Skyler kept his head still but peeked at the house and noticed the man watching us. When I made eye contact with him, he nodded and walked by my side toward my SUV.
The headlights flickered, and the doors unlocked as I neared the Range Rover. “I’m right here,” I gestured toward my SUV.
Skyler got in and buckled his seat belt. I pushed the engine start button and looked at him. He was very pale, and I didn’t know if that was from being cold or me basically telling him that I knew about Bruno.
“Where—”
“Am I taking you?” I finished his thought as I made a U-turn on the street. “I’m taking you home with me. Spencer is there and will be over the moon to see you.” I looked at him when I stopped at a red light. “He’s really into you,” I revealed. I had just enough time to see his cheeks redden before the light turned green. “I’m into you as well.”
“I’m into you guys too, but?—”
“Ah! We’ll be home soon and can all talk.”
When we got to the house, I walked inside ahead of Skyler. Spencer was in the living room on the couch, and he stood when he saw Skyler was with me. He walked toward us with a look of relief in his eyes and a broad smile on his face.
“The three of us are going to make this work,” I said.
Spencer reiterated my words. “West and I are dedicated to making this work out.”
“What work out? I can’t… I can’t get involved with anyone either long-term or short-term,” Skyler pleaded.
“You don’t want to be with us?” Spencer asked.
“I do, but I can’t get involved with anyone.”
“Why?” I asked.
“I can’t risk anyone I care about getting hurt because of who I have after me. I’m always looking over my shoulder, and I don’t want that for you,” he explained.
“We can fix it, Skyler,” Spencer said.
“No more running or hiding,” I told him.
“How?” he asked.
“You just have to trust us.”
“Believe us when we say that we can fix it,” I said.
“Can you try that?” Spencer asked.
Skyler’s eyes moved from side to side as he digested all of this. Finally, he focused on us and said, “I’d like this to work, but I have one request. Call me Shawn.”
“Consider it done,” Spencer said while I nodded.
I wrapped my arms around their shoulders and loved the way I felt with both of them here, safely in my arms. Spencer and I had fallen hard and fast for Shawn, but this is what we wanted. We’d finally found our perfect third.
