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Braden grabbed onto Fred’s shoulders It was er in his eyes "Be careful with the water here, Freddy boy I heard it hed except Gavin, Mason, and Fred, who shoved Braden away Mason didn’t have the energy to laugh

"Watch out Duty calls" He stood, kissed Gavin on the forehead, and then went over to serve the fire with them

Gavin followed Mason to his parent’s house on SundayThis would be the first time he met the family of someone he was in a relationship with, besides Braden Probably because Braden had been the only man he’d been with besides a casual fuck

And they were more He’d realized that for a while, but this ceine as his car sat in Mason’s driveway He got out as Mason walked toward hie, brick house, with perfectly manicured lawn and flowers They had tall pillars out front, with a covered ay and fountain off to the side

He never would have pegged Mason as growing up in a place like this

"It’s a bit h Let’s go" Mason nodded toward the house and started walking Gavin fell into step beside hio in first

The inside of the house was just as beautiful as the outside, withand incredible artwork "Wow"

"Don’t stress, music man Just a house I promise they’re much more down-to-Earth than you’d expect"

"Who said I’ step for them

"Mason? We’re in here!" a woh a set of double doors and into a large family room Mason’s mother sat on the couch, his father in a wheelchair, with Isaac in a chair across fro the man some paperwork

"Hello You must be Gavin It’s so nice to meet you" The woman with a kind smile walked over and shook Gavin’s hand

"Hello, ma’am It’s nice to ether as if soed and smiled at Mason’s mom

"None of that Call me Catherine This is Mason’s father, Ted Ted, this is Gavin"