Dual Desires (Triple Threat Book 3)

by Bella Jeanisse

  Soon after, Chad and I were alone, in my bed with the television on. He had me on my good side. My back leaned on him. I liked to cuddle with him, but it did cause some pain. His arm rested just above my ribs.

  “Hey, guys.” Dominic came into view.

  Chad put his hand up. “Hey, how’s it going?”

  Dominic shook his hand then moved around the bed. “Heard the swelling got worse.” He cradled my head in a hand. “They didn’t have to drain fluid did they?”

  “Nah,” Chad answered. “They said it wasn’t that bad. She’s just dizzy mostly.”

  “Good. You know that holding her so much is probably helping her get better faster.”

  Chad looked up. “Yeah? Cool. Just hope Rosario don’t come by tonight.” He rubbed my back, gently. “I can’t jump off the bed in this position.”

  Dominic laughed. “I heard you fell off the bed a few times. One of the nurses told me you yanked out her IV the other day.”

  I smiled. Chad had been quite upset about it. He felt so bad.

  “Don’t remind me.” Chad groaned. “She was bleeding and laughing at the same time.”

  I moved my hand just a bit. “Well it was funny until she put it back in. Fuck that hurt!”

  Then Chad’s phone rang. He slowly slid his hand into his pocket, while he tried not to jar me. “Hello?” “Yeah, she’s OK. Hold on.” His lips touched my cheek. “Baby, it’s Tommy.” He held the phone to my ear.

  “I’m fine,” I assured him.

  Tommy sighed. “I’ll be up there in a bit.” A horn blared. “Get the fuck outta my way!”

  “Tell him the speed limit’s not a suggestion.” Dominic laughed.

  I giggled, softly. “Slow down. I want you to get here in one piece.”

  We were all silent for several seconds. Those words meant so much more than they used to.

  “OK, I’ll stop rushing. Sorry, babe. Take a nap. I’ll wake you when I get there.”

  After Chad put his phone away, I tried to get closer to him, but couldn’t. He must have realized what I wanted, because he slowly got up and lay on my other side.

  “Close your eyes, baby,” he whispered as he held my head to his chest.

  I moaned softy in pain as my broken arm between us began to ache.

  “Chad, her arm.” Dominic touched his shoulder.

  “Sorry.” He shifted his body, and the pressure was gone. “Better?”

  I nodded and shut my eyes. When Chad stroked my hair, I sighed. Slowly, my body relaxed. The position helped me forget where we were for a while. All I could see was his shirt when I peeked.

  I felt so much better in his arms. So safe. It eased the emptiness in my heart like always. So many times I slept had next to him in the last two years, but after I got together with Giovanni, I never expected it to happen again.

  “Don’t cry, baby. Please,” Chad said softly as he wiped at my tears I didn’t know fell. “I love you so much. I’ll be here for you always.”

  My eyes started to close. “Me too,” I managed. He kissed my cheek as I drifted off.

  Chapter 20

  When we got back to my hospital room, after my arm surgery Thursday night, our families waited for us. I was slightly groggy still, but could see even Will and Josh were there. Then I realized that my brothers, Cameron and Gavin, were in the room as well.

  My dad had flown in that morning. He came to me as soon as my bed was in place. “Hey, honey. How you doing?” He held my face in his hand. “How’s my little girl?”

  I opened my mouth but couldn’t get the words out. Then my eyes closed involuntarily.

  “It’s OK, honey.” He kissed my forehead. “Chad, how’d the surgery go?”

  They had all wanted to be in the waiting room with Chad. However, my surgery had been postponed so many times that day that they were at dinner when I went under.

  * * *

  “You hungry?”

  I opened my eyes to my mom’s smile. “Did I fall asleep?” I asked, a bit disoriented.

  “Yes.” She brushed my hair back. “Daddy ordered pizza from Gino’s. Want some?”

  My appetite was still almost non-existent. “No.”

  “You’re still losing weight. You need to eat.”

  “Maybe later.”

  “OK.” She walked over to my dad and hooked her arm in his.

  I turned my head and found Will in the chair next to me. “Hey, long time no see.” I extended my good hand.

  “Sorry, this was kinda hard for me to handle.” He wrapped his fingers around my hand. Then he softly continued, “I’m sorry about Giovanni.” He looked down. “I’m sorry about it all.”

  I didn’t know what to say to him. He was normally such a dick. I had never seen him emotional or even serious. “I’m OK.”

  “Yeah, Chad told me you’re doing better. Good thing you chose him over me. I’d probably be an ass about this whole thing.”

  I knew he was right. “He takes good care of me.”

  “I gotta go.” He stood up. “Carrie’s waiting for me to pick her up at work. I just wanted to wait till you woke up.” He came close to me and gently hugged me. “I’ll see you later. Don’t get caught fucking my brother OK? I don’t think the hospital’d appreciate that.”

  That made me smile. “I’ll try to keep my hands off him, but it won’t be easy.” I held in a giggle. It felt good to tease him.

  “Go ahead,” he quietly came back with. “Remind me he gets your pussy and I don’t. If you ever get sick of him, I got a nice thick cock for you.” He looked around then tugged my good hand. “Feel this.” He rubbed my hand against his erection. “Eight inches, all for you.”

  Suddenly, Chad had Will in a headlock. “Let go of her fucking hand, or I’ll cut your dick off.”

  My hand was quickly freed. I couldn’t believe Will had done that.

  “Let go.” Will’s eyes were open wide.

  Chad was bigger and stronger than him. He loosened his grip and took a step back. “Keep your fucking hands off her.”

  “OK. OK. I’m sorry.” Will rubbed his neck. “You got worse you know.” He looked at me. “I gotta go, like I said.” He gave his little brother a dirty look and was soon gone.

  “Baby, you OK?” Chad got on the bed and hugged me.

  I exhaled loudly. “I’m fine. He was just being stupid.”

  “Crystal, I waited long enough.” My mom came to me with a piece of pizza. “Eat!” She practically shoved it in my mouth while Chad tried not to laugh. “I’m not letting you starve yourself.”

  I put my broken arm up a bit to try to stop her, but it was no use. I chewed and swallowed what was in my mouth before I said, “OK. I’ll eat it. Just stop trying to choke me.”

  Chad took the slice from her and held it so I could finish it. It took me quite a while, but I did it to get them off my back about it.

  “Thanks, baby.” He caressed my face and smiled. “It’s not bothering your stomach. Is it?”

  That week, almost everything I ate upset my stomach. It seemed to have gotten better also. “Not yet.” I lay my head on him again.

  “Tell me if it does.” Chad softly kissed my hair.

  My dad came into view. “Honey, Mommy brought some cranberry pomegranate juice, your favorite.” He brushed my hair back. “Want some?”

  I nodded my head then moved my broken arm slowly until I could touch Chad’s neck with my fingers that poked out. “You OK?” I knew he held something back.

  “Yeah, baby. I’m fine.” He fingered my hair. “Just thinking.”

  I caressed his special spot and got a groan.

  “Don’t. Please,” he whispered. “It’s been too long, and I don’t wanna get a hard-on in front of your dad.”

  I slid my hand up and into his hair. “Sorry.”

  “Is your shoulder hurting?”

  “No. Feels good to be able to move it again.”

  My dad came to Chad’s side of the bed. “I got you a straw.”

 
; I lifted my head when he put it close to my lips. It tasted great. I had really gotten tired of the juices the hospital offered. Sometimes I wished I liked coffee.

  “That’s my girl.” My dad touched my cheek. “Chad, when can she come home?”

  He pulled my head to his shoulder. “As long as there’s no more serious dizzy spells and she’s eating, they said tomorrow.”

  “Uh…” My dad hesitated. “Should Pam and I stay with her? So she has help, like getting out of bed? Did the doctor make any suggestions?”

  “She’s coming home with me, Pop. Don’t worry.” Chad kissed my forehead. “I got it all worked out. We got lots of help. The guys are all gonna pitch in. I’ll take care of her. I promise.”

  My dad smiled widely and patted Chad’s shoulder. “You’ve been doing an amazing job of that already, son. I’m proud of the way you stepped up.”

  “Thanks, Pop.”

  His dad came over to us. “We’re all proud of you, Chad.”

  “Even me,” Josh uttered from a few feet away.

  Cameron approached us. “Never thought you could act like an adult,” he teased. Then he put a hand out to Chad. “Glad you’re my sister’s best friend.” They clasped hands and Cameron gave Chad a half hug. “Knew you’d have to grow up sometime.” He winked.

  I rolled my eyes. No one saw the Chad I did. Most thought he was immature and reckless. I knew better. Deep inside, he was amazing. He was everything I could ever need in a partner. My eyes closed at that thought. It brought on guilt. Giovanni had been my partner. How could I replace him already?

  To help suppress the inevitable tears, I pushed on Chad a bit so I could shift my body. “Is Tommy coming back tonight?” All the guys had visited that day, even Rosario and Paulie.

  “No. Him and Jon are checking out a new band tonight.” He hugged me. “I think he’s finally accepted this wasn’t his fault. You got me all to yourself tonight.”

  I let out a short laugh then softly said in his ear, “Maybe I’ll molest you then.”

  “I wish.” He lifted my chin and kissed my lips. “It’s gonna be awhile before you can do that.”

  The door opened. I looked up to see, Angela, one of the night nurses. “I held off as long as I could folks, but visiting hours are long over. Come on back at like ten am. Crystal needs to get some rest now.” She checked my supplies and moved things around the room while everyone hugged me and Chad goodbye.

  My mom cried when I was able to almost truly hug her back. “You’ve healed so much already.” She kissed my forehead. “I’ll be back in the morning to help you pack up.” She looked into my eyes. “Everything’s gonna be OK.”

  I nodded and fought tears to match hers. “I got Chad. I’m fine.”

  “Thank you.” She touched Chad’s cheek. “You turned into an incredible man.”

  After our families were gone, Angela brought me pills and a cup of water. “You need extra sleep. These are a bit stronger.”

  “I’ll give it to her in a few minutes,” Chad told her.

  “I have to be sure she takes it,” she insisted.

  Chad gave her his best pleading look. “I wanna help her wash up first. OK?”

  She nodded. “Fine. You can give her the sleeping pill, but she has to take the rest now.”

  I took the cup and swallowed the pills she handed me. The doctor wanted me on anti-anxiety medicine to calm me, and anti-depressants so I didn’t regress again. It had helped me more than I expected. And the anti-inflammatory pill seemed to keep the swelling down.

  As soon as we were alone, Chad closed up everything then took my clothes off. I tried to help him get the towels under me, so the bed stayed dry, but I wasn’t much help. Then he left me there naked for longer than I expected.

  “I’m cold!” I shouted, while I tried to reach the sheet to cover up but couldn’t.

  He came back with a huge grin on his face. “I see that.” He ran a fingertip over my hardened right nipple. “Maybe I should wash you later.” He leaned down and took my left nipple into his mouth. Then he sucked gently.

  I moaned and opened my legs.

  “Nice reaction.” His fingers suddenly thrust into my pussy, as his tongue flicked my nipple.

  I had to grab the sheet under me to keep from crying out. “Chad… someone… will… oh damn… hear… me… Oh God!” My insides quivered like crazy while I gripped his fingers from within.

  “Damn, my dick is jealous.” He withdrew and grinned. “Made you squirt a little. Nice.” Then he pulled his shirt off and wiped his hand on it. “It’s gonna be hard to just wash you. I haven’t—Never mind.”

  He looked me over one last time, before he started at my feet. He used my good leg to give himself an even better view of my pussy. As he made his way up my body, I could feel his frustration. My body was on display. He must have had the strong urge to just fuck me.

  After he took his time with my thighs, the cloth swept over my folds. He pressed against my clit just enough to make me gasp. With his next pass, he pushed it inside my pussy slightly. I clung to the side of the bed. I enjoyed it way too much. My eyes closed when he rewet the cloth and squeezed it so a flow of water dropped onto me. He had made the bath way too erotic for me to handle. I hated to be teased without the hope of a happy ending.

  “I better make sure I got this clean enough.”

  I was surprised when he ducked his head and stroked my clit with his tongue. I sighed, and my body shuddered. His mouth roamed. He made me squirm quickly. As soon as his tongue darted into my pussy, I gasped and wanted him badly. Then he moved his tongue all over and stimulated every inch of my swollen genitals.

  He went back to my clit and flicked it repeatedly. I grabbed the bed rail in my good hand, and my hips shifted a bit which hurt. Suddenly he pushed two fingers into me, and my back arched. I held in a cry of pain as my pussy tensed with release, but a whimper escaped. The mix of the ache from my wounds and pleasure from the orgasm was odd.

  Within seconds, Chad held me. “I hurt you?”

  “No,” I assured him. “My body moving did.”

  “Sorry. I’ll get back to work, so you can relax.” He winked and smirked.

  This time, he soaped up his hands and ran them over my hips, up my belly, down my sides. No matter what he touched, I felt electricity. His hands felt so much better than the cloth.

  “I can’t resist.” He took as much of my right breast into his mouth as he could and sucked hard. “Fuck! Why is this so tough today?” He stood up straight, put his hand into his jeans and adjusted his huge hard-on. “My fucking pants’re killing me.”

  “So take ’em off.”

  “We’re going to sleep, right?” He peeked out the curtain then stripped himself naked.

  My mouth opened wide as I leered at his well-defined body. “What if a nurse comes in?” I got up on my good elbow to look him over more closely.

  “I’ll show her my dick and watch her pass out.” He laughed. “Even you were scared of it at first. I saw the look in your eyes.” He put his hands in the basin then grabbed the bar of soap. “I’m not done with you. Lay down.”

  I slowly got back down and closed my eyes. They opened when Chad squeezed my breasts. He rubbed my nipples with his palms in circles, which made them harden again. His hands slowly moved up.

  “I love your skin. So soft.” Chad started to massage my left shoulder. “Damn you’re tense.” He gently rubbed the right one.

  I cringed and pulled away a little. “Hurts.”

  “Sorry, baby.” He moved on to my neck. “Was hoping it would help.” He quickly went back to the clean water and rinsed me off. “I know just what you need.” He climbed onto the bed.

  He pulled the sheet up over us and lay down on the left side of my body. I closed my eyes and let myself enjoy the feeling of his naked body.

  “You need my love deep inside you.” He was obviously only half-serious.

  My pussy clenched from his sexy words. His lips covered mine in a long a
ggressive kiss. He put his hands through my hair while he breathed deeply and rubbed his cock against my thigh. Pre-cum oozed out. That turned me on even more. I wanted to taste it. It had been so long. He always set me on fire instantly.

  I ran my good hand up and down his bare back. Pain limited what I could do. Then a hand slid gradually down my body, as we continued to kiss. He slowed at my hips and only used his fingertips, which didn’t hurt at all. The caution was appreciated.

  “Wish you were healed already.” He sighed as I caressed his skin. “It ain’t easy holding you naked.” He trembled.

  As my arm cast rested on his back, I ran my knuckles down his cheek. “You been so amazing. Why d’ we haveta wait?”

  “Because you’re in so much pain.” He brushed his lips over mine. “I want you, but I can’t…”

  I fisted his hair. “Yes you can. The meds kicked in. I’m fine.”

  “You sure?” His hands shook. “I don’t know.”

  With a hard tug on his hair, I growled, “Make love to me now. Show me your love.”

  His hand carefully cupped my ass cheek. “Please tell me you’re not teasing.” He breathed in my ear then his mouth moved to my neck. “I can’t take that.”

  “Fuck me,” I whispered. That was something I knew he couldn’t resist.

  His entire body shuddered. He bit my neck several times, before he left a trail of kisses down to my chest. When his lips touched my breast, my mouth opened with desire, and I sighed. I tried to keep as quiet as I could, afraid to attract attention.

  “Really?” he murmured, while he kissed my lips again, desperate.

  I grabbed a handful of his hair. “Yes.” I wanted him more than I ever had. “But we need a condom.” We were still not sure if I was pregnant or not. We couldn’t take chances.