1 months later
Cain was in the living room part of their quarters, holding Lilly as she cried within his arms. She had been colicky and sometimes nothing he could do could settle her down. He paced with her in his arms, while he bounced her lightly, trying to see if he could get her settled. He knew she wasn't wet, and he had just tried to feed her, she just couldn't get settled.
"Hey, little girl, you're going to wake up your papa if you keep screaming like that. I'd like one of us to be able to get some sleep." He said softly to the girl as she screamed her little head off. He started to hum lightly, an unknown turn, hoping that it would settle her tonight. She started to calm down a little. He sighed, as he began to sing, seeing she wanted that tonight.
"Come stop your crying it will be all right." He began softly walking her back and forth, so focused on her, he didn't notice the presence of another person in his bedroom doorway.
"Just take my hand, hold it tight," he said with a smile, moving to hold her little hand. She started to calm down some, listening to the sound of his voice.
"I will protect you, from all around you." Zero just watched as Cain sung to their daughter, smiling. He loved the look that Cain had when he was holding her. Like nothing else in the world matter but that little girl. Cain was always meant to be a father.
"I will be here, don't you cry." Cain sung as he looked down at Lilly, at her eyes, the steely blue eyes of her, so much like her papa's. He smiled as she calmed herself down completely at the point.
"For one so small you seem so strong," he sang to her softly, hoping to lull her into sleep as she stared at me sleepily.
"My arms will hold you, keep you safe and warm." She was so beautiful, his little angel, and just like when Zero feel in love with Jeb on their first meeting, Cain had fallen for Lilly, the day she was born.
"This bond between us can't be broken. I will be here, don't you cry." Even if they were not biological relations, she was still his, his daughter, and how no one could come between Zero and Jeb, no one could stand between Cain and Lilly.
"'Cause you'll be in my heart. Yes, you'll be in my heart. From this day on, now and forever more." He watched has those blue eyes begins to drift, close, and then back opening. He could tell she was trying to focus on his voice, but the softness of it, plus the bouncing he was doing, was helping her fall asleep.
"You'll be in my heart. No matter what they say. You'll be here in my heart, always." Her eyes drifted shut, as he continued to hum the rest of the song. Zero watched as Lilly fell asleep within Cain's arms, so much love with Cain's eyes. Lilly was one of the best things for them, healing them. All the damage the sorceress had done to Cain just seemed to melt away since her birth, no matter what they had to endure, she was worth it. To help make this world a better place, for her.
Cain moved to put Lilly in her bassinet, in the way that only Cain could, to keep her from waking up. He looked at the girl as she slept.
"Sleep well, darlin', I love you," he said with a smile, moving to the bedroom when he noticed Zero standing there, staring that the two of them.
"How long have you been standing there?" Cain asked.
"Long enough," Zero said with a smile. "How come you've never sung to me like that?" Zero said.
"I never had to lull you to sleep before," Cain explained as he walked up to Zero.
"If it got me serenaded like that, I would be fussy, too," Zero said with a smile, before moving down, giving Cain a light kiss on the lips. "Come to bed, love, it's so lonely without you."
Cain just smiled with a nodded, as they got into bed, holding each other in each other's arms, as Cain hummed a little tune, lulling them both to sleep.
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1 month later
Not too long after they got back to the tower Zero went to go talk to the Sorceress about his father. He begged and pleaded and in the end, made a deal with her, and in exchange she would see to it that his father's trial was quick, and would lead to one conclusion, his execution.
Zero had insisted on watching the execution of Nicholas Zero, despite Cain's pleads against it. But as it turned out, Zero's whole family showed up for his father's execution and none of them looked upset over the man's upcoming death except for his mother. Zero knew despite everything that the man had done to her and her family, she still loved him, or at least the man she fell in love with.
Zero was in the back of the crowd that gathered to watch the man's execution. Executions had been rare lately, since no one dared to stand up against the Sorceress and if they did, they normally just disappeared instead of being executed. So the crowd gathered, like it was a sideshow attraction. It disgusted Zero to no end, but he stood and watched as the crowd gathered and then eventually the prisoner was brought out. A Longcoat read out the charges, some were bogus, Cain and Zero knew, but they didn't care. They watched as they placed Nicholas on the trap door as people yelled and cursed at him.
Zero watched as the men put the noose around his father's neck. They saw as Nicholas scanned the crowd. Zero watched as his father's eyes met his moms, and the utter despair that washed over his father's face made Zero stop breathing. His father's eyes closed for a second but they found Zero's in the crowd. His father stood there, moments away from his death, smiling kindly at his son. Zero was shocked at how peaceful his father was at the moment. He stared him down as his father stared back at him.
For a split second Zero wanted to yell, wanted to stop this, wanted nothing more than to run to his father, telling his papa that he was sorry and that everything was going to be alright. Then it was over, the body dropped, spasmed and then it stilled. And Zero just watched, wide eyed and shocked. It was over, the man of his nightmares, that made his childhood a living hell was dead and Zero felt nothing but regret. He just stood there, watching as the crowd started to leave. He watched as they cut the body down, watched as his mother sobbed and was taken away by his family.
His mother noticed him then, and from the pure hatred that was in her eyes, Zero thought he was going to die. His mother walked up to him, screaming at him, cursing his name and then he felt the sting of the slap across his face. He just stood there taking it all, face emotionless as his mother raged at him. Soon enough Thomas pulled his mother away, looking at him apologetically.
Cain place a hand around Zero's shoulders at that and Zero just shrugged him off. He didn't want comfort at the moment. They walked back to the car that had been provided, and Cain drove them back to the tower in silence as Zero just sat there, lost in his thoughts. They got back to the tower. When it looked like Cain was leading them back to their room, instead of to the Dex's where Lilly and Jeb where, Zero stopped walking.
"We need to go pick up the kids," Zero said softly.
"I already asked if they could spend the night over at the Dex's. I had a feeling you might need the night to yourself," Cain said, trying to move Zero to their room.
"I want to see my daughter," Zero said softly.
"Fine, let's go back to the room and if you still feel that way in a little bit, I'll go pick up our kids," Cain said softly. Zero just nodded before making his way back to their room.
They walked in and Cain just stood there, watching Zero, worried. Cain went to place a hand on Zero's shoulder.
"Please don't touch me," Zero said softly. The words stung at Cain. He wanted nothing more than to pull Zero into a hug, to comfort the man he loved and make all the bad feelings go away. And Cain let himself give into that feeling as he moved to wrap his arms around Zero. At the touch Zero stiffen, at the slights show of comfort, something within Zero snapped and then he shoved Cain off of him.
"I told you not to touch me!" Zero screamed out, nearly on the verge of tears.
"Adrian, Love, please. I want to make you feel better," Cain said.
"Well, I don't want to feel better! Oh Gods, I killed my father today. My own father!! What kind of man does that?"
"Adrian, don't be like that. That man was no father to you; don't make him out to be some saint that didn't have everything he got coming to him. For what he did to you and Lilly was enough to warrant a hanging, and don't think otherwise," Cain barked back.
"But he was still my father, and I walked in there and asked for his death." Cain saw the tear slip down Zero's cheek at that and Cain moved back in, pulling Zero into a tight hug, not caring if Zero didn't want this, he couldn't just stand there, watching Zero beat himself up like this.
Zero allowed Cain to hold him, not wanting to fight the man anymore. He felt the hot tears slip from his face, and Cain just held him as he cried softly into his chest.
"Am I a bad person, Wyatt, I'm not sure anymore?" Zero said quietly.
"You're a good person, with a good heart, who has to make tough choices. If you where a bad person, you wouldn't care enough to question it."
"Are you sure about that?" Zero said. Cain pulled Zero from him, looking into his sad gray eyes.
"Adrian, trust me when I say you are still a good person. I wouldn't love you otherwise." Cain said before moving in to give Zero a light kiss on his lips to prove his point. Cain soon felt Zero's hands on his neck, pulling Cain deeper into the kiss, kissing him as if his life depended on it, and somewhere in Zero's messed up mind, it did. Cain broke the kiss.
"Adrian, we shouldn't, you're not...," Cain said as Zero moved in, nipping at Cain's neck.
"Please, love. I need you. I need this. I want you. Please...," Zero said his voice pleading for it, to be touched, to be loved, to feel loved, Cain knew that. To Zero the physical intimacy was just as important as the emotional, and sometimes it was hard for him to tell the two apart. Cain knew if he denied Zero, it would hurt more than anything he could say. So he took his lover by the hand, pulling him slowly to the bedroom.
Cain stood Zero beside the bed as he slowly began to unbutton the shirt that Zero was wearing, as every inch of skin was exposed to Cain, his lips brushed it lightly leaving kisses and licks in his wake. Zero just purred at the light touches. Soon enough, Zero shirt was undone, and Cain's hands when to Zero's shoulders, pushing off the material and Cain moved in closer, placing his face in the nape of Zero's neck, taking a deep scent before he nibbled in that spot that sent shivers down Zero's spine. When Cain felt Zero's hands on his shirt, Cain grabbed them, shaking his head at Zero.
"Let me take care of you, love," Cain said and Zero looked puzzled before he smiled, giving Cain a slight nod. Cain slowly removed the rest of Zero's clothes, before laying him in the middle of their bed. Cain just smiled at him before he began to kiss him, starting at the forehead, working his way slowly down his face, neck, and then chest. Cain then slipped down to his hips, before kissing slowly down Zero's leg all the way to his toes.
Cain looked up, giving Zero a wicked little smile before he started to kiss and lick up the inside of Zero's leg. It just sent shivers through Zero as he let out a deep moan. Cain moved up Zero's leg before settling himself between them, letting his nose nuzzle the silken blond curls that awaited him. Zero let out a gasp, and Cain just smiled before slipping his tongue out, licking up the hard flesh that was in front of him.
"Wyatt," Zero purred as Cain's tongue danced across his erection. Cain was going so slow, making sure his tongue caressed every inch of flesh, it was almost too much for Zero to handle and then when Cain slipped his erection into his extremely warm mouth, Zero was surprised he didn't come right there.
Zero laid there, head moving from side to side as Cain brought him higher and higher into ecstasy with that talented mouth of his. When he felt Cain bob his head faster over his erection, he felt himself on the verge. Zero slipped his hands down, trying to pull Cain off him.
"Wyatt, I'm about to… Stop…," Zero said, but Cain didn't listen, he just kept his pace and soon Zero came, coming hard into that talented mouth as Cain drank him down completely. Zero lay there, coming down from the high that he found himself in, smiling up at Cain, who was giving him a sexy little smile. Cain moved up next to Zero, nuzzling into his neck.
"Did you enjoy that, my love?" Cain purred into Zero's ear.
"Very much so, but why did you finish me off?" Zero asked.
"Who said we are done?" Cain said with a low growl and it made Zero's soft cock twitch.
"Wyatt, Love, I'm not sure I'm up for another round," Zero said with a smile. "But you can sure try." Cain smiled widely at that.
"I'm not going to try, I'm going to succeed," Cain growled before moving to straddle Zero's hips. Zero could feel how hard Cain was for him and he felt another twitch in his cock. Cain pulled off his shirt before leaning down, resting his chest on Zero's as he moved in to kiss Zero passionately. Their tongues battled before Cain broke this kiss, moving down to nibble on Zero's ear.
"I plan on fucking you, do you want that? Want my cock buried deep inside you?" Cain purred out and Zero felt himself grow hard, moaning out.
"Oh Gods, yes, Wyatt," Zero gasped out. Cain just smiled, attacking Zero's neck, causing the man to whimper out. Cain slipped off Zero, moving to the nightstand, pulling out the well-used tube, and turned back to Zero with a smile. Cain moved back over to Zero, popping the tube open and Zero gave Cain a lustful look as he began to prepare him. As the slick digits begin to stretch him, he felt Cain's mouth on his cock again, bringing him completely back to life.
Soon though, Zero felt the fingers and mouth leave him and he whimpered. He watched as Cain moved to rub the lubricant on his erection and then he looked down, giving Zero a mischievous smile. He pulled Zero up into a sitting position before he moved so that he was sitting, back against the headboard before pulling Zero into his lap, facing each other.
"Oh so that is what you want? You want me to ride you, cowboy?" Zero said with a purr and a wink as he let Cain's erection slip between his ass, rubbing up against it. Cain let out another growl at this. Zero felt Cain's hand on his hips and he smiled as Zero moved back, impaling himself on Cain's erection. They both let out a loud moan.
Cain's hand's tightened on Zero's hips as he enjoyed the feeling of the wet hotness around his cock. When Zero tried to move, Cain just held on tighter, not letting him move.
"Let me enjoy the feeling for a moment, would you?" Cain said lustfully and Zero just smiled at him, leaning in to give Cain a passionate kiss. Before he knew it, he felt Cain thrust up, and he knew what to do. Zero slipped off Cain's cock slightly before moving back down to impale himself again, making them both moan out. When Cain met each downward thrust with an upward one, Zero couldn't take it anymore. His hand went to his erection and he started to stroke himself quickly. It wasn't long before he came, spilling himself over both their chests. Cain thrusts in one last time before spilling himself into Zero.
Cain just held Zero there as they came down from their highs, looking directly into Zero's sparkling gray eyes. Cain pulled Zero closer into his chest, holding him to him, never wanting to let him go.
"You feel better sweetheart?" Cain said softly. Zero just pulled away, looking into Cain's worried eyes. Zero moved in, kissing Cain lightly on the lips before he spoke.
"As long as I have you and our family, I can face anything," Zero said softly before falling back into his lover's arms.
