There'll Be Icicles and Birthday Clothes, and Sometimes There'll Be Sorrow

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TK and Carlos face a whole new parenting challenge when six-year-old Jonah is excluded from the class bully’s birthday party, and it seems like he’s even losing his best friend because of it. With the help of Owen, Andrea and Buttercup – and an unexpected turn of events – the husbands find a way to muddle through and heal a couple of little broken hearts.

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Chapter 1 - Sorrow: When Jonah is shunned at school, TK has to collect him from the health room after an attempt to make new friends ends in disaster.

Chapter 2: Coming 5 Oct. I Chapter 3: Coming 12 Oct.

“Papa!” Jonah shouts. “Hola, mijo!” Carlos shouts back, his hat off because he knows the drill – TK and Jonah will get hit in the face with the brim when they embrace him if he keeps the hat on, and lord knows Jonah’s had enough of things hitting his face for one day. “What are you doing here?” TK asks. The nice surprise is making him laugh. He hurries along with Jonah, and Carlos jogs to meet them halfway. Sam casually saunters along behind. Playing cool and corporate, Carlos answers, “Well, sir, when you informed me of what happened, I thought we'd better take a detour and check out the scene.”

IT'S A COLLAB! 🤝 We're so excited to celebrate @neversleepuntilfive's (belated) birthday! Myself and the wonderful @sassy-coweyes teamed up to write this fic as a gift. Hope you enjoy the read!

For this family, a ranch weekend is three different journeys. Carlos is reaching a milestone: introducing Jonah to his old friend, his horse Harvey. TK is there to hold them steady. And for Jonah? It's pure adventure—complete with cows, a potential dinosaur, and the looming, all-important question: Will Harvey like him?

Good and Sweet is up now on ao3!

chapter 1 / chapter 2 coming soon!

“I like honey,” Jonah declares. His sticky hands rise in front of him like a sugary zombie, ready to attack and spread the mess.

“Do you want a wipe for your hands?” Carlos asks him.

“No!” Jonah shakes his head, so TK sits back and waits for him to finish before returning to wipe the rest of his mouth. “Wan’ more apples.”

“Okay, you can have a few more,” TK laughs. “Just try to eat your honey instead of wearing it, okay?”

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