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Landon and Cooper both dove under the surface,their way to her She knew exactly where they were headed and smiled They wouldn’t leave her alone Never

Then one of them wrapped a hand around her ankle A joyous little scream left herhad it been since she’d trusted soh and be? She kept her eyes open, and Cooper floated in front of her, hiscloser to her own They kissed in a sweet, if wet tangle of lips while the fish swam around them, and Lan’s aro and bobbed to the surface Landon smiled as he waded around her "Hey, I want one, too"

Of course he did She had to treat theht her that Her aunt had juggled four husbands, and she’d talked to Alea about her e in order to prepare her niece for the future Her aunt had always preached loving all husbands equally because each possessed different traits that co the center of her husbands’ world had been an honor and a blessing, according to her Alea understood now

She put her arms around Lan How had she ever shunned them? She’d wanted them from the moment they had walked into her life At one tier a necessity It wasn’t even an option Right here and noas heaven

His lips parted hers, and Alea allowed his tongue to invade and seduce He htened of an eainst his chest Now she reveled in the sensations, their closeness He clutched her hard in return Every day, her er Eachher trust

When Landon released her, he laughed, the sound deep with joy "I fucking love it here"

Then he disappeared under the surface Cooper winked at her and disappeared, too

And the gale that bubbled up inside her like cha every inch of her skin She felt in harmony with nature as she played with her ave life to them all For the first time in years--maybe ever--she was brilliantly, vibrantly alive

Finally, she made her way to the far end of the pool and pulled herself onto the grass S in content her skin She watched birds fly overhead as if they didn’t have a care in the world

"Are you tired?" Landon asked, now standing over her

So every inch of his body glistening and wet Alea propped herself up on her elbows "No I feel great"

Landon sank to his knees beside her as Cooper continued splashing in the pool "Are you hungry, darlin’? If you are, I can find you soive ure out a way to fish without a pole or just catch the little creatures with his hands Or he would grab the turtles and make soup Landon always found a way to fill her belly But that wasn’t what she wanted hiry Or thirsty, before you ask" She took in a deep breath, paused…and let the rightness of the moment slide over her "Landon, I want you"

He flushed, his skin going the sweetest pink His cock immediately stood and saluted "I want you, too, baby Are you sure?"

Even swi nature hadthat felt natural to her now "I’lanced over his shoulder, looking back to the pond as if looking for Cooper "Uhm, well… This isn’t the e planned it"

Of course they had a plan But she was tired of following other peoples’ plans She got to her feet Lan’s hesitation suddenlyher beauty and telling her that they wanted her Why was Lan hesitating now?

Those nasty voices froain, vultures eager to gnaw on her confidence Still, she refused to jump to conclusions Maybe Lan hesitated because Dane hadn’t arrived yet?

"Why does this have to be planned? I want to be spontaneous I want to enjoy being with you"

Lan sighed and looked up, like he was trying to gather his thoughts or his patience "Are you really sure? I think we should talk about this"

She’d thought they would just fall on her the minute she said yes, that sex would be easy Alea had mentally prepared herself not to freak out if she found herself underneath one of their big, hard bodies They claiether in paradise So as the problem?

At times, she’d behaved wretchedly to them And they’d been so patient She would bet these men didn’t take crap off anyone, but they’d taken it froun to believe it, but…Landon wasn’t exactly ju on her offer

Alea wrapped her arms around her middle "What is there to say?"

Lan hesitated, like he had so to confess that he’d rather keep to hi to do with a lack of desire for her

But what else could it be?

She turned away to find the bra and panties she’d discarded earlier when she’d been sure this afternoon would be idyllic and perfect "NeverI’ll find rabbed her arm, and when she flinched and jerked away, he held up his hands "Alea"

She needed to get her clothes on and she needed to do it now But Landon had scooped the them to his chest

"I need hting off that horrible panic that ca just how foolish she looked

Cooper surfaced in the pool, his gaze bouncing between her and Lan "Lea? What’s going on?"

"Nothing" She took a deep breath as the truth of that state on at all It appeared that nothing ever would And she’dotherwise

"Dude, what the hell happened?" Cooper barked as he climbed out of the pool and stood expectantly