Cuckpersion

If I'm Being Honest

After a while of afterglow, Tom sat up. “Um...thank you! Both…” he started shyly.

Star sat up and kissed his cheek three times, the way she used to. “Thank YOU, Fireboy.” she said, using her old petname for this prince of the underworld.

“Um, Tom…” Marco rubbed behind his neck, “You looked...hot.”

Tom blushed. “Thank you...you too.”

Star caressed Tom’s chest and Marco came and sat on the other side of her. She wrapped him in too, holding them both in a side hug.

Marco checked on Tom hesitantly, “So Tom...you didn’t feel too...jealous?”

“Hell yes I did! ...And it was...awesome.”

Suddenly Star started whimpering, drooping her head downward as tears let loose down her cheeks.

“What’s wrong?” both men said in unison.

Star sniffled. “I...I have something to confess...I just need to be honest. I...I don’t know which one of you I...love." she whimpered, "That is, I-I think I love both of you, but…”

Tom’s heart went up to his throat and he felt like he couldn’t breathe.

Marco straightened just a little in surprise. “Like...love love? Like in love?”

Star nodded and hung her head in shame.

“Oh my god…” was all Tom finally managed to say. Star squeezed both of their hands but kept looking at the floor.

Marco smiled shyly, “Um...I know you love me, Star...it’s okay if you love Tom too.”

Now Tom was surprised at both of them. “Star, I...Marco...I don’t know what to say.” He paused, trying to get a handle on all the feels he was feeling.

“I’m so sorry,” she sobbed, still feeling ashamed.

“Star...it’s really okay,” Marco put his arm around her.

“Starship...I...god, I love you.” Tom pet her hair gently. “You mean everything to me.”

She sniffed, “...but I love Marco.” Tom had always been so jealous. It had torn them apart so long ago.

“And I’ll never stop loving you.” Tom returned, “That’s just...in my heart.”

“So...you’re both okay with...me loving both of you?” She asked meekly.

“Of course we are.” said Marco, and only Marco. Tom was quiet.

Star whimpered. “It’s not okay. It’s not okay at all. Right, Tom?”

There was a long pause. “Yes, yes it is okay…” Tom finally said. “It’s okay for you to feel how you feel. It’s okay for you to love who you love---even if it’s both of us,” he had to swallow as his heart jumped into his throat again, “and just because it’s hard for me doesn’t mean it’s wrong. And, well, it doesn’t stop me from loving you. And I’m not going to ask you to stop loving Marco. So…”

Marco smiled at Tom, and Star continued sharing her fears, “So I just go on breaking your heart forever?” she retorted.

Tom brushed her cheek, “You feel how you feel, and you let me feel how I feel. There’s no one I would rather be with. Er...I mean you do wanna...?”

Star wiped her eyes and raised her head a little.

“Starship, are you taking me back?” Tom held her shoulders and looked her in the eyes. She nodded and squeezed him into a hug. “Yes, Tom. Yes! I want you back.”

Tom smiled through tears at Marco as he held Star in the hug. He felt shy to be doing this with Marco’s girlfriend right in front of him.

Marco just smiled and shrugged in his carefree Marco way, “I kinda like this idea.” and he wrapped both of them into a group hug.