“But if itmakes you uncomfortable, we will stop.” The softness in Arthur’s tone bled into his expression. The firmness in his jaw cracked just enough for a sigh to part his lips. “We would never ask you to go against your will.”
Just like that,my argument and uncertainty vanished. I ran my finger along the edge of Arthur’s jaw, my thumb rubbing his bottom lip. “Maybe I need to try again. If you really want me to decide, I mean.”
I only thoughttime stood still earlier. Now the whole world froze as the four of us looked at each other. We were teetering on the edge of a cliff. One wrong word, a hesitant breath, and the whole thing fell apart.
“If that is what you wish.”Arthur stood and held out his hand. “Perhaps we try a different tactic.”
“What’s that?”I held his hand and let him pull me to my feet. Three bodies closed in around me. I’d never experienced anything like this before. What most thought of as constricting, I found comforting.
Arthur moved in,his lips lingering on my top lip in a series of short kisses as Ryland pressed his lips to my shoulder. I knew it was him from the blond hair falling over my arm. Scott movedto my other side, pulling my hair away from my neck and kissing my earlobe.
A shudder wrackedmy entire body. What was this? It was intoxicating, liberating even. This was not a competition. This was not about taking turns. I moaned, the sound tore from my aching throat as a storm of sensations overwhelmed me.
Hands stoked my ribs,my thighs, my ass. Ryland ran a knuckle down the outer curve of my breast. His thumb flicked over the nipple at the same time Scott slipped a hand beneath my suit and cupped my ass. I reached out, desperate to hold onto something, and found Arthur there waiting. He guided my hands to his ribs and murmured into my mouth, “We have you, Hannah.”
Did they ever.
Beingbetween all three of them as they explored my body with hands and mouths was the most erotic thing I’d ever experienced. I knew I should be afraid but I wasn’t. There were three of them and one of me. If I said stop, I had no control if they ignored me.
But I knewthey would never ignore my requests. That realization came at the same time that Arthur released my lips and rained kisses down my neck. He dropped to a knee in front of me, his lips continuing their slow descent. “There are other places I could kiss you, other places I want to kiss you.”
God yes.I wanted him between my legs. I raked his hair back from his face and scoured it for any hint of trickery, finding none.
Scott and Rylandremained on either side of me. “What truth or dare would you ask of us, Hannah?”
“How is this even possible?”The question came out hoarse and breathless. “This doesn’t happen. How can all three of you want to kiss me?”
“Not just kiss you.”Ryland tugged the strap of my bathing suit down my arm, exposing the curve of my breast. “Worship you. Adore you. We would spend all night with you until exhaustion forced us to stop.” He exposed more of my skin with every word.
“Are you comfortable with this?”I locked eyes with Arthur. Every move they made told me they’d done this before. It startled me when jealousy bit deep. Who was the other woman, and why did I care?
“We are,”Arthur answered for all of them.
I felttheir acceptance in nods and kisses. Fiery need licked my skin and filled my blood with hot desire. I craved their touches. They’d given me a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I’d be a raging fool to pass it up.
I slidmy hand from Arthur’s face and held onto Scott. “Kiss me.”
He answered my demand,his lips on mine in an instant. My inhibitions fell away in the comfort of their embrace, the skill of their touch, and the alcohol dancing in my veins.
Arthur dippeda finger beneath my suit, the rough edge of his knuckle gliding so close to my clit that I bucked toward him. Was this what it felt like to be wanted and treasured? One night with them might not ruin me, but it had the potential to break me down and leave me wanting things I had no right to ask for.
10
RYLAND
Hannah’s allure thrummed in the air, an intoxicating mix of alcohol and lust driving my lips down her arm and back up to the side of her neck. A shiver shook her body.
Arthur brought her in close and scooped her into his arms. “Let’s take this somewhere more comfortable.”
Hannah blushed while reaching back toward me and Scott. “Are you coming?”
Without a doubt. A rueful smile tugged at my lips. “Of course.”
The blush on her cheeks darkened. “I’ve never done anything like this before.” She said it with the kind of quietness that held a hint of fear.
“If anything makes you uncomfortable, we’ll stop,” I was quick to reassure her. Even though we’d not shared a woman since college, we fell back into the old pattern without hesitation.
Arthur lowered Hannah onto the daybed beside the pool. Shadows lingered at the edges where the solar lights didn’t reach, but Hannah lay ringed in golden light. She stretched toward us, water droplets dancing on her body.