Free Near Perfection [Aspire 1] (Siren Publishing Ménage Amour) by Allyson Young Page A

asked him how he was planning on celebrating, told Gordon how much Warren had to come to care for Haley, even if Warren hadn’t recognized his feelings for what they were. Gordon hadn’t been too proud to hint at a threesome with Warren. And Gordon suspected that particular threesome at the Club had threatened Warren, both because of Haley’s response and because the sharing had made Warren recognize Haley was different and meant something to him other than a short-term relationship. Warren probably also knew, sensed on a different level, that Gordon was a very real threat.
    Gordon knew that Haley had been good for Warren. His friend was now more relaxed and less prone to ride herd on his business interests, stepping out of that micromanaging role. People seemed to respect Warren more, rather than accept him out of nervousness or fear because of his business empire and wealth. Haley had smoothed his rough edges and given him comfort, warmed him up, all without Warren noticing. While he had yet to make many actual friends, aside from Gordon of course, Warren could claim more social acquaintances because of Haley’s charm and ability to have Warren included. Warren was lucky that he had joined the Club, or he probably would never have met even one woman to meet his needs, let alone lucked out by being chosen by Haley. Not that he had realized his luck! The man was a fool. Gordon cared about Warren, but he had been an idiot to push Haley away and he wasn’t getting another chance to hurt her. Gordon was going to see to that.
    The whole situation was a fine mess, and Gordon realized that he shouldn’t have let Haley stay with him, except he hadn’t been able to resist. Warren was going to feel betrayed. They were all going to lose in the end unless Gordon figured out how to put his plan into motion, and quickly. He was frustrated because he knew that Haley would never be complete without Warren, and yet he was certain she had developed feelings for him. He hadn’t yet figured out a way to have them both consider a permanent ménage, but he would. He smiled ruefully. And Haley thought she had cornered the market on planning the future when she had decided to set her cap for Warren. She had yet to meet Gordon in his master manipulator role as the consummate salesman. But only if he could pull this off.
    He decided to take some long overdue vacation time and get on it. Haley would be off now for four days, having worked straight through the past week and a half, and Warren was his own boss. He could take time off whenever he chose. Now that Warren had learned where Haley worked and had gone to see her there, time had run out. Gordon reached for the phone.
     
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    “She’s living here? With you?” Warren’s voice was filled with incredulity.
    Warren had barely stepped inside the front door of Gordon’s house before Gordon told him that Haley was living there. He thought for a moment that Warren would weep with relief before the outrage took over. It gave him heart.
    Gordon shrugged. “And would you have had me put her on the street, man?” he asked. “She was wearing a coat, a pair of disreputable shoes, and had maybe ten dollars in her purse. And I made it clear to you that you had better treat her well if you remember. I never made any secret of how I felt about her.”
    Warren’s face turned red. “We had a disagreement, and she walked out. How was I to know she wouldn’t take anything with her?”
    “And why did she leave with nothing other than what she had of her own, Warren? Can you explain that? She told me only whores took payment. Whores! What the fuck did you say to her that a trained submissive felt like a whore?”
    Warren’s fists clenched, and his flush deepened. “I might have insinuated that Madeline help her pack so that… Oh hell. I screwed up, Gordon. I admit it. But you moved her in here behind my back! You’ve wanted her forever, and she chose me. Haley is my submissive.”
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