Page 96 of Tickled Pink

I laugh.

“I can’t help it!” Thad says. “It’s fun.”

“Still, you shouldn’t flaunt it.”

“Who’s flaunting?”

“You are.”

“You’re right. I am. But who wouldn’t?” Thad doesn’t even bother lowering his voice. “Who wouldn’t flaunt celebrating their thirtieth birthday in the penthouse suite of one of the greatest hotels in the country — in the world — spending two days and three nights getting drunk, stoned, and boned by you two beautiful people?”

“Thad,” Max warns, but his own smile grows.

“I will not be silenced this weekend, Maximillian!” Thad says. He reaches out an arm and hooks my shoulders, yanking me in to stand beside him. I snuggle close, my heart swelling as he kisses my forehead. Then, he grabs Max by the lapels and drags him in to kiss his forehead, too. Max doesn’t fight it, instead opening his arms to embrace us both.

My boys. My beautiful boys.

“Mr. Hemsley?”

Thad detaches and heads back to the counter to finish there, leaving Max and I to cling to each other. It’ll be our last moment alone together for the rest of the weekend, these days reserved exclusively for Thad’s needs and desires.

Especially desires.

But one kiss won’t hurt.

I give Max a soft kiss, feeling his hands come to cup my face. He caresses my cheeks once and kisses me back, taking a quiet moment to rub our noses before slipping away.

“Okay!” Thad returns with three keycards. “One for Max. One for Phoebe,” he says, handing us one each. “And one for the birthday boy!”

Max and I laugh, hard, and I know this is just the first of many laughs this weekend will bring.

Thad shifts behind us and places a palm on both of our backs. “Let’s go up,” he says. “I want to get you two naked ASAP.”

And here we go…

The three of us head toward the golden elevators across the lobby, each step firing a fresh bolt of lightning through my… everything. By the time Thad taps the call button and the doors finally open, I’m throbbing all over. I’m dying to be kissed and taken from every angle possible.

And I’m not the only one.

We step on. Thad taps his keycard and chooses our floor. Then he attacks the CLOSE DOORS button, willing the doors to shut before anyone else can get on. If anyone tried, I get the feeling he’d throw them right back out.

As soon as they do, Thad turns and pins me against the mirrored wall. He crushes his lips on mine in a kiss that nearly knocks me on my Pink ass. It’s incredible to think that after all these days together, after thousands of kisses just like this one, they still take me away. It’s even more incredible that I found it from two men who love me just as much as I love them.

Thad breaks our kiss and turns toward Max. He places a palm on Max’s chest and pushes him until his back meets the wall. Thad kisses him with just as much aching desire as he kissed me.

I shudder. I smile. Watching them fall for each other has been one of the greatest privileges of my life.

The elevator stops suddenly before reaching our floor. I look up, quickly checking the number. 10. If memory serves from the copious amounts of planning Max and I did for this weekend, that’s where the fitness center is, along with a few other amenities like the day spa. Saturday morning three-way couple’s massage. Here we come.

Thad releases Max and turns around, casually fixing his jacket as he stands between us. He licks his smiling lips, happy to wait until the next private moment to take our breaths away again.

The elevator doors slide open on a man in a deep blue robe tied off around a thick, muscular torso. He scans the three of us with bright blue eyes as he steps on and taps his keycard on the reader before choosing his floor.

Damn, what a good-looking man.

He is indeed traditionally handsome, with a square-cut jawline and a little strategic stubble. His hair, once black for sure, is salt and peppered now, slicked back from the moisture of a sauna.

After a few moments, the elevator stops again on his floor. As the doors open, he performs a casual glance over his shoulder and smiles, hitting me with a few dimples before disappearing down the blue and gold hallway.

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