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And even though I knew I had to be up at an ungodly hour, I laid awake thinking of Ceci. Just steps away. Being comforted and taken care of by her mates in a way I never could.
Cecilia
(30 minutes earlier)
Jax reached behind his neck to yank his T-shirt off, his bicep bulging. The white fabric tugged free of his chest, revealing tanned skin and chiseled abs, with a dark trail of hair beneath his belly button. A happy trail that led right into the waistband of his jeans.
“What are you looking at, sweet girl?” Aaron whispered, nudging my shoulder playfully with his arm and leaning in by my side.
“Nothing,” I squeaked. Not my most articulate response. And Jax’s body definitely wasn’t nothing. But for once, Jax was shirtless when I was able to give it the attention it deserved. We were back in Aaron’s bedroom and getting ready for the night, after a day filled with the highs of my mom’s return and the lows of thinking about Jack 2 and Osric pulling away again.
I finally tore my eyes away from Jax’s drool-worthiness and glanced at Aaron. He clearly knew exactly what I was staring at and why. The heat in his eyes—reminding me how he’d looked last night in Xander’s office—fueled the flames that were awakening in my body. I should have been tired, but parts of me were coming alive and I itched to be closer to my guys.
Jax froze, noticing the intense look Aaron and I were sharing, and strode over to us. “Everything good? Ceci?” He pulled me right into his bare torso and hugged me tight.
“Right now”—I mumbled into his hard pec muscle—“everything’s perfect.” I rubbed my cheek into its warmth and sighed, feeling that what I’d said was true despite Jack 2 and what this next week might bring. “I’m exactly where I want to be. With who I want to be with.” I forced myself not to think of the two guys missing from the room right now. I wanted to be bold. I wanted to be free of fear and worry—there’d been so much of it recently—and take what I needed in this moment.
I pulled back enough to look up into Jax’s eyes. “I want you. Both of you.”
Eyes flaring with passion, Jax let out a harsh sound. Aaron growled, reaching for me too.
“Is that okay?” I forced myself not to look down, to keep being brave.
“You know it is,” Jax said as Aaron wrapped an arm around me, right next to Jax’s.
Jax took a deep breath and his brows furrowed. “But are you sure? You’ve been through a lot today. Hell, you’ve been through a lot since I met you.”
“Yes.” I reached up and smoothed out his worry lines. “I’m sure. I think it will help, I just want to relax and embrace this. With all of you.” I tacked on the last words quietly, not knowing if Aaron and Jax would truly understand who ‘all of you’ meant. They’d clearly accepted Xander into our group, even Jax had. But I still felt a pull to Osric.I had to get Osric out of my mind.He didn’t want me. “I want to take the next step. I’ve just never…” I swallowed hard. “This is my first time.”
I knew Aaron was well aware, but I wasn’t certain Jax realized the extent of my inexperience. Jax squeezed me tighter. “Thank you for letting us know.”
“You know it’s my first time too.” Aaron’s voice was rough, and I rubbed a hand over his shirt-covered chest.
“We’ll take things slow.” Jax cupped my cheek and leaned down, pressing a soft kiss to my lips.
“I hope nottooslow.” I nipped at his bottom lip.
“You just let me worry about speed.” Jax tickled my ribs, making me squeal. “But you’re always in control—you can say stop, any time. Though if you’d let us, I’d like if Aaron and I could take care of you tonight.”
“That sounds perfect.” I liked that Jax wanted to take control.
“Let’s get these clothes off first.” Jax reached for the hem of my shirt and slowly drew it up over my head, leaving me in my plain cotton bra. He let out a low whistle and I gave a little spin, giggling. Jax’s earthy scent grew stronger, along with the yellow in his eyes. “We’re so damn lucky.”
“Agreed.” Aaron’s chest rumbled with a low sound, and he tugged me toward him and unsnapped my jeans, pulling the zipper down. He settled his huge hands on my bare waist and lifted me up, planting a kiss on my lips, then set me back down and slid my jeans over my hips and down to the floor where the fabric bunched at my feet.
I stepped out of them and found myself looking at Jax for direction.
“On the bed, beautiful.” He nodded over to Aaron’s large mattress.
I climbed up and rested on my back, braced on bent elbows behind me so I could watch as Aaron tore off his shirt, leaving him bare chested like Jax. I’d never get used to how dominating he looked that way, more like a jacked-up fighter than a professor. They both shucked off their jeans in quick, efficient movements, leaving Aaron in boxer briefs and Jax in boxers.
“So, so beautiful.” Jax prowled toward me, crawling up on the bed right over me until the heat of his large body hovered over mine. He was so hot that even though not an inch of us touched, I felt the warmth pulsing into me. Jax wiped a bead of sweat off his brow with the back of his hand. “We’re going to have to take this slow not just for you, but for us.”
“I understand.” I ran my eyes up and down his muscled length, wishing his boxers didn’t hide what I was most curious about.
“We’re both still getting control over how…out of control you make us.” He kissed me softly on the side of my mouth. He kissed my cheek then moved to below my ear where he blew a hot breath. I shivered, pleasure fluttering through me, and he kissed the side of my neck. “Someday soon, when I’m more in control, I’m going to mark you right here.” He shifted down a few inches and latched on with his lips right where my shoulder and neck met. He sucked and wetness pooled in my center.
“A mark?” Aaron jerked where he stood at the foot of the bed, coughing to mask a rumbly sound from his throat. “Ah, sorry about that—it sounds like I’ll be marking you too,” he grumbled, like his bear had something to say, even as his cheeks pinkened with embarrassment.
