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L ucy yawned without opening her eyes then discovered she was tangled up in a mass of arms and legs, her head resting on an arm.

It all came flooding back—she’d just had sex! It had been the most wonderful, amazing, and satisfying experience she’d ever had.

She grinned to herself. I just had sex with two men at the same time!

And she absolutely loved it!

Slowly, she opened her eyes. She turned her head to the left. Jack lay with his eyes closed, softly snoring.

Carefully, she turned her head to the right. Dark pools looked back at her. A hand brushed the hair from her eyes. “Hi,” Sebastian whispered.

Tongue-tied, Lucy managed a grin.

“Feel okay?” he wondered.

She nodded.

Sebastian pointed with his head. “Sleeping beauty over there will sleep through anything if you let him.”

Sebastian lay on his side. So it wasn’t his arm under her. It must be Jack’s , she thought as Sebastian tucked his head onto his hand, leaning on his elbow. She could feel a leg across hers and thought it was his.

“How do you feel? Tell me honestly.”

“Not sure. I mean ... hell, I don’t know.”

Their voices were low, intimate as they talked, their heads close together. Sebastian gave a soft laugh and reached out with his other hand to brush another stray hair off her face. When he dropped his hand, he let it lay across the covers, across her body.

“I fell asleep.” She couldn’t keep the surprised note from her whispered words.

“Haven’t you ever fallen asleep after sex before?”

“Well, yes, but usually late at night. Not ... um ... I felt kind of strange.”

“I imagine you were in what is known as sub-space. Happens after a few orgasms and enjoyable sex. It’s when a load of endorphins and other natural chemicals get dumped into your bloodstream, and it brings on this euphoric, ecstatic, floating feeling.”

“Yes! That was it! It was wonderful, I felt so ... I can’t explain.”

“You don’t have to, sweetheart. Jack and I have both been there. I know exactly what you mean.”

She grinned at him a little shyly. It was so different to be talking about sex, about feelings, but she liked it. Lucy just needed to get past her embarrassment.

“This is important. Lucy, how do you feel now? You don’t feel sad, feel down.”

“Hell no! I feel so good. I’m not floaty anymore, but I feel...” She searched her mind, trying to find the right word, the right way to convey to Sebastian how she felt. “Satisfied I guess is the word, but it just doesn’t seem strong enough. I can’t really explain it.”

“It’s okay. I know what you mean.” He gave the tip of her nose a quick kiss.

She looked at him. “So you get the same sort of feeling when ... you know.”

Sebastian’s face was one big smile, his dimples crinkling. “Yes, I know. And yes, many times I get that same sort of feeling. I have to be careful though, if Jack and I are playing. If both of us were to drift off into sub-space, I’d hate to think what could happen.”

“So you don’t get overexcited, I guess is the word, when you’re being dominant?”

“First and foremost, I have to be in control. It would be stupid for us both to lose control. Someone could get hurt. But in saying that, Lucy, I get such a high from sending Jack into sub-space. It blows my mind when I can make him come over and over again. I felt the same way today when I made you climax.”

Lucy nodded, glad Sebastian got something more out of it all.

He ran his thumb across her bottom lip. “And did you enjoy coming over and over again?”

The blood rushed to her face once more as she nodded.

“Tell me.”

“I did.” She whispered even softer, “I honestly did. It was amazing.”

“I loved making you come, too.”

“So did I.”

Lucy turned her head quickly, seeing Jack looking at her.

“Jack! Did we wake you, hon?” Sebastian’s voice held concern.

“No. Been listening to you both talk.”

Jack rolled over, leaving Lucy still lying on his arm. He gave her a light kiss. “Glad you feel okay, beautiful.”

“Now you’re awake, we should think about getting something to eat. We need to give this lovely lady a meal after we just assaulted her.”

Jack glanced at his watch. “Yikes, it’s almost seven-thirty.”

“I know.”

Sebastian moved closer and then kissed Lucy. It was a long, sensual kiss, filled with promises of what he would do to her.

She found herself responding in more ways than one. She hoped he wouldn’t ask Jack if she was wet, because she knew she was.

When he finally stopped, Jack pulled her over to him. He wrapped both arms around her and his kiss held the same suggestion of sexual delights.

Sebastian’s hand on the small of her back kept rubbing and caressing.

“Mm,” Jack murmured. “If you return my kisses like that, Lucy, I doubt I’ll ever want to go home.”

Reluctantly, he let her roll onto her back. The cover had slipped a little and one breast was exposed.

Sebastian fastened onto it with his mouth and Lucy gasped. Wickedly, he teased and bit until her nipple was rock hard. Then he sat back and looked down at her. “That should keep you wanting more from us.”

Damn him! He knows exactly how I feel.

She pulled the sheet around herself as the two men rolled out of bed and stood. Lucy tried not to look but couldn’t resist as they talked softly to each other while they dressed.

They were both so fine. Each was different.

Jack was super muscular with a six-pack, his arms and legs like huge tree-trunks.

She doubted there was an inch of flab on him.

He looked like he could pick her up with one hand.

Sebastian, instead, was lean. There wasn’t an ounce of fat on him, but she could see even though he was lean he was athletically muscular.

His chest was hairless, whereas Jack had a reasonable amount of blond chest hair.

She noticed Sebastian had raised scar-like marks on his chest. They seemed to have been deliberately cut into him. There were five angled, wide parallel lines running down either side, one under each other. Lucy wondered what they meant.

Both men used the bathroom and when they finished dressing, Sebastian sat on the edge of the bed.

Reaching out, he took one of Lucy’s hands in his, looking down at it.

His rich dark brown-sienna skin seemed to glow against the white of hers.

“Such tiny hands.” After kissing her mouth tenderly, he lifted her hand to his lips and kissed it. “Sure you feel okay, Lucy?”

“Oh yes, I’m so good.”

“Great! Now get up and get dressed. Jack, can you get the rest of Lucy’s clothes, please?”

Jack left the room, but Lucy felt weird. She hadn’t wanted to stand up naked in front of them. That got her giggling inside. She’d just made love with them. They had seen every part of her body rather intimately, and now she was embarrassed to get out of bed in case they saw her naked?

She sat up wrapped in the bed cover, hugging her knees, a huge smile on her face.

A few minutes later, Jack returned with her clothes.

“We’ll meet you downstairs, gorgeous.”

The two of them left the bedroom, and Lucy quickly jumped out of bed and into the bathroom. Her mind raced, it was impossible to pin down just one emotion. She was excited, weird, satisfied, aroused, alert, and tired—all at the same time.

Examining herself critically in the full-length mirror, she didn’t look any different, but inside she knew she was.

Lucy wondered what would happen now. Would this be the start of something special?

It was already the start of something super exciting.

But in the back of her mind she hoped it would be something more.

She already felt such an attraction to these two.

Well , only time will tell. We wait and see. But, dammit, I’m going to enjoy every second .

She dressed quickly and ran a brush through her hair.

When Lucy walked downstairs both men were sitting in the conservatory waiting for her.

Sebastian stood. “I rang The Secret Creek in Lithgow and got a table for us. Ready?”

She nodded and followed them both as they walked back to the front door. She picked up her bag and slipped on shoes.

Jack opened the door and the three of them went to the car. It was only a twenty-minute drive to the restaurant. The two men talked casually about different restaurants in the general area.

Lucy was grateful because she still felt rather relaxed and more than a little smug.

Once they parked the car and entered the restaurant, they were shown to a table alongside a large window overlooking a tiny stream.

Sebastian studied the menu and looked over the top of it to Lucy. “Do you like mushrooms, Lucy? I think I asked you that before.”

“Yes, yes, love them.”

He ordered wild mushroom ravioli for the three of them then s low-cooked pork belly with a sticky orange reduction on roasted carrot, parsnip, and fennel.

It surprised Lucy how hungry she was when she started eating.

The food was delicious, and she ate everything on her plate, much to the delight of Sebastian.

Jack asked Sebastian for dessert so he ordered dark chocolate délice with salted macadamia and toffee for Jack and Lucy, and a cheese board with fig jam and fresh fruit for himself as well as coffees all around.

Lucy smiled to herself when she noticed he dipped into Jack’s dessert a few times while Jack helped himself to some cheese when he finished his délice.

Sebastian gestured to the cheese plate when Lucy finished her dessert. “Help yourself, Lucy. There’s plenty here. If you like Brie, this one is really lovely.” He held out a piece of Brie on a cracker for her.

She leaned forward to take it, but he pushed her hand away and held it to her mouth instead, his gaze on hers. The cheese slipped into her mouth, dripping a little so she ran her tongue around her bottom lip.

Sebastian’s eyes seemed to sparkle with delight as he watched.

The three of them relaxed with their coffee.

Lucy settled into a more normal habit after their long, slow meal.

Both men showered her with little attentions—Jack had given her a serviette then made sure she liked the food.

Sebastian would touch her hand at times and ask if she felt okay.

There was no doubt in her mind that Lucy would very quickly become used to being treated so special.

It was closer to eleven when the men dropped her back home. They walked her to the front door with Sebastian doing his usual door opening trick.

“We won’t come in, it’s late. Anyway, it would be too hard to leave you, but know how much we’ve really enjoyed today.

Tomorrow is kind of crazy, have a few things that have to be done.

We’ve been trialing some new staff.” He looked at Jack, who nodded.

“Can we take you to dinner on Wednesday evening?”

“I’d like that.”

“Perfect. We’ll pick you up around six if that’s okay.”

Lucy nodded.

Sebastian reached out with one hand and ran his fingers gently down her cheek. Lucy found herself leaning into it with her eyes closed. He cupped his hand against her face then kissed her. He broke off the kiss, and when she opened her eyes, his dark ones smiled tenderly down at her.

He stepped aside and Jack took his place close to her.

He ran a hand across her shoulder and down her arm as he pulled her closer.

Once more, lips pressed against hers. Again, she felt it from her toes to her head.

Jack’s lips on hers let her sink into the wonderful feeling of being kissed by someone she really cared about.

It gave her a start. How can I be so quickly developing deep feelings for him?

She was a little saddened when they broke apart.

“Sweet dreams, beautiful,” Jack whispered.

“Take care and try to think about us occasionally.” The smile Sebastian gave her made her weak at the knees. “See you Wednesday. Inside now.”

Lucy reluctantly entered the house, and Sebastian pulled the door closed.

She stood listening to their footfalls as they walked back to the car, heard the engine start, then bumped back down the drive.

Lucy wasn’t sure how long she stood there at the door.

Maybe it was only a minute or maybe it was ten.

Finally, she gave a huge sigh and walked up the stairs to her bedroom.

She showered and slipped on her nightie, then climbed into her mussed-up bed. Laying on her side gazing through the window, try as she might, she couldn’t find the right words in her mind to express how she felt. All Lucy knew was she’d never in her entire life felt the way she did at the moment.

It was as if she had just wakened from a very long, long sleep and found the world to be amazing and wonderful. With a smile on her face, she sank into sleep.