Sins of the Past (Siren Publishing Ménage Amour)

The least she could do was suffer the consequences like a woman.
    Lorna was shocked when Jacob sat next to her. She had expected him to sit in the chair so that he was as far away from her as possible. Instead, he was so close that she rolled into him when his weight caused the couch to sink. She heard him chuckle at her loss of balance, but she ignored it. Lorna was distracted by his body heat. She wanted nothing more than to snuggle into his side and close her eyes.
    As if reading her mind, Jacob lifted his arm and wrapped it around her shoulder pulling her closer to him. “Look at me, Lorna.”
    She was afraid to. She didn’t want to see the disgust on his face if she did look up. How could he not be disgusted with her? She had kissed his best friend all because she was jealous of him talking to another woman. Unfortunately, her choice was taken away from her when one of Jacob’s large fingers lifted her chin.
    “I’m not upset with you.”
    Lorna saw the truth shining in his eyes. There was no disgust or anger. “Why?” She was confused. The man should have been yelling at her, not sitting there with a grin on his face.
    “Cole told me what happened and we had a long talk about it. It didn’t bother me that he kissed you.”
    Lorna felt the breath leave her as if Jacob had punched her in the stomach. The man didn’t even care if she had kissed another man? She was falling in love with Jacob, but it seemed the feelings weren’t mutual. She fought to hold the tears back when her eyes started burning. There was no way she was going to cry in front of him. She tried to stand, but Jacob held her in place.
    “I’m fucking this all up. That didn’t come out right.” Jacob sighed and ran his free hand through his hair. “If any other man had touched you, I would have been fighting mad, but it was Cole. He’s been my best friend for twelve years and has had my back through some of the most dangerous countries in the world. The thought of you two together doesn’t bother me. After some of the things that we’ve seen and been through, he deserves to be happy just as much as I am. In just the short time that I’ve know you, you’ve brought joy into my life. It was something I didn’t even know was missing until I met you. I want that for Cole as well.”
    Lorna opened her mouth to protest. She had mixed emotions about his words. She wasn’t some toy that could be passed around, but the thought that she brought Jacob joy made her feel warm inside. Jacob held his hand up to stop her comment before she could even say anything.
    “This has nothing to do with your mother or her reputation. I’m falling for you, Lorna, and so is Cole. He would be here right now telling you the same thing, but I asked him to let me talk to you alone. We both want you and not just as some passing fling. Cole and I have never shared women before, but I can see us together years down the road. Having my best friend there as well is like a bonus.”
    Lorna was stunned. She knew she was sitting there with her mouth hanging open, but she couldn’t bring herself to close it. They wanted to share her? What the hell was she supposed to say to that?
    “You don’t have to give us an answer right now,” Jacob said. “I just wanted to let you know how we were feeling and give you something to think about. I didn’t want you over here worried that I was angry with you. From the looks of things, that’s exactly what you were doing.”
    Jacob lifted his brow as he eyed the stack of cookies on the table, but Lorna ignored him. Her mind was reeling at the fact that according to him, two gorgeous men wanted her and they were willing to share her to have her. The thought turned her on, but in the back of her mind, Ashley’s voice was playing over and over in her head saying she was just like her mother. Could she even consider their offer?
    Jacob kissed her jaw before standing. “We wanted to invite you over for a barbeque tomorrow evening. We can all talk about this more then. In the meantime, just think about it. If you don’t think this is something you want to try, then don’t be afraid to tell us no. I don’t want to lose you no matter what your decision is.”
    Lorna heard the front door close behind Jacob as he let himself out. Her mind was spinning too fast for her to even move. What was she going to do? She didn’t want to lose Jacob. He said he wasn’t going anywhere no matter her decision, but could she really believe