"Thanks, babe," Kai says with a smile, this time very genuine as he squeezes Aidan's hand on his thigh. It's not so much a hot button issue for him anymore. But it's definitely nicer to have Aidan with him there. It's very lonely otherwise and he'll end up thinking about Kimi.
Grey hums under his breath again, noting the troubled look in Midnight's eyes while he looks at Kai. That's an issue he hopes Midnight will leave be as it is. The brothers can be vicious when dealing with each other, but even more so if someone else gets involved.
"You think he'll perform for us this time?" he asks his lover. Distraction is the name of this game. "It's been a while since we've heard his cawing in this town."
It's an effective distraction, and one that Aidan catches and gives Grey a small, grateful little smile for. He tries not to butt in too much on Kai's issues with Kimi unless invited to, and he doesn't want to agitate his lover by having everyone else meddling, too.
Midnight wrinkles his nose at Grey's words and gives a light 'kick' to the big man's ankle, huffing, "That 'cawing' has topped billboard charts, okay. Show some respect." Then, he admits with a little laugh, "But yeah, I think he's going to perform a bit. Might be trying to get Damian to join him, probably..."
Kai picks up his fork too now that the topic of his brother is put to rest, and other things are on the agenda. He doesn't release Aidan's hand, though, but holds onto it while he cuts into his pancakes.
"I liked his last single," he says with a grin. "It's a banger. Ulysse didn't say he was coming, though. It'll be good to see him."
Grey's lips quirk into a quicksilver smile as he's kicked under the table. He flips one of Midnight's curls with his finger as he smirks into his coffee.
"Maybe people like cawing," he murmurs. Midnight is adorable, fiercely defending his brothers.
"No 'maybes' about it, mister," Midnight retorts, sticking out his tongue for good measure with good humour as he digs into his pancakes. "But it's just as well he's coming by for some downtime now while he's still not a superstar celebrity everyone and their grandma knows. At least this way he'll get to relax a bit, too."
"And with both his brothers in place," Aidan points out, thumb absently stroking little circles over the side of Kai's knee. "We should have a welcoming party for him. Maybe a barbeque at the pier...?" he trails off, glancing towards Grey to see what the eldest thinks of all this.
"Mister?" Grey hums under his breath and reaches over to tickle Midnight's ear. "What Mister am I to you?"
He doesn't expect an answer to that, instead he gives his brother a glance and nods quietly. He's not exactly eager to get a million people at his backyard but he can see as well that some downtime might be beneficial.
"Make it brunch," Kai suggests mildly after swallowing a mouthful of pancakes. "Late enough that night shift workers can have a bit of sleep and doesn't come in the way of weekend rush at the bar." Since he imagines that the aim is to get all brothers involved and he's never seen Ulysse take a night off for anything.
Then he leans in to press a kiss to Aidan's cheek and winks at him. "That includes you, babe."
"How considerate of you," Aidan returns with his private smile. He gives a warm squeeze to Kai's knee, then, and glances up towards Grey.
"I'll come by and tidy the grass for you. Can you check the grill to make sure it's still okay to use?"
Midnight chimes in, "I could mow the grass. I've got more free time than all of you, anyway." He turns and gives Grey a cheeky little, "Mister," for good measure. Because why not.
"How about we handle the yard and grill," Grey says while he narrows his eyes at Midnight, a flash of a smile quirking the corner of his mouth. "I seem to have an eager helper boy here."
He gives his brother a one sided shrug and a calmer look. "You could bake some bread for the thing. Easier here than in the boat." And Grey doesn't like coming over to the house uninvited because privacy is an unvoiced but important promise between the brothers.
"I can do the shopping," Kai promises. "Text me whatever you need, I'll bring the stuff over. And handle drinks of course." Maybe some ice tea and lemonade.
"I'll make a list when I'm up. You could also check if Ulysse wants to chip in for the drinks, too." It's almost always this easy for them, now, to put such things together. Not just between him and Kai, but with Grey and Midnight. Maybe it's due to their shared childhood, or just how they've only grown closer as adults, but whatever the case, Aidan's grateful for it. He's almost certain this is the only reason Kai and Midnight were both able to recover from the loss of their troubled parents.
Such moody thoughts are far from Midnight's mind, thankfully, and he instead huffs, rolling his eyes at Grey's pointed 'boy'. "Keep that up and I'll show you 'boy'," he warns without any heat at all, eyes dancing with mischief as he hooks his foot with Grey's and bumps their shoulders together.
"Yeah, I'll ask him," Kai nods and hums around a piece of pancake. There are some old coolers in the bar that are in use only during heatwaves. He's already thinking that Ulysse could probably borrow one of those for the brunch, and someone has a pick up truck to bring it (and take it back later).
"I'm sure others want to pitch in too," he continues after swallowing, leaning his chin on his fork-hand while peering at his boyfriend with a sunny smile. A project, always gets Kai in a better mood. "I'll ask around."
Grey leaves them to plan, he knows Kai tends to be a whirlwind when it comes to putting these things together and Aidan is a steady rock instead. Grey will happily take orders when its his time to work. Instead, he leans in closer to Midnight and tilts the man's face towards himself. His thumb brushes over a little bit of grease and syrup from Midnight's chin and and licks it away from his thumb.
"Any time," he says, voice low and rumbling, but his eyes are framed with crowfeet and dance with mirth.
Midnight's answering grin is impish as he bites his lower lip, promising, "You're in for a world of trouble, babe. Just you wait."
Thankfully, the little artist knows better than to jump his boyfriend in front of said boyfriend's youngest brother. Kai wouldn't care, but Aidan can be so very prudish sometimes.
Quite aware of the flirting happening across the table from them, Aidan chooses to ignore Grey and his little bird to instead poke a bit more egg onto Kai's plate. "Try to contain yourself," he 'warns' gently. "It's just our families, you know. You don't need to break your back setting up something for the whole town to come to."
"Yeah," Kai waves a hand at Aidan and quirks his brows at the eggs that appear on his plate. "I'm aware. But 'family' kind of contains a few friends of yours that I see constantly." He huffs out a laugh. "Damian and Sean would feel left out if they weren't invited."
Plus, he knows Aidan would like them there. There's a look of amusement in his golden eyes as he pierces a bit of egg into his fork and pops it into his mouth. He'll be good, babe. Trust him.
"I believe you," Grey replies with a warm hint of laughter in his voice. He prods Midnight's plate and tells him, "Eat your breakfast. I gotta wash up before work." Or maybe see what that promise is about...
He curls a finger around one of Midnight's dark curls and tugs on it gently.
Giggling at the hair pulling, Midnight twitches his head away to get his hair out of Grey's fingers and resumes eating with a chirped, "Sir, yessir!"
Besides, he doesn't want to stay too long when it's clear both Kai and Aidan are ready to head to bed soon.
The couple in question are gradually working through their breakfast and soon enough, Aidan's finished and looking a touch tired as he leans back in his chair, hand remaining at Kai's leg to encourage him to take his time. Aidan rarely gets up to go to bed without Kai, after all.
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Grey hums under his breath again, noting the troubled look in Midnight's eyes while he looks at Kai. That's an issue he hopes Midnight will leave be as it is. The brothers can be vicious when dealing with each other, but even more so if someone else gets involved.
"You think he'll perform for us this time?" he asks his lover. Distraction is the name of this game. "It's been a while since we've heard his cawing in this town."
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It's an effective distraction, and one that Aidan catches and gives Grey a small, grateful little smile for. He tries not to butt in too much on Kai's issues with Kimi unless invited to, and he doesn't want to agitate his lover by having everyone else meddling, too.
Midnight wrinkles his nose at Grey's words and gives a light 'kick' to the big man's ankle, huffing, "That 'cawing' has topped billboard charts, okay. Show some respect." Then, he admits with a little laugh, "But yeah, I think he's going to perform a bit. Might be trying to get Damian to join him, probably..."
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"I liked his last single," he says with a grin. "It's a banger. Ulysse didn't say he was coming, though. It'll be good to see him."
Grey's lips quirk into a quicksilver smile as he's kicked under the table. He flips one of Midnight's curls with his finger as he smirks into his coffee.
"Maybe people like cawing," he murmurs. Midnight is adorable, fiercely defending his brothers.
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"No 'maybes' about it, mister," Midnight retorts, sticking out his tongue for good measure with good humour as he digs into his pancakes. "But it's just as well he's coming by for some downtime now while he's still not a superstar celebrity everyone and their grandma knows. At least this way he'll get to relax a bit, too."
"And with both his brothers in place," Aidan points out, thumb absently stroking little circles over the side of Kai's knee. "We should have a welcoming party for him. Maybe a barbeque at the pier...?" he trails off, glancing towards Grey to see what the eldest thinks of all this.
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He doesn't expect an answer to that, instead he gives his brother a glance and nods quietly. He's not exactly eager to get a million people at his backyard but he can see as well that some downtime might be beneficial.
"Make it brunch," Kai suggests mildly after swallowing a mouthful of pancakes. "Late enough that night shift workers can have a bit of sleep and doesn't come in the way of weekend rush at the bar." Since he imagines that the aim is to get all brothers involved and he's never seen Ulysse take a night off for anything.
Then he leans in to press a kiss to Aidan's cheek and winks at him. "That includes you, babe."
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"How considerate of you," Aidan returns with his private smile. He gives a warm squeeze to Kai's knee, then, and glances up towards Grey.
"I'll come by and tidy the grass for you. Can you check the grill to make sure it's still okay to use?"
Midnight chimes in, "I could mow the grass. I've got more free time than all of you, anyway." He turns and gives Grey a cheeky little, "Mister," for good measure. Because why not.
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He gives his brother a one sided shrug and a calmer look. "You could bake some bread for the thing. Easier here than in the boat." And Grey doesn't like coming over to the house uninvited because privacy is an unvoiced but important promise between the brothers.
"I can do the shopping," Kai promises. "Text me whatever you need, I'll bring the stuff over. And handle drinks of course." Maybe some ice tea and lemonade.
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"I'll make a list when I'm up. You could also check if Ulysse wants to chip in for the drinks, too." It's almost always this easy for them, now, to put such things together. Not just between him and Kai, but with Grey and Midnight. Maybe it's due to their shared childhood, or just how they've only grown closer as adults, but whatever the case, Aidan's grateful for it. He's almost certain this is the only reason Kai and Midnight were both able to recover from the loss of their troubled parents.
Such moody thoughts are far from Midnight's mind, thankfully, and he instead huffs, rolling his eyes at Grey's pointed 'boy'. "Keep that up and I'll show you 'boy'," he warns without any heat at all, eyes dancing with mischief as he hooks his foot with Grey's and bumps their shoulders together.
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"I'm sure others want to pitch in too," he continues after swallowing, leaning his chin on his fork-hand while peering at his boyfriend with a sunny smile. A project, always gets Kai in a better mood. "I'll ask around."
Grey leaves them to plan, he knows Kai tends to be a whirlwind when it comes to putting these things together and Aidan is a steady rock instead. Grey will happily take orders when its his time to work. Instead, he leans in closer to Midnight and tilts the man's face towards himself. His thumb brushes over a little bit of grease and syrup from Midnight's chin and and licks it away from his thumb.
"Any time," he says, voice low and rumbling, but his eyes are framed with crowfeet and dance with mirth.
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Midnight's answering grin is impish as he bites his lower lip, promising, "You're in for a world of trouble, babe. Just you wait."
Thankfully, the little artist knows better than to jump his boyfriend in front of said boyfriend's youngest brother. Kai wouldn't care, but Aidan can be so very prudish sometimes.
Quite aware of the flirting happening across the table from them, Aidan chooses to ignore Grey and his little bird to instead poke a bit more egg onto Kai's plate. "Try to contain yourself," he 'warns' gently. "It's just our families, you know. You don't need to break your back setting up something for the whole town to come to."
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Plus, he knows Aidan would like them there. There's a look of amusement in his golden eyes as he pierces a bit of egg into his fork and pops it into his mouth. He'll be good, babe. Trust him.
"I believe you," Grey replies with a warm hint of laughter in his voice. He prods Midnight's plate and tells him, "Eat your breakfast. I gotta wash up before work." Or maybe see what that promise is about...
He curls a finger around one of Midnight's dark curls and tugs on it gently.
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Giggling at the hair pulling, Midnight twitches his head away to get his hair out of Grey's fingers and resumes eating with a chirped, "Sir, yessir!"
Besides, he doesn't want to stay too long when it's clear both Kai and Aidan are ready to head to bed soon.
The couple in question are gradually working through their breakfast and soon enough, Aidan's finished and looking a touch tired as he leans back in his chair, hand remaining at Kai's leg to encourage him to take his time. Aidan rarely gets up to go to bed without Kai, after all.