Theirs to Keep

“Good. Because—”

“You heard us fucking, right?”

My best friend’s shoulders went up instinctively, as he prepared to lie. My eyes stopped him, and instead he laughed.

“Yeah. Sure did.”

&nbs

p; There was very little bullshit when it came to Saxon, Finn and myself. There was just way too much history between the three of us.

“Was it good?” he grinned, trying not to be lascivious. “Sounded good.”

“It was…” I began, rubbing at my jaw. Shit, how exactly did you go about something like this? “I mean… it still is.”

“One last hurrah, right?” Saxon offered. “Your final performance as a single man, before you—”

“We want you to join us.”

There were only a handful of things in this world I could say that would leave Saxon utterly speechless. This was definitely one of them.

“You mean…”

“Yes. I do.”

My best friend in the whole world sat up, his phone forgotten.

“What about Addison? What did she say?”

I let out a little laugh. “It was her idea.”

That struck him. Saxon’s expression had gone from casual amusement to intrigue to total bewilderment, all in the span of thirty seconds.

“Mine too, I guess,” I added. “Bedroom fantasies and all that. I always thought it would be hot to—”

“Bro, are you serious?” Saxon swore.

“Dead serious.”

“Because if this is some kind of joke…”

I laughed again. “No joke, man. Follow me into the bedroom and see for yourself.”

He half stood up. When he looked at me again his eyes narrowed.

“You sure you’re okay with this?” he asked. “I mean this is your wife, Damon. Not some fun, crazy girl you don’t care about, who followed you home on a Friday night. This is Addison. The woman you’re actually going to marry.”

“I know.”

He glanced at the clock. “In just a few hours.”

“Exactly.”

“I mean—”

“Hey, are you gonna come help me fuck the hell out of my fiancé?” I said, laying it all on the line. “Or are you gonna disappoint her by sending me back through that door alone?”

Saxon looked down. I expected some joke about Addy and disappointment — one that had to do with my sex life, of course. Saxon never usually missed such an easy opportunity. But right now he was too stunned to make jokes. Running too many scenarios through his mind.