Page 456 of Seasons of Love
I peed and then cleaned as much of the dried cum as I could before I put my clothes back on.
My butt hurt, my leg muscles were sore from holding the position while riding Mal, and my dick was dead to the world.
I looked in the mirror. I was the same person as before…wasn’t I?
Who was I before I met Mal and Griff? It felt like such a long time ago.
Maybe I really should make the best of having Zak around. Talk shit about the old times. Talk about the present and what I’ve been missing, and also about the future.
There was a small knock on the door.
“It’s open.”
“Hey, are you okay?” Griff asked.
“Yeah, a little sore.”
“That’s not what I meant.” He came closer, looking straight into my eyes and searching for the answers even I didn’t have yet.
I sighed. “It’s okay. I know he’s struggled with us, with adding me to your relationship.”
“Jake, you’re not an extra. This is a brand-new relationship for us all. We have to remember that. He cares about you. You know that, right?”
“Yeah, I do.”
And it was true. I knew how Mal felt. Even if he hadn’t said it in words, he’d definitely said it with his actions. The way he respected me at work, respected my limited experience and my ideas, and the way he looked at me as if he still couldn’t understand why he couldn’t take his eyes off me or stop wanting to touch me.
That wonder I’d seen in his eyes after I told him I loved him. That was love.
I kissed Griff and left the bathroom. Mal wasn’t in bed anymore, but I found him sitting on the couch in the living room.
When he saw me, he stood up and came to me, claiming my mouth with a kiss that was everything I needed at that moment.
“Hey, I’m not upset, okay?” I said when he finally released me.
He stared at me much in the same way Griff had in the bathroom.
“I promise.” I smiled. “And let’s face it. It’s not like you’re gonna want to live without this fine ass, anyway.”
His shoulders relaxed, and he wrapped his arms around me, kissing my neck.
“You’re an amazing man, Jake,” he said.
“Well, duh.”
He kissed me again, and then I was the one to stop it because as much as I’d love to stay here kissing Mal and Griff, I did need to go home.
“Hey, do you think I could take tomorrow morning off? I’d like to hang out with Zak, and if I don’t rein him in, he’s going to plan a birthday party to rival the Kardashian weddings.”
“What’s a Kardashian?”
Griff snorted from behind us and came over to kiss me goodbye too.
“A fire-breather.”
“No.”
“A casino.”
