Missing Linc by Kori Roberts (best summer books txt) 📕

observation.”

“Uh-huh, that”s what I thought.” Tomi”s laughter joined his. From his words, it was

apparent that Mitch liked Linc as much as she did. It would bother many people to hear their future spouse admit to an attraction to

another person. Fortunately, Tomi wasn”t one of those people. Mitch”s comments didn”t

bother her at all. Instead, they thrilled her and reminded her once again why he was the

perfect match for her.

They had a relationship that was far from orthodox. It was uninhibited and filled with

adventure. Those things that most people frowned upon — even condemned — when it came

to sex were the same things they found exciting and arousing. Having multiple partners was

something that many would view as an exception in a relationship, but for them, it had been

the norm during the years they”d been together.

Until recently.

Tomi”s joy left her in a sudden rush as thoughts of the last time Mitch and she shared

pleasure with another person raced through her mind and left her ready to scream and sob at

the same time.

The bitter betrayal of that experience had changed them. The months they”d spent

recovering left them hardened, feeling wary and unwilling to risk ruining their relationship

after spending so much time repairing it.

Since then, their sex life consisted of just the two of them. Tomi never imagined they”d

even consider including another person in their relationship again.

Until Linc.

With effort, Tomi pushed her negative thoughts to the side, refusing to allow them to

disrupt her happiness.

“I”m glad you invited Linc to dinner,” she said to Mitch. “I know we just met him, but I

like him. There”s something about him that feels right…” She paused and looked away,

unable to find the right words to describe the immediate attraction she”d felt, the

instantaneous connection she made whenever she met someone special. It was the kind of

reaction that was hard for her to explain — and even harder for others to understand, unless

they”d experienced it before.

Mitch”s hand caressed her cheek, and Tomi met his eyes again, taking comfort in the

look on his face that told her an explanation wasn”t necessary. He understood what she

meant; he”d experienced what she felt. It”d been that way between them when they first met.

“I know.” Those two words confirmed her thoughts. Mitch leaned down and kissed her

on the lips. “I think it”ll be nice getting to know someone new, like we used to.”

“I think so too.” She smiled up at him. “We haven”t let another person into our life

since…” Her voice trailed off as the memories of an unhappy time, the images of an

unwelcome face, intruded into her thoughts once again.

“Hey.” Mitch cupped her face. “Don”t do that to yourself. We”re over that part of our

life. We”re over him. We”ve wasted enough of our time, enough of our lives, wanting and

wishing for someone who neither of us even needed.” The kiss he gave her was gentle and

filled with so much love. Leaning forward, he rested his head against hers.

“This is about us, Tomi. It”s been too long since we enjoyed ourselves, too long since we

enjoyed being around another person like that.” His lips met hers again. “If this thing with

Linc turns into something more, that”s great. We”ll have a lot of fun while we”re here, and

great memories to take with us when we leave. But if nothing happens and we never see him

again after tonight, that”s fine too. We”ll still have each other, and that will never change.”

“You”re right.” Tomi practically melted into Mitch”s tight embrace. She loved the feel

of his strong body pressed against hers.

“I”m so happy.” Tomi put a voice to her feelings. “I”m so glad we”re finally doing this.”

“Good.” She felt Mitch”s lips against her hair. “You deserve to be happy, and I”ll do

whatever it takes to make sure that you are.”

“As long as I have you, I”ll always be happy.” Tomi held his gaze, wanting him to know

without question that she meant every word. “Prepare yourself to be happy for a very long time then.” His mouth covered hers

again, the kiss equal parts love and lust. His hands touched her body, moving downward

until he reached her ass. With their lips still connected, Mitch lifted her and carried her back

into their suite. Gently, he laid her on the bed, his hard body coming down on top of her.

With his weight resting on one elbow, Mitch stared down at her.

“I should have married you a long time ago. I can”t wait until you”re truly and officially

mine in every way.”

“Me too.” She reached up and stroked his face. “I love you so much, Mitch.”

“Love you more.” Mitch grabbed her hand and placed a kiss against her palm.

Tomi leaned up and kissed him. “Prove it,” she whispered against his lips as she pulled

him even tighter against her.

Chapter Three

Linc hadn”t felt this good in a long time. He couldn”t remember the last time he”d

looked forward to a night out as much as he did this one. Not even Miguel”s ridiculously

pathetic excuses for missing work or Lorna”s incessant and irritating flirting were enough to

dampen his mood.

After he dropped off Tomi and Mitch, Linc returned his limo to his company”s garage

and hurried home to take a shower and change clothes before he went to pick them up.

While he drove to their hotel, Linc kept reminding himself that this wasn”t a date; it

wasn”t the start of some new and lasting relationship between the three of them. Despite

what happened in the limo, Linc had no idea whether Mitch and Tomi were even into the

whole threesome thing. Although it seemed as if they were genuinely attracted to him,

maybe it was wishful thinking on his part. For all he knew, they were just a friendly

heterosexual couple who got off on other people watching them while they fucked.

Not that it mattered anyway. Linc had gotten over the need for full-time commitments

a long time ago. When it came to relationships, he was all about instant gratification,

immediate satisfaction. And he”d made it a point to have plenty of it over the years. He”d learned the hard and painful