Darlings,

I mean WOW, the response to this story had me blushing! Also, thanks everyone, for joining in this morally grey area with me with so much enthusiasm lol. Glad we can all agree there are no boundaries when it comes to our two soulmates, I knew I could count on my AO3 darlings to fully jump on board \( .ω .)/.

I should really wait to have a little more written before posting but I'm high not only on your amazing reviews for this story but also on all the great feedback on After Gateway and what the hell, I need to give you more~ This is a bribe you're all bribing me with your feedback.

Warning: I mean do I need to mention the cheating again? We all came to a consensus that we were down for it last chapter~ Also, I guess some of the stuff Sasuke does could be considered sexual harassment (dubious consent?) but is it really when Naruto totally wants it?

Rating: M (Explicit) If you're new here, I hope you like things such as Spice, Lemonade, & filth, after all, what's a story without smut?

Disclaimer 1: They are not mine ok? Any characters portrayed in this fic (except for Miki) belong to Masashi Kishimoto. I just use my writing powers to right his wrongs...mainly the fact that he never made Sasuke and Naru Canon.

Disclaimer 2: The following literature is referenced in this chapter, I do not own it: The Little Prince- Antoine de Saint-Exupery

The Help

Chapter 2: To tame

Sasuke had left to do fieldwork as Naruto got in the car to take Miki to school. He was supposed to do groceries today but his damn airhead was too preoccupied feeling flustered about how over his three months working for the Uchiha's his crush had spiraled out of control, and he couldn't be bothered to remember to grab the card they'd given him for groceries before he left the house in a chaotic mess that morning.

Sasuke was not helping matters at all either, with the small 'accidental' touches here and there. Naruto didn't even have to knock on the studio door, Sasuke would walk back to the house and sit with Naruto as the blonde put together food for lunch, sometimes he'd even help wash dishes as Naruto cooked. Even when the blonde told him he didn't have to, then he'd take a sit across the raven and the conversation had gone from polite small talk to favorite holidays, childhood memories, and talking about their days in Uni, their jobs, their aspirations.

Sasuke was so accomplished, and Sakura...how did Sakura land him honestly? Naruto couldn't begin to understand, she didn't lift him up, she tied him down.

His chaotic energy however had all been unleashed by the events of that specific morning.

"Kiss uncle Sasuke goodbye, Miki," He said as he walked up to Sasuke while carrying the little doll and balancing her lunch bag on his left arm.

Miki leaned down to kiss Sasuke on the cheek then turned to Naruto "Why don't you kiss Uncle goodbye?" Sasuke's eyes centered on the blonde and Naruto thought he'd combust.

"Because, um, well, because only you and Aunty Sakura get to kiss him goodbye," Regrettably-he thought to himself.

"But why?" Sasuke placed his chin on his hand as he leaned on the table, half tempted to buy Miki a present for giving him the pleasure of this little moment.

"Well, because you two are special," Naruto said, shifting the little girl in his arms, and shifting in place, feeling like he was being ambushed on both sides.

Miki pouted "You're special too!" God—she was relentless, Naruto thought as he looked back up to Sasuke, his eyes pleading 'help' but he already knew Sasuke wouldn't help, he was always amused by Miki's curiosity, and too entertained watching Naruto come up with answers to step in and help.

"I agree Miki, I think Naru's special too" The blonde's mouth dropped open and his belly did a couple of backflips as he stared back at the raven in time to see a playful smirk settle on his lips.

Sasuke was doing it on purpose—sadistic asshole!

Miki smiled triumphantly "So he gets a goodbye kiss!"

"No" Naruto managed to let out, throwing daggers at the raven, because that was a better option than melting "Because I'll be right back, you get to stay in school all day and that's why he gets a goodbye kiss"

She opened her mouth again and Naruto just–he couldn't, he didn't typically change the subject, he liked to explain to the little ones things properly, but any knowledge he had was out the window at that moment "What do you want to listen to on the way there?" He asked and just like that her eyes lit up "Be prepared!" Naruto laughed—of all songs, this was one unique relentless little doll.

Now he had to drive back for the card and then go back into town because he didn't have enough ingredients for dinner to put it off until the next day. He walked in and grabbed the card from the counter and was about to head for the door when he heard giggling from upstairs—was that Sakura?

His eyes fell over to the French door by the kitchen to see that it had been left open.

Another loud laugh and he froze in place, he wanted to look, but once again he knew he shouldn't...had Sasuke come back? forgotten something? He quietly made his way up the stairs and over to the master room, and as luck would have it the door had been left ajar.

He picked up on the littered clothes on the floor and then the soft gasps and moans hit his ears…he didn't want to see that…he didn't want to see Sasuke and Sakura…he really should just learn his place, walk away, and for real stop fantasizing about his employer.

"Fuck your tits are a piece of art" The voice rang and Naruto frowned, that wasn't Sasuke's voice.

"Glad someone notices, apparently my husband can't be bothered lately" Naruto's eyes lifted to spot the very naked silver-haired muscled man leaning over Sakura on the bed.

Was that the fucking pool guy?

She had Sasuke and she was fucking the pool guy–what a goddamn cliché.

"Let me show you how a real man fucks"

On their bed… she could do him on the couch, on the damn pool furniture outside but she was fucking someone else on their bed and fucking hell Sasuke deserved so much better.

"The nanny will be back from getting the groceries soon so get to it"

"Your boy nanny" the guy chuckled and then there were more gasps "So overprotective while being so naughty" he murmured "Ah–Kakashi–please" Sakura let out and Naruto couldn't bear to hear anymore as he quietly slipped away, back into the car and drove out into town all while wanting to break something, scream…tell Sasuke…

He wanted to tell Sasuke, and it had nothing to do with the fact that Naruto liked him, wanted him, it was just…he couldn't stand that Sakura was living off of Sasuke while disrespecting him in his own house…

The thought that Sakura could actually have the raven but was getting railed by the fucking pool guy instead, and she'd hired him just because she thought he wouldn't be a threat?

Every fiber of his being was telling him he should become just that—a threat, she didn't deserve Sasuke.

He closed his eyes and allowed his forehead to hit the steering wheel softly…there were two unspoken rules about the industry: as live-in help, you didn't get involved with your employers. Second and most important of all, you kept quiet. One saw, heard, and witnessed so much, the number one thing that would ensure him a job after this was confidentiality.

He wanted so badly to break both.

He'd never been tempted to get involved with an employer before, and he'd had some good-looking ones, but it was just that, eye candy. He took care of people's children–he'd never willingly break a family apart, it went against his nature. Sasuke… was different, Naruto didn't know left from right when he was near the man.

All of a sudden he felt like crying. He needed to set some boundaries, or else he'd actually end up doing something he couldn't take back.

Sasuke was growing restless, Naruto had withdrawn halfway through his third month with them, it had now been two more weeks and he couldn't look him in the eye. He'd have lunch made by the time he stepped in the house and would tell him he had other chores to take care of and politely decline his invitation to sit with him. Even though Sasuke could swear he saw disappointment in those deep blue eyes as the blonde walked away.

Had he pushed a little too much last time? Had he made him uncomfortable…he couldn't stand the thought that he might have. He might be full of himself but he thought…he thought the attraction was mutual.

Naruto could have just never gone to his studio to offer him food, he could have just taken the downtime. Was worrying about whether he ate or took a break just part of Naruo's job? Was he talking with him and spending time with him just to be polite? Why did that disappoint him so much?

Sasuke walked into the dining room and sat next to Miki who was coloring while she waited for her food.

"Uncle Sasuke look" She showed off her drawing of a big yellow flower proudly "Wow Miki, you're an artist" She smiled big at the compliment.

Sakura walked in and sat down and her eyes instantly fell on the crayon that had smudged into the table "Miki, look what you did, this is sandalwood!" Naruto walked in with the plates and placed them down on the table before he turned to see Miki's amber eyes fill with tears "I'm sorry aunty" She mumbled and Sasuke threw Sakura an annoyed look.

"Sakura it's just a table"

"Naruto you shouldn't be letting her color here" Naruto bit his lip "I'm sorry Mrs. Uchiha it won't happen again, I can get it cleaned without damaging the wood" He fell on his knees so he could get eye level with Miki "Hey love it's ok, don't cry" He wiped at the big fat tears that were falling from her cheeks, she leaned over wrapping her hands around the blonde's neck as she started sobbing.

Sakura took in the dark look that settled on Sasuke's eyes and she bit down her own annoyance plastering a smile on her face as she leaned over a bit "I'm sorry sweetheart, I didn't mean to sound angry, it's ok"

But Miki only burrowed harder against Naruto's neck before she whispered in his ear "What's that?" Sakura asked, still trying.

The little girl sat back in her chair sniffling "I was telling Naru I want to eat with him"

"You don't want to have dinner with me?" Sasuke asked feigning a hurt tone

Miki's eyes lifted to Sakura then fell back down on the table "I want to eat like how we do at breakfast"

"How do you eat breakfast?" Sakura spit out through her fake smile.

"With Naru and uncle Sasuke" Naruto could see the anger settling on Sakura's eyes and he stepped in "How about you and I have a dinner date Miki, and we could let uncle and aunty have their own?" Miki thought about it for a second and nodded her head lifting her arms so Naruto could carry her back to the kitchen.

Naruto couldn't get out of there fast enough, feeling self-conscious, like Miki had exposed him…it's not like the little doll knew any better.

Sakura's smile slipped "You could have backed me up," she said angrily at Sasuke

"In bullying a four-year-old over a table?" Sasuke answered back his voice laced with anger

"When I told Naruto he should be more careful, you should have said something too instead of just brushing me off"

Sasuke grabbed the wine glass and brought it to his lips taking a long swing "How do you suppose he makes dinner while taking care of her, bind her to his back while he cooks? She was just drawing"

"So you're taking his side?"

"What side Sakura, he was doing his job, he wasn't doing anything wrong"

Sakura had picked him because he wasn't supposed to be a threat. Before Sasuke would eat breakfast in the studio, now he had breakfast with the pair every day? She brought the image of the blonde in her mind, suddenly noticing that despite being a man he still somehow had a body on him, like curves and a pleasing silhouette. With those blue eyes and blonde hair that framed his face, he had a pretty smile too...

What the hell? Could Sasuke be looking at Naruto like that?

"Was I the only one that missed the memo about family breakfast in the morning?"

"You're the one that can't be bothered to get up to at the very least kiss me good morning before work, if you did maybe you'd notice we all have breakfast before Naruto takes Miki to pre-school"

They hadn't noticed but their voices had gotten loud as they kept arguing. Sakura reached for her wine but noticed she'd emptied the glass "Damn Naruto forgot to bring the bottle–Nar–"

"No," Sasuke said, interrupting her, his tone heavy, and her green eyes fell on his dark ones "What?"

"He's having dinner with Miki because you chased her out of the table, you want wine go get it yourself"

Sakura gaped at the raven "You don't speak to me like that!" What the hell, he was the help, that was his job.

Naruto was sitting across from Miki as she moved the food about her plate still sniffling "I made uncle and aunty fight"

"No dollface, that wasn't you, grown up's sometimes get really loud when they feel very strongly about what they're talking about" He bit his lip as some of the conversation trailed in. Sasuke was standing up for him…God, he was such an asshole the raven was nothing but nice to him and he'd been avoiding him non-stop because he was afraid he'd spill about Sakura. Honestly, he was also afraid he would make a move if left alone with the raven…

"How about we have dinner in your room under the canopy, play some music" She perked up at that, but then her eyes fell right back to her plate "Aunty doesn't like it when we eat in the room"

"I'll be our secret, we'll clean up real good" She nodded at him and he grabbed her little hand and her food plate as they both sneaked upstairs.

"Sasuke we pay him more than enough " That somehow made the raven angrier, Naruto went above and beyond, he was too good, catering to Sakura's every whim, but he wasn't Sakura's maid he was here to help with Miki.

"I pay him,'' Sasuke said, quieting whatever else Sakura was going to say with a look, she grew red from anger.

"Again, you're going to shove that in my face again?"

Sasuke rubbed his temples as he closed his eyes, he didn't want to do this again, have the same conversation on replay "This isn't working"

Whatever Sakura was about to say died on her lips "What?"

"Our marriage isn't working" Sasuke articulated, it wasn't the first time they had this argument, but Sasuke wasn't so sure this time around that he'd allow Sakura to convince him to give their marriage a chance.

"Sasuke—no–this is, this is just a fight, sometimes things get worse before they get better—"

"One of how many Sakura? Things aren't getting better, we're never on the same page"

"I–You're angry, you're just angry–I–maybe we should just pause here, I'll give you some space," She said leaving the room, taking away from him the opportunity to tell her he wasn't just angry, that he'd already made up his mind, really since before Naruto showed up. The blonde's presence just sent him over the edge.

Sakura was just too good at leaving, at avoiding the subject, playing the victim to his mom and dad who would call him to remind him he'd made a vow.

But really what was the point of staying in a loveless marriage…with Naruto here he was reminded of what it was like to feel for someone else, not just lust, but feel. As horrible as it was, he didn't even think he had ever felt about Sakura the way he felt about Naruto right now…and the idea of staying just to honor his vow wasn't enough to pass up on the chance to claim the blonde as his own.

He just needed to figure out how.

Sasuke had ended up in his studio nursing a couple of glasses of whiskey, he was carrying his fourth glass to the room when he heard Naruto's sweet voice trailing from Miki's room.

He leaned by the door frame looking at the blonde on Miki's bed, the little bug was on his lap looking intently at the pictures on the book Naruto was reading her.

"I am looking for friends. What does that mean - tame?"

"It is an act too often neglected," said the fox. "It means to establish ties."

"To establish ties?"

"Just that," said the fox. "To me, you are still nothing more than a little boy who is just like a hundred thousand other little boys. And I have no need of you. And you, on your part, have no need of me. To you I am nothing more than a fox like a hundred thousand other foxes. But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world..."

Sasuke stood listening to Naruto read, finding his voice soothing "No, Naru keep reading" Miki mumbled from the blonde's lap when he closed the book.

"You can barely keep your eyes open"

Sasuke stared at the kind and loving look the blonde was giving Miki, and he wanted to walk in and pull him over his lap while he read to Miki…he turned away and walked back to his room.

"Yes I ca-an" She said with a small yawn, Naruto kissed the top of her head slipping from under her and pulling the covers up "Good night Miki"

"Night night, Naru"

Sasuke placed the whiskey glass on the bedside table and turned around as the bathroom door opened and Sakura stepped out in a full white lace lingerie set "Hey" She walked up to the raven, her hands falling on his chest as she looked up at him.

"I'm sorry for tonight–I put on something special for you" She batted her lashes at him as she leaned up and placed a kiss on his neck, then his cheek. Her hand slowly slid down towards his pants as she rubbed him.

"Sasuke–I'm sorry, let me make things right" She pushed the raven and Sasuke allowed himself to fall on the bed, Sakura climbed on top of him and leaned down to kiss the raven throwing her legs on either side of his hips and pressing down against him.

Sasuke closed his eyes and let out a soft groan as the image of a certain blonde crashed into his mind unannounced.

Sasuke kept his eyes closed, he wanted to keep the fantasy going…imagining it was Naruto on top of him, grinding down against him, landing a trail of kisses down his throat, Sakura swirled her hips "You're so hard for me"

Naruto had closed Miki's door and had been heading to his room when Sakura's voice trailed outside the master bedroom. They were going to…it was surely going to echo down to his room and he just couldn't sit there and listen. So he turned around and headed down to the kitchen, filling a wine glass to the brim before he stepped out towards the dimly lit furniture set by the pool.

Sasuke flipped them on the bed as he went down on Sakura's lips, biting at them and sucking, his hands digging into her slim hips '"Take me" She arched up against him and he opened his eyes and Sakura's flushed face came into view and he halted "Sasuke?" This isn't what he wanted…who he wanted.

He slid off her, running his hand through his hair "You can't just—Sakura we can't just have sex and pretend that makes everything better" He let out with a sigh, Sakura sat up biting her lip "But—"

"I'll sleep in one of the guest rooms," The raven said as he grabbed his glass of whiskey and left a flustered Sakura in shock in the middle of the bed, Sasuke had never turned down her advances.

Sasuke ended up leaving his cup in the sink and stepping out towards the yard, as a smile settled on his lips when his eyes fell on Naruto. The blonde was leaning his head against the couch, his eyes closed holding a glass of wine "C'mon Naruto, you know better, whether you approve or not of the situation he's a married potato, is that sinking into your big head, stay away from the married potato "

Sasuke's libido stirred right back up as he heard the blonde, but he also couldn't help but hold in a chuckle at the blonde's choice of words as he walked closer "Who is a married potato?" Naruto's eyes snapped open in time to see Sasuke plop down right next to him. Not on the opposite side of the couch, or one of the other three chairs, right next to him their thighs grazing each other.

What was he doing here? Had they not—had he turned Sakura down? There was no way they would have already finished.

"No-you misheard, I didn't say married potato, I—was thinking about tomorrow's dinner," He said, screwing his eyes shut, what a stupid…

"Oh, I was pretty sure I heard married potato," Sasuke said with a sinful smirk. He hadn't imagined anything. Naruto liked him, wanted him.

" N-No " the blonde stuttered, "I said marinated potato" Naruto couldn't help but tip the wine glass up, he needed to shut up, he needed to go back inside before he did something he couldn't take back–like climb on top of the raven…

"So that's what's for dinner tomorrow?" Sasuke asked amused.

"Yes–with um, asparagus and sirloin" Great, now he had to go get groceries again, why did he always–he just needed to learn to keep his mouth shut around the raven.

"Sounds delicious," Sasuke said as his eyes fell on Naruto's loose joggers and oversized shirt—they could do without the joggers, the oversize shirt barely covering those tan thighs…

"But tell me what exactly is happening to the marinated potato, what's the situation" He smirked as Naruto grew absolutely crimson, placing his cup on the side table and fiddling with his fingers.

"The situation–it's because there's no asparagus, so the situation is that I have to go get some tomo—" Sasuke couldn't take it anymore, he was beyond adorable, and the fact that he still kept trying to sell the story?

He stopped Naruto halfway through his rant as his lips fell on the blondes— finally, his mind screamed at him–now more. Naruto sat there stunned for a second, as his eyes fluttered closed and he leaned into the kiss, pressing against the raven despite the million alarm bells ringing in his head.

A soft dark growl reverberated through Sasuke's throat as his arm sneaked behind the blonde and went easily around his waist lifting him onto his lap. Naruto's legs on either side of him sitting on top of the raven facing him now "Wha–" he asked dazed, not even knowing how he actually ended on top of the raven.

One of Sasuke's arms gripped his waist and the other gripped his neck pulling him back in, his lips sucking on the blonde's lower lip before he snaked his tongue inside only to hear this delicious little mewl leave his mouth.

Naruto's body was moving on his own, his mind couldn't keep up with his actions as he rolled his hips against the raven growing hard as he felt Sasuke's hot erection slide against him, as he felt the raven gripping his waist before his hand moved inside his shirt caressing him on the way up to twist one of his sensitive nubs with his hands.

"Ah" He let go of Sasuke's lips to throw his head back, and Sasuke latched on the blonde's neck, sucking hard eliciting a needy whimper from the blonde.

"Tell me little fox," Sasuke said as he pushed his hips up meeting Naruto's movements, the pressure building for both of them as Naruto ground down faster and harder, wanting to just keep feeling Sasuke against him.

Sasuke lifted the shirt off the blonde and his eyes trailed that caramel chest he'd stared at endlessly when Naruto played with Miki at the pool "Do you want to be tamed?" He finally finished his sentence, his voice dark and rough as he leaned over placing a trail of kisses from the blonde's shoulder down until he reached Naruto's nipple, losing no time in sucking on the nub while his other hand kept tweaking the other one.

"Mr– ah, Sasuke, if you do that I'll–" Naruto let out between gasps and groans as Sasuke's licks and kisses turned into bites, his big hands helping Naruto grind down harder against him "Come for me little fox," He said and Naruto did, he came all over his underwear and pants, Sasuke's head fell back against the couch, the view of Naruto coming undone triggering his own climax, he shuddered and dug his fingers in against caramel skin.

Naruto leaned his forehead against Sasuke's shoulder slightly out of breath and shivers of pleasure still running down his spine and then his brain caught up to what had happened. He whipped his head up "Ohmygod" Sasuke opened his own eyes and spotted the panicking blond.

"Naruto–"

"I can't–oh, this is so wrong" Before Sasuke could reach for the blonde he'd slipped off his lap and had leaned down to grab his shirt from where it had been discarded "I'm so sorry," He said in a rush as he scurried back inside the house.

"Naruto wait–" Sasuke was left sitting with his own mess in his pants.

Naruto closed the door to his room softly and fell on the bed ignoring the sticky uncomfortable feeling in his pants.

What had he just done? So much for setting boundaries, so much for learning his place! Sasuke was his employer, he was married.

His fingers came up and grazed his ravaged lips, still tingling from the raven's rough kisses.

But his own wife is cheating on him…you loved it…he felt so good–he is so good…you want more—a part of his brain threw out there.

He had kissed him.

Naruto had wanted to but he'd never given in, it was Sasuke that kissed him,

Then Sasuke's words actually–finally sank in: Tell me little fox, do you want to be tamed?

Had Sasuke been listening in on him reading to Miki? He knew the book by heart; it was one of his favorites.

'But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world'

Could he actually allow himself to believe Sasuke wanted him?

Or was he about to turn into a cliché just like the pool boy?

The amount of squealing I let out when writing this chapter gosh! You guys; I'm having SO much fun! Given I have reached a point where I'm stuck deciding if it will take a Soap Opera turn or not. I mean, it wasn't meant to be too long...I was hoping to start wrapping things around after chapter 3. Honestly, I mean if there is any specific situation you were hoping to see now would be a good time to suggest it before I solidify the outline.

Can't wait to read about your favorite part of this chapter! Mine was hands down the married potato conversation (≧▽≦) and the smut duh, wait but I also liked Miki asking why Naruto wasn't kissing Sasuke goodbye...honestly, I'm in love with this whole chapter so Imma stop now lol.

Till next time my lovelies,

Chio~