something to piss him off. “Can you come sit with me for a few?”
Walking into the living room , I sat next to him on the couch turning my body so I was facing him. “What’s up?” I asked nonchalantly.
“I need to tell you something. I’ve practiced it in my head a hundred times, but no matter how hard I try , it’s not going to sound good,” he stammered.
“Well, out with it then. I promise to listen to whatever it is and keep an open mind.”
“That’s just it; you’re going to need to keep an extremely open mind. See, when Blake and Piper got married, I was in an extremely bad place emotionally. So much so that I did something that I normally wouldn’t have, something that I’m sort of ashamed of. I was really confused after it happened and thought it may have been something more than what it was.”
“Stop right there ,” I told him. “You’re doing nothing but beating around the bush and leaving a giant hole. You’re not giving me anything to go off of here, so just spit it out. You’ll feel better, I promise.”
“I had a threesome, with a guy and a girl.”
It had to be extremely hard for him to confide in me, but I think deep down, I’d already known what it was going to be. The porn, the first night doing the ass play, all signs pointed in that direction. My question was how deep did this run? Was he bi?
“We all experiment with different things, Derek. It’s nothing to be ashamed of. I mean, you’ve been on the road for almost 10 years . I’m surprised it hasn’t happened sooner.”
“I’ve done it with more than one girl at a time, but never a guy.”
Taking in a deep breath, I asked the hard question. “Are you bi?”
“No!” He all but shouted it.
“Okay, end of discussion then. Unless you want to keep talking about it?”
“I’m good. I just needed to tell someone. It’s been eating at me since it happened. I’m not ready to tell the guys yet, so please don’t say anything.”
“Your secret ’s safe with me. Seriously, Derek, I’ve known about the other one for how many years now? And I’ve never breathed a word. Relax.”
A phone ringing in the distance brought me back to present. Derek quickly turned the ringer of his phone off and I knew right away that it was Tyler. That asshole was still harassing him constantly. I didn’t know how Derek could even question his sexuality, but it was undoubtedly from the brainwashing Tyler was trying to do. At least that’s what it seemed like. I couldn’t quite peg what Tyler was after, either. I wasn’t sure if it was money, or if he actually wanted Derek. Either way, Derek wasn’t interested and this asshole wasn’t taking the hint. The messages were becoming increasingly more frequent too.
I was trying to think of a way that I could make him back the fuck off. I hadn’t expected to become so territorial of Derek, but I was, and my claws were sharp. We all make mistakes, but they’re the learning experiences that make us who we are. I decided to ignore it in hopes he would want to talk about it later.
“Morning, gorgeous,” Derek said, kissing my forehead. He must have been up for a while since his teeth were brushed and his hair was still wet.
“Hey, handsome. What time is it?” My voice was still raspy from sleeping.
“It’s early. I have some stuff that I need to get done. You can go back to sleep for a bit if you want. I’ll come get you up later.”
After falling back asleep for a little while, I woke up refreshed. Taking my time, I showered and got dressed before making my way downstairs. I was surprised to see Jake sitting at the kitchen table talking to Derek.
“Morning, Joss,” he said, looking at me knowingly and making me blush. The fact that Jake knew that Derek and I were doing the horizontal tango made me feel slightly uncomfortable, but all I could think about was Derek’s hands all over me.
Wishing I could make a retreat upstairs, I froze in place. “Hey, Jake.”
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