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something else, some emotion she couldn't quite place. “Gina, help me get him up and then we're going into the living room to talk."
    She didn't move. Sure, Patrick probably only had the tiniest bit of were buried deep in his blood, but right now, she saw every ounce of angry lion come to the surface.
    "Gina,” he growled.
    She bent and helped Patrick drag Daniel to his feet. Together, they scuffled to the living room, taking tiny steps so that they didn't hurt Daniel further. Dang, now she was starting to feel bad. And she'd been the wronged party!
    They settled Daniel on the couch. She slumped down to the cushions with him, hoping to prevent any further pain. She knew her tail could do damage when she wanted to, she just didn't know quite how much strength she had.
    She slipped her arm free of Daniel's shoulders and shifted to stand, only to be brought up short by Patrick's barked order. “Stay."
    Gina glared at him. “Do I look like a dog to you?"
    * * *
    Patrick took a moment to calm himself. No sense in saying anything else to piss the little she-cat off. Already this entire encounter had spun out of control and he wasn't sure how to take command again. Leaving Daniel and Gina alone had been a stroke of genius as far as he was concerned. Too bad it hadn't worked out very well.
    Then, he thought they'd snag her interest again by allowing her to be the kinky little voyeur they knew her to be. And look how great that had turned out. Nope, he and Daniel were batting a thousand, basically missing each pitch and striking out with their little were and now looked to be the right time to lay it all on the table. All of it.
    He didn't spare a glance for Daniel. Now, all of his attention was on the agitated feline before him. Her tail rest in her lap, the tip flicking wildly, showing how truly pissed she was. Damn. No sense in delaying the inevitable arguing, though. Now that she'd come to her own wrong conclusions, he knew he'd be hard pressed to change her mind. Didn't mean he wasn't going to try though. His and Daniel's future depended on her trusting and believing everything he was about to say.
    "Uh…” Yeah, he was an idiot, grade A and if he was in the majors, his ass would be benched.
    "Uh. Uh. That's all you have to say?” She jumped to her feet and he followed.
    "Sit. Down."
    Gina stared at him a moment. He didn't know where all of this possessiveness and aggression was coming from, but it seemed to be the only thing she responded to. He made a note of the tone he used when she slowly lowered herself back to the couch.
    "As I was saying. This was not some ploy to get our jollies off at your expense, Gi.” Daniel snorted and Patrick kicked him in the shin. “Okay, I should say it wasn't entirely a ploy to get our jollies off at your expense.” Damn, he needed a drink. “We…” He looked to Daniel and silently begged him to finish what he'd started.
    His lover obliged. “We wanted to see what your reaction, in private, would be to the two of us. We wanted… you."
    The color drained from Gina's face and Patrick wondered if their kitten was about to pass out. “Me?” She squeaked, more in an impersonation of a mouse instead of the deep seductive voice he was used to.
    "You,” Daniel confirmed, and Patrick nodded his agreement.
    "I've been attracted to you from the moment you started working for me, and Daniel… Daniel's been listening to my stories about you at dinner every night.” He swallowed and felt a low burning begin in his neck and travel up his cheeks. Fuck, he was blushing. “And during other times as well."
    Her eyes widened and it seemed she'd caught on. “That wasn't the first time…"
    "No, it wasn't the first time you've entered our sex lives.” His admission hung in the air between the three of them, taking on a life of its own as the truth came out.
    "Oh."
    Confusion overrode his embarrassment, “Oh? That's all you have to say?"
    "What do you want me to say, Patrick? Ooh, goody? You