Bonus Chapter
Axel
“I ’ll be right back, gotta tinkle,” I say as I get up and leave the two couples at the table in the restaurant where we’re having dinner. I adore Naomi and Killian, I’m determined to make Quinnly my new bestie, and Lincoln is deathly quiet, so I don’t have a read on him yet. But all of them being coupled-up is really making me feel my uncoupled-ness—which isn’t even a word.
I don’t really need to go to the bathroom, so I head to the bar, figuring I can wait it out here for a few long minutes, pretending like I ended up needing to shit. I just needed a breather to get out of my own head. Thankfully, there’s a single bar stool open—like it was waiting for me.
As I walk to the stool, I notice there are some guys hanging together watching the game on the right, and on the left there’s a beautiful couple bickering. The woman is a petite blonde with gentle waves cascading down her back. She looks small, but mighty. The guy has brown curly hair that's faded on the sides, and he looks to be about my height. It’s hard to really tell the height of someone when they’re sitting.
They both turn to look at me when I go to sit down, I give them my best charming smile and face the bar to get the bartender's attention.
“Hey! Can I get whatever beer you have on tap?” I ask him once I’ve flagged him down.
“Sure, which — ” he starts.
I smile at him. “Dealer’s choice. I’m not too picky.” He nods as he returns my smile, heading to get my order.
“Excuse me,” the blonde woman calls to me.
I turn to look, and she has the most beautiful hazel eyes. “Hello,” I respond.
“Can you help settle an argument?” the guy asks. Something about the way his curls lay on his head is doing things to my belly. This is one attractive couple. Is it bad that I’d love to have them both?
“A discussion, Theo, not an argument.” The blonde rolls her eyes at him, but is smiling.
“Either way that sounds dangerous,” I say, chuckling. “I’m Axel.” I put my hand out to shake theirs.
“I’m Theo, as she said.” He grips my hand in a firm shake. I wonder what else is firm. My lord, I need to get laid and need to get laid fast.
“I’m Elizabeth, but everyone calls me Liz,” she says. Her handshake is more delicate, but still strong.
“Nice to meet you both. Now what is this discussion you two are having? Tickle me curious.” The bartender returns with my beer, I cheers my glass at him in thanks and hand him my card. “And whatever these two want.”
“Oh, that’s sweet and unnecessary,” Liz says.
“Totally necessary, no debate can be settled without some sort of drink,” I say. “Come on, it’s one drink.”
They look at each other and nod. “We’ll have two of what Axel is having.”
“Coming right up,” says the bartender as he rings me out and hands me the receipt and my card.
“So?” I ask before taking a sip of the beer. “I’m curious.”
Liz purses her lips. “So, Theo and I have been together for a couple of years. And we’ve been struggling with finding a third.”
I almost choke on my beer. “I’m sorry,” I chuckle. “I wasn’t expecting that.” Did the perfect opportunity just fall into my lap?
“See, Liz? I told you a restaurant bar wasn’t the right place to find someone,” Theo states. “It’s so hard to find an open person who isn’t just wanting to have a random threesome.”
“That sounds rough,” I say, smirking at them. “Where do you think you should go?”
“I think bars and clubs, but—”
“But I think that’s why we’ve only found hookups. That’s all people there want to do. Which is fun and fine. But it's getting old,” Liz says.
I hop off the bar stool and get closer to them. “Want to know a secret?” I lean into Theo’s and Liz’s ears and whisper as I put my arms around them. “It’s not necessarily about where, it’s about luck.”
I move back to see their faces. They both look mystified. “I’ve also been trying to find love, but it’s hard as someone who wants the warmth and boldness of a woman—” I caress Liz’s face, “—along with the hardness and roughness of a man.” I touch and squeeze Theo’s clearly built bicep.
“Um,” Liz stammers, but I find her leaning into my touch.
Theo clears his throat. “So, it really doesn’t matter that much where?”
“Nope,” I say, popping the P. “I was actually escaping my coupled favorite humans just for a moment to have a beer. But here you two are.”
“Here we are.” Liz worries her lip as she takes me in fully, before turning to Theo. They share a knowing glance. I guess they approve.
“I vote that I ditch my friends, who’ll totally understand, and you two and I go find somewhere less crowded and see where this goes,” I suggest.
“I hope it’ll go back to a hotel,” Liz says as she traces my arms lightly.
“We can talk or . . . not talk.” Theo bites his lower lip.
“That sounds absolutely perfect. Come on, I’m parked out back.” I shoot Killian a text that I’m heading out and will explain later.
Once we make it to my SUV, I turn around to face the two. “I just need to try one thing before we head out.” This seems to spark something in them, because they both simultaneously lick their lips. I step closer to them both.
Grabbing Theo gently with one hand, while the other hand is around Liz’s back, I lean toward Theo. “I wanted to do this the moment I saw you two.”
I lean forward with barely any space between us, allowing him to be the one to make the decision. His lips quickly find mine. It’s a light peck at first, but our tongues find each other, expanding it into a feral frenzy. A whimper escapes both Liz’s and my mouths. I find that where my hands connect with them is fisted in ecstasy. I break apart from Theo as we both gasp for air. I only allow it for a moment before crashing my lips on Liz. She bites my lower lip and tugs, before exploring my mouth with her tongue.
“My God,” I moan out as we part, my dick getting harder.
“I think there will be more of that soon,” Theo says, clearly enamored with this moment. He leans forward and kisses Liz with familiar comfort.
“Well, I think we know we’re compatible in one way at least,” I say, trying to catch my breath.
“Now, it’s just seeing how else we’re compatible,” Liz says.
Theo squirms a bit to fix himself. “I think we should play rapid-fire questions on the drive, because I don’t think I can handle not ripping both of your clothes off once we get to the hotel.”
We all jump into the car. Theo opens the passenger door for Liz before going to the back.
“Testing?” I ask as I put the car in drive. “I got tested a couple weeks ago and have a clean bill of health.
“Same, it’s been a while since we had a third, and we both tested clear the last time,” Theo says.
“And I’m on birth control,” Liz says, looking at me. “But I think condoms are a good safety measure, since we just met.”
“Open the glove compartment,” I say as she does, and uncovers a box of them.
“I guess we’re covered there,” she says, laughing. “For a few rounds.”
“You live in town?” Theo asks.
“Yes, I’m out on Long Island. How about you two?”
“We live together in Queens,” Liz says.
“So logistically this wouldn’t be bad,” I say. “What do you want out of this?”
“We love each other, but we want to share that with someone else. Not to say Theo isn’t enough for me, or I him. But it feels like there’s something missing,” Liz says.
“It’s hard to explain without sounding like assholes about each other. I feel like only those in a throuple or who want to be in one get it.”
“I get it. It’s something super complex but also as simple as needing to eat. It is what it is and isn’t a choice.”
“Exactly.” Liz smiles. We continue down the list of rapid-fire questions from what they do for a living to what their hobbies are and everything in between that we can fit into the car ride.
By the time we make it to the hotel room, we’re crashing through the door. Each of us trying to kiss the other while simultaneously taking our clothes off. Thankfully there was a room with a king-size bed available.
I grab Liz and have her wrap her legs around my waist as I bring her to bed, knowing that Theo is right behind. I lay her down and kiss her nice and long as I feel Theo’s hands wrap around my cock. Liz’s and my moans echo in a chorus.
Peppering kisses down her gorgeous naked body, I make it to my destination. Theo, not missing a beat, positions himself next to me so as to not lose access to what he wants either. I blow lightly on Liz’s clit, making her squirm. “Fuck!” she screams.
In that same moment, I feel Theo lick the precum off my tip. I’m so fucking hard that it’s bordering on painful, but the pain just adds to the pleasure.
We have such good bed chemistry that everything I’m doing to Liz seems to have a similar vibe to what Theo is doing to me. I can see him pumping himself and wish I could hold him too. “Can you flip around Theo? I really want a grip on that cock of yours while I eat Liz out.”
“Yes, sir.” He flips so his head is near my dick and legs closer to Liz’s head. Now I can enjoy both of them at once. We continue to enjoy and maneuver around each other. It seems like it’s all free game as we explore each other's likes and dislikes.
Who knows what this thing holds: it may be just tonight, it may be for a little while, or it may be forever. But the fun part is that none of us need to figure that out right this second. All we need to do is enjoy the ride and be ourselves. The rest will fall into place where it needs to.