Page 36 of The Secret's Out

Chapter Nine

Josie

The next month flew by. And most of it was shared with happy thoughts and memories.

The first weekend was spent lounging around. The times we did venture out was to take a ride on their Harleys. Sunday morning, early hours, I woke to find myself on the couch asleep with my two men beside me. My head was resting on Eli’s shoulder, his arm slung loosely around my waist as he slouched down on the couch. My legs and one hand were behind me laying upon Caden. His body was also slouched, but both hands were warming my legs. I was worried they were uncomfortable, but I liked the position I was in, surrounded by the two most special men in my life. So it wasn’t hard for me to curl back into Eli and fall back asleep.

University was amazingly peaceful over the month. Cameron was smart enough to stay away from me, though it didn’t stop the deathly glares I received from him every time we had class together or he spotted us walking around campus. He’d also advised his friends to stay away from me. I was having more fun each day I went to uni and I wished I had said something to someone back home a long time ago, even before Simone had taken the matter into her own hands.

I’d been suffering for nothing.

Something I would regret for a while yet.

For the first two weeks, things between the guys and myself were relatively sweet. They would hug me, touch me gently with a light caress or kiss my cheek, forehead and neck.

Then Caden, ten days ago, came to me and told me we were going out on a date. Of course my heart began to beat fast in excitement, but nerves fluttered in my stomach too. Where would they expect the date to end? In bed together? I wasn’t sure I was ready for that.

After I dressed in jeans and a nice fitted shirt with a jacket over the top, I walked from my bedroom to find Caden already standing by the door and Eli sitting on the couch.

“Ready?” Caden asked.

Smiling, I nodded and walked to his outstretched hand to grab hold of it. My other hand slid around his forearm.

“We’ll be back later.”

I turned, expecting Simone to be there, even though I knew she’d already gone out. So when I didn’t see her, confusion swept through me. Who had Caden been talking to?

“No worries,” Eli responded.

My eyes widened. “You’re not coming?”

He gave me a wink. “No, sweetheart, this is Caden’s and your night. I’ve got tomorrow night with you.”

Goodness. Now I was a ball full of more nerves than before.

Caden and I would be alone for the first time since they’d arrived.

Alone.

Would he try to kiss me?

Oh, I hoped so...even though the thought sent butterflies to assault my stomach.

Still, I hadn’t gone without Eli before and I was worried he would be hurt over my time with Caden. Would he be jealous and end up lashing out in some way?

“Babe,” Eli called. I then watched him stand from the couch and stalk toward me. He cupped my cheeks and smiled reassuringly down at me. “I love that you’re worried about going out without me, but you and Pick need this, like I’ll need it tomorrow night. We need our time as a couple instead of the three of us.”

“But—”

“Sweetheart,” he interrupted. “I’m not saying I don’t like the times when it is the three of us. But I think, to make this work, we need...fuck, I’m gonna sound like a chick. We need our separate date nights.”

Caden coughed a laugh into his hand. “Yep, chick sounding right there, brother.”

Eli rolled his eyes. “Fuck off, you agreed with me.”

Out of the corner of my eye, I caught Caden’s gaze. “You did?”

“Of course, baby. Billy may be an idiot most of the time, but sometimes he can get something right.”

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