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He broke away far too soon, and a small sound of disappointment left me. But Jareth was stepping forward right away, stealing his hand around my waist, and pulling me flush against his hard body.
He kissed me just as intensely, claiming me just as fully as Ryker had. I actually curled my fingers around the frame of the door to steady myself.
When Jareth pulled away, I sucked in a lungful of air, feeling lightheaded. My heart was racing as I realized both of them were staring at me as if they were barely holding on to their control. Heavy-lidded expressions, pupils dilated, the start of tented pants.
Yeah, if they hadn’t stopped, we’d be in my room fucking right now, no doubt.
The sound of car doors closing had me remembering the Jeep. I saw my mom walking toward us, a man behind her but shielded by her form so I couldn’t quite make him out.
My mom lifted her hand and waved enthusiastically. I’d never seen her have such a glow on her face before, had never seen her smile so wide. She looked beautiful, with her hair all done up and her formfitting dress showing off her curves.
I waved, still trying to see the man behind her. When she was right next to us, Jareth and Ryker both turned to face her. She was about as tall as I was, so she had to crane her neck back to look into their faces.
First, she eyed Jareth up and down then turned her focus to Ryker. This was the first time she was meeting Jareth, and I could see that although she was a little curious meeting him while Ryker was here too, there was no condemnation coming from her.
She wrapped her arms around Jareth and gave him a big bear hug, and I stifled a laugh when I saw how big his eyes got. He looked stiff, unsure. He probably didn’t know what the hell to do.
“I won’t bite,” she said with a grin and pulled back.
“Not unless you ask for it.” The teasing sound of a man’s voice reminded me she wasn’t alone. As she gave Ryker a hug, I turned my focus to the guy she’d come with.
I felt my eyes widen as I got a good look at him. He was my age, young and attractive, and had this cocky expression on his face. My mom stepped back, and her new beau wrapped his arm around her waist, pulling her in close to him.
“Sofie,” she said, “I’d like you to meet Trevor, the guy I’ve been seeing for the past two months.”
Trevor grinned and held his hand out for me to shake. I took a step forward, and Ryker and Jareth both did the same, flanking me as if they were worried about me touching Trevor. I shook my head and smiled, taking Trevor’s hand and shaking it.
“I can see where Theresa gets her good looks from,” Trevor said.
Jareth and Ryker both made a low, disapproving sound.
“Don’t worry about them,” I said and let go of his hand. “Their bark is worse than their bite.”
Jareth grunted, and Ryker snorted.
And then there was a moment of awkward silence with everyone just staring at each other. “Well, should we go inside and eat?” I finally asked to break up the weird situation that suddenly fell over us.
My mother smiled, and I saw her reach down to take Trevor’s hand in hers. “We plan on going bar hopping tonight, and Trevor rented a swanky hotel room overlooking the city.”
I really didn’t want to hear about my mom getting drunk, staying with her boyfriend at a hotel, and doing… not sleeping.
I could see she was happy with him, could tell that from the way she looked at him. It was nice seeing her genuinely smile. And it looked like Trevor was just as smitten with her too, if the wink he gave her and the way he leaned in to kiss her cheek were anything to go by.
We headed inside, and I could hear my mom giggling behind us. I looked over my shoulder and saw Trevor whispering something in her ear.
“You’re so bad,” she said softly, but not too softly that we all hadn’t heard. She was also blushing, which made me image what Trevor had just said to her.
And as we headed inside, all I could think was I hoped tonight didn’t end up getting someone’s ass kicked.
* * *
“For real?”Trevor looked between Jareth, Ryker, and myself, his eyes wide. My mother, on the other hand, who sat beside him, looked apologetic, embarrassed, but amused. “That’s wild,” Trevor said as he looked between the three of us. He took another swig from his wineglass. “So you are all a throuple? Or do they call it a threesome now?” He picked up his wine glass and took a long drink. “It’s like Jerry Springer,” he added after setting his glass down. “Or that one show where the guy has all those wives, but it’s reversed.” Trevor started laughing. He reached for the wine bottle to fill his glass for the fourth time.
“I think maybe you’ve had enough,” my mom said a little uneasily.
He shook his head and looked at my mother. “I’m good, Theresa.”
My mom exhaled wearily.
