“They got me spanking and kissing you guys. All sorts of pictures that just enraged my father.”
“I thought he wanted us to hit it off,” Liam says.
“He does- but apparently not me acting like a very horny call girl.”
“It wasn’t that bad, was it?” I ask.
“The pictures were pretty raunchy.”
The three of us are silent for a moment. I realize that Samantha is more upset by her father’s violent reaction to the pictures than the actual pictures themselves.
Samantha starts crying again so Liam puts his arm around her. I feel bad that I had not thought to do this myself.
“What’s really the issue here? Was your father’s outburst really bad?” I ask.
Samantha nods her head in the affirmative. I feel an anger brewing inside of me. How dare he attack Samantha that way. I feel like jumping into my truck and paying him a visit.
“It’s not so much about my father’s outburst. It’s the fact that he is threatening to ruin your reputation.”
Liam and I just look at each other. I think we are on the same page about Laurier’s threat.
“Samantha, don't worry so much about our reputations. Folks in the community know us pretty well. It might take some work to undo what your father says but it’s not impossible to come out of this all okay,” I say.
“Asher is right Samantha, on one hand we might really be fucked but on the other hand, we will get through this… together,” Liam says.
Back in the day, I would have been too angry and furious to ever be included in anything with Liam. But things are different now. I’m beginning to understand that there is more to Liam than the sum of things he has done to me. Maybe I just need to forgive and forget?
“I agree with you Liam,” I say.
“Great. Come on Samantha, you can stop crying now because everything is going to be alright,” Liam says.
Then we sandwich Samantha into a group hug. I’m starting to feel good about our threesome. Liam is an attractive and smart guy. I’m starting to see his good side. I wonder if he is changing his attitude about me.
For years we have been angry at each other but it’s about time that we get rid of that anger. New York proved to me that I could enjoy being with Liam. I have never had so much fun as I did with Liam and Samantha in New York.
We were starting to feel like a threesome. At least, that’s the way I’ve started feeling. When we were in New York, there was no doubt in my mind that I wanted to be a part of a threesome with Liam and Samantha.
What happened in New York City was a game changer for me. As a team there is no one that can beat us or tear us apart. After the group hug, I suggest we relax, and Samantha and Liam agree. I find myself in the moment and realizing that I’ve never been so happy.