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Tex was surprised when MDawg– his MDawg, not the one OI had been holding onto– followed him back to Texas after everything that happened. When Tex left them behind in the fire timeline, he assumed this would be the last he saw of either MDawg, bridge fully shattered beneath them in the rubble of the fire. But after Mike declared himself in charge and told everyone that Base would be moving, MDawg walked over to Tex and Outlaw like he belonged there and allowed himself to be transported back to Texas.
Outlaw gave Tex a look once they were back in the house– the message of “Talk to him” clear on his partner's face. Before everything, they were planning on inviting MDawg to join their relationship; Outlaw didn't know just how badly Tex had fucked that up. Tex gave a miniscule shake of the head, trying to say what a bad idea that was, but Outlaw looked firm in his resolve. He blew Tex a kiss before walking back out the door, taking Bluster to the shed to get fed. Tex sighed, knowing better than to argue with Outlaw; at least once MDawg rejected his advances, Outlaw wouldn't keep trying to get them to talk.
“MDawg–”
“TXDawg.” the other iteration interrupted forcefully. “I thought… Unless you don't–”
“You still wanna be TXDawg? After all'a that?” Tex could hardly believe what he was hearing. TXDawg had barely wanted to be called TXDawg to begin with, and there was no doubt in Tex's mind that he would change that after Tex left him behind.
But here TXDawg was, proving Tex wrong yet again.
“You were right,” MDawg– TXDawg – said softly. “Old Man, he… You were right about him. I mean, you heard Britches, you know he was up to something bad and he was making this whole situation worse and–” TXDawg sighed. “You were right.”
“Just because I were right don't mean I didn't hurt ya.” Tex tried to keep his voice soft, understanding, open . He didn't want TXDawg to think he was going to be shut out. “I shouldn't have left ya behind. And I shouldn't have said what I said. I'm sorry, TXDawg. I'm so sorry.”
TXDawg continued to be full of surprises, launching himself at Tex and wrapping his arms around him. Tex caught the other iteration in a tight hug, feeling TXDawg’s tears leaking through his shirt. “I’m sorry, TXDawg. I’m so sorry,” Tex repeated, this time with his face pressed to TXDawg’s hair. “I shouldn’t’a left ya behind.”
“I should’ve followed you,” TXDawg argued softly, face still buried in Tex’s chest. “I wanted to follow you but I… I was afraid.”
“Of me.” Tex finished, guilt bubbling away in his chest again. “TXDawg–”
“Not just of you. Of Old Man. Of the fire. Of everything going so wrong. I just… I didn’t know what to do and I thought I didn’t wanna be TXDawg anymore but… But I think TXDawg is the only thing I wanna be.” TXDawg had pulled back to look Tex in the eyes, still glistening with tears. “That is. If you want me to be TXDawg.”
As if Tex could possibly want anything else.
Tex pulled away, grabbing TXDawg’s hand and bringing him to the bedroom; TXDawg looked confused, but followed anyway. Once they made it inside, Tex reached behind the door to the hat stand and pulled TXDawg’s hat down, passing it over to the younger iteration. “There ain’t nothin’ I wan’ more than fer you to be TXDawg. I… I want ya to be mine. To be ours , really, since me an’ Outlaw are a package deal, but… If you want, TXDawg. We want.”
TXDawg looked from the hat to Tex and back to the hat again, fresh tears starting to roll down his cheeks. He tentatively took the hat from Tex’s hands, putting it on his head. “Does it have to stay on during sex?” he joked, only slightly teary as he did. Tex couldn’t help but laugh, picking TXDawg up and spinning him around, before pulling him into a gentle kiss.
Which quickly turned heated.
“Well, I see y’all have kissed an’ made up. Literally.” Outlaw drawled, leaning against the doorframe and looking at the two of them with hunger in his eyes. “I take it he said yes, Tex?”
“He did indeed. Wants to know if the cowboy hats say on durin’ sex,” Tex teased, pecking TXDawg on the cheek.
Outlaw approached them both, coming to stand behind Tex and looking at TXDawg in a way that Tex could only assume was mischievous given the way he said, “Tex’s usually does, but they don’t gotta.”
“He’s jokin’,” Tex said, letting out a slight squeak when Outlaw slapped his ass.
“Like hell I am,” Outlaw said, leaning up to kiss Tex on the cheek. “He may be a cowboy but that don’t mean he ain’t got a cowboy kink’a his own.”
Tex pretended to be angry but he knew it was true. It was part of what drew him to Outlaw, after all. That and just how wonderful his partner was, but he wasn’t gonna bring that up right now. No, right now his focus was on TXDawg and the burning look in his eyes. “You playin’ with us tonight, Outlaw?”
Outlaw was– to the best of Tex’s understanding– some form of asexual. Outlaw hadn’t worked out an exact label for it, just telling Tex that he didn’t typically experience sexual attraction and wasn’t always in a place where he was able to have sex. Which was just fine with Tex, he didn’t need to fuck Outlaw to love him. Which is why he didn’t feel any hurt when Outlaw shook his head. “Don’t think I’m up fer it tonight, Big Bear. But I’d be interested in watchin’ ya play with our cub here, iff’n that were alright?”
Tex looked TXDawg, who nodded, a flush growing on his cheeks. “I’d… I’d like that, Outlaw,” TXDawg said, looking like he didn’t quite believe what was happening. “Can I… Would it be okay, I mean…”
“TXDawg?” Outlaw prompted, stepping closer to TXDawg and grabbing his hand. “You can ask whatever ya want, cub, I won’t be offended.”
“Can I kiss you first?” TXDawg blurted out. “Before you go to just watching?”
He didn’t need to look to know that Outlaw was grinning at the question. “Of course, cub,” Outlaw said, pulling TXDawg into his arms. “I’m always alright with a bit’a kissin’.”
Watching his partner kiss TXDawg– who was also his partner now, Tex realized, chest warming at the thought– was one part incredibly hot and one part so full of love that Tex thought he would burst from it. He hadn’t expected to get this– especially not after the fire. But watching as TXDawg and Outlaw pulled apart, matching smiles on their faces, Tex couldn’t help but think just how lucky he had gotten. It wasn’t often that Lady Luck favored the Mikes Walters, so he was going to savor it while he had it.
“You layin’ in the bed with us, Outlaw?”
“Iff’n y’all don’t mind. Perhaps TXDawg could lay in my lap while you fuck him?” TXDawg let out a keening sound at that, something that would be playing in every one of Tex’s fantasies until he died. “It sounds like he likes that idea.”
“I reckon he does,” Tex agreed. “Why don’t you get comfortable, Outlaw, while I get TXDawg undressed.” Outlaw did as he was told, propping himself up against the headboard and watching Tex and TXDawg with hungry eyes. Tex started to undress TXDawg, starting with his shorts– no boxers underneath, not that Tex was necessarily surprised to see the hippie free balling it– and working his way up to the cowboy hat he had placed on his head earlier. He pressed a kiss to his head as he set the hat onto the side table, guiding TXDawg to lay down between Outlaw’s open legs. “I’m gonna prep ya real well, alright? You want me to use a condom, TXDawg? I’m sure Outlaw has our last test results pulled up on his phone right now.”
“Guilty as charged,” Outlaw said with a grin, passing the phone to TXDawg. “I know me and Tex tend to prefer goin’ without, but not everyone enjoys havin’ cum leakin’ outta their ass like me and Tex do.”
“Without,” TXDawg whimpered out. “I wanna feel you. Want you to make me yours.”
Tex leaned down and kissed TXDawg again. “You already are, darlin’. But if this will make it feel more real for ya, then that’s what we’ll do.”
He started with one finger, immediately bumping into a plug in TXDawg’s ass. “Now, darlin’, is there anythin’ you wanna tell me?”
TXDawg blushed, slightly more than before. “I’ve been wearing one every now and then since EdMan and I had gotten together. It had been a while since everything happened with the fire and I missed it.”
“Yer just full’a surprises, sweetheart,” Tex said, leaning in for another kiss before working the plug out of TXDawg’s ass. The plug was much larger than Tex thought it would be, causing him to raise an eyebrow at the younger iteration. “I really missed it,” TXDawg said with a groan as Tex quickly lubed up and pushed two fingers into his ass.
Outlaw pressed a kiss to TXDawg’s forehead. “We’re gonna have alotta fun with ya, ain’t we, cub?”
“Do you want three or do you just wanna start?” Tex asked, reaching for the lube to either slick up his fingers or himself. He let his fingers wrap lightly around TXDawg’s cock, smirking at the way it twitched under his hand. “You just wanna start?”
“ Please ,” TXDawg moaned out, eyes fluttering shut as he leaned further back into Outlaw. Tex smirked again, biting his lip as he lubed himself up and started to push into TXDawg. He was tight and perfect and Tex couldn’t stop the groan that escaped from his throat. TXDawg moaned in agreement, hips twitching backward as if trying to take Tex faster. “Fuck me, Tex. Fuck me and make me yours.”
And who was Tex to deny such a request?
He let his hips snap forward, fully seating himself in TXDawg before pulling out roughly and doing it again, setting a punishing rhythm. Every now and then he’d look up and see Outlaw smiling lovingly at both of them, adoration on his face rather than arousal. TXDawg looked beautiful like this, spread open on the bed, split open by Tex’s cock, begging and moaning, tears in his eyes that Outlaw wiped away gently. Tex wrapped his hand around TXDawg’s cock, slowing his thrusts to chase TXDawg’s pleasure rather than his own. It didn’t take long for TXDawg to scream, cumming on Tex’s dick, painting his chest in white. Tex gave him a minute to catch his breath before starting to fuck him again, relishing TXDawg’s whimpers at the overstimulation while still begging Tex to cum inside of him. Much sooner than Tex would like to admit, he did just that, hips continuing to thrust slowly as he came inside of TXDawg.
“That,” TXDawg breathed out as Tex finally pulled out, a gush of white spilling from TXDawg’s ass as he did. “Was amazing.”
“Come on, darlin’,” Tex said, picking TXDawg up. “Let’s get you cleaned up so we can cuddle with Outlaw, yeah?”
TXDawg was almost boneless against Tex as they got in the shower; Tex took great care to clean him up, stopping every now and then to press gentle kisses to his lips. Outlaw had stripped the bed while they were in the shower, clean sheets and a pleased cowboy waiting for them when they returned. Tex ushered TXDawg into the bed, having him settle between himself and Outlaw. “Thank you fer comin’ home, TXDawg,” Tex whispered, pressing a kiss to TXDawg’s shoulder. “I didn’t think…”
“There’s no place I’d rather be, Tex,” TXDawg whispered back, shuffling around to kiss Tex before rolling back over to face Outlaw. “Now, I believe I was promised cuddles?”
Tex laughed, through his arm over TXDawg’s stomach, Outlaw’s arm coming to rest beside his own. TXDawg sighed contently between them– another sound to replay in Tex’s fantasies. These fantasies, like this moment, were softer and full of love and devotion. He was going to get to show TXDawg all of that now– the same way he showed Outlaw and the same way Outlaw showed him. Tex let his eyes slip shut, the warmth of his partners carrying him off to sleep.