Bear it All (The Hidden Pack)

by Gracie Meadows

  First things first, she started a pot of coffee and went to look in the fridge. Happy to see everything she needed, she went about making omelets. She knew what each man would like and went about cutting up some meats and vegetables. She went to the breadbox, finding the bread and got it ready. Just as the sound of the shower went on, she started on the omelets. It wouldn’t be long before both men were down and ready. The last omelet hit the plate as arms wrapped around her waist kissing her neck.

  “I missed you this morning, love. Did you sleep okay?” Grey’s voice was soft as velvet caressing her. She shivered with desire and tried to squeeze her legs to try to lift some of the ache that started to burn down at her sex.

  “Yes, you know I did. Sit, I have breakfast done.” She tried to push him away to the table, but he had other ideas and spun her, taking her in a heated kiss. A small moan escaped her as she gripped his arms to hold herself steady.

  A chuckle sounded next to her as Grey let her go, only to be taken by Sam in the same deep, awe-inspiring kiss. Man these men could make her panties cream just from kissing alone. The kiss broke off and her brain was scattered, leaving her unable to form a clear thought.

  “Food, love, let’s eat.” Grey kissed the top of her head and helped carry the plates to the table while Sam brought the coffee over. Breakfast was eaten in friendly conversation about today’s events. Seemed the men had to work tonight and she did as well. She had planned to call Becky and Millie and find out what they had planned tonight, at least she would during lunch break. Soon it was time for her to shower and change.

  Grey watched as Cece went up the stairs while he talked with Sam. “You taking her to work today?”

  “Yeah, I can do that. I might need to leave and take care of some things, but I will have someone come and stay at the library with her. Have you talked to her about her job yet? I know she loves it but I wonder if she knows her boss is a total jackass and has no desire for her being there. Maybe we can offer her to come and work for us, but also help the whole prophecy thing. What was it that weird fairy lady said, she would gain her powers once we were mated? I haven’t seen anything different, but it is only eight in the morning and things are bound to perk up.” Grey nodded in agreement because well, everything Sam said was right.

  “So what do we do? Wait until she had a mental break or something?”

  “Nah, I think we just carry on like we have and keep an eye out. But I do want to talk with Dmitri and Nik and see if they have any leads. After all, they are the cops and it’s their job to catch this fucker,” Sam growled that last part knowing how both of them felt about Billy.

  Sam went to finish getting ready while he finished cleaning up the kitchen. He figured if his mate went to all that trouble to cook for him it meant he needed to at least clean up before they went about their day. It hadn’t been more than thirty minutes when Cece came down the stairs in jeans and a green blousy thing. He had to admit since he took her shopping he had seen a change in her. She didn’t wear her glasses all the time, and changed between them and contacts. But for work she enjoyed the glasses and it looked hot as hell with her hair pulled back into a twist. He wanted her to do the whole pulling it down and biting on the end of her glasses and telling him he had an overdue book. Again a naughty fantasy he might have to play out later with his little librarian.

  “You okay, Grey?” She snuck up on him while he was daydreaming and rubbed his arm.

  “I’m fine, love, just having some thoughts.” He smirked at her. She must have caught on and blushed at him shaking her head.

  “I swear you and Sam have the same thought process. He wants me to be a dirty librarian and teach you boys a lesson, but I have to admit it sounds kinda fun.” Before he could respond, she kissed him on the lips and turned on her heel. A small little sway in her hips as she turned and winked at him. Oh so my little mate does know how to tease us. He chuckled to himself and finished his tasks for the day while Sam walked out with her and took her to work.

  “You know this is getting a little old and annoying. One of these days I’m going to get in trouble with you guys coming in to work with me. You’re just lucky that it’s a library and you can sit and read all day.”

  Sam watched as she jumped out of the truck and he followed suit into the main entrance. Cece went to her desk, put her stuff away, and started to work on various things while he once again walked around the library. He had started to learn where things were and how it operated, but then again this was the most he had ever spent in a library. He was lost in a book when he heard someone clear their throat. He looked up and saw Cece was standing above him smirking, then raised an eyebrow at his choice of book.

  “What?” he asked innocently.

  “Willow Brooke, an erotic romance book, huh? Didn’t peg you as the type that would read those.”

  “It’s rather interesting, but I still have more moves than this book. I read a few others, but the story line is better in this one.” He grinned up at her.

  “Is that so?”

  Sam set the book down before grabbing her around the waist and pulling her close to him.

  “That it is, baby girl, and in those book all I could do was think about you and your hot little body under me. Reminded me of last night.” He watched as her face turned several shades of red. He couldn’t help but smile and kiss her tenderly.

  “Oh yes, but I know you’re sore, baby, so it will be a few days until I can bury myself deep inside you. Just imagine what it would be like to have me and Grey inside you together. Me in your hot little pussy and Grey in your bitable ass.” He knew his words were crasser than she normally heard, but he also knew that was him. He was the one who liked it dirty, but being she was new to everything he didn’t want to scare her away, but it seemed she wasn’t turned off, if anything she seemed turned on.

  “Sam, I’m at work, you can’t talk like that here.”

  “Oh come on, baby, no one is here and I just need a little taste.” He bent his head and kissed her long, deep, and passionate and loved every minute. She melted into him allowing him to grab her ass and squeeze. Her soft little moans turned him on and he wanted to pulled her closer to him and drive his cock into her. He went to reach for her breast when someone cleared their throat behind them.

  “Ms. Tru, this is a library, not a brothel. I think it is best if you went home now.”

  Cece pulled away from him and he instantly felt like a shit. He hadn't meant to get her in trouble at work.

  “Mr. McDonnell, I didn’t mean to, please let me stay.”

  “I have had enough of your indiscretions for one day. You are on probation, but it is best if you leave today and come back in two days’ time. I will talk to the board and see what they want to do.”

  “Mr. McDonnell, please, I am a good employee, I work harder than anyone else here. You can’t fire me.”

  “You’re right, I can’t fire you, that is for the board to decide, but I can send you home.”

  He watched feeling guilty as Cece started to crumble as her ass of a boss walked away. Reaching out he grabbed her hand.

  “Come on, baby girl, let’s go home. Everything will be fine. Your great at your job, he’s an ass and will see he’s the one who will get in trouble.” Kissing the top of her head, he watched her walk away to gather her things before she came back to him.

  As they walked in silence to the truck he didn’t know what to do. He reached into his pocket and sent a quick text to Grey about what happened. They would make this better, somehow.

  Chapter Fourteen

  Grey watched as the truck pulled up the driveway. He had already put a call into her friends and made a date for her to hang out with them tonight. Granted they had to work, but Tiny was going to help and stay here with them until the girls left and then he and Sam would come back and put her to bed. He also looked into who was on the board and was happy to see the Alpha of the town was on it. He had only heard great things about the sheriff, but never had
the pleasure of meeting him. That was something he was going to remedy.

  “Grey, were home,” Sam called out from the living room. He walked in to a very lost in thought Cece.

  “Oh, love, come here.” She went into his arms without another word and started to cry, burrowing her face in his chest. “It’s okay, he’s an ass, but you won’t lose your job. I promise you that. Come on, why don’t you take a hot bubble bath and I even got you some Oreos and milk. The girls will be here later tonight.” He kissed her hair and the sweet smell of honey filled his nose. Nodding in agreement, she headed upstairs to their room with Sam, knowing Sam would start the bath for her while he got her a small treat. She liked the simple things in life, and cookies and milk were one of them. But she had had so many things going on in her life and then this happens. He didn’t know his mate was stronger than she was. She astounded him each day with something new.

  He gathered her snack and headed to the bathroom smelling the sweet smell of honeysuckles. He loved that smell, she naturally smelled sweet to him, but she seemed to find the same soap that matched as well. Sam was sitting down next to her helping with the small bath pillow he bought for her when he found out she liked baths. A few candles were lit and she seemed to have calmed down, but her eyes still held red puffiness for her cry session not that long ago. Placing everything on the side of the tub, she opened her eyes at him giving him a small weak smile.

  “You rest here, honey, we will be right downstairs.” He kissed her lightly, and Sam did the same as they both left her to soak and relax.

  Once downstairs and in the kitchen, he made himself a cup of coffee before turning to look at Sam who looked pissed and really annoyed.

  “Okay, so what happened?” He needed to know so he could help maintain her job.

  “The boss is a total tool anyway and we both know she hated him, though she loved the books. But he wanted a way to kick her out, well today we happen to be messing around just a little and well, he caught us. Shit, man, she is always so good and can run that whole damn place, and the little fucker knows it. My bear wanted to come out and claw the fuck out of that dipshit, but I couldn’t interfere with her job, not when it was my fault she got in trouble to begin with.”

  Grey watched his friend and frowned at what had happened, but after last night, finally claiming their mate, he had felt the pull to her more and more, and hell, she was all he could think about.

  He told Sam he understood and would talk to the board on her behalf, but he needed to be honest, she was better than that place. She could do so much more working from home. Hell, she could help with the books at the bar, help with research for the police department and she could do it all that from the safety of their home. The more he thought about it the more he liked the idea.

  “So you think she might consider something like that? With everything happening in this town, the department would score with her help. I know she already spends a lot of time helping Becky and Millie research things about the prophecy and finding everyone lost. We are our own hidden pack, away from prying eyes. Plus more and more people are coming to town and I don’t like her being unprotected.”

  “Agreed.”

  *****

  The doorbell sounded, then a bunch of giggling came, and Cece knew right away that it was Millie and Becky. Those two together were the giggle twins, but that is what she needed right now. Sitting on the couch drinking a small glass of wine Sam insisted she needed, she rested in her yoga pants and of the men’s baggy t-shirt. She felt safe and secure with their scent enclosing her.

  “Hey, chicky, we brought you some happy juice and some junk food. This totally sucks, but things happen for a reason.” Becky came into the room with a waddle that made her smile. She was definitely carrying twins and seeing her so happy and glowing suddenly made her long for that as well. As she turned, she saw Millie smiling down at her with her soft kind eyes.

  “Cece, come on, let’s get you drunk,” Millie stated.

  “Me, okay, do we have an alternative for Becky since we are drinking, or are you part of the preggo club now too?” Cece already knew that answer when a bright red blush crept over her face.

  “OMG, really, eekkk, we are going to be pregnant together. Our kids can grow up together,” Becky squealed and hugged her and then she and Millie started to cry. It seemed that everything was changing, at least for the better.

  “Okay, well more for me,” she stated as she took the bottle of Kahlua and the ice cream but remained smiling at them both. “I think I will make us some shakes and ice cream, I will just spike mine.” And with that she left the girls in the living room talking babies.

  Looking through the cupboard she found the blender and went to work trying to just ignore everything around her. She knew the girls meant no harm, but she knew babies weren’t in her cards. She hadn’t told the guys yet, but because of the amount of blows she had from Billy over the last couple of years that her last time she went to the doctor, he had done enough damage that her ovaries were damaged. So she couldn’t have kids, and now her best friends were pregnant and she could never be.

  “Baby, you okay?” She didn’t hear Grey come up behind her until his arms wrapped around her.

  “Yeah, I’m fine, just want a drink or eight.” She tried to smile but the look of concern was enough to be her undoing. She wished she was strong like Becky or Millie, but she wasn’t.

  “Come on, love, talk to me, something just happened and I can see the sadness in your eyes.” He wiped a stray tear that seemed to escape. She was just having a shitty day and wanted nothing more than to get drunk and say fuck you to the world. However, the reality of it was that she couldn’t.

  “I…I can’t have…that…” she stuttered, hoping he would understand. Sam came and stood next to Grey effectively blocking her from everyone.

  “What, baby girl? What can’t you have?”

  Cece felt like the last bit of walls crumbled down and she now had nothing. She had no job, she couldn’t have a family, she would end up losing her mates, and she didn’t have fucked up brother either, leaving her as a shell of a person walking around.

  “I can’t have what they have. I can’t give you two that. I can’t have kids, and I want them, but I can’t.” The last and final straw that broke the camel’s back. She just let it all out. They might as well know everything. Forgoing the blender, she covered her face with her hands embarrassed to see the look that she knew would be on their face. The look of disgust or hatred they must feel to be saddled with a mate who can’t provide them with a family.

  “Cecelia, look at me.” Sam’s commanding voice echoed in her ears. As much as she wanted to avoid them, she might as well get this over with. Looking up, she found that both Grey and Sam held anger in their eyes.

  “I’ll go pack. I can stay with Becky or Millie or something. I’m sorry.” She turned to leave suddenly realizing her fairy tale was now over.

  “Did we say you could leave?” Sam held her arm while Grey held her with his eyes.

  “Well don’t you. I can’t be your mate, I can’t give you kids, I’m broken—don’t you see. I understand if you want out, you two deserve to be happy.”

  “Do you really think it would end like that? Because you said you can’t give us kids, that we wouldn’t want you? I thought you knew us better than that. Billy is the reason isn’t he?”

  All she could do was nod, because they knew, there was no point in lying to them anymore.

  “Yes, he had hit me enough that it did damage and they said they don’t think I could have any. Guess Billy got what he wanted, me broken.”

  “Oh, love, I’m so sorry, it’s not your fault you can’t have them, and we would never give you up. Hell, we could adopt or something. I’m just sorry we couldn’t have been there sooner to help you. But fate brought us together and we will make the most of things. We love you no matter what you can or can’t do.”

  Cece couldn’t help but look at them, she felt so lost
but small words such as this meant the world to her.

  “You love me?” she was afraid to ask, but it slipped out before she could stop it.

  Sam turned her to face him fully, “Yes, baby girl, I am so madly in love with you that I can’t think straight. A life without you isn’t a life at all, kids or no kids, we are with you for the long haul.” He bent and kissed her softly.

  This time a small cry came out because, for once in her life, someone accepted her for her.

  “I love you both too, I know we have only known each other for a short time and I have caused nothing but issues, but I do.” Cece cried into Sam’s shirt as she wept, but this time for relief. Damn, she was like a leaking faucet.

  Without her knowing, the girls were in the kitchen with very sad looking expressions on their faces.

  “Oh, Cece, I’m sorry, so very sorry. I didn’t mean to make this worse for you. Please don’t cry. Damn it, now I am crying and soon the men will be in here too trying to make sure we are okay,” Millie complained as she pushed both Grey and Sam away hugging her and Becky followed suit.

  “I say we get your ass drunk and say fuck it to the world while the men work. What do you think?” Millie smirked as she held up the alcohol bottles. All Cece could do was laugh and nodded. Things would be okay, at least for right now, they would be.

  *****

  Billy threw the phone across the room watching it shatter into pieces as the stupid little shit just told him that his bitch sister was fired, or at least was kicked out. The little shit is screwing up his plans. He had wanted to take her at the library when she went into one of those little private rooms, but it seems now he was going to have to change plans.