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Ryker bugs his eyes at me. “Oh, yeah, of course she is. I love her but she has this way of making you do things you don’t want to and then making you think it was your idea.”
“She never makes me,” Beck pipes up.
Ryker gives him a withering look. “That’s because someone already owns your balls, numb nuts.”
Beck goes rigid and then shrugs. “I have no problem with that. Tink can take them out and play with them whenever she wants.”
I waggle my brows. “Is that so?”
He bends and kisses my neck and Ryker throws up his hands. “Thanks for nothing.”
He storms toward the door and slams it behind him.
“You should go after him.”
Beck gives me a look and I know he’s torn. “It’ll be fine. Go see if you can talk to Audrey and get him out of it.”
“I really don’t see the harm in one class.”
“Me either but he seems stressed. Maybe take him for a beer and find out why.”
“God, I love you.”
“Of course you do. I own your balls.”
His laugh warms my heart as he kisses me and rushes after his friend. I’ve never seen Ryker so riled up and I have a feeling it has less to do with the drawing and more to do with something else.
Epilogue One: Beck
ONE YEAR LATER
“Beck, this is beautiful.”
Amelia gasps as we lead her onto the roof of our favorite restaurant. It’s the first place we came as a throuple after Xander recovered from his surgery. Tonight I’ve had fairy lights and white hyacinths strung on every surface with a table set for three in the middle.
“I wanted it to be perfect.”
Today is our first anniversary as a throuple, and I plan to make it a night neither Amelia nor Xander will forget. He winks at me and I feel my nerves ease. He has no idea of my plans but he knows me. I pull out Amelia’s chair and she smiles as she fingers the fragrant blooms on the table.
“It smells wonderful up here.”
“I wanted it to be everything you ever dreamed of.”
Her lips wobble as if she’s clueing into my plans and I drop to my knee in front of them both.
“Amelia, I don’t know when my love for you changed but I know that every day I love you more. You’re my best friend, my confidant, my person. When I wake up I feel lucky every single day because I have you beside me.” I angle my words at Xander next. “Xander, I never expected to feel this way about anyone but my Tink, but you smashed your way into my heart like a wrecking ball and made a home for yourself. You make me a better man, a better partner, and a better human being. I know I can be difficult but I love you both from the bottom of my heart and it would be the greatest honor of my life if you’d marry me. I know we can’t legally marry but I want a ceremony, a commitment so that everyone knows you’re mine and I’m yours.”
I show them the rings I carefully chose, a large trilogy ring that represents us all for Amelia, and a plain black platinum band with a single small diamond for Xander.
Xander tips his head back and laughs and it’s not the response I’m expecting but before I can get offended, he pulls out two similar ring boxes from his pocket.
“Great minds.” He looks at Amelia, then at me, and suddenly we’re all laughing.
I cup Amelia at the back of her neck. “Is that a yes?”
She nods, tears streaming down her face. “That’s a yes to both of you. Nothing would make me happier than being your wife and yours too, Xander.”
“I would love to be your husband, Beck.”
