Page 17 of Bender

“Tonight. Tomorrow afternoon, at the latest.” At least, Charm gets how time sensitive this is. I trust he’ll put a rush on things.

“Fine. You know the way out.” I’m being rude, but now that he’s done with their exams and the bloodwork, I just want to soothe their worries and get our day back on track.

Doc Charm shakes his head at my obvious frustration and shows himself out. Blu turns in my lap and lifts her brow at me in the cutest little show of attitude I’ve ever seen.

“Was that really necessary?” she sasses.

“The exams? Yes. Taking care of you is my job. Making sure you’re healthy and well is part of that.”

“You know that’s not what I meant. You were rude. To a friend.” She’s still being sassy, but I can hear her nervousness.

“I didn’t like his hands on you. Either of you. And you smiled at him. He made Grey laugh.” I’m helpless to deflect, even though the truth makes me look like an asshole.

“What’s bad about that? You said you like when I’m happy?” Grey’s confusion makes me feel worse. His attention bounces from me to Blu, searching for an explanation.

“I’m sorry, Peanut. I’m a jealous prick. I want to be the one touching you both. Making you smile. I know it’s selfish of me,” I say.

“I think it’s okay to be selfish with us, Superhero. You’re ours,” He says it so simply. Ever since I told them I belonged to them and not the other way around, the both of them have taken to saying it back to me. A lot.

I know it’s their way of claiming a bit of stability, and maybe, it means more to me than it does for them. Still, every time either one of them claims me, it makes my heart and my dick swell. Now’s no different.

Chapter

Fifteen

BLU

Konrad’s got an erection. Again. I’m still sitting on his lap, and I feel the way he grows and swells under my butt. This time, I’m not scared of it. Maybe, I’m not ready to do anything about it, but my body still responds. I shift a little to press myself down on him, and his fingers flex where he’s holding me in place.

“It’s not nice to tease, Jellybean,” Konrad whispers close to my ear. His warm breath ghosts over my skin, and I can’t stop the shiver racing through me. He groans softly and holds me even closer.

“What?” Grey is near enough to hear. Konrad and I have both worked to distract Grey from noticing the physical reaction Konrad has to us.

“Nothing—” Konrad starts.

“Konrad’s hard!” My words tumble out over his, and I slap my hand over my mouth.

“Grey, don’t be scared. I won’t hurt you.” Konrad holds his fingers out to Grey, wordlessly asking for his trust.

Slower than a turtle under the hot sun, Grey puts his hand in Konrad’s and allows our much bigger protector to pull him close.

“I’m going to be honest with you, Peanut, because you deserve every last bit of truth I can give you. Okay?” He waits for Grey to nod at him before he continues. “I’ve never been a man who is attracted to other men. And the women I’ve been with? Well, the truth is, I haven’t had much interest in women, either.”

He swallows, and the knobby part of his throat bobs a few times as he works on what to say next.

Under me, his hardness throbs and twitches. Instead of scaring me, it makes me feel good—desired and sheltered to be in his arms like this while he’s turned on.

“And?” Grey whispers.

“And so, I didn’t quite know what to make of the way I feel about you. About Blu. You two took me by surprise when I found you, and it felt like my world would end if I didn’t save you. But now?”

Konrad pulls Grey close enough to brush a kiss over his forehead then tilts his head to do the same to mine.

“Now, it’s more than that. My heart decided I need to do more than just keep you safe. I need to give my heart to you. And Blu.” He pauses and waits for us to digest the words before taking a big breath and continuing. “But that doesn’t mean my body’s reaction to you or Blu is anything for you to worry about. I’m responsible for my own cock and how it acts. Don’t be scared of it or what it means. I will never use my feelings for you to make you do anything or to do anything to you.”

Silence, but not an uncomfortable one, fills the space around us. I’ve had a couple days to get used to knowing how Konrad feels, but for Grey, this is brand new. Maybe, we weren’t doing him any favors by hiding Konrad’s attraction.

“You knew?” Grey asks me.

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