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She jumped, startled. Her heart beat a rapid tattoo in her
chest at the interruption of her thoughts. “I’m here. What’s up?”

“You don’t look ‘here’. You’ve been moping around this place
for a week. Why don’t you call him back?”

She sat back in her chair and stared at her friend. Slowly
she inhaled, held her breath and exhaled. “It’s not that simple.”

“Okay, okay, I can take a hint.” Kayla pouted for a moment,
but then her blue eyes twinkled with mischief. “Listen, maybe you need a
distraction. This really hot guy just checked in. I flirted with him and he
flirted back, but I don’t think he’s interested. Maybe he prefers brunettes.”

She raised her brows. “So, I’m to have a rebound
relationship with a guest?”

“Who said rebound? I’m talking about a one-night stand. He’s
only here for tonight. Besides, you can’t go on the rebound. You weren’t
dumped.”

Bea shook her head. The thought of a one-night stand made
her nauseated. Either that or it was the poisons building in her body. “No
thanks, he’s all yours.”

Kayla stood and ran her fingers through her short, stylish
hair. “Well, I can give it another try. He’s not my type for a relationship,
but he’s built and I certainly wouldn’t throw him out of bed.”

Bea grinned, pleased to have something to smile about. “Go
get him, girl.”

The phone at the front desk rang and Kayla sauntered to the
door. “I’m off in an hour. But I may be sticking around for a while.” She threw
Bea a wink before she disappeared around the corner.

As soon as Kayla left, Bea closed her eyes. Her body had
begun to show the signs of her increased toxins. Her muscles were weakening as
proven by the number of items she’d dropped in the past twenty-four hours, the
hot and cold flashes had started and the dark circles appeared under her eyes.
She had one, maybe two days at best, before she’d have to seek out a sex
partner. The thought of sex with someone other than Zach made her physically
ill.

She opened her eyes and looked blankly at the paperwork on
her desk. Either way, she was screwed.

Kayla bopped her head around the corner. “Hey, Mr. Hunk just
ordered a bottle of champagne, chocolate-covered strawberries and a whole can
of whip cream. Something tells me he won’t be alone tonight.”

Bea had to smirk at Kayla’s pouty face. “Hey, you know all
the good ones are taken.”

“Absolutely not, they’re just harder to find.”

“Right.” She’d found her Mr. Right, but couldn’t have him.

Kayla disappeared again and Bea returned to her work. Next
weekend they had three events at the inns and she still had to order the linens
for two of them. She promised herself if she could finish that, she could order
a sandwich from the restaurant. It would be better than going home to cook for
herself.

“Ah, Bea?”

She looked up to see Kayla hugging the doorjamb again. She
sighed. “Yes?”

“That hunky guy I told you about earlier? He’s at the front
desk and he’s asking for you by name.”

Bea shivered. Could it be her “letter stalker”, as Chris had
started to call him? At least she wouldn’t be alone. Kayla would be at the desk
and could always call security. Tensing for battle, she straightened her back.
“Okay, I’ll be right there.”

Kayla stepped farther into the doorway. “Hey, Bea, you good?”

She attempted to smile, but failed. “Good enough.”

“Okay. I’ll keep him busy.”

Once her friend left, Bea stood, but her knees shook. She
hadn’t had any letters in days and while she had hoped they were done, Chris
said the guy was biding his time. Maybe this was it. Pushing herself into
professional mode, she set her jaw and resolutely stalked to the check-in desk.

The minute the man turned around, her façade crumbled and
her breath left her lungs as if she’d been hit. She grabbed the counter to keep
from falling to the floor. “Zach.”

He strode around the counter, lifted her into his arms and
carried her to the couches in the lobby.

Her body combusted the second he touched her and sweat
started to bead on her forehead. Why was he here? She’d missed him like a
caught fish misses the water.

He knelt before her, his brows drawn together in concern.
“Bea, are you okay?”

She nodded as she touched his face. He’d come to see her.
The joy in her heart radiated throughout her body and caused her to quiver. Her
senses came to life as she stroked his stubbled jawline.

Kayla approached them. “Here. I brought water. You look like
you need it.”

She took the bottle. “Thanks.”

Her friend pushed the bottle toward her mouth. “Drink.”

She tilted the bottle to her lips and drank, but she
couldn’t stop smiling. Her blood pounded through her and she felt alive for the
first time all week.

Kayla turned to Zach. “Hi, I know we met when you checked
in. I didn’t know you were her Zach.”

Zach grinned. “I take it you’re a friend of Bea’s.”

Kayla laughed. “More like an advisor. I told her to call
you. She’s been miserable.”

He moved his gaze to Bea. “That makes two of us.”

Her tears caught in her throat and she swallowed hard. “I
missed you.”

His face taut, his voice came out rough. “Then why didn’t
you call me back?”

What could she tell him? She never expected him to come find
her, which was pretty dumb considering how close he lived. “After you got sick,
I didn’t think I was good for you.”

Kayla interjected. “I’ll let you two talk.” She turned to
Zach. “We both get off in a half hour, but I’ll cover for her.”

He looked up, distracted. “Thanks.”

Bea took a swallow of water.

He took her hand in his and sighed. “I was exposed to some
kind of poison. Josh thinks it was skin related, not ingested. I’m just
thankful you’re okay.”

She gulped down more water at Josh’s astuteness, neatly
avoiding the need to speak.

Zach shook his head. “But you don’t look especially healthy
at the moment. You have dark circles under your eyes and your face is drawn.
Will you share my suite with me tonight?”

Her heart leapt at his thoughtfulness even as her mind
cautioned her to decline. “I’d love to.”

Zach leaned in and touched his lips to hers, but starved for
him as she was, she deepened the gentle kiss by wrapping her tongue with his
and grasping the back of his head to pull him closer.

“Hey, you two, get a room!” Kayla shouted across the empty
lobby.

Bea pulled away, embarrassed to have kissed Zach so ardently
in a public place.

He smirked and stood. “Yes ma’am.”

Kayla huffed. “That’s Miss to you.”

As Zach reached down to help Bea up, panic set in and she
hesitated. “Let me put away my work and I’ll meet you in your room.”

He turned his head, his wariness apparent. “You’re not going
to disappear on me, are you?”

She shook her head. She couldn’t if she wanted to, and she
definitely didn’t want to. “I’m all yours.”

He gave her a curt nod. “Very well, you have fifteen
minutes.”

She kissed him on the cheek, trying to ignore the sizzling
in her veins as she made contact with his skin. “I’ll be there in ten.”

Not waiting for an answer, she strode across the lobby and
behind the counter to her office.

Kayla followed her in. “Well, no wonder you were in
mourning. He’s hot and so sweet. What were you thinking, leaving him out to
dry?”

Bea sank in her chair for a minute to give her weakened
knees a break. Now what? If she had sex with him, she’d kill him. She had to
find her self-control.

Kayla stood in front of her desk. “Do you realize you have
champagne, strawberries and a whole can of whip cream waiting for you as well
as that hunk?”

Her mind raced at the possibilities even as a sinking
feeling started in the pit of her stomach. She was lost. If she could only find
a way to mitigate her poison. Phillip’s discovery flashed through her mind, but
she rejected it outright.

Kayla put both hands on the desk and leaned forward, a
jaunty smile on her lips. “Hey, you should be grinning from ear to ear. Did you
hear what I said? Whip cream. A whole can. Let me tell you, sweetie, you can
have a heck of a lot of fun with a can of whip cream. I know.”

Kayla winked with knowledge and suddenly Bea’s heart
lightened. “Kayla, would you like to join us?”

Her friend froze for a moment, then a sensuous smirk played
across her face. “Hmmm, now that’s the most interesting proposition I’ve had
all month and the first one I’ve had from a woman all year.”

Bea’s heart thudded as hope blossomed. “Well, what do you
think?”

Her friend played with her necklace and moved back to sit in
the chair across from Bea’s desk. “It does have possibilities for me, but are
you sure, Bea? I know you haven’t experienced anything like a threesome
before.”

At the prospect of such a sexual night, Bea could feel her
body warm. “No, I haven’t, but if I’m going to try it, I’d like to do so with a
friend.”

Kayla licked her lips and remained silent. A strange
occurrence for her.

Bea waited anxiously, her body heating as she thought about
the three of them naked on the bed. Would they make it to the bed? What would
it be like to touch another woman’s breasts, feel her moist pussy, watch Zach
pump into her?

Kayla rose. “What about your hunk? Will he want to?”

She stood, her adrenaline kicking in as the possibilities of
the evening took shape. “You’re the one who told me it was every guy’s fantasy.
All I can do is ask.”

The look in Kayla’s eyes was sensual, gauging. She stepped
close to her. Then she took Bea’s head in her hands and kissed her.

Bea gasped as Kayla’s tongue swept inside her mouth. The
heady sense of doing the forbidden caused her knees to shake again, and she
grasped Kayla’s arms for support.

Her friend broke off the kiss, her breathing just as
shallow. “Okay. If Zach is up for it, then so am I. I’ll go to the bar after my
shift. If you want me, you can find me there.” She glanced at Bea’s breasts and
moistened her upper lip. She moved her gaze up to look Bea in the eye and
whispered, “You’ll enjoy it. I promise.”

After Kayla exited the room, Bea took a few deep breaths to
cool her overheated body. When she had herself together, she grabbed her brush
and detangled her hair. Using the office bathroom, she brushed her teeth and
fixed her makeup. Desire sizzled along her skin. The lure of unknown pleasure
beckoned her with more strength than the poisons that filled her body. She
couldn’t wait to get to Zach’s suite.

As she strode along the corridor, she wondered what the
people she passed in the hallway would think about what she planned for the
night. The secrecy of her venture into the kinky side of intimacy gave her a
lightheaded, sexual buzz that had her body flush with readiness. As she knocked
on Zach’s door, she prayed he was in an adventurous mood because Kayla joining
them was the only way she could think of to save him from herself. And satisfy
her newly discovered wild side in the process.

Zach paced the large suite of rooms. The massive shower and
the tall bar had him thinking of the many ways he could make love to Bea. He
glanced at the clock on the nightstand. Late. She had five more minutes before
he went after her. He still wanted to know why she hadn’t returned his calls
when she was obviously thrilled to see him. He shook his head and continued to
pace.

A knock at the door stopped him in mid-stride.

He strode to the door and threw it open. “You said ten
minutes.”

Bea stepped back. “Hello to you too.”

Yeah, he was an ass, but he didn’t care. He grabbed her,
ignoring her gasp and pulled her into his arms. “I missed this.”

He brought his lips down onto hers and left subtlety behind.
He forced his tongue into her open mouth. The minty tang couldn’t disguise the
flavor of Bea and he gorged himself on the combination. As her arms entwined
around his neck, he kicked the door closed.

She moaned deep in her throat and pushed her hips against
him, which caused his cock to come to strict attention.

Breaking their kiss, he burrowed his hand in her hair and
pulled her head back so he could access her long neck. Her tropical scent
filled his head, creating an addiction he didn’t want to kick.

“Zach. I missed you.”

He nibbled at her collarbone, so enchanted by the taste of
her skin he barely heard her. “Then why didn’t you call me?”

She stiffened in his arms and he cursed his stupid tongue.

Bea pulled away and he let her go, to a point. He kept her hand
in his, not ready to part now that he had her again. “Look at me, Bea.”

She refused. “I can’t. I get lost when I look at you. And
when I touch you, I lose all control. I don’t like it. I don’t know—”

“It’s the same for me, beautiful.” Zach squeezed her hand.
“I don’t like it either. I think I could have ten of you at once and still want
more. The sex we have is amazing. Why fight it?”

She surprised him by meeting his gaze, her eyes dark and
smoldering and filled with…hope? “Would two do?”

“What?”

“Would two of me do?” She spoke fast, betraying her
nervousness. “Well, not exactly of me, more like me and another woman.”

Zach lost all ability to speak. Did this hot, quirky woman
just ask him if he’d like to have a threesome?

She bit at her lip before she rushed on. “I’ve heard every
man’s fantasy is to have two women. Is that something you would like?”

If anyone besides Bea had asked him that question, he would
assume Josh had put them up to it to play a joke on him, but she looked too
serious and way too nervous. Suddenly, a horrible thought hit him like a
falling tree. Had she experienced multiple men before? He let go of her hand,
grabbed her shoulders and made her face him. “Bea, have you ever done a
threesome?”

Startled, she shook her head then looked at the floor before
she raised her gaze to his again. Her red blush made her eyes sparkle, but her
direct stare, despite her insecurity, was honest. The tension left him.

She hesitated to speak, as if she didn’t want to ask. “Have
you? Because if you’re not interested, it’s okay, I mean, it was an idea I had
and I’d heard, and…”

He raised a brow. “Okay, Miss Adventurous, suppose I said
yes, I’d like to have hot, forbidden sex with you and another woman. Where are
you going to find another woman? You should know right up front, I don’t do
whores.”

Bea continued to gnaw on her lip. If she kept at it, he
would have to kiss her to make her stop. “How about Kayla?”

He drew a blank. Kayla? Kayla who? The only people he’d met
were her mom and one dad, except for the hotel clerk. “Do you mean the flirty
blonde who checked me in?”

She nodded.

He stared at her a minute. The image of Bea’s pink pussy in
his mouth while the blonde sucked him off caused his blood to rush to his
groin. “Sure. Why not? When?”

Bea relaxed, her whole demeanor changing. “Right now. She’s
in the bar and said to get her if we wanted her. I’ll go now.”

Zach caught her arm as she started past him. “Hold on there
a moment. You already discussed this with her?”

She didn’t quite meet his gaze. “Yes. I wanted to give you
something special to make up to you for not having called you back. Don’t you
want me to get her?”

To be honest, Zach wasn’t sure what he wanted, but he’d be a
fool to pass up such an opportunity, as long as she came back. “Yeah, okay. But
I’ll go with you.”

“Okay.”

He opened the hotel room door and as Bea preceded him, he
lowered his gaze to her curved ass. Hell. He moved his jean crotch aside to
better accommodate a painful hard-on. What was he getting himself into?

* * * * *

Kayla flirted with Zach as they all stood at the bar in his
room having a drink. Bea watched. Her skin seemed to grow more sensitive by the
minute. Her loose blouse felt stifling and the heat in her body made her want
to turn on the air conditioner, but the two of them seemed calm and cool.
Though comfortable with the situation, Zach had to be as new to this as she
because he kept touching her in possessive ways. She hoped Kayla would take the
lead because Bea doubted she could start anything without making a fool of
herself and yet, if they didn’t start soon, she would combust.

Kayla chuckled. “So, Zach, I hear you’re well-hung.”

Bea choked on her wine and Zach rubbed her back, but he
grinned at Kayla. “I guess my cock precedes me.”

Kayla winked. “Yes, it does. And did you know Bea’s got the
best-looking breasts in town?”

Zach growled. “And how would you know that?”

A sultry smile spread across Kayla’s face. “I don’t, but I
certainly want to find out.”

Before Bea could react, Kayla unbuttoned Bea’s blouse and
unhooked her bra. The cool air on her bare nipples made her shudder. Kayla
reached forward with both hands and held up each breast. “Hmm, these are nice.
Mind if I nibble?”

Zach pulled Bea’s shirt off her shoulders until it caught on
her wrists. He held it down against her back, effectively locking her hands
behind her. “No, help yourself. I have.” He took a swig of the beer in his
other hand, acting casual, but Bea could sense his tense desire as he pulled
her back against him.

She was thankful Zach had answered because between Kayla’s
approaching head and his cock pressed into the bottom of her spine, she could
barely breathe, never mind speak.

Kayla’s warm mouth covered one breast, expertly licking
around the nipple before she bit lightly on the hard nub. Her hand grasped the
other one to squeeze it before she sucked hard.

Sharp pleasure raced from Bea’s breasts to her pussy.
Kayla’s sucking and nibbling caused the wetness between Bea’s legs to moisten
her thighs. She took shallow breaths as excitement filled her veins, her head
falling back against Zach as he held her tight against him. But then his hand
snaked around her waist to catch her between her thighs, rubbing back and forth
across the linen pants she wore, causing a friction that had her clit begging
for more.

Zach left off his rubbing of her pussy and stepped to her
side, but he kept one hand locked on her shirt, practically offering her to
Kayla. With his other hand, he unbuttoned Kayla’s blouse. Kayla stopped
licking, which gave him better access, but she took both Bea’s nipples between
her fingers and tweaked.

Though squirming with anticipation, Bea couldn’t help but
watch as Zach unveiled Kayla’s pert breasts. They were smaller and higher than
her own, but the areola was much larger and very pink compared to her
dusky-rose color. She couldn’t tear her gaze from them and an unusual yearning
to taste those tight peaks caught her by surprise.

Zach raised his brow at her as if he sensed her interest
before he bent over to capture Kayla’s nipple in his mouth, pulling Bea’s arms
tighter behind her back, which forced her own nipples into Kayla’s playful
fingers. Bea’s wetness dripped down her leg as she stared at Zack’s mouth
moving across Kayla’s breast.

Zach’s head came up. “Do you want to taste, Bea?”

She started, not sure what to say. Then he spoke to Kayla.
“She does have beautiful breasts. Let’s show her how much we appreciate them.”
Kayla released her nipples and Zach took one in his mouth. Kayla joined him to
suckle the other. Unable to grasp their heads to her, she pressed her chest
toward their busy tongues, craving the intense pleasure that shot through her
and drenched her between her legs. Her core ached with need. “Please.”

Zach spoke against her breast. “Please what?”

Bea struggled to pull air into her lungs. “I want you both.”

Zach looked at Kayla. As they made eye contact across her
breasts, Bea trembled.

Kayla and Zach let go and Bea sucked in calming air, but
Kayla stepped against her and pressed their bodies together. Bea’s wet breasts
touched her smaller ones, and Kayla rubbed her nipples back and forth across
Bea’s tight nubs while Zach moved behind her again and rubbed his cock against
the crease of her ass.

He kissed her neck as he pulled her tight against him and
undid her pants. Pushing her clothes off her hips with one hand. He let them
fall to the floor.

Kayla stepped back and dropped her skirt and thong. Her
blonde pubic hair, shaved to a small triangle, pointed the way to her pussy.

Bea tried to move her hands. She wanted to touch the straight,
short hair at the juncture of her friend’s thighs to see how it would feel, but
Zach held her bound. “Spread your legs, Bea.”

Zach’s deep voice sent chills through her and she did as he
commanded.

He pressed his naked cock hard against her butt. When had he
dropped his pants?

Kayla knelt down and purred. “Oh, bald pussy. Yum. Have you
tasted this, Zach? Is she as sweet as she looks?”

Bea shivered at Kayla’s words, but then Kayla flicked her
tongue against Bea’s clit and all thought fled. Kayla licked and nibbled,
grazing her teeth across Bea’s throbbing nub.

Sandwiched between Zach’s insistent cock and Kayla’s skilled
tongue, Bea let her head fall back on Zach’s shoulder and surrendered her body
to helpless pleasure. Zach held her close, her arms pinned between their bodies
while he caressed her breasts and played with her nipples. Kayla’s tongue and
Zach’s hands fed the fire building inside her. Bea thrilled at the heady
converging sensations.

When her friend pulled back, Bea groaned with need.

Kayla sauntered to the bed. “Zach, bring her over here. I
want to get comfortable.”

Zach pulled Bea into his arms and stood her next to the bed.
Kayla lay on it, her head hanging off the foot. “Come here, Bea. You taste
sweet and I’m ready for dessert.”

She should be shocked at how turned-on she was, but the idea
of Kayla making her come with her tongue had her legs moving forward until
she’d straddled the woman’s face.

Kayla grabbed Bea’s legs and brought them tight against her
cheeks. “Much better. Get ready to ride, girl. Are you hard, Zach?”

Zach pressed his cock against Bea’s ass. “What do you think,
Bea? Am I hard?”

She swallowed. “As granite.”

Kayla spoke below. “Good.” Then she pushed two fingers into
Bea.

Shock waves of electricity coursed through Bea at the
suddenness of the invasion, but it didn’t begin to prepare her for Kayla’s lips
as they latched on to her clit and started to suck.

Bea swayed.

Zach unbuttoned her cuffs and took off her shirt. “Bend over
and brace yourself on the bed, beautiful.”

She did as told, hoping she didn’t fall on top of Kayla.
Then again, it would be a soft landing and leave her face in Kayla’s pussy.
What would it be like to lick another woman’s juices? She wasn’t sure she was
ready for that. Heck, she wasn’t sure about much at the moment.

Suddenly, something cold hit her ass. She glanced back to
find Zach had sprayed whip cream on her crease. He caught her look of
confusion. “Lube.”

She dropped her head and shivered at the feel of the cool
cream slipping over her anal star and down to her slit to meet Kayla’s fingers.
The pulsing sensitivity of Kayla sucking her clit as she pumped her fingers
caused Bea to reverberate with wanting. When Zach spread her ass cheeks and his
hard cock pressed against her anal opening, she whimpered.

Zach stopped. “Are you okay, Bea?”

Her anticipation spiked. “Yes. More.”

“My pleasure.” He pushed slowly against her until the cream
allowed him to glide in.

It was too much. Her senses reeled at the sexual sensations
in her pussy, ass and clit. Her orgasm rocketed through her. She screamed as
she gushed over Kayla’s fingers, her body shaking hard. Kayla pumped into her
as Zach moved out and in again, prolonging her pinnacle of pleasure.

Panting, she gasped, “Oh my God.”

Kayla chuckled as she released her hold on Bea’s pussy, but
plunged one more time with her fingers as Zach slowly pulled out. Bea’s heart
leapt as the final thrill hit before she fell to the side of Kayla, eyes
closed, trying to fill her lungs. Her poisons hadn’t harmed anyone. She wasn’t
sure what effects Kayla might experience, but she doubted there had been enough
absorption to do any harm. The guilt-free orgasm made her beam with sheer joy.

Zach knelt next to her. It had to be him because Kayla’s
body lay warm against her other side.

He brushed her hair away from her face and touched his lips
to hers.

She welcomed his kiss, opening her mouth to show her
gratitude with her tongue.

He pulled away and stood. “You keep kissing me like that and
I’m going to come all over you.”

She opened her eyes. The image of Zach standing next to the
bed pumping himself until his thick cum squirted over her body caught the
attention of her satisfied pussy. “That has possibilities.”