Page 80 of Light My Fire

“She didn’t like it?” Jackson asked. “She asked for it, but then you showed her something she actuallydoesn’twant?” He looks at me. “Because I showed her a few things, and she was all in on all of it.”

This is the weirdest fucking conversation I’ve ever had. But I nod. “Same.”

Brooke is a sweet, eager, curious lover. God, the things I want to still show her.

We both look at Luke. He looks like he’s in pain.

“Well, man?” I ask.

“She liked it,” he says. “She liked it a lot.”

I lift my brows. “Did you go easy on her?” I mean, it was against the wall but maybe it was a sweet wall-bang? Is there such a thing?

He grimaces. “I… did not.”

Jackson whistles. “Okay, then. Our dirty girl is up for even more than we thought.”

Jesus Christ. I’m shocked by how my body reacts to Jackson calling herourdirty girl.

I shake my head. “This is a mess. Obviously, I’m not going to hold her back. She’s discovered a new side of herself and she deserves to explore it.”

“What do you mean you’re not going to hold her back?” Luke asks, looking pissy.

“I’m not going to ask her out. I won’t call her or anything.”

“Why not?” he demands.

“Because she’s not looking for aboyfriend, Luke.”

“So you don’t want her now that she’s had sex with two of your friends?”

It’s clear his question hits us all at the same time. It’s a very strange thing to have to ask. And the answer should be obvious.Obviously, her having fucked my two best friends should turn me off.

It doesn’t.

At all.

This weekend was hot. It was confusing and I’ve felt more jealousy in the past few days than I have ever in my life, but I’ve also been more turned on than I ever have been. Sharing Brooke with Jackson… and now Luke, as that sinks in… has not been a problem. At least not emotionally. My rock-hard dick that I’m having to take care of on my own more than anticipated is another story.

I don’t know what my feelings about all of this mean, but that’s the truth.

I blow out a breath. “I’m just saying, the ball is in Brooke’s court. I’ll make sure she has my number, but I’m not going to reach out.”

Jackson nods, but he doesn’t look happy. “Yeah. I guess me too.”

Luke scrubs a hand over his face. “She’s still in school. She’s got a lot going on. It’s probably for the best.”

Yeah, it probably is.

I glance in the direction of Brooke’s bedroom. “Should one of us go check on her?”

They both look too. Then we look at each other.

We all seem to agree on the answer silently, but Luke is the one to say, “I think she might need to be alone.”

Jackson sighs. “Yeah. Luke’s not the hugging and cuddling type. And I don’t think we should make her choose between us,” he tells me. “I don’t know if I could take it when she chooses you.”

The thing is, I’m not positive she would choose me. He’s right that we shouldn’t make her pick between us. That won’t be good for any of us. It would put Brooke in a bad position and the emotions are surprisingly raw here. I don’t want either Jackson or me to be the one not chosen.

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