“Is this going to be a regular occurrence?”
“I don’t think so. Why? Do you want in?” I joked.
She looked at the ground and blushed.
“Oh, my God.” I chuckled. “You want to have sex with us?”
“I’ve never had group sex before. I’ve always wanted to, but the situation never arose. It would be nice to do it with people I kind of know. That way, I’m not showing up at some random dude’s house for an orgy. That sounds like an easy way to be murdered.”
“I’d invite you, but I really don’t think we’re going to do that ever again. It’s too complicated.”
“Because you like both of them?”
I pursed my lips. It was something I didn’t even want to admit to myself. How could I be equally infatuated with two men at the same time? They both had their own qualities that made them special to me.
Chad was incredibly sexy. He gave off bad boy vibes, but I knew that deep down, he was caring. He was really popular among patients because he made them laugh. I had a soft spot for the tough but nurturing guys. Plus, we had a real sexual connection, the likes of which I had never experienced before.
Ted was also super cute, but he was sweeter than Chad. I liked him because he was easy to talk to and was always interested in what I had to say. He made it clear that he liked me for me, and not just because he wanted to have sex with me. I wanted to continue going on dates with him, and not just the kind where I come over for a few hours of fooling around before I head back home. I wanted something more long-term with him.
Both guys were incredibly attractive and great in bed. There was no doubt about that. It was really a shame I couldn’t have them both. At first, when Chad suggested that they share me, I was a little outraged. But, the more I flip-flopped between the two of them, the more rational that idea sounded. Those boys were messing with my head.
“I don’t know. I like Chad, but we’re kind of related now. I’d like to be friends with him, if he’s into it, but I can’t continue to have sex with him. I don’t regret doing what we did last night, but it can’t happen again.”
“So if you’re done with him, can I go for it?” Maria asked.
My expression soured. I wasn’t a jealous person, typically, but I hated the idea of anyone else being with him. It would hurt too much to see him show affection to anyone other than me.
“I’m just kidding,” Maria exclaimed. “I would never do that to you. Only you could get away with sleeping with two best friends.” She laughed.
“I suppose so,” I said quietly. I wonder if they felt any of the jealousy and possessiveness over me that I felt over them.
The next morning, I got up early as usual to do my rounds. Monday mornings were always busy. Finding the time to see all of my patients while new ones were being admitted was always challenging. Today, I welcomed the challenge, because that meant I wouldn’t have a lot of time to talk to anyone about anything relating to the events of the weekend.
After checking on a few patients, the rest of the staff started to trickle in. I had seen a few at the wedding, and I was prepared for others to give me a hard time about having a new stepfamily or a new love interest. That’s what I was ready for—not the reaction I got instead.
When I greeted a group of nurses at the nurse’s station, it seemed like they were almost afraid of me. At first, I thought that I had done something wrong or had been short with someone in my sleep deprived state, but I couldn’t remember that happening. I was always good at controlling my annoyances and it was rare for me to screw anything up.
My next thought was that the staff was bothered by the fact that there was a lot of nepotism going on. With my mom, Paul, Chad, and me all linked together by the bonds of marriage, it did look like there was a dynasty building. But that couldn’t be either—as far as I knew, people were very happy for my mom and Paul. It’s hard to be upset when two lonely middle aged people get together.
It took until almost an hour later to figure out what was really going on. I went to the lab to see if my lab work I ordered over the weekend was ready when Maria grabbed my arm and pulled me into the depths of her laboratory.
“You about pulled my arm out of socket. What’s going on?”
“I have something to tell you,” she said tersely with a grim look on her face. “There’s a video that’s been going around. One of the nurses got it and it’s making its rounds.”
“What kind of video?”
She swallowed. “Somebody showed it to me. I’m not sure I would have known what it was if you hadn’t given me such a detailed description, but Chad filmed you guys having your threesome and sent it to this girl.”
My stomach dropped and I instantly felt cold and clammy.
“That’s not possible.”
“I’m afraid it’s true. I’ve been telling people all morning to delete it and telling them that they’re spreading unlawful pornography since you obviously weren’t aware this was going on, right?”
“Of course not! I would have never allowed anything to be filmed. I don’t even like when people take pictures of me. Why would I ever agree to making a sex tape?”
“That’s what I thought. It’ll go away by the end of the day. People won’t want to get a lawsuit on their hands, but shit, Whitney. It’s not good at all.”
“Why would Chad send them? I really didn’t think he’d do something like that.”
“Do you think it was a mistake? Like he sent them on accident?”
“I’m not sure how you accidentally send videos you shouldn’t have even taken in the first place,” I cried. “Have you seen him today?”
“Not yet.”
“What do I do?” I asked, looking for a solution to a hopeless case. Even if the videos weren’t going around, words were, and that was enough to completely ruin a reputation.