It was unconventional, and Iknewthat most people would gasp in shock and horror at the idea of what this was, but I didn’t care.Iknew what this was, and that’s all that mattered. This was me finding my heart was held by two men, and being very okay with that.
This was love, like I’d never known before.
I slid into sleep with the two of them holding me so tight.
Perfection.
14
Lincoln
Iwokethe next morning toheaven— her hair in my face, the scent of her filling my nose, and her warm, soft little body so tight against mine. I inhaled deeply, feeling her body stir against mine as she slept. Her soft curves molded to my hard, world-tested muscles.
Perfection.
We’d taken her the night before — claimed her as our own. And now she wasours.No man, and no power on earth would take this angel away from us. It wasn’t just the thrill of having this younger, gorgeous little nymph warming our bed. Fuck, if we were just after that, either or both of us could have made that happen a long time ago with the money we had.
It was the heart inside of her that drew us both, and connected us to her. It was the way she’d clicked so perfectly with the both of us, in a way I knew neither of us had ever felt.
I looked past her sleeping form to see that Wilder was up too, and he grinned at me, chuckling quietly.
“So, yeah…” He shook his head, smiling.
Fuck, I couldn’t remember the last time I’d seen the guy this…well,giddy. Maybe never. And it was the same with me.
I chuckled back, also shaking my head and grinning.
Any other guy, and this would be fucking weird, but not with my best friend. We’d shared too much, and even if it’d never been a woman — not like the night before at least — we’d shared enough that it wasn’t weird. She was the glue between us. It’s not like I was going to swap teams and fall for my buddy or anything like that, and I knew it was the same with him. But we both lovedher, and that brought us together.
Between us, Kenzie slowly woke, her eyes opening gently and the grin spreading over her face as she seemed to remember where she was.
“Hi,” she said softly, her big blue eyes darting between us.
“Morning,” I murmured, leaning in to kiss her softly. Wilder did the same.
She glanced between us, grinning.
“Why does it feel like you two were having a serious discussion that I just interrupted?”
“We weren’t,” I chuckled. “But we were thinking it.”
She arched a brow. “Oh, so you’re mind readers too?”
“Basically,” Wilder winked at her before he sighed, pulling her close.
“Listen, Kenzie.”
He shook his head.
“Here’s the bottom line. We can’t ‘choose’ who gets you. Webothwant you, totally and unequivocally. Hell, we’d never make you choose, and neither of us would ever want to be the winner of that, because it wouldn’t be a win. We both want you, we’re both fuckingcrazyabout you, and you’re all both of us has and will ever want.” He shook his head. “That’s all I can say.”
There was a moment of silence, and I didn’t realize I was holding my damn breath until she slowly smiled.
“You’re all want too,” Kenzie said quietly. “Thisis all I’ve ever wanted, even before I knew it myself.”
I ran my thumb across her jaw, shaking my head. “We’re serious, baby girl. We can’t make you choose—”
“I don’twantto choose,” she whispered.