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but Justin understood exactly what his friend was talking about. She’d taken him down with that look too and he was pretty sure neither one of them was going to refuse her a damn thing tonight.
    “Do you even know what you’re asking for?” Killian added.
    She narrowed her eyes, annoyed. “I’m not thick, Killian. I know what I want to happen tonight.”
    Justin leaned even closer. “Tell us. Put it in words.”
    She grinned at his challenge and he was blown away by the daring woman facing him down. “Sex. You, me, K. Bed optional. As many positions as we can squeeze into the night.”
    Killian choked on his beer at her words. His response caught her attention and she frowned. “You have done this before?”
    “Yes,” Justin admitted.
    “So it’s not the sharing that’s an issue?” she asked.
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    “I don’t have a problem sharing with Justin.” Killian’s answer was quick and sure and Justin grinned.
    “Have you done it,” she paused and swallowed, “a lot?”
    Killian glanced at him and Justin shrugged. This was Lily, not some faceless woman. She deserved the truth. “I don’t know what you’d call a lot, but yeah, we’ve indulged more than a few times.”
    She nodded. “And you like it? I’m not making you do something—”
    Killian’s hand moved again, tangling in her tresses, and Justin watched Lily’s nipples tighten beneath her silky blouse. Her deeply inhaled breath proved his friend’s touch had directed her thoughts to exactly the kind of adventures she was asking for.
    “We like it. We like it a lot.”
    Justin nodded in agreement when her eyes darted in his direction.
    She smiled, pleased by his response. “Good, then I don’t see why we shouldn’t all take what we want.”
    Killian sighed. “I don’t want us to hurt you, Lil.”
    “I know you guys. I trust you. For one night, let me—let us —live this fantasy.”
    Justin stared at her as she spoke and he could see the sincerity of her words. “Say yes, Killian. You know you want to.”
    She knew K was the hard sell. That thought bothered him. Didn’t she think he’d be worried about her welfare too?
    Before they could continue their conversation, Lane and Tris returned to the table.
    “Bad news,” Tristan said as he took his seat. “Judith has the deejay’s microphone. I think she’s prepared some sort of speech.”
    Justin groaned. “That woman’s voice goes through me like food poisoning.”
    Before anyone could reply, Judith called for silence in the room. Justin tried to listen to the woman’s prattling speech about her charitable organizations and all the other so-36
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    called amazing things the in-crowd had done over the past ten years. His mind had just started to drift when he heard his name mentioned with Killian’s.
    He glanced over and rolled his eyes at his friend when Judith gave what everyone else in the room would believe was a heartfelt thanks to them for their years of service protecting our country’s freedoms.
    “She’s on a roll,” Lily muttered and Justin had to fight back a laugh at her comment.
    Judith continued to ramble on and he gave up the pretense of listening. He looked at Lily, pleased when she caught his gaze and held it. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Tristan studying them. What would Killian’s twin say if he knew they were considering taking Lily home tonight…together?
    Lily appeared to have given quite a bit of thought to her proposal. He watched her as she pretended to listen to Judith’s speech. She crossed her legs, tapping her manicured nails on her thigh impatiently. He reached over and gripped her hand to still it while dragging his fingers against her smooth skin. Her quiet inhalation of breath told him she liked his touch. Killian leaned closer, resting his arm against the back of her chair, his fingers idly caressing a few strands of her hair. The gesture was enough and Lily smiled at his friend. Justin released her hand and