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CHAPTER TWENTY
We got up before the ass-crack of dawn for her.
COLTON
“Two sugars, right?”
I hand Blair a steaming white mug. Then I hand Beau his. I know how he takes his coffee—black. But now, I want to know everything about her, too.
“Thanks.” Carefully, she takes it. “We only have a few more minutes,” she says. “Look. You can see it coming.”
Blair insisted we get up to watch the sunrise over the ocean. That meant a five a.m. alarm, but YOLO.
Because this is worth it, too.
Carefully, I settle in beside Beau on the double lounger he carried to the dock’s edge. When the alarm sounded minutes ago, we threw on swim trunks, and Blair put on a blue summer dress. We grabbed some fresh towels and made a little bed together to watch this.
We nestle together, balancing hot coffee mugs, but Blair’s too excited. She sits cross-legged by our feet, her gaze eagerly awaiting the giant orange orb like she’s never seen it before, so I glance at Beau.
Yeah, she’s fucking cute. We share the look. Yeah, she’s fucking ours. We half grin. And yeah, we got up before the ass-crack of dawn for her.
But we don’t bitch. We don’t say anything because we’re happy.
I know we—the three of us—won’t be perfect. Hell, it won’t be easy either.
The friendships? Those work. The love? It’s growing. The sex? I’m like a kid in a candy store. Even football, the sport? We’ll win.
But it’s the secrets that are gonna get us.
Yeah, the three of us are smart. We can be discreet and play some things off as just-being-friends, and Blair can find a nice woman to help us…
But who can help me?
How long can I keep my secret from Beau?
How mad will he be?
Worse?
How much will it hurt him?
We watch the sun rise and Blair takes pictures, videos, too. She’s horrible at selfies, but I’ve had too much practice with fans. So has Beau, so we do it. Holding her phone, it captures us, nuzzled together, the sky glowing peacefully behind us while I can’t fight this dark fear.
While they start breakfast and we wait for our session with Dr. Gary, I hide in my bathroom with my phone.
I can’t do this anymore
I have to tell him
Reese
No
We made it this long. He never needs to know
He’s my best friend. I can’t keep lying to him. He deserves to know
Reese
