From No to O (The Why Choose Chronicles) by Mika Lane

Author:Mika Lane [Lane, Mika]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Headlands Publishing
Published: 2023-09-20T16:00:00+00:00

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I study Ethan’s chiseled face, and it’s so kind and apologetic, I can’t stay mad. I have to hand it to him and the other guys, they really stepped up to the plate like grown-up men rather than running away like other assholes would have.

My ex comes to mind.

After the turmoil of the day, calmed by the guys’ efforts as well as an amazing dinner, a weight lifts from my shoulders and for the first time in weeks, the future is something I’m looking forward to. Excited about, even.

I am breathing again. I can write my damn article and stop stressing over it. Rinse, repeat.

And when Ethan drops his flirtatious suggestion, that we have dessert at home, it dawns on me that I don’t want to be alone tonight. I want our boundaries to blur, and I want the electricity that sort of tension brings.

I don’t know why, and I’m not going to question it. It is what it is.

In fact, before we even left the restaurant, a familiar ache spurred me to hurry and finish my dinner, and even call for the check before Jasper and Leo were completely done with theirs.

If anyone noticed my impatience, they’re not complaining.

On the walk back to Jasper’s and my apartment, my fingers brush with the guys’, depending on who’s walking next to me at that moment. The attraction, while it might be ill-advised—I’ll worry about that later—is undeniable, magnetic, and what we all want, at least in this moment.

When we get home, as Jasper’s sliding his key into the lock, Ethan brushes his lips across my neck, his lips firm and breath hot, and Leo takes me in a kiss so heady I have to lean against the wall to remain upright. We duck inside the apartment just as someone down the hall opens their door, and as soon as we close ours, I start to giggle. Would it have mattered if I’m caught kissing two guys while the other is frantically trying to get his door open as fast as he can?

Who cares what the neighbors think?

I don’t have time for that shit.

It might just be the lovely evening and delicious wine, but I’m pretty sure the chemistry between the guys and me isn’t just physical. No, it’s something more than that given how we have been pretty vulnerable with each other in the last few hours.

Was I reading too much into my desire, a desire so strong I cut dinner short? Sure, maybe. But I’m a big girl and can deal with any fallout. I want to be touched, touched by these guys, all over, and I want to touch them back.

It seems my wish is being fulfilled.

We stumble inside and I come face-to-face with my roommate, Jasper. I put one hand on either side of his head, and our mouths crash together, greedy and forceful with a touch of curiosity, a contrast to Leo’s soft lips in the hallway. Jasper’s tongue searches between my lips and we taste each other like we’re still hungry.

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