The Space Between a Rock and a Hard Place|OT4

. 7 .

When the two subs get back to the house they go inside, where the dominants are waiting on the couch.

"Hey, how'd it go?" Ashton asks, looking between the two and noticing how close and comfortably they're standing with eachother.

"Good. Really good. But we all need to talk." Luke answers, leading because he knows Calum won't, going further into the room and sitting on the couch with Calum following close behind.

"Okay, what about?" Michael asks excitedly, figuring lukes gonna agree to sign the contract.

"I wasn't aware when we went to dinner the first time that you had never discussed adding a submissive to the relationship with Calum or told him about me until that night." The blondes words surprise the dominant, it's definitely not the conversation they were expecting. "That's a big decision and with the amount and seriousness we were talking without his knowledge, you were practically cheating on calum." Luke speaks boldly, and the two dominants are shocked at the accusation.

"Wait, wait, no-"

"Yeah. Even according to the contract you gave me- which I'm assuming is the same one Calum signed, it's cheating, and Calum has every right to be hurt and even terminate the contract due to that behavior. I mean, how do you think he felt about it suddenly being sprung on him that you found a new submissive? If you did that to me I would be heartbroken and I would definitely feel like I'd been cheated on. I'd be mad that I wasn't involved in making a serious decision regarding a relationship that I'm 1/3 of and it was hurtful and unfair of you to do to Calum." All eyes are glued to Luke and wide. Even calums surprised at how clearly, firmly, strictly, boldly, and angrily yet reasonably and cleverly Luke speaks, especially compared to the bubbly subby boy they're used to. Calum feels warm that the blondes standing up so firmly for him.

"Calum?" Ashton asks after a moment, looking at the boy.

"I was hurt. I felt like you were replacing me and I felt super insecure. I mean, if I told you I've been talking to a dominant and just wanted to add him to the relationship and expect you to like him and be nice to him and be his boyfriend too, you wouldn't be happy. I don't understand why you never told me you had any interest in having another submissive. I would've been willing to try. But you just sprung it on me and then when I was upset or tried to talk about how I felt you scolded or punished me. I-I was doing my best to be a good sub and handle it well a-and you kept telling me you were disappointed in me." Calum nervously states and the two dominants look down in shame, realizing how wrong they've been treating calum. "I understand you just liked Luke and were caught up but I'm your boyfriend, not just your submissive, and you're supposed to care about my feelings."

"We do care, cali baby. I'm so sorry, we didn't realize how you felt. We were too excited to think you could be anything but excited and then we thought you were just being bratty. I'm sorry babyboy, you were trying so hard to be good." Ashton is nearly crying, he feels terribly guilty and realizes how upset he'd be if the same thing had happened to him, and poor sensitive little cali must've been so heartbroken. He can see from thinking back on calums actions and behavior just how hurt he was. He's worried his baby will leave them- and Luke won't want anything to do with them either.

"Yes, I'm really sorry Calum. And Luke, it was unfair to put you in the situation as well. Calum, we love you so much and we had no intention to hurt or cheat on you, we thought it would be good for you to have another submissive around because we love having a co-dominant and we didn't realize you were hurt, but we should've. We're the ones who wrote the contract and we should've known how you'd feel. We love you so much Calum and we do care about your feelings. I really hope you can forgive us Calum. I know we'll have to prove ourselves to you, we're really so sorry."

Calum smiles and nods, feeling the hole in his heart closing up. "I forgive you. Please promise to let me speak up about how I feel in the future, though, and discuss big changes with me? I feel like both of those should be a given and I shouldn't have to ask for those rights." Lukes proud of Calum for saying so.

"Of course Calum."

"We promise."

"Alright, now that we've had that conversation." Luke says, pulling the contract out of his bag with a small smile, feeling relieved and satisfied with the way that conversation went.

"As long as all of you agree, consent, and want me to join this relationship, I'm now willing to sign the contract." Luke looks to Calum first, who smiles and kisses the blondes cheek, surprising the other two.

"I do." He says with a smile and Luke smiles and looks to the other two, who obviously agree as well. Luke smiles and signs the contract where he must, having already filled out the specifics, and then hands it to the dominants to be signed, who then hand it to calum, who smiles as he reads over the new paragraph that's specific to his and lukes relationship and signs where there's a line for his name.