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of jealousy had started to sprout when they’d told her about the two female nurses, but that was before she’d met the women.
    All three ladies were loving matriarchs and mated to older bears in the community. They’d welcomed her with open arms, and she’d soaked up their doting attention. While no one could ever replace her mother, it was nice to be surrounded by loving, generous women again.
    She frowned when she thought about losing some of their attention to the guy’s eventual mate, but she forced herself to smile. She’d enjoy her new friendships for as long as she could.
    “Nah, I don’t want to leave you alone again,” he said. “This won’t take long.”
    “Don’t worry about it,” she said, standing. “I can handle myself alone for a few minutes. I know you guys are busy.”
    “I want you to stay with me.”
    She sat back down and waited. The simple words warmed her heart, but she reminded herself not to get her hopes up. He’d only meant to keep her near so she wouldn’t be alone anymore, not so she wouldn’t be alone for the rest of her life.
    She smiled and pressed her thighs together in an effort to tap down her lust. Not giving the words more weight than he’d intended was a challenge, but she’d managed it.
    Barely.
    Hawk stepped out of his office and flipped off the light.
    “Sorry to keep you waiting,” he said, leaning against the door-jam. “I had more call backs than I realized.”
    “It’s not a problem. I was just telling Gavin that I know you guys are busy and I’m perfectly capable of entertaining myself.”
    “We never doubted it,” Hawk said, “but it’s still rude.”
    “Okay,” Gavin said, “I’m done.”
    “Great,” Hawk said, changing the subject. “Everybody hungry?”
    “I’m starving,” Ava replied.
    “Me too,” Gavin chimed in.
    “Good. Let’s go home and get the grill going.”
    Gavin led them out of the office, and she followed, walking side-by-side with Hawk. The man insisted on driving her car while she rode with his brother, and the gesture warmed her inside and out. 
    Together, the two men really were one perfect mate.
     
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    Gavin drove home by rote, and his anticipation built. He and Hawk were anxious to show Ava their home and move their relationship to the next level. Keeping his hands to himself over last four nights had been pure torture, and he felt like a walking time bomb. Many times he’d just wanted to hold her hand, caress her thigh, or rub her silky red strands through his fingers, but he’d held back in an effort to give her time to get to know them. To trust them.
    He knew Hawk wasn’t fairing any better. The man had touched her skin for a few minutes at the table and his brother’s bear wanted more. They’d shifted and ran every evening after dropping her back at the hotel, but his animal still fought to claim its mate.
    Since Ava had come into their lives, he’d gone to bed exhausted every night, only to lay awake hot, hard and achy until he rubbed his cock and imagined her stroking him until he came. Four days might seem like an incredibly short courtship, but to a shifter it felt like a lifetime.
    They were tired of waiting.
    Hawk had planned a wonderful meal, and they were going to show her the house and talk. Hopefully, talking would lead to sex and she’d stay the night and never leave. They wouldn’t mark her their first time, but they had a ring and they wanted her to wear it.
    A formal ceremony allowing her to marry both men was legal in Bear Canyon, and he couldn’t wait to officially complete the triad.
    “This is it,” Gavin said as he pulled into the driveway.
    She looked out the window and surveyed the huge home.
    “Wow. It’s beautiful.”
    “I’m glad you like it,” he said, opening his door. “Let’s go inside.”
    She followed his lead and they trailed Hawk into the living space. His brother led her around the spacious downstairs, and she seemed to love the place as much as they