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“You’re in control of the situation, Paige.” He leaned in, his free hand resting on the counter behind me as he gently kissed my cheek and let his lips linger. “If you tell me right now to back off, I will.”

Heat pooled in my stomach, and I had to bite my lip to stop myself from turning my head and kissing him. “Just friends, Luca.”

He pushed off the counter, the loss of his touch making me ache and feel like a complete liar. “Go get dressed. Bring a sweater since it’s cooler at night.”

He picked up the book off the floor and went to the couch, opening it as soon as he sat down.

There was no stopping him from something he wanted; he’d made that abundantly clear.

Chapter16

That’s Not a Boat

Luca

Persistent was my middle name and, once again, I’d proven that even the impossible was possible.

I hadn’t known how Paige would handle me showing up to her apartment—if it could even be called that—unannounced after upsetting her a few days ago.

I didn’t regret what I’d said because it had given me a glimpse into what was going on in Paige’s head. And now? Now I had the confirmation I needed that she was open to being with all three of us.

To say I was happy would have been an understatement.

It made perfect sense that Ryker, Garrett, and I would be in a relationship with the same woman. To be honest, I was a little surprised Ryker never brought it up considering the books he read.

Was that why he read them? To see if that would be something he could handle?

I knew without a shadow of a doubt that Garrett would be able to handle it, but Ryker was more possessive than both of us combined. He had to be in control and a polyamorous relationship took some of that control away.

I skimmed through the romance novel as I waited on Paige to change. It had taken everything in me not to yank the ties on her robe and find out what she had on underneath, but I’d kept my composure. I felt like such a horn dog around her, but I also just craved her touch.

I had been with a lot of women before, but when I looked into Paige’s eyes and felt her gentle touch, something clicked. It was like I knew her even though I’d never met her before. I felt a strange familiarity and yet an intense attraction.

Paige’s legs came into view on the ladder, and I was more than happy to see a whole lot of leg. She had changed into a pair of jean shorts that hit mid-thigh, and a loose, floral tank top that revealed just a hint of cleavage. My eyes roamed over her body, taking in every inch of her as she climbed down.

“Can I take back the friend thing?” I wanted to run my hands up her legs before wrapping them around me.

“What?” Distress filled her voice, and she bit her bottom lip.

“No! I just meant you look so good that I want to do unfriendly things to your body.” I stood, snapping the book I’d been skimming shut and tossing it on the table.

She visibly relaxed. “You’ve already done enough unfriendly things to my body.”

I watched curiously as she went to a cart by the door and pulled off a cover. Looking in a hand mirror she had hanging on a pushpin, she took down her hair, brushed it, and put it in a neat ponytail.

Fuck, ponytails were sexy. Something nice and solid to maneuver her head with as she sucked my cock.

No, down boy.

I cleared my throat and adjusted my stance, giving my inflating dick a little room to breathe. “By the way, your book overuses the word cock. It took me exactly five seconds to locate the first sex scene.”

She squirted some kind of cream in her hand and rubbed it all over her face. “Well, there’s four of them in that book. What else should the author call them? Meat rods? Pogo sticks?”

“He whipped out his willy, the head glistening. It has a nice ring to it.”

“It’s not sexy.” She used a brush to dab something on her face. “I’d rather read the word cock fifty times than see willy even once.”

“And what about the balls? Do authors just use balls or do they throw a testis and scrotum in there?” I was surprised she was even humoring me with this conversation, but maybe these were the kinds of things she talked about with her friends.

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