Page 12 of What the Heart Wants (Desires of the Heart 1)

“Plus, they are so hot. You would be a fool to pass that up!” she says making me laugh.

I nod my head in agreement.

Holly’s phone starts ringing and she pauses to look at who it is. When she sees the name, a smile comes to her face. It must be a video chat because she sits beside me to answer the call.

“Hi Auntie Holly and Auntie Kyla!!” three voices say excitedly.

We wave at the three cute triplets before us. Logan and Terri-Ann were the friends we made and gotten close to when we travelled. They had gotten pregnant shortly after and had Sarah, Stanley, and Mario. I may be biased, but they are the cutest kids I’ve ever met.

“Hi, how are our favorite triplets?” I ask grinning. Seeing them always brings a smile to my face.

They ramble on about what’s going on in their life as their parents shake their head in the background.

It’s not long before they get bored of us and run away.

“How’s everything with you two?” Holly asks.

“Good, just busy as ever. When are you guys coming to visit? Kyla, how is your job?” Terri-Ann asks.

“It’s pretty good. The money is good; everyone is nice. When I work long enough to take time off, we will come for a visit,” I say.

“She’s got some hot as fuck bosses,” Holly decides to add.

I lightly push her shoulder.

Terri-Ann and Logan get a twinkle in their eyes. “Do tell us more.”

I cover my face as Holly goes into detail of what each one looks like. I never realised that she looked that hard at them to know their exact descriptions.

It’s not long before we hear a crash and screaming and our friends hang up the phone. The joys of having three young kids.

Holly and I spend the rest of the evening talking about my bosses. Holly adds more stories about reverse harem to my kindle calling it “research.” I laugh and blush at the thought, but I know that I’m going to spend a lot of time reading those books more now that I’m in this situation.

Plus, I loved the way they kissed me. I felt the longing and passion behind their kisses.

Maybe this will turn out to be a good thing?

When Holly leaves, I grab my purse and pull out the letter I keep with me. I haven’t ever opened it. It was from the heart donor’s family. I haven’t been ready to read it, but I hope that one day I can. What would someone say when they lost someone they love? How do they feel knowing that heart is beating inside me and saved my life?

I clutch the letter and climb into bed.

I toss and turn all night, knowing I’m not going to get any sleep with the thoughts surrounding me.

Chapter Six

Asher

I feel good the next day going to work. The feel of Kyla’s lips on mine ran constantly through my mind all night. I want to feel them again; taste her. The fact that she melted into us was icing on the cake. When she was disappointed in Levi walking away, I wanted to hold her and tell her why Levi was holding back, but we weren’t ready to share that information.

When we get to the office, Kyla is already there sitting at her desk like she arrived early and was waiting for us. I like the thought of coming to work and seeing her.

“Morning beautiful,” I say with a smile. I walk over and give her a kiss like it’s something we do every morning, but I can’t wait another second to feel her lips on mine.

Ethan and Grayson kiss her too before heading into their offices. As I walk to mine, I turn to see Levi looking at Kyla with a serious face. She squirms under his stare.

I feel bad for the woman. You can tell that she wants Levi’s attention as much as ours, but he needs to come to it on his own terms.

When we talked to him last night about how Kyla reacted when he walked away, you could tell that he felt bad. He said he needed to wrap his head around it. He felt guilty for feeling the way he does towards her.

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