Page 45 of Be With Us: An Urban Foursome Love Story

The girls approached and Cassian called for the waiter, ordering two more cups of coffee and a menu for lunch, and a short while later they ate together, laughing and smiling. Even Emilia managed to stay calm and relaxed, with only the occasional shakes, heart palpitations and moments of panic. Afterwards Amy suggested that they all had couples massages and after booking themselves in, Emilia and Cassian waited until their allotted time before heading in, disrobing again and relaxing under the strong yet tender hands of two professional masseurs.

As their bodies unwound and released the tension of the past few weeks, Emilia stretched out her hand to Cassian, who was laying on the bed next to hers and they held hands as she mouthed I love you, to him and smiled.

Refreshed, relaxed and renewed they collected their clothes again, dressed and headed out into the main foyer, ready to head home after an incredible and exciting day. Emilia felt more than ever, that this was the right thing to do.

In the foyer stood Amy and Mark, both looking more nervous than usual.

As though something was wrong.

Emilia’s heart felt heavy as she walked across towards them, hand in hand with Cassian and she felt a sudden pang of guilt that she hadn’t spoken to her husband about what Amy had said earlier in the sauna, but it was too late now. Amy’s face was nervous, and she was licking and biting her lip as they got closer. Even Cassian began to frown.

‘What's wrong?’ he said as they approached.

Amy looked at them both, and then back at Mark who nodded.

‘Erm, would you guys like to stay the night?’ said Amy.

Emilia’s heart lurched and she felt butterflies in her tummy again.

‘Oh. Yes,’ said Emilia, hesitating. ‘Cass? Would you like to stay?’

He looked across at Emilia, who was wide eyed and startled, and saw her flash a brief and happy smile.

‘Sure, why not?’

Emilia admired Cassian’s cool response.

‘Fantastic,’ said Amy. ‘We could see if we can get adjoining rooms and then have a night cap? What do you think, Mark?’

‘Sounds great,’ he said. ‘I'll go get the room keys. Then we can have dinner and head up. Cass do you want to come with me and grab a bottle from the bar for later?’

‘Sure,’ said Cassian, turning and frowning at Emilia. ‘See you in a bit?’

Both men left the two girls standing alone in the foyer.

Amy looked over at Emilia as their husbands disappeared toward the bar, and for the first time since they had met, Emilia thought the confident, unshakeable and exuberant redhead, looked a little vulnerable.

‘Is this okay?’ said Amy. ’Staying, I mean? You didn’t seem sure. I sort of thought you-‘

Emilia reached her hand out and took Amy’s, who looked a little startled at the gesture.

‘Yes, I want to stay. Is this what you want too?’ she glanced down at their hands.

Amy started to blush, she closed her eyes and tried to stay calm and measured, but she felt like she was going to burst into tears.

‘I think so, we talked about it,’ she said, her voice had gone quiet and soft. ‘Mark is okay with us, in fact, he’s quite enthusiastic, I think he rather fancies you, but I’m not sure if I’m-‘.

‘Ready?’

‘Yes,’ said Amy, smiling and relaxing a little. Emilia could see her eyes had glazed over with a sheen of tears.

‘I’m not sure we are either, but we don’t have to rush anything,’ she reached out and stroked Amy’s fingers. ‘I really like you. We really like you both.’

Amy smiled and scrunched her eyes then took a deep breath, exhaling hard and bristling with nervous excitement.

‘Where are those men?’

A few minutes later they were settling down to dinner in the main restaurant, during which Amy had spent most of the meal mercilessly teasing Emilia’s inner thigh’s with her toes.

---