[OPEN] cold as ice.

[kellin jon perrette]

Kellin sat there quietly, content to read his book and wait for the other two to wake up. He wasn't very social, had never been social given the fact he was tormented. He turned the page quietly in the book, glancing back over at Cole to see if he was awake before he started reading again.

[cole manaj gryffon]

Cole drew in soft breaths, beginning to doze again, unaware that his breaths were wheezing some from being agitated by such a tight grip on his throat yesterday. A bird's call rang out and he jumped faintly, buried his face.

[kellin jon perrette]

Kellin looked over at him when he jumped, walking over to gently run his fingers through the boy's hair before he walked to the coffee pot. He fixed himself a mug of coffee, then started back towards the living room as Jack came toddling out of the bedroom, his black hair sticking up.

"Daddy needs to give you a haircut, man." He told him, and Jack shook his head.

"NO." He complained, climbing into Kellin's chair. Kellin took a seat on the edge of the coffee table, looking over at Jack.

"You wanna go swim today?"

"No."

"Watch movies?"

"No."

"What do you wanna do?"

"No."

"Okay.." Kellin said, taking a sip of his coffee.

[cole manaj gryffon]

Cole eased up a bit at the touch, peeking out sleepily from the blankets to watch the boy as he came down the hall and into the living room. He sat up, pulling the blanket around his shoulders and hugging it close, realizing he had fallen asleep with his clothes still on last night. He fixed his red jeans, stretching with a soft yawn.

[kellin jon perrette]

"Uh.. Your boyfriend can come over if you want.. I got a bunch of popcorn if you guys wanna watch a movie or something.." He offered, looking over to see Jack scowling at him. "You're just like your daddy, you know that?" He asked before he got up and walked to the kitchen, fixing the toddler a cup. He walked back, handing it to him. Jack took it, stretching out so he was taking the entire chair. Kellin simply sat back on the coffee table.

[cole manaj gryffon]

"Okay..." Cole whispered, fumbling with his phone. He gazed down at the worried texts, Jacob clearly stressed, and hoped he hadn't gone to Baz and worried him, too. Pulling up the contacts, he sent Sebastian a text and the address, then hugged the blanket tighter and looked back down again.

[sebastian marque manneville]

Baz looked down at his phone as it went off, opening the text with a smile on his face. He got out of bed, pulling on a pair of jeans. He swapped out his belly button ring before he pulled on a t-shirt. He got on his shoes, fixed his hair, and was out the door. It didn't take him long to find where he was going, and knocked on the door. He smiled as Kellin opened the door, wrinkling his nose playfully at the boy behind his leg.

"Bonjour." He told him, and Jack wrinkled his nose.

"No."

"Oh."

"He's on the couch.." Kellin said, pointing to Cole. Baz walked over, kissing his cheek.

"Bonjour, mon amour." He breathed, sitting down on the floor by the couch.

[cole manaj gryffon]

The familiar voice at the door actually managed to bring a faint smile to Cole's lips. It faded at the kiss on the cheek though as he winced. "Hi.." He murmured, scrambling down beside him and hugging him tightly with a pleased huff. He buried his face gently against Baz's shoulder, closed his eyes.

[sebastian marque manneville]

Baz smiled, wrapping his arms tightly around him. He kissed the top of his head, rubbing his back gently. "I missed you, love." He breathed, tipping his chin back to kiss him tenderly. He pressed close, hugging him tightly. He slowly slipped his arms around his waist, pulling away slowly. He noticed the bruises on him, but didn't question it. Cole was smiling, and he didn't want to ruin that.

"Coffee?" Jack asked, trailing Kellin around.

"No. You don't need coffee." Kellin said quietly, and Baz chuckled, shaking his head.

"He's a really cute little boy."

[cole manaj gryffon]

"I missed you too..." Cole breathed, meeting the kiss softly. He pulled the blanket from around himself, setting it on the couch, forgot about his throat as he pulled his scarf off as well. His head found Sebastian's shoulder again, watching the little boy, playing with one of Baz's hands gently.