Chapter 42

Connor

They thought they were oh-so-quiet, but I woke up the moment the door clicked open and then stared into the darkness as Kendall and Van entered the room.

I watched Van kiss our girl then recite savage poems to the beauty of her breasts, but it wasn’t until she said that one word, yes, that I felt like I could take a full breath. My head was all light and spacey, like I was oxygen deprived, as I watched them together, but it was Kendall I needed, not air.

It was like my lips were kissing her neck and shoulders, like I was telling her how much I wanted her, then I was silenced as I sucked her nipple, feeling the hard bead roll around my mouth. But it was Van who did all those things, getting Kendall naked, the thin bars of moonlight tracing the shape of her body as he turned her around. Her fingers clasped the baseboard of a bed frame I’d worked hard to sand smooth and when she leaned forward, gasping, I knew what Van was doing. Rubbing his cock all over that wet little pussy because I’d be doing just the same. I’d had flashbacks of doing just that all fucking day, getting hard at inopportune moments as I remembered the velvety suck of her cunt as I pushed in.

“Wasn’t sure if you were coming home tonight,” I croaked, catching the moment her eyes met mine. “But fuck, I’m glad you did.”

As Van gripped her hips tight and shoved himself inside her, her lips fell open, meaning I needed to fill them. I caressed the slope of her cheek, catching the moment her eyelids fluttered at the feel of him inside her. I pressed my thumb between her lips, and she slid her tongue against it, her cheeks hollowing in seconds. But it was that little muffled moan she gave that had me wrenching my hand free, only to wrap around my dick.

“Think you can take both of us, baby?”

She couldn’t answer me with words, her eyes rolling up to meet mine, even as I saw sweet pleasure rush through her. She reached her hands out, though, dragging me closer, right before she swallowed me whole.

Fuck…

I didn’t mean for my hips to buck up, to force her to gag and splutter, but I couldn’t seem to fucking help it. I pulled back for a second so she could catch her breath, but Kendall didn’t allow for that. Her next moan vibrated through every damn inch of me, my control shattering. I was forced to keep my thrusts shallow and that tension seemed to wind something tighter and tighter inside me.

“Take all of us, you mean.” Gage appeared from shadows, his voice hoarse from sleep, or maybe from the sight of Kendall strung out between us. He slid his hand down her back, then to her breasts, catching the nipples between his fingers. “You can do that, right?”

“Jesus, she’s strangling my fucking dick…” Van panted, answered only by a moan from Kendall.

“You need more, love?” I watched Kendall’s back arch, her body shuttling back and forth between us. She wasn’t just on the receiving end, she was taking each of us, inch by inch. Over and over in waves that threatened to drown the lot of us. “Take it, Kendall. Take every damn thing you need, because nothing will stop us from trying to provide it, ever.”

Her eyes stared into mine, a million different silent messages communicated in that second before her cheeks hollowed. The feeling of being with her, in her, and hearing her muffled sounds of pleasure made mine flare bright, right as I was overcome.

“Fuck, I’m gonna come…”

Her fingers dug into my butt, holding me right where I was, helpless to do anything other than let out ragged gasps as it all came out. She swallowed my cum, but it felt like everything else went with it. All of my need for her, frustrated and running around and around in circles every minute that ticked by and she didn’t walk in the door, ejaculated out of me and down her throat.

“Jesus, Kendall…”

I pulled free, kissing her hard enough to bruise-when she woke up in the morning, I wanted her to feel where I’d been. There wasn’t a part of her I didn’t want to mark, to claim. Van felt the same way evidently, kissing her between her moans, our girl shattering into a million pieces in his arms. But Gage was there to put her back together, pulling her free of Van’s grip when he finally let Kendall go.

“Jesus, I thought you fuckers would be asleep.” Van fell down on the bed. “That I’d at least get to cuddle my girl afterwards.”

“Soon,” Gage promised, pulling her onto his lap as he knelt on the bed.

“Can’t…” I let out a low growl at Kendall’s whine. She sounded exhausted, but Gage just chuckled, kissing his way along one of her arms then another before wrapping them around his neck.

“Pretty sure you say shit like that now just to egg me on. You know what your body is capable of now, and I think you want just that.”

I watched them closely, so closely, looking for signs of reticence in Kendall, but she rose up and then positioned herself over the cock Gage had wrapped his fist around the base of, moving in little hitching movements as she struggled to take him. A hiss from her had me lunging forward, ready to pull her away and lay her down in the space between Van and me, but Gage met my eyes. Just a little smirk, one that faded as she took him, the sounds she was making now obviously ones of pleasure.

“Did you miss me today?” He asked that like they were having a chat at the dining table, not sweeping his hand up her ribcage, keeping her pressed against his body. “Did you feel an ache right here…?” He slid his hand low down on her pelvis. Her brow creased as she began to move

“Yes.”

“Did you feel a hollow, one only I can fill?”

“Fucking Mr. Big Dick Energy over here.” Van let out a huff of breath. “Pretty sure I filled Kendall just fine.”

“Yes…”

Kendall’s reply came faster this time.

“You felt me, didn’t you? All day long. You remembered right where I was and wanted me back there.”

“Yes…”

I started to move, not liking the edge to Kendall’s voice nor the need burning there. I’d just come, but that didn’t stop me from rousing now. Gage held her close, watching her bob up and down on his lap, his hands sliding all over her, teasing more and more sensation from her body, which forced her to move. Not as fast as before, there was something lazy about their pleasure, which had me losing my death grip on the sheets. Kendall was fine. No, better than fine. Her head rolled back onto Gage’s shoulder, her neck exposed, and his massive hand fitted around it. Thumbing her pulse, no doubt feeling its rabbit-fast skitter as she began to bounce. All of his smirking good humour was wiped away as he felt her move in earnest, taking him over and over.

“That’s it, baby. Take every fucking inch of me. That’s a good girl. I fucking love it when you do this. I couldn’t get it out of my head all day. Hammering nails, scraping back drywall, it was all the fucking same. I just saw you.” Her eyes flicked open, meeting his. “Nearly had a fucking workplace accident because…”

He couldn’t continue, the sensation too good. Those thick fingers flicked her clit faster.

“Because…”

His free hand covered her breast, sinking into the soft flesh.

“Because I can’t focus on a fucking thing but you. Tell me you’re gonna come.”

“Yes…!”

A sharp cry, a stiffening of her back and that was when I watched it. The way Kendall looked when she came was a goddamn work of art, and I could sit and stare at it for hours, just to catch that look of surprise on her face. Like she never expected this to happen and was shocked at how good it felt when it did. I surged forward, kissing her continuously, trying to mutely communicate how good it would be, in bed and out, if she just agreed to share her life with us. But not yet. We’d all agreed we needed to spend some time letting Kendall adjust—

“C’mere.” Van slid in between me and Kendall when Gage laid down heavily on the bed. “Now I get cuddles.” He was like a goddamn puppy, nestling into her, but she just chuckled, pressing a kiss to his forehead before closing her eyes with a sigh. “See, I told you it would be perfect.” Van kissed her then, just a light, sweet thing. “We’ll always put the seat down and never make you sleep in the wet spot.” He glanced over his shoulder. “Make that wet spots. Maybe we should invest in one of those waterproof blankets.”

“Maybe you should shut up,” Gage grumbled. “We’ve all got work tomorrow.” He cracked one eye open to glance at her. “Unless you want to call in sick.”

“Can’t.” I lived and died for the sight of that smile, because when it came, something lit up inside me. Kendall looked so damn smug right then. “I’ve got an apprenticeship to start.”

“What?”

I felt like I’d been plunged into a pool of ice water and red-hot lava all at the same time.

“Kendall decorated a cake to help Chris out, and of course, when he saw my baby in action, he tried to snap her up right away,” Van said. “He offered her an apprenticeship and she’s gonna say yes.” He kissed her again. “To all of the things, right, baby?”

“Maybe…” Her eyes fluttered open as she smiled at him, brushing a lock of his hair out of the way. “I mean you’d have to ask me formally.”

“What?” Sound distorted, the fan’s whirr echoing around in my head. “What did you say?”

But they didn’t seem to hear me, focussing only on each other.

“Yeah?” Van propped himself up onto one elbow, glancing down at her. “Well, Kendall Kennedy.” He grabbed her hand and held it close, despite his amused tone. “Would you be my girlfriend?”

We’d talked about this, just this fucking thing. They’d told me it was too soon to buy flowers, that Kendall would run out the door if we pulled this shit, and he was… Asking her out like they were still kids in the schoolyard. I felt the sheets ball up tightly in my fists as I moved, ready to go into damage control, to make Van take it back, to stop Kendall from leaving when she…

Smiled. She fucking smiled.

Our girl was having a chuckle at the whole thing, but there was also something a little shy in it. She nestled her face into his chest and he held her so gently, and my hands ached to do the same.

“And my girlfriend.” Gage trailed a hand down her shoulder so she turned to face him. But his focus shifted to me and so did hers. “Something you want to say, Connor?”

Don’t leave, the words shrieked inside my head. Don’t walk out the damn door. Stay here, even if it scares you, and work this out with us. Commit to us, to whatever insane relationship dynamic this was. Commit to the idea of us being together forever. But all of that would destroy the light-hearted mood in the room right now, so I just moved closer.

“Be mine, Kendall.” I took her hand and she gripped mine tightly. “That’s all I want. I’ll move heaven and earth if that’s what you need, but… Just gimme that.”

That same smile felt different when it was turned on me, like the sun was warming my skin on a winter’s day.

“Yes,” she said, with a slow nod. “Of course I want that, but…” She yawned so hard her jaw cracked. “Right now, I need to sleep.”

“Your wish is my command.”

I picked her up and dragged her away from the others, rolling us to the end of the bed and then snuggling her under the blankets.

“Hey, no fair!” Van yelped.

“Your turn to sleep in the wet spot, numbnuts,” I replied, right as I pressed a kiss to Kendall’s forehead.