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“What do you mean?” I ask, for a moment frozen in panic.
“I’m pretty sure that Tilly doesn’t have an STI any more than you or I do,” he says pointedly. “I also know that you wouldn’t do anything like this without good reason, but that for whatever reason, you can’t share that with us yet. But you still could’ve told him.”
“I couldn’t,” I shake my head. “It would’ve lead to more questions, and I don’t think Jax is the kind of guy to let things lie until he has all the answers he needs.”
“That’s true.” Rebel bites his lip, deep in thought. “Want me to take care of you instead, Princess?” I thought he was making a joke, but I look up to see he’s deadly serious. There’s a fire blazing in his amber eyes; it’s not about sex - well not only about sex - but about a genuine desire to take care of me. It makes me breathless.
I shake my head no, as much as I want to say yes. Now that Jax and I have an arrangement, I sort of want to wait for him. I just hope he’s rich enough to get his results rushed through like Tilly did. With a sigh, I stomp off to the kitchen to get a cold drink in the hopes that it’ll calm me down as Rebel chuckles behind me from the hallway.
The rest of the evening is perfect. All of the guys are there, Ace cooks up a feast, and the atmosphere is - mostly - relaxed. Every so often, I catch Jax’s eye, and he’s staring intently at me. It makes me glad he has such iron self control because the way he’s looking at me has me wanting to say fuck the tests, to drag him to bed with me. Instead, we all sit around the table, playing cards late into the night.
Eventually though, I clear my throat and ask the guys if we can talk. All four instantly stop what they’re doing and look at me. My bravery to confront them wilts fast under their blazing stares. I don’t understand how simply being looked at can be such a turn on, but there’s something in these guys’ gazes that makes me feel like a puddle of goo and an absolute goddess at the same time.
“I want us all to talk.”
“Okay Princess, talk.”
I hesitate, not sure if I want to continue. Everything up until now has been great. What if my questions mess that up? Still, I’ve never been one to shy away or take the easy route, so I plough on ahead.
“What is this? This thing between us, I mean.”
“What do you want it to be?” Jax asks me wearily, giving me pause.
“What’s it to you?” I counter. “Am I - dating? - All four of you, or are we just fooling around? How serious or casual is this?”
“It’s serious,” Thorn stats.
“We’re dating,” Rebel interjects. “I already told you how I feel.” I give him a blank look at that, unable to recall when he’s ever talked about his feelings.
“Exclusively,” Ace insists, making me flush with pleasure.
“I’m exclusively dating four guys?” I shake my head, bemused. “How does that work?”
“It can work; however, you want it to work,” Thorn tells me. He quickly shoots a glance at the other three then says, “But I speak for all of us when I say yes, this is exclusively between the five of us. We aren’t dating anyone else, and we don’t want you to date outside of us four. Are you okay with that?”
I nod slowly. I’m more than okay with that. Between these four, what more could a girl want? I’m relieved that I don’t have to share them with some other girl - or girls - but it does feel kind of selfish. In a deliciously naughty sort of way. I’m not complaining. But two things are bugging me: the princesses and Jax. He hasn’t spoken. Maybe he doesn’t consider us to be dating because we’ve not done...stuff. Or maybe he doesn’t want to date? Or share? Oh god, how will sharing work?
“Before I agree to anything, I want to know about that dating rule...from before.”
The guys exchange looks and collectively sigh when Jax nods at them to tell me.
“It wasn’t a rule exactly, more an arrangement of convenience. The princesses kept desperate girls from constantly throwing themselves at us, and we gave the princesses an elevated status, so it worked for everyone. Until it didn’t anymore. You already know that Jax and Tilly dated. Ace dated Belle. Thorn was with Lexii. Michael was with Natalia. And I hooked up with Amber.”
“The redhead?” I ask, and he nods. I hate her that little bit more now.
“Why did it suddenly stop working?”
“Lizzie happened. It’s complicated.”
“Okay. So how will this work?” I ask changing topic; I know better than to push my luck too much in one day.
“However you want it to. Spend as much or as little time with us as you want. Go on individual dates, go on group dates. Stay over. Whatever.” Thorn seems utterly relaxed about the whole thing.
“Individual sex...Group sex...I’m up for anything,” Rebel jokes. Or at least I hope he’s joking. I refuse to acknowledge that, or the effect his words have on me.
“But what about jealousies?”
“No jealous. Brothers. Love them, love you. Share.” I adore Ace’s simplistic way of thinking. Why can’t I embrace that?
