Chapter 35
Oliver almost cried with laughter when John slipped on the side of the pool and fell in.
Vinny laughed, but mainly at Oliver as he soaked in the wonderful sound.
"I can't breath," Oliver said as he rolled onto his back. "That was so funny."
Panuleon and Corey were oblivious to the drama as they were back-flipping off the edge and into the water.
Duke and Madison found that as funny as Oliver.
John had resurfaced and he was laughing at his own stupidity.
"What're you laughing at?" He grinned as he grabbed Oliver's hand.
Oliver had been lying on the side of the pool for a few hours now and he wasn't feeling ill anymore. So when John pulled him into the pool, he just let it happen.
Vinny watched as Oliver put no effort into stopping himself and instead, let the water capture him.
He splashed his dad until he let him go and turned his attention to an inflatable chair that was floating around in the pool.
Vinny casually slid into the pool and gave Oliver a kiss.
"How're you feeling?"
"Much better" Oliver smiled.
"Oh good," Vinny said as he gave him another kiss.
Oliver was feeling incredibly lucky to be showered with so much love today. He was trying to be a big tease because he loved seeing Vinny's face when he tried holding back his affection.
He flicked some water at him but then an idea popped into his head.
"I wonder who can hold their breath for longer, you or Panuleon."
Vinny shrugged but he guessed Panuleon would, purely because he's an angel.
"You should challenge each other."
"And if I win, what do I get?" Vinny asked.
Oliver thought for a second.
"What do you want?"
"You," Vinny said tenderly while pulling him close. His eyes scanned Oliver's body before landing on his lips. "All of you."
Oliver smiled, feeling a buzz of affection smother his heart.
"But if you lose, I get what I want," Oliver said as he gently touched Vinny's jaw with his fingers.
"And what's that?" Vinny whispered. He could barely contain himself.
"A lot of ice cream."
Vinny blinked slowly as he glanced into Oliver's eyes.
"How wonderful," He said sarcastically.
Oliver chuckled, knowing he was playing with his overpowering affection.
"Ooh, just think of all that strawberry ice cream," He said while Vinny rolled his eyes.
"Stop it" He chuckled and wrapped his arms around him. "But on a more serious note, I have to kiss you, immediately."
Oliver raised his eyebrows.
"Well if it's that important" He grinned.
"It is," Vinny said as he gave up and kissed him.
Oliver knew this would be passionate, they always are when it's mating season. But he also craves the Iove and the attention. It never gets too much for him, he wants it and gives Vinny what he wants too.
The kiss was deep and meaningful and if Vinny wasn't in a room with his parents, tongues may have made their way into different mouths.
Duke and Madison watched with raised eyebrows. It was nothing short of an extremely passionate snog.
"Do you remember the first time he told us about Oliver?" Madison asked her husband.
"Yes, he was terrified of what we'd say about his soulmate being a guy" Duke chuckled. "But now look at him, sucking the face off another man."
Madison laughed at that but she's so proud of how far Vinny has come.
"He never once tried to hide his love did he?"
"No, he was proud of Oliver from the start and he really embraced having a male soulmate. But it's strange, picturing him with a girl just doesn't look right. He was meant to be gay" Duke said but they didn't care.
They loved their children no matter what. Well, Scarlet's an exception. But Vinny, on the other hand, is wonderful.
Yes, he's moody, angry, short tempered and doesn't know how to talk without scaring someone but when it really matters, he can be loyal, helpful, loving and very giving.
He accepts even the strangest of people and they are proud of the man who he has grown to become.
Oliver pulled back for some air but Vinny was not ready for that.
"I was in the zone Oliver" He breathed.
Oliver chuckled and wrapped his legs around his.
"I know, but us humans like to breathe."
"Noted," Vinny said and pulled his head back in.
"You're so affectionate and I love it," Oliver said as Vinny kissed his jaw. "but that ice cream, though."
Vinny stopped and shook his head in amusement.
"Is this a craving?"
"I don't know, I just really want strawberry ice cream."
"Okay," Vinny chuckled with a frown. "Weirdo."
Oliver pretended to be hurt.
"You can't talk to pregnant people like that," He said dramatically. "My hormones are all over the place."
Vinny's eyes were playful.
"I'm sorry Olive, but you're weird and you know it."
Oliver dismissed the fact that he called him Olive, he has secretly grown to like it.
"How dare you," he said, trying so hard to keep back his laughter.
Vinny stared at him for a second, he loved moments like this where they could be so silly together.
He then moved in for yet another kiss but Oliver pulled his head back.
"Nope, no kisses for you."
"Oliver" Vinny whined as he tried pulling him closer. "Kiss me."
"No," Oliver said as Vinny was making it very hard to pull his head back.
Just then, when Vinny got his face close enough, he licked Oliver's cheek.
"Ew," Oliver said as he froze. "That was so gross."
To him, it wasn't, he was just being dramatic on purpose.
Vinny smirked, knowing he was overreacting.
"And you call me a weirdo" Oliver shook his head and wiped his cheek.
"Well, you are" Vinny chuckled.
Oliver stopped like he was weighing up the options.
"True" He shrugged making Vinny roll his eyes.
Oliver Vanderwood, give me a kiss."
Oliver smiled wide at that. He loved how they now shared the same last name.
"That sounds so good. It's better than Vinny Vanderwood, what kind of stupid name is that?" He smirked.
Vinny tilted his head but moved his face in very close.
"That stupid name is your husband's name and if your husband doesn't get another kiss, then no ice cream for you."
Oliver gasped like he had just said the worst thing.
"You wouldn't."
"I would."
Vinny's deep Voice was floating through Oliver like velvet.
They both watched each other wondering if they should keep going.
But at the same time, they burst out laughing and Vinny finally got his kiss.
But it was just one kiss, he didn't want to overwhelm Oliver with affection.
"Come on," Oliver said and pulled Vinny away from the side. They both swam through the pool together and towards the other couple who were still doing flips.
"Panuleon," Oliver said as he swam over to him. "How long can you hold your breath for?"
"Um, I'm not sure," The angel said as he smiled at such an unusual question.
"Well, Vinny can hold his breath for a long time and I was interested to see who could hold their breath the longest, an angel or a vampire."
Corey was sitting on the edge, listening.
"You should challenge each other" He chuckled.
"Okay," Panuleon grinned as he held onto the side.
Vinny held onto the side and stared blankly at Oliver.
But they should probably start bonding, even though he doesn't really want to.
Oliver grinned at him and pulled himself onto the edge and sat next to Corey.
"I'll count down, wait where's my phone?" Oliver mumbled as he looked around. Everyone watched as he grabbed Vinny's from the chair.
He knew the password and he's constantly stealing it and bombing it with random pictures and Videos of random stuff.
Vinny even had Oliver as his background which Oliver found very cute.
"Okay, 3... 2... 1!"
Panuleon and Vinny took a big breath and ducked under the water.
The boys watched them sink down until they reached the bottom.
This is where Vinny loved to be. Underneath the water was peaceful and calm, he loved the silence too.
"We're going to be here for a while aren't we," Oliver said, making Corey chuckle.
"Yes."
They both watched for a minute before Corey laughed.
"Panuleon said it's strange to see Vinny looking so calm."
Oliver chuckled, he forgot they could hear each other's thoughts.
"So, do you have conversations in your head?" He asked.
"Yeah, all the time," Corey said like it was normal.
"That's quite unusual" Oliver smiled. "But then again, we are pregnant males so..."
Corey chuckled with a nod.
"I'm glad I'm not going through it alone though" He admitted, wondering if Oliver knew he was talking about him.
"Me too, we can go through this together" He smiled.
Corey returned the smile, he felt very blessed and very grateful to be here.
"I'm more nervous about giving birth to the kid than actually having one," Oliver said. Nobody knows what's going to happen when they go into labour. But they'll probably prepare for a cesarean just in case.
"Yeah, I'm worried about the pain but we only have to go through that once and it's worth it for a baby."
"Very true," Oliver said as he looked at the time. "They've been under there for four minutes."
Corey rubbed his chest and looked down into the water.
"Is he too far away?" Oliver asked.
"He's not passed the limit, but close to it."
"Go give him a kiss" Oliver grinned.
Corey looked at him, not expecting him to say that but it wasn't a bad idea.
He then slid into the water, took a breath and swam down to his angel.
Vinny watched as Corey swam to Panuleon, he forgot about their bond.
Panuleon grinned and pulled him into a kiss.
Vinny looked up to see Oliver's feet swinging in the water above, he wanted to kiss him too but he has always wondered how long he could hold his breath for.
Panuleon let Corey go and watched him swim back to the surface. He instantly missed him as soon as he was out of sight. It wasn't often that they couldn't really see each other and they didn't like it.
Oliver watched as Corey pulled himself back onto the side.
"I didn't know vampires could hold their breath for that long," He said and looked at the time.
Five minutes.
"Vinny is full of surprises" Oliver chuckled. "Tell Panuleon to start poking him."
Corey laughed but asked.
"He said no because he didn't want to lose a finger."
Oliver laughed at this but Vinny would probably swim right to the other end of the pool if Panuleon did that to him.
Vinny frowned at the angel when he started laughing but he quickly remembered that he and Corey could read each other's minds, so they were most likely having a conversation in their heads.
"Panuleon said that Vinny is frowning at him."
"Nothing new there then" Oliver smiled.
"Is he like that with everyone apart from you?"
"Yeah, it's just who he is," Oliver said as he looked down to see Vinny, watching his feet. "He tries to make an effort to brighten himself up but it never works and I like who he is. He's socially awkward, angry, short tempered but real. He's not pretending to be someone else and I love that about him."
Corey watched Oliver as he spoke. He could see it in his face, how much love he had for that vampire.
"And I bet he appreciates that too" Corey smiled.
"He does," Oliver said as he grinned at Vinny who could feel him talking about him.
Corey rubbed his chest and Panuleon decided that he didn't want to spend any more time away from his soulmate.
Vinny knew that was the reason and he was close to going up too, he needed air but he still had about thirty seconds left to enjoy the tranquil silence.
Corey felt the excitement as Panuleon came up and pulled himself in between his legs.
"Hello," He smiled and leaned in for a kiss.
Corey kissed him and gave him his best smile.
Panuleon pulled himself up and sat close to him on the edge.
"Vinny likes it under there doesn't he," He said to Oliver.
"Yes, swimming is his favourite thing to do" Oliver smiled. He loves how calm and collected Vinny's mind feels when he's underwater.
Just then, something grabbed his foot, making him gasp and pull them out of the water.
Vinny surfaced with a smirk and focused on getting his breath back.
"You scared me" Oliver laughed and splashed him.
Vinny flinched as the water hit his face but he loved the sound of Oliver's laugh.
"How long was I under for?" He asked.
Oliver looked at the time which was still going.
"About eight minutes," He said, impressed. He could barely do two if he really tried.
"Interesting" Vinny mumbled as his eyes followed John who was floating passed them on his inflatable.
He then ducked back underwater with dark intentions and Oliver knew he was going to start annoying people.
He shook his head in amusement and began talking to Corey and Panuleon about their lives,
Wanting to know them a little better.
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