We’re happy.
But that word—we—made my stomach flip in about eight different directions.
Because as happy as I was… I couldn’t help wondering; Was I the poly one?
The only one?
Were Tanner and Rhea both with me, and only me?
Or was there a way that something would form between them, too?
As the surrounding men joked and goofed around, enjoying their downtime between stressful calls, my mind drifted.
I remembered the tension between Rhea and Tanner at the community meeting, the way Rhea’s pulse increased until I could see it thumping in her neck when she looked down at Tanner’s lap. And the way that lust burned bright in his eyes when I called him on the fact that he liked her looking.
Was there an attraction there? Enough to make either of them brave enough to act on it? Was that even something I wanted?
Before that thought had even finished brewing in my mind, I knew the answer.
Yes.
Unequivocally, yes. So much so that I’d happily get on my knees at both of their feet and beg for it if I didn’t think it would be pushing boundaries they might not be ready to test the line on.
Yet.
“Are you okay?” Rhea leaned over, interrupting the memory of my dream, where she kneeled between my legs, stroking Tanner’s dick before lining him up to fuck me.
“Yep,” I squeaked, choking on my own tongue and blushing like a fire hydrant. “Great. Awesome.” I cleared my throat and gave her a tight smile. “I’m perfect.”
Her dark eyes squinted slightly, and her lips parted, no doubt ready to call me on my bold lie, but she was cut off by the blaring alarm that rang out through the station.
“Well, damn.” Sweetie cursed, throwing back his chair and unfolding his massive body from the seat. “Now we've got to wait for pie.”
“Not on my watch,” Martinez winked, grabbing a massive pie pan from the fridge and a handful of forks. “Let’s ride.” He grinned over at us, “Come back again soon, Goldie!”
Everyone scrambled from the room, and I stood up, sweating under Rhea’s watchful gaze as she hesitated. “Go.” I nodded. “I’ll see you later.”
With a groan, she leaned in, kissing me hard and coaxing a sweet sigh from my lips before she pulled back. “Don’t think you’re going to get off the hook completely. When I see you next time, you’d better be prepared to tell me exactly what you werethinking about just now that had you squirming in your seat like a teenage boy at his first strip club.”
“I was not.” I scoffed with mock outrage and then giggled. “Okay, fine, I will. But you’d better be ready to play dirty for it.”
She groaned, and someone yelled from the garage bays. “Dalton! Let’s go!”
Rhea backed up through the door, and I gave her a quick wave, loving how teasing her made me feel. “I’m the dirtiest player out there when the reward is as sweet as you are.” She winked. “Have a good night.”
And then she was gone.
The sound of sirens echoed through the building as I followed her out and stood in the open bays where just moments ago, multiple massive firetrucks had sat. And just like that, the whole crew was off, chasing danger and adrenaline.
And there I was, rolling my sleeves up to do the dishes and put the rest of the food away so Rhea and her crew could come back to a clean space, all while I secretly planned how to test my theory of Tanner and Rhea’s sexual chemistry.
Cedar Bluff was fallingasleep around me as I drove through the quiet town. I’d left the fire station and instead of going right home like my tired body desperately begged me to do, I took a detour.
I just wanted to check on it.
To see it with my own eyes.
Honey & Hearth.
