Matteos Home For Boys (Poly)

chapter 11

My head snaps towards Finn. Kayden immediately gets off my lap and lets me stand up. "Are you okay bub?" I call him by the nickname I gave him earlier to make sure he knows I'm anything but mad.

Sad? Yeah. Confused? A little. But mad? Definitely not.

As soon as I open my arms he's in them.
I hold him tight, one hand makes its way into his hair and the other rubs his back as I try and console him.

"Finn? You didn't answer my question. Are you okay?" He nods and holds me tighter. "I'm okay now." I glance over to Matteo, who has a soft look in his eye. "We have something to tell you, Arlo."
Finn stiffens at Matteo's sentence.

It can't be that bad, can it?

"Is everything okay? I didn't do anything wrong did I?"
"No, you didn't, there's just something that we haven't told you that's all."

I'm nervous as fuck. And apparently I'm not the only one because all the boys seem to be. Their bodies are rigid and Kayden can't seem to look at me.

"So you may have noticed that we are all very close." That I have. "Yeah."

"And that's because we are all in a relationship."

Huh?

"In a relationship?" My voice is filled with confusion.

"Like we are all dating each other."

I mean it makes sense with all the touching and teasing.

Matteo doesn't stop there though. "we would love if you joined the relationship."

Me? In a relationship with six other guys? I honestly don't know.

I feel my anxiety start to creep up on me. I don't want to make them sad but at the same time, I don't know what to do or how to feel. Like I know I have feelings for them, I have for a while but could it work? All seven of us are in a relationship.

"Arlo, are you okay?" Aiden's eyes hold so much emotion.

"I... I don't know."

Matteo nods."That's okay Arlo you don't have to make up your mind right now. What we just told you is a lot, we get that."

Kayden's harsh breathing catches my attention. "Kayden are you okay?" He shakes his head. "Please don't leave Arlo. I know it's a lot but please don't leave. You can't leave." He's barely getting his words out now.

Fuck.

I wouldn't leave him. Or any of the boys.

Truth be told I already know my answer to Matteos question. I just didn't want to jump into things too quickly. However, if I really think about it, we've been acting like couples already so in reality it won't change much. The only thing that will change is us kissing and maybe going further.

The thought makes heat rise to my cheeks.

I step out of Finn's hug giving him one last kiss on the forehead and hold my arms out for Kayden. "Come here." I guess I'm doing a lot of hugging today. I don't mind though.

Once he's in my arms I reassure him. "I'm not going anywhere." He puts his chin on my chest and looks up at me. I swear I could look into his eyes all day. "Promise?" I lean down and kiss his nose. I am also doing a lot of kissing today apparently. "Promise."

I know that was a very couple thing to do but I don't care. As long as these guys are happy I couldn't care how we appeared.

"Don't hog him Kayden I want a hug as well." I look over to Jace and let out a little chuckle.