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Part 14

All three men woke reluctantly a few hours later when the alarm on David’s phone went off, but it was Troy who woke with the most confusion over where he was. He yelped and looked around wildly for something familiar. “It’s all right,” David soothed, reaching past Lucas to pat Troy’s shoulder through the blanket. “Relax. You’re all right. You fell asleep in the bathroom after your shower.”

Troy’s distressed look softened first to confusion and then to understanding as he took in the blanket and pillows. “You could have woken me.”

Lucas chuckled, tilting his head from side to side to work out the kinks in his neck. “You should know by now that we couldn’t, actually.” David felt a little embarrassed by this, but it was the truth. This was David’s ten. This was him sacrificing his comfort for someone else’s sake without any other option occurring to him.

Troy coughed, hunching over with his fist to his mouth. David’s embarrassment was almost instantly eclipsed by his need to make sure Troy was taken care of.

“Let me get your medicine, baby. And then if you want to move back to your bed, we can do that. Or we can stay here where it’s easier for you to breathe.”

Troy nodded, and a few seconds later, Lucas was helping him sit up and David was handing him a large pill and a cup of water. “Can I get you anything else? Are you cold or thirsty? Do you need anything?” David stroked the back of his hand against Troy’s cheek and kissed his forehead. “I can make you some tea or--”

Shutting him up effectively once again, both Lucas and Troy kissed him this time. They each took charge of the cheek they were closest to. David relaxed, closing his eyes, soaking in the sensation of being kissed by two men at once. He knew he might never feel it again, so he let it calm his desire to constantly be providing and fussing. He accepted the affection but also the appreciation.

“Just take me to bed,” Troy said. “I...“ He pulled away, the urgent hitch in his breath too strong to fight against. “hehh-HIHshophhh!” He sneezed into tissues it seemed David had somehow produced out of nowhere just in time, though he really had just been anticipating this eventuality.

“God bless you, baby.” David wiped his nose for him. Then he cast a wary glance over at Lucas. But Lucas looked fine, his arms still wrapped around Troy, not uncomfortably turned on in the least.

While David turned off the water in the shower, Lucas escorted Troy out of the bathroom. The air in the bedroom seemed cold in comparison to the tropical rainforest growing in the bathroom. Immediately, Troy turned in place, burrowing into Lucas’ chest for warmth. Lucas tightened the hug and shuffled them closer to the bed. While David gathered up warm pajamas for Troy and pulled the covers down, Lucas maneuvered both himself and Troy into bed without breaking out of the hug.

“I…” Troy’s voice was muffled, spoken right into Lucas chest. “I c-c-cahh cah-ahhhhhh HahhhHAHTchoosh! hahhHEHPshoooo!”

This time, David could see in his husband’s slightly pained, slightly thrilled expression that he was turned on by that. But he kept hold of Troy anyway, making comforting him the priority.

“God bless you, baby.” And even though they all knew David was responding to Troy’s sneezes, there was also something in it meant to reassure Lucas that whatever he was feeling was all right to feel.

The medicine was going to take a little while to kick in, and David worried that Lucas might get overwhelmed again with all the sneezing. Lucas looked a little worried as well as Troy wound up for another sneeze. But Troy just looked grateful for the care and willing to take whatever crazy fetishes happened to come with. “hahh ahhhh… huh huh huh-IHJJschhhhh!!”

Lucas stroked Troy’s back, and David reached over to do the same. Their hands bumped a few times, breaking the rhythms but still comforting. “God bless you, baby. Here, let’s get you back into your sweats, all nice and warm for the rest of the night.” He’d wanted to use the word cozy, because cozy was what he was ultimately going for. But he wasn’t sure if that was going a bit too far again. He honestly wasn’t sure that Troy could handle him at his level ten.

As he helped Troy pull on his pajamas, he caught sight of Lucas lying there, breathing deep, controlled breaths to keep himself in check. Lucas was hard again, sure, but he was dealing with that reaction internally without needing to jerk himself off right here, right now. He was putting Troy first, and David loved him for that.

Troy settled back down in bed in-between the two of them. All three men lay on their backs, staring up at the unremarkable, white ceiling. David and Lucas both had their arms around Troy’s shoulders and David had fresh tissues in his hand. The covers were pulled all the way up to their armpits, not a heavy weight, but enough to keep the warmth where it was supposed to be. “How do you feel?” David asked, wiping at Troy’s runny nose for him.

Troy closed his eyes, drinking all of this in. “Cozy,” he whispered. David’s heart raced, pleasure washing over him. Then Troy opened his eyes and added, “Cared for” and finally “Still a bit sneezy.”

David laughed. “Sorry these things take time. I wish I could wave a magic wand and make you better instantly.”

Troy turned his head to the side to kiss David. Then he turned his head to the other side and kissed Lucas. “I’m rather glad you can’t. We never would have h-had thi-this ehhh!” David pressed tissues to his nose at once. “hehhh thanks ehhhh-HURSHhhphhhh! HEHTxxphhh!”

“God bless you, baby.” As David wiped his nose dry for him and then held tissues to his nose with just enough pressure to keep Troy’s nose from tickling again right away, Troy closed his eyes again and relaxed. David had just been about to suggest another cup of tea to help him get back to sleep. But it seemed all he really needed was them.

He was asleep in minutes, with Lucas following close behind. David tried to stay up a little longer, just to make sure they were both soundly asleep, but his eyes kept closing and he kept nodding off. With one more check on both men, he whispered goodnight, rolled onto his side and allowed himself to fall asleep.