I smiled now, remembering this morning. “Reid was coming home and he saw Tom attack me. He beat the shit out of him. I think you’ll have to fight Reid for killing rights, by the way. He was absolutely savage.”
I paused, smirking as the image of Reid going feral on Tom flashed into my mind. I squirmed under Jill’s questioning stare as I came back to reality. “And I’m sure he told Heath by now, too, so you might have to fight him as well.”
I got hot just thinking about it. I normally wasn’t into the wholeme Tarzan, you Janething, but watching Reid last night had done something for my girl parts. The way both men had defended me from predators made me all sorts of weak in the knees. I would be lying to myself if I said I wasn’t falling for them little by little, and that scared the shit out of me. We barely knew each other at this point. I shouldn’t already be having these strong feelings for them. I was almost sure they didn’t return the feeling. For God’s sake, we hadn’t even had sex yet.
I must have had it written all over my face because when I looked back at Jill, she had a look that screamed she knew a secret. “So, have you slept with them yet?”
My face immediately flamed, and Jill laughed. “Oh, come on, Kate, like you’re any good at hiding your emotions. You have either slept with them or you’re getting ready to.”
There was no point in trying to keep it from her. “We’ve done everything but have sex. I was planning on telling them tonight that I want to try this relationship,” I admitted.
She clapped her hands together as if she had just won something. “Yes! Now, tomorrow when you come to work, you’re going to have to spill every dirty detail. Matter of fact, why don’t you just video it so I can watch the replay,” she said with a saucy smile.
She was so enthusiastic about my sex life that I couldn’t help but laugh. I loved Jill, but she was a total pervert and was completely serious about the video. We spent the rest of our lunch eating and chatting about all matters. Everything from some of the manuscripts I had been given to read, to what our weekend plans were. Jill only brought up castrating Tom a couple more times. Overall, it was a good lunch.
By the time I made it back to my desk, Samantha was waiting on me. She needed me to make her reservations at some fancy restaurant for myself, her, and the new author they were bringing in, Emily Schafer. She was the brilliant mind behind the script I had been reading last night.
I was a little bewildered that Samantha wanted me to come with her to the meeting on Friday. When I asked her if she meant it when she wanted me to come too, she just looked at me like I was silly and said, “Of course, I think meeting Emily would be a wonderful opportunity for you.” Then she disappeared back into her office.
I had to say I was pretty excited to meet her. I wondered if I would be able to ask her some questions about writing. When I was younger, I wrote for the school newspaper and had always figured when I went to college, I would declare English literature as my major. I recently started working on a manuscript of my own just for fun. I didn’t think I would ever get published by any means, but it would be awesome if I could bounce my ideas off Emily to see what she thought.
After making the reservation for Friday at noon, I set back to returning emails and all the other busywork for the day. Before I knew it, it was time to head home. A sense of giddiness came over me as I walked to my car. I couldn’t wait to get home and get dolled up to see the boys.
Checking my phone, I saw there was a text from Heath, asking if I wanted to go for a drink and some food before we headed to their place. I replied, saying I would meet them at The Sand Dollar. He sent back a winky face, saying they couldn’t wait.
Tucking my phone away, I started the car and headed home, smiling like a loon the whole way.
Chapter Twelve
Looking at myself in my full-length mirror, I decided I was ready to go. I let my hair hang down my back in loose beach waves, the tips reaching just past my shoulder blades. I kept my makeup to a minimum with some mascara, highlighter, and lip gloss.
Wearing the dress I bought the other day with the nude heels, I had to admit I looked good. The little black dress hugged every curve like it was made for me. The plunging open back definitely brought attention to my ass. The heels only helped in making my legs look long and sleek. I topped off the outfit with some simple gold hoops and a matching bracelet.
For once, when I looked in the mirror, I saw a beautiful woman and not just a middle-aged mom. The woman who stared back at me wasn’t bland, she was a woman who had confidence and knew what she wanted. Even if I just looked that way instead of feeling it, I would take that as a win.
Taking a deep breath, I grabbed my clutch and left my apartment to start my trek to the bar, getting more and more nervous with each step that brought me closer to the boys. I sent them a quick text, saying I was on my way now. My phone dinged back almost immediately, saying they would meet me at the front door. Smiling again, I placed my phone back into my clutch.
Rounding the corner that would lead me right to the front entrance, I saw them. They stood side by side, looking absolutely delectable. They were both wearing blue jeans. Heath had on a simple white button-up with the sleeves rolled up. The stark white of his shirt made his hair look inkier than I had ever seen before. When he caught sight of me, I watched as his eyes filled with lust as he took in the sight of me.
Never taking his eyes off of me, he swung his hand, hitting Reid on the back to get his attention.
Turning around, Reid caught me in his gaze. He looked much more casual in his black t-shirt and his well-worn black leather jacket. His hair was slicked back, reminding me of someone who would be in a motorcycle gang. I felt myself flush as I remembered how he had played my body this morning. His eyes held all the promises of what he would do to me once he got his hands on me.
Looking at them standing next to each other, they looked like innocence and corruption. I knew better though, they were both deliciously sinful. They were both raking the length of my body with their hot stares. Their eyes were intense as they looked at me like I was their next meal. Feeling brazen from their heated looks, I let my hips sway a little more than normal as I took my final steps toward them.
Coming to stop in front of them, I looked up and gave them my best 100-watt smile. Heath smiled back down at me before he pulled me in for a breathless kiss, running his tongue across my lower lip. I felt the motion of his tongue mirrored in my core. I was dazed as he pulled away from me.
When I looked up at Reid, his stare was filled with even more desire than before. It was as though he enjoyed watching Heath and me together. He was still looking me up and down, playing his tongue between his teeth. He stopped at my eyes and made a motion with his finger, indicating he wanted me to turn around.
My face heated slightly as I followed his command, turning until I was facing them again. Reid pulled me to him, and I leaned in to kiss him. He surprised me by bringing his mouth to my ear instead. “You look like my wet dream, bunny. Heath and I now want to skip dinner so we can take you back to our place and eat you instead,” he whispered, sucking my earlobe in his mouth, nipping it before letting me go.
I swayed a little when I pulled away. Heath pulled me to his side as we made our way through the doors. I had no idea how we were supposed to get through dinner now.
We followed Reid to a round VIP booth. I couldn’t help but look at the other patrons in the bar. Did they know I was with them both intimately? Even though nobody was truly paying attention to us, I couldn’t help but blush. I wished I didn’t care what others thought of me, but I did.
When we got to the booth, Reid gestured for me to get in first, I slid as gracefully as I could behind the rounded table. Heath followed me in, pushing his thigh right up to mine. He looked down at me again before cupping my chin and running his thumb across my scabbed lip. The look of anger passed over his eyes so fast, I would have missed it had I not been paying attention.
Not wanting our night to turn sour because of Tom, I grab his hand and kiss his fingers. Still feeling slightly sensual, I ran the tip of my tongue against the tip of his finger before kissing it again.