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“What was that?” Cole asks, setting his coffee on the counter and caging me with his arms. His chest presses against my back and his lips find my ear. “I’ll fuck you like one if you want.”
Holy. Shit. My core clenches and flames lick up my neck. “Cole,” I admonish as I spin on the barstool.
He claims my mouth, kissing me hard and fast before pulling back and studying my face. “That pretty blush makes me want to do naughty things.”
Jesus. What am I supposed to say to that?
“Easy, tiger. You’re going too fast,” Gage says, pushing Cole away. I expect him to put up a fight, but he chuckles and steps aside.
I glance at Gage. “Hi.”
He smirks. “Hey.” He kisses me too, this one more chaste than Cole’s, but even still my head spins and my heart flips over.
Am I dreaming?
“What was that?” I finally manage to say.
“Evening the score. Hudson kissed you twice now. We felt left out.”
My focus flits to Hudson. “You told them?”
He shrugs. “No secrets. That’s the best way to make sure no one gets mad.”
Nodding, I curse myself for not realizing that, then again, this is my first time. As for the guys. . . “Have you all done this before?” I ask, finding my mug fascinating all of a sudden.
“No. Well, not like this,” Hudson says.
“What was it like then?” How far out of my depths am I? Is this simply another fling to them?
“Lily, look at me.”
Steeling myself, I do, trying to act nonchalant.
Hudson sees right through it. “You’re the only woman we’ve ever wanted to collectively date. This is new territory for all of us.”
I exhale in relief. I don’t know why it would have bothered me to think they’ve done this before, but I love the idea of being special. It’s reassuring in a way. “Okay. So how does this work? Do we do everything together? Solo dates? Do we keep track so no one feels left out?”
“What I suggest,” Cole begins, “Is that we let it happen naturally. We’ll let you know if we want time with you and you can let us know when you want time with us.”
He makes it sound so easy.
“But to start, we planned a day date for today. With all of us.”
I arch an eyebrow. “Oh?” Did they have some secret meeting to make these plans? A smile tugs at my lips at the thought of them trying to have a hurried conversation in private to plan something special.
“We thought we’d head to Big Falls,” Hudson explains, grabbing a banana from the fruit bowl on the counter near the fridge. “It’s perfect hiking weather.”
“Don’t you all have to work?”
“We have it covered,” he explains.
“Won’t that mess up your schedule?”
“We’re waiting on some permits so we wouldn’t have done much today anyway.” He pins me with a knowing look. “Stop feeling guilty.”
“Yes, sir.”
His gaze darkens.
