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I lift my chin, meet Dev’s eyes, and whisper, “Kiss me.”

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THE PATH TO PROPER KISSING

Aubrey

Before I can even take back my words, and before Dev can even answer, Ledger’s hand curls tighter around my hip, holding me in place.

For his friend.

We’re standing on the narrow path, tall emerald trees protecting us on one side, the water bubbling several feet below us, the quiet of the afternoon cocooning us.

Dev’s eyes darken as he searches my face, like he’s making sure I mean it. Like he wants to be certain.

Ledger breaks the silence though. “You want this, honey?”

I shiver then nod several times. “I do.”

“You heard her then. Kiss the girl,” he says to Dev in a clear command, then ropes his other hand around my left hip.

He’s keeping me safe on the path so his friend can kiss me.

My head swims with desire.

Dev’s hand is still wrapped around mine. But as a sly smile tilts his lips, he lets go, lifting his big hand and touching my face instead. He slides his thumb along my jaw, and I shiver. His smile grows deeper. Hungrier.

Slowly, he traces my jawline under the afternoon sky, coasting from my cheek to my chin then back up, like he’s memorizing me with his hand. Time slows deliciously, melts into this gorgeous moment where he’s lingering on my face.

Anticipation thrills me. It races through me in a hot rush. I feel wobbly everywhere. Maybe it’s dangerous to kiss where I nearly stumbled.

But they’ve got me. I’m literally trapped between them. Ledger is pressed up against my back, his hard-on nudging my ass. Dev is crowding me, his strong frame molded to my body.

Ever so gently, Dev slides that thumb down, stopping at my chin and holding me as he dusts his lips against mine.

I gasp at the first touch.

I don’t know who murmurs—if it’s Dev or Ledger. But then I realize it’s both of them. There’s a soft groan behind me. A louder one in front. And lips tracing mine.

It’s the softest tease of a kiss. It’s temptation. It’s flirtation. It’s a promise of pleasure. A slow, unhurried kiss that pours through me. It’s a kiss that reaches the endsof me as Dev takes his time tasting, nibbling, ghosting his lips across my mouth.

It’s an ache of a kiss that makes me want so much more.

And it ends too soon when Dev breaks it, but he doesn’t look at me. He looks at Ledger with wicked intent. “You need to kiss her too. Really fucking soon.”

My knees wobble.

“It’s all I’ve thought about all day,” Ledger says, flooring me with his admission, turning me on too.

He tips his chin and nods ahead. “But not here.”

They march me along the path, and five minutes later, we’ve reached the bench set just beyond some trees, overlooking the water.

I’m heady with a new kind of anticipation. No one has talked; no one has said a word. I can’t wait a second longer. “Are you two going to kiss me again?”

Dev sounds unrepentant as he says, “We promised we wouldn’t.”

I’m double floored. “Wait. You talked about…this? About me?”

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