by Roma James
“That’s okay. You’re okay. That’s all we care about.” There was no trace of cockiness in his voice when he spoke, thank goodness. I was pretty sure I wouldn’t have been able to take it today without breaking down again.
He must have realized that, too, because he seemed content to just hold me there for as long as I needed him to.
“Do you want to talk about why you’re crying?” he asked. “Is it something one of us did? You’re sure it wasn’t me?”
Those questions made me smile. “You’ve never made me cry,” I said. “None of you have. I can’t even imagine that happening.”
“What was it, then?” he asked. “Who was it? Was it the goat you went to take care of? Did something happen?”
I knew he meant well, but I was exhausted, and his questions were only making me remember why I’d been hiding out in my room and crying in the first place when I should have still been at work.
“Do we have to talk about it?” I asked.
“No.” He shook his head and paused to kiss me. “We don’t have to do anything you don’t want to do.”
“Can we do that again?” I tilted my head back as I looked up at him. “Please? I think that what I need most right now is… you.”
“I’m right here,” he said. “And I’m not going anywhere.”
I pressed my hands against his chest, smoothing his shirt across the toned muscles. “That’s good,” I answered him. “Because when you’re done kissing me, I want you to make love to me.”
If he was as surprised as Cody had been, Jaeger hid it much better. He simply nodded as I took his hand and led him back to my bed.
There was no way I could have explained the urgency inside me, so it was good that he didn’t ask any questions. He simply kissed me, just like he’d said he would.
And then, slowly, carefully, he undressed me.
Once I was standing naked in front of him, he took a step back, looking slowly from my head to my toes and back again.
“You are the most beautiful woman,” he murmured. “Cody and Ty are damn lucky I don’t mind sharing.”
“Get naked with me,” I urged, reaching out for his belt buckle. “I need this, Jaeger. Please, I need it so badly.”
He didn’t waste another minute getting out of his clothes, surprising me with how quickly he had me back in his arms, our naked bodies pressed against each other.
With Cody, there had been sweetness and fumbling and foreplay. It had been fun and carefree. It had felt like a game.
This wasn’t that.
This was urgent and needy and primal. This was my nails scratching down his back as he entered me, his hard cock sliding in to the base with one powerful thrust that took my breath away.
“Faster,” I gasped. “Harder. I want you to make me come.”
“Jesus… fuck,” he ground out, punctuating each word with a thrust. “Your pussy is… so… fucking tight.”
He lifted me off the ground and laid me back on the bed as I wrapped my legs around his waist and begged him to fuck me harder.
“Please, Jaeger… please… I-I need it.”
“Gonna make you come,” he panted. “So fucking hard.”
“I’m almost there.” He was fucking me so hard, so deep that I could barely catch my breath, could barely speak, could barely even think. All I knew was that I wanted this. Wanted it now. “So close.”
Over and over, he slammed into me, never taking his eyes off mine as he pinned me to the bed.
“Are you ready, Grace?” he asked. “Are you gonna come for me, beautiful?”
“Gonna come,” I repeated. “So… ah… close…”
“That’s right,” he said. “Come on, sexy. Do it for me. Come all over my cock.”
It was enough to send me over the edge, and I cried out as my orgasm flooded through me.
“Jaeger, oh God, oh God.”
“Fuck yes,” he groaned, filling me as I climaxed. “So fucking good, Grace. So fucking sexy.”
He held me there for several long seconds before finally collapsing down onto the bed next to me. Reaching out, he brushed a strand of hair away from my forehead, then leaned in and kissed the same spot.
“Do you know how fucking gorgeous you are right now?” he asked, smiling over at me.
I shook my head. I didn’t feel gorgeous at the moment. I felt tired and sore. I felt breathless and sweaty.
But I also felt safe with him there next to me. I didn’t worry about Garrick or anyone else getting to me as long as I had my men around. My three strong, sweet, sexy men.
One was my bad boy. One was my protector. One was my rock.
And now that they were in my life, I couldn’t imagine going back to the way things used to be. I didn’t know what I would do when that day finally arrived.
Chapter 13 - Ty
“Where is she?” I asked, jumping off my bike so fast it almost fell over on me. “Is she okay?”
“She’s fine,” Jaeger said, ushering me toward the campfire between our three tents. “But we’ve got bigger issues right now.”
“There’s no bigger issue than her safety, Jaeger,” I said, frowning. “Or do you think we’ve been out joyriding all damn afternoon?”
“You know good and well that wasn’t what I meant,” he snapped, then waved Cody over as he pulled up next to my bike. “Get over here. You need to hear this, too.”
“Is Grace okay?” Cody asked, running over.
“She’s good,” Jaeger answered, then looked at me. “Which is why I said that’s not an issue at the moment…”
“Understood.” I didn’t want to argue with him right now. All our nerves were shot, especially after the wild goose chase Cody and I had been on trying to find her.
Of course, it would have helped if we’d taken the right fucking road, but at least she was safe. In the end, that was what mattered most to me.
“So, what is the issue?” Cody asked before I could. “It had better be good, otherwise I think we should all be with Grace right now.”
“Don’t you think that’s exactly where I would be?” Jaeger asked. “It’s where I was until just a few minutes ago, when she finally told me what happened.”
Cody and I waited a moment for him to go on, then I nodded impatiently. “Yeah? Do we need to guess what it was?”
“We had fallen asleep after, uh…” He paused, looking from me to Cody. “After I went over to check on her earlier. She wouldn’t tell me what it was then, but she had been crying and was pretty shaken up. Well, she just now told me it was because that son of a bitch Garrick nearly ran her off the road and then threatened her while she was out checking on that goat.”
“I told her not to go places alone,” Cody gritted his teeth. “If that fucker would have hurt her, I swear to God, I’d—”
“We all would,” I interrupted. “But let’s remember that Grace isn’t the one who’s at fault here. Yeah, she went off without us, but one of us should have stayed behind with her while the other two went to the hardware store. We’re the ones who should really get most of the blame here, truth be told.”
Both men looked down at the ground for a second. They knew I was right, just like I knew we all felt like shit about it.
And if anything would have happened? None of us would have been able to forgive ourselves—or each other.
What actually happened had been bad enough. Grace—and Garrick—were both just lucky that she got away before it could have been worse.
I fished my phone from my pocket and scrolled through my contacts until I found the one I was looking for, then dialed without saying another word.
“Who are you calling?” Jaeger asked.
“Sam,” I said, simply.
They both nodded approvingly.
Sam Blakely was our contact at the FBI. He was the one who had tipped us off to Garrick’s operation in the first place. We’d come out here to gather more information, but hadn’t been as quick about it as we normally would have, since we
’d been doing a lot of thinking with our dicks lately.
That was going to change today, though. Right now.
It didn’t take me long to get the information that I needed from Sam. Cody and Jaeger were not-so-patiently waiting as I hung up the phone.
“Where are we headed?” Cody asked, already moving toward his bike.
“Just a second,” I answered. “We need to go over a few things first. We can’t afford to fuck this up. Grace is depending on us.”
There wasn’t much in the world that could withstand being in Cody’s way when he’d made up his mind about something, but mentioning Grace’s name had done the trick. He came back and sat down, ready to listen.
“There have been a series of trailers coming from the border and entering Garrick’s land over the past few weeks,” I said, relaying the information I’d just received form Sam. “Sometimes they stay for a couple of hours, sometimes as long as overnight before heading to one of four warehouses he owns. From there, the people are shipped to clients across the country. He’s luring people into paying him to help them cross the border, then taking their money and selling them into slavery.”
“Jesus Christ,” Cody let out a low whistle. “It’s worse than we thought.”
“Much worse,” I agreed, nodding.
“So, what can we do?” Jaeger asked. “Where do they need us? When can we nail this bastard?”
“There was a convoy of trailers that stopped at his place just a little while ago. Sam needs us to get closer to them. They’ve been able to piece together what’s happening there, but they can’t prove anything with the satellite photos they’ve been using.”
Jaeger nodded toward Cody. “We’ll go,” he said, then jerked his head toward the house. “You stay with Grace.”
“Get as close as you can without getting caught,” I said. “Take as many pictures as you can. We need proof of what’s going on there. And then get your asses back here in one piece.”
“We’ll be back,” Jaeger said. “And we’ll get Sam the proof he needs.” A half-smile crossed Jaeger’s lips, but there was no humor in his tone. “Then we’re going to make that fucker pay.”
“Come in,” Grace said, holding the door open for me. “Where are Cody and Jaeger?”
“They went to go do some surveillance,” I said, hurrying to add, “They’ll be okay. They’ve got instructions to stay out of sight for now.”
She seemed to relax a little at that, then gestured toward the kitchen. “Are you hungry? I was just washing up from dinner, but Nana didn’t eat much, and I’ve got plenty of leftovers.”
I shook my head. “Thank you, but I’m good. I’m just here to keep an eye on things while they’re gone.”
“I’m so sorry about earlier, Ty,” she said. “I didn’t think anything would happen, and I needed to get out to the farm, and—”
“You don’t need to apologize,” I said, softly, taking her into my arms. “You’re safe now, and that’s all that matters. I’m going to stay with you tonight, if that’s okay?”
“That’s better than okay,” she said, smiling sweetly as she leaned in for a kiss. “That’s perfect.”
I helped her finish clearing the table, then did my best to distract her by putting my arms around her and kissing the back of her neck while she was at the sink.
“This wasn’t exactly what I had in mind when I said you could help me in the kitchen,” she said, laughing as she looked back over her shoulder at me. “But I have to admit that now I might want this kind of help all the time.”
“I’m sure that can be arranged,” I said, nipping at the back of her neck one more time just to see her pretty cheeks flush that delicious shade of pink again. “Jaeger, Cody, and I can take turns helping.”
When she was finally finished at the sink, she turned around and put her arms around my neck, nuzzling against me for a moment before looking up at me with those big blue eyes and smiling.
“Now that we’re done in here,” she said. “I was hoping you might be up for helping me out with something else?”
“Of course,” I said, without hesitating. “Name it, and I’ll do it.”
Her smile turned from sweet to sexy in an instant as a wave of heat flashed in her eyes. “I think I’d better show you.” She took my hand and led me through to her bedroom. “Nana is asleep down the hall, so we’ll have to be quiet.”
Shutting the door behind me, I slipped my shirt off over my head as she stripped down in front of me. When she took off her bra and panties, I found myself stopping and staring for a moment, doing my best to memorize every inch, every curve of her body.
“My God,” I whispered. “You’re perfect.”
That sexy shade of pink spread from her cheeks down her throat and across the top of her chest as she stepped closer to help where I’d left off unbuttoning my jeans.
“It isn’t fair that I’m the only one naked right now,” she said, chiding me as she slowly unzipped and then shoved my jeans down around my thighs, leaving me in just my underwear and making my cock throb against the thin layer of material that separated us.
“Don’t worry,” I said, quickly taking my pants and underwear the rest of the way off before kicking them aside. “I’ll get naked with you anytime, anywhere.”
“Careful,” she winked. “I just might hold you to that.”
“I hope you do.” I pulled her close, letting my hands roam up and down her back from her shoulders to her beautiful ass.
Her skin was silky smooth, and I couldn’t get enough of the way she felt against me. I loved the little gasp she made as I kneaded the perfectly round globes of her ass, just like I loved the way the hard buds of her nipples pressed against my chest as she arched her back.
She dropped down to her knees, and I had to clamp my mouth shut to keep in the low moan that had rumbled up from my chest as she took my cock into her mouth.
Her hair was down, but I gently pulled it up and back out of her face as she took half the length, her tongue teasing and caressing my shaft as I slowly pushed deeper past those full, sexy lips.
“Fuck, Grace,” I whispered, moaning again as she looked up at me, my cock stretching her mouth wide. “You’re so fucking sexy, babe.”
She sucked me deep and long, taking nearly every inch until I could feel the muscles in the back of her throat massage the sensitive head of my cock. I closed my eyes for a moment, barely able to believe that I had this gorgeous woman on her knees in front of me, happy to service me.
If anything, it should be reversed. I should be the one making her feel good, and that was exactly what I wanted to do.
Reaching down, I gently pulled her to her feet, kissing her as I scooped her up and carried her across the room to her bed.
“I could have stayed like that all night,” I said, meaning it. “But that wouldn’t have been fair.”
She grinned, recognizing her earlier words. “We do need to be fair.”
“Exactly.” I gently pushed her back on the bed, climbing between her legs. I couldn’t stop myself from reaching between them, spreading those sweet lips with my fingers until I found the hard nub there.
“Oh, God,” she gasped, bucking her hips and arching her back, pressing herself against my hand. “Keep going, please… please, Ty.”
There was no way I would have denied her, even if this hadn’t been the sexiest fucking thing I’d ever seen.
I slipped a finger inside, loving the warm, velvety feel of her as she clamped down on it.
“Yes,” she moaned, raising her head just enough to look into my eyes. “I need you inside me, Ty.”
My cock throbbed at her words, and I shifted positions until I was lined up with her entrance, the head of my cock pressing against that hot, sweet pussy.
“Please, Ty,” she moaned. “I need it.”
Without another word, I plunged inside her, loving the way she gasped and reached for me as I slowly pulled back out, only to plunge in again.
“Oh, y
es,” she covered her mouth with her hand to keep her voice from carrying, but it didn’t last long until she was sitting up, wrapping her hands around my neck as I fucked her.
“Harder,” she whispered into my ear. “Let me feel all of you.”
I went harder, deeper, both of us moaning with each thrust, until I couldn’t tell where my body ended and hers began.
“Fuck, Grace,” I ground out, “You’ve got me so close, babe.”
“I’m close, too,” she said. “Keep going. Just like that. Make me come with you, Ty.”
I laid her back down on the bed, never stopping—never even slowing down—as I thrust in and out. Leaning in and bracing myself with my hands on either side of her, I kissed her long and deep as I fucked her hard, until she was gasping into my mouth.
“Yes,” she panted as I raised back up. “Yes… now… I’m coming, Ty… I’m coming.”
It was all I needed to hear.
All it took was another hard thrust and the feel of her pussy gripping my cock to push me over the edge. Our climaxes mingled as I leaned in for another kiss, then collapsed next to her on the bed.
“Jesus,” was all I could say as she smiled up at me.
“So good,” she whispered, giving me one more quick kiss before she closed her eyes.
“Stay here with me tonight?”
“There’s nowhere else I’d rather be.”
I thought of Cody and Jaeger as my eyes slowly drifted shut. I hoped they were okay. I was counting on them to get this done.
And more importantly, Grace was counting on them.
Chapter 14 - Grace
I woke up not knowing how much of the previous night had been real and how much had been a dream.
Ty had spent the night with me. That had definitely happened.
Beyond that, though?
Everything was a little hazy.
I sort of remembered him waking me up sometime in the middle of the night, telling me Cody and Jaeger had come back from wherever they’d gone, and that he had to do… something… somewhere.
