I move off Ashton’s lap so I can look at all of them. “Ashton and I talked and we would like for the four of us to be together in a relationship. I know it’s not conventional, but since when do any of us follow the rules of society?”
Brayden chuckles, looking at Drew. “I told you I wasn’t the only one thinking about it.”
“You guys talked about this too?” I ask.
“This morning,” Drew says. “While you guys were in your room… fucking.” He clears his throat. “We got home from practice and heard you. Brayden wanted to go in and join.”
Ashton grins. “Aww, dude bro Bray is addicted to my dick.”
Drew shakes his head but laughs. “So, how would we do this?”
“We would be together… as a unit,” I explain. “The four of us. Together, separately. Obviously we’ve never done this before so we would have to see how it goes.”
“I can’t even be with Bray in public,” Drew comments.
“Only until the end of the semester,” Brayden tells him, threading his fingers through his own.
“But Brayden could be with us in public,” Ashton says. “Mia and I don’t give a fuck who knows what. And everyone would think the three of us are together.”
“We could just take it one day at a time, explore the possibility and see how it goes,” I tell them. “If it doesn’t work out, just like in any relationship, we would break up… go our separate ways.” Even if the thought makes me feel sick.
“I’m not going anywhere,” Ashton murmurs. “I don’t give a fuck how it goes. You’re mine.”
“If you guys need time to think and discuss, I understand,” I tell Drew and Brayden. “And if you decide it’s not something you’re interested in, I will completely understand and respect that. I don’t want to lose your friendship. The three of you have come to mean so much to me and if nothing else, I hope we can be friends.”
“Get over here,” Drew says.
I glance at Ashton, seeking his approval, and with a soft kiss to my lips, he releases me. I pad over to Drew and Brayden, stopping in front of them.
“I meant both of you,” Drew says, looking around me at Ashton.
Ashton gets up and saunters over, dropping onto the couch next to Drew. Brayden tugs me down into his lap, so I’m lying across him, and Drew pulls my legs across his own.
“For this to work, we have to always be honest with each other,” Drew says. “No jealousy, no hiding what we’re feeling.”
“Agree,” I say at the same time Ashton and Brayden both nod.
“How would this work with all of us?” Brayden asks, palming my breast over my hoodie. I glance over at Ashton, who has his gaze trained on Brayden’s hand, his eyes filled with lust.
“We’ve all been intimate with each other,” I point out. “And prior to this, we were close individually. I read that some people are only together, all of them, and others are together individually.” Brayden pinches my nipple through the material, and I gasp, the feeling shooting straight to my core. “I think if I’m tutoring and you guys want to get frisky, I’m cool as long as you give me cuddles when I get back.” The guys laugh.
“Fuck, so we’re really doing this, huh?” Drew asks, his eyes landing on Brayden.
“Yeah,” Brayden says, kissing the side of my neck. “We are.”“Are you off the rag yet?” Ashton asks Mia, his hand already sliding up her thigh and into her pajama shorts. She’s currently spread out across the couch, her head in my lap and her legs in Ashton’s.
“Nope,” she says, popping the P. “And as much as I would love for you to take my ass, I need to get to the tutoring center.” She jumps off the couch and blows us each a kiss, then disappears into the bathroom.
“Maybe I should join her,” Ashton muses, adjusting himself. “I bet she’d let me take her in the shower.” He waggles his brows. “Wanna join us? We can tag team her.”
I laugh, glancing at the clock on the wall. I have time… But this would be the first time we’re together without one of us, since Brayden is in class. I came home to grab a quick lunch and ended up getting sucked into the show Mia and Ashton were watching.
I consider it for a moment. It’s one thing to talk about all of us being in a relationship, but it’s another to actually cross that line. If I go in there, it feels like it will solidify things, make it real. At the cabin, what happened could be considered a one-time thing, but if we do it again, and without Bray, it will change everything.
As I’m getting up the courage to stand, Mia comes out in only her towel. “I thought one of you would’ve joined me in the shower.” She pouts playfully, and Ashton jumps up from the couch.