“You guys had sex! That’s amazing—” I clamp my hand over his mouth and push him toward Theo’s house.
“What the actual hell, Theo?” I say, anger taking over. “I thought we were keeping this to ourselves.”
“We are—were—but he found out accidentally. I didn’t tell him.” Theo’s expression is of true panic.
Rupert removes my hand. “He’s right. It was an accident.”
“How was it an accident?” I ask, crossing my arms over my chest.
“When I was texting you last night, I was texting Rupert too, and I went to text you but accidentally texted him.”
“Classic mistake. He told me how much he loved playing with my nipple and how hard it made him and how he couldn’t wait tobe inside me again.” Rupert shivers. “I enjoy nipple play too, but I’ve seen that man’s bulge, and there’s no way he’s getting inside me. I chalked it up to a mistaken identity.”
“See?” Theo says with a fearful shrug. “I can show you the text if you want.”
“Show it to me,” I say, holding my palm out.
He hands me his phone and I read the exchange.
Theo:I know you’re going to bed, but I can’t stop thinking about how hard it makes me when I play with your nipples. Fuck, Renley, I can’t wait to bury myself deep inside of you again.
Rupert:Uh…whoa. Mate, wrong person, but tell me more. Want me to pretend to be Renley so you can practice your dirty talk, because that was subpar? *Clears throat* Oh Theo, my big muscular man, speak to me with your dirty, filthy tongue—also, you two are fucking now?
Theo:Oh fuck, oh fuck. OH FUCK!
Rupert:Okay, are we role playing? Because it seems like you’re climaxing—quick, mate. Everything okay over there? I can still play along, but you have to help me out here. Set the scene for me. Are we in your room? Am I naked?
Theo:No! Fuck, I wasn’t supposed to tell you. That text was not meant for you.
Rupert:I’d say I’m insulted, but you and I both know your dick scares me and I don’t float that way, although it is nice to be noticed.
Theo:SHUT THE FUCK UP!
When I’m done reading, I look at Theo, who truly looks terrified. “After that, I went over to his room and threatened his life to not say anything to your aunt. He insisted upon coming out here this morning to congratulate us. I told him no, and well, here we are.”
“Pardon me for finding relief in releasing this dam you two have been building. It’s not easy being a bystander to the tension. When I found out that the dam finally broke, well, I had to be out here and the first one to say something.”
“Only one,” I say, moving closer. “You can’t tell Aunt Kitty.”
“Why not? She’d be so happy for you.”
“She will be obnoxious about it and I don’t need the added pressure, especially since we don’t really know what this is between us. Not to mention I’m getting close to finishing the renovations and I want to open the store as soon as I can, before the tourist season is over. This is already a distraction and I don’t need another one, so please don’t say anything to her.”
Rupert looks between me and Theo.
“Please,” Theo says. “Just keep it to yourself for now.”
After a few seconds, Rupert nods. “Fine. But I want you to know, I kind of had an idea you two were doing it anyway after the dry humping on the house, so…it’s not like it’s that big of a secret.”
“It’s a secret to us. Just don’t tell her, okay?” I plead.
“I won’t tell her.” He shrugs. “But if she finds out that I knew and didn’t tell her, you have some explaining to do. Got it?”
“Fine.” I relax, only slightly.
“Well, if this is over,” Theo says, “I think we have a walk to go on, and do not ditch me because things just got a little more complicated.”
He knows me so well.
