Page 22 of Necessary Roughness
“I’m talking about going forward,” Knox explained. “If this is something you’re interested in, then we could come to some sort of arrangement.” He glanced at me. “Thethreeof us, if Logan’s interested.”
Interested? I was abso-fucking-lutely interested in anything involving Sloane.
“You want me to be… what? Your sex toy?” she asked.
“Cards on the table?” Knox spread his palms. “Yeah. Kind of.”
Sloane blinked in surprise.
My reaction probably mirrored hers. I couldn’t believe my buddy was bluntly asking a girl if she wanted to be fuck-buddies. Girls never went for that sort of thing, even if you were the captain of the goddamn football team.
“It would be the same for you!” Knox told her. “You could use me for sex whenever you want. Same for Logan, if he’s interested. Think of us as your own private box of sex toys.”
“Hey,” I said. “I’m alotbetter than a sex toy.”
Sloane’s gaze cut to me. “I don’t know about that. My vibrator and I have a very special relationship.”
I barked a laugh. This girl was fucking great. Knox was offering her something batshit fucking insane, and she was cracking jokes.
But itwasinsane. Right?
“I know this sounds crazy,” Knox said, reading our minds. “But I thought I would offer it since we all seem to have priorities that align. A physical relationship. No feelings or expectations or all the baggage that comes from anactualrelationship. No cuddling or going out on dates. Just meaningless sex for as long as we all enjoy it.”
Most girls would have rejected it immediately. Hell, most girls would have slapped Knox for even making the suggestion.
But I could already tell that Sloane wasn’t like most girls. She had a twinkle in her eyes as she considered Knox. She was curious.
She wasconsidering the proposal.
“What if you want sex, but I’m not in the mood?” she asked carefully.
“Then we don’t do it.”
Sloane chewed on her lip. “What if we hook up, and discover we have zero sexual chemistry?”
“Then we stop.” Knox shrugged. “This can be whatever we want it to be. We can come up with our own ground rules and boundaries.”
She stared at him for several long moments, then slowly turned to face me. “Are you interested, too? Because it sounds like this is the first time you’re hearing about this ridiculous suggestion.”
“I am every bit as shocked as you are, yes,” I replied.
“And…?” She arched an eyebrow at me.
Fuck. I wanted this so badly, even if it was a bad idea. I wantedherso badly, to pick up where we’d left off and find out just how much fun the three of us could have together.
I forced myself to shrug casually. “It’s appealing.” Since Sloane was a blunt woman, I decided to give her a taste of her own medicine. “You’re hot. I’m sad nothing happened on Thursday.”
Her eyes widened for a fraction of a second. I would’ve missed it if I wasn’t already gazing into her eyes. “You two are… not unattractive,” she finally said.
“Damn,” I said. “Don’t butter me up too much.”
“He doesn’t need any compliments,” Knox said while glaring at me. “His ego is already too big for his head.”
“Guilty,” I replied with a smile.
One of the bedroom doors opened, and Roman strode past the couch and into the kitchen. Sloane’s wide eyes followed him.
“He’s not part of the deal, is he?” she asked.
