Page 27 of Peach Tree Family

Chapter 7

Theo slept fitfully, waking up from dreams that he sneaked into Seth's room. Sometimes he found Seth waiting for him naked. Sometimes he caught him jerking off. Other times Theo found him asleep and woke him with a blowjob.

Glad he was the first one up, Theo stumbled to his feet and to the bathroom to jerk off. His dick had already been too aware of Seth but that kiss in the truck really ramped things up. And Theo still didn't know what to think about it.

Since then Seth hadn't shown any signs that he assumed that Theo being gay meant he was a slut, free for the taking, willing to suck cock on demand.

Of course Theo had been kind of dreaming of that in explicit detail and getting off on it. But that was because Seth was right there and they did kiss.

They kissed. It wasn't just Seth. Theo returned the kiss, enjoyed it, then his brain kicked in.

Still there was something about Seth aside from his hot body and the way he kissed. When Theo wasn't overanalyzing him, he found Seth to be genuine and kind. And Ace liked him too, and that wasn't a meaningless thing to Theo.

Since everything that happened with their aunt and Jerry, Ace had been anxious and more cautious around people. He was coming back to himself since Theo got him away from them. Seeing how well Ace was doing since they came to Peach Tree, Theo knew he it was the right decision even if it was risky.

"We're going shopping together!" Ace said as he rushed through breakfast.

It was good to see him excited and not anxious, but he was a little too happy to have Seth tagging along with them.

Not that Theo really minded. If he was honest, Theo felt an uncomfortable tension when Seth was close, but he also didn't feel the weight of responsibility coming down on him quite as hard. That was probably just Seth distracting him, but it wasn't so bad to have him around.

As Ace was making his last trip to the bathroom, Seth was outside in front of the house, looking over the old truck. When Theo joined him, Seth reassured him, "I'm no mechanic, but it should get us where we're going and back."

"Good to know," Theo said then they went silent. Seth leaned on the truck with his arms folded, and Theo told himself not to admire the lines of his body or the bulge of his biceps under his old, beat-up jacket. Instead he decided to bring up their living arrangement. "I was thinking, since we're supposed to share this truck, I guess you can stay with us for a while."

"With you sleeping outside my door?" Seth said.

"If we get some beds or at least mattresses, Ace and I can share one bedroom. The one with the broken window is all yours," Theo told him.

Seth nodded. "That would work for me. What about rent?"

"I'm making you sleep in a room with a broken window. It's not like you're taking up valuable real estate. Just chip in for food and help me fix up the place and we'll call it even."

Seth smiled. "Thanks. It's a relief to have a roof over my head at least for a while. I appreciate it."

"I'm not doing you a favor. We both benefit," Theo said with a shrug. He was uncomfortable at how grateful Seth seemed. But it wasn't like he was just keeping a hot guy around the place for selfish reasons. "You've been helpful. It's good to have an extra pair of hands." Now he was talking like he needed to justify his decision to Seth.

He didn't, but Theo remembered how his friends let him crash with them after his aunt kicked him out when he turned eighteen. That was plenty of reason to let Seth stay with them.

When Ace came out, Theo gave him the news.

"Seth is gonna be our roomie," Ace said, looking happy.

"I'm a roomie, huh? Never been one before," Seth said like he got as much of a kick out of it as Ace did. Then the two of them high fived.

They got on the road and the whole way Seth and Ace were telling Theo, "Watch out for that ditch. Watch out for that ditch."

As far as car games went, it was not his favorite, but the two of them didn't get tired of it until they reached Ashbury.

Right on the outskirts they found the first place where they needed to stop. "A swap meet and a farmer's market. That's the place. I'll buy something to cook for you guys," Seth said as they turned into the field that served as the parking lot.

"You'll be cooking for us?" Theo said, surprised.

"I'm helping out with food. That's what you said," Seth told him. "But this time of year, they won't have the good stuff."

As Seth picked out some produce, Theo found he was kind of looking forward to having him cook for them. Seeing him buying vegetables, Ace wasn't thrilled.

He did nod in approval when Seth got some potatoes, but Theo didn't like what he saw while he was paying for them. The girl selling the produce was very chatty, taking her time giving Seth his change and smiling at him like she wanted to eat him alive.

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