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“It’s late already, and the pasta’s getting cold,” Elliot said on the way to the door. “Let’s eat. Shower. Finish the day.”
He pulled his tie free, then undid the top two buttons of his shirt. But as the others followed him into the hallway, his eyes remained locked on me.
“Tomorrow we can revisit this.”
Twenty-Eight
JORDYN
I was in bed again, sometime past midnight, staring listlessly at the ceiling. In some ways it was the same as usual, but in others, things weretotallydifferent.
Did you really just do that?
Yes. Yes, I sure as hell had. And as difficult as it was, as crazy as it sounded? I found that I regretted absolutely nothing.
Dinner had been a little strange, especially since not one of us mentioned anything about my impromptu little house meeting. I got to drink some more wine, and this time the guys joined me. We laughed a little, griped a little, and talked about our day.
The weirdest part about eating in relative normalcy was not knowing what the guys were thinking. All three of them kept poker faces this time, leaving me to wonder if I hadn’t cataclysmically fucked things up. I couldn’t get a read onConnor, much less Aiden. And when it came to Elliot, I didn’t even try at all.
Staring up from my bed, I wondered if maybe I’d crossed a line. If I hadn’t inadvertently taken the friendship I’d been developing as their surrogate to levels they weren’t prepared for. The last thing I wanted was to make things awkward. Not just for Elliot, but any of them.
Still…
Even so, at least I’d been honest. And everything I’d said about their expectations for me was true. Elliot had asked specifically for a surrogate who’d remain single throughout the process. In doing so, I can’t imagine he even considered how much of a sacrifice he was aski—
KNOCK KNOCK.
The rapping was gentle, but insistent. It came from the outer door.
What the—
Hopping down, I grabbed my cashmere robe because it was close, and wrapped it around my near-naked body. It had to be almost one in the morning.
A knock like this…
I was too mentally drained to theorize. Without saying a word, I pulled the door open.
“Hi,” said Aiden, from the other side of my doorway. Half-dressed and smiling, he leaned forward on one big beautiful arm. “Weren’t sure you were still up, but we figured we’d give it a shot.”
My gaze shifted, and my mouth dropped open. Standing directly behind him was Connor.
“Turns out I’m wide awake,” I murmured.
“Good,” said Aiden. “Because while Elliot might need to sleep on this in order to figure it out…”
He reached out for me abruptly, scooping me into his arms. Lifting me easily against his chest, I gasped as they both stepped in and closed the door behind them.
“We made our decision the moment you offered,” Connor finished slyly.
A mouth closed over mine, and before I knew anything Aiden was kissing me deeply. Our tongues swirled slowly, turning over and over again, until he pulled back…
… and without a single word, Connor took over and began kissing me too.
Good sweet fuck...
I wasn’t frightened by it, or even surprised. I was only thrilled, as Connor’s tongue found mine. My body practically shuddered with happiness as two corded arms held me, and four strong hands began touching me all over.
“Youbothcame here…” I whispered softly.
