~*~Atticus's POV~*~
"Good morning, Handsome, how'd you sleep?" I mumbled to Acre as he woke up, wrapped around me with his head in my neck.
"Not good. You?"
"Not that great. I wanted to be awake incase Joey woke up."
"Me too."
Acre played with my hair while we waited for Joey to wake up, both of us really nervous to see if he'd talk today. He only had one day in the past 4 months that he didn't speak all day and it was a few days after he started his meds. It scared us both but he was fine the next day. I was just hoping this wouldn't be the same.
I felt Joey stir on my chest, nuzzling his head into Acre's and making him smile. I ran my hand up and down his back as he started to wake up, his hips pushing against my lower stomach as he whined softly.
"Someone's hard." I whispered to Acre, seeing his eyes light up as I laid Joey on his back, his eyes fluttering open before closing again. His arms stretched above his head, his shirt riding up as he whined again, clearly wanting something.
"Can we touch you, Joey?" Acre asked for us, rolling onto his stomach as Joey gave a small nod. He made us laugh when he kicked his shorts off and wiggled around to get his shirt off.
"Look at that sexy body..." I mumbled, pushing his clothes away as I started kissing his stomach and sucking as many marks onto his skin as I could.
"Such a whiny little slut." Acre grinned wickedly, biting at Joey's neck before moving down and sucking on his skin as well.
Joey whined and tried to grab our hands to put on him, whining more when we didn't let him move us.
"What do you want, Baby?" I asked, letting him take my hand as he stuck my fingers into his mouth, pushing them down his throat while I just grinned.
"Make mine nice and wet, Whore, I wanna put them in your ass." Acre mumbled, replacing my hand with his own as Joey choked around his fingers. "Take it, swallow them down."
I let some spit fall into my hand before grabbing his dick, sucking him into my mouth as his hips snapped up into me, making me gag. I heard Acre chuckle before he took his fingers out of Joey's throat, rubbing around his hole as Joey lifted his legs up.
"No moving." Acre ordered him, placing his hand on Joey's belly and holding him still. He whined and squirmed, trying to move his hips but wasn't able to due to Acre's hold on him. Acre ended up putting his legs back down, kissing his thighs before biting down decently hard, making Joey gasp and his hands reach for something to grab. "Hands on the headboard, don't move them."
I smirked as our bratty boy refused, his hands falling into my hair as he tried to fuck my mouth. I gagged again when he hips jerked up and he almost shouted, making me look down to see Acre holding his balls in a fist.
"What did I say?" He barked more orders as I ignored him, rolling my eyes and playing with Joey some more. "Look what you did, you took so long to listen that my fingers are dry."
When I pulled off of Joey I had my hair grabbed, feeling him try to push me back down as I noticed some tears fall down his cheeks. As I always did, I checked in with him to make sure they were good tears.
"Baby, do we need to stop?" I asked, getting vigorous head shakes as Acre grinned and shoved his fingers back down Joey's throat, making him sputter and spit pour from his mouth. This time, Acre didn't wait for Joey to listen, he just put a finger in him, making him squirm before adding the second. It was the most we'd done with Joey and he seemed to like it enough for now. I just couldn't wait to fuck his gorgeous ass.
"Look at that, you just love having my fingers inside you so much you're trying to hold them there. What a dirty little bitch."
I chuckled when Joey whined again, wrapping a hand around himself before I grabbed his hand, pulling it off and getting many whimpers of protest.
"You wanna cum, Baby?" I asked, kissing his chest and sucking on his nipples. His hands found my hair again and pushed at my head to make me suck him off, giving me my answer.
"Are you a good boy? Only good boys get to cum when they want to." I whispered, moving lower to kiss his belly and hips.
"M-hm..." He whimpered again, writhing beneath us.
"Alright, Handsome, go ahead and cum." I gave in, sucking him into my mouth and letting him rock between Acre's fingers and my throat. Acre sped up his hand, making Joey almost scream again before unloading into my throat, his body spasming and twitching as he whined some more.
As usual, I held it in my mouth, but this time instead of spitting it in Joey's mouth, I grabbed Acre's chin and did it to him. It surprised him but he swallowed it none the less.
Since Joey came around, I took it upon myself to be the one to clean up afterwards. I didn't mind at all and I actually enjoyed getting to clean them both off and touch them some more when they relaxed. This time though, Acre got up and helped me clean up, wiping Joey down before picking him up while I changed the bedsheets.
"Good morning, my Love." Acre whispered to him, kissing his head before setting him on the desk while I grabbed all of us some clothes.
I raised an eyebrow when Joey didn't answer, closing his eyes and laying against the wall. I could see the worry on Acre's face and tried to hide it on my own as I brought the clothes over.
"He's not talking." Acre whispered to me, frowning as he took his clothes and fiddled with them.
"I know, it'll be ok, Baby." I kissed his head and felt my eyes water when Acre set his clothes down and just stared. He looked like he always did when his brain was working too quick for him to keep up. "Let me help you."
I grabbed his shirt and pulled it over his head, kissing his nose and watching him smile lightly as I helped him change his pants. Once he was dressed, I dressed myself before walking over to help Joey.
"Hey, Baby, lift your arms for me?" At least he was still moving, it wasn't much but it was something. I pulled his favourite shirt of mine on, having him stand while I put him in a pair of Acre's shorts before picking him up. "Let's go down for breakfast, you're probably hungry now."
I took Acre's hand and held it until we reached the bottom of the stairs, letting go reluctantly to walk into the kitchen where everyone was currently talking.
"Morning, boys, how'd everyone sleep?" Mama asked, smiling up at us. When she noticed our frowns she motioned to Joey, Acre and I nodding as she got up and came to talk to him. "Hey, Honey, how are you feeling?"
Joey only shook his head before hiding in my chest again, gripping my shirt as I rubbed his back. I was hoping by lunch he'd be talking again, we just had to be gentle with him until he decided to talk.
"Joey, don't ignore her, that's rude, Buddy." Steve frowned, getting up and walking over. I didn't exactly mean to, but I backed up into Acre and held Joey close, not wanted to let him go. "Atticus, is everything alright? You're acting strange. Can I see him?"
"No." I avoided everyone's eyes as I lowered my head, resting it again Joey's as he held my hand in his.
"Atticus, let us talk to him." Mik demanded, standing up but getting held back by Steve.
"Atticus, Honey, do you want to come sit with him? We won't make you put him down." Marilyn asked, her and Aubrey holding their hand on top of the chair between them.
"No one's going to take him from you, ok? We just want to talk to him."
"He's not going to talk." I argued, staying in my place. I wasn't sure what had come over me but I didn't want anybody to touch him. He could get bad again if we weren't holding him.
"That's ok too, Sweetie, just come sit. We'll pull over another chair so Acre can sit next to you." Mama held her hand out, directing me to the seat as I felt Acre's familiar hand on my back. It was on my upper back this time, subtle, yet comforting as he pushed me to the chair.
"There you go, Atticus," Aubrey smiled, looking down at Joey. "No one's going to take him, I just want to talk to him, ok?"
I nodded as I looked down, Joey's eyes closed as he shifted to sit on my lap. He ended up sitting sideways with his head in my neck, his other hand wrapped around the other side as he played with my braid that I hadn't touched since yesterday morning. I desperately needed a shower and to hydrate the rats nest on my head.
"Hey, Sweetheart, can you hear me?" Aubrey asked softly, running her hand up and down Joey's back and getting a small nod in response. "That's good. Is talking too much right now?"
He nodded again, turning again to straddle my lap as he rested against my shoulder once more. His face was still in my neck but he no longer had his back to anyone.
"Can you tell us what's too much?" Marilyn asked, standing up and behind me as she ran her fingers through his hair. I wasn't sure about Joey but I was started to feel caged in with so many people around me. "Does it hurt?"
Joey shook his head and moved again, this time only wrapping his arms tighter around me.
"Is it making you upset to talk?"
Another head shake.
"Joey, it's Mik," Mik frowned, coming over and standing with his wife. "Is talking too scary right now?" Finally he gave us a nod as Mik looked at his wife who was frowning and hugging him. "I think he should come back to Steve's for a few days, get some fresh air and some time alone to relax."
"No." I glared, getting a baffled look back from Mik as I held Joey closer. "He doesn't want that."
"You don't know that, Atticus." Steve interjected.
"Yes I do." They needed to stop. They weren't taking him away from us. He didn't want to go anywhere.
"Steve, Honey, please just stop." Aubrey asked, the man finally giving up and nodding. "Atticus," She turned to me. "We're going to let Joey stay here with you, ok? But that means you need to call us if he continues not to talk for a few days."
"I promise." I mumbled, squeezing Joey as I felt him squeeze back, feeling his lips kiss my neck. Just his little action made me smile as I rubbed his back. "You're staying here, Baby, you're not going anywhere." I whispered into his ear, covered by his hair that he desperately needed cut again.
"Love you..." I let my head fall against his as I hugged him, just hearing that little bit made me certain that things would get a little better as the day went on.
"I love you too, Baby, so damn much." I felt Acre's hand on my knee, looking over to see him laying on the table with his hands hidden below. I knew what his little touch meant, he didn't need to say it. I accepted the tissue he held out, wiping my eyes before leaning back with Joey still with me.
"Acre, have you decided what you want to do with Natalie and the baby?" Mama asked, everyone settling down as Amelia brought over some donuts. I spotted the sprinkle one right away, stealing it for Joey before anyone else had the chance. It took some coaxing to make him turn on my lap but he eventually did and let me hold the donut while he bit into it. "Atticus, take some food."
"I'll have whatever's left, I can wait." I continued to feed Joey, smiling at his icing covered lips and taking a napkin to wipe them. The smaller boy had other plans though when he grabbed my face and kissed me. We'll sort of, he more used his face to spread the icing all over mine, his sad eyes still shining with mischief. "You're too cute." I wiped my mouth before kissing his forehead, and ignoring the intense looks I was getting from Joey's two father figures.
"Acre?" Mama asked again, grabbing his attention.
"I'm not sure. I don't think I want it. But if I decide to kill her, I want to have my baby. I don't want to take away both of his parents."
"His?" I questioned, raising an eyebrow as he sighed.
"I think it's a boy. My family doesn't have many girls."
"I think it's a girl." I said, seeing his little grin before looking down at Joey. "Joey, boy or girl?"
I smiled in victory when he held up the number 2 on his fingers, taking my side.
"Mom? Boy or girl?" Acre asked Amelia. It was so unlike him to lighten the mood, but I loved it so fucking much.
"Dad and I both have lots of boys in our families, I think it's a boy."
"A lot of boys means you're bound to have a girl at some point. I'm with Atticus and Joey on this one." Mom pointed out, accepting my fist bump.
"I can't see Acre with a little girl, I think she'd overwhelm him," Mama smiled with us. "Boy."
"She'll be a girl." Aubrey smiled, Mik agreeing as their partners both shook their heads.
"Acre is not a girl dad, I can't picture it." Steve joined in.
"I can see him teaching a little boy how to read and write, I think a little girl as stubborn as him would make him go insane." Marilyn agreed with Steve. "It'll be a little boy for sure."
"Are we placing bets?" Acre asked, glaring playfully at me, knowing I was always down for a bet.
"If it's a boy, you take the money. A girl, I take it."
"Deal. But just know you're going to lose this like the last million bets."
"Kiss my ass, you cheat every time. This time you can't cheat and I'm gonna win."
"How much are we betting?" Mik asked, his wallet already out.
"10?" I asked, seeing Acre shake his head.
"25."
"You must think we're all rich or something." I mumbled, placing $25 down on the table along with everyone else. I noticed Joey looking for his bag with his wallet and kissed his head, handing him some money to put down.
He shook his head and tried to hand it back but I didn't let him, holding his wrist and making him drop it.
"Speaking of money," I brought up, looking at Acre. "You owe Joey and I your wallet. We made a deal and you agreed, so we want our shopping spree."
"Atticus, don't be like that." Mom sighed, flicking my head as Acre groaned.
"Fine. You're such a bitch." He mumbled, dropping his wallet in front of me even though we weren't going shopping right now.
"You love me." I grinned, leaning back and eating the donut he handed me, giving a bite to Joey when he tilted his head at the strangely decorated snack.
"You fuckin' wish, Loser."