Page 24 of My Ex-Boyfriend's Brothers

I gasped and pulled back, tossing a look at Luke and Ryan. “I don’t know what’s happening but I’m seconds from thinking this is aTwilightepisode.”

“We met up and talked about what’s been happening. We could keep going after you individually and let you continue to feel guilty like this when you inevitably give into our charms.” Luke unbuttoned his suit jacket and squatted in front of us. Resting his hands on my thighs, he took a deep breath before finishing. “Or you could be with all three of us.”

“Like I’ve already been doing? How does that change anything?” I groaned. “And why am I entertaining this? I’m supposed to be working.”

“Sure, like you’ve already been doing. But also in a different way.” Luke looked up at Ryan. “Your turn.”

Ryan stayed where he was, a few feet away, and gave me another shy smile. “I see a lot of different relationships when I travel. Some of them are unique.”

Jackson groaned and tightened his hands on my waist. “You can have all three of us, Bubbles. We all three want you and are willing to share you to get you. You could fuck us individually,sure, or you can try something different, something we’ve never tried. You could take us together.”

The world dropped out from under me. I stumbled to my feet, nearly knocking Luke over in the process. “Where’s the camera? Is someone going to jump out and reveal the prank?”

Ryan scowled at Jackson before slowly approaching me. “We’re serious. We’re serious about this and we’re serious about you.”

I held up my hands and tried to back up more, just to hit the wall behind me. “So, you think I’m a slut? I can’t say I blame you, not after the way I’ve been acting. I’m not-”

Luke growled as he came towards me. “You’re not a slut, Maggie. None of us think that. We can tell that you want all three of us, though. There’s something between us that hits you just as strongly as it hits us.”

“I can’t say I’ve ever considered something like this before, Bubbles, but I also can’t say I hate the idea of you not having to choose. You picked the wrong brother before and I’m not sure I want to chance being left out in the cold again.”

Shock forgotten, I frowned angrily at Jackson. “I didn’t choose wrong. I wasn’t aware that I had options before I was already in a serious relationship with Brad. That’s not my fault.”

Luke glared at Jackson. “Not helping, asshole.”

“We just all want you, Maggie. Desperately. Enough that we’re willing to chance doing something new and different to be with you.” Ryan cupped my face. “This is strange for us, too.”

As it sunk in that it wasn’t a joke and that they didn’t just assume I was a skank, it also sunk in that they were serious. They wanted me that much. They were clearly insane. And if they weren’t, if they thought I was brave enough to undress in front of all three of them at the same time? Then we were back to them being insane.

My alarm going off saved me from having to finish the conversation. I slipped around them and grabbed my phone. “I can’t do this. I have a wedding to plan. I have to meet Devon and take care of the seating chart. I-”

Luke slowly buttoned his jacket as he interrupted me. “Meet us tonight at my cabin. We’ll finish the conversation. Give us that, Maggie. Please.”

I swallowed my nerves and nodded. “Okay. Fine. A conversation.”

Jackson patted my ass as he walked by. “I’m going to kill Brad for having such a ridiculous wedding.”

Ryan grunted. “Get in line.”

I watched them each watch me with hunger on their faces before they left and then I sank heavily onto my bed. I felt like I’d just run a marathon. If I had the time, I would’ve sat there and panicked over everything for hours. As it was, I was already running late for meeting my new employee.

21

***Ryan***

Itook small drinks of my beer as we waited for Maggie that night. My nerves were driving me crazy. “We should’ve decided on a time. She could think we meant later tonight.”

Jackson drained his glass of whiskey and shook his head. “This is nuts. We shouldn’t have asked her for this. She was freaked out.”

“What other option was there?” I snapped, feeling defensive of my idea. Even if I agreed with him. “Keep sneaking around and leaving her feeling guilty?”

Luke leaned against the fireplace, his eyes distant. “Did either of you see her today? I spotted her at a distance but I couldn’t get a read on her mood.”

“No.” Jackson growled. “She could’ve been locked away crying for all we know.”

“I saw her with the new guy. She blushed and practically ran away.” Rubbing my temples, I blew out a harsh breath. “Maybe Iwas fucking stupid for offering this up as a plan. It would’ve been better to know she was with one of you than all alone.”

“You weren’t stupid.” Jackson surprised me with that. “You were trying to figure this out.”

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