Hot In Here (Ashton Heights Fire # 3) (17 page)

That was when Blair knew he could fall
irrevocably in love with Ally Wachawski if she let him.

It was also when Corey aimed a fist at his
head.

Ally watched in stupefied
horror as her brother took a swing at Blair. Luckily, Blair ducked
in time to avoid the blow. He managed to sidestep out of Corey’s
line of fire. Trouble was, that left Leo out in the open. Leo held
up both hands, indicating he wasn’t going to fight. Still, Corey
approached him and stood over him menacingly. The other guys from
the Ashton Heights fire station looked on, seemingly too surprised
to do anything right away.

This is ridiculous,
Ally thought. She cast her glance around, spotting
a half-full jug of beer on a nearby table. Quickly, she picked it
up and walked over to where Corey stood grilling Leo about his
apparent disrespect for the concept of mateship. Without allowing
herself to reconsider the impulsive act, Ally tossed the contents
of the jug all over Corey.

“
What the…?” Corey swung
around to stare at her. “What did you do that for?”

“
It’s the standard method
for breaking up dogfights, so I figured I’d try it,” Ally said.
“You definitely need to cool down, animal.”

Corey swiped at the amber ale dripping down
his face. “Ally, have you gone nuts?”

“
Maybe,” she conceded and
then thought better of it. “No. You’re the one who’s nuts. You
still think of me as that little girl with pig tails who needed you
to defend her against the school bully. Or the teenager with raging
hormones who was always trying to sneak out of the house to meet
boys. I needed someone to save me those time, I honestly
did.”

Hell, she probably would
have ended up pregnant if left to her own devices when she was
sixteen. Her libido had been in overdrive and she would have let it
steer if she’d been allowed a lot of contact with the male of the
species. Now…

Well, her libido was still in overdrive, but
at least she knew how to practice safe sex.

“
But, Cor,” Ally said as
she stepped forward. She touched her brother’s arm and held his
gaze. She waited until she knew she had his undivided attention
before she spoke again. “I don’t need you to save me now. I’m all
grown up, and what I’d really like is your support.”

“
My support?” Corey looked
from Ally, to Leo, to Blair and then back to Ally. “You’re not
saying you and these two are…you’re not seriously…”

“
I am—at least I was.
Having sex, I mean. With him.” Ally pointed first at Leo, then at
Blair. “And him. And if they’ll forgive me for being a chicken shit
and not telling you about it sooner, I’d like to do it again. And
again and—”

“
Oh God, I get it.” Corey
grimaced. “Stop saying it.”

“
Get used
to it, big bro. I like sex.” Ally braved a look at Leo and Blair.
They were both standing to the left of Corey, looking at her with
huge smiles on their faces. Ally smiled back, feeling giddy with
relief. Their expressions told her forgiveness was entirely
possible. She sent up a thank you to the heavens. This time without
them had left her aching with regret and loneliness. “I like
them
, as people. Not just
as a pair of giant—”

“
Shit,
sis
! Would you quit it?”

Ally looked back at Corey,
amused to find he actually had his hands over his ears. With a
laugh, she reached up and tugged one away from his head so he’d
have to hear her. “I’m crazy about them, Corey, and if they’ll have
me back, I intend to keep seeing them for the foreseeable future.
I’d really appreciate your approval, and if you don’t give it,
everyone will know you’re a hypocrite.”

“
It’s not the same as my
situation,” Corey said, obviously realizing she was referring to
his own triad relationship. “Erica’s not my sister.”

“
Thank God. That would be
gross. And illegal.”

Corey let out a half groan, half laugh.
“Christ, Al. You’re the baby of the family. I taught you to ride a
bike.”

Ally smiled softly at him.
“And you’ve also taught me to grab my chance at happiness as soon
as it comes along—in whatever form it takes.”

He heaved a sigh. “You really think Blue and
Chats are gonna make you happy?”

Ally looked over at Leo and Blair once more,
a question in her eyes. They both gave her the answer she was
looking for when they rushed to her side.

“
We’re going to do
everything we can to make sure of it,” Leo declared, looking down
into her eyes.

“
What he said,” Blair
quipped.

Ally let out a squee and
then kissed them on the cheek—Leo first, then Blair—promising
herself that later she’d kiss them properly. For now, she had a
shift to finish. And a brother who was still struggling with the
knowledge of her sexuality.

Her brother struggled
enough with the cheek kissing, if his groan was anything to go by.
“Fine. If this is what you want, I promise I won’t punch either of
these jokers in the face.” Corey gave both men a warning look. “But
if you hurt her—”

“
We won’t,” Leo
pledged.

“
We promise we have no
intention of hurting Ally.” Blair leaned close to Ally’s ear and
added in a whisper only she could hear, “Not unless she wants
it.”

Ally quivered, thinking she was going to
have her work cut out for her dealing with the two very different,
both lethally sexy men.

But she was going to love every minute of
it.

“
I can deal with this, for
your sake, sis,” Corey said. “But as for watching you three
snuggle…I’m not there yet. So I’ll just be going over there
now.”

Corey walked away shaking
his head. When he was gone, both Blair and Leo moved in closer,
sandwiching her between them. Leo touched her face. “Ally, baby.
You’ve made me so happy.”

She’d made herself happy too, but seeing the
pleasure in Leo’s eyes was even better than her own happiness. How
could she have looked into those dreamy green eyes and said she
wasn’t sure what she wanted? She wanted him. And Blair. The time
spent without them had confirmed it. “I’m so sorry I didn’t do that
sooner.”

“
It’s okay,” Leo
said.

“
Is not,” Blair disagreed.
He pressed in closer to her side. “I’d say she deserves a good
spanking for torturing us like she did.”

A shaft of hot lust ripped
through Ally. When she spoke, her voice was threadbare. “I don’t
finish until nine.”

An hour and a half away. How was she going
to wait that long?

“
We’ll wait,” Blair said,
turning her face so he could kiss her. When he was done, she was
breathless, and when Leo kissed her as well, she turned downright
faint.

“
Blue’s right,” Leo said as
they both reluctantly released her. “We’ll be right here until you
finish. Then we’re going to take you home.”

Ally smiled to herself as she walked
away.

Home.

She really liked the sound of that.

Thank you for reading HOT
IN HERE, book 3 in the Ashton Heights Fire series. Your support in
purchasing this book means so much to me. Books 1 and 2 in the
trilogy (
BURNING UP
and
GIVING OFF SPARKS
), are
also available and can be read out of order if you picked this
story up first. All three books are spin off stories of my MMF
novel
ERICA’S CHOICE
, so if you
like a little man love with your ménage action, you might be
interested in reading that book too.

I’ve had so much fun with
all the characters of Ashton Heights and I’m glad you came on the
journey with me. Read on for links to all my other available
novels, and a short excerpt from another hot MFM ménage involving
firefighters written by my friend and an awesome author Lexxie
Couper.

Lastly, if you are willing
and able to leave a review for this story at your place of
purchase, it would be much appreciated! Every review helps other
people find the books they’re looking for, which is a win-win for
authors and readers alike.

Love,

Sami

Despite falling in love with
creative writing in her teenage years, Sami worked a wide variety
of jobs on her way to eventual publication. As a bartender she used
to scrawl snatches of dialogue on the back of flyers advertising $2
drink specials. Now she types on a computer like a bona fide,
professional author—but she wouldn't mind finding a bar that still
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visit from the region's best arson investigators. The two men who
reduced her heart to cinders. Men she’d hoped never to see
again.

One wild weekend with Phoebe overwhelmed
Will Bradley and Damon Hunt. Like wankers, they blew it off,
burning any chance for a triad-romance future with the talented
beauty. The investigation gets them back in her life, but now they
have to prove the three of them were meant to be together. Their
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