Page 92 of Love Limits

Ash: what would i even say? i was supposed to decide after the mosh

Landon/Lena: Talk to Z anyway.

Ash: i hate you

Landon/Lena: You love me.

Landon/Lena: I know it’s hard.

Landon/Lena: He adores you.

Landon/Lena: And i’m here for you.

Ash: josh wants to meet up with me next week

Ash: to play

Ash: what should i say?

Landon/Lena: Maybe talk to zhong first.

Dammit. The alarm went off on their phone, reminding them to put the laundry in the dryer. It was a great excuse to ignore Josh’s messages asking when they were available.

They left their phone in the apartment as they walked down all three flights of stairs, changed the laundry, and then climbed them all again.

When they got back, there were two hug GIFs from Landon and two more messages from Josh that they didn’t read. They wrote to Zhong first. Maybe they should get this over with.

Ash: i think i can come over today.

Zhong: Fantastic!

Ash: and maybe tomorrow night too?

Zhong: Isn’t that the mosh?

Ash: yeah. josh can’t make it.

Zhong: Oh no! I know you were looking forward to that.

Sympathy, but not the right kind.

Ash: yeah it sucks

Zhong: Do you want me to go with you?

Zhong: I know how sad you’ve been about not having a Handler.

Zhong: So if you think I could help with that, I could try it out.

Zhong: I mean, I like actual dogs, if that’s similar. ;)

Zhong: And I’m sure you’d be adorable.

Ash’s head was spinning. Was this just a fantasy they’d made up? Because if Zhong was interested, even after their age play session last week, they didn’t need all of the stress of figuring out if Josh was right for them at all.

They’d told themselves, months ago, that they weren’t going to settle for less than everything they wanted. But if Zhong could just keep being the best unwitting Daddy known to humankind and be willing to play with them once in a while, that would be enough.

They were almost certain.