Page 46 of Three Hockey Hotties

My head snaps up from my plate of eggs and I stare at Benjamin.

He kissed Abby?

I fucking knew something happened between them last night. I just assumed it was something negative.

Not a kiss.

Benjamin doesn’t look like he regrets it.

Abby’s cheeks are pink. Her gaze is fixated on her own plate of scrambled eggs. With the extra cheese Benjamin sprinkled on for her.

Because he kissed her.

I’m not sure how I feel about that.

On the one hand, I’m not surprised. We all want Abby as ours.

But I thought we were doing this together and instead, Benjamin went rogue and got the jump on me and Kane.

Kane obviously feels the same way as me.

“That’s not cool, bro,” he says to Benjamin, shoving his breakfast plate away like he’s lost his appetite.

“I didn’t mean to. It was an impulse when I took her to bed last night.” He glances over at Abby, who is still looking down, anxiously stabbing the eggs with her fork. “Abby is impossible to resist.”

“I agree with you,” Kane said. “Abby is definitely impossible to resist.”

Finally, our girl lifts her head, eyeing us all from under her long eyelashes. “I don’t want to cause problems between any of you,” she says quietly. “I can find somewhere else to stay tonight.”

Kane frowns. “Why would you do that?”

“I don’t want you fighting with each other.” Her voice is firm, determined. “You have a very special relationship with Benjamin. He’s your stepbrother. Dash is your best friend.”

“We’re not fighting,” Kane assures her. “Honestly.”

Abby shakes her head. “I would give anything to be close to my sister, but she barely speaks to me. I can’t be the reason any of you are upset with each other. I would hate myself if that happened.”

It’s my turn to frown. Why the hell doesn’t Abby’s sister speak to her? I can’t imagine Abby doing anything that would cause a rift with any friend or family member, let alone her own sister.

“It’s not like that,” Benjamin insists. “I’m coming clean about kissing you because I respect Kane and Dash and we need to figure this all out. That’s all. Nobody is upset.” He eyes the both of us. “Right?”

I’m not thrilled but I’m not angry.

I ignore the question though and put my hand on Abby’s forearm. She jumps ever so slightly at my touch. “What is it you want, Abby?”

She gives me an imploring look, biting her lip. She shakes her head just a little.

I don’t think she’s unsure of what she wants. She’s unsure about saying it out loud and hurting any of us.

I slide my fingers down to entwine with hers. Time to approach this from another angle.

“Do not feel bad about kissing Benjamin. Like he said, we’re not upset that you’re attracted to him. We want that for you. Hell, we welcome that for you. You deserve all the love and attention that all three of us can give you.”

“Exactly.” Kane nods.

“I don’t understand. I just know I can’t choose between you or cause any sort of rift.” She shrugs her shoulders and raises her hands helplessly.

“We don’t want you to choose,” Kane says, reaching across the table to claim Abby’s other hand. “We want to share you, Lollipop. That’s our proposal. Say yes.”