4. 'I'm sorry… I was really drunk' – Nick Cutter/Stephen Hart/Connor Temple
The first time Nick woke up in bed with Connor and Stephen it took two hours for them to convince him that he hadn't done anything against their wills.
Stephen had woken as Nick scrambled out of the bed, tripping over himself as he stumbled to the toilet and heaved. He smiled, Nick had always had terrible hangovers, the first hint he had that there was another reason behind the nausea was when Nick's heaving turned into sobs against the porcelain.
Lines
of worry creased Stephen's forehead as he untangled himself from
the sheets, Connor finally rousing in his wake.
Stephen's worry
really spiked when Nick flinched away from his touch and started
mumbling. It took Stephen a few seconds before he could catch more
then a few vague words.
"I'm sorry…I was really drunk…I'm sorry…please forgive me." There was such fear in Nick's voice and it made Stephen's stomach clench as Connor joined him in the bathroom.
"What's wrong?" Connor murmured.
"I have no idea." Stephen answered with a shrug. He leant down again to comfort Nick, only to pull back as the other man recoiled from the touch. Nick started mumbling again Stephen slowly understood.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have gotten drunk…I wanted…but I shouldn't have…I shouldn't have let myself…I'm sorry."
Stephen shook his head in disbelief before turning to Connor.
"Help me, he's gotten stupid and thinks he pushed us into this." Connor's eyes went a little wide with shock but he followed Stephen down onto the floor until the two of them were flanking Nick as the older man cringed away from them. He recognised Stephen's greater knowledge of Nick and so just settled for stroking gentle hands down his back and across his cheek as Stephen spoke softly to him.
"You didn't do anything wrong, we want you. I want you, Connor wants you. You didn't do anything wrong." He kept repeating it until Nick finally looked up at him and Stephen smiled softly and kissed him. Then Stephen turned his head so Connor could kiss him too.
Stephen then stood and pulled first Nick and then Connor to their feet. He stroked Nick's cheek again as Connor, a little nervously, slid his fingers along the soft skin in the dip of Nick's hipbones. Stephen took Nick's hand again and pulled him forward, giving the older man no choice but to follow, he slid his free hand up the smooth skin of Connor wrist and led them both back to the bed.
"Let us show you how much we want you."
