experience.”
She shook her head. “Some fantasies are meant to remain just that—”
“And some should be indulged in and explored.”
Teresa started to protest again until she realised what his admission truly meant.
“You’ve done this before,” she said flatly, surprised by how the single statement sent a sharp current of jealousy racing through her. He’d shared other women with his brother in the past. She was neither special, nor was she their first. She tried to pull free again, and just as before, he held her tighter.
“We have,” he admitted, and then he continued as if he could read her mind. “But this is the first time I have ever shared my woman with my brother. This is the first time I have shared a woman I have feelings for, so this will be a new experience for me as well.”
His woman? The emotions his words aroused vied for dominance inside her. His entire expression was darkly possessive, even his hand curled at her waist was tight. She wasn’t sure how she felt about belonging to Jeff Downing, even as the very thought caused her belly to dance with jitters, and to know he had feelings for her… It was there in his eyes, stamped across his face. He was serious.
“This is all too much for me, it’s all too overwhelming,” she said in a rush. “I—I’ve never done this before. A-and I don’t want anyone to be hurt by this. I don’t have to do this…you don’t have to do this. I don’t even want to,” Teresa stammered.
Jeff cast her a knowing grin. “You belong to me.” His gaze flickered over her head at Jason. “My brother knows this and no matter what happens tonight between the three of us, that will never change. I can’t deny I want you all to myself, but there will be plenty of time for me to have you when Jason is gone. Right now, however, he is here, and I know you want this, Red, and I want to give this to you. I want to share this with you, but if you don’t, all you have to do is say so. Just say the word…”
Jason now stood so close that his every breath whispered across her face, tickling her cheek.
“Just say the word,” Jeff repeated.
No. That was all she had to say and Jason would leave. Jeff was offering her one last chance. All she had to do was say the word, and Jason would walk away…but if he did, she knew she would never have the chance to experience this again. More than that, she would always regret denying herself this one stolen moment of pleasure, of fulfilling a fantasy she’d never imagined she ever would, all because of…what? Fear? But why was she so afraid?
Because her ex had hurt her so deeply? Made her afraid to be intimate with another man? Made her believe no other man would want her?
She’d wasted two bitter years nursing a broken heart and the pain of her failed marriage, but no longer. Tonight was not about fear or dwelling in the past, it was about experiencing pleasure and revelling in the longings of her body, succumbing to her innermost desires.
“Red?”
All she had to do was say no .
She couldn’t.
She didn’t.
Chapter Five
The ferocity of the storm raging through Hockley had begun to wane, even though rain continued to pelt the roof and thunder roared through the sky. Teresa’s own inner emotions oddly mimicked the tempestuous, tumultuous storm still raging outside as Jason closed the bedroom door behind her.
With Jeff’s shirt still wrapped around her, she clutched at the thin material despite the fact that it failed to fully cover her. With Jeff in front of her, and Jason still hovering against the door at her back, the shirt seemed to be the only thing standing between her and the two men.
But not for long.
Her heart beat out a furious staccato—the rhythm so fast and hard, she could almost imagine one could hear the pulsing sound from across the room. When Jeff’s eyes narrowed on her, she wondered if maybe it wasn’t her imagination at all.
“Come here.”
Teresa hesitated for
She shook her head. “Some fantasies are meant to remain just that—”
“And some should be indulged in and explored.”
Teresa started to protest again until she realised what his admission truly meant.
“You’ve done this before,” she said flatly, surprised by how the single statement sent a sharp current of jealousy racing through her. He’d shared other women with his brother in the past. She was neither special, nor was she their first. She tried to pull free again, and just as before, he held her tighter.
“We have,” he admitted, and then he continued as if he could read her mind. “But this is the first time I have ever shared my woman with my brother. This is the first time I have shared a woman I have feelings for, so this will be a new experience for me as well.”
His woman? The emotions his words aroused vied for dominance inside her. His entire expression was darkly possessive, even his hand curled at her waist was tight. She wasn’t sure how she felt about belonging to Jeff Downing, even as the very thought caused her belly to dance with jitters, and to know he had feelings for her… It was there in his eyes, stamped across his face. He was serious.
“This is all too much for me, it’s all too overwhelming,” she said in a rush. “I—I’ve never done this before. A-and I don’t want anyone to be hurt by this. I don’t have to do this…you don’t have to do this. I don’t even want to,” Teresa stammered.
Jeff cast her a knowing grin. “You belong to me.” His gaze flickered over her head at Jason. “My brother knows this and no matter what happens tonight between the three of us, that will never change. I can’t deny I want you all to myself, but there will be plenty of time for me to have you when Jason is gone. Right now, however, he is here, and I know you want this, Red, and I want to give this to you. I want to share this with you, but if you don’t, all you have to do is say so. Just say the word…”
Jason now stood so close that his every breath whispered across her face, tickling her cheek.
“Just say the word,” Jeff repeated.
No. That was all she had to say and Jason would leave. Jeff was offering her one last chance. All she had to do was say the word, and Jason would walk away…but if he did, she knew she would never have the chance to experience this again. More than that, she would always regret denying herself this one stolen moment of pleasure, of fulfilling a fantasy she’d never imagined she ever would, all because of…what? Fear? But why was she so afraid?
Because her ex had hurt her so deeply? Made her afraid to be intimate with another man? Made her believe no other man would want her?
She’d wasted two bitter years nursing a broken heart and the pain of her failed marriage, but no longer. Tonight was not about fear or dwelling in the past, it was about experiencing pleasure and revelling in the longings of her body, succumbing to her innermost desires.
“Red?”
All she had to do was say no .
She couldn’t.
She didn’t.
Chapter Five
The ferocity of the storm raging through Hockley had begun to wane, even though rain continued to pelt the roof and thunder roared through the sky. Teresa’s own inner emotions oddly mimicked the tempestuous, tumultuous storm still raging outside as Jason closed the bedroom door behind her.
With Jeff’s shirt still wrapped around her, she clutched at the thin material despite the fact that it failed to fully cover her. With Jeff in front of her, and Jason still hovering against the door at her back, the shirt seemed to be the only thing standing between her and the two men.
But not for long.
Her heart beat out a furious staccato—the rhythm so fast and hard, she could almost imagine one could hear the pulsing sound from across the room. When Jeff’s eyes narrowed on her, she wondered if maybe it wasn’t her imagination at all.
“Come here.”
Teresa hesitated for
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