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Jack poked his head into our little meeting and pressed a kiss to my cheek. “One. You’re definitely dating. Two. The nice lady behind the counter would like to know what you want. Jesse’s already two spoonfuls into his one scoop and if we’re not out of here by the time he’s done, I think he’s getting a second one.”
I pulled away and ordered a scoop of Moose Tracks while watching the woman continue to shoot interested looks at Caleb. Andrew ordered two scoops of vanilla and shrugged when I gave him a look over it.
“Um… Sorry, but do you think I could have you give Caleb my number? I would do it myself but I get embarrassed so easily…” The woman held out a slip of paper to me.
I found myself reaching for the paper, despite scorching it off the face of the earth in my mind. Before I could get it, though, Caleb pulled my arm down. I saw a flash of frustration in his gaze before he looked up at the woman and smiled.
“I have a girlfriend.” He saw her face fall and shot me another look. “It’s fine. Hey, you never know. The next guy who comes in here might not have a girlfriend and he’ll be ten times hotter than me. You have to shoot your shot.”
My heart beat faster as I watched him make her smile like she hadn’t looked like she was going to cry seconds before. He was such a good man, a fighter when he had to be and a gentle soul when he could be. They were each such good men that I wasn’t sure why they wanted to be with me. I also wasn’t sure why I was still pretending like what we were doing was somehow not a relationship. It was in every way but a name.
I was so lost in thought that I took my ice cream and ate it without even tasting it. I hadn’t heard the way the guys and Jesse were joking or even noticed I was moving until we were back at the truck. Jack helped a very sluggish Jesse into his booster seat and then he walked me around to the other side where Andrew and Caleb were already standing. He tried to open the door for me but I held up my hand to stop him.
“When you said girlfriend… Did you mean me?”
Caleb scowled. “Do you think I meant someone else, Olive? And what were you thinking, trying to take a number a woman was trying to give me. You’re not my secretary. You’re my girlfriend.”
A slow smile twisted my lips up and I nodded. “Okay.”
He frowned. “Okay?”
“Okay.” I looked down at my hands and glanced up at him through my lashes. “I’m your girlfriend.”
They each froze and stared at me with shocked expressions. I pulled open the back door and climbed inside. I settled next to Jesse and buckled myself in before the guys quietly got in. Jesse was already nodding off so I knew he’d be out by the time we got home.
Caleb put his arm around me and grunted. “It was that easy? I just had to say it out loud for it to come true?”
Jack and Andrew both spoke at the same time from the front seat, saying the same thing. “You’re my girlfriend.”
I laughed and laid my head on Caleb’s chest. “Okay. I’m your girlfriend. All three of you have me as a girlfriend. Congrats. Or sorry. I’m not sure which to say more emphatically.”
“Is he asleep?” Jack looked back and met my eyes. When I nodded, he licked his lips. “How do you feel about us staying the night?”
44
***Olive***
Calebhadgonetotuck Jesse in while Andrew and Jack picked up the kitchen after our dinner. I went straight to my bedroom and tried not to freak out while picking up my clothes and straightening my bed. I brushed my teeth and pulled my shoes off. I even thought about posing across the bed like I’d seen in movies but those movies were typically comedies, so I thought better of it.
Jack came in first, still drying his hands on a dish towel that definitely hadn’t come from my kitchen drawers. He’d lost the suit jacket and rolled his sleeves up and while he stood there, watching me, he tugged his tie off and unbuttoned the top few buttons of his shirt.
I stood next to my bed and vibrated with need and nerves. When he moved to stand in front of me, I knew he could see the way I shook. He cupped both sides of my neck and gently ran his thumbs over my throat. My eyes fluttered shut as he rubbed my shoulders and the back of my neck.
“Who’s in control tonight, Liv?” His deep voice was like a tongue running down my spine.
“You.”
“No.” He pinched my chin and lifted my face to his. “You, Liv. You’re in control. Even if we’re deciding how to take you and how much you can take, you’re the one who’s in charge.”
I groaned. “That came off a little eager to please, huh?”
“One day, I’ll be in control.” His smile was full of dark promises when I jerked my gaze to his. “When you’re ready and trust me fully, I’ll show you what it feels like to turn yourself over to me completely.”
I melted into his chest and shuddered. “Wow.”
Andrew came in next and he’d already taken off his jacket, tie, and unbuttoned his shirt fully so he flashed glimpses of his strong stomach as he moved. “That’s going to be a tight fit.”
I saw him looking at the bed, but I couldn’t stop myself from breaking my nervous tension with a stupid joke. “That’s whatIsaid.”
