Finding Her Home on Menage Mountain

by Marla Monroe

  “You needed your rest. No reason for you to get up early when you don’t have anything to do,” Maverick said.

  “What are you doing this morning?” she asked.

  “Working on that seascape. Taking some time to get it roughed out,” he said.

  “What about you, Gage?”

  “Testing the new alien game I finished last week. It’s got some bugs I need to iron out before I send it to my beta testers,” he said.

  “Both of you are busy. Sounds like a day for reading to me. I’ll curl up on the couch and find me a good thriller to read,” Shay said.

  “You can always sit out in the shop and read out there,” Maverick said.

  “There’s a chair in the office with me you can read in, too,” Gage said.

  Shay smiled. “Maybe I’ll divide up my time and read in the morning with you, Maverick, and in the afternoon with you, Gage. How’s that? If you’re too noisy I’ll read in the living room though. Just putting that out there for you.”

  Maverick chuckled. “Gage, you may have a problem with that part.”

  Gage frowned. “How about if I give you some noise-canceling earphones? Will that work?”

  “Maybe,” she laughed.

  “Come on, babe. I’ll set you up out in the shop,” Maverick said.

  “Go on ahead. I’ve got to get my e-reader. I’ll be right there,” she said.

  She waited until he was gone then gave Gage a hug and a kiss. “I’ll see you this afternoon. We’ll work something out.”

  “Have fun reading, sweetheart.” He kissed her back before she ran for the living room to get her e-reader.

  When she walked into the shop, it was to find Maverick positioning a chair to one side of the sculpture he was working on. He had a blanket covering the chair and a pillow on it.

  “What are you doing?” she asked.

  “I didn’t want you to sit where the wood would hit you when I’m cutting, and I didn’t know if you might need a pillow or not,” he said.

  “Thanks. I’ll be fine.”

  “Just let me know if you need anything. There’s water and beer in the fridge.” He snapped his fingers. “I’ll go get some Diet Cokes and put in there for you. I didn’t think about that.”

  “You can do that another time. I’m fine for now, Maverick. Really.”

  “You sure?”

  “I’m sure.”

  “Okay. I get kind of into it when I’m working, so you may need to yell at me if you need me,” he said.

  “Okay, but I won’t need you. I can take care of myself.”

  “I know.”

  He smiled at her then bent over and kissed her sweetly on the lips. Her heart fluttered like a moth at a light bulb before he pulled back and smiled. Then he returned to his sculpture and got to work.

  He was right. Once he was working he was centered and focused on what he was working on. Shay watched him for a few minutes then opened her e-reader and lost herself in her book. Oddly enough it was him who had to snap his fingers between her face and her e-reader to get her attention later.

  “It’s lunch time. Ready to eat?” Maverick asked.

  “What? Really? What time is it?” she asked.

  “Nearly one. Lost track of time, did you?” He laughed.

  “I guess so.” She stood and stretched, enjoying how her muscles felt as she did.

  “How about grilled cheese instead of cold sandwiches?” she asked.

  “I’m in. I’m sure Gage will be happy with that, as well. I’ll get him when they’re about ready. No need to bother him until it’s about ready,” Maverick said.

  Shay made quick work of cooking up a batch of grilled cheese sandwiches to go with tomato soup. While Maverick went to get Gage, she poured ice tea for them and waited on them to return. Gage looked just as glassy-eyed as she was sure she’d looked when Maverick had pulled her out of her book earlier.

  “Wow, grilled cheese. Can’t wait. I was dreading ham sandwiches again,” Gage said.

  “Real cheese and not that processed stuff, too,” Maverick told him.

  “Hot damn. I knew there was a reason we wanted you to move in with us,” Gage said.

  “See, I knew it was for my cooking and not my body. You guys lied to me,” she said, shaking her finger at them.

  “I promise, babe. It was for your body. I promise,” Maverick said then hit Gage over the head.

  She loved times like these when the three of them could joke around and enjoy the moments together. It felt so good. She felt at home with them and wanted to always have that feeling.

  “Thanks for the sandwiches, sweetheart,” Gage said. “I really was getting tired of cold ones.”

  “No problem. I figured you were. I’m thinking tomorrow I’ll cook some individual potpies for lunch. I haven’t made them in years.” Shay nearly burst out laughing at Gage’s face. He looked like he was going to pass out.

  “Really? Something like a real meal at lunch? What can I get for you? Do you want a new dress? Some perfume? Anything?” he asked.

  “Silly.”

  “I’m serious. I’ll give you anything you want if you’ll cook for us like that,” he said.

  “How about you just keep being you,” Shay said, kissing him lightly on the lips. “That’s all I want.”

  He smiled and pulled her into his arms. “I can do that. No problem at all.”

  * * * *

  Shay relaxed against the couch as the guys watched some game on TV. They were sitting on either side of her while she read. The game wasn’t bothering her, but she couldn’t get into the book. She was too aware of them. Their bodies close to hers and the way they smelled all woodsy and male. They were touching her, reminding her of how good it felt to be touched by them when they made love to her each night.

  She was quickly becoming hooked on them. She’d originally planned to have a quick affair with them then move on before they could hurt her, but she could see now that would never have worked. They’d gotten under her skin and woven some kind of magic that had her trapped. Was that a bad thing? Right now it wasn’t. As long as they wanted her she was fine with it, but what would happen when they got tired of her? What was she going to do then?

  “Are we being too loud for you to read, babe?” Maverick asked.

  “Huh? Oh, no. I’m just not interested enough to read, I guess. I’m going to go upstairs and take a bath,” Shay said.

  “You feeling okay?” Gage asked, looking over at her with a frown.

  “Yes. I’m fine. I’m just feeling like a hot bath. I’ll see you guys later when you come to bed. Okay?” she asked.

  “Okay. We’ll be up right after the ballgame,” Gage said.

  Shay leaned over and kissed Gage on the cheek then Maverick before standing and setting her e-reader on the coffee table and walking toward the stairs. She walked into the bedroom and just stood there for a moment, amazed at how at home she felt in it already. She felt like it was as much hers as theirs now, and she’d only been there a few weeks.

  She strolled across the room to the bathroom and turned on the water in the tub, adjusting it to the right temperature. She added some of her favorite vanilla and lavender bath salts. A nice hot bath would help her relax. She’d had trouble sleeping the last few nights and wasn’t sure why. It was like she was waiting for the other shoe to drop or something.

  History always repeated itself in her book. Usually when things were going well for her something happened to screw it all up for her, and she was just waiting for something to happen. It had to be that. She sighed and began to undress then put her hair up in a messy bun. As soon as the water was ready, she turned it off and slid in, adjusting the pillow on the back so she could rest her head without getting her hair wet.

  Shay closed her eyes and let her mind drift and her body relax. When the water started to cool off, she let some out and added hot water to bring it back up to the right temperature again. So what if she ended up with prune skin? She needed this.


  “Are you still in the bath? Aren’t you freezing?” Gage asked, startling her.

  She nearly slipped beneath the water at his sudden appearance.

  “You scared me,” she accused. “And no. I’m not cold. I kept adding hot water.”

  “Sorry. I was worried about you when I found you still in the tub. Are you ready to get out now?” he asked.

  “Yeah, I guess so. Where’s Maverick?” she asked.

  “Locking up downstairs. He’ll be up in a few,” Gage said.

  “Hand me a towel, please.”

  Gage grabbed one out of the cabinet and opened it wide for her to step into. Then he rubbed her down to dry her off. It felt good to have him massaging her body as he did so. When he was finished, he threw the towel into the dirty clothes hamper and pulled her into his arms.

  “Let’s get you under the covers before you get chilled. Don’t want you to catch a cold. I need to take a shower then I’ll join you,” Gage said.

  “Wake me up if I fall asleep.”

  “I will.”

  She climbed into the bed and let him tuck her in before he walked into the bathroom and started the shower. Seconds later, Maverick walked in.

  “You still awake, babe?”

  “Hey. Yeah. I was still in the tub when Gage came up. I just got in the bed. He’s in the shower,” she said.

  “I bet he lectured you on catching cold, didn’t he,” Maverick said with a chuckle.

  “Yeah, but I kept adding hot water so I wasn’t going to get sick. I’m not stupid,” she said.

  “Hey, didn’t say you were. But it’s easy to fall asleep and let the water cool off on you.”

  “I know.” Shay sighed. “I’ve done that before.

  “I’m going to go use the other shower so I can get into bed sooner. You look sleepy. Bet you’re asleep by the time I get back,” Maverick said.

  “I’ll be awake. Missed you guys,” she said.

  “Missed you, too, babe. See you in a few.” Maverick strolled out the door.

  Shay struggled to keep her eyes open as the shower shut off. She was bound and determined to be awake when Gage returned to the bedroom, but after blinking a few times, she didn’t manage to open her eyes the last time and never heard him walk into the room again.

  Chapter Twelve

  Early Sunday morning Shay nodded off on the way home, sitting between Gage and Maverick. The night had been wild. She had no idea where everyone had come from, but they’d been slammed with customers and her feet ached as did her shoulders. When they made it home, Maverick had to wake her up to unfasten her seat belt and scoot her out of the truck.

  “Sorry, babe, but my hands are giving me trouble tonight. I’m afraid if I try and carry you I’ll drop you,” he said in a strained voice.

  “S’okay. I need to wake up so I can shower. Can’t stand sleeping with all this cigarette smoke in my hair,” she said around a yawn.

  “Let’s get you upstairs,” Gage said.

  The three of them walked inside. Gage locked the door behind them and turned off the lights as they made their way upstairs.

  “You sure you’re going to be okay to shower?” Maverick asked.

  “Hmm? Maybe someone should shower with me to be sure I don’t fall,” she said with a smirk.

  “I could do that,” he said.

  “No shenanigans in the shower. It’s too dangerous,” Gage called out from the bedroom.

  “Shower sex? Were we talking about shower sex?” Shay asked, batting her eyelashes at Maverick?

  “I wasn’t. Were you?” he asked, straight faced.

  Shay burst out laughing then turned on the shower and started peeling out of her clothes. “You can wash my hair. My arms are about done for the night.”

  “I can do that,” he said.

  Shay moaned in ecstasy as Maverick lathered her hair and gently massaged her scalp with his blunt fingers. It felt so good to have someone else wash her hair. He ran his thumbs up her neck onto her scalp then all over her scalp once more. By the time he rinsed her head she was a mass of rubbery muscles, nearly unable to stand upright.

  “You’ve got to stand up straight if you’re going to finish rinsing off, Shay,” he said with a chuckle.

  “You’ve ruined me. I don’t have a bone left in my body. Rinse me off so I can go get into bed before I fall down,” she said, holding on to him.

  Maverick laughed and used the sprayer to finish rinsing her off. “Can you handle drying off while I wash or do I need to get out with you?” he asked.

  “I can do it. Just point me in the right direction to get out,” she said with a yawn.

  “You sure about that?”

  “Smart ass. Move over.” Shay climbed out of the shower and grabbed a towel. By the time she’d dried off and dried her hair with the blow dryer, she was wide awake again and feeling pretty good. Her shoulders still ached, but she wasn’t as listless as earlier.

  Gage walked in with just a towel wrapped around his waist. He’d evidently used the other shower.

  “Hey, sweetness. How are you feeling?” he asked.

  “Pretty good. Maverick gave me an amazing shampoo job. My scalp is still tingling,” she said.

  Gage pulled her into his arms and kissed her. Instantly her blood heated as he awakened the lust that was always just below the surface where they were concerned. Her pussy slickened with her need for them. Gage’s kisses always awakened that need deep inside of her. She moaned into his mouth as his tongue twined with hers. She sucked on it before he withdrew and ended the kiss.

  “Damn, you make me want to bend you over and bury myself inside you every time I touch you,” Gage said.

  “What’s stopping you?” she asked in a raspy voice.

  He nipped at her chin then kissed his way to her ear. He whispered in her ear.

  “Right now, Maverick. Need him with us this time. Next time, don’t count on me waiting.”

  Shay wasn’t sure what that meant. Maybe when she wasn’t so crazed with need she’d ask him what he meant by that. Right then, she didn’t care. She just wanted Maverick to hurry up so they could fuck.

  Finally he appeared, buck naked and obviously hard. He strode into the room toweling his hair dry. He took one look at her and Gage and dropped the towel and pulled Shay into his arms for a kiss. Kiss was too tame of a word for it. It was a claiming. He branded her as his. He took her mouth in a searing kiss that burned its way all the way to her soul. He thrust his tongue inside of her mouth, sucking on hers until she thought she’d pass out. Then he made his way down her chin, her jaw, to her ear where he sucked her earlobe and bit it.

  “Want you, baby girl. Gonna let us have you tonight? Both of us at the same time?” he asked.

  “What?” she asked.

  Shay didn’t understand what he was asking. She was still back there with his kiss. It had just about turned her world upside down. She couldn’t think straight after that.

  “We want to take you at the same time. Both be inside you, fucking you at the same time, Shay. Will you let us?” Maverick asked.

  “I—I don’t understand how you can do that?” Then it hit her. “Oh, you mean anal sex?”

  “Right. One of us will be in your sweet ass, and the other will be in that hot little pussy of yours,” he said.

  Gage caged her in from the back. “I’m taking your tight ass while Maverick is going to be in your pussy. Is that okay with you, Shay?”

  “I’m willing to try, but I’m not sure if I can handle it or not, guys. I mean, isn’t it going to hurt?” she asked.

  “If we do it right, it will only hurt for a few seconds. We’ll be careful. We don’t want to hurt you, babe,” Maverick said.

  “Trick is lots of lube and patience,” Gage said. “I promise I’ll use both.”

  “Okay. I want you both,” she said.

  “Sweetest words I’ve ever heard,” Gage said.

  “Climb up on the bed, babe,” Maverick said.

  Mave
rick climbed up next to her then pulled her over on top of him. He rolled on a condom then had her line him up with her slit.

  “Nice and slow, babe. Slide down nice and slow. I want to feel you take me,” Maverick said.

  Shay slowly slid down his hard cock, feeling every inch of him fill her up. By the time she was flush with his pelvis, she was gasping for air. The sensation of being filled always got to her. She lifted back up then dropped down again, faster this time.

  “Fuck, baby. That feels good,” Maverick bit out in a hoarse voice.

  She slowly slid up and down his thick shaft over and over, playing with her breasts as Maverick watched her. She pulled and twisted on her nipples as she rode his cock. It was wild and wonderful, then Gage rubbed her back.

  “Lean over Maverick and let me get you ready, sweetness,” he said.

  She leaned over Maverick’s chest and he held her with his arms wrapped around her. She instantly tensed, but he rubbed her back and whispered in her ear to relax.

  “Just relax, babe. He’s just going to add lube and finger you first. Nothing’s going to happen without him telling you first,” Maverick said.

  “This is lube, babe. It’s a little cool.” Something cold dropped on her back hole, then Gage’s finger was massaging it all around her hole. He dipped in a little but didn’t press inside. More lube hit her there, and again he massaged it in.

  “Going to add a finger to your ass now, Shay. You’ll feel a little pressure, but it shouldn’t hurt,” he said.

  Shay felt more lube, but this time he used his finger to press it inside her ass. He pressed his finger in and out of her back hole. It didn’t hurt, but she could feel it moving in and out of her back there. He added more lube.

  “I’m going to add a second finger, Shay. It’s going to pinch and maybe burn a little. Shouldn’t last long, but it will hurt a little. Let me know if you can’t handle it, okay?” he asked.

  “Okay,” she said in a small voice.

  More lube hit her ass, and then there were two fingers pressing her back hole to gain entry. He was right—it hurt. Mostly it burned, but the pain was there. She nearly asked him to stop, but then it gave way to a slight pinch and the pain was pretty much gone. He pulled almost all the way out with the two fingers then pushed them back in again. He did this over and over, adding more lube as he went until she was moving with him. It began to feel almost good. Then he removed them and added more lube.