Page 53 of Silk Sheets

He seemed amused. “Yes, Dakota, I promise.”

An anticipated silence fell over the room.

“Well, it seems as though chivalry has died,” I murmured, casually glancing around the room. “No one has offered me anything to drink yet.”

I watched an amused grin grow on Logan’s face and unintentionally, I smiled too.

He left and soon returned with a glass of water for me. He asked me to join them for dinner tonight and of course I accepted his invitation. After finishing my water I handed him the glass.

“Let’s dissect this agreement,” I sighed, plopping down on the couch.

Crossing my legs I grabbed the contract, opening to the first page. “Come on, gather around,” I motioned the contract in a circle.

Chase cast Logan a smug look and Kaden groaned, mumbling something in Italian under his breath.

Both Chase and Kaden sat down on the couch in front of me while Logan stood to my right, arms crossed over his chest.

“First order of business,” I cleared my throat. “I ticked yes for…” I trailed off. “Begging, biting, blindfolding,cheirophilia,” I stopped then glanced at Logan and with a sly grin, his tongue swiped across his bottom lip. “Degradation… although,” I shiftedin my seat. “When it comes to that last one I don’t want you to call me bad things in public because it would hurt my feelings. But in the bedroom when we, you know, then it’s okay.”

“We need to work on her communication skills,” Chase pointed out, his voice laced with confusion, and Kaden nodded almost automatically.

“I can communicate,” I protested, feeling slightly offended.

“We need you to communicate in full sentences. You need to be comfortable with saying certain terms or it could lead to miscommunication,” Chase explained.

Logan sat down next to me, taking my chin in his hands. “You need to be able to tell us that you want us to degrade you in the bedroom during sex, but to be mindful when we’re in public.”

Swallowing hard I crossed my legs to soothe the sudden pulsing. “As I was saying,” I cleared my throat. I continued listing the rest then lifted my eyes to them. “My maybe’s—” I cut myself off with an unsure sigh. “Anal sex?” I reluctantly said, feeling foolish about even being uncertain about that one.Well, Einstein, you wanted three men to fuck you into oblivion at the same time. How could you possibly only offer up two holes?

I hadn’t experienced anal sex yet, and with how big the guys feltwithclothes, I could only imagine how painful it would be.

Because of my pure embarrassment, Kaden let out a brief huff of amusement and I awkwardly shifted in place, dropping my eyes back down to the contract.

“That’s okay, Dakota,” Chase reassured me. “That’ll take time.”

I nodded in understanding, appreciative of his gentle tone, so I continued.

“You signed it?” Logan asked, taking the contract from me and I nodded in confirmation. He paged through, skimming through everything and I noticed Kaden sitting back in his chair.

Whenever he looked at me it felt as though I was being examined under a microscope.

His hard stare had the hairs on my skin rising.

“I have a question.” I watched the slightest interest spark in his eyes before it was masked and hidden away. “So, are you guys like… you know,” I asked, looking between the three of them with a mischievous smile.

“Big girl words, Dakota,” Logan reminded me as he took his sweatshirt off. I caught a glimpse of his lower torso as his shirt rode up and my thighs subconsciously squeezed together.

“Is your relationship platonic or do you do to each other what you do to me?” I asked, feeling that was the best possible way I was going to get my point across.

“No. We don’t have any sexual attraction to each other. You’re our main focus.”

“Right,” I slowly nodded. “I mean I’m just asking. No judgment here,” I mumbled under my breath and Kaden rubbed his tongue on the inside of his cheek.He does not like me.

I looked away from him, darting my eyes to the beautifully lit fireplace. It was warm and soothing, like a furry blanket and a hot cup of cocoa in the heart of winter.

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