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full sketchbooks, many of them holding loose sheets that had been stuffed inside the already full pads.
    After fixing the grate and putting the dresser back, he shoved them in his backpack before walking over to the door. Cael took one last look at where he had been living for the past month. It was miserable and bare, but it was just a stepping stone on his journey.
    And the next was waiting on the other side of the door.
    He opened the door. Dr. Turner and the cop, Officer Dream a Little Dream - 49
    Blackthorn, stopped talking to look at him. He felt a rush of nerves, but beat them back. He hoped they hadn’t changed their minds.
    “I-I’m ready,” he said, sighing in relief when both men smiled.
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Chapter Six
    Opening the front door, Aiden led a very timid and shy Cael into the front living area.
    “Here we are,” Aiden said, placing a protective arm around Cael’s shoulder. Cael seemed to almost cuddle right in, and Aiden wasn’t sure what to think about that.
    Then again, it had been a very long day, what with the checking out of the hospital and stopping to get fast-food for dinner. Cael had been so cute, grinning at the silly toy Jake had bought him. He didn’t actually get a kid's meal, but Aiden thought Cael might have wanted one.
    Cael’s eyes were wide, as if he'd never seen anything like their house before.
    “It’s so nice.” he whispered, voice awed.
    “Yeah,” Aiden said, trying to look at his and Jake’s home with new eyes. “It’s not a bad little place.”
    “Would you like a tour?” Aiden asked. Cael nodded, while Jake mumbled that he was going to take Cael’s stuff and make up the guest room.
    “Well,” Aiden said, motioning around. “This is the living area. Through that little hall there,” he pointed, “is the garage. Down that hall is also a half-bath and door to the basement; we use it as a weight room and storage. In here,” he said, leading Cael through an archway, “is the kitchen. And around the corner is the back porch and laundry room.” He smiled. “Upstairs is a bathroom, the master, an office and a guestroom.” He led Cael through Dream a Little Dream - 51
    each room, pointing out pictures of himself and Jake and their families along the way. The house wasn’t very large, but it was quaint and had a lovely lived in sort of feel. Aiden hoped Cael would be comfortable there.
    “Where will I sleep?” Cael asked as they came up from the basement where Aiden had been showing him the weight room.
    Aiden frowned. “In the guestroom…”
    Cael looked confused. “Then where will Officer Blackthorn sleep?”
    “Jake?” Aiden asked, feeling just as confused as Cael looked. “With me, in the master.”
    Cael’s eyes widened, then he flushed, dropping his eyes back to the floor. “Oh.”
    It suddenly dawned on Aiden that Cael must not have realized that he and Jake were lovers. Damn, Aiden probably should have told the kid before they got him home. He honestly hadn’t even thought of it being an issue. Aiden hoped it wasn’t.
    “Cael, I hope this isn’t going to be a problem?” Aiden asked. Cael flushed again, but quickly shook his head no.
    “No Dr. Turner…I’m sorry. I realized you were
    together, just not together together. I’m sorry.” Cael hunched down, as if he expected Aiden to berate him for his ignorance.
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    Aiden shook his head and laid a gentle hand on the kid’s shoulder. “I’m not mad, Cael. It was an honest misconception. Yes, Jake and I have been together for years and we love each other very much. But we’d never ask you for anything. Do you understand?”
    Cael nodded, but Aiden could have sworn he saw a flash of disappointment in the younger man’s eyes.
    “And it's Aiden,” Aiden said. When Cael looked up at him, seeming puzzled, Aiden just smiled again. “My name is Aiden. And Officer Blackthorn is just Jake.
    There are no formalities here.”
    “Oh. Okay, then you both can