Page 76 of Thoroughly Pucked

“And I didn’t want to lie to him,” Ledger says heavily.

Aubrey nods, her lips a ruler, like she’s bracing herself for bad news. “Okay.”

“But the thing is, like we’ve said—this is private,” I say.

“And even if he knew, he’d want to make sure we were treating you right,” Ledger adds.

Aubrey tries to fight off a smile. “Well, you definitely are.”

“But you deserve better than us giving you the silent, broody treatment,” I say.

She lifts her chin. “You’re right. I do.”

Ah, shit. I hope she’s not done with us. “We were jerks in the car,” I add.

“Kind of,” she says.

“You’ve had enough of that,” Ledger says. “You don’t need that from us. We want to be so fucking good to you.”

Her smile grows wider. “You do?”

“Yes,” I say, emphatic. “Because you deserve chocolate-covered strawberries, and champagne, and king-size beds, and three-Michelin-star restaurants, and all the orgasms you could possibly want.”

“That is, if you still want them. And us,” Ledger says, with openness and hope—the same damn hope I feel.

Aubrey’s gaze softens. Her eyes go warm. Then, in a strong, certain voice she says, “What we do behindclosed doors is our business. No one else’s. We’re friends in public. But in private we’re…”

With wide eyes, she waits for us to fill in the dots.

Ledger gives a nod that makes it clear he’s taking this one. “We’re your men,” Ledger says, answering her with certainty too.

“We fucking are,” I say.

Her eyes roam over us like she’s a woman who knows exactly what she wants. “Then act like it,” she says.

I grab my phone and make a show of turning it off. Ledger does the same. Once Aubrey’s phone is off too, she says, “That play you mentioned earlier? Show it to me.”

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JUST THE TIP

Aubrey

Look, I don’t mean to brag, but I’ve always been good at multitasking. I rock at walking and talking, exercising and listening to a book, eating and hanging out with friends.Fun things.

So yeah, bring on the two dicks any second. At the moment, though, these two men are stripping me. Ledger pulls off my sports bra while Dev tugs down my leggings. I’m left standing in the middle of the room in my undies.

But they’re fully clothed, and sometimes a girl just wants to enjoy the view of two hard dicks. “No fair. I want you guys naked. Cocks out,” I say.

I feel more free in bed now than I did last night. Today at the winery, then moments ago, unlocked me. Icanspeak my mind in bed. Icanvoice my wishes.

Dev comes at me, and without warning, tosses me over his shoulder.

“Dev!” I shout, but maybe it’s a squeal. I pound his back. Damn, that’s a strong back.

“You’ll get our dicks when you’re good and ready to take them,” he says as he carries me to the bed, then tosses me down on it.

I like that he doesn’t treat me as if I’m delicate. I push up on my elbows, and gaze at the two of them with wide, eager eyes. What will they do to me next? But neither lets on. Dev’s green eyes, flecked with hazel, linger on me. Ledger’s blues travel along my body. They’re appraising me.