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Joe and Sebastian made their way back up stairs, after having throwing out all the boxes and wrappings from Nicky’s birthday presents yesterday. He had been truly spoiled from everyone, even the regulars to the club got him something.
Joe gave a small huff of a laugh as he got to the top step and seen mr twinkletoes sunbathing at the window, proving that the child gate in their front door did nothing to keep the big male in.
“Shouldn’t you be looking after your human?” Joe asked him, itching behind his ear, making the cat stretch and roll over, as banging started from their house, “is this way you came outside?”
“Do you think they do noisy gifts for 13 year olds?” Sebastian asked. As they slowly walked to the front door, where more sounds were joining the banging, “as a thank you to Patrick for giving Nicky a music set.”
Joe laughed as they looked through the open front door, to see their little sat in the middle of the empty floor, in nothing but his underwear, they had left him ten minutes ago fully clothed.
All around him was his presents, right now Nicky was using his tambourine as a drum, before turning the sticks onto his xylophone, then using one to set of his story books he’d been given. One with over 30 animal sounds and one with dinosaur sounds.
“Having fun baby?” Sebastian asked, opening the baby gate and walked in, wondering why they even had it, for it was doing nothing to keep the cats in, but it did keep Nicky safe when he was in his very young mind and forgot how stairs worked.
“I’m in a band.” Nicky said through his pacifier, showing just how much in little space he really was, for it was something he only really used to get to sleep. “But my rattle cat ran away.” Nicky said looking down sadly, giving a small suck on his pacifier.
“That’s ok my little baby.” Joe cooed, getting much more comfortable with the whole daddy/little thing, so much so, he was now dada when Nicky was in little space. “Lady is still with you.” By his side like she always was, the smaller cat was Nickys life changer, without her he’d wouldn’t be as calm and confident as he was.
“We are doing a show.” Nicky cheered up, looking at the two older men with so much love.
“Well, in that case. I would like to buy two front row, vip, tickets please.” Sebastian smiled, sitting on the floor with Nicky, Joe would just need to help him up later. “How much will they be?”
“I don’t know.” Nicky said, thinking, “how much have you got?” Joe couldn’t help but snort at that, as Sebastian took his wallet out and carefully took out a $10 note, making sure none of the others showed.
“Here you go.” Sebastian said handing it over, Nickys face lite up and he squealed as he took the money, with nowhere to put it, he stuffed it down his pants for safe keeping. Joe and Sebastian just shared a look.
“Ready lady?” He asked his cat as Nicky picked up his drum sticks, then started to just hit everything, adding random animal sounds as he went, getting so into it, he started headbanging.
Breathing heavy, Nicky ended the the ‘song’ with a cows moo, then looked at his daddies with pride, who both clapped and cheered, calling for another song.
With his cheeks growing red, Nicky looked at his music set, thinking a lot more about this song then the last. Slowly he started hitting his tambourine and xylophone again, picking up his shakers in between. The more he did the more he got into it, so much so, he just began hitting away, laughing as he did so.
Once again Nicky ended the song with a cows moo, then added a few more animals to it, then looked at his daddies.
“You’re so clever, sweetheart.” Joe smiled, moving closer so he could kiss Nickys forehead “but there’s just one small thing baby.” Nicky looked at him sadly, then perked up when Joes hand went down his pants. “Money doesn’t belong down there.” He said, taking the note out, kissing Nicky again.
“Sweetie time?” Nicky called, getting excited by the money in Joes hand, even though he had to save it up for a trip to Florida in a few months time.
“Let’s get you dressed, then we will go to the shop.” Joe said, helping Nicky up, then turning to help Sebastian up. Nicky had been very well behaved and did deserve a treat, plus Joe still couldn’t say no to him.