Page 13 of Subtracting the Heart

Cade chuckled. “First, I want a lot of kissing, then I want my dick in a mouth while someone else’s is in mine. What do you think?” Cade took Jax’s and Ford’s hard cocks into his hands and began working them.

They obliged his requests, and after the three of them had swallowed each other… Jax had Ford’s gorgeous cock in his mouth, but his cock was in Cade’s… they got up and brushed their teeth, showing Cade the wonders of the new en suite as Ford had designed it.

“We’ll enjoy this room. Let’s go to bed. I’m exhausted.” They snuggled together, just as they had before, and Jax forgot all about the ice bath he’d been given earlier in the afternoon. His bones… and boner… were both warm.

He glanced at the clock and saw it was just after six. He got up to empty his bladder, then hopped in the shower to get ready to go to the stadium. He brushed his teeth as the water regulated, staring at himself in the mirror.

He needed to shave and get a haircut, deciding to do it the next day to be presentable for the Saturday telecast. In the past, he hadn’t cared how he looked on television, but now he had a new purpose.

Jax didn’t want to shower away the scent of his two lovers, but he didn’t want the other guys to give him grief if they got too close. He was surprised when Kincade came into the bathroom, looking adorable as he rubbed his eyes. Jax pulled him into the shower to slowly wake him with gentle kisses.

Cade giggled. “I hav’ta pee, Lucky.”

“Just go in the shower. It’ll wash down the drain.” His comment brought another delightful giggle from the little brunet.

Cade turned his back and peed toward the drain as Jax adjusted some of the shower heads so they didn’t smack him in the face. He and Ford were taller, so they shifted the heads up. It was a welcome change to have the shorter man with him rather than showering alone.

After Cade finished, Jax pulled him against his body and adjusted the rainfall showerhead above them so it would gently wet their hair. “How’d you sleep?” He kissed Cade’s neck and snaked his tongue over the streams of water caressing Cade’s soft flesh.

The brunet scooted back into his body, and Jax’s hard cock rested in the small of his back just above the trench of his ass. “I wish I was taller so I could take that slab of meat back into my ass cheeks like last night. That was a great way to sleep, Lucky.”

Jax chuckled. “Yes, well, I’m sure Branford wasn’t unhappy crossing swords with you all night. It felt good to feel him in bednext to us. I’ve missed him as well.” It was then he realized how much he’d almost lost, and it made his eyes well up.

Cade turned to look at him, wrapping his arms around Jax’s neck. “I’ll never understand the two of you,” he whispered as Jax let himself cry.

He’d never grieved the losses. He’d laid in that recliner in the dark and remembered laughing with Kincade and Ford over something stupid on television. The memories were precious, and he couldn’t get out of them enough to begin living again. He supposed he hadn’t wanted to until Kincade came back.

Cade kissed the side of his neck and pulled away, wiping the tears and water from his face. “Sit down and let me wash your hair. It’s getting long, but I guess you want that for the winter, huh?”

Jackson sat down and handed him the shampoo. When Cade massaged his scalp, he remembered the one time he’d done it for Ford, and it made him sad that the two of them let the intimacy they’d worked for slip away. He wanted to get back to the place where Ford proposed to him again. He wanted the three of them settled into their forever.

“Yeah, but it’s kinda shaggy right now. I could use a trim. I might stop on the way home from the stadium today. I guess we better hurry this along, as much as I’d like to take my time and have some fun. I need to go wake Ashton if he’s going with me. I gotta do extra drills, and Tony wants to work on some new plays after he studied the game film from last weekend.

“Say, do you wanna bring the boys from Clark Street Shelter to the game? I can get a box and we’ll make a day of it. We play DC and the game starts at noon. I’ll arrange for a bus to pick all of you up… don’t worry about it. I’ll set it up. I’ll call Stan and get him on board with me. He can work miracles, trust me.”

Jax thought for a minute and decided to come clean about something less important. There were things to reconcile so he needed to start confessing what he’d done to find Cade.

“Look, don’t be mad at Stan, but that’s how I found you. For the longest time, he didn’t say anything about knowing where you worked or where you were, but the day before yesterday, he sent me a text with the address, telling me he thought maybe they’d know where you were.

“I prayed you didn’t end up in some other club as a dancer. Ford and I worried about you so much Kincade. That’s why we couldn’t imagine a life without you in it. We both love you as much as we love each other, and without you, we were having a hard time seeing the future. We bought this house because he just kept saying you’d come back, and we’d need a home. Please forgive us.” Jax dried himself and wrapped the towel around his waist.

Cade touched his arm and looked at him with those big, amber eyes full of love. “I already have, Lucky, or I couldn’t have made love with the two of you last night. We all must commit to making things work, but I promise you, no more running off. I’ll make sure you know where I am when I’m not with the two of you.

“Now, I need to hurry. I’m expected at the shelter by seven to relieve Sammy. You sure you’re okay with Ashton today? I can take him with me. He’s met the other guys, and they all seemed to get along okay.”

Jax thought for a minute and landed on the perfect solution. “Tell you what. I’ll drop you off this morning so you won’t have to get a car. Then, I’ll bring him by at three after practice. I’ve got some things to deal with this afternoon but you call me when you’re ready to come home and I’ll pick you two up.

“Ford has a party tonight so he won’t be home until late, but maybe we can do something to surprise him. You game?” Jax accepted Cade’s hug as all the confirmation he needed.

The football player had many things to accomplish that day, and his new plan was to enlist the kid to help him when they could speak in private. He hoped it would all go smoothly. They all deserved a happy Christmas.

Chapter Six

Ford

Ford woke up alone. If he couldn’t smell the two men on his skin and in the sheets, he’d have sworn it was a dream he’d had too often. Thankfully, it wasn’t a dream any longer.

The clock read ten, and he was surprised he’d slept so soundly. Over the past few months, he’d had trouble getting to sleep when he got home from the club at four in the morning. It was the sleeping alone that had become a curse. Having Cade and Jax in his bed… their bed… the night before made all the difference.

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