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“I get it.” Disappointment whispered through Tanner’s reply. “Don’t work too hard, and thanks for lunch.”
I gave him a faint smile, grabbed my food, and headed back to mydungeonunder the house.
What would’ve happened if I’d saidokaywhen he said he wanted me for lunch? We’d probably be fucking right now. The visuals played off my fantasy from this morning, splashing a whole new layer of vibrance and heat across the images in my mind.
As I settled at my desk, Colin flitted back into my thoughts. In a sexy, let’s-have-a-threesome kind of way, but also in a he-was-completely-obsessed-with-Tanner kind of way. Colin’s reaction last night, when Tanner saw him giving me a neck rub, was the strongest evidence I’d seen yet, but the attraction was anything but subtle.
I was also pretty sure it didn’t go both ways. At least, not that Tanner had admitted to himself.
Which wouldn’t stop me from feeling guilty if I hooked up with Tanner. Yeah, I was pretty sure he fucked around a lot, and that Colin expected it, but I doubted any of those women knew what kind of relationship they had.
Sometimes being able to get an intuitive read on people sucked.
I nibbled on my sandwich and dove back into work, firing off an email to one of the senior partners asking for additional information, then turning to the next item on my to-do list.
My phone rang, and the nameKandace Newtonflashed on screen. The woman I’d just reached out to.
“This is Daria.” I slid into my sweet-but-take-no-shit professional voice without pause.
“It certainly is. I’d hoped when I saw your name in my inbox it was a fluke. What the hell are you doing working?” Kandace’s tone was light, despite the admonishment. “You’re supposed to be in Hawaii.”
I swallowed my sigh at the reminder. Hawaii would be so much less complicated. Fresh memories of Colin and Tanner, both shirtless and dripping wet from climbing out of the pool, popped into my head.
The company may not be as good somewhere else, though.
“Last minute client emergency,” I said. “My plans were already off-kilter, so I said yes.”
Herhmmsounded a bit like a growl. “Bernie?”
I didn’t want to sic the senior partners on each other but lying or ignoring the question wasn’t smart either. “Yes.”
She clucked. “Ridiculous. Finish your day and take the rest of the week off. This is your vacation.”
“But—” I clenched my jaw. I appreciated the sentiment, but I also had work to do now that I was here.
“That’s an order. I’ll take care of him, and you’ll get paid whatever he promised you. Understand?”
I almost smiled at her stern tone. “Yes.”
“Good. I’ll send you over the information you’re asking for, but don’t let me hear a peep from you after today. Not until next Monday.”
How was I supposed to argue with that? “Understood.”
I turned my attention to my laptop.
What if I could nudge Colin and Tanner together?
The question came out of nowhere and now that it was in my head, I didn’t want to ignore it.
Not as in just the two of them. Not at first. More like, I could have my sexy threesome and they could have a taste of each other at the same time I did.
A hookup like that could be bad for a friendship. I was horrible for even considering it beyond a fantasy level. I mean… unless all three of us agreed it was no big deal.
It would be for Colin, no matter what. I couldn’t pretend otherwise.
But what if it became more for Tanner, too? He had stories from the Olympic campus of threesomes. Of rampant fucking and basically orgies. Not the kind of thing he shared during class, but he’d boasted more than once when only the adults were around.
I tried to push the idea aside, but it lingered through the rest of the workday, still teasing and tempting me as I set myOut of Officenotifications and shut everything down.
