by Marla Monroe
Selena came awake with her fingers between her legs and her juices coating them. She panted as her breath came in great spurts. That had been one hell of a dream. She got out of bed once she’d caught her breath and cleaned up in the bathroom. It was almost six, so she decided she might as well dress and start her day.
As she did, she wondered if the guys had dreams like she did. Did they wake up with their hands around their big cocks, coming on the sheets like she had? Just thinking about it had her pussy wet all over again. Shaking her head, she grabbed the bread to butter some to put in the oven.
Thinking like that wasn’t going to help her settle down to write. She needed to focus on the book and finish it.
She thought about the men instead.
Thought about how they made her feel in bed.
Thought about the fact that she’d fallen in love with them and worried about where that would lead her.
Chapter Eighteen
“Ready?” Austin asked when Selena opened her door on Saturday morning.
“Ready. I can’t wait. I love going to flea markets.”
“Looking for anything in particular?” he asked as he saw her to the truck, where Caleb was waiting in the driver’s seat.
“Nope. Just looking for whatever strikes me at the time,” she said.
Caleb backed out of the drive, then pulled out onto the road leading to town. He bypassed Main Street and drove round the outskirts to where Austin had told her the flea market was held every third Saturday of the month. She planned to make it a regular event for her.
Austin helped her out of the truck, and then the three of them held hands as they walked up to the first booth of many. Selena loved looking over the old books and purchased a few before the guys found a table they wanted. They took her books back to the truck as they carried the table, leaving her to peruse without them.
“You’re that lady that lives at the foot of the mountain, right?” the owner of one of the booths asked her.
“Yeah. I’m renting the house.”
“Thinking about buying it?” she asked.
Selena shrugged. “Not sure yet. Haven’t decided on if I’m staying or not.”
“Hear tell that you’re dating two of them guys that live up there,” the woman said.
“I am.” Selena got ready to be angry at the woman, but she surprised her.
“Watch out for the townsfolk. Most of them are okay, but there are some old stick-in-the-muds there who’ll try and run you off.” The woman smiled at her. “Not everyone cares how you live your life as long as you don’t interfere with theirs.”
“Thanks for the heads-up. I appreciate it.” She picked up a cat broach she’d been eyeing. “How much for this?”
They haggled over the price and once they’d settled it, Selena pinned the cat to her shirt and smiled at the lady. “Thanks. I love it.”
The guys found her at the next booth looking over some quilts hanging on the walls of the stall.
“Find something?” Austin asked.
“I like these quilts, but I only want one, and I can’t decide which one I like best,” she told him.
“If you like both of them, why don’t you get both of them?” he asked.
“Because I don’t need two. I only need one for the spare bedroom.” She fingered one of the quilts, then the other one.
“Which one would look best on the bed in that room?” he asked.
“Probably this one.” She pointed at the first one hanging up.
“Then that’s the one you should get.”
“But this one would look good on my reading chair,” she explained.
“I thought you only needed one,” Austin said with a confused expression.
“You haven’t shopped with women much, have you?” she asked with a wide smile.
“No. What does that mean?” he asked.
“It means”—Caleb walked up—“that they never make sense with their reasoning. You just nod and go along with whatever she says.”
Selena hit him in the arm. “True but mean.”
“Ow.”
“Wimp,” Austin said.
“Okay. I’ll take both of them. How much?” She haggled with the booth owner until they came to an agreement.
This time Austin took the quilts to the truck while she and Caleb continued down the aisle. She was having a great time. When Austin rejoined them a few minutes later, they’d stopped to look over a butcher-block island that had storage underneath it.
“What do you think, Austin? Think we can refinish this and re-season the block?”
“Yeah. It might be the perfect thing for Gabriel and Baldwin’s kitchen.” Austin ran his hand over the wood. “Looks in good shape, just needs a little love.”
This time when they hauled off their purchase, Selena waited for them. There was a crowd forming around one of the booths, and she didn’t want to get in the middle of it and lose sight of the guys. When they returned, she gripped their hands as they walked around the growing group of people.
“What’s going on?” Selena asked.
“That’s the blacksmith’s booth. He makes things out of iron. Real popular,” Caleb said. “We use him for some of our work.”
“Is he actually making things right now?” she asked.
“No. He brings what he’s made to the flea market, then takes orders for new stuff. The draw is because he’s such a big man. Notice that most of the people around the booth are women,” Austin said. “That’s why we’re going to steer clear of his booth. Don’t want you getting any ideas.”
“Funny. You think I’ll decide to set my sights on him?”
“Not taking any chances. That’s all I’m saying,” Austin said.
Selena laughed. They were perfect. Just enough teasing to keep her on her toes without it being obnoxious.
“I see you’re out here flaunting yourselves.” Martha, the lady from the diner, walked over with her hands on her hips.
“Just shopping like everyone else, Martha,” Austin said.
“Holding hands in public,” she sneered.
“Nothing wrong with that. Plenty of people out here holding hands.” Caleb steered them around the woman and kept walking.
“You might as well face it, Caleb. People are going to talk and where there’s talk, there’s action. If you don’t put an end to this crazy notion you have about sharing, you’re going to regret it,” Martha said loud enough people turned their heads to see what was going on.
“Just keep walking,” Caleb said.
Selena wanted to slap the woman for how she was treating them. They weren’t bothering her one bit. Why did she have to be so rude and ugly to them? The woman needed someone to knock her down a notch or two.
“You okay, babe?” Caleb asked.
“I’m fine. Just angry that she had to say anything and spoil our day.” Selena sighed and squeezed the guys’ hands.
“Don’t let her ruin the day for you, babe. Let’s go down the other side now and see what we can find.” Caleb led them to the other side of the aisle, and they continued shopping without further incident.
By the time they returned to the truck, the bed was loaded down with furniture and the back seat had two quilts, four books, an old wicker cat bed, and a bucket of old hinges the men said would be perfect for some project they were working on.
When she looked around as the guys checked to be sure their purchases in the back were secured, Selena noticed a dark car sitting across the lot. It reminded her of the one that had sat outside her house that day. She stared hard at it, trying to make out whoever was in the driver’s seat, but couldn’t.
“What are you staring at, babe?” Caleb asked as he and Austin climbed back into the truck.
“That car over there. It looks like the same one that was sitting on the road outside my house the other day.” Selena leaned forward and peered out the windshield.
“You didn’t say anything about it to us,” Austin said.
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p; “I didn’t think much of it until now. When I went outside to see if they needed help, it sped away,” she said.
“Don’t ever do that again. It could have been someone that meant you harm. Stay inside if that happens again and call the sheriff, then us,” Caleb said. “We’ll probably make it down to you before the sheriff does, but we don’t want to take any chances.”
“Okay. I doubt I’ll see it again. More than likely that car over there is just a coincidence. I don’t know why it looks so familiar though.”
Austin gave her hand a squeeze as Caleb drove out of the gravel parking lot. The strange car didn’t move from its spot when they passed it, and she still couldn’t make out who was in the driver’s seat. The windows were too dark.
All in all, it had been a fun day. She hated for it to end. They stopped at her house to drop off her things, then continued up to their place, where they backed the truck up to a large building that she soon learned was their workshop. She watched as they unloaded all their purchases, then followed them into the house where they all washed up.
“Any preferences for an early dinner?” Caleb asked.
“How about baked salmon? Won’t take long to thaw, and we can open a can of green beans with it,” Austin suggested.
“Sounds good. You okay with that, Selena?” Caleb asked.
“Perfectly fine. I love salmon.”
“Spicy or mild?” Austin asked as he pulled out a couple of packages from the freezer.
“Spicy as long as it’s not burn-my-gut hot,” she said with a laugh.
“I can handle that.” Austin set about whipping up dinner while Caleb poured her a glass of wine and snagged two beers for him and Austin.
“Let’s sit out on the deck while we wait on dinner.” Caleb pulled her out of the kitchen toward the doors leading onto the deck.
She sat back in the chair Caleb scooted over for her and listened to the noise from below them. They’d been right—there were a lot of noises to be heard from their deck. She wasn’t surprised when Caleb reached over and snagged her hand. He and Austin liked to touch. A lot. She didn’t mind one bit.
“It’s nice out here. A little cool, but not bad.”
“Want me to run inside and get a blanket for you?” Caleb asked.
“No thanks. I’m fine for now.” She squeezed his hand.
“This is perfect to me,” Caleb said.
“What is? Sitting outside?”
“Sitting outside holding hands with you. This is what I want for the rest of my life. I want the three of us to sit out on this deck and enjoy being with each other,” he said.
“Aren’t you jumping ahead a little bit? You’re talking the rest of your life here. We’ve only known each other for a short time. Forever is a long time, Caleb.”
“It’s been long enough for me to know that you’re the woman I want to spend my life with.” Caleb scooted his chair around to face her. “I know Austin will want to say it himself, but we love you, Selena. I think we fell for you when we were building your shelves. I know I did. There was something about you that called to me. Something that made me smile just thinking about you.”
“You love me?”
Selena couldn’t believe it. She’d been fighting the love in her heart for the two men for weeks now. How could she resist them if they had fallen in love with her? Did she even want to?
“I love you with all my heart, baby. You have no idea what you do to me. I can’t stop thinking about you, and every moment we’re apart I’m lonely.”
“I love you and Austin, too. I was afraid to tell you because I didn’t want to rush things, and I wasn’t sure if this would work out or not.” Selena stared into Caleb’s eyes. He looked so serious. Good serious.
“What are you two talking about out here? Dinner will be ready in about five minutes.” Austin walked out onto the deck and pulled a chair over next to Caleb’s and smiled at her.
“She said she loves us, man.” Caleb’s huge grin was contagious. Selena felt her own smile across her mouth.
Austin’s eyes grew large and a matching smile bloomed across his face. “You do? You love us? Both of us?”
“Yes, both of you. I can’t help it. I think I fell for you while you were building my shelves, but I kept fighting it. I don’t want to fight it anymore,” she said.
Austin grabbed her free hand, brought it to his lips, and placed a kiss on her palm. She felt tears brimming in her eyes as he pressed her hand to his cheek.
“That’s the best news I’ve heard in a long time. Maybe forever. I love you, too, Selena. Have since we first met. I never would have believed that love at first sight was possible, but seeing you sitting there at the diner, I felt something change inside of me and knew that you were my future. Our future.” Austin leaned forward and kissed her. His lips were soft and full and insistent. She opened for him, and he pulled her over to deepen the kiss.
“Not that I want to interfere, but I’d hate for the fish to burn. It would make for a smelly house,” Caleb said.
Austin sighed. “You could go get them out for us.”
“Cold fish doesn’t taste very good to me. We need to eat while it’s hot,” he said.
“Damn,” Austin said.
“We can always pick up where we left off later,” Selena suggested.
“Oh, you can count on that, honey. I’m going to hold you to it.” Austin stood and pulled her to her feet. “Let’s go eat.”
Selena smiled, unable to contain it. They loved her. She wasn’t sure where that would take her, but she was happy for now. They had all the time in the world to think about what came next. For the first time in a long time, she thought about the future in more than five- or six-month intervals. Could she stay here forever?
Maybe.
Probably.
She wanted a home and family like she’d wanted as a child, but had given up on after her divorce. Was that possible with two men? Was she willing to find out, provided that was where it was taking them?
“How’s the fish?” Austin asked.
“Good. I guess I’m not giving it much credit by scarfing it all down so fast. I was hungry after all that walking around we did.” Selena took a drink from her glass.
“Did you have fun?” Caleb asked.
“So much that I plan to go every time it’s open,” she said.
“We’ll have to take her to the one over in Bender next time,” Caleb said.
“Yeah, it’s a lot bigger and has more arts and crafts than junk to go through,” Austin said.
“You guys know how to get to me, don’t you?” she asked with a smile.
“That’s only fair. You get to us just by being you,” Austin told her.
“Want to snuggle on the couch with the gas logs going while we watch a movie?” Caleb asked.
“That sounds like fun. It was a little chilly outside earlier. A nice fire would be great,” Selena admitted.
After they’d tended to the dishes, Selena snuggled between the two men and watched a movie with them. Despite it being a good one, she was distracted by the scent of the men and the texture of their hands in hers. She extracted her hands and rubbed up and down their legs, wishing they didn’t have jeans on. She wanted to feel the warmth of their skin on her hands.
“You keep doing that and we’re going to skip the rest of the movie,” Caleb said.
“I’m good with that,” she told him.
“Austin. Turn off the TV. I think our woman is horny,” Caleb said.
Selena slapped Caleb’s arm.
“Ow, what?” he said despite the huge grin splitting his face.
Austin turned off the TV, then reached for Selena’s hand. He squeezed it, then brought it to his mouth and planted a warm kiss to her knuckles.
“Want to fool around on the couch, hon?” he asked.
Chapter Nineteen
“Yeah. I want to make out like teenagers,” she admitted.
Austin leaned in and brushed a kiss across her lip
s before trailing down her jaw to her neck. Caleb did the same thing on the other side until both men were sucking lightly on the spot where her neck met her shoulder. They nipped her gently, then started all over again. Caleb’s hand slid under her shirt to caress her belly. Selena moaned at the feel of his warm hand against her abdomen.
“You feel so good,” Caleb said. He moved his hand upward and squeezed her breast. “But you’ve got on too many clothes.”
Austin helped Caleb push her shirt up over her head as she raised her arms so they could pull it all the way off, leaving her in just her bra, jeans, and shoes. The cool air hit her skin even as the heat from the gas logs warmed her. She shivered. The guys immediately wrapped their arms around her, licking and nipping at her neck and shoulders.
Caleb reached around her to unfasten her bra while Austin captured her lips in a hot kiss that had her toes curling. His mouth demanded her attention as his tongue delved deeper into her mouth. Selena felt as if he were reaching the core of her as he licked and thrust. She sucked on his tongue before he pulled back and peppered her with light kisses.
“I love you so much, Selena,” he said.
“I love you, too, Austin. With all my heart.”
Caleb rubbed the callused pad of his thumb over one of her nipples. She groaned and leaned back against the couch, giving both men more room to tease and taunt her with their mouths and fingers. Selena pulled Caleb’s head up so that she could kiss him. She moved her mouth against his, then nipped at his bottom lip and sucked on it.
“Fuck, you’re so damn sexy, babe. Love how you taste,” Caleb said.
“Can’t wait to get inside that hot, wet pussy,” Austin said.
“Need you both,” Selena told them as she arched into their hands. They squeezed her breasts and pinched her nipples.
Both men took her breasts into their mouths and sucked hard on the taut peaks. She threaded her fingers through their hair, pulling them harder against her chest. She couldn’t get enough of their touch.
Austin ran one hand down her abdomen to unfasten her jeans, then continued until he had his fingers on her wet pussy. She moaned and thrust her hips upward as he sank one finger deep inside her.