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They were going to go round in circles again with this. Nathan sighed and ran a hand through his hair.
“Look, we all want her. And we know Darren won’t do anything about it because he hasn’t got the balls.”
“Trust me, he’s got balls. Just not where Marigold is involved.”
That was the problem. Darren was probably the most confident man Nathan knew after Jake. When it came to being team manager, he was the consummate leader. His mind worked in several different ways at once so he knew what was needed for the team and what they needed for a win. But the moment it came to Marigold, it was like his mind had turned to mush. Nathan had never seen anything like it.
He never realized until he was around Marigold that even a woman could bring a confident, strong-willed man to his knees. And she had done it to Darren.
“Well, he needs to find them.” Nathan put on his jacket and zipped it up. “Because he’s going to lose Marigold if he carries on like this. It’s been three fucking months, and I’m getting fed up with the tension.”
“Same here.” Jake sighed. “Seeing Marigold around and not being able to do anything is getting harder and harder. She wanted one night, so did we, and then the goalposts moved.”
“For us, at least. From the way Marigold is whenever we’re close by, she seems to be embarrassed.”
“She wasn’t embarrassed when we were fucking her.”
“Jake, you know mentality can change in a split second.” Nathan peered up at him. “Did you say something that might have freaked her out?”
“No, of course not. Did you?”
“No.”
Nathan and Jake hadn’t been in a relationship with someone else for a while now. Not since before they moved to Vancouver for Jake’s contract. Their third hadn’t wanted to move, and found that she had decided to pursue a relationship with someone else while with them. Being polyamorous was fine, as long as everyone consented, and they didn’t even know about it until they walked into the house and found her screwing two other guys on their bed. It was a relief that they ended things before they moved, otherwise it would have been messy.
Marigold was not like their last partner. She was bright, confident and fun. Really good company. And, damn, sex with her was incredible. Nathan knew he couldn’t get enough of her, and keeping his hands off her for the last three months was really, really tough. He hated that she was pulling away from them.
She would be a perfect fit for them. But would she accept two of them at once?
Correction, would she accept three of them? You can’t expect Darren to be content to step back.
This was a mess. A mess they had created. Now Nathan didn’t know what to do.
“You’re withdrawing again.” Jake cupped the back of Nathan’s neck. “We’ve been like this for too long. We need to stop.”
“We agreed to wait for Marigold to make the move if she wanted more, but it’s driving me insane.”
“We also agreed if Darren made a move first, we would step back and leave them be.”
“I don’t think I can do that anymore.”
Jake sighed. He kissed him.
“Let’s get home. We can talk to Darren there.”
That was not going to be a fun conversation. Nathan knew Darren was going to get upset. But after their talk earlier when Nathan suggested opening their relationship to Darren as well as, maybe they could work through this. As far as Nathan was concerned, he was happy to share with both men, just as long as Marigold was there.
How could one night of fun turn into a mixture of emotions and flip everything over?
They left the massage room, Nathan locking up behind them. He turned when he heard Darren’s voice.
“I thought you two would have gone by now.”
Darren was walking down the hall towards them, his backpack slung over his shoulder. Nathan gave him a sly grin.
“Well, Jake and I have a little bit of...overtime to deal with.”
Jake glared at him. Darren blinked.
