Page 54 of Crave: A Reverse Harem Romance

“So, what exactly do we do now?” Axel asked.

I looked at him. “What do you mean?”

“I mean… we had sex… what is supposed to come next? This is a whole new relationship, an entirely new thing. How do we navigate this?”

I looked at him, Ryker, and Diesel. “I think we just… do what any normal couple does.”

“And that means…?” Ryker asked.

“It means… let’s spend the day hanging out. Let’s talk, let’s order in food, let’s watch movies and spend most of the day having sex and enjoying each other’s company. Let’s just explore this. See if we can make it comfortable, even outside of the sex. I mean, if that sounds alright with you guys?”

Diesel answered first. “I’m okay with just… hanging out.”

The other guys nodded, and I smiled to myself.

Everything about this felt so perfect, so right. I hoped so badly that we’d be able to continue this relationship.

I simply couldn’t imagine my life any other way.

Chapter 16 - Ryker

My eyes were fuzzy, and I was feeling confused.

Where was I? What was going on?

The only thing that I was registering was a dull pain in my arm.

I slowly began to come to, and I realized exactly where I was.

In bed with Harlow.

Her head was on top of my arm, which was causing it to cramp. That was probably what woke me up.

I couldn’t move her, though. She was sleeping soundly, and damn if she didn’t look precious doing it. There was just no way I would ever move her when she looked this adorable.

I looked around the room slowly, trying to take in the scene. We were all on Axel’s bed—a California King—spread out in every which way.

We’d spent the whole day yesterday having sex, hanging out, then having sex again. I guess after our last session of the night, we all just crashed. Understandable, as it had been a long day.

I thought it was going to be weird, deciding to join in on a relationship with Axel and Diesel. I wasn’t as sure as the rest of them. I wasn’t exactly an unconventional man. I mean, sure, I ran a sex club, but even at that, I was a strict and professional businessman.

So entering into a polyamorous relationship? Beyond what I thought could be possible for me.

Then again, I hadn’t exactly imagined a normal relationship for myself, either. I hadn’t ever pictured myself as the marrying type, settling down and having children.

And yet, as I looked over at Harlow, that was exactly what I imagined.

It was crazy, since our relationship was so new. But I could picture marrying this woman. I could see happy little children running around our house. She could be a great mom. Strong, independent, funny, sweet, intelligent…

The weirdest part of all? I wasn’t fantasizing about having to her myself. I didn’t picture me marrying her and throwing Diesel and Axel away. I was picturing it exactly like this.

I obviously didn’t have romantic feelings for Diesel or Axel. They were my friends and business partners only. My only interest was in Harlow.

Yesterday felt so natural, even having them around. We all talked together so well. And I wouldn’t lie, the group sex was particularly hot. I’d been into that, absolutely.

What would it be like if this continued long term? It would be kind of nice to have a family with them around. In a monogamous relationship, there’s only two parents to look after the kids and they switch off. And frankly, both parents always seem stressed and tired as hell to me. It was one of the reasons I never considered having children before.

With Axel and Diesel, though, that would be different. I would be one parent of four. We’d all be able to take it a little easier and divvy up responsibility more. Some of us would even be able to work the club at any given time…

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