Secret Santa Surprise: Book 29 in the Kindred Tales Series - Evangeline Anderson Page 0,54
warriors in on either side of her. Melanie couldn’t help feeling a little nervous too, because Strong had asked that they all be naked.
“Skin-to-skin contact is best for healing,” he rumbled, looking down into Melanie’s eyes. “And we’ll need as much contact as we can get to rid your system of the last of that drug and the depression that went with it.”
“I’m feeling much more myself now,” Melanie said honestly.
“But you could feel even better between us,” Clear pointed out.
“Well…”
Melanie felt herself wavering. Did she really feel confidant enough to be completely naked with the two huge, muscular warriors? Then she remembered that she still had on the float dots Sonja had given her and that decided her.
“All right,” she said, biting her lip. “But I’m normally a lot more shy than I was last night when I was, uh, under the influence. “I’ll get naked with you, but only if I can undress by myself and get into bed first.”
“As you wish,” Strong nodded. “Come on, Brother—let’s step outside for a moment.”
The two of them stepped out in the hallway and Melanie quickly took off her clothes and slipped, shivering, between the clean cotton sheets. She was glad Aunt Marge didn’t let her cats go in the guest room.
After a moment there was a rap at the door and the Strong and Clear came back in when she called for them to do so.
“Would you like us to turn out the lights before we disrobe?” Clear asked, looking at Melanie, who had the covers up to her chin.
“Only if you want to,” she told them. “I, uh, don’t mind seeing the two of you naked.”
“We don’t mind seeing you naked, either, little one,” Strong growled as they slipped out of their uniforms to stand nude before her. “Though we understand if you’re shy.”
“Although you have nothing to be ashamed of or shy about,” Clear added. “From what we saw last night, you’re perfect, sweetheart.”
“She might not want to talk about what we did last night, Clear,” Strong reminded him, frowning.
“No—it’s okay,” Melanie said quickly. She was trying not to look at the long, thick shafts between their legs and failing miserably. “I…I don’t mind talking about it now that I know why I was acting like that,” she said, at last tearing her eyes away.
“I hope you don’t feel like we took advantage of you,” Clear said anxiously. “We honestly didn’t know that you were drugged.”
“Well technically, we were all drugged,” Strong pointed out. “We all drank the punch but it affected the females the most.” He looked at Melanie. “Are you ready for us to join you?”
“Sure, come…” Her mouth was suddenly dry and she had to swallow. “Come on in.”
“Thank you.” And they slid into bed beside her, Strong on her right and Clear on her left.
“May we touch you?” Clear asked. “Hold you between us?”
“Yes.” She could already feel the heat from their big bodies radiating against her bare skin, but they were still keeping a little distance from her. “Hold me,” she said and then the two muscular male forms bracketed hers, just as they had the night after the accident with her hand…which seemed about a million years ago now.
Melanie thought about asking them what they really wanted from her—where they were going with this. Did they honestly want a permanent relationship—the three of them together for life?
But then she found that the warm embrace of the twins on either side of her drowned out all the questions and worries and fears for the future. She had expected this experience—being naked in bed between them—to be wholly sexual, no matter what they said about “healing.” So she was surprised when she felt a current of warmth and tenderness flowing between the three of them as the twins held her close.
“Now, little one,” Strong rumbled, turning her on her side to face him and stroking her hair as Clear caressed her back and shoulders. “Let go of any worry or fear. Forget the anguish of your past.”
“Be one with us,” Clear murmured in her ear. “Let our love erase your pain.”
Their words and actions were so soft and soothing that despite herself, Melanie’s anxiety seemed to float away and her body began to relax and lose its tension. Their hard forms against hers felt right in a way she couldn’t explain or deny and she found herself melting against them, exhaling a long sigh of relief as they cradled her in their arms.