Forbidden Indulgences by Terry Towers Page A

cleared his throat and pointed to his crotch “– little men when I kissed you. It was fucking gross. Now I know why lots of girls won’t swallow.”
    Ivy groaned and rolled her eyes but said nothing.
    “But Ethan…” He shrugged. “I’m not sure. He’s in a different place than I am in regards to you.”
    “What do you mean?”
    “Look, this isn’t my place to say, but I’m starting to think Ethan doesn’t have the balls to say it himself after what happened before you went to college and considering what happened last night. Well, fuck it. So here’s the deal. Ethan’s in love with you, Ivy.”
    Ivy’s mouth dropped open. She wanted to say something, knew she should be saying something, but words didn’t seem to want to come to her. Taking a deep breath in, she slowly released it and stared at Trey a moment longer.
    “What do you mean?”
    It was Trey’s turn to look baffled. “Ethan’s in love with you. What about that statement is tripping you up, love?” He turned to the skillet and focused on the omelets.
    She gave her head a shake; the idea was silly. “Wait. How do you know that? Has he told you?”
    “Not in so many words, but I know. He was miserable when you were gone. You shutting him out really tore him up. And part was guilt I’m sure, but now that I know what went down before you left, his reaction is clear to me. So when you ask whether this will work or not, it’ll largely depend on whether Ethan is able to share the woman he loves.”
    “But he went along with it last night.”
    The cocky grin reappeared on Trey’s face. “It’s possible that he was horny and you said it was what you wanted and he just wanted to make you happy. I’m sure he enjoyed himself, sure seemed like it. But whether he could spend the rest of his life sharing you, I don’t know. He brought up some valid questions. And he may ultimately force you to make a choice.”
    When she was making up the plan she never anticipated it going on for longer than a few group sex-a-thons and some dates. She’d only planned on letting it go on until they were smitten over her and then she was going to say goodbye. But now, she didn’t want to say goodbye – not to either one of them – she truly did want them both. But could she insist on having them both if it hurt Ethan? She didn’t think so.
    “I’ll talk to him.” Looking up at him, she got up on her tiptoes and placed a kiss on his lips. “You’re a smart, sweet, amazing man Trey Phillips.”
    Trey gave her another wink. “I’m not just a sexy body and pretty face, baby.”
     
    ~*~*~*~*~
     
    Wow. Ethan let out a loud huff of air as he sat up on the bed and looked around the deserted bedroom. What in the hell just happened? It seemed so surreal to him. He’d never dreamed he’d ever share a woman with Trey and certainly not Ivy and he wasn’t exactly sure how he felt about it.
    Standing he gathered his clothing and left the bedroom. Crossing the hall, he paused hearing Trey and Ivy downstairs. He couldn’t make out what was being said, but the chatter was pretty lively – apparently neither of them had an issue with what had happened. He entered the bathroom and tossed his clothes into the hamper, then went directly to the shower, turning it on and hopping in.
    He was just finishing when the bathroom door opened.
    “Ethan?”
    He laughed. “Who else would you expect to be showering in the bathroom?” Turning off the shower, he pulled the curtain back and flashed her a smile. She’d gotten dressed – sort of – wearing a pair of boxers and camisole, similar to what she’d been wearing the other night, but the camisole wasn’t sheer and the boxers were a plain plaid pattern.
    She shrugged, giving him a shy smile. He didn’t miss the fact her eyes dipped to his groin for a split second. “I don’t know. Guess it was a rhetorical question.”
    “How are you feeling?” Grabbing a towel from the overhead cabinet he wrapped it around his