Page 50 of Crave: A Reverse Harem Romance

“Well, don’t you kind of have to?” Axel asked.

“Why?” I questioned. “Why do I have to?”

“Because… you can’t date all of us,” Ryker answered.

“Can’t I? I mean… you guys own a sex club. Are you really telling me you’ve never tag-teamed a girl before?”

“Er, yeah…” Diesel admitted. “But it’s only ever been two of us at a time.”

“Okay, so why can’t it be all four of us? Are there really any rules here?”

“I guess not…” Diesel said, and he seemed like the first to come around to the idea.

But then Axel piped up.

“But that’s the thing, Harlow. For me, this is not just about sex. I don’t just want to hook up with you. If I did, sure, I would be down for some group sex. But I want more than sex with you. I’m intrigued by you. I’m not embarrassed to admit that I’m falling pretty hard for you. So I want to get to know you. I want the chance to fall even harder.”

Diesel and Ryker nodded. Apparently, they agreed.

“Okay, wait… you’re misunderstanding me,” I said to them. “This is not just about sex for me, either. Not at all. I like you guys. I truly like you. I want to get to know all of you, too.”

I looked at them all individually. “How am I supposed to stop getting to know you, Axel? When you’re so kind, so nurturing… you bring me a feeling of comfort that I haven’t had in… I don’t know how long.”

I turned to Ryker. “And Ryker, I can’t just forget about you. You have this serious, smart, intelligent nature that I’m intrigued by. You’re the kind of guy I can imagine having late night philosophical discussions with, maybe even bouncing ideas for my next book off of you.”

Ryker gave me a soft smile.

Finally, I spoke to Diesel. “And Diesel, I don’t want to forget about your sexy, masculine, macho nature. You’re a man I feel completely protected with. You punched a guy out for me, for crying out loud.” I looked at all of them now. “Can you see that this goes so much deeper for me than just sex? For so long, I’ve been searching for a man that has all the qualities that I need. Well, you’re those men. And I don’t want to forego any one of you.”

“But I don’t understand how this would work,” Diesel responded. “I mean, it’s one thing to plan some kinky group sex, but if this goes beyond sex, then what are you implying?”

“That I can date… all of you. I can get to know all of you. I can have a beautiful relationship with all of you. I know that sounds weird, I do. And you guys don’t have to agree. You can tell me I’m crazy if you want, and you’d probably be right. I’ve never heard of anyone having a relationship like this, so, yeah, it’s pretty out there. But I can’t let go of the thought of having you all. And I think I’d be happiest with all of you. Maybe you’d all be happier, too. I think it could work if we could do this without jealousy, without frustration, with openness in our hearts.”

Axel looked at me seriously. “And this is what would make you happy? Having all of us?”

“Yes!” I said emphatically. “Yes, more than anything in this world!”

“Then I’m in.” He smiled at me. “I’m in for whatever is going to make you happiest.”

Diesel spoke next. “I’m in, too. I mean, yeah, it’s weird, but I kind of get it. Despite knowing that both of you were into Harlow too for some reason, I never felt any jealousy. I had no animosity to you guys for liking her. In fact, I kind of understood it. It’s unconventional, but maybe this could work. Maybe the fact that I’m not even slightly jealous is a sign.”

I couldn’t help but grin. I didn’t think they’d take this idea well at all. I honestly wasn’t even planning to bring it up. But hearing them talk about it…

It seemed like this might actually work. They could really go for it.

When I looked at Ryker, my heart sank. I could see uneasiness on his face.

“What do you think, Ryker?”

“I don’t really know what I think,” he admitted.

I was heartbroken to hear that. I really couldn’t imagine not having all of them. Again, I felt so greedy. I couldn’t be satisfied just to have Diesel and Axel?

But it wasn’t about satisfaction. It was about this emotion that was building up inside me. The emotion that told me all of these men were important to me, that they all mattered deeply. It was that emotion that I simply couldn’t shake.

“Alright, I understand your hesitation,” I told him. “I know this is weird, I really do. Trust me, I’ve thought a lot about how strange this is. And yet, I couldn’t bring myself not to at least ask you guys. Because for whatever reason, this is what my heart is pulling me toward.”

I looked at all three of them. They were all so handsome, so perfect, so right for me.

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