Make Mine a Double Nicole Austin A sequel to My Greatest Fantasy.
No doubt about it, Kaylie Ward’s a loser magnet. So she swears off men. But give her some tequila to wash away those man troubles and she’s more than ready for a hot ménage fantasy. Somehow, dream and reality collide when she wakes up with two naked hunks in bed with her—not that she’s complaining. Best friends, business partners, lovers—Max Lockhart and Brayden Sinclair share everything, including women. Like a bad country song, they went looking for love in all the wrong places, only to find it waiting for them at home, in their bed no less. Kaylie’s plans for the future revolve around having a “normal” life. Going after it means living with a broken heart, unless she can keep her double order of beefcake and have a real family too.
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Make Mine a Double ISBN 9781419934377 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Make Mine a Double Copyright © 2011 Nicole Austin Edited by Jillian Bell Cover art by Dar Albert Electronic book publication July 2011 The terms Romantica® and Quickies® are registered trademarks of Ellora’s Cave Publishing. With the exception of quotes used in reviews, this book may not be reproduced or used in whole or in part by any means existing without written permission from the publisher, Ellora’s Cave Publishing, Inc.® 1056 Home Avenue, Akron OH 44310-3502. Warning: The unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal. No part of this book may be scanned, uploaded or distributed via the Internet or any other means, electronic or print, without the publisher’s permission. Criminal copyright infringement, including infringement without monetary gain, is investigated by the FBI and is punishable by up to 5 years in federal prison and a fine of $250,000. (http://www.fbi.gov/ipr/). Please purchase only authorized electronic or print editions and do not participate in or encourage the electronic piracy of copyrighted material. Your support of the author’s rights is appreciated. This book is a work of fiction and any resemblance to persons, living or dead, or places, events or locales is purely coincidental. The characters are productions of the authors’ imagination and used fictitiously. The publisher and author(s) acknowledge the trademark status and trademark ownership of all trademarks, service marks and word marks mentioned in this book. The publisher does not have any control over, and does not assume any responsibility for, author or third-party Web sites or their content.
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Dedication For Jilly. Be careful what you ask for because you just might get it!
Acknowledgements Without an intervention from the Scandalous Seven (Regina Carlysle, Samantha Cayto, Cerise Deland, Desiree Holt, Allie Standifer and Brenna Zinn)—armed with chocolate wine—this story would still be collecting dust. Your friendship is a priceless gift that I will always cherish.
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Chapter One “Tell me what you want. You want the fantasy? Two men at once?” Max’s deep, raspy voice was pure seduction. He flashed his patented dark and sinful grin at the leggy redhead, who purred and all but melted at his feet. Brayden Sinclair rolled his eyes and lifted a crystal glass to his lips. Filling his mouth with the rich, amber liquid, he savored the slow, sensual glide of the expensive alcohol over his tongue. He swallowed and the liquor blazed a fiery path down his throat, warming him from within. Hot fingers of pleasure coursed outward to every cell in his body, bringing nerve endings to crackling awareness. God, how he wished that smile and the questions posed by his best friend, business partner and lover had been directed at him instead of yet another in a long line of women they’d fucked over countless months. Leaning back in a plush leather chair, Brayden’s mouth went dry as Max stripped out of his clothes and stood next to the big bed in their luxurious hotel suite. The redhead’s eager gaze roamed over more than six feet of deeply tanned masculine perfection. A surge of impotent jealousy rose in Brayden’s chest, leaving him with a chilled, sick feeling he’d become all too familiar with. Still, he was helpless to resist the stunning sight. Silky black hair, eyes the color of rich dark chocolate and a perpetual five-o’clock shadow covering his square jaw fit the brooding artist well. Max possessed a ripped athlete’s body honed by years of competing in triathlons. Max raised one hand and fisted his magnificent cock, veins beneath the velvety soft skin pulsing with virility. He leisurely stroked from the thick root and along the impressive length, sliding his thumb across the ruddy head to collect a bead of fluid from the slit. 6
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Fuck, that’s hot! Brayden knew that beautiful body better than his own. He’d mapped each delineated groove between thick slabs of muscle with his tongue, glided his hands over those solid planes and angles, tasted Max’s salty essence and fucked that heart-shaped ass. If it were possible to crawl beneath Max’s skin and become part of him, he’d do it in a second. Red—he couldn’t recall her name—licked her lips, fluttered fake eyelashes and gave Max a thorough once-over. “I want it all.” That irresistibly sinful smile parted Max’s lips again and brought out the slight dimples in his cheeks. “Then get rid of the dress and come suck my cock.” She didn’t balk at his demand. Her green dress pooled around her stilettos and she dropped to her knees, blocking Brayden’s view. While she was an undeniable beauty, during their brief interactions in the hotel bar, Brayden had found her to be shallow and vacuous. Red wasn’t for them. He hated watching her bring an expression of agonized ecstasy to Max’s face. Brayden wanted to grab a fistful of that wild red hair, drag the bitch across the room and shove her out into the hall. Instead, he consoled himself with the knowledge that Max would quickly become bored with her. Just like all the others. The sickness in Brayden’s chest intensified as her head bobbed and she made wet slurping noises as she sucked his lover’s cock into her mouth. Hands fisted in her wavy hair, Max guided her movements for his pleasure. Brayden’s gaze lifted to Max’s angular face, surprised to find his dark eyes were wide open, that penetrating gaze locked firmly on him. “Come on, Brayden. Join us.” Desperation and hunger flashed in Max’s eyes and his voice cracked with barely leashed emotions. “I need you.”
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Brayden would prefer it if Max needed only him. He wished that he could be enough for Max, instead of them wandering the globe on this endless quest to find a woman to complete them. He didn’t feel incomplete or as if anything was missing. Not the way Max had, ever since they’d joined Rhys, their former business partner, in pleasuring his amazing wife, Bella. Being invited to join the couple had sparked Max’s obsession to find a woman for the two of them. But Bella was an original. No matter how far and long they searched, they’d never find a woman who could compare. And Brayden couldn’t take much more searching. Sharing the man he loved with a different woman each night was slowly ripping his heart out. All he wanted was for the two of them to go home—alone. Apparently that was asking too much. “Brayden…fuck me,” Max implored. Resistance was futile. Lust slammed into him, propelling Brayden toward his lover. He mumbled something, not even sure what he’d said. Max’s focus stayed on him as he peeled off his clothes and fisted his aching cock. As he moved in close to Max’s side, his lover’s hand slid around his neck and pulled Brayden in for a kiss. Parted lips slammed together, teeth clashed, tongues thrust deep, imitating the actions their cocks would soon take. There was nothing more primal and urgent than a masculine mating of mouths. There was nothing soft or giving as they each took and fought for control of the kiss, only the need for oxygen pulling them apart. Max didn’t seem very interested in the woman anymore and jerked free of her mouth. He didn’t even glance in her direction as he ordered, “Climb up on the bed and spread those pretty legs wide for us, Trina.” Ah yes, Trina. Not that Brayden would bother trying to remember the woman or her name. She wouldn’t be around long enough. Eager to do Max’s bidding, Red scrambled up onto the bed. Max kept his gaze locked on Brayden and dropped to his knees. Fisting the base of Brayden’s cock, Max
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licked his lips. “I think you need some…encouragement. A little something to get you motivated.” Brayden hissed through his teeth as Max opened wide and the damp warmth of his mouth enveloped Brayden’s crown. Max sucked hard, nipping the prominent ridge with his teeth then flicking his tongue rapidly over the sensitive underside. Christ that was fucking good. Max knew what Brayden enjoyed and exactly how to gain his full attention. His cock swelled, his pulse throbbed along engorged veins and his knees went wobbly. Brayden thrust his fingers into Max’s silky hair to stabilize his balance because falling on his ass would be embarrassing as hell. Max sucked hard on the head and tongued the slit before plunging forward, taking Brayden to the back of his throat. Dark-chocolate eyes stared up at him from beneath a thick curtain of inky black lashes, shining with triumph at Brayden’s harsh curse. A hard swallow triggered strong muscles that tugged and sucked at his aching flesh. Pulling back, Max released Brayden’s cock and sucked two fingers past his lips. Brayden’s anus contracted in anticipation of taking those digits deep while Max put his talented mouth back to work on his cock. A moan coming from the bed drew their attention to the redhead. She lay on her back, legs spread wide to reveal a juicy, waxed pussy. She had a breast in one hand and the fingers of the other slid through the copious fluids coating her pink folds. One glance at the erotic display was all it took for Max to become lost in her again. That quickly, Brayden was forgotten. Ouch! “Oh damn, honey.” Max turned from him as he rose and climbed onto the bed, right between her legs. Shoving them impossibly farther apart, he closely inspected her clit, which peeked out from beneath its hood. She hissed as Max fingered the ripe bundle of nerves. “Please, Max. Fuck me.”
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Wrapped up in the moment, Max moved over top of her, fisted his cock and prepared to dive in—bareback. Son of a bitch! Brayden shoved him hard enough to knock Max over and tossed a wrapped condom onto his chest. “Christ, Max. That’s it. I’m done. I can’t do this anymore.” Desperate times call for drastic measures. “I’m outta here.”
“What? Where the hell are you going?” Max Lockhart demanded. Shock held him immobile as he watched Brayden roughly drag his clothes on and pick up the suitcase he’d yet to unpack. Okay, so Max had almost fucked up. Big-time. That smooth pussy short-circuited his brain and had him thinking with his dick. That didn’t explain Brayden’s actions. Dropping the heavy bag next to the door, Brayden turned back toward the bed. A muscle twitched in his jaw and his hands were fisted at his sides. Max understood the anger. But the hurt shadowing his lover’s soft brown eyes took him by surprise. “I’m going home.” “Home?” Max stupidly echoed. “Yes, home. Sunset Beach. Our home. You remember it, don’t you?” He rubbed a hand over his jaw, struggling to understand. Brayden was leaving? Without him? “You’re the one who wants this.” Brayden waved his hand, indicating the room but meaning much more. “I never did.” No, Brayden hadn’t wanted to find a woman but Max had been restless for a long time. He knew Brayden thought he was unhappy with their relationship when nothing could be further from the truth. He loved Brayden and what they had. The problem was that Max had become dissatisfied and bored with himself. 10
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He stared down at his deflated dick and fisted his hands in the sheets, anchoring himself to the bed to keep from chasing after Brayden. “So that’s it. You’re just leaving. Running back to Florida.” He lifted his gaze, the disappointment in Brayden’s slumped shoulders causing his heart to ache, which pissed him off. “Fine.” The word came out harsher than Max had intended. Without another glance his way, Brayden grabbed the suitcase and walked out the door, closing it after him with a quiet snick. No discussion, end of story. Which shocked the hell out of Max because Brayden always had to discuss and analyze everything ad nauseam. That quality was what made Brayden a great strategist for the top-selling video games they’d created with Rhys before dissolving the company. Too bad talk didn’t work for Max. He preferred to mull things over in his head and arrive at a decision. But Brayden was wrong, Max didn’t brood. He couldn’t help that he was the silent type. Why the hell couldn’t Brayden understand talking something to death only frustrated him? And there really wasn’t anything to talk about. He’d never imagined spending the rest of his life fucking only Brayden. Max wanted it all. A slender hand stroked his arm and Max glanced over his shoulder at the woman he’d been so hot to fuck only minutes ago. She’d been completely wiped from his mind by Brayden’s hasty exit. “It’s a shame he left but we can still have some fun.” Without Brayden? No. Fucking a woman without him wouldn’t feel right. The very suggestion caused his chest to tighten with anxiety and guilt. And his cock had gone limp. “No, we can’t. Party’s over…” Shit, he couldn’t remember her name.
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The reality of the situation slammed into him. Brayden, the man who hadn’t left his side for more than a handful of hours over the past twelve years, had just walked away from him. Abandoned him in a foreign country. Fuck! They’d done nothing but argue even before starting on this quest. Brayden was satisfied with what they had. Max wasn’t, no matter how much he wished he shared Brayden’s contentment. While he sympathized with Brayden’s feelings, there was no explaining what drove him. He wouldn’t be happy being with just a man for the rest of his life. He also needed a woman’s soft body and touch. He wanted someone to protect, pamper and care for. Brayden sure as hell wasn’t about to become submissive and needy. Deep down in his heart, to the furthest depths of his soul, Max knew that somewhere out there a woman waited for them. Needed them. Their woman. The perfect complement to enrich their lives. No matter how far he had to search or how long it took to find her, he’d go the distance. There was no other option. Regardless of what Brayden thought, Max had to find her before the unthinkable happened and he lost Brayden. And before something happened to her. His sense of urgency and fear increased with each passing hour. Something was wrong and she needed them. He harbored not an inkling of doubt, and time was running out. He had to find her soon. He watched dispassionately as the redhead pulled on her clothes with jerky movements, muttering under her breath. Yes, she was gorgeous, even when pissed-off. But there was something missing. He’d known that before bringing her up to their room. Yes, her beauty had turned his head. But beauty wasn’t what he searched for. There had to be a mutual spark and some common ground. If they had nothing to talk about after the sex, what was the point? Max dropped back onto the bed as the door slammed closed.
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What an idiot. He’d dragged Brayden around the world and wasted months looking for a woman to love. Searched for some elusive quality in the faces of women in bars. And he didn’t even know what the hell he was looking for. Christ, that sounded like some whiny old country song. No wonder Brayden got sick of it and left. Now what the fuck was he supposed to do?
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Chapter Two “What is it you’re looking for in a man? Because you have a seriously fucked-up asshole detector, honey. Steve was what, the third guy in a row to take advantage of you?” “Fourth,” Kaylie Ward corrected her friend, “but who’s counting.” She must have sucker stamped across her forehead or something. An indelible sign identifying her extreme susceptibility to every smooth-talking scammer who got within a mile. The one lucky break she’d gotten in the past few years had been making friends with Isabella Stillman when down on her luck after asshole number three had left her high and dry. They first met at the coffee shop where Kaylie was a barista long before she’d started temping at the DA’s office where Bella worked. Bella was one tough ADA and she wanted to go after Steve but Kaylie knew doing so would be pointless. Her boyfriend and her nest egg had disappeared months ago. He’d emptied her apartment, taking everything except her car and clothes. She hadn’t been able to keep up with the rent along with all the bills he’d left behind. That morning, her landlord had shown up with an eviction notice. If not for Bella’s generosity, she wouldn’t even have a place to stay. And what a place. The four-bedroom architectural masterpiece was situated on the serene sands of a private beach that stretched out before her as far as she could see. Pretty sweet for someone who had faced being homeless. Instead she now sat on a wooden deck sipping a tart margarita and listening to waves softly lap at the shoreline. “Are you absolutely sure your friends won’t mind me staying here?” Bella sighed. “Positive. They’re traveling aimlessly around the world and this place has been sitting empty. I would have put you in here sooner if I’d had any idea you’d be sleeping on the floor.” 14
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Sleeping on the floor hadn’t been an issue. She was too independent to ask for help until she had no choice. Being evicted had meant either swallowing her pride and asking to bunk on Bella’s couch or winding up sleeping in her car. Regardless of her problems, she’d flat-out refused the offer of a loan. She didn’t want money coming between them and ruining their friendship. Kaylie took a deep breath of the damp, salty air as the tequila kicked in and started relaxing her too tense body. “Why anyone would leave a place like this is beyond me. I’d kill to own someplace half as nice.” “I really miss Brayden and Max.” Bella glanced around the deck with a wistful smile. “The idiots don’t realize what they have and went off chasing a dream.” Bella’s sharp gaze locked on her and Kaylie could practically see the wheels turning as her friend scrutinized her, making her nervous. “What? You have that look, Bella.” “What look?” Bella’s long lashes fluttered as she blinked, feigning innocence and not quite succeeding. “You’re plotting something. Don’t get any ideas. I already told you going after Steve legally is a waste of time.” “Hmm…no, I figured that out. But you never did answer my question. What do you look for in a man, Kaylie? What attracts you and makes you cream, other than charming bad boys?” Bella smirked. “Come on, we’re friends. You can tell me.” Kaylie laughed and she realized that was something she hadn’t done in months. It felt good. “Why, you have a guy picked out for me already? Thanks, Bella, but I’ll pass.” Bella’s gaze narrowed on her. “What do you mean you’ll pass?” “I’m through with guys…for a while anyway. Not that I have time for one. Between the DA’s office and working at the coffee shop to pay off the bills Steve racked up, I don’t have time for dating. I do miss sex though.” “Sounds like you need a fuck buddy.”
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Surely Bella was teasing, but Kaylie’s thoughts shifted to the erotic historical romance she’d been reading. “Being someone’s mistress wouldn’t be such a bad thing.” She sighed as her mind turned over the advantages. “The guy pays the bills and keeps you set up in a nice place. You don’t have to work. He, however, does work and has a wife to appease, which means you really wouldn’t have to put up with him very often. Just when he wants sex. There’d be no domestic expectations. You wouldn’t have to wash his clothes, fix him dinner or entertain his pain-in-the-ass friends. And there’d be no pesky in-laws to deal with.” “Ah, a kept woman—sweet deal.” Bella nodded. “But humor an old married woman. Tell me about your ultimate man. What would your sugar daddy look like?” Kaylie took a sip of her drink then leaned back into the thickly cushioned chair as she considered the question. She didn’t have a particular type of guy she lusted after. “That’s not an easy question. I don’t have any real physical preference other than someone taller than me. I like the feeling of being held against a masculine body with my head tucked under his chin.” Not a real challenge to find since wearing pumps she was only five four. “Muscles are nice but not if overdone. Definitely not into bulky weightlifters. For me, it’s more about how a guy makes me feel and treats me.” “What do you mean?” Kaylie searched for the right words to describe a man who didn’t exist. At least not in her experience. Every time she thought she found him, the guy turned out to be nothing more than a silver-tongued devil out to screw her over. “Someone who is interested in what I have to say and values my opinion yet kind of old-fashioned. A guy who opens doors and pulls out chairs—treats me like a lady. Someone who pays attention and doesn’t think of just himself. He’d know when I’d rather not hang out in a noisy bar and be okay with spending the evening cuddled on the couch watching a movie instead.” Yeah, definitely no man she’d ever met came anywhere close to that. “He’d be sweet but not a pushover. In fact, he’d have some alpha-male tendencies. He wouldn’t be a selfish lover and expect me to ensure my own pleasure in bed. My
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dream guy would hold his own release back until I found mine. And he’d know not only how to find my clitoris but also my G-spot.” “Damn.” Bella fanned herself. “Sounds perfect.” “Yeah,” Kylie snorted. “And we both know that with the exception of your husband, perfect doesn’t exist.” A pang of longing rose in Kaylie’s chest. She’d seen the loving, indulgent way Rhys looked at his wife and would kill to just once have a man look at her like that. Bella’s loud laughter startled several nearby seagulls that squawked in complaint and flew off into the night. “Rhys is not perfect by anyone’s standards but he is pretty damn right for me. Although I do have this naughty ménage fetish. But that’s an entirely different conversation.” A ménage. Sandwiched between two hunks focused on giving her pleasure. Or better yet, all three giving and receiving pleasure with one another. Her body heated, shivers raced along her spine and the walls of her pussy clenched. Talk about perfect. It didn’t get any better than that. Gravel crunched beneath tires as a car rolled up the driveway next door. She glanced over at Bella in time to catch the other woman’s smile in anticipation. “Speak of the devil.” She shot Kaylie a concerned glance. “You going to be all right alone? Because I have some…connections. I know this erotic dancer. God, is he beautiful.” Bella fanned herself dramatically with one hand. “Where was I? Oh yeah. He works at a local strip club. One phone call and he’d rush right on over to keep you company.” Bella waggled her eyebrows comically and Kaylie practically choked on her drink. A stripper? No thanks, she’d rather be lonely. “I’m fine. Go ahead. Go home to your husband.” She yawned and covered her mouth. “I’m tired anyway.” “Liar,” Bella accused as she pushed back her chair. “I’m definitely buzzed, tired too. Haven’t slept well the past few days because of the stress. Gonna sleep like a rock tonight.” The both laughed.
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“Good, then I’ll head home and let you get settled in. Call me if you need anything.” “Don’t worry about me. I’m good on my own.” The statement carried a confidence that almost convinced her. “I’ll see you tomorrow.” Long after her friend left, Kaylie sat on the deck listening to the soothing sounds of the ocean. She dreaded going inside and slipping beneath the covers of that huge bed even though she really was tired. Sleeping alone in a strange bed in someone else’s house held no appeal. Not that she had any other options. She finally rose with a heavy sigh, carried the glasses inside and checked all the windows and doors to make sure the place was closed up tight, then set the alarm. Inside the bedroom Bella had said she should use, Kaylie marveled at the massive bed with a slatted headboard. It had to be a California king because the damn thing was twice as wide as her old queen-sized bed. Why the heck would anyone need a bed that big? Bella had a cleaning service coming in once a week but there were small signs of the men who lived there. A silk tie left hanging over the headboard, a few scattered items on the nightstand, shoes peeking out from under the bed. On a tall dresser, she noticed several framed pictures, a few including Bella and Rhys. There was even a shot from their wedding, which included the two gorgeous hunks from the other pictures. The dark blond wore a perpetual cocky grin and she got the impression he was a fun-loving bad boy. The exact kind of man she used to go for. In direct contrast, the other man had jet-black hair and wore a brooding expression even when breaking through the ribbon at the finish line of a race. The house owners? A couple? Crying damn shame if they’re gay. She glanced around the room decorated in rich, dark shades of red and huntergreen. The space had a decidedly masculine feel. Her meager belongings were stacked neatly in one corner. All she had in the world was her clothes along with a few personal
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items. Steve, the rat bastard, had cleaned out her apartment right down to the last roll of toilet paper. Kaylie shook off thoughts of the latest loser to fuck up her life and headed into a bathroom that was bigger than her entire apartment had been. She wiggled her toes in thick cream-colored carpeting and stared in wonder. Where she stood was more of a sitting or dressing room and couldn’t even be considered part of a bathroom. One wall had been covered from floor to ceiling by a mirror. In the corner was one of those fancy little fainting couches. A large vanity dominated the other side of the room. The overhead lighting was the softly muted, flattering kind. She easily pictured the elegant lady of the house sitting on one of the plush chairs while applying her makeup. She moved through an archway into a bathroom out of a designer’s fantasies. Expensive tile flooring, black marble counters shot through with veins of gray, pewtertoned fixtures and sinks with fancy glass bowls. Was this one of Donald Trump’s homes? Skirting around a sunken tub big enough to accommodate an entire football team, she stepped behind a wide glass wall into a shower with an astounding number of showerheads in various positions coming at her from three different walls as well as from over her head. She turned on the water and stepped back to strip while waiting for the temperature to grow warm. When she moved into the shower again, Kaylie sighed in bliss. Hot water pulsed against knotted muscles and cascaded over her body. She’d forgotten to bring her soap into the shower and used what was on the shelf. Working the gel into a rich lather, she was enveloped in the masculine scent of sandalwood. She lingered in the incredible shower long after she’d finished washing, deciding that whoever lived there was pretty damn spoiled and lucky as hell. After drying off with a soft, fluffy towel, she pulled on a camisole and panties, set the alarm on her cell phone and slid between cool, silky sheets that caressed her body. 19
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Recalling her conversation with Bella, she imagined two gorgeous men touching her. Four large, calloused hands teasing sensitive skin to sharp awareness. One warm mouth would suck her nipple, teeth giving a gentle tug while the other headed lower and broad shoulders pressed between her knees, spreading her legs wide. A hot, wet tongue would slide along her slit to circle her clit. Oh yeah, now those were wonderful thoughts guaranteed to bring on some really sweet dreams.
Lying in the middle of the huge bed, her soft curves were completely covered by rippling muscles. She took a deep breath and got dizzy from an overdose of male pheromones, stimulating everything feminine within her. One light, one dark—both breathtakingly gorgeous. Both hers. The three of them moved together in perfect synchronicity, each giving and receiving pleasure beyond anything she’d ever known. Fingers caressing excited flesh, lips and tongues meeting in the most addictive kisses. Coming together any which way. Every way physically possible. Again and again. One magnificent cock in her mouth while the other filled her pussy. Sandwiched between her two men as they loved her together. Taken by one of her men while he was taken by the other. Softly spoken words of love. Screams and shouts of sheer ecstasy. Sharing everything. Basking in pure bliss. Everything she’d never known she wanted and needed.
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Chapter Three Dragging ass, along with his suitcase, Brayden sighed in relief when he spotted the chauffeur holding a sign bearing his name. Christ, he was so tired the words blurred and wavered as he approached the man. “Good evening, Mister Sinclair. My name is James. I’ll be your driver tonight. How was your flight, sir?” “Which one?” His laugh held no real humor and Brayden had a difficult time remembering where he was at the moment. It was rather disconcerting to realize he wasn’t even sure of the day. Glancing at his watch, he was startled to discover it had been more than twentyfour hours since he’d walked out of the ritzy Italian hotel and hailed a cab. Not wanting to remain there any longer than necessary, he had taken the first available flight. “I started out yesterday in Venice. Changed planes in Madrid, Chicago and Atlanta.” The driver cringed then relieved Brayden of his heavy bag. “Ah, you’ve been to the Atlanta airport.” “Very chaotic,” James commented. “Yes. If I never go there again it will be too soon.” They climbed into the luxurious car and Brayden met the driver’s gaze in the rearview mirror. “Where to, Mister Sinclair?” “Home, James.” He was too exhausted to crack a smile over the lame joke. The driver, who had probably heard the clichéd phrase numerous times, merely nodded and turned his attention to the road.
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Brayden settled back in the plush leather seat and closed his bleary eyes for a moment. He never had been able to sleep while flying and didn’t do much better in hotels. Add in congested sinuses and a splitting headache and he was a mess. The idea of climbing into his own bed and not moving for at least two days was the only thing keeping him going. At one of the airport stores, he’d picked up some Nyquil. His eyes were too blurry to read the instructions and he said to hell with it. Brayden ripped open the box, tore off the plastic seal and took several swallows of the disgusting, sticky, green liquid right from the bottle. He felt like crap and figured a little extra would ensure he went right to sleep after crawling in bed. His thoughts turned to Max. Traveling without him was odd. He felt…lost. Would Max continue the search alone? Run around Europe fucking every beautiful woman to cross his path? The idea hurt more than Brayden would admit. More likely Max was sitting in the hotel suite, brooding. I miss him so fucking much! Late-night traffic was sparse and James delivered Brayden to his doorstep in record time. Regardless of being dark and empty, home had never looked so damn good. After he dropped his keys on the hall table, the suitcase hit the floor with a solid thud. He kicked off his shoes somewhere in the living room and started stripping out of his clothes as he deftly navigated the dark hallway. Moments later, he slid between the sheets. Sleep claimed Brayden in its welcoming arms as his head settled on the pillow.
***** A warm hand held her breast, nimble fingers teasing the pebbled nipple through the thin material of her camisole. Kaylie gasped as white-hot bolts of lightning shot from her nipple to her aching clit.
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She was sure there had been two men loving her body a few seconds ago. They had fucked her in every conceivable position. The thrilling sensations created by their lips, tongues, teeth and hands still lingered on her skin. Now only one man remained, spooning her from behind. He tugged her body closer, snuggling the hard length of his cock into the crevice of her ass. She flexed her muscles, giving him a squeeze that resulted in a deep moan. A persistent throbbing in her head intruded on the erotic moment. Kaylie attempted to swallow but her mouth felt drier than the Sahara. Too much tequila. She blinked her eyes, stared into a room brightened by moonlight and realized it had all been a dream. One hell of a hot dream that left her soaking wet and aching to orgasm. The reality of her situation rained on her parade. There weren’t any gorgeous men making love to her. She was alone. Homeless and alone. And she needed an orgasm so bad it hurt. Time to take matters into her own hands. Kaylie kicked off the covers and shifted her legs together, freezing in terror as a thick arm banded across her abdomen and dragged her back against a large body. Oh shit! Panic seized her heart and slammed it against her ribs in an erratic rhythm. She could hardly breathe and fought back against the terror that held her in a tight fist. The man’s hips thrust, sliding his erection between her butt cheeks. A naked man had somehow gotten into the locked house and crawled in bed with her. Do something. MOVE! Her brain screamed commands to her body, which, gripped by some serious fear, refused to respond. Call 9-1-1!
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Umm…yeah. Only her cell phone was on the nightstand on the other side of the bed, and the naked man was between it and her. He was also between her and the exit. Not good. Don’t be the too-stupid-to-live horror-movie victim. Everything happened at once as her body got with the program and shifted into high gear. With a shrill screech, she tossed off his heavy arm, jerked upright and crouched on the mattress. The man shifted onto his back with an irritated moan and flung an arm over his eyes. Who the hell is he? Right. Immobilize him first, ask questions later. Spotting the silk tie draped over the headboard, Kaylie made a lunge for it. Her feet got tangled up in the discarded covers, knocking her off balance. One hand managed to close around the tie as she fell right on top of the intruder, her elbow crashing into his head with a loud crack. Oh fuck! That hurt. She scrambled to get off him, rising to her knees, one arm hanging limp from the hard blow that jarred her nerves. Kaylie shook her arm and pumped her fist, cringing as pins and needles raced along the appendage. Fortunately she managed to fumble through getting his wrists secured to the headboard without any opposition from him, no doubt due to her having knocked him out cold. To test the knots, she pulled on his bound wrists, pleased when the tie held. Knowing he was restrained eased a great deal of her tension. She rolled off the bed, moved around to the other side, reached for her cell phone and almost fell again as her feet got jumbled in clothes scattered on the floor. His? Dialing the phone with fingers that shook, she breathed a sigh of relief when an operator responded after the second ring. “9-1-1, what’s your emergency?”
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“A stranger…broke in. He’s naked. I uh…knocked him out. Tied him to the bed.” The words erupted in fits and bursts. “What’s your address?” Dead silence. Hell, Kaylie swore she heard crickets chirp in her empty head. “Ma’am? I can’t send help without the address. It doesn’t show on my computer because you’re not on a landline.” “I don’t know the fucking address,” she grumbled then disconnected the call. She didn’t think Bella had even told her the address. After work she’d simply followed her friend home. Bella. Oh God, hadn’t Bella said something about sending over a boy toy? She racked her brain, trying to remember their earlier conversation. They’d talked about fantasies and what she looked for in a man, when she looked for a man. But she didn’t have time for a man, she just wanted sex. “Sounds like you need a fuck buddy.” She’d thought Bella was teasing, especially when she mentioned having contacts. “I know this erotic dancer. God, is he beautiful,” Bella had enthusiastically commented. “He works at a local strip club. One phone call and he’d rush right on over to keep you company.” “She wouldn’t,” Kaylie groaned. Her gaze snapped to the unconscious man she’d tied to the bed. Was he the stripper Bella had talked about? The arms stretched over his head were corded with lean muscle, his hairless chest narrowed down to a washboard abdomen, trim hips and long legs, also free of hair. All that bare skin had a golden glow and she didn’t see any tan lines. He sure had the body of a stripper. Inching closer to the bed, she peered past his large biceps to get a look at his face.
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Beautiful. His dark-blond hair was cut short and worn in a spiky style. He had a broad brow, straight nose, gorgeous cheekbones, a sharply angled jaw and the most sensual mouth she’d ever seen. It was a mouth made for kissing, the lower lip slightly plumper than the sweetly curved upper one. And beneath his lip she detected a slight cleft in his strong chin. Great, her friend sends her a walking sex dream and what does she do with him? Knock him out and tie him up. Oh man, he was going to be pissed when he woke up. A ball of dread formed in her stomach, slowly uncoiling through her belly as Kaylie realized his chest wasn’t moving. Her trembling hand covered her mouth, suppressing the scream welling up in her throat. The hunk—who looked oddly familiar—didn’t appear to be breathing. I killed him! Her blood turned cold, freezing her lungs and racking her body with shivers. She struggled not to panic, to remember the first-aid class she’d taken several years ago. Think. ABC…what the fuck does that stand for? “A… Um, I don’t remember A. Screw A. B—breathing. No I don’t fucking think he’s breathing. Holy shit.” Mouth-to-mouth. She had to remain calm and do mouth-to-mouth. “Okay, I can do this. Breathe for him.” With his arms bracketing his head and his position on the mattress, she couldn’t reach him to do mouth-to-mouth while standing next to the bed. She dropped the phone, climbed up onto the bed and straddled his abdomen. She remembered the instructor in the class straddling the dummy but was that for CPR or someone choking? Whatever, just do something.
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She leaned down toward his handsome face. Kaylie gently tilted his head and pulled down on his jaw until those beautiful lips parted. Taking a deep breath, she sealed her mouth over his and exhaled. She didn’t register any movement in his chest. It didn’t work. Fuck, what did I forget? She glanced at his face, wishing he’d open his eyes, wondering what color they’d be. “Fucking forget what color his eyes are. Focus,” she cried. This was no time to be hysterical. Kaylie knew she couldn’t freak out. She had to hold herself together and think. His nose. She hadn’t pinched his nose shut. Damn. Starting over, this time she clamped his nostrils together before breathing in his mouth. His chest lifted beneath hers and she abruptly sat straight up with a squeal. “Yes, breathing. C…um, circulation. Yes, check for circulation.” Staring at his sculpted pecs, she scooted farther down his body, cursing when she settled on top of his cock. His hard cock. Right there between the needy folds of her sex with only her panties separating them. At least one part of him was in fine working order. “Focus, dammit. Don’t even think about sex at a time like this.” Were you supposed to pound on the sternum with a fist like in the movies? She couldn’t remember but figured it wouldn’t hurt to give him a hard whack and get his heart pumping before doing chest compressions. Bracing herself with one palm on his ribs, she closed her eyes, took a breath and made a fist. When she opened her eyes to take aim, she was captivated by the sultry brown eyes carefully watching her every move. Kaylie froze, straddling the hunk with her fist hovering over his chest.
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Alive. Thank God, he’s alive. On the tail end of that revelation she thought, no more tequila. She was swearing off the stuff. Waking up with a nude stranger in their bed would make anyone act kind of crazy. The whole damn episode was probably the result of a raging hangover and the extreme adrenaline spike caused by fear. She nodded, happy with her assessment of the bizarre situation. “What’s it gonna be, baby? You’ve got me tied up. We’re both naked.” He glanced at the shirt covering her breasts. “For the most part.” He shifted his hips, lifting her with him, the hard ridge of flesh between her legs creating the most glorious friction over sensitive tissues. The crown grazed her clit, shifting her piercing, and Kaylie bit her lip as shards of ecstasy spread through her pelvis. Her gaze dropped to where she straddled him to see the wet tip of his cock peeking out from between her legs. “You gonna kick my ass…” Her head snapped up and she locked in on those dreamy eyes again. “Or fuck me?” His hips bucked again, jostling her body, his hard cock punctuating the question. Kaylie suddenly couldn’t breathe. Airway—check. The moan rumbling past her lips confirmed her airway worked. Breathing—yup. Her breasts lifted and fell with each rapid pant. Circulation—hell yeah. Lots of circulating going on. Blood pounded in her ears and her clit pulsed in time with her galloping heart. He tilted his head, studying her as she remained motionless on top of him. Um…Kaylie. Probably a good idea to stop straddling the aroused, naked stranger, hon.
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She stared down at him, her head screaming for her to run. Her body refused to obey the command, instead urging her to shove her panties aside and shift forward until the broad crown of that big cock notched at her oh-so-ready entrance. Then she’d slide back, fill her empty pussy, satisfy the ache. God, this was insane. She was dying to fuck a stranger. To take the erotic dancer into her body. Ride him to a screaming orgasm. Fuck him senseless. I’ve lost my ever-loving mind. Yeah, but what a way to go. Delicious thrills raced through her body, waking up every nerve ending and erogenous zone as sinful ideas filled her mind. He was tied up, at her mercy. She could do anything to him. The muscles in her legs flexed and relaxed, creating a slight rocking motion that had her on the verge of orgasm. A little bit more— His hips shifted, tilted, knocked her off balance. Kaylie fell forward, catching herself as her palms landed on the mattress next to his shoulders. The move slid her needy pussy over his cock and raked her hard nipples against his solid chest. Shocked, she stared into his eyes, recognizing the wicked intent as his crown settled into the perfect position. “So what’s it gonna be?” He waited for her to decide. The way she saw it, Kaylie had two options. Be safe and sane. Responsible. Climb off the bed, get dressed, call Bella and let her deal with her sexy friend. Or be dangerous and daring. For once in her life take what she wanted. What her body demanded. Press back on his cock, ease him into her nice and slow, then ride him hard and fast. Tough decision.
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Chapter Four Christ, what a way to wake up. Tied to his own bed, naked, harder than steel with a naughty little pixie straddling his hips. Or was he dreaming? With jet lag riding him hard and cold medicine turning his mind to mush, Brayden wasn’t certain. Confusion swamped him as his sluggish brain tried to sort reality from delusion. How long ago had he dropped into bed? And where had this unusual woman come from? His head hurt so bad it was killing him. He felt as if he’d been hit with a brick. And damn if she didn’t look as if she was about to either kick his ass or come. Orgasm right on his cock. He wanted to rip off those panties and thrust inside her in the worst way. Bury his cock in all that wet heat rocking along his shaft. And he wanted to come right along with her. Jesus H. Christ! What the hell was happening to him? He was dying to fuck a woman. A complete stranger, no less. Not just any woman either. She was nothing like the ones Max went for. And there was no use denying the instant attraction buzzing through his body. He couldn’t estimate her height since she straddled him, but she was light as a feather. Although her legs were only visible from knee to hip, they definitely weren’t long. Between marginally rounded, narrow hips, a thin strip of white cotton was all that kept them apart. His gaze moved upward, noting a flat belly and subtle dip of her waist. She had barely any curves. The arms bracketing his shoulders didn’t lack for toned muscle even though they were thin. The pebbled nipples puckered against the white top appeared to be a dark pink, her breasts high and firm yet small. Probably not even a handful. 30
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Brayden longed to reach out and cup her breasts, feel the warmth of the small mounds in his hands. His wandering gaze followed the graceful line of her elegant neck to a heart-shaped face with delicate features. No long, luxurious locks for the pixie. Cut in a choppy style, her light-blonde hair didn’t even cover her nape. He hungered to slide his fingers through the short strands, angle her head and kiss her wide, pouty lips. Cute as a button is how he’d describe her. She appeared sweet, innocent, almost childlike. Vulnerable and naïve, yet at the same time somehow worldly. It was something in her eyes. Warm, intelligent eyes the color of faded denim that bore a wariness and knowledge gained from life experiences. He found the combination vexing. She stirred primitive, protective urges in him that Brayden hadn’t known he possessed. He wanted her, craved her body, and at the same time he ached to shelter the pixie. Lift the heavy burdens weighing down those slender shoulders. He loved the fact she seemed completely at ease in her skin and took her pleasure where she found it, without apology. All in all, she wasn’t a classic beauty and in spite of that—or more likely because of it—Brayden found himself curiously drawn to her. Bucking his hips, he managed to unbalance her, bringing her closer. A few more inches and he’d be able to claim those pretty lips. “So what’s it gonna be?” The anticipation was driving him insane. He needed her to do something. Now. “Personally, I’m more of a lover than a fighter, baby. And right now, I’d love nothing more than to help you get where you’re trying to go.” She gasped as her muscles tightened and those baby blues locked on him in an intense stare he couldn’t break. Didn’t want to break. It disconcerted him, as if she were looking straight into his soul and taking his measure. “Kiss me,” he demanded in a gruff tone. “Do something. You’re killing me, baby.” Brayden wished that he at least knew her name but decided it wasn’t the time to ask.
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He groaned as the heat covering his cock intensified. Her rocking movements increased and his hands strained against the ruined silk tie. The pixie glared at him. “Who are you? How did you get in here?” She wanted to go for introductions? Now? Christ. “Brayden Sinclair. This is my house. I have a key.” He should be asking who she was and how she’d gotten in but it didn’t seem important. He only cared that she was here, in his bed. Excitement unfurled through his body. The seductress pulled back slightly and he almost wept. Hell, he’d beg if he thought it would get him what they both wanted. “Did Bella send you?” Ah, so she knew his neighbor. “We’ll talk later. Kiss me now.” A sharp pang of guilt stabbed deep into his chest. Max should be with them. Without his lover it felt too much like cheating. But one kiss wouldn’t hurt, he rationalized. One sweet taste of this sensual woman. He needed that more than his next breath. To Brayden’s surprise and delight, the tip of her pink tongue peeked out and slid over her lips. In the next instant, she dipped her head and those soft lips brushed against his, chasing away any misgivings and his pesky conscience. The air crackled and a blazing inferno of desire ignited between them. Brayden’s lips parted on a sigh and her tongue swept into his mouth. There was nothing shy or tentative in her kiss. Her tongue delved, plundering every inch of his willing mouth. As she sucked his tongue, tasting him, flames licked at his skin and molten lava boiled through his veins. Fierce hunger exploded. Her hands roamed his body, caressing everywhere within her reach as their tongues tangled. The need to touch her was so extreme it hurt. She ground her pussy against his cock, riding his length, and he caught her passionate cries in his mouth.
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Electric sensations surged along his spine, gathered in his pelvis. His balls drew up high and tight to his body. He was going to come all over his belly like some inexperienced kid. There’d be no stopping it. No sense in trying. As she started to shake above him, Brayden surrendered to the pleasure screeching through him. His pixie broke the kiss, tossed back her head and screamed, transformed by sheer ecstasy into the most beautiful woman he’d ever seen. Her skin flushed, turning a delightful shade of pink as she writhed, breasts jiggling, strong thighs squeezing his hips. He kept his gaze trained on her, couldn’t look away even as pearly jets of cum splattered his abdomen and chest. He came hard, the sustained climax wringing every last drop of satisfaction from his body. The pixie fell forward, collapsing over his torso, lifted up and down by his panted breaths. His gaze skated over the sweat-slicked arch of her shoulder and everything inside Brayden froze, his heart coming to a shuddering halt as it seized within his chest. Across the room, Max leaned against the doorframe. He was naked, languidly stroking his cock, watching them from hooded, brooding eyes.
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understood. Max wanted to hear what she had to say before making his presence known. “How about untying me now, baby?” Brayden’s voice carried that familiar post-sex huskiness. Knowing he hadn’t been the cause of that sexy tone had Max’s chest tightening as the green-eyed monster reared its ugly head. Such harmful emotions didn’t fit in with his plans. He ruthlessly shoved the jealousy aside and focused, anxious to discover if the tiny temptress was the one. Their one. Hope was another emotion he held at bay. He didn’t dare hope she’d turned the tables and come to find them. “I don’t know.” She lifted her head and raked a hand through her messy blonde hair. “I kinda like you this way.” “Why?” Brayden’s voice had grown deeper, revealing his quickly rebounding arousal. The blonde affected him in a big way. “You can’t turn me down and I can do whatever I want to you.” Brayden’s entire body tensed. “Look at me.” The harsh command had Max’s cock twitching in response. Brayden waited until her full attention locked on him before continuing. “No way in hell would I turn you down. And I am up,” he thrust his hips, ensuring she felt his rejuvenated erection, “for anything you want.” They stared into each other’s eyes for several long moments. “If you untie me, I can hold you.” The enticement produced the desired effect. She made quick work of the knots and once freed, Brayden wasted no time enfolding her in his arms. He held on tight, whether to prevent escape or for the sheer pleasure of being able to touch her, Max wasn’t sure. “So you know who I am. How about telling me who you are?”
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“Mmm,” the woman murmured as she nuzzled Brayden’s chest. “Kaylie Ward.” “Kaylie.” Brayden breathed her name and jealousy pulled at Max again. “And how’d you wind up in my bed, sweet Kaylie? Not that I mind,” he reassured her. “It’s a long, boring story but I lost my apartment and needed a place to stay. Bella Stillman offered me your house. She didn’t seem to think that you’d be home anytime soon.” “Bella didn’t know we were coming home,” Brayden mumbled. “So tell me, Kaylie. What happened that you didn’t have anywhere to stay?” A visible shudder skated through her body and she sighed heavily. “I’d really rather not talk about it.” Her reaction had Max on edge and impatient to find out what had happened. He felt pretty sure that it hadn’t been anything good and probably involved a man. “And why’d you tie me up?” Nervous laughter bubbled up from her chest, the sound reaching out and wrapping around Max’s heart. He longed to join them in bed and hold Kaylie but waited for the right moment. Not that there’d be an opportune time to spring the fact that Brayden was part of a couple. He wondered if she’d be turned-off by two men being lovers. She playfully smacked Brayden’s arm. “Because you scared the hell out of me. I may have a tequila buzz, but I know that I locked up the house. My head was pounding, and I only recognized the fact a naked stranger had crawled into bed with me.” “So you’re in the habit of tying up strange, naked men?” Max bit the inside of his cheek to suppress the laughter Brayden freely indulged. “No,” she snorted. “I wanted to make sure you couldn’t come after me while I called the cops but they were no help. I don’t know the address.” “Ah, so you attacked me instead, not that I’m complaining.” 35
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Brayden’s fingers drew lazy patterns on her shoulder as the other arm banded across her lower back, keeping Kaylie locked in place. She appeared sated and relaxed, probably the combined effects of an orgasm and adrenaline crash, but the news they had to share could change that fast. Their eyes met over her body briefly and Max nodded, urging Brayden to tell her about him. He struggled to keep his breathing slow and even while he waited for her reaction. “So did Bella tell you about Max?” Her head bobbed as she gave a sleepy nod. “The other hunk who lives here. Yeah, she told me you two had been business partners with Rhys.” “What else did she tell you about us?” Brayden prompted. “Umm…not much. Just that you and Max were traveling.” She covered her mouth as she yawned. “Ah.” Brayden’s gaze met his, a combination of fear and hope burning bright in his eyes. “There’s a little more to it than that. Max and I…we’re partners, Kaylie. We’re a package deal.” “Oh, that’s nice,” she sleepily mumbled. “And we both want you, baby. Can we have you?” Brayden whispered. “Max and I? At the same time? Just imagine two men set on giving you all the pleasure you can handle. Four hands, ten fingers—all caressing your velvety-soft skin.” Max wanted her to be the one. He didn’t know her yet, hadn’t even spoken to her, but Brayden’s reaction to her made him long to cement the deal that instant. He loved Brayden so much, would do anything to make him happy. If Brayden desired her it was more than enough for Max to rush headlong into a race to win her over and make damn sure she stayed with them. “Mmm,” she all but purred, drawing Max back into the moment.
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Brayden licked the shell of her ear, nibbled on the lobe. “Two mouths and tongues hungry to taste every inch of you.” Shifting her body on his, Brayden rocked his erection against her hip. “Two cocks to fill you up. So many possibilities. One of us in your mouth while the other fucks you from behind. You’ll love it when one of us fills your sweet ass,” he caressed her round bottom, “and the other stretches your pretty pussy.” “Ménage fantasy.” Her voice was thick with sleep. Kaylie shifted her legs, pressing her thighs together. She yawned again. She was definitely interested, even though she didn’t understand. Not yet. They’d explain everything. Later. After they claimed her. Because Max became more certain by the moment that she could very well be theirs. The woman they’d searched for. “Come to bed, Max,” Brayden encouraged. “Yes,” Kaylie breathed. “Come to bed.” She mumbled something else about doubles but Max couldn’t make out what she said. He tried not to startle her as he slowly climbed onto the bed. No matter how he fought to prevent it, a kernel of hope took root even as he worried how Kaylie would impact him and Brayden. He’d thought he understood and accepted the inherent risk of bringing another person into their relationship. But now it really hit him. He stood to lose everything that was important to him. Or gain even more. Brayden slid his arm over Kaylie’s slim waist to grasp Max’s hip, pulling him closer for a heated kiss. Their parted lips met, eager tongues aggressively plunging. He swallowed Brayden’s low moan as they tasted each other. It was probably nothing more than his imagination, but Max would’ve sworn he picked up the lingering flavor of Kaylie’s kisses on Brayden’s lips. His body vibrated with need and Max knew there was no way he’d ever fall asleep. As if sensing his discomfort, Brayden tweaked his nipple then trailed blunt fingertips over his abdomen. Without hesitation, he fisted Max’s painfully hard cock. 37
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Chapter Five Kaylie writhed and moaned as her nipple and a good portion of her breast were sucked into her lover’s warm mouth. His teeth lightly scraped over the distended peak, sending electric jolts racing toward her clit where she felt an echo of the heady sensation. Then his tongue swirled around her nipple, easing the slight sting. She wound her fingers through his short, silky hair, holding him to her breast as calloused hands traced intricate patterns along the sensitive skin of her inner thighs before nudging her legs farther apart. Spreading her legs wide for her second lover, she gasped as a day’s growth of beard abraded the crease of her hip in the most delightful way. In some distant corner of her mind, Kaylie knew she was back in the dream threesome. The flat of a warm tongue licked a damp path from her anus to her pulsing clit and she prayed that for once the dream wouldn’t end before she orgasmed. There was nothing worse than waking up before the big moment, wet and aching. “Wake up, Kay, and let us love you. Come on, baby.” Wake up? No, she wanted to remain in the dream. Especially since the voice was unfamiliar. “Don’t wake her.” Now that husky voice she recognized. “She might freak out.” Freak out—doubtful. She’d be irritated as hell though, if they stopped. She sighed in relief when her lovers shut up and went back to pleasuring her body, one sucking and licking at her breasts, the other devouring her pussy. God, the sensations zinging between the two pleasure centers were almost too much. She needed to come. “Please,” she moaned. “Please what, Kay?” Kay? Nobody called her that. “What do you want?” On second thought, he could call her whatever he wanted if he’d give her the orgasm she so desperately needed. “Harder, faster. More. I need to come.” 39
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Lifting her head, she glanced down her body, hoping to get a glimpse of their faces. Neither was visible with both heads bent to their task. They were different as night and day. Her fingers were tangled in the jet-black hair of the darkly tanned lover pleasuring her breasts. Max. Her thighs were held apart by broad shoulders the color of burnished gold and a head of spiky, dark-blond hair bobbed between her legs. Brayden. Their names echoed around in her head but were lost on a blissful wave of sensation. They had her close, dangling at the edge of the precipice. Just a bit more and she’d fly. Two fingers traced her slit, gathered her cream and swirled around her clit before driving deep inside her pussy. The juicy sounds of fingers thrusting past her damp, clinging folds rose around them, accompanied by her breathless pants. Those wicked fingers twisted, curled and stroked the sweet spot behind her clit as wicked lips sucked on the swollen bundle of nerves. Tension coiled as her orgasm hovered close. Her body was on fire, skin stretched taut. Almost there. She reached for it, prepared to soar over the edge… Abruptly, darkness swarmed around her as a chiming sound intruded. Her lovers wavered, began to fade.
“No, damn it…” The alarm she’d set continued to chime. Kaylie shot straight up in the bed, blinking the sleep from her eyes. “Fuck, I have to go to work.” A rough croak left her throat as she took in the two men staring back at her. Two men. One with jet-black hair and a deep tan. The other with dark-blond spiky hair and a golden tan. Two naked men. Her gaze drifted over their gorgeous bodies. One lean and chiseled, the other a bit stockier, heavier muscled. Two thick, long, wickedly aroused cocks pointed straight at her. Her gaze snapped to their faces. One dark, carnal grin and one cocksure, irreverent smile.
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She scrambled from the bed, grabbing a discarded sheet and wrapping it around herself. “Not a dream,” she muttered under her breath. “Holy shit.” “Where do you think you’re going, Kay?” Max asked in an implacable tone that left no room for argument. “We’re not finished yet.” “We’re just getting started, baby,” Brayden said. Her memories of Brayden were clearer than those of Max. And yet she had no trouble recalling what had happened in that bed as she’d started to drift off to sleep in Brayden’s arms. Talk about hot. She’d been teetering on the edge of sleep when Max had joined them. Being pressed between their solid bodies had felt so amazing. Then their chests had rumbled and she’d sneaked a peak from beneath her eyelashes. Max and Brayden kissing was such a turn-on. An aggressive mating of mouths and dueling tongues. No give, softness or tenderness there, only pure, untamed male lust. So fucking sexy! “Come back to bed.” This from the black-haired virtual stranger. Had she even caught more than a fleeting glimpse of Max last night? She couldn’t remember. She hadn’t been able to see what happened behind her back but considering their position and the unmistakable sounds of flesh on flesh, the movement of Brayden’s arm against her, she had strong suspicions Brayden had been jacking Max’s cock. God, how she would have loved to see that. She hadn’t wanted them to stop so she’d played possum. With Max’s panted breaths heating her neck and his sexy rumbled moans, she’d gotten so turned-on. She’d startled and almost given herself away as something warm and wet splattered across her butt. To hide her own moans, she’d had to bite her lip so hard she’d tasted blood. With her next breath, she’d greedily inhaled the unmistakable musky scents of man and sex. But when Max’s calloused hand had rubbed his cum into her skin… Kaylie couldn’t begin to comprehend how that made her feel. The ache had started in her lower abdomen and at the same time tugged on her heart. Her arousal had been so acute it 41
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grew painful and her emotions soared off the chart. She desired them both and, lying sandwiched between their muscular bodies, she’d never felt safer or more cherished. Merely remembering had her nipples tightening and wetness coating her thighs. Her gaze shot between the two men. “I…uh, I have to go to work.” She also needed a bit of distance from them to think and regroup. “No you don’t.” Max declared, displaying an alpha-male attitude that sent a tendril of awareness shivering through her already wound-up body. She fisted one hand against her hip as she glared at him. “Look, mister. I don’t even really know who you are so you have no say in what I do or don’t do.” “Max,” Brayden grumbled in a low, warning tone, drawing her attention to him. “It’s okay, Kaylie. That’s Max. I told you about him.” Confusion swamped her. “You work together. That doesn’t explain why he’s in bed with us.” “You agreed to him joining us,” Brayden calmly stated. “Even invited him into bed.” Did I? Kaylie’s head was a bit fuzzy and felt as if it had been stuffed with cotton. Max started to say something but she held up her hand, cutting him off. “Look, I don’t have time for this right now. I can’t be late for work. I need this job if I’m ever going to get another apartment.” She moved to her stack of belongings, quickly gathering clothes. As she straightened, her eyes came level with the top of the dresser and she stared at the pictures. Bella hadn’t told her much about the two men other than they worked together, owned the house and had gone off traveling. There had to be a lot more to the relationship. She charged into the bathroom, locked the door and took a quick shower. Once Kaylie got dressed she felt better, more in control. She brushed her teeth, moussed and fluffed her hair and took a cleansing breath before stepping back into the bedroom.
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Fortunately, both men had pulled on shirts and sweatpants. She missed the sight of those amazing bodies but her brain functioned better with them clothed. Brayden sat on the bed while Max paced near the dresser, coming to a halt when he saw her. “I…um, I’ll see you guys later.” “When?” Brayden asked. “After work. Probably around seven.” Even if she couldn’t stay here any longer, she’d have to come back for her few possessions. “Call out sick.” Max’s imperious demand and hard expression rankled. “Can it, Captain Overbearing. I can’t afford to lose this job.” Brayden glared at Max then stalked toward her. Kaylie’s heart rate tripled and she felt as if a hungry predator was about to spring into action and run her to ground. Seeming to sense her apprehension, Brayden slowed his movements. When he reached her, his fingers gently caressed her cheek, sending warm waves of tenderness rippling beneath her skin. He dipped his head slowly toward her and placed a sweet kiss at the corner of her mouth. “We’ll have dinner when you get home.” He spoke soft and low, the words meant for only her. Home? This wasn’t her home. The tight constriction in her throat kept her from voicing the thought. “Don’t worry, baby. We’ll talk and straighten everything out later.” He gave her arm a reassuring squeeze and flashed a seductive grin, speaking louder now. “Have a good day at work.” “Brayden,” Max grumbled. Brayden kept his gaze trained on her. “Later, Max.” Kaylie took a step back, instantly missing his touch, and got the hell out of there before Max could voice another protest.
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During the short drive, her mind replayed everything that had happened. She couldn’t help wondering if the moon was full. She’d gone to sleep in a borrowed bed, buzzed, dreaming of a naughty ménage à trois. She’d awakened to find she was no longer alone, then come very close to fucking a naked stranger. And the ménage dream had almost become a reality. Exhaustion and tequila were the only explanations for falling asleep in Brayden’s arms after grinding herself against his cock to orgasm. Then this morning—talk about blowing someone’s mind. She’d thought she was back in the dream but there had actually been two men in bed with her. Two gorgeous hunks selflessly giving her the most exquisite pleasure. Kaylie shook her head and sighed. “That can’t happen again.” Even if she longed for a repeat performance, preferably when she wasn’t buzzed and had more time to enjoy them. Yeah, right. Did she really think she could walk away from a threesome with two sexy men she had an extreme case of the hots for? Kaylie snorted. “No fucking way. I’m not stupid.” And she had to be honest with herself. Even when Max had growled and become prickly, she’d wanted nothing more than to climb back in bed between them. Arriving at the DA’s office, she pushed lurid thoughts of Brayden and Max aside. Thinking about them was too distracting and she wanted to make a good impression. Once inside, she shoved her purse into a drawer and plopped down behind the desk they’d assigned her. She turned toward the computer and found a yellow sticky note on her monitor requesting Kaylie report to the office manager. She shot a nervous glance at the clock to make sure she wasn’t late. Straightening her pencil skirt and blouse, she tapped on the door, stepping inside when the woman called out, “Enter.”
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In the months she’d worked at the DA’s office, Kaylie had found Mrs. Jamison to be stern yet efficient. The smiled greeting she received came as both a surprise and a relief. Perhaps they weren’t terminating her services. “Good morning, Miss Ward. Please, have a seat.” Kaylie sat on the edge of the chair, planted her feet on the floor and forced herself not to fidget as Mrs. Jamison read through the file open on her desk. When she finally looked up at Kaylie, the woman was all business. “I’ve been reading over your files from the agency. You’ve been with us for several months now working as a clerk.” “Yes ma’am.” Mrs. Jamison stared at Kaylie and drummed her fingers on the file. “Are you still going to school?” “I only have a few more classes left to finish my degree before taking the bar exam.” She’d considered how to answer such questions on countless job interviews. “To be honest, I simply can’t afford to continue right now.” Mrs. Jamison nodded, still drumming her fingers as if doing so helped her thought processes. “Working as a clerk is beneath you and a waste of your skills.” Oh shit! No, they couldn’t let her go. What the hell would she do then? She was barely making the minimum payments on all the bills Steve had dumped on her. She needed this job. An icy chill spread through her chest while perspiration broke out on her brow. “With your background and education, I believe you’d better serve the organization in a different role. I’ve already forwarded your resume to human resources. The director, Mister Chambers, is expecting you at two o’clock.” Her head spun as Kaylie processed the words but failed to make sense of why she’d be required to see the human resources director. “Expecting me for what?”
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“To interview for a permanent position. One of our administrative assistants resigned last week and I feel you’d be perfect to fill the role. We don’t currently have any openings for a paralegal.” Competition for paralegal positions was fierce and would be given to a current student over a dropout. Still, excitement slammed into her, driving the breath from Kaylie’s lungs. She wasn’t being discharged? They wanted her to work admin. She swayed slightly before forcing her spine stiff. Passing out wasn’t going to land her the job. “Unless you’re not interested?” Mrs. Jamison’s eyebrows drew together, her forehead crinkling into a confused expression. “I’m sorry. I made some presumptions— ” “No,” Kaylie interrupted. Landing any permanent job at the DA’s would be a major boon. Just getting her foot in the door would give her an advantage when she did finish school. And with the screwed-up economy, jobs were few and far between. She’d love to work there as an admin assistant. “I’m thrilled you thought of me, you’ve just taken me by surprise.” She smiled, leaned forward a bit to confide, “And I haven’t had my coffee yet.” The office manager laughed and leaned back in her chair. “Ah, I completely understand. I’m useless until I’ve had my first cup.” As quickly as she seemed to relax, the other woman’s demeanor turned all business again. “I’m impressed with you, Kaylie. I believe you’ll be a valuable asset to this office. When Kurt offers you the position, I hope you’ll accept.” “When” not if…holy crap. Kaylie vibrated with nervous energy. Yesterday she’d been homeless, scraping by working two jobs. And today a shot at stability and independence had landed in her lap. My dream men too. She shoved the thought of Max and Brayden away for the time being. Kaylie had to concentrate and continue to make a good impression. She’d think about the two hotties later. 46
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“Thank you for recommending me, Mrs. Jamison. I’d be honored to continue working here.” The older woman nodded. “It’s not a done deal but I’m sure Kurt will be as impressed with you as I am.” “I won’t let you down,” she promised. Kaylie’s step was considerably lighter as she left the office and floated through the rest of the morning. During lunch she spotted Bella grabbing a cup of coffee and rushed to her friend’s side. “Oh my gosh. So much has happened since I saw you last night.” Bella glanced around the crowded room. “I’m working through lunch but grab your food and come on back to my office. I want details.” Sitting at a small table in Bella’s office, Kaylie filled her in on the meeting with Mrs. Jamison. “Irene must like you. I’m sure Kurt Chambers will offer you a permanent position, but I’ll give him a call to put in a good word for you.” Bella scribbled a reminder on her notepad. Sitting back, Bella turned her shrewd, intimidating lawyer stare on her. Kaylie picked up her napkin and wiped her mouth. “What? Do I have something on my face?” “What else is going on? What aren’t you telling me?” Kaylie couldn’t suppress the smile that spread across her lips. “I had a visitor last night.” “Shit,” Bella groaned. “Don’t tell me Steve found out where you’re staying?” “No, not Steve.” Bella’s eyes narrowed. “Who then?” “I was pretty buzzed when I fell into bed. Woke up during the night with cotton mouth and a headache to find a naked man in bed with me.” “Jesus! Did he break in? Did you call the police? What happened?” “I, uh… Well, he was between me and the phone. So I kind of tied him to the bed.” 47
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Her brow arched but Bella remained silent. “I’d been having a dream. A sex dream. So I was pretty worked up. And he was so damn hot. Umm…” Kaylie chewed on her lip, debating how much to tell her friend. “At first I thought you’d sent over the stripper but it was Brayden.” Bella’s eyes widened. “The guys are home? Those rat bastards, they didn’t even call me.” “Well, only Brayden came home at first. And crawled into bed with me. Did I mention he was nude?” “No way. You and Brayden?” “No,” Kaylie blurted. “Not really. We didn’t have sex, although we came pretty damn close. Anyway,” she waved her hand, switching gears. “I was exhausted, fell asleep again then woke up this morning to find two guys in bed with me.” “So they’re both home? And they slept with you?” Bella paused, her body going tense as her fingers drummed on the table. “Why the hell weren’t they together last night? Did something happen? Those two are never apart.” “Yeah, not even apart in bed,” Kaylie said, only half joking. “They probably don’t even leave each other alone to shower.” She chuckled. “No reason to have a separate bed or take showers without your lover.” Bella shrugged. Well, that confirmed Kaylie’s suspicions. She barely managed to keep from grinning like a loon as the wonderful possibilities of being with two men who were also intimate with each other filtered through her mind. She shook off the thoughts with great difficulty and returned to the conversation. “Max got home sometime after Brayden, I think.” She raked her fingers through her hair. “They both got rather, um…familiar…with me. If it hadn’t been for the alarm I’d set, well, that ménage scenario might have come true.” Bella’s smile turned positively wicked.
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Kaylie recalled how pushy Max had been before she’d left for work. “Is Max always so—” “Insatiable, sexy, hard? What?” Bella asked. “Yes, but I was leaning more toward domineering, arrogant, overbearing…” “Are we talking about the same person? Because the Max I know is a man of few words, more the quiet, contemplative sort.” “Oh he had plenty to say when he commanded me to call out sick and stay in bed with them. Both of them.” “Oh boy,” Bella sighed. “Looks like I’ve got to come clean. But first there’s something I have to tell you. And Kaylie…” That evil lawyer stare hit her with the force of a dynamite blast. “Yeah?” “None of what I’m about to say is to be repeated. It stays in this room and between the two of us, understand?” Okay, that had her worried, yet she found herself too curious to disagree. “Just between us. I promise.” “It’s ancient history but you have a right to know before anything else happens between the three of you.” Bella rubbed her palms on her skirt. The nervous gesture was completely odd for her confident friend. “Whatever it is just spit it out already.” Bella nodded. “When I first met Rhys he was in business with Brayden and Max. The three of them lived together in that house. And er…well, we had a foursome. Several times. But not anymore,” she rushed to clarify. “It’s been quite a while and all of us agreed it wouldn’t happen again. Rhys is more than enough man in my bed.” Kaylie wasn’t sure she wanted to hear the answer but asked her most pressing question anyway. “How long ago?” “Almost a year.” 49
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It was a lot to think about. Kaylie’s emotions were a jumbled riot. She refused to be jealous. Everyone had a past. But a knot formed in her belly with the knowledge that Bella had slept with Max and Brayden. If Kaylie were to start something with them, and she was seriously considering doing so, that would always be there in the back of her mind anytime they were around Bella. “Kaylie.” Pulled from her thoughts, she shook her head and met Bella’s intense gaze. “Yeah.” “There’s one more thing.” The knot in her belly expanded, becoming a huge ball of dread. “What’s that?” “Brayden and Max are great guys. Keep an open mind, get to know them and give them a chance. Be open to the possibilities. Can you do that, Kaylie? Because I think the three of you would be great together but I don’t want to see any of you get hurt.”
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Chapter Six “Would you please calm down. And stop pacing.” Brayden tipped back his beer, eyeing his lover over the brown bottle. Max’s fit of nerves was making him antsy. “It’s ten after seven. Why isn’t she here yet?” “Well, let’s see, traffic could be backed up. Maybe she had to work late—” “She’s not coming,” Max grumbled. “Christ, would you stop. Kaylie will be here—she left all her stuff. And if you don’t manage to scare her off, we’ll have a nice dinner and talk.” “She won’t take our offer.” “No, she won’t,” Brayden agreed. Max spun on his heel to face him, dark eyes shooting daggers. “Why not?” “That’s what you want to hear. You’ve already decided she won’t accept so we’re doomed to fail.” “Kay’s not like the others.” Brayden conceded with a nod. “Thank God for that. I’m sorry Max, but you have horrible taste in women.” The whole situation blew his mind. Almost a year and scores of hot women they’d fucked together hadn’t managed to ignite his desires or touch his emotions, yet in an instant, one little fireball fully engaged him. He wanted to join in Max’s insanity, skip the preliminaries and do whatever it took to make sure Kaylie never left them. For Max’s sake. Max did everything in his power to take care of the people he loved, which was a big part of what made him so lovable. Brayden was well aware of what drove Max now. The whole find-a-woman crusade was about what Max believed Brayden needed more than Max’s own desires. 51
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Yes, Max wanted a woman. But the reason he wanted to go after Kaylie fast and furious was because of Brayden. And the way he’d responded to Kaylie had Max salivating to make her theirs permanently. But, Christ, one of them had to keep a level head and it looked as if that job as usual fell to Brayden. “Me? You’re the difficult one. I picked the most physically attractive women I could find to tempt you. You’re the one who refused them all.” “Oh please.” Brayden rolled his eyes. “You picked brainless, shallow fashion plates. If we had actually tried to keep one, she would have bored us to tears within days.” Max glared at his watch. “Yeah, and the one you picked isn’t going to show up. Even if she does, she’ll never accept our offer.” The chemistry was great. Now they’d have to find out if the three of them meshed as well in other ways and if Kaylie wanted the same things they did. “Have you even thought that part through, Max? Exactly what will we be offering her?” His questions brought an abrupt stop to the incessant pacing. Max started ticking off points on his fingers. “At first—lots of great sex, a place to live. If she turns out to be someone we want to keep around—a nice home, financial security, stability and commitment. She’ll have two men to provide for her and be free from having to work. Did I mention all the sex she can handle? Hell, what more could she want?” Brayden shook his head. “Oh, I don’t how. How about love, marriage, two point five kids? A dog? And perhaps she wants to have a career.” “I’m not against kids and if she wants marriage,” Max swallowed hard, “one of us could marry her.” He pointedly stared at Brayden. “Probably should be you. She can forget the career though. I don’t want her to work.” “You do realize that you’re getting way ahead of yourself, right?” He’d never seen Max so panicked and it was wearing on him. Max didn’t respond so Brayden continued. “We know there’s mutual desire. This morning proved that. But what about outside of bed? We have to take our time and get to know her. She may not even like us. We may not like her.” 52
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“Duh,” Max grumbled. “We have to make sure she suits us first.” “Yeah, and here’s a big consideration. What if she’s not okay with us being lovers?” Max’s spine straightened and his mouth hung open, clearly taken aback. “Give it some time. Stick to the basic, simple idea of offering her sex and a place to live. Forget all those long-range plans for now and don’t make any crazy offers. Let’s see how tonight goes first.” “She’s not coming.” The tiresome conversation had come full circle. Brayden was saved from further discussion by the doorbell. He moved over to Max, got right in his face and wrapped a hand around his neck to draw him closer. “I told you she’d be here. Now take a breath and relax.” Brayden tugged again, their mouths meeting in a ferocious kiss. Tongues plunged and twined as hard chests rubbed together. Max grabbed his hips, aligning their lower bodies, grinding their rapidly expanding cocks against each other. They’d already taken the edge off. Twice. Once right after Kaylie had left them, on the bed they’d all slept in together. Her scent lingering on the sheets made them feel as if she were there. Then again in the shower a mere hour ago. Regardless, it only took one kiss and the idea Kaylie had returned to get them both harder than steel. Brayden broke the kiss when the doorbell rang again. “I have no doubts that Kaylie’s different—a breath of fresh air. She could be the one. But you have to be patient, Max. Give it a chance.”
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Oh hell yeah. She was definitely gonna get some of that. In fact, she’d be greedy and get as much of them as possible for as long as it lasted. And there was so much she wanted. Her mouth watered to taste Brayden’s golden skin at the hollow of his throat. Her fingers itched to explore the lean muscles defining Max’s athletic body. Her nostrils flared, eager for the masculine scent of their arousal. Her ears longed for their husky moans. Most of all, her eyes were desperate to map every inch of their gorgeous bodies, minus the clothes. And she couldn’t wait to see them loving each other. Her gaze roamed over soft T-shirts molded to hard male torsos. Brayden wore faded jeans that showed off his prominent erection and Max’s shorts were tented over his equally hard cock. Had she interrupted their naughty playtime or were they glad to see her? She took her time looking them over before meeting first Max’s gaze, then Brayden’s. Both pairs of brown eyes, one dark and one light, were full of heated desire. “Did you miss me?” Max did that combination grumble and growl thing. A deep, resonating sound that got her heart beating faster. Brayden clasped her elbow and drew her over the threshold. “More than you know, baby.” “You look hungry.” Max’s raspy voice created a fire in her blood. “Starving…for you.” And breathless considering her own throaty tone. “Appetizers first then,” Brayden said. In the next moment she was surrounded by them, her back to Max’s front, her head tucked under his chin. Her bones melted, her knees trembled and she would have fallen at their feet if she weren’t pinned between them. Her lips parted on a sigh as Brayden’s head dipped and she stretched up to meet his sensual mouth. Soft yet firm lips took hers in a deep kiss, tongues glided together, sucked, delved, tasted. He was one hell of a kisser. Tendrils of pleasure unfurled and
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her toes curled within her pumps. Kaylie would be content to kiss him for hours on end. Both men’s hands wandered over her body, learning her shape. Like his kiss, Brayden’s touch was soft and tender, arousing her slowly. In direct contrast, Max had a heavier hand, literally. His touch was bold and carnal, demanding her heated response. His tongue traced the shell of her ear, sharp teeth nipping the sensitive lobe. “My turn.” Max’s words rumbled from his chest and vibrated through her. Brayden relinquished her mouth as Max’s fingers grasped her chin, turning her head. He barely allowed her a breath before his lips covered hers. His kiss was primal, allowing no quarter, staking a claim. An abundance of testosterone swamped her senses, overwhelming Kaylie, the exhilarating concoction going right to her head. She’d been worked up all day from their dual assault before she’d even been awake. The pressure had lingered without release and now grew tenfold. Her skin felt stretched tight, every muscle tense and heavy, each nerve buzzing. She pressed her body tight to Brayden’s, one arm around his torso, enjoying the delightful pressure of solid muscle smashed against her aching breasts. The hard ridge of his cock stabbed into her belly. Reaching back, she wound her other arm around Max’s neck, clinging to him as his erection rode the crease of her ass. The layers of clothes irritated, preventing the skin-on-skin contact she longed for, keeping them separated. Kaylie shifted and would have hiked her leg up, wrapping it around Brayden’s hip, but the narrow pencil skirt trapped her. She wanted the clothes gone. Breaking the kiss, she panted for air and cried, “I need!” “Don’t worry, baby. We’re gonna take care of you.” Brayden took her hand and led Kaylie toward the bedroom.
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Her small hand fisted his shirt, tugging him along, and Max almost laughed. As if he’d remain behind while Brayden and she had all the fun. Not happening. She let go of him once they passed the doorway and she continued farther into the room, turning to stand before the bed. “I’m clean. Just got tested last month and I haven’t been with anyone in several months.” She arched her brow. “You’ll have to take my word for it because I don’t carry a medical report around with me.” “We haven’t been tested recently but we’re been together for a long time and always use condoms when we bring in another partner.” Brayden wisely withheld the fact they’d been traveling around the world fucking numerous women. That would have ruined the mood and since they’d only ever gone bareback with each other, there wasn’t any reason for concern. Regardless, until they knew this would last and all three got tested, they’d use condoms. Max made a mental note to call and schedule an appointment with their doctor. Kaylie nodded. “Good because latex tastes terrible.” Oh, she was a firecracker. He liked that. A shiver of anticipation raced along Max’s spine. Flashing a seductive smile, she tugged the tails of her blouse free of her waistband and started opening the buttons. Her confidence was so fucking sexy. She shrugged the material from her shoulders and it fluttered away, forgotten as her small yet firm breasts were revealed. No bra…nice. Her rose-colored nipples were puckered, two ripe berries topping the creamy mounds. Suddenly craving sweets, Max licked his lips. Without hesitation, her fingers lowered the zipper on the side of her skirt and with a shimmy of her hips the material pooled at her feet. Kaylie stood before them wearing only tiny red lace panties and shiny black heels. “You two are a bit overdressed.”
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There was no need to tell them twice. Standing side by side, Brayden and he stripped off their clothes in record time and held still as her lust-darkened gaze roamed their bodies. “What do you want, Kaylie?” “Hmm.” She tilted her head, her gaze focused on the pair of stiff cocks eager to do her bidding. “Well, you did say appetizers…and I adore oral sex. I want one of you to fuck my pussy with your tongue while I suck the other one’s cock.” Her explicit wording consumed all the air in the room. Brayden cursed again. Max drew in a hard breath. Kaylie kicked off the shoes, dropped her panties and stepped out of them. “I’m definitely getting the lion’s share in this deal.” Giving them a wink, she turned to face the bed and climbed up on the mattress. She went to her hands and knees, putting her gorgeous ass—her best feature in his opinion—up in the air and on display. The perfect, round globes blocked her trim hips from view and filled his vision. Max lost the ability to speak as she crawled over the mattress, slow and salacious, moving with feline grace. Each shift and flex of her toned thighs provided a tantalizing glimpse of pink folds glistening with her arousal. Reaching the center of the bed, Kaylie glanced over her shoulder, her come-hither grin all the impetus required for them to join her. Max turned to Brayden and they shared a speaking glance. Max hadn’t gotten to taste her yet and had a burning hunger to do so. With a nod, Brayden moved to the head of the bed while Max climbed onto the mattress behind her. “Fuck, I’ve been dying to taste you, Kay.” A mysterious grin flashed across Brayden’s lips. Max wondered what that was about but the look vanished when his lover’s attention turned to Kaylie. She rose to meet Brayden for a passionate kiss that Max whished included him. Shaking off jealousy, he slid his hands over Kaylie’s back, enjoying the smooth glide of her silky skin beneath his fingertips. 57
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Brayden came up for air while Max trailed kisses and light love bites down Kaylie’s back. As he reached the base of her spine, her torso dropped. Brayden’s sharp hiss was a sound Max knew well. A sound of pleasure produced as his cock was sucked into a hot, wet mouth. Max’s cock jerked, desperate for his own turn to experience her pretty lips wrapped around him. He kissed the round curve of one cheek then firmly bit the other, soothing the sting with a swipe of his tongue. Kaylie moaned, arched her back and shifted restlessly. Max caught sight of Brayden’s blissful expression just before he dropped onto his back and shouldered her legs farther apart. A neatly trimmed triangle of blonde hair—slightly darker than that on her head— covered her mound while the dusky pink lips of her sex had been waxed smooth. Damn, that was hot and explained Brayden’s secretive grin. Cream glistened on her puffy folds and he deeply inhaled the musky scent of her arousal. He released a breath over her damp tissues, delighted by her shuddered response. Filling his hands with her ass, he drew her down to his mouth. Max licked her up one side and down the other, savoring her sweet and spicy flavor, knowing he could easily become addicted. “Christ, Kaylie,” Brayden complained. “I’m not going to last if you keep that up.” Max trailed his fingers down the crevice of her ass and between her legs to spread her open to him. At first he could only stare, stupefied by the curved silver bar piercing the hood of her clitoris lengthwise, small diamonds winking at him from each end. It was one of the most erotic, tantalizing things he’d ever seen. He groaned, parted his lips and wrapped them around the piercing. Kaylie’s thighs clenched his shoulders, her muffled moan filling him with delight. “I knew he was going to love your piercing, baby.” Brayden’s chuckled words barely penetrated the thick layer of lust enveloping him. “And your tasty waxed pussy. So fucking hot.”
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Max was lost. Time and place held no meaning. His entire world narrowed down to Kaylie’s beautiful pussy as he greedily licked, sucked and nibbled on her slick lips. He tugged on the piercing, reveling in her moans as he rocked the silver curve back and forth against her clit, which pulsed in time with her rapid heartbeat. Astonishingly, he found himself wanting to crawl inside her, merge their bodies into one and never allow anything to come between them. He rimmed her fluttering entrance with his fingers until the anticipation became too much and he thrust deep inside. Hot and wet. Tight. Heaven. Strong muscles clamped down on his fingers, enticing him to thrust harder, deeper. Fill her with him. His cock ached, needed to plunge into her. Pre-cum leaked from the crown, pooling on his abdomen. The wet sounds of sucking and rumbled moans reached a crescendo with Brayden’s shouted release. Kaylie’s muffled cries weren’t far behind. He continued to torment her clit, milking her orgasm until she gave a final shudder and collapsed on her side. Max was in agony. His cock throbbed, hurting worse than a toothache. His sated lovers’ sweat-slicked bodies were near, their panted breaths heating the air, but he felt oddly alone. Set apart. Insidious worry crept back into his mind and Max once again found himself second-guessing the wisdom of bringing in a third, inserting someone between Brayden and him. He gripped his cock, fisting the shaft to the point of pain. And then she was there. Kaylie’s precious face hovering over his, her sweet smile shining down on him. Her whispered words, meant only for him, letting Max know she understood him. More so than he’d comfortably admit. “Hey there, sexy. You started without me.” Her smile grew even broader and reached her twinkling eyes. “No way did I forget.” Her lips brushed his then opened, her tongue boldly delving into his mouth. She kissed him with concentrated passion, undiminished by her orgasm. Her fingers covered his, joining in stroking his cock. 59
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Their lips parted and she rained kisses over his jaw then back to the sweet spot beneath his ear. “I’m dying to taste you.” Her husky whisper had him thrusting up into her warm hand. She moved over him in a sinuous glide and curled up over his legs, her sinful grin doing odd things to his stuttering heart. Her soft blue eyes drifted in Brayden’s direction. She winked then met Max’s gaze again as she extended her tongue and swirled it around his crown. “Mmm,” she hummed, creating wonderful vibrations that radiated all the way down into his balls. Her gaze again wandered to Brayden and she spoke louder. “He tastes so good.” Dividing her focus between them, Kaylie parted her lips and sucked his cock into the exquisite heat of her mouth. Max struggled to hold back but his hips thrust involuntarily, his body wanting nothing more than to get deeper. As she pulled back, she sucked and her teeth gently scraped his length. Max cursed under his breath. Holding his straining cock in her slender hand, her soft blue eyes again sought Brayden. “You look miserable. Being all the way over there is killing you, isn’t it?” she perceptively asked. Max tensed, uncertain what she was doing or how it would play out. Brayden didn’t speak but considering her next words, he must have nodded in response. “Then come over here and join us. I’m sure Max won’t mind two mouths sucking him off. He’s certainly big enough for us to share.” She glanced down at him, arched her brow. “That’s what you want—both of us—isn’t it?” He groaned, closed his eyes. His mouth had gone dry and a huge lump formed in his throat, but he must have managed an affirmative response because the bed shifted as Brayden moved closer. Now two hot, damp tongues licked him from root to tip. One pair of lips went for the crown and sucked his cock as the other closed over his balls.
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Oh fuck, that was good. Too good. He wouldn’t survive long. And he desperately wanted the sensation of two mouths driving him out of his mind to go on forever. He thrashed his head and bucked his hips while muttering incoherent praise. Kaylie and Brayden were everywhere at once, turning him mindless with indescribable pleasure that completely blew him away. Bolts of lightning slammed into him as the heat pooled in his pelvis. His balls drew up tight. Max gritted his teeth and tried to think of tedious accounting reports, long columns of computer code, anything to help him last longer. One mouth sucked hard on his aching cock, drawing him deep down a throat. The other licked the sweet spot behind his balls then hungry lips pulled both globes into the other hot mouth. Fingers were all over him—tweaking a nipple, rimming his anus, kneading his ass and tightly fisting the base of his cock. Amazing! An oiled finger plunged into his ass and he was done for, the sensations too exquisite to hold back. He came with a loud roar that shook the bed, bucking his hips as one mouth left his balls to join the other, both greedily drinking down his cum until they’d drained him dry. Max collapsed into the mattress, gasping, his skin slick with perspiration. When he finally had the strength to lift his head, he witnessed Brayden and Kaylie’s mouths fused in a passionate kiss. Their lips moved together, tongues twining languidly, and he realized they were sharing his seed. His semihard cock twitched, revived by the erotic sight. Having the two of them in his bed just might kill him, but he’d die a happy, satisfied man.
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Chapter Seven Kaylie took a drink from her glass of sweet tea, leaned back in the cushioned deck chair and sighed in contentment. Her interview had gone great and if she landed the job, her financial worries were over. In a couple of months she’d be able to give up working at the coffee shop and eventually go back to school. The idea was both liberating and sad. She wouldn’t miss getting up before the butt-crack of dawn but the staff was another story. She’d worked at Cup of Joe for several years, forming a lot of friendships as it helped pay her way through college. Add in the amazing orgasm Max had given her and she was feeling good. Better than good. Practically floating on clouds. If her empty stomach hadn’t grumbled a loud protest, the three of them would still be in bed, making love. She glanced over at Brayden and Max as they playfully argued the finer points of grilling the perfect steak. Two men…cooking. For her. It was an odd experience since no man had ever made the effort before. But then they weren’t like any of her previous boyfriends, thank goodness. She got this odd feeling of rightness near them. From the first instant Brayden’s eyes had met hers, warmth and a sense of security had rushed through her. When Max had joined them something had clicked into place as if she actually belonged with them. Shaking off her crazy thoughts, Kaylie took time to appreciate the sight before her. Neither man had bothered to put on a shirt. All that solid muscle rippling beneath tanned skin made her wish they’d finished dinner and were ready for bed. Kaylie pinched herself, delighting in the painful sting that reassured she wasn’t dreaming. They were real. This was all real. Two gorgeous sex gods who wanted to share her and each other were taking care of her. 62
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Closing her eyes, she pictured the three of them in that big bed, arms and legs entwined, her sandwiched between two men. There wouldn’t be much sleeping going on. Not with so many possible positions and combinations for the three of them to try out. One cock in her mouth and the other in her pussy. All of them with their mouths on each other. Hmm, is that anatomically possible? Sure would be fun to find out. She imagined one man fucking her while the other took his ass. And the ultimate ménage scenario—at least in her opinion—both of them filling her, stretching her pussy and ass. Considering the thinness of the tissue that would separate them, for the guys it would be like fucking each other, the sensation of one cock sliding against the other. Fuck yeah! The images in her head sent shivers skating over her skin. Her breasts ached, her nipples stiffened to hard points and hot juices soaked her panties. A dark shadow fell over her, blocking the warmth of the sun. She peeked out from beneath her lashes to look for clouds covering the fading sun, instead finding two intent men hovering, their heated gazes searching her face. “What?” “Exactly,” Max breathed. “What’s that look for?” “Tell us what you were thinking,” Brayden said. “What brought that sublime smile to your lips?” Kaylie wasn’t used to sharing her private thoughts but in this case… She closed her eyes again, let the pictures form in her head. “Mmm. I was imagining all the ways the three of us could come together in that humungous bed.” She sensed them moving, felt the brush of smooth skin along her shoulder. Teeth bit her earlobe then someone sucked away the slight pain. Max.
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Seeing wasn’t necessary to identify him since their differences were already burned into her brain. At her other side, soft kisses traced the line of her jaw then trailed down her neck. Brayden. “Keep going, baby,” he encouraged. “Tell us what got you so aroused.” “Everything.” Which was true. “I started out thinking of sleeping together, the three of us, arms and legs tangled, me in the middle. But there won’t be much sleep happening since there are so many things I want to try.” “Like what?” Max’s gruff voice demanded. “Me on my hands and knees, sucking one cock while the other fucks me from behind. I wondered if it would be physically possible for all three of us to give and receive head at the same time. That would be fun to try even if it doesn’t work. Then I wondered how it would feel to form a chain. One of you fucking me missionary position while also getting fucked by the other from behind.” Max bit her shoulder none too softly while Brayden spoke, his lips moving against her neck. “Damn, baby, that’s hot. What else?” “I have this position in my mind. Not sure if it’s feasible or how to explain.” “Just describe it the way you see it,” Brayden encouraged. “Okay. I imagined you lying on your back. You’re on a table and Max is between your legs, fucking your ass. Then his head drops down and Max sucks your cock.” Kaylie swallowed hard, the image searing her brain as hot cream flooded her panties. “So he’s fucking you and sucking you at the same time.” God, she hoped that was possible because she really wanted to watch it happen. Not seeing any harm in sharing her fantasies, she continued. “I started to wonder what it would be like to have both of you inside me at once. One cock in my pussy…” Just saying it out loud got her so worked up she had to take a breath before adding, “The other in my ass. With me between you. Only a thin tissue separating you. How would it feel to you, the sensation of one cock rubbing the other as you fuck me? Your cocks caressing as one thrust and the other retreated. In and out. Over and over.” 64
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Walking behind him, Max said something about Chinese but Brayden was no longer paying attention. He’d taken one step into the living room and come to an abrupt halt. Lounging on their sectional couch, Kaylie had her bare feet up on the coffee table, watching an action movie on their big screen. She had a beer bottle clasped between her slender thighs, her hands occupied with the slice of pizza she brought to her lips and took a big bite. He barely felt Max slam into his back as he observed the petite goddess who had turned their entire world upside down. Christ, she’s perfect! “What the fuck?” Max grumbled. Lacking adequate words, he took a step to the side. Max moved up next to him and stared, slack-jawed. Comfortable with herself, Kaylie didn’t rely on feminine tricks and seductive skills to attract and entrap men. And yet her confident, artless personality did exactly that, drawing both Max and him more than any other woman ever had. She was completely at ease and relaxed, making herself at home in their house, which thrilled Brayden. “She can’t be real. I mean—fuck.” Brayden nodded his agreement with Max’s sentiment. “Can we keep her?” he whispered so only Max would hear. He didn’t wait for an answer. Vaulting the back of the couch, he landed on the cushions next to Kaylie. She gave him a brilliant smile that would have brought him to his knees if he’d been standing. “You guys must have every action movie ever made. Can we have a movie marathon?” “As long as you share the pizza, you can have whatever you want, baby.” She waved toward the two boxes. “I didn’t know what you guys like. Hopefully two extra-large pies will be enough for the three of us.”
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Brayden opened the first box and his heart flipped over in his chest. No doubt about it, he was smitten. Not a veggie to be found on the extra-cheese pizza with all the meats. He fanned the second box lid so Max would get a whiff of barbecue chicken and bacon, his favorite. Max came from the kitchen carrying three fresh beers and sat on Kaylie’s other side, sandwiching her between them. “I’ve died and gone to heaven.” He glanced in both boxes before grabbing a slice. “How’d you know what we like?” Kaylie shrugged. “I didn’t so I ordered my favorites.” “Damn, I think I love you,” Max growled then stuffed his mouth full of pizza. Kaylie’s entire body tensed, her expressive face went blank and Brayden wanted to kick Max. The idiot. How could he blurt out something like that? Brayden started talking about the scene playing out in the movie, trying to draw attention from Max’s careless words but they hung in the air between them. Brayden knew he had to do something to defuse the situation and make light of Max’s declaration. He casually bumped Kaylie’s shoulder with his own and leaned down to confide, “He falls in love with anyone who feeds him. Last week it was the little old lady in an Italian café.” “Hey,” Max complained. “She didn’t just feed me. She made some of the best cannoli ever.” “Yes,” Brayden chuckled. “And the way to Max’s heart is through his hollow stomach.” Thankfully, his tactics worked and Kaylie relaxed again. Curious about her and eager to learn as much as he could, Brayden steered the conversation in her direction. “So how was your day, baby? What do you do?” “I had a great day. I’ve been working as a temp at the DA’s office and today the manager called me in to discuss a permanent position.”
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Her enthusiasm was infectious but Brayden shot a warning glance at Max over top of her head, knowing how the subject of her working would irritate his lover. True to form, Max had already tensed up. Still, his attention hung on Kaylie’s every word. They both listened intently as she talked about her day. “Had an awesome interview with the human resources director this afternoon.” The action on the screen held her attention for a few moments before she continued. “They’re checking my references.” She shrugged. “Working as an administrative assistant is a stepping stone to reaching my goals. Should be able to quit my job at the coffee shop in a few months,” she added absently. “You work two jobs?” Max grumbled. With her attention divided between the conversation and the movie, she missed the irritation in Max’s tone. Kaylie shrugged as if it were no big deal. “It’s better than when I worked three and went to school. That sucked.” “Why did you need a place to stay?” She clammed up and Brayden almost regretted asking the question. Kaylie remained quiet for several long moments and he didn’t think she’d answer. When she finally did, they both tensed as rage poured through them. “Long story short—I’m a loser magnet. The last one ran up a bunch of debt in my name before splitting and taking everything. When Bella found out that I’d be spending the night in my car, she offered your house.”
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Chapter Eight She left out a lot of details. What she told them was bad enough but Max wanted to hear all of it. Eventually he would. Fuck, if he ever got his hands on the bastard who had taken advantage of Kaylie, he’d rip the guy’s head off. Thank heavens she’d told Bella and didn’t resort to sleeping in her car. While Max would love to just pay the bills off for her, he doubted she’d let him. Kaylie was too proud and accustomed to fending for herself. Eventually she’d learn to let them take care of her. “Thanks for letting me stay here tonight. Since you’re back home, I’ll figure something else out and be out of your hair in the morning. Bella mentioned a guest room at her place—” “No!” His barked interruption made Kaylie flinch and he regretted that but she wasn’t going anywhere. Not wanting to upset her, Max bit his cheek and hid his fisted hands at his sides. “We’ve got plenty of room here and you’re more than welcome to stay with us, Kaylie.” Brayden wrapped his arm around her shoulders and gave a reassuring squeeze. “We want you to stay with us, baby. Max and I would like to get to know you, and what better way than to have you living with us?” “Thank you.” She sighed and rested her head on Brayden’s broad chest. “But I’m at least going to pay for food.” A wave of relief spread through Max that she’d give them a chance. “Shouldn’t take me long to get a new place. I’ll be out before you get tired of me.” And that quickly, his anger rushed back in. Max gritted his teeth. She wouldn’t be leaving them. Not if Brayden and he got their way. They already cared about her. The more they were with her the more it became apparent all three of them had a great deal 69
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in common. Hell, she fit into their lives as if made specifically for them. Now they just had to get Kaylie to accept that. Thoughts of the future consumed him and before Max knew it, the movie had ended. He switched it off and turned to find Kaylie snuggled up against Brayden’s side, sound asleep. The dark circles under her eyes spoke volumes as to how little she rested and how hard she worked. He vowed to change that. If she let him, Max would spoil and cherish her, making Kaylie the center of their universe. But would she let them? He was impatient to make their relationship permanent. Too bad if he was rushing, they were keeping her. Everything Max wanted and needed in the world was cuddled up together on his couch. No way would he let either one of them go. “Let’s go to bed.” Brayden nodded and scooped Kaylie up in his arms, cradling her against his chest. Possessive instincts roared to life in Max, the unfamiliar emotions refusing to be tamped down. Kaylie and Brayden were his to provide for and protect. In that instant, Max knew he’d do whatever it took to keep them safe and together. Mine. The primal word echoing in his head felt right. Strange sensations flooded Max as he followed Brayden to the bedroom. More than possessiveness, he wanted—needed—to be in control of their lovemaking. And that blew him away. He tended to go with the flow, experiencing no desire to be in charge. Brayden and he both gave and received in equal measure. Not with Kaylie. He would direct the action and be the first to fuck her pussy. There was no explaining it but he had to take her first. Brayden headed toward the bed. “No. Bring her over here.” Max had a clear picture in his mind of what he wanted. He walked over to the computer desk and cleared away the few items scattered across the top. 70
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Brayden complied without comment yet Max saw questions flicker within his quick brown eyes. Max just shrugged, not knowing how to explain what he himself didn’t understand. Carrying her to the desk, Brayden murmured to Kaylie as he set her bottom down on the wooden surface. “Wake up for us. We need you, baby.” Impatient, with hunger and dominant urges riding him hard, Max stripped off his clothes. “Mmm,” Kaylie sleepily mumbled. “’Bout damn time.” Brayden chuckled as he lifted her tank top over her head. She stood and he hooked his thumbs in the top of her shorts then dragged them and her panties down her legs. Grasping her hips, he boosted her back up on the desk and she parted her thighs. Both their gazes locked on the bare folds of her pussy and that fucking sexy piercing. “Do you shave or wax?” Brayden asked and softly brushed his fingers over her damp pink flesh. “Can’t afford the salon so I shave.” Max nudged Brayden to the side, stepped between her knees and rocked the piercing against her clit, drawing a deep moan from her. “Brayden and I wax each other.” “I bet that’s hot. Can I watch?” “You can join us. We’ll take care of you from now on, Kay. No more shaving or salons.” Even though he referred to a lot more than waxing, Max let it go unsaid. They’d talk more—later. Right now he had to get inside her. Deep inside. Moving in closer, he tangled the fingers of one hand into her hair and angled her head to receive his kiss. He didn’t tease or play. Max fell into her. He took, claimed her mouth, swallowing her moans. Kaylie wrapped her arms around him, held tight and surrendered, giving him everything. And he took it all—every thrust of her tongue and sweet sigh as her soft body clung to him.
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Her uninhibited response fired his blood, heightening his need, lust consuming him. His rigid cock ached and nothing other than the tight clasp of her pussy would quench this raging hunger. Kaylie’s diamond-hard nipples rubbed against his chest and her legs wrapped around his hips as she struggled to fuse their bodies into one. “Now that’s hot,” Brayden groaned. Fuck. Until he spoke, Max had forgotten his lover was even there. What the hell was happening to him? He wasn’t religious but a heavy load of Catholic guilt assailed him. Not for the first time, he wondered if Kaylie would come between them when nothing else ever had. The future remained uncertain, regardless how much he worried. All he could do was live in the moment and pray the three of them managed to stay together without anyone getting hurt in the process. What else could they do, since not giving this a shot was out of the question? Max broke their kiss and they both panted. “Need you now,” he groaned. Glancing over her head, he included Brayden. “Both of you.” “Fuck yeah. All three of us,” Brayden agreed. Kaylie urged them on. “Yes. Please hurry.” Supporting her back, Max lowered Kaylie, spreading her out like a scrumptious feast between them. He glanced at Brayden, allowing the jumbled emotions tearing him apart to show in his eyes. Thankfully, his lover seemed to understand.
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Max didn’t wait for them. One hand cupped her breast, fingers tweaking her nipple and creating fiery jolts that raced through her body. His other hand glided over her ribs and abdomen then between her legs, pausing to play with her piercing. Max and Brayden were the first men who had seen the curved bar adorning her clitoral hood, since she hadn’t gotten the piercing until Steve was history. Brayden’s lack of response when he’d first seen it had been anticlimactic, leaving Kaylie disappointed until he teased Max about the jewelry. Max’s enthrallment with the bar thrilled her to the core. His eyes heated, revealing how much the jewelry turned him on. She lifted her head to watch him, whimpering as he toyed with the bar, rocking the bit of silver over the sensitive bundle of nerves. A fresh gush of cream slid down the quivering walls of her pussy to coat his fingers. “So fucking hot,” he praised in the raspy growl that had such a heady effect on her. “Don’t tease.” She didn’t have the patience for a slow seduction. Kaylie had anticipated this moment, longing to be taken by both men, since they’d first climbed into bed with her. “Please.” As Max lowered his head toward her pussy, she laid back and was treated to the sight of Brayden stroking his beautiful cock. Watching a man masturbate had always turned her on. He used a tight fist, stroking from root to crown in an unhurried glide. She was dying to taste the salty drop of fluid dripping from the slit and slowly sliding down the bulbous head. She wanted to run her tongue over the pulsing vein that snaked its way along his shaft. Couldn’t wait to hold his heavy, hairless balls in her palm and feel them tense up as he fought to hold off his climax. She longed to hear the sounds of his pleasure as she swallowed his cum. His hooded brown gaze followed the movements of her tongue as she leisurely wet her lips. “Brayden,” she moaned. “Fuck my mouth.” Her explicit language resulted in his fist squeezing harder. He took a step forward and rubbed the silky smooth crown along her parted lips. Kaylie didn’t hesitate to slide
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her tongue around the tip. As she lapped up his secretions, Brayden’s potent flavor burst over her taste buds and saliva filled her mouth, making her hunger for more. Max’s fingers left her clit to rim her entrance. Kaylie squirmed and bucked her hips in an attempt to get those fingers where she wanted them. Her efforts made the big tease chuckle but it was Brayden who benefited from her frustration. In no mood for a slow seduction, she grabbed hold of his muscular ass with one hand and pulled him closer. He sucked in a harsh breath as she took him deep. Brayden followed the rhythm of her hand squeezing his ass. Her tongue twirled around his shaft as he drove forward and she hollowed her cheeks, sucking hard on each retreat. A rough groan was the only warning she got before two fingers thrust into her pussy and Max’s lips closed around her piercing. He fell into the pace they set, his fingertips creating delicious friction against her sweet spot as his lips and teeth provided intense pleasure that generated a dazzling lightshow on the backs of her eyelids. The fierce orgasm struck fast, sizzling sensations shooting from her pussy along invisible pathways to the farthest reaches of her body. Kaylie’s back arched off the desk and she cried out around Brayden’s cock, which had him swelling and pulsing against her tongue. She greedily swallowed, taking everything and drawing out his climax until she consumed all he had to give. Max’s attention eased to a gentle petting, bringing her down easy. When Max stepped away, Brayden pulled his spent cock from her mouth then leaned down for a lingering kiss. He supported her head and strong fingers massaged her neck. She heard a drawer open then close, followed by the rustling of a wrapper. Max returned to her quickly, stepping between her legs and filling her in one rapid plunge that had her moaning into Brayden’s mouth. They were killing her with pleasure, overwhelming her, taking Kaylie to amazing heights. Each thrust of Max’s cock tested her limits, filling her to capacity, stretching her 74
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to take him. With her head pillowed on Brayden’s thigh, his hands were free to play. Fingers toyed with her piercing, rolled her nipples, touching and teasing all her erogenous zones. In a brief moment of clarity she knew they were ruining her for anyone else. No single lover would do after being with Max and Brayden. And no other duo would compare to their thorough loving. The distinctive sounds of kissing penetrated her sexual haze and Kaylie opened her eyes to the most provocative sight. Lean muscles flexed beneath the tanned skin of Max’s arm that gripped the back of Brayden’s neck, holding him close as their lips clashed, tongues moved together in a primitive dance of give and take that drove her over the edge. Her back arched as muscles tensed and Kaylie’s cries were quickly joined by masculine moans of completion.
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Chapter Nine A firm yet tender touch brushed the side of her face. Kaylie turned her cheek into a calloused palm, basking in the loving caress. Hearing a gruff male chuckle, a smile pulled at the corners of her mouth. Max. She much preferred waking to his touch than the jarring ring of an alarm. “Time to get up?” “No, Kay. You have the day off. Go back to sleep.” “Mmm,” she murmured and snuggled closer to the body blanketing her backside. A hand glided over her belly and moved higher to palm her breast as a solid shaft of morning wood settled comfortably against her ass. She should be sated and tired. The three of them had made love several times a day over the past week but she was easy. All it took was one touch from either Brayden or Max to have her wet and ready for more. Max pressed a sweet kiss to her temple, then the distinctive sounds of a deeper kiss rose from behind her. Kaylie’s smile grew as the duvet was drawn up to her chin and tucked in tight. “Keep her in bed.” Max’s imposing tone got her heart beating faster. Not too long ago that bossy command would have irritated her. The strong, silent type, Max kept his feelings inside and came off as highly autocratic. Kaylie knew better. Max made no effort to disguise his extreme displeasure with how often she worked and steadfastly protected her rare moments of downtime. But that gruff, bearish
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demeanor of his hid a soft underbelly and marshmallow heart. The more he worried about her, the more he growled, which proved how much he cared. Brayden was much freer with his emotions, leaving no doubt how he felt about her. “My pleasure.” His groggy sigh warmed her heart as his breath washed over her neck. He gently squeezed her breast and kissed her shoulder. “I’d love to spend the morning in bed with Kaylie.” Since she didn’t have to open Cup of Joe and Max’s workout lasted a minimum of two hours, Brayden and she had some blissful time alone. While she enjoyed every overwhelming second of being with both men, times with one of them to herself were truly special moments she cherished. In no rush, Brayden’s hands took a sensual tour of her body, bringing every erogenous zone to blazing awareness. He had her whimpering in need before finally slipping into her from behind, thrusting slow and easy while whispering sweet nothings that tugged at her heart. “You feel so good, baby. Hot, wet and tight. I’d be a happy man if I could spend forever inside you, just like this.” He rocked his pelvis, steadily building her arousal with his body and words. “We belong together. You, Max and me.” If only. Her heart did wild flips in her chest. More than anything, Kaylie wished that such an unconventional relationship could grow into a lifetime commitment. But Brayden’s fanciful ideas weren’t possible. No, Kaylie’s ideas for the future were much more traditional. Marriage, kids, home—family. Her plan didn’t have room for two men. Shoving those depressing thoughts to the back of her mind, Kaylie decided to live in the moment. She’d enjoy both men while it lasted—create lots of precious memories, enough for a lifetime. Because somewhere along the way, her version of happily ever after had started to seem tedious and boring.
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***** When Max got home, Brayden finally let her get out of bed, but she didn’t get farther than the couch. Covering a jaw-splitting yawn with her hand, Kaylie glanced down at the book in her lap and realized she’d just read the same page for the fourth time. She dropped the book onto the couch and stretched. The guys had commanded her to relax and enjoy her day off but the inactivity was getting to her. She preferred to stay busy. This being lazy was for the birds. Muted sounds coming from the kitchen drew her attention. A chair scraped across the tile and damn, that smacking noise sounded suspiciously like a kiss. She thought about peeking around the corner and possibly catching them doing more than kissing. For as much time as they’d been together, the guys had not fucked in front of her. She didn’t know why, since the idea turned her on. But they kept that part of themselves from her as if afraid she’d judge them. “I’m running to the store. You need anything?” Max asked. Brayden didn’t respond and Kaylie strained to hear more. Not wanting to miss any hot male-on-male action, she rose from the couch, turned and walked right into a wall of solid muscle. A sinewy arm shot out and wrapped around her waist. Kaylie tipped her head back—way back—and met Max’s dark gaze. His brow arched as he stared down at her. “Going somewhere?” She nodded and swallowed the lump in her throat. “To the store…with you.” That brow shot higher. “I…uh, I need some…things.” She’d think of something by the time they reached the store. “It’s going to rain.”
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“So. I won’t melt.” Turning on her heel, she headed for the door. When she reached the entryway, Kaylie glanced back over her shoulder at Max, who hadn’t moved. “You coming?” Max shook his head and sighed. A wave of dark hair spilled over his forehead. Kaylie fought the urge to finger-comb his hair back into place and grabbed her keys from the hall table. “Uh-uh,” Max grumbled. “We’re taking my car.” “Fine,” she huffed, “then I get to pick the music.” Max had a weird thing for oldtime crooners. She preferred more current tunes with an upbeat tempo. It was one of many subjects they’d agreed to disagree on. The rain started before they reached the end of the block. When they pulled into the parking lot, Max’s marshmallow heart was revealed in all its soft glory. Max slowed down as they passed an elderly woman standing under an umbrella next to a sedan with a flat tire. He drove Kaylie to the store entrance and quickly rattled off his shopping list. Kaylie ran inside, shook the water out of her hair and watched through the big windows at the front of the store. Max parked next to the woman’s car. They spoke for a few moments before he walked her up to the sliding doors. She came inside and stood next to Kaylie to watch Max work. “Such a nice young man,” the woman enthused. “Reminds me of my Harold.” She tapped the glass and made sure she had Kaylie’s attention before continuing. “I’ve been standing out there in the rain for half an hour. More than a dozen men walked right past. But not this one.” She shook her head. “This one’s a keeper. You find yourself a man like him and hold on tight, honey.” Kaylie agreed but wondered if any woman could hold on to Max. Brayden and he were a package deal. They’d been together for a long time and were closer than many married couples she knew. The two of them fit.
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And just where did that leave her? She didn’t want to be a wedge between them or worse yet, the desperate third-wheel they felt obligated to include in their relationship. Leaving the older woman, Kaylie wandered through the store feeling set adrift. Brayden and Max had something special—solid and permanent. No matter how desperately she wanted to fit in that equation, she didn’t. That thought shouldn’t hurt but it did. Bad. The longer she stayed with them, the worse it would be when she left. And she would leave. She had to leave in order to find her own forever love. God, how would she walk away? She pictured Brayden with his spiky blond hair, a cigar in one hand and snifter of brandy in the other. The world only saw an irreverent bad boy. Kaylie saw the abundance of love he had to give. And Max with his gruff, imperious alpha-male attitude. Underneath that hard exterior was a sweet, cuddly teddy bear not a grizzly. Damn, she was in trouble. Kaylie didn’t know how or when it had happened, but both men had snuck their way past her defenses and straight into her heart. She turned a corner and stopped dead in her tracks. Max stalked down the aisle toward her, raking one hand through his wet hair, moving with the fluid grace of a predator. His T-shirt and jersey shorts had showed off his spectacular body to perfection when dry. Wet, the material clung to him as though it were a second skin, revealing each delineated groove between thick slabs of rippling muscle. Her gaze narrowed in on a single drop of water as it slid along tanned skin. She imagined following the same trail with her tongue, taking her time and licking each drop from his ripped body. He was easy on the eyes and hell on her libido. His gaze darkened and filled with lust as he approached her. A wave of heat washed over Kaylie, swelling her breasts and softening her sex, which prepared to take him. Oh how she wanted to take him—deep, hard and fast. Right there in the middle of the cereal aisle.
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Max moved around behind her, wrapping his big arms around her body, caging her between him and the cart. “Are you okay?” He all but roared the question against her ear and didn’t wait for an answer. “Is something wrong?” “I’m fine.” Now. She’d never felt as safe or protected as she did with his arms wrapped around her. A week ago his possessive nature smothered Kaylie. Now it brought a sense of love and contentment. Shit. She was in serious trouble. Thank goodness she knew how to change the subject and distract them both. “I just wish we were somewhere more…private.” Max tensed and pulled her in tighter against his hard, wet body, his erection poking into her side. Kaylie wiggled until his shaft was cradled along the small of her back. “I need you.” “Fuck.” “Yesss,” she hissed. “Please.” “Kay.” Max’s sharp tone held a warning, which she ignored. “I want to strip off those clothes and lick the raindrops from your skin. Run my tongue all over you, saving that delicious cock for last.” He cursed again as she rubbed up against him. “Then I want to share you with Brayden, our tongues wrapping around your cock, mouths sucking, teeth nibbling that sensitive spot right beneath your head. One of us moving lower to lick and suck your balls while the other takes you deep into their throat. And when you come…” She sucked in a breath between her teeth. “We’ll kiss and share your cum.” “Kaylie.”
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His growl had a smile pulling at the corners of her lips. She knew Brayden and he wanted a full sharing. But the significance they put on taking her together scared the hell out of Kaylie. Brayden had explained that they considered it a permanent bonding—a commitment. While she wasn’t prepared to take that big of a leap, she was ready for a new experience. They had her all hot and bothered to try anal sex. And she knew just how to provoke Max and let him know what she wanted. What she was ready for. “And while you’re recovering, Brayden will get out that almond-scented oil. He’ll take his time stretching me, getting me ready.”
Max’s entire being went deathly still. He didn’t dare move or draw a breath. Brayden and he both wanted to take Kaylie together—at the same time—one cock in her ass, the other in her pussy. Loving her simultaneously. They had each fucked her, filled her sweet pussy, but her fine ass had been offlimits. Something held her back, kept her from accepting everything they could give her. Everything the three of them could be together. That wouldn’t happen until she was ready to commit to them. He wanted it—needed it—more than his burning lungs needed his next breath. Dare he hope she was finally ready to take a tentative step in that direction? As if having heard his silent question, Kaylie nodded. “Which one of you will be the first to fuck my ass? Would you be content to watch Brayden part my cheeks and fill my ass?” Wild fury swelled in his chest. Max wanted to roar out his jealous rage, pound on his chest, let the world know she was his. But she was also Brayden’s. Could he sit by passively as his lover claimed Kaylie in such a dominant, sexual way?
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A mother pushing a cart with a young boy sitting in the built-in seat before her turned into the aisle, intruding on the moment. Kaylie began moving forward, offering the other woman a smile as they moved on. Max slipped into a contemplative mood as he considered the implications of what Kaylie had said and his reaction. Maybe she’d just been spinning a fantasy. Had she been toying with him or was she ready for more? Why now? Had something changed? What the hell was he going to say to Brayden? Did he even need to say anything? He had no answers and wondered if he was overthinking the whole thing. Still, it wasn’t in him to sit back and wait for a situation to play itself out. He needed a plan.
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Chapter Ten Whatever Brayden missed by not going to the store had turned Kaylie flirty and put Max in a foul mood. He didn’t ask for details as to how Max had ended up soaked, not that Max would have answered as he stormed through the house, leaving a trail of wet clothes in his wake. Kaylie’s blue eyes sparkled as she stepped into his arms for a heated kiss and rubbed her pebbled nipples against him. “Brayden,” she purred. “Why don’t you get out that yummy almond oil?” His cock grew had in an instant as he imagined her kneeling on their bed with Max’s shaft stretching her gorgeous ass. He’d wanted this since he woke up with her naked and straddling his hips. Anticipation rode him hard. Brayden ground his teeth and struggled just to breathe. He pictured Kaylie’s lush round ass lifted high, his hands holding her open, watching Max’s thick shaft slowly stretch her tight channel. “Fuck, baby.” He wanted it so bad. Impatient lust rose as he stared down into blue eyes darkened with desire. There was also a slight glimmer of anxiety, which helped center Brayden. They had to move slow, prepare her well—make her first time good. He couldn’t sling her over his shoulder in a fireman’s hold, toss her on the bed and take a bite out of that luscious ass. Closing his eyes, Brayden took several slow, deep breaths. Regardless, his voice came out in a husky rasp. “Kaylie—” He desperately wanted to express what he felt but the strength of his love for her made finding the right words impossible. There were no words. She slid her warm hands around his neck and pulled him down for another kiss. “It’s okay,” she whispered as she brushed her lips over his. “I know. I feel it too.”
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Kaylie brought their lips together in the sweetest kiss he’d ever received. With her fingers clasped behind his neck, she stood on tiptoes and slid her tongue against his. Brayden’s hands skimmed her curves, grasped her hips and lifted. Her soft breasts plastered to the solid wall of his chest and her legs wrapped around his hips. She ground her pussy over his erection, blasting him with the heat of her arousal. His hands wandered to the rounded globes of her ass, fingers kneading as they rocked together. Their tongues teased, tasted, tantalized, sliding together, exploring the edges of teeth, each drinking in the other’s moans as their hunger grew. Not wanting to break the connection, Brayden carried Kaylie into the bedroom before easing her down his length. He forced himself to go slow, take his time removing each piece of clothing then laying her down on the bed, pausing to kiss, nibble and lick at every inch of skin he exposed. Through his fingertips and mouth, he mapped the subtle curves, hills and valleys of her body, not stopping until she writhed and moaned. “Please, Brayden. I need you.” She lay on her belly, hips rolling, rubbing her damp pussy on the sheets. “You’re so damn beautiful.” Kaylie had such a kind heart and generous spirit, which made her beautiful inside and out. Max and he had wasted so much time searching in all the wrong places only to find their heart’s desire right here, in their bed, waiting for them. It might be crazy since they hadn’t known her for long but she already had his heart, Max’s too. Brayden placed tender kisses on her rounded bottom and opened the plastic bottle, taking a deep breath. The sweet scent of almonds had an automatic effect on his body. His cock jerked and fluid beaded at the slit. The first cool drop of oil landed between her cheeks, drawing a sharp hiss from Kaylie. Brayden let the oil pool at the top of her crack, set the bottle aside then spread her cheeks, watching in avid fascination as the liquid rolled down her body. His finger
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followed the same path, spreading the oil around her pink pucker, chuckling as it clenched then relaxed. “Oh fuck.” Max’s curse echoed from the bathroom. Brayden hadn’t even noticed the shower had turned off. He glanced over to the doorway as Max stepped into the room and his heart did a flip in his chest. Brayden didn’t know what he’d done right to deserve having two amazing people to love. Then and there, he vowed never to take them for granted. Shifting so Max would have a good view, he spread Kaylie’s cheeks wider, rimming her anus with a blunt fingertip. Max’s broad chest expanded as he sucked in a deep breath. “Stop fucking around, Brayden. Give Kaylie what she wants.” “Yes,” she groaned, pressing back against his finger. “Please, Brayden.” He held his finger still and challenged her instead. “You want it, baby?” “Yesss,” she hissed. “Then take it,” Brayden demanded, sounding more like Max than himself. Kaylie shifted, pushed back, took him to the first knuckle. Her delighted whimper thrilled him. He knew what she felt, that first exciting taste of a new sexual pleasure. The burning stretch of untried tissues combined with the tingling awareness of newly discovered nerve endings. He had to keep reminding himself to go slow, hold himself in check and make sure it was good for her. For the three of them to last, she’d need to enjoy having her ass fucked. Max dropped the towel and moved closer, every defined muscle rigid with arousal as he watched Kaylie move, fucking her ass shallowly on his finger. One fist squeezed the base of his cock, the purpled crown right at Brayden’s eye level. He licked his lower lip then bit down when Max’s cock jerked. “No,” Max grumbled. “This is about Kaylie, not me. Get her good and ready.”
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Heat enveloped his finger to the second knuckle, strong muscles sucking at him, trying to draw him deeper. “So damn tight and hot,” Brayden praised. “That’s it, baby. Take what you want. What you need.” He slid in deeper as her muscles relaxed, accepting him to the base of his finger. She rode his finger harder, crying out for more. Brayden gave it to her, adding a second oiled finger, mesmerized as her body adjusted to the fuller invasion. A sharp hiss from Max drew his attention from between Kaylie’s legs and along her spine to her rapidly bobbing head, Max’s hand fisted in her mussed blonde hair. “That’s it, Kaylie, suck hard. So fucking good.” Brayden couldn’t take much more. His cock ached, the skin stretched so tight across his balls it hurt. He was determined to be inside Kaylie when he came. When she easily took two fingers, he added a third, groaning with desperate need as her body clamped down, smashing his fingers together. He gripped her hip with his free hand, spreading the fingers inside her ass. Max whispered praise and encouragement to Kaylie, his voice gruff with lust, riding the edge, fighting his release. Brayden withdrew his fingers and slipped on a condom. He poured a generous pool of oil into his palm, gritting his teeth as he fisted his cock. Kaylie’s whimpered protest was muffled by Max’s shaft shuttling back and forth in her mouth. He made eye contact with Max over the length of her back, letting his need show in his strained expression. Max nodded. “Watch the teeth, Kay,” he warned. “Relax and let Brayden in. He’s going to feel so good stretching your ass full.” At the first touch of his well-lubricated head to her pucker, Kaylie tensed. Brayden stroked the rounded curves of her bottom then reached around her hip, lightly grazing his fingertips over her clit, rocking her piercing. Pleasuring the bundle of nerves relaxed her bottom, admitting his crown.
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“Aw, Christ,” he muttered. “So tight.” Her muscles clamped down hard, squeezing without mercy. It was too much, almost forcing him to pull out. Then Kaylie released Max’s cock with a whimper, took several deep breaths and the pressure eased enough he slid forward an inch, wishing the condom didn’t separate them. Seeking a better view, Max climbed off the bed and moved around to Kaylie’s side. With a guttural moan, he fisted his cock. “That is so fucking hot. Damn, Kaylie. I wish you could watch your body stretching to take Brayden. Beautiful,” he praised. “Next time we’ll set up a mirror so you can see.” She mumbled incoherently as Brayden pulled back then advanced a bit deeper.
“Max—” Brayden cried out, his voice choked by emotion and his brown eyes smoldering with lust. “Help me. Can’t last.” “Shhh, love. I’ve got you.” Max pressed in against Brayden’s side, his cock rocking against his lover’s hip. Reaching between Brayden’s legs, he grasped his balls and tugged them down, pinching the tissue at the top to stave off his climax. Mesmerized, Max watched the spot where Brayden’s shaft stretched Kaylie wide. She rocked back against him but had still managed to take only half his length. They would both need Max’s help for her to take all Brayden had to offer. Max maintained pressure on Brayden’s taut sac, ripe with seed, while with his other hand, he joined Brayden’s in pleasuring Kaylie, thrusting two fingers into her soaking wet pussy. Her walls immediately spasmed and sucked at his fingers. The force of her movements increased, her ass taking more of Brayden. The sight had both Brayden and him groaning. God, how he wished Kaylie was ready to take both of them. He longed to join them, bringing all three together as one. Soon. He needed to forge that final bond—craved it with his heart and soul. The three of them belonged together, forever.
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“Mine,” he growled. One hand in Kaylie, the other holding Brayden, he leaned forward and took Brayden’s mouth in a hard kiss. Teeth gnashed, tongues plunged, Brayden giving back Max’s passion, staking his own claim. Kaylie screamed as Brayden finally sank all the way inside her, filling her sweet ass. Max couldn’t wait anymore—he had to join them. He grabbed the bottle of oil, greased his cock and climbed onto the bed behind Brayden. Separating Brayden’s firm cheeks he dribbled the oil over his anus. “Yes, Max. Hurry,” Brayden groaned. “Hurry!” “Kaylie.” At the sharp tone of command in his voice, her head snapped up and she looked at him over her shoulder. “Don’t come, Kay. Not until I tell you to.” “Max…can’t…wait.” He stared into her blue eyes, holding her gaze captive with his own. “You. Will. Wait.” She whimpered and dropped her head down to the pillow. Brayden froze in place as Max slowly pushed past his sphincter and eased into his ass. “Fuck. Oh fuck. Max—” “I know. I’ve got you.” And he did. He had them both. Max molded his body to Brayden’s back, one hand on Brayden’s hip, the other on Kaylie’s. Guiding Brayden, he allowed only him to move, first fucking forward into Kaylie, then driving back onto Max. Their rhythm increased until all three were panting and riding the edge. Still, Max forced them to wait, knowing the climax would be sweeter the longer they held back. By the mumbled quality of Kaylie’s screeches, he figured she probably screamed into the pillow while her back arched tight as a bow. Brayden’s ass clamped down on his shaft, squeezing Max, who shouted, “Now. Kaylie…Brayden—”
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Kaylie broke first, starting a chain reaction, her orgasm drawing Brayden into the maelstrom, his bringing Max along for the explosion of bliss that rocked all three, leaving them all in a sweaty, sated tangle. Emotions boiled over, Max ached to give voice to the love overfilling his heart. But he bit his tongue, holding them deep inside, uncertain if Kaylie was ready to hear them.
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Chapter Eleven Muttering a prayer, Kaylie took a deep breath and turned the key in the ignition. Nothing happened. She dropped her forehead against the steering wheel and sighed in defeat. When she’d parked behind the coffee shop the car had sputtered, coughed and shaken for a few seconds after she’d turned it off. There hadn’t been time to try to figure out the problem, not that she knew anything about cars beyond the basics of where the gas went and how to drive. The last thing she wanted to do was call the guys. Max would rant about her car, which he despised. Over the past week, he’d started calling it a rolling death trap. Kaylie didn’t think it was that bad but then Brayden had sided with Max, the two of them offering to buy her another car. Buy her a car. They had to be out of their minds. Who bought a car for someone they’d know for a few weeks? Sure, they had money, lots of it from what she’d seen, but accepting such an expensive gift didn’t feel right. She’d already sponged off them too much. Grabbing her purse, she got out of the car and headed back across the street to ask Bella for a lift home. God, she was tired and losing it. Between working the two jobs, checking out apartments, spending time with the guys, and midnight sex marathons, she was ready to crash and burn. Add in the emotional landmines they all steadfastly avoided and she’d been pushed almost to the breaking point. How long had it been since she’d gotten more than three or four hours of uninterrupted sleep? Days? Weeks? She had no idea. Most days she was awake before the sun rose to work in the coffee shop before changing her clothes and putting in a minimum of eight hours behind a desk at the 91
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DA’s office. When she got to the house, Brayden and Max were wired and ready for action. They made love late into the night then woke her again, craving more. The three of them couldn’t get enough of one another. While that was wonderful, it also left little time for sleep and the strain wore on her. Then there were the repeated arguments with Max. He didn’t like how much she worked. The insane man had some crazy idea of making her a kept woman. Sure, she’d fantasized about that very thing, but fantasy and reality were two completely different propositions. Kaylie recalled an argument she’d had with Max before leaving for work. “I’m sick of you working so much. Hand over the bills and I’ll take care of them, then you can spend more time at home with us.” Home? The guys’ house was only a temporary residence, not her home. They didn’t seem to get that. “Max, let it go.” Brayden had sighed and rubbed a hand over his spiky blond hair. “What? It can’t be that much. A few phone calls and I’ll have it settled by lunchtime,” Max declared. Not wanting to argue, she hadn’t responded. Max didn’t understand how much that pissed her off. So what if he had money to spare? She wasn’t one to shirk her responsibilities. And she sure as hell wasn’t going down the same road as her parents. If Diane Ward had a penny in her pocket she had to spend it on something— anything. Ten years of marriage between Larry and Diane was one endless fight over money. Their divorce had brought blessed peace to the house, at least while she and her mother still had a house. The two of them had been evicted so many times Kaylie had lost count. More often than not they went hungry and slept in the car. At least until it was repossessed. Lord only knows where her father had ended up. Thankfully, her mother had remained in the same general area so Kaylie had been able to stay in school. An
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education had been her way out. She valued her independence, which made accepting Max and Brayden’s generosity incredibly difficult. They both had such big hearts. She vowed not to take advantage of them, to get her own place as soon as possible. Or not? What would it really hurt to let Max and Brayden take care of her? Give up some control, swallow her pride and be spoiled for once. Live a posh lifestyle to which she’d love to become accustomed? Kaylie shook off the crazy thoughts. The three of them couldn’t possibly last and she desperately wanted what she’d missed out on as a child. Coming back to the same place at the end of the day, dinners held at the same time each evening with the whole family gathered around the table. Attending school plays and little league games. A normal, stable family life. A reliable family you could depend on. She wasn’t quite sure what constituted normal, but it sure wasn’t being shared by two bisexual men. No way could such an unconventional relationship be made permanent. Allowing herself to dream about it would only win her a broken heart. Putting crazy thoughts aside, she headed back into the office and ran into Bella, who was on her way out. “My car died,” she said with a frustrated sigh. “Can I catch a ride with you?” “Sure. I have to stop at the cleaner’s but then I’m headed home.” “Perfect.” Kaylie settled into the passenger seat and started nodding off. “The guys not letting you sleep?” Bella shot her a devilish grin. “Between working two jobs and the midnight sex marathons, I’m beat.” “Hopefully you’ll hear something about the admin job soon.” “I’m counting on it.” Kaylie covered her mouth as she yawned. “Already have an apartment picked out.”
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Bella’s fingers drummed on the steering wheel and Kaylie felt the weight of her friend’s stare bearing down on her. She cracked one eye open and peered out at Bella. “What?” “Why would you need an apartment? I thought things were going well with Brayden and Max.” “They’re great. Staying with them is like living out a fantasy. But once my finances are stable again, I’ll have to get back to reality.” Bella didn’t say anything else until after she’d stopped at the cleaners and headed toward home. Kaylie knew her friend would have more to say and waited her out. She finally broached the subject again when they were a few blocks away. “I’m not sure what to say, Kaylie. From what I can tell, Brayden and Max are looking at this as more than just playtime. They seem to be serious about you. If you gave them a chance, this could turn into something permanent for the three of you.” Kaylie rubbed at her tired eyes and tried to find a way of explaining something she didn’t completely understand herself. “A permanent trio would never work. Society wouldn’t accept such an unconventional arrangement. And that’s not what I want. I want kids, a normal family life.” She shrugged nonchalantly, as if the thought of leaving them wasn’t tearing her apart. “Brayden and Max have been together for a long time. I don’t want to come between them or make their lives more complicated. So as soon as I can, I’ll get out of their hair.” “What if that’s not what they want? What if they want you in their lives?” Kaylie shrugged again. “I can’t plan my future on what-ifs.” “The three of you need to have a serious talk.” Thankfully, Bella let the subject drop when they pulled into her driveway. “I’m going in early tomorrow. If you want a ride, be ready by seven.” “Great. Thanks, Bella. See you in the morning.”
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Kaylie dropped her purse on the couch and headed straight for the bedroom. One of the lawyers had bought pizza for everyone who had worked late. With her tummy full, she had two priorities—shower and bed—in that order. Walking down the hall, she heard the familiar clank of weights and masculine grunts from the room Max used as his home gym. He always seemed to be preparing for one competition or another. She hoped to eke out some free time over the weekend to go and cheer him on with Brayden. She smiled as she stepped into the open doorway then froze in place when she caught sight of Max’s sweaty body stretch out on a padded bench. Completely nude. And so was Brayden, who stood between Max’s wide spread thighs, his hard cock filling Max’s ass. A shiver raced along her spine as she remembered how it felt to have her ass stretched by Brayden’s big cock. It wasn’t seeing them fuck for the first time that froze Kaylie to the spot. She’d wanted to watch them love each other and found it even hotter than she’d imagined. No, what stunned and paralyzed her was everything Brayden managed to accomplish. She would never have imagined it physically possible if not seeing it with her own eyes, even if she had dreamed up that very position. Not only was Brayden fucking Max’s ass but he simultaneously bent over and sucked Max’s cock into his mouth. Max, being Max, somehow managed to fist Brayden’s short, spiky hair and direct the movements of his bobbing head while also fisting his cock, angling it toward Brayden. Holy hot man-lovin’, Batman! Kaylie slapped her hand slapped over her mouth when her brain caught up with the fact she’d said that out loud. Brayden released Max’s cock with an audible pop and licked his lips as he straightened to his full height. “Don’t just stand there with your mouth hanging open, baby. Come over here and put it to good use.”
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So intent on watching their bodies move together, she hadn’t realized they were now both staring straight at her. Suddenly her jaw snapped painfully shut and she bit her tongue, tasting blood as her ass smacked down hard. Startled, she looked around, unsure how she’d ended up on the floor. Max sported a cocky grin while Brayden eyed her with concern clear in his expression. “You okay, Kaylie?” “I—uhh,” she stammered. “H-how the hell?” “Show her, Brayden,” Max ordered in that alpha-male tone that never failed to turn her on. Kaylie nodded. “Yes, do it again. Please.” Her entire body trembled with need. Kaylie’s breasts felt swollen, her nipples ached, heat flowed through her veins and her panties were sticky wet. Her eyes, which were probably wide as dinner plates, were fixed on Brayden’s gorgeous mouth. The tip of his tongue slid out then swished across his bottom lip as his head lowered and he sucked the tip of Max’s cock into his mouth. Max moaned, bucked his hips. “Suck harder,” he demanded and released his hold on his shaft. Kaylie was on her feet and closing the distance before she even had the conscious thought to stand. Watching her from the corner of his eye, Brayden thrust his cock deep into Max’s ass then pulled back and hollowed his cheeks, sucking until he’d swallowed Max’s entire length. “Come here, Kay.” Max took her hand, pressed a kiss to her trembling palm. “It’s okay. Get out of those clothes and I’ll take care of you.” She should get out of there, let Brayden and Max enjoy their private moment instead of intruding on them. But she couldn’t turn away. As if sensing her inner turmoil, Max reached for the side zipper on her skirt and slowly drew it down. As he tugged on the material, she shimmied her hips then stepped out of her shoes and kicked
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the skirt aside. Once she’d unbuttoned her blouse, shrugged off the material and unclasped her bra, Max nodded in approval. She leaned over and indulged in a heated kiss, loving the scrape of his beard stubble against her skin. “Climb up here, Kaylie.” Max’s voice turned rough. “I want to taste you.” Brayden released Max’s cock and steadied her as she straddled Max’s chest. Max didn’t wait for her to settle into the position before his hot, wet tongue licked up one side of her labia and down the other. She fell forward over his torso and came face to face with Brayden, who claimed her mouth in a scorching kiss that tasted of Max. Kaylie ate at his lips and sucked his tongue, moaning into his mouth as Max’s tongue fucked into her pussy. Panting for air as they broke apart, she took hold of Max’s cock and lifted it straight up from his belly for Brayden and her to share. Together, they licked up and down Max’s cock as if it were a lollipop. Max’s hands cupped her ass, massaged her cheeks then dropped between her legs and spread her folds open. His lips closed around her clit, tugged at the bar, weakening her knees so that she almost fell on her face. It was the single hottest, most erotic sexual experience of her life. Max’s climax hit first, and as she’d teased him in the grocery store, Brayden and she lapped up his cum then shared it in a kiss that, combined with Max eating her pussy, triggered her own orgasm. When she recovered, Kaylie watched Brayden’s cock shafting in and out of Max’s ass and understood why the guys had been so riveted when Brayden had fucked her ass for the first time. It was an incredible sight. As Max had done for her, she offered dirty encouragements to Brayden. “Oh yeah, Brayden. So hot. Fuck his ass harder.” She found herself oddly wishing she had the ability to fuck them in return.
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Brayden stiffened and his face contorted in an expression of agonized ecstasy as he cried out in completion.
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Chapter Twelve Irene Jamison stepped out of her office and headed straight for Kaylie’s desk wearing a serious expression that made Kaylie nervous. “Miss Ward,” the older woman said with a nod. “Please come with me to human resources.” Oh crap. They must have made a decision either to hire her permanently or to get rid of her. Nothing in her supervisor’s demeanor indicated which way this would go down. The silent elevator ride seemed to take an excruciatingly long time. When they walked into Kurt Chambers’ office, the man rose and waved a hand for them to take a seat in the chairs stationed before his desk. His calm attitude gave her no clue of what was to come either. He glanced down at an open file and began reviewing its contents. “The physician’s report on your physical and drug screening came back normal.” He flipped a page and his brow furrowed slightly. “Your credit report is not encouraging. Quite a lot of debt but you have kept up regular payments.” He turned to the next page. “Your college professors spoke very highly of you. Your work history with Cup of Joe is excellent, not one sick day taken in a decade. You have an excellent work ethic.” Closing the file, he leaned back in his chair and stared at her for several moments before a smile finally stretched across his lips. “Irene and I are both very pleased with your performance in the months you’ve worked here. Your coworkers love you and your willingness to take on new, challenging tasks.”
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The suspense was killing her. Butterflies danced in her stomach and a bead of sweat rolled along her temple. She wished he’d stop delaying and just spit it out. “Thank you, sir,” she managed. Steepling his fingers, Mister Chambers rested his double chins on them and appeared to ponder the situation. “Kurt,” her supervisor drew his attention. “Can we get on with this? I have a great deal to accomplish before I can go home tonight.” “Oh, yes,” Chambers said. “Sorry, Irene.” He turned a quizzical expression on her. “So what will it be, Miss Ward? Will you allow us to buy out your contract with the temp firm and take a permanent position with us?” Kaylie blinked a few times until the shock wore off. “Well, u-uh,” she stammered then cleared her throat. “Thank you, Mister Chambers. I’d be thrilled to continue on here.” The rest of the day flew by in a blur of congratulations and well wishes but Kaylie’s stomach sank and dread tightened her chest. She should be happy. She’d be able to get an apartment, fix the “death trap”, pay off her bills and move on with her life. That’s what she’d wanted. She’d worked hard to make it happen. Only now that it was happening, moving on no longer held the same appeal. In fact, the idea sucked. Bella was still working at her desk when Kaylie tapped on the doorframe to draw her friend’s attention. “Hey, Bella. You plan on staying much longer?” Kaylie hated relying on someone else for transportation but it was either wait for Bella or call the guys for a ride. She’d rather wait. “Maybe another half hour. Just let me finish up and we’ll get out of here.” “Great. I’ll wait in the break room.” Since she had some time, Kaylie pulled the bills out of her purse and made calls to find out how much it would take to settle the debt. Getting the mountain of bills paid
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off would be a tremendous relief. One call after another she got the same stunning response. “The account has been settled and is closed.” She didn’t understand. No way had Steve stepped up and paid the bills he’d charged in her name. During the third call, upon hearing the same response, she finally got over her shock and regained enough of her wits to ask questions. “When was the bill paid…and by whom?” “According to our records we received payment two days ago from Maximillion Lockhart.” Kaylie sputtered. “Max? Max Lockhart paid the bill?” “Yes ma’am.” Each creditor told her the same thing. Over the past two days, Max had paid off all the bills. Her hands shook and cold sweat broke out over her body. How the hell had Max known who her creditors were? When he’d offered to pay the bills she’d refused and had not given him any details. Had he gone through her purse? Christ, the bills had amounted to more than ten thousand dollars. Very quickly she moved from shock to astonishment then disbelief followed by a whopping dose of anger. “Who the hell does he think he is?” In sheer frustration and needing to release some steam she threw her purse against the wall. It hit with a satisfying thunk. “That miserable rat.” “Whoa.” Bella walked into the break room and held up her hands in surrender. “I didn’t do it. Nobody saw me.” A devilish grin curled up the corners of her lips. “Can’t prove a thing.” Kaylie didn’t want to discuss the whole sordid mess with Bella so she deflected. “A certain man has some explaining to do.”
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“Ah…Max.” Bella nodded knowingly. “Let’s get you home then, so Rhys and I can sit on the balcony for the fireworks show.” “No fireworks. I do have some good news though.” She plastered a smile on her face, hoping the shrewd lawyer wouldn’t see right through it. “I got the job.” “Hey, that’s awesome. I, of course, never doubted it for a minute.” Thankfully the ride home didn’t take long and Bella chatted about work, allowing Kaylie to try to calm down. She had to be rational, no walking in and strangling the pushy-yet-adorable jerk. While she did know a great lawyer, not even Bella could get her off the hook for premeditated murder. “Fireworks intermissus,” Bella stated as they pulled into her driveway. “Looks like you’ve got company.” Kaylie glanced over to see a pretty blue car in Max and Brayden’s driveway and knew Bella was right. The confrontation she’d planned would have to wait. “That’s a sweet ride,” Bella commented as they both checked out the car. “Rhys has been drooling over that model for quite a while. I love that shade of blue. Gorgeous.” Well, crap. How was she supposed to be nice to some stranger when her nerves were shot? “Very nice,” she muttered distractedly and headed across the yard. “See you tomorrow.”
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they’d brought home. If the choice had been up to him, they would have brought the sexy two-seater convertible. Max had nixed that idea right off in favor of the crossover, which he deemed safer and more practical. “I’m done giving her time and choices. And I’m done keeping my mouth shut. She’s going to stop refusing our help. Kaylie needs to know the three of us are a permanent deal.” Brayden shook his head. “You’re going to scare her off.” “She can try to leave.” Max shrugged. “That doesn’t mean I’ll let her.” Their office phone ringing forestalled any argument. Brayden went into the kitchen to grab a beer while Max handled business. Sitting on the deck to enjoy the late-afternoon sun, he thought about how much their lives had changed since he’d woken up bound to his own bed with Max’s tie and a naked pixie straddling his hips. He hadn’t shared Max’s strong need to bring a woman into their relationship. Quite the opposite. He’d thought everything was perfect with just the two of them. Then Kaylie had come along and filled an empty place in his heart Brayden hadn’t known existed. Leaning back in the chair, Brayden closed his eyes, soaking in the peaceful sounds of the surf and seagulls while thinking about Kaylie. She wasn’t like any other woman he knew, which was probably why she fit them so well. Now he didn’t know how they’d lived without her for so long. Kaylie didn’t spend hours in the bathroom fussing with makeup she didn’t need. She didn’t dress to seduce, yet that’s the exact effect she had on the two of them, regardless of whether she wore a straitlaced business suit or casual shorts and a T-shirt. She was happier taking a walk on the beach and watching a movie at home than going out to a club, which suited them fine. The one discordant note rose between Kaylie’s strong, independent nature and Max’s base desire to take care of her. Brayden sensed a big showdown coming, if not 103
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over the car or bills then when Max started pushing her to meet his demands about her jobs. Keeping them together would be up to Brayden, and it wasn’t going to be easy. The sliding glass door whooshed open then slammed shut with a loud bang. There goes my peace and quiet, he thought. Those moments were too rare. “Where the hell is he?” Kaylie grumbled. Brayden’s eyes snapped open, the violence in her tone shocking him. He didn’t need to ask who she was looking for. Seemed that Max’s deeds had caught up with him sooner rather than later. “I’m going to kill him!” Brayden didn’t doubt her sincerity. Kaylie looked fierce. As much as such a tiny slip of a woman could appear aggressive, anyway. From the top of her severely mussed hair to the sole of a rapidly tapping shoe, her entire body shook with rage. The dark smudges under her eyes stood out starkly against her pale complexion. He took in the tense-muscled stance and tightly fisted hands, fighting back a smile she wouldn’t appreciate. She was angry and determined and adorable as hell. “Hey, baby. How was work?” Kaylie ignored his casual greeting and silently fumed. Brayden had to find a way to defuse the situation before Max unknowingly made it worse by doing something stupid. The door swished and Max joined them on the deck. Brayden tried to stop what he saw coming but Max either didn’t understand the message in his expression or was too excited to read the tension that hung thick in the salty air. “Hey, gorgeous. So…what do you think? Do you like the car? What about the color? I think it matches your eyes.”
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Brayden hung his head, sighed heavily and started counting. The explosion wasn’t long in coming. One, two, three— “How dare you?” Kaylie turned the full force of her anger on the unsuspecting fool. “Of all the sneaky, underhanded, deceitful—” “What?” Max’s voice boomed out loudly, startling the seagulls into taking flight. Brayden wished he could take off with them but someone had to keep his lovers from killing each other. Apparently that job belonged to him. Damn crappy luck. “Now just wait a min—” “What did you do? Did you go in my purse? Run a credit check? Did you even plan on telling me?” Max scrubbed at his stubbled cheek, confusion clouding his brown eyes. “What’s your purse have to do with the car? Of course I was going to tell you. I’d hoped you’d be happy and like your surprise.” Brayden rose and attempted to act as a buffer by getting between them. For his effort he got kicked in the shin as she stormed past him. Kaylie went toe-to-toe with Max, although the effect was somewhat diminished by her having to tilt her head back for her stormy gaze to connect with his. Christ, he was one sick puppy, but seeing her so fired up and passionate turned Brayden on. “Yeah, surprise,” she cried. “I refused to take your money so you went behind my back and paid off the bills anyway. Great fucking surprise. I just love it.” Max looked to him for help. Brayden shook his head. “I tried to warn you.” “Wait, so this is about the bills?” “Duh!” Kaylie poked him in the chest, drawing Max’s dark gaze back to her. “Why? What else have you done?” She narrowed her eyes in suspicion. “I…um—” 105
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She poked him again. “Spill it, Lockhart.” Yup, truly warped, because the whole dominant female thing was really tripping his switch. So freakin’ hot. Brayden sensed the lie coming but had no way to warn Max not to dig the hole any deeper. “Your car was a piece of crap. The mechanic—” “Was?” she roared.
“Yeah, was!” Max shouted He’d had enough of her attitude. Shit, he’d expected squealing in excitement over the car, not to be attacked about the damn bills. “It wasn’t worth fixing so I had it scrapped.” “Without asking me?” Okay, now he was irritated. Grasping her wrist, he stopped that damn finger from stabbing at his chest again and stared down at her. “No, Kaylie, I didn’t ask. I refuse to allow your stubborn independence to result in bodily harm. And eventually that piece of shit would have gotten you killed.” She stomped her foot. “And the bills?” Max arched his brow and remained silent. “You gonna try to tell me the bills were resulting in bodily harm?” Letting go of her wrist, he wrapped his hands around her waist and lifted Kaylie until their eyes were level. “Have you looked in the mirror lately?” She just blinked so Max turned and marched through the house, ignoring her screamed demands to be put down. He went through the living room, down the hall, into the bedroom, not stopping until he stood before the dressing room mirror. Instead of setting her down, he turned Kaylie in his arms and held her inches from the mirror. Brayden stood in the doorway, quietly observing.
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“Look close, Kaylie. Notice the dark circles under your bloodshot eyes. See the lines of stress bracketing your mouth. And you’re pale enough to pass as a vampire.” She stopped struggling, refusing to meet his gaze or her own reflection. Max lowered her onto her feet and turned her to face him again. “You can’t continue on the way you have been. I won’t stand by and watch you slowly kill yourself. Not when it’s within my power to fix the cause.”
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Chapter Thirteen Staring up into those amazing chocolate-brown eyes, Kaylie knew she’d lost the battle before it had begun. There were so many things she wanted to say but she saw the conviction in his stare—Max believed he’d done the right thing. Nothing she said would change that. So full of good intent, thinking he knew what was best for her. What the hell did he expect her to do, let him take over her life? Make all her decisions for her? She wasn’t the one who was lost but he’d never see it from her point of view. Yet she couldn’t help trying to make him understand. “I never asked for your help.” She wasn’t in distress and didn’t need him to rush in as if he was some knight in shining armor. “You’re too stubborn to ask.” “And so what if I disagree? Only your opinion is valid.” Confusion was etched in his furrowed brow and narrowed eyes. “I didn’t say that.” She shook her head. “You didn’t? Max, by going behind my back that’s exactly what you said. Your actions declare that you know best and what I want is inconsequential.” “Kaylie—” he grumbled and rubbed his jaw. “I didn’t say that. You don’t get it.” “No, Max,” Brayden softly said. “It’s you who doesn’t get it.” Of course Brayden understood. Max had probably done the same thing to him as long as they’d been together. Brayden moved in closer behind her and gave her arm a squeeze. “I’m sorry, baby. This is my fault. He doesn’t know it’s wrong because I’ve always let him take over.”
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She turned to face Brayden, lifted onto her toes and kissed his cheek. “I can’t do that.” “I know.” He pulled her in against him and hugged Kaylie tight. When Brayden let go she walked past Max and started gathering up her things. Somehow her clothes had gotten mixed up with theirs in the dresser and closet as if they belonged there. Kaylie didn’t belong anywhere. Shaking off the depressing thought, she crammed her stuff into a duffel bag, not looking up when Max spoke from behind her. “Where do you think you’re going?” She shrugged. “I got the job with the DA so I can afford an apartment now. It’s time to get my life moving forward again.” One minute she squatted over a basket of clean laundry and the next she was squished between the wall and Max’s hard body. “You’re not going anywhere,” he declared in a menacing snarl. “Max,” Brayden warned. A wave of trepidation washed over Kaylie. Max had never used his much greater physical strength against her. As quick as he’d pinned her to the wall, Max jerked back. “Jesus, Kay, don’t look at me like that. I would never hurt you.” Brayden shoved his way between them, blocking her view of Max. His body was rock-hard with tension. “What’s wrong with you?” Max asked. “This is one time I won’t stand placidly by. Don’t even think about touching her again.” “Someone has to make her see reason.” “Your version of reason? Sorry, Max, but this isn’t happening. I’ve had enough. No more.” 109
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Max spoke soft and low. “What’s that mean?” Brayden’s arms lifted and he shoved hard. Max stumbled a few feet before going stock-still. “Fuck this!” Kaylie threw up her hands. To hell with her belongings. She’d get new stuff or have Bella collect her things. “I’m not sticking around to watch you two duke it out. It’s been…interesting.” A sense of dread filled her as a steel band tightened around her aching chest. Her heart pounded way too fast and she had a difficult time breathing. Cold chills assaulted her and something funky happened at the edges of her vision. Is this how it feels when your heart breaks? The very idea of walking away made her stomach queasy. As she attempted to take that first step, she swayed drunkenly and would have fallen if Brayden hadn’t steadied her. “Kaylie?” His concerned voice echoed, sounding far away. Something’s wrong with me. She tried to say it but nothing came out of her tight throat. Someone shook her limp body and hollered her name. “Call an ambulance, Brayden. Something’s wrong.” “Stop it, Max!” Brayden snapped. “She’s having an anxiety attack. Put her down on the bed.” She was gently laid on the duvet. “Are you sure? How do you know?” Max sounded worried, making her wonder what had happened. “My mother,” Brayden said. “She has them all the time.” “What do we do?” Brayden laughed. He actually laughed. Kaylie wasn’t finding anything humorous in the situation. 110
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“First of all give her some air.” The heavy bulk of Max’s body shifted off her and Kaylie actually did breathe a bit easier. “What else? We have to do something.” Brayden grabbed Max by the shoulders, pulled him from the bed and shoved him toward the bathroom. “Go get a cool, damp cloth.” The bed dipped next to her and she struggled to focus on Brayden’s blurry face. Was the fool smiling at her? She tried to sit up but got nowhere. “Easy, baby. Just relax for a minute.” “W-wh—” She croaked. Kaylie cleared her throat and tried again. “What happened?” His face swam into focus and yes, the moron was smiling at her. “There you are. What happened? Well, too little sleep, too much work and emotional overload. You’re stressed-out and this little drama brought on an anxiety attack.” She tried to sit up but he pushed her back down again. “Ah, ah. Not yet, baby. When’s the last time you had something to eat?” Max flew into the room with a wet washcloth that he folded and gently settled on her forehead. The terror written clearly on his face gave her pause. “Is she okay? What else should we do?” “I’m betting her blood sugar is low. Go get something high-calorie for her to eat.” Max rushed for the door before Brayden finished speaking. “And get her a soda.” He chuckled and winked at her. “Do you see now? He’s scared out of his mind because he loves you.” Brayden sighed and brushed his hand over his spiky hair. “Max isn’t great at expressing emotions, but watch close and you’ll see them. He didn’t have a fabulous childhood. Max grew up fast when his mother died young.
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Being the oldest, he took care of the family while his father worked. That’s who he became, a caretaker. “And consider this, Kaylie. Perhaps he wasn’t trying to take away your decisions and rule your life. Doing what he can to take care of you is Max’s way of showing he loves you. Frankly, the idea of you working yourself so hard drove him a bit over the top.” Oh. Looking at it that way, it was pretty sweet for Max to try to lighten her load. And who would better understand the reasons behind Max’s actions than Brayden. Had her need to prove herself blinded Kaylie to what was right in front of her all along? “You don’t have to do it all yourself anymore. You’re not alone, Kaylie. You have us. We love you and when you love someone, you do whatever you can to make their life easier.” There was no denying the love shining in his eyes. Brayden and Max loved her. Max ran into the room, a can of Coke in one fist, a candy bar in the other. “Max, don’t—” Brayden’s warning came too late. Max popped the top on the can and a fountain of brown liquid arched over Brayden and Kaylie. “Fuck.” Max turned and raced into the bathroom with the still fizzing can. Brayden snatched the damp cloth from her forehead and rubbed it over her splattered cheek then along his arm and leg, cursing the whole time about how he hated to be sticky. Laughter bubbled up and Kaylie couldn’t stop the hysterics that gripped her. The disgust and exasperation on Brayden’s face were just too much to resist on top of her joy at hearing they loved her. She laughed so hard tears streamed down her cheeks and she hugged her aching ribs. “What did you do to her now?” Max accused as he came back into the room looking completely adorable with a huge wet spot covering the front of his jeans.
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Brayden snorted in indignation. “She’s laughing at you, moron. Would you just sit down somewhere and stop trying to help before you hurt someone?” Oh crap. That just made it worse. Kaylie clutched her belly and rolled with laughter. Someone pounded on the door. Brayden stalked off, muttering under his breath the whole way. Next thing Kaylie knew, Bella stood at the end of the bed rattling off questions a mile a minute. Rhys was right behind her, arms crossed over his chest, shaking his head. “What the hell is going on over here? Are you all right? Did you three work everything out or are you sleeping on my couch? I sat outside for half an hour waiting for the fireworks to resume but you came inside and nothing happened? Did something happen?” She shot Max a disgruntled look. “Why are you all wet and what’s the brown gooey stuff on your hand? Is that shit?” Max cursed and headed back into the bathroom to wash off the squashed, melted candy. “I tried to get her to mind her own business,” Rhys said. “But you know Bella. Once she gets something in her head there’s no stopping her.” “Well you can stop worrying and go back home. You missed the drama and everyone’s fine. Right, baby?” Brayden winked at Kaylie again. “Yes.” Kaylie realized the anxiety had gone away, replaced by feelings of warmth, security and love. “Everything is fine. No more fireworks tonight, Bella. Go home.” “See.” Rhys took his wife by the shoulders, turned her around and guided her out of the room. “They don’t need you to fix anything.” His voice dropped to a low whisper. “In fact, I think you’ve been a bad girl and are in need of a spanking.” “Oooh, yes, Rhys. Very bad.” Kaylie shuddered and clapped her hands over her ears. She so did not want to hear about the kinky sex games her friend played.
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Max flopped down on the bed, shot Brayden a nervous glance then stared into her eyes. “Are you okay? You look a little better.” “She’s fine, Max. Stop fussing before you smother her.” Kaylie sat up, cupped Max’s cheeks and got right up in his face. “We need to have a long talk, Mister.” Max nodded. “Anything you want,” he agreed. “I’ll do whatever it takes to get you to stay, Kay. Please don’t walk away from us.” “I’m not going—” Max’s broad, triumphant smile gave her pause. “If,” she added, “you behave. No more making decisions for Brayden and me. You have to talk to us first then the three of us can decide what to do. Together. Like a real family.” Anything else she would have said was silenced by a tender kiss. Max’s lips brushed hers and he sipped at her lips. “Hey,” Brayden complained. “I want some of that.” She reached out blindly and pulled him in close for a stunning three-way kiss.
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Chapter Fourteen “What’s it gonna be, Kay?” Max didn’t get specific. Didn’t need to. All three of them understood exactly what he was asking. Brayden closely watched her eyes as the blue darkened, a variety of emotions flickering to life like stars awakening in a nighttime sky. While Brayden was pretty certain she’d choose them there was still that niggling kernel of doubt. The very nature of free will left room for your expectations to be dashed. A tight fist closed around his chest as fear sucker punched him, leaving him in a vulnerable state he detested. If she left them now it would rip his heart to shreds. But Max… Christ. Max’s spirit would be crushed. And the irony wasn’t lost on Brayden. He would get what he used to want more than anything in the world—Max all to himself. Because Kaylie was it for both of them. She would take their hearts with her, leaving nothing behind for any other woman. She was their third—period—or there would never be more than two. It amazed him how fast things had changed. Now, having Max to himself wasn’t what he wanted at all. Kaylie glanced at him then turned a serious, stern expression on Max and stabbed at his chest with her index finger. “You don’t get to call all the shots, Mister Lockhart. I want to be in the middle this time. Because, dammit—you made me fall in love with you.” Tears pooled at the corners of her eyes as she glanced at Brayden. “Both of you. I love you so much I feel as if I’ll die if you don’t make love to me this instant.” Max grabbed her finger, opened her fist and placed a kiss on her palm. As a fat tear rolled down her cheek, Brayden kissed it away. Kaylie fisted their shirts, pulling
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Brayden and Max in close again and whispered the words they’d longed to hear. “Take me. Both of you. Together. Make me yours.” “Oh baby. We are going to love you so good.” Brayden stretched out on one side of her, Max on the other. “And in about a week, when we finally crawl out of bed, you’re going to marry one of us,” Max declared. Oh Christ, there he went again, making demands in that autocratic tone. Kaylie’s body stiffened and she scowled at Max, who continued on, oblivious. “If you don’t care about a big wedding we can go to some tropical island and have a private ceremony.” “No,” Kaylie calmly stated. “We can stay in one of those cool little places on stilts out in the water.” “No. I’m not marrying one of you.” Her words sank in and Brayden sensed it coming, Mad Max’s temper would blow and fuck everything up. “No?” Max roared. Before Brayden could react, Kaylie grabbed Max and somehow managed to flip him over. Straddling his hips, she put both hands over his mouth to make him listen. “Shut up, Max,” she warned. “You’re doing it again. The pushy asshole thing. I’m not going to put up with that crap.” Max’s complaint was muffled against her palm. Probably a good thing too, because Brayden was sure whatever Max had said would’ve just irritated Kaylie more. “No, I don’t want a big wedding. And listen close, Mister Pushy. I’m not marrying one of you. No way could I ever choose. We’ll have to go somewhere that they don’t have a problem with polygamy because I’m marrying both of you.” Her gaze went distant as if lost in thought for a moment. “What’s the buzz term for multiple wives—sister wives?” She flashed a wicked grin. “Well you two can be brother husbands. But I’m not moving to Utah.” Kaylie shivered. “Too damn cold there.” 116
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She turned her glare on Brayden. “And no talk shows.” He resented that remark. Why the hell did she look at him when she made it? “Don’t pout. I know your secret. You can’t get enough of the talk shows.” Damn, busted. He wondered how she’d known, since she was always at work when he indulged his curiosity about the seedier side of life. She scowled down at Max again. “I don’t care what you call it or how we make it happen, that’s what I want, all three of us married and having an equal say in this relationship. It’s that or nothing.” Max muttered something rendered unintelligible by Kaylie’s palms. “Are you going to behave if I move my hand?” Max nodded. Brayden wasn’t sure he believed the gesture. He figured the issue would require a great deal of discussion before it was settled to everyone’s satisfaction. Personally, he agreed with Kaylie. All that mattered to him was that the three of them were permanent. The rest was mere details. “We will talk about jobs, kids and such later,” Kaylie said as she slid her hands down Max’s broad chest. “Right now, I want to be the meat in a Brayden and Max sandwich.” Leaning to the side, she kissed Brayden hot and hard and deep. She pulled back and stared down at Max for several moments. “And no more condoms.” They’d all tested clean so protection was no longer necessary. “I want nothing—absolutely nothing—coming between the three of us ever again.” “Damn, baby.” Brayden’s voice had gone husky with desire. “I love the way you think.”
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bother her. She enjoyed it when he got all growly and forceful in bed. As long as his taking charge led to what she wanted it was all good. “Screw normal,” she mumbled. They’d find their own version of normal. Max broke the kiss and she took a deep breath of air scented with almonds. While Max and she had kissed, Brayden had wasted no time getting naked. “I am one hell of a lucky woman!” Max climbed off the bed, pulling off his clothes as he moved to stand side by side with Brayden. Now that was one fine sight. Two gorgeous, hard and ready hunks. One serious, dominant and sinfully dark. The other funny, laid-back and deliciously light. Both with smokin’ hot bods and insatiable sex drives. And all for her. Damn, Kaylie got wet just watching them fist their cocks. Both steely shafts sported thick veins that pulsed with life, the plum-shaped heads engorged with blood. “Make mine a double.” The men shared a look, competition gleaming in their eyes. They each knew what they wanted. Kaylie was jealous of their ability to speak volumes with a glance and hoped one day to share in those silent communications. “Sure you wouldn’t rather watch us again?” Brayden teased. “Well…uh,” she floundered. “Yes, but not now.” Definitely not when she was amped up and ready to take on both of them and all that meant to Brayden and Max. Brayden grinned and slid his fist along his cock, twisting his wrist as he neared the head, skating his thumb over the top and then sliding his fist back down. Apparently Max had even less patience than she did. He grasped Brayden’s neck and pulled him in for a long, sexy kiss, one hard body plastered to the other. She tugged at her clothes, cringing when something tore. Once free of the restrictive garments, Kaylie rolled her aching nipples between her fingers. At her needy whimper, both sets of brown eyes turned toward her again.
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Feeling wanton, she pulled up her knees then let them fall to the bed, leaving her wide open to their heated gazes. “Come on, guys. I need those cocks deep inside me, one sliding along the other.” The two men advanced as one and proceeded to blow her mind. Her brain shut down as her body took over, responding to every caress of hands, lips, tongues and nibble of teeth. They overwhelmed her senses, taking Kaylie to an amazing world of pure pleasure. It was so good. Better than anything she’d imagined, and boy had she imagined.
Max couldn’t take any more. Brayden and he worked Kaylie’s sweet body until she turned into a writhing mass of need. Brayden helped her into position on top of him. Max’s breath hissed out between clenched teeth as his cock pressed into her hot and wet and tight pussy, her walls spasming around him, sucking at his cock. And it only got better. Filling his hands with the lush, rounded curves of her ass, Max held her open for Brayden, meeting his eyes over Kaylie’s shoulder. To their delight, they’d helped Kaylie discover the intense bliss of anal sex. She absolutely loved it. They had prepared her well yet Brayden had to move slowly as he stretched her to take them both. The sensation of Brayden’s cock forging its way into Kaylie, the broad head slowly grinding down on his shaft and making her pussy tighten around him—Fuck! Yes, they’d shared women before but not a woman they loved. Their hearts being involved made an indescribable difference. Max felt everything on a more profound level. From the blissful expression on Brayden’s face, Max knew it was the same for him. When Brayden had forged his way into their lover their taut balls nestled together and their cocks compressed against each other, sharing the warm haven of Kaylie’s body. So fucking amazing. And he wanted it to last forever. “Don’t move,” Max growled. “Fuck. Don’t even breathe.”
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Kaylie’s palm landed on his shoulder with a loud smacking sound. Her eyes were narrowed on him, her expression fierce and the guttural tone of her voice barely recognizable. “I will kill you if you don’t fuck me. Now!” “Brayden,” he gasped. “She’s serious.” “Move,” Kaylie demanded. Brayden’s crown stroked his length and Max almost lost it. He bit his cheek so hard fighting to hold back that the coppery tang of blood filled his mouth. As Brayden advanced, Max withdrew; they were making love to each other and Kaylie simultaneously. “Max. Do something.” His gaze locked on huge dilated pupils surrounded by a thin line of light brown. Brayden was in a similar state of pained restraint. Neither one of them would survive more than a few thrusts. But they wanted her with them all the way. “Kaylie,” he pleaded. “Are you—” Her strangled scream of ecstasy blasted his eardrum as her body grew impossibly tighter around him before convulsing in orgasm, drawing Brayden and him along for the stunning ride. They could have searched the whole world over and never found the perfect love Kaylie offered. And to think, she’d found them when they weren’t even looking. Max wanted to make sure everyone knew she belonged to them. “You’re going to wear one hell of a big rock, Kaylie,” he grumbled. “There isn’t going to be any doubt that you’re ours.” The mattress started to shake. Max untangled himself from the pile of sweaty bodies, finding barely enough strength to push his head up and glance over at his redfaced lovers.
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Okay, he’d have to make a concerted effort not to go overboard where Kaylie was concerned. Having her in his life brought him satisfaction and contentment. Brayden was strong and didn’t need anyone looking after him. While Kaylie had proven to be more than capable of handling herself it was different with a woman. She was softer, gentler, giving Max a new sense of purpose. She didn’t need him to take care of her but he’d be there for protection and support, a strong shoulder she could lean on. Kaylie was the first to succumb, laughter erupting from her in a burst, triggering Brayden’s carefree hilarity. Life with them would never be dull. Max tried to scowl but the happiness on their faces did him in. He flopped face first into the pillow to hide his satisfied grin.
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About the Author Nicole Austin lives on the sheltered Gulf Coast of Florida, where inspiration can be readily found sitting under a big shade umbrella on the beach while sipping cold margaritas. A voracious reader, she never goes anywhere without a book. All those delicious romances combined with a vivid imagination naturally created steamy fantasies and characters in her mind. Discovering Ellora’s Cave paved the path to freeing them, as well as manifesting an intoxicating passion for Romantica®. The positive response of family and friends to her stories propelled Nicole into an incredible world where fantasy comes boldly to life. Now she stays busy working as a certified CT scan technologist, finishing her third college degree, reading, writing and keeping up with family. Oh yeah, and did we mention all the hard work involved with research? Well, that’s the fun job—certainly a labor of love.
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