Page 37 of Perfect Three

“No...”She sobbed.“No.”

“No?Okay, we understand.Would you prefer us to go?Just don’t cry.“

Lucy wailed louder, grabbing his arm.“No!”She turned her face sideways and peered into Jack’s.

“It’s okay.If you want to cry, cry.Ignore him.”

Sebastian’s body wriggled as he laughed a little.

She tried to smile as she finally stopped crying.

Jack gave her a weak grin and kissed her nose.

Sebastian loosened his arms and held her apart, Jack’s arms dropping till he only had one hand resting gently on her upper arm.Sebastian looked down into her tear-stained face.“I think we should go.Thank you, Lucy, for letting us explain our lifestyle a little.If you ever want to come and have dinner with us, just shout.If you ever need us, we would honestly love to be friends with you.”

He kissed the top of her head and dropped his arms completely.Jack gave her a sad smile and squeezed her arm.

Any minute now, they would walk out of her life, all because she wanted them to kiss her and she’d run away!She couldn’t let that happen.She wanted a chance to taste that kind of love.

“Don’t go!”

Chapter Seventeen

Lucy wasn’t sure howshe could, or would, explain.She bit her lip, trying to fight past her nervousness, her embarrassment.She pulled at an ear, ran a finger across her cheek.

The two men exchanged very confused glances.

Jack took her wandering hand, speaking so gently, “Lucy, obviously something happened.You have to be brave and be honest with us.We don’t want to hurt you accidentally.”He shrugged his shoulders.“We got kind of carried away with the moment.”He glanced at Sebastian.“It’s Seb’s fault for talking so dirty.I guess it was a shock to see us kiss.”

Lucy’s tears built up again as she whined in protest, “But I wanted one like that!”

Sebastian’s laugh of relief echoed around the kitchen as he pulled her close, hugging her so fiercely.Then he held her at arms-length, shaking his head at her.“Oh, Lucy, Lucy, Lucy.We thought...”

She tried wiping her eyes with the back of her hand.

Jack looked around the vast kitchen and grabbed a tissue box.He pulled out a few and passed them to her.

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