Warnings: Few mentions of very minor injuries
A/N, he looks so proud lol
Third Person POV

Henry, who had gotten better and was no longer sick, was cooking with Eliza.

Eliza pointed to what Henry was doing, correcting him on it.

Henry nods.

Jack and Crutchie walk in, Jack helping Crutchie.

"Morning Henry, Mrs. Ham!" Crutchie exclaims.

Eliza chuckles. "Morning Crutchie. Jack seems to be rubbing off on you." She comments.

Crutchie laughs, and Jack chuckles.

"Maybe so," Crutchie starts. "But he's been my brother for the longest time." Crutchie responds. "Him and Race were there for me through a lot."

Eliza smiles.

"Morning, Ma." Finch walks into the room, Albert and Race behind him.

"Morning, Mama!" Albert exclaims, grinning.

"Morning, Mrs. Ham." Race waves at her.

Crutchie immediately turned bright red, remembering that he called her mom.

Eliza chuckles. "It's alright, Crutchie. I don't mind it." She tells him.

Crutchie bites back a smile. "Okay."

"Ma," Albert starts, turning Eliza's attention to him. "Race, somehow, hurt himself in his sleep and we woke up with a lot of blood on him?" He sounded very much like he was questioning it.

Everyone in the room looked at the two of them, eyes wide and very confused.

"Come here, Racer." Specs ushers him into the downstairs bathroom.

"How are you so calm about this?" Romeo asks his boyfriend.

"It's happened before." Was Specs answer before he followed Race and Albert into the bathroom.

When it first happened, Specs had tried to find a logical explanation for what happened, but he quickly gave up on that.

"Of course it did." Romeo mutters, sitting criss-cross on the floor, next to Medda and Henry, who were both standing.

"Is there a reason you've just plopped yourself down there?" Jack asks Romeo, an eyebrow raised.

Romeo shrugs. "It smells nice over here and my legs are tired from walking." He answers.

"We haven't even sold yet today." Crutchie points out.

Romeo shrugs.

Tommy boy walks down the stairs, bright red and mentally cursing his life.

Race and Albert appear on either side of the doorway, Race's arm now bandaged, their arms crossed, and leaning against it.

Race smirks a bit. "Let me guess, since that's definitely not your shirt." Tommy boy blushes more. "Finch made you wear his shirt, and hugged you, telling you that you look nice in it and now you're embarrassed." It was more of a statement than a question.

Tommy boy's face turning a deeper shade of crimson red told them everything.

Albert chuckles, going upstairs to find Finch.

Finch was watching with a smirk, standing on the staircase, arms on the railing, and looking down at the living room.

Race and Mush, who had come into the room, shirtless, pat his shoulder.

"You get used to it." They tell him in unison.

"Does that mean that-" Tommy boy blushes. "This- this is a common occurrence?" He questions.

"Oh, definitely." Blink and Albert answer in unison.

"Get used to it." Finch winks at Tommy boy.

Tommy boy blushes. "Anyone know where my vest is?" He asks the group of boys.

"You can wear mine!" Finch shouts, running upstairs to grab his second out of three vests.

Medda had gotten him a second one, and Buttons had sewn each boy a new vest for Christmas the year before, even if not all boys celebrated Christmas.

Tommy boy hides his face in his hands, but they could tell from his ears and neck that he was blushing really hard.

Eliza chuckles.

"Mush," Blink starts. "Not that I don't like it, but why do you not have a shirt on?" He asks.

"I was going to try this. I think it'll be a good selling strategy." Mush jokes.

Race and Mike laugh, playfully punching him, each punching one of his arms. (Mike was on his left and Race was on his right.)

Blink rolls his eyes. "You better not. I'd rather I didn't have a bunch of girls looking at you shirtless." He states.

(A/N, if you only knew, Blink. Personally, I don't like shirtless boys, but a bunch of fansies do lol.)

Mush laughs. "I was joking." He responds. "I lost my shirt. I was going to ask anyone if they knew where it was."

Blink was about to speak up, but Eliza, who was cutting fruit, beat him to it.

"Probably one of the extra bunks." She answers. "I washed a good amount of your clothes yesterday."

"Thanks mom!" Most of the boys respond in unison.

"Thanks Mrs. Ham." Jack and Race respond.

Eliza smiles.

Mush runs up the stairs, past Blink and Albert.

Blink was pouting a bit.

Finch walks back down the stairs, throwing the vest to Tommy boy, before standing again next to Albert, who stood in the middle of him and Blink.

Finch was a step above Albert, and Blink was a step below Albert. Their arms were all laid on the railing, holding up their heads in their hands.

Tommy boy slipped the vest on, not bothering to button it.

"Eliza!" Mush shouts from upstairs. "Do you know where my Wednesday socks are?!"

Eliza chuckles. "Laundry room, Mush!"

"Thanks!" Mush shouts in response.

Tommy boy was quietly whispering to Race about the fact that the vest smelt like Finch.

Kinda like this, kinda. ^

"You know," Blink starts. "We should all make our boyfriends wear our clothes tomorrow." He states.

Race, Tommy boy, and Specs all share a wide-eyed look.

Albert smirks, staring at his youngest boyfriend. "I agree."

Finch jokingly shoves Albert. "You'll take him to Brooklyn to show Spot." He laughs.

Albert shrugs, grinning. "I mean, Spot deserves to see it. He likes it when we force Race to wear our clothes, too."

"I agree with this idea." Henry states.

"I second that!" Romeo shouts, jumping up.

"What idea?" Buttons asks, walking into the room with a towel thrown over his shoulder and only his undershirt on.

His flannel was tied around his waist.

"Forcing our boyfriends to wear our clothes tomorrow." Blink explains from the staircase, causing Buttons to look up at him.

Buttons shrugs. "Okay." He walks over to Henry, giving him a kiss. "Love you."

He leaves the room again.

Henry chuckles. "See? My boyfriend is perfectly okay with this." He comments.

"I don't think Specs can fit into Romeo's clothes." Eliza comments, chuckling a bit.

"He can just wear my clothes." Specs mutters, pretending to be focused on Race's injury so he didn't have to look up and let the boys see his blush.

Romeo grins, clapping his hands. "Yay!"

JoJo comes bouncing into the room, clapping his hands and jumping with Romeo. "What are we yaying?" He exclaims.

"Wearing our boyfriend's clothes and forcing our boyfriends to wear our clothes." Finch answers.

"Ooh, Micheal-" JoJo starts.

Mike stood in another doorway, leaning against it. "Love you, Jo, but I can't fit into your clothes."

JoJo uses puppy eyes. "Can I wear your clothes?" He asks.

Mike chuckles. "If you want."

JoJo grins.

Romeo and JoJo hug each other.

"Guys!" Elmer shouts from outside. "There's a puppy!"

Romeo and JoJo share a look. "Where?!" They exclaim.

They run outside.

"Micheal, Specs," Ike starts walking into the room. "Why are your boyfriends, along with Crutchie's boyfriend, who is shirtless and shoeless, outside petting a puppy that they've named 'perrywinkle'?"

"Are you shocked?" Mike asks his twin.

Ike chuckles. "No." He answers, slipping his suspenders over his shoulders. "I was just wondering."

Mike shrugs.

"Shall we inform the Brooklyn boys about this idea?" Finch asks Albert and Blink.

Blink nods. "Ace, Hotshot, Red, and Skittery would like to know this." He responds. "Plus, I believe Catch's Jersey boyfriend, Apollo, will be here for the day tomorrow." He adds.

"I'll tell them today when I go tell Spot." Albert states.

Blink and Finch nod.

"Tell them what?" Ike asks, swapping vests with his twin after much debate on what to switch today.

They kept trying to pull a Guzman Switch, as they and the other boys call it, on Eliza, but it never worked.

They always swapped a piece of their clothing, even if they weren't trying to pull a switch on someone/anyone.

"That we're all forcing our boyfriends to wear our clothes tomorrow." Blink answers. "Idea by me."

Ike's eyes widen. "Don't you dare." He sends them a stern look, hating this idea.

"Thank you!" Race exclaims, pointing to him.

Albert, Blink, and Finch smirk.

"You know what," Finch starts. "I think I might go tell Hotshot, personally."

Ike glares at him.

Specs was holding his arm so he didn't go attack the older boy.

Tommy boy hugs him from behind. "Warm." He mutters.

Finch chuckles.

"Shirt smells like you." Tommy boy mutters.

Finch chuckles, pulling him into his arms. "You like that?" He whispers.

Tommy boy nods slowly, humming a bit.

Finch chuckles again. "I'll keep that in mind, Dove."

"You go to Brooklyn and tell them, and I promise, your eyes will match JoJo's shirt, except darker." Ike threatens, putting his fists up.

JoJo's shirt was a lighter purple color.

Albert chuckles.

Mike leads his twin out of the room.

Albert reaches down from the stairs, grabbing Race's cigar out of his hands.

"Albert!" Race shouts.

"Now, now, children," Eliza starts. "It's too early to be shouting."

"Excuse me, Mrs. Ham." Jack starts. "You do realize who you just told that to, right?" He questions.

Eliza chuckles. "Yeah. It was just a thought."

Jack chuckles.

Jack turns to face Finch and Blink.

Albert had run off with Race's cigar, Race on his tail.

"If you get the five Brooklyn boys that you named, and Spot, to go with your idea, Blink," Jack starts. "I'll make Davey wear one of my shirts, and Les can wear one of Lucky's." He states. "Bonus points if Lucky wears Tumbler's shirt."

Blink and Finch share a smirk. "Deal." They respond in unison.

Jack chuckles a bit.

"Tomorrow's going to be crazy." Crutchie mutters.

Some of the boys (and Eliza) in the room laugh.

"We should get the Bronxsies to do this, too." Boots states, appearing in the doorway, near where Henry, Jack, Specs, Romeo, Crutchie, and Medda were either standing or cooking.

"Stop giving them ideas!" Race and Mush shout in unison, from different parts of the house.

The boys laugh.

Eliza chuckles.

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