Total pages in book: 31
Estimated words: 28599 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 143(@200wpm)___ 114(@250wpm)___ 95(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 28599 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 143(@200wpm)___ 114(@250wpm)___ 95(@300wpm)
Hunter shoots a glance at Alex, and is it my imagination, but do both men look amused?
“We know what it is,” my stepfather drawls. “But why don’t you tell us your definition, sweetheart?”
That’s a good point. Polyamory can have many shapes and sizes, so I take a deep breath and nod.
“Well, a menage is another word for threesome, basically, and for ours, it would be you guys and me. You don’t have to touch each other, obviously, but I want to sleep with both of you… simultaneously.” My mouth goes dry as I say this last part, and I wait with bated breath for Hunter and Alex to respond. Are they going to scream? Shout? Beat their chests with rage? But the men simply stare at me, their eyes flashing.
“Another thing that’s been holding me back is the nature of our relationship, and that’s that Hunter, you used to be married to my mom,” I continue, addressing the older man. “And Alex, you and I were in middle school when I moved here,” I add, turning to my stepbrother. “We were essentially siblings, and that bothered me. But through meditation and prayerful worship, I’ve come to the conclusion that it doesn’t matter. Well, it does matter,” I say in a hurried voice, “but it doesn’t as well because I know my mom only wants me to be happy. I know in my heart that if Charity knew how happy being with both of you makes me, that she would give us her full support.”
The men exchange glances, but I still can’t read them, and I’m starting to feel uneasy. Do they hate the idea? Do they think I’m depraved and weird, and want me to move out? I’m prepared for this reaction, but I’m fervently hoping that this won’t be the case.
“Elle,” Hunter starts, rubbing his jaw thoughtfully. “This is great to hear. We’re very impressed.”
Alex nods in agreement, his blue eyes even more blue than usual.
“It’s wonderful that you had such an amazing breakthrough during your stay at the City of Enlightenment, but we’ve actually come to our own conclusions as well.”
“You have?” I stammer. “What is it?” My eyes dart back and forth between the two huge men, suddenly certain they’ve decided to ask me to move out. That all my blabber is nonsense and that they hate me. Oh god, oh god, what have I done?
But to my relief, both men smile.
“We want to be with you, too,” grins Alex, his dimples making my insides turn to mush. “Together.” Relief crashes through me and I can’t speak.
“Really?” I manage in a weak voice. “Like a menage?”
Hunter nods.
“Definitely a menage. But we also want to be with each other too.” This stops me in my tracks, surprising me so much that my mind goes blank.
“What do you mean?” I stammer, confused. “I’m not sure I understand. Of course we’ll be together. It’s a threesome after all.”
But to my intense shock, Hunter puts a muscled arm around Alex, and it’s not in a father-son way. It’s in a romantic, sexual way and suddenly, the curtains part and I have a whole new take on their relationship.
“While you were gone,” rasps Hunter, “we had a lot of talking to do. About you. About us. About what we mean to each other, and we grew close.”
“So close, actually,” murmurs Alex, slinging his arm about Hunter as well, “that we started a relationship.”
My jaw drops as my eyes bug out.
“Like a romantic, sexual relationship?” I breathe, unable to believe what I’m hearing.
“Exactly,” growls Hunter looking me straight in the eye. “Just like you, we’re not interested in conventions or the ‘normal’ way of doing things. We’re going to buck the trend.”
“Well, these days, two men can definitely be in a relationship -”, I stammer, trying to come to grips with what I’m hearing.
“But that’s not all,” Alex interrupts me, gently shaking his head. “It’s been great with the two of us being together, but something’s missing.”
“And that something is you,” adds Hunter. “We want you to be part of our relationship, Elle. If you’re okay with that.” My mouth opens and closes silently because I’m utterly dumbfounded by this turn of events. I thought I would be the center of our love triangle. I thought that the men would orbit around me, and that I would be the star, so to say.
But instead, everything’s been turned on its head. Hunter and Alex are interested in each other, and although I never suspected that either man had bisexual tendencies, now I can see it. I watch as Hunter gently caresses Alex’s arm, and how my stepbrother smiles in return at my stepfather. Oh shit, oh shit. This is crazy.
But that’s the thing: it’s not crazy, and unexpectedly, I burst into tears of happiness and relief because what could be better? I don’t have to be the linchpin of the relationship. In fact, usually I hate being the center of attention, so this new development is probably better. We’ll be three points on an equilateral triangle, and our relationship will be much more balanced because of it.