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thoughts would race, and all she was focused on was escaping my presence.” Sighing and running his hands through his hair in frustration, he continued, “That is one of the main points I want to work on tonight. I want to know why and I want to begin building a foundation of trust.”
    Rissa had been listening and was nearly overwhelmed with feelings of guilt. Mitch Grayson had been beyond patient with her and she’d hurt him with her own fear and insecurity. “I’m sorry.” Her whispered words drew both men’s attention immediately.
    Mitch knelt by the bed and leaned forward, his lips grazing her temple before speaking. “What are you sorry for, pretty girl?” He watched as Rissa’s eyes slowly opened and focused on his face, her expression softened and for the first time he noticed true affection in her expression.
    “For being so rude to you when you have been so kind and patient with me. I never considered that I might be hurting you.” Taking a deep breath before continuing, her voice had become so quiet it was almost as if she was thinking out loud. “I was so busy worrying about myself, I…well, I was just being selfish, and I wasn’t raised that way.” Rissa smiled but knew it hadn’t reached her eyes.
    Smiling down at her, Mitch watched her expression change like the clouds of a turbulent storm. “Well, in that case, apology accepted. Now, let’s get you up and downstairs for something to eat. We have a wild and crazy evening planned and we wouldn’t want you to miss out on a single minute of firelight staring now would we?” Mitch and Bryant both grabbed a hand and helped her up from the bed. “I’ll see you both downstairs. I have a few things to prepare.” Mitch knew it was important for Bryant to have time alone with Rissa, too. They’d spent years planning how to share a woman in the kind of permanent relationship they wanted to establish with Rissa, so it wasn’t hard to know when to push and when to pull back. They would make sure that Rissa understood it would never be about “equal time,” and it certainly would never be her responsibility, planning would always fall on their shoulders. Knowing this was just one of many things they wanted to discuss with their woman this evening, Mitch made his way to the kitchen and loaded the trays with all her favorite foods and began moving them in to the living room.
    Rissa and Bryant were sitting in the living room on the sofa facing the fire by the time Mitch brought in the last tray with their filled wineglasses. Rissa was wearing a peacock-colored silk wraparound robe because they’d wanted her to be as comfortable as possible while they talked. “You look beautiful, baby, that color looks great on you. Did Bry tell you he brought it back from Japan just for you?” He’d sent Bryant thousands of pictures of Rissa during his year-long absence from ShadowDance so his best friend hadn’t had any trouble knowing what would look great with her porcelain skin and rust-colored hair. Rissa’s cheeks went instantly bright pink, damn she was adorable when she blushed. “Well, I see by that sweet blush, he did.”
    “Yes, he did. Thank you both for it, it feels amazing. I love the silk. I’ve never owned anything that feels this luxurious before.” She’d been absently rubbing the fabric between her thumb and forefinger; that small tell hadn’t escaped his or Bryant’s notice.
    “Sweetness, you are a beautiful woman, you are our beautiful woman, and we’ll take great pleasure from giving you everything your heart desires and even many things you’d never think to ask for.” His sexy grin told Rissa he was talking about a lot more than just clothing. “Mitch and I both make a lot of money, and we’ve been investing it wisely for a very long time. We’ll enjoy spending money on you, and you will honor us by graciously accepting our gifts.” They had already anticipated she would be resistant to accepting expensive gifts so he had