Page 237 of Double or Nothing

And it’s all thanks to the man whose dick is working alongside mine. The red force of Jack Reid, uncontained and free.

Alice’s movements speed up as her body responds and relaxes. Pain changes to pleasure. Her gasps rising. And Jack spurs us on, ups the momentum as I follow his lead, moving in a rhythm along with him.

Faster. Rougher. Deeper.

So intense it makes me cry out loud, balls so pent up, it feels insane.

When we blow, it’s in a triage. Three bodies in sync. Three souls aligned.

Alice collapses onto Jack, and I collapse onto her, all of us lying in one heap on Jack’s sofa as we recover.

Yet again, none of us move for an eternity. None of us wanting to break the spell.

I pepper her shoulder with kisses as Jack strokes her face. Silent assurances beyond words.

She’s laughing when she finally squirms and we pull out of her. She curses as she shifts position, and Jack and I mirror her. She sits between us on the sofa while we fold around her, Jack’s arm across her waist and mine over both of them.

“I don’t want to sleep,” she says.

“Then don’t,” Jack replies.

We sit together on the sofa for hours. No TV, no sketchbook, no chatter. Just physical touch and kisses. Thoughts unspoken.

Alice falls asleep first. Jack and I stay awake on either side of her.

Her face rests against my chest. His hand lies across her back, close enough that his fingers touch mine.

I look at him.

“What are we going to do?” I whisper.

“Something.”

“That isn’t an answer.”

“It’s better than nothing.” His gaze shifts to Alice. “Just don’t let her go, BT. Don’t let her go.”

The words are so quiet I almost miss them.

My heart beats hard beneath her cheek.

“I don’t know how to stop her.”

“You tell her the truth.”

“Which truth?”

Jack looks at me.

“All of it.”

I can’t answer. I wouldn’t even know where to begin.

“Let’s get this beauty to bed,” Jack says. “At least we can do something helpful.”

He scoops her up in his arms, so steadily that she stays in half-sleep, carrying her through to the bedroom and laying her down in bed.

We both get in, one on either side of her, snuggling close. Alice shifts in her sleep, her hand moving until it rests between us.