way: Why would a happily married couple want a third person in their relationship—other than for kinky sex stuff? They’ve known each other for far longer than you’ve known either of them. What happens if they decide to start a family? What happens to the third wheel then?”
Even though the words cut her like a knife, Kayla could sense her sister’s genuine distress. She was really worried for Kayla and only trying to look out for her. Come to think of it, Kayla would likely react the same way if Jade had been the one to begin a triad relationship with a married couple—well, she would have if she hadn’t met her alien lovers first.
“I’m happy,” she said simply, trying to explain it the only way she could. “They love me, Jade. Both of them.” She took a deep breath, her smile faltering as her sister’s disbelief seemed to increase. “Please, can you just be happy for me?”
Her sister looked defeated, but willing to give into what Kayla wanted. She nodded and shook her head, clearly conflicted with her decision.
“Fine,” she said throwing her hands in the air and leaning back in her chair. “Fine. I’m only three hours away. Call me when it all goes to hell and I’ll come pick up the fucking pieces.”
She spoke in a resigned tone, but it was more than clear that she expected the three-way union to fail. It was also very obvious that she expected Kayla to be the one to be dumped from the relationship. Kayla nodded, biting her lip, trying to hold back the disappointment. It would have been nice to have one person who understood.
Jade must have seen the hurt in Kayla’s face, because she quickly relented. “I’m sorry,” she said softly. “I just meant that if you need me, I’ll be here. You’re my sister, and I love you, and I’ll be here if you need me.”
Kayla nodded as a knot of emotion lodged in her throat. She never doubted that her sister would look out for her. She just hoped that, in this case at least, it wouldn’t be necessary.
Chapter Seven
Kayla glanced around the empty rooms in her apartment to make certain she hadn’t left anything behind. She’d pretty much been living with David and Jessica for almost a month now, so the place didn’t really feel like home anymore, anyway. She’d taken a few days off work to get things settled and move in with her lovers for real.
She’d held onto her secretarial job despite the lure of her sewing room, but she had to admit that, despite the sense of contribution a regular paycheck gave her, she itched to spend more time designing and creating the clothes she’d dreamed about for so long.
“Finished?” David asked as he walked into the bedroom.
“Yup, that was the last of it,” she said, turning in the middle of the room. Funny, it had never felt this big before. Without the dresser and bedside tables, the bedroom seemed much larger. She’d arranged for the bed to be collected tomorrow by a local charity, so it was the only thing left in the otherwise empty room.
David saw her glance at the bed and a wide grin covered his face.
“I believe,” he said as he stalked closer, “that we should give this mattress a farewell ceremony.” She laughed at his wicked smile and felt desire pool in her womb. At first it had felt very strange to spend time alone with David, but Jessica had reassured her over and over again that they were three equal partners. It had taken some time to squash the other woman feeling, but the fact that Jessica and David were so open and honest with each other and with her went a long way to making her more comfortable.
“Take off your clothes,” David said in the voice that always made her shiver with desire. She nodded slowly, capturing her bottom lip with her teeth as she undid the buttons on her shirt. She loved to watch his eyes darken with carnal need, his grin widen as she stripped slowly for him. Without taking his eyes from her, he dragged his own clothes off quickly. He stepped closer
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