“Well, you’re the only other person here,” I pointed out with a raised brow even as my kneesshook.
“So I am.” His hands slid higher until they were under the fabric of my dress. On my thighs. The edges of his fingers touched myunderwear.
“Wait,” I said sharply, panic in my tone. Despite the obvious hunger in his eyes, Grayson’s hands froze and didn’t move another millimeter. I swallowed around a dry throat. “Is this...is this okay?” I asked. I had no clue what I was doing. This was a multi-person relationship. We had established that. We had also established my desire to include Grayson. Texas had pushed me towards him and the guys had come to some sort of agreement between the five of them about me, but I just wanted to make sure. I didn’t want to commit to doing anything and then piss off the others. I needed this to be okay. As my stomach tightened and the feel of Grayson against me invaded my mind, I reallyreallyneeded this to beokay.
All while watching the turmoil and indecision on my face, Grayson reached into his pants' pocket and pulled out his cell phone. He dialed a number and put the phone up to his ear. To make sure it was ringing, I assumed, since a moment later he put it down on the floor and pressedspeaker.
“Aren’t you supposed to be on a date?” My eyes widened at the sound of Marv’svoice.
“I am,” Grayson repliedshortly.
“Then what the hell are you doing calling me?” Marvdemanded.
Grayson’s free hand returned to my legs, causing me to gasp. “Date’s going really well, actually, but I just wanted to double check something,” he said casually as his fingers inched higher. I squirmed. “The others withyou?”
“Yeah. We figured you and Harlow wanted some alone time.We’re—”
“Don’t need to know where you are. Just clarifying that they’re there,” Graysoninterrupted.
“Right here,” Marv confirmed. “Why?”
“Put me on speakerphone,” Graysoncommanded.
“Sure, one moment.” Grayson brushed a kiss above my knee while we waited the few precious seconds it took for Marv to put his cell on speaker and I let out a squeak, my face going hot. I looked up to the ceiling, feeling butterflies racing through my stomach, through my limbs. “You’re on,” Marvfinished.
“What’s up?” I heard Texas call in thebackground.
“Everything okay?” Knixasked.
Bellamy didn’t respond, but he was a man of few words and I knew he’d say something if it needed to besaid.
“Are you guys okay if I give our girl a nice night?” Grayson asked as he nuzzled me right between my legs, on the outside of my clothes. I gasped again, my hands going to his head, both making me want to hold him there and to pull him away so I could pull up my dress. But even I was not that brave. “She’s feeling a little worried about everyone’sfeelings.”
“Can she hear us?” Knix sounded closer to the phone. Grayson looked up at me,expectantly.
“I-I can hear you,” Istuttered.
“Little Bit,” Knix’s voice was smooth, understanding. “We’ve all committed to this relationship, we’re not going to get hurt if you…um...want to spend the night in the poolhouse.”
“Oh, she’ll be doing more than spending the night,” Grayson said with asmirk.
“Yeah, we figured that, asshole,” Marv commented. “But Knix is right, Sunshine. Don’t worry aboutus.”
“Unless you want some help,” Texas piped up. “I can be there in a hot minute. In fact, why don’tI—”
There was a large smacking sound as Grayson chuckled against me. I faded in and out as the feeling of his rough thumbs sliding against the soft skin of my thighs drove me out of my mind with want and desire. “Leave it alone,” Bellamy said, presumably talking toTexas.
“I wasjust—”
“You were not just,” Bellamy interrupted. He didn’t say anything more—neither negatively nor positively. From someone else, I might have been worried, but Bellamy wasn’t the type to hide his feelings. If he wasn’t okay, I knew he would have said something or already been out here by now since it was fairly obvious they were in the house and they knew we werehere.
Marv came back on the line. “We’re good,” he said. “Don’t worry about us. Just...Harlow, Sunshine, you know we’ll all want a piece of you when you come back in tomorrowmorning.”
“Duly noted,” Grayson said sharply. “Thanks.” With that, he took one hand away, ended the call, and tossed the phone somewhere else in theroom.
“I can’t believe you did that,” I said, sagging against thewall.
I gasped as his fingers slid back up my thighs, pushing my dress higher and higher. This time, when his hand touched my underwear, I didn’t stop him from hooking his fingers into the elastic band. Not even when he looked up at me, patiently asking silent permission. I just nodded and he stripped them away, his head disappearing under my clothes as his lips met the space where my leg joined my hip. He pressed a quick kiss to my skin there and then licked a path down—lower and lower until he hovered over where I most neededhim.