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The Red Army
Chapter 7: Housing Arrangements

Chapter 7: Housing Arrangements

{Branden}

George didn't return to the cabin until later at night and he didn't look too happy. I don't blame him because from what Triple X told me George's ex-girlfriend was quite a handful and she sexually assaulted Triple X by giving him an unwanted kiss.

He sat down on his bed and sighed. I frowned. "So how did it go?"

He groaned. "Horrible! I knew May was full of herself before but she's gone from full herself to downright arrogant! She had the nerve to kiss Triple X in front of everyone and included the two Lawyers who were there! I'm glad she's down at the police station now. That's where she deserves to be at the moment."

"Well damn, that sucks. I heard you have a kid now, what are they like?" I asked.

George smiled. "He looks just like a mini version of me!" Then he rolled his eyes. "And his mother named him George. Go figure."

"So we'll just call him Junior," I said.

"Not to mention Father Duke isn't going to be sending me out on any missions until the living situation is sorted out. Speaking of that, I told him that I had a partner and he said it was okay for you to come live with me," George said. "That is, if you want to?"

I perked up at that statement. "I would love to keep living with you!"

"Great," George said. "I'll have to fill out the rest of this form and I think there's a section for you to fill out. Apparently Junior will be staying at the house and there will be a Nanny to look after him when I'm out on missions and stuff. And I have no doubt that he's going to be tested on. He'll probably be raised to do a certain job assignment like Eve was."

I nodded. "Standard protocol unfortunately. Since he came to the Organization as a toddler he won't be marked as an outsider. He'll be tested on and since he's young the testing won't be so hard on him."

He laid down on the bed with his legs hanging off the side where he was lying. "I hate this. It's one thing to have my dream job which is being an Agent. It's another thing to put a child into the mix. I have no idea what I'm doing although I'm grateful to have a Nanny help out. Most parents don't even get that, they have to figure things out on their own."

I stood up and sat down on his bed and rolled over on my side to face him. "Don't worry I'll be with you and can help take care of Junior while you're gone and even when you're at home. My job is pretty basic so I have more time on my hands than you do."

"Are you sure you want to do that?" George asked.

I nodded. "Yes I'm sure. And now I can't wait to meet the little guy!"

George snorted. "Thanks."

I pulled George closer to me. "Everything will be fine okay?"

He smiled. "Yeah, let's hope so because I have no idea how to be a father."

"Alright why don't you get settled in for the night unless you're hungry? The cafeteria is still open," I said.

He yawned. "Nah I'm good for now. I'll go get changed and chill out for the night."

He took a shower and once he got settled in for the night I motioned for him to sleep with me in my bed. I was already settled in so got underneath the covers next to him and held him.

"Hmm, this feels nice," He said.

"Uh-huh," I agreed.

He didn't say anything else because he fell asleep. After a moment I followed suit.

***

{Triple X}

I woke up in the morning and smiled because I had both of my boys lying next to me. Okay call me a creep because I stuck into their cabin while they were sleeping and had my men bring them over to my house.

I knew that George was going to need to move into a house soon because of his child but I'm going to propose that he and the kid live with me. There's plenty of space for all of us plus the kid. Even if we wind up breaking up for whatever the reason, George and Branden will be able to still live there although if they prefer not to that's fine too. But I don't see us breaking up, not if I got something to say about it.

Once Liam and I broke up he immediately moved out. He said that he didn't want to see any new boyfriends that I might bring home. That was a smart move on his part because he already picked a fight with George and if he set eyes on him in the house he might've tried to kill him. Liam still has his second-in-command spot though. He's good at his job and I see no reason to fire or demote him. I just keep sending him on missions just so I don't have to see him as much around the office.

Branden stirred in his sleep and slowly opened his eyes. He sat straight up once he realized he wasn't in his bed. "What the fuck! Where am I?"

I chuckled. "Easy there, you're with me in my house."

"But how? Last time I checked I was in my cabin," Branden said. He looked over at George completely confused. "Unless George and I sleepwalked here somehow?"

"Aww you so cute when you're confused," I said. "Nah, I just stuck into your cabin and had my men take you here for me."

He blinked. "Okay, that's weird and creepy."

I laughed, "What? Never had a boyfriend kidnap you in your sleep before?"

"No, I can't say that I have although I've had exes stalk me before. Hopefully I don't run into any of them in this congregation," He shuddered. "No thanks, I don't need that drama."

"Well at least you don't have to work with yours," I said.

We were quiet for a moment when George slowly woke up. He looked around and then looked at us and frowned. "How the fuck did I get here?"

"Triple X decided to kidnap us in our sleep," Branden said. "We're at his house."

"Crap, what time is it?" George asked.

I looked at my cell phone sitting on the nearby nightstand. "It's only 7:30am, why?"

He breathed a sigh of relief. "Oh good, usually on the days that I'm not on missions I don't go into training until around noon. And why the fuck did you find it necessary to kidnap us while we were sleeping? That's creepy."

Branden snorted. "I told him the same thing."

"Okay, so what's this all about?" George asked. "I'm sure there was a good reason for you to kidnap us while we were sleeping, other than just being creepy right?"

I nodded. "Yeah I do. I'll call a maid to get breakfast ready and we'll talk. And don't worry I brought some clothes over for you two."

I got up and left the room so I could get ready for the day and George and Branden could get ready for the day.

***

"You want us to move in with you?" George asked, giving me a look of disbelief. "But we just started dating. Don't you think this is a little bit too soon?"

I shrugged. "That's up to you to decide. But I think it would be very helpful to you. You'll have your own room and a Nanny will help you out on your days off."

He scratched his head. "I don't know. Can I have some time to think about it?"

I nodded. "Sure. You have until the end of the week when you turn in your file to decide where you want to live."

"I think it would be best if I live with Triple X," Branden said. "And don't feel compelled to live with him just because I'm living with him, George. Do what you think is best for you."

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"I see," George said.

I smiled at him hoping that my smile looked reassuring. Knowing the kind of person George is he's probably going to want to live with me because I'm living with Branden. He seems to be the type of person who wouldn't want to be too far away from his boyfriends. I think him living with me is a good idea because becoming a father out of nowhere is going to be stressful along with being an Agent.

George, Branden and I talked about a couple of random things and got to know each other better and then it was time for Branden to go to work and it was for me to go to work and it was time for George to go to training.

***

{George}

I knew Branden would want to live with Triple X the moment he offered. Branden just seems like the type of guy that wouldn't want to be too far away from his lovers. Even though I'm more inclined to live with Triple X as well, there's still fear of the unknown in the future. Like what if we break up? What if we have a fight and I need some space? From what I saw of the tour that Triple X gave me there would be plenty of room for us to have space if we need it.

He did say that if we broke up I could still live with him regardless. His offer for me to live with him seems pretty solid. I still can't help but worry for my son but the what if questions won't do me any good at the moment. I'm not letting us break up if I got something to say about it and I have a lot to say about it.

When I got back to my cabin later at night I saw Branden packing his things. I raised an eyebrow. "Someone seems rather eager to be with Triple X. I thought we were going to live together."

"But we can live together if you choose to live with Triple X," Branden said. "Why are you so hesitant about living with him? This should be a no-brainer for you."

"Well excuse me but I now have a kid to deal with," I snapped.

Branden sighed, "Let me guess, you're overthinking this aren't you? Stop doing that, I get it you have a kid and I still want to help out when I'm not working."

I sat down on my bed. "I know that. It's just if I choose not to live with you guys then what? Will we drift apart?"

Branden frowned. "You're very indecisive right now. Why not flip a coin?"

I was taken aback by that suggestion. "Seriously? This is a life changing decision and you want me to flip a coin?"

He shrugged. "Why not? You can't decide then let the coin decide for you."

Even though his suggestion seemed rather absurd I decided to do it. I grabbed a coin from my wallet. "Okay if it's heads I move in with you guys. If it's tails I don't move in with guys. Best two out of three seals the deal."

Branden nodded in agreement. I flipped the coin three times and two times the coin landed on heads. After I flipped the coin I took a deep breath and let it out. "Well, it looks like I'm moving in with you guys."

Branden grinned at me and at me and pulled me into his arms. "Stop overthinking things. It'll give you a headache. Life likes to kick people in the ass sometimes and when that happens you get back up and kick life's ass."

I chuckled. "That's an interesting way of looking at it. It's like if someone's bullying you you kick their ass and send them packing."

"Exactly," Branden said.

***

{Triple X}

I gave Branden a puzzled look when he told me that George flipped a coin in order to make his decision about moving in with me. I thought it would be a no brainer choice for him and Branden thought the same thing.

"You know what I think?" I said.

Branden tilted his head. "What?"

"I think because there's a kid in the picture now, George is overthinking things. He's a first time father and he needs all the help he can get," I said.

Branden and I were sitting outside on the balcony that was attached to my room in my home. Of course, being the leader of a congregation, my house is a mansion. I have plenty of workers and room for a family to live in.

"That's what I'm thinking too. We need to figure out how to stop him from overthinking so much," Branden said.

"Hmmm, well sex might be a way to do that or knock some sense into him when he does that? I can already tell that he's going to be an overprotective parent like most Agents are," I said. "Good thing he's not a mother. Mom Agents are the worst when it comes down to being overprotective."

Branden snorted. "Yeah my Mom still comes to visit me and makes a fuss about everything even though I'm a grown ass man and have a job assignment."

"And Eve is very overprotective about her daughter," I heard George say.

He walked out onto the balcony and I looked at him and he didn't look too happy at the moment.

I frowned. "What's wrong?"

He shook his head. "Honestly, I don't know. I'm just irritated I guess. I could do without the Nanny Agent hovering over my shoulder and trying to flirt with me when I'm taking care of Junior."

"Trying to flirt?" I asked.

"You know, the whole batting of the eyelashes, adding more sway in her hips as she walks away. I swear I think she makes Junior cry as soon as I step out of the room just so I'll come rushing back in for whatever the reason," George said. "Yeah when I get Junior settled in here I don't want that type of Nanny Agent. I need one that's serious about their job and not using it for a chance to pick up a date."

Branden burst into laughter. When he composed himself he said, "Dude, I don't blame her for flirting with you. You're hot, who wouldn't take a chance to flirt with you?

George rolled his eyes. "I guess. Our relationship is still new so not a lot of people would know that I'm taken."

I smirked. "And you think that's going to stop people from flirting because why?"

He deadpanned. "Good point."

Branden snickered at that thought. "Yeah, my friend Olivia couldn't stop drooling over you as she watched you train one day. I told her you were gay and she didn't give two shits about that. So if I were you I'd just ignore it. People will flirt with you because you're hot."

"Honestly, I think a lot of male Agents are hot around here. And yes, there are male Agents who are Nanny Agents that are straight. Maybe I can recommend one of those for you?" I said.

George shrugged. "I don't know. I just want a Nanny Agent that will do their job and not gawk at me. Being a first time father is stressful enough as it is."

I nodded. I was going to say something else when my cell phone rang. I picked it up. "Hello?"

It was my personal assistant named Josh on the other line. "Yes sir, um there's a lady at the office who's very instant on seeing you. She said something about going on a date with you?"

I paused. "Huh? What's her name? Because I don't date women."

"Well that's what I told her and she wasn't having it. Her name is May," Josh said.

I groaned. "That woman again? She probably wants me to drop my case against her." I sighed. "I'll be there in a little bit."

I hung up the phone.

George frowned. "What's wrong?"

"It's your ex May. She seems to think that I'm going on a date with her," I said.

He groaned. "I feel bad for you. You're on her list now and if you drop your case against her she's going to think that means you like her. I can't believe that I put my dick in someone so crazy!"

"Well at least she's not stalking you," Branden said. He paused. "Wait, what if she's going after Triple X so she can keep tabs on you George?"

"Yeah like that'll ever happen," I said. Then I thought of something. "What if we go on a date and show May that you're taken, George? We could even make out in front of her."

"And how would that work?" George asked. "I mean the woman seems to be the type that doesn't care if you're taken or not. She'll just think you're playing hard to get."

Branden gave me an evil smirk. "I have an idea."

I raised an eyebrow. "And what might that be?"

"Let's say that you and George go out on a date with May and make her feel like she's the third wheel so to speak. Once she complains about that, tell her that the only way you'll date her is if she goes to work for A-Circle Labs as a Lab Rat," Branden said. "Knowing her, she'll take the bait and she'll probably fail miserably as a Lab Rat. If she doesn't you can blacklist her from joining the Reds."

In order for an Outsider to be placed in any congregation they first have to go through testing as a Lab Rat through A-Circle Labs. It's dangerous because half of the outsiders that get tested on, depending on their age either die or don't develop any abilities at all. When that happens they fail as being a Lab Rat and are rejected from the program. The outsiders that don't die from being tested on that are rejected oftentimes become breeders and whatever children they create belong to the organization. The children then get tested on and most of the time children from breeders are very successful at being Agents. They become Cadets and get their job assignments just like other children that are born within the organization.

The outsiders that become breeders live out the rest of their days in A-Circle Labs in a cell. It's a sad life for the outsiders that fail at testing but we can't have humans out in the wild that know too much about us.

"Now that sounds kind of cruel because she is the mother of my child, but…" George said. "She's an ex and she needs to stay in the past. If she knows what's good for her she'll fuck off and leave you alone after the date. But knowing how she is now… She'll probably take the bait." He sighed. "But if it will get her to leave us alone then it's worth a shot, I guess."

"Stop that," Branden growled.

George looked confused. "Stop what?"

"You're overthinking again. If May falls on her ass then let her fall. It's her choice to go after Triple X and she'll deal with the problems that come along with that choice," Branden said.

I snorted. "Professor Branden is absolutely correct. Like you said, if she knows what's good for her, she'll leave. Now let's go take care of that pest. The sooner the better."

I picked up my cell phone and dialed my office. "Yes sir?"

Good thing I have caller ID installed in my office phones instead of the old fashioned ones! I thought.

"Yes, tell May that I'll be over there by 2pm today. She'll have to leave and come back for our um… Date," I almost gagged when I said the word 'date.' "Please book a reservation for three people at Chlides for 2:30pm."

"Yes, sir," Josh said with a hint of surprise in his voice. He knows I'm gay like everyone else does so he's probably surprised about the fact that I agreed to go on a 'date' with a woman.

I looked at George and smiled. "Let's go get ready. We only have a couple of hours to get dressed."

I summoned one of my drivers to take us to a place that can have tailored suits made for us, I heard Branden laughing, "Have fun you two! And I want a threesome when guys get home!"

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