Raccoon Twenty-Nine

King flexed his arm slightly, but already knew that he wouldn't be able to move it.

Someone climbed up on the couch with me again, huh?

Tili was asleep on the footrest that he'd extended from the recliner portion, her little arms around his right one.

He didn't have the heart to wake her, so he simply stared up at the soft white ceiling fan above him, a smile slowly forming on his lips.

Baron had been out for a while the past few days, working with his mom to get things settled once and for all with his wife. The woman needed a bit more convincing from Anne, but she seemed like she was close to coming around.

They had given Tili the choice to go to the meetings, too, and she'd agreed to go once, but after seeing her mother's poor behavior the first day, she had no longer wanted to be around her.

The sound of someone at the door had King's smile widening, but he still remained stationary as his man quietly stepped through the door, then closed it as he slid his shoes off.

Soon he was over by the sofa and picking up his sleeping daughter. After pressing a kiss to her forehead, she seemed to come around enough to realize that he was back and wrapped her arms around his shoulders with a sleepy "welcome home, daddy."

"Thank you, sweetheart," Baron whispered before settling himself on the edge of the sofa where King quickly made room for him.

One he was situated King pressed his hands against his back, then settled his chin on his free shoulder.

Welcome home, love.

Thank you, Baron replied, their connection having grown strong enough for them to speak telepathically the majority of the time if they wanted to.

How did things go today? King asked after a few minutes of peace and quiet.

Baron tilted his head to the side and smiled softly.

"She finally signed the papers and took the car. The house is ours to sell, and your mom is now working on moving the account you made for me into my name," Baron said, making King's heart soar!

"Do I get to stay with daddy?" Tili asked, now a bit more awake as she settled in her father's lap.

Baron nodded and pressed another kiss to her forehead.

"You do. You're daddy's now and won't have to be around mommy unless you want to, sweetheart," he said, surprising King a little.

He's still leaving the mom open as an option?

Of course, likely not as a custody option, but to still allow visitations even after all the crap she put him through...

I don't want to push her mother completely out of her life. If she wants to speak with her or see her every once in a while once things have calmed down, I will consider facilitating that, Baron thought to him, making King's heart warm.

That makes sense, and it's fair to Tili if she wants to see her mom after the stress from this situation blows over.

To be honest, she probably will want to eventually.

"Daddy, what's for dinner?" Tili asked, oblivious to their mental conversation.

How about grilled cheese, tomato soup, and chicken nuggets? King offered as he slid out from behind Baron to head towards the kitchen.

Baron followed him with his little girl still snuggly in his arms.

"Want your favorites, sweetheart?" Baron asked Tili, earning an immediate squeal of delight!

"Yes please!"

King got busy setting things up while Baron let Tili sit on the counter next to the stove in order to help them cook. From the short amount of time they'd had together so far, he couldn't think of a smarter child.

She was responsible and sensible, and she knew better than to do things most young children wouldn't even hesitate to do. A good example was not touching the stove.

King set the oven to preheat for the nuggets, and got a good stack of barbeque wings situated on the other side of the sheet pan while Baron and Tili finished preparing the ingredients for their sandwiches.

After a few minutes he slid the food into the oven, then got a pot out for the soup and a pan with a little butter warming on the stovetop for the sandwiches.

The fun began from there.

Baron lightly buttered a piece of bread, then handed it to Tili to drop into the pan from a safe distance. From there, King helped her add two slices of cheese.

After cooking until it became a nice golden brown and the cheese had mostly melted, King helped her add another piece of bread, then her and Baron worked together to flip the whole sandwich with a spatula.

They repeated the process until they had eight sandwiches, then while Tili was being held in King's arms, nibbling at a half of sandwich that her dad had cut for her, Baron finished up the soup and got it into bowls, then took care of the chicken in the oven.

The dinner table was loaded up with stacks of everything and each person had a hot bowl of soup set beside their plate. Tili chose to sit on her father's lap instead of her chair, while King settled right beside them with a big smile on his face.

"I've looked into the preschools around here and I've found a few that I think you'd really like, sweetheart," he told Tili as she finished another half sandwich, then accepted a spoonful of soup from King with a giant grin.

She would be a little young for it, but King could totally see her being the best student.

"I get to go to school?" she asked, her eyes lighting up with interest.

Baron chuckled and patted her hair.

"Soon, hun. We're going to look into it," he confirmed, earning a hug from his daughter before she began telling him about all of the things she wanted to learn, all while stuffing her face with chicken nuggets and grilled cheese.

Their night moved along at a gentle, comfortable pace until Tili drifted off in the middle of watching one of her favorite cartoons, Bluey. They had thankfully noticed that she was getting tired and had helped her brush her teeth and get ready for bed beforehand.

While Baron tucked her in, King used the restroom and got himself ready for bed, though he was a bit more jittery than he normally was.

He's finally free.

King paced around their room for a little while, then climbed into bed... before jumping right back out of it and tugging his shirt up and over his head.

He wanted to look good for his man tonight, but not seem pushy. Baron likely wanted to celebrate finally being removed from the shackles of his wife, but at the same time, he might be too tired from sparring with her all day to want to roll around with him.

Glancing towards the little nightstand to his left, King felt his belly flip flop in his chest.

They'd bought condoms and more lube over a week ago since things were heating up a lot between them, but they'd managed to wait until the divorce documents were signed.

Now that that flimsy paper barrier was out of the way, he was nervous and more than a bit horny.

Maybe he won't want to do it tonight, though.

The guy was staying with his daughter for a long time. Maybe they were just talking about what had happened and stuff.

I should at least lie down.

He walked back over to their bed and sat, but couldn't bring himself to actually get in the bed.

To be honest, he hadn't gone to bed alone since him and Baron began sharing his twin one back at his old apartment. Even when Baron had to stay out late dealing with legal stuff or he, himself, had errands to run into the evening hours, neither of them went to bed without the other.

When did I become so dependent on him?

Rexy snorted in his mind, giving his head an abrupt shake as his whiskers twitched.

You're right. I was dependent from the moment I found sweet Prince on that bridge.

It had never been Baron that clung to him, now that he thought about it. Sure, the guy loved getting attention from him and giving it, but King knew that he was the one that became addicted first.

Prince became his baby, then Baron became his person.

He hadn't realized how much he'd needed another being sharing his space until he'd brought Prince home. The strawberry-loving raccoon kept him busy when he wasn't playing his game and gave him something to look after.

Then when Baron entered the equation, King hadn't thought twice about letting him stay, too. Heck, he'd become addicted to making him smile.

Just the memories of all the different times Baron had turned to him, his eyes crinkling at the edges as his lips turned upward...

The sound of their door opening quietly drew him out of his thoughts just in time to be enveloped in his favorite warm arms.

Baron was finally there, holding him tightly and peppering light kisses against his hair.

King gladly pressed himself against his chest and inhaled his familiar scent.

"Tili wanted her favorite bedtime story," Baron said after a few moments of comfortable silence.

King had already closed his eyes and wrapped his arms around his man's waist, clearly comfortable in his embrace.

"Mmm, and which one would that be?" he asked, his smile easily sliding into his words.

Baron chuckled a little.

"The one where Prince tries to steal an entire package of strawberries from the grocery store."

He couldn't help himself, King burst out into a fit of giggles.

It took him nearly a minute just to be able to calm himself down enough to ask the question now on his mind.

"Is it safe to assume that it's based on a true story?"

Baron gave him a crooked grin.

"Definitely."

He began explaining exactly what had happened, but King's attention was quickly diverted by the man's hands as they began slipping beneath his shorts to squeeze his ass. And by the time Baron was getting to the part about the security guard apprehending his young chubby shift and carrying it kicking and screaming back to his mom, King was on his back, naked beneath his man.

Baron continued his story as he retrieved some lube from the nightstand, not missing a single detail even as he uncapped the bottle and got busy prepping him.

The chill of the stuff made King shiver a little, but he knew that they'd warm themselves up soon enough.

A condom was rolled onto Baron's length a few moments later and King gladly spread his legs, then lifted them to wrap around Baron's waist as the man got himself situated overtop him.

As soon as Baron pushed himself into him he was extremely glad that he'd bought a prep toy and tried it out a few times while alone. It had definitely helped him get accustomed to having something inside him besides fingers, but damn...

Ouch!

Baron was watching him like a hawk and adjusting himself accordingly, but King could tell that the guy looked a bit surprised.

Blushing deeply, King reached up and after only hesitating for a moment, Baron leaned closer for him.

"I wanted to make sure that you didn't need to go too slow, so I used a toy a little, just to make sure that I was going to be comfortable," he said honestly.

He hadn't wanted Baron to know what he was doing originally, but now that the man was staring down at him, he couldn't hold his tongue even if he wanted to.

He couldn't tell what Baron was thinking right away, making his stomach twist into a knot.

When the man's expression seemed to soften a few moments later, however, King chanced a sheepish grin and wiggled his hips a little.

Baron didn't hesitate any longer.

He began moving slowly at first, making sure that he wasn't causing too much pain.

It still hurt a little, but because he'd already practiced and was more than turned on around his man anyways, it didn't take King long before he was feeling pretty damn good.

In fact, his legs' grip around Baron's hips quickly tightened and without realizing it, his nails began to dig into his back.

His actions spurred his lover on to move quicker, and soon they had a pretty comfortable pace going.

Neither of them seemed interested in speaking any longer, and instead, used their mouths for other purposes. King quickly began accumulating bites on his upper chest, neck, and chin. There would be no hiding what they'd done from his mom... or any sensible adult, but he would put band aids on the bad ones later for Tili's sake.

Besides, it was their first time together, he wasn't going to hinder Baron in any way. If the man wanted to mark him everywhere, so be it. He didn't have to stream anytime soon and his man was clearly having the time of his life.

No longer able to help himself, either, King tilted his head back and opened his mouth to moan. He knew that he had to keep it generally quiet though, so he didn't let himself get too overworked.

What sound he did allow to escape his mouth clearly had an affect on Baron, though, because the man somehow sped up more, the momentum from his hips beginning to make King's ache.

F-fuck.

Squeezing his eyes shut, he felt his body tense up and his back arch at the same Baron's weight pressed down on him and he, too, arched with a stifled groan.

He didn't open his eyes again until he felt soft lips peppering kisses against his chin, cheek, and then finally, lips. Baron was careful not to seal his mouth, as he was still panting a little, but the man gladly showed him just how much he adored him with the onslaught of attention!

King did eventually lightly tap him on the shoulder as he was busy gently licking one of his many sore bite marks, silently requesting a few moments of peace.

Baron immediately responded by leaning away, giving him space... except for where they were still connected below the waist.

King closed his eyes and turned his head on the pillow so that he could focus on finishing up catching his breath. If he'd left his eyes open, he wouldn't have been able to avert his gaze from the gorgeous man leaning over him.

It took him about five minutes to get his body to relax again.

Finally, licking his lips, he turned his head back to its normal position on the pillow and opened his eyes with a gentle smile.

Baron was grinning down at him like a giddy teenager, and King could clearly feel why...

The throbbing sensation in his ass made him a little hesitant for a second round, though. At least, not right away.

Baron clearly read his unease and didn't hesitate to carefully slide himself out of him. He then discarded the condom and dropped down beside him before pulling him into his arms.

King could sense wave after of happiness from his lover's mind and gladly snuggled into his arms.

"Give me a couple minutes," he said quietly as he nuzzled his face against Baron's chest.

The man had gained a small amount of muscle since they'd first met, and he was finding himself quite content rubbing his face against it like a cat.

"Want to start working out like we'd planned soon? Once Tili is in school we'll have plenty of time," Baron said as he nuzzled into King's hair.

I'll gladly get in shape if you like my muscles, Baron thought to him, not bothering to use his mouth any longer since it was now busy kissing his hair.

"Me too," King replied as he took in Baron's scent with a deep, content inhale.

"Let's start a garden, too. I bet Prince would love to grow his own strawberries," King said.

"Tili has always shown interest in plants. I can build some small raised beds and we can grow a bunch of good stuff," Baron said, making King grin sleepily.

His mom would be so excited to see a garden. She always wanted to do one, but her work kept her extremely busy. She'd just never had the time to tend to one.

This is going to be great.

"I agree," Baron whispered as he settled one hand on the back of King's head.

King tilted his head up to receive a soft kiss in response, then closed his eyes as the man leaned forward to gently press their foreheads together.

"This life is going to be great, and I'm so glad that I get to spend it with you and my little one. I love you, my sweet King, and I'm so honored that I get to be your Prince."

-End

There WILL be an epi, just give me a bit, and thank you guys for coming along on this story :)

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