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"The suit thinks he knows everything, huh?" Mateo smiled at him, thankfulness in his eyes It was incredible the way Tristan could read him Josiah, too, but Tristan and Josiah had been years in the , but Tristan understood the man on a level he’d never had with anyone else

"I do know everything" Tristan nodded at him and then took a sip of his wine Sometimes, when they sat around the table like this, he still wondered how they got here How he’d let them here when he’d never been able to let anyone inside before But thenhow could he not? He had this ache inside him, this throb that never went away He’d never been able to soothe it until he had theone, but they cale was there before them And if he let them, Tristan knew they would cure him, too

Josiah was all heart Mateo could be lethal, but he didn’t shy away fro hi, trying to be okay with needing thele to make the words coh, but so else" I want more of you both

Immediately, Josiah opened hisfirst, challenging him "No Me first Give me one of you and Josiah’s stories Let me be part of your , wasn’t it? Josiah and Mateo were sharing their past with Tristan, and now Tristan and Josiah could do the same with Mateo

So that’s exactly what they did They sat around the table, ate and talked--hs, laughs Tristan only ever shared with them Happiness he’d only ever shared with them It wasn’t perfect, but it was theirs, and Tristan would do whatever it took to make sure they were able to hold on to it

CHAPTER THREE

Mateo

"Are you happy?" Josiah questioned

Mateo’s hand paused froh Jay’s wet hair They were both in their boxers and nothing else as they lay on the bed they shared with Tristan They’d spent hours talking in the kitchen before cleaning up theupstairs Mateo and Jay had showered together while Tristan made a few phone calls in his office

Mateo looked down at the top of Josiah’s head, which rested on his chest

Was he happy? What kind of bullshit question was that? Mateo was happier than he’d ever been Happier than he ever thought he would be Probably happier than he deserved Maybe those things weren’t saying a lot considering he’d never really had shit except for the ti to Mateo

"Neveron Teo’s left pectoral

"You don’t wanna know abouthis head and pretending to be angry, but he didn’t want to take his eyes off Josiah He still couldn’t believe he was able to be here with the down at him as Jay said, "I alant to know about you I just remembered I already knew the answer to my question It’s funny how similar you and Tristan are in some ways Neither of you will show it the same way I will, but I know you’re both happier than you’ve ever been"

True They were, but that didn’t s usually did get fucked up Being happy didn’t ht with hiht to lie with theht Tristan had let Jay have hiled with their shit Not Jay, though

"Com’ere" Mateo nodded his head and Jay leaned toward hi Josiah’s ue past Josiah’s lips and pulling Jay on top of hi down to his dick andhis as he kissed hi a shot of pleasure pierce Mateo

His whole fuckin’ body blazed, it felt so good, but so He wanted Tristan in their bed with the Mateo access to his neck "Call for Tris" Josiah spoke like he didn’t have enough air, taking the words straight from Mateo’s head Mateo’d made love with Josiah tithout Tristan since this whole thing started, and he knew Tristan and Jay had been together without him as well, but never Tristan and Mateo alone yet, and most of the time, they all wanted it the three of them