Um. Okay.
I crossed the room, fighting to keep myself steady and at least appearing to be under control.
I threw the latch on the door and yanked it open, annoyed by all the weirdness.
Shit.
Who stood there, other than Win?
Chapter 20
Baldwin “Win”
When I’d gotten word about the invite to move into the “Big House,” as I’d called it when Cordy was alive, I was all about giving it a go. Why the hell not? And the other guys sounded cool. In fact, one of them, Nat, had tracked me down with a plan to surprise Garnet at Lync’s gym. I was all over that shit.
But poor Garnet. When she opened the door to Linc’s office and I stood there as her surprise, she looked like she might have a freaking heart attack. We guys had meant to show her some fun, make her feel special. Instead, she looked like she’d been ambushed. I guess it was a bit much to take in.
“Hey darlin’,” I said, putting my hands on either side of her face and kissing her temple. Under the circumstances, I wanted to proceed carefully. Glancing at the other guys, I could tell they were thinking the same.
“Win,” she said, looking from me to the others. “What…what are you doing here? I was going to introduce you to the guys when you moved in.”
Her face was white as a ghost. Now, I felt shitty.
Nat stepped forward. “Garnet, when you told me about the other guys moving in, Linc and I thought we’d surprise you. So we tracked down Win. Brose had to work, but Win agreed to meet us here. We thought this would make you happy.”
Her expression softened, and she let out a long breath.
“Gosh. I’m sorry, guys. This is a lot for all of us to take in, and I guess I was just taken aback.” She smiled and even released a small laugh. She settled on the edge of one of the desks and shook her head.
“I’m glad you’re all here. It means a lot that you went out of your way for me,” she said.
Goddamn, she was beautiful. And she looked cute as hell in her gym clothes—little black leggings and some sort of tank top that showed off her delicious tits. Thank god I was wearing an untucked T-shirt that covered my growing cock.
As if on cue, Linc walked around the side of the desk where Garnet had perched and began gently rubbing her shoulders. He leaned down and kissed the side of her neck.
“Baby,” he whispered. “Relax. Close your eyes and relax.”
She took a deep breath. Nat crossed the room and re-locked the office door with a click.
When I was invited to join the group in Cordy’s house, I didn’t think twice about it. Garnet had explained she liked a few different guys, and she thought moving us all in would be the great way to get to know us better.
I knew Brose and I would be down with an arrangement like that. Shit, we’d pretty much been through it before. It had worked out great until Esme had to return to France. I knew we’d both always love her—but everything has its season.
It had been a good set-up for us. Neither of us had much in the way of jealousy issues, and together, we were a better boyfriend than we’d each be on our own. We were all really happy, and I’d often wondered since if another arrangement like that might come our way. And what a sweet deal, moving into the mansion, but also keeping my apartment over the garage. I could always escape if I needed time to myself. Talk about perfection.
But nothing was a done deal yet. The final decision was up to Garnet. The beautiful Garnet.
“Oooh, that’s nice,” she purred as Linc worked her shoulders. As she relaxed, he laid her back on the desk, lifting her top just enough to kiss her belly. Her legs automatically parted to give him better access, and I knew we were on our way.
Her hands floated up to her tits and brushed over them lightly, leaving rock-hard nipples in their wake. Damn if that didn’t leave me with a throbbing hard-on and a hunger unlike anything I’d felt in a long, long time. In fact, every molecule in my body wanted to tear off her workout tights and run my tongue up and down her slit ‘til she creamed both my face and the desk she was lying on. I wanted to know how her face would look when she felt my thick cock deep between her legs as she came all over me and my balls.
But there would be time for that soon.
And that wasn’t all I wanted. What would she look like in the morning when she woke up? What made her laugh? What was her favorite band? I knew almost nothing about her and yet, I was so drawn to her.
Like I said, I knew. I’d known we’d be together, one way or the other.
Linc continued laying kisses on her belly, working his way up to her tits, while Nat was at the other end of the desk at her head, sprinkling kisses on her forehead, cheeks, and sides of her neck. She smiled slightly and squirmed every now and then as if to ask for more.