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I've always personally looked at sex as the sole purpose of reproduction, I mean maybe it's just because I've always watched Animal Planet since I was a kid observing rare creatures mate in their habitats but really, humans are just so extra compared to every other animal.

I don't like touching and I'm not one for physical human contact if I'm being honest, so all that sweat and holding each other in our arms and all that just seems so.... eh to me.

"I don't like eye contact, dirty talk makes me laugh, touching can be put at a minimum, I mean all we technically have to do is put your penis in my vagina." I began, looking at myself in the bathroom mirror, studying my features and my naked body as I heard Haz snort in the bedroom.

"You know we don't have to have sex Tals." Haz laughed as I turned around, hugging my chest and looking at my backside with pursed lips, observing myself.

Didn't even know I had a mole there, huh.

"Although you might be missin' out, I mean not to brag..." I heard him begin in his cocky tone, making me roll my eyes with a small smile.

Haz was far from a fuck boy but he did have his moments at times.

"You know I be gettin' all of the ladies on me and like 'oh Haz you're so amazing, ten outta ten, dick me down again papi-'" He continued as I grinned at his words, exiting out of the bathroom and entering the bedroom where he was already undressed, his pants in his hands as he turned, pausing when he saw me.

Granted this was the first time Haz has ever seen me naked and vice versa, sure we've accidently butt in at wrong times on one another when we were changing but they were just quick glimpses.

My best friend's body tensed when he spotted me, his light green eyes widening and his jaw going completely slack as he took in my naked body, his mouth parted as he blinked at me, whatever joke he was saying died on his parted lips when I lowered my hands away from my chest and shrugged.

"I- wow.... you- you wow." Haz swallowed, his gaze glued to my body as if by some magnetic force as he swallowed, his pants he was holding almost slipping from his limp fingers before he quickly snapped it back up when it began to fall from his hand, directing his attention to his crotch which he quickly covered from my view.

"Wow tha-that was fast- I mean... uh.." He blurted out when he eyed his crotch before snapping his gaze back up to me, his breathinn erratic before he closed his eyes to compose himself, a nervous dimpled grin on his face.

"Do you, do you want bed- I mean the bed is.. bed." He began, his chest rising and falling rapidly when he looked at me, his eyes still skimming over my frame when he opened them, pointing at the bed as I laughed at his behavior.

"You want me to lay down?" I reiterated with a smile as Haz nodded, looking distracted while he continued to stare at me as I went over to the mattress across the room and laid down.

We then stared at eachother for a few minutes, Haz frozen in place while I placed my hands on my stomach.

"So are we gonna..." I began, looking around me before he snapped out of it.

"Oh right, yeah, right." He said, quickly tossing his pants to the side and any other time I would've teased him since I'd never seen him so flustered and awkward if it hadn't been for the fact that his junk was out on full view as he came towards me.

It was huge.

Bigger than any peńis I've seen in all those health books!

"Oh jeez don't just come at me with that!" I said in shock, sitting myself up and backing away on the bed as I gaped down at his clear hard on making Haz pause as he gave me a look.

He then looked down at his crotch before bringing his gaze up to mine.

"You mean my dick?" He mused with a small grin.

"Yeah you're like a bull charging at me. But like instead of two horns it's just one- one really big, big long one between your legs!" I blurted out, not able to look away as Haz's eyes widened considerably before he threw his head back and laughed.

"You killin me Tals." He snickered, smiling as he went over to me on the bed, the heat radiating off his skin onto mine as I smiled, flushing slightly when he framed my face with his large hands, giving me a soft kiss only for me to deepen it as I brought him closer, his naked body right above mine before we broke away.

There was a look in Haz's eyes I had never seen before, our faces so close I could see his long dark lashes that I've always been jealous of down to his adorable dimples as he stared down at me.

"Talie..." He said in a husky voice, breathing a bit heavily as my gaze flickered to his full lips.

"Haz..." I countered back in the same heated tone with a teasing grin.

"I- I'm actually totally blanking out here... like I really can't move. I'm so- I'm so nervous- this is your first time and- and you're hella pretty and I'm so hard I don't-" Haz confessed with wide eyes, actually looking lost as to what to do while I was underneath him making me laugh before I cupped his flushed face in my hands.

"I'll take the lead then." I told him in an assuring tone, even though I was the virgin in the situation as he let out a soft sigh of content when my lips met his once more, holding me close.

Now that I look back at it, losing my virginity to my best friend in Hawaii was one of the things I'd always remember and cherish.

Because it was with him, it was with Haz.

"Wait I'm sorry, what was your question again?" I asked through the phone, hearing my friend Herlinda sigh through the speaker at my lack of attention.

"I asked how Hawaii was." She repeated with a small laugh as my mouth formed a small 'O' in realization as to why I was daydreaming about Haz and I's first time together at that hotel.

"Uh, yeah it was fun. You know, just the regular vacation stuff... I'm just glad to be back home to be honest." I sighed in content, leaning back against my headboard and flipping through the book I was reading before Haz stirred besides me, looking over his shoulder at me with half closed eyes before turning to me with a lazy dimpled grin.

"Yeah, it's good to be home." He agreed in a raspy voice, bringing his toned arms around my bare body that was hidden under the sheets and pulling me against him, nuzzling his face in my neck making me scrunch my shoulders up and snort at the feeling as he inhaled slowly.

"That's good, I'll catch you up on what you missed when I see you next Monday by the way and I'll even lend you my notes." Herlinda said as Haz kept flipping the page of the thick book in my lap before I could even finish reading, making me swat his hand away as he snickered, keeping his head on my shoulder.

"Oh would you? God that would be great thank you. You're a life saver I swear." I told her in appreciation with a shake of my head as Haz intwined our bare legs under the covers together, making me peer down and smile at him only for him to playfully wink at me in response.

"Anytime, I'll see you." She said, making me say my goodbyes before I hung up, tossing my phone in front of me as I turned my attention back down on my book.

"Talie, do that thing I like." Haz purred in my ear, his warm lips brushing the side of my neck as I straightened the book in my hand and cleared my throat.

"Oysters can change gender multiple times during their life. They are born with sexual organs that can produce both semen and eggs. Although they can only produce only sperm, or only eggs at any time they have the ability to change which they produce." I read my animal book Haz got me last year as he pretended to moan at my side, making me laugh and shove him away.

"Ima nut man, I love when you go all factual on me." He groaned in a joking manner as I shook my head and shared a quick peck with him, continuing to read out loud as he listened with a small smile, watching me from the side before we both heard the sound of the front door downstairs opening and closing.

"Can't believe we got all these bananas for that discount though." I heard Nat's excited voice claim.

"That's because they were all bruised Nat." My dad responded in a blank tone.

"Can you make bruised banana nut bread?"

Haz and I's bodies stiffened at the sound of our parents in the house before we exchanged wide eyed looks, quickly fumbling out of my bed in unison, scrambling for our discarded clothes on the floor like kids under a an open piñata.

"Holy shit what are they doing here so early?" Haz whisper yelled at me as we both grabbed our clothing items off the ground, trying to fix my bed at the same time as we threw my strewn wrinkled sheets over the mattress, Haz vigorously fluffing the pillows while I straightened the covers.

"Hey mini me's, Harry's gonna be makin' some bomb aśs banana nut bread!" Nat called out to us, hearing them settle downstairs making Haz and I freeze, looking over at one another before resuming our silent panicking, going ten times faster as we flung our clothes in the air.

"Wait! Wait Haz I can't find my bra-" I began in alarm, my underwear and pants already on before I looked over at Haz, stopping when I saw my pink bra on him as he paused.

"What?" He asked, wondering why I was looking at him only for my gaze to flicker down to his chest, his eyes following my direction as his mouth formed a small 'O' of recognition.

"Oh right..."

"Why the hell did you put my bra on?"

"You know what all I was thinking about was covering my naked body and it was available aight?" He said in exasperation, quickly unclasping it and flinging it at my face across the room with a smirk making me laugh while I tossed him his shirt.

"You keep bruising them." I heard my dad's voice say, footsteps tredding up the stairs making Haz and I's eyes widen before we looked over to my trash bin in the corner, the discarded condom still there as I hopped on one foot, trying to fit my other leg into my sweats as I quietly nodded at Haz to take care of it.

"Why are they so quiet?" Nat's voice echoed through the hallway outside, only making Haz and I panic even more as he held the wet latex condom from the trash, keeping it far away from him as we mouthed at eachother in anger.

"What the fuck do I do with it!?"

"I don't know! Just don't fling it around!"

"Oh you wanna try holding it then?"

The knob of my bedroom door suddenly jiggled, causing Haz and I to immediatly spring back onto my bed, bouncing slightly on the mattress before he stuffed the used condom behind one of my pillow cases making me make a face and hold back a gag.

"Dude get off my bed!" I whispered at him, pushing him off as he fell asś first to the floor.

"But I always lay down on your bed!" Haz defended in irritation, making me pause in thought as the door began to open.

"Oh... What are you doing then get back on, get back on!" I silently urged, motioning him to join me as Haz retook his spot besides me right as the door opened before we both put the book in between us, leaning forward and staring intensely at it as if we were drawn into the writing when my dad and Nat entered the room.

"You guys are hella quiet up here, where the drugs at?" Was the first thing Nat asked with a sly smirk as she looked at us, my dad looking over her shoulder as if scanning over my room to actually make sure I didn't have any marijuana hidden.

"Just reading." Haz and I informed in a casual tone, the both of us innocently ooking up from the book to smile at our parents who paused at the door.

Then Nat and dad turned their heads to each other, exchanging looks before turning their attention back to us on the bed again.

"Well would you look at that Nat, no wonder they're so intense when reading," My dad began in a nonchalant cheery tone, shifting his weight on one foot as he crossed his arms over his chest, nudging Nat and smiling at her.

"I'd have trouble too if I was reading a book upside down." He said, making Nat smirk before they looked over at us again with suspicious expressions on their faces.

Haz slowly turned the book upright in my hand while I awkwardly cleared my throat.

"Ha, you're so right." I nervously laughed out, looking up to stupidly point at the open book as my dad leaned against the doorframe with a raised brow as Nat pursed her lips and narrowed her eyes between Haz and I.

A sudden silence fell upon all four of us, Haz and I staring at our parents from across the room who stared right back, the tension undeniably thick in the air between us.

"We're watching you two.." My dad trailed off in a deep voice, pointing at his eyes before pointing at us as both Nat and him leaned back out of the room.

"Oh and keep this door open." He quickly added before Nat blew the bubble in her mouth, letting it pop as she gave us a once over with her brown scrutinizing eyes.

"Mhmm..." She echoed in agreement before they both slowly backed out of my room in unison, not taking their eyes off me and Haz before they left.

Once we heard their footsteps head downstairs Haz and I both released soft sighs of relief, sinking back against the cushions and relaxing.

Believe it or not, that wasn't even the weirdest thing that happened this week between our parents.

It's like ever since we got back from our vacation, there's been something different between the four of us.

I mean, I could swear I caught my dad smacking Nat's ass while I was walking through the hallway passing by the kitchen.

And not even a joking butt smack but more like a sexual spank and a possessive grab afterwards.

I immediatly stopped in my tracks, retracting my steps and peeking my head into the kitchen with wide eyes.

"Nat, you have some lint on your butt." My dad informed in a polite tone, gently brushing his hand on her backside unlike what I thought I previously saw before as Nat smiled at him.

"Thank you Harry." She said, both of them sounding way too formal before they looked over at me.

"Oh hey Talie!" They both greeted in the same tone as I furrowed my brows, looking between their two smiles before slowly walking away.

Let's not even forget what happened the other day when I was looking for Nat to ask her about her coconut lotion so I could get it for her for Christmas which was just around the corner.

Of course I was going to get her more than just lotion for the holidays but it was still a work in progress.

"Hey Nat, what brand is that coconut lotion of yours again?" I asked, knocking on the bathroom door but opening it anyways to find Nat in the bathtub taking a bubble bath, her body rigid and perfectly still even though it seemed as if the water inside the tub itself was sloshing everywhere as she sent me a tight smile.

"Hey baby, uh you know, just the regular one from Bath and Body works." She informed with a light laugh that seemed a bit on edge, scratchin the side of her head and continuing to smile at me as I raised a brow at her.

"Alright, cool... Hey do you know where my dad is? I have to ask what he wants for Christmas." I asked, pausing at the door when I was about to leave as Nat's eyes widened ever so slightly before she composed herself.

"Nope, I've just been... chilling here in the tub..." She shrugged, clearing her throat and playing with the water, gathering all the bubbles in one area as I slowly nodded.

"Okay, well if you see him tell him I'm looking for him kay?" I asked as Nat gave me a stiff thumbs up, her nervous smile still plastered on her face as I shot her one last lingering look before exiting, closing the door behind me.

Like I said, weird.

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"It's gotta be Haz, thay boy probably got a tattoo or a piercing that I don't know about yet." I tsked, shampooing Harry's soft wet brown hair as he rested his soapy head against my shoulder, looking up to smirk at me, his body situated between my legs, the both of us sitting in the same direction in the bathtub as he playfully reached out and tugged one of my damp curls.

"It could be Talie, she probably killed someone." He chuckled, his green eyes fluttering close under my touch when I started massaging his head before he tilted his chin back, pursing his lips for mine making me smile as I bent my head down and gave him a sweet little peck.

"Love you." Harry said, opening his eyes to look at me in admiration as I scrunched my face at him in a humorous manner.

"Love you too-"

"Hey Nat, what brand is that coconut lotion of yours again?"

"Fuck outta here," I whispered to Harry in a panic, immediatly dunking his head down in the water at the sound of Talie's voice, making him let out a small gurgled "wait" before he was totally submerged in the bubbles right as Talie entered the bathroom.

I then casually posed, smiling at her with a tense posture as she gave me a strange look.

Attempting to act natural I continued to smile as I told Talie what lotion I used, having a brief conversation with her while Harry pinched my leg, gurgling a bit making me move the bubbles over where he was hiding under the water.

"Okay, well if you see him tell him I'm looking for him kay?" She asked, sending me one last stare as I nodded, giving her a thumbs up pretending to sink back into the bathtub as I watched her close the door shut.

Harry shot up from the water the minute his daughter was gone as I laid back and watched him gasp for air, rubbing the water and soap out of his face with a patient expression.

"Yo, your daughter's looking for you." I told him once he got enough air in his lungs, making him blink at me in annoyance as I smirked.

"You think you're so funny..." He mused with a sadistic smirk, cracking his neck side to side, rolling his shoulders as he stared down at me with hooded eyes before he grabbed my ankle at his side, pulling it and making me sink further into the water in surprise, almost having my whole face submerged as I clung to the tub.

Harry laughed, trying to splash more water on my face when I rose from the water, coughing and scowling at him as we splashed at one another in irritation.

"Just girly things, when he tries drowning you in your bathtub." I snickered, batting my damp eyelashes and pretending to fan myself as Harry snorted.

"I know, I'm very romantic that way." He smirked in a deep smooth tone, leaning and sharing a quick kiss with me before he stood to his feet, grabbing the nearest towel on the side as he stepped out of the tub, making me sink in the water and check his back muscles out.

I then brought my leg up from the tub and kicked his firm asś causing Harry to turn to me with a raise of his brow, a cheeky dimpled grin on his face while he continued to dry himself.

"You know you have like this cute little birthmark on your left butt cheek right?" I commented, leaning the side of my face against my folded arms that were resting on the rim of the tub as Harry walked over and locked the bathroom door before returning to me and grabbing a new towel.

"Yeah? You like it huh, didn't you say it looked like a penguin one time?" He noted, gesturing me to step out of the tub as I followed his orders, shivering and hugging my bare body as he held the fresh towel out for me, immediatly wrapping it around me and kissing my cheek.

"Deformed penguin actually. I named it Earl." I corrected, standing still and letting him dry me with a light laugh as he brought the towel over my wet hair, vigorously drying it like he always did as my head went side to side rapidly making me screw my eyes shut while I scrunched my face.

"You know it wasn't always there. I only got it later in my teen years." Harry informed, squishing my face together before he dropped the towel from my head, my hair immediatly poofing up and reaching for the sky as I blinked rapidly like a dazed puppy.

I never liked birthmarks that much after Todd had found one on his arm as well, only for it to develop into something cancerous.

He's better now, thankfully, but ever since the only birthmark I found cute was Harry's, and thankfully, nothing bad has happened concerning that mark.

"Muah, muy perfecto." Harry said with a nod of approval, kissing the tips of his fingers and jerking his hand back like a pleased artist who had just finished his masterpiece as he patted my soft afro in affection.

I then casually reached out and patted his dićk with affection in return as we grinned at eachother before laughing as he grabbed my wrist, pulling me in for a hug.

"Ma, who're you talkin' to in there?" Haz's voice suddenly asked through the door as Harry and I tensed in eachother's arms.

"Um.. God." I replied, making Harry immediatly send me an exasperated look as my eyes widened while I shrugged.

"Wow..." Haz trailed off from the other side.

"God sure sounds a lot like Harr-"

"God is also tellin' me to whoop your aśs if you're still out there by the time I get out of here." I cut him off as it went silent outside.

I had never heard someone run away so fast, slip and fall onto the wood panelled floor, then proceed to flee all the way down stairs like Haz did at my empty threat in that exact moment.

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All four of us were eating dinner together as I passed Talie some pesto pasta Harry made, all the while feeling Harry's heated gaze on me from across the table as he slowly ate with a sly seductive smirk on his face.

The kids continued to talk by my side before I heard a small subtle "psst.." from Harry.

"What?" I mouthed with a raise of my brow, watching him carefully when he leaned forward as I did the same to hear him better.

"Why are your legs so hairy?" He randomly asked in a lowered voice, a curious expression on his face as I gave him a look, squinting my eyes at him.

"I just shaved yesterday, what are you talking about?" I whispered back, the both of us talking in hushed tones as he blinked at me.

"But I can feel your leg right now, and it's all fuzzy." Harry informed still unconvinced as I tried to hold back a small snort.

"My legs are folded on the chair dude." I informed, making his green eyes widen as Haz stiffened at my side.

"Hey Harry, why do you keep running your leg against mine under the table- I mean not that I'm not flattered but...." My son trailed off, making Harry's face pale as I immediatly burst into laughter, covering my cackles with a napkin while Talie choked on the water she was drinking, turning to give her dad a look while I mouthed "smooth" giving him a thumbs up.

"Dad is there something you're trying to tell us?" Talie began with a small teasing grin, laughing along with me as Harry placed his elbows on the table, rubbing his lowered face and letting out a groan of frustration while I reached out for my water, trying to contain my hysteria only to accidently knock over the cup onto Haz's lap.

"Aw gee, thanks ma." Haz immediatly shot to his feet, looking down at his soaked crotch before glancing at me with an exasperated look as I handed him a napkin.

"Well, know you know how I felt when my water broke with you." I reasoned, snapping my fingers and pointing at him as he just chuckled at me, shaking his head.

"I've got extra sweats upstairs in my room, you can change into those." Harry said, nodding his head at my son's damp pants as Haz grinned.

"Thanks sugar daddy." Haz said, making Harry choke on his food as Talie stiffled her laughs before my son excused himself from the room.

"Hey, Christmas is coming up in a few weeks and we still haven't put the tree up." Talie finally spoke up, pointing out our dilemma as Harry and I sighed.

"Yeah we're kinda behind on that," I admitted, shoveling more pasta into my mouth.

"We've got all the relatives coming over soon for the holidays, on both of our sides." Harry explained, exchanging eye contact with me, the both of us knowing that neither of our families knew about our recent divorces.

The doorbell of Harry's house suddenly rang making all three of us look over to the front door down the hall.

"I got it." I said, beating Harry to it as I got off my chair, walking barefoot to the door before answering it.

And at that moment, I wished I just let Harry get it as I saw his mom, standing there at the front porch with her large luggages piled behind her as she smiled.

"Where's my favorite granddaughter and daughter-in-law!?" Anne grinned with excitement, opening her arms out as a smile grew on my face.

I've always wanted to hear Harry's mom call me her daughter-in-law.

"What up I'm here!" I celebrated, going over and attacking her in a warm hug as her body stiffened under my arms.

"I was talking about Cynthia..." She trailed off with a clear of her throat, making me pull back to find her giving me a stern unamused look as I slowly blinked at her.

"Oh, ha- right..." I trailed off, awkwardly letting her go as she pursed her lips in a tight line, waiting to be let inside while I slowly backed away into the house.

"You see, about that," I said with a nervous smile before grabbing the door and slamming it in her face.

"Harry Satan's here!" I yelled in alarm, running back to the dining room as he peeked his head out into the hallway.

"My mom's here?" He asked, already familiar with the nickname I had given his mom as I grabbed my plate of pasta, quickly trying to finish it up as fast as possible.

"Alright I'm gonna get Haz and then we're just gonna bolt." I said, gulping down Harry's water as Talie and him exchanged looks as I headed for the stairs.

"Wait a minute, breathe. You're not really gonna leave just because my mom is here are you?" Harry questioned when he followed after me, making sure to block my way before placing his large hands over my tense shoulders as I stared up at him.

"Dude you just got divorced and then I'm here with you- she already thinks I'm a hoe. I mean, if she comes in now and see's we practically share our houses and kids she's gonna think I'm a homewrecker." I hissed under my breath for Talie's sake who was still in the other room, breathing heavily almost to the point of hypervenilation as he kept me still, peering down at me with a quizzical look.

"When did you ever care what people think?" He asked as my shoulders slumped.

"Never but your mom is different, she gave birth to you I mean without her I wouldn't have you. It would be great if she liked me." I reasoned with wide eyes as Harry blinked at me in surprise, as if caught off guard by my words before he pulled me into a quick hug, the tips of his ears flushing a light pink as he smiled.

"Remember what I always told you, if my mom can't see how amazing you are it's her loss." He said in a genuine tone, holding my chin and tilting my face up so I was looking at him making me smile.

"You're right." I sighed before another furious knock at the door emenated from the front.

"Is anyone going to let me in!?" Anne's now impatient voice asked from the front as I maneuvered passed Harry to the stairs to get Haz.

"Woops gotta go." I whispered, giving Harry a peace sign as he rolled his eyes while I treaded up the stairs with quick hurried steps.

"Haz whatever's takin' you so long here stop jackin' off cause we gotta dip." I immediatly said when I saw the light in Harry's room from the crack in the door, opening it to find my son pantsless, his bare butt the first thing I spotted as Haz jumped in surprise.

"Jesus Ma- the hell you doin?" He yelled in shock as he tried to cover his peewee with the new pants and boxers in his hands.

"Please it's not like I haven't ever seen your peniś before, who do you think changed all your diapers- but seriously why the hell did you take your boxers off?" I asked, leaning against the door frame and giving him a look as he looked down at the clean attire in his hands.

"My boxers got wet too when you spilled it so-"

"Wow you just gonna go commando underneath those sweats huh." I spoke up with pursed lips, giving him a judgemental once over as he met my gaze.

"Can you like... leave..." My son said, tilting his head and sending me a look as I laughed.

"Alright, but just sayin' I don't think Harry would want those sweats back." I teased, about to exit and close he door when my son laughed and turned around before my gaze fell on his butt again, my whole body freezing as I tensed at the door.

"Haz... when did... when did you get that?" I asked in a slow cautious voice as he turned.

"I think the question here is why you're still lookin at my ass-"

"When did you get the birthmark?" I asked in all seriousness as Haz walked over to the bathroom inside Harry's room when he realized I wasn't leaving, changing there away from my view as the vision of my son's strange birthmark on his left butt cheek burned into my mind.

It was way too similar... way too fucking similar to...

"I got it in my teen years. Why?" Haz's voice carried out from the bathroom in a questioning tone as I inhaled sharply, my eyes wide and my palms sweating while I slowly nodded my head even if he couldn't see me.

"Oh.... okay... I'll- I'll be downstairs." I said in a soft distant tone, closing the door of Harry's bedroom with a dazed look on my face as my mind struggled to process everything.

This had to be a coincidence, it's impossible for Haz to be... to be Harry's...

It's impossible.