True Perfection [Aspire 2] (Siren Publishing Ménage Amour) Read Online Free PDF

think you can use sex to dissuade me either! I need some space, and unless you plan to kidnap me and force me to participate in this plan of yours, there is really no other option.”
    Warren watched her storm out of the room. Déjà vu . It was like his own personal nightmare. She was leaving him again. He started after her, and Gordon forestalled him.
    “Let her go, Warren. We panicked and pushed her. She cares for us both and just needs some time to figure it out. If we try to convince her otherwise, using high-handed tactics again, then we stand a real chance of losing her. I must have lost my head.”
    “But we know what’s best for her, you better than me!”
    Warren was so frustrated he could have punched right through the wall. He could hear Haley stomping around upstairs, and he knew she was packing. He closed his eyes and wondered how they might kidnap her and get away with it. He, too, was losing his mind. When he opened them, Gordon was gone. Warren ran upstairs and stood with Gordon like a supplicant outside of Haley’s room. He listened to Gordon’s measured tones.
    “My offer of a guest room stands, Haley. Please feel free to stay until you are able to find a place to your liking. We won’t bother you and will do our best to keep out of your way. I apologize for trying to run your life. I love you and don’t know what came over me to push you so hard, except I thought you might come to the same conclusion if you were offered the opportunity.”
    Warren wanted to protest. He wanted to tell Haley that she was going on vacation with them and that her room would be combined with Gordon’s so that they would all be comfortable in the space and also have enough room for a nursery. He wanted to plead with her to reconsider and stay. In the end, he kept his mouth shut and stood shoulder to shoulder with Gordon. He watched Haley begin to relax under Gordon’s reasonable, calm tone.
    “I love you both,” she said quietly. “I won’t deny it. But it’s too soon, too fast, and I need more time to adjust. Look where love got me before. We are all influencing one another, and I’m not convinced this is what I want or if it’s good for me. I’m sorry, but that’s how it feels right now. I’ll stay until I find a place, Gordon, thank you, but it’s going to be awkward.”
    Warren thought his heart would stop. Just a few short days ago, he had professed his love for this woman, and she had returned it. What had happened? He fought hard against lashing out and felt Gordon lending him strength. He forced himself to nod and smile and searched for words that would tell her the truth and not push her further away. In the end, he said what was in his heart.
    “I love you, too, Haley. You told me you knew it, believed me. I’ll honor your request for space, but I’ll be patient for only so long and then I’ll be pursuing you. I’m not giving up.”
    Haley’s eyes glistened, and she stared at him for some time before replying. “I can’t go back to the way things were, Warren.”
    “I understand that, Haley. I just think we need more time.”
    “And do you think that setting up an artificial environment like a vacation would give us that time?”
    Warren shook his head. “We believe we know what is best for you. I know, I know, you think that’s the height of arrogance, but it is what it is. When you come to see it is true, Gordon and I will be waiting.” He turned and made his way to the back door where the construction crew would soon be arriving. He thought he heard Gordon say something else but couldn’t make it out beyond the blood roaring in his ears.
     
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    Haley plunked down on the bed and shoved a suitcase away with an impatient hand. She knew she was acting like a diva and was ashamed of herself. It was just that she absolutely couldn’t believe that Gordon of all people had gone along with that harebrained plan after she had told him her worries. Haley thought for a while and