Page 15 of Recon Rendezvous

We’re convening in my bedroom while Gem works on my hair. They’ve convinced me to watch some show about brothers in love with the same girl. Oh yeah, and they are vampires. I’m not going to lie, it’s already pulling me in. Maybe because the older brother reminds me a little of Xander with his cocky smirks

What?No, why am I still thinking of him? I can’t resist running my thumb along my bottom lip.No.We’re done. We had fun. Move on.

Turning my head slightly, I look up at Gem. “You girls are too sweet.”

“Why doesn’t she just date both of them? I love this show, but it would have been so much better if the brothers learned to share,” Mia exclaims.

“No.” Sasha shakes her head. “I love the idea of true love winning out. That there’s one person made just for you.” She sighs, wrapping her arms around herself, a huge smile on her face.

“I’m with Sasha,” Gem chimes in. “But I also love it when they’re possessive. My man better not want to share me with anyone else. I mean, unless I want to be shared, and I think I’d want to be shared between these two. Okay, you’ve convinced me. Sharing is caring.”

They go back and forth, arguing their points, and I have to intervene.

“Hey, don’t spoil anything for me. You made me watch this and I’m fully invested now.”

That shuts them up for a minute before Mia starts another tangent.

“If a guy eats your ass, are you kissing him after?”

Me? I’m shocked into silence. Sasha and Gem look thoughtful as they consider her question.

“Well, I hated it when guys wouldn’t kiss me after I gave them head, huge red flag, so, yeah, I’m kissing him all in the mouth,” Sasha finally says.

“Yeah, I’m with you. It’s my ass, why wouldn’t I kiss him?” Gem agrees.

“Eww, come on you guys,” I cry.

“What, you wouldn’t kiss a guy after he ate your ass?” Mia asks and all eyes turn to me.

“No, it’s just knowing that Ty and Eli are the ass eaters in question. It’s gross. But for me, since this has never and probably will never happen, it’s a toss-up.”

“What do you mean?”

I lean forward. “Well, did I ask him to eat my ass, or did he volunteer?” I shrug. “If he does it because he loves it, especially if he’s just my fun for the night, then I don’t have to kiss him. I don’t make the rules.”

We howl with laughter, the show forgotten as we discuss ass eating etiquette. I swear, these girls are a breath of fresh air. I’ve known some people for years, but I’ve never felt this close to them, or been able to open up like this. And yet, I met these girls only months ago, but I feel so comfortable and at ease with them. Besides my best friend, I can’t say that about anyone else.

I glance up. “Okay, spill. Tell me all about how you and Eli met. Sasha, don’t think you’re getting out of telling me all about you and Ty.”

They laugh as they look at each other before Mia clears her throat.

“You haven’t heard this story? Okay, so at the beginning of last summer, our sweet Gem was in a bit of a rut after breaking up with this guy from school. I’ll add they dated for way too long, but she was kind of meh after.”

I glance at Gem again and she just nods as Mia continues. “In a stroke of genius, we came up with Mission Promiscuous aka Operation Summer Slut.”

I snort a laugh. “What the hell is that?”

Sasha jumps in. “It was so necessary. Our sweet Gem is not one for a hookup, she was a kissing slut, but we had to up the ante to get her back out there.”

Nodding, Mia adds, “So, one night we decided to try a new spot, Neveah, you know, to find her some fresh meat.”

“Of course, as one does.” I nod along.

I watch them with a smile as they finish each other’s sentences, recalling their summer of sin. Mia nudges Sasha with her elbow. “That first night, I think it was Xander who called us over and offered us a few drinks.”

“Again, of course.”

“Right.” Mia nods and laughs. “Sasha and I go over, she falls in lust, I take a few shots, Gem sees Eli again, and the Four Fucksmen are now a part of our lives forever.”

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