Page 47 of Falling for Them

My smile faltered and I quickly locked myself in my bathroom. I needed to get my head on straight and decide what I really wanted.

Did I have the emotional capacity to handle two men? The risks with both of them were too great to just fall into this casually. There was nothing casual about taking a giant leap to a relationship with Ethan. He’d been my best friend since we were eighteen. He knew practically everything about me and now he knew what I looked and sounded like when I came. I didn’t think we could go back from that even if one of us wanted to.

And Leo? He woke up something inside me that I didn’t even know was there. I wasn’t confrontational even on a bad day, but something about him made me comfortable enough to show that side of myself.

Twenty minutes later, I stepped out of the bathroom, wrapped in a towel and feeling somewhat refreshed. Leo was gone, but Ethan was sitting up against the headboard, scrolling through his phone. My heart did a little flip at the sight of him.

“Hey.” Greeting Ethan should not have felt so awkward.

He looked up, his eyes widening slightly as they took me in, a small smile forming on his lips. “Hey.”

I padded over to my dresser, suddenly very aware that I was only in a towel. “Where’s Leo?”

“He got a call and muttered something about a work emergency. I don’t think it’s the foundation, though, but who knows.”

I started toward my closet, hating to admit to myself that I was a little disappointed Leo had left without at least saying goodbye.

“Come here.” Ethan’s voice had dropped to a rumble, and I stopped in my tracks, glancing back at him with a raisedeyebrow. He patted the spot next to him on the bed. “We should talk.”

“Let me get some clothes…”

“What you’re wearing is fine.”

My nipples immediately hardened, and I turned around slowly. “Oh?”

For a moment, we just stared at each other, years of friendship and the events of the night before hanging between us.

Ethan made the first move, the blanket falling away from his naked body as he rose to his feet. His gaze held mine as he stepped closer, his intent clear. I was frozen in place, my excitement and nervousness making me forget how to move.

He stopped in front of me, his hand wrapping around mine that clutched my towel closed. My fingers opened, and the towel pooled at my feet, leaving me bare.

I resisted the urge to cover myself, instead watching the way his pupils dilated as he took me in. He wrapped his hand around the back of my neck as he stepped closer. “You’re so beautiful.”

I reached out, tracing the line of his jaw, and he leaned into my touch, his eyes never leaving mine. Our lips met in a slow kiss, and I melted into him.

This moment between us was too intimate and raw to share with anyone else, and I saw that now. Had I made a big mistake letting Leo be a part of what had happened the night before? I couldn’t think about that now, and I definitely didn’t want to interrupt this moment by bringing up another man.

I angled my head, deepening the kiss and pressing my body close. His hands roamed down my sides to my hips and then to my ass as if he couldn’t get enough of touching me.

Ethan pulled away slightly, his forehead resting against mine. “I feel like a virgin again. If I do something you don’t like, tell me.”

Was it possible to love him even more than I already did? “You’re perfect, but I will.”

He let out a shaky breath, a small smile playing on his lips. “I want to taste you again.”

His words sent a surge of heat through me, and I nodded, unable to find my voice. Ethan dug his fingers into my ass and picked me up, my legs wrapping around him. He carried me to the bed and laid me down, his body covering mine as our kissing turned frantic.

I gasped as Ethan’s lips left mine, his warm breath ghosting over my skin as he trailed kisses down my neck. His hands slid down my body, resting momentarily on my hips before moving further down, grazing my sensitive thighs and spreading them wider.

“Ethan...” I whimpered, needing him to touch me.

He paused, his lips hovering over the curve of my breast. “Tell me what you want.”

I swallowed hard, my body tingling as his fingertips skimmed my inner thighs, edging closer and closer to where I needed him. “I... I want you to... keep going.”

Ethan’s low chuckle vibrated through my body. “I aim to please.” With a quick flick of his tongue over a nipple, he kissed all the way down my body, taking the same path as his hands had.

I arched my back as he nipped next to my belly button, sending a jolt of pleasure straight to my core. His hands gripped my hips, holding me steady as his lips continued their journey, lower and lower.

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