Perfect Formation

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An Excerpt From: PERFECT FORMATION

Copyright ? K. B. ALAN, 2009

All Rights Reserved, Ellora's Cave Publishing,
Inc.

?You guys don?t do this kind of thing much, do you??
Caleb asked.

?Proposition studly
strangers?? Richard asked.

?Caress strange men in public?? Taryn
asked.

?Drink,? Caleb answered.

?Caleb??

?Yes??

?I just wanted to say, before I get sober enough to care
that I?m a fool, that I?m pretty sure I?ve soaked through my panties as
well as my jeans, ?cause you guys are so fucking sexy. Thank you. Bye.?
With obvious care, she took her hands from both men, turned around and
began walking toward the diner with only a slight wobble to her gait.

?Damn,? Richard said.

?Damn,? Caleb agreed.

Richard began to follow Taryn,
and Caleb began to follow Richard. He pulled out his cell phone and sent a
quick text message to his brother to let him know he wouldn?t be in
tonight.

Taryn feared she was sobering
up. She was not completely sure, as she wasn?t used to being drunk in the
first place, but she was pretty certain that an hour ago she would have
hardly remembered she?d said those words to Richard and a stranger, let
alone be freaking out about them.

She walked into the diner and straight to a booth,
sitting down with her back to the door, not wanting to see who might follow
her inside. She managed a weak smile at the waitress who materialized and
asked for a cherry Coke and a chocolate milkshake. Taryn
put her elbows on the table and her head in her hands and stared down at
the table.

She heard the two men slide into the seat across from
her and managed, just barely, not to whimper. She was sure her face was
still as red as the table, though. She heaved a huge sigh and sat back, her
gaze straight ahead, right between the two men?s faces. Richard ordered a
strawberry shake and an iced tea, Caleb ordered black coffee, and the
waitress left.

?Taryn.?

A beat. Then two.

?Caleb.?

?You?re not allowed to say things like that then walk
away.?

?I?m not?? Her brow crinkled. ?Says who??

?Me.?

?Huh.? Taryn looked at
Richard, raised her eyebrow at him.

Richard just shrugged his shoulders and mouthed, ?Oh my God.? Or maybe it was ?He?s so hot.?

Either way, Taryn had to
agree, so she nodded her head, looked at Caleb and said, ?Sorry.?

Caleb nodded in return.

?Caleb.?

?Richard.?

?What are you?I mean, why are you?I mean, who?? Richard
stopped.

Caleb looked at Taryn for an
interpretation.

?I?m just as confused as he is. We don?t usually do
strangers.?

Caleb?s eyebrows went up, Richard began to choke and Taryn?s eyes went wide.

?That?s not what I meant,? she squeaked.

?So you do,? Caleb purred at her, ?do strangers??

She whimpered.

?What she meant was, we?re kind of shy and besides, we
think most people are irritating, so we don?t do so well at the whole
?meeting new people? thing.?

Taryn nodded emphatically,
giving Richard a grateful look.

The waitress brought their drinks. Caleb looked at them
sternly and said, ?Food.?

They both ordered burgers and Caleb ordered a piece of
cherry pie. The waitress left. Taryn tried to
think of something to say that had nothing to do with sex or strangers. She
tried to remember if she had ever
been so instantly attracted to a man before. Maybe it was being drunk.
Maybe she should try that more often. Of course, with her luck, not to
mention family history, she would be an alcoholic before the year was out.
Probably not worth it. She sucked on her milkshake, eyes staring down into
the glass, while she considered what had happened since leaving the bar.

?Taryn.?

She looked up at her best friend.

?He?s still here.?

Taryn glanced at Caleb then
looked at Richard, confused. ?Huh??

?He hasn?t called the funny farm to come take us away.
Or the prude police to come lock us up.?

Taryn considered this then
looked back at Caleb. Almond-brown eyes watched her. The man was
gorgeous?short, dark brown hair, his skin tan, different from Richard?s
natural olive, as if he spent a lot of time outside. Muscular, but not
overly so. She couldn?t get the phrase ?tall, dark and handsome? out of her
head. Her eyes began to glaze and she forgot what she?d been thinking
about. The corner of his mouth quirked up as if he knew that.

?Ricky.?

?Taryn.?

She swallowed, caught in Caleb?s gaze. ?I love you.? She
couldn?t decide what to make of the flicker in Caleb?s face at that.

?I love you too. But??

?But I?m about to melt into a puddle of goo, and he?s
just looking at me.?

?I wish he?d look at m?? Richard?s voice jerked into a
squeak. Taryn looked at him and his eyes had gone
wide. He flicked his eyes down to his leg, next to Caleb.

?I mean, yeah, me too.?

Taryn nodded her head and
decided she was done talking for a while. The waitress brought their
burgers and Caleb?s pie. Nobody spoke, they just ate.

Caleb pushed his pie plate away and wiped his lips with
his napkin. Taryn?s eyes remained riveted to his
lips. He licked them then smiled just a bit when she gulped.

?Taryn. Richard.?

?Caleb,? they said at the same time.

?What?s your story? You two are??? He waved his hand
between them. ?A couple? Fuck buddies??

Taryn looked at Richard and he
nodded at her.

?We?ve been friends for a long time. After a few years,
when we were both single, we started sleeping with each other. Sometimes
one of us will meet someone we want to date, so we stop sleeping with each
other. We?ve been doing that for about three years.?

Caleb looked at Richard. ?You usually sleep with women??

?No, only one woman other than Taryn,
and it didn?t last very long.?

Caleb looked at Taryn. ?You
usually sleep with men??

?I?ve never slept with a woman.?

?What about you?? Richard asked Caleb.

?I usually sleep with women,? Caleb answered, looking
Richard up and down. ?But I?ve had my share of men.?

?Together?? Taryn?s voice
cracked so she cleared her throat. ?Do you ever sleep with them at the same
time??

?A couple of times,? Caleb answered, ?with two women. A
couple of times with one woman, one other man.?

?And how did you find that?? Richard asked.

?Each situation was different. There can be?some
confusion about who?s in charge.?

Taryn?s eyes went wide at
this. She thought she might be bug-eyed at the end of this night. ?In
charge??

Caleb?s eyes pierced her. ?That?s right. What about you
two?who?s in charge when you?re fucking??