She hated that he was trying to reassure her now. She hated that everyone died. She hated so much in that moment.
“I just wish…” Pepper didn’t even know how to put into words how she felt or what she wanted anymore.
“You wish what?” he whispered against her neck, his hot breath igniting a flame she thought had been extinguished.
Before she could say a word, Nick and Roxie came bursting through the door, a flurry of cold following them in as the dog shook herself off, right onto them.
“Thanks, Roxie,” Ace muttered as they wiped the snow residue from their faces.
Standing, Pepper looked at Nick hopefully, slightly sick to her stomach in preparation for whatever news he may have. Shaking the snow from his coat, he hung it up to dry as he slipped the boots from his feet. Walking towards her, she couldn’t read his face. His features were hard, his eyes cold.
Cupping her face in his hands, Nick leaned forward, surprising her with a kiss to her lips. Pepper’s hands immediately went up to cover his, to hold him to her as he played with her tongue. A moan left them at the same time as a sweet flow of heat surrounded them in their desire. Pulling back only enough so they could catch their breath, he exhaled more than spoke as he said, “I don’t want you to leave.”
Her eyes flew open at the confession that secretly matched her own wish. Just the mere thought of leaving left a bad taste in her mouth, but like them, she knew that it might be inevitable. So instead of making promises she wasn’t sure any of them could keep, she pressed her mouth more firmly against his.
A sigh of relief passed Pepper’s lips as Nick took control. Her supple body yielded to his hard frame as he slid one hand down her back, pressing on the curve at the top of her ass so her pelvis and chest would press against him more intimately. Leaving no room for argument about how he felt towards her as his hard shaft pressed into her stomach.
He slowly began to move her backwards with small steps. When the backs of her knees met the couch, she was forced to lay back. Not once did he break contact with her. Instead, he followed her down as he continued his ultimate domination of her mouth.
She was helpless, yet willing, to all the things he wanted to do to her. As he separated from her lips to come up for air once again,
she followed him, not ready to break contact.
Nick’s eyes roamed her face as she fought to catch her breath. When no words were forthcoming, she could feel a blush begin to stain her cheeks just as a predatory smile crept across his succulent mouth.
“So, beautiful.” His voice was full of reverence. “Don’t you think so, Ace?” When he turned his head, she followed suit to see Ace standing back watching, his own satisfied grin appearing.
The two of them giving the hottest looks she’d ever seen on any man—full of heat, want, and need—had her panties dampening with her own lustful desires. Rubbing her thighs together, she tried to be inconspicuous about it but knew she had failed when Nick’s hand ran the length of her body to grip her thigh.
Pepper hadn’t expected him to pull her legs apart, placing her thigh in his hand on the back of the couch. She was speechless but also intrigued. Anticipation flowed through her as Ace walked around the sofa to replace Nick’s hand with his own. The shorts she was wearing did nothing to help her cause, leaving her wide open for their perusal, and boy did they have fun with that.
Nick slid down the couch, his eyes never breaking contact with her own as he lifted her shirt, baring her hips and stomach while raining light kisses on every square inch he could reach. Movement from Ace’s hand drew her in his direction. Surely, he could see the need in her eyes reflected back at him as he trailed his callused palm down her thigh towards her core.
“So smooth,” Ace whispered in awe, a husky note to his voice.
Closing her eyes as they continued their assault on her body, she was mindless with the pleasure they were bringing her. Their soft touches had her skin breaking out in goosebumps, and their words of praise had her heart doing double-time in her chest. Hope bloomed high and bright in her mind’s eyes as she realized in her heart of hearts that she was free to be with these two caring and compassionate men. Pepper knew without a shadow of a doubt that she was unattached. Fate wouldn’t have her committed to one man only to begin falling so helplessly for two others she knew were etched and intertwined so deeply with her soul.
“Please,” she begged, a hitch in her breath.
“Please what, Pepper?” Nick asked from between her thighs, his breath hot and heavy, hovering over her core.
“Please,” she looked between them so they could both see the assuredness in her own gaze. “Take me.”
Their grips tightened where they were placed on her body.
“You sure?” Ace asked gravelly. His voice pure sex.
“You don’t have to. I got carried away,” Nick tried to reason with her.
She knew that. She knew it all. They would never force her into something she didn’t want or wasn’t ready for. There was never a doubt in her mind.
Leaning forward, she first cupped Nick’s cheek in one hand, then reached up to do the same to Ace. “I’m positive. I know what I want. And what I want more than anything is to be with you.” She looked between them again to make her point clear. “Both of you.”
Nick’s possessive growl was followed by the guys’ shirts flying across the room. Laughter bubbled inside of her at their enthusiasm. It was spontaneous and fun; everything she needed to make the moment perfect for them.
When Nick began to remove her shorts, she hesitated for just a second, and apparently, they felt it. “What is it?” he asked, nothing but concern in his voice.
Embarrassed, she quietly said, “I don’t know if I’ve done this before.” Hoping they would know what she meant so she didn’t have to say the words.