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CHAPTER1
Nathan
Fortunately,two-thirds of the people who have regular slumber parties at my penthouse are not early risers. And the one who does get up early like I do is currently in the shower. I should be able to slip out before I see anyone this morning. I’ll take care of my business, get it out of the way, and be back here with brunch groceries before Dani and Crew are even out of their pajamas.
I glance at the bed. Crew is spooning Danielle, his head buried in her neck, his hand splayed over her belly, their feet tangled under the duvet. Wrapped around our girl like that is his favorite place in the world, and it would take a not-so-minor earthquake to wake him up.
He’s started saying that he can’t sleep as well without her in his arms.
It’s possible that he’s saying it because he loves my sheets, and my rainfall shower, and my very expensive shower products.
But it’s even more possible that it’s the truth.
Because it’s true for me.
Right now, I want to strip off my clothes and climb back into bed on her other side, where I sleep, and cuddle her soft, warm, sweet-smelling body up against me. Yes, I’ll have to drape my arm over her next to Crew’s, but I’ve gotten used to having another man’s arm resting against mine in the night. Even another man’s foot on mine. It’s just how it goes when you’re sleeping with a woman who’s sleeping with two other men at the same time.
It's fine.
I’m saving on my heating bill, at least. Michael is like a furnace, and Crew is a cuddler, so when we’re all in the same bed, it’s plenty warm, even in Chicago in December.
Danielle made a soft grumbling noise, and her hand tightened on me when I slipped out of bed from her other side, but her eyes hadn’t opened, and when I kissed her forehead and said, “Sleep, sweet girl,” she’d sighed and smiled and burrowed deeper under the covers.
They’re not going to catch me before I leave. Which is perfect. We have a big weekend ahead, and I need to take care of my own personal stuff before all of that starts.
It’s December twenty-third, and after Crew’s game tonight, we have three family Christmases ahead of us.
I take a deep breath. It’s going to be fine. Great even. It’s a holiday. It’s bright and festive, and full of good cheer, and…
Who the fuck am I kidding?
I’m dreading this. All of it.
I’m not just going home to meet my girlfriend’s family for the first time. I’m also meeting her two other boyfriends’ families for the first time.
I shove a hand through my hair. How the hell is this my life?
For a guy who’s always been pretty happy not forming ties and getting emotionally attached to the people I date, I’ve broken every rule and turned my back on everything I thought was common sense in relationships.
Because of Danielle Larkin.
I don't just have a serious girlfriend. I haven’t just fallen head over heels in love for the first time. I haven't just gone from being completely alone and emotionally unavailable to thinking about moving her in with me, wedding rings, and the future in the course of two and a half months. I also have a relationship with two men who are also in love with her.
And it's working.
That might be the most startling thing about all of it. Having Crew and Michael as a part of all of this is fucking working. We’re a family.
And for a guy who spent most of his life alone, I’m still trying to get used to it.
But damn, I like it.
Most days.
It's also coming with unique pressures and some complications.
Like Christmas.
For the past few years, it’s been only my grandfather and me. Now I'm not just going to meet Dani's parents for the first time. We’re also stopping by Crew’s mom and dad’s, where it will be his parents and his sister Luna, and God knows who else.
