Page 116 of The Chemist

Zero chuckled, tucking in his shirt and doing up his zipper as well.

Once they were all prim and proper and all evidence of their extra-curricular activities had been safely disposed of, they exited the hut and made their way along the stone path, heading toward the dock that led out onto the beach, where all of the guests and wedding party were waiting.

It was Levi and Isaac’s joint wedding.

Of course the two best friends decided that they would both get married on the same day. Their husbands, Chase and Jared, had no say in the matter. Not that they were crazy enough to even try going against their lovers’ wishes.

Jared smirked, clearly aware of what had just transpired. The twins nodded, similarly showing their support as Zero and Diesel approached.

“About fucking time,” Levi huffed out, materializing beside them. “Hope you’re still able to walk down the aisle because there’s no way that I’m not having my best man standing up there beside me.”

Diesel turned and adjusted Levi’s collar and silk violet tie. He ran his hand down the front of Levi’s suit, making sure that his little brother was perfect for his wedding.

“Don’t worry about me. It’s your twinky little ass that should be worried when Chase gets his hands on it tonight. I think this ‘no sex the day before you guys get married’ thing only made him hornier, and now I fear for your safety.”

Levi smiled as heart-shaped eyes throbbed in his eye sockets.

“Yeah, the pain is going to be glorious.”

All three laughed.

“Okay, I’ll meet you at the front. Good luck, little bro.” Diesel gave Levi a peck on the cheek before jogging down the aisle to stand next to Gunnar and Anders, who were both Isaac’s best men—because, of course, you couldn’t have one without the other.

“You better take your seat as well,” Matteo said, approaching with Jared by his side.

Matteo was going to be walking both Levi and Isaac down the aisle since he was the closest thing they both had to a father. Levi had insisted that he walk them both down together, and Isaac basically followed suit because he was Levi’s best friend.

“You both look amazing,” Zero said, admiring Isaac’s black-and-white, pin-striped Armani suit and Levi’s black-and-purple Valentino.

With that, Zero made his way down the aisle and slid in next to Ares, Matteo’s husband. In typical Ares fashion, he grunted and turned his attention back to the cuff links Matteo had, no doubt, forced him to wear.

The ceremony was beautiful. They exchanged vows during sunset on a private beach resort in Fiji. Matteo spared no expense when it came to the marriage of two of the boys he considered his sons.

Like a proud father, Matteo bragged to all of his guests about how happy he was that both his kids had found wonderful men.

Making the event even more special was the fact that two best friends, Levi and Isaac, were able to share their special day together, proving that the bonds we create are stronger than the bonds we are forced into by birth. While this large group of people may not share the same DNA or bloodline, they all came together and chose each other, creating a bond—a family—that was so much stronger than any of the ones that they had been born into.

Watching Diesel up on that altar, standing behind his little brother, supporting him and giving him the biggest smile Zero had ever seen, Zero knew that there was no other man whom he wanted to have by his side.

Diesel was his man. His person. Fate might have brought them together, but it was the love that they shared that kept them together.

Smiling, Zero felt a chill spill over him.

Feeling like he was being watched, he slowly turned to his right, to where Matteo and Ares both sat next to him, staring at him like he was just about to run off with one of their children.

Well, he did just finish defiling their oldest in the tiny storage hut, not thirty minutes prior.Could they smell Diesel’s sweat on his body?

“After this ceremony, the three of us are going to talk,” Matteo said, eyes narrowing like he was trying to decide on where to dump his body.

“It’s time we discussed what your intentions are with our boy and when you plan on making an honest man out of him,” Ares added next to Matteo.

Zero swallowed hard. He was hoping that perhaps Diesel’s dads had forgotten about this little rite of passage. It was so much scarier when it involved a gun trafficker who had no doubt murdered many men over his lifetime and the rich and powerfulGQmodel who has a reputation for making men disappear.

Fuck, he was so dead.

Turning back to face the ceremony, Diesel’s smiling face locked on his.

In pure Diesel fashion, he ran his fingers slowly across his neck before gesturing to his dads sitting right next to him.

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