7. Hello & Goodbye

Chapter Seven

HELLO & GOODBYE

" J oey! Fuck! Joey!" Layne cried out as his hips slammed into her again.

After they discussed Layne's little disappearing act to have a chat with Liam, it seemed the air shifted around them quicker than an approaching hurricane. When she leaned over Joey to place her gun and its holster on the side table, his most primal instincts had taken over. The way her body brushed against him in that innocent movement, the light curve of her back that led over her ass which was all but short of presenting itself in front of him, and the quiet groan she made as her arm stretched to reach over to the table on his left. Joey's restraint promptly left the building.

His cock had dictated that it find itself deep inside of her with such an urgency that when he grabbed Layne, the startled look on her face drove him even further into a frenzy. He had tossed her onto her stomach on the sofa and yanked her pants down enough to expose the sight of her pussy that he would happily risk a torturous death for. Joey barely waited for a breath after opening his jeans and pulling out his aggressive hard-on before he shoved himself inside her like a man who had been stranded in the goddamn Sahara and her body was the oasis he needed to survive.

Layne felt his hands tightly gripping her hips for dear life as he rammed his steel-like cock into her. Her pleasure immediately blindsided her, leaving her moaning out intensely without so much as a chance to ask him what he was doing. His rough entry had her cunt aching as it stretched around him. Yet, all of it was welcomed after the medically mandated hiatus.

He hadn't been the only one that had missed this. While Gage had been more than happy to tend to all of her needs, he still wasn't Joey. Each De Luca had their own particular flavor, and she couldn't handle not having a little bit of both swirled together in her life.

Standing in front of the couch, Gage was giving his brother the moment to satisfy himself with Layne, but he was sure as hell staying for the show. His hand was fisting his cock as he watched their girl get her pussy claimed in a moment of heated passion. "Goddamn, baby," he groaned. "You're taking Joey's cock so well." His brother sure as hell wasn't going easy on her, but Layne still welcomed him with open arms, er…legs.

Kneeling behind Layne while he roughly fucked her from behind, Joey groaned out. "That's right, Layney." He panted hard at the physical exertion on his still-recovering body. He growled, pushing at his limits, "Take this cock like my good fucking girl." Despite getting winded, he didn't give a damn if his heart exploded, he was going to get his fix of her one way or another.

Each harsh thrust into her had her body lurching forward, only to have Joey's grasp pull her hips right back against him. There was no escaping the mounting pressure that was building deep inside her core. Every collision of their bodies had his dick crashing against her sweet spot.

Her hands clawed at the cushions underneath her as her body trembled with the rapidly approaching climax. She whimpered his name as she teetered right on the border of divine release.

That's when Joey smirked and sank himself into her again. "You better show me how much you enjoy getting fucked by your husband while Daddy Gage watches." His hand reached down to grab her hair enough to turn her head so she could see Gage handling his swords in a smooth corkscrew motion.

Joey rolled his hips into her again, watching her face as it showed signs of slipping right off the ledge of ecstasy. Her vocalized orgasm filled the room and was music to his damn ears. His cock was throbbing and he had barely made it this far along without blowing his load, so when he felt Layne's walls clamp down around him, he knew he was done for.

Her body pushed and pulled at him simultaneously as she fell into the crashing waves of her release. She wasn't even sure what words poured out of her mouth or if they were even words at all.

With Layne's body coming for him, Joey hastily got the final few thrusts into her before he joined in the blissful state of relief. His dick pulsed as he filled her depths with his hot seed.

When it was all said and done, Joey was still trying to catch his damn breath. It felt like he had just run a marathon—untrained. Oh, but it had been worth it.

His hand patted Layne's ass after he pulled out of her with a satisfied sigh. He fell back onto his ass and let the couch give him the rest he needed.

That was Gage's cue that he was up. He came over to her and eased her from the couch, not intending to make her well-worked cunt take any more dick today. He smiled at her and got her down on her knees in front of him, his thick cock in front of her face already primed by the efforts of his hand.

"Alright, baby, let me see you swallow my swords." Gage grinned at her, his thumb tugging at the bottom of her chin to draw her mouth open.

Late the following night, the three of them showed up at Rebecca's apartment. Layne was doing her best to ignore the soreness from Joey's pounding into her yesterday as she walked. Firmly, she rapped her knuckles against her best friend's door.

There was the sound of the scurrying on the other side of the door, Rebecca called out, "Be right there!"

Layne's heart already ached that it was coming down to this, but it was in everyone's best interest. She couldn't afford to be selfish when Liam was out there ready to prey on anybody who held value to Layne.

Rebecca turned the lock from the other side before swinging the door open. Her face was full of emotion as she saw Layne standing there mirroring the same feelings. Joey and Gage stood at Layne's back, giving the girls enough space to greet one another.

"Are you ready?" Layne looked down at a few bags sitting just right inside the doorway. Maybe if she just focused on the checklist of things in her head, she could avoid turning both of them into a sappy puddle of emotions.

That all went out the window as Rebecca immediately grabbed onto Layne and squeezed her into a hug that was tighter than life itself. Layne rested her head on Rebecca's shoulder as she shut her eyes, returning the hug equally tight.

"I told myself I wasn't going to cry," Rebecca gave a half-hearted giggle overtop a partial sob.

Layne sniffled, trying to ignore the tears welling up behind her closed lids. All Layne could do was nod, afraid that if she said anything she would lose her already shaky composure.

When Rebecca pulled back, she noted Layne's fingers were already trying to erase any evidence of the tears that had begun to slip from her green hues. She frowned, not liking the way this situation had Layne in such a pained state.

"I shouldn't be leaving you like this," Rebecca tried to push back on Layne's demand that she pack her bags and indefinitely go live with her mother several states away.

Immediately, Layne straightened up and snapped her guarded exterior back into place. "Rebecca, you are getting on the train, and don't you dare say otherwise."

Her best friend's voice wavered underneath the weight of thought of abandoning someone whom she held such a tight bond with. "I want to be here for you." The blue eyes looking at Layne right now were filled with the pain of the unknown swirling with concern and sadness.

Layne stood there in silence as she tried to find the words to make her friend understand why it was necessary for her to suddenly pick up and leave. The breath of her inhale was rocky, but managed to smooth out when it was exhaled. "I don't know what is going to happen. Liam is no longer who I thought he was, he has threatened everyone and anyone in my world. I'll be damned if I let you get caught in his crossfire. I can't deal with him when I'm worried about who will end up as collateral. I won't do it, Rebecca."

Frowning, Rebecca still felt a sense of disbelief that it was all coming to this. Liam may have been the asshole little brother, but it was hard to imagine that he would fall this far down the path of depravity.

Joey spoke up, trying to give them both a gentle reminder, "We need to get going if we are going to make it there on time."

Following up on that, Gage came to the doorway. "I'll get your bags."

After collecting Rebecca's luggage, they all went back down to Joey's car. Rebecca climbed into the backseat first. Before Layne joined her, Gage paused her with his hand on her shoulder.

"It's only temporary." He ran his hand up along the side of her neck before stroking his thumb across her cheek tenderly. It killed him to see Layne making the difficult decision of parting ways with a piece of her heart, not knowing what was going to happen after this was all done and over.

Layne stared into his gentle eyes and she wanted more than anything to believe him. "I hope so." She ducked into the backseat.

After each of the guys took up the seats up front, Joey drove them to Penn Station. The air was thick with silence the entire trip. Rebecca reached over and held Layne's hand tightly. It was the only communication needed between them.

Once they were inside the busy train station, Layne stood in front of Rebecca. "I knowthere's a lot up in the air right now, so I want you to take this." She reached into her coat pocket and pulled out a thick envelope. "It should be more than enough to pay the bills for a few months."

Rebecca shook her head adamantly. "Layne…I can't take this." Her hand pushed the envelope back toward Layne.

"No, you can. Please, Rebecca." Layne reached over and grabbed her friend's hand and placed the money-filled envelope into her palm. "It's the least I can do for uprooting you away from your life here so suddenly."

Reluctantly her friend accepted the wad of cash safely secured in the envelope. Shoving it into one of her bags she gratefully looked at Layne. "I plan on giving every dollar in here straight back to you when I come back."

Forcing a light smile past the looming goodbyes quickly approaching them, Layne leaned in for one last hug. "And I will still argue with you when you do."

A barely coherent voice came over the speaker system, announcing the boarding for Rebecca's train. Rebecca squeezed Layne even tighter than she had earlier. "Be safe."

Layne responded with as much reassurance as she could muster, "I always am."

"Fucking liar," Rebecca quickly retorted with a grin.

They both shared a soft laugh to overshadow the grim truth.

Releasing the woman she considered a sister, Layne shooed her with her hand. "Get outta here before you miss your train."

Drawing in a breath to find the courage to go through with this, Rebecca looked at the two men standing close by. "You two better take care of her." She wagged a finger at them threateningly.

Joey grinned. "Don't worry, Rebecca, she's in good hands."

"As long as she listens to us for once," Gage smirked, then shot a look at Layne.

Rebecca put on her bravest face, readjusted the strap of her bag over her shoulder, and pulled her miniature suitcase with her as she took the first steps towards the stairs leading down to the platform. Before she was out of sight, she looked back at Layne and blew her a kiss.

Without a second thought, Layne blew one right back. She didn't want to imagine if this was her bestie's last memory of their time together, but Layne sure as hell hoped it would be a positive one.

She stood there long after Rebecca disappeared down the steps to get on that train down to Baltimore. "Now is your chance to join her if either of you want a ticket out. I'm not going to ask either of you to stay here with me knowing how messy this is going to get."

Layne knew it was a long shot, but she wished they would both take her up on the offer. If she didn't need to worry about either man's safety, maybe there was a chance she could keep her head screwed on straight.

"Always and forever, Layney. You're not getting rid of me that easily." Joey's hand slid across her upper back to rest on her shoulder.

Gage's hand did the same and rested on her opposite shoulder. "You're my Lucky Charm, that's not something that you just leave behind. I'm afraid you're stuck with me too, baby."

She slowly nodded. "Okay, then. Let's find out what other fucked up plans Liam has."