and giving him his pillow. Kissing his forehead, he shuts the door.

-

"How'd you manage to get syrup in your hair?" Josh mutters as he washes Tyler's hair gently in the gas station bathroom.

"I dunno," Tyler mumbles, his now clean fingers playing with his daddy's necklace.

Josh sighs, "Alright. It's all out. We still have another hour, is there anything you wanna do before we hit the road again? Do you have to use the bathroom?"

"No."

"I think you should try."

"Why?"

"Because I don't wanna drive for five minutes then stop because a certain little boy has to pee."

Tyler sighs, "Okay."

Once Tyler finished using the bathroom-much to Josh's surprise, he actually had to go-, Josh asks again, "Is there anything you want to do before we start driving?"

Tyler bites his lip in thought for a moment before smiling in excitement, "Bubble tea!"

"What's bubble tea?"

"It's tea with bubbles in it."

"Oh. Self-explanatory," Josh chuckles. "Is there a bubble tea place around here?"

Tyler shrugs.

"Okay. I'll look one up. In the meantime," Josh says softly, "I saw brownies out on the shelf."

Tyler gasps.

"You want one?"

"Yeah! Can I, daddy?"

"Of course. Let's go."

-

Tyler drinks his bubble tea happily, his extra bubbles making him extra happy.

"I'm not sure I like the balls in this," Josh says.

"You only like mine," Tyler says quietly.

Josh chokes on his tea and starts to cough. He calms down after a minute and looks at his little, "You're too little for that, mister."

Tyler giggles, "I got extra balls in mine."

"Oh my gosh," Josh shakes his head. "Are we ready?"

Tyler grins and nods.