“I’ve never done anything like this before,” he said. “Never when there were…other dudes involved.”
Without saying a word, Hud opened his laptop in front of him. I watched through the spaces between the seats as he typed something into the keyboard. He pulled up a Wikipedia page. I craned my neck a bit to see what the subject was, and when I saw it, I had to rub my eyes to make sure I wasn’t seeing things.
It was the page for “polyamory.”
“What the hell is that?” Kid asked.
“It’s the official name for all this shite. You can read through this and see how it’s totally normal for more than one person to fall for the same love interest. Key is making sure all of the people involved are on the same page.”
Kid reached over and turned the screen toward him. “That’s a big maybe. I mean, I don’t have any doubt that we’re all into her. The question is if she feels the same way. I don’t even know if she’s intome.”
Hud laughed. “Kid, you can be pretty damn naïve sometimes, you know that? Of course,she’s into you. No woman kisses a man the way I heard she kissed you in the gym unless she’s into him.”
Kid sighed. “This is all a hell of a lot to think about.”
“I get it. Take the flight to rest and consider it. We can talk more when we land if you want. And hell, if you want me to be your wingman, I can do that too.”
Kid laughed, shoving Hud. With that, the conversation tapered off. I slid out of my seat and made my way back to the one where I’d been before. The exchange between the two of them played in my head over and over. They werebothinto her, and more than that, they were trying to figure out some way to make it work so that all of u2s could be with her at the same time.
It was crazy. As I drifted off to sleep, however, the more I realized…that’d be fine with me.
A woman like Vic was too special for one guy to keep all to himself, right?
26
VICTORIA
Relief hit me as I woke up on the plane to find out that we were only a half-hour away. I hadn’t planned on sleeping for so long, but after everything that had happened, I knew my body and mind needed time to recover.
I sat up, stretched my arms, and cracked my back. As I did, I spotted the top of Hud’s red head a few rows up and over, the sight of which made me keenly aware of everything that had happened. I couldn’t believe it. Not only had I lost my virginity, but I’d also lost it to a man I hadn’t expected to in the slightest.
That wasn’t to say the sex had been bad. Far from it. Hud had been an amazing lover. Even without having anyone else to compare it to, I’d understood that. The way he’d made me feel had been ten times more incredible than any stupid showerhead.
All the same, it’d come as a huge surprise. All of the guys were amazing and sexy and fun in their own way, but if I’d had to guess which one of them I’d end up with, it would’ve been Kid. After all, he’d been the one I’d had the most sexual tension with. As much as I’d known that it wouldn’t be a good idea, I’d had a feeling deep down that sooner or later we’d end up finishing what we’d started down on the gym mat.
That door was closed forever, though. It wasn’t like Hud had given me any indication that he thought I washis, but even so there was no way that he’d be cool with me hooking up with another member of their group.
The plane landed, coming to a stop on the runway. By the time the doors were open, and a chime sounded through the plane to let us know that we were all clear to get up, I was beyond ready to move.
Ajax rose from his seat, along with a few other men and women who were all making their way down the aisle to exit the plane.
“Here’s the deal,” he said. “One of my contacts in the area left us a van to take into the city. My brother’s still getting ready to come back with his wife from their place near the base. In the meantime, we’re going to head to their townhome just outside of the city and cool our heels there for a little while, get in touch with the king and let him know we made it. Kid, the van should be just outside. Head there with Vic while the rest of us get our bags out of storage.”
Kid turned toward me, and the moment those dark eyes were on mine a shiver ran up my back, my pussy clenching. It was like being with Hud had opened up something in me, a sexual hunger that hadn’t even come close to being satisfied.
The scariest part? I knew deep down that the only thing that might sate my hunger was havingallof the men.
“You sleep alright?” he asked as we formed up next to one another and made our way off the plane. “Probably not what you’re used to flying in.”
“It was nice. Believe it or not, it’s actually a nice change of pace to fly with other people. The few times I’ve been allowed to leave the country, the flights have always been just me, my father and my brother, both of them talking kingdom matters while I try to pass the time and not die of boredom.”
He smiled that impossibly sexy, boyish smile as we stepped down the airplane stairs. The air was nice and warm, and I gave myself a moment to take in a few deep, slow breaths.
“You ever been to the states before?” he asked, placing his hand on the small of my back and leading me down the rest of the way of the stairs. It was impossible to ignore how good it felt for him to touch me.
“Never once. My father and brother…they’re not big on letting me get too far away from Candara. We’ve taken trips to Paris or London or Berlin here and there, but they’re hardly vacations. I spend most of the time locked up in the hotel, and whenever I’m able to leave it’s with a dozen armed guards.”
“Well, we’re big on freedom here in America. Enjoy it.”