Page 125 of Love Unlimited

As long as it’s the right thing for all four of us, Dustin checked again.

It is! Go. Do it.

Dustin grabbed Ash and Lena’s shoulders, separating them on each side of his body, then grabbing Lena’s hands when she tried to get one last tickle in. He gave her a stern look. I think I have two very naughty subs on my hands right now.

They both looked up at Dustin, panting and hopeful.

Zhong could feel the anticipation burning in the air, as hot as the fire. He was pretty certain that this wouldn’t usually qualify as naughty for either of them. But that wasn’t the point. This was what all three of them wanted—maybe needed—and he wanted it for them.

Dustin turned to Ash. Are you giving me permission to punish you as I see fit?

Ash shivered. Yes, Daddy Dustin. There was something in the exchange that was almost sacred. Like a vow. As long as you have Daddy’s permission as well.

Zhong felt a rush of something powerful, like a current in a river, running through him. He’d never seen himself as a Dom until Ash suggested it, and he still wasn’t sure that was the best word for what he was. But giving Ash permission in this way was a heady feeling. Maybe not because he was controlling them, but because they’d yielded that control to him, and now he could give it as a gift. You have my permission, he echoed solemnly from across the fire.

Tell them the rest, Daddy, Ash appealed to him.

Zhong cocked his head to the side, not quite sure what they meant.

Ash giggled. Daddy’s in charge of sex. So if I want to do something with you, they looked impishly between Dustin and Lena, I have to ask first.

Lena’s eyes lit up, but it was Dustin who turned first to Zhong, searching his face. Is that what you want?

Zhong nodded proudly. That’s what we agreed. That’s how I get to take care of my sweetheart. It’s what we both want, and means that I’m part of this, too. We also figured out that I might like to watch or be nearby. As long as everyone else is comfortable with it.

Dustin’s eyes narrowed. You’d like to watch? Or you just wouldn’t mind it?

Zhong could feel the original heat of the moment dissipating. But underneath it was the stronger cord that had bound the two of them together for nearly fifteen years. Even with two squirming subs in his lap, Dustin would drop everything to make sure that Zhong was taken care of, too.

Zhong didn’t have any reservations, though, and he tried to convey that with every word. I would like to be present, at least some of the time. When people have sex there is… something beautiful in their eyes. That’s the part I like watching. There are so many emotions, like a poem of feelings.

Dustin’s face softened. Why didn’t we ever figure that out?

I was too preoccupied with figuring out who I was. Maybe I should have been thinking more about you. He shrugged. But I understand now.

I feel like I missed so many things with you, Dustin told him wistfully.

We missed them together. We needed Ash and Lena to show us the way.

He could see by Lena’s expression that she didn’t agree with that assessment, and maybe it had mostly been Ash. Maybe they’d all have to work to show her that she was just as important to their relationship as everyone else.

Dustin beckoned him over. You’re too far away.

Zhong laughed, though he’d been feeling the same thing. He wanted to be closer. Closer to all of them. Surrounded by arms and skin, soft touches and heavy weights, each of their unique smells.

He started to circle around the campfire, like Ash and Lena already had. But there was only so much room on the narrow log, and Dustin already had his arms full. Getting closer to Dustin would mean ousting one of the others.

It seemed like this poly thing was going to involve a lot of logistics.

Just a sec, Zhong told them.

What are you doing? Ash signed after him.

It would be quicker to do it than explain. He ducked into the tent, grabbed his and Dustin’s sleeping bags, and unzipped them. He laid them out carefully on the ground away from the campfire’s smoke.

Ash wiggled their fingers in applause, hopping onto the first one before he even had the second one spread out. Zhong gathered up their flip flops, which they’d kicked off without a second thought, and then found his own seat. Ash crawled over to snuggle up in his lap while the other two joined him at a more sedate pace.

Dustin slipped off his shoes and molded himself around Zhong’s back. Lena snuggled up against his side. A few rocks and sticks still poked him from beneath the blanket, but this was perfect. He felt surrounded by their love, and it was everything he wanted.