Page 54 of Three Hockey Hotties

I hold her gaze as those words sink in.

Then her tongue comes out and wets her bottom lip.

Finally, she says, “As long as it’s all of us.”

Those words are going to be burned into my brain for the rest of my life.

Right here, right now, everything changes.

I’m not as good at reading people as Dash is. Maybe not even as good as Benjamin. But I know our girl. Already. And even if that’s crazy, it’s true.

Abby is hesitant, but she wants this. I don’t think her hesitation has anything to do with not wanting us or not believing that we want her. I don’t think it’s even about thinking this won’t work somehow. It’s something else. And we’re going to prove to her that there is nothing that can get in the way of this.

We can do that.

We just might have to take it a little slow.

Which is not my strong suit, so I’m going to show everyone that I can do this. For Abby.

I lean in and brace a hand on either side of her hips. I press a kiss to her cheek.

A shiver goes through her, and a soft little exhale of air coasts across my jaw.

“How about we just try a few things,” I say near her ear. “See how things feel?”

“What kind of things?” she asks, her voice already breathless.

“Like how it feels to kiss each of us.” I run my nose along her jaw, inhaling her sweet scent. “I know you already know what it’s like to kiss Benjamin. Dash and I haven’t forgotten that for a second.”

I am careful to keep my tone light.

I haven’t stopped thinking about that, and I’m sure my best friend is the same, but neither of us is overcome with jealousy or seething with anger. Instead, every time I think about it, I simply wish I had been there to see it. And I want to press Benjamin for details.

I decide to share that with Abby. “I’ve been dying to ask Benjamin all about it. How you tasted. How you sounded. How you felt up against him.” I move one hand from the counter behind her to her hip and make a slow circle.

Her breath catches.

“But it would be even better if I could find out for myself.”

I move my lips from her jaw down to the sweet spot just below her ear. The skin of her neck is silky soft, and I press a kiss there, then flick my tongue out briefly.

She gasps, that gives me a tiny moan.

“Do you wanna know how Dash and I taste and feel?”

“Yes,” she says, her voice barely audible.

“A little louder so the boys can hear you, Lollipop,” I say, squeezing her hip.

“Yes, I want that.”

Triumph fills my chest, and I lift my head and look over her shoulder to meet Benjamin's eyes first.

His gaze is hot as he watches us. He’s standing with his hands in his pockets, but I can see the evident erection he’s sporting.

I look to my right and find Dash watching us with an intense, hooded gaze.

I returned my gaze to hers and say, “Start with me.”