Page 23 of Yours
As he brought their lips together, I stared. I’d never been that close to Scott when he’d kissed anyone. I’d always tried to give him privacy when he’d brought someone over, but he’d never done it often enough for any even semi-awkward moments to occur.
Intimate didn’t even begin to describe it.
I leaned to the side so I could watch as their lips moved against each other’s and felt the way Dare moved against him. It was beautiful. Dare led and Scott followed. Part of me said I should be jealous, but I wasn’t. No matter what, Scott was my friend and Dare wanted us all to be even more. There was nothing to be jealous over.
He was going to kiss me next. Then it would be Scott.
I wasn’t sure which idea gave me more butterflies in my stomach, but I felt like a kid all over again getting ready for his first kiss. When they finally pulled away, Dare gave Scott one last peck on the lips. They were breathless, and if Dare’s expression was anything like Scott’s, the heat from their gazes could have started a fire.
Just watching them stare at each other was blazing, but when they turned to look at me, it was even hotter. Dare released Scott and turned in my arms until his back was pressed against Scott and his chest and groin were flush against me. There was no reason to hide how turned on we all were, that was the point, but I loved the way Dare didn’t try to hide what he was feeling from either of us.
As his hands reached up to wrap around my neck, I shivered. He telegraphed so much with just a look. I’d never met a guy before who could wrap me around his little finger with just a heated stare. For just a moment, I worried about what Scott would see on my face, but when Dare stretched up to kiss me, worries faded away. There were too many other incredible sensations to let fears take over.
The taste of Dare’s lips.
The press of Scott’s body against my hands.
The weight of Scott’s gaze as he watched us.
The feel of Dare’s fingers as they trailed over my neck.
It was like everything clicked into place in that one moment. The tender kiss made me want to wrap Dare in my arms and never let him go, but not having to be the one in charge and not having to make the decisions made everything easier and freer.
When Dare finally pulled back, my heart was racing, and it took a moment before I felt the soft touch of Scott’s fingers as he caressed my arms. Dare’s stare was just as tender, but I knew there were things he was holding back.
Holding back because I was hiding things from Scott.
I got another quick kiss as he relaxed back in Scott’s arms. “Thank you for going out to dinner with me.” Then he craned his head around and smiled at Scott. “You too.”
Scott grinned, but made no move to step away. “I had a good time. Thank you for asking me…” Then he glanced at me. “Us. Thank you for asking us.”
Us.
That word carried more weight than it ever had before.
My hands were still pressed between us, so I couldn’t reach up to touch Scott. I wasn’t ready for either of them to move away, so I rubbed my fingers back and forth, caressing both of them. Scott’s eyes darkened, and he pressed closer.
“You two have no idea how beautiful you are together.” Dare’s heated words were light and teasing, but I could feel the truth behind them. His honest admissions were becoming addicting. Glancing down at Dare, I tried to match his mood, but I was starting to overthink things again, so it was hard. “Is it our turn now?”
He nodded. “Oh yes, I want to see my two…guys kiss.”
“Yours.” Scott had been so quiet the word almost startled me.
Dare looked back at him and nodded, not disguising how much he wanted to possess us both. “Yes.”
“Okay.” Another simple word with more weight than I would have ever imagined.
“Yes.” As I answered, I leaned forward, bringing my face closer to Scott’s.
He had plenty of time to move away or to tell me no, but he waited silently. If he had any reservations about Dare leading us into the kiss or the idea that we were going to kiss, I couldn’t see it in his eyes.
Dare gave a low moan as my lips finally touched Scott’s. His lips were soft and silky against mine, but they were stronger than Dare’s, and I could feel the strength he was holding back. I had a flash of what appealed to Dare about his muscles. I didn’t want to control it, though. I wanted to be wrapped in it.
Just because I loved the feel of Dare’s lithe body against mine didn’t mean I couldn’t appreciate Scott’s sculpted beauty.
We kept the kiss almost innocent with the barest hint of tongue. I wasn’t sure what he or Dare wanted, so taking it further was tempting but not something I would do without knowing what they needed…without knowing what would please Dare.
It hadn’t been an order or anything obvious, but it’d been clear what he wanted.
