Page 66 of Switchin' Lanes
“Yes. I wouldn’t have called and asked you if I hadn’t,” she sasses. What is it with the women in my life being so fucking sassy?
“And she’s okay with it,” I ask.
“Yes, Jared. She even plans to stay a few days, too.”
“When are you thinkin’ you wanna come?”
“End of May, beginning of June, maybe?”
“How long would you be here ’til?”
“End of July-ish.”
“You do know I don’t have my own place out here, right? That I’ve been livin’ at the clubhouse?”
“What about Tink’s house?”
“I’ll have to talk to her before I just agree to it. Can I call you back later?”
“Yeah, of course. Talk to you later.” She hangs up before I can say anything else. I walk back into the room.
“Who was that,” Tink asks. She’s still sitting with Wren but has Fallon in her arms again. Meanwhile Wren is holding Belle like a baby.
“My little sister. She wants to come stay with me before she moves to Baton Rouge for college,” I tell everyone. I open the camera app on my phone and take a picture of Tink and Wren.
“Doesn’t she know you live at the clubhouse,” Sketch asks.
“She can stay at my house,” Tink blurts out. Her cheeks turn pink. “I was going to talk to you and Hollywood about it later, but I was going to ask the two of you to move in with me.”
“Eeeek,” Wren squeals. “I love this. I love all of this.”
Tink giggles.
“If you’re sure that’s what you want, I’d be honored to move in with you.” I move to her side and kiss her forehead.
“H, what about you?” Tink locks eyes with him.
“You really want us to?” Knowing some of what he’s been through in the past, I can tell he’s fighting with his insecurities about this.
“Of course I do,” she says.
“Then, yes. I’d love to.” He gives her a small smile. I’ll have to pull him aside later and talk to him about it.
After another thirty minutes or so of talking with Wren and Sketch, we decide to leave and let them rest. Tink promises to visit them again as soon as they’re settled in at home. The three of us head to Tink’s house, soon to beourhouse.
“I’m going to hop in the shower. Then maybe we can order some food and watch a movie?” She suggests.
“Sounds like a plan to me,” I reply.
“I’m down,” Hollywood adds.
Tink smiles and heads to her room.
“Somethin’ botherin’ you about movin’ in with me and Tink?”
“I just want her to be sure about this. It’s a big step for all of us,” he tells me.
“I know I can speak for her when I say this, even if neither of us have voiced it yet. But, H, we love you. You complete both of us. What the three of us have is far from normal, but it feels one hundred percent right. I don’t know how I did life without either of you for so long. And you’re right, it’s a huge step. I’m confident in this choice because I’m confident y’all are my forever,” I explain to him.
“To me, it seems like this all comes so much easier for y’all. Maybe it’s because of my past, I’m not sure. I do know that I love both of you more than I could ever explain, and it scares the shit out of me.” He pauses for a beat. “I’ll take this leap. I trust y’all to catch me.”
I cup his face in my hand and kiss him. A sweet, gentle, slow kiss.
