Care
By Li'l Ninja
nifty_little_ninja@proton.me
https://LittleNinja.world

Super serious disclaimer: The characters and events in this story are entirely fictional. Any possible resemblances to real-life people or events within this story are purely coincidental, I swear! This story contains naughty things that you might find...well... naughty. If naughty stuff offends you or it is illegal for you to read in your state, country, town, city, or whatever, then bugger off elsewhere! - Or just use a VPN or something - If not, then grab a box of tissues [for your eyes, you dirty sod!] and let's get started.

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Chapter 9: Cuddle Buddies

Tuesday, 21st May 1991 – Dylan's Second Day At School

Once the lunch bell rang, all of Mr Wells' students rushed to get out of class as quickly as possible. Dylan and Chase, however, were in no big rush. The two boys took their time to slowly walk to the lunch hall, quietly talking and giggling away to one another. Chase startled Dylan as he suddenly grabbed his arm and pulled him down a corridor.

"Hey! Where are we – " Dylan started to say before Chase cut him off.

"Shhhh. In here." Chase pulled his friend into the boy's toilets.

"What are we – " Dylan started again. But, once again, Chase cut him off. This time, though, it was not Chase's words that silenced him, it was his lips. The two boys passionately kissed each other for nearly five solid minutes before Chase reluctantly broke the kiss, making Dylan let out the most adorable little whimper.

"Sorry," Chase said. "I've been waiting all fucking morning to do that."

"Y-you don't need to be sowwie, Chase. That was awesome," Dylan replied. He had really forgotten how much he actually liked him and the more time they spent together, the more he was starting to remember. There was a few moments of silence as the two boys looked lovingly at each other and it almost looked like Chase was thinking of saying something but he just didn't know how to say it.

"Hey, uhh, Dylan... Uhh... I... I wanted to... I just wanted to ask you something," Chase stuttered. Dylan gave him a confused look. Chase was always super confident in himself and hearing him stutter kind of unnerved him.

"Uhhh, o'tay?" Dylan replied nervously. He was really worried about what the boy was going to ask him and feared it was going to be something he didn't want to hear.

"I, uhh... Well, uhh... Dylan, I like you. Uhh. You know... Like a lot-lot."

"Yeah, I know. I like you a lot-lot too," Dylan replied with a giggle. But he still didn't know where Chase was going with this.

"Well... Uhh... Would you... I mean... Could I... Uhhh fuck," Chase stammered on. He was really nervous about what he wanted to say and was starting to wish he had just kept his mouth shut. "Fuck it. Dylan will you... will you be my boyfriend?" he finally blurted out. A big smile began to spread across Dylan's face but then very quickly dropped when he remembered Dominic. He then remembered that he had missed their gate date again and he felt awful. Seeing the look on Dylan's face began to make Chase feel very worried.

"Chase... I... I'm sowwie but I can't be youww boyfwwend," Dylan said with a sad look on his face. He would love to have Chase as his boyfriend, but he meant what he said to Dominic the day before. Dominic really did mean more to him than anybody else.

"Oh," Chase said as he felt his heart rip into pieces. Dylan couldn't help but see the look of hurt on his friend's face and he felt terrible. Chase was always so happy and lively and to see him with a sad face just felt wrong.

"I... I would if I could, Chase. I pwomise. Please, it's not because I don't like you. Because I do weally weally like you," Dylan said. He was hoping he could cheer his friend up at least a little.

"Huh? What do you mean? Why can't you?" Chase replied curiously. He was confused as to the reason why they couldn't be boyfriends.

"Uhh... Well..." Dylan stalled for a few moments. He actually hadn't thought this through fully. "I... Well, I kinda alweady have a boyfwend," he said, deciding that simply being honest was going to be the best course of action.

"Huh? Wait... What the fuck? Really?" Chase was even more confused than he felt only moments earlier. He knew that Dylan and Declan used to be boyfriends. However, he had seen what happened to Declan. He even spoke about it briefly with Dylan, who had confirmed that his twin brother was dead.

"Yeah... Uh, weally," Dylan replied as a small blush settled on his cheeks.

"Shit, Dylan... But we've been kissing and stuff. Won't he be pissed off if he found out? I mean, I like you a lot but I don't wanna be the reason you lose your boyfriend. I'd fucking hate myself if that happened and... wait... who is it?" Chase was genuinely worried that he might have ruined his friend's relationship. But he had never seen him with any other boys in school. In fact, Chase had pretty much been with him the entire time over the past two days since he had started school.

"It's uhhh. Well... He alweady knows about us... You know... Kissing and stuff."

"No fucking way! Dylan, fuck, shit... I didn't know. I'm so sorry." He was now feeling mortified that Dylan's boyfriend had already found out and was certain that, at the very least, it must have caused some problems between them.

"No. Chase. It's fine. He's fine about it. Weally. Just as long as we don't do anyfink moww than kissing then he weally doesn't mind," Dylan explained honestly. He wanted to ease his friend's worries.

Chase's jaw dropped open upon hearing what Dylan had said. He actually started to wonder if the boy was playing some sort of mean trick on him or something.

"So you're telling me you have a boyfriend and he doesn't mind that you're fucking around with someone else? I'm sorry, Dylan but that just sounds mental to me. You gotta tell me who it is," Chase stated. This whole conversation was starting to hurt his head a little.

"Yeah, uhh, pwetty much, yeah," Dylan replied. "And, uhh, well it's my bwwothuw." Chase looked totally confused and actually felt a little sorry for Dylan. The boy clearly hadn't gotten over the death of his twin yet and he was still holding on to the fact that they were together.

"But, Dylan," Chase said cautiously, "you told me that Declan.... that Declan..." he struggled to finish his sentence when he saw the sad look on Dylan's face upon hearing his twin brother's name.

"No. No. Chase... It's my fostuww bwwothuw," Dylan explained. Even though he felt upset upon hearing Declan's name, the obvious confusion he had accidentally caused was actually quite amusing to him and he was able to show a small smile.

"Oh, fucking hell! I thought... Well, never mind." Chase said as he breathed a sigh of relief. "But what is it with you and fucking your brothers, Dylan?" Chase joked, making Dylan chuckle and give a small shrug of the shoulders. "So, wait... Your foster brother is your boyfriend but he doesn't mind us kissing as long as we don't do anything more?" Chase had to make sure that he had actually fully understood what his friend was telling him. It sure was one unique situation.

"Well... uhh... Kind of. We'ww not actually like wweal boyfwiends but I love him loads and... well... he kinda got jealous when he saw you kiss me on my cheek afteww school yestuwwday and told me he doesn't mind if that's all we do and if we wanna do moww then I gottsa tell him," Dylan explained, hoping he had covered everything.

"That's fucking mental! Wait... he saw me kiss you? Fuck," Chase said as he blushed. "And he said to ask him if we wanna do more?" He still couldn't believe what he was hearing.

"Yeah," said Dylan with a cheeky little chuckle. "Actually, we talked about it and I wanted to ask to see if you wanted to come to ouww house foww dinneww and all fwee of us can... You know... Play togethuww."

Chase grinned at the invitation and said, "Fuck yeah! You really mean it?"

"Uh-huh," Dylan confirmed with a nod. He was happy that Chase seemed to like the idea.

"Well, uh, I can't do today because I need to go and see how Cole is doing. I'm really worried about him. But I could do Wednesday or Thursday if that's good for you. I have football on Friday... Actually, do you wanna come and watch me play? It's not a proper match or anything so there won't be many people there," Chase explained. He really missed his ex-boyfriend, Oscar coming to watch his games. Well, he just plain missed Oscar. He had started to really fall for the boy before it all came to an end. Chase gulped and had to try to not get upset as he thought about Oscar.

"Yeah, Wednesday would be pewwfect. And I would love to watch you play on Fwiday. I'll have to ask my fostuww pawwents first though," Dylan stated excitedly. He really liked the idea of seeing Chase running around in shorts and getting all muddy. He liked the idea of doing naughty things with him and Dominic in the new playhouse a lot more though. As he thought about both thoughts a naughty little smile spread across his face.

"Awesome," said Chase before pulling Dylan in close for another long passionate kiss. "Mmmm, your lips taste awesome. I could kiss them forever. But we should get to lunch now." He was right; the two boys had been in the boy's toilets for nearly twenty minutes now.

"Yeah, o'tay," agreed a goofy-looking Dylan

**

Chase was making his way to Cole's house after school. He was starting to really worry about his friend who hadn't been to school for over a week now. He knew about his boyfriend going missing though and he knew how inseparable those two were. Hunter and Oscar actually ended up becoming quite good friends as they would both go to watch their boyfriends playing football. And, of course, they would always all be sat together when it was lunchtime at school. Chase started to feel sad as he thought about his ex-boyfriend Oscar. He really liked him a lot. And then his thoughts moved to how he had been rejected earlier in the day by the one boy he was head over heels for. Next, his mind was lingering on the thoughts of his friend Cole and his missing boyfriend. He swallowed hard over the big lump in his throat and tried his hardest to hold back tears. However, his attempts at doing so were futile as a few broke free and rolled down his soft, rounded cheeks.

"For fuck's sake, Chase. Get a hold of yourself," the boy said out loud as he tried his best to get control of his emotions. Chase was a tough and resilient kid who very rarely cried. However, the events of the past few weeks had taken their toll on the boy and he was finding it increasingly more difficult to keep his emotions in check. Furthermore, he still wasn't fully over what had happened in the house with the twins barely five months earlier. And, as much as he loved seeing Dylan again, it had brought back memories that he really didn't want to think about.

A few moments later, Chase had managed to calm himself down, which was good because he was nearly at Cole's house.

*

"Chase, it's nice to see you, My Boy," Gordon said when he opened the door and saw his son's friend standing there.

"Hi, Mr Walker. Is Cole okay?" Chase asked. The man gave the boy a sad look.

"Not really, Chase. He is devastated about Hunter's disappearance. Well, we all are. But, obviously, Cole is really struggling," Gordon explained. "Here, why don't you come in. Would you like some juice and biscuits or something?" The man always worried about how skinny the little boy was and always tried to get him to eat something whenever he came around to see his friend. Unsurprisingly, Chase basically never turned down his offers of food and Gordon couldn't help but feel a little concerned about why this growing young boy was clearly not getting all the food he needed. He knew he lived in the poor part of town and after growing up in a poverty-stricken household himself as a kid, Gordon had somewhat of an idea of the struggles his son's friend had to navigate.

"Yes please, Mr Walker," Chase said excitedly.

"Chase, I've said this a thousand times, please call me Gordon," the man said with a warm smile.

"Shit, sorry. Uhhh, fuck, I mean... Dammit," Chase spluttered out. He was doing so well keeping his foul mouth under control. Gordon looked at the boy in amusement. He knew very well that the young boy had a potty mouth. However, he did appreciate how he tried his best to not use it around him.

"Chase... It's fine," Gordon said with a chuckle as he ushered the boy into the house.

"Sorry, Gordon," Chase said as his friend's father led him through to the kitchen and sat down on a seat at the table.

"Honestly, don't worry about it, Chase," Gordon said gently before remembering there was a pot of stew bubbling away in the slow cooker. "Hey, how would you like to stay for dinner?" he asked and really hoped the boy would take him up on his offer. Much of the food he had been cooking for the past week or so had gone to waste as Cole wasn't eating much at all.

"Yes please, Gordon. That would be fuc... I mean, that would be awesome," Chase said with a shy smile.

"Chase?" came a small voice from the kitchen doorway, causing both Chase and Gordon to turn around.

"Cole!" Chase cried out as he leapt to his feet, ran over to his friend, and threw his arms around him. Cole could only cry into his friend's embrace while his friend held him tightly and tried to soothe him by rubbing his back gently. Both boys stayed like that for nearly five minutes before Cole finally broke the hug. "Cole, I've been so worried about you, Man," Chase said, trying his hardest not to cry himself.

"T-thanks," Cole sniffled. "I... I miss Hunter s-so much," he said. It took everything he had to not start bawling again.

"I know. Me too, Cole," Chase replied honestly. Even though Hunter wasn't on his football team, he saw the boy almost every day at school and he would always be there at his football matches, cheering the team and Cole on. There was a slightly awkward silence for a few moments.

"Would you boys like some juice and biscuits before dinner?" Gordon said, breaking the silence.

"Yes please, Gordon," Chase said quickly.

"I'll have some juice, but I don't want any biscuits, Dad. I want to actually try and eat some dinner today," Cole said.

"That's brilliant, Cole," said his father excitedly. "Do you think you could maybe get a bath or a shower today, too? You haven't had one for almost four days now."

"Ewww," Chase said and instantly regretted it as he saw his friend drop his head in shame and a couple of tears flowed down his cheek. "Sorry, Cole. I didn't mean... Sorry." He genuinely felt terrible. "If you wanna... I mean, you don't have to if you don't want to... But if it will help... I could... Well... I would take a bath or shower with you if you like?" the blonde asked before blushing. He just wanted to help his friend out however possible.

"Really?... You would do that for me?" sniffled Cole.

"Fuck yeah, of course I would, Man. You're one of my best friends," Chase stated and then looked apologetically at Gordon for swearing. However, Gordon simply smiled and winked at him. He was genuinely touched that Chase was doing what he could to help his son. He always liked the blonde boy and, despite his foul mouth, knew that his heart was in the right place and he had always been a positive influence in his son's life.

"Thanks, Chase. I... I've missed you, Man," Cole said and managed to force a small smile. It was the first time he had anything close to a smile in over a week.

"Dude, we've all been missing you at school. And... Well... The team sucks without you. I mean, Robert isn't bad at all. But he's not as feisty as you," Chase stated with a warm smile to his friend. Cole couldn't help but smile a little more at the thought of his friend's words.

"Here you go, boys," Gordon said as he set down two large glasses of fresh apple juice and a plate of biscuits on the table.

"Thanks, Gordon," Chase said as he smiled at his friend's dad.

"Yeah, thanks, Dad," Cole said.

"I'm going to leave you boys to it and enjoy my cuppa in the lounge," Gordon said. "Dinner will be ready in about an hour. And please, Cole... Please try and take a bath or something." Gordon knew his son was depressed and unmotivated to do anything due to Hunter going missing. However, he also knew his son was starting to smell and he really hoped that his friend could coax him into getting clean.

"It's okay, Mr Walker. I'll make sure he does," Chase said with an understanding smile.

"Thanks, Chase," Gordon said, giving the boy a warm smile before kissing his son on the forehead and going to sit in the lounge.

The two boys sat in silence while they drank their juice and Chase munched away at the biscuits. It wasn't an awkward silence. The boys had been friends long enough to be able to simply enjoy being in each other's company. And, right now, it was just what Cole needed. Furthermore, the smile on Chase's face as he hungrily devoured the entire plate of biscuits made him smile a little, too. He knew a little about his friend's troubles at home and seeing him happy made him feel happy.

"Com'on," Chase said after finishing the last of his apple juice, "we should go get a shower."

"I'd rather have a bath... I mean... If that's okay with you?" Cole said.

"Yeah, of course. Want me to go and run it for you while you get some clean clothes and stuff?" Chase said, trying to be as helpful as possible.

"Would you?" Cole asked. He couldn't deny that Chase was a great friend and that he always knew how to cheer him up. The younger boy was always so thoughtful and caring. And, although he wasn't feeling cheery by any means, seeing his friend was certainly making him feel a little better.

"Of course," Chase replied with a warm smile.

"Thanks, Chase. You're the best," Cole said before giving his friend a hug and disappearing upstairs to get a fresh change of clothes.

*

"Hey," Cole said, startling Chase as he stood at the doorway of the bathroom wearing only his briefs.

"H-h-holy fuck," Chase stuttered, his eyes widening at the sight of his friend who stood in front of him wearing nothing but his underwear. Suddenly, he was starting to see the flaw in his plan of helping his friend to bathe. Cole was always one of the boys Chase eyed up in the showers and he loved what he saw. It was only the sad and distant look on Cole's face that had been there since he had seen him that afternoon that stopped him from getting a boner. Although, he couldn't deny how gorgeous his friend looked. He was the perfect build. He had some nice pecks and his abdomen was developing nicely. Furthermore, the boy was nearly two years older than him and he couldn't help but drink in the sight of the thick bulge in his briefs. "Uhh, sorry. You sure you want me to bathe with you?" he asked nervously.

"Yeah, Dumbass," Cole answered with a small smirk. He knew his friend had the hots for him. It was obvious. But he really did want to get clean. He was beginning to be able to smell the stench coming from himself and appreciated that the younger boy would be there to comfort him and the lonely feelings he always got while in the bath.

"So... Get naked then," Cole demanded, taking Chase back a little.

"Uhh, okay," Chase said before nervously stripping his clothes off. "Com'on, you get in first," the blonde boy said, wanting his friend to get comfortable first before he joined him.

Once he was sure that Cole had gotten comfortable in the bath, Chase gingerly climbed in with him. The two boys were sat face-to-face and the warmth of the water around their bodies soothed them.

"Chase.." Cole said, quickly moving closer towards his friend who became a little startled. "I've seen the way you stare at me in the showers," he then states, making the blonde boy freeze in fear. He knew his stares at the older boy hadn't gone unnoticed, but he was certain that was as far as they would go.

The two boys stared at one another, their eyes locked into each other's gaze. A few moments later, Cole grabbed the younger blonde boy by his cheeks and pulled him into a passionate kiss.

It took all of Chase's mental strength and resolve to push the incredibly attractive older boy away from him, breaking the kiss.

"I... I... I'm so sorry, Chase," Cole said. His bottom lip was quivering and tears were forming in his eyes. He honestly didn't know why he had done what he did. "My head is just such a mess right now and – " Cole tried to explain before getting cut off by Chase.

"Cole, it's fine. I get it. You really don't need to apologise," Chase asserted firmly but gave his friend a loving smile to show that he wasn't angry.

"I just miss Hunter so much. I miss the sound of his voice. I miss his laugh. I miss the feeling of his arms around me and his lips on mine. I... I just miss everything about him," Cole said. Tears were now streaming down his face.

"Look, Cole... I can't even begin to imagine how lonely you must feel right now. But I'm going to try my hardest to come and see you every day. And, well, I know I'm not much of a stand-in, but if you ever need a cuddle or someone to talk to or a shoulder to cry on, then don't ever hesitate. I mean, I can't do like kissing or anything like that. But I'll be here for you until Hunter gets back, okay?" Chase said. Seeing his friend had made him realise that he had seriously underestimated how badly Cole was doing and he wanted to do everything in his power to help him. But Cole just sat silently as he stared at him. Chase was beginning to think that he had said totally the wrong thing as his friend sat staring at him in silence. He was just about to open his mouth to apologise and take it all back somehow before Cole finally spoke.

"He's not coming back, Chase. He's not coming back," Cole almost shouts before breaking down and bawling once again.

"Oh fuck," Chase said to himself before pulling his friend into a big hug. He needed to address what his friend had just said but he wouldn't hear him over the sound of his own crying so he just held him and rubbed his back as he tried to soothe him and calm him down.

***

"Oh my god. It looks amazing!" Dominic said excitedly as he stood next to Dylan who was also stood staring in wonderment.

"Wow," was all Dylan could say almost inaudibly. He and Declan once had their own wooden playhouse. But he had never seen one as big and extravagant as the one he was staring at. It really did look just like a small house. He could see through the windows that there were multiple floors and different rooms.

"I take it you like it then, Boys?" Steven asked with a huge smile on his face. He loved seeing the two of them look so happy.

"Yeah, Dad. It's great. Like, really, really great," Dominic said while Dylan nodded his head frantically in agreement. "Can we have a look inside, please? I know we can't play in it today. But I really wanna just have a look around with Dylan. Please, Dad. Please," Dominic begged in a pleading tone before giving his dad his best puppy-dog eyes. Although, he really didn't need to as Steven was actually going to ask them if they wanted to go inside and have a look around.

"Okay, go in and have a look. But be careful of getting splinters from the wood. And make sure you're back in the house in ten minutes. Dinner is almost ready," Steven said and smiled at the look of delight on the two boys' faces. He then unlocked the door to the playhouse before heading back inside, leaving the two boys to explore by themselves.

"Oh my god. This is so flippin' cool," Dominic said to a grinning Dylan. "Com'on, let's go inside," he then said, holding a hand out for the younger boy to take.

Once inside, the two boys' jaws nearly hit the floor. It was massive inside. The bottom floor was one big room. However, there was a smaller section that was partially partitioned off that had tonnes of shelving, clearly for storing any toys and games and stuff. The partitioning wall had been painted with black chalkboard paint. There was a little wooden ledge where they would be able to put their chalks.

Although it still needed furnishing by Iris and Steve, the two boys could see the awesome potential and couldn't help but let out small gasps and little "oooh's" and "ahhh's" as they looked around and noticed all the windows, little ledges for holding stuff, shelving, and a unit of a couple of cupboards that could clearly be used as a surface on top. The two boys looked simply adorable as they stood there, hand in hand, with their faces full of excitement.

"No way, Dommie," Dylan said. "It has electwwicity. Look." He pointed to a plug socket on the wall.

"No way!" Dominic was just as shocked. He then turned around and looked near the front door that they had just walked in. Sure enough, there was a light switch. Dominic flicked the switch and again, sure enough, the room was filled with light. The two boys were speechless for a short while. However, it was Dylan who eventually broke the excited silence.

"I wanna see what's up theyuww," the younger boy said, pointing up at the balcony that looked down into the big room they were standing in.

"Okay. Let's go have a look shall we?" Dominic agreed and Dylan nodded his head. So, still hand in hand, the boys climb the small steps that took them up to the second floor. First of all, they both looked over the wooden balcony bannister.

"This is sooo cool, Dom-nic," stated Dylan.

"Com'on. Let's see what's through there," Dominic suggested, pointing at the door behind them.

"O'tay," Dylan agreed as Dominic pushed the door open. Both boys gasped in surprise. "Is this a bedwwoom, Dommie?" the young boy asked as he saw what looked like some bunk beds up against one wall. He couldn't be sure, however, as there were no mattresses on them.

"I think so," Dominic said. "Those look like bunk beds to me."

"So... You think we will maybe be allowed to camp out here sometimes? Oh my god, Dommie. That would be so cool!" Dylan said, barely unable to contain his excitement and he was now actually bouncing up and down on his toes a little.

"I don't know, Dylan. I can't see why there are beds if we're not allowed to sleep on them though," he answered curiously. He honestly wasn't sure if his parents would actually let them spend a night on their own in their playhouse and he was wondering if they were maybe just there to take a nap or something if they wanted to.

"Hey, does that one lead to the othuww balcony outside?" Dylan asked, pointing at another door.

"Yeah. I guess it must. Let's check it out," Dominic replied as he led Dylan over to it. He tried opening it but it wouldn't open. It was then he noticed there was a latch that he needed to twist to unlock the door.

"This is just too awesome," said Dylan as both boys looked out across the garden from the small outside balcony.

"I know. This is just the coolest thing ever," agreed Dominic. He was so happy that his parents would get them something so great like this and knew that he would need to let them know how much he appreciated it and thank them a lot.

A few moments later, the boys saw Steven coming out from the back door of the bungalow. Steve smiled at the sight of the two boys, who were still holding hands, enjoying their new playhouse with huge smiles plastered across their faces.

"Come on boys. Dinner is nearly ready and you need to go wash your hands," Steve said as he got a little closer to the two boys who were beaming down at him. The boys nodded and headed down the steps and out of the house where Steven was still waiting for them.

"So, boys, do you like the – " Steven began to ask before he was nearly tackled to the ground by his son and Dylan who were then hugging him tightly and repeating their thanks and praises. Steven simply chuckled as he couldn't make much sense of the two boys excitedly talking over one another. Although, it was clear that they really liked the house. "Okay, boys. I need to lock it up now. So you two go inside and wash your hands before dinner.

An "Okay," and an, "O'tay." came from the two excited boys who then ran off into the bungalow to do as they were told.

*

"So, boys, I hear that you like your new playhouse," Iris said. They were all sitting around the dining room table now and were happily enjoying their dinner. The two boys, however, were still wearing the same smiles they had before coming inside.

"Yes. Oh my god, Mum, it's so flippin' awesome. Dylan and I absolutely love it and we both love you so much. Thank you," Dominic blurted out.

"That's great news, Honey. We were sure you would both like it," Iris replied with a big smile. "I will get it all kitted out and furnished for you tomorrow while you're both at school and then you can play in it properly." She felt a little guilty that the boys couldn't play in it that night. However, it had taken the people who came to build it all morning and all afternoon to build it and get the electricity hooked up.

"Oh, uhhh, Mum," Dominic said, changing the conversation. "Can Dylan and I have Chase round for dinner tomorrow please?" he was supposed to have asked as soon as they got home from school but had gotten distracted. First by Dylan and then second when they both remembered that they wanted to see their new playhouse in the back garden. Iris and Steven looked nervously between one another. They knew that Chase's parents weren't great people and that they were thieves and drug users. They also knew that the apple usually never fell too far from the tree. However, they also knew about what had happened at the boys' kidnapper's house. But still, they didn't want to risk either of their boys going down the wrong path.

"Dominic... I'm not sure, Honey," Iris said.

"But Mummm," Dominic whined. He really wanted Chase to come around. He had seen the blonde boy kissing his little brother the day before and he could totally understand why Dylan had a crush on him. He was really cute. And despite being a little worried that he might try and steal Dylan away, he wasn't a controlling boy and he was pretty sure that he trusted what Dylan had told him about him being the most important person in the world to him. Furthermore, just the thought of having fun with Dylan and the blonde boy at the same time made him crazy.

"Look, Son," said Steven, "Chase's family are not very nice people and – " he continued. However, he was interrupted and astonished by what he heard.

"CHASE IS A NICE PEWWSON! HE IS ONE OF THE BEST PEOPLE I HAVE EVUWW KNOWN! HE SAVED ME... HE SAVED MY LIFE AND HE IS GWWEAT!" Dylan shouted at the top of his lungs, stunning everyone around the dinner table. The boy tried to remain seated but the strong mix of emotions he was feeling right then got the better of him and when his tears started to flow he ran out of the room, through the lounge, down the hallway, and into Dominic's bedroom and threw himself onto his big brother's bed.

***

Once Cole had started to calm down, Chase was finally able to talk to his friend.

"Cole... You need to listen to me," he started, "Hunter is coming back. He is coming back and you need to believe that he is coming back, Cole. You can't just give up on him so easily, Man." He had had a few minutes to plan what he was going to say to comfort his friend and had decided this was, hopefully, the best thing he could say.

"But I can't do this without him. I can't go on without him," Cole sobbed.

"You're going to have to, Cole. You're just going to have to. Look, I know it's shitty. But you must," Chase stated firmly. He meant every word he said.

"But... But why though?" His blonde friend's words had gotten him intrigued and his sobbing slowed a little.

"Because he would do the same for you. Hunter would never ever, ever give up on you, Cole. And you know that. So you gotta pick yourself up and do it for him. You hear me? You can't give up on your boyfriend like this. You have to be strong for him." There was conviction in his voice and he was happy when he heard Cole's crying seemed to slow.

"Y-yeah... You're right, Chase. T-thank you," Cole sniffled as he leaned back a little to look his friend in the eye.

"Of course I'm right. I'm always fucking right," said Chase with a smirk on his face.

"Dickhead," Cole teased with the smallest of chuckles. It only took him a second to realise that was the first time he had come anywhere remotely close to laughter in over a week. "Thanks, Chase. You're a real good friend, you know that?" he then said honestly.

"Come here, Man," Chase said as he pulled his friend in for another hug. After a few moments of enjoying the embrace, he said, "We should probably finish washing and get out. The water is starting to get cold and I got pruney fingers."

"Yeah, me too," Cole agreed. So the two boys made sure they were fully clean, they helped wash one another's backs, and then they got out of the bath and began to get dry.

"So... Do you really mean what you said earlier?" Cole asked sheepishly.

"Huh?" said Chase. "I said a lot of stuff earlier. You need to be a bit more specific, you dick-hole," he teased with a cheeky grin.

"Oh, yeah... Sorry. I meant about what you said about coming to see me every day and... Well... You know... Cuddling and stuff," Cole said blushing.

"Well, yeah. I'm not gonna turn down a cuddle with one of the hottest boys in school now am I?" Chase said. And, despite his jovial tone, he actually meant it. "But I'm not gonna kiss you or anything like that, Cole. That's stuff you only do with Hunter," he then stated. He had caught one of his past boyfriends kissing another boy so he knew how heartbreaking it felt and he wouldn't wish that feeling upon anyone, especially not one of his friends. And, despite him having a huge crush on his black-haired friend, he had too much respect for him and Hunter to ever get between them for his own selfish pleasure. Also, the two were just too cute together. "Oh... Actually," Chase suddenly said as he remembered something. "I can't make Wednesday. Sorry," he said. He couldn't believe he had almost forgotten his date with Dylan and his big foster brother. The thought of being with Dylan and the older boy was really exciting and he wouldn't miss it for anything.

"That's okay," Cole said sincerely. "I guess you're meeting a boy then?" he said a few moments later.

"Huh? What? Shit, how did you know?" Chase said as he blushed slightly.

"You got a boner right after telling me you can't come tomorrow," Cole said with a grin. "Well... I guess you'll be doing plenty of coming tomorrow actually." He was so happy his friend had come to see him. And although he was still far from feeling fine again, Chase had done a good job of cheering him up a little.

"Fucking hell, Cole," Chase said. "Stop staring at it."

"What... Like you stop staring at me in the showers after football?" Cole retorted cheekily before reaching forward and giving his friend's boner a squeeze, making the blonde boy let out a little yelp.

"Oh, I'm so gonna get you back for that, you fucker," Chase said with a grin. It was nice to see that his friend was in a slightly better mood and he knew that he had to try and keep to his commitment to coming to see him as much as he could until Hunter turned up again.

***

Dominic stood up and rushed after Dylan while both Iris and Steven stared at one another in total shock.

"I... I did not expect that," Iris finally said.

"Yeah, he looked really angry too," Steven agreed. It was true, too. Dylan had never shown anything even close to anger the whole time he had been with them.

"So what are we going to do then? I mean, about having Chase round tomorrow?" Iris asked. Despite the boy's outburst, she still wasn't sure if having him over was a good idea.

"Well... I suppose Dylan is right. We have judged the boy on his parents and that's not really fair. I know our biggest worry is that he will lead the two boys down the wrong path. But Dominic did invite him, too and he's a good judge of character. And with what happened with Dylan and Chase, it's obvious that if they're in the same school then they are going to be friends either way. I think having him over for dinner would actually be a good way of finding out what kind of kid he is. I mean, maybe Dylan is right. Maybe we were wrong to judge him on his parents," Steven explained. With them being emergency foster parents, they had seen plenty of kids who had terrible parents and the kids were horrible too. They knew and understood that, at their age, the parents were to blame and the children weren't. They weren't being snobs, they were simply trying to be good parents who only wanted what was best for Dominic and Dylan.

Iris went quiet for a short while as she processed what Steven had just said before saying, "Yeah. You're right, Steven." She then paused for another few moments. "Oh my god. We upset Dylan. I should go and see him," she said, standing up.

"No. Don't, Honey," Steven said as he grabbed her hand gently. "Dominic is the best person for him to be with right now. Hopefully, he will calm him down and he will be back in when he is ready. As if right on cue, the two boys appeared in the doorway of the dining room.

***

"Ohhh. That feels so nice," Hunter moaned as a man took his stiff boyhood into his mouth. It was the man who had spent the most time with him; the man who had been fucking him three times a day. Hunter was feeling incredibly confused; he was actually starting to like the man and what he was doing to him. It certainly helped that he was much more careful, tentative, and loving with the boy. Furthermore, he always made sure that Hunter was sexually satisfied and did everything he could to make sure that he didn't hurt the boy.

After pleasuring the boy for a short while, the man looked up lustfully at the boy and licked his lips.

"Danny," Hunter moaned, "I need you inside of me." The same look of lust filled the young boy's eyes. The older male was actually much younger than most of the other men. He couldn't be sure, but Hunter thought that maybe he was in his late teens or early twenties. And, although he didn't at first, he was starting to think the older male was quite handsome.

A few days earlier, Hunter had pretty much given up on ever being rescued. He had all but resigned himself to being a fuck toy slave to many different men and he found that this resignation actually helped him deal with the horrendous situation that he was in. He also found that if he didn't fight what the men were doing to him, they would usually finish quicker. However, he had found himself drawn to Danny. He had started to enjoy the warm embrace of his arms from time to time. None of the other men embraced him. But the feeling of warm arms wrapping around his body made him remember what it felt like to be held by Cole. And, even though he would cry, Danny would, most of the time, let him get all his tears out before doing anything else with him. In fact, there was one time when the older male had come in and simply held the boy tightly.

"You are so fucking sexy. You're such a perfect boy. You know that, Hunter?" Danny said before removing his head from between the boy's legs and planting kisses all the way up his chest and neck before reaching his mouth where he kissed Hunter passionately and the boy returned the kiss eagerly.

"P-please..." Hunter whimpered as he stared into the older male's dark-hazel eyes. He couldn't help but think how much they reminded him of Cole's eyes.

Danny reached over to the bedside cabinet and grabbed the bottle of lubricant that was sitting on top of it. He then applied a generous amount to his fingers. He then rubbed his fingers and thumb together to warm it up a little before applying it to the young boy's hole. Hunter grunted and squirmed beneath the older man's body as Danny worked his fingers inside of him, his already erect penis stiffening even more,

Once he was satisfied that the boy was ready, Danny rubbed the remaining lube onto his cock before folding Hunter's legs back on the boy's chest and letting his feet rest on his shoulders. He then began to line his rock-hard manhood up with the boy's hole before hunter let out a sad and slightly annoyed, "Hrmmph."

"Oh shit, Hunter. I err. I just got a little carried away," Danny said before leaning forward and passionately kissing the boy for a while. When he broke the kiss, he moved back a little to stare into the boy's green lust-filled eyes. When hunter smiled and bit his bottom lip, Danny couldn't hold out any longer and he pushed the wet tip of his painfully hard erection into the boy's puffy red hole.

"Aaaunnghh!" Hunter moaned as he threw his head back. Even though he was considerably looser than he was just over a week ago after being fucked by multiple men, he was still only an 11-year-old boy.

"Oh fuck, Hunter. Are you okay?" Danny panted. In his lust-fuelled state, he had pushed in a little faster and a little deeper than he had meant to. Although it was taking every part of his being to hold himself where he was and not just fuck the boy mercilessly as he did with some of the other boys.

"Y... Yeah..." Hunter said breathlessly before reaching for the man's buttocks and pulling Danny all the way inside of him.

"Oh fuck, Hunter. You drive me wild," Danny said. The warm, tight hole of the gorgeous brunette boy and the lusty look he gave him was almost enough to make him blow his load right then and there.

After a few moments to get himself under control, Hunter reached his arms up and around Danny's neck and wrapped his legs around his torso before pulling himself upwards. With his back now off of the bed, Hunter pulled himself in a little closer and whispered into the man's ear.

"Fuck me, Danny. Fuck me hard."

"Oh gosh," Danny said with a gulp as he felt his penis somehow get even harder than it already was. He then wrapped his arms around Hunter's back as he stood up before walking over to the nearest wall and gently leaning Hunter's shoulders and upper back against it for support before he began to thrust his 6 inches of thick manhood in and out of the boy's rear.

"Oh... Oh yeah... Oh please don't stop," Hunter moaned as the older male's thrusts got harder and deeper.

"Oh my god. You're so tight, Hunter. I love how warm and tight you feel on my cock," Danny said in between his breathless pants.

Both boy and man never took their eyes off the other's eyes as they stared deeply into one another's being. They were one and it felt incredible. Both of them felt so lucky. However, the reason why they felt lucky was for entirely different reasons.

The sound of skin slapping together filled the room for a while before Danny felt Hunter begin to tremble in his strong arms. As the boy's body began to convulse and writhe, the man doubled his efforts and began slamming himself mercilessly into Hunter's backside with even more force and speed. This only made Hunter's body convulse even more as he began to whimper. Whimpers turned to moans. And moans turned to cries.

It wasn't long until Hunter's entire body was tensing and his legs tightened around Danny's torso. Suddenly, the boy cried out as his painfully hard cock stiffened a little more, his smooth hairless balls contracted and he spurted a couple of small jets of clear cum on his chest as he let out several high-pitched cries.

Danny felt Hunter's orgasm as the boy tensed and shook in his arms. Feeling Hunter's hole tighten around his cock was more than enough to send himself over the edge as he slammed his final thrusts into the boy. He then unloaded the entire contents of his balls into the small boy's ass, causing the boy to moan even more in pleasure as he felt the warmth deep inside of him.

Suddenly, Hunter went completely limp in Danny's arms as he gasped for much-needed oxygen. Danny carefully walked over to the chair that was only a few feet away, his still hard penis still buried deep inside the young boy. Although his legs felt a little like jelly, he was able to gently place Hunter down on the soft chair before slowly pulling out of the boy who whimpered a little as the man's dick left his now dripping ass with a slight pop.

Both man and boy looked deep into one another's eyes before they came together for a passionate kiss.

***

"Chase, will you stay the night with me?" Cole asked as he stared deep into the younger boy's eyes pleadingly. He knew it was unfair to ask this of his friend. However, although he was far from being okay, Cole was feeling considerably better with his blonde friend around.

"Oh fuck, Cole. I... Well... I don't know if that's a good ide – " Chase started to say. He really wanted to spend the night in his own bed and make sure he got a shower in the morning. He wanted to be as fresh as possible for when he went round to Dylan's house. However, when he noticed the pleading look in his friend's eyes he couldn't help but cave. "Fuck it. Okay, Cole. But only because I love you," he said as he gave Cole a friendly punch on the arm. "But I'm gonna have to leave really early so I can get home for a shower and to put some clean clothes on."

"Thanks, Chase. You really are the best," Cole said, giving the young blonde a tight hug before continuing. "But you can have a shower here in the morning. Also, Dad will wash and dry your clothes so they will be clean for tomorrow."

"But what will I wear while my clothes are being cleaned?" Chase asked.

"Well I can lend you some shorts and a tee shirt when we go and get dinner," Cole said. "And then you can just go naked when we come back upstairs. After all, my clothes will be too big to fit you comfortably," he said with a mischievous grin.

"I don't think – " Chase began to say before he was interrupted.

"I'll go naked too," Cole then said with an even more mischievous grin.

"Uhh. Well... Okay, I guess. Just as long as my clothes are dry by tomorrow. I hate wearing damp clothes to school," Chase stated. The fact that he was going to get to see Cole naked again pretty much sealed the deal for him.

"They will. We have a tumble dryer so they will definitely be dry by morning," Cole assured his friend. "Anyway... You have to tell me about this boy you're meeting tomorrow."

"Well, it's two boys actually," said Chase with a blush. Just thinking about meeting Dylan and Dominic tomorrow made him go semi-hard.

"Shut up. No way! You horny little stud," teased Cole, making Chase blush even more. Chase gave his friend a playful punch on the arm. "You always were great at pulling boys. Even the straight ones," he said with a little laugh. He was actually slightly jealous that the blonde boy always found it so easy to pull seemingly any boy he wanted and often found himself wondering how he managed to pull it off. "So who are they?"

"Remember that really fucked up thing that happened like five months ago?" Chase said with a sad look on his face.

"Uh yeah. How are you doing with that by the way?" Cole said in a concerned tone. Although he knew his friend really didn't like speaking about it. It also put the whole thing with hunter going missing into perspective a little. No matter where Hunter was or what he was doing, it couldn't be as bad as what Chase and those two twins went through, he naively thought.

"I don't want to talk about it, Cole. Sorry," the younger boy said as he tried to blink away the tears forming in his eyes.

"Uh, sorry man," Cole apologised. "But what has it got to do with who you're meeting tomorrow?"

"One of the twins started at our school on Monday," Chase said before giving Cole a moment to let what he just said sink in.

"No fucking way. You're joking, right?" Cole said once he had managed to pick his jaw up from off the floor.

"Yes fucking way. And he's in my class too," Chase said with the biggest shit-eating grin on his face.

"Wait... Who is the other boy then?" Cole asked. Chase's grin grew wider.

"His foster brother," Chase said matter-of-factly. This time, Cole was speechless for a while. He needed a few moments to process what Chase had just told him.

"So you get to fuck around with two brothers? Man, that is so hot," Cole finally said. He couldn't believe how lucky this kid was. "But seriously, you have totally blown my mind, Chase."

"I know. The whole thing is fucking mental, right?" Chase said. He was having a hard time believing the whole thing was real himself. When he saw Dylan in the classroom on Monday he had to pinch himself to check he wasn't dreaming. And when Dylan invited him over to have some fun with his foster brother he thought that maybe he had died and gone to heaven.

The two boys chatted together for a short while longer until there was a knock at the door.

"Boys, come downstairs. Dinner is ready."

***

"Sowwie. I uhh... I shouldn't have shouted. But Chase wweally is a nice boy though," Dylan said in a meek tone while staring at the dining room floor.

"It's okay, Dylan. We're sorry too," Steven said, shocking the boy who was now looking directly at him.

"We know you have a special kind of relationship with the boy and... well we shouldn't have judged him like that. Especially before even meeting him. So, yeah, we're sorry Dylan," Iris added. Dylan looked at both of the adults curiously. Both Dylan and Dominic couldn't believe what they were hearing.

"Does that mean Chase can come for dinner tomorrow then?" Dominic had to ask. Both the parents looked at one another before Steven gave Iris a slight nod.

"Yes, boys. He can," Iris said with a smile.

"Yaaaaay!" the boys shouted out before they grabbed both of each other's hands and jumped up and down in delight. Both the parents couldn't help but chuckle at the two adorable young boys.

Once their little celebration was over both boys hugged each of the parents in turn.

"Come on now, boys. You need to finish your dinner," Steven said.

***

The two very naked boys had a relaxing evening after dinner. They simply chilled out in Cole's room watching movies and talking about anything that came to mind. Cole couldn't be more thankful for Chase being there in his company. Although he still got upset and cried a few times, Chase was there to comfort him. He was also able to take his mind off Hunter for short periods and the little bit of respite was relieving for Cole.

"I'm tired," Cole said with a yawn.

"Yeah, me too," Chase replied. And seeing Cole yawn made himself yawn. It was only 9 o'clock. However, it had been an emotionally draining day and Chase, for one, wanted to get a good night's sleep. So Cole hopped into bed and got comfortable under the sheets.

"Where are you going?" Cole said slyly as he saw Chase stand up and head towards his sofa bed.

"To sort the sofa bed out," Chase said. He had stayed over many times before. However, Cole and Hunter always slept in the double bed and Chase slept on the sofa bed. Although, when he turned around to answer Cole, he saw the big grin on his face and the duvet was pulled back next to him invitingly.

"Well I can't cuddle you if you're over there," Cole replied and loved the look of absolute shock on his friend's face.

"Err... But..." Chase wasn't sure if Cole was playing some sort of mean trick on him.

"Com'on Chase. You said I could have a cuddle anytime. And I miss... I miss not having someone to snuggle with at night," Cole said, trying his hardest to not get upset again. He was too tired for that.

"Okay. Alright," Chase said slightly nervously as he climbed into bed next to his friend. "Big spoon or little spoon?"

"Big spoon," Cole replied and Chase breathed a sigh of relief. He would be mortified if he got a boner and he was the big spoon. So Chase turned his back to his friend and instantly felt Cole's arms and legs envelop him, pulling him in tight against his naked body. Chase could feel Cole's soft chubby penis wedged firmly between his buttocks and his hand gently stroking his chest.

"Oh fuck," Chase said nervously.

"What?" asked Cole. However, he figured out right away what his friend's problem was. Cole slowly moved his hand down Chase's chest, over his navel, and then he found it... Chase's rock-hard penis. He gave it a quick stroke and Chase squeaked out a gasp. "Sorry," Cole said as he removed his hand from his friend's penis before giving his friend a warm kiss on his neck. And although it sent jolts of electricity throughout Chase's entire body, the kiss was enough to relax him and he released the breath that he didn't even know he had been holding. All the blonde boy could think about was how lucky Hunter is and, despite genuinely loving everything about being in bed with his older hot friend, he hoped he came back soon.

*

Wednesday, 22nd May 1991 – Dylan's Third Day At School

Chase woke up to Cole mumbling in his sleep and his friend's boner wedged so deep in his buttocks that he could feel the boy twitching against his hole.

"Oh fuck," he gasped.

"Mmmm, Hunter I've missed you," Cole mumbled in his sleep as he tightened his grip on his blonde friend and began grinding his rock-hard boyhood up and down Chase's ass crack that was slick with precum. Each time the tip of Cole's stiff dick rolled across the younger boy's twitching rosebud, it shot jolts of pure pleasure throughout his body making him moan in delight.

Chase was frozen. He didn't know what to do. On one hand, what he was feeling was some of the best feelings he had ever felt in his life. But on the other hand, he knew this was wrong. However, when he felt his friend nearly penetrate him he knew he couldn't let this go on. Chase tried to simply move away. But the more he tried to do so, the tighter the older boy gripped him.

"C... Ahhh... Cole... Oh fuck," Chase tried to say but the intense pleasure was making him gasp. He could barely get his words out. And then he felt Cole's hand on his own painfully hard boner as it started to rub him, making his entire body writhe with bliss. He knew he had to wake Cole right away as he quickly felt his orgasm building. He only had a few seconds.

"C-C... Ohhh... Cole... C-Cole... Oh shit... Oh, fuck..." Chase tried to shout but it only came out as whimpers and gasps. Cole's breathing began to get more shallow and the thrusts more deliberate.

Cole tried using his trembling hands to move his friend's hand off his quivering boner but he was too weak and his orgasm was too close. He knew it was too late now and there was nothing he could do. He could tell his friend was about to cum, too. But Cole had one more surprise for the boy.

As Cole's intense wet dream was about to come to its climax, the sleeping boy thrusted so hard that he penetrated the younger boy's slick, precum-filled hole, making the boy grunt in pain. Cole had only got the head of his cock into Chase's ass, but it was enough to fill the boy up.

When he felt the warm sensation of his friend's cum filling his anal cavity, Chase lost entire control of his body as he cried out in wave after wave of pleasure. The blonde boy's body spasmed uncontrollably as the incredible orgasm rocked his entire body.

"Mmmm, Baby that was great," Cole said, kissing the back of Chase's neck before opening his eyes. "Oh... FUCK!" was all he could say when he noticed the blonde mop of Chase's hair and not Hunter's messy brunette hair. He instantly released his grip on the boy and moved back, making the tip of his still-hard erection come out of Chase's ass with a pop, making the young blonde grunt again. "Fuck... Chase... I..." He had no idea what to say or think. However, Chase began to feel his friend's cum leaking out of his hole causing the boy to dash to Cole's bathroom.

***

Chase couldn't help but be distracted the entire day at school. The whole thing that happened that morning with Cole kept playing over and over in his head. At first, Cole had broke down crying. He was mortified about what he had done to his friend while sleeping; he had basically raped him. Furthermore, the realisation that Hunter wasn't really there and that it was just a dream cut him deep, too. However, when Chase explained to him that he felt like it was his fault and that he felt guilty because he could have probably stopped sooner before it got out of control. Cole was curious why he didn't stop it sooner and Chase had to explain how amazing it felt, making both boys blush.

After talking about what had happened for a while longer and Chase confessed that Cole, even though asleep, had given him one of the best orgasms of his life, the two boys began to see the funny side and thought the whole thing was actually kind of hot.

The boys had also decided that it didn't count as cheating because Cole was asleep. They even agreed to keep sleeping like that because they had both actually had quite a good time. Cole also said that he actually felt a little less tense as that was the first time he had cum in well over a week. He had tried masturbating but he couldn't stop thinking of Hunter and just ended up getting more upset. And, well, if Chase did like it as much as he said and it was a way for Cole to get rid of some sexual tension without technically cheating, then it just seemed like a good idea all round.

That wasn't all that was distracting Chase, however. When he wasn't replaying what had happened with Cole that morning over and over in his head he was thinking of all the things he wanted to get up to with Dylan and Dominic. He had actually waited around for a little while longer after school on Tuesday so he could meet Dominic briefly and he thought he was hot. Not as hot and adorable as Dylan, but still gorgeous. He loved his baby blue eyes, dusty blonde hair, and the fact that he was 12 years old.

Chase could tell that Dylan was just as excited as he was too. He had been more affectionate with him than usual. And it was Dylan who quickly dragged Chase to the boy's toilets for a passionate kiss this time.

Finally, the last school bell rang for the day signalling the end of, what felt like, the longest day the boys had ever had at school. This time, Dylan and Chase were the first boys out of the classroom as they ran to the gate to wait for Dominic.

Chase and Dylan weren't the only two who had been distracted all day. Dominic had spent pretty much the entire day hiding his boner that just wouldn't go down. He had met Chase the day before for a short while. And despite seeing a couple of photos of the boy on the news, in person, he could certainly see what attracted Dylan to him. He thought he was just the right mix of adorably cute and just straight-up hot, although his personality and quick wit certainly helped accentuate the boy's hot side. He also loved the way that such a cute and innocent-looking boy would have such a dirty mouth on him. Although, he did tell him that he couldn't swear in front of his parents. Yep, he was fully smitten by the young blonde. However, Dylan was still so much better to him in his eyes. And although he was looking forward to having fun with the boy, he wouldn't want to do anything without Dylan there now. After all, Dylan was the love of his life as far as he was concerned.

"Hey, Boys," said Dominic as he approached the excited-looking boys.

"Hey, Dommie. This has got to have been the longest day I've evuww had at school," Dylan said with a cheeky smile before giving him a quick hug.

"You horny little imp," Dominic chuckled. He didn't want to let on that he pretty much felt the same thing. "Hey, Chase," he then said with a smile and a quick wink at the boy, making his heart skip a beat.

"Hey, Dominic," Chase replied trying to sound as cool as he could. "Good day at school, Man?" He was happy with how that came out.

"Yeah, good thanks, Mate," Dominic replied. Dylan liked that the two boys that he loved so much were getting along well and hoped that they would actually become good friends in the future.

"Awesome. What are we doing when we get to yours then?" Chase asked but he felt stupid for asking. He was worried that the older boy might think he was being over-eager and asking what sex stuff they would be getting up to when he just meant what they would be doing in general.

"Oh, well Mum should have kitted out our new playhouse today, so we could hang out in there for a while before dinner and then we can just do whatever we feel like doing after that," Dominic answered, making Chase sigh a little in relief that the older boy had understood the meaning of his question. However, he thought that Dominic seemed a little too grown up to want to be playing in a kid's playhouse. But he put it down to him just being a good big brother who was simply trying to find a way to entertain his little brother and his friend and that thought made him respect the older boy a little more than he already did. "Come on then boys. Let's get heading home. The quicker we get there, the more time we have to play before dinner."

**

Chase stared in awe at the 'playhouse' in front of him with his mouth wide open. This thing was no playhouse, it was a small apartment he thought to himself.

"What the fuc... Uhhh, sorry. I mean woah, it's massive!" Chase said. Lost in awe of what he was looking at, he had nearly swore in front of the foster parents and he hadn't even been there for five minutes. Steven and Iris looked at one another when the blonde had nearly slipped up and Steven smirked at his wife. Although they didn't approve of children of his age swearing, they both appreciated the fact that he clearly was trying to be respectful and not do it in front of them.

"Here you go boys," said Steven as he handed a key on a small key chain to both Dominic And Dylan. "Do NOT lose them! We have a spare, but if you lose just one of them, we will have to change all the locks and I don't really want to have to do that." Excitement filled both of the brother's faces. They had no idea that they would both get their own key and as they looked at the key chain, they noticed it was a little wooden carving of their playhouse.

"Oh my gosh, Dad... Mum... This is so awesome. Thank you so much," Dominic said as he gave his dad and then his mother a tight hug and Dylan did the same.

"Okay, Boys. Have fun. Dinner will be ready in about an hour. I will come and give you a knock when it's nearly ready," Steven said with a warm smile. He would have liked to see the looks on the boy's faces as they explored their fully kitted-out playhouse, but he and Iris had agreed to leave the boys to it since they had a friend over.

"Okay. Thanks again, Dad. Thanks again, Mum," Dominic said. He couldn't wait to get inside and see how his mum had kitted the place out.

"Yeah, fankyou, Eye-wiss. Fankyou, Steve," Dylan said with a huge smile on his face. And although he said it quietly, both of the foster parents heard him.

"Do you want to unlock the door then, Dylan?" Dominic asked, wanting to give his little brother the excitement of doing it. The young boy's mouth fell open.

"Weally? Can I, Dom?" Dylan said ecstatically. Both Dominic and Chase couldn't help but look at one another and exchange smiles and knowing looks of how adorable the excited boy looked.

"Yeah, of course," Dominic replied. "Just hurry up. I'm dying to see what it looks like inside." He really was excited to see what his mum had done to the place. All he knew was that she had put curtains in all the windows as they were all shut, hiding what was inside.

Dylan tried his best to unlock the door as quickly as possible but because he was so excited, he fumbled with the key in the lock for a while before finally managing to unlock it. Finally, he pushed the door open and all three boys stepped inside excitedly. However, with all the curtains being shut they could barely see anything. So Dominic quickly turned around and hit the light switch.

When the lights came on and the three boys could see properly, they all gasped and their jaws fell open.

"Holy... Fucking... Shit..." was all that Chase could say as the other two boys were speechless. 

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Chase seems to be doing alright himself. He seems to be getting plenty of dick, even if it is unexpected sometimes. Well, at least the blonde is having plenty of fun. But what happened to his boyfriend, Oscar?
It's nice to know that Chase is able to help his friend, providing him with a temporary cuddle buddy until Hunter returns (IF he returns). However, I'm not too sure if his justifications are well founded. What do you think? I mean, after all, Hunter seems to be latching onto someone to help get him through what he is going through, too. But it is a completely different situation.

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