Sunrise Soak

She had been perfectly comfortable loving Jackie, enjoying the warmth of the polycule, and appreciating Raymond from a safe distance. She had watched the way he cared for Jackie and Mauve, listened to their stories, and admired the gentleness he brought to every connection. Then, somehow, she started seeing him differently.The attraction arrives almost without warning, and once Stella recognises it, she cannot quite put it back where it came from. What begins as curiosity quickly becomes something far more difficult to ignore. She wants to know what it would feel like to have Raymond look at her the way she has watched him look at the people he loves.But wanting him is one thing.Crossing from metamour to lover is something else entirely.With Jackie and Mauve encouraging her to explore what she is feeling, Stella finally finds herself alone with Raymond, standing at the edge of a possibility she never expected to want. She knows the connections already exist. She knows the trust is there.Sometimes taking the plunge does not mean knowing where the water will take you.Sometimes it means trusting yourself enough to find out.