(part three of Domestication in love and Envy of your love)

Will shifts when someone shakes him gently.

"go 'way." Will mumbles.

"Will, hey wake up." Ironhide murmurs softly.

"why?" Will whines. Ironhide smiles.

"get up." Ironhide repeats.

"Hide, s'midnight, go back to bed. you're going to wake Sam, or worse the dogs and they'll wake the entire neighborhood." Will mumbles.

"Prowl and Lucky are already awake and waiting for your dumbass to get up. we have a six hour drive to the airport remember? we're going to pick up my nephew, Michael. remember? the bee keeper? he's coming down this week for a visit. you told him he could stay with us." Ironhide snorts. Will groans and slowly gets up.

"right. right. I'm coming." Will mumbles. Prowl and Lucky are immediately at his feet. "back up guys, gees, let me walk." Will grumbles. Ironhide snorts and scoops him up.

"I'll carry you." he mutters.

"if you were going to carry me, why wake me at all?" Will scoffs, cuddling into him.

"you don't like when I put you in the truck and you're sleeping." Ironhide shrugs a little.

"s'like being kidnapped." Will mumbles, nuzzling him gently. Ironhide snorts.

"come on boys, can't go get Bee without his favorite pups." Ironhide mutters. the dogs immediately follow him.

"can we get coffee?" Will mumbles.

"yes Will, we're going to stop for coffee and I promise you, before you ask, I'll get sausage patties for the dogs. I promise okay?" Ironhide ask. Will smiles a little.

"they're good boys." Will murmurs.

"mmhmm, but if Prowl gets sick in my seat again, he's not allowed back in." Ironhide warns.

"fine, we'll ride in the bed of the truck. where we can get sick together." Will mutters as Ironhide puts him in the passenger seat. he shuts the door before letting the dogs into the backseat. Will murmurs and curls up after buckling his seatbelt. Ironhide shuts the door and climbs into the driverseat.

"don't go back to sleep. I'm getting you coffee baby." Ironhide snorts, reaching over to smack his leg.

"Liam, stop it." Will pouts.

"I'll stop when you wake up." Ironhide snorts. "and stop calling me Liam, hate that fucking name." he grumbles.

"but its cute. I love you and your name. besides you were Liam to me loooooong before that nickname caught on." Will chuckles. Ironhide grunts.

"we're not that old Will." he mutters, squeezing the smallers thigh gently.

"leave me alone or I'm going to kick you." Will warns. Prowl pokes his head up front, nudging Wills arm. "fine." Will mumbles, reaching back to pet him. he sits up in his seat and pouts a little.

"I will get you coffee Will. its okay." Ironhide snorts a little.

"doughnut." Will pouts, leaning over against Ironhide arm. the bigger snorts and pats his head.

"yeah. I'll get you a doughnut." Ironhide assures. "but try not to get car sick okay? if you're feeling sick, tell me." Ironhide murmurs.

"I will." Will murmurs. "and I didn't mean to get sick the other day. it wasn't my fault. I tried to warn you as fast as I could." Will mumbles.

"I know, but we're prepared this time." Ironhide says. "there's a walmart back and a bottle of sprite beside you. the bag has a roll of those blue shop towels in it. pull those out before you puke." Ironhide says. Will looks over in the door beside him.

"thanks." Will mumbles. "sorry I made the truck stink and I'm sorry you had to get the truck detailed because I threw up in the vent over here." Will adds.

"while it was horrifying to turn on the vent and have puke come pouring out, it wasn't your fault Will. yes getting the truck detailed was a little expensive and no I didn't like it. leaving my truck with some weirdo for two days, but its never been cleaner. hell, they even got the rest of Prowls puke too." Ironhide murmurs. he pats Wills head gently, smirking a little. "besides, Sam almost jumping out of the car was funny. almost like he's scared of puke." he snorts. Will smiles a little.

"lets hurry up, I wanna go home and cuddle. we're getting two weeks off from the base and I wanna curl up with you." Will pouts.

"I know. I know. it'll take about 4 and a half hours to get to the airport, his plane arrives in six hours. we're early enough to get you coffee, stop for potty breaks with the dogs, and still have a few minutes to curl up while we wait for him to land and get outside." Ironhide murmurs. Will nods and reaches back, patting Prowl on the head. Lucky immediately pushes Prowl out of the way, whining.

"you get pets too buddy." Will murmurs, scratching Lucky's chin.

Ironhide pulls through a drive through, getting both him and Will a coffee and sandwhich, both the dogs getting some sausage patties as well.

"you got your coffee, no more whining." he mumbles, frowning at Will.

"thanks Hide." Will smiles at him, leaning over against his shoulder. Ironhide rolls his eyes.

"sit up. drink your coffee, eat your sandwich. you can sleep on the way home." Ironhide murmurs.

"I'll be wide awake by that time and you know it." Will mutters. Ironhide chuckles.

"yeah well, we can go curl up in bed with a movie then." he murmurs.

"I keep forgetting we got a new tv for our room. we can cuddle up and watch that Save Haven movie I've wanted to watch." Will murmurs, sitting up. Ironhide grunts. "don't be like that. Josh Duhamel is sexy." Will says. Ironhide scoffs.

"I don't like the way he looks. you're better." Ironhide grumbles.

"thats sweet." Will smiles. "we can watch 911 instead. I know you like Buck." Will grins.

"Oliver Stark is sexy. can't help it." Ironhide shrugs. Will chuckles, sipping his coffee, before reaching for his husbands hand.

"Ryan Guzman is better." Will murmurs.

"you just like that Eddie has a kid and takes care of that kid." Ironhide mutters.

"can't help it. I love a good father in a tv show." Will grins.

"no kids." Ironhide mutters firmly.

"I don't want kids. we've been over this." Will laughs. "besides, who needs kids when we have Sam living with us full time now? I swear that boy has never lived on his own before." Will chuckles.

"probably hasn't." Ironhide shrugs. "and he just got out of an abusive relationship. he also said he was a pretty sheltered kid." Ironhide adds.

"he just needs a little help." Will murmurs.

"I know. I wouldn't have offered for him to stay with us if I didn't." Ironhide said softly. Will looks over.

"wait, you offered him to stay with us?" Will ask. Ironhide nods.

"told him he could stay with us, all he had to do was ask you, but that you wouldn't be too much of a big deal to convince." Ironhide shrugs. "I didn't leave you in an abusive situation, we'd just met and I refused to leave you, there was no way I was leaving a kid barely older than we were in that situation if I could help it." Ironhide murmurs.

"I love you." Will murmurs. Ironhide smiles at him.

"though I didn't think he'd immediately drop out of the military." Ironhide frowns.

"hey, he's going back to college. he takes care of the house and our boys when we can't be there. he's got himself a nice job working in IT and Automation. he's doing good and he's paying some rent. he won't be in our spare room forever, but if he is, I won't mind it. he's a good kid he's improving and doing his best Hide." Will murmurs.

"I know that and I'm not worried about it. I told him, he could stay as long as he needs. you've met his ex. I'd rather him be with us and be safe than be alone and lored back into that bastards trap. he's safer in our spare room." Ironihde frowns.

"couldn't agree more baby." Will smiles, sipping his coffee. its quiet for a few minutes. "I never thanked you for getting me out of that situation." Will frowns.

"I mean you married me. that was enough thanks in my opinion." he shrugs, smirking. "and sex doesn't hurt." he teases. Will laughs and rolls his eyes, squeezing his hand.

"yeah I guess so." Will murmurs.

"you don't have to stay awake baby. you're more than welcome to sleep the rest of the way there." Ironhide murmurs.

"Liam, you did not drag my ass out here and feed me coffee so I could sleep. I know you hate making trips like this without someone to make sure you stay awake." Will murmurs. the bigger huffs a little.

"well, almost dying on our way home from Florida knocked some sense into me." Ironhide says.

"accidents happen Hide." Will murmurs.

"I could've killed you. I could've killed the pups. I totaled the truck. we could've burned to death Will." Ironhide frowns.

"but we didn't. you got everyone out safe. things happen Liam. I know thats not something we want to happen again, but think about it, we got rid of that ugly rusty old 150 and got a bigger, better, stronger truck. we traded up for a GMC topkick, top of the line when we bought it a few years go. right? and you love this truck, right?" Will ask.

"yes. I love the truck, its my baby. but I love you three much more and I remember that accident. I remember thinking you weren't going to make it. that I was probably going to loose all of you due to an idiot choice to drive while tired." Ironhide grumbles.

"I... I don't remember the crash actually, but we were okay. it was an accident. we all lived. its okay. I'll always come on rides with you." Will yawns a little, leaning against him. "and I'll stay awake the whole time to make sure you do. it makes you feel better." Will murmurs.

"I appreciate that. thanks Will." Ironhide murmurs.

"this ride is bringing up all kinds of things tonight." Will frowns.

"thats alright." Ironhide murmurs. "I don't mind." he adds.

the rest of the ride is long and full of chatter, and potty breaks for the dogs, but they arrive with an hour to spare before the plane would land.

Ironhide looks back into the backseat. WIlls curled up sound asleep with Prowl and Lucky in the backseat. the bigger smiles and gets out, locking the truck. he hates airports, Will usually helps him navigate them, but he finds his way easily to the pick up area.

its easy to immediately spot the bright blond hair poking out in the crowd.

"Michael!" Ironhide shouts. the boys head snaps up, pulling a head phone from his ear.

"Liam?" he mutters. "Liam!" he grins, running over full speed. the bigger man grunts as he slams into him.

"hey kid." Ironhide snorts.

"hey, where's Will?" Bee asks.

"in the truck witht he pups." Ironhide murmurs, grabbing the younger mans bags.

"you brought the dogs!?" Bee bounces excitedly.

"yes. I promised I would, but they're curled up with Will in the truck." Ironhide snorts. "oh and we've set up a bed in the living room for you." Ironhide says. Bee looks confused.

"living room?" he ask.

"long story but Wills got an ex soldier buddy living in our spare room. he was in an abusive relationship and we let him move in. we thought he'd be out when you came to visit but his ex showed up and started threatening him at college so he's back." Ironhide explains.

"is he alright?" Bee ask.

"yes. he's fine. think his ex realized not to fuck with him when me and Will showed up to get him." Ironhide smirks.

"you pull a gun on him?" Bee asks, grinning.

"no, Will was afraid I'd shoot the guy, so he had the gun." Ironhide grumbles. Bee laughs.

"you're scary enough without a gun." Bee laughs. Ironhide smirks at him.

"climb into the front seat. Wills asleep in the back." he snorts, throwing the youngers bags into the bed of the truck. he pops open the back door and reaches in to buckle his husband down. he didn't want him rolling around and ending up in the floorboards. Will shifts a little.

"Hide?" he murmurs.

"just buckling you in." Ironhide assures gently, kissing his head.

"m'kay. need t' wake up?" he mumbles.

"no, Michaels awake." Ironhide assures.

"hi Bumblebee." Will murmurs. the man chuckles.

"hi Will." Bee murmurs. Ironhide ruffles Wills hair gently.

"don't get sick in the seat. let me know if I need to pull over." Ironhide murmurs into his ear. Will nods a little, curling up more. Prowl shifts, stretching out a little before curling back up with Will. Lucky sits up, wagging his stubby tail, before launching himself into the front seat.

"Lucky!" Bee laughs.

"Lucky get out of the front seat." Ironhide frowns.

"he's fine he's not hurting anything." Bee assures gently. Ironhide rolls his eyes, shutting the door before climbing into the drivers seat.

the drive back seems to take forever, both occupants of the front seat are drowsy and ready to get some sleep, but chatting to keep themselves awake. as they pull up to the house, there's a breath of relief from Ironhide. they'd made it, tired, but awake and uninjured. he lets the dogs out while Bee grabs his bags. Ironhide scoops Will up gently. Will shifts a little, but doesn't wake.

"better get you both inside, its cold out here." Ironhide frowns, walking past Bee. the smaller follows him into the house. "just go a head and set up here in the living room alright? we'll set you up a room in the garage like when you were a kid later, once everyone is awake." Ironhide says. Bee grins at him.

"I love sleeping in the garage, in the loft." Bee smiles at him. Ironhide nods at him, closing the door behind them.

"night Michael." Ironhide murmurs.

"night Liam. thanks." Bee smiles. Ironhide nods and carries Will upstairs. Prowl and Lucky have already curled back up on their beds. Ironhide lays Will on their bed and curls up with him.

"we home?" Will mumbles.

"yeah." Ironhide murmurs. "s'almost 10. was gonna let you sleep a bit longer." Ironhide murmurs.

"turn on a movie." Will murmurs, stretching.

"I'm turning on 911." Ironhide says.

"m'kay. I'll make breakfast in a bit." he murmurs. Ironhide nods, holding him.

they make it halfway through the first episode when there's a soft knock on their door. both look over concerned.

"um, guys... there's a man sleeping in the living room." Sam says awkwardly, leaning in their room. Will turns his head back to look at his husband.

"oh shit, did we forget to tell Sam?" Will ask. Ironhides face is buried in the smallers neck, holding him tightly. he'd been hald asleep when Sam knocked.

"s'my nephew." Ironhide says.

"you have siblings?" Sam ask.

"his childhood best friends kid." Will murmurs.

"oh, alright. as long as you know who he is." Sam shrugs, leaving the room. Will cuddles up to his husband happily.

"cuddle me." Will mumbles.

"I am Will." Ironhide snorts a little, pulling him closer.

"think he'll be alright in the living room or should we move him to the spare room to sleep?" Will ask.

"he'll be fine. Sams a quiet kid." Ironhide murmurs. Will nods, curling up. the bigger smiles and curls around him happily. they turn their show back on happily, continuing to curl up together, until another knock catches their attention an episode later.

"uh hey, I know you guys are up here being cute and all, but I've got breakfast and coffee going downstairs." Sam says. Will nods a little, Ironhide growling into the back of his neck, annoyed.

"thanks Sam." Will murmurs. "we'll be down in a few." Will adds.

"should I wake your... uh... man down here? I don't know his name." Sam frowns.

"his name is Michael. don't say it like that." Will laughs. "its not like he's a boyfriend. he's Ironhides nephew." Will snorts.

"Michael, right. should I wake him?" Sam ask.

"I'll do it in a few minutes. just give us a few." Ironhide grumbles.

"oh right, sorry." Sam says, walking off to head back downstairs.

"I hate him." Ironhide grumbles.

"oh stop that. you like that kid. we can grab breakfast and head back upstairs. its okay." Will murmurs, sitting up.

"fine." Ironhide mutters, getting up. Will smiles getting up with him.

"don't worry, you can go back to sleep, I'll rewatch a few old episodes until you're awake enough to keep watching the new season." Will snores. Ironhide grumbles at him, shooting him a dirty look. Will turns and smiles, walking over to him. "hey baby, I know your grumpy, but pretend to smile." Will murmurs, kissing him, before heading downstairs. Ironhide follows him down. he walks over to the bed they've set up and shakes his head a little.

"Michael, hey kid. hey, wake up." Ironhide murmurs, shaking him gently. Bee rolls over and looks at him confused.

"Liam?" he mumbles.

"hey, hungry? Sam made breakfast and coffee." Ironhide murmurs.

"breakfast sounds good." Bee murmurs sleepily. he sits up slowly. Ironhide nods and heads for the kitchen.

"hey good job Sam. this looks great." Will smiles. Ironhide walks over and looks the food over.

"looks slightly less burnt than last time." Ironhide mutters.

"hey you can be a hardass all you want, but I'm getting better and I know it." Sam grins. he's learned a little about Ironhide, having lived with him and Will for almost three months. the man may always act like a hardass, but there was a nice man under all that attitude, somewhere. he'd been the one attempting to teach Sam how to cook after all.

"it does look better than when you first started, I admit that." Ironhide murmurs. "but does the coffee taste like coffee or does it still taste like shit?" Ironhide ask, looking over at Will as he sips some. Will pulls the cup back and looks between them.

"its getting better. doesn't taste like crap base coffee anymore." Will smiles at Sam.

"your approval isn't that hard to get Will. you ate charcoal toast so you wouldn't hurt my feelings." Sam frowns.

"true, but, hey you are getting better. the toast looks less black and more brown today. stop messing with the settings on my toaster." Will frowns, giving the man a pointed look.

"right, sorry." Sam says, sheepishly. he looks up with Bee walks into the room. "oh, uh hi." Sam waves. Bee looks at him confused, then to Ironhide.

"right, introductions. Sam, Bumblebee. Bumblebee, Sam." Will smiles.

"Bumblebee? Ironhide said his name was Michael." Sam says confused.

"oh Will calls him Bumblebee." Ironhide says.

"why?" Sam ask.

"Michael is a bee keeper. like he's a bumblebee magnet. bee's love this man and he loves them. plus he's got a bright yellow camaro with some cute little racing stripes. he's just begging to be called Bumblebee." Will smiles.

"hey, the bees can't fight for themselves. they need someones help and I like bees, they're cute but mighty." Bee smiles.

"oh thats cool." Sam murmurs. "I do see a lot of adds about the bees dyings so, I guess someone should be in their corner. good for you, uh I'm Sam. just Sam. hopefully it stays that way. Wills nicknames are apparently famous." Sam snorts.

"you're not wrong there." Bee snorts.

"help yourself to some breakfast and some of Sams crappy coffee, then you can go back to bed." Ironhide snorts, ruffling Bee's hair. the blond smiles.

"thanks." he murmurs.

"don't listen to Hide, the coffee isn't that bad, Sams still learning." Will chuckles. he turns to shoot a dirty look at Ironhide. "be nice Liam." Will warns. Ironhide huffs quietly, but grabs himself some food and heads upstairs. "don't mind him today, he's gonna be extra grumpy, he's tired." Will murmurs, grabbing food and following him upstairs.

"oh great, extra grumpy Ironhide, that sounds fun." Sam mutters. Will snorts and shakes his head. he follows Ironhide to their bedroom.

"I'll handle him guys. you two just stay out of his way today." Will chuckles.

"I'm more worried about Wills safety." Sam frowns, looking over at Bee.

"hey you're sleepy I get it, but you've gotta be nicer." Will murmurs, sitting on their bed.

"I am not a child." Ironhide frowns.

"then don't act like one. eat and then we can go back to bed." Will murmurs. Ironhide grunts. "and be nicer to Sam. he's trying Hide. he's never had to cook before. he's giving it his all and he's attempting to make breakfast for us, so be nice about it." Will frowns.

"I am nice." he grumbles.

"mmm, I love your cheery attitude." Will grins at him.

"don't make me smack you." Ironhide murmurs. Will chuckles, leaning against him.

"you'd never." Will murmurs. Ironhide growls lowly to himself. Wills right. he'd never hurt him. "I love you." Will murmurs.

"yeah whatever. love you too." he grumbles. Will grins at him. "eat your food before I shove it down your throat." Ironhide snaps.

"yeah, eat your food before I smash your face into it." Will huffs.

"I'm stronger, you could never." Ironhide grunts.

"yeah but I have something going for me that you don't." Will murmurs. Ironhide looks over, fork inches from his mouth, and raises an eye brow.

"oh yeah? and whats that?" he ask.

"you'd never hurt me on purpose." Will murmurs.

"you put a lot of trust into me." Ironhide huffs.

"how many times have you saved my life? we're friends, college buddies, brother soldiers, and husbands. okay? you're my family. my best friend. my frat buddy. my brother in arms. you're my husband. I trust you with my life." Will murmurs, nuzzling against his cheek. "I could piss you off and hand you a knife, right? what would you do with it?" Will ask. Ironhide shrugs a shoulder.

"probably stab the wall." Ironhide grumbles.

"yeah? you wouldn't hurt me would you?" Will ask.

"I'd never even think about it Will." Ironhide assures gently, carefully puts his arm around the smaller man. "ever." he murmurs.

"see. I have reason to trust you. I put all my trust into you. you're my everything." Will murmurs, nuzzling him gently.

it goes quiet between the two for a few minutes, both watching their dogs get up and head downstairs for food.

"hey Sam! make sure the dogs have food please!" Will calls.

"Bee got it!" Sam assures.

"aww even he calls him Bee." Will smiles.

"I give it three days." Ironhide mutters.

"huh?" Will ask. Ironhide smirks.

"you don't think I called Michael down here to visit with him on our holiday do you?" Ironhide ask.

"you playing match maker?" Will grins.

"trying." Ironhide murmurs. "Michael is Sams type. same exact build, age, and attitude as that bastard he was with. only Michael is better, hell he even has the same color hair. besides Michael saw Sam when I was video chatting with him about coming down here. kid was dumbstruck so bad he couldn't even ask about Sam. I'm just doing my nephew a favor." Ironhide grumbles.

"awww you're a sweet man." Will smiles.

"don't push your luck." Ironhide grumbles.

"thats literally all I ever do with you." Will grins. "but you love me and you push back so." Will shrugs a little.

"uh guys!" Sam shouts. "oh my god Prowl no! Prowls attacking Bee!" Sam shouts.

"i-its not attacking! he just bit me!" Bee shouts. Will and Ironhide set the plates aside quickly and run down stairs.

"don't move you're going to piss him off!" Ironhide shouts. Will follows him down the stairs.

"Prowl you need to heel baby! heel!" Will shouts. they get to the kitchen and Bee is on the floor, foot in Prowls mouth.

"what happened?" Ironhide ask.

"I-I bumped into Lucky. I didn't mean too, but I bumped into him and I accidently stepped on his toes and Prowl tried to take mine off." Bee says.

"no blood. if he wanted to take your toes off he would have already." Ironhide assures.

"its a warning. you hurt Lucky." Will says, pushing Ironhide out of his way to kneel beside the two. "okay buddy, let go. let go of him." Will says. Prowl growls around Bee's foot. "excuse you." Will glares, flicking the dogs nose hard. Prowl immediately lets go with a whine. "you do not growl at me sir." Will frowns.

"alright come on, lets get Michael up." Ironhide murmurs. Sams quick to run around to his other side and help pull Bee up. "come on lets get him to the couch." Ironhide mutters.

"he's going to be okay right?" Sam ask.

"yeah, no bleeding." Ironhide mutters, crouching to take Bee's sock off. he looks the mans foot over. "he got you, but he didn't tear into you. your foot will probably be swollen and purple, but it'll be alright." Ironhide assures.

"he didn't mean to." Will mutters.

"its fine Will. he was trying to protect Lucky. its just strange he's never bitten you before." Ironhide frowns.

"or really anyone." Will frowns. "except Sam that time with the ham." Will frowns.

"lets not talk about that. I just got my stitches out." Sam frowns.

"ham?" Bee ask.

"he was eating ham and Prowl wanted it. he usually better at taking food than that, but ham is his favorite." Will frowns. "I don't know whats gotten into him lately." Will frowns.

"he's just not used to having someone at the house 24/7. the sitter stopped by three times a day, but didn't stay like Sam does. they just have to get used to it." Ironhide assures.

"Michael are you alright?" Will ask.

"oh I'm fine. really, just scared me I guess." Bee admits, getting up.

"Lucky, Prowl, go eat." Will frowns, pointing towards the kitchen. the dogs head for the kitchen quietly.

"you're sure you're okay?" Sam ask.

"oh totally. I'm fine." Bee says quickly, waving it off. "just some bruises. I'll be alright." Bee assures, getting up.

"good, get up and walk it off kiddo. you'll be fine." Ironhide assures.

"we're good down here, you two go on and go back to eating. I'm good." Bee assures gently. Will nods a little, watching him head into the kitchen. he and Ironhide head back up stairs.

"I give it a week." Will murmurs, sitting on the bed.

"hmm?" Ironhide ask confused.

"Sam and Bee. I give it a week." Will says. Ironhide grins at him.

"we making a bet here?" Ironhide ask.

"oh a bet?" Will grins. "yeah sure. if its three days or before you win. 4 days to a week, is my win. whats the wager?" Will ask. Ironhide scoffs, rolling his eyes.

"I'm sure we can figure something out." he snorts. Will laughs and leans against him.

"alright." Will smiles, cuddling up to him, before picking his plate back up. "may the best man win." Will grins.

"you're the best, but I'm going to win." Ironhide grins. Will rolls his eyes, but smiles.