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When the waiter interrupted to bring salads, the table quieted and Elijah couldn’t help but wonder whether he’d darkened the ned with his and he saw that she didn’t seem at all bothered by their topic of discussion No, now she just looked curious

“So, can I ask a personal question?” Samantha asked as they ate

Elijah paused, his salad fork resting against his plate “Of course”

“Have you ever done this before?”

Well, that was about as personal as any question could get Not that Elijah minded because he received that question quite frequently He interacted with many people who shared the same lifestyle that he did and because of how taboo some people felt it was, there were often inquisitions into how many polyamorous relationships he’d been a part of

“My official answer to that is one,” he said easily “If you’re asking how many threesomes I’ve interacted with, it has been several However, I assure you that I’ve always been safe”

“Only one of them was per term Beth had believed it was forever”

“You were in a threeso surprised

“My wife andI came up with recently?”

“I’ down

Elijah reached over and lifted her chin with his finger “I don’tquestions,” he told her “This is an i “So, yes, technically, I’ve only been in a long term polyamorous relationship once It unfortunately caot sick”

Saht there for anyone to see Elijah found that endearing