Weekend mornings were the best. Sundays were even better. The relaxation of the weekend had finally set in and the reality of the work week had not yet returned. Max, Terri, Tommy and I had already had an amazing weekend clubbing Friday night and lots of sex all day Saturday.
So Sunday, as I woke up I heard Max out in the kitchen. It was still dark outside with the sky just starting to get some color from the sun. I climbed out of bed quietly leaving Terri and Tommy still sleeping and walked to the kitchen. I saw Max drinking a glass of water. We were both still naked.
"Hey, baby," I said wrapping my arms around his waist.
"Hey," he said, "Sorry I didn't mean to wake you, baby."
"It's early," I said wondering why he was awake.
"I know," he said, "I can't sleep." Oh no, I thought to myself, was he unhappy with all of this? Had I pushed my kinkiness too far? Did he want to leave me?
"Oh?" I said dropping my arms off of him and taking a step back.
"I'm too excited," he said smiling down at me and setting his water glass on the counter.
"About what?" I asked now fully confused.
"You, baby," he said wrapping his arms around me and kissing me. Maybe he was sleepwalking? I didn't understand.
"Ok....." I said thinking maybe I was just dreaming.
"I know I'm supposed to wait and plan but I don't think I can...." he continued. He brought his hands up to his neck and took off his chain. It was a simple chain that he'd had since he was a kid. I had never seen him take it off.
"This is all I have right now to show you that I mean these words from the heart," he said putting the chain around my neck.
"Oh!" I gasped lifting my hand to my neck to feel the chain on me.
"Will you marry me?" Max asked
"What?" I responded, completely caught off guard. Did he just say what I think he said?
"I know. I just know you're meant for me. Forever," he said, "I couldn't wait any longer to tell you."
"Wait. How? Why? What we're doing is so unconventional...." I couldn't believe he was doing this now. After we had taken our fairly normal relationship to a very not normal place by inviting my former lovers to join us in bed. But maybe that's exactly why he was doing it.
"Exactly," Max said, "It's not some bullshit sold to you in fairy tales. It's real and it fills me up. You fill me up. You push my boundaries in a way I didn't even know I needed. You are real and honest and loving." He kissed me again softly and my tears started to fall. I had never felt so much love from someone. I'm not even sure I deserved it or deserved him.
"But I doubted you yesterday," I cried, "You left and I freaked out. I'm sorry. I didn't trust you enough."
"You will," he said wiping away my tears, "You'll see. I'm here. I'm never leaving. No one could ever make me as happy. When you know, you just know."
"But how do you really know?" I asked.
"When you decided to move to New York, how did you know it was the right thing to do?" he asked me.
"I didn't," I answered honestly.
"Why did you do it anyway?" he asked.
"It felt right. Something inside me felt like I had to...." I faded off and saw where he was going with this. I started to smile. He sure was smart.
"See," he said smiling so big now, "Don't doubt me. Don't doubt this. Don't doubt us. Does this feel right?"
"Very," I said kissing him again.
"That's it then," he said picking me up and dancing around the kitchen, "We're going to get married."
"Yes," I laughed kissing him, "Shhh, though, let's go back to bed and get a couple more hours of sleep."
"I'm not sure I can sleep," Max said, "But I'll lay with you all day if that's what you want."
I took his hand and we went back into the bedroom. We slipped into bed with Terri and Tommy still sleeping. Max spooned me as I faced Tommy with Terri right behind him. My hand went up to Max's necklace around my neck and I smiled. I was his. I drifted to sleep imagining us being together forever.
I woke up to fingers trailing along the necklace on my neck. It tickled and I giggled. When I opened my eyes I saw Tommy smiling.
"He claimed you," Tommy whispered.
"Yes," I replied.
"Good," Tommy said, "He's too smart to ever let you go." I knew he was kicking himself.
"Babe," I said, "Don't-"
He cut me off, "Congratulations," he said and leaned in to kiss me on the cheek.
"No need to be so formal," I said, putting my lips on his and slipping my tongue in his mouth to meet his.
"Babe," Tommy said moving away from my kiss.
"Don't you ever," I said teasingly pulling him back to me. Tommy smiled and let me kiss him for a while.
"I just meant," he started, "You know marriage is sacred..."
"Marriage is what Max and I will make it," I said, "We'll make it right for us. If this is what we want, this is what we'll do. Unless you..." I couldn't assume Tommy would want to play second fiddle to Max forever.
"Babe," Tommy said lifting his hand to my cheek and looking in my eyes, "If you'll let me in, I'll be with you anytime you want me."
"I hope so," I said wondering how long that could possibly last, but I swatted away the thought. Right now I'd just revel in all of this.
"Hey," Max said rousing awake too and pulling me closer. I left Tommy's lips and turned to kiss Max.
"Congratulations, dude," Tommy said to Max.
"Thanks," Max said.
"Congratulations for what?" Terri asked poking his head up behind Tommy.
"Max asked me to marry him," I said touching the necklace around my neck again.
"Excellent!" Terri said, "That calls for a celebration! Who's up for going out to breakfast?"
"Me!" Max and Tommy said in unison. I laughed. My men. My always hungry men. A nice big meal would be good for the energy they would need for later. I wanted to spend the rest of the day playing with my men.
"Ok," I agreed, "You'll need to fuel up for later!" I winked and climbed out of bed to shower.
We went out for an amazing all-you-can-eat brunch. It was at a fancy golf club Max had heard his coworkers talk about. I was happy I had chosen to wear a dress and that it wasn't too short. It didn't quite come down to my knees but it was by far the shortest dress in the room. This did not go unnoticed as many heads turned. Men were smiling and women were scowling. I giggled thinking if they only knew what the three of us did behind closed doors.
Only one other person knew my kinky ways, my neighbor Ron. I wondered if he had seen Terri and Tommy coming and going from my apartment. If he did, I imagined he'd be thinking of some kinky scenarios.