Page 28 of All of Us

That sounds good.

5:00 p.m.?

ARTHUR

Bring treats. Drachen and Drake haven’t seen you for a few days. You know they have demands.

JOE

I’ll bring something for them.

I set my phone down. The endorphins from my orgasm were probably gone, but I still felt warm and floaty. There was so much about both men I liked, and I wasn’t sure how to handle this whole situation.

When I went to bed, my head was a mess, both in a good and bad way. Tomorrow evening couldn’t come quickly enough because I really needed to talk this out.

Most of the day was spent working. The dude ranch job was fast approaching, and I had to work my new DRACO obligations into my schedule. I couldn’t help but be thankful that when I left my family's real estate business—and their extremist beliefs—I landed on my feet, having found plenty of work. Better yet, I was able to be the man I wanted to be, instead of being afraid my community would find out and disown me.

My life was good, and now my ‘big’ problem was that two men were interested in me, and I was having sex with both of them. It was 3:45 p.m., and I was ready to dump this on Arthur so he could give me some sort of advice.

I walked out the door at 4:15 p.m., which meant I would be there way too early, but this was family; they wouldn’t care.

As I approached my brother’s front door, I could hear the men laughing with each other. Arthur must have seen me on the porch because the door opened before I could knock. He pulled me into a tight hug, then passed me to his husband, who hugged me just as tightly.

“Hi, guys.” I squeaked.

Being openly loved by my family was still new to me. They knew how tough growing up was, and this was their way of trying to fix my past. As soon as I entered the house, their dragon companions gave me a look. Both of them stood on the kitchen table.

Drake was black as pitch, with golden eyes and a sweet temperament. He had been part of Montgomery’s life for years and helped him with his social anxiety. Drachen was Arthur’s dragon; he was green and took his job very seriously. He had been raised to help my brother with his OCD and anxiety issues, allowing the two men who owned them to live a life where they got some support when needed.

“Go sit, and we will release them,” Arthur said, then shooed me toward the living room. “Okay, guys, go see what he has for you.”

Both dragons flew over. Drake landed on my shoulder, then slid down the front of my body to be inside my shirt. Drachen nudged at him and made a scritch scritch noise. I pulled a small container from my pocket. Montgomery and Arthur came into the room and sat tightly together on the couch. Being near them, you could feel how much they loved each other. It was annoying and gross, and I was very jealous.

I pulled a grape out of the container and put my hand down the front of my shirt, giving it to Drake. I heard him chomping happily. For Drachen, I had a strawberry. I made sure to bring their preferred treats because I wanted to be their favorite Uncle. Every time I was around them, I wondered if I should petition to get one of my own. As part of the Wilson family, I am now qualified to have one if I wanted one. They were so sweet, and mine would only be a pet, but it would be cool.

I fed the dragons more treats before I sat back. Drake wiggled around and got comfortable, while Drachen lay on his back on my thighs.

“So what’s new with you, Joe?”

I raised my eyebrow. “Why do you ask?”

“You are thirty minutes early, and you have that frazzled look.”

I couldn’t even argue his logic because it was on point. “Well.” I looked between the two men. I didn’t have anybody else to talk to about this. “Well. How do you…?” My knee started to bounce. Both dragons left to find somewhere calmer to sleep.

“How do you date multiple people at once?”

Arthur looked at me. “Date? Like, go out for dinner together.”

A high-pitched laugh escaped me. “If only,” I said under my breath. I looked up. “Not exactly.”

“Joe? Are you sleeping with multiple men at the same time?”

“Not literally at the same time. But yes, I am having sex with two different men.” The responses from the men in front of me were very different. “I can’t imagine being with two men at the same time.” As I said the words, the irony wasn’t lost on me.

“Joe, that’s not like you,” Arthur said, giving a concerned look.

At nearly the same time, Mont said with a huge smile, “That’s my boy!”