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The second they’re out of earshot Mason rounds on me. “Alright out with it, what’s pissed you off?”

“Who says I’m pissed off?” I retort snarkily.

“You didn’t need to say a thing, your grumpy ass attitude and looking like a jealous teenager made it perfectly clear something’s up,” Mason snaps back.

“Maybe I don’t appreciate my best friend fucking the woman he specifically told us was off limits the second he got her alone,” I snap.

Mason has the grace to look guilty though I can tell he’s considering denying it.

“Don’t even try to pretend you didn’t hook up.”

Mason sighs. “Fine, yes, we did. But it wasn’t like I planned to.”

“What the fuck, dude? What were you thinking? You specifically told us that Emma was off limits and the moment our backs are turned you put your dick in her while we’re worrying about you. Not to mention the fact you’ve started a fucking war between us and the Hell Riders. I’ve half a mind to tell J-Bird, you’re lucky I’m not a snitch,” I snarl, curling my hands into fists and squaring up to him.

“I know, man. I wasn’t thinking.”

“So what, you just told us we couldn’t get with Emma so there was no competition, and you could have her to yourself? Is that what this is?” I demand.

“You know I don’t need to resort to dirty tactics to get a woman. Emma’s a grown-ass woman, she’s the one who getsto decide who she wants to be with. It’s not my fault if I’m the one she wants. You’re just jealous she didn’t choose you,” Mason replies angrily into my face, clenching his own fists.

“Only because you resorted to dirty tactics.”

“Alright guys, cool it, there’s no need to come to blows over this,” Ty tries to reason.

“Thank you, Ty,” Emma’s voice says from behind us.

We snap our attention to where she’s standing, arms folded, looking thoroughly pissed off.

“You two are behaving like children. Mason’s right, I’m a grown woman and I decide who I want to be with, not you,” Emma states.

Mason smiles at me smugly.

“Don’t look so pleased with yourself, Mason,” she snips. “I didn’t say I wanted you.”

Mason looks wounded and I feel a complex mix of emotions, sadness for my friend but also hope that maybe Emma wants me as much as I want her after all.

“Look. I know we barely know each other, and I’m not saying what we’ve done is conventional or that any of this makes sense, but I want to continue to get to know all three of you. I have feelings and attraction toward each of you, and we know that sex together works, or at least it did for me. So, right now here’s what I’m going to suggest, what I want. I want to be with all of you, to see how this works, even if it’s just us having some fun and it doesn’t last. I don’t want to overanalyze it. It’s complicated and confusing, but there it is. I totally get it if youdon’t want that. But that’s how I feel. Obviously, this only works if you guys can handle it and don’t get jealous or argue among yourselves,” Emma reasons earnestly.

“I can handle that. I’m not usually jealous at all, but not when it comes to the guys anyway. I just thought Mason was being underhand,” I say looking at Mason.

My heart is soaring with the knowledge that Emma wants me, too. My anger and jealousy are immediately forgotten, and I feel stupid for my reaction.

Mason shakes his head. “I wouldn’t do that to you guys. You’re my brothers.”

“I know man, I just lost my head for a moment there,” I reply, shaking his hand and clapping him on the back with a smile, he grins back at me, our disagreement already forgiven and forgotten.

Mason turns his attention back to Emma. “Emma, if that’s what you want, I’m in. There’s no point pretending that there isn’t something here. We’ll just have to suffer the consequences with J-Bird.”

“Well, he doesn’t need to know does it, it can be our little secret,” Emma says playfully, and I immediately go from being pissed off to turned on.

The power this woman has over me is insane.

“Ty?” Emma says, looking at our stoic friend who’s quietly watching the events unfold as always.

“I’m in.”

Chapter 19

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