STORY EXCERPT

“Oh, hell, Winn. I knew I needed to know who this man was, who my West Coast counterpart was.”

“Why? I understood the last time we saw each other we weren’t going to form any kind of relationship.” She was totally confused, anxious, and hopeful.

“Well, I’ve been reconsidering that decision.” He sat forward, his large hand playing with the cup before him.

“Jack wanted us to have a get-together, sort of a test run before he makes any long-term decisions about his future. Apparently, you’re part of that future if you choose to be.” Noah sat back, his arms crossed across his belly.

“A test run of what?” She sat back and stared at Jack. “And considering we don’t have a relationship, why would we need a test?”

“Damn it, Winn, I’m trying to be open-minded here.”

“Did either of you think I might like to be included in the plan?”

“You are the plan, sweetheart,” Noah said with a smile. “I’m the crimp in it Jack’s trying to work out.”

“Again, why?”

“Because after thinking about nothing else for months, I find I can’t just let you go. If it means having Noah with us occasionally, I figured I owed it to both of us to try it without just walking away.”

“Noah, what are your thoughts here?”

“Hell, I’m horny, you’re hot, and he’s curious. I figured it was worth a flight to find out if I was going to lose you to this man and his amusement park. And if I did lose you, I wanted one last time together.”

“Seems you two have this all worked out. Am I really needed here or just for show?” Something inside her snapped a bit. On one hand, Jack was making a concerted effort to make her happy. On the other, she felt like a really good deal they were deciding who won.

“Did either of you think I might have made plans somewhere else, that I would leave both of you?” The look of horror on Jack’s face told her he hadn’t considered it. Noah, on the other hand, gave her a sly grin, accepting she was pissed and looking for an upper hand.

He slid a plastic key card across the table toward her. “I’m going to my room, number four seventeen. Why don’t you two talk this through and let me know what you decide.” He hesitated, finished the coffee in his cup, and added, “By the way, Jack knows I wouldn’t be a permanent fixture here, just a visitor a few times a year for fun and games if that’s what you decide you want.” He stood, leaned over, and kissed Winn on the cheek. “I’ll see you in a bit.”

Jack and Winn were quiet while he left the restaurant, both of them watching Noah leave. Before she could speak, Jack cleared his throat.

“Look, I’m not trying to orchestrate things here, but that must be how it looks to you. I understand you have needs and wants. I have to decide how many of them I can fulfill and if I can live with an occasional visit from your friend.”

“What if I said I only wanted you and that I’d give up Noah?”

“I’d say that’s fine, but I understand to keep you truly happy here it might include another man on occasion. I’d rather import Noah occasionally than start with a new man.” His lips started to curl into a smile, but he pulled it back.

“You mean someone you might run into here, someone who would find out my demented secret. That your girlfriend needs two men to fuck her to be happy.”

“Put that way it’s a little tawdry, but it’s accurate. If you and I have a future, I have to accept Noah occasionally. I also have to decide if I can go through with this. I’ve always been a one-woman man. I’ve never considered sharing my woman.”

“Jack.” Winn leaned forward, her tone soft. “Did you ever have a threesome with two women?” She saw the embarrassed red creep up his neck and land on his cheeks. “Yes, you have.”

“That was a long time ago, college days, and it didn’t matter because there were no emotions involved. It was just sex and pleasure. This is different. I know you care about Noah. I know you care about me.”

“You’re more curious about the two of you together, aren’t you?”

“Yes, although I’d prefer the attention directed toward you. Logistically, I just can’t picture how this would work out.”

Winn had a decision to make. She could walk away, or she could take Jack up to that hotel room and have the afternoon of her life. If he couldn’t handle the situation, best to find out now. Besides, she decided, he’d set this all in motion. Why, in her right mind, would she walk away from it? Reaching a hand to Jack, she clasped his and stood, pausing to gather her coat and purse. “Come with me, Jack, just a few hours. Either it will work out or it won’t. Wondering won’t give you any answers.”

“That was what Noah and I decided on the phone.” He hesitated and dropped a few bills on the table to pay for the coffee, finally reaching to take her hand a second time.

“Is there a gift shop here? I don’t have any condoms on me?”

“I took care of that,” he said, again with his cheeks heating.

“Just between the three of us, Jack, nothing that happens in that room will ever go any further. I trust Noah and I trust you. You made this major arrangement, now let’s test it.”

ADULT EXCERPT

Winn threw back the covers and sauntered naked toward the bathroom. Her long weekend with Noah had come to an end. She had a flight out the next morning and still had to go home and pack. She flipped on the shower, knowing from experience it took several minutes for the hot water to reach his apartment and used the time to brush out her hair. Testing the temperature with her fingers, she finally stepped under the spray, letting the hot water ease the aches in her neck.

“Want company?” Noah asked, pulling back the curtain just enough to squeeze through without letting out too much steam. She turned and gave him a questioning look.

“Only if you can keep your hands to yourself. I’m already running late.”

“My hands to myself,” he said with an odd grin. “I’ll try.”

Winn laughed and continued to wash the soap from her hair as she watched him lower his body to his knees before her. He’d leaned forward and touched the tip of his tongue to her clit, then took long licks along her pussy lips. She shifted her weight until her legs were a shoulder-width apart, leaving him access to lick her. She jutted her hips forward when his tongue separated her puffy lips and slid along her skin.

“You’re creative. I’ll give you that, Professor.” She groaned as his tongue continued to lick her, occasionally reaching higher to flick her clit. “Now I’m sorry I said no hands.”

“That was your rule,” he told her and reached forward, grasping her hips and holding her against his mouth. “Personally, I’d rather finger you while I lick you. It always makes you so wet.”

“But we’re in the shower. How can you tell I’m wet?” It was a rhetorical question, one she didn’t expect an answer to as he dropped one hand from her hip and slid it between her thighs. His finger slipped inside her easily, then a second. He continued to lap at her, punctuating his movements with his tongue.

“You are hot and wet, Winn. I can tell the difference.”

She propped one hand against the shower wall for balance and dropped the other to his shoulder, holding him lightly in place. “Oh, God, that feels amazing.” She loved filtering her fingers through his sandy brown hair. Occasionally, he’d glance up and grin. His brown eyes gleamed at her.

“Is this any better?” he asked, running his thumb along her clit while his fingers continued to slide in and out of her body.

“It’s wonderful,” she managed to utter as he used a third finger to stretch her pussy wide. “You’re just trying to make me come.”

“It’s my purpose in life where you’re concerned. Turn around.”

Winn let out an anguished groan when he dropped his fingers from her pussy. She turned with her back to him and braced her hands on the shower wall above her. She saw him take the soap in one hand, and her body shook with a chill of anticipation as he used it all over her lover half. “We don’t have any condoms in here,” she reminded him.

“Don’t need any,” he told her as his lips nipped at her earlobe. “Just go with me,” he whispered, and she heard the bar of soap hit the shower floor.

Winn held her breath when he reached his hand between her legs, using his wrist to rub against her. His fingers just brushed her pussy, and she arched back for more. “All right, I’m horny. You win, just fuck me.”

“That’s what I wanted to hear.” Pulling his hand away, he grasped her breast and pinched her nipple. His other hand slid between her legs from behind, two fingers invading her pussy. “More?”

“Yes, damn you, you know I want more, know I need more.”