And that was even before she propped her hands on her hips and drew a deep breath to roast Dane’s ass.Although he’d held his own earlier, Walker stepped in to protect his best friend, as always.
“Maybe he’s right.We should use tonight to think things over.”He tried to appear reasonable.Or was he trying to buy them some time to avoid committing to the very thing he’d been trying to resist.
Now both Joy and Dane bristled.
Dane growled, “You’re backing out already?I don’t have to reexamine the situation.I’m only worried about Joy since we fucked like rabbits this afternoon.”
“Well, don’t.I’m fine.And I’ve thought this over.And over and over.For years before and extra this past one,” Joy practically snarled.“If you’re still not sure this is for you, say that.But don’t act like I might not know what I want.”
“I didn’t mean it like that…” Except it sure sounded like he had.
“This isn’t Wildfire.I’m not your old lady or some shit.”Joy stood taller, prepared to fight as ferociously as Dane had if necessary to finish hammering some sense into Walker.Dane, too, for that matter.“If I can make my own decisions and I’m an equal like you two keep insisting I am, then let me choose this.Because I want you both.”
“You’re right.I shouldn’t have tried to dissuade you.You know your own body and your own heart.If this is what you’re after, I’m in.”Dane stepped closer to her and wrapped an arm around her waist, tugging her against his side in a show of unity.At least she could count on him again.
“And you, Walker?”Joy leveled her best mom glare at him.
He didn’t budge.
So she gave in a little…okay, a lot…and begged, “Please?”
“Fuck.”He slammed his eyes shut and drew in several ragged breaths.“It’s always been nearly impossible to stay away from you.Obviously, since we couldn’t resist temptation that night before we left Wildfire.But seeing you and Dane, side by side, offering yourselves up.Son of a bitch.I don’t stand a chance, do I?”
“No.”Dane grinned.“You can regret it in the morning.”
Joy hoped that if he fell off the no-threesomes wagon now, he was going to binge on them the entire night in case it was the last time she got to experience the rush of having the only two men she would ever love lavish their attention on her.
Hell, she’d thought they’d already had their one and only shot so she’d cherished every moment, reliving it in her dreams often.
“Fine.”Walker crossed his arms.“I still believe you would be better off without me or the complications Angus will bring to us, even if he’s been acting chill for now.He’s still out there, waiting for the right opportunity to fuck with me.A threat to you both and Arden.”
“We have better odds sticking together.”Dane hugged Joy as if to promise he wasn’t going to let go.
Walker dropped his head back, stared at the ceiling, and blew out a breath.“This is a terrible idea, but you’re both adults and you’re welcome to make bad decisions.”
“You could never be the wrong choice for me,” Joy told Walker.The fact that he gave a shit about what was best for her and their daughter told her everything she needed to know.“You either, Dane.”
Walker took a step forward and then another until he was crowding them both where they were still linked, embracing as they met their future head on.
“Kiss,” he commanded.“Let me see how you are together.”
Was he asking because it turned him on to see two people he was attracted to pleasing each other, or because he needed the reminder to help him stay on course and distance himself from them so that he could flee later, when his better sense kicked in?
Joy wasn’t sure, but the only hope she had was to take a chance and risk everything.
Maybe no matter what Walker’s intentions were now, if they did this, it would cement their bond.As enjoyable as sex with Dane had been earlier, it wasn’t…this.This all-consuming compulsion to fling herself into the tempest of emotions they kicked up when they were near her, together.
“You heard the man,” Dane said quietly as he turned toward her and used his knuckle beneath her chin to tip her face toward his.“Why don’t we show him what he missed out on when he was being a dumbass?”
Joy grinned and nodded before putting her hand on the back of Dane’s head and bringing him close enough that she could see the flecks of gold in his irises.He was like a bobcat.At a glance he might look docile, or even tamed, but there was a beast inside and she couldn’t wait to unleash it.
Apparently Walker was right there with her.He prodded Dane.“You’re going to let her do the work?Show her how badly you’ve needed her for all these years.Joy’s right there in your arms, Dane.You have her.What are you going to do with her now?”
Joy felt the vibration of Dane’s chest as a strangled roar left his throat.She didn’t have much time to analyze it, though, since his mouth landed on hers a moment later.
She tried to soothe him with repeated strokes of her fingers against his scalp, but it was no use.
So instead she simply hung on and absorbed the flood of his desire, longing, and a whole lot of tongue action.She didn’t even feel bad when his thigh slid between hers and she began to ride it, using him to alleviate the ache in her core.
She had no idea how long they kissed, but it was enough to make her aware of the changes to her body that he’d already inspired.Her nipples were hard, her face felt hot, and her muscles were loose and heavy.A little bit more and she’d be in danger of coming before they’d even made it to the bedroom.She couldn’t help if it his leg fit perfectly between hers, giving her clit something to rub on while they made out.
“That’s so sexy,” Walker hummed before he pried them apart.“Now I want to see you do it naked.”