smile that made him pause.
“She’s not still interested in him, Trey. Trust me.”
While Trey appreciated the strength of Grace’s assurances, he couldn’t dismiss the way she’d reacted after Dawn showed up and dragged the man away. She’d looked…devastated.
Trey ran a hand over his face. “I’m done, guys. With all of this. Love sucks.”
Grace laughed. “So you do love her.”
He looked at his friends and nodded miserably. “Of course I do.”
Jamie leaned back, grinning at him. “’Bout time you fell.”
“Figures I’d fall for a woman who doesn’t feel the same way. Starting to think this is karma’s way of kicking me in the ass.”
“I think you’re wrong about Ellie’s feelings.” Grace took Trey’s hand and squeezed it. “She had a bad experience with Joel and it’s made her leery to try again. I really think you just need to hang in there and give her time.”
Trey shrugged. He felt like he’d been slogging up this hill for a lifetime. Every time he nearly hit the peak, he’d get knocked back down to the base. He was starting to wonder if there even was a top to the mountain. “You realize this is your fault. Yours and Jamie’s.”
Jamie put down the beer he’d just picked up. “Our fault? How?”
“After that night we all spent together in bed, I realized I want what you two have. When you look at each other, it’s like the rest of the world disappears.”
“The three of you slept together?” Ellie’s voice took Trey by surprise.
He rose quickly, turning. Her face was a combination of misery and shock. “Ellie. What are you doing here?”
Grace piped up. “I texted her after the game and invited her to join us. I thought you two needed some time to patch things up. Trey, I didn’t see her walk in.” She turned toward Ellie “I didn’t mean for you to hear—”
Ellie raised her hand and Trey watched the anger she’d harbored all day resurface. “I came to apologize for my behavior, for being such a bitch, but I see you’ve found someone to comfort you. Two someones, apparently.” She turned to leave, but Trey stopped her, grasping her upper arm with his large hand.
“Ellie, wait,” Trey said.
“Please don’t leave until we’ve had a chance to explain,” Grace said, she and Jamie now standing as well.
Ellie didn’t move for a moment and Trey was certain he’d lost her for good.
“Please,” he whispered.
She walked toward the table and took her usual seat next to him. The move gave Trey hope.
“The three of you have had sex with each other?” Ellie asked.
Jamie took Grace’s hand and Trey knew his friends were as uncomfortable with this discussion as he was. They had never told another living soul about the one night they’d spent dabbling in a threesome.
“Well, I think we should make it perfectly clear that Trey and I had sex with Grace. Not each other.” Jamie’s voice was deadpan, the sound prompting a light laugh from Ellie. Just like that, his best friend had broken the ice.
“Thanks for clearing that up.” Ellie’s smile was tremulous, her face tense. The slight puffiness around her eyes told him she’d spent the afternoon crying, though she’d tried to hide that fact with makeup.
“It was a long time ago, Ellie, before Jamie and I started dating.” Grace looked at Trey nervously. She was worried he was angry with her for inviting Ellie and inadvertently opening this can of worms. Personally, Trey was glad this had happened. He’d wanted to tell Ellie about his one foray into a ménage for months, but he wasn’t sure how to start the conversation.
Trey gave Grace a reassuring smile and quick wink. “The two of them had been in love with each other forever, but they were too stubborn and set in their ways to admit it.”
“Hey,” Jamie interjected.
Grace waved her boyfriend off. “It’s the truth, Jamie, and you know it. Let the man explain.”
Trey chuckled and took Ellie’s hand. “One night after happy
“She’s not still interested in him, Trey. Trust me.”
While Trey appreciated the strength of Grace’s assurances, he couldn’t dismiss the way she’d reacted after Dawn showed up and dragged the man away. She’d looked…devastated.
Trey ran a hand over his face. “I’m done, guys. With all of this. Love sucks.”
Grace laughed. “So you do love her.”
He looked at his friends and nodded miserably. “Of course I do.”
Jamie leaned back, grinning at him. “’Bout time you fell.”
“Figures I’d fall for a woman who doesn’t feel the same way. Starting to think this is karma’s way of kicking me in the ass.”
“I think you’re wrong about Ellie’s feelings.” Grace took Trey’s hand and squeezed it. “She had a bad experience with Joel and it’s made her leery to try again. I really think you just need to hang in there and give her time.”
Trey shrugged. He felt like he’d been slogging up this hill for a lifetime. Every time he nearly hit the peak, he’d get knocked back down to the base. He was starting to wonder if there even was a top to the mountain. “You realize this is your fault. Yours and Jamie’s.”
Jamie put down the beer he’d just picked up. “Our fault? How?”
“After that night we all spent together in bed, I realized I want what you two have. When you look at each other, it’s like the rest of the world disappears.”
“The three of you slept together?” Ellie’s voice took Trey by surprise.
He rose quickly, turning. Her face was a combination of misery and shock. “Ellie. What are you doing here?”
Grace piped up. “I texted her after the game and invited her to join us. I thought you two needed some time to patch things up. Trey, I didn’t see her walk in.” She turned toward Ellie “I didn’t mean for you to hear—”
Ellie raised her hand and Trey watched the anger she’d harbored all day resurface. “I came to apologize for my behavior, for being such a bitch, but I see you’ve found someone to comfort you. Two someones, apparently.” She turned to leave, but Trey stopped her, grasping her upper arm with his large hand.
“Ellie, wait,” Trey said.
“Please don’t leave until we’ve had a chance to explain,” Grace said, she and Jamie now standing as well.
Ellie didn’t move for a moment and Trey was certain he’d lost her for good.
“Please,” he whispered.
She walked toward the table and took her usual seat next to him. The move gave Trey hope.
“The three of you have had sex with each other?” Ellie asked.
Jamie took Grace’s hand and Trey knew his friends were as uncomfortable with this discussion as he was. They had never told another living soul about the one night they’d spent dabbling in a threesome.
“Well, I think we should make it perfectly clear that Trey and I had sex with Grace. Not each other.” Jamie’s voice was deadpan, the sound prompting a light laugh from Ellie. Just like that, his best friend had broken the ice.
“Thanks for clearing that up.” Ellie’s smile was tremulous, her face tense. The slight puffiness around her eyes told him she’d spent the afternoon crying, though she’d tried to hide that fact with makeup.
“It was a long time ago, Ellie, before Jamie and I started dating.” Grace looked at Trey nervously. She was worried he was angry with her for inviting Ellie and inadvertently opening this can of worms. Personally, Trey was glad this had happened. He’d wanted to tell Ellie about his one foray into a ménage for months, but he wasn’t sure how to start the conversation.
Trey gave Grace a reassuring smile and quick wink. “The two of them had been in love with each other forever, but they were too stubborn and set in their ways to admit it.”
“Hey,” Jamie interjected.
Grace waved her boyfriend off. “It’s the truth, Jamie, and you know it. Let the man explain.”
Trey chuckled and took Ellie’s hand. “One night after happy
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