looked up over her shoulder at him. “But if you set your mind to it, I’ve no doubt you could make me want it bad enough to relent. That’s what scares me, Tag.”
Zander leaned his head down so that their foreheads met. “That was honest, kitten. Thank you. I promise we won’t push you too far. But we will push. We want you, Tessa. Not just for one night, or even one month. We want you as ours. Running isn’t going to solve anything, so don’t even think about it. You’re under our skin and in our blood.” He brushed his lips across hers before leaning back.
“My turn, baby.” Tag turned her around to face him. His eyes held a promise that she wouldn’t get off as lightly with him.
When he pressed his lips against hers, she couldn’t stop the shiver that traveled down her spine. The warmth in her blood that had started with Zander’s kiss heated up as Tag took possession of her mouth. Tessa’s pussy softened before growing wet in anticipation. He swept his tongue inside the moment she relented and opened her mouth to his. Just as soon as it started, he pulled away, panting as heavily as she was. It was as if he only wanted to secure her capitulation in opening to his kiss but wouldn’t push her by taking her deeper into the kiss. She wasn’t sure if she was relieved or disappointed or maybe even pissed about it.
“I’ll see you tomorrow, Tessa. Zander’s going to walk you back while I take care of this.” Tag backed away then turned to start gathering up their leftovers.
“Ready?” Zander asked, holding out his hand.
She wasn’t sure if she was or not. So much was going on behind that word that she was almost afraid to take his hand. When she placed hers into his clasp, he squeezed it softly and led her back through the park and to the front door of Heavy Trinkets. When he gave her a chaste hug and pushed her gently through the door, Tessa realized she hadn’t exactly told them no on going out with them the next night. She had to give it to them. They were smooth.
She barely had time to think about them or the impending Saturday night date until after she got off of work that afternoon. It seemed like someone had opened a floodgate, and the store stayed busy the rest of her shift.
On the walk back home, Tessa went back over lunch in the park and realized how much she’d actually enjoyed it. They’d been on their best behavior, and the meal had been delicious and much more filling than just the sandwich and banana would have been. It had stayed with her all afternoon, and even now she wasn’t nearly as hungry as she usually was on her walk home.
By the time she made it to her apartment, Tessa had talked herself into giving in to the date. It hadn’t really taken all that much to convince herself to go. She liked both men—a lot. Since spending even the small amount of time around them that she’d allowed them, Tessa had begun to feel lonely. She wanted more than what she had now. What harm could it be to go out just once with them? Maybe they’d realize how incompatible they really were and back off.
She gave a very unladylike snort at that frivolous thought. They were convinced that they could talk her into submitting to them. It would take her proving that she wasn’t going to take that kind of treatment before they got the message. She wasn’t going to play their games and really wasn’t looking to get serious.
Tessa had a dream deep in her heart that she rarely allowed herself to think about because she was scared she’d jinx it. In her perfect world, Keifer would decide not to reenlist when his next tour was up and want to settle down near her. They could even share a small house or apartment together until he found someone he was interested in. She missed him far more than she had admitted to the guys. She wanted a family again, and the only person she trusted to be her family was her brother.
When she finally laid down that night, for once, Tessa had no trouble falling
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