Page 209 of The Devil We Crave
Selene dramatically rolls her eyes. “Ahh yes, men.Notoriousfor wanting to fuck as few people as possible and crushing the hopes of womankind throughout history by fastidiously denying them their penises.”
Lochlan chuckles. “I don’t mean it like that. Yes, men,like women, can, and do, pick or date or however you want to phrase it, multiple people. But when guys CHOOSE that person who is unquestionablytheirs, it’s typically just one.”
Selene gives him an “are you stupid” look. “Are you saying that bisexual people can’t have monogamous relationships and are incapable ofchoosinga person simply because they’re attracted to more than one gender?”
Lochlan groans and looks at me. “Help, please.”
I snort. “Nope. You sailed yourself right into these waters, pal.”
“What’s to stop a completely straight person from picking two people?” Selene counters.
“Nothing!” Lochlan holds up his hands in surrender. “Okay, point taken. I stand corrected.”
“Glad I could educate you. I’m sure Galina will appreciate your newfound understanding of sexual orientation being different fromrelationshiporientation.”
Lochlan shoots her a glare. “Careful.”
She grins widely.
“So…wait…” Lochie looks at me, then back to her. “Is this your way of coming out to us?”
She frowns. “What, me? No. I’m completely straight.”
I cock a brow over the rim of my beer. “But youdohave two guys pursuing you? One straight, one bi.”
“Oh my God,” she groans. “Surelyyou both have more important shit to worry about right now.”
“Such as?” Lochlan frowns.
Selene sighs heavily. “Such asyoufucking things up with Galina,” she snaps, jabbing a finger at him.
“There’s nothing going on with me and?—”
“Yeah,okay,” she drawls as she flips her attention to me and points a sharp finger at my chest. “Andyoufucking things up with Yelena. For the record, I love you both and you’re my bloodand all that shit, but both of those chicks deserveso muchbetter than?—”
“Thank you as always for your insight, Selene,” I mutter. “And for the record, I didn’t fuck anything up.”
Selene looks around, frowning. She glances under the poker table, then under Lochlan’s chair.
“The fuck are you doing?” I grunt.
“Just…hmmm…” She sits back up and plants her hands on her hips. “I was just looking for Yelena, but, weird, I can’t find her anywhere. Go figure.”
Lochlan snickers.
She grins. “Please explain how youdidn’tfuck things up with her, if she’s not with you on a Saturday night.”
“I gave her a way out,” I growl. “And she took it.”
Lochlan frowns. “Uh, okay,and?”
“And that’s it,” I say tightly. “She had a way out, and she knew that the door out was a one-way exit.”
“My God, IwishI was into pussy,” Selene groans, pinching the bridge of her nose. “Men areso fucking dumbsometimes.”
I glower at her.
“You know what your problem is, both of you?” she sighs, glaring at each of us in turn. “You're so used to being the smartest guys in every room that you forget that being right and beingcorrectare not necessarily the same thing." She frowns. “I don’t know what the fuck Loch’s situation is, so I’m going to direct this lecture at you, big guy.” She turns and glares straight at me.“It’s not always black and fucking white, douche. Nor is it always about being right. It’s about being what sheneedsyou to be.” She exhales. “Okay, you gave heronedoor out. And, surprise, she took it. What the fuck was the alternative?"
