How To Exit A Threesome You Started For Logistical Reasons
A man I’ve known for six years FaceTimed me at 5 pm on a Saturday. I was at Jen’s getting ready for a birthday party.
“Hey, come meet me at the Beverly Hills Hotel.”
“I want to see you but I’m headed to a birthday at 8 with Jen.”
“Come to the hotel for dinner. I’ll get a room.”
“I am going to a birthday at 8 with Jen.”
“Come after. I’ll get the penthouse bungalow.”
I looked at Jen. Her whole face said: girl, I’m proud of you.
She mouthed, “Go.”
“I’ll be in the lobby at 10:30.”
The penthouse bungalow is the nuclear option of Los Angeles hospitality. It says: I have eliminated all logistical obstacles between us and poor decision-making.
We’d been in the primary bedroom for hours. Catching up. Listening to music. Conversating. Demonstrating emotional depth, pure intimacy. Why we wanted to be together, why we always want to be together.
At 12:45 I got up to grab water.