Take What You Want (51 page)

“
You
seemed like you needed time alone with Danni and I didn't want to get
in the way,” Alex said.

“
Alex,
it's your bed!”

Alex drew in a sharp breath.
“Do you still want to give-a-go at being a tripod?” he
asked.

“
Absolutely,”
Chase said.

“
If
that's true, then you need to stop saying shit like that,” Alex
said.

“
Like
what?”

“
It's
no longer
my
bed … it's ours.”

Chase felt his cheeks flame
with embarrassment. “I'm sorry,” he said. “I
didn't mean it to sound like that.”

Chase held out his hand and
pulled Alex from his seat. His arms circled Alex's waist and he
settled him to his chest. He allowed the warmth of Alex to seep into
him, then nuzzled his face into the bend of Alex's neck.

“
Being
with you
and
Danni was even better than I imagined,” Chase whispered against
the shell of Alex's ear. “I think I'm helplessly addicted
now.”

Alex pulled back, drawing
his whiskered jaw along Chase's. The audible friction made them both
sigh. Then, Alex's lips hovered over Chase's. “It was the
best I've ever had,” Alex said. His tongue darted out and
licked at Chase's lips.

“
The
best?” Chase questioned with doubt.

Alex nodded. “By
far,” he said, and he wasn't embellishing about that, either.
He also knew the reason behind that truth, too. It was the emotion
that made it so deeply intimate and satisfying and he couldn't wait
to feel that connection with them again.

“
How
is that possible?” Chase asked. “Considering how many
people you've been with, I find that hard to believe.”

Alex
shrugged and rubbed his nose against Chase's. “Don't question
it, Chase,” Alex said. “I wouldn't lie about stuff like
this.”

“
What
about Adam?” Chase asked.

“
What
about him?”

“
You
were with him for years,” Chase said.

“
Yes,
I was, but it never felt this good with him,” Alex said.

Chase slid his tongue out to
tease Alex's lips and Alex nipped at it with his teeth, before
sucking it into his mouth. The sudden bite made Chase groan.

Alex
grinned and allowed Chase's tongue to slip from his mouth. “I
told you in the beginning how intense our chemistry is, Chase. Why
are you doubting it now?”

Chase tightened their
embrace. His hands slid down and cupped Alex's ass; rocking him
against his groin. “I'm not doubting or denying what's going
on between us,” Chase said. “I just assumed you'd felt
this with someone else before now.”

Alex cradled Chase's face in
his palms. His lips brushed Chase's, then covered his mouth
completely, owning the kiss he offered. Alex's tongue was stroking
Chase's, dipping deeper, then retracting to nip at his lips. Chase
swayed on his feet, but kept the contact of their erections rubbing
together. When they finally pulled a part, both Chase and Alex were
panting; their foreheads resting against each other.

“
Nope,
I've never felt anything this powerful from a kiss,” Alex said.

Chase chuckled and bent in
again for another kiss. Behind them Danni approached, wearing
nothing except for Chase's discarded t-shirt. She stopped a few feet
away from them.

“
What's
going on?” Danni asked them.

Chase pulled away quickly,
but Alex held on to his hips.

“
Alex
and I were just talking about how good we all were together,”
Chase said.

“
Is
that so?” Danni asked. “From over here it looked like
you two were doing a whole lot more than just talking.”

Alex
stepped away from Chase and stroked Danni's cheek. His eyes bored
into her. He watched her pupils dilate and smiled warmly; running
the pad of his thumb over her bottom lip.

“
Did
you have fun tonight, Danni?” Alex asked.

She held his gaze, tipping
her chin up in a gesture of strength. “You were there, Alex.
You know how much I enjoyed it.”

Alex smiled brightly, then
bent to kiss her. She started to move away but he caught her with
his arms and took the kiss from her. It only took a heartbeat before
she settled into the seduction of his mouth, giving back everything
he gave to her.

“
Holy
fuck,” Alex sighed. “You two are going to kill me.”

“
Doubtful,”
Chase said. “But I'll give it my best shot.”

Alex glanced over his
shoulder at Chase. “Why don't we sit,” Alex said to
them. “We should probably talk about a few things.”

Chase
looked at Danni and pulled out a chair beside Alex for her to sit in,
then took the chair on the other side of her.

“
What's
on your mind, Alex?” Danni asked.

He rubbed at his chin in
thought, his eyes holding hers. “Are you interested in us
getting together again?” he asked.

Embarrassment brought out
the pink in Danni's cheeks and she managed an awkward smile. “I
suppose so,” she said.

“
Were
you okay seeing Chase and I … together?” Alex asked her.

Danni fidgeted in her seat.
She glanced at Chase first, then looked at Alex. “It excited
me.”

Alex smirked. “I
thought so,” he said. “What were you feeling just now
when you walked outside and saw us kissing?”

“
Jealousy,”
Danni said.

“
Baby,
you know there's no reason for that,” Chase said.

Alex touched Chase's hand on
the table. “Let her finish,” he said, then he turned
toward Danni. “Go ahead. Say everything that's on your mind.”

“
It
felt like you were doing something behind my back,” Danni said.

“
Would
you prefer it if Chase and I were only intimate in front of you?”
Alex asked.

“
Is
that how it usually works?” Danni asked.

“
What'd
you mean?” Alex asked.

“
Well,
you've done this sort of thing before,” Danni said. “How
does it usually work for you?”

Alex sat back in his seat,
but held her gaze. “It's been a while since I've been in this
kind of relationship,” Alex said. “Honestly, Chase is
the first guy I've been with in quite a while.”

“
Seriously?”
Chase asked.

“
I
thought I told you that?” Alex asked.

“
You
said it'd been a while since you topped,” Chase said, “Not
the rest of it.”

“
It's
been a long time since I've been with
anyone
–
as a top or bottom,” Alex said. “And, just to be clear,
that was my doing. I wasn't interested in being with anyone, until I
met Chase.”

For some reason, this bit of
news pleased Chase. A wave rolled over him, filling him with joy and
tightened his chest. It made him feel like he might mean something
more to Alex than the others did from his past. At least he hoped
that was the case.

“
Danni,
I want you to know I'm clean,” Alex said. “I get tested
every six months and I always wear a condom.”

“
We're
both safe, too,” Danni said softly.

“
Well,
if you ever decide you want to take this to the next level and try
skin to skin, I'd want you to be tested,” Alex said. “Are
you okay with that?”

“
Being
tested or you not using a condom?” Danni asked.

Alex chuckled. “Being
tested.”

Danni smiled shyly. “I
don't mind getting tested.”

“
Me,
either,” Chase said. “Maybe for everyone's peace of
mind, we should just go and have it done.”

“
There's
no hurry in that,” Alex said, and then he leaned toward Danni
and took her hands in his, stroking the backs with his thumbs. “You
asked how it generally works when I'm in a tripod,” he said,
his voice a soft purr. “In the beginning while we were getting
to know each other and comfortable, we usually kept the intimacy for
times when all three of us could be together. As things progressed
from there, we would occasionally pair off, but we only did so with
the approval of the other third.”

“
Is
that the way you want it?” Danni asked.

“
I
want us
all
to want the same thing; whatever makes us comfortable,” Alex
said. He brought one of Danni's hands to his mouth and kissed the
knuckles. “It's all about trust, Danni. You trusting me with
your emotions; your body, and hopefully one day … your heart.”
He gently tugged her onto his lap and straddled her across his
thighs. His hands cupped her bottom and rocked her against him. He
looked up into her face and brushed his lips to hers and sighed.

“
Chase,
are you okay seeing me with Danni?” Alex asked.

Chase
slid his hand into the front of his shorts and pulled out his
erection, waving it at Alex like a trophy. “Seeing you two
together makes me horny as hell.”

Alex laughed against Danni's
partially opened mouth. “How about you, Danni? Do you like
Chase watching us?”

“
Yessss.”
Danni barely managed that one, drawn-out word said on a whispered
hiss.

Alex's tongue licked at her
lips, as his fingers inched under the over-sized t-shirt. He groaned
when he found her bare and very wet. “I want you again,”
he sighed. “Would you like that?”

Danni held his face in her
hands and smiled. “I think I'd like it – a lot.”

Alex
leaned back in the chair. He unbuttoned his shorts and pulled down
the zipper; separating the two flaps of material. “Chase,
baby,” he said. “How would you feel if I fucked Danni
again?”

Chase stood up from his
chair and stepped beside Danni. He set his hand on her shoulder and
squeezed the muscle, then bent over and deeply kissed her. “Do
you want Alex again?” he asked her.

Danni nodded, her lips
rubbing against Chase's.

Chase grinned and pulled
back from their kiss, then turned toward Alex and leaned in to kiss
him; slow and thorough, their tongues gliding over the other and
across teeth, it was the perfect contrast from Danni's silky
softness. Chase trailed his fingers down the length of Alex's bare
chest and into the open front of Alex's shorts. Chase lifted the
thick length of Alex's cock from his shorts, never losing the
connection of their mouths. He pulled off one slow stroke on Alex's
cock and caught the moan in his throat that escaped from Alex's
mouth. Knowing he could get that kind of a reaction from Alex did
wonders for him. He stood up straight, holding Alex's gaze, and
licked the pre-come from Alex's cock off his fingers.

“
Let's
lay down,” Chase said. He walked over to the lounge chair and
opened up the top drawer of the table beside the lounger. He removed
a couple of foil packets and the lube and set it on top of the table.
Then, with one swish of his shorts, he pushed them off his hips and
stepped out of them on the patio stones. He turned back to Alex and
Danni and caught them staring at him. Actually, the expression on
their face was more like leering – not staring.