“Do you want to start the jets?” Teddy asked.
Ciaran leaned over to the control panel and set the jets to high, then he lay back and took in the pulsating water. Snow fell around them, but the canopy prevented it from landing in the water.
“The storm’s dying down,” Teddy said. “You might not make it for Christmas Day, but you should still be able to see your family.”
“I don’t know if I want to be on the road this close to Christmas,” Ciaran said. “But I understand if you two want to spend it alone together.”
He opened his eyes to see them both staring at him, frowns on their faces.
“What?”
“You are more than welcome to spend Christmas with us,” Teddy said. “We literally asked you to move in with us.”
“I just thought…you hadn’t mentioned it in a few days.”
“You said you needed to think, so we wanted to give you time,” Geoff said. “This isn’t something we expect you to rush into.”
“I’d like to consider it,” Ciaran said. “But I want to know what the guidelines would be. I’ve never done this.”
“Neither have we,” Teddy laughed.
“Of course, we can go over rules and boundaries,” Geoff said. “Teddy and I have them for ourselves. It’d be no different with you.”
“What would be some examples?” Ciaran asked.
“Well,” Geoff started. “One thing we have is no sex with other people without the other person there. It’s not really a rule, just one of our boundaries. We’re not comfortable with each other sleeping with someone else.”
“Another,” Teddy added, “is that we always agree on who we have sex with. If one of us isn’t comfortable with the situation, we don’t do it.”
“Okay,” Ciaran said.
“If this is something you want, we can go inside, have some spiced hot chocolate, and discuss it further,” Teddy suggested.
“Okay, let’s go inside,” Ciaran agreed.
They dried off and changed.
When it was finished, Teddy brought out the hot chocolate, and they sat in the living room.
“Just so you know,” Geoff began, “this is new for us, too. So, it’ll require communication and honesty.”
“I understand.” Ciaran sipped the hot chocolate. The rum gave it a nice spice. “So, you two don’t play separately?”
“Right,” Teddy said. “We only play together, and with people we both want.”
And they both chose me.
“I think you two would be enough for me,” Ciaran said. “I wouldn’t want anyone else.”
“So, would a boundary for you be that we stay monogamous between the three of us?” Geoff asked.
“I don’t want to hamper what you have.” Ciaran took another sip, giving himself a moment to think about what he wanted to say. “If you two want to play with someone, I shouldn’t stop you.”
“That’s not how this works.” Teddy gave him a sweet smile. “If you decide to be with us, it’s all or nothing. We have to accept boundaries. There are some things we can compromise on, but if you don’t want us to sleep with another man, I don’t think I’d have a problem with that.” He looked over at Geoff.
“Neither would I,” Geoff agreed. “It’s not like we play often anyway. What? Maybe three times a year?”
“At the most,” Teddy said.
