22
Adley
I woke up elated and on cloud nine. Even though I was alone I could still feel them here. Still smell them in the sheets. I stretched out and rolled over to check my phone. Levi and Tate texted me good morning and I replied, even though it was hours ago.
They must have left right after I fell asleep. They were up at five am as always. It was way too early for me. I got up and went through my morning routine before I decided to call the lawyer. I knew I couldn’t wait until after breakfast to do it.
“Hello? Adley, how are you?”
He must have me on caller ID.
“I’m okay, Dan. I just wanted to give you a call back like we said. Um, I’ve decided to move forward with the construction. I found a way to cover the costs,” I said with a smile.
I still couldn’t even believe it. It didn’t even rub me the wrong way. I didn’t feel used or bought by them at all, and the fact that they wanted to take care of me so much…the way they insisted on it literally warmed my body up with surprise and…and love.
I knew it was too soon to be thinking that word but…
“That’s wonderful!” His booming voice drew me out of my thoughts.
“Yes, I’m very excited about it.”
“Good, I’m glad. And I’m so happy everything worked out the right way.”
“Yeah, me too. Thank you for all your help.”
“No problem. I’ll let you know if anything else comes up. Though I doubt it will at this point.” He chuckled softly.
“Yeah, I hope so.” I giggled.
“You sound happy. I’m glad to hear it. I’ll let you get back to your day.”
I could hear his smile. “Thanks. Talk later.”
I hung up with a ridiculous smile on my face.
I got dressed in jeans and a pink tee shirt, then I headed down to grab breakfast. I just ended up getting eggs and sausage, with some coffee. I smiled back at people and felt happy all the way up to my room, even as I lounged around watching more law television shows.
I knew Levi and Tate were working so I didn’t want to call them or anything. But I did miss them. The night before was amazing. The way we opened up to each other…hearing about Levi’s past made everything come into perspective. They both only had each other, and now we all had each other. We would never be alone again.
And good Lord, I would never have normal sex again. I thought feeling both their hands on me at once was intense, but it was nothing compared to feeling both of them inside of me at the same time. I was only a little sore; it was mostly just discomfort that I wasn’t used to. But I felt so claimed, so wanted. I felt perfect.
I knew I had to hold onto that happiness no matter what. I would always be honest with them. It would already be challenging having an unconventional relationship, so I knew it wouldn’t help if I left things to myself. I was ready to belong to them both.
When there was a knock on my door, I wondered who it could even be. They would have told me if they were coming by, I thought. I got up to answer the door and was delightfully surprised.
“You two keep surprising me,” I smiled.
Tate and Levi stood at my door. Levi had donned a black tee shirt that hugged every inch of his broad chest and wide shoulders. Tate wore a pale blue shirt that offset his eyes. But Tate had khakis on and Levi had darker jeans on. I wondered why they were dressed different.
“There’s more where that came from,” Levi smiled, and I let them in.
I leaned against the table and smiled at them both. “What brings you here?” I asked.
Tate kissed me hello before sitting down. Levi did the same and then they focused on their purpose.
“We have a surprise,” Levi said.
“It isn’t you?” I licked my lips, tasting them both. Levi always tasted like spearmint, and Tate always had a lighter mint taste. Together it was intense and lit up my mouth.
“Not yet, hun,” Levi answered.
Tate smiled and handed me a pair of keys.
“What’s this?” I looked at it confused.
He chuckled and brushed his fingers across my wrist.
“The keys to your house,” Levi answered.
“What? I thought it had about two weeks left!” I squealed. My eyes widened as I looked across them both.
“We told you that so we could surprise you. It’s finished,” Tate explained.
“Oh my…whoa. I don’t know why I never thought of how I would feel when it was finished. It’s really done? I can move in?” I asked.
“Well, there are a few things to finish. But it’s livable currently, the plumbing and electric are back on now.” Levi said.
“Awesome! I’m so excited.” I smiled from ear to ear.
“You should be. It’s your house.”
“And it’s all because of you guys.” I smiled and embraced them both.
Levi just laughed and shook his head.
“Don’t mention it, Adley. Look, you can come by later after we finish some stuff up.” Tate’s eyes were practically twinkling. He was so happy for me. It was an odd feeling.
“Okay. You have to leave?” I looked at them both sadly. They smiled and nodded, as if they were happy I would miss them and didn’t want them to go.
“You’ll see us soon, hun. Come by around three,” Levi said.
“Okay.”
They kissed me goodbye and I stared after them like they had just walked away with my heart. I sighed at the blissful feeling and distracted myself until it was time to leave. I didn’t fill out any more applications but I looked over the old ones. There was nothing more from the one that asked for a follow up. I was disappointed, but I wasn’t going to let it bring me down. I had a lot to be happy about, so I knew I had to focus on that.
But instead of following up on the job that had shown interest in me, I called the one place I really wanted to work, Amelia’s.
“Hello, thanks for calling Amelia’s. This is Amelia speaking.” An older female voice answered.
I got the boss on the phone, perfect. “Hi Amelia, I’m Adley. I sent a cover letter over recently. I was wondering if you need any help at the bakery. I know this is forward but I really need a job, and your cupcakes are the best in the area.”
She laughed, “Funny you should call Adley, we have someone leaving next month on maternity leave. She works the front and we’re interviewing next week. You’ll have to help me around the kitchen a bit as part of the interview process.”
“Amazing, I would love to come help.”
“Okay, how’s next Tuesday? 6am? We’ll do bread and pies.”
“Excellent, I’ll be there, thank you!
After I hung up, I danced around the room for a bit. Then I wondered why I was even still in this hotel. My house was ready!
I got up and started packing. I had damn near moved in so it actually took a little while to pack everything up the right way. I wanted it to be easy to unpack, but I knew it would take me days to even do it. I wanted to do things right in the house.
Decorate, and really put my personality into it. I had never done that before and I wanted to embrace this house the right way. I hoped they were serious about following me anywhere. It would be like a dream, living with them in my grandmother’s house. I realized they would have to move out and everything but…ugh, I was getting ahead of myself.
By the time I packed up and checked out it was time to go anyway. The hotel stay didn’t take as much out of my pocketbook as I’d thought, so I was happy about that. I headed over to the house with the new keys and a wide smile on my face.
When I pulled in it looked so different. The porch was painted a crisp white color and the front door was a pale pink. I loved pink, how did they even know that? I got out of the car and took everything in.
The bushes and flowers were freshly planted and I knew a lot of money went into the landscaping. The porch had two wicker chairs on it, and the stone steps were freshly power-washed too. The house had been painted over an ash gray color that was perfect with the pale pink door and the white porch. The columns were painted white as well. The framing was pretty much perfect for the house, and I loved it.
I used the key and walked inside and I almost cried. The Juliet balcony was still covered with tarp, and the floors hadn’t been cleaned but it was still perfect. I heard noises upstairs but I looked around first. The living room was so beautiful, even with the furniture still covered. The floors looked brand new and the fireplace was so regal and perfect. All the original fixtures were still there, too.
When I got to the kitchen I actually cried. There was a vase of flowers, a bouquet so big I couldn’t even see beyond it. They were peonies and baby’s breath and they were so beautiful, I barely even read the card.
For our perfect garden of happiness. Welcome to your new home.
I nearly wept because it meant so much to me. Levi and Tate cared so much about me, it was hard to even process and believe. I heard their footsteps before I turned and saw them both.
“What’s wrong?” Levi’s face fell.
“Nothing. I’m just happy. These are so beautiful.” I hugged Levi. His arms grabbed me tight and squeezed so hard I had to laugh. It felt good to be pressed against his hard body. He had a slight sheen of sweat and I could smell his masculine musk hinting under his cologne.
He released me and Tate hugged me with a smile. Their hugs felt different but it felt the same to be hugged by them. I reveled in the feeling of his arms around me. Tate smelled the same, so masculine and warm. He smelled like comfort, Levi was like danger and excitement. He let me go and I smelled the flowers and eyed them happily.
“No one has ever bought me flowers before,” I said softly.
Tate scoffed. “What?”
I giggled. “What? It isn’t a big deal, just…this is a first. I like it.” I smiled widely. “Thank you. You don’t have to buy me gifts or anything.” I shrugged.
They leaned on the counter across from me. I hadn’t even noticed the backsplash yet. I loved the chevron pattern, and it looked hand made. I loved all the bright colors. My grandmother would have loved it.
“Adley, we love getting you stuff. You deserve to be spoiled,” Tate said.
“Yeah, rotten,” Levi added.
I laughed and shook my head.
“You’re crazy. I guess I can’t stop you guys, can I?”
“Nope.” Tate crossed the space and kissed my cheek.
“Want something to drink? We got groceries.” He went in the fridge and it was in fact fully stocked.
“You didn’t have…never mind. Anything is fine.” I giggled, realizing I really wasn’t going to win at this point. Tate handed me a lemonade and I laughed at the memory.
We sat on the beautiful new porch and drank lemonade like we were old timers. But it was really fucking nice. They were so sweet to me. I never thought I would deserve to have two men be so good to me. But they were. They really cared about me and I was so lucky to have them both. The house and everything too, when it was fully finished.
For now, I wouldn’t have things any other way.