Kurt pulled into the driveway, spying the flutter of a curtain in the living room, and he knew one of his boys had been watching for him. His guess would be Finn; his brother always had the hardest time of all his boys when Kurt had to leave. Most of the time Kurt worked from home from an office on the first floor and the door open to invite his boys in if they needed him. He made conference calls and video calls from home, and only went into his company office when it was unavoidable. His boys were so much happier when he stayed home.
Jeremiah greeted him at the door with a report of the day's events. Kurt considered Jeremiah his, even though Jeremiah didn't, and he was the one Kurt put in charge any time he had to leave. Jeremiah didn't live in the house with the others, he preferred the pool house's privacy, and Kurt agreed to let him stay there in exchange for watching his boys and doing yard work and maintenance for the property. The less people Kurt hired, the less chance of the world finding out about his arrangement.
"Finn's still running a fever," Jeremiah told him. "He's resting on the couch and Sam's in there keeping him company and watching movies with him. They've both been good all day."
"Good," Kurt nodded, already planning on spending some time with his sick brother and now, thinking of how he would reward Sam.
"Blaine's still in his bedroom" Jeremiah continued. "I let him out for lunch and supper, and a few times to walk around the house, then he went right back. He's been asking for you."
Nodding again, Kurt looked toward the stairs that would lead him to Blaine. "And Puck?"
"Hiding in his room," Jeremiah sighed. "He got mouthy with Sam over supper so I sent him there until you came home. He wasn't happy with me."
"Thank you Jeremiah," Kurt offered the older boy a grateful smile and a quick hug, the most Jeremiah would accept from him. Out of all his boys, Jeremiah was the least affectionate and the least likely to seek him out whenever he needed comfort. It was something Kurt was working on but he had yet to break through any of Jeremiah's thick walls.
Kurt stood by the kitchen window, watching Jeremiah walk the short distance to the pool house as he did every night. The walk was probably less than a minute long but Kurt watched every single night just to make sure his boy got there safely. His property was fenced in and secluded but Kurt still worried.
With Jeremiah safe, Kurt turned his attention to his sick brother and Sam. Finn was on his third day of the flu and was clingy. He wanted Kurt, he always wanted Kurt, but if Kurt couldn't be with him, he'd learned to be patient and accept comfort from Sam. It was a big step forward in Kurt's eyes, as he walked in to find Finn curled up on the couch with his head in Sam's lap. Finn had gone through close to four years without being able to stand anyone touching him, anyone except for Kurt, but he was slowly accepting the other boys' touches. Kurt hoped that when his dad and Carole came to visit next month, Finn would be able to finally hug them.
Sam looked up as Kurt approached them and he offered the boy a smile. He was so proud of the way Sam, his newest boy, had eased into the house. Sam had an unassuming nature about him that made it easy to trust him and he'd woven his way into Kurt's heart long before Kurt thought of Sam as his. That same nature helped with Finn, his brother never once thought Sam would hurt him, and Kurt felt comfortable leaving Finn alone as long as Sam was there. Before Sam, Kurt always worried that Finn would hurt himself and refuse to tell Jeremiah because he didn't want the older boy to touch him. Sam was also too eager to please and while Kurt appreciated the help, he didn't want Sam overdoing it. He would come home to the entire house cleaned as though a group of cleaners had spent four days there, all because Sam wanted to prove he was useful. Kurt was doing his best to teach Sam that as long as he was his boy, he was useful. They'd compromised on Kurt giving Sam a list of chores every day and if Sam did extra or overworked himself, Kurt would have to punish him.
"I think it's time for someone to be in bed," Kurt hummed as he crouched down in front of the couch. He ran his fingers through his brother's hair, wincing at the heat radiating from Finn's forehead. Somehow Finn always seemed to get hit the hardest when it came to getting sick. "Can you help me get him to his room?" he asked Sam.
"Yes Kurt," Sam slid out from under Finn and they pulled the sick boy to his feet. Kurt insisted the boys all use his name unless otherwise directed.
They got Finn to bed and Kurt stayed with his brother, stroking his hair until he fell asleep. He hoped by morning Finn would be feeling better but he would be working from home tomorrow so he could keep his eye on Finn.
He turned to Sam and held out his hand, which the boy took with a smile. "I promise I'll give you a better reward tomorrow for being so good and taking care of Finn today, but I have to deal with Blaine and Puck tonight. Would you like me to stay with you until you fall asleep or would you like to watch TV before bed?"
"Can I watch TV?" Sam's eyes shone with excitement even though he'd been watching TV all day with Finn. Getting to curl up in bed with Kurt and watch TV was one of Sam's favorite rewards.
"One show," Kurt said, leading Sam to his room. "Then it's bedtime."
A/N: This story will contain bondage, sex, punishment(both sexual and non-sexual), D/s, sexual and non-sexual relationships.