“You’ll be fine,” Eric assured, then turned to Kellan. “But you realize we’ll have to listen to him complain about his penis all day tomorrow.”
Kell snorted. “Probably so, but it wouldn’t be the first time.”
“It will be the loudest,” Tate promised. “Belle, baby…just tell them what you mean and put me out of my misery.”
“Don’t push her if she’s not ready,” Kellan growled. “I’ll sleep in front of the door. She’ll feel better that way.”
“No, she won’t.” Belle protested, looking frustrated. “I want you with us, Kellan, for however long we have. And I think it’s embarrassing and slightly mean that you’re going to make me admit what I want out loud. It would be easier if you would just toss me on the bed and attack me.”
Eric’s heart skipped a beat because there was no way to mistake those words. He stepped forward and crowded her, his cock coming to attention the minute he realized tonight might not end in sleep after all.
“Belle, I want you,” Eric murmured. “I’m not going to lie about it or prevaricate. So I’m going to put all my cards on the table. I want everything you have to give me. I want to share you with Tate and Kellan. I want to top you. I want to be one of your Masters. If you can’t admit what you want, then it would be best if we just watched over you tonight.”
Kellan slid his fingers over the delicate slope of her jaw. “We really will wait for you to be comfortable and ready. We won’t repeat our mistakes. We took things much too fast. We didn’t talk.”
“I think I talked too much,” Belle said. “I wish I hadn’t said anything at all.”
Eric forced her to look into his eyes. She needed to understand a few truths. “You should be very happy you did. We would have known the minute one of us got inside you, and there would have been hell to pay for keeping that secret from us. We could have hurt you Belle.”
“I’ve heard it’s going to hurt no matter what,” she argued.
She was just begging for a spanking. Previously, she’d only taken Kellan’s discipline, but Eric itched to take her over his knee, too.
“It’s time to explain how this is going to work. Then you can decide whether you want to proceed.”
He heard Tate groan, but then the big fucker was already out of his clothes. Stripping in record time around Belle seemed to be one of his new talents.
Belle turned, stopping to stare at Tate and his massive cock. Eric decided to make it a teaching moment.
“Do you see how eager he is? If we don’t properly prepare you, that monster will tear you up.”
Tate frowned and palmed his cock. “It’s not a monster. That’s totally rude. And it’s going to be so sweet to you, Belle. Sorry. I thought we were getting to the good stuff. Should I get dressed again?”
Kellan sighed and sat on the small chaise across from the bed. “Don’t bother. Belle, I’m here to help. You understand I can’t commit the way they can. I would like to offer my services as a Dom to help them introduce you to the lifestyle. I think you’ll find comfort and pleasure in it. Will you allow me to assist?”
She finally took her eyes off Tate’s dick and faced him. “Yes. Kinley has made BDSM sound fabulous, and this is the way I suspect we’ll all enjoy it most. So I want to experiment.”
Eric didn’t like the thought of being her guinea pig, but he understood. She’d been burned by them. She still clung to her pride and tried to hang onto her heart, but he would make her understand she didn’t need to. He would strip away all the walls and barriers she put up because he didn’t intend for anything to come between them again.
“Tell me about the experiences you’ve had,” he demanded.
“Is that necessary?” Belle shook her head, obviously flustered.
“Yes,” he volleyed back immediately.
Belle sighed. “I’m struggling to concentrate while he’s naked.”
“Get used to it. He’s naked a lot.” Eric took a seat next to Kellan, wishing Tate had never gotten so fucking comfortable with his body.
The big guy shrugged. “It helps me think.”
“It’s not helping me think,” Belle replied.
“Come here and place yourself over my lap.” He patted his thigh to underscore his command and remind her who was in charge. Normally, that would be Kell, but he’d obviously taken a backseat since he didn’t intend to stay with Belle long term. Eric thought that was a crock of crap, but having the four of them all together and ready to take the next step was a big win. He wasn’t going to push them anymore—yet.
Kellan smiled his approval.
“Are you going to spank me?” A breathless anticipation rang in her voice that calmed him considerably. She did want and need this.