They ended up ordering Chinese delivery, and much to his delight, and Tili's, Prince made an appearance right when he was opening the door for the delivery driver.
Thankfully, Prince simply walked over and hugged King's pant leg, remaining there like a little toddler until King waddled over to the coffee table and unloaded the big bag of food in his arms.
They'd picked out a bunch of things Baron knew Tili loved, but evidently wasn't allowed to have since she had to be perfectly shaped for ballet... even though she didn't, but as soon as Prince showed up she was cooing over him like an elderly lady to a newborn baby.
Pretty soon, Prince was the one being spoiled as he was settled onto the couch and hand-fed bites of crab wontons, bourbon chicken, and just about anything else Tili could get her little hands on.
King made sure to get a few bites of food into her belly, too, whenever she finished slipping something to Prince, but all in all, he just let her do what she wanted.
Of course, he watched her the entire time to make sure neither of them got carried away and ate too quickly, but honestly, he should have had someone watching him, too, because the spicy chicken they'd ordered disappeared faster than Prince when he's called to the kitchen for strawberries!
The soup vanished next, but before he could demolish anything else, he quickly ran to the kitchen and brought back a big tupperware container, then made sure to fill it to the brim with all of the things Baron had wanted.
Once that was safely stowed away in the fridge, he returned to the couch, only to see a passed-out raccoon on the sofa, belly up with its feet in the air.
I don't think I've ever seen Prince so happy... and thick.
When he noticed there was now a set of eyes staring at him, King quickly redirected his attention to the little girl standing in front of him, holding a little crab wonton up to him with a toothy grin.
King leaned over and accepted the food with a smile and a "thank you", then sat down right there on the carpet as he happily crunched away at it.
Before he knew it Tili was in his lap, feeding him whatever she could manage to grab just like she had with Prince!
He ate as much as he could, but even with his bottomless stomach, he'd run out of room before he could manage the last few bites.
I think I'm finally experiencing one of those things they call a food coma.
Internally groaning, he flopped over right there on the floor, his belly nearly bursting as it tried to process the insane amount of food it had been given.
To his surprise, Tili curled up right against his side, hugging him with her little arms.
"Mr. King?"
King turned his head so that he could smile at her.
"Hmm?"
When her eyes met his, he paused, surprised to see such emotion in such a young soul.
"I like your home better. My house with mommy isn't like this."
Blinking back a wave of sudden tears, King slowly pushed himself up, then lifted Tili into his lap for a snug hug.
He wanted to tell her that his home was different because it wasn't just a place to live, but a place where people loved you unconditionally, but he knew better than to say such things to such a little girl.
Instead of speaking his mind, he took a deep, calming breath and began rubbing Tili's back gently.
"I'm glad that you're comfortable here. You will always be welcome, okay? If you want to come back, just talk to my mom, alright? Ms. Anne will help you."
Tili pursed her lips and nodded, then snuggled into his shirt and began to... hum?
Wait, is she purring?
King glanced over at Prince, then back down to Tili. He'd heard Prince make a similar sound, but when Tili began moving her fingers in his shirt gently, almost as if she were kneading the fabric, he couldn't help but furrow his brows.
Your wife didn't like Prince being out around your daughter, so she clearly wouldn't be a raccoon, herself...
Smiling softly, King continued to rub Tili's back.
Your daughter is a kitten, how adorable.
They stayed just like that for what had to have been close to an hour before the sound of Prince moving around on the couch drew his attention.
Ah, he changed back.
Baron didn't look any better than his stuffed counterpart, however, and the man took several minutes after sitting up to lean over with his head bowed, likely trying to keep from being sick.
He would have gone to him and rubbed his back, too, to try and calm his belly, but with his daughter having just fallen asleep in his arms, he was kind of stuck at the moment.
"May I use the bathtub?" Baron half-whispered and half-groaned a few moments later.
"O-of course," King replied right away.
He saw Baron smile as the man shakily got to his feet, his uncomfortable movements making King want to get up right away and help him.
"She won't wake up... if you want to put her to bed," Baron eventually said as he made it to the entrance to the hallway.
King heard him, but it took his flustered mind a moment to process his words because, in all honestly, he'd been staring at the guy's naked body the entire time and had gotten completely distracted.
Why am I even ogling him at a time like this?!
Annoyed with himself, King carefully got up, then carried Tili into his room and tucked her into his bed, where she'd been sleeping the majority of her time while visiting. Baron had been right, too, she didn't so much as fidget.
Once that was done, he stepped out and nudged the door mostly closed before nervously walking towards the bathroom.
"Are you alright?" he asked as he forced himself to stop right next to the opening.
The sound of running water made him hesitant to step inside, or even look inside, but he knew that he really shouldn't be so nervous.
He'd seen the guy naked before when he'd shifted from Prince. Heck, Baron had slept against him naked several times. And yet, things just felt different now.
"I'm alright. The warm water is helping," Baron replied after a few moments.
The sound of the water soon quieted, leaving them with just an awkward silence.
"If you'd like, you can come in and sit with me..." Baron finally said, making King lick his lips as he pressed his back more firmly against the wall next to the open door.
His heartbeat soon found its way into his ears, making it hard for him to focus on anything but the other man's words echoing around in his head.
You've already let him bite your neck and touch your butt, what's there to worry about now?
The look on his mom's face when she'd discovered the hickey on his neck came to mind, making him fidget uncomfortably. She hadn't told him that he was making a mistake or anything, so he knew he shouldn't be stressing so much, but his mind just refused to chill out.
"It's alright if you don't want to, but would you be able to grab me a towel? We seem to have run out," Baron said with a hint of humor to his last few words, clearly trying to ease the tension a bit.
Snapping himself out of his worry, King quickly hurried to the small towel closet on the other side of the doorway, then grabbed a big armful before stepping into the warm bathroom.
Absolutely adorable.
The sudden thought from Baron nearly made King drop all of the towels and flee, but he thankfully managed to bite his tongue and calm his heart down as he carefully set the items on the counter, then put two towels on the back of the toilet and hung two up on the bar opposite it.
With that done, he froze facing the wall, suddenly at a loss, as his mind evidently forgot how to function.
Hearing the faint sound of water sloshing, King swallowed, then slowly turned his head until his wide eyes met Baron's calm ones.
The man was leaning over the edge of the tub slightly, his arms folded there as he settled his chin atop them.
Fucking cute...
Baron grinned, the smile easily reaching his eyes and calming King's fumbling heart. Without even thinking he began to inch his way closer, then carefully knelt down before leaning forward to press his forehead against one of the man's crossed arms.
He was soon rewarded with a gentle pat to his head, which in turn had him sighing out another bit of his previous nervousness.
When the man began to gently tug at his hair, King couldn't help but smile and half-heartedly nudge at Baron's hand, only for his own hand to become the target as it was grasped and softly squeezed.
That finally had King looking up, tilting his head against Baron's still-folded arm so that he could meet his gaze again.
"Hey there, love," Baron said as he leaned in to press a kiss to King's forehead.
King nudged his nose against Baron's warm arm, then, much to his own surprise, pressed a kiss to it.
He could feel the man's eyes on him, but since he wasn't being reprimanded and Baron wasn't moving his arm away, King figured that he was okay to continue. So, remembering what Baron had done to him the other day, King focused and opened his mouth just the slightest bit, then hesitantly bit down just enough to allow him to tug on a tiny portion of Baron's skin.
It felt weird to do to someone, but since he still wasn't being scolded, he carefully tugged again, then pressed his lips back down in the same spot before carefully sucking.
He stayed that way for some time, and even brought one hand up to hold Baron's arm in place... even though the man seemed more than content to simply watch him nibble at him and clearly had no intention of withdrawing it.
In fact, when King finally removed his mouth and glanced up at him after what felt like forever, he noticed that not only was Baron clearly appreciative of the attention he'd been shown, he was practically beaming at him brighter than the sun!
Confused, King looked down again, then felt his entire face drain of color.
"You're bleeding!" he squeaked out, his voice cracking from shock as he quickly scrambled to his feet and went to the medicine cabinet to find some bandages and antiseptic!
The heck were you thinking?!
He honestly hadn't really been thinking in at all. At least, not about appropriate things.
Turning back to Baron with his hands full, King was just about to step forward and clean up the man's injury when his feet froze in place and he could do nothing but stare.
Baron had lifted his arm up and leaned over to lick at the wound he'd just given him! Just seeing the man's tongue calmly swipe along the damaged skin made King's heart nearly stop beating!
He waited there, rooted to the spot, holding his breath until Baron finally lifted his eyes back to him with a content smile on his face.
"All better now," he said simply, as if he hadn't just let him suck and bite at his arm until it freaking bled!
At a loss for words, King stood there for several long moments before Baron folded his arms against the edge of the tub, then settled his chin on them again.
"Biting is my love language, sweetheart," he said honestly, his eyes never leaving King's to prove his sincerity.
King took his time processing those words as his face slowly cooled to a somewhat normal temperature. Then, finally, he took a step forward.
Soon he found himself kneeling again, but this time he didn't dare grab hold of Baron's arm or lean forward to bite him again. Instead, he simply stared at the angry mark he'd left on his skin in disbelief.
"I-I've never done that before, but you seemed to like giving me one, so I thought I'd try..." he eventually whispered, unable to look away from the bruising mark.
Wait a second...
Thinking back on where Baron had put his mark on him, King reached up and touched the spot on his neck, then glanced back at the one he'd just given Baron. He then thought back on the very few pornos he'd watched in his lifetime and fidgeted as something became very obvious.
"Sh-shit! I put it where you can't easily cover it!" he groaned, now angry at himself for not realizing his mistake right away.
To his surprise, however, Baron just gave a quiet chuckle and reached over to rustle his hair.
"It's okay, sweetheart. I absolutely love it and I wouldn't change where it is for anything. That's where you wanted to mark me," he said, making King's face begin to burn all over again.
"However, if you'd like, I will gladly offer up my neck, or anywhere else you'd be interested in placing a proper hickey," he said with another chuckle, making King scowl.
He's messing with me now. I know he is.
Baron's eyes lit up as his smile grew.
"I am, sorry love. You're just so cute when you're embarrassed. I couldn't help myself this time."
King considered reprimanding him, but he had no real reason to. He was the one that had bitten him in the first place, and in such a bad spot, too. He was the one that deserved to be chastised.
"I'm feeling much better thanks to you. I think I'll get out now," Baron said, earning a simple nod from King... and no other response.
Baron hesitated for only a moment before turning and leaning forward to unplug the drain. He then waited another moment before turning back to face the side, then carefully standing until he was back to his full height, right in front of him.
King couldn't look away as his mind seemed to be working overtime, committing every inch of Baron's body to memory. Even though he'd seen it plenty of times before, for some reason, this time was different. He wanted to see it now, and he wanted to remember it.
It might have also helped that it was currently dripping wet, too.
"Sweetheart?"
King slowly looked up, feeling as if he were in a daze as his heart thrummed away in his chest.
"Do you like what you see?" Baron asked, his words calm but sincere, yet also seemingly a tad nervous.
After a long stretch of silence, Baron hesitantly reached towards the closest towel hanging next to the tub, but before his hand could grasp it, King had intercepted and gently grabbed his wrist.
When he realized what he was doing King quickly released him, then rubbed at the back of his neck as he awkwardly met the man's eyes again.
"I-I still want to look, i-if that's okay?" he asked, his voice shaking right along with his nerves.
It wasn't that he was trying to be a pervert or anything, though he felt like maybe that was what it seemed like. He was honestly just enjoying being able to look at someone else that he found attractive.
Hell, they'd only kissed once, and just-barely, yet Baron was willing to stand in front of him naked.
That's when he remembered that the man had actually asked him a question.
"I-I like what I see!" he stuttered out in a very late response.
Thankfully, his words seemed to be all that Baron needed to hear in order to relax again, his beautiful smile calmly returning to his lips. He remained standing as the remainder of the water drained from the tub, then, to King's surprise, he tilted his head the slightest fraction and the edges of his eyes crinkled.
"Would you be comfortable if I asked you to take your shirt off? I'd love to look, too, if it wouldn't be any trouble," Baron asked carefully.
Just my shirt?
King nearly flicked his own forehead when he thought such a thing. Of course Baron would want to see him without anything on, but the guy knew that this was all new to him and clearly didn't want to push things too quickly.
With his own smile finally finding its way onto his face, King removed his shirt, but in the process, he felt the muscles in his bad arm suddenly tighten and pull all at once.
The sudden pain had him immediately dropping the fabric to the floor as he grabbed his arm and hunched over. He'd expected the pain to come at some point tonight, but of all the times it could have shown up...
Baron was quick to react, and before King knew it, he was being settled into the man's lap with only a thin towel covering the man's lower bits.
"It's okay, don't hold your breath, love," Baron whispered by his left ear as King felt the man's fingers begin to knead the aching muscles in his arm just like he had before.
After a little while King ended up leaning against Baron's chest, his head tilted back slightly as he gasped for air, wincing off and on. Little whimpers could even be heard in between his panting, but he refused to let anything louder than that slip out. He didn't want to wake up Tili and worry her... and they weren't exactly in the most appropriate position, either.
So, he suffered as quietly as possible for what felt like forever until, finally, the tenseness in his muscles began to ease under Baron's care.
"Feeling better, love?" the man asked a few minutes later once King had managed to get his breathing back under control.
He gave a shaky nod in response as his body shivered, having sweat out a good bit of water from the excruciating ordeal.
When he finally managed to open his eyes again, Baron's face was there, staring down at him with his sweet, gentle smile.
The word sorry settled on the tip of his tongue, but King swallowed it back down and switched it to something he felt fit the situation better.
"Thank you."
His voice sounded rough, but that was to be expected after having an episode of muscle spasms. Baron didn't even bat an eye at it and, instead, leaned forward to press a kiss against his cheek, stopping a teardrop on its way towards his chin.
"You're welcome, love."
King settled in more comfortably against Baron's warm chest but he couldn't manage to keep his body from shivering due to the stress of the pain he'd been under and the sweat still coating his body.
"I should bathe, too," he eventually mumbled, even though he didn't even bother trying to get out of Baron's lap, or arms, after he'd spoken.
Baron let him be... at least for a little while. Eventually, though, he felt the man nuzzle against his cheek again, then press another kiss there before speaking.
"It's time to wash up, love. I'm going to go get dressed and check on Tili," he said, making King give a quiet groan as he forced himself to his feet.
His leg was also beginning to ache, but thankfully it didn't hurt enough to cause a problem. Quietly, he walked over to the spigot and got the warm water running again.
He was just leaning back up when he felt a firm arm settle around his belly as a warm hand slid partially beneath the waistband of his shorts. Soon, a warm chest was pressing against his back, making his face turn the color of a freshly ripened tomato!
"Just wanted to say thank you for the love bite, and enjoy your bath, love."
Baron paused for a moment, then pressed a kiss to King's left shoulder-blade before continuing.
"I'll be back to check on you, be good."
Before King could even respond, the hands on him disappeared, and when he finally turned around to give the man a half-hearted glare, Baron was gone.
You... you're more a brat than I am!