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believe it. Both men had come at her from different
angles. Ryan played the romantic while Caine took the more indirect approach,
getting her sweet on him by showing up to help her with her flowers or odd jobs
around the house.
    Before
long she started meeting both of them for nights on the town, dancing and
drinking with friends – friends always people known to Caine and Ryan who
seemed all too happy to welcome Julie into the fold. Julie couldn’t say it was
always friendly all round. There were a few who showed how little they thought
of Julie’s budding ‘friendship’ with the popular duo of Caine and Ryan. One to
note was Darcy whom Julie sensed at once considered her a rival.
    Julie
didn’t let that get to her though. Caine and Ryan had shown time and again that
she’d won a place in their hearts and as surprised as it made her, she felt her
defenses slowly crumbling down.
    She
didn’t understand as yet the vibes she was getting when she was around them
– the way they didn’t seem jealous of each other and even encouraged her
interest in one or the other. It was almost as if…they wanted her to get used
to having both of them around. Many times, she felt struck by the possibility
that they wouldn’t be averse to the thought of sharing her. They never came
right out and said it, but somehow she guessed it from their actions. Julie
thought things over again and again and still told herself she was crazy. Caine
and Ryan might seem close but no way they could be ‘courting’ the same girl, right?
They were all just great friends and she was simply getting to know them
– together.
    Or…it
could be far, far more than that. But could she let herself consider that
deliciously exciting and forbidden fantasy?
    Even
now she still flushed with pleasure thinking how much they seemed to enjoy
spending time with her. They were always dropping by her place or her to
theirs. And finally, Julie had stopped caring what the nosy women in the
neighborhood thought. She’d always be the outsider to them, but with Caine and
Ryan, she felt like she’d found people she could really trust, who appreciated
her. And she wasn’t going to give that up for anything or anyone.
    It
amazed her how well her life had turned out with all she’d been through. She
still woke up to nightmares - but they were few and far between now compared to
the moisture-inducing fantasies of wanton threesomes with two powerful men who
loved her. Julie was starting to believe that she was finally able to put the
past behind her and perhaps she would be able to find happiness. 
    If
only she could have seen it coming…if only she could have known that you can
run, but you can never, ever hide.
     
    * * *
     
    Everything
had been going so well. Julie was feeling like her old self again. She’d made
new friends, and had a sense of belonging that she’d been missing for so long.
For the first time, life was all about her, not some man who tried to dominate
her every waking moment. Best of all, she truly believed that she was falling
in love again.
    Yet
this was different from any kind of relationship she’d ever known. The woman in
her felt awakened, stirred to new heights of awareness and desire. Oh yes, she
just might be falling in love. With two of the hottest men she’d ever met and
each day, she questioned her ability to hold back her emotions. They grew
bolder, more aggressive, more…compelling. What would happen if she told Caine
and Ryan how she felt? Would they make her fantasies come true and realize,
just like she had the bond that drew them as one? Or would she be the person
who tore them apart? She couldn’t stand the thought of that.
    Julie
marveled at her own daring passions. So much had really changed if she was
considering propositioning two men in this way. Still…it went beyond the
physical for her. She trusted them, felt a kinship with them that couldn’t be
denied. What if this was something real? Would she be a fool to keep