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I wipe my sweaty palms on the thighs of my jeans, convinced that they can hear my heart pounding even over the rush of blood roaring in my ears. I swallow nervously.
Do I want to do this? I’m not sure. But how the hell do I get out of this?
“Yes, Peony. I want to fucking kiss you. Now put us out of our misery and get those sexy lips on mine.”
She blushes like crazy at Axel’s words and a burning white hot feeling spreads through my chest. I’ve been hounding her for months – years even – to kiss one of us. And she’s shut me down every single time.
Until now.
Now, with a few simple words from Axel, she actually seems to be contemplating kissing us.
And I don’t know whether to be crazy pissed off that she’ll kiss us because Axel wants to kiss her, or crazy happy that I might finally get to kiss her, whatever the circumstances are.
And even in this situation - which is less than ideal - I can’t help but wonder who she’ll kiss first? Do I want to be first? Or last? I have less experience than Axel and Kaiden, so if I go first I might not be memorable. But if I’m last, she might compare me to them and find me lacking.
To the others this is probably just a game, but I’ve fallen for Peony, hard. I don’t want to fuck it up.
“I—” she opens her mouth to say something – to choose – but hastily closes it again when the front door slams and her mum calls from downstairs.
She looks relieved as she jumps to her feet and bolts from the room. She’s probably scared that her mum will find us in her bedroom with her – since she started secondary school, her mum put an end to that – but as soon as Peony flees the room, Axel and Kaiden burst out laughing.
“What’s so funny?” I ask, my face heating with embarrassment caused by confusion. I hate being left out of the loop, and sometimes I feel like it happens a lot. I’m not dark and cunning like Axel or explosive and violent like Kaiden. Their personalities mesh as often as they clash and I sometimes wonder if they think me too clean or weak to be trusted with all of their secrets and missions.
“Her face. She was absolutely terrified.”
“Bricking it,” Kaiden agrees.
“She’s never been kissed, for sure.”
“Well, who’s going to be her first?” I ask. Both of them blink at me. “I just figured her first time should at least be someone she knows and likes. Someone with experience who can show her the best way. Someone who actually cares about her and won’t hurt her…” I trail off as their blank stares turn thoughtful.
“Are you talking about a kiss?” Axel asks. “Because it sounds like you’re talking about sex.”
“No, not sex,” Kaiden teases. “Making love.”
My cheeks flush even more at the stupid crooning voice he uses to say that. “Shut up,” I mumble.
They laugh again, at my expense this time and I silently vow that I’ll be the first to kiss Peony. I meant the things I said. She doesn’t deserve to be kissed by either of these twats for a dare or a laugh or a joke. Fuck them. She deserves better and I’m going to treat her right.
Starting with spending more time alone with her while the two of them are off on whatever little Action Man missions Daddy Abbot has them running for him.
We may be a Trinity but I’m starting to feel like it’s every man for himself.
