Theirs by Jenika Snow Page A

her. She didn’t doubt that they knew what her tears
were for, but they didn’t call her out on it, just held her.
    “How
did I get so lucky?” she said, and their arms tightened around her.
    “No,
we’re the ones that are lucky.”   Tallin’s deep voiced rumbled through her.
    “You
complete us, Lilly. We’d be nothing without you,” Riley said and kissed the top
of her head.
    She
cried harder, and even though she was sad, she was so happy.
    ****
    Lilly
sat on the couch in the living room staring at the fire. Tallin sat beside her, a beer in hand, his body close to
hers. Riley sat on the floor, his back to the couch, his arm thrown over her
leg.
    She
laid her head on Tallin’s shoulder, and just absorbed
the feeling of being with both of them. They hadn’t spoken about any of this,
any of the togetherness that she’d wanted to bring up. But they had time. She
knew they had all the time in the world.
    Now
she was just enjoying being with her guys—the fire burning brightly as the snow
fell fiercely outside. The lights started to flicker, and everyone stopped what
they were doing and looked around. Soon the lights went completely off, the
only illumination coming from the flames in front of them.
    The wind howled outside, and she could hear the hard pieces of
snow and ice slamming against the window with the storm’s acceleration.
Suddenly the room became heavy, the air seeming to electrify as she looked
between Riley and Tallin , both of whom were staring
at her. She swallowed thickly, watching as Tallin turned and faced her fully, and pulled her over until she was straddling his
lap. Tallin looked at Riley, both of them saying
something without actually speaking.
    “We should talk about all of this, baby,” Tallin said.
    “We should,” Riley responded.
    She looked at both of them and nodded. “You know I am in love with
both of you, and you know I want a relationship with you both.”
    They nodded.
    “As long as this is what you want, then I just want to move on
with our lives … together.”
    The silence was thick, and both men looked at each other.
    “We want you, Lilly. We want to share you.” They both seemed to
say at the same time.
    What was about to happen would change everything irrevocably, and
she was looking forward to it.
     

Chapter Thirteen
     
    And Three Makes It Complete
     
    She
stared into Tallin’s eyes, shyness filling her at the
idea that Riley was right behind her, watching her, watching them. Even though
she remembered what Riley said about them being okay with all of this, with
sharing her, she’d never been with two men before, and she’d be lying if she
didn’t admit it scared her a little.
    Tallin cupped her cheeks and brought her
lips to his. His kiss was gentle and coaxing, probing at the entrance of her
mouth with his tongue until she submitted to him. She was tense, unsure of how
to proceed, but the more he coaxed her, the more she became willing, heated,
and accepting.
    His
palms grazed down her cheeks and caressed the side of her neck before sliding
down her shoulders and gripping her waist. His movements were slow and
unhurried, a little different from what she was used to with him, but she liked
it nonetheless. She had the impression he was being soft with her to get her
used to the idea of Riley in the room with them.
    And
then she felt Riley’s hands smooth down her shoulders, and she tensed slightly,
not from fear or nerves, but because she was trying to allow herself to go with
this. She might be in love with them, but she’d also never been with two men
before, least of all her two best friends.
    Tallin broke the kiss and breathed
against her ear. “Relax, baby. We’re here to take care of you, to make you feel
good. Trust us.” He tilted her head slightly back and stared into her eyes
before moving forward again and kissing her neck.
    Lilly
turned her head and searched Riley’s face. He shifted onto his knees and leaned
forward, pressing his lips to