to keep his voice light, relaxed. It wouldn’t do for Charlie to see how much he was banking on keeping this ménage going. Charlie was clearly still uneasy about them spending the night together.
“Christ, man, I just wasn’t expecting it to be this way.”
Alex rose from the bed and pulled on his jeans. He crossed the room to stand beside Charlie. “I know it’s kind of out there, but I don’t think it’s completely impossible. There will be some bumps in the road, but we both love her. Before we start making plans for pistols at dawn, let’s give this sharing idea a try. If it doesn’t work out, we can schedule a fight to the death for her.”
Alex’s jest had the desired effect and Charlie laughed for a moment before sobering and looking back toward Allie’s sleeping form on the bed.
“I didn’t expect the sex to be… I mean, having you in the bed with Allie and me, it’s just so…”
Now it was Alex’s turn to laugh. Charlie was never at a loss for words. To see him struggling to describe something so indescribable was rather entertaining.
“At least you’re finally calling it sex. If you’d tried to call it ‘doing the dirty’, I think I would have had to punch you in the mouth,” Alex teased.
They laughed as Charlie acknowledged the truth in his words. Ever since high school, his friend had jokingly referred to sex as “doing the dirty” and it drove Alex nuts.
Their shared laughter died down slowly and Charlie shook his head. “It will never be that with her,” he said at last.
“I know what you mean, man.” He reached up and lightly punched Charlie on the arm, thankful that for now they seemed to have reached a tacit agreement to forge ahead.
“I would like to suggest that the two of us get out there and start rustlin ’ up some breakfast for that girl. I have a strong suspicion she won’t stay with either one of us if we don’t start working in some regular mealtimes,” Alex joked.
Charlie’s laugh was overshadowed by his rumbling stomach. “I’ll whip us up some omelets. You can start the coffee.” Charlie threw a friendly arm over his shoulders and Alex felt his heart skip a beat at the motion.
As they walked to the kitchen, Alex couldn’t hold back the small sense of relief that he’d narrowly dodged an exploding bomb while trying to work his way out of the damn minefield he’d plopped them all in the midst of.
He also couldn’t fight back the feeling that if they made it through safely and with their hearts intact, it would be a miracle.
Chapter Six
Charlie glanced out the front window of his house, certain he’d heard a car on the drive. It had been one week to the day since they’d embarked on this odd love affair and he still found himself struggling with the idea of it despite the fact the sex was hotter than hell.
Allie had spent last weekend with them before returning to her townhouse on Sunday. Since then the three of them had gone out for several dinners, getting reacquainted and catching up on the past six years. He had to admit Allie had done some incredible things and seen some amazing places. Hell, half the time he found himself jealous of her experiences. Her face lit up when she talked about the years she’d spent away and Charlie could see how much she’d grown up, changed.
Typically after dinner they ended up at one of their houses for some of the hottest, wildest sex he’d ever experienced. Unfortunately Allie hadn’t spent an entire night with them since the weekend and Charlie was anxious to change that. He liked the idea of waking up in the morning with her in his arms.
Last night, after they’d dropped her off at her townhouse, she’d promised to come today at five for dinner at his place. It was now seven thirty and the idea of her walking away, hitting the road and disappearing from their lives again kept playing over and over in his head. He cursed himself for acting like a damn fool. He never behaved this way, never
“Christ, man, I just wasn’t expecting it to be this way.”
Alex rose from the bed and pulled on his jeans. He crossed the room to stand beside Charlie. “I know it’s kind of out there, but I don’t think it’s completely impossible. There will be some bumps in the road, but we both love her. Before we start making plans for pistols at dawn, let’s give this sharing idea a try. If it doesn’t work out, we can schedule a fight to the death for her.”
Alex’s jest had the desired effect and Charlie laughed for a moment before sobering and looking back toward Allie’s sleeping form on the bed.
“I didn’t expect the sex to be… I mean, having you in the bed with Allie and me, it’s just so…”
Now it was Alex’s turn to laugh. Charlie was never at a loss for words. To see him struggling to describe something so indescribable was rather entertaining.
“At least you’re finally calling it sex. If you’d tried to call it ‘doing the dirty’, I think I would have had to punch you in the mouth,” Alex teased.
They laughed as Charlie acknowledged the truth in his words. Ever since high school, his friend had jokingly referred to sex as “doing the dirty” and it drove Alex nuts.
Their shared laughter died down slowly and Charlie shook his head. “It will never be that with her,” he said at last.
“I know what you mean, man.” He reached up and lightly punched Charlie on the arm, thankful that for now they seemed to have reached a tacit agreement to forge ahead.
“I would like to suggest that the two of us get out there and start rustlin ’ up some breakfast for that girl. I have a strong suspicion she won’t stay with either one of us if we don’t start working in some regular mealtimes,” Alex joked.
Charlie’s laugh was overshadowed by his rumbling stomach. “I’ll whip us up some omelets. You can start the coffee.” Charlie threw a friendly arm over his shoulders and Alex felt his heart skip a beat at the motion.
As they walked to the kitchen, Alex couldn’t hold back the small sense of relief that he’d narrowly dodged an exploding bomb while trying to work his way out of the damn minefield he’d plopped them all in the midst of.
He also couldn’t fight back the feeling that if they made it through safely and with their hearts intact, it would be a miracle.
Chapter Six
Charlie glanced out the front window of his house, certain he’d heard a car on the drive. It had been one week to the day since they’d embarked on this odd love affair and he still found himself struggling with the idea of it despite the fact the sex was hotter than hell.
Allie had spent last weekend with them before returning to her townhouse on Sunday. Since then the three of them had gone out for several dinners, getting reacquainted and catching up on the past six years. He had to admit Allie had done some incredible things and seen some amazing places. Hell, half the time he found himself jealous of her experiences. Her face lit up when she talked about the years she’d spent away and Charlie could see how much she’d grown up, changed.
Typically after dinner they ended up at one of their houses for some of the hottest, wildest sex he’d ever experienced. Unfortunately Allie hadn’t spent an entire night with them since the weekend and Charlie was anxious to change that. He liked the idea of waking up in the morning with her in his arms.
Last night, after they’d dropped her off at her townhouse, she’d promised to come today at five for dinner at his place. It was now seven thirty and the idea of her walking away, hitting the road and disappearing from their lives again kept playing over and over in his head. He cursed himself for acting like a damn fool. He never behaved this way, never
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