I swallow and nod yes. I do. I love her. “Pippa, I’ll never be able to quit you. I need you and yes, I love you,” I confess. Then I lean in and give her a soft, gentle kiss.
When I pull back, her cheeks are flushed and emotion swirls in her eyes.
Hudson turns her face slowly to his with one finger beneath her jaw. He touches his nose to hers. “Janey, you’re impossible not to love.”
Her breath hitches.
“Shit, I was obsessed with you before I truly knew you. And everything I’ve learned about you since has only made my addiction grow. You’re strong. You’re smart as hell. You protect the people you love without thinking twice. You care, even when it costs you. You fight. And you don’t quit. What’s not to love?”
A small tear rolls down her cheek as Hudson plants a tender kiss on her lips. I rub the tear away with my thumb. She turns to me and I plant another small kiss on her, too.
Yeah, my girl needs more praise.
“This is crazy,” she whispers. “First, I don’t cry.” She wipes her other cheek. “Second, I’m not a big fan of men.”
That makes us all laugh.
“I mean it,” she says. “Men are theworst.”
“You won’t get an argument from us,” Hudson says with that charming smile of his.
“Eva has always made sure we knew exactly how badly men have ruined everything. Don’t worry, we are well aware.”
“I knew I liked her,” she chuckles. “Speaking of, should you talk to Eva about us moving in?”
I shake my head. “She’ll be so excited. The house is too big for just us two. She’s wanted Hudson there for years and she loves you. She’ll be thrilled.”
There is a moment of silence as I see the wheels turn in Pippa’s brain.
“Okay,” Pippa finally says.
My whole body lights up. “Okay?”
She smiles. “Yeah, let’s do it.”
We exchange celebratory kisses and a few laughs.
After a moment, Pippa gets serious again and takes our hands, “I’ve never been in love. I never experienced love as a kid, but I know I’m capable of it because I love Jules and Luna fiercely—with all I have. The bond I’ve felt with you both these past couple weeks… After Hudson was shot”—she turns looks at him, then back to me— “and I thought you didn’t want anything to do with me…it hurt. I felt the loss of you both and it nearly wrecked me.” She sighs. “When we told you the truth, I just—I never thought we’d tell anyone those truths. I know that if I can trust you with that… If the truth didn’t push you away, then, yeah…I can trust you enough to give you my heart.
“I’ve seen how you love. Your love and protectiveness for Eva, for each other. I recognize qualities I have and want in that. So—” She nods like she’s made a decision. “Yeah, I love you both. I trust you, I care about you, I want you to be safe and happy, I want to protect you, I want to be protected by you…and that’s what love means to me. I love you.”
“Thank fuck,” Hudson says, taking her mouth in a searing kiss. They chuckle as they break the kiss.
When it’s my turn, I lean in and give her a slow, sensual kiss. When she deepens the kiss, the heat rises and she lets out a small moan.
I kiss down Pippa’s neck and move my hand up Hudson’s thigh. “Let’s take this into the bedroom,” I say in a low voice.
We are off the couch and moving to the bedroom, limbs touching, hands roaming until we’re standing next to Pippa’s bed. Mine and Hudson’s shirts are unbuttoned; her sweater is removed. We are taking turns kissing, putting lips on mouths, necks, chests.
“Enzo, it’s time,” Hudson says. “I want you to fuck me.”
My half-hard cock turns to steel in an instant. I take a deep breath. “Are you sure?”
“Fuck yeah. I can’t wait any longer. Please, Enz.” He pulls me into a deep kiss.
Pippa rubs our cocks over our pants. “I’ve been wanting to see this for days now. I’ll get the lube.”
“Fuck, I almost forgot—” I say, breaking our kiss. “I heard from Doc today. Results were clean on all of us." The night Pippa was drugged, she wanted STD tests run just in case. Hudson and I agreed to do the same.
