Chapter 278

Getting to a spot Becca approved of didn’t take long once I was fully dressed again. She wanted to be close enough that we could be reached if something went wrong over on the boats, but far enough that they couldn’t see, or hear, us on our date.

We hiked for a couple of minutes. I carried the basket one-handed while Becca took the backpack and Cassidy carried the blanket, and I ended up holding Becca’s hand as we walked. Cassidy encouraged it, walking on the other side of me as she held onto my elbow since my hand was occupied with the basket handles. Once we found the spot the blanket got spread out, and Becca unpacked our dinner. It was a simple dinner - everyone back on the boats were having chicken breasts, a vegetarian noodle salad, and baguettes cut into slices and crisped with cheese and garlic butter in the oven. We got the chicken breasts, nicely seasoned and pan-fried, with a few of the baguettes each, but noodle salad didn’t exactly make for a sexy picnic item so Becca had prepared some basic sliced peppers and some fruit.

We sat on the blanket, and I couldn’t wipe the smile from my face if I tried as we dug in. Once we’d all had at least a bit of food, along with sips from the plastic cups that Becca had filled from the box of wine in her backpack, we settled into some light conversation. I could tell that Cassidy and Becca were both feeling the same sort of nerves that I was. Our energy, maybe even adrenaline, was up.

“Can I just say something?” I spoke into a small lull in the conversation. Both women nodded with little smiles, and I got on my knees and leaned in, kissing Becca. Closed-lipped, since we were mid-eating, but still strong and sweet. Then I pivoted and kissed Cassidy the same way.

“That wasn’t a statement,” Becca said with a roll of her eyes and a smile.

“I dunno, I think I got what he was saying,” Cassidy chuckled.

“Fair,” Becca smirked.

“I just don’t want this to feel awkward,” I said. “And the longer we put off talking about the real stuff, the more we’re going to feel that.”

“OK,” Becca nodded. “Let’s talk about the real stuff.”

Cassidy nodded in agreement, so I cleared my throat and settled myself back on my butt and put my hands on my thighs. I took a breath and looked at Becca. “I love you. We’re there. It’s been ... ridiculously fast, but we’re there. And based on everything today, and the fact that this trip is ending tomorrow and we’ll need to head in different directions, we need to decide what to do about it. The first thing I need to know is how you feel about the changes that happened today because you have every right to feel unstable about all of this. I’m still engaged to Cass, but I’m dating Cattie now, and like she said I’m also going to fill the role she needs as a Dom. How does that make you feel?”

Becca pressed her lips together for a moment, looking at me with eyes that told me she appreciated me asking this even if we’d danced around it a bit today in the water. She surprised me a little, however, by turning to Cassidy. “Before I answer, I need to know where you are at,” she said. “Are you OK with the Cattie situation, and how things look like they are developing? It’s Robbie’s relationships, but you’re his fiancee. You’ll be his wife. Whatever else happened in the past, I don’t know if all of this was in your plans for this weekend.”