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She couldn’t even go there yet.

“I’ll fight that battle when I get to it. We have to let him make this choice.”

“And if he comes to you and tells you that he’s still sexually attracted to the man?”

“Then, I let him have the man, CJ. You know that. When I went to him and told him I was in love with you, he didn’t tell me no.”

Callen didn’t like this.

He didn’t deal with change well.

For the record, they’d said no to Chris being in a relationship with her, and that didn’t last long.

It had been the universe only making them stronger, so he knew his wife was right.

But still…

They had perfection.

The four of them were happy.

Now, with Gene…

“Can he hear me?” Callen asked.

She reassured him.

“No, he’s not in the room. We had sex, and now, he’s watching the news.”

Good.

“Do I have any say in this?”

She had to protect Ethan. Even if he came to her and said he wasn’t in love with her anymore, she’d protect his heart. She was loyal to a fault.

“No. Ethan’s not in a sexual relationship with you. He sleeps with me and Chris. Mostly me. This has to be my decision and sacrifice to make for the better of the whole. I just wish he trusted me to come to me and share.”

Callen hated this.

But the queen had laid down the rules.

The knights had to listen.

“Elizabeth,” he began.

She shut that down.

“Again, CJ, he gave me you. Because when I was in love with you, and slipping, he let me have our love. I have to give him the same chance. Look at the miracle it made. We have an amazing family, and that’s all because he took a chance on me.”

That softened his heart.

“He did, and I’m grateful. Will you be okay if he wants to sleep with Gene?”

She shrugged.

“I guess that depends.”

“On?”

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