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I focused on visiting with her. I hadn’t seen my mom for almost two months now, and it was definitely time. Although she’d met Jareth before, we’d never actually sat down together… the four of us. In fact, it had never been Jareth, Ryker, and myself all in the same room at the same time. It wasn’t that I thought they wouldn’t get along, but I guess because it all seemed so… weird and unconventional?
I didn’t even know if that was the correct word to use, didn’t really know the rules on how this all played out. It wasn’t like I’d ever done this before. I’d only ever been with two men my entire life, and those were Ryker and Jareth. I was madly in love with both of them, so that’s why I was selfish as hell when it came to picking only one. That’s why I wouldn’t,couldn’tdo it.
Although I knew the guys were fine with the way things were, having all of us in the room might seem weird. Would things be tense, awkward? Or maybe this was for the best. Maybe having all of us in the room would really shed light on if this triad relationship would actually work.
I guess there was only one way to find out, and that was to go through with this and hope shit didn’t hit the fan. Because the very thought of things not working out, of losing the two men who completed me fully, was too painful to even think about.
Chapter Five
Sofie
Ryker slipped his hand in mine as we walked past shops. I looked up at him, feeling a smile spread across my face. I loved it when my big, strong man did sweet little moments of PDA with me. Although I’d love to be in bed with him, his big body wrapped around mine, doing nothing but sexy stuff for the next three days as we got lost in pleasure, I couldn’t deny these mundane things we did were also pretty damn incredible.
He’d picked me up and surprised me with lunch at this brand new little bistro on the outskirts of town, and after that, we’d driven to the new ritzy shopping plaza. He wasn’t the type of guy who particularly liked being all social, especially at a mall, but I knew he’d taken me here because he remembered me talking about it a few months back. It was these little things that endeared me to him, that my hardened, biker boyfriend showed me that he had a soft side, that he remembered the little things I said in passing.
And although I knew that, had experienced it countless times, there were moments it was easy to forget, because he was alpha all the way.
“Come on,” he said in that deep voice of his that always had shivers racing up my spine. He gave my arm a little tug as he led us in the other direction.
“Where we going?”
He looked down at me and gave me a wink, one that had me thinking completely inappropriate thoughts.
Before I knew it, he was leading us toward this designer boutique dress shop, one that I knew about, one I’d obsessed over. I was also very aware of the price tags on most of their items.
I stepped into the shop and instantly smelled lavender and patchouli. I wrinkled my nose and heard Ryker laugh beside me. When I looked up at him, I saw him grinning.
“Smell get to you?”
I looked around to make sure I didn’t say anything loud enough somebody could hear and most likely get offended. “Patchouli,” I said in a low, disgusted voice. “Reminds me of man sweat.”
Ryker chuckled again and wrapped his arm around my waist, pulling me in close. “I thought you liked the smell of man sweat.” There was a teasing, heated tone to his voice.
I felt my cheeks heat at his words. “I only like the smell of man sweat when it’s us in bed and you’re on top of me.”
He growled low, and I felt a shiver race up my spine.
“I’d be careful, Sofie.” He leaned in close so his lips were right by the shell of my ear. “I’m half tempted to take you back to the SUV and fuck you in the back like old times.”
“Ryker,” I whispered, shocked but also aroused. God, I felt my face grow even hotter as I looked around to make sure the sales associates hadn’t heard. I glanced at the front desk and saw two young girls standing behind it, both of them gazing longingly at Ryker. I was used to people staring at him though. He was big and tattooed, a little scary-looking even. But I knew that wasn’t why they were eye-fucking him. He was so damn attractive and had this bad boy thing going on. You’d have to be blind not to be drawn to that.
I saw the girls start talking softly to each other, but then it seemed like they were almost arguing. Then one of them finally moved away from the sales counter and walked toward us. No doubt they were fighting over who would get to talk to Ryker. He still had his arm around my waist, his fingers curled possessively against my hip. I was small compared to him, only five-foot four compared to his six and a half feet. He towered over me like a beast, with muscles stacked upon muscles.
“Hi,” the girl said in a very chipper voice. “Welcome to Chanel DuBois. Is there something I can help you with?”
Although this was a woman’s clothing store, she never once took her gaze off Ryker. I would’ve chuckled if I weren’t slightly annoyed. But I couldn’t blame the girl. I mean, look at him.
“Well,” he said in his deep voice, “I don’t think anything would fit me in here, but my girl here definitely wants something.”
The sales associate finally turned her gaze to me, raking her eyes up and down my body as if sizing me up, maybe wondering why he was with me. I didn’t take offense to it though. It was the look we mainly got when he and I were together.
Jealousy was an ugly thing, especially coming from other women, but I was confident in the love Ryker had for me, knew I satisfied him and he was devoted to me. Other women and their pettiness didn’t bother me at all. Not anymore, at least.
“Oh, something for your sister?”
I actually did laugh then.That’s the furthest thing from the truth, sweetheart.This was the first time someone had thought I was his sister. I didn’t know what kind of sibling relationship they thought we had, given the fact that he had his arm wrapped around me, but whatever.
“She’s far from my sister.”
