My face twisted in shame, and the fingers teasing my clit tried pushing past my rigid body and uncertainties, pressing and pinching. “When did you get in bed?” I croaked.
“Last night,” Alessandro said softly. “Nix, stop fingerfucking her while I’m in bed please. A threesome is not happening.”
I squeezed my thighs tighter to keep Nix firmly in place. I wasn’t ready for him to pull away. Nix chuckled and placed his lips against the back of my neck. I was between my best friend and the love of my life. “Are we okay?” I mouthed as Nix plunged his finger inside of me. I had to force myself not to gasp. It felt so good. So wrong. What kind of friend was I to selfishly take everything Nix offered and dangle it in front of Alessandro?
He paused, as if thoughtfully choosing his words. Alessandro was always comfortable in the silence. “I love you,” he whispered before slipping out of bed.
His response was both an answer and not an answer.
I watched him get dressed and slip out the door, then I turned to face Nix. “I’m worried about him.”
Nix stroked my clit with lazy circles. I lifted my leg to rest on his thigh while wrapping my arms around his neck. “He’ll come around.” And then he swallowed my worries with a kiss, and I drowned in pleasure and hope and contentment.
“We’re leaving tonight,” Alessandro said while typing away on a laptop. He wasn’t wearing his usual suit; instead, the jeans he wore were clinging to his thighs, and he had on a white shirt that stretched over his lean frame.
The moment I sat down, Kaydence handed me a flat white and some avocado toast. She smiled at me and settled in the seat beside me. Nix was still in the shower, washing the smell of sex from his skin. I wasn’t ready to shower just yet. “Kaydence is going to help you change your appearance.”
I snapped my eyes to Alessandro. “What?”
Kaydence spoke up. “Temporary dye. It’ll come out in sixteen washes so you won’t have to worry about permanent damage. And I watched a few YouTube videos on how to cut bangs.”
I grabbed the ends of my hair. “I’m sorry, why do I have to completely change my appearance?”
“Because there are images of us on the dark web and a hit for half a million dollars,” Alessandro answered while turning his computer to face us. Sure enough, there was a photo of me walking into the lobby of the Sofitel hotel. I looked at another photo and nearly gasped when I saw Alessandro and Nix making out by the ocean. Nix was cupping Alessandro’s bulge over his pants and biting his lip. Wow. I expected pain or betrayal, but instead I just kept staring.
And staring.
And I leaned in closer to get a better look. Alessandro looked feral and hot, his hands gripping Nix’s back, those strong fingers of his digging in. Shit. It looked hot. I wanted to see it firsthand. I thought it would hurt, seeing them together. But last night, Nix made me feel special and wanted. This was something new entirely.
Kaydence coughed. “Damn, that’s hot,” she murmured before taking a sip of her coffee. John walked in just at that moment with his eyebrows raised.
“What’s hot?” he asked before plopping down at the kitchen table. Alessandro slammed the laptop closed and rolled his eyes.
I smiled. “Nix and Alessandro. Can you print that off for me?” I asked jokingly. Alessandro had just lifted his flat white to his lips, then nearly spit out his drink at my question.
“Me too,” Kaydence added playfully while elbowing me in the side. I wish I wasn’t meeting Kaydence under murderous circumstances, because I’m pretty sure she and I could be best friends.
Alessandro peered at me, a question in his gaze. “You want me to print off that photo?”
I chewed on my lip. Maybe yesterday my answer would have been no. But right now, I felt emboldened. We didn’t know how long we had, and we definitely had to take every second we could. “It’s better than my campouts on the patio,” I replied.
Alessandro looked like he wanted to say something, but he just stared curiously at me.
“Well, this isn’t awkward at all,” John replied before pulling out his phone and checking the time. “Kaydence, honey, did you get the supplies for Grace’s makeover?”
“Yep. We’ll get started right after she’s done eating.”
“Sweet. Alessandro and I are going to drive out to the bush and blow up his rental car.”
This time, it was my turn to spit out my drink. “What?”
“Well, they probably know what he’s driving already,” John explained casually. “And blowing up a Toyota sounds fun.”
Well alright then. “After that, Nix and I are getting a makeover of our own,” Alessandro added.
“Please tell me you aren’t going blond,” I replied with a cringe. He would look terrible with platinum locks.
“Nope. Shaving my head.”
I bit my lip. Yeah. Alessandro would probably look rugged and sexy with his head shaved. I could get on board with this makeovers.
“No one is touching my hair” Nix said while walking into the kitchen. He wore gray sweats low on his hips and had a towel slung over his shoulder. Oh man. It should be illegal to look that sexy. Droplets of water sunk down his rippling, dark skin, and he bit his bottom lip when he noticed me assessing him.
“A Mohawk,” I replied easily.
“Sounds legit,” Nix replied easily before walking over to Alessandro. Bending down, Nix placed a chaste goodmorning kiss on his cheek before walking over to me and kissing the top of my head. It was so
