Total pages in book: 35
Estimated words: 32320 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 162(@200wpm)___ 129(@250wpm)___ 108(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 32320 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 162(@200wpm)___ 129(@250wpm)___ 108(@300wpm)
Gideon pressed against his back, his arms winding around his middle, enveloping Reid in his embrace. “I am sorry.”
Three little words, and his rage started to loosen. He blinked back tears. Why hadn’t he left? Because he loved this man with his whole heart. Despite Gideon’s maddening attempts at living in two worlds, he knew Gideon loved him. He proved it the only way he knew how. Gideon was the one who made sure the oil was changed in his car. Gideon was the one who made sure his security system worked and forced him to stop for dinner when he was immersed in a case. For years, Reid had had faith. He wasn’t going to give up now. “I thought being the Dom meant never having to say you’re sorry.”
Gideon’s breath was a welcome heat against his ear. “Well, I’ve been a terrible Dom. And you’re possibly the worst sub ever.”
He chuckled. He really was a bad sub. Like most things in his life, he found himself trapped in a fluid role. He wasn’t submissive enough to truly be a subbie. He enjoyed playing the Dom far too much for that. He liked men. He liked women. He’d given up on trying to figure himself out. He was simply Reid. He found he was much happier when he stopped trying to label himself. Jessica had given that to him. Jessica’s open acceptance of him had shown him the way. How was she going to react when he told her he’d been lying to her for years? He couldn’t stand the thought of losing either one of them. “I love you, but I love her, too.”
“She belongs with us.”
Reid threw up his hands in frustration and turned. “I believe I’ve been saying that for three fucking years.” He’d known the moment he saw her that Jessica was their perfect third, but Gideon had tried to please his family.
“I am sorry. I’m sorry for everything. I can only thank the universe that you didn’t leave me.” Gideon forced his chin up, his eyes filled with promise. “I love you. I’m just a man. I’m a dumb man, who needs to make up for years of wasted time. You were right. She’s everything we could want in a woman. I’ll get her back for us.”
“It won’t be easy.”
Gideon ignored him, preferring to take on a thoughtful look. “I don’t think she believed me when I told her she was lovely.”
It took everything Reid had not to smack him. He could be dense. “No, she was humoring you. She thinks she’s fat because you told her she wasn’t your type, asshole. Do you have any idea what I’ve gone through trying to convince her she’s hot? I’ve had to sit through her trying on lingerie and playing the supportive friend when all I wanted to do was rip it off her and eat that pussy of hers.”
Gideon sighed. His eyes slid closed and Reid could tell whatever memory was playing in his head was a nice one. “It’s really sweet. She gets wet incredibly fast.”
Reid smiled as he noticed his partner’s boner. It tented his jeans. Reid ran his hand over that hard piece of flesh. He was happy with the way Gideon pressed into his hand. It was a complete turnaround from six months before when he would have been worried about people watching. Now he seemed more interested in getting off than hiding his inclinations. Reid felt himself getting hard at the thought of easing Gideon’s discomfort.
“So, do I understand you correctly?” He slid his hand inside the waistband of Gideon’s jeans. He closed his palm around Gideon’s thick length. “We’re going after Jessica?”
“I love her.” Gideon’s hips moved. “I think I always have. She’s perfect for us.”
He brushed his fingers over the wet head of his lover’s cock. “She’ll probably be pissed when she realizes we’re bi. You know that, right?”
Gideon laughed. “Hell, she’s so pissed at me she can’t see straight. We’ll be lucky if she talks to me, much less actually lets us fuck her.”
He leaned over and whispered. “She’ll be between us by the end of the week, and you know it. She’s our sweet slave girl. We just have to prove it to her. I want her. I don’t want to play around with this. She’s a forever girl. I want one of us to live with her. I want one of us to marry her and later, I want a family. If you don’t…”
“Stop.” Gideon turned his head around and pressed his lips to Reid’s. “I love you. I love her. I’m done pretending to be something I’m not. Screw my family. They dumped me. It’s time I found my own. I want a home with you and Jessica. I should have done this a long time ago. We have to rebuild our friendship with her. We need to take this week and let her get comfortable with us. At the end of the week, we’ll wine her and dine her and make her ours.” Gideon kissed him again, and when he lifted his head there was a dirty little smile on his face. “Are her nipples really pierced?”