Page 27 of Double or Nothing
“Where did you sleep last night?” I spit out the question burning my throat.
“With Jade in her bed.”
His reply is swift and without hesitation. That’s Vulcan for you, always brutally honest, a trait I both love and hate in him.
“And you’re okay with that, Kit?” My gaze swings back to him. “For another man to walk into your house and sleep with someone you care about? Right under your nose? Where you can hear them through the walls?”
He takes a deep breath and looks me straight in the eyes this time. “Yes, I’m okay with it because I was there, too. We all slept in Jade’s bed. Together.”
“What the fuck, man!”
I’m shocked. I can’t believe Kit willingly went along with a threesome. It’s completely out of character for him. I’ve never known him to date, much less be sexually adventurous. This blows my mind and I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around it.
“Let me get this straight,” I continue. “After I left last night, Vulcan unexpectedly arrived. The three of you had a threesome in Jade’s bed, and then you all slept there together like a big slumber party.”
Kit nods back at me. “Yeah, that’s exactly what happened,” he replies in a calm, steady voice. “It wasn’t planned. We weren’t trying to sneak around and do something behind your back, if that’s what you’re thinking. It happened naturally and if you had been here, you would’ve been a part of it, too.”
“Fuck no, I wouldn’t have!” I reply, trying not to raise my voice. “I can’t believe you all assumed I would be okay with this.”
Jade moves closer, her scent washing over me, a blend of vanilla and jasmine that does little to quell the storm inside me. “Seven, please don’t be upset. We want you here. All of us do. We’re not complete without you with us.”
“Have you all lost your minds? This is nuts!”
“No, it’s the only way we can be a family together,” Jade says. “I need all of you in my life. I can’t walk away from what we have here. It would kill me to do that. But I can’t choose one of you either. How would you feel if I chose Vulcan or Kit over you? How do you think they would feel if I chose you over them? Would your relationship with them stay the same? No, it wouldn’t.”
A crazy thought suddenly occurs to me. “Hang on a second. Kit, did you and Vulcan get together last night? Are you both bi? How did I not know this? How long has this been going on?”
“Oh, for fuck’s sake!” Vulcan mutters, letting out an exasperated sigh. “Do you really think Kit and I would be fucking each other off in a corner somewhere when we can have Jade? No! We didn’t suddenly become bisexual overnight. Jesus Christ, Seven! Calm the fuck down. This is a good thing. You’re blowing this way out of proportion.”
His casual attitude about this is a punch to my gut. “I’m surprised you’re up for this. You’ve been after Jade, hot and heavy, since the first moment you saw her.”
“You’re not lying,” he says. “And if this is the only way I can keep her in my life, then I’ll gladly share. You know I’m fucked in the head. What kind of boyfriend would I be for her? A nightmare, that’s what. But I can’t lose her.”
“Tell me then how this is supposed to work. What are the rules?”
“There are no rules,” Jade says softly. “Except monogamy within the group. That’s it. If anyone strays, they’re out. No excuses.”
I can barely comprehend what she’s suggesting. “So, every time you’re with one of us, it has to be a group thing?”
“No,” she says, shaking her head. “Not every time, but sometimes, if the vibes are right.”
“This is a lot to deal with,” I tell her. “I’m not sure I can handle watching you with one of them.”
“Even if you were involved?” she asks. “It will be different if you’re taking part and not watching.”
“Maybe,” I reply. “I need time to think this through.”
Jade’s arms wrap around me, her head resting against my chest. I envelope her in my arms, the warm, familiar sensation of her body against mine doing nothing to ease my torment.
Resisting her will not be an option. That much is a given.
“I want you with us,” she whispers into my chest. “Please consider joining us, okay? Don’t let your head get in the way. I need you. Don’t leave us.”
A sigh escapes my lips as I press a gentle kiss to the top of her head. “I’ll try, though I can’t make any promises. This isn’t as easy for me as it was for them. I had dreams of you and me. A life together, a real future. And now I’ll need to adjust my dreams.”
“There’s still a great future for all of us if we stay together,” she says firmly.
Vulcan sits his coffee mug down and claps his hands together. “Now that we’ve got that out of the way, we need to regroup and talk about those fucking Russians. I’m working tonight and need to head back soon to the RV to finish cleaning up body parts. What’s the plan today for everyone else?”
