Page 103 of Seeking Two Lovers

“He feels the same,” I stated, closing my eyes as memories flashed through my mind. “He stares at you like you hung the moon and stars in the night sky.”

Exactly as Levi had with Zeke.

“That’s thankfulness. Gratefulness for all I’ve done for him.”

“Hmm.” My lips thinned at the bullshit he spouted, but I tipped back my glass, emptying it rather than arguing. I could lead the man to water, but I couldn’t force him to drink.

“He’ll only ever look at you like that,” Grey said.

My forehead dented in a quick furrow as I swallowed. “Like what?”

“You’re the sunshine in the garden of his soul,” he stated as though sold on the idea but without a hint of jealousy in his tone.

I almost snorted a huff. If only.

But I remembered the flush on Blaine’s face when around me, the way he kissed and touched my body as though in reverent worship…

Damn emotional roller coaster—damn wine—laughter bubbled up on the heels of my frown. “I am not. He’s only known me for a couple weeks.”

“The first day I met Blaine, I was sure I wanted him in my life until I died.”

Shit, I was aware Grey had it bad for his best friend, but still. “How old were you?”

“Ten.”

“Did you know you were bi?” I closed my eyes, head tipped back against the couch, empty glass cradled to my chest.

The spins…shit.

I popped my eyelids back open and slid a foot onto the floor to ground me.

“Not right then, but the first time I thought about kissing it was because of Blaine’s mouth. And the first time I realized I wanted to touch another dick, it was his.”

Blaine had been Grey’s first crush, his first love. Envy sneaked into my mind, but what woman wouldn’t be jealous or anxious about losing what she’d always wanted and thought she might have found?

“He’s it for you,” I spoke truth both of us knew deep inside our souls, needing confirmation one way or the other. The teeter-totter of emotions was doing my buzzed brain in.

“I’d like nothing more,” Grey admitted without hesitation, “but if I’m being honest, there would still be something missing. Is it greedy to need him and crave a soft, loving woman’s touch too?”

My heart beat heavy in my chest at the suggestion in his deep voice and the words caressing my ears. “No.” I swallowed hard. “Why else would Missing Link be in existence? A triad is probably tough as hell, but it’s doable. It can work if the connection, the dedication, and the honesty is there.”

But was that what he suggested he wanted for the long haul?

He made an agreement in his throat. “And what do you desire, Lily?”

“I’m greedy like you,” I whispered the truth in my heart, for as long as I could hold onto them.

“And what if that isn’t what Blaine wants?” Grey sounded concern as though our hearts longed for the same thing.

My chin lifted. “Then we show him it’s what he needs.”

“Fuck, woman, you fill me up with all kinds of emotion…”

My throat tightened, and I waited, desperate for more affirmation.

“I don’t even know what to think or how to handle my head right now,” Grey whispered, his tone ragged. “Next time I see you, I’m bringing you an entire shipping box full of Andes candies.”

Aaaaand, my heart melted.

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