The air was still, the room silent, except for their labored breathing. When David could move, he hurried over to Kat’s side. She was still breathing but unconscious.
“Is she alive?” asked Win.
“Yeah, she’s alive. I don’t see any injuries. I guess we’ll have to wait until she wakes up before we know if she’s all right.”
“Where do you think Eva is?”
David shook his head and wiped his arm across his eyes. “I have to think she’s safe. Maybe it took her to Kat’s time.”
“Do you think she’ll be okay?”
“Mom told us stories of her time all our lives. She’ll at least have an idea of what she’ll find if that’s where she is.”
“What about Timothy? He’s with her.”
David scooped Kat into his arms and moved toward the stairs. “There’s no point worrying about what we can’t change. Grab the lamp and let’s get her upstairs so we can check her over good.”
“Then we have to find a way to tell your parents about Eva.”
David nodded. “This is gonna kill my mother.”
“No, Anna’s strong. What we should worry about is Kat. She moved toward the circle to save Eva, but did she really want the circle to take her home?”
“She told us she loved us before the circle came.”
“Yes, but I don’t believe she thought it would come. If she really wanted to go home and she missed her chance, she might be inconsolable.”
“We’ll cross that bridge if and when. Let’s just love her and hope she’ll wanna stay with us.” David turned and started up the stairs.
* * * *
Kat snuggled down into the comfort of sheets and blankets that smelled of sunshine. Slowly her eyes opened, and she blinked, recognizing David and Win’s room.
Damn, I feel exhausted. Where are the guys?
She could see the night sky through the window while a lamp burned brightly on the dresser.
Why do I feel so bad?
She lay very still, trying to remember what had happened.
She heard a small sob and turned to see Anna sitting in the rocking chair beside the bed, her face buried in her hands. Suddenly, she remembered.
“Eva,” she cried.
Anna looked up and sobbed. “Oh, God, Kat, you’re awake.” She sat on the side of the bed and took Kat in her arms, hugging her close.
“I’m so sorry, Anna. I tried, but I couldn’t stop him. I couldn’t save Eva.”
Anna rocked her back and forth. “Hush, now. It’s not your fault.” She leaned back and gave her a small smile. “Do you remember what happened?”
“Yeah, Timothy went through the red circle and pulled Eva with him. I tried to stop her. I grabbed her shoulder, and it pulled me through too.”
“Where did it take you?”
Kat sighed. “I don’t know.”
“What do you mean, you don’t know?”
“I was frozen. I knew I was in the circle, but I couldn’t breathe. I remember thinking that I didn’t wanna go back.” She looked up into Anna’s eyes and felt tears slide down her cheeks. “I thought about David and Win, and I knew I didn’t wanna leave them.”
“Then what happened?”
Kat closed her eyes. “I felt Eva being pulled away from me and I was thrust backward forcefully.” She looked at Anna. “The next thing I knew I was waking up here.”
“You made a conscious decision to stay with us.” David walked into the room, Win close behind him.
“But I lost your sister. How could I have let that happen? I should have wished for her to be sent back.”
Anna grabbed her shoulder and shook her gently. “No, don’t you dare say that. I’m not happy my daughter’s gone, but I’d be just as sad if you’d gone away.” She gave her a hug. “I know my boys love you, and now I know you love them just as much. I want you to be happy, Kat. I want you to make my boys happy.” She stood up and smiled down at Kat.
“What about Eva?”
Anna sighed, folding her arms across her stomach. “I have to believe my daughter will be all right no matter where she is. She’s been fascinated by the idea of time travel since she was a little girl and I told them where I came from. She’s gone down in the cellar hundreds of times trying to figure a way to make the circle come back. Win’s always said you can’t change fate. If I know my little girl, she’s having the time of her life. Besides, the circle brought me the loves of my life. Maybe it’ll do the same for her.” She turned toward the door. “You boys need to take care of your woman. I’m expecting the three of you to make me a grandmother someday.” She walked out without looking back once.
The men rushed over and sat on each side of the bed. David hugged her close while Win pressed a kiss against her shoulder.
“Are you all right?” asked David.
“I think so. I just wish we could’ve stopped them. I wouldn’t feel so bad if Timothy hadn’t gone through with Eva.”
Win rubbed his hand up and down her back. “There’s nothing we can do so we might as well not worry. Anna has the right idea. Let’s only think that good things are happening to our little princess. I think it was fate that did this. Maybe Eva is supposed to live her life in another time, just as you and Anna were meant to live your life in this time.”
David scooted closer. “Did you really make a wish that you didn’t wanna leave us?”
Kat nodded and then sniffed. “Yeah, but I didn’t mean for Eva to pay the price.”
Win leaned in close and wiped the tears from her cheeks. “She isn’t paying the price for your happiness. She has to find her own destiny. Who’s to say she won’t return to us someday?”
David took Kat’s hand between his own. “You’ve admitted you love us. Will you go one step further and marry us? We wanna have a family with you and share our lives.”
Kat bit her lip and looked at the two men. She’d never imagined she’d have two such wonderful men fall in love with her. “I don’t know how good a wife I’d be, or how well I’ll adjust to life in the Old West, but I’m willing to give it a try. I’d love to marry you on one condition.”
David glanced at Win and then back to Kat. “What’s the condition?”
“You don’t make me wear those awful underclothes anymore.”
Win laughed and pulled her into his arms. “It’s a deal. I’m happy if you don’t wear underclothes at all.”
She laughed and pulled back. “We also have to stay living here in case Eva is able to find her way home.”
David kissed her fingers. “Agreed. Can we get married right away?”
Kat giggled. “Agreed.”
“Promise me and David you’ll never go away again.”
She winked. “Absolutely, ’cause when Kat’s away, her men might play.”
David laughed. “Us? Never.”
Epilogue
“Come on, guys. Where are we going for our honeymoon?”
It had been three weeks since the fateful night in the cellar, and they’d finally had their wedding at the courthouse in Treasure City. There hadn’t been any trouble since Anna, Beau, and Zeke had been their only guests. The judge hadn’t even raised a brow when asked to unite three people in holy matrimony. Anna had explained it was because there were so few women in the West, and the men were used to sharing. The only shadow on their celebration was the uncertainty of Eva’s future. They’d had a lovely dinner at a local diner, and then David and Win had whisked her away in a wagon, complete with a cushioned pillow on the seat. They’d taken turns with the reins, driving her almost to a frenzy.
Now, they’d blindfolded her, because they wanted her honeymoon to be a surprise.
“Don’t be so impatient. We’re almost there.” David patted her on the knee, letting his hand slide up her thigh.
She sighed and sat back while Win nibbled on her ear. In just a few short minutes, she felt the wagon turn onto a rough road. She reached out for Win’s arm to steady herself.
“Just a
couple more minutes and we’ll be there,” David promised.
She clung harder to Win’s hand.
“Whoa, boy.”
The wagon came to a stop, and Win released her hand and jumped down. He grabbed her arm and pulled her to the edge of the seat. “Hold on, love.” His hands went around her waist and lifted her to the ground. She felt David walk up beside them. “Are you ready for your surprise?”
“Yes, please.” Kat blinked a few times, adjusting to the light, when the blindfold was pulled from her eyes. She frowned when she recognized the little cabin. “You brought me here for our first married night together?”
David smirked. “Never judge a book by its cover, Mrs. Bennington-Martinson.” She’d taken David’s last name since Win didn’t have one. David took her arm and guided her to the cabin’s door.
“Are you ready?” asked Win.
She sighed and nodded. David swept her off her feet and carried her through the door. Someone had been cleaning and redecorating the little cabin. A huge bed with a metal headboard stood against one wall, covered in a wedding-ring quilt and four fat pillows. There was a polished table with three chairs sitting next to the fireplace, and shelves added to the wall that held various dishes and pans for cooking. A cupboard in the corner seemed filled with canned foods.
“Mom stocked the cellar with meats and vegetables, and there’s a cake she baked over there.” David pointed to a corner cabinet next to the fireplace.
Win grinned. “Anna, Beau, and Zeke worked on this so we could have some private time to get used to being married. They wanted you to have a special memory.”
She looked around and sighed. “It’s wonderful, just wonderful.”
When David put her down, she walked farther into the room. Everything had been scrubbed. The dust and cobwebs were gone, the air smelling clean and fresh.
“Look.” Win pointed to the corner. “They even got us a tub big enough for the three of us to soak in.”
Kat smiled and turned to face her husbands. “So, what’s next in this once-in-a-lifetime honeymoon?”
She sighed when David’s hand came up and cupped her cheek. Gentle pressure on the back of her head brought her head closer to his. He leaned down and brushed a quick kiss over her forehead.
“Now, we make you ours.” Win leaned in and pressed his lips lightly to hers. She let her lips part for his tongue, deepening the kiss as he pulled her closer.
David spun Kat around, breaking her kiss with Win. His mouth ground down over hers, his tongue sweeping inside. Arousals poked her from the front and the back.
Win pressed against her shoulders, kissing her neck, nipping at her earlobe. His hot breath curled across her flesh like flames, igniting her blood. His hand slid up her side and began unbuttoning her dress, pulling the material apart and dragging it down her arms.
David’s tongue twirled with hers while he brought his hands up and cupped her breasts. He nipped her lip as he began caressing her round globes. Her hand snaked down, dipping into the waistband of his denims.
Win shoved her dress roughly down her hips, taking her petticoat and thong with them. He tapped her feet, urging her to step away from the pile of clothing. He let his fingers slide up her legs, his hands rough with calluses.
David stepped back, pushing his pants to the floor and peeling the shirt from his body. His chest and arm muscles flexed as the shirt whipped over his head. Their mouths fused again as he backed her toward the bed, a cool breeze blowing over her heated flesh.
Win turned her around and pulled her to his naked chest. He stormed her mouth with a deep, claiming kiss, stroking his tongue along her lower lip. The pads of his fingers gently squeezed and twisted her hardened nipples. His thumb rubbed her swollen nubs as his knee pushed between hers.
Kat reached out and slid her hands up Win’s smooth chest, tweaking his nipples between her fingers. She leaned close, her lips finding his nipple and sucking softly.
* * * *
David watched Kat’s lips close over Win’s nipple and groaned. He reached around her sides and feathered his fingers across her swollen nubs, trailing them down through the valley of her breasts.
Win scooped Kat up and laid her in the middle of the bed.
David climbed on beside her and lowered his mouth to her breasts, tracing the outline of her dark areolas with his tongue. Bending, he licked a long, slow path up from her bellybutton to her right nipple, drawing the tight bud into his mouth, teasing it with his teeth. He glanced up to see Win kiss his way across her neck and chin to cover her mouth with his.
David sucked strongly on her engorged nipple and felt a pair of arms surround him from behind. He nuzzled his face against her breast and turned to look over his shoulder.
“I think we should take her together this time,” Win whispered against his ear.
“What about it, love?” David took her breast into his mouth, and she moaned. “You ready to take us together?”
She snorted against his neck and looped her arms around his shoulders in a loose hug and then began to explore his muscled back. “I’m more than ready, husband.”
David pulled her flat to the bed and moved on top of her.
Win stroked his hands up and down David’s arms, lingering over the hard muscles of his biceps and shoulders.
David let his finger trail over the top of her ear and down her neck, teasing the tops of her creamy breasts. Leaning close, he brushed the hairs on his chest across her nipples, his long fingers brushing by her belly to rest at the top of her mound. He massaged her clit with his thumb as he spread her pussy lips wide with two thrusting fingers, teasing the engorged flesh with the slippery digits.
“You’re already so wet for us.” He plucked and teased the little nub, slipping his thick index finger inside of her, moving it slowly in and out before tracing her cleft again. Scooting down, he licked at her clit, using his fingers to pull back the hood.
He licked and sucked, then pushed first one and then another finger inside her wet core. The walls of her pussy closed around his fingers, a fresh surge of cream erupting and coating his hand. With a loud moan, she shattered, her body convulsing in pleasure. “Yeah, honey, come for us.”
Win pressed a kiss against her forehead. “We wanna take you together, Kat. David in your sweet pussy and me in your ass. Will you let us do that?”
Panting, Kat nodded her head. “Yes, please.”
David licked her stomach. “Win’s gonna take your ass because he’s not as thick as me, and we don’t want you to have any pain. Well, at least not much pain.”
“Okay, what do I do?”
David rolled to his back and urged her to straddle him. Anchoring her hands on his shoulders, she impaled herself slowly. Cupping her bottom in his hands, he raised and lowered her on his cock, his breath hissing in and out. His hips flexed, sinking his cock in a little deeper, her hands on his shoulders as she rocked her hips.
* * * *
“Lean over a little bit, darlin’.” Win pushed down until her breasts rested against David’s chest. “That’s good.”
“You be gentle.” She glanced over her shoulder. “That’s hallowed ground back there.” She wiggled her bottom in an enticing move.
He laughed and rubbed his hands across her buttocks, spreading and squeezing. She gasped when his thumb brushed lightly near the delicate sphincter. He traced the little ring of muscles, his fingertips drawing a lazy circle. She stopped moving when his fingers slid over her anus.
“You okay, love?”
“Yeah,” she gasped. “Don’t stop.”
Win reached down and grabbed the jar of Vaseline they’d left on the floor beside the bed. He lubed up one finger, spread it around the little opening, and slipped inside, past the outer muscle, into the dark hole. “Relax your bottom, Kat. There might be a slight burn but it’ll go away quick enough.” He eased his finger in farther, sliding it in and out several times.
He continued pumping the finger until he felt her p
ushing back against them. That finger, pushed deep, was soon joined by a second, and then a third. “You’re so blessed tight. I don’t wanna hurt you.”
“You won’t,” she gasped. “Just go slow.”
“Don’t worry. I’ll stretch you out and everything will fit fine.”
Kat raised her butt and pushed back, moaning as his fingers pressed deeper.
“Come on, relax your bottom.”
“I’m trying.”
“Distract her, David. Play with her.”
David’s hand disappeared between their bodies, and Kat groaned, her head falling back, her eyes drifting shut.
Win liberally coated his cock with Vaseline and lined up with her opening and pushed forward, her moans echoing out into the room when he replaced his fingers with his cock. Deep, guttural cries burst from her arched throat.
* * * *
Kat trembled from the anticipation of them both filling her at once. She’d only read about things like that in the romance novels she enjoyed. A burning feeling gripped her as Win slowly forced the length of his shaft into her body.
“Damn, cowboy! You trying to kill me?” She hissed as he plunged in again.
“Okay, worst is over. I’m balls-deep now, love. I’m gonna try and sit still until you get used to me.”
“No, God, no. Don’t sit still. Move or do something.”
Win pulled out only to slide back in slowly. He pulled out again, making the pain ease, and then glided forward until he was firmly pressed against her back.
She sighed and wiggled her butt a little.
“That’s it, feel the pleasure.”
David’s hand’s cupped her cheeks. “Fuck me, Kat.” His hips began to move, setting a rhythm with Win.
Win released a harsh breath and drove deeply, grinding his hips against hers. His hands cupped the sides of her breasts, sliding beneath the swells to cradle their full weight in his palms. David leaned forward, his teeth closing around one nipple. His eyes closed, and his hips thrust upward. In one swift motion, he began gliding in and out with urgent strokes. When he pushed in, Win pulled out.
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