“That’s what I hear. Which is the only reason I forgive him for taking his leave from our relationship.” Logan halfway joked.
“I’ve met your wife, Logan. She’s a spitfire. Word is she wasn’t like that until you cracked her shell when you married her.”
If that wasn’t the damn truth… Logan remembered the very first day he met Sam. A job interview for the position she currently held with XTX. The woman had stolen his breath from the moment he saw her, and she hadn’t let up since.
After a brief time when she felt the need to run from him, Sam finally began to open up to her sexuality and he’d been loving life ever since. Oh, and don’t forget she’d said “I do”. That was the icing on the cake because with her by his side as well as in his bed, Logan felt as though he could conquer the world.
“I thought I was insatiable.” Logan admitted. “She makes me look tame by comparison.”
“Somehow I doubt that.” Tag commented, looking even more relaxed than when he stepped into Logan’s office. “Since I’m a member of the club, I think it’s safe to say you know more about me than I know about you. And since I know you aren’t a man to jump to conclusions about people, tell me what it is you’re looking for in a third.”
Logan hadn’t expected this to be a job interview, but it was what it felt like. “I’ve got an idea,” he offered the man sitting across from him, “Why don’t we head out for a beer and I’ll clue you in on what I’m looking for.”
“You buy, and you’ve got yourself a deal.”
Chapter Three
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An hour later, Tag and Logan were sitting at the bar in a local restaurant, already on their third beer. If they kept it up, neither of them would be in any shape to drive, nor would Logan be looking to take Tag back to his wife. He might revel in the idea of sharing her, but when it came to her pleasure, large amounts of alcohol didn’t factor into his plans.
Since this wasn’t a job interview by any means, Logan’s intent was to get to know Tag a little better, and vice versa. He didn’t plan to talk about their interludes, or inquire as to the other man’s kinks. But he did need to make sure Tag was compatible with Sam.
In the last hour, Logan had learned more about the man sitting across from him. A lot more. Like the fact that Tag Murphy wasn’t looking for a relationship, or a commitment of any kind. That worked out well from where Logan was sitting. He wasn’t looking to bring another man into his relationship permanently, but he was looking for someone who could exercise discretion and one he trusted to see to Sam’s best interest.
Before talking to him tonight, Logan knew the basics, including Tag’s profession as a corporate attorney. He was thirty four years old, never been married, an only child until his father married Cole’s mother, in which he and Cole technically became stepbrothers.
He wasn’t from the Dallas area, but nor was he from Oklahoma as Cole was. Being from West Texas, Tag exuded the typical Texas charm, but other than his decipherable drawl, he could have been from anywhere.
“Where’s Sam at now?” Tag asked.
Glancing at his watch, Logan had to think about that one. “I assume she’s at home or on her way there. She was meeting Ashleigh at Club Destiny for drinks. By her estimate, she’ll only be there for an hour, but when she gets together with her friends, I usually stretch that to about two.”
“Women.” Tag joked.
“Gotta love ‘em.” Logan stated with a grin.
“Tell me a little more about what you do at XTX.” Tag finally spoke a moment later when there was a lull in the conversation.
“I’m the President of Strategic Operations.” Logan revealed. “Which means I take a lot of shit from a lot of people.”
“I know the feeling. This case your brother’s got against Susan Toulmin is wearing me out. Quite frankly, she’s one crazy bitch. I mean batshit crazy.” Tag offered.
Being that Logan was a silent partner in Club Destiny, and Luke was his brother, he knew all about the case against Susan. The woman had seemingly fallen off her rocker a short while back, filing a lawsuit against Sierra. From the outside looking in, Susan had gotten a little jealous when Sierra landed both Cole and Luke permanently in her bed while Susan had been trying to do the same thing for quite some time.
Neither Luke nor Cole had ever given Susan the impression they were looking for anything more than a romp, but it appeared the woman’s greed had gotten the best of her.
“He told me it’ll be over soon.” Logan added, looking at Tag. “I think we’ll all be relieved when that happens. This is hitting way too close to home, and when it comes to Club Destiny’s members, they aren’t looking to make their membership public, which seems to be Susan’s ultimate goal now that she’s been outed.”
“Well, they don’t have anything to worry about. The judge isn’t going to ask for the membership list, and I’d fight it tooth and nail if he did.”
Logan couldn’t say he wasn’t happy about that. Being that there were some well-known names on that list, he worried about the fall out. Since Xavier, Logan’s boss, wasn’t even familiar with that side of Club Destiny, he figured the man might have something to say since Logan, Tag, and Alex were all on that list. Not to mention Xavier’s grandson, Dylan, was looking to become a member – though no one knew exactly why at the moment.
A short while later, Tag and Logan decided to call it a night.
“You got any plans tomorrow night?” Logan asked Tag as the two men walked out of the restaurant.
“Not yet, I don’t.” Tag offered. “Why? What’s up?”
Logan knew this was the moment of truth, but if he was going to go through with it, he had to spit it out. “I’m thinking about surprising my wife.”
Tag grinned. “I like where you’re going with this.”
With that, Logan and Tag came to an agreement. Eight o’clock on Saturday night, Tag would show up at his house.
Now Logan just had to come up with a plan. Since he’d had months to think about it, that wasn’t going to be all that hard.
~*~*~
The next morning, Sam woke up early, her mind awhirl with things she needed to get done. She was supposed to meet Ashleigh and Sierra for lunch, but before that could happen, she needed to run to the grocery store. For the first time in months, Logan had told her that they didn’t have any plans for the night and Sam had decided she wanted to cook for him.
No, she wasn’t much of a cook, but she could hold her own. When she put her mind to it, there wasn’t much she couldn’t at least attempt to figure out.
She ran through the shower and pulled on jeans and a t-shirt before venturing out to the store. Once there, Sam remembered exactly what she hated about the grocery store. Especially on the weekend.
After a miserably long half hour, she managed to make it through the checkout line and back to her car with her goods. By the time she got home, she was starving and ready for her lunch date. A quick glance at the clock confirmed that her stomach was just going to have to rumble for at least another hour.
Thankfully she busied herself by unloading the groceries and planning out her meal. Maybe she should arrange to have dinner on the veranda. They hadn’t done that in a while.
Stepping outside, Sam was immediately assaulted by the memories of the times she had spent on the back patio. Specifically the times she had spent with Logan and Luke. Since they were distant memories, Sam wondered how the heat continued to course so brilliantly hot at the reminder.
And to think, those days would never be again. At least not with Luke involved. Not that she wasn’t happy for the man, as well as Sierra and Cole. The three of them were truly happy and seeing her brother-in-law absent of those storm clouds in his eyes was definitely a sight to see.
Being that Logan was the easy going one, it was almost strange to see Luke so laid-back these days. Sierra had alluded to some particularly juicy encounters between the three of them, including the use of some of that e
quipment in Luke’s upstairs game room, which explained part of his newfound happiness. Apparently it hadn’t belonged to him as everyone originally suspected, but instead he had taken it from one of the abandoned rooms at the club.
From what Sierra said, they were enjoying the use of it from time to time. And if the smile that lit the woman’s face was anything to go by, she was much more open to new experiences than Sam was. She could only hope some new opportunities would present themselves soon because despite the fact that her husband could make her all kinds of excited, and fulfill her every need, her experience with ménages had left her with an ache she wanted to satisfy again.
Chapter Four
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Logan got home just in time to kiss Sam on her way out the door. She was going to meet Sierra and Ashleigh for lunch, and in turn, Luke was stopping by the house for a little while. Since the two of them hadn’t spent much time together, Logan had hoped for just the opportunity.
Tossing some burgers on the grill, Logan took a long pull on his beer as he waited to ensure they wouldn’t ignite into a fireball. Once they were cooking, he closed the lid and turned around to see his brother coming out the back door to join him.
“I’m starting to worry about you.” Logan told him when he came closer.
“Why’s that?” Luke asked, pulling a chair from the table and dropping into it.
“Remember how Grandpa used to say we shouldn’t make those faces because we might just get stuck like that?”
Luke turned his head, his forehead creased with confusion, apparently trying to figure out what the hell Logan was talking about. He put him out of his misery. “Well, it looks like you’ve been smiling too damn much lately and your face got stuck.”
“Oh, shut the hell up.” Luke laughed, something Logan noticed he was doing much more of recently.
“So, I take it things are still going well?”
“Never better.” Luke answered, downing half of his beer. “How could it not?”
True, Logan thought. His twin had finally let down some of those walls he’d erected in order to keep everyone at a distance and after what seemed like a damn long time, he’d finally ended up right where he wanted to be.
“Where’s Cole?” Logan asked.
“Alex has him running his ass off. He’s at some conference in Austin this weekend.”
Logan thought about it for a second and wondered how their relationship worked out. With three people to consider at any given time, he figured there would be some serious jealousy going on when one of them was away. Granted, he never got that impression from any of them, but he still couldn’t get his mind around it.
Maybe that was because he was a damn possessive man and when it came to Sam, he wanted to know that she belonged to him and only him. Always. At least as far as her love was concerned.
Sharing her body? Now that was an entirely different story. Only because he wanted to watch the way her eyes smoldered when she was turned on or the way her body ignited when another man touched her. Not that she had been with another man besides Luke since Logan met her, but the memories were enough to make his cock stand tall.
“So how’d it go with Tag?” Luke asked, pulling Logan back to the present.
“Well I think. He’s coming over tonight, but Sam doesn’t know that yet.” Logan watched his brother for any sign of a reaction. When it came to Sam’s well-being, Logan wanted to ensure she would never be hurt and if Luke knew something Logan didn’t, he hoped his brother would tell him.
“Well, I think Tag’s a smart choice.” Luke offered, settling some of Logan’s nerves.
“Yeah? Why is that?”
“Cole is certainly in his corner, and when he backs you up, you know it’s for a good reason. Not to mention, Tag’s not looking for anything right now, which makes him a prime candidate.”
True. Logan wasn’t looking for someone permanent, but he was looking for consistency. He damn sure wasn’t interested in sharing his wife with multiple people. Since Tag wasn’t in a relationship at the moment, and didn’t seem to be engaging in any activities at the club, Logan hoped this could be a repeat adventure for them, but he wasn’t going to hold his breath.
“How does Sam feel about this?” Luke asked.
That was a good question, one Logan had given a ton of thought to.
“We haven’t out and out talked about it, but I know she’s hoping for something to happen. I don’t know if she would ever tell me straight out that she wants to bring another man into our relationship, but she hints from time to time.”
Especially when they were in bed. Logan had encouraged her to share her fantasies, and it appeared Sam was beginning to think they were his. Sure, he was excited about the pleasure he knew this would bring his wife, but when it came down to it, if she wasn’t willing, he wasn’t either.
But that was neither here nor there. Tonight they would find out how onboard she was with the idea.
~*~*~
“Well, it’s official.” Sam stated when Sierra joined her and Ashleigh at the table. “Your glow must be permanent.”
That ignited a smile on Sierra’s face that warmed Sam’s heart. It was good to see her friend so happy.
“I won’t disagree with you. I have to admit, I’m having the time of my life.” Sierra added as she perused the menu. “I’m starving. Did you order already?”
“No, we’ve been waiting for you.” Ashleigh grinned. “Let me guess, you had to give Cole an appropriate send off?”
Sierra laughed, and Sam watched closely.
“Maybe.” She teased then sat up straight when the waitress approached.
The three of them put in their orders and waited for the waitress to leave the table once again.
“So how are you and Alex?” Sam asked Ashleigh.
“Good. Nothing exciting on that front. At least not right now.”
Sam knew that Ashleigh and Alex were seeing each other, but for some reason, the two of them weren’t sharing much with anyone else. Not that their relationship was any of Sam’s business, but being that the three of them were meeting a couple of times a week, Sam was starting to worry about her friend.
“Where is he?” Sam inquired, glancing over at Sierra then back at Ashleigh.
“He’s at a conference in Austin. Both he and Cole left this morning. I think my brother’s joining them on this trip as well.” Ashleigh offered, but she didn’t look happy about the news.
“How long will they be gone?”
“Until tomorrow.” Sierra said. “Alex has been gone a lot lately, I hear.”
Sam knew he had been, she worked for the man. But she also knew it wasn’t always business that was taking him away, but no one seemed to know what or who was taking up so much of his time.
“I guess. I’m too busy to notice most of the time.” Ashleigh looked as though she wanted to be talking about anything except for Alex, and Sam couldn’t fault her for it. If she didn’t want to talk about it, obvious from her apparent lie, she didn’t want to push.
“So, tell me more about this BDSM equipment that you’ve got up in your gameroom.” Sam asked Sierra, immediately changing the subject for Ashleigh’s sake.
Sierra blushed profusely which made Sam smile.
“It’s interesting, I can tell you that much.”
Sierra’s lack of detail was a little disappointing, but Sam hadn’t made it that far in life by not asking questions. “Have you guys added any more to the collection?”
“Collection?” Sierra’s eyes widened. “I wouldn’t say that the couple of things we have would constitute a collection, but no, none of us have an interest in that sort of thing.”
Sam didn’t imagine Sierra needed much outside stimulation when she was currently the filling in one hell of a sex sandwich. She knew from experience exactly what it was like to have two men focused intently on her and even if she only admitted it to herself, she felt a pang of jealousy.
Obviously they we
re going to dodge topics today because Ashleigh quickly changed the subject, this time talking about her current novel in the works. That was one thing they’d all three gotten used to in the past few weeks. Ashleigh, also known as Ashton Leigh, seemed thrilled with the idea that she now had a couple of people to bounce her ideas off of.
“I need for one of you to explain what it’s like to have a threesome.” She stunned them both simultaneously.
“Ummm, like in detail?” Sierra asked, glancing to Sam as though she wanted help with getting out of this one.
“Yes.”
“Are you telling me that you’ve never had a threesome?” Sam asked, knowing the answer, but trying to get Ashleigh to talk.
“That’s what I’m saying.” She confirmed, smiling. “And don’t go acting like it’s an everyday occurrence. I seriously doubt you had one before you met Logan.”
“True.” Sam said, but then realized she couldn’t very well go into detail because the only person she’d experienced a ménage with was Luke. Since Sierra was at the table, she wasn’t comfortable sharing those intimate details. Not that she would anyway.
“Are you considering having a threesome?” Sierra asked, concern written on her face.
“Oh goodness no. Well, not in the near future anyway. I’m in the middle of planning out my next book, and I think my readers would seriously get into the idea of a ménage, but since I don’t have a clue what it’s like, I can’t very well write about it.”
“Are you telling me that you have firsthand experience on everything you’ve written about? Because let me tell you, I’ve read your books, and some of the things you write about are well past anything I could have ever fantasized about.” Sam offered, leaning back when the waitress came with their food.
The three of them had to wait once more while their food was placed in front of them, and their waitress happily checked to see if they needed anything else. As soon as the woman was out of earshot, Sam stared at Ashleigh, waiting for her answer.
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