Uniting the Souls (Souls of Chicago #6)(59)

“Hudson made the very best Sandy from Grease, that’s all I’ll say,” she said, laughing wildly as Matt and Isaac both started cackling.

“Man, I wish you had recorded that,” Matt said around his laughter.

“Wait, did they even have ways of recording back then?” Isaac teased.

“Oooohhh, burn,” Aysha said, pointing at me.

“Excuse me, but you’re my older sister. That joke was a burn to you too,” I reminded her smugly.

“Yeah, but that grenade was lobbed at you, so it’s still funny,” she said with a laugh.

I shook my head and held my hands up in surrender and Matt winked at me from across the table. I smiled back at him, happy that everyone seemed to be having fun, even if some of it was at my expense.

Aysha stood up and patted my head lovingly then she started to clear our dirty dishes. Matt immediately jumped up to help and the two of them carried a stack of dishes into the kitchen with Nicholas trailing behind, asking Matt if he wanted to see his room. Isaac leaned over and kissed me.

“I’m sorry I picked on you. I promise to make it up to you later,” he said and my cock began to plump from the look in his eyes.

“Yes, you will. Repeatedly,” I growled back. Isaac whimpered, his whole body shuddering and I stood, feeling pleased with myself.

We finished clearing the table and loaded the dishwasher then went back outside to enjoy the cool, evening air. The sun had set and I turned on some quiet music and the decorative patio lights which put off a soft glow. Aysha had stayed inside to give Nicholas a bath and get him ready for bed so it was just me and my guys.

We sat down next to each other on the long bench seat and I leaned back, putting an arm around each of them and pulling them in closer to my side. It was peaceful and I took a deep breath, enjoying the moment.

“It was good to hear Aysha laugh so much. I can tell she really likes you guys,” I told them. Matt tilted his head up and kissed the side of my neck which made goose bumps break out all up and down my body.

“I like her too, and Nicholas,” he said. I leaned down and brushed my lips over his before kissing him gently.

“You have a great family,” Isaac added and I turned to kiss him too.

We were quiet for several minutes as we listened to the music and watched lightning bugs lighting up the backyard, signaling to each other in the hopes of finding a mate. I was blessed to have found mine because that was exactly what I considered the men in my arms to be. They were my soulmates and I couldn’t imagine my life without them.

“I love you,” I whispered. They both tensed beside me and my chest felt tight so I took a deep breath then stood up and turned to face them.

“I’m sorry to just blurt it out like that. I wasn’t trying to shock you or scare you away, but I’ve felt this way for a long time and I just couldn’t hold it in anymore. I am absolutely one hundred percent in love with both of you.” I felt dizzy by the time I finished and I wobbled on my feet. Isaac grabbed my hands and eased me back down beside him.

“You love us?” he asked incredulously.

“Yes,” I answered, hoping one of them would say something else and put me out of my misery.

“I love you both too. It took a while for me to be sure of what it was because I’ve never been in love before, but it is and I do. I love you two with all my heart,” Isaac announced, a glorious smile lighting up his face. I cupped the back of his neck and pulled him in for a kiss, trying to convey with my lips everything I felt for him, but knowing it couldn’t come close.

We were both smiling when we parted, but our smiles dimmed when we turned to look at Matt who was staring up at the stars. He’d been quiet so far and I knew that he was probably the one that would struggle the most with the change in our relationship. I reached for his hand and was relieved when he let me take it. Isaac stood up and climbed in Matt’s lap, cupping Matt’s face in his hands and forcing him to look at him.

“It’s okay, Matt. We understand this is hard for you and that you may never feel the same way, but we love you and we’re not going anywhere, right, Hudson?” They both turned their heads and I scooted in closer and wrapped my arms around both of them.

“That’s right. I’ve never loved anyone the way I love you two and I’m not letting go of that no matter what, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t move at your own pace and do whatever you’re comfortable with,” I told Matt.

“Thank you,” he said then he swallowed hard. “I have been in love before so I know what it is and I know all the signs. Sean stole my heart as a young boy and he’s held it all these years. I will always love him.”

“It’s okay,” Isaac said again, but Matt cut him off by placing a finger to his lips.

“I will always love Sean, but the heart really does have the capacity to love many because I love you both more than I ever thought possible,” Matt said. I tilted my head for a second, not sure I’d heard him correctly, but then I saw the way he was looking at me and I knew it was true.

We moved in, all three of us sharing a kiss in a way that had become second nature to us. We laughed and whispered things to each other that were only for our ears, caught up in the moment and the euphoria of being in love. I may have been in a small backyard in the middle of Illinois, but right then, I was on top of the world.