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“Not necessarily,” Matt corrected. “I mean, if you really want to go back to Todos Santos, I’ll find a way to go, too. And I’m sure a trained chef like Chris can find a job anywhere. They have restaurants in the capital, right? What do you say?”
They both fixed her with anxious stares.
“I—” Sophie began.
Emotions raced through her as she tried to put her thoughts in order. Shock at their proposal was quickly followed by overwhelming relief, then ecstatic joy that there might be a happy ending to their love triangle.
Finally, she managed to say, “I can’t think of anything that would make me happier than being with both of you and not having to choose between you. I loved dating you guys, but the thought of having to pick just one of you was stressing me out.”
“Us too,” Matt told her.
Chris grinned. “So, problem solved? You’ll be our mate?”
“Yes. I’d love to. I want to be with both of you for the rest of my life.” She hesitated. “But, um, is the mating part of it even possible? I mean, withbothof you? At the same time?”
“I don’t know for sure,” Matt answered. “But I’m willing to try because there’s a good chance that it will actually work, because you’re an Ordinary, so you’re not restricted to having just one bond with a single mate.”
“And from the shifter point of view,” Chris said, “We’d each only have one mate bond, with you.”
The cloud of misery and stress that had been oppressing her since the disastrous dinner last night lifted. The sunlight pouring down on the patio soaked into her soul at the thought of being with both of them for the rest of her life…even if Elle and the other Swansons disapproved.
She knew her mom would have her back, and so would Chris and Matt. That was worth any amount of opposition, gossip, or teasing from anyone else.
“Yes,” she said, leaning forward to take their hands. Matt’s fingers closed with tender care around hers where they emerged from her cast. “Yes, I’ll be your mate. Being with both of you would be my happily ever after.”
Both of her men smiled at her with their hearts in their eyes. Chris let out a loud, triumphant whoop that had the diners at the other patio tables giving them looks.
“Let’s go home and celebrate,” he suggested, with a wicked smile that left no doubts in her mind as to what that celebration would involve.
“We want to make you ours as soon as possible,” Matt said, squeezing her fingers lightly.
* * *
Grizzly Creek Ranch
Forty-five minutes later
Drunk on happiness, Chris swept Sophie up in his arms as soon as she stepped out of her little red SUV back at their place.
With Matt limping at his heels, he carried her into the house and up the stairs to Matt’s bedroom, which was the master suite and had a king-sized bed. She laughed all the way there, and they kept having to stop because she wanted to kiss Matt for every kiss that she gave him.
Finally, Chris reached his goal, and set her gently on her feet.
She reached for him and he stepped back, shaking his head.
“Nope,” he told her. He couldn’t seem to stop smiling. “This is going to be all about you, Sophie, and our mating.”
“Besides, you’re injured,” said Matt, coming up behind her and putting his arms around her waist. “You need to let us do everything.”
“Hey,” she protested. “I’m not the one with—wait, how many stitches did Dr. Nika have to use?”
“Enough,” he growled. “And I’ll be fine by tomorrow.” He kissed her neck, then began to pull her top up.
Chris eagerly joined in. Together, he and Matt lovingly undressed her, baring all of her lovely smooth skin and her lush curves. They stripped as quickly as they could, until all three of them were clad only their skin.
As all three of them fell onto the bed together, they kissed everywhere they could reach.
Chris wanted her nice and wet for mating her so he crawled to the foot of the bed and spread her thighs. He plunged his face into her pussy, covering himself with her incredibly delicious musky scent and set to work driving her crazy with his lips and tongue.
