Three. The Perfect Number

She woke up to two strong, warm hands on her bare legs.

When her eyes fluttered open, she was staring into bright amber eyes.

They belonged to Levi, her older brother’s best friend.

She blinked a couple of times.

“I—” She tried to speak, but the moment her lips parted, his lips were on hers.

The feeling of his kiss was overwhelming.

“Is this okay?” Levi whispered.

“Yes. More please,” Madison said with a little moan.

Levi explored her mouth, slipping his tongue between her lips and savoring her slowly and carefully. His hand strayed to her face, cupping her cheek.

The deliberate slowness of his tongue tangling with hers built the passion between them until it was almost unbearable.

How could this closeness feel so good? And why, all of a sudden, did she feel so hot?

Forcing herself to break the kiss, she pulled away and opened her eyes, searching the darkness for the owner of the other two hands.

The sight in front of her made her whimper.

Kneeling between her legs, so close that she could feel his breath on her skin, was Levi’s twin brother Ethan.

His green eyes had never looked so dark.

Without saying a word to her or his brother, he moved his hands to her legs and eased them apart, then crawled on top of her as Levi pinned her to the bed and ravaged the sensitive skin of her neck.

Moaning, Madison closed her eyes and gave in to the pleasure building up in her lower abdomen.

But before bliss could fully embrace her, her eyes flew open, and with a foggy mind, she looked frantically around the room.

She was alone in her bed.

The pounding of her heart and the wetness between her legs were real though.

So, unfortunately, was her disappointment.

Under the covers, she slipped her hand down her body, over her flat stomach, slowly reaching for her aching core.

She pressed two fingers against the fabric of her panties and slid her fingers up and down her folds, then let her body take control.

The friction between her legs seemed to grow, until she couldn’t wait anymore and reached for her clit. The heat that rose in her chest was almost unbearable. She sped up her movement and increased the pressure.

Needing more, she edged her fingers down her folds to tease her tight and still-untouched entrance.

Still a virgin, she didn’t know, had to imagine.

She moaned at the thought, and her finger worked faster. Her breath shortened, and her body shook. A jolt of electricity stronger than ever before hit her.

Her back arched as her pleasure took over, until finally, she let out a long breath and withdrew her hand.

She lay there a few minutes, her cheeks hot and nipples still hard, enjoying the afterglow and trying not to feel too weird about her unexpectedly dirty dream.

She’d grown up with them. They were almost always over when she was a kid, hanging out with both of her older brothers. The twins had tormented her growing up. But despite that—or maybe because of it—she’d always had a hopeless crush on them.

She had just gotten home from college the night before, and today would be the first time in three years she’d be face-to-face with them.

In the meantime, she’d only caught glimpses of their lives through social media—pictures of summer bonfires and lake days. And she definitely lingered on the drool-worthy gym workout shots.

They’d always been good-looking boys, but in the years since she’d seen them, they’d become handsome men. Both were six feet, three inches of God’s finest work. Shoulders so wide that their clothes couldn’t hide their defined muscles.

Ethan had grown a beard for the first time recently. It defined his strong jaw and gave him a dangerous, sexy look.

Levi was still clean-shaven, with a strong chin that showed the sweetest dimple on earth.

She wondered if he shaved so people wouldn’t confuse him with Ethan?

She’d never had a problem—for her, their eyes and their scents made them impossible to confuse.

To distract herself from thinking about the twins, she rolled to her side and turned on her phone. Five missed calls from her ex-boyfriend Daniel.

She groaned and opened her texts.

Did he really think she could just forgive something like that?

She’d walked in on him tangled up with her best friend. Maybe he’d gotten tired of waiting for her to decide she was ready for her first time.

He hadn’t stopped calling and texting, begging for another chance.

The funny thing about his impatience was he was supposed to come home with her on this trip and she’d planned to have sex with him for the first time.

But maybe Daniel cheating had been a blessing in disguise. The final nudge she needed to let go of something lukewarm and lifeless. Shouldn’t she have been more excited to have sex with him?

The spark she felt as she thought about her dream.

A thought crept into her head.

Maybe she could still lose her virginity this summer...

... with one of the twins?

But which one?

After a quick shower, she checked on her brothers. Both their doors were still closed.

Ever since she could remember, her brothers and the twins had made Fridays their big night out and they were still sleeping it off.

She’d gotten home too late last night to go with them, and honestly she’d been too exhausted anyway. The long drive, the unpacking, the emotional mess with Daniel—it all left her drained.

“Mmm, what smells so good?”

Spinning at the sound of her brother Liam’s voice, she ran to hug him.

“Hey, little sis,” he said, looking at her in that sweet way of his that always made her feel loved. “Miss me?”

“I’ve missed you so much!” She kissed his cheek.

“And what about your other brother, huh?” Ezra said as he tickled her sides.

She couldn’t help but squeal and laugh. “You idiot, of course I missed you too!”

They all sat down around the kitchen table. Ezra took one bite and groaned dramatically. “Oh my God, Mads, this is heaven. Actual food!”

Liam stuffed a forkful of eggs into his mouth and nodded. “How did we survive without you around?”

Madison laughed. “Ramen and protein bars, I’d bet.”

Liam chuckled. “She was unhinged.”

Madison stirred her coffee lazily and asked, keeping her tone light, “So, what did the twins get up to last night?”

Liam laughed into his mug. “Oh, you mean the chaos twins? Same old antics. There was this girl at the bar—black dress, heels too high for her own good.”

Ezra smirked. “She was clinging to Levi one minute, then giggling in Ethan’s ear the next. By the end of the night, I couldn’t tell which one she was leaving with. Might’ve been both.”

Madison nearly choked on her sip of coffee. “Both?”

Ezra shrugged, clearly amused. “Who knows?”

She’d heard the rumors about the twins’ sexual habits, but now, after that dream, the thought of some girl pressed between them sent a wave of jealousy through her chest.

Which was silly—a dream doesn’t give you ownership.

“What’s the plan for today?” Madison asked.

Ezra reached for the coffee pot. “Recovering, for starters.”

Liam nodded, groaning as he rubbed the back of his neck. “Then Ezra and I have some work stuff to do at the gym later. Don’t worry, we won’t make you get to work on your first day back.”

“Gee, thanks,” Madison says.

“The twins are coming over for pool time this morning. That cool?”

Flashes of her dream ran through her mind.

“Sure, whatever,” she said, trying to sound unbothered.

The sun glittered on the surface of the pool as Levi and Ethan stepped out onto the warm stone patio, barefoot and shirtless.

Levi nudged Ethan with his elbow and pointed toward a woman stretched out on the lounger.

“Damn,” he muttered. “Looks like Ezra or Liam have a new girl, and they outdid themselves.”

The woman’s red bikini clung to her curves like it was made for her body alone. Long, toned legs were stretched out, ankles crossed, a magazine draped lazily across her flat stomach. One arm was flung above her head, her platinum hair spilling in soft waves over the cushion.

Then it hit them both.

“No fucking way,” Levi whispered.

Ethan blinked and whispered, “That’s... Madison?”

The shy little sister tagalong from years ago was gone. In her place lay a goddess in a red bikini, with a body that belonged on a runway. The red fabric of the bikini top strained against the soft swell of her breasts, making it impossible to look away. They’d seen pics online over the years, but they weren’t ready for this.

“She is really...” Levi started.

“...Grown up,” Ethan finished.

They turned to look at each other, both having trouble reconciling this new, sexy, grownup version of Madison.

“We are so fucked,” Ethan muttered, rubbing a hand over his face.