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Marigold didn’t want to argue. She just wanted to go home, curl up in bed, and hide away from everyone. She wanted to not believe that this was happening. But it was. Darren, Jake and Nathan were going to find out, and she had no idea how to tell them, or how they were going to react.

She slumped into her chair, suddenly feeling exhausted.

“Can someone drive me home? It might be better if I don’t drive myself.”

“Of course.” Leon stepped forward. “Let me have your keys. I’ll sort it out.”

Marigold reached into her bag and found her keys. Her hands were trembling as she held them out. She really needed something to eat.

“And Allison? Could you do me a favor? I’m going to feel like a coward, but I need your help.”

“Sure.” Allison nodded. “Anything you need. I’ve got it.”

Marigold knew that. Which made her want to cry again.

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Nathan looked overat Jake as they dressed. His partner did look damn hot when he was naked. Nathan could never get bored of looking at him. Jake really knew how to take care of himself.

And he certainly knew how to take care of Nathan.

“Remind me of something in the future, Nathan?” Jake asked as he tugged his sweater back on.

“Sure.” Nathan tied up the drawstring on his pants. “What is it?”

“We will never do this at work again.”

“After the incredible sex we just had?”

Jake frowned.

“The thrill is there for one time, but I’m not going to risk doing it again. I would rather not lose my job just months after getting it.”

Nathan didn’t want to lose it, either, but he was feeling a little better for it. He and Jake hadn’t been intimate in a while due to tension between them, and it could feel the pent up energy wanting to explode. It just needed a bit of a nudge. Something daring was perfect, and the more Nathan thought about it, the more aroused he felt. He liked the idea of being caught.

Although, he had to admit, he only liked the idea of being caught by Marigold. He had found it arousing when she watched him fuck Jake that night, and she seemed to find it just as erotic. Nathan wanted to have that again.

You’re not going to get it if you don’t fucking talk to her. Three months, and none of you have said anything about it?

I know. We’re cowards.

“What brought that on?” Jake asked, shoving his feet into his sneakers. “What possessed you to want this?”

“I thought maybe we needed a bit of spice.”

“We have that all the time.”

Nathan shook his head.

“Not lately.”

Jake frowned. Then he sighed and looked away.

“We’re not going to go into this, Nathan.”

“Why not? We both know what we want. And she’s only down the fucking hall.”

“And we both know how things are going to go if we do anything.”

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