Slapshots {BOYXBOY}✔

Chapter Forty-One {Center}

"Listen, I have the script ready, I get the deadline- Do you watch the news, do you not see I've kind of got shit going on right no- No, I'm not. You know what. It'll be on your desk when I get it on your desk. Don't forget who's paying who. A movie with my name on it goes a long way and if you can't wait an extra day for a scrip. I'll find somebody who can." Henry slammed his phone down on the table, before running in hands through his hair. He looked at me, everything about him, and that phone call screaming bad news. "I'm going to have to go back to my office in LA, get the script, and go to a couple of meetings." He said, walking towards me, I was standing by the patio window, the view of the city glowing in the blanket of darkness that washed over it in the last hour. The time had changed, so thought it was pitch black outside, it was only six o'clock.

"How long will you be gone for?" I bit my lip, the last couple of days I had been trying to distance myself from both men, getting up earlier to make my own coffee, take my medications without them handing it over to me or reminding me, walking on my own. I had even managed to make it to the lobby until I had seen a few people with their phones pointed towards me and I hightailed it back into the elevator.

"Should only be two days, max. I should be back by the weekend if I leave tomorrow. I'll call around and get a plane ready. I'd invite you and Jord, but you've got two appointments, and I'm not letting you miss them." I rolled my eyes, Henry was acting more and more like a father to Jorden and me.

Joden came into the room, drying his hair with a towel, wearing only a pair of sweatpants. "What's going on?" He asked, looking between Henry and I. I was biting my lip. Even though I was trying to prepare myself for the break-up. I felt anxiety over the fact that Henry wouldn't be around. Even it was only for a few days. Jorden was great. I loved being around him, and if he were to go I would feel the same thing.

And when they both left.

I shook my head, trying to shake the ugly thoughts away.

"Henry has to go to LA, he's making me stay here. You can go through, I'll be fine." I tried not to make it come out as snappy as it sounded in my head, but apparently it did, because both men looked at me with a shocked face, Jorden sighed, walking to the sectional, that was now back in the living room, my bed being moved out and into Henry's room. Henry followed suit, taking my hand as he pulled me to the couch.

"Matty, I'm not making you stay because I don't want you there, I do. But your health is more important to me. And trust me, Jorden isn't going with me. Not just for the fact that I don't want you by yourself." Henry signed, squeezing my hand. "Matty, you know I love you right?" I nodded, looking at him and Jorden. "While you were in the coma... " Henry paused, looking unsure of himself, which scared me. Henry was always so sure, Henry knew everything. Nothing stumped him.

"I heard about your accident the next morning in the news. I raced to the hospital as soon as I heard. Henry was there of course. He never left your side. I didn't either. It was the scariest moment in our lives. The idea of losing you." Jorden shook his head. "I guess, what we're trying to say is that we both needed someone to cling to while you laid in that hospital bed, and we got close. Nothing happened. I guess we bonded over a hard time, and I- I can't see myself without either of you in my life. The idea of losing either of you now scares the hell out of me. I know I'm not on that same level as you both. But, if you're willing to try, we're both willing to try something, anything."

"Try something?" I knitted my brows together, not totally understanding what Jorden was trying to ask me. Until it hit me like a ton of bricks and I looked at them with wide eyes. "You mean. Like all of us?"

Jorden bit his lip, looking towards Henry, who just nodded his head. "It might work, it might not. But who are we not to try?"

I stood up, feeling confused, I couldn't sit anymore. I just needed to think. I looked back at the two men on the couch. Was it a good idea? They wouldn't leave me? "Did you, did you two um-"

"No," They both said at the same time. "We both agreed we wouldn't do anything unless we had your blessing. You're the center of this Matty." Henry said, taking my hand again. "It's scary, we know. It's scary for us too. But we would love for you to try. Nothing needs to change. A label doesn't need to be placed on it. It would just be the three of us, living as a unit, things'll get hard. We'll work through it. I promise we'll do everything we can to make this easy for you. We both just have strong feelings for you, and feelings for each other. It'll all in your hands Matthew."

"Can I, have a minute or two?" I asked, stepping away from them and towards the balcony before either of them could agree to leave me alone.

I don't know what I was expecting, what did I need to think about? Two, really important people in my life wanted to be with me. They wanted to be something important in my life. And I wanted that, I knew I wanted that. But how would it work? How do you live with two men who liked you and not have one or yourself get jealous? Was this realistic. Was I still in a coma and this was all a dream?

I shook my head, that thought scares me as I crossed my arms over my chest, shivering as the cold wind took a breath on me. What was the worst that could come from this?

You'd end up alone.

Sure, but I've been alone for a few years now, and it wasn't that bad. In fact, I was used to it as of now. So maybe it wasn't a bad idea. Maybe this would be bad, but what if it was good? What if we were good together and we were really a puzzle that needed to be together this whole time.

I bit my lip.

Maybe I needed to think about this a bit more.