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“Be sure to tag Mable Farms, dear,” May says, moving over to the paddock. The goat starts to chew on Carson’s hair, but she doesn't care. I move closer to her and swing my arm over her shoulder photobombing her picture. She laughs and shows me. “Send that to me,” I tell her, before picking up a kitten that's rubbing against my ankle. My phone pings and I grin. I know what my new Screensaver is going to be. I open my messages and forward it to J. He writes back immediately.
J:She's good for you babe. I love seeing that smile on your face.
I send him a bunch of kiss emojis then shove my phone back in my pocket. I glance over to her, but she's not paying attention. Almost all of the baby animals have swarmed to her and she's trying to love on them all. This is who she is, kind, caring, a pure hearted amazing woman and someoneI can see myself falling for. If I haven’t already.
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We settle out by the pond, and I lean back on my palms, propping my arms up. Carson sits between my legs and rests her back against my chest. She sighs in contentment. “Thank you, Lay. I really needed this. Things at college have gotten almost unbearable. I'm not sure how much more I can take,” she says softly, gazing out at the lake. I know I should be happy that she's almost to her breaking point, and considering leaving, but I don't. I feel a hollow spot forming in my chest. A longing to beg her to stay, but if she does then what does that mean for me and the guys? There has to be a way to get Penny to change her mind.
“Are you okay?” Carson asks, spinning slightly. I give her a grin and press a kiss to her vanilla scented hair. We sit there enjoying the view for a while and May stops by with a few sandwiches and pops. I thank her, but she just shoos me off, before hopping back in her golf cart and going to the main house.
We eat our lunch and talk about all the things I have been dying to ask her. I finish the last sip of my cold drink and then take a deep breath. “So I found this book. I know you like to read, but have you ever read anything, reverse harem?”
She laughs nervously, and starts to blush.God she is so damn beautiful.“Um yeah. I have. Why are you askin’, Lay?” She looks me in the eye. Does she know how I feel about her? How badly I want to make her mine, but I’m willing to share her with them because she’s worth it. Jase and her are the reasons I wake up in the morning on days I’d rather hide from the world. “Lay? Why do you ask?”
Oh right. I take another deep breath, and look at the grass, pulling a blade from the earth and spinning it in between my fingers. “Do you think you would ever be into something like that? Would be okay with dating more than one person, as in a relationship, not just friends with benefits?”
Reaching over she places her hand on my cheek and pulls my gaze from the ground to her eyes. “That's fantasy, Lay. Would it be an amazing experience, yes, but it’s fiction. I think what we have now is going well, right? I could never ask you guys to share me long term.” she says, looking at me as if I’m a puzzle she’s trying to solve. I give her a smile and shake my head. “I was just curious.”
She gives me a once over then shrugs, “What we have going on is hot. I wouldn’t want to complicate things,” she says before leaning over and kissing me sweetly. I groan and deepen the press of our lips, licking her bottom one she opens and sighs. Yeah, for now, this is okay, but someday I want to call her mine, and I know Jase does too.
Thirty-One
Carson
“Girl, last night was. Ahhh I think I'm in love,” Sassy tells me while sitting at the table snatching my eggs and toast. “Um, what?” I ask with the fork still to my lips.
“I have never had my kitty purr as much as she did last night.”
I choke on my bite, and grab my water quickly, helping to swallow it down. “Sassafras, I love you, but please, I do not need to hear about your 'kitty' purring.”
She rolls her eyes at me and snatches my fork. “Girl, you need to get laid.”
I sigh. “I'll keep that in mind,” I say. She snorts, “Ah girl, you have like a harem of men just gagging for your attention. Just call one up. What’s the point of friends with benefits if you don’t take advantage of the benefits?” she asks. I pause at that. “What in the world are you talking about? I’ve been having plenty of advantages lately.”
She starts to laugh hysterically. “Oh my god,” she gasps, “You seriously don’t notice. How can you be so innocent? Jase, Connor, Xavier, Layton. Um, even East. Ring a bell? They are head over heels for you. If you asked them to drop what they were doing and come do you right now, they would in a heartbeat, but you haven’t and you won’t. Get bouncing babe,” she says like I’m stupid. “We may fool around from time to time, but they are not gagging for me. Plus Lay and Jase are covered and I don’t think the other guys are waiting around twiddling their thumbs for me to call and jump on their dicks.”
She shakes her head at me and frowns, “Whatever you say, babes, but I bet if you tried it you’d be surprised, not to mention a hell of a lot more relaxed.”
“That’s just weird to me. To call someone up for orgasms,” I tell her, and she leans in closer like she’s about to tell me a secret. Instead I get a kiss to the nose. “Honey, we’re in college. It’s almost a given.” She stands from the table and moves to the fridge, before spinning and watching me. Who am I turning into to even consider such crazy things? But the way they make me feel is incredible. I stand from the chair and run to my room, grabbing my phone. I dial Jase and wait for him to answer.
“Now this is what I call a wakeup call. Good morning, gorgeous.”
I blush and stumble on my next words. “Hey I’m sorry to do this, but I need to ask you something, okay?”
A shuffling sounds over the line, before he speaks.“Is everything okay Cara?”
I laugh nervously. “Don’t seem so scared, I just had a question.” I huff a breath and give Sassy an evil glare, but she seems so giddy. “If I told you to drop everything and come do me, would you?”
Sassy’s mouth drops. “I can’t believe you actually asked that,” she whispers.
I wave my hand at her and wait for him to reply.
“Is this a trick question? Or is this an invitation?”
I snort and choke on my spit.Holy crap.“Um. It was a legit question, but I think you just answered it,” I say in a breathy voice. He groans and laughs, “How about we start with dinner. Pick you up at six?”I’m squealing inside, but I have to tease him at least a little bit. “Oh, well, I’ll have to check my calendar and get back to you,” I say with a bit of sass and he starts to cough.“Excuse me?”he says in shock,“I’m sorry, I must have misheard you. I thought you said you had to check that you were free. You were the one that made a booty call.”
I put him on speaker and mute the microphone so he can’t hear me laughing my ass off. Sassy glances my way in confusion and I try to explain, but it’s hard to breathe. I calm down and unmute him. He’s talking with someone in the background and they’re laughing as well. “Jase, I didn’t call you for a hookup. I had a genuine question, and haven’t you ever heard about the Wednesday rule?” I say, Sassy bites her lip, but her shoulders are shaking with her laughter. He mutters something then yells,“Hey, babe, what the fuck is the Wednesday rule?”
