Seduced by Two by Stephanie Julian

complete with a home entertainment system, including a Wii and an Xbox, a card table, a vintage pinball machine and a sound system that could rattle pictures off the walls upstairs.
    “Neither am I.” She paused again. “I’m not…I don’t normally do this. Spend the weekend with a guy I just met. Or two guys for that matter.”
    He slid her a glance. “You’re not uncomfortable, are you? Because—”
    She laughed, the husky sound rasping over his nerves. “Not uncomfortable, not at all. It’s just…” Sighing, she shook her head. “My life is about to change drastically and I feel like I can’t enjoy this too much because… Because I’ll never be able to have it again.”
    Moving the first batch of pancakes off the griddle, he turned it off and gave her his full attention. He’d finish them later. There was something in Nica’s tone, something that made him think this woman was in trouble. And Tanner never turned away a damsel in distress.
    Stepping over to her, he put his hands on either side of her hips and stared straight into those dark brown eyes.
    “Are you in trouble, Nica?”
     
    Nica’s lips quirked into a quick grin and she lifted one hand to Tanner’s cheek, rubbing her palm against his dark gold morning stubble, wondering what he’d do if she told him exactly what was going on in her life.
    That she was a strega , a witch who could read auras and work spells. That two nights ago, she’d wiped his and his brother’s memories clean after a madman had almost kidnapped her and killed Jensen.
    “What would you do if I told you I was?”
    His expression never changed. “I’d find a way to get you out of it.”
    Her smile widened. “Wouldn’t that be nice? A knight in shining armor.”
    Who would think she was crazy if she told him her trouble. But she so needed someone to talk to. “It’s my work situation. I’m changing positions on Monday and I’m not sure it’s what I want to do.”
    “Is it mandatory?”
    “Yes.”
    He shrugged naked, broad shoulders. “So renegotiate the terms of your contract. If they want to keep you, they’ll find a way to make it work for you. Does this job require you to move?”
    Did he sound unhappy about that? Would he and Jensen want to continue see her after this weekend? Wouldn’t it be wonderful if they could?
    Not going to happen.
    She nodded. “Not far but my li—time won’t be my own.”
    His gaze narrowed. “Are you sure you want this job? I think you should seriously consider quitting and finding another one. If it makes you this miserable.”
    Looking into Tanner’s pale blue eyes, Nica wished it were that easy.
    Stroking her fingers along his jaw, she thought about how his rough whiskers would feel against her naked breasts.
    She swallowed hard as desire flooded through her body and her lungs suddenly struggled to draw in air.
    After last night, she would’ve thought she’d be sexually satisfied, at least for the morning.
    But she wanted him.
    Tanner and his brother had unlocked a sensuality she hadn’t known she possessed.
    Or maybe it was her way of staving off the desperation she felt whenever she thought about taking over her mom’s position in the boschetta .
    At this moment, it didn’t matter because Tanner’s eyes narrowed down to slits of pale blue. His hands settled on her bare knees for a brief second before beginning a slow slide under her shirt, up her thighs.
    His head lowered as if he were going to kiss her but he diverted at the last second to lay his lips along her jaw. He nipped her, a tiny bite that stung just as his fingers tunneled between her thighs to stroke the hair on her mound.
    She drew in a sharp breath as every muscle in her body tightened with heated lust.
    Her hand on his cheek slid back into his short-cropped hair while her other landed on his waist, just above his sweatpants. His warm skin felt like silk and she traced the elastic waistband around to the front before sliding her fingers beneath