Page 41 of Hard Ruck

He gave it a wiggle, making me laugh again. “Have you fucked Atlas?”

“No, I haven’t,” I said carefully. I hadn’t had much chance to be alone with him since our date. Between his schedule and mine, we were both busy. I made a mental note to rectify that. If he wanted to. He didn’t seem intimidated by the other guys, but the situation was complicated. If he wanted to back away from it, I wouldn’t blame him. But I would be disappointed.

“When you do, can I watch?” Dallas asked softly. “I know the others don’t like him, but I don’t think he’s the asshole they think he is.”

“He really isn’t,” I agreed. “If he doesn’t mind you watching, then I don’t.” Now I was picturing exactly that. Atlas lying on top of me, thrusting into me while Dallas sat beside us, his gaze on us both. I had a sneaking suspicion Atlas would be as into that as we were.

A shiver of anticipation passed through me. These guys opened doors to opportunities I hadn’t even dreamt of. I couldn’t wait to experience every one of them. I’d had a lot of sex, but I felt as though I hadn’t begun to experience it.

It was my turn to ask, “Can I ask you a question?”

“Anything,” he said without hesitation.

“Do you just want to watch, or do you want to…take part? With him.” In my mind, the grunts and groans I heard out on the field became the sound of them straining as they fucked each other. The visual image was almost enough to make me come again.

Dallas swallowed audibly. “I don’t know. Maybe.”

“What about Jay?” I only met him in passing, but as far as I could tell, Jay and Atlas were tight. Ramsey too, but I didn’t know where he fit into the picture.

“I don’t know,” Dallas said again. “As long as I have you, then I can roll with anything else. You’re my woman and I’m not letting you go. Ever. That whole CNC thing was everything. Everything I do with you is… Everything.” He pressed his forehead against mine.

“So are you,” I whispered. I could definitely see myself falling head over heels for him.

Chapter Seventeen

Frost

“Where are we going?”I caught up with Chelsea and Dallas before they could get into her car. He looked like his usual, sullen self, but she looked pensive. It wasn’t difficult to figure out why. Because of that, I decided to invite myself along.

I sensed another presence behind me before Storm spoke.

“Same question.” He stood beside me and rested his elbow on my shoulder like he was pretending to be casual. From a distance, it would look like we were having a pleasant chat. Close up, none of us were fooled. The air was laced with tension.

Chelsea glanced over at us, some of the tension leaving her body. She jangled the keys in her hand. “We’re going on a field trip. You boys want to tag along?”

“If we’re not intruding,” I said at the same time as Storm said, “Yes.”

Dallas looked like he thought we were very much intruding.

Before he could say anything, Chelsea put her hand on his arm.

“They should come too. This involves all of us.” She caught my eye and gave me a slight nod.

I half wanted to turn and walk away right now, but curiosity and the fact these people were my family, forced my feet forward to climb into the back of the car.

Storm looked annoyed at having to sit in the back, but he got as close to me as possible. “You sure about this?” he said in my ear.

“More than I should be,” I replied.

I wasn’t exactly sure where Chelsea was taking us, but I made a few educated guesses. I sat back to enjoy the ride, grooving along to Ice Blue Roses playing through the car speakers. “I love this song.”

“You act like we’re going on a road trip,” Storm said.

I grinned. “Aren’t we? We have a car, us and good music. What more could anyone want?” I knew what I wanted, but I didn’t dare to hope. That might be too much when it came to introducing Dallas to the real Dusk Bay. I was still slightly horrified at myself, but I was ready to embrace that part of me. As long as I stayed within the right boundaries, I could feed my darkest needs. And do it with a smile.

“At least she didn’t invite Atlas,” he grumbled.

“He might be meeting us there,” I said lightly. I couldn’t help trying to stir him up a little bit. He knew as well as I did that if Chelsea wanted to get involved with him too, that’s what would happen. None of us would try to stop it.

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