Aiden

Despite the fact that he hadn't yet had his fill of Haru, Aiden mustered enough willpower to move out of bed. They had a lot to do before their departure at midnight tonight, after all.

Haru was just pulling on his pajama shirt when Aiden took one glance at him and instantly lost his self-control. He leaned down and claimed the boy's lips, kissing him deeply and passionately. He even plunged in his tongue for good measure. It was only when Haru pushed him back in annoyance that Aiden reluctantly let go.

"I swear if you keep kissing me like that, I'll faint one day," Haru said. "Do you really need to squeeze me so tight when we kiss?"

Aiden chuckled. "Do you dislike it?"

Haru blushed and shook his head. "No, not really."

Aiden grinned. "Then one more." Before Haru could even protest, he claimed the boy's lips, and when he was done and shifted back, Haru was breathless and dazed, again.

Aiden stroked the backs of his fingers against Haru's cheeks as he said, "The look on your face is so erotic. It makes it hard for me to leave you alone."

Haru wiped his mouth, which was coated with Aiden's moisture. He said, "You've already tired me out, and the day hasn't even begun yet. What more do you want?"

Aiden laughed. "What happen to your stamina?"

Haru pulled a face at him. "I'm still burnt out from studying and the exams, and whoever said I have an endless source of stamina like you? You damn Superman!"

"You're right," Aiden said. "You're still burnt out."

"I'm hungry," Haru said.

Aiden ruffled the boy's hair as he said, "Then I'll prepare breakfast." And after stealing another kiss from Haru, he left the room.

It didn't take him long to get breakfast ready, and by then the rest of the brothers had risen from their night slumbers.

"Smells good," Isaac said as he came into the kitchen, still wearing his pajamas and his honey-blond hair a bed-style mess. "I'm starving."

"You're always starving," Reo said from behind, tousling the boy's hair, messing it up even more.

Mason, already dressed and well-groomed like Reo, said, "Good morning, everyone."

"Morning," Aiden replied brightly as he finished panfrying the last of the bacon.

Isaac gave his big brother a suspicious look and then said, "You sound awfully cheerful, bro. You must have had morning sex with Haru."

Aiden didn't care to deny it and chuckled.

"Well, I guess it has been a month. I mean Haru literally banned you from touching him due to the exam period, after all." He sighed as he sat down. "At least you have Haru and he has you. Us? We have to depend on porn to jerk off our pent-up frustration."

"Isaac, you're annoying so early in the morning," Noah said from the door. The man, also still in his pajamas, yawned as he came into the room and took a seat, along with everyone else. "Why do you always talk about sex before or during meal time? If you're so desperate for a girlfriend, just get yourself one, for God's sake."

Isaac muttered quietly to himself, "That's not the point, and who said I want a girlfriend?"

None of the brothers heard him, of course, and they helped each other with setting up the table.

When Haru turned up, now dressed in a sweater and jeans and his hair wet from the recent shower, everyone was already digging in. For breakfast, there was a selection of scrambled eggs, toast, bacon, and sausage, along with some side salads.

Haru came to sit on the chair beside Aiden, and then dug right in as well. There wasn't a lot of chatting, as everyone was in a hurry. Once the meal was over, Isaac rushed off to shower, followed by Mason, who disappeared into his room to pack. Reo and Haru did the dishes while Aiden spent the morning packing and then in the afternoon going through checking the apartment to ensure everything was good before the departure.

It was around six that evening when Peter and Tina turned up, with Tina insistently ringing the doorbell. Haru let them in, and before the boy could escape, Tina threw her arms around him and hugged him tight. "I'm so going to miss you."

Haru said, "We're only going to be away for like three weeks."

"But it's going to feel like forever with you not around at the office every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon," she said. "I will have nothing to look forward to during the week. My world will be so dull. I will have nothing to live for."

Peter cleared his throat and said teasingly, "What about your husband? I'm sure this husband of yours is sad to hear that his existence doesn't count in your life."

Tina finally let Haru go and turned to her husband. "You know I'm only making jokes, right?"

Peter chuckled. "Of course, darling."

Tina harrumphed and then came into the apartment, with Haru and Peter trailing along behind her.

"Aiden is in the kitchen," Haru said. "Making dinner. Are you guys joining us?"

"Why not?" Peter jumped at the offer.

"Everyone is busy, I see," Tina said at the kitchen's door a few moments later, which drew Aiden's attention from his cooking.

The man smiled brightly. "Hey. Didn't know you two were coming," he said.

"The wife wanted to stop by," Peter said. "Damn, that smells good. Pasta?"

Aiden nodded. "Using the last of what we have left."

"Cleaning up the fridge and pantry," Tina said. "Good idea. You don't want to come back and find out the place smells of rotten stuff."

Aiden nodded.

Reo, who was helping Aiden with the cooking, asked, "You two are joining us, right?"

Peter said, "Damn right we are. Aiden makes some of the best pasta." He whispered to Reo, "Better than Tina."

"Oi! I heard that," Tina said. "And I know I suck at cooking."

Everyone laughed.