I nodded.
“Because that’s the supposed pretend date we all agreed to.” He felt me shudder and sighed. “Let me tell you what’s going to happen in the next few days, Angel. You ready?”
Shaking my head, I tried to pull my hands away from them, but they didn’t let me. “I’m not ready. I told you! I can’t. I can’t do it.”
Jayden gripped my face and forced me to look at him. His fingertips were rough on my cheeks, but his eyes were softer than I’d ever seen them. “Today? Today, we’re going to go outside and play in the snow. At least until you’re too cold. Then, we’re going to come back inside and warm up the way we’re best at. Got it so far?”
Ian growled low in his chest. “Because your parents met me as your boyfriend, you and I are going to get dressed up and go to your sister’s rehearsal dinner. We’re going to do whatever the fuck rich people do at rehearsal dinners. I’m planning on drinking someone’s expensive scotch and forcing one of these assholes to come and pick us up.”
Adam pulled my face to his. “When you get home tonight, we’re going to have our Christmas. We’ll open a gift and watch a Christmas movie together while you tell us about the dinner and how awful everyone was. Probably including Ian, since he’s going to force us to come get his drunk ass.”
“When you’re too tired to keep your eyes open, we’ll come to bed and see if we can’t wake you up.” Jayden smiled and stroked my cheek. “Ian will make breakfast Christmas morning, because we’ve heard all about that little Santa hat and apron thing he did. We’ll open presents and watch a parade. Then, you and Ian will get all dolled up and go to the wedding.”
Ian kissed my forehead. “We’ll dance and drink more rich people scotch. These two will come get us again.”
“And then you’ll be back here in this bed with the three of us.” Adam ran his thumb over my lips. “For as long as you want.”
If they’d planned on my heart slowing down, they’d failed. I looked at each of them and felt hope growing in my chest. “It doesn’t have to… end?”
Ian scoffed as he stretched out beside me, a sexy smile on his face. “You’re not getting rid of us that easily, baby.”
I threw myself on top of him, apologizing when he grunted. It didn’t slow me down as I peppered kisses all over his face. “I thought—”
Jayden pulled me into his lap and laughed when I kissed him all over, the same way I’d done to Ian. “It’s obvious you thought you could get rid of us.”
‘That’s not happening, though.” Adam grunted when I tackled him and kissed his chest. “You’re stuck with us, little rabbit.”
I kissed lower down his stomach and sighed happily. My chest felt so much lighter. All that mattered was they weren’t leaving. We could figure the rest out later. “I just need to change one thing.”
He swore and ran his hands through my hair when I pulled his briefs down and continued my southern kisses. “What?”
“Warm me up now. Snow later.”
36.
***Ian***
Violetwiggledinherseat of my truck, worrying her hands together. She looked fucking goddess-like in a long green gown that fit her like a glove. She’d come out of the bathroom with her hair straightened and slicked back in a look I never would’ve known was hot until I saw the way it made her eyes shine. Her features popped, and I’d barely gotten her out the door with Jayden and Adam pawing at her. Not that I blamed them. She was life-altering with her beauty turned all the way up.
“Nervous?” I reached across and held her hands, unable to keep myself from touching her.
She blew out a raspberry that was completely at odds with how she looked, and it was the most endearing thing. “Yeah. I don’t know why. It’s silly, you know? Being nervous to go to a family event.”
I laughed. “Baby, I go to family events in a prison these days.”
She smiled and pressed her lips to my knuckles. “I’d go with you.”
My heart swelled, and I had to clear my throat to clear the wave of emotion that struck me. “Yeah?”
“Of course. I was thinking about putting together a care package for Seb—for the holidays, you know? I just didn’t know what I could include.” She gasped. “Can you send care packages to prison? No, right? What’s wrong with me?”
“I can get a few things to him. I served with a guy who works at the prison where Seb is. Whatever you want to put in, you put in, baby.” I glanced over at her tits balancing on the precipice of slipping out of the dress. “As for taking you into a prison? Not fucking happening. Seb would get it.”
She grunted. “I could go into a prison.”
“You’d be visiting me in prison if a single man in there looked at you the wrong way.” I saw her mouth drop open in shock and her ears go dark. “That’s right, baby. I’m a jealous sonofabitch, and I’m not taking you anywhere near a place like that.”
She scoffed. “Ian! You share me with two other men.”