"I hate this!"

"Admit it already, jeez. I'm getting bored from watching you like this."

"Then leave me!"

"Oh cut the crap Stuart."

     Today, more like the week, hadn't been amazing. Leon thought with the whole work thing gone he could have more time with the kids but no. It wasn't like that because the second the last week of the month rolled up, the kids were gone. Along with Bonnie and everyone he knew were working with The Gay Project.

     Mrs. Lynn who lived down the street pretended not to recognize him. It was like the whole two months he had spent with everyone except Stuart, Vladimir and Andres were wiped out. No one fucking knew him!

     And it wasn't only him. Stuart, Andres and Vlad too. Stuart didn't really care because he and Michaela or rather Langdon had stopped talking before these strange occurrences. Andres and Vlad got evicted from their house and their car gone.

     The both of them dropping by Leon's door step yesterday without their kids confirmed that these strange occurrences were The Gay Project's doing.

     Not that Leon minded the extra roommates, but it was annoying and weird to wake up to a squeaky clean house. Vladimir was a clean freak but Leon didn't think Andres had realized that.

     At the moment, Vlad was preparing lunch while Andres was stuck in his room. There really wasn't much to do with no job and no kids to disturb.

Thinking about it, how had he lived before? Oh yeah, alone and in despair.  

"Come on Stuart, let's do something or go somewhere after lunch." Leon fell down on the couch right beside the man who was playing Faun's video game. He had been on that game since last night.

He groaned. "You could pick up a controller and join me. You'll get absorbed."

"And that is not the life I want." He caught the controller in Stuart's hands but the Aussie pulled it away from him.

"If I fail, I'm going to fucking hit you." Stuart glared at him then focused back on the TV where his character was switching guns.

     Leon really didn't want to piss the man off but he needed a little attention. With no Mariam to fawn over and no Faun to piss off, Stuart was all he had left.

     He would have gone to start a conversation with Vlad but he wasn't in the mood to listen to him talk because when Vlad was deep into explaining what he loved, his accent got deeper and it could be really hard to understand.

     Andres was a no go area since he hadn't left his room. Lord knew what he was doing in there.

     Leon stared at the video game on the TV for a while before taking in a deep breath and snatching the controller from Stuart. The men attacking Stuart's character immediately let loose when he stood frozen in place then the screen screamed 'Game Over'.

However, Leon was distracted by the Tv to have noticed when Stuart stood up from the chair. It was when he was about to laugh in his face he saw the man walk out of the living room.

Tossing the controller on the arm chair, he stood up and ran after the man. "Hey, where are you going?"

"Away from you." His tone was a lot darker and that stopped Leon from following him up the stairs.

"Stuart, can we talk?"

"No. I'm going to take a nap."

Leon too one step up as he said, "Great, let me join you."

Almost in a flash, Stuart turned to him and pinned him with a withering glare. "If I see you in that damn room, I'm going to push you out that fucking window. Don't bloody follow me." Then without another word, he continued up the stairs.

Leon really really wanted to test just how mad the man was but the pissed off look in the man's special green eyes made Leon stop. He stepped away from the stairs and turned only to find Vlad staring at him with a confused look.

"Why did you not go after him?"

"He's pissed." He answered bluntly as he strolled into the living room.

Leon could sense Vlad's warm hazel eyes on him and it sent a familiar tingle down his spine.

"I do not zink zat should stop you. You do not look like man who would stop after deliberately pissing off other."

Leon shrugged as he jumped on the couch. He lifted his legs off the floor and placed it on the arm of the couch before lying down on the couch. He hummed then replied, "It didn't stop me. I stopped because I know the kind of man Stuart is. After my accident, he had calmed down considerably around me. He lets me hold him, kiss him... we are a lot more intimate now. If he pisses me off, he feels bad and if I piss him off, all I have to do is give him space and he'll feel bad. I honestly, prefer it this way."

     The old way made Leon feel things that annoyed him. Like jealously and anger. The old way had been stressful. If Leon pissed him off, he would run away to Michaela's until Michaela had had enough of his childishness then send him back to Leon. By then it would be like the argument never happened. And if Stuart pissed Leon off, the bloody Aussie would still run to Michaela then come back and act like he didn't do shit.

Back then, Leon tried to avoid anything thing that would annoy the man. That was before Stuart finally admitted he liked him.

Stuart was a tough cookie.

"So, have both of you had sex yet?"

     That had Leon's eyes widening. Sex with Stuart? Why did it feel like his ears had exploded from the clear words Vlad had spoken?

He felt his face heat up and his eyes caught the smirk on Vlad's face. The Russian was leaned on the couch from the back and his hazel eyes twinkled with amusement. "Really? You haven't?"

"Have you?" Leon knew that question was stupid. He knew they had done it and not just once but multiple times.

The grin that appeared on his face, not only was it creepy but it answered his question. "Do you want me to verbally answer zat?"

"No." He shook his head then looked away. The man's stare was intimidating.

"So, why have you not? Both of you look like you've done it at least once."

"I wish."

"It would ease up tension around both of you. It helped me in my relationship. Make Stuart bottom, trust me he'll love it." 

If Leon thought his ears had exploded, now it was bleeding. How could he put Stuart and bottom in the same sentence? Now he could just imagine it; Stuart, on top of him with his cock in him. Stuart riding him and his expression...

Leon immediately sat up when he felt the heat rush down to his crotch. He sat quietly for a while and luckily, Vlad didn't say anything sexual after.

Looking back at the Russian whose smirk hadn't left his thin lips, Leon said, changing the topic, "I wanted to ask, are you taking your relationship out of the island?"

All sense of amusement left Vlad and he stared blankly at Leon. That look was scarier than the grin. Andres had a weird taste in men.

"Why do you ask?" His tone was monotonous and that made Leon feel weird.

"Uh...um well, I asked because I want to continue my relationship with Stuart. I really want to ask him but it's scary. I get cold chills just thinking of him not wanting to be with me. Do you have any advice?"

"About what's going to happen on Saturday?" he paused and stood up straight. "No. I even need someone to advice me right now too. I don't want to hurt Andres; I love Andres, but I had life before all of zese. I cannot just leave it. My ma, my job... I don't know what my answer will be until Saturday. I only hope whatever my answer is, Andres will be able to understand."

    For some reason, Leon felt inspired. The way Vlad said he loved Andres without hesitating was overwhelming. He liked how the man knew what his heart felt and also the mind. If only they weighted the same, Vlad wouldn't be having this internal conflict.

"You'll make the right choice when the time comes." Leon nodded at him and Vlad smiled, running a hand through his hair.

"Da."

    Leon watched the man check his watch and he sighed. "Yeah, lunch will be ready soon. Should I wake Stuart up for you or you can do it."

"You do it. The less I talk to him the faster our make up."

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     It was dark out and Vlad was bored out of his mind. He had cleaned the house twice and had helped Leon prepare all three course meals. It had only been three days without the kids and he felt so empty.

      Andres might as well be called dead because he hadn't moved from the bed and hadn't even said much to Vlad. Apparently, Leon and Stuart were still fighting and rather loudly.

"Okay Stuart, I can't deal with your bullshit right now. It was just a damn game."

"I fucking warned you!"

     Leon had said it would be all over yesterday. However, Stuart didn't give a fuck and kept his space from the man. Leon eventually snapped when he noticed the sun setting and went to talk to him. Not surprising, Stuart was still mad.

Someone needed to give Leon a trophy for sticking with that man.

"I didn't know you would get so mad over a damn game? What's gotten into you? If it's you missing the kids then calm down because I feel the same way too. You don't have to blow up on me."

"Just leave me alone."

Vlad was overhearing their conversation from where they were in the dining to where he was covering his ears with a pillow.

"Are you sure about that, Stuart?" Leon's voice was calm and Vlad knew that wasn't good.

"I don't think I stuttered, Leon."

"Fine. And while you are away from me how about you find yourself a therapist to work on your anger."

Vlad then heard footsteps run up the stairs. Someone just walked out on the other.

"Is it over?" he murmured then peeped over the couch to see who was left standing.

Vladimir wasn't surprised to see Stuart. He watched the man bury his head in his hands and sigh. The Russian didn't know whether to approach him or not but finally decided on the first when he saw Stuart drop his head to the table.

     After knowing the man for the few days they had stayed together, it was safe for Vlad to say Stuart was feisty. He wanted what he wanted and Leon being love struck never noticed. Or maybe he did but learned to live with the man.

     Stuart's head raised a little and his shoulder slumped when his eyes met Vlad's. Vlad shrugged at his reaction then sat at the opposite end of Stuart on the dining table.

They stared at each other for a while before Vlad said, "I overheard."

"We were yelling. If you didn't, I would declare you deaf." He placed his hands on the table then leaned back on his seat, never once taking his eyes off Vlad.

Vlad shrugged again then said, "You really do need therapy. You get angry too quickly and easily."

"You need to mind your own business."

"I am just saying. You cannot be angry at Leon because he made you fail game. And for whole day?"

Stuart fell silent. Vlad could easily sense the anger coming off him and that made him frown. The man needed release.

"I want to be alone please."

Vlad hummed as he stood from the chair. "Suit yourself. I'm just trying to be of help. Leon is obviously not your problem and I feel like you miss ze point of having lover. Zey are not just for sex or money or all of zat. Zey are also for support and care and all of zose good stuff. Zey make you feel safe and alright even when it's not safe and alright. Zat is what is expected of someone you love and zat is what zey expect from you.

"If you keep acting like zis, how do you expect Leon to feel? If he does not feel safe or being around you makes him worry, just how long do you expect relationship to last? If he feels just ze slightest bit more comfortable with someone else or he sees someone who's more comfortable with you, he will feel left out. Stuart, I do not know if you understand what I'm trying to say but I just want you to know zat if you are going to be angry, don't push your anger on other people too because anger isn't positive trait. It would ruin you and people around you. Zat is all I have to say to you. Goodnight."

     Vlad did hang around for Stuart to say something to him or go after Leon but he just sat there frozen in his seat. The Russian only rolled his eyes then went into the guest room where Andres was already fast asleep.

     He was sprawled on the bed, taking almost the whole thing and it only made Vlad smile. Taking off his shirt and trousers, he jumped beside the Colombian and threw an arm around the man's broad chest.

     Andres immediately moaned then rolled to face him. Vlad knew what was coming next, causing him to quickly moved up on the bed. Andres's arms caught him around his waist and the big man buried his head in Vlad's neck.

     Normally, Vlad hated when he cuddled like this because it restricted him from moving but he had gotten used to it. Now the man only looked like a kid whenever he did it.

     Damn, Vlad was satisfied.

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