“Yes, please,” Oliver says eagerly. As someone who enjoys submission myself, I understand the relief of hoping someoneelse has the answers or can guide you in the right direction. His wide eyes and relaxed shoulders are so endearing to me.
“Tallis and I have always been open, almost since we met,” I explain. “We like group scenes and we realized early on we had kinks that weren’t combatable between us, no matter how much we loved each other.”
“I’m sorry,” Oliver says. However, I shake my head.
“We never saw it as a problem,” I assure him. “Otherwise, we would have looked for a third long ago or…” I can’t help but shudder. “Broken up. We’ve been perfectly happy, ridiculously so, in fact. But you’ve changed that.”
Oliver shifts in his seat. “In a good way?” he asks, sounding very unsure.
I chuckle and rub my thumb over the back of his hand. “In the most amazing way, baby boy,” I tell him warmly. “The way Tallis and I are feeling now…well, we’re probably not going to want to go out and have individual hook-ups for a long while. Now you’re in the picture, you give us both so much of what we need. For me as a Daddy and for Tallis as a sadist. You’re submission in those ways is truly beautiful.”
I watch carefully as he blinks a few times, biting his lip as he looks down at our hands, processing what I’ve said.
“Wow,” He utters eventually. “That’s…wow. Thank you.”
My heart soars. “It is wow,” I tell him with a laugh. “But we wanted to make it clear to you that if you needed anything that we’re unable to give you, we’d be fully supportive of you finding someone else for a scene or a hook-up. We’d only ask that you tell us about it in advance.” I waggle my eyebrows at him. “And then describe all the delicious details to us afterward. That’s how Tallis and I have always done it.”
He lets out a startled laugh before frowning a little. “Um, I think I’d probably be fine with having just two boyfriends, at least for the foreseeable future. I’m not even accustomed to one.”
I hum and lift his hand to give his knuckles a quick kiss. “Whatever makes you happy, darling. You can be monogamous with us or ho your way around town. We just wanted to make clear what your options were. We also wanted to make sure that you understood that our hope is to have you as an equal in the relationship. There might be a power dynamic, but all three of us should have the same respect and input in the relationship. That’s very important.”
“Oh, I wouldn’t expect that,” Oliver says, shaking his head. It feels like he’s trying to put a boundary in place already to protect himself from what he sees is an inevitable hurt.
That won’t do.
“You should expect that,” I say firmly, “Obviously, Tallis and I have been together for fifteen years, give or take. So we know each other really well. But we’d never want to make you feel like you were less or a lower priority. It’s just going to take time to get to know you. If you decide this is what you want, of course. The power is all yours.”
“But…” Oliver begins. Then he stops himself. “No, wait. I do have the power, don’t I? Because I’m the little treat. That’s what Tallis drilled into me.”
“The one and only little treat,” I say with a wink. “So, if you did decide you’d like to date us, we would want you to understand that the more we get to know you, the more gravitas you’d have in the relationship. We’d never want you to feel like an outsider or like you couldn’t work toward being as important in mine and Tallis’s lives as we are in each other’s.”
Oliver rolls his eyes and chuckles. “Yeah, maybe in fifteen years.” I frown. Before I can challenge him, though, he continues. “Sorry, that was flippant. I, um, hear what you’re saying. Thank you. I felt like that last weekend, if I’m honest. I’d expected to be on the outside looking in, given the arrangement. But you and Tallis…” This time, it’s him who squeezes my handas he beams at me. “I’ve never felt so welcomed anywhere in my life. It was as if I’d always been there. I don’t know if that was just the kinky bubble or…”
“No,” I assure him fondly. “Tallis and I felt like that, too.”
He preens shyly. “Wow. Thank you. Well, if dating you would be like that all the time…I think that could work.”
For a moment, we simply share a lingering look, something electric crackling between us.
I’m the first to clear my throat and resume the conversation.
“Amazing, baby boy. That makes me so happy to hear. However, Tallis and I did discuss how we would still be up for the three of us doing group scenes and going to parties together to play with others. We still like exhibitionism. Is that something you might consider?”
“Oh,” he says softly. I love seeing how he squirms in his seat. “Well, I really,reallyloved being watched by my Daddy and my Master,” he whispers breathlessly over the music. His eyes shine with intensity. “So that means you’d want to…?”
A wolfish grin spreads across my face at his enthusiasm. “You liked watching the Master fuck your Daddy, didn’t you?” He nods, a beautiful blush spreading over his cheeks. “It would be like that. Perhaps we’d want to see you kissing another sweet sub. Or getting fucked by another hot Daddy for our viewing pleasure. How does that sound?”
He takes a few breaths, then nods, glancing briefly away in adorable embarrassment. “That sounds…wow. Hot. Fucking hot. But also, like, a lot. I don’t know, Daddy. I’d have to think it through to make sure and maybe try it out somewhere low stakes, like I did with the wax.” He leans closer to me. “Think it through with my brain, not my dick, I mean.”
I burst out laughing, loving how he grins back at me. “Of course, baby boy. There’s no pressure. But now you can seethe shape of what we’re thinking, I hope? So you can consider everything thoroughly.”
“About if I want to date a married couple and how exactly that could manifest,” he says more to himself than me, nodding thoughtfully as he looks around the bar. “Yeah, that really helps. Thank you.”
“Of course,” I assure him. “We can take it slowly, if that helps? We don’t have to rush into using any labels or committing to anything right away. Whatever makes you the most comfortable.”
He glances back my way, biting his lip and smiling. “Well, I’d definitely love to try some more kink,” he admits, his cheeks reddening even more. “And maybe dates in town as well as domestic stuff. But I’ll understand if you get bored of me after a while. I’ll keep my expectations low. Because this would be so much more than I ever imagined I’d get, so I’ll still be lucky.”
I purse my lips and shake my head. “You should set your expectationshigh,baby boy. You deserve that. But if you’re on board, that’s all I really care about right now. I’m sure Tallis and I will help you to see the truth soon enough.” I waggle my eyebrows at him. “Now, can I give you the presents I bought you? Then we can eat some of this food before it starts getting cold.”