Chapter 78: Jean Broody vs. Bradley Jackson ~ When suppressed desires explode… Surprise!

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“You boys alright?” Admiral Mathias boomed when the Arrowheads began to step out of the aircraft. He had to make an effort to suppress the grin that was begging to split his lips. That feeling of intense joy whenever his boys returned from a mission, safe…it never got old.

“Yes, Sir.” Ty grinned as he took his cell phone from the grinning soldier waiting by the aircraft. “Thanks, Pete.” Everyone knew that the first thing Ty always wanted immediately after he stepped foot on solid ground at the end of a mission, was his cell phone because he always wanted to speak to his wife.

As Ty stepped aside to make the call, Bradley and the other three went to shake the hand of Admiral Mathias. Will, Nate, and George didn’t have to linger around since they were not needed for a debriefing. So they said their goodbyes and went on their merry way.

“Good job.” The Admiral said as he fell into step beside Bradley. “You boys look tired.” The admiral said as he preceded Bradley into the conference room. “Why don’t you all go on home and come for the debriefing tomorrow? It’s late anyway so…”

“Thank you, Sir.” Bradley nodded. “We appreciate that.”

Usually, the head of a team was the one who underwent debriefing but this time, Bradley had to be debriefed as well since he’d led the main rescue operation. Ty had to go with Nate to handle another problem on the Island just as it was time to rescue the diplomat’s son from his kidnappers. That had been the reason for their prolonged mission.

“Okay, let’s do this.” Ty rubbed his hands together as he entered the conference room.

“Admiral Mathias says we can come and do it tomorrow,” Bradley said as he stood up and stretched.

“Good. Let’s get out of here.”

“You look happy…in a naughty way,” Bradley murmured as he looked at Ty. “Just had phone sex?”

“Wish I could say yes but…Tan didn’t pick up.

“So why are you...” Bradley followed Ty out to pick up his car keys.

“’Cause I read her last messages to me. She’s at The Plaza with the guys. Dean’s birthday party.” Ty grabbed his keys. “She’s obviously not picking up because she can’t hear the phone ringing in all that party noise. I’m going there right now to surprise her. Can’t wait to see the look… Hey, why are you standing there?” Ty asked in surprise when he realized that Bradley wasn’t following him but was rather standing with a bemused expression on his face.

“You know what that means, right?” Bradley rasped.

“Yes. It means there’s a party going on right this moment and I need to go there and let loose.” Ty drawled. “Come on.” He turned to go.

“It means it’s Jean’s birthday too,” Bradley said as he started forward. “I didn’t even know.” He threw his bag into Ty’s trunk and slammed it shut. “He told me the day he got me shot that he would be thirty in three months,” Bradley said as he got into the passenger seat beside Ty.

“Well, that was in November.” Ty chuckled. “You spent five weeks in his house. How long were you back home before we went on the mission?”

“Three terrible weeks,” Bradley murmured, making Ty laugh.

“And we’ve been away for four weeks. That makes it three months.” Ty grinned. “Wanna surprise him at the party?”

“Oh no, I can’t do that,” Bradley said quickly. “His father will be there.”

“Err…it’s not like you’re going to fuck each other in front of his father, Jackson.” Ty drawled. “Let’s go have some fun.”

“Alright. But shouldn’t we at least change or something?” Bradley laughed.

“What’s the fun in that?” Ty snorted. “I hear it’s an all-white party. I say we go give those party people some colour.”

“You’re nuts.” Bradley laughed. But he couldn’t contain the excitement inside at the thought of seeing Jean again. He couldn’t wait.

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“Do you two mind?” Jean drawled, staring at Dean and Kayla who were busily kissing each other. “All this PDA is helping no one.” His brothers laughed as Dean flipped him off.

“Speak for yourself, fool.” Tyler chuckled.

They’d just finished their scrumptious dinner, which Jean had just picked at to the disapproval of Wendy, his housekeeper. One of the artists who were supposed to perform was getting ready to take the stage to everyone’s excitement. The Broody brothers had been chatting at their table when Kayla came to give her husband the kiss. She pulled out of Dean’s arms eventually and went to cup Jean’s face in her palms.

“Looks like someone is missing something.” She purred as she went on her toes to kiss Jean on both cheeks. “Soon, Sexy. Soon.” Then she sashayed away to join the ‘squad’, Dean’s friends, on their table, leaving the Broody brothers to continue their conversation.

“At least he seems okay now,” Sam murmured, looking at where their father stood talking to some friends.

“Damn, he was mad when mum told him.” Josh chuckled. “Know what pissed him off even more? When she told him we all knew and were okay with it. Imagine my shock when the man called me and went like…so it’s like that huh?” Josh did a perfect imitation of their father which made his brothers laugh.

“Well, imagine my shock when I opened my door at the hospital and came face to face with him.” Jean chuckled.

“Dad needs to appreciate the advantages that go with being gay,” Ron muttered.

“He’s bi, not gay.” Dean corrected.

“Same shit.” Ron snorted. “My favourite is the fact that your partner will not withhold sex or use sex as a weapon. Not when he needs it too.” He drawled, making his brothers laugh.

“And they can wear each other’s clothes,” Tyler said. “That’s doubling your wardrobe right there.”

“That’s so true.” Josh laughed. “You can actually save a bundle of cash when it comes to shopping for clothes. Damn.”

“In fact, going gay means you’ve doubled the number of fishes in the sea.” Allan chipped in. “I mean we’re always told there are lots of fishes in the sea, right. Well, more chances of getting your cock sucked.” The brothers erupted into laughter.

“And you’ll never get a guy pregnant,” Dean added. “So no unwanted babies.” He slapped his palm against Jean’s raised palm. “Oh, and I’m told gay guys give the best head. And you can get it as often as you want. Oh, and they also love to swallow.” He fixed his curious gaze on his twin. “True?”

Jean looked at the expectant faces of his brothers with a mock hostile gaze. Then he suddenly allowed a cocky toothy grin to brighten his face. “Let’s just say once you’ve had your cock sucked by a man, you may never want another from a woman.”

The Broody brothers erupted into ruckus chatter and laughter which drew attention to themselves. Their parents and wives rushed to join them, curious to know what had caused that reaction in the brothers. Jean couldn’t stop laughing as he watched his brothers. He didn’t know what their problem was. They looked as if they’d just discovered that Jean had cheated them out of something. Jean couldn’t even speak because he was laughing so hard.

“What is going on, boys?” Lucy asked curiously.

“Nothing mum.” Dean quickly said, turning hopeful eyes on Jean.

“Didn’t sound like nothing to me.” Michael Broody chuckled. “Come on, spill.”

Jean shrugged and spread his hands at Dean’s pleading look. He just didn’t have it in him to come up with a quick lie like he was known to do to save himself and his brothers whenever they found themselves in a fix with their parents as was happening at that very moment. He turned around, hoping to catch someone’s eye and make a quick escape. His brothers were on their own. He didn’t have any smart lie to tell their parents. Jean caught someone’s eye alright. But it was definitely not the eye he was expecting to catch. His heart jumped so violently he gasped.

“Bradley…”