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to date Declan or Quinn?”
    Both. “Neither.” Erotic romance novels explored many different types of kink, but
Hannah had developed a fondness for the ménage. She loved Quinn’s easy laugher,
and Declan’s intensity. She felt connected to both of them equally. The thought
of having a threesome with them would be like having her most wild fantasy come
true.
    “Oh, come on.
Choose.”
    “They aren’t going
to ask me out, so I don’t have to choose.”
    Becky shrugged. “I
just want to know which one will be available.”
    Hannah stared at
her for a long moment before she realized that her friend was trying to get a
rise out of her. She shrugged. “You can have both. I’m not interested in that.”
    “Sure you aren’t.”
Becky nudged Hannah again. “But if you want to keep your options open, that’s
cool. There are plenty of other men here for me to flirt with.” She glanced
around the crowd. “Do you want me to get you a beer?”
    Hannah followed
Becky’s gaze to the cooler on the other side of the fire pit. Two new male grad
students—Hannah forgot their names—were sifting through the drinks.
    “Sure.” Hannah
knew that Becky was only looking for an excuse to dump her and go flirt with
the men. Hannah didn’t mind giving her the opening.
    Becky flashed her
an appreciative smile. “Be right back.”
    “Okay.” Hannah
settled herself on one of the rocks and watched the small group adjust the pig
over the pit. She wasn’t much of a meat eater, and the sight of the poor animal
turning over the fire didn’t change her mind in that regard. It was a good
thing that she ate before coming to the party.
    “Is this seat
taken?”
    Hannah looked up
to see Greg, another grad student, staring at her. It was hard to hide her
disappointment. Where were Declan and Quinn?
    “No.”
    Greg settled himself
next to her. “I don’t remember seeing you here last year.”
    “This is my first
time.” Hannah scanned the crowd. Greg was nice enough, but Hannah didn’t really
want to make polite conversation, and she wasn’t quite sure how to get rid of
him.
    “Really?” He
inched closer. “Well, you can stick with me. I’ll help you navigate the
festivities.”
    Hannah smiled, not
wanting to be rude. “Okay.”
    “Do you swim?”
    Hannah frowned.
“Isn’t the water a little cool this time of year?”
    He shrugged. “Not
if you just want to stick your toes in. Come on.” He stood and held out his
hand. “Let me show you. It will be fun.”
    Going with Greg
would mean leaving the crowd and going off alone with him. She didn’t want to
do that, but didn’t know how to blow him off politely. Maybe she could go for a
quick walk, and then plead a headache and go home. Yes, that was what she’d do.
    Hannah glanced
around the fire-pit one last time. Her heart sank when she didn’t see Quinn and
Declan. They weren’t coming. What a wasted evening.
    “Sure,” she said,
not sure what else to say. She took Greg’s hand and let him lead her away from
the crowd. They walked a short distance across the sand in silence. She tried
to pull her hand away, but he held it fast. She felt awkward and confused. He
smelled like cheap beer and had this look in his eye as if she were a piece of
meat, not a woman. By the time they reached the water, she became desperate to
get away from him.
    He took a swing of
his beer. “You’re beautiful, you know that?”
    “Thank you.”
Hannah noticed that he had led her quite a distance from the crowd, far enough
not to be seen by others. She suspected that the crashing waves would hide her
screams, too.
    “Maybe we should
head back.” She liked Greg well enough, but there was something about him
tonight that made her uncomfortable.
    “Not just yet.” He
stopped walking and pulled her closer. He nodded to the horizon. “Pretty, isn’t
it?”
    “It’s a lovely
sunset, yes.” A wave crashed, and cold water washed over her toes. Hannah
yelped and jumped back.
    “I’ll save