37. Griffin
B y the time I’m done cleaning off in the shower, I’m still trying to wrap my head around the best sex and blow job I’ve ever had.
I truly thought, after accosting Aurora in the art studio, that nothing could ruin my day, but then came the bullshit on her door, which I’m still pissed as hell about.
However, I never expected Harden to fucking walk in here and drop to his knees for me after admitting he was jealous. Fuck.
I’ve not even wrapped my head around the fact that I’m not actually straight yet, mix that with the kiss, our jerking off, and that fucking blow job.
Well, it’s safe to say I’m well and truly bi.
Or am I? I’ve never looked at another guy before, hell, I never even looked at him before the night he kissed me, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t feel something.
Harden and I have always had a stronger connection than the one we have with Everest. I always just chalked it up to Ever being a petty, selfish dick when it comes to his sister, but I guess not.
My cock is already getting hard again, at just the thought of seeing him on his knees, of me getting on mine for him.
Mix that with Aurora, and fuck, I’m ready to make both of them mine, no questions asked.
It’s that thought that has me strolling downstairs in my hoodie and sweats, to make my claim known, and to get some fucking answers.
I find Harden sitting on the sofa, watching one of those old black and white movies he favors. He and Aurora would always sneak off to watch them together, but it’s been a while since I’ve seen him watch one.
When I approach and plop down beside him, his body tenses a little at my proximity, as if he didn’t just swallow my cock down like a dick sucking champion. I ordered us some food. He signs, keeping his focus on the movie, and I nod slowly, not sure how to approach things with him now.
We might have known one another for basically forever, but his trauma is still so fresh between us.
I don’t know how to handle that, to be what he needs, while also navigating this new thing between us.
All I know is that I want him, I want him the same way as Aurora, and like her, I’ll take him any way I can get him
“So… did I taste good?” I ask with a smirk, making his head snap toward me. “What? You think I’m gonna get a dick sucking like that and just pretend it didn’t happen?”
His eyes roll at my cocky tone, his attention going back to the movie, but his knuckles flex slightly, before he signs. I’m surprised it even made your top ten, given how many you’ve received over the years.
He didn’t speak the words, and yet still I heard him loud and clear.
“Jealousy is a good look on you, Haze.” Our thighs are pressed together, which means I feel his body flinch at the use of his last name, something I noticed he no longer seems to like coming from me.
Don’t push your luck, Blake, or you won’t like what happens.
Oh yeah, I was right, and I smirk as he tosses my own last name in my face, as we hear someone coming down the stairs.
“Nah, I’m pretty sure I would love what happens,” I muse, before leaning in close to his ear and dropping my voice to a whisper. “And your mouth takes the number one spot, baby.”
When I pull back I find Everest, his stare barely trailing over us or our proximity, due to the potent rage shaking his entire body. He’s got his asshole face on, and without him saying a word, I can just tell he’s done something.
“What the fuck have you done now?” I groan, wishing he could just stop being a self-centered bastard for two fucking seconds, and realize what a great idea us sharing her would be.
“I finished what you fucking started,” he snaps back, swiping his hands over his face, before dropping into the chair opposite us.
Whatever it is, it’s clearly weighing on him, which means now is the time to push him.
“Are you ready to talk about the elephant in the room? And no, I don’t mean my massive cock.” I aim for my tone to be light yet serious, but from the glare he cuts my way, I can tell he doesn’t appreciate either.
“You mean about how you fucked my girlfriend?” His question is practically a snarl, and I can’t help but laugh.
He really thinks she just belongs to him?
After everything we’ve been through.
I shake my head in disbelief. “Yeah I fucked her, Monroe, and you should have heard how she fucking screamed for me.”
I’ve barely got the words out before he is up and moving toward me. I jump to my feet, anticipating his attack, ready to fight it out with him if that’s what he needs. Yet before his expectant fist can land, Harden is in front of me, catching Everest’s hand between his and keeping him in place.
“Don’t make me do something I’ll regret,” Harden warns quietly, his voice like cold death, and it sends a thrill through me.
Not just because I got to hear him speak, but because he’s defending me, protecting me, and fuck that’s hot as shit.
Everest shakes his head with a laugh. “Really, Haze, it’s like that?” he asks, shaking his head, and I can tell he knows something before he opens his mouth again. “I’m surprised you’re not angry or hurt too, or are you two still pretending there isn’t something going on between you?”
I open my mouth to defend Harden like he just defended me, but he beats me to it, releasing Everest with a shove and straightening his shoulders. “The only thing hurting is your precious ego, because you can’t grow up and accept what the fuck is happening here.”
I swear my jaw literally drops open at that, at not just the sound of his voice, his words, but how fucking powerful he looks and sounds as he said them.
It’s the most sure and assertive I have ever heard him in my entire life, and I couldn’t be prouder.
Mix that with him finally admitting he has a fucking stake in all of this, well, it’s about fucking time.
“What’s happening here, is you two should stop being greedy, and just run off to fuck each other and leave me and Aurora alone,” Everest replies blandly, just as Aurora descends the stairs in an oversized t-shirt and some shorts, with her wet hair clipped back.
“I can see the testosterone is alive and well as always,” she draws out, looking both fresh-faced and bored, as she makes her way toward us.
“Looking good, sweetheart,” I reply, holding Everest’s stare, and enjoying the way it instantly narrows even more.
“Thanks, I just had a facial,” she tosses back, pushing through us all until she is standing between Everest and Harden.
“Now, are we going to talk about this like fucking grown ups?” She stares us all down, leaving Everest until last, and when he moves his stare from mine to hers, it softens a fraction.
“Sure, I’d love to hear more about how my best friend fucked you.” Everest’s tone is lighter than a moment ago, but the anger is still beyond evident.
“Careful.” One word, gritted between Harden’s teeth, and Aurora snaps her head in his direction in surprise.
“Alright, come on, everyone stop swinging their dicks around and just fucking sit down,” I cut in, dragging Harden back down to the sofa, and I don’t miss the way Aurora watches me manhandle him slightly.
Everest tries to drag Aurora to the chair with him, but she shakes her head, shoving him off and taking a seat on the other sofa.
All of us are quiet, waiting for the first person to say something, when Aurora sighs.
“I love this movie. Remember the first time we watched this, Harden, and I ate too much popcorn and you had to hold my hair while I threw up?” She smiles as she recalls the memory, and a ghost of one curls around Harden’s mouth, as he nods gently.
“Things were simpler then,” she adds, her eyes still transfixed on the screen, before she exhales deeply.
“You all know what I want, it’s the same thing I’ve always wanted, and I know it’s unconventional.
” She shakes her head as she says that last part, because to her it isn’t.
“I also know it might not be what you guys want.”
I expect her to move her focus to Everest when she says that last part, but to my surprise her stare comes to me and Harden.
We might have been done in the bathroom when she walked in earlier, but still she saw something.
She knows things have changed between us, and considering Harden’s stance since she came back has been to not pursue her or spend time with her, I’m guessing she thinks he no longer wants her.
A fact that couldn’t be further from the truth, because in all honesty, he’s been even more of a shell of himself since she left.
And it doesn’t matter that she came back, things haven’t been the same for them at all.
“It’s what we want, Aurora,” I rush to reassure her, before Everest can be an asshole about it, and even though she smiles, I can tell there is still some reservation behind it.
It’s why I push on. “Also, this is probably a good time to tell you that I’m bisexual.
Well actually, if we are being technical, I think I’m probably more accurately demisexual.
” Yeah, I may have done a few Google searches after Harden first kissed me, and all signs pointed that way.
I could stick with the bi label, but seeing as though I am only attracted to my best friend, I doubt I actually am bi.
Aurora nods, processing my words and swallowing thickly, before flicking her attention to Harden. “And you? What do you want, Harden?” She asks, calling him out directly, and I have to stop myself from reaching out and grabbing his hand to offer him some comfort.