CHAPTER FOUR

S age walked along the sidewalk between Ari and Oliver, feeling about as safe as a woman could feel. No one was getting near her with these two gorgeous creatures protecting her. And they were protecting her. A woman knew these things.

Yet her body trembled, but it wasn’t from fear. Not that kind of fear.

The two of them were walking gods. Layers of muscle and ounces of confidence. Her panties were shot to hell.

Oliver coughed, and she glanced at him.

“Oli.” Ari growled.

“Sorry, I just wanted a glance on the inside,” he replied, and Sage turned her head from man to man, trying to decipher their odd conversation.

As they walked and talked, Sage asked the usual getting-to-know-someone questions. Ari, who had an unusual accent she couldn’t place, owned a type of global private men’s-only gym and Oliver worked for him, traveling around the world training people.

She told them she was a scientist. It was hard to get excited about your job when most people couldn’t understand what you did, and describing it sounded boring as hell. If she got her promotion, she’d be able to talk even less about it. It was a top-secret division no one really knew anything about, which is probably why it appealed to her. And everyone.

The competition was really tough for this promotion, but her fingers were tightly crossed.

“Do you wear a lab coat?” Oli asked, grinning at her.

“Yes.”

“With just sexy lingerie underneath it?” He turned around, walking backwards as he teased her.

Trying to ignore how good looking the big blonde man was, Sage rolled her eyes and laughed. Ari put his hand on the small of her back and the touch sent sparkles of desire through her body. She let out a trembling breath and glanced up at him.

“You didn’t answer him.” Ari leaned down and burned her skin with his heated gaze.

Sage turned to Oliver and saw his eyes were hooded in that sexual way, and when she glanced at his crotch, she knew she wasn’t just imagining it. Her eyes darted back to his and while his playful expression had returned, the heat was still there.

She swallowed audibly.

What the fuck am I doing right now?

Unless she was completely out of her mind, she was pretty sure both of these incredibly good-looking men wanted to have sex with her. Or she was reading too many novels.

Surely, they were playing with her.

With her roommate gone for the night, it was as if the universe was lining everything up.

Nope. She had to be wrong.

“Yes, panties, a bra... and clothing.”

“Such a tease.” Oliver shook his head. “My fantasy of lifting you onto one of those steel counters and sliding my fingers underneath some pretty lace just died a sad little death.”

Heat pooled in her panties and her heart began to pound as his words took shape in her mind. She was utterly flustered by the way he looked at her while Ari held his hand on the small of her back.

Oh God.

It was all so utterly erotic, like one of her novels, Sage could barely breathe.

Sexual tension spun like a web around the three of them as they got closer to her house. She was pretty sure they weren’t teasing her now.

“I think you’re overwhelming her, Oli,” Ari said, his hand running up her back, setting off little sparks. “Am I right?”

Sage glanced up and found a darker, less playful fire in his eyes. He was in charge, and there was no question about it. Her pussy clenched. She didn’t want these men to think she was innocent. The fact that she basically was—though not a virgin – was beside the point.

“I mean, what Oliver said was graphic, but no worse than the books I read.”

“Harlequin?” Oli winked.

“No. Much steamier than that.” She knew she was playing with fire, but it felt fun to let loose. Who else could she talk to like this? Sage doubted anything in those novels would surprise these two sexy men.

And yet, she didn’t want to give them the wrong impression. She wasn’t sure she could follow through on her bravado.

“Tell me more.” Oliver said. “Like erotica?”

“Yes.”

Stop talking.

“Nice. With men and women, or two men? Or more than two people?”

Sage laughed. “You are obsessed with having a threesome, aren’t you?”

Someone tape my mouth.

Oliver stopped walking. “Yes. With you, gorgeous.”

Sage slowed her walk and Ari’s hand went firm on her lower back. “Me?”

“And Ari,” Oliver said.

Sage noticed they’d reached her house. She looked at the two men.

“Are you joking?”

“Invite us inside, Sage,” Ari instructed her.

Was this really happening? Two men. Her fantasy coming true. And not just two men, but two of the most gorgeous men she’d ever laid eyes on. Clearly, they worked out a lot. Unsurprising, given Ari owned a gym.

Could she really do this?

Was she crazy?

Oliver stepped forward and cupped her face gently. “Nothing happens you don’t want. Your pleasure is our pleasure.”

Sage let out a little noise as her body buzzed in excitement at his touch.

“It’s...”

“Naughty?” Ari asked, turning her face to his. They were both standing so close it was intoxicating. “Bad?”

“Yes.” She nodded.

“Do you want to be naughty with us?” Ari asked, his fingers slipping into her hair.

She wanted to nod, really wanted to nod, but she was frozen.

“Shall we show you how this can be intoxicating and wonderful?” Ari asked, and when her mouth parted, his thumb caressed her bottom lip. Automatically, her tongue found his and Ari slipped inside.

“That’s it, good girl.” He purred. “Oli is going to get your keys and let us inside. Say no at any point, do you understand?”

Her head nodded.

Technically, she nodded, but it felt like her body had taken over and decided this was going to happen with or without her brain agreeing.