Page 21 of Her Holiday Heartthrobs

Hard bodies slide against me from all directions. Hands stroke sensitive skin. Mouths kiss and nibble and suck. Heat devours me. And I’m on the brink, so close to my own end that I’m writhing, moaning and begging the three men surrounding me to let me come.

I can’t be sure who’s inside of me, who’s fondling my breasts, who’s biting my throat, whose grip is bruising my thighs.

Teetering on the edge of release, I let out a low, needy moan.

Then cold hands smash against my cheeks.

Waking with a start, I find Paxton half on my chest, hands on my face, and bright blue eyes blinking at me sleepily. Ice filters through my veins as I wrap my son up in my arms. “Hey, buddy. Did Mommy wake you up?”

“Mm-hmm. You make weird noises.”

“Weird, huh?”

“Mm-hmm. Like someone hurt you.”

I tucked him tighter against me. “No one was hurting me, honey. It was just a dream. A vivid dream.”

“What’s vivid?” Paxton asks as he snuggles closer. Man, I’m going to miss this when he gets older. Other moms have warned me about the change, and how it will come sooner than I’m ready for.

Nothing new there.

“You know when you’re asleep and having a dream but it feels like you’re awake and everything is real?”

“Uh-huh.” He nods to help confirm.

“That feeling of it being real is what vivid means.” I wipe some of his unruly hair from his face as he peers up at me.

“Okay.”

“Okay. Is it time for our morning routine, or do we have enough time to go back to sleep?”

“Up. Up. Up. I want corn pancakes.” And he’s out of my arms, wriggling off his side of the bed as I check the time on my phone.

I’ve only lost a half hour of sleep. Enough time to make those pancakes for him if I don’t dawdle in bed. Allowing myself the minute of peace before Paxton yanks me out of bed, I replay the parts of that dream that I can remember.

Through the haze, I know exactly who surrounded me—Henry, Jake, and Eli. My bosses were playing with my body and my pleasure. It makes sense. I’ve been around the three of them so much. Well, Henry a lot, and Jake more often than Eli, but I can’t blame my libido for attaching itself to the idea of the three of them making me a Paige sandwich.

Literally, no complaints here on that front.

It’s not like I’ve never had dreams about them before, but they were older fantasies about my dad’s three best friends. Not the updated version where my three—very sexy—bosses shared me between themselves.

Fuck, if only that was a realistic possibility.

“Mommy.” Paxton bounces on me, throwing himself across my middle and testing my bladder’s ability to keep me from wetting myself.

“I’m coming, Bub. Let Mommy up.” I wrangle him upright, and I get a shirt on him before he’s out the door.

Sighing, I throw on some sweatpants and follow him out to the bathroom. Our routine goes about as normal, and he’s fed and dressed before I slip into my suit for work. Today’s the day, the team for our project will be meeting for the first time midmorning after they each get set up by HR, which means we will have a little time to prepare beforehand.

I’m not so sure the wait is helpful. I always hate waiting before a presentation or project. I’d rather jump right in and get on with it.

Once I’m dressed to impress, I kiss my boys goodbye and head out for the train. The moment I’m out the door and on my own, my traitorous mind falls right back into my hot and steamy dream.

My thoughts keep catching on Eli, and I’m surprised by his front-and-center role in last night’s fantasy. I don’t spend as much time with him as I do with Henry and Jake. Maybe, that’s why my brain is shoving him at me so hard. It’s not like Idon’tfind him attractive. I’d have to be blind and asexual not to want him.

I linger on how good it felt to be the center of their attention. Like the three of them would ever want to share a woman, let aloneme. A crazy fantasy, that’s all it is. That’s all it’s ever been.

By the time I arrive at the office, I’ve riled myself up, and I’m ready to peel off my jacket and cool down. But Sabrina flags me the moment I step inside.

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