by M. A. Innes
“When am I going to meet this fabulous guy who’s got you so excited?” April grinned.
I shrugged. “Why don’t you come over for dinner next week? Let me talk with the guys and see what works best for everybody’s schedule.”
Beaming, April nodded. “Perfect. I get free food and entertainment.”
Laughing, I shook my head. “You’d better behave.”
“I make no promises.” She shrugged. “I said the same thing when I met Sawyer for the first time. Remember?”
“Well, this will be just as G-rated.” Nodding, I made a vow to make sure everything weird was picked up and put away.
“If I’m going to live vicariously through you, it needs to be at least PG.” She smirked and stepped away from the door. “Okay, go home to your men. You’ll have more fun than I will tonight.”
I gave her a little wink as I turned the handle. “I know.” Her laughter followed me out the door.
****
“I can’t see anything. Can you?” Pressing my face harder against the window, I kept trying to see what was happening over at the other building.
When Lee had pulled into the parking lot over by the training center, Jackson had gone out to meet her. Sawyer and I had waited in the house, watching as they talked in the driveway. They both looked stiff and slightly uncomfortable, but as they kept going, their body language changed.
Lee’s hands came out of her pockets, and Jackson laughed. We were too far away to hear what they’d said, but things looked like they were going well. When they finally went into the building, Sawyer and I stayed glued to the window.
Deciding that he needed a distraction, and probably because I was still too over-caffeinated, I started telling him about work. “I might have accidentally told people about us.”
Sawyer groaned. “What part about us?”
I giggled. “Not the good stuff.”
He gave me a frustrated look. “That doesn’t tell me enough.”
“Just that we’re moving in with Jackson. Nothing about the puppy play, or the spankings, or the BDSM, or the fact that his sister writes dirty books.” I thought, overall, I’d done pretty good.
Sawyer snorted. “I guess when you put it that way, us just living with a third doesn’t seem so weird.”
“Nope, that’s what I thought.” I leaned over and gave him a kiss. “April wants to know when she can meet him.”
Laughing, Sawyer started to relax. “She’s going to love him.”
“Because he’s so hot and perfect. It’s going to drive her crazy to be single when I have two sexy men.” And I was going to enjoy every minute of it.
Before Sawyer could respond, his phone went off. It was Jackson.
“What does it say?” I leaned over his shoulder trying to look at it.
“Just be patient.” I ignored his short tone because I knew we were both excited.
“That’s not going to happen.” He finally angled the screen so I could see. “That’s not enough information.”
Sawyer nodded. “I guess we’ll find out when we get there.”
Sending us a short text that just said to come out to the work building was not sufficient. In seconds, we were out the back door and heading over to the work side of the property. As we got closer, I could feel the tension in the air.
“He wouldn’t even have us come down if he didn’t like her.” I reached for his hand and gave it a squeeze. “So at least we know you have good instincts about employees.”
Sawyer gave a small bark of laughter, but it didn’t sound funny. “What if she thinks we’re weird?”
“We are weird.” I gave him a look that said it was a stupid question.
“Okay, what if she’s shocked and horrified and tells everybody at my work?” He was sweet when he was nervous, but I gave him another “You’re a moron” look.
“We’ve had this discussion. I love you. Jackson loves you. Even if you get fired tomorrow, nobody will starve, and nothing bad will happen. Hell, even if we both get fired tomorrow, nothing bad will happen. Jackson won’t be angry or disappointed. We’ll be able to figure it all out.”
I loved being able to say that. No matter what happened, we could deal with it.
“Now if we’re unemployed for a long time, Jackson’s going to make us start cleaning the house naked. There’s no way around that.” I gave Sawyer a wink and released his hand as we got to the door. “Are you ready?”
He smiled, looking a little calmer. “Yes.”
The door opened, and Jackson was standing there looking very pleased and relaxed. “Come on in. I have someone I want to introduce you to.” Lee was standing there, looking slightly awkward, with her hands folded across her chest. She was dressed in jeans and a plaid button-down, and with her short hair, she did have a very gender-neutral look. But overall, she was really cute, and I had a feeling the customers would like her once she relaxed.
When we were watching them talk, she seemed friendly and open. I wasn’t sure what they’d discussed, but now she was clearly concerned.
Smiling, I waved. “Hi, I’m Cooper.”
“Hi, I’m Sawyer. We met briefly the other day.” Sawyer looked just as awkward as she did.
Jackson shook his head at them both. “Lee is going to be working with me part-time. To start, she’s going to be here a few afternoons a week, and then she’ll help out with the classes on Saturday. I explained that I was looking for someone open-minded, because my living arrangements were not traditional.”
I rolled my eyes. “She’s going to think you’re insane or doing something weird.”
Lee was now giving him a suspicious look. I liked her. She was smart. Jackson didn’t seem to mind her skepticism; he just ignored us both and continued. “Lee, I would like you to meet my boyfriends, Sawyer and Cooper. We’re keeping our life fairly quiet, but because you’re going to be here so often, I didn’t want to lie to you.”
She thawed a little, but I had a feeling it would take her a while to get used to all of us. She glanced at the three of us, then gave a slow nod. “Nice to meet you. I’m Lee. I’ll trade you one awkward question for another. Yes, girl pronouns for now, but I don’t know about later. So what’s the deal with all three of you—you’re really boyfriends?”
Sawyer wasn’t sure what to say, so I took this one. “If you ever want us to start using different pronouns, just say so. And yes, we’re together, but kind of in the closet, sort of. At least with the fact that there are three of us.”
“Yeah, my dad mentioned that Sawyer had a long-term partner.” She glanced at Jackson. “He said you were a friend of theirs.”
Sawyer finally spoke up. “Because work doesn’t know. I plan on telling him this week before the barbecue.”
She rolled her eyes. “He’s stupid about some things, but I don’t think you have anything to worry about—if that’s what you’re thinking. Dad is one of those clueless open-minded people. He’ll probably say something offensive, eventually, but he won’t understand why it was wrong.”
It was clear that he’d aimed some of his stupid remarks at her.
Sawyer shrugged. “As long as I don’t get fired, and he doesn’t get too weird, I’m good with a few stupid remarks.”
Jackson didn’t look like he was fine with that idea, but he held his tongue. I had a feeling we would hear about it later, though. Turning to Jackson, I tried to break the tension that was beginning to grow again. “So when does she start?”
“Monday.” Jackson looked relieved to be able to say that. “She’s going to be learning where everything is and watching some of the classes. Then once she’s up to speed, she’s going to help with some of the office stuff as well. She’s got school in just a few weeks, but we should be able to work around her schedule.”
“That’s great.” Jackson would get more time off, and it would make everything easier. Maybe even dates on a regular basis and more sleep for him. We hadn’t realized what crazy hours he’d been working until we mo
ved in with him. He would take time off when we were around but would then work insane hours when we were gone—neither of which was good long-term.
Overall, I thought it was going to work out great.
And even though it wasn’t my business, it looked like Lee needed a place where she could be herself. So I had a feeling it was going to work out for her as well.
Chapter 20
Sawyer
The room was dark, so I knew it was too early to get up, but my brain wouldn’t listen. Refusing to give in and open my eyes, I rolled over and snuggled deeper into Jackson’s embrace. Sometimes I felt trapped between the two of them, but today, it was perfect.
I wanted to go back to sleep, but my mind kept going over everything that had happened and obsessing over the future. Telling my boss hadn’t gone as badly as I expected. He’d been surprised, but as his daughter had predicted, it wasn’t a problem. But the next hurdle was going to be showing up at the barbecue and letting everyone else see our family.
It would be awkward, but I knew it would be fine. Or at least, that was what I kept telling myself. I was hoping if I said it enough, Cooper’s belief would start rubbing off on me. So far it wasn’t working.
Whispered words came from Jackson. “Your mind is a very loud place this morning.”
I hadn’t meant to wake anyone else up. “Sorry.”
I felt him press a kiss to my hair. “Are you okay?”
“Yes, just nervous.”
Jackson didn’t offer to stay home again; once I’d made up my mind, he’d done his best to support me even though my worries made him uneasy. He would have done anything to make it easier on me, but this was something that wasn’t really under his control.
His arms tightened around me, and I felt his hands start rubbing up and down my back. The long slow strokes eventually put me back to sleep, but Cooper took that moment to roll over, and his hard length pressed against my thigh.
At first, I wasn’t sure if he was asleep, but when his hands started moving down my sides to cup my ass, I knew he was awake. When his fingers teased over my crack and I moaned, he giggled. Jackson sighed, but I could hear the smile in his voice.
“You are both up way too early. We were supposed to be able to sleep in today.” He was right; that was supposed to be the point. Cooper had even taken Sunday off to make sure he would be able to go to the barbecue. We were supposed to have had a lazy morning doing absolutely nothing.
Evidently, my brain hadn’t gotten the memo.
Cooper was itching for attention. His hips rocked against me again and I felt fingers start teasing around my hole. “Master, Cooper’s being naughty.”
Pleasure rumbled deep in Jackson, and his husky voice sent a shiver down my spine. “What’s my naughty boy doing?”
“He’s touching my ass and teasing my hole. He’s trying to get me to disobey too, but I remember the rule.” I gasped when I felt Cooper’s teeth on my shoulder. “He’s being very naughty, Master. He’s licking me and…his teeth…”
How was I supposed to think when he was doing that with his finger?
Jackson chuckled, and I felt him start to move. I heard a smack, and a moan echoed in the room as Cooper soaked up the pleasure from the spanking. “He is being bad this morning.”
“You’re going to have to punish him.” I wasn’t in the mood for a spanking, but it was clear that Cooper was antsy for something a little rougher.
“I think you’re right, Sawyer. I think I need to remind this naughty boy who he belongs to.” Cooper finally stilled, and I wasn’t sure what Jackson did, but another cry of pleasure rolled through the room. “I have just the thing.”
Jackson rolled out of bed. Curious to see what he was up to, I opened one eye and watched his beautiful body walk across the room. Jackson had enjoyed going through the toys that we’d accumulated, so when he walked over to the box on the dresser that had his favorites, I wasn’t surprised.
“Sawyer, I want you to roll over and get Cooper nice and hard for me.” Jackson’s voice made my cock jerk. We were both too excited to even think about questioning him. Cooper thrust his dick into my hand as soon as I reached back for him.
He let out another low moan as I wrapped my fingers around his erection. He must have been having a fabulous dream, because he was hard, and I could even feel precum starting to drip from his slit.
As Jackson came back to the bed, he climbed up from the bottom of the mattress and got between us. “That’s right, I want him as hard as you can get him.”
Sleep must have been still fogging my brain. As he held out the strip of leather, I wasn’t sure what it was for the longest time. Cooper gasped as he figured it out first, but my brain wasn’t far behind him. The new cock ring.
The strip of leather buckled around his cock almost like a collar for his dick. As Jackson slid the covers off, baring us both, I felt Cooper jerk in my hand. He wanted it. I let go of his cock long enough to roll over, then I went back to stroking him while Master watched. Whispering in Cooper’s ear, I watched the pleasure on Jackson’s face. “Master’s going to tighten that around your dick because you were naughty. He’s going to use you for his pleasure, but you might not get to come at all. That’s what happens when you’re naughty, Cooper.”
Cooper moaned and thrust his hips up to grind his cock harder against my hand. He was going to come if I kept it up. Jackson must have seen that too, because he shook his head. “Let him go. It’s not time for him to come.”
As I pulled my hand away from his length, Jackson took my hand and moved it up, responding. “Why don’t you play with his nipples for a while?”
“Thank you, Master.” Leaning down to Cooper’s chest, I took one nub into my mouth and let my hand slide over to the other and start teasing it.
I watched as Jackson wrapped the leather around Cooper’s erection, trapping all the pleasures so he wouldn’t be able to come. When Jackson was finished, he looked back at me. “A little bit rougher…I want them to be nice and sensitive later. Every time his shirt rubs across his chest, he’s going to remember he was naughty.”
Cooper’s excited little whimper made it clear that wasn’t a punishment. As Jackson spread out down the bed, so his mouth was hovering directly over Cooper’s cock, I started sucking on his nipples harder and twisting them with my fingers.
Jackson let his tongue flick out and lick just the tip of Cooper’s dick. Cooper tried to thrust his body closer, but Jackson’s hands moved to pin him to the bed. Jackson’s low words had Cooper gasping, and I could feel a shiver run through him that time. “Naughty boys don’t get to come, Cooper. Remember that.”
I wasn’t sure if he believed him or not, but Cooper seemed to love the threat. Jackson took Cooper’s cock deep into his mouth before Cooper could even promise to behave. The sounds that poured out of Cooper were beautiful, and they made me work even harder.
There was no time to think about anything else. All I wanted to do was focus on Cooper and dragging more incredible noises out of him. I watched as Jackson licked and sucked and slowed him down. Cooper was moaning and pleading for more, but Jackson took his time making Cooper frantic with need.
When Jackson finally released his length, Cooper thought he was getting a break from the pleasure. He was gasping for breath, and his body sagged against the bed. But Jackson wasn’t done with him yet. “Sawyer, hand me a pillow.”
Quickly obeying, I watched as Master slid it under Cooper’s ass. “Perfect.” Jackson almost purred the words.
As he positioned his head even lower, he gave Cooper’s hole the barest of licks before pulling back again. He ignored the gasp of pleasure that escaped from Cooper and gave me a wicked smile. “Now it’s your turn to have a taste. Why don’t you come play with his cock?”
Cooper groaned but just lay there soaking up the overload of sensations that had to be flooding through him. “Oh, I almost forgot.”
Jackson seemed more excited than forgetful, so I knew the act was probab
ly for Cooper’s benefit. “I don’t want those nubs to get lonely. Look what I found for them.”
Jackson sat up enough so that the nipple clamps in his hands were visible. He held them up and gave them to me. “Put these on, then come back down and play with his cock.”
Cooper’s eyes were wide, and he was shaking with anticipation by the time I brought the clamps up to his chest. I’d always told him dirty stories about what our master would do to him, and these clamps had been a favorite. Right now, Cooper’s brain had to be overloading as the fantasy was coming true.
The clamps were connected by a chain that stretched across his chest. Pleas and needy sounds were tumbling out of his body as Jackson started licking around his hole. When the first clamp went on, Jackson had to hold him down again because Cooper cried out and arched off the bed, the cock ring the only thing holding his orgasm back. When the second gripped his other nipple, Cooper started whimpering and writhing for more.
Jackson wasn’t going to let Cooper set the pace though; he started exploring Cooper’s tight hole again and directed me back to his cock. Every once in a while, Jackson would have me tug at the chain, or he’d stretch a hand up and flick absently at a clamped nipple while he fucked Cooper with his tongue.
Cooper cried out and begged and shook until all he did was moan. He sank into the bed, and I knew everything else had faded away—he was completely lost in the pleasure.
Jackson eventually asked for the lube and condoms from the drawer. Cooper gave another long moan, but he was too far gone to even beg for more. I watched as Jackson slowly lubed and stretched Cooper’s needy hole, but when he reached up and had me move so he could start spreading the lube on Cooper’s cock, I was confused.
“Now for you.” Jackson’s gaze had turned to focus on me, but I wasn’t sure what he meant.
“Me?” I’d been hard since we’d started devouring Cooper, but that shouldn’t have been enough to fry my brain too.
Jackson gave a low chuckle and nodded. “I want you to kneel over Cooper’s cock. Don’t sit back, though. It’s your turn to be stretched.”