Her hand was forced, and Hargrove knew that now. Kid version of him didn’t though.
"Okay. I got you, babe. Lay back, okay?" Billy’s weight leaves the bed and he squats in front of Tommy to work at the fly of his jeans. "Not how I wanted to get your jeans off for the first time, but gotta make sure you’re on the way to being okay, even if it’s just for tonight.
Billy works the garment down and motions almost to throw it - then second guesses it, folds them, and sets them on the bed for later. Then he picks up the shorts to ease one leg in, then the other to pull them up to where the jeans‘ waist had set. "There you go. Wait just a moment."
Billy gets up and goes over to the fireplace to toss another log in. One already in it cracks in two and he grins before going back over. "That should last into the night, long enough for us to get to sleep. Want to get under the covers and let me cuddle you for a bit?"
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"Okay. I got you, babe. Lay back, okay?" Billy’s weight leaves the bed and he squats in front of Tommy to work at the fly of his jeans. "Not how I wanted to get your jeans off for the first time, but gotta make sure you’re on the way to being okay, even if it’s just for tonight.
Billy works the garment down and motions almost to throw it - then second guesses it, folds them, and sets them on the bed for later. Then he picks up the shorts to ease one leg in, then the other to pull them up to where the jeans‘ waist had set. "There you go. Wait just a moment."
Billy gets up and goes over to the fireplace to toss another log in. One already in it cracks in two and he grins before going back over. "That should last into the night, long enough for us to get to sleep. Want to get under the covers and let me cuddle you for a bit?"