Nick’s touch vanished. When he pressed into her again, bare skin met bare skin, and his naked erection dug into her butt. He undid her jeans.
She leaned back into him, memorizing the searing pleasure that flowed between them. Each new touch lit in her heart and spread through her nerves.
Nathan kissed down to her stomach, then knelt at her feet. With practiced speed, he untied her shoes, and slid those and her socks off, a foot at a time. When he stood to claim her mouth again, Nick pushed the rest of her clothing to the floor, leaving her naked.
It was exactly the way she wanted to be, between them and exposed. Heart and body on display with no secrets, only love.
Nathan stepped back, holding her gaze while he stripped off his clothes.
As he undressed, Nick traced a finger along the curve of her ass. Need pulsed between her thighs when he dipped between her legs. He teased along her slit, nudging her opening, but not penetrating her.
Nathan stepped within reach again, and dipped his head to her breast, to draw a nipple into his mouth. With each suck, she pressed harder into him. She liked this having-tender-nipples thing. Combined with Nick’s attention, she was wet and squirming within moments.
Nathan dipped between her legs as well, seeking out her clit. When he nudged the swollen nub, she bucked against his hand.
When Nick dipped his fingers inside her, she didn’t know which way to lean. She rocked between them, each brush and thrust building inside toward a sharp edge of ecstasy.
She gasped from the onslaught on her senses. It was overload in the best possible way.
Her legs wobbled as waves of pleasure crashed through her. Licking. Sucking. Rubbing. Thrusting. There was so much to feel. Her head felt like it might float away.
Orgasm tore a scream from her throat, and she bucked against their hands, grinding until her body winced away. Even then, she was reluctant to pull away.
It was too much and not enough at the same time. She’d been away from them for a month. Right now her heart and body didn’t want to hear that they had the rest of their lives together. The only thing that mattered was this moment.
Nick and Nathan’s bodies held her upright when her legs threatened to give out. She had to pull away from the stimulation to catch her breath.
Nick settled his hands on her hips, and Nathan grasped her fingers. They pointed her toward the bed.
Nathan tugged her down next to him on the mattress, and massaged her thighs.
The sharp dig of his fingers made her gasp. “What are you doing? Not that I want you to stop.”
“I want to watch you ride me. I’ve missed making love to you, Bella.” He finished with one leg and moved to the other. “I have to make sure you’re up for the task.”
“I appreciate your concern.” She let him knead a little longer, then nudged his shoulders.
He rolled onto his back, and she straddled his legs.
He glided his hands over her stomach and up to cup her breasts. “Absolutely stunning. Favorite sight ever.”
The affection in his voice warmed her from the inside out. She lowered herself onto his erection. A long groan escaped her throat at the familiar but incredible feeling of having him buried inside her. It had been too long. She sat straight up, driving him as deep inside as possible.
Nathan slipped his hands along her waist and to her ass, then up to the small of her back, pulling her into him.
Her nipples pressed into his chest, and he searched her eyes. There was so much love there, it squeezed her heart until she thought she might burst.
Something warm and slick glided along the crack of her ass. Lube?
“I learned it’s better if it’s not cold,” Nick said.
She laughed. “Important lesson. How much of this did you two plan?”
Nathan danced his fingers up her spine. “I don’t do planning, you know that. But neither of us wanted to wait once we had you.”
She wasn’t about to argue with that logic.
Nick nudged her back hole with the head of his cock. She tried to relax. That first intrusion, the body always reacted. He eased in an inch at a time, pausing as she adjusted to his girth.
And then they were both buried inside her. Rock back and forth, building friction and filling her up.
She lost track of who was moaning. Whose hands were where. All she knew was each bit of this was incredible. She could tumble into the steady, eager thrusts and grunts.
Nick reached around to find her clit again. She bucked at the touch against the still tender button. He stroked until she was gasping and near orgasm again.
Her pussy clenched, and Nathan jerked inside her. Christ, this was incredible.
Climax washed through her a second time, carrying her thoughts away in a fluffy fog. In the background, Nathan’s grunts reached her ears, and she swore she felt him spill inside her.
Nick gripped her hips tighter with each thrust, and she recognized the familiar sounds of him reaching his peak as well.
This was amazing and incredible and every other word that went along with those. The thrusts slowed then stopped, but the fog lingered, leaving a giddy smile on Tara’s face.
Nathan and Nick slipped out of her, and her body relaxed with a shudder. The three of them collapsed in a pile on the bed.
She didn’t know where one of them stopped and the next started. They should probably go clean up. It would wait a few minutes. Right now she just wanted to feel them and wrap herself up in their adoration.
TARA DIDN’T KNOW WHAT time it was when she woke up the next morning. Sunlight streamed through the window, and gave her all the information she cared to have on the matter.
She snuggled back into Nick’s arms, and pulled Nathan closer. Neither of them looked any more awake than she was.
“This is real, isn’t it?” she asked, sleep lining her voice.
“It absolutely is.” Nathan kissed her fingertips as he spoke. His lips hummed against her skin.
Nick teased mis mouth along the back of her neck. She wanted to sink into the heady sensations of being wrapped in them, and never climb out.
That wasn’t completely true. She wanted a shower, and tea, and her stomach would revolt if she didn’t eat.
And then she wanted to come back here and cuddle and fuck for eternity.
Maybe they could combine some of those steps. No. Nick didn’t have enough space for what she had in mind. “You need a new apartment,” she said.
“Probably, for baby plus three. Any particular reason you bring it up now?” he asked.
“There’s not enough room to screw in the shower.”
Nathan chuckled. “I bet we could figure it out. That kind of sounds like a challenge.”
“Or we could make him watch.” Nick pressed closer.
“Or all of the above. But first, tea. And food.” That was one thing pregnancy had given her—a one track mind when it came to eating.
Nick climbed from the bed, leaving an empty, cool spot of disappointment behind Tara. “I’ve got the tea covered.” He kissed the top of her head. “Come find me when you’re ready.”
Nathan cupped her face and nipped at her lips. “I’m so glad you’re here. It’s like the number one thing I would wish for if I had a magic lamp. Better than anything else ever.”
“I am pretty fantastic.” Her cheeks heated at the attention, despite her casual brush-off.
“You’re fucking amazing.” He kissed her hard. He stood. “And you don’t want Nick to make breakfast. I’ll take care of that..
Tara lay there a few minutes longer, sinking into the evaporating warmth, and letting the scents and memories engulf her. This was life now. It was perfectly amazing.
She couldn’t find her shirt when she finally extracted herself from the sheets. It was probably in the living room somewhere.
She wandered to Nick’s closet, and tugged one of his button-downs off the hanger.
Makeshift robe in place, she wandered from the bedroom. Sh
e hadn’t had much time to take in the scenery last night, but now she could give the living room more attention.
She recognized it from the Facetime conversations, but it had changed since that first day. There were more splashes of color. A few throw pillows here, and new piece of art there.
Nathan’s influence. Nothing obnoxious, but enough to remind her they’d both settled in here.
Tara found both men in the kitchen. This should feel awkward and foreign. This room she’d only seen on a phone screen.
But it felt right.
This was home. Tara felt the rightness of it to her core. Everything about this was good and right and perfect. She was exactly where she belonged.
THE END
Jeremy and Mathew’s story, the Goldie duet, is coming in late 2019.
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Acknowledgements
I don’t do these very often, mostly because I’m forgetful. But with a book like this, there are so many people to thank, that I have to say it. This was a hard duet for me to write. Not because of the story, but because I wasn’t in a great place when I was writing these books.
Tara, Nathan, and Nick’s story helped propel through that stumbling block.
And a number of people helped me through the book, and through that rough patch.
Sotia, my editor and forever partner in scheming, has been so supportive, as I missed deadline after deadline, and pushed this to the last possible minute.
My sweetie, Ay, is a constant source of encouragement, reminding me how far I’ve come, and how much I’m capable of.
My readers... I thrive because of you. All of you. Specifically, thank you to Shannon, for wanting to read Tara’s story. That’s bigger than it sounds like. And thank you to Angie and Annette, for always reaching out, cheering me on, and loving my books.
And last, but still important, thank you to Nerys, for suggesting I get my plot moving with an invasion of alien dragons. Your inspiration will forever decorate the walls of Tara and Nathan’s newest incarnation of Beauty’s Magic Needle.
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USA Today Bestselling Author Allyson Lindt is a full-time geek and a fuller-time contemporary romance author. She likes her stories with sweet geekiness and heavy spice, because cubicle dwellers need love too. She loves a sexy happily-ever-after and helping deserving cubicle dwellers find their futures together.
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