talk about why you left,” Ry said.
“It’s been working just fine. Why aren’t we in the dungeon?” She’d rather be there with them than having this discussion.
“Because we need to talk,” Ry said.
“Isn’t that a woman’s line?” She wanted to pull away from them, but she didn’t. Their touch was soothing.
Jed laughed. “It might be, but Ry is right.”
Work-rough hands cupped her chin, lifting it. When had she ducked her head down? She did want to hide, but they weren’t going to let her.
“Nothing you can say will change anything between us, Katie.” Ry feathered his fingers from her temple to her neck.
“Except if you ask us to leave you alone. But based on what has happened already, you want us,” Jed said.
“Yes, I want you both.” That wasn’t hard to admit, because she did want them both. Unnatural . The word filtered through her brain and tension seeped back into her bones.
“What happened, Kitty Kat?” Jed whispered in her ear.
She shook her head and bolted off the sofa, away from their touch. “I can’t.” Katie wrapped her arms around herself. Why couldn’t she tell them? They needed to know why she left and why she came back.
Maybe because she blamed herself for her own stupidity in listening to people who wanted nothing more than to use her. Even after she had all the evidence in hand she still wanted to believe in her father, but as the cliché goes, there is one straw that broke the camel’s back. That straw came in a form she was still having issues comprehending.
“The night of my eighteenth birthday was magical.” The words spilled from her lips without conscious thought. “You two made sure of it.” She paced the floor, trying to contain her nervousness. “We made love that night, the three of us. Oh, maybe not the way you wanted to.” Her lips flitted upward. “But it was still us three.”
A shiver went up her spine as she remembered that night. From the time she was fourteen, she’d had a crush on Ry and Jed. She was crazy to think about being with the two of them, but there was something so magical about being with them. At seventeen, they’d taken to hanging around with her when they had time. They weren’t really dating, but they did take her out sometimes.
Then her eighteenth birthday had arrived.
They’d shown up at her party, looking delicious. She’d flirted with them and then when her party was over, they snuck into her bedroom. She’d known then she wanted these two. Gran always told her to follow her heart, and her heart had led her to Ry and Jed.
Jed had held her close as Ry took her virginity, and then Ry caressed her as Jed made love to her. They’d been more than gentle with her, and to this day, she still shivered with pleasure.
“The next day you were gone,” Ry said, his tone rough.
“Yes.” Katie sighed. “I’m not proud of what I did.” Hell, she should have faced them and told them the truth. Instead she had run. She wasn’t exactly proud of herself. She’d let fear of the unknown send her scrambling off with her father.
“Why did you leave?” Jed asked, his voice quiet, almost serene.
“I’d heard the rumors about you two.” She shook her head to displace her father’s voice in her head. “Every woman’s fantasy to be taken by two men, but then I was also frightened.”
“Of us?” They asked together.
“No. Of myself.” She stopped her pacing and faced them. Hopefully they would understand. “I was eighteen, just had fantastic sex, and then my father showed up with promises of a life with him in New York I’d only dreamed of.”
Her hands went out as Ry and Jed moved to stand up. She needed them to stay seated and not touch her, or she’d never get this out. “I let my father convince me that I could have a better life in New York at his side. And somehow he knew about you two.” And the words he used scared her at that time. Now she knew it was just a way to control her.
“What did he
“It’s been working just fine. Why aren’t we in the dungeon?” She’d rather be there with them than having this discussion.
“Because we need to talk,” Ry said.
“Isn’t that a woman’s line?” She wanted to pull away from them, but she didn’t. Their touch was soothing.
Jed laughed. “It might be, but Ry is right.”
Work-rough hands cupped her chin, lifting it. When had she ducked her head down? She did want to hide, but they weren’t going to let her.
“Nothing you can say will change anything between us, Katie.” Ry feathered his fingers from her temple to her neck.
“Except if you ask us to leave you alone. But based on what has happened already, you want us,” Jed said.
“Yes, I want you both.” That wasn’t hard to admit, because she did want them both. Unnatural . The word filtered through her brain and tension seeped back into her bones.
“What happened, Kitty Kat?” Jed whispered in her ear.
She shook her head and bolted off the sofa, away from their touch. “I can’t.” Katie wrapped her arms around herself. Why couldn’t she tell them? They needed to know why she left and why she came back.
Maybe because she blamed herself for her own stupidity in listening to people who wanted nothing more than to use her. Even after she had all the evidence in hand she still wanted to believe in her father, but as the cliché goes, there is one straw that broke the camel’s back. That straw came in a form she was still having issues comprehending.
“The night of my eighteenth birthday was magical.” The words spilled from her lips without conscious thought. “You two made sure of it.” She paced the floor, trying to contain her nervousness. “We made love that night, the three of us. Oh, maybe not the way you wanted to.” Her lips flitted upward. “But it was still us three.”
A shiver went up her spine as she remembered that night. From the time she was fourteen, she’d had a crush on Ry and Jed. She was crazy to think about being with the two of them, but there was something so magical about being with them. At seventeen, they’d taken to hanging around with her when they had time. They weren’t really dating, but they did take her out sometimes.
Then her eighteenth birthday had arrived.
They’d shown up at her party, looking delicious. She’d flirted with them and then when her party was over, they snuck into her bedroom. She’d known then she wanted these two. Gran always told her to follow her heart, and her heart had led her to Ry and Jed.
Jed had held her close as Ry took her virginity, and then Ry caressed her as Jed made love to her. They’d been more than gentle with her, and to this day, she still shivered with pleasure.
“The next day you were gone,” Ry said, his tone rough.
“Yes.” Katie sighed. “I’m not proud of what I did.” Hell, she should have faced them and told them the truth. Instead she had run. She wasn’t exactly proud of herself. She’d let fear of the unknown send her scrambling off with her father.
“Why did you leave?” Jed asked, his voice quiet, almost serene.
“I’d heard the rumors about you two.” She shook her head to displace her father’s voice in her head. “Every woman’s fantasy to be taken by two men, but then I was also frightened.”
“Of us?” They asked together.
“No. Of myself.” She stopped her pacing and faced them. Hopefully they would understand. “I was eighteen, just had fantastic sex, and then my father showed up with promises of a life with him in New York I’d only dreamed of.”
Her hands went out as Ry and Jed moved to stand up. She needed them to stay seated and not touch her, or she’d never get this out. “I let my father convince me that I could have a better life in New York at his side. And somehow he knew about you two.” And the words he used scared her at that time. Now she knew it was just a way to control her.
“What did he
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