Page 48 of Bound By Secrets

I watch as her tongue sweeps across her bottom lip, making it glisten. I lift my hooded gaze to hers and see her watching me with a mischievous glint in her eyes.

“I really want to kiss you right now, Callie,” I murmur, my lips hovering a millimetre away from hers, teasing us both. Her eyes are wide as they search mine, and her breathing begins to pick up. I watch as a flush crawls across her skin, brightening her cheeks.

“Kiss me then,” she whispers, her lids fluttering. I skim my lips across hers before trailing them down her neck, she moans quietly and her arm curls around the back of my neck.

“The problem is, if I kiss you, I don’t think I’ll be able to stop.” She gasps and then hums in pleasure as I place open-mouthed kisses up the length of her neck.

“I wouldn’t want you to stop. Kiss me, Brad.” I dive in, not needing to be told twice.

As soon as my lips connect with hers, she melts into me. I grab at her hips and pull her onto my lap to make us both more comfortable. She moans into my mouth, and our tongues tangle together.

The kiss is messy; our teeth clank together a couple of times, but it doesn’t bother either one of us, too hungry with desire. Her hands trail over my shoulders, bumping over each corded muscle before they travel down my back. I keep one hand on her hip, keeping her body close to mine, and I lift my other hand to her jaw, angling her head a little to the left.

We’re breathing heavily as we carelessly make out like a pair of horny teenagers. When I feel myself starting to harden in my jeans, I reluctantly pull away from the kiss and rest my forehead against hers.

“We need to put a pause on this.”

She grins at me, and she shakes her head a little, trying not to laugh.

“I don’t want to go too far too quickly, especially after what happened with you and Nate. I want to give you time.” It’s as if I’ve poured a bucket of ice over her with that comment. Her eyes widen and her hands cover her mouth as she groans.

She quickly climbs off my lap, sits back down beside me, and shakes her head.

“Oh my god, what is wrong with me?” I think she’s talking to herself, not realising she’s asked the question out loud, but I choose to answer it anyway because I don’t want her getting the wrong impression.

“Callie, nothing’s wrong with you, I just want to take things-”

“No. I mean, what’s wrong with me!” she shrieks, standing up and starting to pace in front of me. “I messed around with Nate, then I had sex with Ryker, and now I’m kissing you!” She shouts, pointing her finger towards me.

I lift myself off the ground and take hold of her forearms.

“Woah, Callie, calm down. Firstly, there’s no need to shout.” Her eyes go comically wider, and she whips her head in every direction, looking for anyone who might have heard heroutburst. I place my thumb and forefinger under her chin and direct her head till she’s facing me.

“There’s no need to panic, cutie. Calm down, please. Just breathe.” I try to make my voice as soothing as possible. She takes a few deep breaths and her eyes go back to a somewhat normal size, but I can still tell that she feels guilty.

“I don’t know what I’m doing, Brad. This is all so weird and confusing to me,” she whispers, leaning forward and resting her forehead on my chest. I smooth a hand down the length of her ponytail and then rub her back in a circular motion.

“What’s confusing about it? You like three different guys. They all like you as well. It seems simple to me.” She huffs out a breath and shakes her head from side to side.

“It’s not simple at all. This isn’t normal. Firstly, I hardly know you or Nate, surely I shouldn’t be making out with you both this quickly. Secondly, I’ve only ever been with one guy, consensually, that is.” I cringe at her reminder and my hand fists at my side. “I’ve only ever felt like this for one person and that was Ryker. I don’t understand how I’m developing feelings for two more people as well.”

“It doesn’t have to be confusing, Callie. It’s perfectly normal.”

“What do you mean?” She draws back and looks up at me in confusion.

“If you decide that you want to be with all three of us, that’s an option. Well, if Nate and Ryker would agree to it.” Her brows furrow.

“Is that something that you’d be open to?” She asks quietly, avoiding eye contact.

“Baby, I have a Mum and two Dads, I’m not the person you’d have to worry about being okay with this. I’d happily share you if it’s something that you would want and be comfortable with.” She’s looking at me now, staring up at me with those wide oceanblue eyes and I can tell she’s shocked. Her lips move as if she wants to say something but no words come out to start with.

“Share me?” she squeaks, her cheeks now rosy red. My lips tilt up into a smile as I nod. “If you meansexually,then I don’t know about that.” I stroke my thumb across her cheek until it reaches her bottom lip.

“I was just talking about some sort of polyamorous relationship. I didn’t mean it sexually, but that could be a possibility in the future, I suppose. It’s something for you to think about. I don’t think Nate would be into having group sex, but I wouldn’t be opposed to sharing you with Ryker. That man looks like he’d be bossy between the sheets. He’s got me intrigued,” I tell her, placing a soft kiss against her lips.

“You’re into Ryker?”

I can’t contain my laughter. I double over as my body shakes, and tears gather in my eyes.

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