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"Fair enough," Tristan replied, then nodded at Josiah to grab the packages

His fingers fumbled as they opened the first one The paper dropped to the floor and Josiah’s breath trapped in his throat as he stared down at the picture of the bird figure Tristan had given hinified, filling the picture, with a tint around the edge that matched the walls

Josiah’s hands shook, his voice lost the way it used to be Only then, he’d been scared to talk; now, he just couldn’t find the right words

He held the fraift As he kneould be, there was his queen, the same treatment on the picture fro techniques I developed these in the darkroo It was his idea If you don’t like thehtly

"Mouthy," he said huskily

Josiah looked at Teo "Thank you" Then he turned to Tristan "Thank you" He handed the bird to Teo and the queen to Tristan, knowing heit fit, too, before he lowered himself to his knees "A promise is a promise"

Tristan hissed as Josiah unbuttoned and unzipped his pants Once he had Tristan’s long erection free, he pulled out Teo’s, too, pushing back the foreskin

They stood close, their erections side by side He started his tongue at the base of Teo’s, ran it to the head, and then started froroaned before he proceeded to thank them with his mouth It was Teo who finished first; his head had always been slightly more sensitive than Tristan’s He sed Teo down, then did the same for Tristan

"This is all I need," Josiah told thes "Having the two of you, and this place, our dream It’s all I need All I’ll ever want I know I act like I expect it, like I know things will be okay, but I never really thought--"

He felt his breath get caught again, but when he felt two hands in his hair, Josiah found his voice again "I don’t know if I ever really thought I would get it all But I have I have et"

There was a silence He kneas Tristan’s hand that tightened in his hair, as he just inhaled the scent of theainst his face