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  “Uh…it’s okay. But please don’t do it again. I need to stay focused on finding my family. I don’t have time for men, romance and flowery stuff. I have my career to think about and my family. And that means more to me than love.” Simone said as she brushed off the snow from her pants and wiped the dog drool from her face. Great! Now I’m going to smell like dog. Ah well, that’s probably a good thing, maybe that will keep him away.

  “Mmm…,” was his only reply, like he wasn’t willing to agree one way or another.

  ~~~

  Simone had no idea how right she was. Xander wanted her, wanted both of them to have her unlike any other woman they had encountered since he and Jackson had started this unusual arrangement. The moment he had seen her come out of the lodge with the fitted snowboarder pants and jacket accentuating her ridiculous curves, and her long hair contained in schoolgirl braids resting against her pert breasts, he’d thought he’d lose his mind if they couldn’t have her.

  No matter what she said in regards to not wanting love and men in her life, he knew from the brief brushing of their lips that she wanted him. He just hoped that she was equally interested in Jackson. Because if she was, they’d have her in every possible way they could.

  Considering their unusual setup, they didn’t think of themselves as one or the other. They were one. A package deal. If you wanted one, you better want the other as well. They didn’t do relationships without the other. They weren’t into each other, they weren’t gay. But they preferred to share a woman’s affections. They wanted to pamper, protect and pleasure their woman. And they were comfortable enough in their masculinity to share and be naked around each other during their numerous sexual acts with any particular woman they were dating. And Xander couldn’t think of anything better than being naked with this particular woman.

  But this woman wasn’t going to be easy. Simone had an intense focus on her career and she seemed extremely innocent. I wonder how old she is, because she seems almost virginal. But she’s a graduate, so she has to at the very least be twenty-two. So there’s no way that she could still be a virgin! Though when he contemplated the slight kiss they’d just shared, it seemed as if Simone didn’t even know what she was doing. Fuck! And that was just a kiss!!!

  Trying to keep his passion under wraps, Xander started introducing Simone to all of the dogs.

  “So this is Sampson and Delilah and they are leaders of one sled team. They’re mother and father to the rest of the dogs on their team.” He pointed out and named all of their pups. “This is Midnight and Snow. Midnight is the male and Snow is the female, a brother and sister duo and they lead this team of rebel rousers.” Xander said pointing to the jet black male and pure white female and the rest of their group.

  Simone petted and cooed to each dog he named off. “And last of the leads of the teams that we’re going to use is Romeo and Juliet.” In which the whole team had names from the classic play.

  “They’re beautiful Xander.” Simone exclaimed as she scratched the scruff of Romeo’s neck.

  “And so are you.” A deep voice said from behind them.

  Xander and Simone both turned around to see Jackson watching them, but mostly his eyes were on Simone as he leaned against the kennel fence reflectively.

  “Hey Jax! It’s about time you made your way out here. I thought I’d have to drag your ass out of bed for a minute there.” Xander taunted Jackson, as Simone just blushed.

  “I didn’t want to take away from Simone bonding with the dogs. But I thought I’d come out and get you for breakfast. I know you can get carried away with your babies and I didn’t want our guest to starve to death during the trip.” Jackson shot back.

  “Aw whatever man! I didn’t starve you, did I Simone?” Xander smiled down at her and not making eye contact she just shook her head no. “See, she’s fine. The dogs make you forget everything, they’re so cute.” Simone smiled up at him at that, and he just winked at her. “Come on, let’s go eat. We have a long ride ahead of us, and you’ll get hungry. Trust me.” Xander said to Simone, leading the way into the lodge.

  Once inside, Xander sat Simone at his favorite table and then asked Jackson to help him grab their food.

  “What? What happened? I know you didn’t ask me in here just to help you with food, when you could’ve asked the staff to get it for you.” Jackson prodded Xander anxiously as they walked into the kitchen.

  “I kissed her…well kind of.” Xander blurted out.

  “And…?” Jackson waited impatiently.

  “Well, it’s hard to tell. She was definitely into it, but something spooked her. I swear to God Jackson I think she’s still a virgin!” Xander loudly whispered.

  “Get the fuck outta here!” Jackson exclaimed.

  “I’m tellin’ you man! I don’t think she’s ever even been kissed before. It was like she had no idea what to do.” Xander said, still in shock.

  “Well…shit! It’s hard enough to find a woman who has experience to not get freaked out about having a relationship with two men. But a virgin?! I mean, I like the idea of us being the only men she’s ever been with-“

  “Fuck yeah! It’s hot!” Xander cut Jackson off.

  “But…I know we’re going to scare her away.” Jackson looked at Xander with worry.

  “Yeah. And she kinda snapped at me. She told me that she doesn’t have time for men or romance. Man, she’s got some fire under that shy exterior. She’ll probably be magnificent when she comes out of her shell.” Xander smiled plotting all the ways he wanted them to do it.

  Jackson smiled and wrapped his arm around Xander’s neck, putting him in a brotherly headlock. “I know what you’re thinking…‘we’re just the men to do it’. Hell, I’m willing to give it a shot.” Jackson roughed up Xander’s hair before releasing his neck.

  “Good. You have to try to see if she’s attracted to you. And if she is…game on!” Xander rubbed his hands together with glee.

  “Dude, this is not a game. And she’s not like the other girls we’ve been with. We can’t go barreling in like bulls in a china shop. This may take some finesse, which I know you have little of.” Jackson shook his head at his best friend as he grabbed some plates and headed back out to the dining room.

  ~~~

  “Can I walk you to your room to help you bring down your bags for the trip?” Jackson asked Simone after they finished their breakfast.

  “Sure, that would be really nice. Thank you.” Simone accepted bashfully.

  Jackson stood up and pulled out Simone’s chair for her. He gave Xander a quick look and his friend gave him the thumbs up as they headed out of the dining room.

  They walked to the elevator in silence. Once inside, they both reached to press the button for the third floor at the same time. Their skin made contact and Jackson felt a jolt at her touch that radiated through his body and straight to groin. God, I want her. Please let her give us a chance.

  He silently watched her under his lashes as she faced forward, avoiding eye contact with him. Jackson noticed that her chest rose and fell heavily, as if she was out of breath. So you aren’t immune to me. You feel it too. Jackson knew that if she felt this way about Xander as well, that it would only be a matter of time before they convinced her that the relationship they sought with her would suit her perfectly. But how do you tell a possible virgin that you want to share her with another man? That some nights we would take turns pleasing her, and other nights we would take her at the same time. Double penetration isn’t something you just bring up in polite conversation.

  The elevator reached the third floor and they both got off. Jackson tried to think of safe subjects to talk about, to get her to open up. He knew he only had a small window of time to make sure she was into him individually from Xander. She had to be attracted to both equally in order for this to work, but most women weren’t going to show that she was into two men at the same time if they were in the same room. This moment alone with her was pivotal.

  “I know
this is rude to ask a female this question, but I wanna ask it anyway…how old are you, Simone? I know you just finished school, so you have to at least be twenty-two or twenty-three, right?” Jackson looked down at Simone as they walked along the hallway to her suite.

  “Oh I don’t mind saying my age. I’m twenty-nine.” Simone said softly.

  “Really?! You seem so much younger, especially with these braids.” Jackson reached out to touch a braid as they came to a stop in front of her suite door.

  Jackson watched as Simone’s breath hitched in her throat. He faced her and gently grabbed both braids that were lying against her breasts. The backs of his fingers barely grazed the tops of her breasts. He noticed the pulse in her neck quicken and her body start to tremble slightly. Jackson pulled smoothly on the braids, forcing Simone’s head back to look up at him. Her already sloped bedroom eyes looked even more heavy-lidded behind her glasses. Her full lush lips were parted and her breath rushed out in anticipation.

  “I…I…I waited ‘til later to get m…my undergrad in Biology. Then…then I took a br…break, working full-time to…to save up more money f…for nursing school. That’s wh…why I’m so much ol…older.” Simone said nervously, obviously trying to distract Jackson from his apparent intent.

  “You’ve worked hard, and I’m sure your parents would be really proud of you.” Simone’s eyes widened slightly at Jackson’s thoughtful words. “And I know your career is very important to you. But don’t you think you should enjoy yourself sometime? Enjoying life makes all the hard work worth it, don’t you think?” Jackson finished, caressing his knuckles down her cheek.

  All Simone could do was nod her head yes, mesmerized by his piercing gray gaze.

  “I thought so.” Jackson replied as his lips descended towards her.

  Jackson gave Simone a soft gentle kiss on the side of her mouth and her breath drew in sharply. He pulled back just enough to brush his lips across hers and then kissed the other side of her mouth. Simone held her breath the whole time. She’s gonna pop a lung if she doesn’t breathe soon.

  “Breathe, Simone. Just enjoy it.” Jackson whispered against her lips.

  Simone blew out a ragged breath and then drew in much needed oxygen.

  Jackson rested his forehead against hers, as he too drew in a breath to calm his pounding heart and cool down his raging need for her.

  “Have you ever been kissed before Simone, besides today?” Jackson asked as his breathing calmed, not giving away the fact that he knew Xander had a small taste of her earlier.

  “Well, kind of, one time in high school.” Simone tried to look away, but Jackson brought her face back up to look at him with his index finger.

  The answer to that one simple question, they both knew revealed so much more than she wanted to admit. Shit! She is a virgin!

  “God, your innocence is killing me. I want to kiss you more, but I don’t want to scare you.” Jackson squeezed his eyes closed, trying to contain himself.

  “It…it’s okay. I…I…want you too.” Simone shyly raised her face up.

  Jackson looked down at her, wondering how he’d be able to remain in control if he kissed her the way he really wanted to. “Just breathe through your nose.” Jackson said, reaching up to gently remove her glasses before placing his lips on hers. Jesus, I’m teaching a twenty-nine year old how to kiss.

  He started with a soft peck. The peck developed into soft nibbles on her bottom lip. Jackson reached for her clenched fists at her sides and brought them up to rest on his wide chest, and they grasped his shirt in a death grip. He clasped her face in either hand, bracing himself to take the kiss to the next level.

  Jackson flicked his tongue against Simone’s firmly closed lips and they opened on a gasp. He took advantage of the access and plunged his tongue into her mouth. She gathered more of his shirt into her fists as if she was going to pull him closer or push him away. Her tongue stayed still, not knowing what to do. Jackson flicked and caressed hers, coaxing it to do the same.

  Slowly and timidly, Simone touched her tongue to his. Jackson’s tight control slipped a little and he pulled Simone in closer and deepened the kiss, growling in the back of his throat. Getting the hang of the intense kiss, Simone started to mimic his tongue, diving into his warm mouth shyly when his retreated from hers.

  When her hands slowly snaked around his neck and her fingers made their way into the hair at the nape of his neck, what little control he had left, snapped. He walked her backwards towards the wall, pressed her against it and his hips thrust instinctively into hers, his painfully hard erection aching to get inside of her.

  But the first touch of his hardness against her broke the passionate spell. Simone gasped and pulled away from his lips.

  “Stop…stop please.” Her voice shook with need and fear.

  “Oh God! I’m so sorry Simone. I didn’t mean to lose control like that.” Jackson apologized looking into her large dark brown eyes that were filled with confusion, as they both panted trying to calm their pulses.

  Jackson knew that she must have been confused with her body’s reaction to his. She probably didn’t understand what was going on inside of her body. She was more than likely afraid of him and her need for him.

  “I…I better get my bags, so we can get going. I’m sure Xander is wondering what is taking us so long.” Simone looked anywhere but at him.

  “Ah…I doubt he’s too worried.” Jackson hedged.

  Simone just gave him a perplexed look, not sure of what he meant by the comment. She turned and put the keycard in the lock, opening the door. Jackson walked in slowly behind her, not wanting to get too close and freak her out.

  “Here let me take those down for you.” Jackson offered.

  “Thank you. Uh…can you give me a second while I call my friend Amber? I need to let her know that I won’t be able to call her for a couple of days. I don’t want her to worry.” Simone said, shyly looking at him from under her lashes, too afraid to make full eye contact with him again.

  “Sure. We’ll be downstairs waiting. Take your time.” Jackson said, the timid look making him want to drop her bags, throw her on the bed and ravish her curvy body for the rest of the day.

  “Thanks.” She said as she grabbed her phone.

  Jackson looked longingly at her before he closed the door. Still grasping the door handle, he took a deep calming breath, clenching his jaw before releasing the handle and walking down the hall. Fuck! The next couple of days are going to the best and most frustrating days of my life, being in such close proximity to that body.

  ~~~

  Oh holy hell! Simone fell back on the bed. Shit, shit, shit, shit, SHIT! Simone wasn’t in the habit of cursing, but she felt that now was as good a time as any. Plus, it doesn’t technically count if it’s just in my head. Before she could overthink it, she grabbed her phone that she’d dropped on the bed and immediately pulled up Amber’s number.

  “Hey stranger! How’s the-?” Amber started cheerfully, before Simone cut her off.

  “Amber! I don’t have too much time, but I needed to talk to you…to get some advice.” Simone said in a rush.

  “Oh my God! What? What?! You never ask for advice, so this has to be about a guy!” Amber shouted.

  Simone could imagine Amber jumping up and down in excitement.

  “Well…spit it out!” Amber said impatiently after Simone stayed quiet a moment.

  “Uh…well. It’s not just one guy…it’s…it’s two.” Simone said cringing because she knew what was coming.

  “WHAAAAAT?!?!” Amber shouted into the phone. “Holy shit! You’ve only been gone twenty-four hours! Two guys?! Now you’ve got to tell me. I need the deets!”

  “Amber, I really don’t have time to give you too many details.” Simone implored, but knowing there was no use.

  “Well then get to talkin’, cause you’re not getting off this phone until you’ve told me everything.” Amber pressed on.

  “Fine. Fine. Well the owner of t
he lodge is Xander and his best friend that is helping him this week is Jackson. And-“

  “Damn! Just their names sound hot. And best friends too! You’ve hit the jackpot!” Amber interrupted.

  “Are you going to listen or not?” Simone smiled into the phone, teasing her friend.

  “Oh sorry…continue.”

  “Okay. So Xander is tall and lean like a swimmer and has blond hair, greenish hazel eyes, with crazy plump lips and dimples to die for. And Jackson has this beautiful unruly curly chestnut brown hair with crazy gray eyes and built like a Mac truck. He owns a lumber mill and it looks like he was given an ax the moment he came out the womb.” Simone told her friend.

  “Wow”, was Amber’s only response, just imagining the beautiful men.

  “And…and…uh…they both kissed me today.” Simone said quietly.

  “WHAT!?!?! Amber shouted again into the phone. “You go from never getting any action…ever, to getting kissed by two men in the same day?! And two gorgeous men at that!”

  “I know! First it started with Xander when he had me bond with the dogs. One of the dogs jumped on me and pushed me into him. It really wasn’t a full kiss, just a brush of his lips against mine. But just a few moments ago, Jackson walked me to my room to get my bags to take downstairs for the trip and he kissed me. Like really kissed me! Like French kissed me!” Simone said in wonder.

  “You are such a virgin.” Amber said exasperated.

  “I know. But it was amazing. I’ve never felt anything like that before. But then he rubbed his…his…you know what…on me?” Simone tried to come up with a good word for “it”.

  “No, I don’t know. He rubbed what on you?” Amber refused to back down, making Simone squirm.

  “He rubbed his penis on me.” Simone whispered the offensive word.

  “And…?”