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Our souls felt bonded, if I believed in that sort of thing.

Cassian pressed in from my other side, his hand joining Lee as they both touched me. Light caresses until I felt my bones began to solidify again.

After a bit, I could lift my eyelids. “Well.”

Both paused in their ministrations.

I grinned. “We’re doing that again.”

They both started to laugh.

Lee moved on the bed. “I gotta take care of this condom.” He slipped from the bed. I knew he had to go, but I still reached for him.

He padded around the bed, going into the bathroom.

Cassian patted me, gently, “You should go to the bathroom too.”

I groaned. “I don’t want to move.”

He pressed more firmly against me. “Go. I’m clean. Lee told me before he was clean and we both used condoms, but it’s still a good idea.”

I wrinkled my nose, but he was right. I sat up as Lee was coming back. His eyes raked over me, appreciatively and he licked his lips. “God.” He padded back over to me, kneeling down and cupping the side of my face. He tilted me up for a kiss. “You’re so beautiful.”

He made me feel beautiful. It was how both of them treated me. Words choked me, and I reached for his hand, squeezing. He saw the tears on the bottom of my eyelid and ran a hand, smoothing them away. “Go to the bathroom, baby.”

He helped to pull me up and off the bed.

My legs were shaky as I crossed the room, some of the self-consciousness returning to me.

Then I was in the bathroom. The door shut. And I looked at the mirror for a moment, seeing tussled hair, swollen lips, pink cheeks. There were marks all over my body from Lee’s kissing and others, I think from Cassian when he was nibbling on me.

A small smile showed on the face looking back at me. I almost didn’t recognize her. Myself.

I looked happy.

I was happy.

She was happy.

I whispered to myself, “Happy birthday.”

39

CASSIAN

“Dude,” I whispered to Lee when Cole was inside the bathroom.

He glanced over, lying next to me on the bed. There was enough space for our girl when she returned but until then, I hit his bicep, grinning so wicked. I couldn’t help myself.

“Dude,” he snapped, hitting me back.

So I hit him.

“What the fuck?” he hissed at me.

I cracked up, rolling over to hit him on the leg this time.

“Cass!”