𝐓𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 | 𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐉𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐑𝐎

𝟐𝟐.𝟎𝟎

                                                                         Meanwhile, Elijah was having a blast at the neighbor's house.

The two men made their way back downstairs. Alejandro sat his lover down in the chair at the head of the table. He put two slices of pizza on a plate and gave the plate to Mattia.

"Thank you." Mattia mumbled softly as he took the plate. Alejandro smiled and got himself a few slices. He then sat down with the two. "Hey, daddy's.. Is it okay to like boys, even if you're a boy?" Mattia dropped his piece of pizza, making a loud smack when it hit the floor.

A few moments later a large black german shepherd, Bear, came trotting up the steps. He ate the pizza quickly and sat beside Mattia, waiting for more. Alejandro sat there, dumbfounded.

Mattia was the first to speak. "Well, of course it is. That's how me and your other daddy here feel for each other. Why do you ask?" Elijah's eyebrows furrowed and he looked at his fingers, messing with them.

"Elijah?" Alejandro asked softly, getting the small boy's attention. "Well.. i think the boy next door, Xavier, is kinda cute." Mattia's tongue tsked and he smiled.

The italian's large hand met his son's small hand. Elijah looked up at his father with big, watery eyes. "Are you- are you mad at me?" Elijah asked, voice breaking.

The costa rican's hand met the small boy's other tiny hand. Mattia and Alejandro both shook their heads. "If anything, we're proud of you, Eli." Alejandro said softly. Mattia nodded in agreement.

"You like what you want, and you can't help that. It's alright. We're still your parents and we're gonna love you no matter what, okay?" Mattia asked softly.

Elijah nodded and wiped at his eyes. "Now, how about you go over for a little while longer today and go play some more with him and his brother?" Alejandro asked.

Elijah's head nodded rapidly. Alejandro was now smiling too. "Well, run along then. Go have fun." Mattia winked, causing his son to giggle. Elijah got down from his chair, creating a gentle thump. A few footsteps and the door opened, then shut.

"It's amazing. I didn't think he'd be into boys." Mattia stated quietly. Alejandro shrugged. "Mattia, he's just a boy. I'm not trying to discourage you but he might not know what he's talking about."

"I know, I know." Mattia said. "But I just hope he is. That way I can help him more with relationships and stuff like that. I'll know what advice to give him. I've never really taken a liking to girls so I wouldn't know anything about them."

Alejandro picked up the paper plates and threw them away. "You wanna go watch a movie with me, princess?" Alejandro asked. "Yes please." The italian replied. Alejandro picked Mattia up and headed downstairs to the basement, Bear trotting along close behind.

Alejandro laid his lover on the bed gently and covered him up. He grabbed the remote and crawled under the blankets with him. Mattia rested his head on Alejandro's shoulder.

"He's just so young." Mattia mumbled softly. Alejandro chuckled and ran his hand's through his lover's hair. "Princess, don't worry too much about it. I'm sure he'll do just fine." Alejandro turned on the tv and selected a movie. The two laid there in silence.

Meanwhile, Elijah was having a blast at the neighbor's house. He zoomed around Xavier's room with a toy airplane, laughing as Xavier who also had an airplane chased him. Elijah fell down and Xavier tripped over him (Does this scenario seem familiar? *cough* Alejandro tripping Mattia and Mattia pulling Alejandro down with him when they were first playing soccer together *cough*).

Xavier's face had landed directly in front of Elijah's. Though the boy's were young, they weren't stupid. Elijah's cheeks were heating up and so were Xavier's. He pushed the taller boy off of him and sat up, dusting himself off.

"Sorry." Xavier mumbled, playing with his fingers. "It's okay!" Elijah said gently as he scooted over to the taller boy by shuffling on his knees. The two boys hugged and Elijah stood, helping Xavier up.

Tommy came into the room. "Hey, you guys wanna go play soccer outside?" Elijah beamed. "Yeah! My daddy's were pro soccer players in highschool, I bet I have the skills they did!" Elijah and Xavier's hands linked and the two boys ran after Tommy who was already running outside through the backdoor.