Confused I ask, “A who what?”
Ryan begins chuckling at my question, and I blush, but how am I supposed to know all of these words? Taking pity on me, Reese stops massaging my legs and explains.
“A throuple is a relationship where three people date each other; think of it as a triangle.”
Rolling my eyes at Ryan’s childishness, I reach under me to smack his arm.
“Ass. So, we’re a throuple. So does this work with sex too?”
This seems to bring Ryan in line, and his eyes go dark. There’s a moment of silence before he softly asks, “Do you want it to?”
That was a stupid question if I ever heard one. Scrunching my eyebrows, I ask, “Is that a serious question? Of course, I do. Last time was amazing, and I definitely want to do it again as often as possible. Why would you question that? I thought you guys enjoyed last night too.”
Kissing my forehead, Ryan whispers, “Amelia, we definitely don’t deserve you, but I am so glad that you want to be with us.” He gently lifts my chin to break some of the tension that has suddenly come out of nowhere. “Of course, we enjoyed last night. And we can do that as often as you’d like.”
“Why are you surprised then?” I ask innocently.
The two men are thoughtful.
“Well, in our experience, most women say they want to be in a threesome, but they’re greedy. They want all the attention focused on them, and they get uneasy when the two of us are together.”
I swallow.
“You mean, when you’re with each other.”
Reese nods seriously.
“I think a lot of people have hang-ups that they don’t like to acknowledge. But when you’re in bed getting dirty, it all comes out.”
I think for a moment.
“No, I’m okay with that,” I say. Then I shoot them a shy look. “I think it’s really hot actually.”
Both of their eyes flare.
“Amelia, you have no idea how happy you’re making us. You are sweet, giving, and so sexual, and I knew you’d be the one for us,” growls Ryan.
I giggle a bit and shoot him an arch look.
“Well, why didn’t you approach me earlier then?”
The two men roll their eyes.
“Sweetheart, when did you turn eighteen?”
I laugh again.
“About a month ago. Remember? My dad threw me that party. You guys came.”
Reese nods.
“Exactly. We’ve been counting the days until you were eighteen, baby girl. We’ve been watching you for years now, and you’re lucky we didn’t claim you at that silly birthday party.”
I laugh again even as my cheeks go red.
“You mean, you didn’t like the unicorn ice cream cake?”
Ryan shakes his head ruefully.
“I think Michael still thinks you’re a little girl. The unicorn cake with the rainbow ice cream was really over the top.”
I laugh again.
“I know. My dad still thinks I’m into stuffed animals too, and he got me a plush kitty as a gift. But seriously,” I say, my expression becoming somber. “What are we going to do about Michael? My dad would die if he knew I were with you.”
Reese resumes massaging my legs as he answers me.
“I don’t feel the need to hide or be ashamed of who we are. We would like the whole world to know that you’re with us, but we’re also very much aware of how cruel people can be; so as much as possible, we would like to shelter you from that. But like with everything else, we’ll do whatever you want. So, if you want to keep it quiet, then we don’t have to be out and proud with all of our relationship. We can tell your dad, or we don’t have to if you’re uncomfortable. Believe me, Ryan and I are well skilled in hiding our relationship. It’s up to you, sweetheart.”
I think for a moment.
“If you want to keep our relationship quiet, that’s okay, I totally get it. However, I do want to tell my dad. It’s just been us since my mom left and Mike’s opinion is really important to me. I just want to make sure he’s okay with our relationship before we move forward. After all, he’s not just my dad; he’s also your best friend and I would hate for our relationship to ruin either of those relationships.”
The silence is deafening. Neither Ryan nor Reese say anything for quite some time. Finally, Reese speaks, “If that’s what you want, of course we’ll do it, but I think you should think long and hard about Michael’s reaction. How far are you willing to take this?”
Jumping in, Ryan adds, “We’re not trying to give you an ultimatum. What Reese means is that we’ve never told your dad because we didn’t think he would be comfortable with our relationship. We just don’t want to put you in an awkward position, that’s all. We’ve known Mike for decades now, and he’s still really old-fashioned in some ways. But like Reese said, we’re happy to come clean because it’s important to you.”