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Authors: Alessandra Hazard
Tags: #Nightmare, #gay for you, #mm romance, #straight guys
Just a Bit Obsessed
JUST A BIT OBSESSED
(Book #2 in the Straight Guys series )
Alessandra Hazard
Copyright © 2014 Alessandra Hazard
Editor: Elizabeth Balmanno
Cover by: AKE Media
This story is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and events are the product of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual events, places, or persons are purely coincidental.
All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the author except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.
This book contains explicit M/M sex and graphic language. For mature audiences only.
Chapter 1
The beginning of the end of Alexander Sheldon’s perfectly orderly life came on an ordinary Saturday evening.
His girlfriend was snuggled up against his side, her head on his shoulder, as they watched her favorite series.
“Honey?” Mila murmured during a commercial break.
“Hmm?”
“I’ve been thinking...”
Alexander looked at her dark head. “What?”
Mila’s fingers played with the hem of his shirt. “I... what do you think about trying something new? I mean sex.”
Alexander studied her curiously. Mila normally wasn’t shy when it came to sex.
“Sure,” he said with a slight smile, burying his fingers in her hair and stroking her nape. “What do you want?”
Mila chewed on her lip and looked up at him, her gray eyes full of hesitation. “How about a threesome? With a guy?”
Alexander’s smile froze on his lips before slowly fading.
“You don’t have to decide anything right now,” Mila said quickly. “Take your time and think about it. No pressure, though.”
If she hadn’t said that, Alexander would have refused outright. But he knew her. It was obvious she really wanted it.
Alexander averted his gaze. He wasn’t very good at sharing his things and he believed in monogamy. But he owed it to her to at least give it some thought, regardless of how much he disliked the thought of another man touching her.
“All right,” he said. “I’ll think about it.”
He did think about it.
It was constantly at the back of his mind over the next few days, even when he was at work. The thought of Mila having sex with another man left a sour taste in his mouth, but he wasn’t jealous per se—just uncomfortable, displeased and faintly irritated with Mila. She knew what Alexander thought of having multiple sexual partners at the same time, but she had asked for it anyway. On the other hand, ignoring his girlfriend’s request wasn’t something a good boyfriend would do.
Dammit. He was thinking in circles. He needed a fresh perspective on this.
Alexander ended up calling Jared, his cousin and closest friend. Lately they rarely saw each other face-to-face, since Jared worked in England, but they had been close since their childhood. He could always count on Jared.
“If you’re jealous, just say no,” Jared told him.
“I’m not jealous,” Alexander said, leaning back in his chair. “I never get jealous, you know that. I just hate sharing what’s mine.”
“It’s not like she can force you. If you don’t want to share her, just tell her that.”
“You don’t know her,” Alexander said with a sigh. “If I tell her I don’t want a threesome, she’ll sulk, pout and give me the cold shoulder for weeks. And I hate when she does it.”
“Is it really such a big deal for you?” Jared said. “Some men like watching their women have sex with another man.”
“Not me,” Alexander said shortly.
Jared was silent for a moment before saying, his voice careful, “You know, it’s not cheating if it’s done with your partner’s consent.”
Alexander looked blankly at the picture on the opposite wall. He had to make a conscious effort to keep his voice casual and offhand. “You got any other advice, Captain Obvious?”
Jared heaved a sigh. “I don’t think she has the right to pressure you into doing something you don’t want, but on the other hand… good relationships are based on compromise.”
“I know,” Alexander said, pinching the bridge of his nose. That was why he was considering it at all. “When are you coming home? You’re getting a stuffy British accent.”
Jared laughed. “In a few months, actually. Got a vacation coming up.”
When Alexander hung up a few minutes later, he closed his eyes and sat still for a while, thinking. Jared was right: relationships were based on compromise.
Alexander turned off his computer and left his office, after making sure it was locked behind him.
“Going home, Mr. Sheldon?” his secretary said, smiling at him widely and batting her eyelashes.
He nodded, choosing to ignore her flirting, as usual. Erica was an excellent secretary; that was the important thing. She was fast, she was smart, and she required little direction. She was good at dealing with clients, despite the fact that most of them didn’t speak English well. In time she would learn that her flirting was pointless: Alexander didn’t cheat. Ever.
“Anything urgent, Erica?”
“No, nothing urgent. Neville said he’s almost done with the Russian translation. It should be finished by tomorrow.”
Nodding, Alexander left the office.
He drove straight home. He often picked Mila up from school, but if he remembered correctly—and he always remembered correctly—her classes had finished early that day.
Mila was at home, as he had expected.
Alexander kissed her briefly, removed his tie, and started unbuttoning his shirt.
“I’ve thought about your idea,” he said quietly.
He heard her breath catch in her throat. “And?”
“I have a few conditions.”
“Okay.”
Alexander removed his shirt and put it in the laundry basket. “First, he will not have full-on sex with you.”
“Oh.” There was clear disappointment in her voice. He ignored it.
“Second,” he said, his voice even and controlled. “It will be a one-time thing, and you’ll make it clear to him.”
“Yeah. Okay.” Mila walked over and pressed her body against his from behind, wrapping her arms around his waist. She kissed him on the shoulder. “You’re the best boyfriend ever.”
Alexander unzipped his pants. “Do you have anyone in particular in mind?”
“Yeah, I’ve already picked someone,” Mila said. “We have a few classes together.”
The fact that she’d apparently been attracted to some guy for a while didn’t sit well with him, but Alexander didn’t comment.
“What’s he like?” he asked instead.
Mila laughed. “How am I supposed to answer that? He’s younger than you, about the same age as me—probably twenty.”
“Handsome?”
She laughed again, burying her face in his back. “He’s…very attractive, but don’t worry—Christian’s nowhere as handsome as you. All the girls envy me when you come to pick me up.” She went quiet for a short while. “You’re not mad at me, are you? It’s not that our sex life isn’t satisfying or something—it couldn’t be better, but it’s just—”
“I get it,” Alexander said shortly. “You just want to try something new.”
“Exactly. If you want, at some point we can have a threesome with another girl.”
Alexander couldn’t say it was something he wanted, but he accepted it as the olive branch it was obviously intended to be.
“Fine,” he said.
“Great! I’ll tell him, then. Think he’ll agree. He’s pretty easy.”
Alexander suppressed a grimace and just nodded.
Chapter 2
The day the guy was supposed to come arrived too soon.
“You told him it’s just a one-time experiment, right?” Alexander said.
Mila nodded, checking her reflection in the mirror and brushing a lock of her hair away from her face. “Yeah, I told Christian that. How do I look?”
“Good.” He poured himself a drink and downed it in one long swallow.
The doorbell rang.
Alexander tensed but forced his body to relax. They were a modern couple. He was twenty-seven years old, hardly someone new to sex. He and Mila had been together for two years, and their sex life wasn’t exactly vanilla. A threesome was among the few things they hadn’t tried. There was nothing to get worked up over. Nothing.
Mila opened the door.
Alexander eyed Christian critically.
The guy was definitely good-looking. He was maybe an inch shy of six feet—about three inches shorter than Alexander. A surfer’s body, messy brown hair, big chocolate brown eyes, strong jaw that seemed at odds with full lips. Yes, he was good-looking, but truth be told, Alexander had expected someone more handsome. The guy was nothing special.
And then Christian smiled at Mila, revealing a pair of dimples.
Some people had a nice smile. Some people had a beautiful smile. And then there were a lucky few who had a smile like that guy did. It transformed Christian from just good-looking to stunning when he smiled.
Realizing he was staring, Alexander grimaced. He had never had a reason to complain about his looks—women seemed to love the combination of dark hair and blue eyes that was so common in his family—but the Sheldon looks tended to seem cold and unapproachable to most people. This guy practically radiated warmth and charisma when he smiled.
Christian kissed Mila on the cheek and turned to him.
Alexander forced himself to walk forward and stretch his hand out for a handshake. “Alexander Sheldon.” He was pretty impressed he’d managed to sound neutral and not at all like he wanted to kick the guy out.
The guy shook his hand, his grip firm and strong. “Christian Ashford.” His voice was deep and low. Christian’s eyes flickered over him before meeting his gaze again. “Are you sure you’re all right with this?”
“Why wouldn’t I be?”
Christian shrugged a bit. “You look kinda tense.”
“It’s just the first time we’re trying a threesome,” Mila cut in before Alexander could say anything. “My boyfriend’s really okay with this,” she told Christian, smiling at him. Then she kissed him.
Alexander stood still and watched it, wondering how he would even manage to get an erection. He was as far from being turned on as it was possible to be. He didn’t get those men who enjoyed watching their women have sex with someone else.
Christian broke the kiss and looked at him over Mila’s shoulder. “Okay, just to clarify: you didn’t ask me to join you guys because you knew I’m bi, right?”
Alexander sucked a breath in. “I’m not into men.” His voice came out sharper than he intended.
Christian stared at him and nodded slowly before looking away.
Mila chewed on her lip. “Are you disappointed?”
Christian’s eyes flickered to Alexander. “No,” he said after a moment. “Of course not.”
Mila beamed at him and grabbed his hand. “Let’s go to the bedroom, then.”
Christian let her pull him to the bedroom but looked back at Alexander. “Coming?”
“Yes,” Alexander said.
Their gazes locked, and amusement flashed across Christian’s face, without actually surfacing into a smile. “Don’t worry, I don’t have anything contagious that you can catch by being next to me.”