Total pages in book: 79
Estimated words: 76523 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 383(@200wpm)___ 306(@250wpm)___ 255(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 76523 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 383(@200wpm)___ 306(@250wpm)___ 255(@300wpm)
Weirdest first date ever.
“I’d like to know your name.” Gareth nodded slowly to himself. “Yes, and I’d like to continue to explore, and I think Cash has things to explore too because he liked it when you touched him.”
Yep, weirdest first date ever.
“Thank you for being so thoughtful with that and really focusing on what you and Cashel want.” The neighbor smiled and kissed his cheek. “My name is Bates. I keep forgetting you aren’t nearly as curious as I am.”
Bates.
“We forgot to ask.” Gareth’s confession made Bates’s smile wider. “I thought Cash knew and he thought I knew, and neither of us wanted to ask Brady.”
“For obvious reasons.” Bates’s nod looked serious, not silly. “We’d have never escaped and who knows what Jude would’ve done. That’s one Daddy who obsesses about everything. I mean, I like that he’s protective of Brady, but would he think I’m safe to be around?”
Oh, good point.
“Is it okay to hope you’re not safe to be around?” Gareth’s question had me flashing hot and cold, not really knowing if he meant it as dirty as it’d come out.
Bates’s smile got wicked again…because he’d obviously taken it dirty too. “You say the sweetest things.”
Gareth looked pleased but confused…the same thing I was feeling. “I’m glad it makes you happy.”
Instead of pissing him off.
Me too.
Again.
“Can we go to your place? You know, with Brady and all…” Gareth shrugged like the request made perfect sense. “I don’t know where they’re going to be tonight and I’m not sure I want interruptions.”
Wow.
He’d really said he wanted to keep the date going.
I was excited and still confused when they both turned to me and made it worse. I’d forgotten it was my date too. Strategic mistake. They were so much fun to watch, it’d slipped my mind that I was there too.
“What do you think?” Bates wasn’t the type to get upset or push me. That was obvious. But would it ever be okay to need a push?
As I obsessed over the probably stupid question, Gareth sighed. “His brain is going too fast. You have to do something to stop it or he’ll end up baking.”
That was the dumbest thing ever…but brownies did make everything better.
Shit.
Bates chuckled softly but took the ridiculous order very seriously. “Well, you are the expert for the moment, so I’ll take your word for it.”
As I wondered what he meant by that, his face got closer.
Oh.
“That’s a wonderful idea.” Gareth’s voice was the only thing grounding me in the moment and his thoughtful tone seemed really at odds with what was happening. “See, his brain has already slowed down, but don’t stop, he wants this too.”
Too?
Before I could wonder if Gareth meant he wanted it too, Bates’s smiling lips touched mine.
Wow.
Gareth had been right.
My brain had slowed down and the only thing it could focus on was how warm and solid Gareth felt next to me and the softness of Bates’s lips. Even as they moved against mine, I thought it couldn’t get any better until Bates nibbled on my lower lip and Gareth slipped his hand in mine.
The sparks that showered through me said it could get better…and a little voice in the back of my head couldn’t help wondering how much better it could get if we had a bit more privacy. But I pushed those dirty thoughts away to stay in the moment and feel their bodies around me.
Incredible…and it just kept getting better.
As Bates’s tongue slipped between my lips and caressed mine, it wasn’t until Gareth chuckled that I heard myself moan. It was the best kiss ever, so I wasn’t embarrassed, but hearing Gareth’s pleasure did a number on things a lot lower than my lips.
He liked seeing Bates kiss me?
Bates eased back, something knowing in his eyes as he glanced between us. “So cute.”
I found myself blushing and I wanted to squirm and hide…either against Bates or in the kitchen…and everything in my head got even more confused when Gareth leaned over and rested his chin on my shoulder. “You liked that.”
Duh.
But what did he mean?
“He’s a good kisser.” Sticking with the most obvious facts made figuring out a response easier. “Do you want a turn?”
Fair was fair, after all.
Gareth nodded as he straightened, but he made me question what he was thinking when he looked around the parking lot and frowned. “But inside. I’m hoping for at least PG-13 and I’d rather not have to explain that to some of the neighbors.”
Good point.
Wait.
What made a kiss PG-13?
What made a kiss rated R?
Had mine been G?
Bates’s wicked chuckle sent a shiver through both of us and said he didn’t mind Gareth’s request. “You have the best ideas. Come on.”
Taking both our hands, he led us over to his apartment, not worried about anyone seeing us. It was nice and unnerving at the same time. He’d gone out with both of us. Shouldn’t he be at least a bit nervous about what people would think?