Josh looked at his friend for a moment. Then he stood up and brought another beer. 

„Here.“ He said, sitting down next to Justin again. 

Justin took the bottle, opened it and drank.

„I never saw someone crying so much, as she did for you.“ Josh said, while Justin was staring at the screen. 

Justin scoffed. 

„You have no idea how much she cried after your accident. Sometimes she just broke down, not being able dealing with her life anymore.“

Josh could only imagine the scenario and felt awful. 

„It was you who helped her going through this. I’m so grateful you’ve been there for her, T.“ 

Justin didn’t react, taking another sip. 

„I can’t live without her.“ Josh almost whispered. „I would give you anything I own. But I can’t live without her.“ 

„I know.“ Justin replied. 

Then he sat up straight and put the bottle at the coffee table. He looked at his best friend and took a deep breath. 

„I’m aware of, that I had no right making her mine. I knew this wouldn’t end up well for me. But my desire for her was too strong. I couldn’t resist.“ 

Josh nodded. 

„I never felt that way before for someone. I’d do anything for her. She has no idea how much power she’s having over me.“ Justin continued explaining. 

„Don’t tell me that. I even agreed to a triangle.“

„How the fuck is she doing this to us?“ 

„I can’t explain. But it’s not like I’m complaining. I want it that way.“ Josh confessed. 

Justin chuckled. 

„Ya. It’s insane, right?“ 

„Probably.“

„Maybe it’s us who need therapy, not her…“ 

Josh smiled. There was a short pause. Both men were thinking about what they experienced with the same woman. 

„I’m afraid I’ll never get over her.“ Justin finally continued talking. 

„You never get over the women in your life. A part of you continues loving them. That’s who you are.“

Justin chucked again.

„Jess said something similar.“ 

„Because she knows you best.“ 

„Ya, she does.“ 

„Will you give her another chance?“ 

Justin lowered his head and bit his lips.

„I can’t think about this right now.“ 

„She’s a great woman. The mother of your kids. You’ve been happy…“

„Before we suddenly weren’t…“ Justin finished Josh’s sentence. 

„Take your time. No one is pushing you. But you know how things work…“

Justin frowned.

„What do you mean?“ 

„You need a woman.“ 

„Are you saying, I’m not able dealing with my life on my own?“

„You can. But you’re a better version of yourself with a woman who loves you. It’s a fact. Just look into your past.“ 

Justin was thinking about the time when Jess left him. He lost his drive and it didn’t come back, even as he started feeling better. He realized it was his secret love for Eve, which brought his motivation back in the end. He released his album, knowing it would make her happy. He remembered how she freaked out when he told her about the release during their lunch break. It was the day when suddenly everything changed. 

„Thank you for breaking up with her.“ Josh said and brought him back to reality. 

Justin looked at him.

„It’s not like I’ve had a choice. She had the same plan.“ 

„But pretending, that you realized there was no future for both of you made things easier for her.“

„I wasn’t pretending anything. It’s a fact, that she needs nobody else but you.“ 

„She truly suffers, being without you, T. Her heart is broken. She’s even skipping work.“ 

„Then why you aren’t with her right now? She shouldn’t be alone.“ 

„Lucy came last night. She has things under control.“ 

There was another short break.

„How we gonna deal with the whole situation in future? I wanna see Jake once in a while. I love your little man like my own.“ Justin said quietly. 

„Don’t worry about this. I promise we’ll figure things out. I’m not expecting you staying away from Jake or Eve.“ 

Justin nodded, feeling relieved. 

„Are we good?“ Josh wanted to know.

„Of course we are. I love you.“

„I love you, too. And I would really like to hug you now… but you smell disgusting.“

Justin opened his arms for Josh.

„Fuck, T… go an take a shower first.“

„I want a hug right now.“ He teased his friend. 

Josh held his breath and did what he was asking for. 

„See this as a token of my unconditional love.“

Eve was lying a the sofa, with her head on Lucy’s lap, while Jake was busy in his play pen. Lucy was stroking her best friend’s hair.

„Will this pain go away, Lu?“

Lucy smiled.

„You went through worse situations like that.“

„It doesn’t answer my question.“

„Yes. The pain will go away.“

„I don’t know, if I can bear seeing him with Jess.“

„He didn’t leave you for Jess. He left because this was the only thing which made sense at this point.“ 

„But he’ll go back to her in the end.“

„Maybe he will. But this is not your business.“ 

„I know. And I want him to be happy. But the imagination still makes me sick.“

„Because you’re a selfish little brat.“ Lucy teased.

„I am.“ 

„Can we talk about sex now?“ 

Eve opened her eyes wide.

„Are you serious?“ 

„Yes. I have questions.“ 

Eve knew their was no way avoiding this conversation. 

„Fine.“

„So… you slept in one bed…“

„Yes.“

„And you’ve had sex with both of them every night?“ 

Eve shook her head. 

„No. It’s too exhausting.“ 

Lucy stared at her surprised, waiting for more information. 

„Don’t get me wrong. Having both of them was beyond my imagination. It was amazing making this kind of experience. But it was just sex, you know.“

„I have trouble to understand.“ 

„It was just about lust. There was not much room left for romantic feelings.“

„Are you saying, they treated you differently in the presence of each other?“ 

„Absolutely.“

„Like what?“

„More like a toy, I would say.“ 

„And what about you?“ 

„I treated them the same way, just focusing on the physical pleasure they’ve been giving me.“ 

„It sounds like porn.“ Lucy joked.

Eve cracked a smile.

„Ya. It was like porn. And I enjoyed every minute of it. But making sex with love is a different kind of satisfaction.“ 

„I see.“

Lucy continued stroking Eve’s hair. Both smiled at each other. 

„Lu…?“

„Yes, sweety?“

„There’s one thing I wanna do. But I’ll need some help.“

„Okay. What is it?“