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Yeah?

I am not opposed.

And those few words allowed me to fall asleep with a little smile on my lips.

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Archer Barlow

I vaguely remember Wayne trying to wake me up in the night, so I wasn't too surprised when I woke up alone in his bed.

Yeah, we had separate rooms, but we rarely slept apart, and especially not when Thoreau stayed overnight.

And no, we didn't do anything more than sleep. None of us were ready for anything more, although I had to admit it was getting harder and harder to hide my boners around those two.

And I'm fairly sure Wayne has the same issue, I smirked as I slid into my flip-flops and headed downstairs to find them.

He does, Firth snickered.Osh teases him all the time.

And Reau?I asked hopefully.

Wayne and I were being super careful not to influence him or put thoughts in his head, but I sure hoped and prayed he felt for us what we felt for him.

Spring does not tell his boy's secrets, Firth grunted in annoyance, making me both sigh in disappointment and snort in amusement at my wolf, who was a major gossip.But you have something else to deal with right now. Osh is concerned about his boy. His anxiety is ramping up again.

I'm aware,I assured him.I'll talk to him.

I knew Wayne Black better than I knew anyone in this world, and his anxiety could get pretty bad. Lately, he had trouble staying asleep, ground his teeth when hewasasleep, and practically radiated tension - all sure signs he was heading toward a breakdown.

We'll do some yoga and meditation before football conditioning,I decided. We haven't done that in a while, and Reau would probably like it. Maybe it will help him, too.

So I followed my nose outside and found my two babies snuggled up in the hammock. All that was visible above the quilt was a shock of stick-straight blond hair and a mess of dark curls.

Smiling softly, I debated on whether to tip them out or jump on them. Spring was curled up under the hammock, though, and I didn't want anyone landing on him either way. Making a more mature decision, I pulled the blanket off of them.

"Hey! My blankie!"

"What the—"

"Good morning, sunshines!" I shouted as I grabbed Wayne's bare foot and started tickling it. "Get his arm pits, Reau!"

Giggling, he did as I said, and Wayne soon had tears streaming down his face as he tried to fight us both off while laughing so hard, he couldn't breathe.

And that, in my opinion, was the best way to start a morning.

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Beta Tyler James

Our football coach, Jared Hall, loved everything about Konstantin Russo. From his size and speed to his strength and stamina, Coach saw the half-dragon as the whole package, just like Landry and I knew he would.

Thoreau, on the other hand, well, Coach was not having it. Despite Archer and Wayne's pleading eyes, his stoic expression never faltered as he told them Thoreau wasn't going to make the team.

"He's as fast as the humans on the team," Archer said so only we could hear, "and he has the agility."

"Agreed, but he has no idea how to play. The little nut ran to the wrong end zone," Coach deadpanned.

Damn, Coach has such a resting bitch face, don't he?Landry laughed as he linked me.

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