Page 15 of Three Pucks and a Baby

After grabbing my beer glass, I smirked at her around the rim. “You heard me.”

Her dark eyes narrowed. “You–You….bastard!”

With a shrug, I countered, “What’s the problem?”

“I think it’s more likeproblems. How dare you speak to me like that? But even more, how could you say that when I’m ona date with Grayson? He's your teammate and roommate–yourbest friend. How could you betray him like that? And when he’s sitting right here for fuck’s sake!”

Jerking my chin at Grayson, I replied, “I’m pretty sure if you asked him right now, he’s not offended because he wouldn’tmind sharing you.”

Vivian blinked at me before slowly swiveling her neck to peer in disbelief at Grayson. “You want to share me?” she questioned in a hushed whisper.

When Grayson gave her an apologetic look, Vivian gasped in horror. He held his hands up. “I’m sorry, Vivian, but yeah, I do. But only if you’re willing. I would never, ever want to do anything that would make you uncomfortable.”

Vivian’s jaw dropped open. “You want me to sleep with Theo?”

Grayson shook his head. “I want you to sleep with Theo and me.”

Rubbing her temple, she asked, “Isn’t that what I said?”

“I don’t want you to sleep with Theo without me,” he replied.

As she processed his words, she stared wide-eyed at Grayson. After a few moments, a horrified shriek escaped her lips.“You want the three of us to...” She swallowed hard. “A-At the same time?”

“Yes.”

“Let me out.”

“Vivian, just let us explain,” Grayson pleaded.

Placing her hands on Grayson’s chest, she shoved him hard. “Let. me. Out!” she repeated.

With a resigned sigh, Grayson scooted out of the booth. Vivian tossed her shredded napkin on the table before sliding across the booth bench at record speed. “I’m sorry if we offended you,” Grayson said. This time his puppy dog eyes were real.

Throwing my arms on the back of the booth, I shook my head. “She’s not offended.” When Vivian whirled around, I narrowed my eyes at her. “She’s afraid.”

Vivian glared at me. “You don’t know anything about me.”

“Admit it: you’re bored out of your fucking mind. More than anything in the world, you want to do something spontaneous. Something crazy.” I licked my lips. “Something dangerous and maybe a little shameful.”

A shudder ran through her. “You’re wrong.”

“I’ve never been more right about anything, and when you realize that, we’ll be waiting.”

“Fuck you!” she spat before she turned on her heels and sprinted through the crowd.

With a groan, Grayson dropped back down onto the bench seat. “We are so fucked.”

I knocked back the rest of my beer. “Trust me. We’re good.”

He glanced up at me. “Are you shitting me right now? Like did you miss the part where Vivian just stormed out of here?”

“She’ll be back,” I replied.

He shook his head. “What the hell were you thinking saying you wanted to fuck her?”

“It’s the truth.”

“Guess what genius? It was too soon for the fucking truth.”

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