Liability (Suncoast Society #33)(81)

“True.” He palmed her cheek. “Honestly? You’re okay with this?”

“Honestly. I still have…stuff in my head. My stuff, not your fault or his. Stuff I need to work through. It wouldn’t be fair to him for me to marry him right now. I think in the long run, it’ll be easier on me being the pet of two really hot, loving guys I know will never abandon me. I’ll never feel…trapped. Again, that’s me, not because of you or him. Moving in together is terrifying but I want to do it for him and you and this. Because I love both of you.”

He stared down into her sweet brown eyes. “We’ll never abandon you, sweetheart. I want to spend the rest of my life with you. And him.”

“And you’re a man of your word. So is he. Which is why I’m okay with this.”





Before they headed inside, Kim stopped him. “Can I ask him for us?”

“Ask him what?”

She poked his arm. “Propose. Ask him to marry you.”

“You sure?”

“Yeah. His parents will be leaving soon. We’ll have him alone.”

There was a lull between Mason’s parents leaving and other visitors arriving around seven thirty.

Before Kim could get the words out, Mason arched an eyebrow at her. “What’s up, pet?”

She looked to Cole for help, the words caught in her throat.

He wasn’t any help, apparently enjoying her discomfort. “You said you wanted to do it, sweetheart.”

“Do what?” Mason asked.

Cole pointed at her.

She gathered her courage. “Master,” she said, keeping her voice soft, “will you please marry Cole.”

He frowned. “Say what?” He looked at Cole, who once again pointed at her.

Mason turned back to her. “Marry Cole?”

“Please?”

“Okay, what did I miss? Did I pass out again?”

“Cole’s health insurance is better than mine. Gay marriage is legal now.”

“But Cole’s not gay.”

Cole snorted. “Yeah, I don’t think the State of Florida actually cares about that part, Mase.”

This was going off the rails. “Master, please. Will you please marry Cole?”

“You’re seriously proposing for him?”

“I asked him if I could.”

Mason looked at Cole. “Okay. Let me back up. Why is she proposing for you?”

“Because she asked to.”

Mason rubbed at his forehead. “Start over, please.”

“Cole asked me if I wanted to marry you, or if I wanted him to marry you. I told him I wanted him to marry you, but asked if I could actually ask you.”

Mason stared from her to Cole and back again. After a long moment, he said, “Technically, pet, as my slave, you need my permission to make a decision like that.”

Her insides turned gooey. No, since that first morning, she and Cole hadn’t had sex. They’d both been either too tired, upset, or both to be in the mood.

At the tone of Mason’s voice, and now with him giving her “the look,” she felt the start of a fast, unstoppable slide into subspace.

She couldn’t speak above a whisper, determined to make this happen for the men she loved. “Master, please. I love you, and I love him. I’m going to move in with you and Cole, too. We can’t all three get married.”

He held out a hand to her. She took it and let him pull her in for a kiss. Cupping her cheek with his other hand, he gently asked, “Is this what you really want? You don’t want to marry Cole, or marry me?”

“I want to be with both of you. I don’t need to marry either of you to be with you both and love you both. I’m not sure I’ll ever be ready to marry either of you. But I don’t need to do that to love you both and live with you. Hey, that’s a pretty big hurdle for me.”

He stroked her cheek with his thumb. “I know it is.” His eyes studied her. “Ask me one more time. Like I wasn’t an idiot and messed it up the first time around.”

She smiled and squeezed the hand holding hers. “Master, will you please marry Cole? I want to spend the rest of my life with both of you. I’m happy being your pet, and his pet. I know I’m loved. And I want you two to get married.”

He pulled her in for a kiss. “Yes, I’ll marry Cole. On one condition.”

“Yes, Master?”

“You have to wear a wedding band, too. Okay, two conditions. You pick out the wedding bands.”

Relief filled her. “Yes, Master. Thank you.”

“Oh, don’t be so quick to thank me.” He let go of her and turned for Cole to lean in and kiss him. “You just wait until our first night back home where I can hold our honeymoon proper.”

“I can’t wait.”

“Remind her she said that,” he told Cole, who grinned.

“I sure will.”





Mason pretty much had to order Cole and Kim to go home and get a decent night’s sleep that night. Fortunately, Ed was stopping by, and Mason was able to talk to him about the latest personal update.

“I can talk to Pat Donnelly about pushing through a marriage license for you guys,” Ed told him. “Unless you want to wait until you’re out of here?”