“It makes me a lucky man.”
Yvonne hesitated, her mind darting to previous mistakes. A question trembled at the tip of her tongue, one she’d thought about, considered and reconsidered since the breakup of her marriage.
If you don’t ask you’ll never know.
But she hated the sudden insecurity that made her ask, the way she was tarring Nolan with wounds from her past and testing his commitment to her and the boys. The damage inflicted by her husband had settled deeper than she’d realized, but she had to be sure she didn’t repeat history.
She wanted a man who wanted and needed her.
Just her and no one else.
She cleared her throat and let the words spill out. “What if I asked if we could have a threesome with another man?”
“A ménage a trois?”
“Yeah.” An Irish dancer was doing a jig in her stomach.
“No.” He stared at her, his eyes hot, suddenly untrusting. “No.I won’t share you with another man.”
She stared back, her gaze locked with his. This sounded like a man who didn’t intend to reconsider.Ever.“What if I suggested another woman?”
“No.”
“You haven’t even thought about it.”
“And I don’t intend to either. Other men might be okay with sharing their wives or girlfriends, but not me. I want a woman of my own.” His expression might have been a smirk on another man. Yvonne knew better. Not an ounce of emotion traveled to his eyes. “I’m not good at sharing. Ask Tyler. The only exception would be sharing my life with you. That would be easy.”
“So no women either?”
Nolan grasped her shoulders and shook. “No. You want extra penetration or different sensations, we’ll invest in more toys.”
“My husband suggested a threesome,” Yvonne said. “I thought it’d be fun. Our marriage had been on shaky ground for months, and I figured it was worth a shot. I thought it might bring us closer together.”
“What happened?”
“It turned out my husband had the hots for my dance partner. And it became obvious my dance partner returned the sentiment. I became an unnecessary third in the bed. I—I don’t want that to happen again.”
Nolan bolted upright in the bed, his eyes flashing with temper and shock. “This was a bloody test?”
