I strip myself from my shirt and my pants as I lay in bed waiting for Gabe. I hear our bedroom door open and in walks Gabe holding Oli who is smiling but looks tired, "What's wrong?" I ask Gabe concerned and he closes the bedroom door behind me. "Oli doesn't want to sleep in his crib tonight. He said there are monsters trying to eat him" Gabe tells me and Oli giggles, "Is this true Oli? Or did you just want to sleep with us?" I ask him while tilting my head and Oli hides his face in Gabe's neck, "It's okay. Tell us the truth" I try to encourage him to speak his mind, "Sweep wif daddies" I nod my head and smile at him, looking at Gabe to make sure that is okay with him. He nods his head and sets him on the bed, Oli climbs to the head of the bed gets under the covers, and makes himself at home in our bed. Gabe and I lay down with Oli in the middle of us as he traces Gabe's arm tattoos with his finger, "Dada mowe?" I hear Oli ask as I turn on the tv going through the movies, "Would I get more tattoos Oli?" He nods his head and I see Gabe shrug, "Maybe Oli. I would like to get more eventually" I think Gabe would look good with more tattoos and Oli really seems interested in them, "I think you would look good with more" I tell him as he looks at me curiously, "I've thought about it. I can call in the morning to see what appointments they have available" I smile and turn my attention back to the tv as I turn on Tangled until Oli falls asleep then I will switch it to a more adult show.
I wake up to someone pushing on my shoulder, I swat their hands away with a groan, "Gabe just a little longer" I hear a small sigh, "Seb wake up" He continues to shake me until I wake up. I open my eyes and I sit up with a yawn as I see an upset Oli in his arms, "Oli had a little accident in the bed" I look over and see a wet patch near Gabe's side of the bed where Oli was laying, "Oh Oli. It's okay" Oli whines and hides his face in Gabe's neck as he lets out a little sob. "Okay, Oli can you go with Daddy while I clean the sheets?" Oli nods his head and he lets Oli down, Oli takes my hand and I lead him out of the room to change him. "Daddy" He says letting out little sobs, I look down at him when he reaches the nursery. "Yes, Oli?" Oli rubs his eyes as tears fall down his cheeks, he is acting more distressed than usual. "Dada wet" He says between cries and I look at him confused, "What do you mean baby? How is dada wet?" Oli tugs on my shirt and whines, "Oh. Did you get Dada's shirt wet?" He nods his head as he puts his fingers in his mouth. I bend down and wipe away some of the tears, "It's not your fault you had an accident. Dada wasn't upset, was he?" He shakes his head and sniffles a bit as I rub his head to calm him down, "Let's get you changed baby boy" I unbutton his onesie and throw it in the dirty laundry bin.
I lay him on the changing table, un taping his diaper and throwing it in the trash before I get a new diaper. I wipe him and powder him before I tap on a dry diaper, setting him on his feet with his fingers still in his mouth. I look through his onesies but I feel a tug on my shirt again, I look behind me and I see him holding up Gabe's sweatshirt. I smile and take it from him as I slip it over his head. I stand back to look at him and I can't help but smile, the sweatshirt was barely above his knees and the sleeves were extra-long to the point where there was so much extra material covering his arms. He flaps the sleeves and giggles, "You silly boy. Looking so cute" He blushes and we exit the nursery as I see Gabe putting the sheets in the washer. He turns around and smiles, "Well don't you look adorable in dada's clothes" Oli giggles and blushes as he takes his fingers out of his mouth, "I dada!" He says raising up his arms and I pat his head, "Oh I see! Well then, I guess you won't mind if I have your little snacks?" Gabe says making Oli gasps and shakes his head, "My snackies!" Gabe laughs and shakes his head, "I'm kidding baby boy. They're all yours" Oli jumps up and down happily as I look over at Gabe's shirt seeing a small wet spot on the side, "You want to change your shirt?" I ask him and he looks down, "Oh I didn't even notice. Yeah, I should wash it" He takes off his shirt and throws it in the dirty laundry before heading to our bedroom.
Oli and I follow him to the bedroom, I lean against the door frame, "Oli felt bad that he wet your shirt" Oli sits on the floor next to me playing with the end of my sweatpants, Gabe turns around as he slips the shirt on "Aww he doesn't need to feel bad. I don't care, he's just a little baby and should only have little baby things to worry about" I smile at him as I hear Oli squeal when the elastic snaps back against my leg. "I know. Oli is just the cutest" I say as I look down at him and he looks up at me when his name is mentioned. "I just want to pinch his little chubby cheeks and kiss him all over" We coo over Oli and he hides his face behind the sweatshirt with bright red cheeks. "Daddies stawp" He says a little muffled, Gabe and I look at each other before we both sit down in front of him, "What was that Oli?" I slip down the hoodie a bit and Oli squeaks when he sees both of us in front of him. I laugh a little bit before Gabe tickles his tummy and the sweatshirt falls down, "Dada!" He says between giggles and Gabe picks him up, plopping him in his lap. "What did you say earlier?" Oli smiles and leans against Gabe's back, "Daddies embawwassing Oli" I look at him with fake shock, "We were embarrassing you?" He nods his head and looks at me, "Oh I'm sorry Oli but we can't help it if you're just too cute" I pinch his little cheek and he whines.
He tries to bat my hands away and I let go of his cheek, "Nu do dat in fwont of fwends daddy" He whines and I laugh with a little bit of shock on my face as Gabe laughs, "I can't believe he said that" I say with fake hurt and Oli giggles. I hear Oli's tummy rumble, "Ready for some food Oli?" He nods his head eagerly and we all get up heading to the kitchen. I get Oli set in his highchair with some waffles since he has been wanting them a lot recently with no time in the morning. Gabe is on the phone with a sticky notepad in front of him and I help Oli cut up his waffles so he can eat them with his fork, "Tankies daddy" I kiss his head and he smiles, starting to eat. I sit next to Oli as Gabe gets off the phone and sits next to me, "What was that about?" I ask him and he kisses my temple, "I decided I wanted to get another tattoo so I got an appointment" I look at him surprised, "When is it?" Gabe smiles, "Today at 1" He says happily, "Would you guys want to come with me?" I nod my head and smile, "We'd love to" Gabe nuzzles his head into the crook of my neck.
Oli giggles and makes grabby hands with his syrup-covered hands, "Okay we gotta wash your hands before you get picked up" Gabe says as he grabs a wet wipe, cleaning his hands and throwing it away before going to clean his face. Oli whines and pushes his hands away, "Wanna pway!" Oli raises his voice and I sigh, "Oli that is not how we get what we want. No yelling" Gabe sternly says and Oli avoids eye contact with Gabe as he tries to get out of his highchair, "You want to try that again?" Oli shakes his head and lets out a little cry, "I know you're my sweet little boy. You can do it" Gabe tries to lighten his tone since he can see that Oli is getting frustrated, "Jus wan pway" Oli mumbles and leans his head on my hand, pushing up his chubby cheeks. "But that doesn't mean you get to raise your voice. I need you to ask nicely and let me clean your face" Oli whines but nods his head, sitting up. Gabe wipes his face off the syrup and lifts him out of his highchair, as Oli tries to run off to the living room I grab his hand, "Hey Oli. Is there something you need to say?" I look at him and he looks up at me with innocent eyes, "Sowwy dada. Cans I pway now?" Gabe chuckles and bends down to Oli, "I forgive you Oli. Yes, you can go and play" Oli lets go of my hand and runs off to the living room, dumping out his dino toys.
I walk over to Gabe and tilt my head in curiosity as Oli plays with his toys. "Are you okay?" I ask him and turns to me, nodding his head. "I know Oli can be stressful sometimes especially when he won't communicate but remember what you said? We're in this together" Gabe smiles at me and we connect our lips, "You're right" I smile at him and I watch him walk to our bedroom, "Daddy!" I hear Oli say and I turn my attention to him as he holds up a dino toy to me, "Daddy play?" I nod my head and pat his head as he tries to drag me to the living room, "Do you want Dada to join?" He turns around to face me and nods his head with a big smile on his face. Just as I said that, Gabe comes out dressed in jeans and a grey t-shirt, "Dada!" Oli says and runs over to Gabe, "What's up little munchkin?" Oli giggles at the nickname, "Daddy pway dinos wif me. Dada too?" Gabe nods his head and smiles as he leads both of us to the living room.
I notice the time and I nudge Gabe gesturing towards the clock seeing it's 12:15. Gabe gets up, "Alright baby boy. We have to go" Oli looks at us confused as we get up, "Where go?" Oli asks from the floor, "Dada is getting a new tattoo and he invited us to come with him" Oli gets up with a little bit of struggle because of his poofy diaper and giggles. "Iz excited" Oli says as he kicks his feet happily in his car seat and Gabe gets in the front seat. 'It's very exciting Oli. But Daddy and I need you to be a good boy while we're there, okay?" Oli looks at me then back at Gabe, "Yes daddies" I smile at his response before I look out the window as Gabe drives.
We arrive at the tattoo shop and we get Oli out, setting him on his feet and jumping up and down, "Someone is hyper today" Gabe says and I look down at Oli who has a big smile on his face as he holds my hand, "I hope not too hyper" My eyes go wide and Gabe only laughs at me as he opens the door. As soon as Gabe steps into the store, "Gabe!" I look up to see a guy in mid-20s with tattoos on his arms and a smile on his face, "It's been forever since you came. It's good to see you" Gabe smiles as they hug for a while before letting go, "This is my boyfriend Seb. This is Logan" I give a small wave and Logan smiles, "It's good to meet you" I say the same and Oli looks at Logan curiously, "And who is this little one?" He bends down and Oli takes a tiny step back, "This is Oli" Logan smiles at him and pulls out a small sticker, offering it to Oli. Oli takes it and giggles when he sees it's a dragon. "What do you say Oli?" Gabe says and Oli looks up from the sticker, "Tank chu" He says shyly before he stands back up leading Gabe to a private room.
Oli looks around the room as Gabe sits on the table, "Where were you thinking?" Logan asks as he gets everything, he needs set up along with gloves. "I was thinking my right leg since it won't be a big one and I can fit it in" Logan nods his head and starts to draw a sample sketch. By this point Oli has let go of my hand and is looking at the book of people's tattoos that Logan has done. "What are you curious about tiny one?" Logan laughs and Oli jumps a bit, "Wookin in da book. Dada have wots" Oli points to the book and fidgets with his fingers, thinking he is in trouble "That's okay! You can look all you want Oli. Some of your dada's tattoos are in there" Oli picks up the book, plopping it on the table where Gabe's legs aren't, "Show? Pwease?" He says to Gabe which makes me let out a little chuckle as I take a seat on the rollie chair. Gabe takes the book, flipping through it and points to a couple that he knows is his. Oli squeals when he sees them but when Gabe points to them on his leg or his arm, Oli is so curious which is adorable.
Logan shows the drawing to Gabe and he nods, "I love it. It's perfect" I take a peek at it and I instantly smile. It's a blue dinosaur eating a bowl of fruit. A simple but adorable drawing but what makes it even more special is that it is all of Oli's favorite things. Gabe smiles up at me and I smile back, "Come here Oli" Oli runs over to me and I point at the drawing, "Dino!" He says which makes all of us chuckle, "I'll go make it into a stencil and we can start" Logan says and exits the room. "Thank you" I kiss the top of Gabe's head and he looks up at me, "No need to thank me. I love you" He pulls on my shirt and he kisses me until Logan comes back into the room and he lets go. I wipe my lips of his saliva and I lean against the wall with a blush on my face as Gabe turns Logan. He puts the stencil on his leg and gets out the tattoo gun, "Alright. Let's get started" Oli squeaks when he sees the needle go on Gabe's leg and looks over at his leg, "Dada okay?" He asks and Gabe pats Oli's head, "Yes Oli I'm fine. It doesn't hurt" Oli nods his head and climbs himself up on the spiny chair, "Daddy spin!" I chuckle and shake my head, "I don't want you getting sick baby boy" Oli whines and I rub his head which makes him relax. After about 10 minutes I excuse myself to go to the bathroom.
Gabe's POV
I watch as Seb leaves and now it is just us three, "So you like Seb?" I hear logan ask which breaks me out of my trance, "I love him" I hear Oli giggle next to me and I look over to see him standing next to me, "Dada looove daddy" He says with a little squeal which makes me laugh, "I do love daddy. And I love you too Oli" Oli smiles and blushes, "Daddy say he wove dada a wot" He says as he looks up at me and I smile. I know we love each other and it rubs off on Oli which I think is adorable since he is such an innocent little one. "How long had Seb had Oliver before you met him?" Oli watches Logan to keep him occupied, "About 6 months and we've been dating for about 6 months" I see Logan nod his head and smile, "So that must mean that the munchkin's birthday is soon" I look over at Oli who is smiling up at me, "I'm pretty sure. The topic hadn't been brought up by Seb so I thought it has either passed or wasn't soon" Logan wipes the excess ink off my leg and shrugs, "Doesn't hurt to ask" I agree. It would be good to know his birthday for obvious reasons.
Seb comes back in and takes a seat on the stool, giving me a small smile before I ask him, "Hey Seb?" He looks at me and tilts his head, "When is Oli's birthday?" Oli perks up when he hears his name, looking up at me before walks over to Seb, "September 6th" I nod my head and he looks at me confused, "The conversation had never been brought up so I didn't know if it had already passed" He lightens his expression and nods his head, "Sorry I didn't tell you sooner. That was my bad, I guess we've been so busy that it slipped my mind" I tell him not to worry about it and I smile at him. Before I know it, the tattoo is done and Logan is wiping up the excess ink off of my leg, putting tape over it. "You're all good to go" I get up off the table and pull down my shorts as I see Seb leading Oli out of the room. I follow them out of the room and I say goodbye to Logan. We walk out of the building and head to the car, get Oli into his car seat and Seb gets in the passenger side. "Did you enjoy yourself?" I say as I let out a little chuckle, "Yes, I did. I think the reason behind your tattoo makes me love you even more" He says and I smile at him, giving him a small kiss on the lips.