"he's an asshole." corbyn huffed, ruffling andrews hair.
"and yet, i still love him."
corbyn gave him a sad smile, handing him a tub of ice cream. andrew whined, tears filling his eyes. "andrew, he's a cheating asshole. you deserve better. i was a cheating asshole, trust me, i know what i'm talking about."
"why is andrew here? why the hell is he crying?!" daniel gasped, shifting nalia in his arms.
"eric cheated on him. with a girl." corbyn explained, handing him a spoon.
"oh.. no." daniel mumbled, moving to the younger. he planting a soft kiss on his head. "you're more than welcome to stay here for as long as you need, bud."
"thank you." he sighed, wiping his cheeks. "i don't know, do you think he got bored—"
"andrew, one thing you are not going to do, is blame yourself for this." daniel scolded.
"but—"
"no buts." corbyn interrupted. andrew deflated, taking his wedding ring off. he stared at the words inside the golden ring.
corbyn sighed, pulling andrew into a side hug. andrew put his ring back on, leaning against him. "i want to hate him." he sighed, eating some of the ice cream.
"well i already hate him." daniel huffed, setting nalia on the high chair.
"me too." corbyn chuckled, threading his fingers through his hair. andrew sighed, rubbing his forehead. "come on, we'll go pick up morgan and alex."
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"you know," morgan started, slinging her back over her shoulders when the bell rang. "if you need tutoring, i'm more than happy to help."
peter gave her a smile, grabbing his phone. there was a cut on his bottom lip, his eye nearly swollen shut. morgan questioned him, but quickly stopped when she saw how uncomfortable he was.
"oh, um.. thanks." he shyly said. his phone buzzed. he grabbed it, glancing down at the screen. a soft sigh escaped him, typing back.
"... is everything okay?"
"yeah. yeah, um, i just have to walk home. that's all." he cleared his throat, offering her a shaky smile.
"how far is your house from here?" she asked, walking out of the class with peter by her side.
"like, an hour walking, driving is no more than 15 minutes."
"here, let me ask my dad if he can drive you home-"
"oh no it's fi-"
"i'm calling him." morgan put her hand on peters mouth. the boy sighed, curling his fingers around her wrist. "hey dad! can we give my friend a ride? like, 15 minutes. peter.. yes dad." she rolled her eyes. "thank you! i'll see you in a few minutes."
"you really don't—"
"come on." she cut him off, dragging him off campus.
it didn't take long to find corbyn's car. alex beat them there, talking excitedly to andrew about the magnets he got from his 2nd grade teacher.
peter immediately went up to corbyn. "um, thank you for giving me a ride, sir."
"of course buddy. just give me your address." he smiled softly. peter told him his house address, then got in the car.
"this is my friend, peter. peter, that my uncle andrew." morgan grinned. andrew gave him a glance, smiling small at him.
"oh um, hello sir."
"oh, buddy please, don't call me sir. it makes me feel way too old and i'm in fact not." andrew chuckled, fiddling with his wedding ring. corbyn glanced down at his hands. he started up the car, backing out of his parking spot.
he laced their fingers together, feeling his trembling hand in his. "relax andrew." he mumbled, driving off to peters house.
"i'm trying." he sighed. "i need a daniel hug."
"hey!" corbyn pouted. "what about my hugs?"
"all five of you give amazing hugs and i'm in the mood for a daniel hug, deal with it besson." andrew grumbled. corbyn snorted, squeezing his hand.
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after dropping peter off home, corbyn quickly drove back home where andrew was now engulfed in one of daniel's hugs. nalia was giggling in morgan's arms, alex playing with his magnets.
corbyn smiled, sipping his coffee contently. he made eye contact with daniel, a light blush spreading across his cheeks. daniel winked, watching with a smirk as corbyn rolled his eyes and walked over to the living room.
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[a/n]
just another lil filler before ***** :)
i had eric cheat planned for a while but i don't remember why so we're just rolling with it?
chapter 21 will be cute n fluffy :)
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