Derek choked on air while Nolen looked puzzled, I guess this world isn’t used to kinks, who knew?
“It’s not like that,” I assured them. “Nolen loves us both equally and even with our memories once forgotten, me and Derek have the same bond now as we had as children. We belong together, not romantically, but as family. Sharing Nolen makes sense to us.”
“Just how long did your coma last? It sounds like you’ve been together for years?” I could hear the accusation in dad’s tone. That I should’ve called them sooner.
I needed to lie now, and I hated that, but it was necessary. “We met on my travels and I went with them into the wilderness. I wanted to camp out where we didn’t have a signal and just see the world. We spent a lot of time travelling, so when I got into my accident, we were far away fromeverything. As soon as I was healed, we told the hospital to contact you, thinking that they had. Waking up from a coma meant I needed to gain my strength back.” I spoke like my coma had ended years ago and not mere hours. “We continued our travels because I wanted to experience life. Having almost died frightened me into seeing even more, travelling farther.”
They remained silent, so I kept going. “We got back home this morning, and I just turned on my phone for the first time in years.”
“We only got one call to tell us you were in an accident, nothing else,” Dad said. “After a while we started searching for your name and whereabouts, but we had this feeling that you were alive and well, it was like we just knew and were comforted by that.”
I eyed Nolen, thathadto be magic. He winked. Okay, definitely magic.
“I’m sorry,” I said.
“Don’t be. We’re just relieved you’ve found not only your twin, but a man you love, too,” Daddio said. “We can’t wait to see the three of you.”
“Soon,” I promised.
We spoke a bit more before hanging up.
“You okay?” Nolen asked, taking my phone and placing it on the coffee table.
“Yeah. I needed that.”
“Should I have stayed out of it?” he asked.
I shook my head. “I loved that you joined me. Them having met you both already helps ease my worries a lot.”
“I made him wait a few before I let him go,” Derek snickered. “He was so on edge I almost begged him to go in the end.”
I smiled at that. “They’ve gotten so old.”
Their smiles fell.
“Do you want us to move there? We don’t have to stay in this world if you want to be close to them,” Nolen assured me.
I shook my head. “I want to stay here. This feels like home, but maybe we could visit them often? Is that an option, or do we have to choose one world or the other?”
“We can travel as often as we please between the worlds,” Nolen answered. “After all these mates showed up in your world, the rulers made the portal permanent, meaning it gets refueled weekly to stay open.”
Slumping back in relief, I gave them both a lazy smile, feeling the strain of being awake take over. Had it truly been this morning we’d woken up from our sleep?
Nolen seemed nervous as he moved from foot to foot.
“You okay?” I asked, eyeing his movements.
“We need to talk about our mating.”
Chapter Thirty-Seven
Derek
It felt both right to be here, but also like I was intruding. We’d moved into the bedroom and I stood in the doorway, still not knowing if I were to join them or not.
“If you’re too tired, we can easily do it tomorrow,” Nolen quickly assured Aiden. He moved and sat next to Aiden on the bed. I felt a tad awkward as I was left the only one standing, so I joined them on the bed, letting my instincts guide me on this.
“I will never be too tired for that,” Aiden winked at Nolen. I smirked, loving this playful side to my brother.
