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“My roommate isn’t, either. He’s…” Blake holds his breath as muffled sounds come from near his ear.
“He wasn’t flashing them on purpose… No, no one was cheating on anyone. Look.” Blake exhales heavily, and I take his hand again, squeezing it firmly in mine. “This isn’t how I wanted to tell you, but… No, I’m not sick. Mom, listen.”
Lifting his eyes to mine, Blake holds my gaze as he bares his soul. “My roommate, Jace… He’s more than just my roommate. He’s my boyfriend. And the girl who was here this morning… She’s our girlfriend. Or we’d like her to be…”
I know Blake’s world is in a tailspin right now, but I’ve never been so in awe of another person, and my best friend is a pro dirt biker with a couple of world titles under his belt. I mouth the wordsI love you, and the corner of his lip lifts in a relieved yet forlorn sort of way.
“I’m bisexual, Mom,” he says. “And I recently found a man—and a woman—I’d like to spend my life with… Yes, the same woman Teri saw leaving this morning… I didn’t do a very good job of explaining what she meant to me.”
I squeeze Blake’s hand and give a slight shake of my head. “Wedidn’t do a good job explaining what she means tous,” he amends, and I nod. Then his jaw falls open.
“Say that again.” He puts the phone on speaker.
“Relationships with two people can be tough, I can’t imagine the confusion with three.” A soft, gentle voice echoes from the speaker as Blake’s hazel eyes meet mine, wide with surprise.
“You uh, seem to be taking this pretty well,” he stutters.
“That’s because it’s not a surprise.”
“You knew?” His brow furrows in a mixture of confusion and shock.
“I had my suspicions when your superhero phase was more about the actors playing the heroes than the powers they had. And your dad said you once saw a girl so pretty you about snapped your neck trying to get another look at her. I admit I wasn’t expecting you to fall for two people at once, but as long as they make you happy then I’m happy for you. When do I get to meet them?”
His eyes look a little glassy as he blinks them in rapid succession. “As soon as Jace and I get our girl back.”
Chapter 26
Blake
Ihangupthephone and give my head a shake to clear it. “I guess high school me wasn’t as good at pretending that I didn’t notice guys as I thought I was.”
“Captain America was your favorite, wasn’t he? I can see a little boy scout underneath the rugged bike guy thing you’ve got going on.” For the first time since Becca left, he almost smiles. “And you’ve got his square jaw underneath that stubble.”
“You think I look like Chris Evans?” That almost makes me smile myself. Almost. “I can’t complain about that. I don’t think I’ve got a boy scout quality, though. Not after the way I handled things.”
I love Jace for wanting to share the blame, but when it comes down to itI’mthe one who was reluctant to come out, soI’mthe one that may have just cost us our shot at happiness with Becca. Maybe even with the two of us.
We may have made promises to each other about staying together regardless of what happened with her, but that was before we got glimpses of how epic things could be with the three of us. I can’t unsee how perfect that future looked, so even if losing her doesn’t tear Jace and I apart, there will always be a void where Becca should be.
Please let us be able to fix this.
“We both screwed up. Instead of getting hung up on that, let's figure out how to fix it.” Jace chews on his lip for a moment before nudging me with an elbow. “Think your mom would have any ideas?”
That snaps me out of my funk. “MyMom? Why the hell do you think she’d have any ideas?”
“She made that comment about relationships being hard.” He lifts a shoulder like that explains everything.
“Would you ask your mom for advice about how you and your boyfriend could win back your girlfriend?”
He runs a hand through his hair. “Yeah, okay. Bad idea. Think maybe one of the guys would know what to do? I mean, Finn and Cade aremarried. They’ve gotta have some good advice.”
Though Jace isn’t acting jittery, the fact that he’s tossing out random,ridiculousideas tells me his outer calm is an act, probably for my benefit.Shit. If he’s worried then…
The doorbell has us looking at each other expectantly for a split second before we launch off the couch and scramble for the door, our arms and legs a tangle of limbs as we claw over one another to get there with single-minded focus.Please let it be her.
I throw open the door to find Axel on the threshold, an uncharacteristic frown on his face. He looks over each of us head to toe before shoving his way inside “Get dressed. We’ve gotta talk.”
Jace and I exchange a nervous glance before trailing him into the living room.
