Hugh and Linden had become profoundly important to me. Every time I saw them now, my body warmed, and my heart raced with love. I still hadn’t told them yet. And I still didn’tknow what held me back. The only thing I could think of was that it was new to me, and I assumed I only needed to find that perfect time. Or maybe I was waiting for them to tell me, which they hadn’t.
I didn’t know how long I’d been painting when my phone, sitting on my nightstand, buzzed. I placed my paintbrush into the jar of water, wiped my hands, and grabbed my phone to read the text.
Linden: Hey, baby. We’ll be back tomorrow. Be ready. It’s sex club time.
Me: I can’t wait!
I looked at my phone, waiting for a response, but nothing else was said, so I shrugged and went back to work. They were probably busy.
Hugh and Linden were wearing their usual masks, and I put mine on after I’d stripped out of my clothes. Linden pulled me against him and kissed my neck as Hugh kissed my lips.
“We missed you,” Linden said against my ear.
I giggled in Hugh’s mouth because his breath tickled, and the fact that they’d told me how much they’d missed me about five times already.
“Atlas?”
I turned to face the familiar voice, and my jaw hit the floor. “Holy shit… Ryder?” That was when I noticed the other two men following close behind. “Hello, ah… Knox and Finn.”
“Atlas. Good to see you,” Knox said, and Finn waved.
Ryder looked as shocked as I was while trying not to stare at my naked body. “I never expected to see you in a sex club.”
I raised my chin and grinned. “I could say the same about you.”
“Well, we don’t come often, but we like coming here to unwind. Who are your guys?”
“Well, this handsome one on my right is Hugh, and the gorgeous one on my left is Linden. Sirs, this is my old roommate and dear friend, Ryder.”
Everyone shook hands awkwardly, and itwasa little awkward, but I got over it quickly. What were the odds? Did he put on a show with his guys the way I did with mine? I never expected Ryder to do any of that, but perhaps I shouldn’t have been surprised since he was in a taboo relationship with a stepson and stepfather duo.
I winked at him. “You should watch us sometime, Rye. We put on quite the show.”
He smirked as blush crept up his face. “I don’t doubt that.”
“I need to watch you all, too, if you don’t mind.”
He shrugged, his blush deepening. “Go for it.”
God, he was so cute.
“Good thing your friend Ryder has men in his life; otherwise, I’d be jealous,” Hugh admitted.
I sucked on my bottom lip. Having a man jealous over me set my ego soaring.
I rested my hand on his chest and batted my lashes at him. “He has nothing on you and Linden. You’re both the most special men in my life.”
Hugh grinned and pinched my chin. “Brat.”
After sliding on a pair of lacy underwear with an intentional hole in the ass, we left the locker room before nearly stumbling into Luis, the owner of The Backdoor.
“Ah, gentlemen! It’s a pleasure,” he said, giving a slight bow of his head. “Your room awaits.”
Linden reached for Luis’s hand to shake first. “Thanks.”
“It’s good to see you three together still. These relationships of three take proper care and balance. It’s good that you all are succeeding. I wish for many years to come.”
“Appreciate it, Luis,” Hugh said, wrapping an arm around me.
