Ultimate Ultimatum

Ultimate Ultimatum By Dakota Rebel

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Resplendence Publishing, LLC 2665 S Atlantic Avenue, #349 Daytona Beach, FL 32176 Ultimate Ultimatum Copyright © 2010, Dakota Rebel Edited by Michele Paulin Cover art by Les Byerley www.les3photo8.com Electronic format ISBN: 978-1-60735-177-1 Warning: All rights reserved. The unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal. Criminal copyright infringement, including infringement without monetary gain, is investigated by the FBI and is punishable by up to 5 years in federal prison and a fine of $250,000. Electronic release: July 2010 This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and occurrences are a product of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, places or occurrences, is purely coincidental.

To Chel, Jess and Tiffany for being so patient and understanding while waiting for this book. I can't tell you how much it means to me to have ladies like you behind me.

Chapter One

“If you don’t choose, we will choose for you.” Mike’s words had been repeating over and over again in my head for a week. When he’d said it, I had expected Josh and Kyle to argue or at least look sympathetic, but the assholes had actually had the nerve to nod in agreement. Okay, so in their defense, I had been leading them all on for way too long. But the truth was that I loved them all, and I didn’t want to pick one. I liked the arrangement we had and, until recently, so had they. I should have known something was up when Kyle had asked if all four of us could get together for dinner. They had all been made aware of the others existence and had never tried to force me to choose one of them. But when I’d walked into the restaurant and seen the three of them sitting there, I’d felt my heart sink. The other shoe, as they say, was about to drop. The dinner itself was lovely. We’d talked and laughed and had a pretty good time together. So when Josh had suggested we all go back to his place for drinks, I’d agreed quickly. We had all gotten along so well, it hadn’t felt even the slightest bit uncomfortable. As I said, I’d never kept it a secret that I was dating all three of them on a pretty regular basis. In fact, there hadn’t been a night in recent memory that I hadn’t spent with one of them. They all meant so much to me that it never crossed my mind I would have let two of them go eventually. Until we’d gotten to Josh’s. “Annabelle,” Mike had said after we’d all sat down in the den with our drinks. “You mean very much to all of us. And I suppose that’s why we’ve been patient for so long with your dating choices. None of us wants to lose you.”

My heart had sped up, and I’ almost felt it trying to claw its way into my throat. I didn’t want to lose any of them, either. When I’d tried to open my mouth to tell him that, I’d found the words had firmly lodged themselves behind the pulse against my tonsils and refused to come out. “Darling,” Kyle had whispered taking my hand in his. “You know that I love you, right?” I had nodded, tears stinging my eyes. “We all love you,” Mike had said, his tone slightly aggravated. “And I believe that you love us, too. But this isn’t working anymore. Not for us anyway.” “We’ve been talking a lot lately,” Josh had said. “We understand your reluctance to let any of us go, but sweetie, we just can’t live like this anymore. It’s too hard.” They had been talking? All of them conversing with each other? It didn’t seem right or fair that they had hidden that from me. As far as I had known, they’d never even met. Sure, I’d told all of them upfront that there were two other men I was fond of and would continue to see, but I never in a million years would have believed they would seek each other out and talk about me behind my back. “So,” Mike had said after a minute. “We’ve come to a decision. And I know it probably doesn’t seem fair. But you are going to have to choose.” “No!” The word had come out louder than I had expected and actually made me jump. “Why are you doing this? Why now? I thought things were going great.” “For you maybe,” Josh replied with a bite to his tone. “But we each only get to see you one or two days a week. For someone in love with you, there is a lifetime between hours.” “I’ve tried to be fair with all of you. You knew when we started dating that there were two other men in the picture. Why are you doing this to me?” “Sweetie, it’s not what we are doing to you. It’s what you’ve been doing to us. We love you, and none of us wants to be cruel. But if you don’t choose we will choose for you.” And there it was. Straight from Mike Hamwell’s lips, the ultimatum that had knocked me flat on my ass. They had given me a week to decide and asked me to meet them at Mike’s house with my decision. I didn’t have one. In fact, in my six and a half days of anger and confusion, I hadn’t even tried to decide who I might let go. I wasn’t going to let any of them go if I could help it, but if they refused to continue the way things were then I would have to lose them all. Most of that week had been spent trying to figure out how I had fallen completely in love with three different men. There wasn’t one among them who I loved more or less than the

others. I had equal and passionate affection for all of them. It was why I had never thought to let any of them go in the first place. How do you willingly throw away someone who holds a piece of your heart? So when I pulled into Mike’s driveway that night, I was as unprepared as I had been a week ago when they’d dropped their bombshell on me. If they wanted to try to choose for me, then fine, I’d let them. And when the “winner” announced himself to me, I would calmly and rationally tell him to go fuck himself, repeat said statement to the other two and leave with whatever dignity I mustered up. It was the best plan I could come up with, and that was pretty fucking sad. Those men had some nerve pulling this on me. I figured it must have been Mike’s idea. Mike Hamwell was quite possibly the smartest person on the planet. He ran his own software company and had offices in Detroit, Japan and Paris. Mike traveled a lot and would often take me with him. In fact, he probably came up with this little ultimatum thinking he would win, hands down. With his jet-black hair, piercing blue eyes, heavily muscular body and piles of money, I’m sure he was used to winning whatever girl he set his sights on. He had probably taken a look at his “competition” and decided he would just make the other two go away. Maybe he wasn’t as smart as I’d given him credit for. Josh Tiner may have gone along with the scheme, thinking he had an unfair advantage. Josh never went into anything thinking he would lose. I’d known him since high school, and we had quite the long history together. We had only started dating about a year ago, but he’d stolen my heart the day he walked into biology wearing glasses, khakis, honest-to-God penny loafers with tassels, and a black T-shirt with a large red anarchy symbol on the front. Josh’s red hair, green eyes and ghost white skin made him stand out like a sore thumb in a school full of tanned, blond-haired, blue-eyed yuppies, and it made me want him immediately. We’d become fast friends in school, but had never taken our relationship beyond that. I had told him I valued him too much to ruin what we had. He agreed, and we’d been content to stay platonic for years. He’d taken off to save the whales in Arkansas or something but returned four years later to sweep me off my feet. Any thoughts of being platonic evaporated in the heat that exploded between us. I was already dating Mike when Josh came back. Had I been single, Josh might have won a war that had never started. But fate is a funny little bastard sometimes. And then there was Kyle. Sweet, funny, sexy Kyle Swardson was probably horrified at the fact that the other two were doing this to me. He would never hurt a fly and had manners that

could make Emily Post double check herself. Kyle had been raised by his grandmother in Missouri and moved to Detroit to pursue his acting career when studios had started popping up in the area to take advantage of the tax breaks offered by the State of Michigan. He had ended up working the afternoon shift at the movie theater by my house. Since I work from home, I often take breaks during the day to go to the movies and spend some quality time with myself. After a few weeks, Kyle started letting me in for free. Then he started sneaking in with me. Before I knew it, he was my movie date three days a week, and we had become quite…grope-y in the theater. He finally asked me out on a real date nine days before he was ‘discovered’ at a Laundromat of all places by some big shot director. Apparently, as long as you’re physically fit, have smoky gray eyes, a permanent five o’clock shadow and whiteblond hair it doesn’t matter if you’re standing next to a washing machine in a Gwar T-shirt and jean shorts. Hollywood will find you…by way of Detroit. He’d been cast in two feature films with a third in the works and I always teased him that I knew him when he was just a lowly popcorn scooper, and I loved him anyway. Thinking about the amazing men inside the house made me angry. How dare they make me choose one of them? If they had been talking then they should be able to see why I love them all. Men are so stupid sometimes. All they had to do was open their eyes and pay attention, and they would see that all three of them were special and perfect and needed to be loved by me. Assholes. A knock on my door made me jump and scream a high-pitched girly scream. I looked over to see Kyle shaking with laughter next to the car. I rolled down the window and glared at him. “Ms. Schwartz, are you going to come in, or are you just going to sit in the driveway all night?” “It would serve all of you right if I pulled out of here and left for good,” I said with a sigh, but I opened the door and climbed out of the car anyway. I let Kyle take my hand and lead me to the front door. I was in no hurry, but apparently, he was and he walked much faster than I ever would have on my own. The door was already open, and I had one last fleeting thought of running away as fast as I could, but the opportunity was gone as I was pulled into the house. “Everyone is in the den,” Kyle said, motioning down the stairs.

With a deep breath, I walked down to meet my fate with Kyle close on my heels. I smelled his cologne and wanted to cry at the thought that this could be the last time I did. Maybe, I would pick up a bottle of each of their fragrances and spray them on my pillow on alternating nights to make it feel as if they were with me. I walked into the den with my head held high, but when I saw Mike and Josh sitting next to each other on the couch, my eyes filled with tears. I couldn’t let them go. I wouldn’t. In my twenty-eight years on earth, I had never fainted. It was strange how fast the floor came at my face, and then there was darkness.

Chapter Two

“Annabelle,” Mike’s voice was soft against my ear. “Sweetie, are you all right?” “No, I’m not all right,” I said as I struggled to get my bearings. The guys had apparently picked me up and set me on the sofa while I was out. Now, they were all sitting on the floor next to me. “What the hell happened?” “You walked into the room, swooned and fell down,” Kyle laughed. “I’ve never seen anything like it.” “I didn’t swoon,” I growled through clenched teeth. “I do not swoon.” I wasn’t even sure what a swoon was. I had read the term in romance novels, and it certainly didn’t sound like something I would ever do. Women with corsets that were too tight swooned. A woman walking into a room to talk to her boyfriends about the future of their relationship didn’t. Except as soon as I remembered why we were all here, I felt myself start to sway slightly. Fortunately, the thought of fainting in front of them again was so horrifying that it shook me straight, and I was able to catch my breath before embarrassing myself any further. “Okay, you fell face first onto the carpet in the most spectacular belly flop I’ve ever seen on dry land. Does that make you feel better?” Josh asked. “Not really,” I said with a sigh. “Look, I obviously don’t feel good. And as fun as it sounds to sit here and ruin my life tonight, could we maybe reschedule this little anti-love fest for another evening?” “No,” Mike said shortly. “We’re going to work this out tonight. Look, Annabelle, I’m sorry to put you on the spot like this. But we’ve got a pretty big stake in this too, and I think we’ve waited long enough for your decision. So just tell us, who do you want to be with?” “Mike!” Josh barked loudly. “Could you be a little more sensitive?”

“I’m just frustrated and scared okay,” Mike said with a sigh. He turned to me and took my hand. “You know that I love you. And I know that you love me. I’m just scared that maybe you don’t love me as much as I thought. So I figure if we do this quick, like a band-aid, we can all start the healing process.” “Well, let’s see.” I sat up and took my hand from him. “We can’t band aid this situation. I haven’t chosen anyone. I love you all, and the fact that you say you love me and then force me to make a decision like this, well, it makes me ill.” “What are you saying?” Josh asked. “You don’t want any of us?” “No.” I felt the tears welling up again. “I want all of you.” Mike and Josh sighed happily in unison, as if they had been holding their breath and were relieved to finally exhale, and Kyle started laughing. I looked at each of them in turn, confused beyond reason at their reactions. Anger, sadness, anything but the ultimate looks of relief on their faces would have made sense. I got the feeling I’d been the brunt of some horrible joke. “I told you she’d never pick between us,” Josh said after a minute. He turned to me and smiled. “You really do love all of us, don’t you?” “Of course, I do!” I hoped the incredulity was apparent in my voice. “I don’t understand why you all look so relieved about this. I have been a wreck for a week knowing I was going to lose you, any of you. And now you all look incredibly pleased with yourselves, and it hardly seems appropriate given the ultimatum you threw at me.” “Annabelle, don’t be mad.” Mike, at least, had the decency to look at the floor when he said it. Well, that was promising. I couldn’t recall a single time anyone had said those words to me, and I hadn’t ended up pissed off beyond all reason. They were obviously up to something, but for the life of me, I couldn’t figure out what that would be. If they’d chosen which of them was allowed to stay with me, I couldn’t imagine the other two looking so happy about it. I watched them closely as I promised myself that no matter who they’d decided was the ‘winner’ none of them would be with me after this night. They had no right to choose for me, and seeing as I couldn’t have all of them, then I wouldn’t have any of them. I would just shatter my heart into three pieces, let them keep their share and walk away broken. When I didn’t say anything to him, Mike continued. “Josh and Kyle and I have been talking quite a bit over the last few months. I called them and asked them to meet me for drinks one night so we could talk about our relationships with

you. It’s clear that none of us is willing to lose you, even if it meant sharing you forever. But none of us are happy with the way things are.” He was talking in circles, and that alone was enough to get the anger stirring in my chest. I am not a patient person under the best of circumstances, and this was about the worst situation I could think of to be shoved into so blindly. “We all want to spend the rest of our lives with you,” Kyle said. “But that isn’t going to work if we each only see you a couple of days a week. You can’t build a life together if you spend forever in date mode.” Apparently, my absolute confusion was plain on my face because Josh smiled softly at me and leaned over to kiss my forehead. “What we are trying to explain is that Mike, Kyle and I want to be with you. All of us, together.” He said it as if it were as simple to understand as two plus two. But all I could do was stare blankly at him as my mind struggled to catch up to the punch line. “I don’t understand,” I said finally when no one decided to elaborate. “You just told me last week that I had to choose one of you, that you wouldn’t all date me at the same time anymore.” “I did say you had to choose,” Mike said. “But that was only to see if you really loved all of us equally. We already knew, but we weren’t sure enough to spring this idea on you right away. We had to know that you had thought about it, really thought about it, before we asked you to move in with us. All of us.” It was the first time in my life that I’d felt as if someone had turned off all the lights in my brain, and it left me in complete darkness. I finally understood what they wanted, but couldn’t really wrap my head around it. “All of you?” “All of us,” Kyle said. “Josh and I will move into Mike’s house with you, and we’ll all be together. Equal partners in one relationship.” “What about sex?” The words tumbled out of my mouth before I could stop them. It was rare that I looked at any of them and didn’t think about tearing their clothes off, but to be offered the chance to be with all of them, at the same time, it was too much to imagine. Josh laughed and kissed me quick on the lips. “That’s my girl.”

“The sex part is really up to you,” Mike chuckled. “However, you want to handle it is fine with us.” “Really?” If I hadn’t been a little angry still, I might not have been so crass about the situation. But they had put me through a week of hell only to tell me that they were going to be grown ups and share me in a way that I’d never even thought possible. So I figured a little payback was in order. “What if I want the three of you to fuck while I watch?” Mike went pale as a sheet, Kyle turned bright red and Josh laughed so hard tears leaked from the corners of his eyes. I said nothing, waiting for it to sink in that I wasn’t completely kidding. When they’d all returned to some semblance of normal Josh cleared his throat and answered my question as best he could. “We never really discussed that. None of us is naïve enough to think that we can be with you and never end up touching another guy. But I don’t think having sex with each other had ever entered into our minds. I’m sure that’s something we can talk about later if it’s really that important to you, but for now, I think we’d all prefer if we could focus on you.” “How very diplomatic of you,” I said with a smile. It was a better answer than I’d thought they’d give me. And besides, if I was honest with myself the thought of all three of them focusing on me sounded pretty damn good. “If it would help to ease your mind, we could practice and see how it goes before you decide if you’ll accept our offer.” Mike said it so calmly and rationally I knew he was serious, and despite all of my anger and confusion about the situation, my panties went damp at the thought of it. “Can we do that?” It was barely a whisper, but I got an immediate reaction to let me know they’d all heard me. Josh was closest, and he claimed my lips with his own. My arms instinctively went behind his neck holding him close against me. As his tongue swirled against mine, his hands gripping my hair, a second pair of hands slid up my thighs. “Get her on the floor,” Kyle growled. And just like that, I was theirs. Josh stopped kissing me to pull me to the carpet, and all of the men fell on me, kissing, touching and groping my body as if it were the first time they ever had or, maybe, the last time they ever would. My skirt was pushed up over my hips by Mike while Kyle took my shirt off and flung it across the room before they fell back onto my body as if they would devour me whole.

The sensation of all of those extra hands on my skin was almost too much…almost. My back arched in an attempt to get closer to the fingers and mouths that explored the skin on my chest and stomach. I had never in my life felt anything as wonderful as these three men touching me at the same time. “How do you want to do this?” Josh growled into my ear before sucking the lobe between his teeth. “I don’t know,” I admitted. I had never thought of the mechanics of having sex with three men at the same time. My stomach tightened as the scenario of each of them claiming me at the same time flashed through my mind. It seemed more painful than sexy to be honest I felt myself begin to pull away from them. “What’s the matter?” Mike asked. “I’m scared.” My voice was soft, but I knew they all heard me. I stared at the floor, afraid to look any of them in the eye. “Scared of what, love?” Kyle asked. Someone reached up to push a strand of hair off my face, but I backed away from the touch. “Sweetie, we would never hurt you,” Josh said as if he had figured out what I was thinking. “We are not going to do anything you aren’t ready for. Hell, if you don’t want to have sex with any of us tonight that is fine.” Kyle and Mike murmured their agreement. “I just don’t know how this is going to work,” I said with a sigh. “I mean, do you take turns? I don’t think I can handle all of you, you know, at the same time. Maybe some day, but not yet. It just seems like one of you is going to get your feelings hurt or get mad or jealous or something. How is this going to work?” “It just will,” Kyle said. “We’ll touch you, and we’ll kiss you, and we’ll hold you, and when you’re ready, for whatever you decide to be ready for, we’ll be there for you. None of us is expecting you to be a sex slave, Annabelle. We just want to be with you. It will work out because we love you and you love us.” “I guess sometimes all you really need is love, huh?” I asked with a small smirk. “Something like that,” Mike said before kissing the tip of my nose. “We really don’t have to do anything tonight if you don’t want to. We’re all getting pretty good at waiting for you.”

“Ha ha.” I crossed my arms across my chest, which made me remember that it was practically bare. My demi-cup bra wasn’t hiding much of anything, not that all of them hadn’t seen me completely naked anyway. But it seemed silly to be protesting sex while half naked. “Annabelle, baby,” Kyle said turning my face to look at him. “We love you. Nothing is going to change that.” “Can we just go slow?” I asked. “I really like the kissing and the touching.” My face burned as I said it. I knew I didn’t have to be ashamed, but it was difficult to say out loud that I liked all of the attention. “Then we’ll kiss,” Mike said, moving closer to my lips. “And touch,” Josh said, running his hands up my ribs. “And kiss some more,” Kyle said as he moved behind me. He pulled me so that my back lay against his chest and his legs spread around mine stretched out in front of us. Somewhere along the way, he’d lost his shirt too, and I could feel his warm skin pressed against mine. His lips swept across my neck while Mike claimed my lips and Josh sucked one of my nipples between his teeth. I moaned into Mike’s mouth, my back pressing harder against Kyle as the sensations washed over me. So many warm, wet mouths on my skin. My panties were soaked, and I felt Kyle’s erection against my ass. I couldn’t help wondering if Mike and Josh were as turned on as we were. I wanted to ask, but Mike’s mouth was still pressed to mine and our tongues were too busy swirling around each other to actually speak. My hips were jerked up quickly as Josh stripped my underwear from my body then Kyle’s hands moved to unhook my bra. In seconds, I found myself with only my skirt left bunched up around my waist while surrounded by three overdressed men. I wasn’t very pleased with the situation. “Why am I the only one naked?” I asked, pulling back from Mike’s lips so I could speak and catch my breath. In a flurry of clothes, the men quickly rectified the problem, and I was suddenly scared again. I hadn’t really thought through the idea of them being naked all the way. The sight of all of those erect cocks around me made me feel a little faint again. I took a deep breath and let it out slowly as I stared in amazement at my men—all three of my men, naked and wanting me. It was frightening, yet it started to seem like the best thing ever.

Mike urged me with his hands to raise my hips so he could slide my skirt down my legs. I lay back down and just looked at them, hoping one of them would make the decision as to how this would work so I wouldn’t have to. “Come here,” Josh growled after a second. “Get up on your knees.” As gracefully as I could I crawled over to him and waited for his next instruction. He shifted his body so that his cock was directly in front of my face. I glanced up to see him nod before reaching out to take his shaft in my hand. I licked a line from the base of him to his tip, swirling my tongue around in the pre-cum that had pooled at his slit before sliding my mouth down to take as much of him as I could into my mouth. My angle was awkward so I dropped down slightly, spreading my knees further apart on the carpet to gain more stability. I didn’t think about the fact that this was exposing my pussy to the two naked men still behind me until one of them groaned slightly and the other whispered a soft, “Fuck me.” I started to move my legs back together out of embarrassment, but two strong hands gripped my thighs, keeping me spread open. The feel of their fingers digging into my flesh coupled with the thought of them seeing every inch of me from behind made me moan around the stiff cock in my mouth. Josh’s hands gripped my hair lightly as he slowly guided me to the pace he wanted. He tightened his hold, and I wasn’t sure why until I felt a finger part my pussy and plunge inside of me. My body bucked in response, but Josh’s hands on my scalp kept me from dropping his cock from my lips in surprise. “She is so fucking wet for us,” Kyle said. “Mike, you have to feel how soaked her pussy is.” Mike’s finger joined Kyle’s, and they alternated finger fucking me, one finger sliding in as one finger slid out. The sensation was like nothing I had ever felt before and all I could do was make small keening noises in my throat as I continued to lick and suck on Josh’s cock. “I want to fuck you,” Mike growled against my ear. “I want your pussy to squeeze my cock while you suck Josh.” Josh let me pull back so I could look at them. “What about Kyle.” “I want to suck your clit and make you scream around Josh’s cock while Mike slams in that beautiful pussy of yours.”

My cunt flooded at the thought of all them working my body to orgasm. I wanted all of those things, too. My cheeks burned in slight embarrassment as I nodded my agreement to the arrangement.

Chapter Three

After finding a condom in one of the guy’s pants pockets, Mike lay on the floor and propped his upper body up on his elbows so I could straddle him reverse cowgirl style. We both hissed as I slid my pussy down on his cock. The feel of him stretching me open felt so good I couldn’t help taking my time lowering myself to his base. It was difficult not to raise back up and start fucking him, but Kyle’s hands on my thighs kept me from moving faster than they wanted me to go. I leaned back against Mike’s chest laying my head on his shoulder and smiling as he nibbled softly on my neck. Josh stood over me dropping down until his cock was in front of my face again. I wanted to ask him if he was going to be comfortable crouching the way he was, but he pressed himself between my lips before I could talk. We quickly found a rhythm that worked for us. Mike and Josh had their cocks alternating in and out of my body so that someone was always plunging inside of me. Kyle’s hand spread my legs further apart, and even though I knew what was coming I still cried out around Josh’s shaft when Kyle’s tongue found my clit. My eyes fluttered, and my mind was tried to imagine what we looked like just then, Josh crouching over Mike and I with Kyle licking my clit while Mike’s cock slid in and out of my drenched channel. I wondered for a moment if Kyle’s tongue was touching Mike’s cock when it slid out of me. When I tried to imagine it happening, my body convulsed into orgasm. My hips spasmed and my head flew back against Mike’s shoulder. Josh’s cock slipped from between my lips, and I screamed loudly as I bucked against the mouth and cock between my legs. It was almost too much, and I thought about begging them to stop for a minute, to let me catch my breath, but as soon as I opened my mouth, Josh rammed his cock back inside of me, and they continued their amazing assault on my body.

“Baby, I’m gonna come,” Josh cried, his fingers moving to my hair. He pressed himself into my throat as far as he knew I could take, and I felt his spunk squirt into the back of my mouth. I swallowed as much as I could while Mike continued to fuck my pussy and Kyle sucked harder at my clit. I opened my eyes to see Josh staring down at me with adoration in his gaze. He moved to kneel next to us and licked a line of his own seed off of my chin before kissing me deeply. The act was so surprising and so sexy that another orgasm ripped through my body. Kyle gripped my hips tightly to keep me from flying off of Mike’s lap as my legs shuddered and a scream tore from my lips. Josh’s hand found mine, and he let me dig my nails into his skin as wave after wave of pleasure wrenched itself from my aching body. “Finish me,” Kyle said as he climbed up my body to take the spot vacated by Josh. “I want you to suck me dry while you milk Mike’s cock with that beautiful, tight pussy.” I nodded, opening my mouth to allow Kyle to push himself inside of me. Little jolts of my orgasm were still shuddering through me, and it was difficult to keep my eyelids from fluttering. My cunt spasmed around Mike’s cock every few seconds, and I knew it wouldn’t be long before he came, too. “Baby, I wish you could have seen how beautiful you looked taking two cocks at once. Your pussy is stretched so wide around Mike’s big cock. His shaft is covered in your juices, and I wanted to lick him clean. You smell so strong and so good down there.” “Damnit, Kyle, stop it. You’re going to make me come,” Mike said, his voice almost hysterical from holding back his orgasm. He always fought to go as long as he could, and sometimes, I would make a game out of trying to get him to come quickly. He loved it when I talked dirty to him, and Kyle had taught me everything I knew about sex speak, so it shouldn’t have surprised me to hear that Kyle was turning Mike on with his words. “Aw, come on, Mike. Our little Annabelle loves it when I talk to her. Don’t you, baby?” I moaned my agreement as he continued to pump his cock between my lips. Mike picked up his pace between my legs and soon they were both fucking me as hard as they dared. “Yeah baby, just like that,” Kyle growled as I swirled my tongue around his shaft and tip. “Fuck, yeah, take us. Take us both. Grip Mike’s cock tight in your pretty little pussy while you suck me dry. Make us come, Annabelle. Make us pump ourselves empty inside that gorgeous body of yours.”

“Kyle!” Mike’s body went rigid under me for a moment then his cock started to twitch inside me as he came. Kyle cried out over me as he came, too, his seed pouring down my throat as Josh’s had a few minutes earlier. Where Josh’s cum had been salty, Kyle’s was more sweet and thick. I gulped him down, taking every drop, though I fleetingly wondered if he would do as Josh had done and lick himself from my face if I didn’t. We all collapsed to the floor, and I reached out, searching for Josh’s hand again to make sure that he was with us for the afterglow. “So, are you always going to cry out Kyle’s name when you come?” Josh asked Mike after we started to catch our breaths. “Fuck you,” Mike said. “I wasn’t crying out his name. I was going to yell at him.” “Sure, sure,” Kyle said. “Enough teasing,” I said with a sigh. It had been too good, too perfect. I was not going to risk any of them getting angry or jealous or any other emotion that was not happy or content. I, for one, wanted to experience that feeling again. Having the three of them at the same time was better than I could have ever imagined. I loved them, and they loved me. I had always had amazing sex with all of them, and I knew that a lot of that was due to the emotion behind the act. This had all of that emotion times three. I couldn’t believe I had worried they would hurt me. Their bodies in and on mine had been the most beautiful thing I had ever known. It felt right. If we could keep that feeling when we weren’t in bed together then maybe, just maybe, the relationship between us would work. We all stood up and started to dress. They guys just threw on their pants, and I stole a shirt from the pile of clothes on the floor. I buttoned it up as I led them toward the kitchen. All of that sex had worked up quite an appetite.

Chapter Four

“I’m hungry,” I said stifling a yawn. “Do you have any pickles?” “Christ, you’re not pregnant are you?” Kyle asked with a laugh. It wasn’t funny. Not even a little. The post-coital glow disappeared, immediately replaced by fear. By the exchanged look between the men, it must have been plain on my face that I was spooked. Pregnant? I hadn’t even thought about that. I mean, we’d been careful so I was pretty sure I wasn’t. But what about the future? What if I wanted kids some day? What if they did? What if they each wanted their own kid? I never really saw myself as a mom with three or more kids hanging off me. Being pushed out of me. I stared in horror at the guys and tried to keep from crying or screaming. “Whoa there, princess. Calm down.” Josh pulled me into his arms and kissed the top of my head. “Kyle was only kidding. We will always be careful, I promise.” “You promise? You can’t promise that.” My voice sounded hoarse. “Because, someday, at least one of you will want kids then you won’t want to be careful. You guys are crazy if you think this is going to work.” The last part slipped out before I could stop it. But I figured it was better to have my fears out in the open anyway. And the probability of the four of us sustaining this relationship was sketchy at best in my head right then. “I thought it worked pretty well,” Mike piped up from behind me, his hands resting on my shoulders. I had thought so, too…momentarily. But the second I heard ‘pregnant’, I was back to thinking there was no way this would ever work. “There is more to a relationship than just sex. What about marriage? What about living arrangements, sleeping arrangements, kids, our jobs, our friends and our families? How the hell are we going to be able to live like this?”

“Are you happy with all of us?” Kyle asked. He said it so simply I could only respond in kind. “Of course, I am. I love you.” “Then the rest will figure itself out.” Josh said it as plainly as Kyle and I had, which made me blink at the innocence of it. “It’s been one night. I think you’re getting a little ahead of yourself. Kids and marriage wouldn’t have come up with any one of us anytime soon so trying to force the issue now is a little premature. As for our friends and families, they love us and will want us to be happy. Those who have a problem with our arrangement can either get over it, ignore it or stay the hell away from us.” “Just like that?” I asked incredulously. “Just like that.” Mike kissed the top of my head. “We didn’t rush into this lightly, Annabelle. We talked about a lot of things before—” “Pushing me head first into a relationship with three men?” I interrupted, pulling away from the men and sitting in a chair at the table. The after-sex euphoria I’d felt was long gone, and I was starting to get pissed. When it had started earlier, I had thought I was theirs, and I still was…sort of. What I had forgotten in the midst of the hot male bodies around me was that I was still mine, too. They’d railroaded me into this. While I couldn’t deny it was fun, and the idea was certainly intriguing, they couldn’t pretend that the prospect of the four of us making this into a real relationship wasn’t also completely terrifying. “It would have been nice if you’d discussed it with me. You told me I had to choose one of you then told me that since I’d given the right answer I’d won a prize. This isn’t a game, guys. Real life is going on outside that door, and we can’t just sit here and pretend that we’ll live the lives we have been.” “No one is saying it will be the same.” I was surprised to hear the anger in Kyle’s voice. “But why do you have to assume it’s going to be horrible?” he continued. “I thought you loved us.” “Don’t turn this on me! I do love you; I love all of you. But you’re the ones who changed things. I want to know what exactly your plan is for the four of us.” I crossed my arms over my chest and stared at them.

I’d expected them to yell or storm out on me. What I wasn’t expecting was for Mike to drop to his knees and crawl over to me on the floor. Or for him to wrap his hand around my calf so he could pull my foot to his mouth and start sucking on my ankle. “That’s not fair,” I whined. “We’re supposed to be talking.” “Yes,” Kyle said as he walked toward me. “But you’re not talking. You’re complaining, you’re yelling and you’re upset. So we’ll calm you down and try that talking thing again later.” He started unbuttoning my shirt, letting his fingers slip over my nipples as he moved down my chest until I was exposed to the room. Josh walked around my chair to stand behind me. He wrapped his arms around my shoulders and firmly massaged my breasts while Kyle moved his hands further down my body. “Don’t think you can just distract me every time I bring up something you guys don’t want to talk about.” My protest was betrayed by my body, which was arching itself toward their attentions. “Maybe not every time,” Mike said coyly as his thumb started to make gentle circles over my clit. “But how about this time?” “I would think you’d be exhausted after the last round,” I replied with a sigh. “Are you too tired?” Mike asked, looking up at me as he continued to massage my clit. I shook my head, not trusting my voice to stay steady if I answered out loud. “Too sore?” Josh asked, his fingers squeezing my nipples gently. I shook my head again. Definitely not too sore. In fact, my pussy was still damp and growing wetter by the second at the thought of getting another go with the three of them. The fear of the relationship was still there in the back of my mind, but the majority of my brain was screaming, “Oh goody, I get to play with them all again.” “Then I think we’d better move this to a bedroom,” Kyle said. “I, for one, would prefer to avoid the floor this time if you guys don’t mind.” It took more willpower than I’d like to admit not to whine in protest when they all pulled away from my body. Josh winked at me as if he knew what I was thinking while he pulled me to my feet. My face flushed in embarrassment again, but he kissed the tip of my nose and shook his head. “It’s okay to want us, Annabelle. We want you, too. And I have to believe it’s more difficult for us to all share you than it is for you to want to get pleasure from us.”

I nodded, trying to see this through their eyes. He was right. I wasn’t thinking about them and the sacrifices they were making to make me happy. I should have been more supportive of what they were going through, too. They loved me, and they had come up with the only way they knew to keep us all together. It might have been unconventional, but it was what we had to work with. Three straight men agreeing to be in a relationship together to keep me was a pretty big deal, and I should probably have thanked them. I promised myself that I would show them my appreciation when we got to the bedroom. Mike led the way to his room. He had quite a few bedrooms upstairs, but his bed was the largest and the most comfortable. It made sense that we would share that room. But part of me wondered if it was his way of gaining some control after losing so much of it earlier. I knew no one would bring up his calling out Kyle’s name again tonight, but I also knew that Mike wouldn’t stop thinking about it until we gave him something else to occupy his brain. Kyle and Josh threw themselves onto the bed, their bodies facing each other. With their heads propped up on their hands, they watched Mike and I walk over to the mattress. I reached my fingers up to run through Mike’s hair as I pulled him to my mouth for a kiss. I’d meant for it to be a soft, easy kiss, but apparently, Mike had other plans. He pulled my body tight against his and forced my lips apart with his tongue. I sighed into his mouth as I tightened my grip on his hair, holding him against me. A pair of hands slid over my arms and gently pried them from around Mike’s neck. When I reluctantly let go, the shirt I barely wore was pulled from my shoulders and fell away, leaving me once again naked in the presence of three men who were not. Josh pressed his body behind me, pinning me against Mike while his hands slid up and down my thighs. Mike turned his face from mine and began kissing along my left shoulder while Josh nibbled at my right. I turned my head as much as I could to see Kyle sitting up on the bed watching us. His hand ran absently over the growing bulge in his pants, and the sight made my knees go weak. If I hadn’t been held so tightly between Mike and Josh, I might have fallen. I wanted them, all of them. The fear I’d felt earlier was gone. The heat in Kyle’s eyes, coupled with the pulsing warmth in my pussy, made me forget all thoughts of pain. I just wanted each of them to claim a part of me and take me until we were all spent and couldn’t walk. The problem was that I didn’t know how to vocalize it. Even though we’d all been together not that long ago, it was embarrassing to think of asking for them to do that to me. Mike’s hand slid between our bodies and started to rub my pussy.

“You’re so wet baby,” he growled. “What are you thinking about right now?” I shook my head, not sure I could speak even if I wanted to. My pulse slammed in my throat, and I was pretty sure I might choke on it if I tried to voice anything in that moment. It might have been too much to think they would just take me, that they would know what I wanted and give it to me, but it was what I hoped would happen anyway. “I’m starting to feel a little lonely over here all by myself,” Kyle said. Josh and Mike helped me crawl up on the bed toward Kyle. I started to turn over so that I would be lying down, but Mike held my calves down against the mattress. “You are so beautiful,” Josh said softly behind me. My face burned as I realized that once again I was completely exposed to everyone. I was on all fours on the bed with my knees spread slightly apart, and Josh and Mike were behind me, staring at me, while Kyle watched my breasts sway slightly in front of him. “Gorgeous,” Mike agreed. I felt their breath on my thighs and knew their mouths were inches from my skin. “Amazing,” Kyle said as he moved toward me. He kissed me, his tongue sliding between my parted lips as another tongue pushed its way inside my pussy. Kyle caught me as I fell forward in surprise, his strong hands holding me up so he could continue to kiss me. A third tongue started to gently lick around my anus and my body convulsed at the feel of it. None of them had ever done that to me before, and the thought that I didn’t know who was doing what at the moment pushed me headfirst into orgasm. I screamed into Kyle’s mouth, my body shuddering and convulsing so much they were all forced to stop kissing me. As soon as I stopped shaking uncontrollably, they descended again, each picking up where they had left off. Little jolts of pleasure continued to rack my body, and tongues and hands caressed the skin of my most sensitive areas. It felt amazing, but I wanted them. I wanted all three of them pushing their cocks inside me at the same time. I wanted it so bad I didn’t even think of being embarrassed by it. “Please fuck me,” I cried out. “Please, please, please.” “Who do you want?” Kyle asked, staring into my eyes. “All of you. Please, God, fuck, I want all of you.” “At the same time?” Kyle’s gaze darkened with heat, and though I hadn’t known it was possible, I think my pussy became even wetter.

I nodded, my body burning with need. “Say it,” Josh said from behind me. “Tell us you want us all inside you at the same time,” Mike said. “I want you all,” I whimpered. “I want all of you inside me at once. I want you to rip me apart and put me back together again. I want you. Please…Mike, Josh, Kyle, I want you all. Right now.”

Chapter Five

There was no discussion about who would move where, which man would do what to me, or how any of it was going to work. It was as if we instinctively knew how it was going to work, and everyone assumed their positions. I was left on all fours with Kyle stretched out under me and Mike sitting at the head of the bed in front of me while Josh knelt behind me. It was still true that I wanted them all, but now that it was really going to happen a little bit of the fear crept back. “It’s okay,” Mike said softly. “If you want us to stop, just tell us, and we will. I promise.” The other two murmured their promises too, and I tried to relax. I knew that they wouldn’t do anything I wasn’t comfortable with, but the heat between my legs had cooled slightly, and with that, some of my higher brain functions had returned so I was nervous again. As if he sensed that my mood had dipped a little, Josh started to softly run his fingers over my pussy. He spread me apart and pressed a finger inside of me, crooking it slightly to hit that special spot inside that only he could ever find. It was strange to feel that sensation and be looking down into Kyle’s eyes, but somehow, it also felt right. I started to relax again and flicked my gaze up to Mike. “Come here,” I said in what I hoped was a sexy tone. “I want to taste you.” Mike smiled as he crawled over on his knees, placing his hard cock inches from my face. I looked down to see Kyle was staring up at Mike’s shaft, and my pussy clenched. They might never have sex with each other, but I knew that the occasional glance or touch between any of the men would always do something to me that no amount of their hands on me could ever recreate. I caught Kyle’s gaze as I leaned forward to take Mike’s cock in my mouth. It might have been unconscious, or it might have been for my benefit, but Kyle licked his lips in response, and I

felt my pussy constrict tightly around Josh’s finger as a small but intense orgasm played through my muscles. Josh pulled away from me and playfully swatted my ass before I felt the mattress shift as if he’d gotten up. “In the drawer,” I heard Mike say and realized that Josh must have left the bed for condoms. I heard the familiar sound of foil tearing and, a few minutes later, felt Kyle’s cock pressing against my cunt. My eyes closed as once again two of my men found a rhythm of fucking my pussy and my mouth. I tightened my muscles around Kyle as I imagined that Josh had rolled the condom down Kyle’s shaft for him. Since Kyle hadn’t moved his hands from my hips, it was the only way he could have gotten the rubber on. “Damn, Annabelle, Kyle was right. The sight of your pussy stretched around a big, fat cock really is a beautiful thing,” Josh said from behind us. “I can see your juices all over Kyle’s shaft every time he pulls out of you. You’re soaked for us, aren’t you, baby?” I whimpered my agreement around Mike’s cock. I was wetter than I could ever remember being in my life. I never would have imagined that sex could be any better than what the three of us had done earlier, but the anticipation of knowing that, at any minute, Josh would be inside of me too was about to push me over the edge into an abyss I wasn’t sure I would ever want to leave. Even though I should have expected it, I still jumped at the feeling of the lubricant pouring onto my ass. Josh used a lot, and it slid between my legs and over my pussy and Kyle’s cock. It wasn’t as if we needed to be any wetter down there, but it felt amazing. So smooth and cool against my burning cunt. Kyle and Mike both slowed their speed as if wanting to give Josh plenty of time to get my ass ready for his cock. I was not virginal in any sense of the word, but it wasn’t an area I was overly familiar with. I knew Josh would never hurt me, and I knew it could feel really good, but I was still nervous about being stretched to so many extremes at once. “Relax,” Kyle whispered. “I can feel how tense you are.” Mike pulled his cock from between my lips and moved so he could kiss me. I smiled at him, grateful to have a moment to breathe and calm my body for Josh. Josh slowly slid two fingers inside my ass. Inch by inch, he stretched me open until both digits were buried as deep as he could get them. The feel of his fingers and Kyle’s cock inside me was almost enough to make me come already. It didn’t hurt at all. It just felt amazing, and as soon

as I relaxed, I wanted more. My body sagged against Kyle as Josh pulled his fingers out and pushed them back in with a third added. He scissored them for a little while, trying to get me loose enough that he wouldn’t hurt me when he was ready to plunge his hard shaft inside my ass. Mike looked at me as if waiting for me to call the whole thing off, but I just nodded at him, and he smiled, kissing me again before moving back to his original place in front of me. Josh pulled out his fingers again, and I felt him place the tip of his cock against my opening. I took a deep breath and opened my mouth to allow Mike to slide his shaft back between my lips. Mike and Josh moved together, both of them slowly sliding inside of me from two different ends until neither of them could move forward any more. We all stay still for a moment while my body adjusted to having a cock stretching every hole. And then they all moved, and my world exploded. I screamed around the shaft in my mouth as the cocks between my legs slammed into me and every muscle in my body shook from the force of an orgasm. Lube and my own juices flowed down my legs while tears ran down my face from the pleasure that washed over me. I’d never known anything could feel that good. I spasmed as hands reached around my body to hold me up. I dropped into those hands, trusting them to hold me up because my own muscles had given up on any body control they may have had. I was theirs, wholly, truly and completely. They had claimed me, and there was nowhere else I would have ever wanted to be. The sensations were too much to focus on separately. I knew where Mike, Kyle and Josh each were, but they had become one force inside of me, fucking me hard and fast as I lost count of the orgasms ripping me apart. “Fuck, I can feel Josh’s cock rubbing me through your ass, baby,” Kyle growled as he pumped harder into my pussy. “You’re so fucking wet. So wet, so tight. Jesus, baby, you feel so fucking good.” “You’re ass is stretched so wide around me, Annabelle,” Josh chimed in. “I can feel Kyle, too. Do you like us taking you like this? Owning you?” “That mouth was made for sucking cock,” Mike said. “Watching you take all three of us has to be the hottest thing I’ve ever seen.” Mike’s cock hit the back of my throat with each forceful push. I knew he’d come first. He always came quickly when he was able to fuck my mouth that hard. I was relaxed enough that I

wouldn’t gag around him, and he must have known it. He kept slamming into me at the same pace as Kyle and Josh. His cum pumped down my throat before I heard him scream his release over me. I swallowed and swallowed and swallowed, and still, he gushed inside of me. I might have been amazed at the amount of seed if I hadn’t been so lost in all of the other sensations going on around me. Mike slipped himself from between my lips and kissed me violently just as Josh cried out behind me. I could feel his cock jerking his release inside my ass as Kyle came, too, both of them spilling themselves inside me at the same time. As they moved their hands from my body, I collapsed on top of Kyle, too exhausted to hold myself up. I was sweaty and sticky and completely content. Josh and Kyle both pulled out of me. I was surprised by my disappointment and at how empty I suddenly felt at the loss of them inside of me. “Are you all right?” Kyle asked. I nodded with a lazy smile. Everyone shifted so that we could all lie down on the bed. I ended up snuggled against Mike’s chest while Josh sort of spooned Kyle so they could both touch me, too. They ran their hands over my arms, and we laid there for a little while trying to catch our breath. “Wow,” I finally said. It wasn’t the smoothest thing I could have said I suppose, but it was really amazing that I could speak at all. “Me, too,” Kyle said with a sigh. “Yeah,” Mike and Josh said in unison. After a few more minutes, I was starting to feel more sticky than sexy. I blew out a sigh and sat up. “What’s the matter?” Mike asked. “I hate to break up the cuddle-fest, but I have to take a shower. Do you mind?” “Not at all. Does this palace have more than one bathroom?” Josh asked. “I wouldn’t mind cleaning up, too. “There are plenty of showers to go around,” Mike said with a smile. “Annabelle, why don’t you take the master bath, and I’ll show the guys to the other rooms?” We agreed to clean up and meet back down in the kitchen where Mike promised he’d really feed me this time.

I watched them all walk out of the room and couldn’t help smiling at the sight of the naked parade. I would never get tired of seeing that. As I stood in the shower, I realized the hot water wasn’t only washing away the sweat and…other things, it also left me with thoughts of fear and dismay about the actual relationship part of our arrangement. We’d pretty much proven sex wouldn’t be the issue to overcome. It was the rest of it that terrified me. What would people think? Did we tell anyone that we were all cohabitating? Josh and Kyle seemed all ready to move into Mike’s and start our lives as one big, happy family, but how would that really work? Did everyone get their own rooms? Would we all sleep in a big pile in one bed? I still wasn’t sure jealousy wouldn’t be an issue in the future. There was only so much of me to go around, and I didn’t know how to guarantee everyone got their fair share. I stayed under the water until my fingers became pruney. I knew the guys were waiting. The thought of avoiding them all and just crawling into bed alone with the door locked was very appealing for a moment, until I remembered Mike said he’d have food downstairs. That thought made my stomach growl, and I knew I wasn’t able to chicken out of facing them again tonight. Mike had a bathrobe hanging on the back of his bathroom door so I threw that over myself and finger combed my hair as best I could before taking a deep breath and heading out into the bedroom. Part of me feared they’d all be sitting on the bed ready for round three, and part of me hoped they were. But the room was empty. I blew out a sigh as I stepped into the hallway. I hear their voices carrying up from the kitchen and couldn’t help smiling. They were my men. I loved them, and they loved me. Hopefully, they’d understand my need to talk through what would happen between us all. They were all laughing when I walked into the kitchen. The table was covered with plates of fruit and cheese and bread, and there were several open bottles of wine, though each of the guys had a beer in their hands. “So are we going to talk about this?” I asked when we sat down. “You can’t just let it happen, can you?” Mike sighed with frustration before continuing. “Why do we have to figure it all out now?” “We don’t, but we should figure out some of it at least.” I tried to keep the frustration out of my voice. “You’re all just ready to move in here and start being in a relationship with absolutely no plans, no…ground rules. It just seems irresponsible.”

“Irresponsible?” Kyle looked confused. “Why do you say that?” “Look, it’s not just that I love you guys. You’re my best friends. And if this doesn’t work, I’ll not only lose a few boyfriends, I’ll lose everything we’ve worked so hard to build over the years. I don’t think any of us want that.” “I think this is a ploy to get us to just keep fucking you,” Josh said with a smile. I narrowed my eyes at him and fought not to smile. I wanted to make them understand why I was being so demanding about having a conversation. Sure, spending the next few years getting my brains good and thoroughly fucked out wasn’t a bad way to spend some time. But if that was all we had as a unit then I was better off in relationships with them separately. Or maybe even without any of them at all. I’d meant what I’d said. They were my best friends. They were the people I called first with good news, bad news and to talk about my day. I loved them, and the thought of losing any of them, let alone all of them, just terrified to me. If I could do something now to prevent that from happening in the future, I owed it to them and myself to get it done. “She’s right,” Kyle said finally. “I love her, and not to sound gay, but I’m getting pretty fond of you guys, as well. If this is going to work, really work, then we need to have some sort of discussion about what we want to get out of this relationship. We sprung this on Annabelle, but we’ve had weeks of discussions about this arrangement. It’s only fair that we let her talk about her fears and desires and share our own.” “That sounds pretty gay.” Mike’s eyes twinkled though, so I knew he was kidding. “I’m sorry we’ve been such jerks about all of this, sweetie.” Josh kissed my forehead and sat down next to me. “We just want this to work and don’t know how to make that happen. We’re boys. We’ll spend all day shoving a round peg in a square hole if we’re determined to make it fit.” “No shit,” I said with a laugh. Mike in particular was as stubborn as an ox and twice as cranky when he didn’t get his way. It was adorable and obnoxious at the same time. “Be still my heart; the lady is laughing.” Kyle put his hand to his chest and feigned shock. I started to wonder how much time the men had really spent together without me. The changes in their behavior were subtle, but there were times when I could see they had picked up traits from each other. Josh, in particular, had been joking around more with me. I hadn’t realized it until just then, but when I thought back to my last few dates with him, I could see that the changes had been there. He had to have picked that up from Kyle.

And Mike had certainly been more laid back lately—a trait I always loved in Josh, and one Mike desperately needed to learn. His job was very high pressure, and he could be wound as tight as a spring sometimes. It was nice to know he had it in himself to let loose once in a while. I was starting to wonder if this arrangement might be more than just fun, but beneficial to all of us. If we could all relax— Okay, if I could relax and let it happen, we might all learn from each other, and things could just settle into a routine that we’d all be happy with. It wasn’t fair for me to force them to make big decisions on the night we decided to try the relationship out. If it had been just me and one of them, I would never have pressured them about babies and families on a first date. And as strange as it might be, and even though we all knew each other, this really was a first date. All relationships involve trial and error. This one couldn’t fairly be treated any differently. Looking at the three of them staring back at me so patiently, I realized how selfish I was being. It did sound as if I didn’t even want to give it a chance. And I did. I really, really did. “I love you.” I must have been quiet longer than I’d realized because they all started at the sound of my words. “We love you, too.” Mike sounded cautious when he said it, as if he were waiting for me to follow it with a but. I didn’t. There were no ifs, no buts. I loved them, and they loved me. If that had been enough for us all separately then hopefully it would be enough for us all together. We could jump off bridges later. For now, I owed it to them and to myself to give this a shot. “What are you thinking about?” Josh asked. “That I’ve been overreacting.” I smiled at the guys. My guys who were so in love with me that they were willing to share me rather than lose me. Men who had come up with this plan to make us all happy, who had put aside jealousy and discussed the idea rationally. Sure, springing it on me the way they had might not have been the best way to let me in on it, but they were trying, and I had to give them points for that. “Look, it was really unfair of me to try to dismiss this idea so quickly. You probably should have included me in the planning stages of your scheme, but it’s too late for that now. And I’m okay with it anyway. I want to give this a shot. I really do.”

“You are an amazing, beautiful, perfect woman, Annabelle Swartz. And Josh, Kyle and I are lucky to have you. I know it’s a scary proposition. But we really do believe this is going to work. It might not be a traditional relationship, but I think this is best for us. For all of us.” “I agree,” Kyle and Josh said together. Looking at the three of them, I couldn’t help believing they were right. Sometimes, it’s true. All you need is love.

About the Author Dakota lives in Detroit, Michigan. She loves the city at night and the shopping during the day. She loves David Bowie and vampire movies, The Beatles and Dolly Parton. She is partial to pixie sticks and cannot stand nuts...in her food. She will always believe that pizza is the perfect food. She is as much in love with her partner as she is with herself. And she will be the first to tell you how incredibly witty she is. She doesn’t believe in lipstick but won’t leave the house without eyeliner. She is fiercely political and can often be found ranting around her house and the internet on any given topic. She still won’t admit whether or not she really believes that vampires exist. And if you let her, she can convince you she doesn’t know how to ride a bicycle. For more information about Dakota visit her website at www.dakotarebel.com or her blog at www.dakotarebel.blogspot.com.

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Not All Who Wander by Dakota Rebel Sara has always been a wanderer, traveling the world in search of her next big adventure. When she ends up on a tropical island, she’s afraid of being trapped forever. Even more, she meets two men who both want her in their bed—the same bed—and she couldn’t be more confused. While her body screams yes, she’s just not sure she wants to tie herself to any relationship, let alone a ménage. Gabe and Toby know as soon as they find Sara washed up on the shore of Wyspa that she’s the answer to their dreams, the woman they both want as the third in their relationship. They know she’s their one. They must overcome her doubts and convince her that not all who wander are lost. Sometimes, finding a home is the biggest adventure of all.

Belonging to Them by Brynn Paulin On the run from her past, Rayna Halliday is devastated when her old car breaks down in the middle of nowhere. She soon finds that her ex has managed to block her credit cards, her accounts and even her cell phones in an attempt to exert his control over her. Giving in to him is something she refuses to do. When the owners of O’Keefe’s Gas and Repair come to her rescue, they make her an offer that tantalizes the forbidden desires within her—she can find a way to pay for the car repairs, or she can belong to them for two weeks and they’ll see to her repairs for free. At the sexual mercy of four gorgeous men for two weeks… Why not? She can have fun and get things straightened out, all at once. But there are two problems heading her way: an ex on a rampage and her heart that’s in for more than just fun.

FU by Mia Watts When a screw-up by the Fullerton University Housing Office leaves Parker Galloway shacked up with four sexy men, Parker thinks four just might be her lucky number...as long as she can get Kei Yamamoto to join in the fun. But will taking advantage of FU’s mistake end up getting all five roomies kicked off campus, or will it be the closest thing to heaven Parker has ever experienced?

Key West by Demi Alex What a time for a revelation! The moment Prince Charming proposes, Addison London realizes that she is about to say “yes” to a lifetime of love and stability—and constancy—having never really lived her life to the fullest, and runs. As a straight-laced good girl grown into a responsible, respectable woman, Addison is always prim and proper, and…well, boring. She always does the right thing, plays it safe, makes the right decisions, and suppresses her own longings to meet the expectations of others. But she will have no regrets. Before committing to a life wrapped in a white picket fence, she will have a little excitement and adventure, she will throw caution to the wind, and she will live out her most secret sexual fantasies—if only for a weekend. Desperate to break free, she travels to Key West and surrounds herself with willing, gorgeous men. All she has to do is pick one. But with only one weekend in the tropical paradise, and one chance for a hedonistic experience meant to last a lifetime, she discovers that “one” is not enough. After all, what happens in Key West stays in Key West, right?

Oriana and the Three Werebears by Tia Fanning Oriana Ricci has taken over the family business—flying cargo and rich tourists around Alaska’s barely inhabited Kodiak Archipelago. When her plane malfunctions and she’s forced to make an emergency landing, she finds herself stranded in the middle of a National Wildlife Refuge. With no civilization for miles and no hope of rescue, she thinks all is lost… Until she stumbles upon the entrance to an underground bunker. Jack, Jordan, and Jonathan McMathan own and operate a secret intelligence firm contracted by the US Government. Hidden away in an old Cold War spy station located the middle of the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, the brothers are not only able to do their top secret jobs safely without fear of discovery, but are better to protect their other, more personal secret: They have the ability to shift into Kodiak bears. Like a fairy tale gone bad, the brothers return home to find their lunch tasted—or eaten, their computer chairs adjusted—or broken, and a beautiful blonde sleeping in one of their beds. This situation poses a big problem for the brothers… Their location is now compromised. But more importantly, what are they to do with the lady?

Just Right by Bronwyn Green When Department of Natural Resources officer, Gwendolyn Locke, hits a black bear on the way home from work one night, her entire view of reality changes. She discovers that shape-shifters exist, and she’s just become Goldilocks to three gorgeous, very aroused men who also happen to be werebears. Being snowbound has never been so hot.

The Elves and I by Catrina Calloway Marni Sands is spoiled, pampered, and has never done a day’s work in her life. Arrested for speeding through a small town traffic circle, Marni’s defiant attitude makes the judge think long and hard about her punishment. He assigns her ‘community service’ in Christmas Town, where she’s to (horror of all horrors!) work with the elves that live there and help them create toys for some very needy children. Meet Kip, Noel and Eldan, the three hot and hunky elves assigned to keep Marni in line. She needs a firm hand—on a very luscious part of her beautiful anatomy. It is hard to discipline such a gorgeous human, particularly when she divulges a painful secret—the mystery that has kept her miserable for most of her life. If tough-love won’t work, the elves have only one solution: to turn Marni into a caring elf, capable of holiday cheer, they must make love to her as often as possible. Only then will they be able to convince her that good can triumph over evil and love really does conquer all.

Chance Encounters by Mia Jae Seven short erotic stories to whet your appetite, packaged in one collection. Whether the couples meet on a glance, make a split second decision or take a chance to be together, the encounters change their lives, for a minute, or for a lifetime. You’ll find a plumber who gets into more than a little hot water, a housewife tangled up in a cyber relationship, a cowboy trio attempting to brand a bartender for their very own, and a woman experimenting with a same-sex relationship. Then, there is naughty Rose, who dances naked in front of her bedroom window, a chance sexual encounter in a taxi that turns the tables, and a woman who finds herself doing exactly what she thinks she shouldn’t…and liking it.

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