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patiently for him to open his eyes and his heart.
Shannon kept them in stitches with anecdotes of her students and fellow teachers.
She also told them stories both horrifying and hysterical about her father and brother. She
noticed every time she told a story about her family, the loving that night was especially
fierce, but Daniel s touch was unusually tender.
She came to crave that dichotomy, Daniel as the demanding, masterful lover versus
Daniel the passionate caretaker. And Matthew. Oh, Matthew made her feel so cherished.
He gave his love unstintingly, with no sense of self-preservation. And Shannon knew that
if Daniel gave the least sign of acceptance, Matthew would welcome him into their little
golden sphere of bliss.
Yes, Shannon belonged, heart and soul, to her men, and with every day she fell a
little more in love with them. She knew the day was rapidly approaching when she
wouldn t be able to live without them, and the realization filled her with a giddy sort of
terror.
Daniel s emotional distance was the only cloud on her horizon. She wanted more
than his lust. More, even, than his friendship. She wanted him to love her and Matthew as
much as they were coming to love him.
* * * *
The week before her birthday, Shannon rested face down against the table in
Daniel s playroom. Matthew was pressing warm, open-mouthed kisses along the backs of
her thighs as he worked loose the straps binding her ankles to the table legs. Daniel sat
back on his heels on the table in front of her, chest still heaving, cock still full and wet
from her mouth and his ejaculate, as he gathered himself to release her arms.
When he d finally freed her, Daniel carried her to the thick mattress in one corner of
the room. Matt soon joined them carrying two steaming wet cloths, which the two men
used to cleanse their seed, her juices, and copious amounts of lube from various parts of
her body. Shannon basked in the sensations. Daniel was always exquisitely thorough in
his care of her after their extended and sometimes almost violent lovemaking, and he d
quickly trained Matthew to be just as conscientious.
They lay together, a tangle of damp, exhausted limbs, for far too short of a time
before she felt Matthew jerk himself awake and give a resigned sigh.
I m whipped. He chuckled. Literally. His eyes met Daniel s over her head, and
she saw the spark jump from one man to the other.
And our lady here has to face thirty ten-year-olds tomorrow. To her pleasure, for
once Daniel didn t react to Matthew s reference to her belonging to both of them. I d
better bundle her up and take her home to bed.
For one split second, she thought Daniel might protest. It was there in his Caribbean
blue eyes. Then he nodded and pulled himself, groaning, to his feet.
Fuck, I m too old for this. He extended a hand first to Shannon, pulling her to her
feet and holding her until she steadied, then to Matthew, who let the momentum carry
him into Daniel s body so he could steal a long, slow kiss. Daniel s eyes slid closed and
he hummed his enjoyment into the caress before pulling away. The two of you wear me
out.
Matt gave him a wicked glance, examining his suddenly twitching cock. Well, he
drawled, you seem to keep up with us young un s well enough.
Both men helped Shannon into her clothes, taking turns with buttons and zippers
until she was completely dressed. Tossing on his robe, Daniel walked them through the
dark house to the door.
Shannon decided to take a risk. It seemed the only way to bring Daniel closer was to
take risks. Matthew stood at her back as Daniel pulled her into his arms for his customary
kiss goodnight. When his lips released hers, she savored the tingle for a moment, then
spoke.
It s my birthday next weekend.
Both men looked surprised.
Chapter 14
I suppose, Daniel smiled down at her, you re going to want a big, expensive
present. He knew damn good and well she didn t care about expensive, or presents.
He d tried to shower her with jewelry, and while she was always excited and
appreciative, she made it clear that his gifts weren t his main attraction for her.
Actually, her voice was a tentative whisper. One he hadn t heard from her in
weeks. He didn t think he liked this sign of doubt on her part. It s something that might
be too costly for you. He gave Matt a questioning look, and at Matt s clueless shrug, he
turned his gaze back to her.
There s nothing I wouldn t get you. The words were starkly true. He d buy the
moon for her if she asked it.
This isn t something you can buy. She lowered her eyes, and once again he felt a
flutter of discomfort at her obvious unease. I want you to let us stay the night. Matthew
stiffened against her back in surprise, and Daniel felt his own body go tense. Not because
he didn t want them to stay. Because he did, and he shouldn t.
Shannon had felt his reaction, too. She quickly blanked her face, but not before he
caught the hurt there. Fuck. He could manage just once, couldn t he? Just once, without
letting them too close? Before he could formulate an answer, she pulled away, stepping
back into Matthew s embrace. He hated the little dart of resentment he felt that she
needed Matthew s comfort when dealing with him. She should know his arms were there
for her, too.
Except he d never told her that.
Unlike Matthew, who declared his love freely both in and out of bed, Daniel had
never offered her more than friendship, and she obviously hadn t tried to read something
into his actions that wasn t there. Was it?
Never mind, she smiled, but her eyes were sad. I don t need anything. She
reached out to run her hand over the sandpapery stubble on his jaw, all the while leaning
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