“My parents,” I say. “What am I going to tell them?”
Zack and Ethan exchange a look.
“We’ve thought about that,” Ethan says. “And decided to leave it up to you. What do you want to do?”
I suck in a deep breath. My parents will be here any minute, leaving me very little time to decide.
I slowly respond. “I want them to know about both of you… eventually.” I read their faces. “But right away doesn’t seem like a good idea. How about for now we just keep the engagement quiet for now? We tell our families soon enough.”
I bite down on my bottom lip, not sure how they’ll take my suggestion. Being in a relationship with two men is certainly unconventional and I don’t like everyone knowing my business, but I’m also not okay with living a lie.
“Let’s do it,” Ethan says.
I gape at him. “Really? Are you sure?”
He nods. “Absolutely.”
Zack squeezes my hand. “I agree. I want everyone to know you belong to us, Mindy. To both me and Ethan. And taking our time letting them know is probably best. There’s a lot happening right now as it is.”
I sigh in relief. “Thank you.”
Ethan runs his hand along my jaw. “Thank you.”
I laugh and look down at my ring. “It’ll be a shame to hide this ring, though.”
Zack kisses the side of my mouth. “Don’t worry. You’ll be pulling it out again soon enough.”
“There’s one more thing.”
“Uh-huh?”
“How does this work, from a legality stand point?”
“Ah,” goes Ethan. “Well it has to be pretty traditional. Basically, you marry one of us on paper.”
I wrinkle my nose. “I don’t like that.”
“I know,” he agrees. “But that’s the way it has to be.”
I slowly look from Ethan to Zack, then back. “So...”
“Who is it going to be?” Zack asks.
I nod.
“What do you think?” Ethan asks.
I don’t even have to give it much thought. “I think it should be Zack. Just because, you know, it makes the most sense. People know we have a history together.”
Ethan nods, looking pleased. “You and Zack can reveal yourselves as a couple. I don’t mind being our little secret.”
“Fine with me,” says Zack.
“Me too,” I grin. “I think I like the idea of two husbands…a lot.”
I lean over to receive a kiss from Ethan, then one from Zack. Over and over I kiss them, not able to get enough.
“I could do this forever,” I gasp as Zack’s lips leave mine.
“We’re going to do just that,” Ethan promises. “Don’t worry.”
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Mindy buries her nose in the bouquet. “Mm,” she murmurs. “If only I had a bridesmaid to throw it to.”
I laugh and pull her close. “I’m sorry. If you’ve changed your mind we can always have a ceremony when we get home.”
“We could go right now,” Ethan says, stepping up to Mindy’s other side and wrapping his arm around her shoulder.
She laughs. “Hell no. Don’t you two think for a second that I’m regretting eloping in Hawaii. It’s so great here I might never leave.”
I nuzzle my face into her neck. “I think we could work around that.”
The ocean breeze hits me, lifting up the tails of my shirt. The sun beats down on my head, filling me up with warmth. It’s been one day to the year Ethan and I asked Mindy to marry us.
Since then we’ve told their families the truth about our relationship. Doing so was scary, exhilarating, and completely worth it.
Nothing feels so good as living your truth.
Except, of course, being married to the love of your life and getting to share her with your best friend.
“Oh,” I say, suddenly remembering. “Hold on.”
I dig in my pocket for the third ring. It stayed tucked there throughout the whole ceremony at the courthouse, during which a waitress we met at the hotel bar was our witness. I pull it out now and hand it over to Mindy. “Madam.”
“Thank you Sir,” she grins. She holds the heavy silver band that perfectly matches the one on my finger and turns to Ethan. He gazes down at her, softness filling his eyes.
“Ethan,” Mindy says, her voice choking a little bit.
There seems to be nothing else needed. He smiles and kisses her cheek. She slips the ring on his finger and it’s finally done.
We’re a family. My new family.
Ethan and I kiss Mindy’s cheeks at the same time, squeezing her in between us. She laughs in happiness, her hands falling down to take hold of ours.
“Well husbands,” she coos. “What first? What do married people usually do on their honeymoons?”
Ethan and I exchange a wicked grin. I reach behind Mindy and slap her ass. She gasps.
“I don’t know,” I whisper into her ear. “What would our wife like to do?”
Her breathing picks up. “Take me back to our hotel room.”
“With pleasure,” Ethan growls.
He scoops her up and nearly runs across the boardwalk, Mindy shrieking the whole way. The bouquet falls from her hands and I leave it there. Let some blessed girl come along and pick it up. Maybe she’ll receive a little bit of the luck the three of us have been bestowed with.
We hustle all the way to the top floor of the resort. The island we’re staying on, Lanai, is one of the least populated. We’ve rented the executive suite for the week. Our families understood when we told them we were going to spend Christmas away. I just hope when we come back already married they’ll understand that part as well.
Ethan kicks the door to the suite open and carries Mindy through. She kicks her legs and waves her hands in excitement, her simple white dress floating around her ankles.
“Hold on, hold on,” I say. “I have to get a chance to do this too. What kind of a husband would I be if I didn’t carry my own wife over the threshold?”
Ethan backs it up into the hallway and sets Mindy down. I pick her up and press her against my chest then give her a kiss before carrying her back into the suite.
I set her down in the middle of the living room and we get right to work slipping the dress straps off her shoulders. I kiss up and down her side, my hands massaging and worshiping every inch I can get. She’s soft in places I don’t remember her being soft in, curvier than she’s ever been, and I fucking love it.
We completely disrobe her. She kicks off her flats and steps away from the dress, revealing a white garter belt and lace panties. They match her snow colored bra, the only colorful thing on her being the tiny blue bow between the two lace cups.
Ethan unhooks the bra and lets it fall away. He takes her breasts in his hands and sucks at her nipples. Mindy moans and closes her eyes. I work on the spot between her legs, undoing her garter belt and panties so I can get at her wet channel.
My fingers slide along her opening. Sticky wetness clings to my hand. I push a finger in a little farther, breaking through her entrance and testing her walls.
Mindy sighs in pleasure, her pussy clenching and expanding around my finger.
I pull my hand out and massage her hips and butt. Her legs part a little bit and I slip my tongue between them. I lap eagerly, her taste filling my mouth and dragging me under.
When I come out for a breather Ethan picks her up and carries her across the living room and into the bedroom. The windows are open, letting in the sea breeze and affording us a view only obtained at the top floor.
Ethan gently lays Mindy on the bed. She looks up at us under heavily hooded lids, her face flushed and her lips slightly parted.
Ethan is already stripping, his clothes coming off at the speed of light. I hurry up and start unbuttoning my shirt. Desire thrums in me, filling my veins and making my dick stiff and straight.
Fully naked, I jump onto the bed next to Mindy. The mattress bounces. She grins
up at me then sticks her tongue out. A growl rips through my throat. I bend down and kiss her ferociously.
Her delicate moans clatter my teeth, telling me Ethan’s busy between her legs. I break off the kiss but continue to run my hands over her torso. Ethan’s face is deep between her legs. She bucks and gasps, getting close to an ecstatic breaking point.
Ethan draws his mouth away from her and adjusts himself so he can straddle her thighs. She watches him take his dick in his hand, a sharp inhale going between her teeth. Quickly, he thrusts into her, making her moan and buck against him.
Molten desire fills me. My fingers burn to touch Mindy. I get up on my knees and reach down for her clit. My fingers brush the soft velvety nub. I stroke it delicately, lining up each move with Ethan’s thrusts.
Mindy turns her face towards me and takes my cock in her mouth. With one big swallow I’m in all the way, my head pushing at the back of her throat.
I groan and release myself to the sensations. Mindy sucks and licks my length, her lips traveling all the way to my ball sack.
Her moans hum around my dick, adding an extra level to the pleasure. Ethan jams into her harder and she shakes, her eyes flitting closed as she rides her orgasm.
Seeing her in such a state drives me to the edge. My balls tighten and the pleasure compounds all at once. I burst into Mindy’s mouth, shooting liquid at the back of her throat. She swallows it all down, sucking me dry.
Ethan groans and pushes Mindy’s knees up towards her chest. With one last gasp he stills against her.
I slowly pull myself out of Mindy’s mouth and fall down onto the bed. She snuggles up against me, her head in the crook of my arm. I kiss her temple and close my eyes.
The bed creaks as Ethan lays down on the other side of her. A warm breeze comes in through the window, cooling the bit of sweat on my chest.
“This is perfect,” Mindy softly says.
I murmur my agreement.
“How long are we staying?”
“Well,” Ethan sighs in satisfaction. “The place is booked through Christmas. Our last night is the day before New Year’s Eve. I’m sure I can change that though.”
“That sounds perfect,” Mindy sleepily murmurs. I can tell from the tone of her voice she’s about two minutes away from slumber. The last twenty-four hours have been pretty intense, what with packing and getting to the island.
I open my eyes and gaze up at the ceiling. “I have an idea. How about we just move here?”
Ethan laughs.
“This island has everything we need,” I argue. “Ethan and I can work remotely. Mindy, I’m sure the clinic could always use another nurse.”
Mindy bumps her shoulder against my chest. “Stop being silly.”
“I’m kind of being serious.”
“Yeah, yeah,” Ethan drawls. “Whatever.”
Mindy yawns, the sound long and deep. “We can’t raise the kids here,” she murmurs.
“What?” Ethan asks.
“Kids,” she peeps.
“You said ‘the kids’. We’re years from having kids.”
“Uh-huh,” I agree, burying my nose in Mindy’s hair. We’ve talked about kids a few times and agreed we’d all like them in the future, but that’s about as far as the planning has gone.
Mindy yawns again. “Yeah, the kids. The kids we’re gonna have.”
I laugh. “Like Ethan said, kids are years away.”
“Seven months away,” she whispers.
My heart freezes. Suddenly I’m fully awake. I sit up straight and turn to face Mindy. She gets onto her forearms and rubs at her eyes.
Ethan slowly sits up, his wide eyes moving between me and our wife. “Hold on, hold on… Repeat that one more time.”
Mindy blinks and then grins. “Oops. Sorry. I was planning on telling you guys tonight at dinner but here it is. I’m pregnant. With twins.”
The room sways. I search for words and can’t find them.
“Holy shit,” Ethan breathes.
Mindy raises a shoulder. “I know, right?”
“When… What… How...”
She smirks. “You really don’t know how it happened, Ethan?”
I look at her belly. It looks no different from before. She’s just as firm and tight everywhere. It doesn’t occur to me she might actually be carrying one baby, let alone two inside of her.
I swallow hard. “How many weeks?”
“Eight.”
I gaze into her deep, beautiful eyes. “And you’re sure it’s twins?”
She nods happily. “Katie went with me to the doctor two days ago. It’s definitely twins.”
Ethan runs his palms over his face. “Oh my God,” he breathes.
Mindy bites her bottom lip. “How do you feel about this?”
“Are you kidding me?” he asks. His eyes grow shiny and red. I almost can’t believe it. Tough and cocky Ethan Wilkes, about to cry over the news of his wife’s pregnancy.
And then I realize my own eyes are wet.
“This is amazing,” I gasp, wrapping my arm around Mindy’s waist. “Absolutely amazing.”
She grins ear to ear. “You know, if they’re both boys we’re gonna be in trouble. They’re going to learn from the worst.”
I smirk at Ethan. “Don’t worry.”
“Yeah,” he agrees. “If they’re girls we’re still going to teach them to fist fight and trade stocks.”
Mindy chortles. “I guess I shouldn’t expect anything less from you two.”
I rub my nose along her cheek. “You should expect the best from us.”
Mindy sighs against me. Ethan wraps his arm around her other side and we hold her close, the three of us about to become the five of us.
A family. A home.
It all seems so crazy now. For years I wondered about Mindy, feeling for sure I’d lost something real by letting her slip out of my life. Often I tried to ignore the feeling. I told myself it didn’t make sense. She was gone and I just needed to accept it.
And then she came back.
She came back and I began to believe again. I believed in destiny and true love.
Especially the kind of love that doesn’t look the way you expect it to.
And now here we are, everything having come full circle. I see now Mindy really is meant to be in my life, just like Ethan is. Just like our two children will be.
Some things are so real, so right, you can’t stop them from happening. They swoop you up like a roller coaster, taking you on twists and turns you never saw coming.
The best you can do is hold on tight and enjoy the ride.
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