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the eye. To not fucking this up and seeing where we go.
The guys lips tilted upward at that, and the three of them threw their heads back to take the shot.
The tequila was a smooth burn down her throat, and she purred at the taste. There was a reason this
was her favorite liquor.
When she let her head fall back down, she had to swallow hard at the looks on Jake s and
Border s faces.
What? she asked, her voice husky.
Border licked his lips, and she pressed her legs together since her clit seemed to take that
moment to start throbbing in time with the beat of her rapid pulse. If she d had it pierced as it had
been before, she d have probably come right then from his look alone.
Okay, then.
Border shrugged at her, not looking relaxed at all, even if he was trying to be. You look fucking
sexy taking a shot like that. I just don t know how Jake has kept his hands off you for so long.
She just shook her head and sank into the couch behind her. That left the guys standing near the
other couch, but they didn t sit down; instead, they prowled toward her, coming in on either side of
her. Because she wanted to see their faces, she wiggled back until she could lean her back on the
couch and cross her legs underneath her. The guys sat at the edge of the couch and turned so the three
of them faced one another.
Jake and I are best friends, she started, then held up her hands when both men opened their
mouths to speak. Let me say my piece, and then each of you can. Then we ll continue to talk until
we re talked out. After that, we ll either fall on to each other like heathens and fuck until we re
exhausted or take our leave because it s too much. That sound okay?
She had to press her lips together as the guys gazes met over her. There was nothing sexier than
two men who wanted each other looking at one another. And when they turned that same look on her?
Maya Montgomery was one lucky bitch.
She cleared her throat. Jake and I have already slept together. Maybe we should have waited to
talk more, but we didn t. Instead, we did it, and I don t want to quit sleeping with my best friend.
She looked at Jake, who smiled at her with such emotion, she had to blink back tears. Damn man for
knowing her inside and out. He just got her. I told Jake, and you Border since apparently the phone
was on speaker at the time, that I think the two of you should be together, as well. She sighed, this
was the complicated part.
We waited for you, Maya, Border added softly.
I know you did. I m thankful even if I m a little sad that you two had to wait for me. Or, at least
wait for each other. I don t know. That s why we re talking. This is going to get complicated. Because
I want Jake.
I want you too, Maya.
She reached out and gripped Jake s hand. And Jake, you want Border.
Jake nodded and reached out for Border s hand.
Border gripped it and clenched his jaw. I want Jake, too. He turned and met Maya s gaze.
When he held out his hand, Maya blinked. And I want you, too.
She looked down at his hand, and Jake squeezed hers. You don t know me.
I don t have to, Border bit out. I want you, damn it. I don t know why it s coming on so
quickly, but maybe it s not. Jake s talked about you for fucking years, Maya. So I don t think this is
overnight. I came back to town for my job, which I ll talk to you about later, but I didn t come back
just for that. I came back to see Jake. To see what he wanted and to see what I d missed out on by
leaving. And I came back to see this Maya Montgomery Jake talked about so often. I didn t just come
back for Jake, Maya. I think I came back for you, too.
Emotions clogged her throat.
You think, or you know. She wasn t sure why she d said that, only that she needed to. This was
all so crazy, and yet it fit. There was something there, something she couldn t quite name, and she
needed to figure it out with not only Border but Jake, as well.
I know. I came back for both of you. Border closed his eyes and shook his head. That sounds
like I believe in fate for some of this, and I don t know if I do. But what I do believe in is that no
matter what happens, we need to work for it. Things happen for a reason sometimes, and other times
we make them happen because we need them to. I don t want to step in whatever you two have, but I
also know I can t walk away now.
Maya looked at Border s outstretched hand before turning to Jake. And what about you?
Jake looked at her so intently, she was afraid he could see everything. She was bare before him,
without taking a stitch of clothing off. That was what she d always had with Jake, but now it was
more intense, now it meant something far beyond what the two of them the three of them could
comprehend.
I saw you across the bar all those years ago and knew I needed you in my life. I took you home
because I wanted to make that happen. What you don t know is that I figured I d find a way to keep
you there for longer than just that night. Then shit happened with Murphy, and we had to call it quits.
She squeezed his hand, her lips pressed together. I would have fought to stay then, she
whispered. I felt the connection, too. It was the first time she d said that; the first time she d
revealed what she d hidden for so long.
Jake s eyes flared. And then I was too late, and I get that. So I stayed because I knew you were
something, Maya. I wanted to be a part of your life, even if it was just as your friend.
There was nothing just about the way I felt about you, Jake. About the way I feel about you.
She paused, not wanting to dive too deep into that before they d gotten through the practicalities of
what was going on in the room right then.
Jake s mouth tilted in a smile before he let out a deep breath. No matter what happens between
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