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“Had to pee,” I lied.

Garrett pointed toward a door. “There’s a bathroom down that hall.”

“I don’t have to pee now.” This was totally turning awkward. “We need to talk.”

Ryker cleared his throat. “Can you take your sunglasses off?”

I took a deep breath and pushed my sunglasses up onto my head, revealing what I knew were red-rimmed eyes. “I’m sorry for running off like that. I just needed a moment to collect my thoughts.”

Luca’s concerned stare made me want to run. “I’m sorry, Paige. I didn’t think it would be a big deal. I thought maybe a fun day together would help things along.”

Ryker pinched the bridge of his nose and Garrett made a noise in his throat.

I took another drink of champagne before lowering it to my side. I kept my eyes down because I really couldn’t bear to see their reactions to what I was about to say.

It was time to rip off the Band-Aid and get this over with. It was now or never because I couldn’t keep doing this to myself. The uncertainty and wondering were destroying me, and I didn’t have much left to destroy.

“I want you all and I don’t know if it’s even possible or reasonable to ask that of you, but it’s how I feel. I can’t just choose one of you even though that would be a hell of a lot easier.” My feet were tingling with the urge to flee but I didn’t move. “I’m sorry.”

It was quiet and I peeked up at them through my eyelashes. Luca was grinning like he’d just been given everything on his Christmas list, Ryker looked like he was about to say something, and Garrett’s jaw was clenched so tightly I thought it might break.

“I’ll um...” I turned my torso and pointed to the door with the bottle. “Let you three discuss.”

“Stop running.” Ryker’s command made me stop mid-pivot. “Stop running and maybe we’d catch you.”

“I’m sorry if you run too slow.” It was out of my mouth before I could stop it, and my eyes widened as Garrett stalked toward me.

I was frozen in place as he stepped right in front of me, reaching around to grab the base of my ponytail. It wasn’t rough but it also wasn’t gentle. He surprised me so much I almost let the champagne bottle slip from my hold.

Garrett finally spoke, his voice low and controlled. “Are you sure this is what you want?”

“Yes, I’m one hundred percent sure. If you’ll-” I was going to say, ‘if you’ll have me’ but Garrett silenced me with his mouth.

I groaned, clutching at his shirt with my free hand. It was overwhelming to have him finally kiss me again, and to do it in front of Ryker and Luca just made it that much more real.

I wanted this and now there was no turning back.

Chapter18

Rock The Boat

Garrett

It was about fucking time I could kiss and touch Paige without worry twisting my stomach in knots.

When I’d heard Luca call Paige’s name as we’d come up the stairs, I’d felt a sense of dread wash over me. Not because of her being there, but because of Luca and Ryker. They both wanted more with her, and so did I.

Things had already been strained between us, and the last thing we needed was to be fighting or disagreeing over a woman.

But then Luca had broached the subject of usallhaving more with her. I’d briefly thought about it before, but realistically, it was a tough arrangement. But what if it could work?

While Paige had seemed to want the same thing, it was a completely different ballgame when it came to putting it into action.

‘I want you all’ played on repeat in my head as I used Paige’s ponytail to move her head and deepen our kiss. She didn’t just want Luca or Ryker. She wanted me too.

Paige moaned, her hand gripping my shirt as she tried to press closer to me. The feel of her body against mine was something I dreamed about nightly ever since I’d kissed her on the street. It sent a jolt of desire through me that I couldn’t ignore, but probably should have considering we were in the middle of the gym.

We needed to talk about this to set some boundaries and figure out what exactly we all wanted out of this. We’d been starting to hash things out when she’d walked in, champagne bottle clutched tightly in her hand like it was her life preserver.

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