Chapter 21

Ben was the one who answered. “What he’s trying to say but hasn’t managed to get out yet is that yes, we’ve fooled around before, but we never dated because Johnny likes girls. He didn’t want a boyfriend. Well, not only a boyfriend. He always said if I could find him a girlfriend who was okay with…with us, then maybe, at some point, he’d get up the nerve to ask her if I could maybe join in.”

“And you found me,” Marianne said.

Ben nipped at Johnny’s ear. “But someonegot cold feet. Things were going so well with you two, he didn’t want to ruin it by asking if you’d be up for a threesome.”

Johnny ducked his head, embarrassed, but Marianne admitted, “Can I just tell you guys something? I really thought you were already sort of doing it on the side anyway. I mean, when I came in tonight and caught you two downstairs jerking off to gay porn? I wasn’t in the least surprised.”

Now Johnny looked at her. “Really?”