Page 14 of Room One Hundred & Twenty-One: Kiss of Fire

I think it’s time we had that chat with her if we hope to do anything other than lust after our assistant. I stand and head for the door. “Selena, can you step into my office, please?”

Ms. Abernathy shoots me a disapproving glare, but I dismiss it. Instead, I focus on the object of my desire as she gathers her things and rises from her chair.

“Yes, sir. I’m coming.”

If things go my way, you most definitely will be.

After Selena steps inside, I reach for the knob to close the door. That’s when I notice Ms. Abernathy shaking her head as she returns to her work. We pay her damn well to mind her business, but perhaps she could do with a reminder. I’ll worry about that later though, as I have more pressing matters to attend to.

I flip the switch for the privacy glass, blocking the view of any nosy outsiders. “Have a seat.” I motion toward a club chair to the right of Chance and Brody, who are eagerly waiting on the couch. I occupy the seat opposite Selena, my gaze locked on hers as shebegins to fidget. “We’re glad to see you today. Wasn’t sure you’d be back.”

“I don’t scare that easily. And I need this job.”

Brody places his hand on her bare knee. “You never have to worry about that. No matter what happens, you won’t lose your job.”

She rewards his reassurance with a faint smile.

“Do you need some water or anything? Something to make you more comfortable perhaps?” Chance offers.

“I’m fine. Thank you.” Selena shifts in her seat and tentatively continues. “I’ve been thinking a lot and I have questions.”

I relax into my chair and steeple my fingers. “I would be disappointed if you didn’t. What do you want to know?”

She glances between the three of us. “When did you guys start having sex together?”

Chance’s laugh bellows throughout the room. “Pretty sure we know what you meant, but that’s not the right wording.”

Brody and I snicker while Selena blushes and plays with the hem of her skirt. He winks at her. “Hitting us with the hard ones right off the bat, huh?”

“I’m sorry. That was rude of me.” She worries her lower lip between her teeth.

“Never be afraid to ask us anything,” I affirm. “If this is going to work, then we all have to be open and honest. It’s the only way we’ll have trust.”

She nods her understanding, and Chance finally answers her. “We started in college where the three of us met.”

“We do have sex individually,” Brody clarifies. “But we find it more enjoyable when we can share the same woman.”

“And you all haven’t committed to a specific woman before?” She eyes me incredulously.

“No,” I admit. “We’ve attempted to have relationships, but most aren’t up to the task of being with all of us at the same time. Sexually or romantically.”

Selena nods slowly as my words sink in. “And if I agree to this, what then?” She turns to Brody while wringing her hands. “I know you said I wouldn’t lose my job, but will I still work for you? Or will you move me somewhere else?”

“Whoa. No one is going anywhere. Get that out of your head right now,” he assures her, and she smiles with obvious relief.

Chance shifts on the couch. “Now I have a question for you.”

Selena tilts her head. “Um, okay.” She crosses one leg over the other, and the action doesn’t go unnoticed by any of us as her skirt slides up her thick thigh.

“What is it that you want? I don’t believe it’s just sex because you said you’ve been on a dating app.”

“That’s right.”

“So you want something more serious then? Something long-term?” Chance continues.

She loudly exhales a lungful of air. “I don’t know what I want. It seems too good to be true that I could have not one, but three men who want to… date me?” Her gaze drops to her hands. “I’m tired of spending my nights alone. I wanna go out and have fun and do something besides work all the time. And I’m so sexually frustrated I could scream.”

That last part has my dick stirring in my pants.

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