“I’m glad you like it.”
“Like it? I love it.”
“I told you it would be good.” He took a bite of his brother’s offering. “This might be the best you’ve ever made.”
“I wanted it to be special for you, Maude.” Grant put his arm around her.
She leaned over and gave him a quick kiss. “Oh my goodness. I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have—”
Grant pressed his lips to hers before she could finish her sentence. Watching his brother kiss her wasn’t as odd as Greg thought it would be. In fact, it made him feel happy, and it wasn’t awkward.
When they ended their kiss, he said, “I know I didn’t make the pie, Maude, but I was a good horsey.”
She laughed. “Yes, you were.” When she leaned into him, he enjoyed the sweetness of her lush lips.
“How about those steaks I made?” Grant smiled.
“Delicious,” she said, planting another kiss on him.
Playing along, Greg said, “I made a mean salad for us, didn’t I?”
“Yes, you did.” She offered him her lips again.
The kissing session seemed as natural to him as breathing. He and Grant took turns kissing her. Her passionate response to both of them only made him want her more. The more they kissed her, the more the heat to hold her and make love to her increased inside him. Sharing Maude with Grant was his heart’s desire. Not just for tonight, but forever. She was the one for them. For all of them. He and Grant and the boys.
Before long, he and Grant were kissing the sides of her neck simultaneously.
She moaned, which drove him even wilder. He was burning up inside with desire for her.
Suddenly, Maude sat up. “We have to stop this. Please.”
Damn. He leaned away. “What’s wrong, sweetheart?”
Chapter Eight
Still between Greg and Grant, Maude closed her eyes and took several deep breaths. Her pulse was racing, and she felt warm all over. She’d let things go too far with them.
A mistake. Another to add to her lifelong list.
“There’s not anything wrong with you two,” she told them. “It’s me. It’s all me. I’m just not ready for this. This whole lifestyle is brand new to me.”
“For us, too,” Grant said. “We have never found one woman we were both interested in until you. And we both care about you deeply.”
Greg grabbed her hand. “It may seem crazy since we only just met, but we absolutely know you’re the one for us.”
“I have feelings for you both. Yes, it’s completely nuts but true. So what? Do we just throw caution to the wind and see where it takes us? No. We can’t.”
“Why not, honey?” The confusion on Grant’s face could not be missed.
“What if things don’t work out between us? The fallout would be devastating, not just for us but also for those beautiful boys.” Tears rolled down her cheek. “I can’t hurt another child. Not again. I won’t. You must understand that.”
Greg wiped the tears from her face. “I don’t know what you’re talking about, but I do know one thing for certain, sweetheart. You could never hurt a child. Ever.”
“But I have,” she confessed.
It seemed so easy to talk to Greg and Grant. They were open, warm, and so very kind. Holding back her deep, dark secret had been a struggle for so long. Now she had two wonderful men willing to listen. What would they think of her after hearing her terrible truth?
They need to know. Then they will understand wh