Accepting Eva [Slick Rock 8] (Siren Publishing Ménage Everlasting) by Becca van Page A

react. She’d been a little afraid that he would agree with her or laugh, but that wasn’t Gray. He just watched her thoughtfully and asked, “What made you decide that?”
    “My first and only boyfriend was a good friend to me. In fact he was more like a brother. We only ever had each other. He was a nerd and he wasn’t a handsome man, but he was one of my best friends. We decided to have sex with each other and it was an utter disaster. Afterward we couldn’t even look each other in the eyes. Eventually, we started avoiding each other and then stopped seeing each other completely.”
    “I’m sorry, Eva,” Gray said.
    She sighed. “I think we were just so eager to experience things, you know? But we should never have attempted to be physical with each other. I lost one of my closest friends, and I don’t want to ever have to go through that again.”
    “Sweetheart, that wasn’t you. You just picked the wrong man to have your first experience with. From what I saw when you kissed Pierson and Quin, you have no worries in that department.”
    “Oh God.” Her cheeks heated and she knew they must be as red as they felt. “I can’t believe I did that.”
    “What? Kissed my brothers?”
    She nodded.
    “Look at me, Evana,” Gray demanded quietly.
    Cursing mentally when she complied, Eva tried to turn away again, but once their eyes connected, she couldn’t look away.
    “I know Quin told you about the ménage relationships in this town from the start. He also told you that we intended to find a woman we were all attracted to and settle down with her. We believe you could be that woman.” He reached over and placed a finger on her lips when she opened her mouth, and she closed it again. “What are you so frightened of?”
    “I’ve put up with a lot of derogatory comments for most of my life, Gray. My self-esteem isn’t as good as it should be. I have scars on my right hip, the top of my thigh, and even on my knee. I don’t like being naked in front of anyone. I have stretch marks from when I grew almost overnight when I was an adolescent, and my boobs are too small. I get stared at all the time, and I wear bars on my leg.”
    Eva was panting by the time she was finished listing everything that was wrong with her and waited with trepidation for his reply.
    Gray smoothed her hair back from her face then stroked his hand over the back of her head and down the length of her tresses. “You have the most beautiful eyes I have ever seen. Your hair literally sparkles when the sun shines down upon it. Did you know you have gold strands threaded in amongst that dark red? Your body is perfect to me and my brothers. I get hard every time you get near me. I love your cute little ass and have to resist bending you over so I can take a bite out of it. The scent you wear wraps around my balls until I ache every time I smell it, and you have the sweetest, most loving and caring personality I have ever seen.”
    Tears began to fill her eyes. He sees that in me?
    Gray went on, “In my eyes you are the most picture-perfect, flawless, sensitive, compassionate woman I have ever met. You were made for us, Eva. Everyone has imperfections, sugar, but when somebody cares enough about you, those flaws become invisible.”
    Eva’s tears spilled onto her cheeks. She’d never had anyone besides her mom say anything nice about her. Not even her ex or Tim. Emotion rushed through her, filling her heart with hope and joy and making her fall even more in love with him.
    “That’s the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me. Thank you.”
    “Quin and Pierson feel the same way I do, Eva. Please don’t make a decision yet. Give yourself time to think over our offer. We will wait for however long you need.”
    Gray took her face between his hands and wiped her tears away with his thumb. He leaned in close and kissed her on the forehead. “Let’s go inside so we can get home. I’ll help you with dinner tonight. I’m