The Bond that Saves Us

In the morning Matt texted Kimberly and asked her if she wanted him to go with her to get her divorce filed. She agreed and told him to bring Brian and baby with him so they could spend the rest of the day out of the house together.

Matt held his mothers hand while they talked to the lawyer. Brian had Kaden in his lap while he listened to the process. When the lawyer was done giving Kimberly the papers Brian asked if he could also hire him to handle his own divorce.

It took longer than they had planned but when they all left as a group Brian had his set of papers to sign as well.

They had decided to go to a little restaurant next to Kimberly’s book store. She’d become really good friends with the owner over the years. While he waited for his garlic chicken and Alfredo to come out Brian pulled his papers out of the envelope. Brian knew that this wasn’t going to end any time soon because Michelle was going to challenge him in court but he asked Kimberly if she had a pen. He’d already read them over so it took only seconds to sign them. With a sigh he leaned back in the chair and looked across the table.

Matt was looking at him with a sad smile. His best friend reached over and put his hand on his shoulder. Brian nodded sadly, putting the papers back in the folder and handing Kimberly her pen. She gave a sad smile.

“I guess it’s my turn huh?” She sniffled and reached in for her paperwork. Just like Brian she signed the papers and put them back in their holder. She handed them to Matt when the singer reached across the table and grabbed Brian’s too. He put them in the diaper bag he’d brought with him and grabbed each of their hands, Kimberly reached across the table and grabbed Brian’s free hand.

Kaden reached out and put his hands on the two closest sets of hands. His arms were stretched wide but all three adults reached closer forward so he didn’t have to struggle so much.

“The past is behind you both, keep your eyes forward and never fear what you no longer have. Think of the things you do have and let that keep you going. No regrets, no fear, no pain or anger, look forward never back.” Brian’s eyes teared up when his best friend told him the same exact thing Brian had told Matt when he’d gone through his own divorce.

“Do you know how glad I am to have you boys?” Kimberly sniffled and smiled at the three of them, you three are my everything I hope you know that.

“We love you too.” Brian let go of their hands and went to kneel beside her chair, he wrapped her in a hug. He whispered next to her ear “You’re the only mom I’ve ever had, I’ll always be here.”

She let out a quiet sob, Brian looked over her shoulder at Matt who was looking at his mother, tears in his own eyes. He was rubbing her back gently while Brian held on to her until she was ready to pull away.

“I’m sorry. I don’t know why I’m such a blubbering mess.” She fixed her hair and wiped her eyes, Brian patted her hand and took his seat once more, just in time for their meal to arrive.

“A lots changed mom.” Matt kissed her cheek and hugged her from the side. “You don’t have to be okay with it. It’s okay to be upset.”

“I know honey.” She gave one last smile before they all dug into their early dinner.

Later that night Brian laid awake in the guest room. Looking up at the celling wasn’t helping him fall asleep. He’d laid there for three hours, sleep never washing over him. He slowly climbed out of bed and walked into Matt’s bathroom, a bottle of beer in his hand. Matt’s bath tub was a lot bigger than the one in the guest bedroom. He’d checked to make sure that Matt was asleep and shut the bathroom door quietly. He let the bath fill up with steaming water as he took off his sleeping shirt and boxers. Brian climbed into the tub and shut off the water.

He let himself soak in the water for a few minutes before popping open his beer. He was almost half way through it when Matt opened the bathroom door. He wiped his tired eyes as they adjusted to the light.

“You okay?” Matt asked, walking into the bathroom and plopping down on the tile edge that surrounded the tub. It was just big enough for him to sit on and with his feet up in front of him while he leaned back against the glass wall of the shower.

“I can’t sleep. Did I wake you?” Brian asked, his head leaned back against the cushioned headrest in the tub.

“No, I woke up to pee. I saw the light was on and used the other bathroom.” Matt let out a yawn and blinked his eyes tiredly.

“I don’t know why I can’t sleep.” Brian finished off his beer and sat the bottle on the edge of the tub.

“There’s so much going on right now, I’m surprised that you slept last night. I was up odd hours after my divorce.” Brian nodded in understanding, he shifted in the water a little bit.

Matt’s eyes raked over his best friend, not in a sexual way but just out of habit. It wasn’t awkward for the fact that he’d seen Brian naked all through their high school years. Hell he’d even see Brian naked a few times in their adult years when they’d lived together. Modesty had never really been their thing. Out of all of the band members Zack was the only one who didn’t really flaunt around naked at one point or other while on tour.

Brian’s eyes closed for a moment and Matt stood up and opened the cupboard under the sink. He pulled out a few candles and lit them. Brian watched him with slightly lidded eyes when Matt put the candles around the tub and turned off the lights before taking his seat once more.

“Believe it or not they help relax you, it’s something to do with the smell of them.” Matt closed his eyes and rested his head on the glass again. It was quiet for a few minutes, Matt opened his eyes once more and studied his friend as Brian relaxed back with his eyes closed again.

Brian’s hair had grown down past his shoulders, he had it up in a messy bun on the top of his head. He had shaved in the morning but his stubble was back. A light dusting of black hair covered his chest, you could barely see that it was there. His taught belly was bare until just below his belly button where a dark line of hair led down toward his pubic bone. There the hair fanned out a bit and curled slightly, Brian had kept himself trimmed up and neat. His flaccid member lay limp between his legs, Matt had seen Brian’s privates before but never really had taken the time to study them. Flaccid Brian’s member was about three inches. It made Matt wonder how big it actually got when Brian was erect. From the angle Matt was at he could see that his friend’s sac was drawn close to his skin and nearly hairless. His thighs and muscled legs were coated with light hairs.

Matt turned his attention away when he felt himself getting the beginning of an erection. Glad that he had his legs drawn up Matt cleared his throat. Brian opened bloodshot eyes and looked at his friend.

“You look like your ready for bed.” Matt grabbed the beer bottle off the tub and walked out when Brian pulled the drain.

Ten minutes later Brian was redressed in clean clothes and climbing into Matt’s bed. Matt turned on the TV, making sure it was down and rolled over to face away from his best friend.

At around five in the morning Kaden came into the room crying, waking both men up. He told them about his bad dream and settled into the bed between them. All three of the boys fell asleep watching cartoons.

Notes

Sorry for the odd chapter and the fact that this part has already been posted. For some reason the page cut out half of my writing.