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Hayden Gaines and Soren Truelson
FEDRA Civilian, FEDRA Officer | 24, 35 | Current location ;; Seattle Quarantine Zone

Hayden followed Josh out of the room. He watched the boxes like they might jump up and attack him if he were not careful. After a moment, he sat down next to Josh, allowing no distance between them. The box Josh showed him was full of books. Children’s books. They really were books that he could read to Kai. He put out one hand and grabbed one of them. He flipped through the pages. Something new for him was so nice. He must have been tired reading the same few books that his parents had. He too looked up as Soren and Jacob entered the room. Soren crouched down beside Jacob. “Ah, it’s present time. I would like you to know that Josh painstakingly worked to get all of those books for you. I helped not at all.” He smiled at them.
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Joshua and Jacob Smith
FEDRA Officer, FEDRA Civilian | 24, 30 | Current location ;; Seattle Quarantine Zone

Josh noticed that there was no distance in between him and Hayden and he was perfectly okay with that. He watched Hayden grab one of the books and flip through it. Josh reached in and grabbed another, before he looked at Soren, hearing him. A small smile at his friend before he turned to Hayden. “Look at this one baby. It’s a kids book with sharks in it.” He said, showing him the book. Jacob searched the other box and down near the bottom was an older book, well one for older readers. “Look at this, one for us to read.” Jacob commented showing Soren.​

 

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Hayden Gaines and Soren Truelson
FEDRA Civilian, FEDRA Officer | 24, 35 | Current location ;; Seattle Quarantine Zone

Hayden smiled at Soren as he spoke. “I am sure he did.” He leaned against Josh, using his arm as a physical reminder that they were still together. He would always have Josh. He moved his attention to the book and grinned. “Do you think he likes sharks too?” Hayden asked as he touched the pages in Josh’s hands, gently turning them. Soren peered over at Jacob. “Ah ha! One for when I read to you, I believe?” He tapped the cover. “That looks perfect for some late night reading. When I’ve gotten home, and we are both tired but not too tired.”
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Joshua and Jacob Smith
FEDRA Officer, FEDRA Civilian | 24, 30 | Current location ;; Seattle Quarantine Zone

Josh smiled as he felt Hayden lean against him. For a moment it was like the world was still okay. Instead of playing around and joking with their family, they were looking through books with his brothers and his partner. “Maybe. I bet he’ll fall in love with them, especially if you’re telling him about them.” Josh said as he watched Hayden turn the pages. Jacob looked at Soren and nodded. “Exactly. Whenever we aren’t too tired.” Jacob agreed as he smiled at Soren. He looked over at his brothers and saw they seemed better.​

 

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Hayden Gaines and Soren Truelson
FEDRA Civilian, FEDRA Officer | 24, 35 | Current location ;; Seattle Quarantine Zone

Hayden leaned his head against Josh’s shoulder as they looked at the books. “No one can deny something that has seven senses instead of five.” He touched to the tip of Josh’s nose. “Electrical sensors.” He dotted a line down Josh’s back. “Lateral line for pressure waves.” He shrugged. “And some other organs but who’s really counting all the ways?” He laughed. Soren also laughed. “So this is a thing? A shark knowing thing?” His arm draped across Jacob’s shoulders. “Should I be prepared for shark facts?” He grinned. “Are you all a wealth of shark knowledge?”
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Joshua and Jacob Smith
FEDRA Officer, FEDRA Civilian | 24, 30 | Current location ;; Seattle Quarantine Zone

Josh felt Hayden’s head on his shoulder and listened to him. The touch to the tip of his nose, the line dotted down his back made him smile. “Hayden is a shark expert. He knows so much about them. You ever want to know about them, ask him.” Josh said, kissing the top of Hayden’s head. Jacob looked at the two as he felt the arm over his shoulders. “You might get random shark facts but if you ask, be prepared.” He said with a chuckle.​

 

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Hayden Gaines and Soren Truelson
FEDRA Civilian, FEDRA Officer | 24, 35 | Current location ;; Seattle Quarantine Zone

“I am not an expert,” Hayden protested. “There are actual selachologists. Or selachiomorphologists. It’s questionable what one calls them but selachologist seems to be the more commonly accepted term.” Soren stared at him a moment before he shook his head and laughed. “Alright, that’s good to know.” He eyed Jacob and Josh. “You guys got anything else equally fun that you’d like to share? Any other expertise I should know about?”
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Joshua and Jacob Smith
FEDRA Officer, FEDRA Civilian | 24, 30 | Current location ;; Seattle Quarantine Zone

Josh looked at Hayden, hearing him and chuckled. It was such a familiar moment. It made his heart hurt a little though. “And you are just as much an expert on them.”
Josh said with a grin before he looked over at Soren. “I can make us really good coffee if I had the stuff.” Josh said with a shrug of his shoulders. “And I am a medical expert so I can fix you but that’s about it. Though I’ve heard I’m a good singer though anyone could be a good singer if they’re drunk enough.” He said with a chuckle.​

 

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Hayden Gaines and Soren Truelson
FEDRA Civilian, FEDRA Officer | 24, 35 | Current location ;; Seattle Quarantine Zone

“Coffee. I can see what we can find. I can add that to my list.” Soren turned to Jacob. “Well I already knew you were the best nurse, so that comes as no surprise. But a singer?” He smiled. “Drunk enough.” He nodded. “I can make that happen too. Also, my pretty little medic, I heard you were a partyer. I think that is a pretty interesting thing as well.” He winked at Josh. Hayden just rested there and watched.
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Joshua and Jacob Smith
FEDRA Officer, FEDRA Civilian | 24, 30 | Current location ;; Seattle Quarantine Zone

Josh chuckled as he looked at Soren, nodding and then heard his comment and saw Jacob look at him. Jacob’s attention turned back to Soren, a blush on his face. “Yeah.. I was. I just didn’t go to a lot. Mostly college parties. And I’ve done a few karaoke nights too.” Jacob admitted, ducking his head into his hands. “I will not sing in front of an audience without alcohol but in our own apartment, I might be persuaded to.” Jacob added, moving his head out of his hands to look at Soren with a bright red face.​

 

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Hayden Gaines and Soren Truelson
FEDRA Civilian, FEDRA Officer | 24, 35 | Current location ;; Seattle Quarantine Zone

“Now I am sad that I was not around for college parties.” Soren shrugged. “Not that I have ever gone to any college parties to be fair.” Hayden raised his hand slightly. “Me either.” Soren leaned in closer, lips as Jacob’s cheeks. “But I am okay with maybe a private viewing.” Hayden chuckled and squeezed Josh’s hand. “You got a lot of great things. Thank you. And I’ll go through them more tomorrow? I’m tired.”
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Joshua and Jacob Smith
FEDRA Officer, FEDRA Civilian | 24, 30 | Current location ;; Seattle Quarantine Zone

Jacob chuckled softly, face red as he shook his head. “It was not my finest part of my life.” He replied, though the next comment just made his blush worsen. “Okay you, let’s go to our apartment. These two are tired and so am I. Taking care of a baby was more exhausting than I thought. Maybe you can get that private showing though.. we’ll see.” Jacob said as Josh nodded, looking at Hayden. “Okay, let’s get some rest and we can go through this pile tomorrow.” He said, standing up and offering a hand to Hayden.​

 

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Hayden Gaines and Soren Truelson
FEDRA Civilian, FEDRA Officer | 24, 35 | Current location ;; Seattle Quarantine Zone

Hayden grabbed Josh’s hand as he stood up. He looked back at the other two and gently waved. “Thank you. For being so...” He wasn’t sure what to say. “Just thank you.” Then he turned away to head into their room. Soren stood up as well, lowering a hand for Jacob. “So we are not suddenly fathers? That is a relief. I was not sure that I was ready for that kind of responsibility.”
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Joshua and Jacob Smith
FEDRA Officer, FEDRA Civilian | 24, 30 | Current location ;; Seattle Quarantine Zone

Josh looked at Soren, nodded his head in thanks and followed Hayden to head into their room after he locked the door when Jacob and Soren left. Jacob took Soren’s hand and stood up, smiling at him and shaking his head. “No. You aren’t suddenly a father. Though I feel those two little ones will be ever present in our lives.” Jacob said as he led the way to the door, pulling it open and shutting it behind them. “Would that have been something you’d have been upset about? If I suddenly brought a baby into our lives somehow?” Jacob asked concerned.​

 

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Hayden Gaines and Soren Truelson
FEDRA Civilian, FEDRA Officer | 24, 35 | Current location ;; Seattle Quarantine Zone

Hayden moved into the bedroom, sitting on the bed as he waited for Josh to join him again. By the time Josh was back in, Hayden was sitting all the way back on the bed, legs loosely pulled to his chest. His head bent close to his neck as he waited. He smiled lightly as Josh came in. “Come to bed?"

Soren moved to the side as Jacob closed the door behind them. He probably should have been expecting that with the topic of conversation he just started. He shook his head. “No, I wouldn’t be upset. Just unprepared, you know? If for whatever reason that baby needed us to take care of him, then we’d do that.” He started taking off the boots and accoutrements. “When I say it’s a relief, what I mean is that in this moment, I don’t think I am ready to be a dad. But that doesn’t mean I wouldn’t go take a minute to figure that out so that we could be ready.” He took Jacob’s hand again. “If you wanted a child, then we would make that work.“
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Joshua and Jacob Smith
FEDRA Officer, FEDRA Civilian | 24, 30 | Current location ;; Seattle Quarantine Zone

As Josh walked into the bedroom, he saw Hayden sitting there, legs pulled loosely to his chest. He smiled at his partner and walked over to him, sitting down on the bed. “Of course my love.” He replied, laying down on the bed. He looked at Hayden, holding his arms out in invitation.

Jacob tilted his head and nodded, hearing those words. “I understand, and honestly, I loved looking after him but I don’t think I’m ready for a baby either.” Jacob admitted, slipping his sneakers off. “Maybe one day but not now. Besides, we have our family to care for right now.” Jacob said as he looked at Soren. “If I didn’t have such an exhausting day, I’d say we can talk about starting that book, but I’m ready for bed. How about you?”​

 

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Hayden Gaines and Soren Truelson
FEDRA Civilian, FEDRA Officer | 24, 35 | Current location ;; Seattle Quarantine Zone

Hayden was already falling over and rolling against him before the invitation was even in full swing. There was nowhere else he would rather be than in Josh’s arms. With as hard as it had become to live in this world, he needed that reassurance. He needed to know that he would always have Josh. When he closed his eyes, he tried not to think about how Josh was going to disappear in the morning again. He tried to think about how he would be alone again. He tried to think about anything that was not the pile of bodies that was growing and growing and growing. But he did anyway. When he closed his eyes, he tried not to see the monsters. But he did. So he kept his eyes open and his mouth shut.

“You know, Josh and I were talking about this today. Talking about Hayden and his bond with Kai.” He moved into the bedroom as he stripped of the clothes from the day’s work. “How they never really talked about having kids, because it wasn’t the right time.” He pulled on a pair of shorts and placed the book on the side table for future reading. He plopped on the bed and patted the spot beside him. “I’m glad we’ve talked about it instead of avoiding it or just not ever mentioning it. Because I told Josh the same thing. That right now I didn’t think I wanted them. But that’s the thing, isn’t it? No one knows where we’ll be later. We could change our minds. Or not. But really,” he grinned at Jacob, “I don’t know if I am ready to share you with anyone else. It’s selfish, and I accept this about myself.”
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Joshua and Jacob Smith
FEDRA Officer, FEDRA Civilian | 24, 30 | Current location ;; Seattle Quarantine Zone

Josh wrapped his arms around Hayden and held him close. He was never going to let him go. Josh kissed the top of Hayden’s head and then curled around him. A security blanket, or he tried to be that anyway. He closed his eyes and pushed away the image of his father as he tried to fall asleep.

Jacob listened to Soren, following him into the bedroom. He slid off his clothes and slipped on a pair of long pajama pants and a clean flannel, his new favorite top because it was warm and comfortable. “Yeah, Josh.. hasn’t always been the best at talking about things, especially if it’s something that could change how things are.” He said, walking over to the bed and getting on it, sitting beside him, smiling at Soren. “And.. I’m glad we talked about it too. Being on the same page for everything is the smartest thing to do.” He said before he flushed red and smiled. “Yeah.. I’m not quite ready to share you yet either. So I guess we’re both selfish.”​

 

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Hayden Gaines and Soren Truelson
FEDRA Civilian, FEDRA Officer | 24, 35 | Current location ;; Seattle Quarantine Zone

Soren loved that Jacob wore the flannels now. It made him feel all nice inside. He knew that the majority of their clothes were currently Soren’s and he planned on fixing that as soon as possible, but it was still a really nice thing to see. It made him feel like they were even more connected than they already were. He ran his fingers over those beautifully blushing cheeks. He pressed a kiss to Jacob’s lips, ran fingers through his hair, and then pull them down so that they were no longer sitting. He could only barely contain the chuckle. “Then it’s a good thing we have decided to selfishly not share.”
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Joshua and Jacob Smith
FEDRA Officer, FEDRA Civilian | 24, 30 | Current location ;; Seattle Quarantine Zone

Jacob smiled at the fingers brushing against his cheeks. He smiled into the kiss and felt his fingers running through his hair. Then he was pulled down so they were laying on the bed. “It’s definitely a good thing we decided not to share.” Jacob agreed, curling into Soren’s chest and looking at him. He kissed him deeply, before he pulled back and smiled at him. “How did I get so lucky to have you to love?” ​

 

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Hayden Gaines and Soren Truelson
FEDRA Civilian, FEDRA Officer | 24, 35 | Current location ;; Seattle Quarantine Zone

Soren hummed at the kiss. Would he ever get used to that? Because he loved it. Absolutely loved how it felt. He was sad for his first 35 years of life without this. Well, okay, maybe not the first handful of those, but the rest of it really would have done better if he had someone like Jacob. Maybe not just because of the kisses. “Hmm. I happened to think about checking on my neighbors or just so happened to be your brothers? Or! Or I just so happened to use my powers for good and to search for you? Or because I happened to think you were worth saving. Twice.” He grinned and kissed Jacob again. “Turns out it was inevitable.”
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Joshua and Jacob Smith
FEDRA Officer, FEDRA Civilian | 24, 30 | Current location ;; Seattle Quarantine Zone

Jacob had never quite realized how lonely his life had been. How much he had been missing out on by not having Soren in his life. It really was a wonderful twist of fate that drew them together and Jacob was forever grateful. He looked at Soren as he listened to him. “Hmm. Not only did you check on and help my brothers but yes, you saved my life. Twice. Even though the second time was rather.. dumb.” He admitted, smiling at the kiss. “Oh yes, it was definitely inevitable that we’d fall for each other.” Jacob said, smiling before a yawn slipped out and he blushed. He took his glasses off and set them on the nightstand before curling back up to Soren with another.m, smaller and quieter yawn. “Kids are tiring.” Jacob admitted softly with a chuckle.​

 

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Hayden Gaines and Soren Truelson
FEDRA Civilian, FEDRA Officer | 24, 35 | Current location ;; Seattle Quarantine Zone

Soren shook his head. “It wasn’t dumb. That was your backyard. Anyone would not think about it being unsafe.” He draped his arm over Jacob as he curled close. He wanted to be as close as possible. “I bet they are. That’s the other reason to consider maybe not having them full time all the time. They sound exhausting.” He laughed at the thought. “Maybe tomorrow you can be your own person. Or maybe you’ll have a kid again. I should let you sleep so that you’re well rested for all of these exciting things you do without me.” He closed his eyes as he spoke. He too yawned.
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Joshua and Jacob Smith
FEDRA Officer, FEDRA Civilian | 24, 30 | Current location ;; Seattle Quarantine Zone

Jacob looked up at Soren, hearing him and feeling the arm draped over him. “It’s a good thing I had my big strong officer to save me.” He replied, smiling at him. “Maybe. But I did extend an offer to watch any little ones so we’ll see.” He said chuckling as he closed his own eyes. Jacob curled close to Soren and fell fast asleep pretty quickly. Jacob’s dreams were a little turbulent, and he tossed and turned through the night. Images of his mother and now his father ran through his mind. He woke up, and sat up, panting around 5:30 the next morning, eyes wide as a nightmare he didn’t remember filtered out of his mind.​

 

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Hayden Gaines and Soren Truelson
FEDRA Civilian, FEDRA Officer | 24, 35 | Current location ;; Seattle Quarantine Zone

Soren slept and dreamed of things he forgot the moment he woke up, which was relatively frequently as Jacob tossed and turned. He didn’t really notice much and fell back asleep quickly. The sound of Jacob’s panting woke him. He took too long to figure out what he heard. He felt bad as soon as he realized that it was Jacob. He sat up as well, pulling Jacob to his chest. “Hey, you’re okay. It’s okay. Come here.” He didn’t want to ask what it was, but he assumed it was similar to the first night they shared.
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