"So, Bradly and I are dating now."
Elunara blinked up from her board. "So that's why Bradly's been walking around whistling like a loon." She giggled. "He's so his daddy."
"Huh?"
"Jordan whistles when he's extremely happy about something."
"Ah." Lydia flopped down. "I also told him to let Bryan pursue him too."
"That's... unique."
"You have Jordan AND Tulani. Doesn't seem all that weird to me."
"Goody." She snorted.
Bradly made his way down to the amphitheater. "I figured you'd be here."
Bryan jolted and knocked his papers out of his lap.
Reaching down, Bradly began to gather the papers. He picked up one and stared at it. "This is me."
Blushing, Bryan yanked it out of Bradly's hand and tucked it back into his pile. "I'm sorry." He mumbled.
"I need to talk to you."
"I figured you would." He sighed and sat back down, tucking his pencil in its case.
"I'm ok with it."
"Huh?" Bryan whipped his head around.
"Well," Bradly rubbed his neck. "Ok, this is going to get weird for a few minutes, so just hang on til the end, ok?"
"I'm... listening."
"So, you surprised me the other day, and I was a little confused because I didn't exactly object to it. I did some thinking and figured out that, yeah, I was ok with it. But you know that I've been stuck on Lydia since... forever, and well, I was also kind of stuck on that and decided that maybe if Lydia really was done with me, that maybe you and I could.... See where things went." He shrugged. "But then Lydia came to me, and... wanted more. After a really weird conversation, we're dating now."
"Oh." Bryan frowned. "Oh."
"Hold up, I'm not done."
Bryan just blinked.
"I said it was a weird conversation... but anyway, she told me that she thinks I should allow you to pursue me too. Kind of like how my mother is married to three men and a woman. Honestly, I don't disagree with her logic. But the end result is that you have to be ok with the idea too. I mean, it's already going to be complicated enough, trying to date two people." He laughed. "Again, I couldn't disagree with Lydia's logic on the whole thing."
"You... want to date Lydia AND me?"
"Sorry." He winced. "That sounds awful. You know how weird my mother is..." Wincing again, he sighed. "I am so fucking this up."
Bryan sat his stuff to the side and stood up. He put his hands on Bradly's shoulders before brushing his lips across Bradly's. Bradly wrapped his arms around Bryan and returned the affection. Bryan broke contact first. "I accept."
"Well, okay then." Bradly blinked.
Elunara walked into the house and blinked.
"Hey, mom."
She stared at Bradly hanging upside down from the couch. "I wasn't aware you knew about that setting."
"I read the manual you wrote." He chuckled. "I remembered when we were kids, and you did this on Grogek's back."
"You realize I use this setting to suck someone off while they eat me, right?"
"Huh. Makes sense. How do you manage with all the blood rushing to your head?"
"Speed is the key." Reaching over, she popped the couch flat. "What's going on?"
"Lydia will only date me if I date Bryan too."
"Uh... That's... not what she told me."
"Well, that's how she put it."
"Do you WANT to date Bryan?" She flopped on the couch.
"I was kinda hoping for an either/or, not a both. I mean, I've spent my WHOLE LIFE waiting for Lydia, and when I finally have her in my hands, she drops this on me." He sighed and raked his fingers through his hair. "I'll do anything to keep her, even if I don't get why."
"Have you told HER this little gem?"
"Not... exactly?"
Elunara got up to answer the door. "Hey, Jerry."
Bradly bolted up. "General Jerry!"
"I heard about you and Bryan."
Bradly sighed. "Yes, sir. It's... complicated."
"Might as well start talking." Elunara closed the door.