So, how's this supposed to work, then?”

Aiden found himself sitting on a chair in front of Rob and Steve, who were standing shoulder to shoulder, looking at him with unfamiliar pride. Aiden wasn't used to people looking at him like this, as if they were about to enjoy their time with him. They had spent the last week traveling through Norway, all the way to the very end of it, as far as Aiden could tell. Both Rob and Steve had been sweet and attentive, making sure he knew he was wanted.

He was feeling guilty as hell for the stunt he'd pulled, calling Cornoli on himself. The further they traveled, and the longer he had to relax, unwind and settle himself, the more he saw how fucking stupid he had been. The fact that Robert and Steven were being so calm about it just made it worse.

They hadn't let him out of their sight, not for a minute, and at the slightest hint of his mood dipping, one or the other would make a concerted effort to cheer him up. They were sweet and he knew he was safe with them, and yet, he kind of wished they weren't being so nice. Which made no fucking sense at all. What kind of person wanted people to be mean to them? What was wrong with him?

The house they'd settled in was really nice, something out of a fairytale almost. It was a bright blue two storied fishing cottage set on an elevated plain above the sea. The land around was grass and crags for miles, wild and free. There was a little village that they could reach in the ancient VW Rob had insisted on buying, much to Steve's chagrin, and they were all settled in, the three of them sharing one large bedroom on the top floor.

Rob and Steve had called a 'family meeting', the term alone making Aiden squirm. Then they'd made him sit and look up at them as they laid down the law.

“It's simple,” Rob said, pointing to Steve. “He's going to be your Dom. I'm going to be your Daddy. And you, are going to be our boy.”

Aiden blushed, speechless. Daddy? Dom? Boy? What?

“Uhm.”

Rob chuckled. “It's a lot to take in, but it fits. Steve's tastes run to the dominant, and so do mine, but you already know I like to look after you, don't you?” His voice warmed and Aiden's blush became a squirm.

“You're our boy,” Steve added. “Because, well, you are. Have been from the moment we met.”

That was probably true, but it was hard to hear. He was an obvious subordinate to these men, and part of him hated it. Part of him wanted to reclaim the top spot, be the alpha as he used to be among the junkies and the hookers and the rest of the broken souls. That wasn't going to happen though. He couldn't imagine a world where he had any seniority over these two. They were older, they were tougher, and neither one of them had any interest in letting him have control.

“We're going to take you one on one,” Rob said. “Show you want we want from you, what we have to give you.”

“You're going to fuck me in an orderly fashion, you mean,” Aiden smirked. They'd all been horny on the trip, but there had obviously been a moratorium on anything sexual called between Rob and Steve. Now that seemed like it was about to be broken.

They chuckled and glanced at one another, and Aiden smiled. “I'm right, aren't I.”

“Do you want to start with your Daddy, or your Dom?” Rob posed the question.

Aiden looked nervously between them, then settled on the decision. “Dom,” he said. “Then Rob can make things better.”

“Not Rob,” Robert corrected him. “Daddy.”

“Uh. Yeah.”

“Say it.” The hazel eyes locked on him intensely.

Aiden felt his face heat up as if someone had turned an element on underneath his skin. “Uhmm...”

“I think he needs to start with his Daddy,” Steve said. “Seems like that's going to be more of a challenge for our boy.”

Letting out a soft whine, Aiden shook his head. Privately, he'd thought of Robert in a paternal way, but to have that openly acknowledged was just too much.

Robert stepped forward and crouched down in front of him. “Hey,” he said softly, taking Aiden's chin in his fingers. “Nothing to be embarrassed about. Everybody needs a daddy. I reckon you never had one, not really anyway. Am I right?”

Aiden tried to lower his head, to avoid Robert's gaze, but it was impossible. Rob wasn't letting him squirm out of this.

“I don't know.”

“You do know,” Rob said softly. “You know what you've needed your whole life. Someone who loves you enough to pay attention to you and keep you in line. Someone who will take you down a peg when you need it. And someone who can look after you when you need that too. That's what a daddy is for, Aiden.”

Aiden sniffed, trying hard as fuck not to cry.