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I frowned. “I’m confused. There’s two of you, and one of me. What do you propose: that youbothdate me?”
I laughed, but Christian remained totally serious. “Actually, yes.”
“What? I was just joking.”
“We’re not,” Braden said.
I looked back and forth between the two of them. “I’m going to need you to explain what you mean.”
Heidi let out an impatient bark. Pickles was also wagging his tail excitedly. I had forgotten all about them. I opened the gates and let them into the field, where they went sprinting off to join the other dogs that were having a good time.
“We’ve done this before,” Christian said, crossing his arms and leaning against the fence. “Our ex-girlfriend in Indianapolis.”
“With Logan, too,” Braden chimed in. “The three of us dated her at the same time.”
“Logan was more long distance though, since he was living in St. Louis. He would drive three hours to meet whenever he was free. And in the off season he rented a place in Indianapolis.”
“Thethree of youdated the same girl?”
“It was great!” Braden said. “We didn’t plan it that way, but it just sort of happened. And we were happy.”
My mouth was hanging open, so I closed it shut. Were they being serious? Three men dating the same woman? It felt like I was having a prank pulled on me.
“You couldn’t have been that happy if you broke up,” I pointed out.
Christian grimaced. “That’s the thing. We only broke up because the Colts were moved to St. Louis. Our ex didn’t want to do the long distance thing, so we ended it.”
“But she was already doing the long distance thing with Logan,” I said.
“Exactly!” Braden answered. “She said it was already breaking her heart to do that withonepartner, and she knew she couldn’t do it with all three of us. Even if we would have the entire off season together.”
“We tried convincing her to move to St. Louis, but she didn’t want to uproot everything.” Christian spoke plainly, but his voice was tense with emotion. “We had only been dating a year, and apparently that wasn’t enough to make her switch cities.”
“It’s tough to up and quit your job,” I said numbly. Nothing they were saying was sinking in yet. “Believe me, I know.”
“She worked remote,” Braden replied, looking down at the ground like a kicked puppy. “Ever since COVID. She could have worked anywhere.”
“Doesn’t matter now,” Christian emphasized. “That’s our situation. You seem really cool, and we both like you. We’re not just trying to have a threesome in the back of a limo.”
“Although we were very much trying to do that!” Braden said.
“I hope this doesn’t scare you away, but I would understand if it does,” Christian said. “We wanted to be honest with you.”
“Okay. This is a lot to process.”
“Take some time to think about it. And if you’re not interested, that’s all right, too.” Christian glanced at his watch again. “We need to get to the airport. Take good care of Heidi, all right?”
“Of course!”
Christian hesitated, then leaned in for a hug. My body fit perfectly against his, especially as he folded his arms around me. He squeezed me tight against him, then let go and turned away before anything more could happen.
“Take better care of Pickles,” Braden said as he approached for a hug. “Give all of Heidi’s treats to him and I’ll pay you extra.”
I glared at him. “I don’t play favorites.” I lowered my voice and added, “Although Pickles is the bestest boy.”
“That’s all a guy ever wants to hear.” Braden reached for a hug, but then tilted his head and came in for a kiss. I could have turned away, but being so close to him, I couldn’t resist the taste of his lips again. What started as a peck on the lips quickly turned into a deeper kiss, our lips churning together as he put a hand on my lower back and pulled me in close. Close enough to feel the growing bulge in his suit pants.
“We agreed not to do that today,” Christian muttered.
