apology.
“I wasn’t mad. I just needed some focus.” Topaz took his hand. “I... I was hurting the people I love most.”
Stephan made a soft noise and squeezed Topaz’s hand. He wanted to refute Sunshine’s statement, to say it wasn’t so, but he wouldn’t lie, not to Topaz. And the truth was that he and Leo had been hurting and Quincy as well, he imagined.
“Yeah, well I was being an asshole about you guys.” Quincy made a funny little sound. “Feels a little silly now, seeing how we’re all... sticky. But I see now how much you all love each other and how it doesn’t, well how it doesn’t have to take away from what me and Topaz have. I’m sorry, Starchild. I think I was the one being selfish, wanting you all to myself.”
Topaz offered Quincy a soft kiss. “I need you. I need all of you.”
“I’ll try not to be too jealous,” Quincy murmured.”Oh, Bluebell...” Stephan swallowed and squeezed Topaz’s hand again. “He’s yours, anyone can see that. Besides... you don’t have to be left out at all, you know.”Leo rumbled, nodded against his shoulder. “You’re welcome here. Wanted.”
“I... thank you.” Quincy paused and took a breath, voice quiet when he continued. “I’m not sure... it just seems strange to me. Which considering how many different men I’ve slept with is probably hypocritical -- it’s just that it was only ever with one at a time. And then there’s that bad habit of mine of falling in love with the men I make love to...”
“Is that a problem, Gemini?” Topaz kissed Quincy again, hands sliding through his hair.
“I’m not sure you all want me like that.” It wasn’t exactly a question, but Quincy sounded unsure.
“Oh, Bluebell, our Sunshine’s heart is true, if he loves you, that means we could, too, doesn’t it, Leo?”
“Yes. Yes, Quincy.” Leo reached out, stroked Quincy’s hip, body rolling up toward Stephan.
“Oh... I’m not sure. I.” Despite his words, Quincy was pushing back against him, accepting the touch of Leo’s hand with a slight breathlessness.
“So lovely, Gemini.” Topaz scooted closer. “Love you.””I love you, Topaz,” murmured Quincy, kissing their Sunshine with enthusiasm.
Oh, it looked like maybe this was going to work out for all of them.
Stephan lay between his soul and a pair of soul mates, happy to greet the day.
Chapter Eighteen
Topaz bounced happily as the elevator... well... elevated. He had his swimming suit in a basket hooked over his elbow. His swimming suit, roses and strawberries from Daisy, a quartet of cobalt glasses and a dozen blueberry muffins from Ku and an ocean-colored wall hanging plus table linens from him in a fine basket. They’d go have banana splits later. It was better than cake any day.
He rang the bell, humming under his breath.Well, at least until he figured out the hallway had a great echo. Then he whistled.
His Gemini opened the door on a smile. “Starchild! You’re early. Cool.” Quincy took his hand and pulled him into the plain apartment.
As soon as the door closed, Quincy was kissing him. Topaz melted, lips parting immediately, free arm wrapping around his Gemini’s neck.
Quincy kissed him for a long time before pulling back, blue eyes so dark, so happy. “I missed you. I think we should make it a rule to never be apart for more than eight hours -- it’s too hard.”
“Okay.” He nodded happily, more than willing to live with that rule. “Oh! I brought goodies from Ku and Daisy and me!” He handed over the basket, stealing another kiss. “Except for the swim trunks. Those are mine.”
Quincy laughed -- oh how he loved that sound -- and opened the basket. “Oh, Starchild! This is wonderful. Thank you.”
“We thought you would like them. Happy Friday, my Gemini!” They settled on the couch, looking and admiring and feeling and kissing.
After everything had been taken out and examined closely, the strawberries fed to each other one by one, Gemini gave
“I wasn’t mad. I just needed some focus.” Topaz took his hand. “I... I was hurting the people I love most.”
Stephan made a soft noise and squeezed Topaz’s hand. He wanted to refute Sunshine’s statement, to say it wasn’t so, but he wouldn’t lie, not to Topaz. And the truth was that he and Leo had been hurting and Quincy as well, he imagined.
“Yeah, well I was being an asshole about you guys.” Quincy made a funny little sound. “Feels a little silly now, seeing how we’re all... sticky. But I see now how much you all love each other and how it doesn’t, well how it doesn’t have to take away from what me and Topaz have. I’m sorry, Starchild. I think I was the one being selfish, wanting you all to myself.”
Topaz offered Quincy a soft kiss. “I need you. I need all of you.”
“I’ll try not to be too jealous,” Quincy murmured.”Oh, Bluebell...” Stephan swallowed and squeezed Topaz’s hand again. “He’s yours, anyone can see that. Besides... you don’t have to be left out at all, you know.”Leo rumbled, nodded against his shoulder. “You’re welcome here. Wanted.”
“I... thank you.” Quincy paused and took a breath, voice quiet when he continued. “I’m not sure... it just seems strange to me. Which considering how many different men I’ve slept with is probably hypocritical -- it’s just that it was only ever with one at a time. And then there’s that bad habit of mine of falling in love with the men I make love to...”
“Is that a problem, Gemini?” Topaz kissed Quincy again, hands sliding through his hair.
“I’m not sure you all want me like that.” It wasn’t exactly a question, but Quincy sounded unsure.
“Oh, Bluebell, our Sunshine’s heart is true, if he loves you, that means we could, too, doesn’t it, Leo?”
“Yes. Yes, Quincy.” Leo reached out, stroked Quincy’s hip, body rolling up toward Stephan.
“Oh... I’m not sure. I.” Despite his words, Quincy was pushing back against him, accepting the touch of Leo’s hand with a slight breathlessness.
“So lovely, Gemini.” Topaz scooted closer. “Love you.””I love you, Topaz,” murmured Quincy, kissing their Sunshine with enthusiasm.
Oh, it looked like maybe this was going to work out for all of them.
Stephan lay between his soul and a pair of soul mates, happy to greet the day.
Chapter Eighteen
Topaz bounced happily as the elevator... well... elevated. He had his swimming suit in a basket hooked over his elbow. His swimming suit, roses and strawberries from Daisy, a quartet of cobalt glasses and a dozen blueberry muffins from Ku and an ocean-colored wall hanging plus table linens from him in a fine basket. They’d go have banana splits later. It was better than cake any day.
He rang the bell, humming under his breath.Well, at least until he figured out the hallway had a great echo. Then he whistled.
His Gemini opened the door on a smile. “Starchild! You’re early. Cool.” Quincy took his hand and pulled him into the plain apartment.
As soon as the door closed, Quincy was kissing him. Topaz melted, lips parting immediately, free arm wrapping around his Gemini’s neck.
Quincy kissed him for a long time before pulling back, blue eyes so dark, so happy. “I missed you. I think we should make it a rule to never be apart for more than eight hours -- it’s too hard.”
“Okay.” He nodded happily, more than willing to live with that rule. “Oh! I brought goodies from Ku and Daisy and me!” He handed over the basket, stealing another kiss. “Except for the swim trunks. Those are mine.”
Quincy laughed -- oh how he loved that sound -- and opened the basket. “Oh, Starchild! This is wonderful. Thank you.”
“We thought you would like them. Happy Friday, my Gemini!” They settled on the couch, looking and admiring and feeling and kissing.
After everything had been taken out and examined closely, the strawberries fed to each other one by one, Gemini gave
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