Stranded Hearts

M/M/M Short Story

A.D. Ellis

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Stranded Hearts

“Well, well, well, look what the cat dragged in,” Kai Christensen drawled. The smirk he’d perfected years ago graced his gorgeous face as Joey and I walked toward my grandmother’s quaint home on Hollyhock Hill in rural West Virginia.

Joey, always my strong support and protector, squeezed my hand as we were greeted by our old friend. “Hey, Kai, what’s up, man?” Joey’s voice had a slight quiver that only I would have noticed after so many years together. Neither of us had ever gotten over our boyhood crushes on Kai.

“Not much, Joe, just patching up leaks before the next round of rain.” Kai dried his hands on a towel. “Why so quiet, Mase?”

I smiled and rolled my eyes as I fought not to bat my lashes. Only Kai and Joey called me Mase. The rest of the world used my given name, Mason. “Just wasn’t expecting to see you here. Where’s my grandma?” I was one hundred percent madly in love with Joey and had been for well over a decade, so why did Kai always make my heart pitter-patter? My only consolation was I knew Kai had the same effect on Joey. Joey, my six-foot two, solidly built gentle giant who loved me beyond measure, had a bad habit of stuttering over his words around Kai.

Kai tugged his phone from the front pocket of his slim-fit jeans. Blue eyes scanned the screen before he shook his head. “Looks like the dam in town busted again. Your grandma went down the hill earlier today to get her hair and nails done, but now she can’t get out of town because all the streets are flooded.”

“That fucking dam has been springing a leak our whole lives,” Joey muttered and ran a hand over his short, black, curly hair. “You’d think after twenty-six years they could fix it.”

“We’ll just drive down and get her,” I stated. I was small, but I had the determination of a bull. I had come here to see my grandmother, the only woman I’d ever known as a parent, and I wanted to see her.

“No can do,” Kai said. “The rivers and creeks are all over flood stage, too. No one is getting off this hill or out of town any time soon.”

“So, we’re stuck here?” I squeezed Joey’s large hand and tried not to sound whiny. Being five-eight, smaller boned, and pale skinned always led people to think I was fragile or overly emotional. I hated that, and usually overcompensated by trying to swallow my feelings.

“Looks like it.” Kai shrugged a thin shoulder. “We’ll make it a party, catch up. Sound good?”

Leave it to Kai to never get too worked up about anything. Joey and I had known Kai since fifth grade. Kai was the cool, older, gay kid we admired as young still-in-the-closet gays. He’d never cared what others thought and had always been true to himself.

Kai gave us our first kisses when we admitted we were gay, and he was our biggest supporter when Joey and I secretly started dating. Later, when Joey and I came out, Kai was there. Kai was always there. He was the sexy, older, best friend, but he frequently made bad decisions, he’d be in the wrong place at the wrong time, and we’d all get in trouble. Kai had a bad reputation in town for smoking pot, driving too fast, and fighting. But he suffered through the town’s judgement instead of leaving—all for one reason.

My grandma. My savior and my rock, who turned out to be the same for Kai.

Grandma Bernie took in Kai when, at thirteen, his parents died in a house fire. Kai only survived because his parents had sent him to town while they cooked meth. The explosion and resulting fire killed them instantly, and Kai had nothing to come home to. He came to live with Grandma and me the very same day.

“That boy may be a bundle of sass and vinegar, but he doesn’t deserve to be homeless,” Grandma had stated as we stood at the edge of their property while Kai’s parents were pulled from the smoldering rubble. “I’ll call the police and tell them to bring him to us. Our home is his home now, Mason. You make sure everyone knows it.”

The thing about small towns was that no one even questioned it. Kai moved in when I was eleven and the rest was history.

I shook my head to clear the memories.

“I mean, if it makes you feel any better, I’m stuck here too,” Kai added.

“You’re living here again?” Joey asked. His deep brown eyes widened. “Thought you moved out a while back?”

I cuddled into Joey’s protective arm around my shoulders.

“Yeah, Bernie was having a hard time on her own, so I offered to move back in and help.”

My grandma was getting up in years, but I narrowed my eyes. “Really?”

Kai shoved a hand through his chin-length, bleach-blond hair streaked with pink and purple and bit his lip. “Fine, I got taken in for possession of pot again and lost my job. Couldn’t keep up with rent, so Bernie offered me my old room. It works out well for both of us. I do the maintenance and get a place to stay. She doesn’t have to pay a handyman, gets to cook for me, and has a friend here.”

“You always did have the biggest, most generous, genuinely fucked up heart,” Joey teased. “It’s actually probably really good to have you here.”

“What can I say?” Kai winked. “I’m just me.”

A huge clap of thunder shook the hill.

“Damn, better get inside. This next round of rain is supposed to last until tomorrow night. Flooding is gonna get worse before it gets better, that’s for sure,” Kai grumbled.

“We can’t be stuck here.” I couldn’t keep the quiver out of my voice as we followed Kais sexy ass into the house.

“We’ll just make the best of it,” Joey murmured against my inky black hair and nibbled at my ear.

“You guys have big plans or something?” Kai opened the fridge. “Water, beer, milk, or juice? Or I can make coffee? Tea?”

“Is that a sweet red?” Joey pointed at a bottle toward the rear of the fridge.

Kai grabbed the bottle while Joey produced wine glasses.

Joey poured the wine and Kai popped open a beer can.

“So, back to your plans.” Kai flicked colorful hair from his face.

“We took the week off to celebrate.” I frowned into my glass before taking a sip. “Stuck on the hill is not my idea of romantic or a celebration.”

“Awwww, suck it up, Buttercup,” Kai reached out to chuck my chin, “I promise I’ll make it good for you.”

I nearly swallowed my tongue, and Joey sputtered into his wine.

“What are you celebrating?” Kai sipped his beer.

“Ten years together.” Joey put his arm around me before kissing the side of my head.

I’d always loved how my shorter height allowed me to nestle right into his solid chest.

“Awwww,” Kai drawled. “Wait, if I’m twenty-eight and you guys are twenty-six, how does that add up? I thought you guys were together before you were sixteen.”

“We came out when we were thirteen. We were together like best friends from that point on, if not before, but we didn’t officially date until the summer we turned sixteen.” Joey lifted his wine glass to his lips.

“Seems like a lifetime ago, huh?” Kai smiled softly. “I feel like I’ve never known you two without the other. Joey and Mase, Mase and Joey, it’s just my normal.”

“Pretty much the only way we’ve ever known it, too,” I answered and tipped up my chin to meet Joey’s gentle kiss.

Kai’s blue eyes twinkled. “Well, except that I was the first for both of you.”

My cheeks burned, and I heard Joey’s sharp intake of breath.

“What? It’s true!” Kai exclaimed.

“First as in a first kiss,” I corrected Kai’s claim.

“God, you two were so sweet and nervous.” Kai sighed. “We were so young, but the innocence and eagerness of those kisses was absolute perfection. Kissing you two ranks high to this day.”

“Really?” I croaked and pushed my dark-rimmed glasses up my nose.

“Fuck, yeah, I mean I knew it would be you two always and forever. That much was evident from before you guys even realized you were gay and in love with each other.” Kai tipped his beer toward us. “But being the first to kiss you both? That was sheer fantasy material right there. Encouraging you to kiss each other? That was genius on my part and filled my spank-bank for at least a decade.”

“And just like that, you take a beautiful memory and jizz all over it,” I deadpanned.

“What?” Kai laughed. “I’m just stating facts.”

“Clarify those facts.” Joey fisted a hand on his hip.

Kai held up one finger. “Fact: you two are adorable on your own, but absolutely gorgeous together. You’re the embodiment of opposites, but you have the perfect combination of strength and fragility both physically and emotionally. Each compliments the other just right.”

I smiled up at Joey and allowed him to muscle me in front of him so he could hug my back to his chest. “Awww, stop,” Joey gushed.

“No, don’t.” I couldn’t stop my eyelashes from batting. “Please continue.”

Kai held up a second finger. “Fact: I’d give anything to have what you two have. I occasionally fuck and get fucked. Not because it’s all I want, but because it’s all I can find, all I figure I deserve. But you two, you’re the real deal and it’s an inspiration.”

My heart caught in my chest.

Joey pushed away from the counter and walked us closer to Kai. Then his big, thick arms reached out and pulled Kai into our little circle.

“Don’t you ever think you don’t deserve the best of everything, Kai Christensen,” I whispered as I wrapped my arms around his slim waist.

“Okay, Mase, okay,” Kai answered thickly.

“Any other facts you want to share?” Joey’s chest heaved against my back as he spoke.

Kai nodded, making his chin bump my head. “Fact: I wasn’t kidding. Knowing I played a part in your coming out, teaching you to kiss, and encouraging you to turn to each other, well…all of that makes me feel like I did at least one thing right in my life.” He bowed his head and breathed deeply, his nose buried in my hair. “And you two play huge roles in my nightly fantasies. Always have, always will. You were the best friends I’ve ever had. You were, and still are, very special.”

“And what better way to show that special someone you care than by jerking off to thoughts of them, right?” I quipped and we all burst into laughter.

Our group hug lasted just long enough for it to become almost awkward and completely hot. Joey’s broad chest behind me, my nose only inches from the smooth skin on Kai’s neck, and Kai’s hips pressed against mine so that my ass rocked into Joey’s thick cock.

Kai was the first to pull away. “Um, ah, I’ll let you guys get settled. Shower or whatever. I’m in my old room. Mase, your room is still set up just the way you left it last time you visited.” He pushed a stray strand from his face. “I’ll check the leaks and make sure the property is as ready as possible for the additional onslaught. Living on the hill has its advantages; we’re stranded but at least we aren’t flooding.” Kai shoved his hands in his pockets and turned his body, but left his feet planted. “So, um, yeah. I’ll shower when you two are finished.”

Our trio broke apart. Joey and headed toward my old bedroom. “I’ll jump in first.” I left the room to grab a towel. The linen closet in the hallway still smelled of Downy, UltraBrite toothpaste, and talcum powder. Grandma had never used any soap other than Ivory, and the steamy shower was an overwhelming reminder of that. The memories warmed my heart, made me smile, and reminded me how much I loved living on Hollyhock Hill.

I dried and slipped on boxers and a t-shirt while Joey showered. By the time he turned off the water, I was seated on the edge of the bed deep in thought.

“What’s up, Buttercup?” Joey teased and snapped his towel at me.

I dodged the cloth. “Just thinking about some things.”

“Yeah, what?” He pulled on a pair of basketball shorts, leaving his gorgeous broad chest for my viewing pleasure.

“I don’t know if I should tell you.” I bit my lip. Joey and I never kept anything from each other, but what was on my mind was pretty wild.

“What’s wrong?” Joey furrowed his brow.

“What would you think about asking Kai to be our third?” The words tumbled from my mouth before I gasped and snapped my lips together.

Joey gaped at me, blinking rapidly and opening his mouth like a fish out of water. When he finally spoke, his voice was gravely, “Like for good?”

“I really haven’t thought that far ahead.” I raised and lowered a shoulder. “I mean while we’re here. We’ve brought up a third when dirty-talking during sex. He’s not a stranger, we both find him attractive and we love him in our own ways despite him being the town bad boy.” I paused and dared a glance in Joey’s direction.

“Or because he’s the town bad boy,” Joey quipped with a wink. He was quiet for a while. I knew that look on his face though, it was his thinking expression. He was running through everything in his head.

Finally, he spoke, “From what he was saying out there, I’m pretty sure he finds us attractive. Do you think he’d be interested in a threesome?”

If my eyes had been any wider, they would have likely fallen from their sockets. I licked my lips, my cock instantly tenting my boxers, my heart pounding. “So, you’re into it? The three of us? We give it a chance, enjoy it, see how it plays out?” Joey and I had brought up a third guy from time-to-time, but it was usually more fantasy fodder than a real suggestion. But the thought had now taken root and I wanted it to happen.

“Definitely, I’m in.” Joey fairly bounced on the bed with what seemed to be the same excitement I was feeling. “But how do we approach Kai?”

“He’s in the shower.” I stood. “We’ll set the mood and then play it by ear, I guess.”

Following my lead, Joey rummaged in the kitchen for a lighter while I pulled out every candle Grandma had stored in her cabinets. Within moments, the living room glowed softly, shadows danced on the walls while rain pounded the roof and pelted the window.

“Not a bad way to be stranded, huh?” Joey pulled me into his arms and brushed his lips against mine.

My arms immediately reached up and around his broad shoulders as I opened my mouth to accept his tenderly probing tongue. The heat of Joey’s chest burned through my t-shirt and I rocked my hips in an attempt to relieve my throbbing cock. Joey’s dick, straining to be free of the mesh material, bumped just under my navel pressing against the soft flesh of my abdomen.

I groaned and broke the kiss. Panting and breathless, I lifted my eyes to meet Joey’s fiery gaze. “So how do we approach Kai?”

“Approach Kai about what?” A shirtless Kai asked from the edge of the living room where he leaned casually against the door frame while running a towel through his damp hair. “That was hot, by the way.” Kai adjusted himself.

Joey and I glanced at each other.

“Um, so Mase and I had an idea,” Joey hedged.

I bit my lip and held my breath.

Kai raised a brow.

“We want you to be our third,” I blurted and then slapped a hand over my mouth.

Kai’s eyes widened before he tipped his head back in laughter.

When Joey and I didn’t laugh, Kai stopped. Eyes wide, chest heaving, nostrils flaring, Kai moved toward us.

“If you’re joking, you’ve got to come clean right now,” Kai said as he rested a hand on each of our shoulders. “Because if you’re not joking, I may come in my damn pants right now.”

“Not joking,” I whispered.

“Seriously, we want this, and if you do too, well…”

“Holy hell.” Kai took a deep breath. “Holy shit.” His gaze traveled from me to Joey and back to me. “For real?”

Joey and I nodded.

“Oh. My. God.” Kai shook his head.

“If you don’t want it, or need time to think, we…”

“Time to think? Fuck, I’ve had over ten years to think about it,” Kai assured.

“And?”

“And what?” Kai asked.

“You’d want to be with both of us?” I prompted.

“Yes, hell yes. Fuck yes,” Kai growled. “God, yes.”

“I think he’s on board,” Joey whispered in my direction.

“Sounds like it,” I agreed. “So, how would this all work?”

“Probably should lay some ground rules,” Joey offered.

“Can we sit? I think my knees are about to give out.” Kai moved toward the couch.

Joey sat in the corner of the sofa, I sat on his lap, and draped my legs over Kai’s lap.

“First rule, Joey and I are always involved. No sex with Kai if the other isn’t available or okay with it.” I was completely set on this one.

“Absolutely,” Joey chimed in. “Being with you,” he nodded toward Kai, “is something we want, but it’s something we want together.”

“Completely okay and understandable,” Kai agreed. “Is this a one-time thing?”

“It feels like something that we take one step at a time,” I offered. “We can spend as much time together as possible. We may find that it doesn’t work as well as we’re imagining. No hard feelings if it doesn’t go as planned.”

Joey reached for Kai’s hand and ran his other up and down my arm while Kai caressed my leg.

“And if it goes as fucking amazingly as I’m imagining?” Kai asked gruffly.

“Then we continue until it no longer works for us,” I suggested.

“We’ve been friends for as long as I can remember,” Joey began, “if it’s not what we’re expecting or it’s great but one day runs its course, we accept it. But we stay friends. Always.”

The three of us nodded.

“I know STDs aren’t a concern for Joey and I,” I prompted.

“I may be a bad boy, but I’m not dumb. I’m always safe and haven’t had sex of any type since my last test,” Kai assured.

“So, just between the three of us, we’re safe then,” Joey stated. “But, Kai, if we do this more than once, you’ll have to keep that safety record in place and continue with the testing.”

Kai nodded. “So, are we making a plan for logistics on this orgy-ing?” Kai laughed.

“Orgy-ing?” I snorted. “I don’t think orgy is a verb.”

“And a threesome isn’t exactly an orgy,” Joey added.

“Okay, okay. A little orgy-ing, a mini orgy, whatever you want to call it,” Kai teased. “Are we planning tabs and slots and all of that?”

“I volunteer to be spit roasted,” I exclaimed and waved my hand in the air. “Seriously, though, while I do volunteer for that role, I say we start slow and go where the cocks lead us.”

“Perfect,” Kai whispered. “Bedroom?”

Our little trio clambered from the couch and rushed to Kai’s room because it had the biggest bed. We piled onto the mattress, Kai in the middle, Joey and I plastered to each of his sides.

“Kiss him,” Kai demanded.

I leaned over Kai’s chest, my fingers teasing his nipples, and captured Joey’s plump lips in mine. Kai’s sharp intake of breath filled the room.

Joey broke the kiss. “I want to see you two kiss.”

Kai cupped my face and pulled me close. His kiss was different from Joey’s. Not as familiar, more taboo, filled with promise of something else.

“Oh my God, that’s so fucking hot,” Joey growled.

Kai’s tongue teased my lips until I opened my mouth. Our tongues twisted, battled, danced. I broke the kiss. “Now you,” I panted.

Kai immediately allowed Joey to command the kiss. And command the kiss he did. Joey fisted the hair at the back of Kai’s head and pulled him in close. Their noses brushed in slow motion until Joey devoured Kai’s mouth in the hottest fucking kiss I’d ever seen.

The next moments were a blur of limbs and shucked clothing before I found myself with my feet at the head of the bed and my face level with Kai’s cock. The heat of his mouth engulfing my dick prompted a low groan before I sucked his throbbing shaft deep to the back of my throat. Gagging on Kai’s cock, I breathed through my nose and reached down to squeeze my balls to keep from coming as I saw Joey position his face at Kai’s ass and spread his cheeks before spearing his tongue into Kai’s hole. The resulting thrust into my mouth and groan around my cock almost got me off. I squeezed my sac harder in hopes of lasting a bit longer. When Kai’s spit-wet finger teased my pucker before sliding inside, I knew I was done. My focus was split between the salty heat of his cock pumping between my lips, the wet heat of Kai’s mouth, the stretch of my ass as Kai added another finger, and the sight of my boyfriend’s face buried in Kai’s ass. Mere moments later I shot my release deep into Kai’s waiting mouth as my tight ass spasmed around his finger. Within seconds, Kai was unloading thick spurts at the back of my throat.

“Fuck,” Joey roared as he watched Kai and I come undone.

Before we’d even caught our breath, Kai and I maneuvered around Joey until I could suck him off and Kai could eat his ass. “Finger his ass,” I demanded around a mouthful of cock. I knew the moment Kai’s digit breached Joey’s hole because my gentle giant groaned and nearly gagged me in one deep thrust. My nose twitched as I buried it in Joey’s dark thatch of hair and inhaled deep. “Add another finger, Kai,” I begged. “Stretch his ass, make him come.”

Joey whimpered as Kai tongued his hole again before sliding in another finger. Joey convulsed and exploded in my mouth with a loud “Fuuuuuck.”

We lay in a spent pile, chests heaving, until we were able to catch our breaths.

Kai rolled from the bed and returned with warm washcloths.

Once cleaned up, we fell asleep in a cuddly pile of naked bodies.

* * *

The next morning, I woke to Kai’s hard cock at my ass.

“God, Mase. I wanna fuck your pretty ass so bad,” Kai groaned.

Instantly awake, I moaned and reached to stroke my throbbing dick.

“Do it,” Joey’s gruff words sounded over Kai’s shoulder, “take his ass Kai. I’m going to pound your tight little hole until you can’t walk.”

I rolled to my stomach and gasped when Kai hauled my ass up so I was on my knees. His hot, wet tongue slicked my hole before the head of his cock pressed at my entrance. The glorious stretch of Kai breaching my passage prompted a whimper from me as my body adjusted to his invasion.

“Is it good, baby?” Joey crooned. “You like having Kai’s cock filling your ass?”

Garbled words spilled from my mouth as Kai pumped into me slowly.

“Fuck, Mase, you’re so damn hot and tight,” Kai ground out as he continued to fuck into my ass.

“Hold still, Kai,” Joey commanded.

When Kai stilled, I whimpered in frustration. “Tell me what he’s doing,” I begged.

Kai hunched over my back and shuddered, “Oh, fuck, he’s tonguing my hole. God, Mase, it’s so fucking good.”

Then sound of Joey’s cock slapping against Kai’s ass filled the air.

“I’m spreading his gorgeous ass and playing with his pretty pucker,” Joey drawled.

The moment Joey lined his cock up with Kai’s body and pressed in, I knew it because I felt it all the way to my core. The change in angle, the increased weight on top of me, and Kai’s wailing cry as his body opened for Joey’s thick shaft told me exactly what was happening. But I wanted to hear from my boys.

“Tell me, Kai,” I demanded.

“His cock is so big. Fuck, it burns,” Kai cried. “How does your perfect little ass take him?”

“Mase’s ass loves my cock,” Joey ground out. “You should see the way his hole stretches for me, clings to me, milks my dick dry. Isn’t that right, Mase?”

I whimpered my response.

“Tell me what it feels like to have Kai fucking your ass,” Joey urged.

“His cock is so hot. It’s throbbing in me,” I panted.

Joey reached around Kai to grip my hips before pumping hard into Kai’s ass. The movement rocketed Kai’s cock deep into my body. I shuddered and shouted as Kai pegged my prostate each time Joey thrust into him.

Kai wrapped one arm around my chest and gripped my cock with his right hand. “Fuck my hand, Mase. I want your come flooding my fist.”

We found our perfect rhythm and our bodies synced in a sensual dance until Joey lost himself and roared his release into Kai’s greedy ass.

Kai moaned when Joey pulled out.

“Pull him up,” Joey commanded as he moved to lay on his side in front of me.

Kai straightened his body and pulled me up with him, his arm wrapped around my chest as he continued to pump into my ass. When Joey knocked Kai’s hand from my cock, Kai gripped my chin and turned my head to accept his hungry kiss.

As Kai sucked my tongue into his mouth, Joey sucked my cock into his hot mouth and fondled my balls. Every time Kai thrust his dick deep into my ass, I was forced to fuck into Joey’s waiting mouth.

“Ahhh, God, I’m going to come,” Kai gasped.

“Do it, fill my ass with your come,” I begged.

Kai roared as his hot release spilled into my ass just as my own shot down Joey’s throat.

“Holy fuck,” I muttered, wincing as Kai pulled from my ass.

We collapsed into a sweaty, sticky, satiated heap.

“So, thoughts?” Kai ventured and I could hear the smirk in his voice.

“That was fucking amazing,” Joey murmured.

“Agreed,” I added.

Silence prevailed for a long moment.

“Are we down for a repeat or was this a one-time performance?” Kai asked.

“I’m one thousand percent down for a repeat. Many, many repeats,” I admitted. “Joey?”

“Definitely down,” Joey whispered. “Kai?”

“That would be a yes from me, dawg,” Kai teased.

“Did anyone else feel like that was more than just sex?” My cheeks heated with my question, but I had to ask. “I mean, it was sex, really great sex, but it felt like more to me.”

“Yes,” Kai exclaimed. “Like it was something I’d been missing.”

“My heart was involved a lot more than I expected it to be,” Joey offered. “I mean, my heart is always involved with Mase, but I imagined sex with the three of us to be fun and good, but not such a soul-deep experience. Does that even make sense?”

“Perfect sense.” Kai yawned. “I felt it, too.”

“Same,” I murmured, a smile filling my face.

“So, do we only get to have this when you guys come home to visit?” Kai’s voice sounded sad and my heart clenched.

“I can do landscaping anywhere,” Joey stated.

“My IT work is completely remote, so I can work anywhere,” I hedged.

“You guys would stay here?” Kai whispered.

“For you, for Grandma, for us, for whatever this could possibly turn out to be,” I answered honestly. “Maybe it will end up just being fun, maybe we’re fated mates meant to love each other forever, but I can’t give up on this without seeing how amazing it could be.”

“But you guys are Joey and Mase, Mase and Joey, where do I fit?”

“Seems like you fit pretty perfectly right between us, on top of us, under us, with us,” Joey murmured.

“I want you guys to know…I’ve loved you forever.” Kai’s voice shook. “Maybe not the soul-mate, young love, forever type love you guys have, but it’s my own type of love.”

“I think we’ve both loved you forever, too.” The words caught in my throat. “There’s no wrong type of love, we can love each other in our own way.”

“I think I’m ready to love you both in the shower,” Joey growled.

* * *

One Year Later

“The fucking dam is out again,” Kai hollered as he walked into the house.

“Language,” Grandma scolded.

Joey burst into the house. “Holy shit,” he exclaimed. “Cats and dogs out there. Did you hear the damn dam broke?”

“Language!” Grandma barked.

I shut my computer and stood before walking to the door and gathering my boys into my arms. “Hi, Beautifuls,” I whispered.

Kai kissed me before turning to kiss Joey and then Joey kissed me.

“Looks like we’ll probably be stuck up here on the hill again,” Kai murmured and waggled his brow.

“Yeah, with the damn out, I imagine the whole town will shut down for at least two days,” Joey said.

“If we get the rain they’re calling for, we may be stranded on the hill for a week.”

“Oh, for fucks sake,” Grandma muttered.

“Language!” the three of us cried.

“I’m going over to Margo’s.”

“Why?” I frowned.

“You three have been working your asses off since this time last year, you need a break. The rain and flood will give you that break.” Grandma shrugged. “But I’m not going to be here while you three orgy yourself into a stupor.”

“See! Orgy can be a verb.” Kai laughed as a horn sounded outside.

“Margo is here. I’ll be home once they say town is open,” Grandma stated. “Until then, the house is yours.” She gave us each a hug and kiss before grabbing her bag and umbrella.

Margo honked a goodbye as they drove away.

“So, we have the house to ourselves for at least two days if not more,” Joey pondered aloud as we settled on the couch. “Whatever shall we do?”

“I have a list!” I teased. “I’d like to be fucked silly by both of you.”

“Oh, funny, my list has the same thing on it.” Kai laughed and bit his lip.

“What a coincidence, that’s exactly what my list says,” Joey drawled.

Warm, safe, and loved in my lovers’ arms, I snuggled closer. “You know, we should really appreciate the rainy season and the weak ass dam.”

“Yeah?” Kai pressed as Joey caressed my leg.

“The rain stranded us here last year, but it did so much more than that,” I marveled.

“Hell, yeah, it did,” Kai agreed. “Without that rain and flood, we may never have found our way to what we have.”

“Nah, I think we would have,” Joey offered. “Maybe just not as soon.”

“We came to the hill for a visit, but we stayed because our hearts found their home.”

Kai’s breath caught as he leaned in to kiss me and then Joey. “Thank you for giving my heart a home.”

About the Author

A.D. Ellis is an Indiana girl, born and raised. She spends much of her time in central Indiana teaching alternative education in the inner city of Indianapolis, being a mom to two amazing school-aged children, and wondering how she and her husband of almost two decades have managed to not drive each other insane. A lot of her time is also devoted to phone call avoidance and her hatred of cooking.

She loves chocolate, wine, pizza, and naps along with reading and writing romance. These loves don’t leave much time for housework, much to the chagrin of her husband. Who would pick cleaning the house over a nap or a good book? She uses any extra time to increase her fluency in sarcasm.

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Plus several other titles:

Devoted (a Something About Him novella)

Saving Us

Stranded Hearts (a short story)

Eli & Gage (a Something About Him short story)

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A.D.’s first stories (all male/female except Sawyer which is male/male) are in the Torey Hope and Torey Hope: The Later Years series. Find the 8 book box set HERE or you can find each individual title on Amazon.

For Nicky

Because of Beckett

Christmas in Torey Hope

Loving Josie

Decker

Sawyer

Zach

Kendrick