Page 46 of Arris, Jayme & Dyani
“I say we wait it out on any sleepovers while Blake is home until we know what any of this really means.”
“Yeah.” He exhaled and I reached down and scratched his head.
“Where’s Dyani’s head?”
“She likes us,” he said quietly. “She said that, and I don’t doubt it, but I don’t know if she likes us enough to want to deal with the backlash that can come with dating both of us at the same time.”
I finished his thought. “And if she isn't, choices are going to have to be made all the way around.”
He nodded once. “Yeah.”
“Are you stressed about it?”
“Hell yeah.”
I chuckled. He didn’t.
“There’s nothing to be stressed about. We’ve loved each other since we were stupid ass teens; so if we ever decided to give this thing a chance again, we’ve done all of the heavy lifting. We’ve gone through the ups and downs and living together and figuring out how we communicate and argue and shit.”
“If we ever decided to give this thing a chance again?” he repeated and scoffed. “Jayme, I’m looking you in your face telling you I want to try shit again just to see what it could be now that we’re actually adults.”
I cut my eyes at him. “Are you sure about that?”
“I’m positive, but I’m also a selfish mothafucka and want you both.” Arris pushed up and rolled over so he could look at me straight on. “And I don’t just mean in the bedroom, Jayme. I mean all of it. In public,” he stressed.
“I’m down to try it out. Shit. I’d love to have a man and woman at the same time. It would be the best of both worlds,” I chuckled. “But, I’m also… me.” I snickered.
“What’s that supposed to mean?”
“That I think we should talk to Dyani and see where her head is, and if it’s with us, we need to get to know her separately. Even if we end up a trio, our individual relationships are what would keep things afloat.”
“Yeah, I know.” Arris licked his lips and I got the burning urge to kiss him.
Maybe it was because I hadn’t been able to do it in so long and now had an all-access pass to him. My eyes flicked to his bird tattoo. I reached down and touched it. He smiled because he knew.
“So should I talk to her about everything or you?” he asked.
“You’re the one who has actually gotten to go on dates with her. You lead the conversation.” I briefly lifted to kiss Arris’s lips. “Good luck,” I said against his mouth.
“Damn.” He chortled. “Thanks for throwing me to the wolves.”
“Dyani is hardly a wolf,” I rolled my eyes, “But if you’re too bitch to talk to her, I can.”
“Shut the fuck up.” Arris pinched my leg and I jumped. “I’ll talk to her.” He leaned into me and initiated our next kiss. “But in the meantime, I like this, and I want you to know that no matter how shit goes, I’ve never stopped loving and I’m never going to stop loving you.” He kissed me again.
“I never stopped loving you either,” I offered. “Our love just…”
“Changed,” he finished for me.
I nodded. “Yeah. The love was never lost. We just had so much shit going on and no boundaries or communication.”
“Yeah, but I’m not letting you go without a fight this time, Jayme.”
“Good.” I winked at him.
We both paused when his phone started ringing. He hopped up with a groan.
“Go ahead and finish getting that rest you wanted, baby.”
