“He's not really as bad as you’d expect him to be,” I argued, thinking about his confession that he’d stolen a dildo so he could practice. Truth be told, I was amazed at how easily he seemed to accept this newly revealed side of himself.
“Still, it's probably easier on him if he doesn't have to worry about everyone listening in and critiquing him,” Brandon teased.
“That's just creepy to think about.” I shuddered, imagining a walking out of our bedroom to find our roommates all holding up scores on our performance. And that was totally the sort of thing they’d do.
Brandon said something to Matt, but he must have covered the receiver with his hand because I couldn't make out what they were saying. I checked the mirrors again, smiling when I saw Zach following close behind Colin.
“Matt wants to know if y'all have plenty of condoms and lube,” he told me when he got back on the line. The realization that they were fully aware of what was going to happen, surprised me, causing my foot to slip off the gas. And then, instead of putting my foot back where it belonged, I accidentally slammed on the brake, nearly causing Colin to hit me from behind. And most definitely not in a good way. “He’s offering you a bottle of thegood lube, as he puts it. You should feel honored. He rations that stuff like he’ll never be able to find more.”
“Tell him thanks for the offer but were good,” I reassured Brandon. “Listen, I'm going to let you go. I promise I'll make this up to you at some point. Maybe we can go out on a double date or something.”
As soon as the words were out of my mouth, I regretted them. No way in hell could the five of us all go out on a date without raising questions. And it would definitely be weird if we invited Colin along before Matt and Brandon knew we were a triad, not a couple. A throuple? No. That was a stupid, made up word and I’d smack anyone who tried using it in regard to us.
“Yeah. Sure. Let me let you go so I can throw on some clothes.”
I know he said he’d been out on a run, but somehow, I doubted it. I totally just cockblocked my friends. Once this thing between Zach and me—and Colin—wasn't so new, I fully expected payback to be hell. Even if Brandon wasn't the vengeful type, Matt definitely was.
All of us parked in our assigned spaces in the student lot. We came together at the entrance of the lot, Zach falling in step beside me. Colin followed a short distance behind. When I turned back again, I noticed he had disappeared. Right about that time, both of our phones chimed with an incoming message.
Heading in the back way. Didn't want to risk running into anyone out front.
With my brain on a single track toward finally getting to bury myself in Zach's body, I hadn't even considered how it would look if we passed by Matt and Brandon on their way out of Talbert. I shouldn't have told them Colin was working tonight. What if they stopped by to see him, only to find out that he had traded away his shift so we could spend some time together?
I grew restless the closer we got to Talbert. Zach took my hand, squeezing my fingers as we walked up the front steps to the residence hall. “Not getting cold feet, are you?”
I looked up at him, amazed by how easy this was going. “Shouldn't I be the one asking you that?”
“Just because you're more experienced than me, doesn't mean you can't be nervous. Things feel different this time,” he admitted. I wasn’t sure if he meant compared to the day Colin had teased us before we fooled around, or the nights we’d spent together last year. Either way, different was a huge understatement.
“Yeah. They do,” I agreed. I slipped my arm around Zack's back, nestling into his side. “But I’m good. This isn't something I ever imagined, but I'm glad Colin pushed us into it.”
“I think we would have found a way here, eventually.” Zach let out a gentle sigh. “I haven’t told you this, but when I got in the car at the end of summer, I promised myself I was done hiding. I spent my entire break, trying to forget about how much I wanted you, but it didn’t work. I knew that, somehow, I had to work up the balls to be honest with you before it was too late. But I think it's better having him with us.”
I kissed his cheek as we waited for the elevator. “Me too, to all of it.”
The suite was empty when we walked in the front door. Soft music played from the Bluetooth speaker in the living area. I paused when I heard the shower running.
“Go in our room,” I instructed Zach. “When we come back, I want you sitting on your bed with the toy you stole on your lap.”
“Are you really going to make me show you?” Zach groaned, trying to bury his face against my chest.
“Maybe you should have thought about the consequences before you broke into somebody else's room,” I scolded him, but there was no heat behind the words. I was more disappointed that he hadn’t let us know what he’d been doing.
“This is so embarrassing,” he whined.
I stepped close, pressing my chest to his, reaching down to touch his cock. I swore it was like there was some sort of magnetic pull between my hand and his dick. Now that I had permission to touch, I was a man obsessed. And, very soon, I’d be doing more than just cupping him over his clothes. “You're wrong. It's hot as hell to think of you so eager to please us that you didn't even think about the fact you’d get in trouble. Are you going to be a good boy and do whatever you're told?”
“Yes…” His brow furrowed and I could almost imagine the questions running through his mind.
“When and if you're ready, I’d love nothing more than to hear you call me Sir,” I admitted. “But if it's too soon, Daniel works just fine.”
“Will I ever have to call you guys Sir when we’re not having sex?” Zach worried his bottom lip between his teeth. I reached up, tugging the flesh free. By the time we were done tonight, his lips would be red and swollen, but from kissing and sucking, not his own nervous habit.
“Do you want to?” I hadn't truly thought much about it before Colin came along, but now, the idea certainly had merit.
“I'm not sure,” Zach admitted. “I didn't think I'd ever want to say it in the bedroom, either.”
“But you like it, don't you,” I pressed him. I walked him back toward our bedroom. With sure hands, I quickly unlocked the door, swinging it open so I could continue toward the bed. “You get hard when you say the word. You know we’re in charge, and we’re going to do things to you that you never even imagined.”
