Page 31 of Embracing Desire
“Me, either.We’re not being very good Sirs, are we?”Jed wasn’t going to let Ry take all the blame himself.
“No, and I know better.”
“We really need to make this about more than sex.Why don’t we take the next few nights to talk about our lives?”
“Hell, yes, it’s more than just sex.”
“Then let’s show her that.We need to show Katie our lives so she’ll let us in on hers.Hell, we still don’t know why she left New York City and came back home.”
“Damn, I’ve been doing this all wrong.”Ry shook his head.
“No.”Jed touched Ry’s arm when he would have gotten out of bed.“You went into Dom mode from the second you saw Katie, and you’ve stayed.There is nothing wrong with it, so stop blaming yourself.”
Ry brushed his hand over his chest.“I can’t lose her again.We can’t.”
“We won’t.”Jed wasn’t about to let Katie go any more than Ry was, but they needed to be smart about this.“Let’s take it down a notch, see how she reacts.”
“Agreed.”Ry lay down, his head cradled on his arm, his other hand resting on Katie’s stomach.
“Tomorrow we start anew,” Jed said, settling against the pillows, the tips of his fingers touching Ry’s where they rested on Katie’s belly.
Chapter Eight
The next morning, Katie woke in her own bed, stretched, and then winced as her sore muscles protested.Ry and Jed had given her quite a workout last night, but she’d enjoyed every second of it.Well, almost every second.Her panic over the blindfold had been the only downside of the night.But they’d both been so understanding of her fear.She glanced at her open bedroom door and let out a shaky breath.She was still off-balance just remembering that night.
Slipping out of bed, she padded nude to the bathroom and turned the shower on.
After a few minutes, she stepped in and sighed.The hot water caressed her skin, helping her sore shoulder muscles relax.Katie stood there, letting the water slide down her body before picking up the shampoo bottle and pouring some out.
She wondered what Ry and Jed had planned for tonight.She’d been a little embarrassed she’d fallen asleep on them last night.But after three orgasms, her body needed the rest.
She’d woken around eleven to find the men on each side of her, their hands resting on her stomach, both sound asleep.She had taken a few minutes to study them.Ry, with his raven hair mussed and his jaw relaxed for once.Always in charge, always the one to take control.Asleep he looked almost angelic, and she was hard-pressed not to caress his face to show him control was overrated.
Then there was Jed.His dark brown hair, longer than Ry’s but just as silky.When he was awake, his blue eyes always twinkled with mischief.He was gentler than Ry, but he also liked to take control at times.It was no wonder these two were as close as any two men could be.They’d grown up and lived together after Jed’s mother died.They were more than friends—partners in crime and all hers.
“Katie,” her grandmother yelled through the bathroom door.“Breakfast in ten minutes.”
“Okay, thanks.”Katie washed the soap out of her hair and turned off the shower.Her grandmother had been awake when she arrived home last night.But all she did was smile and tell Katie to sleep well.
After drying off, she dressed.Her leg muscles protested as she went down the stairs, but the smell of coffee and pancakes—along with a growling stomach—urged her on.
“Gran, breakfast smells delicious.”Katie poured herself a cup of coffee and then kissed her grandmother’s cheek.
“Well, you’re going to need your strength.”
Katie’s coffee cup hit the table with a thunk, and she stared at her grandmother.“Wh—what makes you say that?”Oh damn, what did her grandmother know?
“Oh, sit down.”Gran waved her hand, and Katie sat before her knees gave out.Gran set a pile of pancakes in front of her.“Now, eat them all, and we’ll talk.”
Crap.How was she going to eat now?But her stomach rumbled, reminding her she hadn’t eaten since dinner last night, and even then, she hadn’t eaten much.Grabbing the syrup, she slathered it on her pancakes and dug in.
The real maple syrup made her groan around a forkful.It had been a long time since she’d had real syrup, and if she wasn’t careful, she’d gain weight.Time to start exercising again.Not that she wasn’t getting enough exercise with Ry and Jed.
Heat flooded her veins, and she glanced at her grandmother.How much did she know?Or was she making educated guesses?Katie finished her breakfast, stood up, put her plate in the sink, and got another mug of coffee.Somehow, she figured she might need it.
Her grandmother sat back in her chair, staring at her, and Katie fought not so squirm.“Okay, out with it, Gran.”
“Ry and Jed.”
