Total pages in book: 142
Estimated words: 133849 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 669(@200wpm)___ 535(@250wpm)___ 446(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 133849 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 669(@200wpm)___ 535(@250wpm)___ 446(@300wpm)
Or they wouldn’t because something new would come along and they would forget her. Like these two men would forget her.
But she didn’t have to forget them. She would be in another country by this time next year, trying to make a life for herself.
Couldn’t she go a little wild now?
“You are a long way from home,” Josh said. “How did you come to be in our town?”
She sat back and decided to go with the flow for once.
Chapter Three
Josh stopped as they reached the truck, and he realized Nicole wasn’t as close as she’d been before.
It was almost one in the morning, but The Barn was still rocking behind them. Neon lights split the darkness, and the thump of music formed a soundtrack.
They’d danced and talked and had a couple of drinks, but not so much he couldn’t try to seduce the gorgeous woman. She’d had two margaritas and then switched to water. He and Grim had done the same but with beers. He didn’t want a drunken hookup with her.
But he did want her. Like crazy want her. Like he hadn’t felt in a long time. He knew damn well it was too soon, but he would make it work.
Except she looked worried now.
“Hey, you okay?” He stopped, giving her some space.
“She’s worried, and probably rightfully so.” Grim leaned against the truck with a sigh. “Nicole, nothing has to happen. We can take you home and drop you off. All I ask is you let me see you safely home. We probably should have sent you with Olivia.”
Their sister had left half an hour before with her friends. She’d offered Nicole a ride, but the gorgeous dark-haired woman had wanted to stay.
Had she changed her mind?
It could be damn hard to be a woman in the world. “Do you have a friend you can call?”
She grimaced. “I have the number to a cab.”
Josh snorted. “No, you have the number to Gwen Stapleton, who is surely asleep by this point. And honestly, she shouldn’t be driving, much less pretending to be an Uber.” He needed to make her comfortable. The night had been even more amazing than he’d thought it could be. Nicole hadn’t preferred one over the other. She’d spent time dancing with both of them, and when she’d gotten looks, she’d simply ignored them all. When she’d been slow dancing with Grim and Josh had moved in behind her, she hadn’t seemed surprised. She’d matched her movements to theirs, and he’d known this could work.
But not if she was afraid of them. Hanging out in a public place was one thing. Being alone with them was another.
“Darlin’, if you’re worried, we can walk right back in there and find someone to drive you home that you feel more comfortable with,” Grim offered.
She bit her bottom lip, and then her head was shaking. “Who would that be? The only people I know in this town are Christa and the other waitresses, but I don’t know them well enough to ask them to pick me up.”
“I know Christa,” Josh assured her. “She’s my momma’s best friend, and she will come get you. I would be all right with Christa taking you home.”
“Our concern is that you get there safely. That’s all,” Grim assured her.
One hand went to her hip, and her sass was back. “Oh, really? So you two weren’t going to try anything?”
Josh held his hands up as though to show he was harmless. “Nothing at all, if you tell me no.”
Her lips formed a straight line. “And if I’m not capable of telling you no tonight?”
His cock kind of jumped in his jeans. That was what he’d been looking for. “You know what we want, right?”
She nodded slowly. “You both want me. You want to take turns.”
“Not at all. There won’t be any turn taking. Both of us will be with you the whole way,” he vowed.
“Except we won’t, because if she’s not capable of saying no, it’s my responsibility to do it for her,” Grim reminded him.
Sometimes Josh thought Grim had been around Dad too much. He took the Dom role seriously, while Josh had spent his life being raised by subs and watching how they all interacted. He didn’t like to think of his parents that way, but it was true, and sometimes a sub liked to play with words. “Nicole, he’s worried you mean you think you’ve had too much to drink. He often takes things literally. Or he’s worried you’re scared of us.”
Her expression softened, and suddenly she moved closer to Grim, getting in his space. Her hands came up to cup his cheeks. “I didn’t mean it that way.”
Oh, she was perfect for them. He’d known there was a deeply submissive streak in this woman. She hid it well. She’d likely learned not to let that part of herself out or someone would take advantage of her. Josh intended to show her how safe she was with them. Safe to be herself. Safe to submit and indulge and find the pleasure and joy that could come from serving her Masters.