Page 53 of Bon Appetit

“You love him being cheeky,” August says, elbowing him lightly in the ribs. “But, yes. We have a couple of presents for you, Oliver. Would you like them now?”

I’m still getting used to their insane generosity, so I shoo away the urge to tell them that they didn’t need to get me anything and that them being here is enough. “That’s so kind, Daddy,” I say softly, stepping closer to them. “I’d love them now. Thank you.”

Without wasting any time, he produces a box from his pocket. Inside is a charm for my bracelet that looks like a stack of books. The spine of one of them says ‘Graduation’ and another one has the year. I fight a lump in my throat as I hold out my wrist for him to add it to the collection.

Then Tallis reveals an identical box, and I wonder if he also got me a charm. But that’s Daddy August’s ritual for me, and Ishould have known my Master would have something of his own to offer.

It’s a key.

My eyebrows jump up as I look from it back to them both. “You’re giving me my own key to the house?” I guess. When they grin and nod, my insides feel like the Fourth of July.

“You’re going to need one if you’re going to move in,” August says with a wink.

I laugh and shake my head. “I knew it,” I crow.

“Did you now?” Tallis asks skeptically, but I have to roll my eyes.

“Well you kept vetoing every apartment I tried showing you. It did make me think you might have an alternative plan in mind.”

“So that’s a yes?” August asks hopefully. It’s so sweet how such a brilliantly successful man can also act like a cute kid with a crush. The way he makes me feel so special still blows my mind. Like he’s there waiting on tenterhooks to hear my response because I matter that much.

Both him and Tallis prove to me every day that I do.

“That’s a yes,” I assure him, squealing as he scoops me up in a hug so fierce my feet leave the ground.

I don’t care that I’m young. I don’t care that this has all happened fast. These two men are the best thing that’s ever happened to me and I’m not going to get in the way of my own happily ever after.

I’m all in. I want forever with them, like an all-you-can-eat buffet that never ends. Life is great.

And I’m here for every delicious bite of it I can get with my two Daddies.