Couple Love is not the Only Love

Kit's POV

The best feeling in the world is falling in love with your best friend, and finding out they are in love with you too, and agreeing to date you. The prom night was crazy. I went on ahead to the university for the party, while Ruj was still in our room, getting ready. I chose my best tuxedo, and decided to keep a few buttons of my shirt open. I talked with our friends, and waited for Ruj to show up. "Nong'Kit, do you know where Nong'Ruj is? I tried calling him, but he didn't answer the call". I turned and saw P'Lop standing beside me, looking concerned. He typed a message on his phone, and looked up at me waiting for my answer. I was rather stunned to see him. Even though I've seen P'Lop often, I didn't realise how handsome he was. Looking at his outfit made my jaw drop. "You're staring at me Nong'Kit." P'Lop smirked at me. Just like me, he had left a few buttons of his shirt open, exposing his chest. I cleared my throat and answered "Ai'Ruj was getting dressed when I came here. He should be here soon P'." We both grabbed a drink and waited for Ruj to come. When he confessed he loved both me and P'Lop, I was surprised. Honestly, I wasn't expecting him to reciprocate my feelings since I never saw him show signs of being interested in me, but I did notice the way he looked at P'Lop during the preparations, and whenever he visited the football field. After Ruj's confession, P'Lop and I looked at each other and he said, "Give us some time. We need to talk about this." He took me to a secluded place to talk about it. I waited for him to say something for what felt like hours. "Nong'Kit, do you really love Nong'Ruj?" he finally asked me. I decided that it was best if I was honest with him, and not hide my feelings anymore. "Yes P', I really love Ruj. I have loved him for the past 3 years, and would like to date him. Do you really love him?" I asked. Truth be told, I was not going to back up. I started to grow fond of P'Lop, but wasn't sure if it was enough for me to share my best friend with him. "Nong'Kit, I love Nong'Ruj a lot, and would love to date him. I don't want to ruin your relationship with him. Do you think you can date Nong'Ruj with me?" P'Lop asked me. I didn't realise I was holding my breath and exhaled slowly. We talked for a few minutes, and came to the conclusion that we both love and care deeply for Ruj, and we should give our relationship a try. If it doesn't work out, one of us would back off from the relationship. "Nong'Kit, thank you for agreeing to date me and Nong'Ruj. We should tell him about this. Though, we shouldn't say it directly. Let's pull a small prank on him first." I saw mischief in P'Lop's eyes and wondered what he was thinking. "P'Lop, what sort of a prank are you talking about?" I asked him curious to know more. "We both should apologise to him and refuse that we can't have a poly relationship. When he starts to walk away, I'll stop him back, and we can then admit that we would love to be in this relationship." He explained. I thought for a moment, and agreed to it. I started to walk back to Ruj first when I felt my arm being tugged. P'Lop pulled me back towards himself, and kissed me hard. A surprised gasp escaped from my lips, before I kissed him back. I was the first to break apart and said "We should leave this for Ai'Ruj". We straightened our clothes, and walked out to meet Ruj and break the news to him.
I wasn't sure if it was a good idea to be in a poly relationship, but to my surprise, it turned out well for us. P'Lop was really nice, and I grew fond of him. He would often sleep in mine and Ruj's small room. A few months later, we decided that the dorm room was really small for the three of us. Even though we joined the twin beds, there wasn't enough space for us to sleep together as the bed was pretty small. P'Lop decided that it was better if we moved to a bigger apartment. During our semester break, the three of us went house hunting. We wanted a house big enough for the three of us, leaving enough space for our friends when they visited. A few weeks later, we found the perfect apartment which wasn't that far from the university. We could easily drive to and fro without spending a lot of time commuting. The day after we moved in, I remembered that Ruj's birthday was the following week and I had forgotten all about it thanks to us moving. When Ruj had gone out to buy groceries, I had a chance to talk to P'Lop about it. I found him lying on the bed, playing a game on his phone. "P'Lop, Ai'Ruj's birthday is next week. We really should celebrate." I said, sitting beside him. "Do you have any plans?" P'Lop asked me. I shook my head. We thought for a while, trying to think of a good idea for a party. "How about we cook his favourite dishes and give him a photo frame or something with our photos on it? We have quite a lot of photos together from the prom night, and other random ones." P'Lop suggested. I considered the idea and it seemed really good to me. "We can also have Kim and Kamol to keep him out of the house so that the two of us and Ice can decorate the house and prepare for the party. We can have a small party with the six of us." I suggested. "That's a really good idea! Let's make a group chat with the others and plan it out. Maybe they'll have more ideas!" P'Lop said. I quickly made a new group to discuss the party, and soon we were all planning and deciding on the execution of the plan.