Chapter 5

 

Topless bodies are flushed against each other. The man, right at the center, is looking straight at the camera. If jawlines can cut…Lexi can’t help but think as she observes the man with the darkest hair and the lightest eyes she’s ever seen. They’re shooting their newest denim campaign, and what better way to highlight denim bottoms than for the models to go topless? The two women stand on each side of the male model; they’re looking at him longingly and seductively. One bites her bottom lip while the other has an arm protectively wrapped around the man’s nape. Their breasts are pressed up against this man, and Lexi can’t help but feel hot and heavy at the view before her.

 

It’s just a shoot, and there are tons of cameras surrounding the models. There’s nothing romantic or passionate about it, but Lexi finds herself asking questions. Questions she knows she can’t ask just anyone.

 

“Boo,” Adam surprises her from behind, as he wraps his arms around her waist. “What do you think of the campaign?”

 

“For sure everyone will notice the denim,” Lexi says, leaning her head on his chest. “What else is there to look at?”

 

She hears Adam chuckling behind her and then says, “Right.” The shoot director tells the models to switch poses, and the three of them get down on the floor. The view is a hot tangle of limbs and skin.

 

“Wouldn’t you like to be in the middle of a human sandwich?” Adam teases, and Lexi instantly shuts up.

 

When she stays silent for a few seconds too long, Adam then asks, “I was just kidding, babe…”

 

Lexi meets Adam’s eyes. “Have you been?” When Adam cocks an eyebrow up at her, she then says, “Been in a human sandwich?”

 

Adam tells the director and the rest of the crew to ‘carry on’ before he leads Lexi away from the shoot and to a corner of the room where it’s only the two of them. He leans a shoulder against the industrial brick wall, while Lexi stands in front of him with her arms awkwardly at her sides.

 

“You mean a threesome?” Lexi nods her head. Despite having had sex with Adam countless times already, she still finds herself getting horny at the mention of sex-related words. “What about it?”

 

Lexi clasps her hands together, her fingers playing with one another. She’s nervous and has no idea how Adam will react.

 

“I’m horny…” she whispers, looking at the models before turning back to face Adam. “Stupid topless models…”

 

She expects no less of his reaction – that signature smirk and playful eyes.

 

“What do you want me to do about it?” he then asks, enjoying her nervousness too much. She looks adorable, and all he wants is to close the distance between them and have her right then and there.

 

In reply, Lexi turns her head to look at the shoot. The three models are still in a half-naked web of limbs. Adam knows the campaign’s bound to get some backlash, but he knows what the market wants. He knows what sells.

 

“Forget about it,” Lexi then says, shaking her head. “Let’s go back?”

 

“Tell me…” There’s a hint of a whine in Adam’s voice; he knows Lexi can’t say ‘no’ to that. “Please…”

 

“Uhm…” Lexi starts, looking at anywhere but Adam’s eyes. “I’ve never had a threesome before…”

 

She’s scared to see Adam’s reaction and has no idea of what to expect.

 

“Have you kissed a woman before?” When Lexi looks taken aback, he then says, “Even just for fun?”

 

Her silence is answer enough. No and no to having a threesome and kissing a woman. To ease her nerves, Adam pulls her closer to him by wrapping an arm around her shoulders. Lexi doesn’t look at him, and Adam knows she feels embarrassed. She’s made an issue of her inexperience before, but Adam’s always been there to reassure her that it doesn’t matter. They’re in the relationship together; they’ll learn and work together.

 

“Can we change that?” When Lexi asks the question, it’s Adam’s turn to be caught off guard.

 

“Are you sure?” Adam asks, bending his head so his lips are a hairsbreadth away from her ear. There’s no way anyone can hear them now. “Babe…”

 

“Only if you’re okay with it…I just want to experience what it’s like to-” She clips her mouth shut, too nervous to carry on. “You know what I mean.”

 

Adam turns his head to look at the three models. They’ve changed attires and are now taking individual shots. When he looks away and meets Lexi’s curious hazel eyes, he sees that she’s serious, nervous but serious all the same.

 

“Are you sure…?”

 

“Isn’t it every guy’s dream to be in a threesome with two women?” She nudges his shoulder in an attempt to lighten the mood.

 

“Well, yeah but…” Adams bites his bottom lip. He knows threesomes can lead to complications, what more with Lexi who’s only slept with one guy – him. It’s a recipe for disaster, but Lexi looks adamant, and Adam kind of wishes he didn’t bring her to the shoot. “Babe…think about it first. Then come back to me in a few days and tell me whether or not you really want to push through with it…”