3 friends find happiness

Intrigued by what Sam had just said Andy had to ask.

“What do you mean?”

“I mean that when we make love like this it’s fabulous, but I’m a bit concerned this is just about me and my body. I want you inside me when I orgasm.”

Andy could only really envisage one way this could happen and he wasn’t entirely sure where Sam was headed.

“That’s going to be a bit challenging when I’m behind you, pleasuring you with my… sorry “your” fingers. I thought you really enjoyed what we were just doing…..”

“Oh my god, there is nothing better in the world than the feelings you give me! I’m not talking about trying to see if your dick is better than your hands. No offense to your dick, but you have magic hands. No, I want to keep what we’ve got going. I’m talking about you putting on a condom and getting inside my ass while we make love.”

After everything that Sam and Andy had done to this point, Andy didn’t think he could be shocked or embarrassed. But now he was both shocked and completely turned on by the idea.

“Errrr. I can’t lie, the idea turns me on, but it would kind of ruin the flow if we had to stop a moment like we just had to grab a condom and lube up!”

“So let’s try it when we first get together each day or when are heading for bed. See how it feels for both of us and take it from there. How’s that sound?”

“It sounds like exactly what we’re doing after we’ve had dinner, is how it sounds!”

Sam stood them up and her hands reached down for the skirt. Once dressed she steered them into the kitchen to make dinner.

“We need to practice a meal that we can cook for John next week, but I think you’re a little distracted right now” said Sam.

“Errr. What? Sorry?”

“I said, I think my hair is on fire.”

“Sure. Yeah, let’s do that.”

“Wow, you really are gone. C’mon, let’s grab a pizza from the freezer and we can just heat it in the microwave. But just for tonight. After this, we have to practice our cooking.”

Sam’s hands grabbed the pizza, unwrapped it and set the microwave going, pretty much on autopilot. When the microwave pinged to signal their Michelin star meal was ready it seemed to bring Andy back to reality.

“Pizza. Cool. Good call.” He said.

“And he’s back. I had no idea that my butt would have such a profound effect on you.”

‘Me either. Let’s eat, I’m starving.”

The meal was finished in record time and Sam found herself back in Andy’s room searching through his wash bag for a packet of condoms.

“I have some KY jelly in my bathroom. I can see I’m not going to get anything like normal service from you until we’ve done this. Me and my big ideas.”

Back in Sam’s bedroom, Andy had stripped them out of their clothes and wraps. He stood holding his condom covered dick in one hand, covering it with lube with the other. Sam looked on in slight disbelief that Andy’s dick had been erect more or less since they left the kitchen table.

“OK. I think I’m ready. Are you sure about this?”

“Yes, I’m sure. I mean, I have to see how this goes now, for comedy value, if nothing else!”

Sam turned and eased back towards Andy. She bent over and Andy slipped his dick into Sam’s ass. Sam stood up and purred slightly at the feeling.

“Did you just purr?” asked Andy.

“I believe I just did. How does it feel for you?”

“Awesome. Let’s see how we get on with moving about like this.”

Andy replaced the wraps while maintaining his position inside Sam. With the leg wraps and the body wrap in place, Andy didn’t think he was going to accidentally fall out of Sam, it was more a case of as and when he went flaccid, would his dick go back in when he was turned on again.

It was still early in the evening, so Andy suggested getting dressed and seeing if there was a movie on. Sam agreed and found herself picking out that first pussy bow blouse, the gold colored one and the stretchy jeans they’d worn previously. Sam’s hand fussed over the bow on her blouse as before and gave her hair a quick brush to make her look really smart, like she was off to work in an office or something. Andy steered them through to the sofa and they sat down looking for a movie to watch.

Sam could feel Andy inside her, but his erection had subsided. The feeling was comfortable and after a while Andy got into the movie and became more like his old warm comfortable self with Sam, caressing her boobs, twirling her hair and feeding her popcorn as they cuddled into each other on the sofa. Sam had been a little worried about Andy’s reaction to this idea. As for Andy, he was watching the movie, but also replaying the events of the last hour or so and he was not entirely sure what had come over him. What he did know was he felt safe and comfortable with Sam wrapped up to him.

The movie ended and Sam sat more upright. Feeling that neither of them was going to get any sleep tonight until the new arrangement had been fully tested, Sam stood up, turned off the TV and headed for her bedroom. Sam stood in front of the mirror smiling at the vision of her hands undoing the pussy bow and unbuttoning her blouse. Her hands picked up the hair brush once more. Apparently that was now a thing she liked to do. She turned to the closet and picked out her deep blue satin nightgown and slipped into it. She turned towards the bed feeling Andy growing inside her already. She wondered if this connection would affect the way they made love. Had she ruined what they had with this crazy idea?

As she lay down on the bed her hands began to explore her silky body once more. Her hands alternated between her breasts and her rapidly moistening cunt. Her fingers played with her nipples and cupped her breasts while her other hand slowly eased in and out of her, moving in time to her steadily quickening breathing. The ripples of orgasm sped through her as “her” magic hands did their thing. Sam screamed with delight once more as she climaxed.

Andy was not sure if this connection would affect the way they made love, but as they moved to the bed, the feel of the silky material on their bodies was already arousing him. Had he ruined what they had with this crazy idea? As they lay down in the bed his hands began to explore Sam’s silky body once more. His hands alternated between her breasts and her rapidly moistening cunt. His fingers played with her nipples and cupped her breasts while his other hand slowly eased in and out of her, moving in time to her steadily quickening breathing. The ripples of orgasm sped through her as his “magic”hands did their thing. Andy could feel Sam’s orgasm from inside! His dick felt the ripples of ecstasy inside her as they built to a climax. Andy screamed with delight in time with Sam.

This crazy idea had indeed brought Andy closer to Sam when neither of them thought it possible. To be in sync with Sam while they made love like this was the most incredible feeling.

Sam’s hands reached up and tucked her hair behind her ears and settled on her chest, the fingers splayed out drumming a gentle rhythm while they thought.

“How was it for you?” They said together.

“Perfect!” they both replied.

The next morning Andy woke to the sound of rain on the windows. They had fallen asleep still bound together and wearing the blue satin nightgown. Andy was still inside Sam and the realization brought an almost instant and uncontrollable arousal.

“Mmmm. Good morning big boy!” purred Sam. “I could get used to this kind of wake up call.”

They sat upright in bed and Sam scratched her head, letting her fingers ruffle playfully through her hair.

“What turns you on more, my hair or my butt?”

“Oh no fair question! If you made me chose, I’d probably say your hair. It’s just so beautiful, I can’t help playing with it!” said Andy as Sam couldn’t stop her hands ruffling her again.

“I’d noticed! So, I meant what I said last night about this dinner with John. We need to come up with something good. Once we are up and showered I want us to find a suitable recipe and then you can go shopping for everything we need times five! We’re gonna practice ‘til it’s perfect!”

“I know this means a lot to you. I won’t let you down.”

They got out of bed, unwrapped themselves and showered. As they stood drying, Andy saw his last remaining condom and wondered if he should use it for the few hours it would take to eat breakfast, find a recipe and make a shopping list. As if reading his mind, Sam said “Yes. I like the feeling and it’s a real connection between us. I mean I’ll know instantly what turns you on! I’m kind of looking forward to it. And besides you can buy more when you are out, silly!”

Sam’s gorgeous smiling face was enough of a turn on for Andy, so he had no trouble sliding back into place behind and inside Sam.

Andy wrapped them back up and Sam steered them to the closet and the decision of what to wear today. They were both thinking something practical and easy to slip in out of. Sam’s hands settled on a black taffeta floral print a-line dress with short sleeves and her head nodded approval. Sam’s hands also reached for the pairs of white heels to go with the dress.

“Still need practice” muttered Andy.

Sam sat drinking her coffee flicking through recipes on her laptop. Italian - maybe? Chinese – too complicated? Some kind of casserole – too boring! Nothing was jumping out as classy, but simple enough that they would be able to cook well.

“What about steak?” sighed Andy. “Simple, but classy. If a steak is cooked well it’s amazing and we can go to town on the vegetables. I mean get some really good quality ones. There’s an organic section in the market.”

“Hmm. I like the idea, but you’re right. It has to be done right. Good job we have a few days to practice. And we should get something equally classy for a dessert. I know! I love tiramisu!”

“Oh great. Do we have to make that ourselves as well?”

“No, I think one challenge is enough. Besides, we’d be like twice the size if we have to eat steak and tiramisu for 4 days straight!”

“At least twice the size. Mind, you, I wouldn’t mind seeing you with a big round belly” as Sam’s hands fondled her stomach.

“Easy tiger! OK, you have your menu, now let’s find a recipe and get all the ingredients together so you can go shopping.”

With the shopping list done Andy took Sam though to the bedroom to separate their bodies. He helped Sam into one of her few remaining t-shirt dresses that were kept in their closet for just such occasions. Also in there were a set of Andy’s clothes that he pulled on ready to face the outside world. Standing in his old clothes felt strange enough, but not having Sam in front of him felt stranger. They had melded together so easily that being apart was becoming increasingly painful.

Andy grabbed the list and headed for the shops. When he got back there was a massive bunch of flowers that had clearly been delivered from a florist, sitting in the hallway. Sam bounced in to great him with that infectious smile.

“They’re from John! The card reads “A gift in advance, but mostly so I don’t feel weird handing a bunch of flowers to my best friend! Looking forward to seeing you both again. Love John”. Isn’t that sweet, that he thought about bringing flowers?”

“Absolutely. And they are very nice. Those will not have been cheap. I guess John is doing well with this new job.”

Andy put the groceries away in the kitchen and returned to find Sam already back in the bedroom wriggling out of her dress in anticipation. He undressed as well and placed the new box of condoms into the bathroom along with a sizable bottle of lube. There was clearly no going back on their new physical connectivity as far as Andy was concerned. He came back into the bedroom, all lubed up and semi-erect. Sam wiggled her butt seductively and he sprang to attention instantly. Although it threatened to disappear just as fast as Sam couldn’t contain her laughter at the sight of the “Hooded Snake” springing up between his legs.

As Andy eased back into Sam and wrapped their bodies firmly together he expressed the thoughts he had felt when he had left her earlier that morning.

“I really miss being part of you. I hadn’t appreciated just how much I missed it until I had to go out shopping this morning. It just felt wrong being on my own. It was like my purpose for being here was left behind.”

Sam snuggled her head back into Andy’s and said “Well, we are back together now, so stop moping and get me dressed. We have another big decision to make and that’s what we are going to wear for dinner!”

Andy obliged and felt the soft material of the summery dress on his legs. His arousal rose a little, which Sam noticed. As her hands reached down to strap on the white heels to both sets of feet she said “Good choice with the dress. I feel very feminine when a skirt brushes my legs like that.” Sam’s hands slid up her legs on the way back up, rustling the skirt of the dress as they went.

“Mmmm very sensual. Now what are we going to wear?”

They sat on the edge of the bed looking at the entire closet full of clothes. It seemed to Andy there were many suitable candidates, but for the first time in a while he felt that this decision was one Sam had a very clear idea of, and the best thing he could do was wait and say nothing.

Sam sat looking along the line with her hands resting loosely in her lap. “Too plain…….too dressy……..too sexy…….. too formal……..Oh……..I’m not sure. Wait I know. Pass me the cream blouse at the end and the black pencil skirt below it.” They stood and her hands selected the desired clothes and held them up in front of them. Sam studied the look in the mirror and pulled a face that suggested to Andy this would take a while.

A mere 45 minutes later there were three potential outfits laid on the bed; The cream blouse/black skirt combo. A black satin wrap around dress with long sleeves and a floral print dress with a plunging neckline. Sam stood staring at them as if in a trance.

“Can I suggest we try one each night as we practice the meal? I mean not while we are cooking, but when we sit down to eat?”

“OK – let’s start with the blouse.”

So the rest of the afternoon was spent preparing vegetables for several meals and getting ready for the first dry run. The cooking went OK and as the steak sat resting (as the online recipe said it should) they want to dress for dinner in the cream blouse and black skirt. Sam had bought heeled boots to go with this skirt and the effect as they stood up blew Andy away. His pleasure at the sight of them both in “come-fuck-me” boots was immediately apparent to both of them.

“Well that’s a pleasant start to the evening” smiled Sam.

“Come on. Let’s eat”

They sat and ate the steak discussing the pros and cons of the blouse and skirt, as they would be wearing it while cooking in a few days.

“Well, with an apron on, we should be OK and I think it’s the most natural combination of things to wear for dinner. Except these boots. I’m not sure you realize the power of heeled boots over mortal man.”

The next few evenings saw a repeat of the same scene with a different dress. Two other dresses came into the running and were rejected. It came down to the black wrap dress and the blouse. In the end Sam decided the simple black dress was safest, although Andy was not happy that the long sleeves were at serious risk while they were cooking.

The big day came and Sam and Andy spent most of the day cleaning and making the house look perfect. Andy cleared out the rest of his things from the upstairs bedroom so that John had a place to crash and put his overnight bag. There was a bathroom on that floor as well, so that got a spring clean and fresh toiletries and towels.

“I really appreciate all the effort you are going to for my friend” said Andy.

“You know I would do that anyway, but this is a big deal for me as well for a bunch of reasons, not least of which is John saw us as one person and immediately accepted us. Was even happy for us! That’s something I want to say thank you for. But the other huge reason is that I get to be a host. This house hasn’t “entertained” anyone in too long. This is fun!”

It was getting on towards the time John had said he’d be done with work, so they headed for the shower to freshen up after all the effort of cleaning. Suitably fresh and sweet smelling, Andy reached for the condoms and looked down at himself. His dick was not playing ball. It hung there limp and uncooperative. Sam saw the dilemma and came to stand in front of Andy with her back to him. She leaned her head back in towards him inviting him to run his fingers through her hair. Andy laughed and obliged her. His dick obliged both of them by leaping to attention.

“Nice work” said Andy

“Thanks” said Sam. “Now hurry up and get inside me. We have to dress and make ourselves look beautiful!” Andy kept quiet as he slipped inside Sam, wrapped their bodies in the flesh colored wraps and picked up the wrap around dress. The material was satin and very silky to the touch. He put is arms in and wrapped the dress around their bodies, tying it off with a lose bow at their sides. The jewelry they had chosen for this evening was on the dresser, so Sam’s hands placed the rings on her fingers, a simple diamond necklace on a silver chain around her neck and matching diamond earrings. Sam reached for her perfume and her hands dabbed a little behind each ear and on her wrists as they had been instructed. They stood back to admire themselves in the mirror.

“Shoes! Oh for heavens sake!” Sam’s hands selected the black heels and placed them on both sets of feet.

They stood in front of the mirror again and Sam smiled. The door rang. Sam hurried them through to the hall to answer the door and let John in.

“Hi you two!” beamed John

“Hi!” came the reply form Sam and Andy in unison as they embraced John in a bear hug.

“Careful! I bring gifts!” said John as he offered a fine looking bottle of wine to Sam and dropped his bags in the hall.

“Sorry! We are both just very happy to see you again “ said Sam as she took the bottle from John. “And thank you for the flowers. That was very thoughtful. Look! They are still going strong” as she pointed to the huge display on the hall table.

“The very least I could do. I hope you haven’t gone to any trouble, I could easily have stayed down the road at the Holiday Inn”

“No, not at all” replied Sam as Andy spluttered. Sam clenched her buttocks tightly and Andy was squeezed into silence. He made a mental note to never do that again while inside her. Those are some serious glutes.

“You can leave your stuff there for now, but come on through and grab a seat. Would you like a drink?”

“I’d love one. And as the sun is over the yardarm, would it be terrible to crack open the wine? It’s been a full on day.”

“Sure!” said Sam, being the gracious hostess and loving every minute. “I’ll go and open this to let it breathe for dinner – it looks amazing! We’ve got some we can drink now to get us in the mood!” Sam had no idea what she was saying but it sounded like the things people say in these situations – well in movies and on TV anyway.

While John sat down in the living room, Sam quickly opened the bottle of Pomerol that John had brought and set it down on the table. She retrieved two wine glasses and a drinkable Malbec with a screw top and hurried back in to the living room. Sam’s hands poured a glass for John and one for themselves. She sat opposite John and flopped onto the sofa with a sigh.

“So how have you been?” said Sam, but it was exactly what Andy wanted to know as well.

“Busy! And I have news. It seems your asking me to stay over started a train of events that has rocked my world a little.”

“Oh no! Have we gotten you into trouble!” Sam and Andy both looked worried and they sat bolt upright. Sam’s face actually looked horrified at the thought of this lovely evening crashing around them and her left hand came up to cover her wide open mouth.

“No! No, I’m sorry! That did sound a little dramatic, didn’t it? Let me explain. My boss asked me to come back because he was still not happy with a couple of things at the office here. He couldn’t quite put his finger on it, but he knew something was off. So, as you know, I needed to set a couple more meetings to make the extended trip seem worthwhile, to stay over and see you guys. Turns out my boss was impressed that I had called the extra meetings and figured that I thought something was wrong as well. Anyway, it just happened by chance that I had called meetings with two of the people that my boss was worried about. They panicked a little and tried to cover up what they had been doing. That was all my boss needed to figure it all out and fire them. They’d been cutting deals with artists on the side and basically defrauding the company. So my boss thinks I’m a rock-star and has given me the office here to run for him. That’s why I’ve been busy, just starting to sort out the mess has taken all day. They’ve been doing it for ages without being caught.”

Sam and Andy had relaxed as the story unfolded, but were now leaning forwards again, smiling for John. “Wow” they said together. “That is amazing!”

“Does this mean you have to move back?” said Andy.

“Yes. I’ve got tomorrow to get as much done as possible, but I may need to stay another day to find a place to live. I know it’s short notice and……

“Of course you can stay here!” chimed Sam and Andy.

“OK! You know you two are kind of freaky when you do that?”

“Do what?”

“Say the same thing at the same time!”

“Oh, right!”

They all relaxed back into their chairs and John took a slug of wine. Sam did the same, mostly out of relief that disaster was not looming over the evening. Andy drained what was left in their glass with an equal sense of relief.

“I can’t tell you how great it is to see two friendly smiling faces at the end of a day like this. So, what have you guys been up to? Tell me everything!”

“Don’t you dare!” they both said together and then burst out laughing.

They chatted easily as they drained the first bottle of Malbec and another was opened.

“Hey, I have a meal to cook” said Sam as she got up from the sofa. “Bring your glass through and we can keep on chatting in the kitchen while I make dinner.”

“Sure. What are we having?”

“Steak. Is that OK?”

“Wow. Sure. So you’ve gone to no trouble then……”

“You are Andy’s great friend and now our guest, so forgive a girl for wanting to spoil everyone a little tonight.”

“Consider yourself forgiven” smiled John.

There was genuine warmth radiating from John, possibly fueled by a long day, good wine and good company. But he looked happy and relaxed as he listened to Sam chat about the changes Andy had brought to her life as they ate the delicious steak.

“And what about you, loser? Still think the world has it in for you?”

Andy smiled as Sam gave John the finger. John couldn’t help but laugh at the sight of Sam rolling her eyes while she waved a solitary middle finger at him.

“Hey, I know she is going to kill me for saying this, but you have to listen to this girls voice! said Andy.

“No!” squealed a blushing Sam. “I can’t sing in front of anyone!”

“You don’t have to. Our little jam-session is on my phone, remember. But only if you want to.”

“Hey, I’m kind of done with the music business for the day, how about I clear away these plates and we can just chill?” John interjected tactfully. Sam’s minor panic turned to gratitude at John’s chivalrous gesture.

“OK, but just put the plates and cutlery in the dishwasher. We have some tiramisu for dessert, if you have room.”

“Awesome, my absolute favorite” said John.

Sam stood up and headed to the refrigerator to fetch the dessert while John cleared the table. As they both turned back, they bumped into each other, Sam’s dress catching the edge of the tiramisu as she held it in front of her. John took the dish from her hands and placed it on the table while Sam’s hands brushed the creamy/chocolate delight from her dress. As her hands cleaned the material around her chest, they became very aware that her nipples were way perkier than normal. And it was not cold in the kitchen. The feel of Sam’s erect nipples through the satin fabric brought Andy to full arousal. Sam knew that she had been busted. What was Andy going to think of her? She couldn’t help the feelings she was having towards John. But she loved what she had with Andy. In that moment her life got a thousand times more complicated in her head and she feared the absolute worst - that Andy would be upset and it would all be over.

Andy leaned in closely to whisper so quietly only Sam would hear. “We should probably think about wearing a bra if we are going to get aroused in polite company….” Sam burst out laughing and made John turn to see what was so funny. At the same time Sam felt Andy grow even more inside her and instinctively knew their bond had not been broken. Had it, bizarrely, just grown a little stronger? Sam hoped with all her heart that it had.

“I’m sorry” said Sam “We nearly wore a cream colored blouse tonight and Andy just whispered in my ear that it was a good thing we didn’t.” “Nice covering” whispered Andy.

“I’m amazed you got Andy to wear anything else, especially if it was a silky satin blouse. He’s always been a sucker for women in a silky blouse.”

John moved towards Sam to help her clean up. “But I see this dress is a kind of satin material as well.”

John’s hand held a napkin and brushed some of the dessert off the dress below Sam’s breast, where she couldn’t see it by simply looking down. John’s hand touched her breasts and Andy felt the zing of electricity shoot through Sam’s body. His dick stiffened in response and Sam gasped involuntarily.

“Oh I’m sorry. I do apologize” said John backing away.

“Don’t be” said Sam, as her hands finished the job of cleaning the dress. “I know this is going to sound a little odd and may be way too fast, but I am very attracted to you. When your hands touched my breasts just now, my reaction was one of pleasure, not disgust.” Andy kept as still and quiet as he could. He knew Sam was seriously turned on by his best friend, he could feel it directly, after all. He had to admit to himself that he was also turned on by the idea that he could be Sam’s arms during this encounter or at least for as long as Sam wanted him to be. He did his best to disappear into the background.

John seemed to stare at Sam for an eternity. “I felt it the first time I saw you” he finally managed to say. “I dared to think that something might bring us back together, so I could see you again and fate seems to have been kind.”

They moved closer together. “All I see is a beautiful young woman in a slightly dessert stained dress.” He took Sam’s hands in his and drew them together. Sam leaned in and they kissed a long, passionate kiss. Sam’s arms flung around Johns back as they embraced each other for what felt like forever.

“How about we get you out of this dress?”

Maybe it was the wine. Maybe it was three friends all feeling each others warmth, but for each of them this all felt very right.

Sam lead John by the hand into her bedroom. She turned and her hands untied the bow securing the wrap around dress and it fell loose at her sides. John slid the dress off her shoulders and she stood naked in front of him. The flesh colored wraps were barley visible with just the bedside light in the room.

John undressed as Sam slid onto the bed. She lay there smiling that huge smile, her fingers running through her hair as she splayed it out across the pillows. Sam’s left hand curled around her breast, fingers searching towards her nipple. Her hand darted up to her mouth, licking the fingers briefly, before returning to circle her nipple once more. Her right hand had dropped to the top of her thigh and was gently moving down into her bush, the palm of her hand held flat, pushing against her hips as they moved up, off the bed.

John soon joined her and began to stroke her soft body. Sam’s right hand left it’s massaging duties and caressed John’s face, running a finger down his chin to his chest. John moved in to kiss Sam once more, as his hands reached down to feel her moistness. He gently teased her clitoris while Sam’s hands explored his body. John rose up to straddle Sam with his legs. His hands reached down to fondle her breasts. As he did so, Sam’s hands guided his dick into position and John fell forwards onto Sam, kissing her deeply as their faces met. John’s penis entered Sam and his tongue delved deep into her mouth. Sam started to shudder at the building waves of ecstasy she felt from John and from Andy, both dicks now deep inside her. John saw the look of pleasure on Sam’s face and began to move slowly and gently in and out of her, taking all his weight on his arms, sensitive to the unique position they found themselves in.

As he moved inside her, the waves of orgasm mounted and Sam could not hold back any longer. She threw her head back into the pillows and screamed out to the world with all her heart. Andy and John both thought, at the same time, that’s a top C…….. and with perfect pitch.

John looked down at the vision below him and grinned mischievously. “I think I need to see that iPhone video”.

Sam’s aim was true and her fists beat him on the chest. Sam was impressed that her hands and her thoughts were in perfect sync once more. She had felt Andy come at the same time as she had and she was fairly sure that John was only a heartbeat behind them both.

John rolled off Sam in self defense, laughing and smiling. Sam sat up and swung their legs out the bed. Her hands grabbed the white silk nightgown and put it on, followed by the matching silk dressing gown. Clothed in a layer of comforting silk, Andy whispered in Sam’s ear. “How did we do. Was that OK?”

Sam smiled in response and gave her butt cheeks a playful squeeze. “Yes” she said out loud. “That was OK, but you are in so much trouble…”

“I’m sorry” said John.

“I was letting my hands know that they did OK.”

John looked a little confused. “Did you guys plan this?”

“No!” came the instant, loud and a little scary response from Andy and Sam. They both looked hurt at the suggestion.

“Oh my god! I’m so sorry. That was truly amazing. You two really operate as one person and in that moment, just now, I thought you must have been having fun, experimenting, with me as the butt of the joke. My paranoia kicked in there for a second. Please forgive me.”

It was Sam’s turn to look concerned. “No, I’m sorry. I can see that what I just said could seem cold and calculating out of context, but the truth is, what we just did…….. that just happened. I wasn’t brave enough to talk to Andy about my feelings for you in case I lost him. And that’s the first time he is hearing that. I tried to cover my excitement about you coming to dinner with excuses about being the perfect host. Now, I’m not so sure Andy fell for any of it….. Did you?”

“No” came the soft voice from behind her.

Sam laughed. Mostly at the perfect reply from her soulmate, who also happened to be her arms, but also at the tender way he always managed to make her feel better. She loved him so much now and she could not imagine life without Andy as her arms and as her lover. But she also loved John, in a completely different way. How on Earth was she going to explain this?

“I love you both. Is that possible?”

“Yes” came the instant reply from Andy and John at the same time. Not a moments hesitation from either of them.

Andy spoke next, holding Sam’s arms out straight, her hands clasped together. “In this room right now are the only two people in the world that have shown me love and kindness, but above all else, they have given me reason to exist. To wake up in the morning and smile. So, yes, John, I have found happiness and I no longer believe the universe has it in for me. And Sam. You smiled that smile a lifetime ago when you asked me to stay and have coffee with you when it was supposed to be an interview for a home help job. You saved my life that day. I don’t mean with a job and a room, I mean you gave me a reason to be….. You.”

Andy and Sam both looked towards John.

“You expect me to follow that?”

The three of them burst out laughing and with the laughter, the tension in the room subsided.

“I just got lucky twice” said John. “Once, when I came across that loser back there and he allowed me to become his friend. And the second time was when that loser brought you into my life, Sam. I love you both, so much. I’m just so grateful we’ve had this opportunity to find each other without letting the outside world get in the way.”

Sam moved over to where John sat, naked, on the edge of the bed and wrapped her silken arms around him. As the three of them embraced, Sam began to sob, which set the other two off. They hugged each other and cried until they were spent. With all their emotions drained, exhaustion overwhelmed the happy trio and they climbed into the bed, holding one another as they fell into a deep sleep.