When Brady woke up, he was alone on the bed. When he'd felt around the sheets for Leo, he found that the space was cold. Almost like he'd slept alone the entire night.

Brady was suddenly swamped with the revelations of the night before. God he'd never felt like that in his entire life.
The girls he'd been with before were all soft and lovely, beautiful too. But there was just something about the way Leo's hands handled him the previous night. There was nothing soft about it but oh how gentle it was!

In Leo's arms, he loved it. What did that mean? He was beginning to realize that Leo might have been right all along.

In the next minute, his phone started  ringing. He didn't remember bringing it but there it was, on the stand right next to the side of the bed he'd slept on.

Must have been Leo. He picked it up only to see the caller ID. Brady thought it was a bit unusual but picked it up nonetheless.

"Hey hey!" he said brightly. "Yeah, it's no biggie. Yeah, I'll be there, okay. See you in a bit."

He walked out to find Leo sprawled out on the couch, typing away in his computer.
Shit, this was going to be hard wasn't it?
He really must have made a fool of himself the night before. What if-

"Come here," Leo's voice startled him out  of his thoughts.

Slowly, Brady walked over to the couch where Leo was, as the latter put his computer away.

Brady placed his hand in Leo's when it was offered to him and with no warning, Leo pulled him onto his lap and snug one arm around his waist pecking his lips. "Sleep well?" he asked.

Brady was a bit astonished. To be honest, he didn't know what to expect and yet here was Leo, treating him like he had nothing to worry about.
He nodded and looked down at his hands.

"You don't have to keep being so nervous, we're doing a thing here remember? And there's absolutely no judgement. You know that right?" Leo inquired.

Brady realized that he hadn't yet said a word, but before he could, Leo leaned forward and kissed him.
A full on kiss that had Brady pulling away from him. "No! Ew! I just got out of bed, I'm disgusting!" Brady said, completely embarrassed and self conscious.

Leo chuckled darkly, "Like I care," he said and kissed Brady again.
Brady tried to fight him off but it was futile. They ended up with Leo in top of him, pinning both his hands with his.
They stared at each other for a while, until Brady couldn't hold his gaze any longer.

"I hate that other people could touch you, and it's killing me to think that maybe you liked it," Leo confessed.

"It wouldn't be that way if you hadn't just taken me as a way to meet up with Alex," Brady retorted. "And I didn't like it, I hated every second of it."

Brady tried to hide the fact that he was a little bit hurt, and hoped Leo wouldn't understand.

"I feel like such a jerk," Leo said. "I'm sorry."

Brady nodded, his eyes softening.

"And I didn't take you just to meet up with Alex," Leo said, releasing one hand to run it through Brady's hair. "He owns the club."

Brady had many questions but didn't find his voice until Leo spoke again.

"So, what do you want to have for breakfast?" Leo asked once they were sitting up again.

All the while, Brady couldn't help but notice the circles under Leo's eyes, he had never seen them so dark before. "You always have dark circles under your eyes, why?" Brady asked.

"Because I can't sleep," Leo replied. Whatever he thought, Brady wasn't expecting such a direct answer.
But the way he said it, Brady knew he had to let it go. He nodded subtly, acknowledgement and understanding.

"My mom called," Brady began, "They're going away for the weekend and need me to watch Bree because everyone's busy this weekend. So I can't have breakfast."

"Oh, okay then," Leo said. Brady couldn't place what he heard in his voice.

When Brady continued to look at him, Leo asked, "Do you need a ride?"

"Um, nope, I was actually hoping you could come with me," Brady said as he extended one hand to the back of his neck.

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah, it's just going to be me and Bree for the rest of the weekend, it could even be fun!"

"Um sure, okay, I'll come with you," Leo said.

"Don't worry, a delicious breakfast awaits us," Brady smiled at Leo, who looked a bit nervous, quickly masking it then.

"You can use my toothbrush," Leo said, aiming a sexy smirk at Brady.

Brady's eyes widened as he tried to find words.

"Just kidding. Come on, I'll find you one," Leo cajoled.

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As Brady sat at the passenger seat, his phone pinged with a message.

'so, how'd it go? it's devi by the way, your man was so angry *wink emoji*'

Brady couldn't stop his smile, not because of the contents of the message but rather because he was hearing from his new friend again.
Although, he didn't know how to reply.

'you know, i prefer your full name so that's what i'm saving you as'

Brady sent the message then saved Devi as DeVante.

'why are you stalling'

'well, he actually got into a fight. like with blood and all. what about alex, was there any progress'

'you are so horrible at changing the subject and whhaaaatt??!! faints and gets back up, faints again. leonardo walsh? glasses but sexy, intense but actually lovely, freaking got into a fight?? okay what where how? details baby'

Brady looked up to see the Leonardo in question staring at him. "What? I didn't say anything!"

"Okay, but I'm going to need directions," Leo said and started pulling out of the driveway. 

"Oh!" Brady exclaimed, reminding himself to relax. He texted DeVante back.

'i promise i will, right now is impossible. later okay?'

"Why are you smiling so much?" Leo asked Brady. "Who are you texting?"

"A friend."

"Then why are you smiling so much?"

"It's no biggie," Brady said as he tucked his phone into a hoodie he had borrowed from Leo's closet.
It felt good to wear it, but what he liked the most was the scent that kept wafting into his nostrils at any moment's turn. Leo.

He began to give directions. "I can't wait for you to meet Bree!"

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Leo thought the person he saw carrying luggage into a car was Brady's dad.
The wrist watch and formal attire. He looked to be in his mid forties and the way he closed his hands around a seemingly lovely lady and kissed her forehead was a sight to behold. They reverberated so much love.

"Come on!" he heard Brady say then near bolted to go hug the lady.

"Mumzie!" Brady called and embraced her.

Then Leo watched as a look passed between Brady and his dad. It was a look Leo couldn't understand, he just hoped he wasn't one of those shitty fathers.

Brady introduced him to his parents who to Leo's surprise, both hugged him, Brady's mother even pulled at his cheeks and called him handsome. She made him feel like he was a little kid again. He didn't have that growing up, and he wasn't going to make this emotional.

And then came the toddler he recognized from the wedding. She was even cuter up close. how was that even possible.

"Braaaayyyyy!!!" she screamed as she ran towards Brady, her curls bouncing up and down.

Brady hoisted her up and showered her face with kisses as she giggled heartily.
"Bree, this is Leo, be nice to him okay?" Bree smiled at Leo, and then narrowed her eyes when Brady looked away.
Leo was taken aback suddenly.

"Go on, say goodbye to mom and dad Bree," Brady said and let her go.

"We're having a serious talk when I'm back Brady," his father said. Brady just shrugged it off and took their bags and walked towards the house as the car rumbled and the sound began to fade.

Bree stopped in front of Leo and crossed her little arms. "Okay we have to agwee on something, I have to watch Bray's back and I'm not sure I like you yet so don't get too close okay? I have claws."
It was almost like she heard it from a TV show, she even made a hissing sound.

Leo smiled as she flicked her hair back, he crouched to be at her level. "And what do I have to do to win this lovely princess' heart?"

Bree smiled then turned away really quickly, Leo only heard her low voice talking to herself. "Tough girl Bree, tough girl."

She turned back around with her previous look plastered on her face, her nose in the air this time. "Does Bray like you?"

"I don't know," Leo said, smile only getting wider.

"So I don't know if I like you too!" she said then turned to dash inside the house after Brady.

Leo watched the small figure retreat as he felt a rare kind of happy light up his insides.
Who were these people, and why were they stealing so many pieces of his heart?

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