“Good. I’m trusting you to keep your end of the bargain.”
“But why later, love?” Liam asked. “Why not now?”
“Because I want to do it after our show of trust. If we get through that, the answers will mean more. If not…then none of it will matter. Okay?”
“Whatever you need to feel comfortable,” Hammer promised.
Liam nodded. “We want you happy.”
They were willing to give back to her, and that fact alone made Raine’s heart soften. She wanted to fling herself in their arms, but now she had to say the most difficult words of all.
She stood, pacing around her chair. To her right, Liam and Hammer both edged toward the front of the sofa. Tension gripped the room.
“Go on, love,” Liam prompted.
There was no easy way to say this. They would either agree or not, and stalling wouldn’t change that.
Raine sucked in a bracing breath. “I need you both. I want to give myself completely to you with a fully open heart. I know what I’m asking won’t be easy for either of you, and you can say no. But I’d love the fantasy just this once. If you want that, too, come find me. I want you to make love to me. Together.”
After Raine mounted the stairs and disappeared into the master suite, the door shut. Seth grabbed her suitcase and ran it upstairs. A moment later, he heard the water running through the pipes to her bathtub.
Liam let out a breath he hadn’t realized he’d been holding and turned to look at Hammer. “Well, mate. I think her balls are bigger than ours put together. I’m not sure either of us would ever have been able to handle her on our own.”
Hammer laughed. “Amazing woman, isn’t she? Others pale in comparison. I’ve got to admit, Raine is the only one I’d ever let hand me my balls on a platter.”
“You two are so pussy-whipped, it’s fucking hysterical.” Beck snickered.
Seth jogged down the stairs with a sly grin at Liam. “I remember asking if she’d put a spell on you with her voodoo pussy. At least you didn’t lie about the fact that she has.”
That made Beck laugh even harder. Hammer joined in, too. Liam tried to keep a straight face, but he couldn’t hold back a smile.
He elbowed Macen. “Hey, I’m not the only one.”
“Absolutely not,” Hammer admitted, glancing up the stairs toward the master suite. “I can’t wait for her to put another spell on me.”
Beck rolled his eyes. “This is like hearing about my little sister getting down and dirty. Come on, Seth. Let’s raid the kitchen.”
As the other two Doms left, noisily emptying the contents of the refrigerator, he and Hammer stared into the fire. Neither man spoke for a few minutes, each sipping their drinks, wrapped in their own thoughts.
“If she thinks it’s only for one night,” Liam groused, “she’s out of her pretty little head.”
“I guess the only question left is whether or not we’re in this together,” Hammer murmured. “You need to be clear on whether you’re staying or going now.”
Hammer was right. Liam nodded. “I know.”
“Because neither of us will ever be satisfied with just half of her. There’s no way I’ll settle for just one night. I can’t imagine you being happy with that, either. If we go up those stairs, we show her it’s not a one-time shot, that we’re in it for the long haul.” He pointed up toward Raine. “We make her feel it.”
“You’re right. She needs to know we mean it.”
A grin crawled up Hammer’s face. “Exactly. Because she just topped us, and we can’t let that fly.”
“Damn straight.” Liam rose for another swallow of Scotch, then headed toward the stairs. Something about the uncertainty on Hammer’s face stopped him. In his friend’s shoes, he’d want to know that his partner was committed. “You know, I wasn’t really serious about throwing in the towel earlier. It was frustration talking. And I’ve worried that my jealousy was just hurting us all. I can’t promise it won’t come back. You might have to give me a kick or two.”
“What are friends for?”
Liam grinned. “Indeed. But I know Raine needs us.” He took a sip of his drink. “And frankly, we need her. I’m in all the way.”
Hammer let out a breath of relief. “Thank god.”
“If we’re discussing more than a night, what about later? What will you do about other subs?”
“If I’m with Raine, there are no other subs. What about you? You always had a little black book back in New York,” Hammer reminded with an arch of a brow.
“I don’t think I’m going back. I bought a house here, remember? I’m planning to stay here for her.” He cleared his throat. “For all of us.”
Hammer nodded. “What about you and me? Are we good? Anything else we need to sort out? ‘Cause we can take another trip outside if we need to.”