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“She only kissed me to see if the connection was there before—”
“If you don’t shut the fuck up,” Gio snarls.
I whip around to make sure he’s not charging at Jace. I don’t want them to fight over me again. Although, Jace is right. We only kissed to see if we had a real connection. One as strong as the one I have with Gio.
“She’s fifteen.”
“You’re both only sixteen. What’s a year?”
“Shut up, Ny. Just shut up.” I pout and fold my arms over my chest. “You know how long it took me to call her mine. How hard I fought with it.”
He turns back to me and points a finger. “And you, why do I always have to do what you want? I wanted to wait until your sixteenth birthday to take you on a date and become your boyfriend. No, it had to be now or never, you drive me crazy, Ny.”
“But you love me. That’s why you do things for me. You can’t help it because you love me.”
I smile as I search his face. I can still fix this. He loves me. He’ll give me anything I want.
He pushes a hand through his hair and growls at me. Then in Italian he grumbles. “Questo... questo è ciò di cui mi occupo.”
I move to cup his jaw. “Yet, deal with me you will. I love you, Gio. You will always be everything to me.”
With that, I lift on my toes and kiss him. He wraps my waist in his arms and holds me tight, swaying me from side to side. He kisses me hard. It’s his way of showing his dominance. I’m okay with that because my submission is for him. However, Jace is what I need to survive who Gio will become.
I may only be fifteen, but I see and know a lot. I get this life of ours. Ava is grooming us all for something, something we’ll need each other for.
We may not need each other this way, but in my heart, I know this feels right. I didn’t meet that couple for no reason, my interest was piqued, and now I want it all.
I push one hand into Gio’s hair and hold my other hand out behind my back. A smile comes to my face when Jace’s warm palm slips into mine. He gets it too. He doesn’t want to hurt Gio, he wants to see us happy.
I break the kiss and look into Gio’s eyes. The anger and hurt are so clear, but I know with time I can fix that. “You will always be enough, Gio, but the three of us will make us feel complete.”
I peck his lips and back away, holding his gaze. Releasing Jace’s hand, I reach to grab hold of the back of his long blond hair and tug his head down as I turn slowly, looking away from Gio at the very last second.
Jace is tentative about the kiss at first. That same spark from our first kiss is there. It holds all things sweet and patient about Jace. Not the rough heat I get from Gio’s scorching kisses. However, this feels as right as when my lips touch Gio’s.
I pull away and look up at Gio. He shakes his head and rolls his eyes at me. Grasping the back of my head, he kisses my forehead and then does the same to Jace.
He presses his forehead to Jace’s and takes a deep breath, then blows it out. This is who we are, friends, family. We get each other. They are my life.
“I’m sorry I kicked your ass. I knew what she’s been hinting at. I’ve just been dealing with how I feel about it.”
Jace nods. “I get it. Riccardo has been calling us faggots since we were little. It made me uncomfortable at first too. I love you, but not like that. I want you both happy, with or without me.”
“Does that mean what I think?” I ask hopefully.
“I’m thinking about it, but we need to be able to trust each other. No hooking up behind my back.”
I squeal and leap into Gio’s arms, wrapping my legs around his waist. He places his forehead to mine and releases a long breath. Jace wraps his arms around my middle and kisses the back of my head. I kiss Gio, then tilt my head back to kiss Jace.
“Shit, fuck,” Gio suddenly curses. I follow his gaze, turning for the sliding doors in time to see Ava rushing away. I slide down Gio’s front and step back like he’s on fire.
“I’m…I’m sorry,” I stutter.
Gio runs a hand through his hair. “Don’t worry about it. I’ll talk to her. Let’s get out of here. We shouldn’t do this around here anyway.”
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Ava
