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“Yeah, maybe a stealth plan, but anything less than that, and Daryl will be all over us,” I said, meaning every word.
Mickey got up and went for another beer out of the fridge. “Anybody else want one? I’m thinking this is gonna be a long night.”
Both Colt and I ordered round two. Mickey opened all three and set them down in front of us. I knocked off my first bottle and started on bottle number two, hoping I’d feel a buzz soon. This whole conversation gave me a headache, especially now that we’d added Daryl to the mix.
“Okay, so what we have here is a trifecta,” Mickey began. “One, we don’t know if CindyLou will go for a plural relationship with all three of us. Two, we don’t know if our egos will get in the way of a plural relationship. And three…”
“We don’t know if Daryl will come after us with a loaded shotgun,” I said, knowing damn well the man had a gun case with at least four shotguns locked and loaded in his den. “So, what’s your plan, Colt? I’d love to hear it.”
“Well, I don’t really have a plan-plan. Just an idea of a plan, that’s if you two want to hear it.”
“We all have fresh beers. Now’s the time,” Mickey said, but I could tell he was fading fast. Colt better make this good, or he would be losing both of us, soon.
“I think we should tell her what we’re thinking about doing… meaning a relationship with all three of us at the same time.”
“I already floated the idea to her tonight. Told her about all the plural relationships around here,” Colt said, and I just about choked on my beer.
“Holy fuck! How did she react?” Mickey asked, and I could tell he was trying his best to stay calm.
“Didn’t get an actual reaction. She asked questions, then Tammy interrupted our conversation,” he said.
“But she didn’t seem to hate it, right?” I asked.
“If you mean did she slap me or run off in disgust? No, she didn’t.” He was smiling now, one of those sly grins he wore when his mind went all wicked and dirty.
“Wow. I never would’ve thought… Like, does this plan of yours have us all in bed at the same time, because I have no idea how that works,” I admitted, being totally honest. I liked my one-on-one time with a woman. I didn’t know if I could share a woman I cared about with another guy… let alone these two nervy cowboys. I’m just not as assertive as they were, especially Colt. Would I be lost in the crowd? “I know you and Mickey have tried a threesome a few times, but I was never involved. Don’t know if I can compete with you two.”
“It’s not a competition. We’re all equal,” Colt assured me, but I knew better. Sex with a woman was always a competition.
“This is your plan?” Mickey asked, shaking his head, grinning, and I knew he was trying to imagine it.
“Only if she wants to,” Colt said. “I think the couple times Mickey and I shared a woman, the woman was never all in. Meaning they were skeptical about the whole thing. If CindyLou isn’t one-hundred percent all in, then we’ll each date her separately and see how that goes for a while.”
“That’ll just lead to a lot of jealousy,” Mickey said. “I mean, yeah, we’re like brothers, but I don’t know, man. That sounds a little tricky to me.”
“And how would that work, exactly, considering we all work at the same place and have the same nights off… pretty much,” I reminded them.
“We’d find a way to make it work, is all,” Colt said, sounding confident.
I was still skeptical. “I don’t know. Either she goes for all three of us at the same time or she chooses one of us and the other two have to fuck off. At least Daryl might be happier with that arrangement.”
Colt hesitated for a minute or two, but I could tell he wasn’t about to give up on this idea. “Here’s the thing. If she picks you, that will work for both you and Mickey. Mainly because Mickey will still get to be around her because of Darci, and who knows. He might be able to wiggle his way into her heart. But I’m left holding my balls, and I’m not looking forward to that… again. Been through that shit way too many times.”
“That still doesn’t address the Daryl problem,” Mickey said, reminding us once again about the mountain we still had to climb, even if she agreed to any of this.
Colt said, “From how he reacted when CindyLou and I did it on his front porch, I don’t think his anger will be any less for one of us or all three. Still, I agree… this is her decision… even when it comes to her uncle Daryl. She knows better than any of us how he’ll react.”
“So, are we good with sharing CindyLou… if she wants us to… in the bedroom at the same time? Did we at least make that decision?” I asked, wanting to settle one of the aspects of this wild relationship. Although, at the moment, I didn’t see how she would go for it or how it would work.
“I’m in,” Colt said.
“Count me in, as well,” Mickey said.
Never in a million years would I have thought this was a viable way to have a relationship with a woman. Yet here we were not only seriously discussing it but thinking it might actually happen. It was just Daryl who we had to consider. I had no idea how my own parents would react to this unlikely situation. Then there were Colt’s parents. They were even more traditional than mine. They could completely freak. Then what?
But I was probably getting way ahead of myself.
“Are you sure?” Colt asked Mickey. “This is a big commitment on your part. You’re committing to both a relationship with Darci and a relationship with CindyLou. Can you handle all of that pressure at once?”
