“Yes what?”
Her eyes met his, startled and confused, “sir?”
“That’s right, sweetheart. Now, we’re going to dance. You can practice kissing whoever you want of the three of us and then when it’s time to go home,” he spoke louder so his friends could hear.
Suki stepped up, “when it’s time to go home, I’ll be the one tucking her in tonight. She isn’t ready for you to see her dress on the floor yet and despite how many drinks she has tonight, she still won’t be.”
“Suki, right?” Phineas extended his hand suavely as he tucked Juniper under his arm possessively. He shook Suki’s hand with sincerity. “You don’t need to worry. None of us want to hurt Juniper. She’s struck a chord for all of us, and it speal how amazing she is. We aren’t going to do anything with her a especially not if she’s been drinking. A few kisses and maybe some stolen groping but nothing more.”
“Good. You can buy the first round, then.” Suki smirked at him and pulled Juniper from his grasp. “Juni and I are going to dance. She drinks vodka and cranberry, and double shots. I like rum and coke, also doubles. Bring them to us on the dance floor.”
“You are bossy.”
“Yes I am but you should know, she values my opinion. If I don’t like you,” she let her voice trail off and Juniper couldn’t help but giggle as she was dragged away from the trio of men.
Phineas hollering at Adil, “where are you going?” made Juniper snicker when she felt his hand reach for her.
“I’m following my baby girl to the dance floor. Beni can help you carry drinks. I’m going to dance.”
“I love thwarting his plans,” Adil draped an arm over both her and Suki, “come on beautiful ladies. Let me show you all my sexy dance moves.”
“Is he always so,” Suki asked Adil with a shake of her head, “you know, whatever that was?” she
“Sometimes a man can recognize a woman based on h responds to him. Phineas has realized there is a little bit or i submissive woman hiding in our Juniper, and he gravitates to such things. Did you not like it, Juniper?”
Juniper was silent and Suki gave a bark of laughter.
“What is so funny, Suki?” she asked in confusion.
“We both have daddy issues, but they manifest differently. I hate domineering men, but you were panting weren’t you?”
“Maybe?” she was very confused. “I didn’t think I liked it either but there is something about him,” she looked over her shoulder to where she still felt Phineas and Beni both watching her.
“I feel like one would spank your ass, the other would kiss it better,” Suki exclaimed, “what would you contribute Adil?”
“Me? I’m the guy who would hold her hand through it all and make her smile through the orgasm one of them would inevitably give her while I very impatiently waited my turn.”
Suki jumped up and down on her toes, not even her stilettos stomping her movements. “Yes! Tell me Adil, what if she chooses one of them and not you?”
“I’ll be happy for my brother and my future sister?”
“What if she wants all three of you? You all bring different things to the table? What if sexually revolutionized Juri is the woman who needs more than what one man can give?
Adil didn’t look at Suki as he answered, his eyes trained on Juniper’s face. “I would give my girl anything she ever needed and if it meant sharing with my brothers, I’m all in.”
Juniper met Suki’s wide-eyed expression and felt her best friend’s exclaimed words to her core.
“Holy fuck!”
Indeed.
Adil was spinning both Juniper and Suki on the dance floor while Phineas and Beni were both watching from the bar.
“You’re late.”
Beni leaned closer to him, “I stopped for gas on the way. I told her I’d be the DD tonight.”
“You’re going to drive? Maybe Adil and I are crashing at your place tonight.” Phineas grinned at his best friend. He looked to the dance floor and felt a squeezing in his chest he’d not quite felt in a very long. “Remember our first day of college and I saw Lindsay for the first time?”
“You pretty much popped a boner, declared she was yours for the rest of college and made it happen. You liked her, a lot.”
“I did until she wanted to get married and I wasn’t ready and knew then it wasn’t really love.” He stared at Juniper. “The day in the office when I was a cock to her?”
“Yeah?”
“I was pissed off she was married to that fucker instead of me.”
The quiet words from Phineas, barely audible over the noise of the people, the music and the thrum of energy, were the loudest admission he ever made.
“Phineas.” Beni seemed shocked by the words.
“I’m angry. I’m angry he had something so pure, sweet, whole as her, and he hurt her the way he did. She deserves to be worshipped day and night and he fucked Denise of all people, in their home, on the bed she sleeps in, as if changing the sheets was enough.”
“We saw her tonight,” Beni said quietly. “At the gas station. Sunshine smacked her in the face.”
“What? Why?” he looked at his best friend in confusion. He could not picture Juniper reacting violently to anything.
“I’ve been a bit touchy feely with her. Denise was trying to cause a scene with me demanding I make you talk to her. She said she recognized Juniper, and she identified herself with panache. Denise accused us of sleeping together. Juniper smacked her in the face for being a hypocritical bitch. I discretely already sent a text to Adil to get the video surveillance in case Denise tries to use the slap to go after Juniper.”
“Go, Sweetheart,” he whistled through his teeth.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.