A Twist In Time Book:1

Chapter 10

It's christmas eve and it's so cold down here in Bristol. Mikey and I have talked about Keegan and starting him on testosterone and we have come to a decision. Keegan has been on blockers for a couple years so his body wouldn't embarrass him, but he does wear binders. Our decision is Keegan's main christmas present from us this year so we hope he likes it. "Papa, Daddy did you make the cookies for Santa?" My youngest asks jumping onto an island stool.

"Yes we have Jay." Mikey says wrapping his arms around me from behind and kissing my cheek.

"Ewww!" Jaidan complains running from the room and into the playroom.

"Dad! I need help." Keegan shouts poking his head out from upstairs.

"I'm coming." I says unwrapping myself from Mikey and head up the stairs. "What do you need Keeg?" I ask from his bedroom doorway. Keegan just blushes motioning to his binder. "You need it off?" I ask walking over to him.

"Yeah." He mumbles clearly embarrassed.

"It's okay love, I got it." I say kissing his head before helping him get his binder off. "Want me to leave or stay?" I ask handing Keegan his pyjama top.

"Stay, please." Keegan whispers pulling on his top. I nod and sit on his bed handing him his clothes. Keegan always panics when he can't get his binder off on his own so Mikey or I are always there to help him.

"You okay now monkey?" I ask using his old nickname. Keegan only nods sitting next to me on the bed and leans on me.

"Cuddles?" Keegan asks reminding me of when he was only little.

"You never need to ask." I say stroking his hair and rubbing his back.

"Everything good up here." Mikey says with Jaidan behind him.

"Yeah Papa." Keegan says yawning and rubbing his eyes.

"I think it's bedtime." I say kissing Keegan's forehead before getting up. Keegan gets under the covers quickly falling asleep. I turn on his nightlight feeling that tonight might be a nightmare night with him. Keegan may be thirteen now but he has always had some nightmares after that day in the park. I shudder and walk over to Jaidan's room turning off Keegan's lights on my way out. "Good night bug." I say ruffling his hair and kissing his forehead.

"Night daddy." Jaidan says turning over when Mikey and I leave.

"What happened with Keegan?" Mikey asks me when we are cuddling in bed.

"He panicked because he tried to get his binder off by himself and it got stuck." I reply turning over to face Mikey.

"Oh okay." Mikey says kissing me and resting our foreheads together.

"I love you, good night." I say kissing Mikey's cheek closing my eyes.

"I love you too, night babe." Mikey says pulling me closer.

"Daddy! Papa! Wake up it's Christmas!" I wake up to two bodies jumping on me. I groan and hide my face into Mikey's chest.

"Five more minutes." I mumble opening my eyes to see my two rowdy kids.

"B-but Christmas." Jaidan says giving me puppy dog eyes he gets from Mikey.

"Fine, go downstairs and we'll do presents okay." I say sitting up in the bed.

"Wake up Papa." Keegan says slightly shaking Mikey before leaving our room.

"I'm up." Mikey says rolling out of bed onto the floor. I laugh getting up and kneel so I can kiss Mikey's cheek before going downstairs. Keegan was sat in front of the fireplace with his pile of presents and Jaidan was cuddling with him. I quickly take a picture and sit down on the floor near the tree. "Alright so how about we do mine and daddy's gifts first." Mikey says walking into the family room and sitting next to me.

"Okay then me next please." Jaidan says excitedly pushing Mikey's presents towards us.

"Remember we are having a family get together with Uncle Rye, Uncle Jack, Uncle Brook, Uncle Harvey, and your cousins today." I say when Mikey and I are done opening our gifts.

"Eli and Robin will be there, right?" Keegan asks his eyes lighting up.

"Yup, all of your cousins will be there." Mikey says.

"Can I open my gifts now?" Jaidan asks holding one of his presents.

"Yeah Jay you can start." I say ruffling his hair. Many presents later we finally got to the final two, one for Jaidan and one for Keegan.

"Okay boys we have one more gift for each of you." Mikey says handing Jaidan and Keegan their gifts.

"Jaidan open yours first." I say recording everything on my camera. Jaidan takes the envelope and starts opening it and when he does it was priceless.

"OH MY GOSH!" Jaidan shouts getting up and hugging me then Mikey.

"Do you like it?" Mikey asks smirking and kisses Jaidan's forehead.

"Are you kidding me, I love it." Jaidan says still gawking at the behind the goalie seats we got him for his favorite football team's game during the summer. "Thank you so much." Jaidan says hugging us again.

"Your welcome Jay." I say kissing his head.

"Your turn Keeg." Jaidan says sitting next to Keegan again. Mikey and I smile at each other before I setup the camera because I know there will be loads of hugging. Keegan opens the box and starts tearing up when he reads the note.

"Read it out loud, love." I say zooming the camera in on Keegan.

"Merry Christmas Keegan we hope you like what we got you. First is an iphone X which you will need to talk with your friends. Second is your first doctor's visit for testosterone. We both agree that you are old enough and responsible enough to start on T. Your doctor complied with our request. We love you, Dad and Papa." Keegan recites crying.

"Don't cry Keeg." Mikey says pulling him into his arms and rocking the both of them.

"I- Thank you so much, Papa." Keegan says wrapping his arms tightly around Mikey. "Thank you daddy." Keegan says hugging me tightly.

"Your welcome monkey." I say running my fingers through his hair.

"Now let's have breakfast." Mikey says lightening up the mood. I nod and stand up once Keegan calms down. "I'm making pancakes!" Mikey says from the kitchen.

"Yay!" Jaidan shouts running into the kitchen helping Mikey cook.

"This is the best christmas ever." Keegan says practically bouncing into the kitchen. I could tell this will be a great christmas, we still have to tell the rest of our family.