Time to Play (16 page)

“You still don’t want to lead the high life?” Sunny asked when they were
out of earshot of the guests. They’d been friends during high school, and like
most friends they’d drifted apart when they went to college.

“Yeah.”
She saw the more explicit paintings as they
were going down the long hall.

“And you’re dating
Callum
and Cole.”

“No, only
Callum
.”

“Yeah, that won’t be for long.”

She turned to look at Sunny. “What do you mean?”

“They have a reputation for sharing.”

“They share a business, Elliot.
Nothing else.”

He laughed. The sound had a nervous edge. “It’s Sunny, babe. No, Simone.
They share a lot more than business together.” He caught her arm stopping her
from moving along. “You don’t know anything about them, do you?”

“I don’t exactly follow the celeb news.”

“I can’t believe you haven’t at least looked their names up on the
internet.” He was shaking his head with a whimsical smile on his face.

“Why would I look their names up on the internet?” She began looking at
the paintings once again. There was one with a woman holding a baby. The woman
was naked. The love he’d captured in the painting was beautiful. “This is
really good, Elliot.”

“Stop looking at the paintings, Simone. I know we’ve not seen each other
in years, but this is stuff you need to know. This is the kind of stuff every
girl does.”

“Pursue the guy they’re sleeping with on the internet?
Sounds
stalkerish
to me.”

She moved down looking deeper into each painting. His style was flawless,
and each painting showed the viewer such raw emotion.

“They share women. That’s what they do. ”

Frowning, Simone turned back to him. “Excuse me.”

“There was a big kiss and tell some years back. It was big news. I
followed it during college, and it was how I knew them when they approached me
for my work.
Callum
finds the woman, seduces her, and
then they share her together. Every sordid detail is in black and white.”

“How do you even know that’s true?” she asked. Her blood heated at the
thought of Cole and
Callum
sharing her, together.

The thought did not repulse her. The thought excited her further. She’d
been fantasising about both men since the moment she’d met them.

“It’s true. She was a singer or
something. Believe me, Simone. The stories about them are true. They’re wild.”

“I doubt they do any of that now.”

“I don’t know. I’ve never asked them
for details. If you’re dating
Callum
—and I saw the
way Cole was looking at you. They both want you, and it will only be a matter
of time before they turn you into their new little toy.”

For some reason, she didn’t find his
reference repulsive. Being used by both men would be entirely pleasurable.

She wondered if there was any chance
she’d be able to get them to want her tonight.

Chapter Thirteen

“That was an interesting turn of
events,” Cole said.

Callum
watched his woman leave on
Sunny’s
arm. They looked far too cosy for his liking. “It
was unexpected. I had no idea Simone would even know our young artist.”

“Are you worried of the competition?”
Cole asked. His friend, the rotten bastard, kept smiling.

“Why would I be? I have you to tempt
her with.” His words wiped the smile off of Cole’s lips. “I see the way she
looks at you, Cole. She wants a piece of you.”

“Never going to
happen.”

“That singer was a long time ago,”
Callum
said.

“We hurt women doing what we do.
It’s not a game.”

“No, you’re over-thinking everything
as usual. We make women come apart with pleasure. They leave our beds happy,
Cole.”
Callum
knew his friend was looking for any
excuse to stop their sharing. He’d never for once thought it would be years
since they’d share a woman. The pleasure they gained from watching a woman come
apart had been intense. Simone would look absolutely stunning in Cole’s arms as
he brought her to orgasm.
Callum
knew the passion
inside Simone matched his own.

“You’re wrong,” Cole said, shaking
his head.

“No. You need to get your head out
of your ass and to see what is really going on. We have hurt no woman, Cole. We
never promise anything, and we always shared the women who wanted it. We never
forced them to be with us. We have no guilt to share.”

Cole was still shaking his head.
Callum
knew he wouldn’t let his feelings go. For most of
their life they’d taken pleasure in the same woman, but since Cole had come
back from his tour in
Iraq
,
he’d become a different man.
A man who was reserved and
refused to show his feelings.

Callum
knew his friend wanted Simone with
such utter need it would rival his own. All he needed to do was let go and
feel.

“I’m sorry to interrupt you two
gentlemen, but I feel I need to.” They both turned to see Simone’s brother,
Daniel, standing before them.

“What can I get you,
Allusifa
?”
Callum
asked.

The other man smiled. “You may think
you know everything about my sister. I promise you, you don’t. We may not have
the most public of friendships, but I care about her.”

“What are you trying to say?” Cole
asked.

“You hurt her and I’ll tear you
apart, limb from limb.”

Cole laughed drawing the attention
of the closest guest. “I doubt you’d get your fingers dirty.”

Daniel chuckled. “I wouldn’t. I’d
start with each of your companies. I’ll tear them apart and spit out the
scraps. Then I’d take your empire and put the
Allusifa
name all over it. When I’m done taking every piece of property and business you
own, I’ll feed you to my dogs. I’m not like my father, gentlemen. I don’t hide
behind other people to do my dirty work.”

The smile was gone from all of their
faces. Cole growled stepping up to the other man. “If you’re such a big brother
then why haven’t you taken better care of her security?”

“I pay for her apartment, Turner. Her security is top of the range.”

“Where does her father come into this?”

“Just because I have the
Allusifa
name doesn’t
mean I work for him. I disagreed with his ethics. I work for myself and no one
else.”
Callum
knew Simone was unaware of it.

“Simone doesn’t know that. She thinks you work for your father,”
Callum
said.

“And she can continue thinking so.”

“Who is the one watching her apartment?” Cole asked. “What? There is a
live link being broadcasted over the internet. I got my sources to confirm
where. Someone put a camera in every single room of her apartment. She’s live
on some porno website where men can watch her at all times.”

Callum
knew Daniel wasn’t aware of it.
Shit, until two seconds ago he wasn’t aware of it.

“What?” Daniel asked.

“I think we all need to sit down and have a talk.”

They were gaining a lot of strange looks from the other party guests.
Callum
moved them into a spare room. Cole handed Daniel the
phone, who then handed the device to
Callum
.

“I have no idea how this got there.”

“Whoever did this has been profiting from the feed for months.”

“How can Simone not know?” Daniel asked.

“She’s been lucky.”

Callum
knew she’d hate knowing other
people had watched her in the privacy of her own him. He didn’t know how he
knew this about her, only that he did.

“I think we need to tell him everything,”
Callum
said.

They told him about the missing money and their takeover of the marketing
agency where Simone used to work. Daniel was silent as he listened to what they
had to say. Cole explained about the discrepancy with the figures and how it
looked like she was the one stealing money.

Once they were finished, Daniel looked angry.

“I need to take a look at the employee files and see if I can help.”

“We have got this. Simone is safe with us,” Cole said.

“I know your reputations. She is still my sister, and if someone is
trying to accuse her of something then I want the bastard caught. I will help
you find the asshole responsible.”

“What about your father?”
Callum
asked.

“He’s doing his own thing from the last time we talked. I know he has a
thing about you two.”

“What about stealing our money? Would he do that?” Cole asked.

“Malcolm is an evil bastard, but he’s got ethics. He’d be trying to do a
takeover bid with your board rather than take your money out from under you.”

“I’m still having him investigated in case you’re wrong,” Cole said.

“Our father only thinks about himself. He wouldn’t do what you’re suggesting
because it would look bad on him. Image is everything. Ask my mother. It was
one of her downfalls, being poor.” Daniel pulled out his cell phone. “I’ll meet
you all on Monday at my house. I live out in the country away from the chaos of
the city.”

They exchanged numbers and then walked back into the main room of the
party. Simone was standing at the bar, alone.

“Keep her safe, and if you hurt her I’ll fucking kill you,” Daniel said,
walking away.

“Is it me or do you feel warned?” Cole asked.

“I don’t like the thought of someone profiting from Simone. She didn’t
know about the internet link,”
Callum
said, watching
her. She looked tense. Her shoulders were straightened and her back narrow.

“Whoever it is, he is going to get what is coming to him. Do you think
we should go to your woman?”

“She’s
our
woman, Cole. You
know that.”
Callum
moved around groups of people and
couples.

Some guy approached her at the bar.
Callum
missed what she said, but the guy looked pale and then moved on.

“Wow, you have a way with words,”
Callum
said,
kissing her exposed neck.

“You’ve suddenly remembered that I exist?” She popped an olive into her
mouth then turned to them.

“Did you enjoy
Sunny’s
artwork?”

“Yes, he’s a talented guy. I remember some of his work from high
school.” She turned to Cole. “I agree with you. His nudes are the best.”

“Do you want to stay longer or are you ready to go?”
Callum
asked.

Her eyes flashed fire at him. His cock thickened at the invitation in
her eyes.

“I’d love to go back to your place.” She placed her glass back on the
counter, grabbing another olive. “I’m ready to leave when you are.”

Callum
took her hand then escorted her
outside. Cole followed behind them. He ignored the press who continued to fire
questions at him. The jacket he wore with the suit was long enough to cover his
hard cock. He wanted inside her. The second he got back to the condo, he was
having her. If Cole didn’t want to participate, he could listen to their
fucking from his own room.

The moment they were inside the limo, Simone slid across the seat away
from him. Her arms were folded across her tits. The desire to reach over and
pull her dress down was strong. He ignored the urge and stared out of his
window.

His cock pressed against the zipper of his jeans. The limo was too
tightly confined for what he wanted to do. A quick fuck would only ruin his
mood.

The drive felt excruciatingly long.

“I didn’t know you knew Sunny,” Cole said, invading his thoughts.

“We went to the same high school together.”

“Did you lose touch?”

“Don’t all friends when they go to college?” she asked, turning to Cole.

He smiled but said nothing else.
Callum
bounced his leg on the spot trying to stop
himself
from reaching out for her.

The limo pulled up outside of their condo. The parking lot was deserted.
Cole got out of the limo,
then
helped Simone. All
three of them together rode up in the elevator to his and Cole’s condo.

****

Every muscle in her body was tense with anticipation. When she’d
returned to the main room of the party she’d perused the room and saw Cole and
Callum
were absent. While she’d been stood at the bar
eating olives and sipping wine, she’d decided she was going to take that next
step with these two men. If they wanted to share her then she was more than
willing to be shared.