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Until we heard a small voice coming from the direction of the doorway.

“Daddy? What are you doing?”

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Elias

I’d never scrambled awayfrom a man so quickly in my life. Matt and I had had some close calls when we’d first started going out way back when, but holy shit. We’d never been caught red-handed. And now mysonhad seen us. My son who didn’t know that he was also Matt’s son.

Matt and I stared at each other in horror.

Deep breath, Eli. Calm down.

This wasn’t so bad, right? Jake didn’t know what sex was. He had probably no idea what we’d been doing.

“Daddy, were you kissing Matt?”

So much for that theory.

“We were… uh… “Damn it. Seven years of being a parent had not prepared me for this moment.

“I did kiss your daddy,” Matt said before I could finish stumbling my way through a sentence. “What are you doing down here at this hour?”

Deflecting from the topic. Smart. I could see how in some situations, it might be nice not to be the only parent anymore.

“I got thirsty,” Jake said, still regarding us through narrowed eyes.

Matt got up from the couch. “I’ll get you a glass of water.”

Fleeing from the scene. Also smart.

Too bad I didn’t get to do that.

Suppressing a sigh, I patted the spot on the couch next to me that Matt had just vacated. “Sit with me.”

Jake climbed onto the couch and shot me an expectant look. “Are you and Matt like a couple?” he asked after a moment in which I frantically tried to come up with something to say.

I laid an arm around his shoulder and pulled him against my side. “Would that be a problem?”

“I don’t know.”

“It’s been alright so far, hasn’t it? We’re having fun together, right?”

“I guess.” But he still sounded skeptical. “Do you like him?”

“Do you?”

“I asked first.”

I sighed, because I knew I couldn’t beat playground logic. “I like him. What do you think? Can we keep him around?”

“Yeah. Maybe.” Jake shrugged. “If you like him.”

I hugged my kid and kissed the hair on his head.

Matt chose that moment to re-enter the scene with a glass of water. “Still thirsty?”

“Yeah.” Jake got up and took the glass from him. He took a sip and then looked up at Matt. “You can be a couple with my daddy.”