First Steps by Sean Michael

Author:Sean Michael [Michael, Sean]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B00378L7L8
Publisher: Torquere Press
Published: 2007-02-06T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Four

"Da!” Ellie's cry was sure, happy, hands held out to him, little fists opening and closing.

Oh.

Oh.

Oh oh oh.

"Chad! Chad! Come here!"

She talked. She called him Da.

Chad came in a hurry. “Peter? You okay? The twins?"

He looked up, eyes teary. “She talked."

"Oh. Oh, Peter. Peter.” Chad beamed at him and then at her. “What did she say?"

"Come on. Come on, do it again. Who am I? Do it again."

Ellen, sweet little lover she was, grinned up at Chad and crowed. “Da! Dadadadadadadada!"

"Oh! Oh, God, Peter! Listen to her!"

Chad laughed and crouched next to him. “Do it again, Ellie!"

She giggled, clapped her little hands and squealed, thrilled with the attention. “Da-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a!"

Chad nudged him. “She said our name."

He nodded, grinned wide. “She did.” He nuzzled Ellen's cheek. “Da da da da da."

Daniel scooted over, little face wrinkling up, tugging Chad's sleeve.

Chad chuckled. “Somebody's jealous his sister's getting attention.” Chad tickled Daniel's ribs. “How about you? Can you say Da?"

Daniel giggled and blew a huge raspberry. That got Ellen to giggling hard, almost hiccupping. Chad laughed and blew one back. The man looked happy. Really happy.

He leaned against Chad, face lifting for a kiss, so in love it hurt. “Hey."

"Hey, lover. Our babies are growing up.” Chad gave him a soft kiss.

Peter nodded. “They are. So beautiful. Our family."

"Yeah.” Chad looked at him, face suddenly serious. “I want to make it official, Peter."

"Official?” He tilted his head, heart hiccupping. “What ... what does that mean, love?"

"I want to adopt the twins. Be their other dad legally as well as in our hearts."

"Oh.” He blinked, heart pounding hard now, swallowing, world going a little grey around the edges. “Really? You want that? Us? Really?"

"Yeah. Yeah, I really do—I hope you know that. And I hope you want that, too. You're not upset about it, are you?"

"No. No, I ... I just never thought. When I started this I wanted to, but then things broke up and I'd convinced myself it wouldn't ever happened and..."

Ellen frowned at him, then pushed into Chad's arms. “Da!"

Peter nodded. “Yeah, baby. Yeah. That ... that's your dad."

"Yeah.” Chad beamed. “I'm your Dad.” Those eyes looked over at him. “You're good with this, Peter? It makes you happy?"

"Happy. Scared. Overwhelmed. So fucking in love it hurts."

"Oh, good. That makes two of us. But I'll tell you one thing. Everything in me says to grab hold of the three of you and hold on for dear life. So that's what I'm going to do."

He nodded, buried his face in Daniel's soft neck. “Yeah. Yeah, love. Please."

Chad's hand was warm on his back, the twins squirming and giggling in their arms. Each one was given a soft kiss on the cheek and then a raspberry right to the neck and then Chad kissed him, lips so gentle on his own.

Little hands patted them, fingers grabbing their shirts. It was what he'd wanted, since the beginning. A home. A family. A partner.

Little Ellie said “Dadadada!” again and Chad laughed and the kiss got harder for a moment before Chad's lips left his.

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