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Ed seems reluctant. “I guess I can rewire the generator and add another point or two.”
“Guys, it’s fine. You don’t have to do that,” I say hastily. “We don’t know how long we’re stuck inside, and we need the central heating more than anything else.”
“But you’re working on a deadline, right?” Ollie says. “I think you mentioned something about it yesterday.”
“I am,” I say reluctantly. “But I think surviving a snowstorm kind of beats a book deadline. I mean, how can I write if frost bites off my fingers or something?”
“Don’t worry about it,” Ollie says, smirking. “I’ll be more than happy to keep you warm.” He pats his lap. “Come, sit here.”
I roll my eyes. “Is sex all you think of all the time?”
Artie scoffs. “You don’t want to know.”
Instead of answering right away, Ollie looks me up and down. “No, not all the time. But since you’ve been here? Yes.”
His words send shivers down my spine. “Wow.”
“So tell me more about the book you’re writing?” Ed says. His words hold a touch of caution. I haven’t forgotten the promise that I made him. I can’t use him or his brothers as part of my book. Just the sex.
I can tell he’s asking about that. “Yeah, it’s coming along great.”
I don’t mention that in my outline I had four love interests, but I’ve decided to cut out the fourth one and focus on only three. The grumpy ranger, the confident paramedic, and the sweet and shy vet. Of course, they don’t have any resemblance to the brothers. In fact, they couldn’t be more different. “I’ve pretty much finished outlining the first act, and I’m brainstorming the second. That’s when things become meatier. No sexual pun intended, though you’ll find a lot of those in my books.”
“I wish I had a Kindle with me. I would read all your books,” Ollie says.
“As if you’ve ever read anything more than a restaurant menu,” Artie says, rolling his eyes. Instead of answering, Ollie throws one of the small pillows at him, catching him on his face.
“It’s a reverse harem, right?” Ed asks, his brows pulled together in curiosity.
“Yep,” I say. “That’s my primary genre.”
“Does that mean we’re a part of your harem now?” Ollie says jokingly.
I laugh. “I don’t see you as that.”
Ollie pouts. I can’t tell if he’s really upset or just pretending to be. “Why not?”
“We’re having fun.” I shrug.
“Both things can be true,” Ed says, leaning forward on the couch, his gaze intent on me.
I squirm. “I guess, but as I said, it’s more for the research.”
“Wow,” Ollie says, shaking his head. “I feel so used right now. I’ve been reduced to nothing but book research. It’s tragic.”
“Oh shut up, Oliver,” Ed says. It’s the first time I’ve heard him address his brother by his full name.
“I was just having harmless fun. Susan knows I love her.” He leans over and kisses me. I make out with him for a few seconds before peeling back, feeling a little dazed. Ollie can’t seem to get enough of me.
“Someone told me that if you want to get all the things right, you really have to get down to it,” Artie says. “Don’t you agree?”
I squirm. “I mean, yeah.”
“What?” Ed says, catching on.
“A reader once told me that she thinks I’m being disingenuous. Now, most people read these books for fun, to create a fantasy in their head outside their normal, vanilla relationship. But I have intense readers as well, who read because they can connect with these kinds of stories. They tell me that reverse harems are normalizing polyamorous relationships, something that’s considered taboo in society, generally.”
The brothers nod, agreeing.
