Chapter 17
"Sebastian...." Chris sighs. "Muffy really doesn't like Nala."
A year has passed in Evans household, and still, with not much luck, Muffy still isn't very pleased with the newest addition to the family. Chris on the other hand, has grown to like the ginger female cat, Nala, so there's a win there.
Though, Chris is definitely not too pleased that they appear to now have three cats instead of two.
Sebastian had managed to catch the stray black-and-white tom cat that had been hanging around, much to Chris's annoyance. Though, considering black-and-white cat - that Sebastian had decided to name Sooty - prefers staying outside than inside most of the time, Chris has decided to let it slide. A bonus is that Muffy likes that cat, and now Muffy has been staying outside more often.
"Why? What's going on?" Sebastian asks, running into the kitchen. "Are they fighting again?"
"Well, not so much fighting." Chris starts. "But Muffy did manage to somehow push her off the table."
Sebastian sighs, before walking over to the fridge to get a drink. "I think that was his revenge for her pouncing on him this morning." He says. "Do you want a coffee?" He asks.
Chris shakes his head. "Nah, already had one." He says. "You've done a load of washing, right?"
"Yeah. There's a pile of your clothes for you to take away with you on the bed." Sebastian nods, as he boils the jug to make himself a coffee. "It should be a months worth of clothes. If not, you'll just have to do some washing at the dry cleaners near wherever it is your working." He stops, turning to face Chris. "Have you got everything else you need packed? Don't forget you leave in the morning."
"Yes, everything's packed, don't worry." Chris assures him. "Now, are you going to be okay on your own with the girls and the cats for a month while I'm away for work?" He asks.
Sebastian shrugs. He must admit that he hates it when Chris has to go out of town for work to oversee the construction of the buildings that he's helped do the designs for. Luckily it's not very often that happens, but when it does, Sebastian doesn't like it. Usually it's just because of the length that he's away for, and his omega instinct wanting his alpha. They've got to get the money to live somehow though.
"We'll be fine." Sebastian says. "I can always call Laura and ask her if she can babysit the girls whenever I need some help."
A few months ago they had taken Bucky's advice about getting his and Steve's daughter to babysit for them whenever needed. They're glad they did, too. Laura is great with the girls, and the girls love her.
"Can you go outside and see how much cat biscuits are in Sooty's bowl?" Sebastian asks. "I'm not sure how much he has left."
"I was just out there earlier, and he had plenty." Chris says. "I'm sure if he gets more hungry later he'll just wander on inside like he usually does."
Sebastian nods. Even though Sooty prefers to stay outside rather than inside, he still comes on inside through the cat door or an open window whenever he wants food. Or he just catches a bird. Though, Sebastian does wish that Sooty would stay inside more than outside, but he's an outdoor cat, and it's just what he likes more. During the colder weather he comes inside more though.
"You know, Seb." Chris starts, as soon as Sebastian sits down at the table with a mug of coffee. "I think we should start discussing when we're going to get a dog." He says.
"Are we now?" Sebastian asks, raising an eyebrow as he takes a large sip of his coffee, grimacing at the taste as he realizes he forgot to add sugar.
"Well, it's only fair. Seeing as you now have three cats." Chris says, watching as Sebastian gets up to put sugar into his coffee. "Plus, you never told me you were going to adopt Nala when you did." He reminds him.
"Are you still going to go on about that?" Sebastian asks. "And don't you dare say you don't like Nala. I've seen how you treat her. You treat her like a little princess more than I do." He says. "Hell, she likes you a lot more than she likes me."
Well... Chris knows that Sebastian isn't wrong there. He does very much like Nala. Muffy still hates him though, Sooty on the other hand, just sees him as someone who gives him food, so Chris assumes that means that Sooty is indifferent about him. He thinks Sooty is like that with Sebastian too.
"That may be true, but you still never told me you were getting her." He says. "And don't forget that you managed to catch Sooty."
"Well, technically I didn't really do all that much to catch him. He really ended up just making himself at home in our backyard." Sebastian says, sitting back down at the table. "I thought you wouldn't mind having him here so much, seeing as he's more of an outdoor cat than an indoor cat."
"I guess so." Chris shrugs. "You still named him though, so that kinda makes him yours in a way. Or shows that you want to keep him."
"Well, what else was I supposed to call him? He had to have a name." Sebastian says. "Plus, he's gotten used to me calling him Sooty now." He shrugs. "And of course I want to keep him. I've already spent money on getting him neutered after all. Also, he's the first cat that Muffy even likes, so there's a win there."
Chris nods, agreeing on how it's a win with Muffy actually liking Sooty. Though, it's been a year already, and Muffy is still yet to show any signs of liking Nala. Maybe because she showed up in his home with no warning. Or because he's just a territorial bastard. Then again, that wouldn't explain how he likes Sooty. Maybe he just doesn't like female cats, or it's because Nala is ginger much like himself.
"Yeah, but Sooty?" Chris asks. "Like that Sooty and Sweep children's puppet show thing?"
Sebastian shrugs. "I thought it was cute." He says. "And it suits him, doesn't it?"
"I suppose so...." Chris sighs. "Now... we need to discuss when we're going to get a dog."
"You that desperate in getting a dog?" Sebastian asks.
Chris nods. "We need a dog, Seb." He says. "And I know the girls would love one."
Sebastian sighs, shaking his head a little. He's not totally against having a dog, but he'd rather not get one just yet. He's not even sure how the cats would react to a dog, and he doesn't want a dog to scare any of them off.
But Chris and the girls really want one, so he's a little outnumbered on that front.
"Chris, I..." He trails off. "I don't know... is now a very good time for us to get a dog?" He asks. "I mean, Sabrina is only a year old. I just don't know if we're ready for a dog yet. Not to mention they're not as easy to look after as cats."
"Well, we don't need to get one just yet." Chris says. "But, soon maybe?"
Sighing, Sebastian shakes his head. He knows that Chris wasn't meaning getting one just yet, especially when he's leaving for work tomorrow for a month. But when they can get one? Sebastian is undecided. He wouldn't really mind getting one, but he's unsure of when.
"I don't know. Chris...." He sighs. "I'll have to think about it."
"So, you're not against getting one?" Chris asks.
"I've never been against getting one, Chris. I just don't know if we're ready for one yet." He says. "I know you're very much ready for a dog, but I don't know if I am."
Chris nods. "Alright." He says. "How about, while I'm away for work, you can think it all over and when I return home at the end of the month we can decide from there?" He asks, hopeful.
"I guess we can do that." Sebastian smiles a little, before grabbing his phone out of his pocket. "Laura just text. She said she'll be back from the park with the girls in about ten or twenty minutes. She just had to stop off at the store first."
Chris nods. "So we have about fifteen minutes of alone time till they return...." He says.
Sebastian looks up at him, knowing exactly what Chris is implying they could do to occupy themselves before the girls return home. Except, considering he just finished up cleaning the house not too long ago, Sebastian just wants to sit and relax as he finished off his coffee.
"Not now, Chris." He says. "I just want to relax in peace before the house is full again."
Chris nods. Understanding that Sebastian isn't in the mood right now, even if they don't really get enough time to themselves anymore because of looking after the girls.
"Maybe later though, seeing as you'll be gone for about a month." Sebastian adds, noticing the disappointment on Chris's face.
"Okay, but only if you really want to." Chris says.
Sebastian smirks a little. "Well you might just be in luck later tonight, big guy...."
******
"So...." Sebastian trails off, sitting down on Chris's lap. "The girls are in bed."
"Are they now?" Chris asks, grabbing a hold of Sebastian's hips.
Sebastian hums, leaning down to kiss Chris, who kisses back eagerly, gripping onto Sebastian's hips.
They had put the girls down to bed two hours ago, and now Sebastian and Chris are about to have a little fun since Chris won't be home for about a month for work. Unfortunately though, they'll have to be quiet so they don't wake the girls up. That's the last thing that they need.
"Bedroom?" Chris asks, as Sebastian paws at his chest, trying to get his shirt off.
Sebastian moans in response, trying to rub up against Chris. All his omega instinct wanting him to get a nice alpha's knot inside him.
"Come on then." Chris says, gripping onto Sebastian's ass, hoisting him up as he gets up off the couch.
Once they're off the couch, Sebastian wraps his legs around Chris's waist, as he leaves kisses all around Chris's neck. He tries to rub up against Chris, but Chris holds him in place, causing him to whimper in frustration as Chris takes them to the bedroom.
Chris locks their bedroom door behind them, having finally invested in a lock, before setting Sebastian down on the bed.
"Clothes off, now." Chris says, as he begins to take his clothes off. Though, before he even had to say it, Sebastian is already removing his clothes.
As Chris gets up on top of Sebastian once the both of them are unclothed, he begins kissing down the length of Sebastian's body, stopping once to gets to his dick. He gives it a few small kisses, before kissing back up Sebastian's torso and chest.
Sebastian moans a little at the contact, trying to keep as quiet as possible so he doesn't wake the girls up.
"Come on, Chris!" He gasps, bucking his hips up against Chris.
He can already feel the slick leaking out of his hole and onto the sheets. All he wants right now, is for Chris to just hurry up and stick something inside him, preferably his cock.
"Patience, Seb." Chris chuckles, reaching over to the bedside table to grab a condom from out of the drawers.
"I don't think I can be patient, Chris. So you better hurry up and stick something in me." Sebastian says, leaning up on his elbows as he watches Chris.
Thankfully, it doesn't take too long for Chris to stick a finger inside Sebastian's hole, causing him to fall back onto the bed with a small gasp. Finally Chris is giving him what he wants, even if it is only a finger, which quickly turns into two and then three fingers stretching his hole for Chris's cock.
"Chris." Sebastian moans as Chris's fingers brush up against his prostate, doing his best not to be too loud. "Come on already. I need you inside me."
"Eager are we?" Chris asks, thrusting his fingers inside Sebastian.
He won't lie. Chris is just as eager to fuck Sebastian right now just as Sebastian is eager to get fucked.
Sebastian just lets out a whimper in response, pushing down on Chris's fingers, trying to get him to move or just do something already. Preferable sticking his cock in him already.
Chris chuckles a little at that, leaning down to place a kiss on Sebastian's forehead as he pulls his fingers out. The action causes Sebastian to whimper at the loss of contact, but it doesn't take long for Chris to roll on the condom, before situating himself between Sebastian's legs and pushing in.
As Chris bottoms out, Sebastian wraps his legs around his waist, digging his heels into Chris's back. He'll never be able to get over how fucking good Chris feels inside him, even when he's wearing a condom. Though without is definitely a lot better.
Sebastian pulls Chris down for a kiss as soon as he starts thrusting into him, and threads his fingers through his hair. Though Chris's hair isn't exactly long enough to tug on all that much like his own. But that's not much of a problem, as Sebastian is the one who likes having his hair tugged on during sex more than Chris does.
It doesn't take long for Chris to find Sebastian's prostate, and when he does, he begins repeatedly thrusting against it. Which causes Sebastian to break away from the kiss to cry out, biting onto Chris's shoulder to muffle the noise.
Chris lets out a groan as Sebastian bites into his shoulder and scratches his nails up his back. Which may or may not be drawing blood, but they'll worry about that later. All they're worried about right now, is just being intimate with each other in the best way possible. That, and trying not to be too loud that they end up waking the girls up.
Grabbing onto Sebastian's leaking dick, Chris starts pumping him in time with his thrusts. They both know that they're not going to be able to last much longer, but that's okay with them. All they really care about right now, is being close to each other.
Sebastian is he first to release with a moan muffled by Chris's shoulder, as he spills out onto his stomach and Chris's hand. His legs go limp, falling from around Chris's waist and landing on either side if Chris's hips as Chris continues to thrust into him.
"Come on me, Chris." Sebastian gasps out, as his head hits the pillows under him, and his arms fall from Chris's back.
Chris nods, pulling out of Sebastian's hole slowly, causing Sebastian to whimper slightly. Once he's out, Chris takes off the condom and leans back on his knees as he pumps his dick a few times before he's spilling onto Sebastian with a groan, setting a hand down on the bed beside Sebastian's head to stop himself from collapsing onto him.
Sebastian's eyes flutter closed tiredly as he comes down from his own orgasm, and he barely even notices Chris getting up off the bed. Though, the cold wet touch of a damp washcloth is enough for him to open his eyes to find Chris cleaning off his stomach from their mess. But a shower in the morning would definitely be a lot better and nicer than just a damp washcloth.
"You good?" Chris asks.
"Yeah." Sebastian hums, curling up on his side once Chris has cleaned him up and gotten into bed next to him.
Chris smiles at that, pulling Sebastian closer to him, and kissing his forehead. "I love you."
"I love you too, Chris." Sebastian hums, cuddling up against Chris, resting his head on Chris's chest.
It doesn't take too long for Sebastian to fall asleep with Chris's fingers running his hair, and the feel of his warm body against his own. Just the way he likes it.
******
Sebastian wakes the next morning to find Chris just coming out of the bathroom in just a towel, having just come out of the shower.
"Morning, Seb." Chris says, walking over to his dresser to get some clothes for the day.
Sebastian rolls onto his back on the bed, mumbling a good morning to Chris. Though, as he looks at the time on the digital clock next to the bed, he groans as he sees that it's six in the morning, before shoving Chris's pillow over his face.
"Too early?" Chris asks, setting clothes down at the end of the bed to get changed into.
Whatever Sebastian replies with, Chris doesn't quite catch it. He's not even sure if it was English or Romanian either. Though he's assuming it's something about being too early to be awake right now.
Chris laughs a little under his breath, before going back into the bathroom once he's fully clothed to finish cleaning himself up. He debates shaving his beard, but decides against it as he knows how much Sebastian loves it. Instead he trims it a little, before brushing his teeth and combing his hair back a little. He probably should get his hair cut at some point, it's due for a trim anyway.
As he goes back into the bedroom, he finds Sebastian out of bed, getting into his pyjama pants and an old baggy shirt.
"Hey, Seb, go back to bed." Chris says, walking over to him, helping him into his shirt. "You don't need to be up this early."
"But I want to see you off." Sebastian says. "After all, you'll be gone for about a month." He reminds him. "Now, have you got everything packed?"
"Yeah, I do. Don't worry." He says, pulling Sebastian closer to him a little, and placing a quick kiss on his forehead.
"Good. What time do you need to be gone by?" Sebastian asks, as they walk out of the room slowly and downstairs into the living room.
Chris shrugs. "Well, Steve said anywhere between now and six thirty would be best to get there by ten." He says.
Sebastian nods. He doesn't want Chris to leave anytime soon, but he knows he has to. If only Chris wasn't going so far away for work. If only the construction site was closer....
"You had breakfast yet?" Sebastian asks, once they reach the kitchen.
"Nah, I'm gonna get something on the way there." He says. "You sure you and the girls will be okay while I'm gone?"
He knows they'll more than likely be fine while he's gone, they usually are, but that doesn't stop Chris from worrying about them. He hates having to leave them alone when he has to go out of town for work, even when he knows they'll be fine.
"We'll be fine, Chris." Sebastian says. "I promise you if anything happens, I'll ring you, or if I can't, I'll get Anthony or Scarlett to do so." He promises him. "Also, don't forget we've got your boss's daughter, Laura, as the girl's babysitter."
"I know, I just don't like leaving you and the girls." Chris says.
Sebastian smiles a little, kissing his cheek. "We know. But you gotta make the money somehow seeing as I don't work anymore." He says.
If he's being honest, Sebastian would like to get back to working one day when the girls are older, even if it is just part time. He could always go back to work now, seeing as Taissa is at school, and Emma is at preschool, but Sabrina would still be home. Though he knows Laura would be up for looking after Sabrina while he's out working. If he decides to go out and look for a part time job at least.
Chris does work from home most of the time though, so there is him to watch the girls if Sebastian decides to go out and look for a part-time job. But Chris can't exactly watch them and work at the same time, so they'd have to still get Laura to babysit most days when she's not called in for her other part-time job at the bookstore in town.
"You should probably get going soon, shouldn't you?" Sebastian sighs, his disappointment clear.
Chris sighs, nodding his head. "Yeah, I should." He says. "Kinda don't want to though, but I have to."
Sebastian sighs at that, wrapping his arms around Chris and resting his head on his shoulder. "You want to say goodbye to the girls before you go?" He asks.
Chris contemplates it for a bit. He did already say goodbye to the girls last night, seeing as they wouldn't be up by the time he goes to leave. He doesn't really want to wake them up right now either, and he feels as though if he does, then he may end up prolonging heading on out.
"I don't want to wake them." He shakes his head. "I already told them last night that I'd be leaving early in the morning so I already said my goodbyes to them last night." He says. "Plus, if we wake them up, I know for a fact that I won't be able to head on out when I planned to."
"Alright." Sebastian says. "If we woke them up now I'd have to stay up, and I very much want to head on back to bed once you're gone. Six in the morning is way too early for me."
Chris hums at that. "Well, I promise you can go back to bed very soon." He says.
Eventually, the Chris has his bags packed into the boot of his car, and does a quick double check that he has everything that he needs. Thankfully he has everything and he hasn't forgotten to pack everything that he needs. And thankfully his car is definitely good enough to drive the four hours it'll take him to get to where he needs to go.
He had decided to buy himself a car for this specific reason, and for when it's just him heading out to the shop or something. It's a lot easier to take a smaller car when it's just one person anyway. Besides, he can't exactly just take their van, seeing as Sebastian would need it more than he would. They had ended up getting rid of their two crappy older cars, seeing as they no longer need them since they've got better ones now, one of which will actually hold them all.
"Have fun, and don't work too hard." Sebastian says, pulling Chris in for a hug, before kissing him goodbye.
"You too." Chris says, hugging him back, before reluctantly pulling away and getting in the car. "I'll see you and the girls in about a month."
Sebastian nods, watching as Chris starts up the car.
"Love you!" Chris calls out the window, as he backs out of the driveway and onto the road.
"Love you too!" Sebastian calls, following along onto the side walk.
He waves Chris off as he drives off down the road, tooting the horn as he does so, and Sebastian can't help but laugh a little, and hope that Chris hasn't woken up any of their neighbours from tooting the horn. It is only around six in the morning on a Sunday after all, and Sebastian doubts that not many people on their street will be up at this time. Well.. unless any of them happen to be Church goers.
Sebastian lingers on the side walk for a bit, before heading back on inside, and going straight to bed. Though, now that Chris is gone, the bed doesn't feel as warm as it did last night....