Happenstance

by Tessa Bailey

“What changed your mind, love?” one of the men asks, his accent upper crust British. Deep and polished. “Was it my sheer animal magnetism that drew you back in?”

“Porn,” he says from his elegant lean against the interior wall of the tram. “You know me from pornography, darling,” he drawls, his mouth spreading into a grin. “The good shit.”

“Charisma? It cannot be turned off, unfortunately. Women upon women have performed very thorough searches of my person looking for the switch.”

I can’t help it. I’ll probably cringe about this for the rest of my life, but my attention drops to his crotch. “That’s the on switch, love. Not the off one.”

“Why did you turn it down?” British wants to know. “You’re shaking. And I—” “You’re an expert on shaking women,” I interrupt. “Yeah, we get it, dude.”

While I’m at it, I’m preemptively turning down whatever you’re going to offer me, too, British. I have a feeling it’s flesh colored and curves slightly to the right.”

He belts out a laugh. “I fucking knew you recognized me.”

He must be an Aquarius and my chaotic Gemini energy is simply vibing with his.

“You’ll keep me warm?”

His swallow is loud in my ear, his arms coming up around me, locking me close to his powerful bulk. “Yes, please.”

Tobias riles me up, irritates me. Banks is like looking into an emotional mirror, giving me a strange sense of camaraderie. And Gabe? I’m protective over him. A man twice my size.

“Good girl. Now kiss him,” Tobias rasps, framing my jaw in his hand and turning me toward Banks. “Kiss him while my hand is up your fucking skirt.”

and…apparently I’ve been dropped into an alternate universe where I become starved for a woman at first fucking glance.

“I can’t believe she asked me out,” Gabe says, staring after the cab. A forlorn giant. “That beautiful girl asked me out.”

think I speak for all of us when I say, we want you individually, all to ourselves, but this situation…” “It calls for something more evolved,” Banks finishes. “You do. You will get more satisfaction out of the three of us. None of us can find fault with offering you more. In fact, it seems like a crime to do otherwise.”

“The second reason is not very easy to put into words. Except to say, as soon as you stepped onto the tram, you had all of us by the throat. And overnight that hold only got stronger.”

“Elise, I’ll eat your pussy like it’s the last slice of chocolate fucking cake,” Tobias deadpans. “You know how I do it, love.”

“We’ll keep our egos at home tomorrow night,” Banks says. “This is about you. Not our male pride.”

“Do you want to kneel over his face, Elise?” Banks asks urgently against my ear. “While I kneel behind you?”

“Fill it up for me,” I whisper, biting his bottom lip hard. “Now.”

Now you’re the Goldilocks of penises? Get your life together.

He smiles broadly. “You’re staring at my zipper, dear.” My roommate snatches her hand back, laughing nervously. “Oh God. Sorry.”

“We’re in a fake prison cell in day-old tuxedos. I think the easy ship has sailed, love.” Banks and Gabe whack him in the shoulders.

“Hello, Elise.” He wraps a huge hand around my elbow and pulls me closer to kiss my cheek. “You’re looking as fuckable as ever.”

“Although, fuck me. I’m not sure I’ve been as vulnerable with anyone as I am with you, Elise.”

“You come like a fucking queen,” he whispers into my perspiring neck, awed, bouncing me once, twice, and hello—I’m back online. “My queen. Our queen.”

“Just don’t stop liking me, Elise. Just keep…I don’t want to lose that. This. I’ve never had this.”

“Gabe…” She bestows an incredible smile on him. “I love your house.” “Move in,” he blurts, his face immediately turning the color of a stoplight.

“I want to feel all three of you at once.”

“All three of you…have permission to be animals.”

“If this stops feeling like it’s for you at any time, we’re doing it wrong. Okay? It hurts or you don’t like it, we stop.”

I think I might be in love. I think I might be in love…with us.

“You’re going to be a smash at university, Elise.” Tobias kisses my forehead. “And we’ll be smashing you non-stop along the journey.”

“I could never give enough back to you, Elise. Never. You’ve given me so much already. But I can protect you and feed you and make you moan, can’t I? I can fuck you the way you need it. Dirty and mean, baby. Come on it.”

“You need to know I’m sleeping with you for more than what your body can give me.” That statement makes him start, his breath going choppy. “I…Elise…”

“Which one of them did it, love?” Tobias asks through his teeth, every syllable packed with malice. “Who is going to die today?”