Page 67 of Falling for Them

“You cheated,” I accused breathlessly.

Ethan’s lips quirked into a smirk. “Is that so? Seems to me like you’re losing on purpose.”

“Ten seconds left!” Leo shouted.

“Prepare to be at my mercy!” Ethan jumped back and fired at my chest before I could react, his voice filled with triumph.

I couldn’t even raise my gun before he was gone, leaving me flustered against the wall. The buzzer sounded, and the lights came on.

We made our way to the scoreboard, and I couldn’t help but groan when I saw the results. Ethan had absolutely demolished us, his score nearly double mine and Leo’s combined.

“Well, well, well.” Ethan grinned, looking entirely too pleased with himself. “Looks like I’m calling the shots tonight.”

Leo shook his head but laughed. “I didn’t want to win.”

“No?” Ethan’s gaze swept over Leo and me, his eyes darkening with desire. “Good, because I’ve got plans. Big plans.”

It was going to be tough getting through the rest of this date, especially knowing that Leo and Ethan had been intimate.

“I need a snack and a beer.” Leo gathered our equipment. “I’ll go return these and then meet you two at the bar?”

“Sounds good.” I kissed him and Ethan did the same. It felt so normal, even though it was anything but.

Ethan took my hand, and we walked back into the main facility, where it was loud with the sounds of arcade games, music, and other adults having a good time. Would the three of us ever be able to be affectionate in public like we had been in the privacy of the laser tag room?

New York City was a lot more accepting than other places, but did that extend to two men and a woman who were in a throuple? I hadn’t talked much to my brother or Paige about what it was like when they went out, but maybe I needed to.

“He let me hit him.” Ethan came to a stop in a short line to order food and drinks.

“What?” I was confused.

Ethan rolled his eyes. “In the game. He literally stepped out and spread his arms wide for me to get points.”

I glared up at him. “So, you admit you cheated and I’m the winner?”

He laughed. “I didn’t say that. I was informing you that he wants whatever happens later.”

“Are you going to…” I looked around and then lowered my voice, “fuck him in front of me?”

He smirked and leaned down to my ear, nipping at it. “You’d like to watch that, wouldn’t you?”

“Maybe.” I shrugged as if I didn’t care either way, but I wanted everything with these two whether it be watching or involved.

Leo cleared his throat from next to us. “It’s our turn to order.”

We placed our orders, Leo paying with his fancy black credit card. Ethan, although a bottomless pit most of the time, didn’t get anything to eat while Leo and I ordered chicken wings and pretzel bites, along with beers.

“You don’t want anything?” Leo double-checked as we took the order number card and found a table.

“Nope.” Ethan sat and took a sip of his beer. “This kind of food can be iffy for my stomach.”

I narrowed my eyes at him because I knew for a fact that he was lying out of his ass. He loved chicken wings and pretzel bites and had never once complained about them. “Well, we’ll just enjoy our snack while you watch.”

“Oh, I intend to.”

I got the feeling he wasn’t talking about us eating food.

Chapter 24

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