Total pages in book: 37
Estimated words: 36132 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 181(@200wpm)___ 145(@250wpm)___ 120(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 36132 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 181(@200wpm)___ 145(@250wpm)___ 120(@300wpm)
“Oh.” There was clear disappointment in her voice. He ignored it.
“Second,” he said, his voice even and controlled. “It will be a one-time thing, and you’ll make it clear to him.”
“Yeah. Okay.” Mila walked over and pressed her body against his from behind, wrapping her arms around his waist. She kissed him on the shoulder. “You’re the best boyfriend ever.”
Alexander unzipped his pants. “Do you have anyone in particular in mind?”
“Yeah, I’ve already picked someone,” Mila said. “We have a few classes together.”
The fact that she’d apparently been attracted to some guy for a while didn’t sit well with him, but Alexander didn’t comment.
“What’s he like?” he asked instead.
Mila laughed. “How am I supposed to answer that? He’s younger than you, about the same age as me—probably twenty.”
“Handsome?”
She laughed again, burying her face in his back. “He’s…very attractive, but don’t worry—Christian’s nowhere as handsome as you. All the girls envy me when you come to pick me up.” She went quiet for a short while. “You’re not mad at me, are you? It’s not that our sex life isn’t satisfying or something—it couldn’t be better, but it’s just—”
“I get it,” Alexander said shortly. “You just want to try something new.”
“Exactly. If you want, at some point we can have a threesome with another girl.”
Alexander couldn’t say it was something he wanted, but he accepted it as the olive branch it was obviously intended to be.
“Fine,” he said.
“Great! I’ll tell him, then. Think he’ll agree. He’s pretty easy.”
Alexander suppressed a grimace and just nodded.
Chapter 2
The day the guy was supposed to come arrived too soon.
“You told him it’s just a one-time experiment, right?” Alexander said.
Mila nodded, checking her reflection in the mirror and brushing a lock of her hair away from her face. “Yeah, I told Christian that. How do I look?”
“Good.” He poured himself a drink and downed it in one long swallow.
The doorbell rang.
Alexander tensed but forced his body to relax. They were a modern couple. He was twenty-seven years old, hardly someone new to sex. He and Mila had been together for two years, and their sex life wasn’t exactly vanilla. A threesome was among the few things they hadn’t tried. There was nothing to get worked up over. Nothing.
Mila opened the door.
Alexander eyed Christian critically.
The guy was definitely good-looking. He was maybe an inch shy of six feet—about three inches shorter than Alexander. A surfer’s body, messy brown hair, big chocolate brown eyes, strong jaw that seemed at odds with full lips. Yes, he was good-looking, but truth be told, Alexander had expected someone more handsome. The guy was nothing special.
And then Christian smiled at Mila, revealing a pair of dimples.
Some people had a nice smile. Some people had a beautiful smile. And then there were a lucky few who had a smile like that guy did. It transformed Christian from just good-looking to stunning when he smiled.
Realizing he was staring, Alexander grimaced. He had never had a reason to complain about his looks—women seemed to love the combination of dark hair and blue eyes that was so common in his family—but the Sheldon looks tended to seem cold and unapproachable to most people. This guy practically radiated warmth and charisma when he smiled.
Christian kissed Mila on the cheek and turned to him.
Alexander forced himself to walk forward and stretch his hand out for a handshake. “Alexander Sheldon.” He was pretty impressed he’d managed to sound neutral and not at all like he wanted to kick the guy out.
The guy shook his hand, his grip firm and strong. “Christian Ashford.” His voice was deep and low. Christian’s eyes flickered over him before meeting his gaze again. “Are you sure you’re all right with this?”
“Why wouldn’t I be?”
Christian shrugged a bit. “You look kinda tense.”
“It’s just the first time we’re trying a threesome,” Mila cut in before Alexander could say anything. “My boyfriend’s really okay with this,” she told Christian, smiling at him. Then she kissed him.
Alexander stood still and watched it, wondering how he would even manage to get an erection. He was as far from being turned on as it was possible to be. He didn’t get those men who enjoyed watching their women have sex with someone else.
Christian broke the kiss and looked at him over Mila’s shoulder. “Okay, just to clarify: you didn’t ask me to join you guys because you knew I’m bi, right?”
Alexander sucked a breath in. “I’m not into men.” His voice came out sharper than he intended.
Christian stared at him and nodded slowly before looking away.
Mila chewed on her lip. “Are you disappointed?”
Christian’s eyes flickered to Alexander. “No,” he said after a moment. “Of course not.”
Mila beamed at him and grabbed his hand. “Let’s go to the bedroom, then.”
Christian let her pull him to the bedroom but looked back at Alexander. “Coming?”