Hate Me Before You Love Me (BDSM/Mature)

Chapter 18. New Lover

Sean sat alone in the restaurant because Alex and Peter decided to have sex before dinner. Sean was just upset and wanted to leave. But Alex told him to stay, and since Alex wanted him to, Peter wanted him to stay as well. But he's running out of time. He doesn't want to be the third wheel any longer. Peter, Alex, and Cass finally arrived as he stood up.
"Can we talk, Sean?" Peter inquired. Sean gave a nod. Sean was dragged out of the restaurant by Peter. "I'm taking you somewhere else." Peter said as he took Sean's hand in his. They walked across the street, and Peter drove Sean to another restaurant. It was a diner, but they were seated in a corner booth, which provided them with privacy. Sean told Peter what he wanted to eat. Peter chose a Caesar salad with grilled chicken as his entree. Sean has just placed an order for a grilled cheese sandwich.
"So?" Sean locked his gaze on Peter.
"Alex plans to have sex with Cass. So it'll just be the two of us tonight." Peter cracked a grin.
"Oh.." Sean was content, but he knew heartbreak was on the way.
"Alex desires that we have an open marriage. And I'd like you to live with us." Peter jumped right into it.
"What? No.." Sean's head shook.
"What's the harm?" Sean caught Peter's eye.
"I despise being the third wheel. You and Alex should never have invited me into your relationship if you didn't truly want me." Sean slightly raised his voice.
"This is something I've never done before. However, Alex..." Peter exhaled a sigh. "He wishes to invite a woman to our marriage. But I told him that I would rather have you."
"Remember that I'm gay? Not at all like you or Alex." Sean's head shook.
"No, I mean... Alex can be with a woman, but I only want to be with you." Sean's hand is held by Peter.
Sean laughed. "You said you no longer love me." Sean waited for Peter to respond, but he never did. "It's all about sex, isn't it?" Sean pushed once more. Peter simply pursed his lips together. "Why are you always being such a push around with Alex? I thought you were the dom in the relationship?" Sean finally became enraged.
"All I want is for Alex to be happy." Finally, Peter responded. "I failed to do that with Emma."
"But you are just repeating your relationship with Emma!" Sean tried to keep his voice down, but he just wanted to yell.
"Sean, what do you want me to say?" Peter exhaled a sigh.
"That you want to get out of a toxic relationship for good! That you want to be with someone who only loves you." Sean stated.
"That someone is not you either, Sean.." Peter responded with poise. He could tell Sean was having a good time in his polyamorous relationship, but Peter knew Sean was right.
Sean opened his mouth to say something, but he realized Peter was correct. Instead, he sucked on his milkshake straw.
"Sean, you can't change the people you care about. This is your best chance, and I'm your best option." Peter resumed his pursuit of Sean in order to be with him.
"And let my heart be broken again and again?" Sean wondered.
"Okay, it's all about the sex. But I thought you were into sex?" Peter fixed his gaze on Sean.
"I'm here because I still care about you. And I'm naive enough to believe you still love me." Sean exhaled a sigh.
"I'd like to do a scene with you tonight, Sean. It's just you and me. Could you please give me this?" Sean's hand was grabbed by Peter.
"Why?" Sean responded, indicating that he does not want to be dragged any further into this.
"You are correct; my relationship is toxic, and all I want to do is make Alex envious, okay? He'll have a good time tonight. I, too, want to have a good time." Peter finally confessed his true motive.
"Fine, one time. We then go our separate ways." He can't deny that he craves Peter's dominance. Sean's mind wonders if the thought of Peter slapping his butt cheeks until they're red is what got him so hot.
"Please accept my apologies, Sean. I wish I could tell you how much I still love you." Peter takes a deep breath.
"It's all right. I ended my relationship with you." Sean was sorry, but in his defense, he believed his marriage could be saved.
"Would you like to just wrap the food and... you know..." Sean's hand is held by Peter.
"Have sex?" Sean laughed.
"Well, if you don't mind, I can play with you." Peter cracked a grin.
"Is Alex okay with that?" Sean turned to face Peter.
"Yes.." Peter instructed the waitress to simply place their food in a take-out box.
They immediately returned to the hotel. Peter instructed Sean to strip while he prepared the rest of his getup for their scene. Sean was fitted with wrist and ankle cuffs by Peter. He also put on a blindfold. Peter led Sean to the bed and prodded him over the edge. Sean's wrists were tied together by Peter.
"So, you are in love with a married man. You're a bad boy, aren't you?" Peter began with a stern tone.
"Yes, Sir... I'm a very mischievous boy." Sean is looking forward to getting smacked.
"I'll smack you ten times with the paddle and twenty times with the cane. Open your legs." Sean's legs were pulled apart by Peter. He reached for the leather paddle. "What's your number?" Peter inquired.
"One, Sir.." Sean had prepared for the impact, but the blindfold had completely deprived him of his senses, so he knew the impact would cause him to scream, but not in pain, at least not at first.
Sean was hit with a loud smack. "Aahh.." Sean screamed from the impact, his heart racing and his dick hardening immediately.
Before the next smack, Peter asks, "Number?"
"One, Sir.." Sean was aware that he desired more.
Peter smacks Sean's bubble butt three times in a row with the paddle. Sean was startled and taken aback by the series of smacks he had just received.
"Are you all right, baby?" Sean's back was rubbed by Peter.
Sean didn't know why, but he began to cry at that moment. Maybe it's because Peter called him baby again? Perhaps he is feeling overwhelmed?
Peter unhooked his wrist and removed his blindfold. He inhaled deeply. He knew Sean was overwhelmed. This is not uncommon for beginners. It's not the pain, but for some, giving up control can be overwhelming. Sean was dragged to the bed by Peter, and they lay next to each other. Peter hugged Sean and kissed him.
"I'm sorry.." Sean bursts into tears.
"You should not be sorry. This is a common thing." Sean's hair was rubbed by Peter.
"I want you.." Sean speaks softly to Peter.
Peter sighed, then put Sean's fingers on his wedding ring. He is a husband and a father. He is unable to be with Sean. "I've got Alex. For once, I'd like to be a good husband." Peter's eyes welled up with tears. He told a lie. He still had feelings for Sean.
Following that, there is a deafening silence, broken only by deep breaths and sobs. Sean's heart was broken into a million pieces once more, and Peter wondered if his marriage would ever survive. Alex is more interested in having sex with anyone but him.
But Peter suddenly recalls someone, one of Emma's accountants. His name is James, and he spent a lot of time traveling with Emma before she became pregnant. James is the father of his children.
"Fuck.." When Peter realized what had happened, he shook his head.
"What happened?" Sean cocked his head to face Peter.
"I believe I know who the father of my children is." Peter clenched his teeth.
"Oh.." Sean hugged Peter back. He realizes Peter should have known who the father was, but he is stuck in his head because he still believes Emma is an angel. He, not Emma, was the one who ruined the marriage. "Could you please forget about him, Peter? You are their father. They know you are their father. Isn't that what matters?" Sean asked.
"Sean, why do I continue to fail in my marriage? What went wrong for me?" Peter was now hugging Sean. He simply wants to forget how he failed his first marriage, and now his second marriage is on the verge of failing as well.
But then the door swung open, and Alex walked in. "Pete?" He walked in with a skepticism on his face, but he smiled when he saw Peter and Sean in the bed.
Peter shoved Sean away and wiped his tears. "Hey, babe.."
"You're crying?" Alex locked his gaze on his husband.
"Yeah, I feel like I failed my marriage yet again." Peter lowered his gaze and avoided eye contact with Alex.
Alex approached the bed and hugged Peter. "Please don't say that. I messed up. I'm aware. That's why I'm here."
"Did she say no?" Peter cocked his brow at Alex.
"She wants to have sex with me, but I can't. I love you and only you, Peter. If we want to bring someone else in, we need to do it together. This is not the case. This bothers me." Alex exhaled a sigh.
"Do you need me to go?" Sean inquired because he was feeling awkward as the third wheel.
"No, I want Sean in. If you are in agreement with it." Because Peter deserves it, Alex has decided that he wants to be with someone who cares about Peter.
"I'm not sure." Peter hid his face behind his hand. "I just found out who my children's father is."
"James?" Alex asked without even thinking about it.
"How.." Peter raised his brow. "Did she inform you?"
"No. But they're dangerously close. I'm not unaware like you, you know? Your love for Emma had blinded you." Alex exhaled a sigh. "But, I can't prove anything. That's why I never mention it."
"Oh.." sighed Peter. Alex was correct.
"Sean, will you move in with us? In addition, I require your services for our company." Alex shifted his gaze away from Peter and toward Sean.
"Why do you require my assistance?" Sean appears perplexed.
"I looked up your LinkedIn profile. Accounting was your minor. Please? I can't put our money in the hands of strangers." Alex begged.
"It's been a long time..." Sean bites his bottom lip.
"Please?" Peter is now pleading as well. He had no idea Sean had a minor in accounting. "Also, why didn't you tell me this earlier?" Sean's hand is now in Peter's grasp.
"I'm not sure. It never occurred to me that it was important." Sean shrugged.
"Please?" Alex inquires once more.
"Fine.. But, I want my own place. And I may date other people as well." Sean eventually gave in.
Sean was hugged by Peter and Alex. It seems, this could be the new beginning the three of them are looking for.