First Quiver by Beth C. Greenberg

Author:Beth C. Greenberg [Greenberg, Beth C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Isotopia Publishing
Published: 2020-10-27T10:22:14+00:00

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Threesome

“Q!” Jonah dodged his mother’s outstretched arms, his entire being bursting from captivity like confetti shot from a cannon. Cupid barely had time to shield his crotch before the boy crashed into his knees and wrapped his arms tight around Cupid’s sweaty thighs.

“Hey, buddy. Good to see you too,” Cupid said, bubbling over with laughter and ruffling the boy’s hair.

“Mommy said we might not see you again, but here you are.”

Cupid’s mirth died under the crushing weight of his predicament. Searching frantically for the proper response, he located Mia across the room as she bent to hoist the toddler into her arms.

Dropping to his knees, Cupid wrapped his arms around Jonah. “Of course I am. I couldn’t stay away from you guys.” If Jonah only knew how much truth that statement held. “Are you taking good care of your invisible arrow?”

“Mmhmm,” Jonah hummed against Cupid’s chest. “Will you tuck me in tonight?”

“That’s up to your mother.”

“What’s up to me?” The baby’s stroller rolled to a halt.

Cupid cleared the frog from his throat and peeled Jonah off his sweaty chest. “Uh, Jonah was just asking if I could tuck him in tonight.”

Mia set her hand on her oldest son’s shoulder, sandwiching the boy between Cupid and herself. “We’ll see,” she answered.

Jonah’s face lit up again, and he leaned in and cupped his tiny hands around Cupid’s ear. “That means yes.” Jonah’s too–loud whisper spilled warm, moist air all over the shell of Cupid’s ear, and Cupid couldn’t help but giggle.

Scooping up Jonah, Cupid stood to meet Mia’s eye roll head on. The toddler in Mia’s arms glared at Cupid. “Well, hello there, little guy. You’ve got your mother’s pretty green eyes.”

The boy whipped his head around and buried his face in Mia’s bosom.

“And this would be Eli,” Mia said with a smirk.

“He’s only shy at first,” Jonah said.

“Oh yeah?” Cupid and Mia shared a grin. “How about Lucas? Is he shy too?”

“Lukie doesn’t talk. He’s just a baby.”

“Ahhh, right.” Damn, Cupid was falling for sweet, earnest Jonah, so very eager to please.

“Let’s go, J-man. Mommy’s got your favorite, PB&J.”

“Can Q come too, Mommy?” Jonah asked, digging his fingers into Cupid’s shoulder.

“Of course I’m coming,” Cupid answered, taking off toward the exit with a sudden sprint that left Jonah clutching him even tighter and trailing his breathless, deep-throated trill all the way to the patch of grass where he’d helped Mia set up their picnic. Greedy for more of Jonah’s giggles, Cupid grabbed the boy’s hands and twirled him around in tight circles until Jonah’s body stretched out from Cupid’s extended arms like a wood plank slicing a neat disc through the sky. Mia and the little ones caught up just as Cupid and Jonah collapsed onto the blanket in a pile of dizzy laughter and weary limbs.

“I flied, Mommy! Didn’t I, Q?”

After a knee-jerk moment of grief over his own lost wings, Cupid nodded. “You sure did, Jonah.”

With Eli still clutching Mia for all he was worth, she sank down next to them, shaking her head and grinning.

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