behind my ear tonight, taking care of me. But also when you touch me the way a man touches a woman he wants. My body reacts to you in shameless ways. I knew I loved
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you tonight when you proved you were willing to defend me and protect me.
The outrage on your face and the determination in your eyes did it for me.
“I feel laid bare before you,” she continued in a shaky voice. “Like there is not a thing about me that is held back from you. You asked if I could trust you. I trust you with everything. I trust you to protect me. Obviously, you earned that trust in spades the last few days, but I also trust you with my appearance, the way I’m built. I have learned to build up a wall around myself over my body image, and for you to call my body a work of art… ”
She paused, her voice catching a little bit. “It felt good to be accepted like that. You know, I was afraid to turn my back on Owen for fear of his remarks about my rear end. My rationale, I suppose, was the less I showed him, the less I provoked him. I don’t feel like that with you. I even have the feeling that maybe you like it.”
She giggled as she watched a naughty grin spread across his face like he was thinking about her ass. Confirming her suspicions, his hands slid down and stroked her ass through her robe and gown.
“Okay, I showed you mine, now you show me yours,” she said, snickering when he rolled his eyes.
“You couldn’t think of a less torturous way to put that?”
“Bad girl. What can I say? Tell me how you know you love me. How could you fall in love with me on sight? I’m dying to know.” She stroked his arms, still wrapped around her.
“That’s an easy one.” He reached out and fingered a curl lying over her shoulder as he continued. “I looked out the window at the funeral and watched you walk up the drive to the house, and something in me just clicked. The guys were teasing me some, I suppose, because I couldn’t take my eyes off of you. There was just something about you, your curves and your shape. The smooth, graceful way you moved made my mouth water.”
He grinned when her jaw popped open, and she tried to hide her hot cheeks.
“I loved you on sight, baby, and everything I have learned about you since just convinces me more,” he murmured, grazing her cheekbone with his fingertips.
“You are really good for a girl’s ego, I’ll tell ya, Adam,” she said, beaming down at him before taking on a more serious tone. “I don’t know what to expect from you or Jack and Ethan. I feel very confused when I’m with all of you. I’m still trying hard to process the fact that I am so strongly 72
attracted to all three of you, that I’m in love with all three of you. My mind should be screaming at me that this is all wrong, but it’s not. I’m also concerned about becoming more intimate than we already are too quickly.
It’s not that I’m afraid of y’all. It’s just going to take some time to adjust to that reality. Plus, I need a little bit of time to get Owen out of my head.”
He smiled up at her gently and asked, “Do you trust me, baby? Do you trust Jack and Ethan?”
She smiled and nodded quickly. “Yeah, of that I am certain. I trust all of you. I don’t think trust is the main issue.”
“Then everything is going to work out just fine. Talk to us and tell us what you’re thinking. We’ll be open and honest with you. You can bank on it when I say the last thing we want to do is rush you into anything you’re not ready for. You’re too precious to us for that.”
She leaned down and kissed him, desiring the contact but not wanting to push him too much. His hands slid up her spine, then down her arms as she sat up.
“Baby, you’re tired. Why don’t you get some rest since you have to work in the morning? You keep kissing me like that and I’m never going to get any sleep. I’ll be thinking about you in your bed, just a few feet away, all night.”
As she got up, his callused
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you tonight when you proved you were willing to defend me and protect me.
The outrage on your face and the determination in your eyes did it for me.
“I feel laid bare before you,” she continued in a shaky voice. “Like there is not a thing about me that is held back from you. You asked if I could trust you. I trust you with everything. I trust you to protect me. Obviously, you earned that trust in spades the last few days, but I also trust you with my appearance, the way I’m built. I have learned to build up a wall around myself over my body image, and for you to call my body a work of art… ”
She paused, her voice catching a little bit. “It felt good to be accepted like that. You know, I was afraid to turn my back on Owen for fear of his remarks about my rear end. My rationale, I suppose, was the less I showed him, the less I provoked him. I don’t feel like that with you. I even have the feeling that maybe you like it.”
She giggled as she watched a naughty grin spread across his face like he was thinking about her ass. Confirming her suspicions, his hands slid down and stroked her ass through her robe and gown.
“Okay, I showed you mine, now you show me yours,” she said, snickering when he rolled his eyes.
“You couldn’t think of a less torturous way to put that?”
“Bad girl. What can I say? Tell me how you know you love me. How could you fall in love with me on sight? I’m dying to know.” She stroked his arms, still wrapped around her.
“That’s an easy one.” He reached out and fingered a curl lying over her shoulder as he continued. “I looked out the window at the funeral and watched you walk up the drive to the house, and something in me just clicked. The guys were teasing me some, I suppose, because I couldn’t take my eyes off of you. There was just something about you, your curves and your shape. The smooth, graceful way you moved made my mouth water.”
He grinned when her jaw popped open, and she tried to hide her hot cheeks.
“I loved you on sight, baby, and everything I have learned about you since just convinces me more,” he murmured, grazing her cheekbone with his fingertips.
“You are really good for a girl’s ego, I’ll tell ya, Adam,” she said, beaming down at him before taking on a more serious tone. “I don’t know what to expect from you or Jack and Ethan. I feel very confused when I’m with all of you. I’m still trying hard to process the fact that I am so strongly 72
attracted to all three of you, that I’m in love with all three of you. My mind should be screaming at me that this is all wrong, but it’s not. I’m also concerned about becoming more intimate than we already are too quickly.
It’s not that I’m afraid of y’all. It’s just going to take some time to adjust to that reality. Plus, I need a little bit of time to get Owen out of my head.”
He smiled up at her gently and asked, “Do you trust me, baby? Do you trust Jack and Ethan?”
She smiled and nodded quickly. “Yeah, of that I am certain. I trust all of you. I don’t think trust is the main issue.”
“Then everything is going to work out just fine. Talk to us and tell us what you’re thinking. We’ll be open and honest with you. You can bank on it when I say the last thing we want to do is rush you into anything you’re not ready for. You’re too precious to us for that.”
She leaned down and kissed him, desiring the contact but not wanting to push him too much. His hands slid up her spine, then down her arms as she sat up.
“Baby, you’re tired. Why don’t you get some rest since you have to work in the morning? You keep kissing me like that and I’m never going to get any sleep. I’ll be thinking about you in your bed, just a few feet away, all night.”
As she got up, his callused
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