“About?”
“You,” she said simply.
“Going to share those thoughts?”
She stared up at him as an impish grin took over her face. “Nope. That’s for me to know and you to find out.”
There. She’d seen it. Flashing in his eyes. One moment of unrestrained power and dark, edgy desire. If she didn’t know Sawyer so well, he’d scare the shit out of her right now.
Big, hulking mass of humanity, intense blue eyes boring holes straight through her. His shaved head and trimmed goatee just added to that tough-as-nails exterior. The whole look made him unapproachable by most, and she suspected it was purposely affected. Sawyer didn’t exactly get up close and personal with anyone outside of her, Cam and Hutch. It was something she and Sawyer had in common.
She reached up and fingered the gold hoop earring in his left ear.
“You know, for someone who looks like such a badass, you sure are a big marshmallow.”
He frowned. “What was that for?”
“Just thinking out loud,” she said unapologetically.
“Well keep it to yourself,” he grumbled.
Cam snickered, and Sawyer turned to give him a ferocious glare.
He turned back to Regina. “Marshmallow? You call me a marshmallow and I’m not supposed to be offended?”
She grinned. “But you’re my marshmallow and you’re only marshmallowy with me.”
“Marshmallowy?Reggie, have you been sniffing cleaning products?”
Instead of answering, she leaned into his chest again and hugged him tight. Soon. She’d have him soon, and she’d make damn sure he didn’t treat her like a piece of glass. But for tonight, she was ready to enjoy being near them all again. Laughing and having a good time with the three people who meant everything to her.
CHAPTER 25
Regina slid the last bite of cheesecake into her mouth with something that resembled orgasmic bliss. When she opened her eyes, she saw all three guys staring at her. Not just staring at her, but devouring her with their eyes. Like she was the cheesecake she’d just scarfed down.
“What?” she asked.
“I think I’ve changed my mind about letting you have cheesecake,” Cam muttered. “If you eat it like that every time, I’ll be glad to let you have it as often as you like.”
She slowly drew the fork out of her mouth, letting her tongue linger on the tines as she got every last morsel.
Hutch groaned.
She grinned and set her saucer on the coffee table. “Is that all you guys ever think about?”
“Yes,” came the identical response from all three directions.
She leaned back as Hutch collected the saucer then made a pass through the living room to get the other dishes on his way to the kitchen.
The similarity between that night a year ago and tonight wasn’t lost on her. Much had been the same. She’d driven over. They’d grilled out then sat around joking and laughing. And somewhere in the middle of all of it, one of them had kissed her. She couldn’t remember who had instigated it. At the time she hadn’t questioned something she’d wanted for so long.
Tonight there was subtle tension. They wereallthinking about that night, but they were probably also thinking about the fact she’d hightailed it the next morning.
It would be up to her to make any move. They wouldn’t push her. They didn’t want her to run again.
Her heart pounded as she gathered the nerve to do what she most wanted. They’d done the seducing the first time around, but tonight she would do it.
She pushed herself off the couch and walked slowly to the center of the room. She turned to see Sawyer and Cam staring curiously at her. Hutch returned from the kitchen and stopped behind the couch, his gaze on her.
