The wink coming from his fake husband forced Wyatt to send back a small smile and a nod, hoping to god that it didnât look overly fake. He wasnât good at this part of things and if someone was going to see through him he didnât want it to happen at their first party here. âIâve never held too much interest in gossip. I did know moving to a smaller place though would make it harder to duck.â A complete lie, Wyatt loved gossip. But he preferred to be the puppet master when it came to the bigger cities and what was being said in those kinds of places.
A small laugh and he shook his head quickly, âPlease never tell my husband that I just did that. Iâll get a lecture about not being able to be nice for five minutes.â Wyatt hadnât been able to help himself though and he would have to fix that if they were going to last more than a few months here. âWell technically, stepson. Heâs Oliverâs from a previous marriage. From before he realised just how mad he was about me.â A teasing tone to his voice and he nodded, âDogs are much easier, I hear. And they like seeing you a lot more.â He was still slowly bonding with Matty but that would only come with time. âLooks like they are.â May as well grab Oliver a drink as well before they started over to their husbands. âWait, you have a woman watching you in your own home and complaining? Thatâsâ wow.â
Oliver was still trying to understand everyone in their neighborhood, and perhaps pick apart why the marshals had placed them there. It was also nice to have another same-sex couple to lessen the strange looks him and Wyatt received offhandedly. It almost made him paranoid that they could tell he was faking things, but alas they just werenât used to people such as them.Â
Patiently he folded his hands in his lap. Dark hues locked on Caspian, and only wandering to look toward Wyatt or make sure Matty was playing at a safe distance. âHe does seem protective, but thatâs good. Wyatt has a resting bitch face that last for days.â As if he didnât have one himself.  âYeah, just the one.â Poor Matty inherited his height, so he was exceptionally easy to spot. âMatty is there.â Oliver pointed him out. âDo you have any kids? pets?â He may as well ask now, perhaps they could hang out more. For research purposes, obviously. Not being around his pseudo husband for awhile wouldnât hurt him. Oliver nodded while they watched their husbands. âWe moved here for a fresh start, and we heard it was a decent place to raise Matty. Couldnât argue the affordable price and decent amount of square footage of the house either. The realtor really sold us on this street, thatâs for sure.â
Cas let out a laugh at the comment about resting bitch faces, âOkay well I think heâs going to get along well with Liam. Iâm pretty sure the last time I saw him smile was our wedding. And even then.â That wasnât even remotely true but it wasnât like Caspian could talk about what would actually make his husband smile. âOh God no.â Blinking twice he tried to backtrack, âI just meanâ uhâ weâre not ready for children or even sure that itâs something that will be in our future. Heâs the only family I really need.â God he was digging this hole deeper and Cas really had to pray that no one overheard him. It wouldnât look good when some had been convinced that he and Liam were trying for kids.
Though thankfully their husbands joined them before he could open his mouth any more, Cas wrapping his arm around Liamâs waist with a small smile. âPlus, Liam here is getting on a bit, we donât need him to be ancient when our kids are in high school.â He was definitely going to pay for that comment later on and hopefully in the fun way. âSo, Babe, giving our new neighbours all the horror stories of the street yet?â
âThatâs as true a statement as Iâve heard, though it can be rather peaceful. Once you assert some dominance over the block.â Liam replied, he didnât have to go into just hot Caspian and him made the neighborhood their bitch. He sure as hell was going to gossip with his husband about this later anyway. âYou secret is safe with me. My husband is used to me being a dick to everyone but him. So if he asks, I greeted you like an asshole extraordinaire.âÂ
Kids were never his thing, because he wanted Caspianâs attention all to himself. So he tries to have a casual face while Wyatt explains the kid is from his husbandâs previous marriage. âI admire your patience, but yes I can attest dogs are manâs best friend besides the husband.â He scoffed thinking about their fall lady. âYeah, youâll know when she shows up...trust me.â
Liam pressed a quick kiss to Caspianâs cheek, handing over the extra drink to him. âHey baby, miss me? Hmmm? Me? Spreading gossip? No..but I did warn about the insufferable shrew. What were you two talking about?â