Triple Beat-nook(39)

As the last vestiges of mind-blowing pleasure faded away, they fell to the bed like Jenga tiles, tumbling heedlessly to the mattress.

The only sounds in the room were those of the three of them gasping, struggling to catch their breath.

“Mother of God. I thought I was going to die,” Aiden confessed, prompting Bryson to chuckle. They lay together in quiet contentment for only a few minutes before Bryson caught the sound of light snoring. He lifted his head to look over Dani’s pretty body. Aiden was down for the count.

Bryson suspected he wouldn’t be far behind. He was lethargic, exhausted. Happy as f*ck.

“I want to do that again,” Dani said quietly.

Bryson looked at her, trying to decide if it was the sex hangover talking.

She smiled at him. “I tried to resist you guys. I made it three days.”

Bryson moved toward her, kissing her softly. “We’ll figure it out, Dani.”

“Okay. I want to talk to you both about something else later too. About my past. When Aiden’s awake.”

She trusted them. She was going to let them in. If he hadn’t been so freaking tired, he would have done a bit of Gronking that would have put Rob Gronkowski to shame.

“And just so you know,” he added, though his drowsy voice was betraying how tired he was, “we’re definitely doing that again.” He placed his head on the pillow, trying to stay awake and failing.

Dani’s smile was the last thing he saw before he drifted off.

***

Dani rose from the bed and stretched. There was a definite tenseness in muscles she felt certain had never been used. Not that she minded the workout. It was one she’d have no problem committing to, unlike her weak attempts at visiting the gym with any semblance of regularity.

She smiled as she studied Bryson and Aiden lying on the bed. They were both sprawled out facedown, which gave her the perfect opportunity to admire their firm butts, muscular backs and strong shoulders. Dani resisted the urge to pinch herself. There was simply no way these two hot guys could be in her bed.

She’d only managed a brief catnap, wondering what it was about sex that put her men to sleep, yet made her feel energetic, wide awake.

She plodded toward the bathroom to brush her teeth and considered a shower. They’d worked up quite a sweat.

A text flashed on the screen of her phone as she passed the nightstand. She reached for it, her blood running cold when she read it.

“How long are you going to make me wait? You can change your name, but that doesn’t make you one of them. It’s time you were reunited with your real family.”

He knew she’d gone to see the Lewises. He had been watching her.

Dani picked up her clothes from the floor and tiptoed to the main room. Dressing quickly, she grabbed a room key and her purse and snuck out, closing the door quietly behind her.

She blinked against the bright sunlight as she left the apartment building, then waved down a taxi as she pulled out her cell and called Jett. “Where are you?”

“Royal Lunch. Why?”

She climbed into the back of the cab. “I’ll be there in ten minutes.”

Dani actually got there in eight. As she walked into the bar, she had that same sense of being watched. She glanced over her shoulder, scanning the area. There were quite a few people on the street, everyone walking with purpose, with a definite direction. No one seemed to notice her.

She needed to deal with her father once and for all. Otherwise, she feared she’d never feel truly safe.

Jett rose when she entered the bar. She accepted the brotherly hug he offered and felt so grateful to have him back in her life. Though she loved all the Lewis kids dearly, there had always been a special bond between her and Jett. One that didn’t appear to have weakened after all the years they’d spent apart.

“What’s going on?” he asked. “You sounded upset on the phone.”

“My dad texted. Said he wasn’t going to wait much longer for his reunion. He knows I was at Mama Lewis’ house on Sunday and I’m worried about her safety. I think he’s following me.”

Jett frowned. “I’ll see if Caleb can stop by Mama’s house to check on her before his shift at the tattoo parlor. And I’ll call Blake. See what he’s found out about Russell.”

She smiled when Carissa walked over to say hello. “Want something to drink?”

Dani gestured to Jett’s glass. “I’ll have whatever he’s having.”