"Come here, Quinn. You look so lonely standing there. Here, let me help you." Leo said, gently tugging Quinn forward until his legs tapped his knees. Quinn gulped, staring into the pretty grey eyes that reflected back like a cat’s. He smiled at Quinn, the corners of his eyes creasing as Quinn felt his heart thud in his chest.
He was nervous, of course he was, but with the way that Leo’s hands were rubbing against his pulse, his skin felt electrified.
"Are you nervous?" Dorian asked and Quinn nodded before he could stop himself.
"Very. I’ve never...I’ve never done anything this bold before." Quinn said quietly. "I mean, I’ve been to gay bars, but never...I’ve never done this." Quinn said. The three men chuckled while Noah rolled his eyes from his seat.
"Quinn’s always backed out of doing things that would disappoint his family." Noah added. "He’s not like us. He has a good family life." Noah added and Quinn flushed.
"Don’t loop me in with your messy family lives, Noah. My parents like me." Ezra said teasingly and Noah snorted.
"Yeah yeah. Rub it in, software developer." Noah grumbled and Quinn blinked. Ezra was a software developer? That was very impressive, especially since he didn’t look that much younger than Noah and Quinn.
"Are you really?" Quinn asked, sounding impressed. Leo frowned.
"Hey, I’m a big deal too." He protested, pouting and Quinn felt his lips tug into a smile. A dominant alpha like him was pouting? That was...cute.
"I’m sure you are, I just find it impressive. You’re younger than Noah, and I, aren’t you, Ezra? That’s really impressive, and from the way Noah said that, your family isn’t in the same field, right?" Ezra’s back straightened at Quinn’s words, his eyes blinking a few times.
"They...aren’t. They’re in business, so yes they did invest in it initially, but I’ve already been able to pay them back for that investment. They’ve...always supported my interest in software and design. Thank you for saying that, Quinn." Ezra’s words were sincere and Quinn was just glad that he had met someone so impressive.
Leo tugged on Quinn’s arms, pulling him in closer. Quinn gasped as Leo let go of his wrists to grab onto Quinn’s waist as he fell into Leo’s chest with a muffled yell. Leo’s hands slid from Quinn’s waist to his ass, palming it as Quinn fumbled to find his footing and not put his knee somewhere painful.
"Stop complimenting Ezra. I already know he’s better than all of us, he doesn’t need to brag. Noah and I are doing just fine without our family’s support, aren’t we? And look at Dorian! He’s a world-class athlete. We don’t need daddy’s money to make it." Leo pointed out, clearly sounding annoyed that Quinn’s attention was on Ezra. Quinn blinked, confused while Ezra cleared his throat.
"It wasn’t ’daddy’s money’. It was mommy’s. You should at least get it right if you’re going to try to insult me, Leo, and you’ve met my Mom’s. You know they’re great. They love you too." Leo grumbled, still annoyed, and Quinn realised that these boys were just...playing. They were playing and including Quinn in it.
Quinn’s face warmed even more as he finally found purchase on Leo’s shoulders, pushing himself up and away from Leo’s warm skin to look around them again. The room was darker, thin strips of lights along the upper corners of the walls and dimmed to a mood-setting red. Everyone was bathed in it and Quinn found that yes, red did do them all justice.
They looked even more attractive then they had looked in plain light and Quinn, for the life of him, couldn’t help how his body stirred. That was the whole point of this event, wasn’t it? To be stirred and have others stir him?
"I’m glad that you have such a close bond with others." Quinn said softly, meaning his words as he squeezed Leo’s shoulders. The men stared at him, Noah from the corner of his eye as he sat still, his arms crossed. Ezra and Leo seemed the most surprised while Dorian’s face was hard to read.
"You are?" Ezra asked and Quinn nodded.
"Yeah. Is that...a bad thing?" Quinn asked and Leo squeezed Quinn’s ass under his hands. Quinn shivered, jerking and Leo chuckled.
"Not a bad thing, just unusual. Most tend to think it’s weird that we’re so close or that we would do things like this together." Leo told him and Quinn blinked, then glanced at Noah.
"Then is it weird that Noah and I are here?" Quinn asked and watched as Leo’s face smoothed out. HIs shoulders shook and he laughed.
"No, it’s not. At least not to us. Hell, I’d gladly stick my dick in either of them if they’d let me, but they both don’t like bottoming. I’m not that much of a fan either, but I always like to try things." Leo said. Quinn felt his face warm.
"I...don’t really like to top." Quinn admitted. "I find it hard, and um, I don’t really..." Quinn trailed off. "There aren’t really people who like to bottom that I like to sleep with." Quinn admitted. There was far more to that statement then Quinn could say, but they didn’t need to know the intrigues of why dominant alphas didn’t want to bottom. They knew that well enough themselves without Quinn waxing about the societal expectations placed on regular betas and dominant alphas and how they differed and remained the same.
"Is that so?" Leo said warmly, smiling up at Quinn. "Well then, you happen to be in luck. Isn’t that right, Ezra, Dorian?" Leo turned his head slightly to look at the other men. They shared a look before Dorian moved closer and placed a rather large hand on the back of Quinn’s shoulder. He felt engulfed and it was just his hand.
"I think you might have hit the jackpot, Quinnie." Dorian told him slowly and Quinn felt his face flush more. He was sure if it wasn’t for the red light he’d look like a damn tomato.
"That’s as long as you’re okay with us sharing you." Ezra added. "We would never pressure you if you didn’t want to." Ezra said. "These parties are all about consent, and while we would love to have you to ourselves, we don’t want to limit you to just us." He said. Quinn felt his head swim.
They wanted to monopolize him? Quinn? He hadn’t expected that to happen. Honest. He thought that when he met Leo it was just to verify that he wasn’t a creep and vice versa. He didn’t think for a moment that three men who fit his favourite profile would want him.
Noah snorted from off to the side and Quinn turned his attention to him. Noah was smirking.
"What have I always said, Quinn? You underestimate your value, constantly. You could have gone for anyone but that waste of space." Noah said, his gaze narrowed. "Take them up on it. At the very least, you need to be able to brag to that asshole that his dick wasn’t worth shit, alright?" Quinn felt his jaw drop at Noah’s words, his eyes widening as Dorian and Leo laughed loudly.
"Noah, you’re so cute. That’s so sweet of you, man. I had no idea you cared about your friends like that." Dorian said and Noah scoffed.
"Of course I would. I’ve known him since high school. You think I’ve been unaware of Quinnie’s type since then? Hell no, I’ve just been polite. Plus, I’ve been around you three for the last month. I better get comfortable with weird shit, or else I wouldn’t even be here." Noah muttered.
Leo reached over, patting Noah’s thigh a little too close to his crotch and Noah scowled.
"Awe, that’s right. Our sweet little Noah bear is only wearing a blow job bracelet. He’s here completely against his will only to tarnish the name of his family. Even though his brothers have done so much worse than a consensual sex party."
"Drug possession, illegal firearms, you name it, they’ve probably done it." Ezra added and Quinn felt his stomach tighten for Noah’s sake.
"I can’t believe they’re trying to force you into a marriage you don’t even want." Quinn growled, angry all over again. "If I could punch your Dad again, I would." Quinn said and Dorian let out a bark of laughter.
"You’ve punched his Dad?" He asked, sounding elated at the news. Quinn grew flustered as Leo palmed Quinn’s ass with his one hand.
"Impressive. I didn’t know you had it in you, Quinn. You come off as a very put together man. I had no idea you had that kind of violence in you. It’s sexy." Leo told him and Quinn felt worse for mentioning it.
"Don’t give me too much credit. It wasn’t intentional. I just so happened to punch him while he was bending over in the car. I don’t think he ever forgave me for it, and I’m glad he hasn’t." Quinn admitted. Noah chuckled.
"He hasn’t. He still speaks poorly of you, even when you’re brought up in passing. It displeases him greatly that you’re still hanging out with me. He considers you a bad influence when you’re the one who taught me how to live outside of their house. I wouldn’t know how to clean a toilet without you." Noah said.
"Awe. You’re so cute together. Have you two ever thought about dating? It would solve your issues." Leo suggested and Quinn tensed. Noah tensed, and both looked at each other. Quinn licked his lips before he spoke.
"No...we haven’t. At least, I haven’t. I know I have a type and that Noah fits it but...having him as a friend, as someone I can rely on and not someone that we mingle our sexual lives together makes me feel more secure. I think even if we crossed that line once or twice it would be fine, because I do think our friendship is strong enough to withstand it, but...I like Noah enough to know that I wouldn’t want to ruin our friendship over something like that." Quinn said.
Noah stared at him in silence for a moment before he nodded.
"While my feelings aren’t quite the same as Quinn’s, they’re close enough. I come with too much baggage to ruin Quinn’s life like that, and he’s already doing so much for me. We’re friends and business partners before anything else. I know that Quinn is my ride or die, and we don’t need to involve sex in that if we don’t want to. I respect his wishes, and it’s not like we can’t be attracted to others. It will be hard explaining our relationship to potential romantic interests later down the line, but," Noah shrugged. "That’s for later us to deal with." Noah said.
The three remained silent for a moment, as if processing and surprised by their responses.
"Wow. I mean, I was teasing, but for both of you to have that kind of knowledge about each other is impressive. So that’s how Noah isn’t jealous that we have our hands all over Quinnie right now. Wow wow. You’re a better man than me, Noah." Leo said and Noah chuckled.
"Don’t I know it." Noah shot back and got Leo sticking his tongue out to him in response. They both made faces at each other while Quinn relaxed slightly. Speaking like this took away some of the nervousness that Quinn had in the beginning. Getting to know them had made this not as scary, and hearing their interactions and respect for each other was...nice.
"I’m fine with sharing." Quinn said, breaking up the fight that Noah and Leo were having. They all paused, turning to look at Quinn who was blushing but determined. "I mean it. I am." He confirmed, and felt the mood shift once more.