Total pages in book: 47
Estimated words: 44920 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 225(@200wpm)___ 180(@250wpm)___ 150(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 44920 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 225(@200wpm)___ 180(@250wpm)___ 150(@300wpm)
And hey, if the stress relief involved more kissing—I’d do that, too.
God, I hoped the stress relief involved more kissing.
16
NAOMI
The next couple of days were a whirlwind. If this had been a movie, the days would’ve been represented as a montage with plenty of scenes of us studying together in the great room. The pool. The hot tub. Hell, even the gazebo.
I smiled at that memory. When it had been time to take a break, I lingered, letting Tye and Justin head back first. Then I got the kiss from Dominic that I’d been cheated of due to the misunderstanding.
Tye wasn’t left out on that front, either. Last night he cornered me in the pool, placing his hands on the ledge on either side of my head. Then he’d kissed me long, hard, and thoroughly.
Did I feel bad about kissing three different men? Hell no. First off, it was part of the stress relief package. Secondly, I really liked kissing them. And thirdly, Penny’s situation had recently opened my eyes to the possibility of having feelings for more than one man at a time.
It was funny, but these guys really did live for their borrowed all for one and one for all motto. They were a unit. A team. I couldn’t imagine focusing on one while leaving the others out in the cold. They were as close as brothers, and every day, I was falling a little harder for each of them.
And then it was the day before the test. I’d been so focused on helping them prepare that it hadn’t dawned on me that I’d be leaving them soon. My plane ticket was for the day after tomorrow. It seemed cruel that I’d have to swap Justin, Tye, and Dominic for Frank, but what choice did I have? My job was up there in Chicago. My life was there.
But I still hadn’t made a decision about what to do about Frank’s apartment and the lease. Some days I thought I should just give in and go back to the crappy massage chain. I’d be miserable, but at least I’d have a little more money and a better chance of escaping Frank’s dreary apartment.
Other times, I wanted to hold onto my dream of becoming independent and living in my own place on my terms. That was what I craved—the ability to live my life the way that I wanted to.
But it seemed like a pipe dream, one that I didn’t know how to make come true.
On the last day before the test, I had a massage scheduled with Tye after lunch. The guys were cramming for the exam, so I ate alone, looking through apartment listings as I did so. Then I headed upstairs. Since it was likely to be my last massage with Tye, I wanted everything to be perfect. I planned to get the music and lighting just right—and to make sure the cat wasn’t around.
But when I got up to the beautiful room, music already filled the air, and the light was perfect, with no cat in sight.
Surprised, I paused. “I didn’t know all three of you would be here.”
Justin smiled across the room at me. Tye and Dominic were perched on the edge of one table, watching me carefully.
“I only have two tables—and two hands—but if you wouldn’t mind taking turns, I can make it work.”
Tye shot me a sly grin. “We don’t mind taking turns.”
“But we don’t want you to massage us,” Dominic said.
“Okay,” I said, trying to keep up. “A last-minute study session? It’s a little dark, but if you have the study guide…”
“Nope, not that.” Justin walked over and took my hand, leading me to the table the others were sitting on. “We want to massage you.”
For a moment, I didn’t understand what they were saying. Then I caught the look in their eyes. It was the same look they had when I wore my string bikini.
“We want to make you feel good,” Dominic added, in case I didn’t get it.
My heart rate spiked, and moisture pooled between my legs, but it wasn’t going to happen. “You’re not the massage therapist, I am.”
“You don’t have to be,” Tye said. “Not today—if you don’t want to be.”
“Let us make you feel good,” Justin added. “We really want to, as a thank you for all you’ve done to help us. And also—because we really want to.”
“And I think you want us to, too,” Tye said.
I held up my hands. There was no doubt that these three men turned me on like no one else, but what they were thinking of was not going to happen. “I’m sorry, guys, but I can’t. If I got… inappropriate with a client, I could lose my license.”
It was a hundred percent true, but also a disappointment.
“Seriously?” Justin asked, and when I nodded, his face fell.