“Don't play coy. I saw how the two of you were on Friday. You're hot for him, and if I’m not mistaken, he feels the same way. You could be building your own little harem there, you know.” Again, she stops suddenly.
“Harem? With who?” She won’t meet my eyes this time, and her cheeks are pink.
Rolling my eyes, I push past her, claiming my turn to drag her up the steps. “Pfft, with Shane and Alex, of course. Damn, that must be a sexy pile of man meat with the three of them together,” I tease, hoping for a reaction, and when her hand just about breaks mine, I know I’ve hit a nerve.
I chuckle as we reach the top of the steps and enter the plane. “Where to?” I ask her, and she points in the direction of the master bedroom.
Opening the door when we get there, I find Jace lounging on the bed, posing sexily. “Hello there,” he drawls with a wink. His shaggy blond hair has that well-fucked tousle, and his different-colored eyes are sparkling behind his black-rimmed glasses. Smiling at my handsome new friend, I jump on the bed, giving him a kiss on the cheek after a good bounce. “Hi. Thanks for coming over so quickly.” He gives me a hug, taking care not to linger.
“I feel like a superhero. Solving fashion problems in a flash.” He strikes a Superman-style pose, and I giggle.
When he stops being silly, we find Jacinta looking at us, arms crossed and tapping her foot. She’s the very picture of annoyance.
“Whoops.” I scramble off the bed with as much grace as I can, which is to say not much. “Sorry.” I look at Jace. “She’s in a hurry, but I told her you guys should just come with us. Maybe you can get some old-world European inspiration. What do you think?”
His eyes light up. Like me, I know he’s never left the States before. I turn to Jacinta, hands together, pleading. “Please come with us? You can buy whatever you need over there. I’ve barely used the card Dad gave me, so it’s my treat. Well, his. You and Jace can do some sightseeing while we go buy an airline. It will be fun!” She’s frowning, but I can see she’s coming over to the idea. “I’m sure Prague is full of that old-world charm which will help a couple ofamazingfashion designers. You could grab some sketchbooks and call it a work trip.”
“I have plenty of design equipment in the conference room of the plane...” Her voice trails off like she’s still thinking it over, but I can see that I’ve won. “Fine, I’ll call Lindy and tell her Jace and I will be out of the office this week. Nana can supervise. I donottrust Lindy and Rowena to manage my business on their own for a few days.”
Jace and I high five, and she rolls her eyes again. “Come on, let’s do this dress.”
Jace goes over and picks up a garment bag from the desk on the side of the room. Opening the zipper, he pulls out a dress that is an absolute confection of color and fabric. The top part of the dress plunges dramatically in front, and it’s dark burgundy in color, though that becomes a light dusty pink at the floor with a slightly full skirt. He passes it to me. “All right, get naked.” A soft growl comes from the other woman in the room, practically shocking me. Since when do ice queens make noises likethat?
“Ah, ok, I’ll just step outside.” I can’t help but laugh as Jace leaves that room faster than I would have thought possible.
“How are you going to cope when he’s at fashion week, surrounded by gorgeous women? Not to mention Alex and Shane are also always surrounded by gorgeous women too.” Waiting for her to answer, I pull off my yoga pants and top before unclipping my bra. No point in being shy; she’s seen it all anyway.
“I guess I don't know where I stand with any of them. Sure, you say they’re interested, and they were definitely attentive during our lunch the other day, but the reality of a poly relationship is nothing to sneeze at. Let’s see if they're still interested after they see what you and the guys go through.”
I pull the dress over my head and turn so she can zip it up and tie the straps around my neck. The plunging neckline makes me gulp, and I’m already thinking about how in the world I can hide any of…mefrom spilling out. “Well, they’re already in a poly relationship, the three of them. Adding you to the mix doesn't change anything, not really. Maybe a few more eyes on them, but it will die down eventually. Or that’s what I’m hoping.”
She zips the dress and spins me around, searching my eyes for the truth. “This hasn’t scared you away? You’re not going to run because of what happened?” I can see she’s really worried about it, so I grab her hands, more worried about Jacinta than the cleavage I’m now rocking.
“Jacinta, I’m happier with your brothers than I’ve ever been in my whole life. I was apprehensive at the start, worried there would be jealousy, but they’ve all taken to this relationship like it was meant to be. I feel loved and wanted for the first time ever. Don't get me wrong, Chuck and Melinda were wonderful and still are, but in the back of my mind I always had a worry that it was out of obligation or because they felt responsible for my mom. With your brothers, it feels like they like me for me. I just want this stalker shit to go away so I can make some more permanent decisions about where I want to live and what I’m going to do. You’ve all got your own things, and now I need that too. I need to feel a sense of normal again.”
She pulls me into her arms and gives me a big hug. “You don't know how happy it makes me to hear that.” A moment later, she steps back and wipes at the tears in her eyes before giggling. “Hey, perv, you can come back in.”
He pushes the door open and cautiously steps back in. “I’m sorry. I wasn’t thinking about asking you to get undressed,” he stammers, looking between the two of us. Jacinta blushes this time instead of growling, which is at least a lot less scary for him. It’s so funny to see this confident as fuck woman nervous.
“Don’t worry about it. I know you meant it professionally.” I give them a twirl, loving the flare of the skirt. “But as you can see, the dress is perfect.” I smooth my hand over the fabric and marvel at how it really is an exact fit.
“I went in super early and adjusted the couple of things I thought it would need. Glad to know I was right.”
“Do you think I can have some tape so that I’m not flashing my nipples at the whole table?” I gesture to my cleavage, and both of their eyes sparkle with amusement.
“Might swing the vote for the sale in your direction.” Jace winks, and Jacinta laughs and slaps his arm.
“I’ll grab some when we get there,” she assures me.
“Jacinta, why don't you show Jace the plane while I get changed? I’m sure we’ll be ready for takeoff soon,” I suggest as the silence between us becomes a little awkward. Jace’s face lights up, and I see Jacinta relax a little now that she has something to do. They wave goodbye and leave me to get undressed.
I’m just pulling the dress over my head when I hear the door open again, and before I can untangle myself from the fabric, a pair of hands are on my waist and a mouth is on my naked nipple. My knees buckle, and I moan when the sucking motion goes straight to my pussy.Holy fuck.
The mouth pulls away. “Now, that’s what I call a beautiful sight.” Kai’s hands leave my waist, and I can feel him helping me with the layers of the dress. Finally, we get me untangled, and I toss it onto the bed before throwing myself into his arms, fusing my mouth to his, and kissing him furiously.
He grunts in surprise as he catches me, returning the kiss, my naked chest pressed against his shirt, my nipples rubbing against the soft material.
“We’re just about at our runway time, so everyone needs to take a seat and prepare for takeoff.” Kai pulls away, groaning in disappointment as James’ voice filters through the intercom.
