"I want you. I want them to have you. But more than any of that, I want this to work. I want to get this right with you, and..."
I tugged him gently toward the hot tub. "And this was the deal, right? Buy one, get the other four for free?"
His smile was almost feral. "Oh, yeah." Then he raised his voice. "But we're taking this slow. We're doing this right."
I bent my foot up behind me and reached back for the heel of my boot. Pulling that off, I tossed it aside, feeling wanton, foolish, and so sure of this. When I put my foot down, I realized how cold the concrete was, so I hurried to pull off the other. That went in the opposite direction. The whole time, Ian was busy working his shirt free. In a single motion, he pulled it over his head and dropped it on the ground carelessly.
All that was left was my big reveal. Before I could worry about it, I peeled off my dress and turned, intending to quickly get in the water. Instead, I found four men staring at me, their eyes taking in every single inch of quickly-cooling skin, including my nipples, which were now standing at full attention.
"Fuck," Seth breathed. "She's gorgeous."
Lane just reached up. "And cold. C'mere, sweetie. I promise it's a lot nicer in here with us."
CHAPTER 39
The water was wonderfully hot. The man who pulled me into it and against his chest? Even hotter. This time, Lane didn't hesitate. His mouth found mine, and it wasn't soft or gentle. I pushed him back down onto the bench that spanned the entire circle of the hot tub, then pressed into his lap, making sure he couldn't get away.
He didn't want to. His hands moved up to my face, barely giving me time to breathe as he sucked, sampled, and tasted my mouth. Trying to get closer, I hooked my knees against his hips, my calves along his thighs, and I all but crawled on top of him, taking as greedily as he was.
"Damn," Pax chuckled behind us. "Now that's some pent-up frustration."
The sound of wet flesh being smacked came next. "Shut it," Trent told him. "Some of us have been more interested in getting to know her than getting in her pants."
"Which," Ian said, the sound proving he was making his way down the concrete stairs and into the water, "is why you'll wait your turn."
I pulled my mouth from Lane's and turned to look. Ian's hips were already in the water, and no one had bothered to turn on the lights beneath the surface, but I could still tell one thing. Where the rest had stripped to their underwear, Ian had gone one step further. Shadowed, wave-distorted lines proved he was standing just a few feet away, completely and totally naked.
Lane lifted me from his lap and pushed me toward Ian lightly, the gesture more of a suggestion than a command. It was enough. I went willingly.
"Didn't you jump ahead a few steps?" I teased as I stood to press my chest against his.
His hands caught my waist, pulling me close enough that I could feel that I wasn't wrong. This man was wearing nothing. "Bad time to mention that I hate underwear? Never wear it. Too much work to keep track of."
Why was that so sexy? Was it just because I was standing with one gorgeous man, being watched by four more and very aware of where this was going? Was it the realization of how many times I'd seen him wearing nothing but jeans, and had just figured out how literal that description was? No idea, but my hands were moving lower, aiming for the wonderful crease of his Adonis belt.
"Elena," Ian breathed, catching my wrists. "Tonight is supposed to be about you."
So I stretched my fingers against his grip, just touching that soft, tender skin inside his hip. "And I know exactly what I want."
"What you want?" he asked, his voice dropping just a bit. "Or who?"
I knew they were all listening. It almost felt like everything paused, waiting for my answer. "I thought this was a group effort."
His fingers loosened as if that was the right answer. "I want to watch," he whispered, sliding his hands up my back. "I want to see them tease you, please you, and make you cum." His fingers released the clasp of my bra, slowly easing the straps down my shoulders. "But you have to tell