and there are little touches that make it obvious that the men designed this small structure, too. I take a seat on the big built-in platform in the center and take in the view which is, indeed, stunning. Spread below us are sand dunes, their grasses blowing gracefully in the breeze, a long stretch of beach curving around one of the island’s namesake points, and endless ocean.
“It’s beautiful.” My words come out in a sigh.
Landon sits beside me. “The view is pretty amazing.”
“The house, too. It’s incredible. I had no idea the four of you were so good at your work.”
“Thanks?” Nathan says. “Is that a compliment, or did you think so little of us?”
“It’s definitely a compliment. How did you all get into building homes?”
“I’ve always been building,” Landon says. “Blocks, Lincoln Logs, LEGO…”
“Forts, treehouses,” Nathan adds.
“My dad and I built epic treehouses,” Derek says, his voice tinged with nostalgia.
“How about you, Ash? Did you build treehouses with your dad?” Ash is standing just outside the gazebo’s entryway, but at my question, he comes in and leans against a post.
“No, no dad, and sometimes not even trees.”
I raise my brow in question.
“I grew up with a single mom who couldn’t always keep a roof over our heads. My brother and I had to go into foster care a couple of times. I suppose that’s why I build homes.”
“Oh, wow. But you managed to go to college? That’s where you all met, right?”
“Right. I’m very thankful for scholarships.”
I’m quiet for a moment, the heaviness of Ash’s story in the air. I want to touch him, but he’s out of reach, and I get the impression he wouldn’t want me to make a big deal out of what he’s said. “So you met at college. How did you all end up working together?”
“Derek and I were assigned roommates,” Landon says.
“And Nathan and Ash were in several of our classes,” Derek adds.
“We started hanging out, partying, found out we had a lot in common.” Nathan gives me a devilish grin.
“And we had the same taste in girls.” Ash turns his dark eyes on me and my nipples go hard. Is he saying they’ve been teaming up to pleasure women since they were in school? Nathan and Ash had worked together skillfully and seamlessly to pleasure me that night at Rusty’s. What would it be like to be with all four of them?
Heat rises from my belly, making my skin flame, probably turning my cheeks red. I swallow and intentionally change the subject. “This must be a beautiful spot to watch the sunset.”
“It is,” Nathan confirms. “That won’t be too much longer. We can wait.”
“I don’t want to keep you from your work.”
“I’m done for the day,” Nathan says. Derek and Landon voice their agreement. Ash is silent but makes no moves to go back to the house.
I should leave. Every nerve ending in my body is on high alert from the nearness of these four men. When they were coming onto me at the office, it was easier to go into defense mode and shut them down. Now that they’re respecting my request to back off, I find myself wanting them even more than I did before. And that was already a lot.
Now that I broke things off with David, what reason do I have not to have some fun with these four? I know sleeping with a boss is typically not a good idea, but these men have a rotation of women in their beds. They won’t be the types to want more from me or make things awkward afterward.
If I have sex with them I can relieve the massive itch they’ve built up in me, get them out of my system, and return my focus to doing my job and finding a man who’s husband material.
“I broke things off with the guy I was seeing,” I blurt out.
There’s silence for a moment before Nathan speaks. “Is that right? Couldn’t get us out of your head, could you?” His grin is cocky and it both irritates me and turns me on.
I stand and move beside Ash at the railing, further away from Nathan. “You had nothing to do with my decision.” That’s true, isn’t it?
“Was the guy no good in bed?” Derek asks playfully.
“We weren’t having sex.” Not since high school, I think to myself, and in hindsight, it hadn’t been all that great then. Nowhere near as satisfying as my encounter with Nathan and Ash. My pussy tingles at the