Page 84 of Grin and Bear It

We both chuckled then, knowing we wouldn’t have it any other way.

“We need to get going or we’ll be late for our reservation,” I told Lin.

“Just one second.”

He paused then, staring into her eyes and I knew exactly why he gazed at her so intently. It was all I wanted to do too. Lin leaned down, breathing in her scent before he kissed her, before his control broke and he slammed his lips down on hers.

Was this what it was gonna be like when we finally came together? Would I watch her, listen to her helpless sounds of pleasure, see her fingers rake across his shoulders and want that for myself? And then would that be matched by a bone deep satisfaction that came from watching her get everything she needed, knowing my time would come. I reached down surreptitiously, trying to shift my aching cock into a more comfortable position, but he made clear that the only one he’d be happy with was buried deep in her.

Or being jacked hard, as she rode one of my sleuthmates.

“Lin,” I said, my voice coarse and rough as the bear pressed hard against his bonds. “Lin.”

“Just a minute…” he mumbled, going back and kissing Ellie harder, before I grabbed the back of his shirt and hauled him off. “Fuck, Nash…”

“Guys, is everything OK?” All that sweet honey scent was starting to sour and that had our heads whip around. “Do you guys get jealous? Shit, I never thought to ask.”

We watched her hand go to her perfectly painted mouth and then we both grinned.

“We’ll only argue about who gets to please you first or the longest,” I replied, moving closer. Lin and I wedged her in between us. “But never jealous. You belong to us and when you’re ready, you won’t have to worry about that ever again.”

And there it was, all that sweet arousal, blooming hotter than ever.

“Yeah?” she asked in a little pant.

“Yeah, but first we need to convince you to take that leap.”

Lin and I nodded to each other. He went to the driver's seat, me opening the back door. I helped her into the back seat, watching those shapely legs for far too long, then bending over to fasten her seat belt.

“I can do that, you know,” she said, but it was in a low, playful tone.

“I know.” I brushed a little kiss on the end of her nose. “But maybe I don’t want you doing anything unless you have to.”

I meant that. The part of me that had swept in to fix her taps that night was getting stronger and harder to ignore. I wanted to fix… everything, in her life, with the boys, everything and that part would be hard to stop, now it had been engaged. But Ellie? She just met my eyes with a look full of challenge.

“Yeah?” She scratched her fingers through my stubble. “Bring it on, Bear Boy.”

Chapter42

Lin

I was fucked.

My focus kept straying back to Ellie and Nash in the backseat the whole drive over to the restaurant. As I waited at the lights, I watched his arm go around her and whispering sweet nothings in her ear, until some prick beeped me, alerting me to the fact that the signal had turned green. But nothing was greener than my eyes as I watched the two of them, Nash grinning when he saw my rapt attention.

We’d discussed it before we went to Ellie’s, knowing we needed to use tonight as an opportunity to finally get to know our mate in an adult setting but… His hand landed on her thigh as I took off at speed, needing to get to the damn restaurant. I wanted to be there in the back, not instead of Nash, but on the other side of Ellie. We should’ve gotten a taxi, an Uber, but… I made it there in record time, switching off the engine and then walking around to Ellie’s door, jerking it open. She looked up in surprise, but not before I undid her belt and dragged her closer.

Yes, this.

Her thighs parted as she sat in the open doorway of the ute, her pretty dress bunching as I stepped between them. This is where my heaven was, where I needed to be. I kissed her again, wanting her breathless and her lips swollen and pouty, before I pulled away.

“Hungry, beautiful?” I asked.

“Ahh…” I loved that it took her brain a second to come back online. The little I knew of her made me think that it was whirring at top speed all too often, so it was good to derail that. “Yes.” She smoothed her dress down when I helped her out of the car, Nash coming to stand beside me. “I’m sure the cuisine here is amazing…” Her voice trailed away as she saw the place for the first time. Arcturus was a swanky place and we’d helped build it. Ellie yanked her eyes back though, unable to look away for long. “But part of me is hungry for something else.”

The little sex kitten, she strolled closer, running her hands down my lapels and then Nash’s.That’s it, love, I thought.Claim us.

“Anything on the menu is yours tonight,” Nash growled before wrapping his arm around her waist. “And anything we can do for you is on it, too. We’re yours to use as you see fit.”

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