Page 41 of Shielding Lexi (Temptation)

“Lexi, you’ve been through a lot,” I say, running my hand down her back in comfort. “You think you love us, but you’re confused, and I have to say… we probably haven’t done the greatest job keeping things neutral for you.” My eyes dart to Hawk and Kane.

“Neutral?” She pulls back her head, “I don’t want things neutral. You’ve all given me something I need and I can’t imagine that ending.” She takes a step toward me. “It’s not the trauma talking, Reaper… this is the realest thing I’ve ever felt.”

“But for all of us?” I ask, confused as hell. How could she love all of us? It doesn’t make any fucking sense.

She nods and looks down as though she’s embarrassed and I feel bad.

“It’s not too much, Lex,” Hawk says, filling the awkward silence as he slides in beside her. “And I think I speak for all of us when I say we felt something for you too. I think Reap is just saying that you’re young. You still have your whole life ahead of you. You shouldn’t pin yourself down with us because it makes sense right now.”

She stands from the bench and looks toward us, the oversized shirt she’s wearing blowing back in the breeze, exposing her pebbled nipples. The look on her face is stoic and a bit uncharacteristic for her. “You know what? I’m tired of everyone telling me who I am, and what I need. I’m in love. I’m in love with all three of you. I want you all equally. And that’s really, really weird… I get it. But would it be that bad to share? To be a family? To know that we have always have each other’s backs?”

I look toward Hawk and Kane who’ve both gone wide-eyed as they lean forward on their knees. She makes a convincing statement. The guys have always been family to me, and I know they’d always have my back, but fucking the same girl? I’m not sure I can get on board with that.

“I don’t know,” I say, standing to ease her back onto the bench. I love that she is so passionate about making this happen, but how would we ever make this work? “I’m not sure how I’d handle watching you be with other men.”

“They aren’tothermen, Reaper. They’re your best friends. They’re your brothers. We could officially be a family.”

My eyes narrow as I run my hand down over my beard, my gaze on Lexi as she moves toward Hawk on the end of the bench.

A rush of panic forces its way through my heart as she leans into his lap and kisses his lips, running her hand down over his shoulder, then his chest.

My cock is getting hard. Why the fuck is my cock getting hard? I’m pissed… definitely not aroused.

Hawk goes along with whatever game she’s playing, landing his hand firm on her ass before she moves onto Kane, lifting his shirt up over his head before she straddles his lap and grinds against his lap. Her tight, little body pushes and paws at him as her long hair drags down over his chest.

Her eyes flick to mine. I should stay cool. Hawk and Kane are fine. Hell, they’re more than fine, they look to be enjoying the hell out of this.

“Was it hard to watch?” she asks walking over to me before wrapping her legs around my waist, her lips nibbling the lobe of my ear.

“It was, actually,” I say, adjusting myself so she can’t feel how hard my cock has gotten.

She angles her hips in place over mine and grinds against my caged cock. “Was it, or are you enjoying yourself?”

Fuck, I’m enjoying myself. The look of pleasure on her face as she touched the boys aroused me for sure. I just can’t explain why yet.

“I like seeing you happy,” I finally say, running my hand up to the back of her neck.

She leans in and kisses my lips, pressing her hips onto my lap harder as she strokes the hard ridge that’s grown. There’s no way I can’t have her now, and there’s no way I can leave Hawk and Kane out. Something is changing here.

I let her continue for a moment longer before tipping her chin up to my gaze. “If you had us all Lexi, what would you do?”

She bites her lower lip and smiles. “Can I show you?”

I look toward Hawk and Kane, their eyes hooded and dazed as though they’ve been drugged.

“You guys down for this? Long term, I mean. I don’t want her doing anything until we’re sure.”

They nod quickly and simultaneously before Kane reaches out for Lexi’s hand. “We love you Lexi. You know that, right?”

Hawk reaches toward her as well, both their hands large on either of her tiny wrists. They kiss her hand, as she nods, then let her go before I stand from the bench to wrap her in my arms, facing her toward Kane and Hawk. “We all love you, princess.”

She turns back, tips onto her toes and kisses my lips before she locks her eyes with mine and unbuckles my pants.

“Can I show you then? Can I show you all what I’d do?” Her voice shakes a little when she speaks as though this is as new to her as it is to us.

I run my fingers down over the top of her head, losing them in the heavy strands of her hair.

“Yes, princess… show us. Show us what you want.”

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