Author's note: A lot of big changes are about to come to the Karofsky-Smythes. Until then, enjoy this chapter of adorableness!
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Chapter Twenty-Six
Dave watched from the back step as Sebastian chased their children through the sprinklers. The children squealed. Sebastian reached out for them and caught them up one at a time, tickling a stomach here and pretending to gnaw at a cheek there. He twirled Katherine around in a circle as she screamed out her joy. He turned and saw his husband watching. He smiled and made his way over.
"I didn't realize what time it was." He panted.
Dave pushed the wet hair out of Sebastian's face and pressed a kiss to his lips. "I got in a little early. I missed you."
"I missed you, too."
"Dad!" Katherine squealed and ran toward him.
"Katherine!" He scooped her up and kissed her dripping cheek. "Have you been having fun with Daddy?"
She nodded.
Jimi tugged his pant leg and held up his arms. Dave leaned down and scooped the boy, just as soaked as the other child, into his arms. "Jimi."
"Miss you." He said seriously.
"Well, I'm back. For a while, at least." He kissed each of his children and then kissed his husband again.
"I was about to fire up the grill. What do you say?"
"I say you do that and…" he looked from one kid to the next and then ran toward the sprinkler.
The twins squealed as he spun them around through the water. He laughed and put them down, chasing them as Sebastian had been when he arrived.
Sebastian rolled away from Dave with a satisfied sigh. "I didn't realize just how much I missed you."
Dave laughed. "Someone else's hand is a lot better than your own."
"It's true." Sebastian joined in the laughter and kissed his shoulder. He got out of bed and cleaned off his stomach with a discarded shirt before he found his underwear on the floor.
"Don't do that yet." Dave begged.
"The twins have climbed into bed with me every night. I don't think tonight will be any different."
"If they get out of bed, we bring them back. I like having them with us, but not when I've been away for two weeks. I want you. Just you." He reached out and hooked a finger in the waistband of his husband's underwear and pulled him forward. "Get those off and get back in bed with me."
Just then, the door knob started rattling. Katherine called tearfully, "Daddy, scared."
Sebastian gently pushed Dave's hand away. "Clean yourself up, baby." He unlocked the door, opening it when the other man gave him an all-clear.
Both children stood on the other side. Katherine clutched her blanket to her chest and Jimi had a stuffed dog under one arm.
The boy looked up. "Sleep here?"
Sebastian looked over his shoulder. Dave nodded, smiling despite his earlier protest. Sebastian stepped back and held the door open for them. They ran over and jumped at the bed.
"Me by Dad." Katherine said as she made her way up.
"No, me!" Jimi argued, struggling up first. He clutched Dave's arm and sighed, "Dad."
Dave chuckled and kissed his son's head. "Jimi." He said softly.
Katherine started crying, wiping her nose on her blanket.
"Sh." Sebastian reassured her. "Dad will still be here in the morning. And he doesn't have to work tomorrow, so we've got all day with him."
She sniffled and curled into Sebastian's side. She instantly went back to sleep.
"Sorry, baby." He said as he looked across the twin dark heads to Dave on the other side of the mattress.
Dave shook his head. "Cuddling with our kids is a nice alternative to cuddling with you."
"Yeah. But not the same."
"So we let them sleep here for a little longer and then carry them back to their own beds. Then get back to what we were working on before."
Sebastian grinned. "Sure. Let's do that."
Dave combed his fingers through Jimi's hair. He snored softly, his soft breath falling on his father's cheek. A few minutes later, Dave rolled out of the bed and scooped Jimi into his arms. He carried the boy into his room, closely followed by Sebastian carrying Katherine. They tucked their children to bed once more and then left the room, pausing just outside the door to share a kiss.
Dave hefted Sebastian over his shoulder. The other man laughed and grabbed at his husband's waist.
He slapped Dave's bottom. "Onward."
Dave chuckled and made his way into their bedroom. He kicked the door closed and threw Sebastian back down on the bed.
"That was so hot." He grabbed Dave's hand and pulled the other man on top of him.
Dave braced his hands on either side of Sebastian's head. "You know what's hot? Watching you play with our kids. That's hot. And I love you. So much." He leaned down and pressed a kiss to his husband's mouth.
"Me too, baby." Sebastian said as he wrapped his arms around the other man and flipped him onto his back. He took over the kiss, sliding his hands over Dave's torso. He took the other man's lower lip into his mouth and sucked hard on it.
Dave groaned and pressed himself up as he clutched at Sebastian. "More." he begged.
Sebastian chuckled against Dave's skin as he dropped feather-light kisses down his neck. He clamped his mouth down on Dave's shoulder and sucked hard on the spot that he knew drove his husband crazy.
Dave writhed underneath him and moaned through clenched teeth. He scraped his nails up Sebastian's back. The other man removed his mouth and moved it lower and lower on Dave's body.
"I really love how you taste." He said, licking Dave's length from base to tip.
"I don't want that this time." He panted.
"And what do you want, baby?" Sebastian crooned, continuing to do some amazing things with his tongue over Dave's shaft.
"You know what I want." Dave groaned.
"Say it."
"Let me be in you, Sebastian." He begged.
He chuckled. "Anything for you, baby." He flicked his tongue out and licked a trail back up Dave's body. He took control of the other man's mouth as he fumbled in the drawer. He produced a bottle of lube.
Dave took it from him. "Let me." He kissed Sebastian as he slicked up his fingers and slipped one inside.
Sebastian pressed down. "Another." He demanded with Dave's lip between his teeth.
He complied. He squirted some of the bottle's contents onto Sebastian's open hand. He moaned and moved with his husband's touch.
"Now." Sebastian demanded.
"Now?"
"Yes." He rolled onto his back, pulling Dave on top of him.
Their mouths locked together as Dave slipped inside Sebastian. They were still for a moment, their mouths the only part of them that moved.
After a minute, Dave pushed himself up and grabbed Sebastian's thighs. He thrust with enthusiasm. Sebastian braced his hands against the headboard. It banged against the wall. Dave tugged him away.
"You'll wake the kids." He panted.
"I will?" Sebastian chuckled.
Dave smiled and leaned over him, slowing his pace slightly. "At least you finally learned how to be quiet."
"I'm not the only one." He flipped Dave onto his back. "My turn."
Dave rubbed his thighs. "Have at it."
Sebastian took over, going just as fast his husband had been moving before. The springs squeaked, but at least it wasn't as loud as the headboard smashing against the wall.
"Have I said how much I missed you?" Dave panted as he thrust up into him.
"You mentioned it." Sebastian barely managed to say. He let out a low groan.
Dave grabbed his hips and held him still. "Hold on." He wrapped a hand over Sebastian's erection and pumped his fist over it.
"David, you do such great things to me." Sebastian whispered.
"You too, baby." He bucked underneath him. "Get going."
Their voices blended together through clenched teeth. Dave moaned loudly as he came. Sebastian stilled over him. His husband continued to move his hand over Sebastian's length for just a few more strokes. He leaned over the other man as he met his climax, locking eyes with him.
They kissed lazily.
"I think I need a shower." Dave said against his mouth.
"That could be nice."
"A regular shower. And then back in bed with your arms wrapped around me."
"That sounds even better."
Sebastian rolled out of bed and looked down on his sleeping husband. He brushed a hand over Dave's cheek. He mumbled something Sebastian didn't catch and rolled away.
Straightening up, he pulled on a shirt and walked out of the room. He closed the door softly behind him and then walked into the twins' room. He found that Jimi had climbed in with his sister in the night. Sebastian kneeled beside the bed and kissed each of them on the head.
Katherine opened her eyes and smiled. "Daddy."
"Hey, sweetheart. You want to help me with something?"
She nodded and sat up. The movement woke her brother who looked around with a disgruntled gaze.
"Want Dad." He said in a raspy, sleep-filled voice.
"You can go get Dad. He's still asleep. Katherine and I are going to make him breakfast."
"Me help?" He asked.
"If you want."
Jimi nodded.
"Come on, let's go." He led both of them out of the room.
In the kitchen, Sebastian gathered the ingredients for pancakes and sat them on the table. The twins each climbed up on a chair and watched him expectantly. As they mixed the batter and flour, it flew everywhere. They laughed and made a lot of happy noise despite Sebastian constantly shushing them.
Dave appeared in the doorway. "Hey, what's going on? Is it a party and no one told me?"
"Dad!" The twins exclaimed in unison and scrambled out of their chairs. They threw themselves at him, attacking him around the knees.
He laughed and scooped them up. "You're covered in pancake batter."
"Bre-fast." Jimi explained.
"You're making breakfast with Daddy?"
"Pancakes!" Katherine bellowed.
Dave laughed. "I love pancakes."
"And sausage and scrambled eggs." Sebastian added. "It was all going to be delivered to you in bed, but these two don't yet understand the concept of being quiet in the morning."
His husband smiled and pressed a kiss to his mouth. "Well, now that I'm awake, want me to help?"
"Well, your sausage is my favorite."
Dave scolded, "Don't say things like that with the kids in the room."
Sebastian chuckled. "I was talking about how you always fry the sausage perfectly. But now that you mention it…" He brushed a kiss across his husband's lips.
Dave rested his forehead on Sebastian's. "I'm all yours. Completely."
"Same here, baby."
"All right." He put the twins down and then headed toward the fridge.
Jimi attached himself to Dave's side as he cooked. He babbled, sometimes seeming to have a conversation with his sister that neither father understood, but was obviously hilarious.
The twins got food all over themselves and the kitchen. Sebastian took pictures. Dave shook his head and got their bath ready.