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“You taste just like I remember,” he says against my lips, then descends down my jaw onto my neck. I shiver when he finds that magical spot by my ear.

A wave of heat flushes over my body and I feel like I could combust as his large hand works under my shirt, finding my breast. His hard exterior is such a contrast to the way he touches me. He palms me then uses his finger and thumb to pull at my already hardened nipple.

“Rhett,” I pant like a hussy begging.

“You like that, pretty girl,” his deep voice rings in my ear as he sucks on the sensitive skin on my neck. “Bet if I touched your pussy, it’d be soaking wet for me.”

I start to nod as his fingers trail down my stomach, setting my body ablaze. I hold my breath as he reaches the top of my leggings. Just as he breaches the band, a loud knock comes from the front door, making me jump almost out of my skin. Rhett grabs ahold of me and positions himself between me and the door.

“You expecting someone?” he asks.

I shake my head. “The only person who knows where I live is Cole.”

The knock starts back up and I move around Rhett’s large form and walk over to the wooden door. I peek through the small hole and see that it is Cole standing on the front porch. When I twist the lock and turn the knob, Rhett steps up closer behind me.

“Hey, Cole, everything all right?” I ask.

“Saw the kitchen light on, wanted to come and…” Cole starts to say but stops when his eyes find Rhett behind me. His eyes narrow at him. The last thing I want is to have another confrontation like earlier here at the house. “Can I talk to you?”

“Oh, yeah, but do you think it can wait until in the morning⁠—”

“It can’t.”

“Sure, of course,” I say and hear a low grunt from behind me.

I step back and fall right into Rhett. He bands an arm around my middle section and together we take several steps back, letting Cole come in. We all make our way to the living room where I stare at the couch Rhett and I just occupied. I feel a blush creep across my cheeks.

“So, say your peace,” Rhett bites out, not beating around the bush.

“Can we talk privately?” Cole asks with a raised eyebrow, ignoring Rhett’s barb.

“Sure.” I look over at Rhett. “Can you give us a minute?”

He narrows his eyes at Cole before nodding. “Can I grab a shower?” he asks.

Juggling these two men is becoming a full-time job at this point and it’s starting to get a little overwhelming.

“Sure.” I point across the room where my bedroom is located. “Extra towels are in the cabinet next to the vanity.” I’d have him use the one Ryder has but I don’t want to wake up our boy.

Rhett grabs the backpack he brought in and heads towards the short hall where my room is. “Call out if you need anything,” he says as he walks away and out of sight before I can respond.

“Is everything okay?” I ask after a beat and watch Cole take a seat where Rhett and I just sat. I sit down across from him in the small chair with a coffee table between us.

“Does he understand that we’re together…” Cole starts but my head pops back in confusion.

“Wait, whoa, Cole, you and I aren’t together. We have a mutual understanding about sex that works for the both of us,” I correct.

He sits forward and places his forearms on his bent thighs.

“It could be more. We could have a good life. I could give you a good life,” he says gently. “Ryder loves me and we get along great,” he continues to champion. I hate that we have to have this talk. It was the entire reason I didn’t want to get in a serious relationship with men.

“Cole,” I try to softly say. “You’ve been so good to me since you saved my life and I appreciate everything you’ve done for both me and my son. Most people wouldn’t have bothered helping in a situation like the one you found me in, much less offer me a place to live and work to make decent money. I’ll always be so grateful for that but when we started sleeping together it was just sex, period. Nothing more. I know that you sleep with other women and it doesn’t bother me a bit. That’s how I know that this isn’t anything more than the arrangement we started with.”

I watch Cole stare at me as he’s processing my words.

“Is that what you want? A monogamous relationship?” he offers.

I nod my head.