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“If he does anything suspicious, feel free to let me know,” I replied. “But in the meantime, hiring Ken means you don’t have to come in every single day.”
Somehow, her scowl deepened. “Still, though.”
Over the next two weeks, Ken proved to be an exemplary employee. He was better with the dogs and chores than even Suzie, which I suspected was the reason for her dislike of him. Even when nobody was around, and I was watching on the security camera app on my phone, he continued working hard without any breaks or lazy periods.
The two sports teams in town, meanwhile, weren’t nearly as competent. After starting the season strong, the Blues were now in last place in the Western Conference, behind the Edmonton Oilers and Anaheim Ducks. When I asked him about it, Logan shrugged it off. “We fucking suck. There’s no getting around it. I’m on track for a career-high in assists, though, so I’m still kicking ass personally.”
“I’m sorry. It must be depressing to play so well for a team that’s horrible.”
“Depressing?” He barked a laugh. “I still get paid way too much fucking money to play agamefor a living. And sometimes I get to punch people. I’m not depressed: I’m fuckingecstatic.”
Meanwhile, the Colts problems were just as bad. Although Christian and Braden performed at an elite level on the offense, the defense continued to struggle. They had suffered several injuries to key players, and their backups couldn’t perform. The result was that the Colts scored thirty points every game… but lost because they gave upforty. Starting with the game I attended in person, the Colts were now on a four-game losing streak.
Making matters worse was the news later that night that the Jaguars had won their game. That meant the Colts were mathematically eliminated from the playoffs: even if they won all of their remaining games, it didn’t matter.
Christian put on a good face about it, but I could tell it was wearing him down. Braden, on the other hand, outright pouted. “I can’t believe we’re eliminated,” he said one night while we were in bed. “Over the last month, we’ve scored the second-most points in the league. Yet we’ve lost all four of those games.”
“We can’t control how the defense plays,” Christian said in the other room. “We can only focus on our half of the game. We can still try our best to win, even though we can’t make the playoffs.”
“Thanks, Captain Positive,” Braden retorted. “The next time an earthquake kills ten thousand people in Haiti, I’m buying you a ticket to Port-au-Prince. You’ll cheer them all up.”
I turned to look at him. He was grinning. “Yeah, that’s right. Who has two thumbs and helped Claire study world capitals all week?This guy. Ask me what the capital of Venezuela is!”
Christian walked into the bedroom. “Just try not to complain about our defense in the locker room. Negative energy is contagious.”
Braden gave him a mock salute. “Yes sir, Captain Positive.”
“I’mpositiveI’m going to outlast you tonight. We’re trying that new position, right?”
“TheDaisy Chain?Damn right. I’ve been thinking about it all day.” Braden held an arm across his chest to stretch. “Hope you’re limber.”
Christian pulled his T-shirt off, revealing the tan skin of his chest. “I’m always ready to go,” he said before diving in.
Despite their on-field issues, my three lovers performed wonderfully in the bedroom. I was with them individually, and in every possible threesome combination, although our schedules kept all four of us from sleeping together at the same time. I began looking forward to the day that our schedules would align and I would get to experience all three of my boyfriends simultaneously. In the meantime, I took solace in the fact that I was able to help them relax and forget about their athletic problems while we were together.
I’m letting three smoking-hot athletes rail me almost every night. I’m more giving than Mother Theresa.
They leaned on me in other ways, too. Sex aside, at least one of them spent the night at my place every night. And the football players hung out and helped with the chores when they were bored.
“I don’t understand,” Ken said to Christian one day while we were hosing down the kennel floor. “If you aren’t looking for a job, then why are you coming over to do my work?”
“Youidiot,” Suzie hissed at him. “They’re not going to take your job. They both play for the River City Colts!”
“Oh.” Ken glanced at Christian, then shrugged. “I don’t watch sports.”
“It’s nice to do manual labor sometimes,” Christian explained. “It keeps me from thinking about all the other things in my world. Does that make sense?”
“Totally,” Ken replied.
Christian picked up a bag of dog food and grinned. “You know, when the team is struggling like it is, it soundsreallynice to quit my job and do something simple instead.”
Braden stuck his head out from the grooming room. “Don’t you fuckingdare. I don’t want to catch passes from some other asshole!”
“That’s funny, because you calledmean asshole this morning. When I took the last cinnamon raisin bagel.”
“Yeah, but you’remyasshole,” Braden clarified before ducking back inside.
Ken glanced between the two of them. “So, like, you throw a ball to him? And he catches it?”
