Page 168 of The Home Game

His dad looked confused. “Yeah, of course.”

“How’s Mom?”

“She’s okay. Mostly frustrated at having to rest so much. We video chatted for a bit so the kids could see her.”

“Oh that was nice. We’ll stop by this weekend if she’s feeling up for company.”

“She’d love that.” Enzo scooped up Reese. “Okay, smelly baby. We need to get you changed and ready for bed.”

Matty gently set down River with a final kiss and held his arms out. “Smelly or not, I need a quick snuggle with him before you put him down for the night.”

Enzo smiled. “Sure thing.”

Matty got in his cuddles with Reese, said goodnight to River, then Antoni jerked his head. “C’mon. Let’s go in our bedroom.”

“Sure,” Matty said. A frown creased his forehead and he sounded really worried.

Antoni reached out and snagged his hand, his heart beating faster with every step they took toward the bedroom, his head swirling with images of Matty putting Bill in his place.

Antoni shut the door behind them, locking it, then towed Matty toward the bathroom, closing that door and locking it too. “I don’t want them to overhear,” he explained when Matty shot him a puzzled look.

Matty licked his lips. “God, I am so sorry,” he said. “I shouldn’t have lost my temper like that. I hope I didn’t fuck anything up because—”

“Matty. Stop talking and come here.” Antoni hooked his finger in Matty’s chain and gently tugged.

Eyes wide, Matty allowed himself to be pulled forward.

Antoni threw his arms around Matty’s neck and kissed him hard.

He made a surprised noise, then softened into it, his arms going around Matty’s waist. “Shit, I thought you were mad at me,” he mumbled against Antoni’s mouth.

“Mad?” Antoni said, incredulous. “God, no, I wasn’t mad.”

“Yeah, but what if—”

“We can worry about that shit later,” Antoni said. “Let me show you how fucking hot it gets me to see you defending us. Our family …”

He kissed Matty again and this time Matty immediately opened his mouth, allowing Antoni to slide his tongue inside. He kissed Matty with all of the pent-up fervor of missing him on the road trip and the way he’d claimed Antoni and the kids in front of Bill and Robin Swanson and the world.

Matty defending him and the kids against the Swansons was incredibly sexy and Antoni would be a liar if he said otherwise.

Matty groaned, reaching down to grip Antoni’s ass, and Antoni shivered at the feel of Matty growing hard against his hip.

“You liked that?” Matty asked when Antoni drew back with a gasp.

“Oh my God.” Antoni dropped to his knees, shoving at Matty’s sweats, cursing when they got caught on his ass. “Fuck, that was so hot watching you go all overprotective Papa Bear there.”

“Yeah?” Matty rasped, reaching out to stroke his hair.

“You have no idea. Charlie warned me that seeing you fight would get me horny but watching you fight for us, for our family …”

He shivered.

“You are mine, right?” Matty whispered. “I want that so bad.”

“Yes, God, Matty.” Antoni’s eyes watered as he pulled Matty’s cock out and stroked it. Shit, it was already flushed red at the tip and Antoni wanted it in him so fucking bad. “I’m yours. If you want me.”

“Christ, Antoni, I do,” Matty said and there was so much fervor in his voice it made Antoni’s chest ache. “I want everything with you.”

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