I was nearing exhaustion as the sun started to set, which was when Kait finally called a stop. My legs gave out from under me, but before I could hit the ground, Travis swept me up into his arms. I had the brief thought that he must be healed as he carried me back to the safe house, where Sarah had prepared dinner for us. My head was nestled in his neck, and I may have been planting light kisses on it. I just couldn’t help it. He smelled so good, and Kait had been messing with me all day. Travis set me on the chair at the dining table and adjusted his pants as he walked away. I watched him, marveling again that these wonderful men wanted me in their life.
Kait sat down next to me and ran his finger down my cheek. “Sweetie, you are important to us and we will make you understand that eventually.”
I snorted and looked away. The tenderness in his eyes, in all their eyes, was bringing tears to mine. I just didn’t see what they saw in me. I noticed that my thoughts were tending toward self-depreciation again, so I deliberately redirected my thoughts..
I looked at David. “How was your day, David?”
He was red, but it didn’t look like he was angry this time. It almost looked like he was holding back a laugh. “My day was fine, but it seems like your day was more interesting. Did you and Kait talk about anything interesting?” Yep, he was definitely stifling laughter.
I glared at Kait. “Did you share everything?”
“Well, yes. David and I can read your mind. It’s not fair to Travis if he doesn’t know what turns you on.”
My face went up in flames, and I stared at the table, sure I was going to combust right there. It was bad enough that Kait teased me all day long, but he shared it with them, too? I couldn’t handle that. I got up from the table and stormed off into my room. I threw myself onto the bed and screamed into the pillow.
A few minutes later, there was a hesitant knock on the door. I debated if I wanted to answer, but a minute later, Kait took the option from me by opening the door. He set a tray of food on the desk and sat down next to me. I watched him out of the corner of my eye, without moving my face from the pillow.
He scrubbed his face with his hand. “I didn’t mean to upset you. I will stop teasing you, if you want. Just know, it’s not teasing to me. I wasn’t doing it to bother you.”
“Why, then?” I was speaking into the pillow.
“Those were promises, Princess.” His voice was husky, so I risked a glance at his face. His heated gaze met mine, and sparks shot through me. He smirked. “Eat your dinner. I’m going to go get ready for bed. It’s my turn tonight. I’ll be back in a bit.” He left the room.
I laid there for a minute, thinking - I couldn’t make up my mind if I was looking forward to sleeping in the same bed with Kait tonight. I sighed, and got up to eat my dinner, but I didn’t taste it.
Chapter 4
I grabbed my pajamas and headed for the bathroom to get ready for the night. I took my time, taking out my contacts, brushing my hair a hundred times, then braiding it. I finally ran out of things to do, so I sighed and went back to my room. I hesitated outside of the door, which was shut. Kait had to be in there. Reminding myself that he wouldn’t do anything I didn’t want (but what did I want?) I took a deep breath and opened the door. Kait was laying in the bed, the sheets around his waist, shirtless, reading a book. My mouth went dry as my gaze traveled up his well-defined chest. He had a small spattering of hair, growing thicker in a happy trail under his belly button. He seemed absorbed in his book, but one corner of his mouth ticked up in a small smile as I looked at him.
I forced my gaze to the floor and went to my side of the bed. I laid down and rolled away from him, wrapping my arms around my body as I squeezed my eyes shut. A few minutes later, the light clicked off and Kait settled into his side of the bed. A small part of me was hurt that he didn’t roll over to hold me and another part of me was glad. I don’t know what I would’ve done if he had held me. He sighed.
“You know, Princess, being able to read minds is not all it’s cracked up to be.” Kait’s voice was weary.
I scoffed. “You seemed to be enjoying it this morning.”
“Yes, I enjoyed your reaction to what I was projecting. I did not realize I was making you uncomfortable.”
I rolled over and stared at him, disbelief written all over my face. “You, the great mind-reader, didn’t realize you were making me uncomfortable?”
“Evalia, I am not perfect. I was so focused on how much I was enjoying your reaction that I didn’t even look beyond your initial, physical reaction to the thoughts I was projecting to you.”
I sighed, then deliberately tore down the rest of my mental walls, baring my soul to him. I showed him all my confusion and every bit of what I had felt all day. It was the only way I could think of to explain what was going through my head all day, since I was so confused emotionally and mentally. After a minute, he groaned and pulled me into
