Six Years Later

"Dada!"

"How about lunch," Leonardo said to Zayn, his barely one year old son who responded by flickering his big green eyes at him. "You like corndogs? I'm in the mood for a corndog."

Today Zayn was a little fussy. Leonardo had expected the toddler to squeal at the mention of corndogs but instead, he gave him an evil look. His full bottom lip jutted out, trembling in preparation to bawl all over again.

"Dio." The Italian muttered under his breath when the crying storm hit full force, he started rocking the baby in his arms saying some soothing words. "What is it now? Shhh your papà will be here any second, okay?"

"Dada." The toddler said in between tears.

"Yes, buddie?" Leonardo nuzzled Zayn's ear. "We're here for your sister's inter-schools football match, remember? Look, Mia is out there, you see that?" He pointed out to the pitch where Mia's soccer team was posing for a group photo before the official game had begun.

"I hope I'm not too late, am I?" Seth sounded almost breathless as he planted a kiss on Leonardo's cheek.

"Hey big guy." He squeezed Zayn's soft cheeks sending him into a fit of giggles.

"You're right on time. The game is about to start." Leonardo told his husband making him calm down.

"Oh thank God! I ended up being dragged into an emergency c-section, luckily there were no complications otherwise I'd have been stuck at the hospital until now. How's your guy doing?" Seth gestured to Zayn.

"A little restless but he'll be fine. I think someone is teething."

"Ouch." Seth instantly grimaced. "And how's my guy doing?"

"Your guy could really use a proper kiss right now." Leonardo sounded totally exhausted and Seth just had to kiss him. "He really took a toll on you, didn't he?"

"Nah, we have a perfect understanding for each other. Right Zayn?"

"Papà!" Zayn squealed leaning toward Seth who was glad to hold him.

"Someone's having his first banana today." Seth sounded ecstatic as he peeled a banana for Zayn.

Turns out Zayn had never had a banana before and he was happy to mash it with his small hands before actually eating it.

The atmosphere at the soccer field was electric. Seth immediately spotted Mia on the pitch in a purple jersey printed Mia 10 in bold white. Her school, William Hopkins Junior was playing against Redwood Middle School. The field was not overly packed even though it was an impressive turnout.

"That's our baby right there!" Seth shouted blissfully, squeezing Leonardo's bicep who was also cheering with the rest of the parents.

"She looks amazing out there." Leonardo said, he was a proud father.

"She does." Seth smiled.

Redwood Middle School despite being powerful players (especially in their mid field) lagged in ball possession compared to William Hopkins. From the kickoff defense from Redwood faced a furious onslaught which spelled danger.

The inexplicable twist of fate came by when a player from Redwood raced down field in a beautiful solo run, lifting a diagonal pass to a teammate whose header hit the bar.

As the ball came from rebound, another Redwood kid netted past the William Hopkins goalkeeper erupting loud roars of cheers from the opponent team supporters.

"Fuck!" Seth cussed loudly earning himself glares of disapproval from parents who thought using a profanity in front of a baby was his highway code to burn in hell. It wasn't his proudest moment as a father especially when little Zayn parroted the word, "fuck!"

"Oh sh—flip, no Zayn you can't say that." Seth panicked when a string of very loud f-bombs started flying out of the toddlers mouth while giggling his butt off.

"Too late now." Leonardo couldn't stop laughing.

"Oh god what have I done?"

"Try not to react and avoid making eye contact with him, just ignore the swearing completely he will stop."

"I hope that works." Seth sighed.

"It will, trust me."

Eventually Zayn stopped dropping f-bombs and everyone's focus was back at the game.

"Hopkins will recover," Leonardo commented on the game. "Just give it time."

"It doesn't look too good though."

"It's only first half, Zayn tell your papà to take it easy."

"Dada!" The baby threw his hands in the air causing Leonardo to grin back at him.

Like Seth had said, it wasn't too good for William Hopkins. The kids spent the last few minutes of first half shaken to the core in a futile bid to regain a tie.

After the half-time break, the William Hopkins team captain, Matt and still Mia's best friend attacked relentlessly leaving a telling effect on the rival defense. Then with a dramatic suddenness, a William Hopkins kid received the ball from Matt and struck a bull's-eye. It was a cannonball which drove a gasp of wonder from the William Hopkins supporters and just like that, the score was even.

William Hopkins was now on fire. Leonardo and Seth kept their focus on a kid who had gotten a free kick inside penalty area. After a spell of defensive foundering the ball rolled over to Mia's foot who then impressively shot it home, taking a lead.

"Show them who's boss Topolina!"  Leonardo didn't care in the least that he was literally yelling.

Zayn was confused about the uproar but that hadn't stopped him from cheering together with his dads. Babies were always good at sensing a vibe.

The kids on the field played before the referee blew his whistle indicating it was now full-time. It was a jovial moment for William Hopkins's team but not so much for Redwood though. Good sportsmanship was displayed as the opponents and teammates exchanged handshakes and hugs.

The field started emptying up. Seth was carrying Zayn while Leonardo had the baby's bag hung on his left shoulder as they made way to Seth's SUV which was parked somewhere in the school parking lot.

"Papà you came!" Mia rushed to wrap her arms around Seth's waist.

"I would've never missed it for the world." Seth hugged her back. "You were shining out there Champ."

"Thanks papà."  She grinned. "Hey daddy! Did you see that goal I scored?"

"I saw every bit of it Topolina. You are a star." Leonardo beamed in response when his eyes met with his daughter's sparkling ones.

"Lets go home." Seth told his family.

. . .

"What the—" Seth almost jumped out of his wits when he felt strong arms wrapping around his waist from behind while he was in the middle of taking a shower. "Shit Leo, you startled me!"

Leonardo chuckled lowly, dropping tiny kisses on his husband's neck and fully exposed back. "What were you thinking about?"

"That I'm one lucky bastard." Seth tilted his neck as if to offer Leonardo more access to relish him without any obstacles. "I have such an amazing husband, beautiful kids and I'm acing surgeries like crazy."

"We're two lucky bastards." Leonardo said. "Let's go start dinner."

"Do we really have to?" Seth had a familiar mischievous sparkle in his eyes that Leonardo was now perfectly familiar with. "Because I have something much more fun in mind."

"Typical." Leonardo chuckled. "Dinner first, unless you want to deal with a hangry Zayn."

"You're no fun." Seth huffed earning himself a playful slap on his ass.

"I love your ass, have I ever told you that before?" Leonardo looked serious drawing a smirk from Seth.

"It's a sexy ass, no?"

Leonardo laughed deeply, kissing Seth's neck again but this time with sensuality. He sucked on the warm skin, letting his hands trace on his husband's tattoo that he'd come to memorize. "I love you."

"I love you too."

Leonardo groaned when he felt Seth's wandering hands brushing over his crotch, groping him and getting him all hot, hard too. "Dinner. We have to start making dinner Mickelson."

"You really know how to ruin a mood, Leo." Seth complained.

"Later, I promise."

Six years prior to all this, Seth and Leonardo decided it was now time for them to tie the knot. The couple went down with a minimalist wedding in Milan, embracing a less is more mindset. They invited all closest friends and family. Dr. Montgomery included. Marianne happily grabbed her role as Seth's "best man" which was a total given, she was his ride or die after all. As for Leonardo Dr. Brad was his best man which was also to be expected.

The two exchanged stethoscopes instead of the usual coins that usually complement wedding bands, a Catholic tradition as part of their token exchange. Their tokens symbolized mutual understanding and an eternal promise to respect and love each other despite the struggles that comes with being busy attending surgeons who wanted to start a family together.

Two years into marriage, Seth and Leonardo were ready to father another child. The couple had opted to go for an IVF with Seth being the biological father after weighing out all their possible options. Finding a surrogate however wasn't as easy, it literally took them years but after a couple of offers they finally found someone they were both comfortable with. It was indeed an adventure as they were both present at each step of the pregnancy from implantation up to the birth of their son, Zayn.

Soon after sharing an amazing dinner, both kids were tucked into bed. Leonardo then hauled Seth to their bedroom and once the door was securely closed and the baby monitor was on, he backed his husband against a wall.

"Care to tell me where we left off exactly?"

"Yes, my kind of language." Seth smirked devilishly, his hand slipping straight inside his husband's loose pajama bottom's waistband. "I think we were right here."

"You know what would feel better?" Leonardo had a naughty grin on his face.

"What?"

"Your mouth, on my cock."

"Still an asshole, where's the please in that statement?"

"It only makes sense, you're gay so you should love an asshole, right?" That made Seth burst into laughter. "I'm so done with you."

"Fine," Leonardo said. "Please Dr. Trouble."

THE END!