Bryan's POV

"I know Shawn told you he didn't want gifts for his birthday but did you really not get him anything?" Diego asks Dean while we prep the food for Shawn's party tomorrow.

Dean is hosting the party at his baby's request and he roped Diego and I into helping with the preparations. Meanwhile, Jesse and Shawn are by the pool area blasting music as they put up decorations. Chase isn't here yet but he'll be joining us later; he's adding some finishing touches to the birthday video he made for Shawn.

"No, I did. I bought him a Jean jacket that I think he'll like and I also bought him two pairs of sneakers and some toys for the bedroom," Dean replies, his eyes darkening with lust at the mention of toys.

I chuckle. "I think the toys will be his favourite."

Dean smirks. "Yeah, you're right. He's always so eager to try new stuff!" Judging by the wide smile on his face, he's just as excited to use the new toys on his boyfriend.

We all return to our duties and Dean's voice sounds again, after a few minutes. "I'm also asking him to move in with me," he says so softly that had Diego and I not been standing next to him, we might have missed it.

I gasp and immediately spin towards him. The raw chicken fat stuck to my hand from cleaning the chicken, flies to the floor at my sudden movement. "That's great! Why are you being so secretive about it!"

Diego grins. "Congrats! That's big news!"

"I never thought I'd actually like someone enough to move in with them. You two were the saps that wanted to get married and find boyfriends and settle down." A soft smile graces Dean's face with his next words. "But now I can't imagine my life without Shawn."

"That's what love does," I say with a light laugh, swiping the fat from the floor before washing my hands and continuing to clean the chicken.

"So you're giving up your teenage dream of moving in with four guys and having endless nights of pleasure?" Diego teases.

Dean chuckles and nods. "Shawn already keeps me busy. Imagine five of him." He bites his lip and releases a low moan. "Okay that would be hot! But I'm barely able to keep up with Shawn as it is." He pauses momentarily and a look of doubt flashes across his face. "He'll agree to move in, right?"

"Haven't you basically already moved in? You sleep together almost every night, whether it's here, at your office or at his place," Diego retorts, raising a very valid point. "There's no way he'd say no."

That seems to calm Dean and he releases a sigh of relief. "I'm going to ask him by doing a strip tease at the party. He's always re-watching the strip tease scenes in Magic Mike, so I'm doing a variation of his favourite dance from the movie. Oh and I've converted one of my extra bedrooms into a dance studio for him. He usually uses the living room if he's here and needs to choreograph anything, but I think he would like his own studio better," he gushes, grinning from ear to ear.

Diego kicks Dean's butt with his knee. "Dude! How could you not tell us all of this sooner!" He whines and Dean's smile morphs into a guilty look.

"Your lack of communication was the reason I had to wait forever to meet Jesse," I joke, exaggerating the words 'forever.'

"I'm sorry!" He wails dramatically.

We both know that balancing Chase's case and his legal work for the firm take up a lot of his time, and of course the rest of his time is spent with Shawn. Almost every time we chat on the phone, Shawn is there, so there really was no good time to tell us since he's a grandpa that hates texting.

"Are you sure you don't want to cut back on your time at the office? You know that your job is secure so you can dial it back," I offer, for what must be the millionth time since he started working on Chase's case.

However, Dean is stubborn and refuses every time, citing what his contract with the company stipulates, as if that contract can't be renegotiated. He's always been dedicated and hates not keeping commitments, which was why I knew that even though we're friends, he wouldn't try to take advantage of our friendship if I hired him.

"Actually, I was going to ask you on Monday, if we could renegotiate the contract. Last week Shawn brought a few sets of clothes and toiletries to my office and asked if he could leave a carry-on in the corner so he doesn't have to keep bringing a sleepover bag every night. That was when it finally sank in just how much time I've been spending working." He frowns. "We haven't had a proper date night, be it going to the movies or even a restaurant, in over a month. Shawn never complains; I think he understands how important work is to me. But I need to start being a better boyfriend and showing him that he's a priority as well."

A pleased smile spreads across my face, knowing that Dean has actually found someone he loves more than work. "Of course, we can chat on Monday!"

For the next few minutes, only the distant sounds of Jesse and Shawn's music, and the nearer sounds of knives chopping or scrapping at the meat can be heard, before Diego's voice breaks the silence. "I'm buying the house next to Bryan's," he says nonchalantly.

Dean's eyes widen and I chuckle, peeking around Dean so that I can see him. "Awwww, do you like me that much?" I jest and received the middle finger in response.

I'm almost certain I know the answer before he says it. "Chase prefers to live close to Jesse so I'm going to buy it. I already spoke to both of your neighbours about two weeks ago to see if they're willing to sell, and the one to the left of you agreed to sell."

"So you're also going to ask Chase to move in?" Dean asks in an excited voice.

He shakes his head. "Not yet, but I'm preparing for our future and I think living next door to his twin will make him really happy."

"I think it's a great idea and it'll also help put Jesse's mind at ease," I reply with a smile and Dean readily agrees.

Over the past few weeks, Chase has been spending more nights at Diego's place which meant that my tomato was able to sleep over at my house more often. Diego was gushing yesterday that he now has a drawer at the twin's house and that Chase also leaves some of his clothes at Diego's place.

I think after Chase visited the cemetery with Diego, he has somehow fallen deeper in love with Chase. Not only that, but after some prying, Chase told Jesse that their make out sessions have gotten a lot steamier and Chase is now very comfortable with Diego groping his butt and touching his body, though they still haven't done anything under the clothes.

My mind wanders to my sexy tomato and a smile spreads across my face. After I found out that my mom brought up marriage with Jesse, even though I asked her not to, I got into an argument with her. Jesse overheard and actually scolded me for arguing with my mother, telling me that he really didn't mind talking about it with her. Since then, I decided not to interfere in their relationship and they have now developed quite the friendship.

Whenever they meet up, they laugh and talk about everything, giggling like school girls the whole time. This blooming friendship of course means that I receive an increased amount of teasing from both of them, but I'm really glad that they get along.

Jesse even gets along with my father. They both love horror movies, so that was the first thing they bonded over. It's becoming a tradition where every other Thursday night, my father, Jesse and I watch horror movies together. My mom isn't too fond of them so she plans her girls nights on those evenings or sometimes she would steal one of us away to chat with.

A smack on my butt pulls me from my thoughts and I feel arms wrapping around my waist, followed by a hand slipping under my shirt and caressing my abs. I chuckle and wash my hands before spinning around in Jesse's arms.

His cheeks are flushed and he puckers his lips, blinking innocently. How can I resist the gorgeous, cherry coloured lips pointed in my direction? I grin before connecting our lips. My tomato immediately opens his mouth, and in response I explore his mouth with my tongue, swirling it in just the right way to make him moan.

"Dadd- Dean I'm hungry!" Shawn whines from next to us, and Jesse and I break our kiss. I've always suspected that Shawn calls Dean daddy in private but never actually knew until this little slip up.

"Are you hungry too?" I ask my boyfriend whose cheeks are a delicious shade of pink, resembling a pink grapefruit.

Jesse nods and grins sheepishly. "We decided on pizza."

Of course they did. It's probably Jesse's favourite food after lasagne. I chuckle and peck his lips before pulling out my phone to order the food. "What do you want on the pizza?" I ask both Jesse and Shawn, ignoring Dean who offers to pay. I already know Jesse will want Hawaiian pizza, but I'm not sure of Shawn's preferences.

"Where's Chase?" Diego mumbles sulkily and I look around just in time to see him pouting. As if Chase has a radar for when his boyfriend is sulking, I hear Diego's ringtone for Chase. "Little lamb! Will you be here soon?... Oh... Ah okay..." He turns towards us and mouths "Do you need me to stay and help?" We shake our heads and he mouths a thank you before continuing to speak to Chase. "Would it be okay if I came over?... Okay! Love you too! See you soon!"

Diego is all smiles when he hangs up the phone and he quickly bids us goodbye before rushing out the door.

"Is Chase alright?" Dean and I ask simultaneously.

Shawn and Jesse both nod. "He called us just before we came in here and said that Aerial wasn't feeling well, so Mason dropped off Amy with him," Shawn replies.

We hum a response and I order the pizza before we continue preparing for Shawn's party. 

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