by Opal Carew
“Lindsay.”
She raised her gaze to his again.
“You don’t need to be self-conscious. None of us will judge you, except in the most positive way. It’s great that you opened up and allowed yourself to go with what you felt.”
She nodded at his encouragement. “Thanks. And about you and Connor, it was really sexy watching the two of you.”
He nodded. “So you find it a turn-on.”
“Well, yeah. You’re both so sexy and so open with each other.”
“And what if Erik got involved, too?”
Her body tingled as goose bumps quivered along her arms. “That would be … really sexy.” That much testosterone involved in groping, sweaty, masculine sex would take her breath away.
His gaze met hers, but she sensed he’d hoped for more. It being a turn-on for her wasn’t enough.
“You know, Travis, it’s not just that it’s really sexy watching you. I think it’s wonderful that you are all so comfortable with your sexuality and that you are comfortable loving who you want to love, not bound by society’s norms.”
“You think I’m in love with Connor?”
“Oh, I wasn’t saying you have to be in love with someone to have sex with them.” Oh, no, had she offended him again? “I just mean, you seem to be open to being with whomever you have feelings for and I assume you’re open to falling in love and—”
He held up his hand, his lips quirking up in an amused smile. “It’s okay, Lindsay. The relationship between me and Connor … and Erik, for that matter … is complicated. I don’t expect you to understand it. Hell, we don’t really understand it fully ourselves.” As he stared at her, his amused expression turned serious again. “So you’re really saying you’re okay with me loving Connor—another man—and possibly Erik, and still wanting to have sex with you? You don’t see anything wrong with all of us being free and open about our sexuality while still having a loving relationship with each other?”
She shrugged. “Of course not. As long as you’re all okay with it, why would I have a problem with it? I actually think it’s really great.”
A smile spread across his face again, and this time warmth lit his eyes. He stood up and stepped toward her, then offered his hand.
“You’re a very special woman, Lindsay.”
She took his hand and he drew her to her feet, then into his arms. With his hard body pressed the length of hers, his arms around her in a warm embrace, she expected her libido to kick in, but instead she felt … warm and accepted. And loved. Her arms slid around him and she held him close. Clearly, they weren’t in love, but there was a loving glow of shared appreciation in that hug. And something more.
She sensed he needed this more than he’d ever admit. According to Erik, Travis had been on his own since he was seventeen and he didn’t allow many people to get close. Maybe he craved the nurturing warmth of a woman.
If this were a normal, casual hug, it would end about now, but when she started to release him, he tightened his arms around her, and her heart swelled. He was showing her a level of vulnerability that touched her deeply. She tightened her arms around him and reveled in the glow of this intimate and loving closeness.
* * *
Erik rinsed the suds from a mug and put it in the drainer.
“So it looks like she’s going to stay,” Connor said.
“Seems like it. We need to let her ease into things at her own pace.”
Connor chuckled. “Easing into her is exactly what I want to do.”
Erik glanced out the window and noticed Lindsay and Travis in an embrace, their bodies in full contact. His jaw clenched and he had to ignore the twang of jealousy rising in him.
“What’s that all about?” Connor asked while peering over Erik’s shoulder.
They both knew that Travis didn’t bond easily with anyone and seeing him hugging Lindsay with such warmth was odd.
“I don’t know. Maybe they talked about yesterday’s misunderstanding and sorted things out.”
“I guess.”
He grinned at Connor’s serious expression. “You aren’t jealous, are you?”
“No. You kidding? We’ve all shared enough women that you know that’s not going to happen.”
It was true, they had. But Travis had always held back. He was enthusiastic when it came to the sex, but he wasn’t big on physical contact with a woman other than that. Yet there he was, hugging Lindsay like she was a long-lost friend.
It would be good for him to open up to someone other than Erik and Connor.
Erik pushed aside the uneasy thought that there was one other woman Travis had opened up to. Becci, who had nearly torn the three of them apart.
But this wasn’t the same thing.
“It’s good that he’s opening up to Lindsay,” Erik said.
“You’re right.” But uncertainty showed in Connor’s eyes.
Connor and Travis had been together a long time. Longer than they’d known Erik. Could Connor be worried that Lindsay was a threat to that relationship?
He placed his hand on Connor’s shoulder and smiled. “Come on. Let’s go out and join them.”
* * *
Travis didn’t want to let her go. He didn’t want this closeness to end. In Lindsay’s arms, he felt nurtured and cared for in a way that was both deep and profound.
He understood that it probably had something to do with the fact he’d been rejected by his mother and that on some level he deeply craved the love of a woman, but he didn’t want to analyze it. He just wanted to enjoy the comfort of her soft embrace.
He heard the patio door slide open. Damn. He released her and stepped back. Her gaze flickered over his and from the uncertainty in her eyes, he could tell the hug had affected her, too.
He glanced at his approaching friends. Erik carried two beers and Connor had a beer and a hard lemonade, which he held out to Lindsay.
“Drink?” Connor asked.
“Sure, thanks.” She took the frosty bottle from his hand.
Travis took the beer Erik offered and took a swig.
Connor sent Travis a questioning gaze and he realized Connor was surprised, and maybe a little put off, at the hug. Did he feel threatened by Lindsay?
Should he?
“I’m going to change,” Lindsay said.
Travis watched her as she walked to the patio door and realized he wanted to get to know her better. He wanted to spend time with her. He wanted to be intimate with her.
Sharing her with Connor and Erik would be exciting, but he also longed to have her to himself.
Damn, he cared deeply for Connor, but he wanted to explore what he was feeling with Lindsay. Would that hurt his relationship with Connor?
Seven
Lindsay walked to the balcony’s edge and glanced over the concrete rail to the city below. It was hot out, but a warm breeze wisped across her cheeks, lifting her hair in a soft caress. The river glittered in the sunshine. She could see the green park skirting one edge, and a myriad of buildings and streets laid out below them.
She turned back to the lovely pool and walked to the teak chairs where the men had settled and joined them.
“So what do you do?” Travis asked as he swirled his beer.
“I work for a research company.”
“And what do you do there?” he asked.
“I manage a system that indexes confidential documents and allows me to retrieve the physical copies when someone in the company needs them.”
Connor grinned. “So you’re a librarian.”
“My title is Document Retrieval Manager.”
“Very impressive, but I like librarian better.” Connor’s lips turned up in an ultra sexy grin, sending quivers down her spine. “I can just imagine you with your hair up in a bun, glasses, and wearing a bulky wool suit.”
“I don’t wear my hair in a bun and I don’t wear glasses.” Sometimes she did coil her hair back and fasten it with a clip, but that wasn’t a bun. And she wore co
ntact lenses.
“And the suit?” Travis asked.
“A lot of women wear suits to work,” she said defensively.
Erik chuckled. “They’re teasing you. They just like the idea of you being all prim and proper, so they can peel away the outer layer to find the sexy filling inside.”
He caught her gaze and she almost gasped as images of herself dressed in a business suit, her hair in a tight bun, and thick black glasses on her face flashed through her brain … then Erik stepping toward her and taking off the glasses. Then unpinning her long, blonde hair so it tumbled around her shoulders. His fingers reached for the buttons of her jacket and her heart raced as he unfastened them, one by one.
She took a long sip of her drink, her gaze flickering away. Damn, the idea of spending a fantasy sex weekend with these men was really addling her brain.
She wanted to ask them about the invitation, and how they knew about her fantasy of being with three men, but she couldn’t quite get up the nerve. Partly because she’d have to admit it was true.
“This is a great place.” She wondered how they could afford such a luxurious place.
“We’re lucky. A friend of ours inherited it and is letting us live here,” Connor said.
“Is that the same friend who invested in your business?” she asked.
Connor’s gaze flicked to Erik.
“That’s right,” Erik answered.
She shifted in her chair. “Does that mean he, or she, might show up?”
Erik grinned. “No one’s going to walk in on us skinny-dipping in the pool, if that’s what you’re worried about.”
“Skinny-dipping?” Travis grinned at her with a gleam in his eye. “That sounds like a great idea.”
He stood up and tugged off his T-shirt, then dropped his jeans, followed quickly by his boxers. She couldn’t help but gaze at his long cock as it dangled in front of him.
He raised his eyebrows. “Coming?”
“Not yet,” Connor said, also gazing at Travis’ big cock, “but give me time.” He stood up and stripped, then followed Travis to the pool.
Lindsay watched their fine tight butts as they walked. Both dove into the water.
“So no one’s going to show up unexpectedly?” she asked Erik as they watched Connor and Travis surface, sunlight glittering on their damp hair.
“That’s right.
He was awfully confident about it.
It seemed odd they had a rich friend who let them live in this apartment, but who didn’t live here, too. She glanced at Erik and wondered if this mysterious friend might not be one of them.
He smiled. “So you’ve decided to stay and give this a try?”
She shifted in her chair. She had already taken her first steps, so why was she hesitating?
Erik watched her patiently.
This weekend was her opportunity to be wild and crazy. To indulge in her fantasy, sharing it with these wildly sexy men.
“Yes,” she finally answered. Her gaze drifted to the pool as Connor pushed himself onto the side. “I’m curious, though. Why did you send me that invitation?”
“It was pretty clear on that elevator ride that you were hot for the three of us, so it seemed like it was worth a try.”
“So how did you get the invitation to me? Jill must have helped you.”
“And if I tell you she did, will you be mad at her?”
“Maybe a little.” But she smiled, knowing that the way things were working out, she was actually happy Jill had gone along with them. It meant Jill must have mentioned her to them, otherwise how would they know she and Jill were friends?
“Even if I tell you she had no idea what was in the envelope? Connor just told her that we would love a chance to meet you, so we wanted to send you a letter from a secret admirer. She loved the idea, so she was game. She didn’t let us know where you lived. You really shouldn’t be mad at her.”
She grinned as she leaned back in her chair. “I suppose I could be convinced to forgive her.” She glanced back at the men in the pool. “So what made you think I was hot for you?”
Erik’s gaze fell on Travis as he pulled himself onto the side of the pool beside Connor, his lips turning up in a grin. “You’re kidding, right?” He chuckled. “You women sometimes have a double standard. I bet you wouldn’t have been happy if I’d been as preoccupied with your chest as you had been with ours.”
“Well, if my chest were at your eye level…” She shrugged, her lips curling up. His eyes glittered with amusement. “Come over here for a minute.”
Her brows pressed together. “Why?”
“Just come on over.”
She stood up and approached him. He turned his chair and perched forward, then took her forearms and guided her to stand in front of him. Then he stared at her breasts, which were right in front of his face.
And he stared.
She felt prickles along her spine, and her nipples hardened.
“Okay, I get it.” But she didn’t move away.
His hand lifted and he caressed the side of one breast. She could feel the warmth of his hand through the thin fabric of her shirt and bra.
The breath locked in her lungs, and he caressed the other breast in the same manner, then his fingers glided under both mounds and he lifted the weight of them in his hands. She rested her hands on his shoulders, loving the feel of his rigid muscles under her fingers.
As he continued to caress her, she glanced toward the pool. Both men were at the shallow end, Connor sitting on the side of the pool and Travis in the water facing him. Travis’ hand was wrapped around Connor’s big cock, stroking it. He leaned forward and took Connor’s cock-head into his mouth.
“It’s sexy watching them, isn’t it?” Erik said.
She nodded, never tearing her gaze from the erotic sight of Travis swallowing Connor’s humungous erection.
Connor leaned back on his hands, his eyes closed, and arched his pelvis to Travis’ mouth. He started to moan and Travis bounced up and down, Connor’s long cock gliding between his lips. Erik’s thumbs brushed over her sensitive nipples, sending heat thrumming through her.
The muscles along Connor’s arms and shoulders strained as his face contorted in pleasure. He groaned as Travis sucked him hard, then collapsed on the deck, panting. Lindsay murmured at the erotic sensation of Erik stroking her nipples through the cloth as Travis pushed himself out of the water and sat on the deck beside Connor.
Erik shifted his chair to face the pool and guided her into his lap. She watched Travis stroke his hand over Connor’s rippled abs. Erik cupped her breasts as he held her close. Connor sat up and grabbed Travis’ cock and stroked. Erik’s thumbs gliding over her nipples sent sparks careening through her.
Connor’s mouth covered Travis’ cock, then the big shaft disappeared inside him. She arched back against Erik. His hand skimmed over her ribs toward her hip, then stroked over the crotch of her shorts. Oh, God, she wanted to feel his fingers against her opening. He stroked more firmly and she could feel the slickness between her legs.
“Are you wet?” He murmured the question against her ear, his breath stirring wisps of hair at her temple.
She nodded and tucked her hand between them to graze the tip of his hard bulge. “And you’re hard as a rock.”
He chuckled. “What do you expect with your sexy body against me like this?”
“And those two hard bodies over there getting it on.” She watched Connor bob up and down on Travis, the hard shaft of flesh filling Connor’s mouth each time.
“Too true.” He flicked her nipple, eliciting a gasp from her.
Her eyelids fell closed as he squeezed both nipples through the cloth. Her head fell back against his chest and she arched her pelvis. He glided one hand down her ribs and stroked her aching opening again. Damn, there was too much cloth in the way.
“Hey, that’s a fucking sexy show.”
At Connor’s voice, she opened her eyes. He stood in front of her, naked and drippi
ng wet, Travis beside him. Both their cocks were fully erect.
God, she had three hunky men panting over her, ready and willing to grant her every sexual whim.
Her gaze ran over their bulging erections and excitement swelled through her. She’d made her decision to give herself this weekend to be wild and crazy. To indulge her wickedest fantasies with these wildly sexy men.
But she didn’t know how to get started. She felt awkward and unsure of herself.
As if sensing her uncertainty, Erik tipped her face toward him, then his lips meshed with hers.
Heat flashed through her and her inner passage clenched. She longed for his cock to be inside her, within the grip of her tightly squeezing internal muscles. His tongue glided along the seam of her mouth and she opened, then her tongue dodged out to meet his. They tangled together, and she twisted around in his lap. His hand glided up her ribs and he cupped her breast again. Her fingers glided through his short hair and she murmured as sweet yearning pulsed through her.
When he released her mouth, she drew in a deep breath, then grabbed the hem of her camisole and tugged it over her head. Then she reached behind her and unfastened her bra and let the straps slide from her shoulders. All she had to do was peel it away and they would see her naked breasts and her swollen nipples. But she hesitated, suddenly feeling too brash.
Erik nuzzled her neck, sending tingles along her spine, then he trailed one fingertip along the lacy edge of her bra, over her tingling flesh. He tucked an index finger under each strap and gazed at her. Waiting. She nodded and he peeled the bra from her breasts. His gaze dropped to her rigid nipples.
He lifted her from his lap and settled her on the lounge chair beside them.
“You look really cold.” He kissed her shoulder, then glided downward.
As his lips covered her left nipple, she gasped. His hot mouth felt incredible on her.
Immediately, Travis stepped forward. “I would love to touch you.”
Oh, God, this was it. The first step to letting all three of them make love to her.
She gazed up at his chocolate-brown eyes, filled with need, and nodded.
He dropped in front of her and dragged his fingertip over her swollen nipple. She moaned softly at his gentle touch. He smiled and leaned forward to lick her nub, then draw it into his mouth. Both Erik and Travis licked and sucked and she moaned at the intense sensations throbbing through her. Her head fell back and she gazed at Connor, standing a few feet away, his hard cock in his hand. She licked her lips as she watched him. He smiled and stepped toward her.
