Chapter 21
Twenty-One
COLT
Stirring the honey into my coffee, a smile creeps across my face thinking about what happened last night. It was the best night of my life, and that is all because of Theo and River.
I was both pissed but not surprised to see Theo missing from the bed this morning, and I am torn over what to think about it.
My Colt side of me is pissed that he fucking bolted without a word, but my Daddy side understands that this was his first time and as first times go, it was pretty fucking intense.
River left an hour ago, leaving me with a searing kiss and orders from me to eat some breakfast and shower, but he was not allowed to come until I was there. He was upset that Theo ran, but I could see concern for our boy in his eyes, so he kept his thoughts to himself.
That is something we will all have to have a talk about. Nothing is to be kept hidden; we all talk and share everything. If things are kept hidden then we won’t work out.
Simple.
Taking Theo’s virginity was a fucking honor. It made my heart and soul happy that he let me be the one to do it. I have a feeling that Theo is hiding something, which is why he has never fucked a man before.
Something that he once said has me thinking, and that is that his work life and his personal life must be kept private. I was hoping that last night was a turning point for him, and he would open up to us over breakfast. Well, that was my plan anyway, but clearly he got in his head and ran.
My phone starts to ring from where it is on the kitchen island, and picking it up, I see Cormac’s name.
“Morning, baby brother.”
“Colt, you need to come to the hospital. Theo was found this morning, a few yards from Miss Patty’s house, fucking frozen. He was on the ground, not sure if he fell or was attacked. I just saw him in the ER, got the details, then called you.”
“Fuck, I am on my way. Thanks, brother.” I hang up and run back up to my bedroom to change. I call River as I am running.
“Miss me already?” he purrs.
“Sorry, baby, this is not a pleasurable call. Theo was found close to Miss Patty’s house; he was unconscious, and he was taken to the hospital. Cormac just called to let me know. I will pick you up in ten. Be ready, baby.”
“I will, Daddy.” I end the call, pulling on black jeans and biker boots. Slipping my leather jacket over my hoodie, I collect what I need and run.
“Cormac called. We will meet you there, honey.” My mother meets me at the bottom of the stairs, a worried look on her face.
“Thanks, Mom.”
I reach my bike and pull my helmet on, then fire her up. Kicking the stand back into place, I peel out of the driveway, the guards nodding to me as I pass. I will question them later.
Making it to River’s place in record time, he doesn’t wait for me to come to a complete stop on my bike before he is jumping on behind me. I growl disapprovingly, but he waves me off.
“You can spank me later. Theo needs us.”
He is right. I slap his thigh in warning, then we are off again. It takes less than ten minutes to get to the hospital. That is the good thing about small towns— everything is close together.
Parking my bike, we remove our helmets and run inside.
My brother Cormac meets us.
“Colt, River.” His lips twitch, but he says nothing.
“How is he?”
“Patty is in with him now. He is fine; he woke up in the ambulance. He said that he slipped and fell, banged his head pretty good. Got knocked out. They are waiting to take him for scans, but so far he looks okay.”
“How long was he out in the cold?” River asks.
I look at him, his voice quivering in fear for our boy. Sliding my arm around his waist for support, I look back to Cormac. He is looking between River and me, probably wondering how we do not know why Theo was out in the cold when we never came back to the party last night.
Shaking my head lightly, he dips his chin in understanding.
“From what we can gather from his timeline, maybe three hours.”
“Oh God.” River gasps, his hand going to his mouth so I pull him tighter to me.
“Can we see him?” I ask.
“Yeah, I fixed it with a nurse friend.” I see in his eyes that she may be more than a friend but that is for a later date.
Low chatter can be heard as we get closer to the door, and Miss Patty sounds distraught.
“You could have died. My goodness, what were you thinking walking home at the time of night?” Before he can answer, I step into the room, River’s hand secured in mine.
“That is what I want to know.” My voice is low, deep, and Theo flinches at my tone.
“Miss Patty, why don’t we go on a hot chocolate date, huh? My treat,” Cormac says, stepping into the room.
Miss Patty looks at Theo, and he gives her a subtle nod. She kisses his cheek and steps to me and River.
“You take care of my grandson, Colt Woods.”
Dipping my chin, I give her a promise. “With my life, Miss Patty.”
Once she is gone, River pounces on Theo.
Their voices fade as I take him in, sitting up in the hospital bed, looking pale and cold.
His eyes meet mine for a brief moment, searching for reassurance, and I notice the tremor in his hands as he clutches River’s hand.
I see the exhaustion and worry etched into his features.
“What were you thinking? Damn, you are going to give me a heart attack, I swear,” River scolds him.
Theo looks to the man sitting next to him on the bed, his eyes softening when he sees the worry in River’s eyes.
“I’m sorry.”
“Oh, honey.” River hugs him, making Theo wince.
“Easy, baby.” It comes out harsher than I was expecting, and both men look to me.
Then Theo drops his gaze to the bedding, and River frowns at me. Again, I am torn with my feelings over what Theo did. There is also a part of me that wants to tell him that he is not ready for us, so that it would be safer for mine and River’s hearts to leave it as it is and walk away.
I hate that I feel like this, but I have had feelings for River a lot longer than I have for Theo, yet I cannot bring myself to say those words out loud. It would destroy anything that River and I have, and leave a pit in my soul if I ended this now before we began to see where it could go.
“Why, Theo?” My hands grip the end of the bed waiting for him to tell me why the fuck he left in the early hours of the morning.
“Can’t we leave this talk for when he is feeling better?” River asks, still frowning at me.
“No.” I shake my head. “Why?”
“Colt.”
“Enough, boy.” I snap, my anger boiling over.
River’s mouth shuts, but I see anger lasering back at me. I choose to focus on Theo, who has tears rolling down his cheeks, and I fucking hate it. I hate that being here with us is making him feel this shitty.
Maybe I did read him all wrong.
“I got scared,” he starts, his voice small.
“What we did last night was nothing I ever expected. Coming to Silverpine, I never expected to find you both, yet I find myself being this person I never would have been without you. The way I was last night with you both is not me, it is not Theo Moran, the co-owner of one of the world’s biggest gaming software companies.
“I am the shy one, the one who would get lost in a game for hours, if not days, at a time. I code for a fucking living. I do not go around fucking men for the fun of it like most gay men. My life gets plastered all over the gaming world if I even so much as answer a question in a sarcastic tone. So I hide myself. No one outside of my family, my partners, and now everyone in Silverpine, knows I am gay.” He takes a breath, looking between us.
River has his mouth open in shock, and I frown at him.
“So I have a Daddy Dom and a Sugar Daddy?” River speaks up, making Theo smile the first genuine smile since we got here.
“Oh, River, never change, babe,” Theo tells him, his voice full of love and wonder.
“Why didn’t you tell us? We could have waited, Theo. Last night was a lot for a virgin, let alone a man who has hidden his sexuality.” My Daddy side is seeping through, and I try to push it back, but we need to talk this through and to understand a few things.
“I wanted last night to happen. It was when I woke up that everything came rushing back to me and I freaked out. I am sorry that I left without waking you both up. I know that I should have, but I couldn’t breathe.
I needed some air and then I was out the door and walking home.
Can you thank your gate guard? He gave me his coat when I left. ”
I nod; fuck, I was going to rip that prick a new asshole, but he took care of my boy the best he could.
“Theo, if we are going to do this, then we all need to talk, honey.” River cups his face gently, leaning in to kiss his lips softly.
Heat licks at my body seeing both of my boys together, even if Theo is in a hospital bed.
“I know. I did some thinking while walking home and when I woke up here. If you will both still have me, I want to try this between us all,” he says to River, then Theo brings his green eyes to me.
His accelerated breathing is showing his stress and worry that I will reject him, but hell, there is no way I can do that. They are both mine.
“Will you keep me, Daddy?”
Fuck me to the North Pole and back. Something in me clicks into place.
Needing to be close to them, I move around the bed. Theo’s eyes widen in surprise but soften when I cup his face.
“I will keep you forever if you will let me, baby boy.” His eyes close as he leans in, resting his forehead against mine.
I breathe him in, and he smells like pine and soap. His shoulders shake as he cries and tears fill my eyes also.
“Oh fuck, my makeup,” River cries with him. I lift my head and we both look at him, but he is not wearing any makeup. We smile at him, then I reach out, pulling him into our touching moment.
A moment we need.
“You both belong to me now. You are my boys, and I vow to always be there for you, support and love you. In return, I want you to promise that you will love and support each other, and me. This will take all three of us to work, and I fucking want that, my boys. To have your assess and cocks on tap ready for me is the fucking best feeling in the world.”
“Oh, Daddy.” River laughs.
“Always, Daddy,” Theo replies.
I kiss them both, sealing the deal between us.