Page 54 of Dark Cravings

“What’s got you thinking so hard over there,” Thomas asked, startling me.

“Holy shit. You scared me! I didn’t realize you were awake yet.”

“I just woke up. So spill it. What’s going on?”

“I thought of something that we haven’t really talked about but I think we should wait until Kenley is awake.”

“I am awake,” she said sleepily. “You two are loud.”

“Oops, sorry sweetheart. Shelby and I were about to talk about something that occurred to her.”

“Go for it.”

“Have you two considered the public perception of the three of us being in a relationship? I mean, it will be fine in the club but what about in our vanilla lives?”

“I hadn’t really put much thought into it,” Thomas said. “It will be an adjustment, for sure.”

“Aren’t you worried about what people will think?” Kenley asked.

“A little bit,” I admitted. “How are we going to handle it?”

“I honestly don’t give a shit what people think,” Thomas answered. “If you two are concerned, why don’t we talk to Raven and the guys? They’ve been together for years.”

“That’s a good idea,” I smiled. “I can’t believe I didn’t think of it. I’ll give her a call and set something up if you’re both good with it.”

“Sure, that works for me. Thomas?”

“Yup, maybe they’ll have some time today.”

A couple of hours later, the three of us were headed to their house to talk. I didn’t really give Raven specifics but I knew they would be fine talking to us about this. When we arrived, we walked to the front door and rang the bell. Seb answered with a smile and urged us in.

“Your timing is good. Amelia just went down for her nap.”

“Oh good,” I smiled. “This isn’t a conversation I would want to have around her.”

“Hmm, come on through to the living room. Chase and Raven are in there already.

We followed him in and greeted them.

“So, what’s up, guys?” Chase asked. “I’m assuming by the fact all three of you are here that you finally worked through all of your issues.”

“All but one,” Thomas said.

“How can we help?” Raven asked.

“We were wondering… uhh. I don’t know how to ask this,” Kenley blushed.

“Kenley, you know these guys. I’m sure we can ask them anything. We were just curious about how you handle the public perception of your relationship.”

“Well, obviously, in the kink world, there are no issues,” Seb answered. “In the vanilla world, we get a combination of curiosity, disgust, or just not giving a shit.”

“Most of the time we ignore the looks or comments from the ones with really big balls but occasionally, I lose my cool a little,” Raven said sheepishly.

“Yup. The sub of the group is the one who sasses them,” Chase laughed. “Basically, you just have to decide that you don’t give a shit what people think. It’s your happiness that matters.”

“I’m not just worried about strangers,” Kenley said. “Our families don’t know about our kink side and I don’t know how they’re going to handle this.”

“Sweetheart, your family loves you,” Thomas said softly. “I’m sure they will come around when they see how happy you are.”

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