【 REAL LIFE! 】

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          Tom and Salem were in Salem's bedroom engaging in a pretty intense make out session when the bedroom door slammed open and Gus came running in. He stopped, his face scrunching up, when seeing the boys. They pulled apart, faces red.

          "Gross," he crossed his arms. "Stop doing that and gimme my gift from Sebby." He pulled one arm out, put a joking angry face arm, and pointed a finger at the boys, "Now!"

          "Me and Tom were in the middle of something, ya know, Gus?"

          "Yeah, keyword: were. I'll be in the living room and the couch awaiting my gift. Bring it quickly, peasant." He held his head high and marched dramatically from the room. Tom laughed at the kid and Salem laid his head back on his bed. Tom was propped up on the bed by his arm and looked over his shoulder at Salem, who laid with his eyes closed and arms resting on his forehead.

Tom smiled at the boy and leaned back to press his lips against Salems. Salem's eyes opened momentarily before closing again. He moved his heads to Tom's cheeks and kissed the boy back.

          Salem was about to deepen the kiss when a knock interrupted them, "Yo, Gus says if he doesn't have his gift within the next two minutes, he's burning the house down. Just thought you should know. Jimmy out!"

          The two watched Jimmy walk away and Salem sighed, "I guess we have to go give the little shit his gift." Tom rolled his eyes at his boyfriend's overdramatic tone. They stood and got off the bed. Salem walked around the bed, grabbing Tom by the collar of his shirt, "This," he motioned between them and the bed, "Is not over. We will be making out again later."

          "I'm perfectly fine with that."

          "It's 'cause I'm a great kisser, right?"

          "Suddenly, I'm not perfectly fine with that," Tom joked before pecking Salem's cheek and leaving the room. Salem followed after him, grabbing his boyfriend's hand and laying his head on Tom's shoulder from behind. On the way there, Salem stopped to grab a box hidden in one of the closets in the hall.

          "Finally!" Gus exclaimed as they entered the living room. He held his hands out when seeing the box, "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!"

"Ask nicely," Salem attempted to speak in a stern voice but it came across as more of a teasing tone. Salem had yet to perfect his stern parenting voice. Tom didn't think he ever would, honestly.

"Give it to me, now!" Gus whined, huffing. Salem stood in place. Gus crossed his arms together across his chest once again and pouted. "Please!" He yelled. Salem still didn't move, a mischievous smile forming on his face. "Meanie," Gus hollered before getting up and running for Salem. Salem didn't get a chance to reply before Gus grabbed the box and ran for his room.

"Gus!" Tom called after the child. Salem stood, dumbfounded. After the shock wore off, Salem followed Tom and Jimmy to Gus's bedroom. By the time they entered the room, Gus had already ripped all the wrapping paper off the box and was about to rip the box open. "Gus," Tom yelled, running across the room and jumping onto the bed before snatching the box away.

"Tom, what the hell," Gus cried loudly and tried to grab the box. Tom and Salem looked at Gus in surprise while Jimmy grinned.

"Gus! Language!" Salem exclaimed, throwing his arms in the air.

Gus raised an eyebrow, a small smile forming on his lips as he said: "Tom, mais c'est quoi ce bordel?" He narrowed his eyes at Salem as the boys jaw dropped. Jimmy burst into laughter causing Salem to look at him.

"I don't remember much of French, but I know that's the bewildered version of 'What-the-hell' in French so Jimmy, what the hell? Why are you teaching my nephew bad things in french?"

"If you remembered French, you would do the same, Salem. You know you would," Jimmy pointed an accusing finger at Salem. "Also, let's not forget you taught him bitch in French when you were half asleep once.

"You guys are the worst influences on this child ever," Tom shook his head at them, holding the box away from the boy.

"They're great, Tommy, and you know it! And gimme my box back, garce!"

Tom argued, "Gus, you cant curse in French! Or in English. You're only twelve!"

Gus giggled loudly, "Je t'emmerde, Nique ta mère!" Tom looked at Salem and Jimmy.

"You created this."

Salem held his hands up in defense, "I taught him bitch and that's it." Salem walked into the room and grabbed the chair from Gus's desk before pulling it over to sit next to the bed. He sat down and motioned to Jimmy behind him, "He did the rest."

"Can I have my gift now?" Gus's shoulders slumped down and looked genuinely upset. "I've waited all day. Please," he dragged the word please out for a while before Salem hushed him.

"You get the gift on one condition," Gus nodded eagerly, "No more cursing in French." Gus opened his mouth to speak but Salem knew what he was going to ask and beat him to it, "No, you cannot curse in English. Matter of fact, no cursing in any language."

"Fine, just gimme my gift." Gus held his arms out, "I don't even see why Tom had to take it in the first place!" He stuck his tongue out at Tom.

"Sebastian wanted a video of you opening it!" Tom defended himself. "You almost opened it before we could video," he shrugged as he handed the box back to Gus. Salem pulled his phone out and started a video.

"You're good to go. Open the box!" Gus grinned at Salem's words before pulling at the top of the box. Ignoring the tape, he ripped the cardboard down the side—literally ripping the box in half.

"Jeez, we got a real life Hulk out here," Jimmy muttered with a chuckle. Salem was about to reply when Gus let out a high-pitched scream. Pulling the item from the box, he stood up and began jumping on the bed.

"What is it?" Salem called over his nephew's scream. He tried to keep the camera focused on Gus but with the boy jumping around, it became hard to do. It also was hard for the three boys in the room to see the gift. "Grab him," Salem nodded his head in Gus's direction after giving Tom's leg a light kick. Tom nodded and grabbed the kids waist before pulling back towards him. Gus landed in Tom's lap and Gus let out loud laughs and shoved the gift closer to Salem's face.

"Look at it! Look at it! Look at it!" Every time he said it, he shoved the gift closer and closer to Salem's face causing Salem to have to lean his head back. Tom pulled Gus's arms back lightly so the gift wasn't in Salem's face. Gus bounced up and down, "It's a Bucky arm! And it's small so I can wear it!" He waved the gift around, once again making it hard for the boys to get a good look at it.

"What do you have to say to Sebastian?" Salem said, holding the phone closer to Gus, who was still laughing and bouncing with excitement over his gift but was now shoving the gift into Tom's face.

Gus turned around, a wide grin on his face as he hugged the item to his chest, "Thank you, Sebby!"

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          "Why are we throwing a get together again?" Jimmy asked as he entered the kitchen with grocery bags lining his arms. Tom walked over and helped grab some of the bags as Salem sat on the countertop and watched.

          "Gus wants to show off his Bucky arm," Tom spoke as he began sitting bags on the counter by the fridge. He walked over to Salem and stood between the boys legs, "You gonna help us unpack all this?"

          Salem grabbed Tom's hips and pressed a quick kiss to the boys lips before leaning back and stating, "Nah, someones gotta supervise. Decided to take that hard job on for myself." Tom jokingly rolled his eyes at the boy before pressing another kiss to Salem's lips and then walking off to put groceries up.

          Jimmy held one of the bags up, "I'll be right back, I gotta run this to Gus. Special outfit request for tonights get together." The boys nodded as Jimmy jogged off to Gus's bedroom.

          Tom pulled a pack of plastic utensils out of a bag and tossed them at Salem, "Come help me, doofus."

          "Fine," Salem let out an overdramatic groan before jumping off the counter and grabbing a bag. The boys began unloading the bags and sitting everything out on the counters. Salem pulled an ice cream cake from the bag, "Should we leave this out or just put it in the freezer?"

          "It'll need time to thaw and everyone will be here in like ten minutes so I would just leave it out," Tom explained. Salem nodded and sat the cake on the counter before continuing to unload stuff. Tom stopped clearing bags and moved to grab large bowls from the cabinets, "How are we supposed to set this all up in ten minutes?"

Salem moved to put the beverages in the fridge, "Faith, trust, and pixie dust?" Tom snorted at the boy, shaking his head.

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          "Where's my favorite boy?" Zendaya called out loudly as she entered the house, not bothering to knock—not that Salem or Jimmy minded, they told everyone to just walk in.

          "Yo, Z—"

         "Not you, Jacob," She called over her shoulder to Jacob on the couch as she made her way to the kitchen. Salem was once again sitting on the counter with Tom between his legs. "Hey, hey," Zendaya wiggled her shoulders as she approached the boys, "Where my little man at?"

          "Still getting ready. He just got out of the shower. He should be out any minute," Salem said. "There's food literally spread out everywhere in the living room and kitchen. Bathrooms are down the hall to the left. Make yourself comfortable, queen."

          "Oh, I will!" The woman laughed before turning and heading back towards the living room.

          Salem turned his head to see Kalvin and Sebastian talking at the kitchen table and called out, "Kalvin, stop being an annoying shit!" He laughed as Kalvin glared at him.

          "I'm not!"

          "I know for a fact you are trying to get Sebastian to give you any spoilers he knows about the next Avengers movie! And I know for a fact he hates you!"

          "I don't hate Kalvin," Sebastian chuckled.

          "Yeah, bitch! He doesn't hate me!"

          Jimmy entered the kitchen and cupped his hands together around his mouth, "Dumbasses in the kitchen, make your way to the living room. The August Ambrosia will be making his grand entrance in a few moments. Exit the kitchen and enter the living room. Now." Jimmy spoke in an over-exaggerated professional speakers voice.

          The four men made their way to the living room where everyone else was. They squished together on the couches, some sat on the floor, and some stood. The house certainly was not big enough for everyone that was currently in there.

          Jimmy marched to the entrance of the kitchen and stood in the middle. He stood up straight and held his head high, "And I now present to you: The iconic, the legendary, the youngest savage, the incredible and gender role breaking, August Ambrosia!" He dragged Ambrosia out as he moved to the side, doing jazz hands as Gus slid into the entrance of the room.

          "Bitch!" Elijah screamed upon seeing Gus. The boy stood before them all in a light green dress and his Bucky arm.

          He smiled at the people, "Dresses might be for girls but it looked comfy when I saw it a couple days ago so I made Jimmy buy it today. And I think dresses should be for everyone cause these are very comfy and very flow-y."

          "Hey, dresses are for anyone who wants to wear them, Gus!" Harrison called out, smiling at the child, "And you're killing that dress!"

          Sebastian held his cup up in the air as he spoke, "Green is your color and the arm goes great with it, little buddy! I'm glad you liked it!"

          Zendaya walked over to pick the child up before turning to Salem, "I'm taking him home with me. He's mine now. I love him. He's never leaving me."

          "You know, I have a shirt with that exact same design pattern on it," Felix stated as he pointed towards Gus's dress. Felix was referring to the light white flowers on the dress.

          "Gus, if you wanted the dress a couple days ago, you should've told me. I would've gotten it for you," Salem smiled at the kid as Zendaya put him down.

          "I know but I thought boys couldn't wear dresses and then I decided today I just didn't care and was gonna wear it anyways!" He placed his hands on his hips, "What do you think, Tommy?"

          "Looks great, Gus. Sebastian's right, green is your color. Also, you can wear dresses wherever and whenever you watch and don't ever let anyone tell you that you can't!"

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【 NOTE! 】
❨ 5.18.18 ❩
I wanted to finish this book today but I had to go to school for a bit and then fell asleep until like 20 minutes ago. I'll probably go ahead and write the last two chapters and wait to post them tomorrow. Then, hopefully publish the sequel.

If I posted a showcase book where I show my covers, edits/manips, filters, and story drafts, would y'all read that?

Also, if my french is wrong I apologize. I used wordreference for that lmfao

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