“I spent the afternoon with a friend.” That was… accurate. Sort of. A friend who clearly wanted to be more than friends… but wasn’t yet.
Myel’s brow furrowed. Could he tell I wasn’t telling the whole truth? Given the state of our bond and what I could feel from him, it wouldn’t surprise me.
“But… you’re interested in him.” It wasn’t a question. Myel seemed curious and upset and resigned all at once.
I sighed.
“He’s… insistent.”
What do you know of love?I’d asked Vyns, and his answer had completely thrown me. I’d expected cliches and flowery words, but…
Only what I’ve known since I met you. Of all the things Vyns could have said, I had not expected that. Those words, combined with his sincere tone had made me warm through. No man had ever spoken to me of love that way. He hadn’t even explicitly said he loved me, but in a way, this was more meaningful: honest and true and heartfelt.
“So am I,” Myel said with the hint of a grin. “I could bemoreinsistent, if you wish?”
God!
Myel being more insistent?
I laughed a little at that.
“You’re plenty insistent,” I breathed then pulled him close by the lapels of his long coat and stopped his next words with another deep kiss.
“So are you, it seems,” he gasped, breathless when we parted. He smiled at me and offered an arm. I took it, andwe walked side-by-side along the beach. The moon and stars shone bright above us, lighting our way as the last light of day faded far to the west.
After a long silence, Myel sighed and said, “It’s okay… if you wish to be with this other man.”
That surprised me.
Through the bond I felt his anxiety over the decision, but also acceptance.
“Because you know I’ll always come back to you?” I whispered, curious where this was coming from.
He didn’t respond right away. Instead, he sighed heavily again. “The bond will ensure that, yes… but… that’s just it. You didn’t ask for this bond, but you’ve put up with it… and with me. You’ve been so good to me, better than anyone ever has. For that I am so very grateful. And since this wasn’t your choice… I feel like youshouldbe able to make choices that are your own, including… possibly… other partners.”
“Partners? Plural?”
“Well not all at once… unless… you like…?”
God! I couldn’t imagine.
“Not sure, haven’t tried it yet.”
“Oh,” Myel breathed. “Ah… well… I don’t know if I’d be up for that. I love being with you and I’m… okay with you being with others, but let’s keep it all separate.”
“Fair enough.”
“At least… for now,” Myel added, and I sensed a budding curiosity in him.
That made me a little curious as well. I’d never really thought of having multiple partners at the same time, but if Myel was going to be a fixture in my life and I might haveotherpartners, then…
A threesome, huh? I was more than a little curious what two men might be able to do that one man couldn’t.
My body warmed as I mulled over the possibilities. Myel and Vyns? That would be weird. Myel and… Rook? Had I forgiven Rook yet? Even if I hadn’t, I couldn’t quite get that image out of my head. Two men who’d both given me rather stunning orgasms… together…
Whoa.
“I can feel that, you know,” Myel whispered next to me, his mouth close to my ear and his hot breath adding to the sudden influx of heat surging through my body.
