She walked to the sofa and sat down onto the soft cushion, planting her face in her hands. She knew Remy was watching her every move, and it made her even more nervous. It wasn’t like she had intended to walk around town flaunting a protruding belly and never tell these men what was going on. She just…she screwed up. Big time. That’s what she had done.
“Okay.”
The sudden sound of Remy’s voice slashing through the air caused her to jerk her head up in his direction. Consumed by her own thoughts, for a moment she had forgotten he was there.
Remy yanked his hands from his hair and slowly stalked over to where May sat. Once he settled in beside her he stroked her shoulders and then began wiping her tears from her face. “You don’t know how much I’ve missed you.”
She nodded. “I swear I wasn’t trying to hide this from either of you. It’s just that I had some things I needed to figure…” His thick finger pressed against her lips to silence her.
“May, I don’t think you’re the type of woman to keep something so important from us. And I’ve been around your sisters long enough to know that if they’d had any idea you were pregnant, they would have either told us or been on your case until you did it yourself. Finding out my woman is pregnant is the most exciting news I could ever get.”
Your woman? She let that statement slip by.
She saw the truth in his eyes. The wide, gleaming smile only solidified it. Of course they noticed the slight change in her body. They had explored every inch of it. Her breasts were a little plumper, and her slender hips were slightly curvier, but her stomach still remained flat. Her skin was healthier, almost glowing, but she just assumed the excitement was causing her to see things.
She moved closer to Remy. The scent of sandalwood and man were driving her wild. He was watching her intensely. Her hand gradually rose, stopping only when it cupped his cheek. She could feel the stubble on his face, and she loved the way it pricked against her fingertips. The roughness of the skin against her hands vibrated through her body. She couldn’t help but close her eyes and enjoy the feeling.
“I’m sorry.” The hoarseness of her voice surprised her. She locked eyes with Remy, cleared her throat, and tried again. “I’m so sorry. I hadn’t planned on sharing that night with you and Kane, but I did. I know my sister has made a life with three of your cousins, but I was…”
Embarrassed? Ashamed?
How did she describe how she felt to him? Of course she had envied Summer. Her sister was in love and happily married to three men. They loved her, cherished her, and she’d never seen her sister happier. But May never imagined herself spending the night with two men. One man, sure. But two?
Although she had nearly drooled the first time she had met them, she never imagined things would go as far as they had with Remy and Kane. As much as she’d wanted to be proud of what she had shared with these two wonderful men, reality had hit her hard. She had been ashamed of herself, of her actions. And then too much time had passed by.
“I was ashamed of the way I behaved.”
Remy’s eyes widened at the revelation. He turned into the palm that was still cupping his cheek and kissed it. “May, you never had a reason to be ashamed of the night we shared together. Did we make you feel that way? Was there something we said to upset you?”
She shook her head. “No. I just…it was the most intense night of my life, Remy. I didn’t know how to handle it the next day or the day after that. Then I had let too much time go by, and I just knew the two of you would be so angry. So I just avoided your calls altogether. I know it wasn’t smart.”
“No. No, it wasn’t.”
“That one night with you and Remy changed everything. There wasn’t a day that passed by that I didn’t think about you two persistent lug heads. During the drive back home after I left your house the next day, the realness of what we’d shared was no longer a fantasy that played out in my head.” She let out a heavy sigh.
“I’m not like Summer. She followed her heart with ease. I, on the other hand, battled with the fact that at an early age I was taught that I only get one love of a lifetime. That piece of knowledge severely clashes with you and Kane.”
She appreciated the fact that Remy sat quietly, letting her get everything off her chest.
“I had an epiphany just before I learned of the pregnancy. It took a while for me to concede it to myself, but I know I’m ready to embark on a relationship with both you and Kane. I just didn’t know how to tell either of you.”
May stood up to leave, but Remy pulled her back down on the sofa. She didn’t have time to prepare herself for his overpowering aggressiveness. Remy’s lips covered hers hard and fast. She moaned against his lips as his kiss deepened. He pulled her closer, positioning her on his lap. His hands seemed to be everywhere all at once.
May wrapped her arms around his neck. She felt helpless, surrendering to his touch. Feeling the rough tug on her shirt, she raised her arms and allowed Remy to pull it over her head and toss it to the floor. Next came her bra. Her breasts felt heavy and needy. As if anticipating the gentle strokes of his tongue, her nipples puckered, becoming painfully tight.
Remy leaned back and eyed her breasts. He cupped each one, testing the weight of them, and groaned. “So beautiful.” He took one nipple into his mouth. When May jerked, he stopped and looked up at her. “Tender already?”
“No.” She shook her head and grinned. “I’d forgotten how it felt to have you sucking my nipples.” She pressed his head downward. “Please don’t stop.”
Remy groaned again as he nibbled and sucked at her nipples. He wrapped his arms around her, pulling her closer. He sucked in as much of her breast as he could before letting go and switching to the other. May tunneled her fingers in his hair and cried out. They had barely begun, and she was ready to orgasm.
* * * *
Remy knew he should be angry, but how could he be? He had the woman of his dreams sitting on his lap, breasts bared for him. Her nipples were like delectable, sweet berries. He couldn’t get enough of her, didn’t think he ever would.
She was carrying his baby. Or Kane’s. It didn’t matter. It was his nonetheless. The thought of watching her belly grow rounder, her body changing, had his dick growing harder. He could feel the teeth of the zipper biting into his tender skin.
He kissed her once again but kept her breasts firmly in his grasp. It was as if he was afraid she’d take them away from him. “I need to be inside you now, May.” It took everything he had not to rip her clothes from her body. This was the effect she had over him. It was an urgent need, always pressing him to be with her, inside her.
“Wh–what are you waiting for?” She hopped up and began shucking her clothes before he could even move.
Damn how he missed that sexy, teasing grin. The woman had a ferocious sexual appetite, just like him. After removing his weapons and placing them on a side table, he damn near ripped his shirt in half as he pulled it over his head. He was all thumbs. That was what he felt like as he tried to get his jeans unbuttoned and over his painful erection.
When he was free of his clothing, he sat on the sofa, and May followed. She climbed onto his lap, gripping his cock in her hands as if to guide it inside of her slit. He held firmly to her arms.
“May, it will hurt that way. Preparation, princess.”
“Does this feel like I need preparation?” She let go of his cock and grabbed one of his hands, guiding it to her wet, tender folds. Wet?
He looked at her with such surprise. “I haven’t even touched you.” Yet that didn’t stop his hand from caressing her, sliding inside of her. He had to feel her. When he dipped two thick fingers inside of her, she moaned and rested her head against his chest.
“Now, Remy.”
It was a low, strained whisper, but he’d heard her loud and clear. He wouldn’t deny the request. He removed his fingers and lined up his cock to her slit. “Damn, woman.” Pushing his cock inside of her, working it in inch by inch, her pu
ssy squeezed and pulsated around him.
Once he was fully seated inside of her, his breathing had become quick, and he could feel beads of sweat forming over his upper lip. His hands were shaking as he gripped her hips. Why the hell am I so nervous?
Apparently, sitting still and enjoying the way she engulfed his cock wasn’t enough for May. She had begun to rock back and forth on him. She was starting without him. With each stroke against his cock, she seemed to grow wetter.
Looking down at her, he cupped the side of her face with one hand. “Take what you need, baby.” He kissed her forehead then her eyes, slowly making his way to her lips. With his other hand he gripped her hip tighter as he thrust into her.
Remy didn’t realize how much he had missed and craved this connection with May. He deepened his kiss, feeling frantic. He pulled closer, pressing her breasts to his chest. Their moans and groans grew louder as they bit, sucked, and teased each other with their lips, teeth, and tongues.
May’s hands roamed over the nape of his neck and into his hair. Once she gave a good tug, Remy gave a deep growl in turn but tilted his head to the side. She attacked his neck, licking and nipping as her body began to tremble.
“Come for me, May. I can feel your greedy pussy quivering.” He recalled that the first time they’d been together, his dirty words had had such an effect on her. He smiled to himself as she laid her head on his shoulder, digging her nails into his back. “Oh, there it is. I feel it, princess.” The intensity of her orgasm was clearly overwhelming. She pressed her lips to his shoulder to muffle her cries, but she kept moving. Her orgasm continued.
Splaying one hand against her back and wrapping the other around her waist, Remy couldn’t stop his frantic thrusts. Every time he pulled back, her pussy seemed to grip harder, pulling him back in. Her muffled cries were an aphrodisiac. He knew she was coming again.
“Greedy girl.”
May let out a breathless chuckle as they kept up their momentum. “K–keep up…cowboy.”
He took her mouth again as his orgasm tore through him. They kept kissing until they finally slowed, coming to a stop. When they broke their kiss, the only sounds that could be heard were their harsh pants.
Breathless and sated, neither said a word, just embraced each other as if someone would rip them apart. At that moment, Remy swore to himself that he would never let her walk out of his life again.
No matter the circumstances that brought her to his home, Remy had the woman who’d haunted his dreams for several months in his arms, and he knew he’d fight like hell to keep her safe and in his life. Finding out she was pregnant only cemented the idea that walking out of his life was definitely out of the question.
Remy was thrilled about becoming a dad. May might run from her feelings, but that precious baby inside of her tied her to him and his brother for the rest of their lives. Remy didn’t believe in miracles, but he vowed to himself as he held May in his arms he would convince her to give their relationship a try.
Chapter 8
Kane stormed inside his room, quickly pulling out his secured cell phone. There was only one person he could talk to about this. He pressed in the digits and waited for the phone to ring. She picked up on the second ring.
“Is everything okay?”
He forgot he had instructed everyone not to call them. “Yes, everything is fine. I didn’t mean to worry you. That’s not why I called.”
Silence filled the void for long moments. “Okay, I’m listening.”
Just the thought of what had occurred angered him. “May is pregnant.” He heard the soft gasp but kept talking. “I have no idea how long she has known this, but she didn’t have the decency to call me nor Remy and tell us.”
“First of all, remember your tone. And I thought we all made it clear that no one speaks ill of the Showers women.”
Shit! He took a deep, calming breath. “Sorry, Mom.” He knew Katelyn Durden was a sweet woman, but no one raised their voice when speaking to her. Not even his dads, Joseph and Jethro, raised their voices to her. “I wasn’t speaking ill of May. When she walked through the door, I could tell almost instantly.”
“I hope you’re sitting down, son.” He sat. “I can’t say I know exactly what was going through May’s head, but I can probably guess. We all know that the Showers women came from a traditional home. It’s not always easy to accept our lifestyle. You’ve seen some of your friends get their hearts broken because of that. Your dads and I saw the way the three of you kept exchanging glances at Summer’s wedding. May is crazy about you and Remy, and you and your brother are literally nuts for her. But to act on those feelings is a different story.
“You need to calm yourself before you approach her again. You are there in that house to protect her, so I expect you to get your crap together and work it out. Don’t say anything to her while you are angry. Words hurt more than most people realize, and you can’t take them back. I take it your brother took the news better than you?”
Kane took in everything his mother had just said. The entire Durden family loved and protected all the Showers women. At the moment he was literally protecting her life and now their baby’s life. He would never let anyone hurt her, including himself. His mother was right…as usual.
“Remy is in the other room talking to her now. You know he was always the level-headed twin.” They were fraternal twins, but they did just about everything in the same manner. The major difference between Kane and his brother was Kane’s short-fuse temper.
“Well then, you need to get it together. You have two precious lives to protect.” Katelyn laughed softly. “It’s about time somebody gave me a grandchild. Congratulations, son. Give that message to both May and Remy once you have that temper of yours under control.”
Kane could only laugh. His mother had that effect on all his siblings. She always gave them the truth with a touch of sugar. “Thanks, Mom. Love you. Give Dads a hug from me.”
“Will do. Now please be careful up there.”
“I will. I promise.”
Kane ended the call. He knew he had to apologize to May. He tried putting himself in her shoes to better understand why she never returned any of their calls and why she hadn’t told them about the baby. Kane shook his head as thoughts crept into his mind.
Why was this so difficult for her? They hadn’t forced her to leave the wedding. He felt the strong pull of his attraction growing for her every time he saw her. It was no secret that Bo would call and tell him whenever May was stopping by his house to see Spring. Sometimes it would be Kane or Remy that would arrive at Bo’s house, and sometimes it would be both of them. Any opportunity they had to see May, they’d take it.
Kane had felt like an anxious kid sitting around the campfire with Summer and his brother at work, drumming up ways to see May. Kane had been grateful that when her wedding day approached, Summer had come up with the idea to have May stay with them. It had been the stroke of luck he’d been waiting for. Kane had made it clear that he wanted May, and Summer had made it abundantly clear her sister wouldn’t play hard to get. She was hard to get.
As he sat on the bed still trying to think as May had, he slowly began to understand. Accepting two men into her life couldn’t be easy for May. How could he have expected her to handle that with ease? Whenever she saw him or his brother, her face lit up with excitement before she quickly suppressed it. She was never cold to him, but any type of close contact was simply out of the question.
The opportunity to keep her in his life was in his grasp. She was stuck in the house with him and his brother until further notice. He smiled to himself. Whether she realized it or not, his baby bonded her to him and Remy. Kane couldn’t be certain if the baby May was carrying was his or Remy’s, and he didn’t care. It wasn’t the way he thought their blossoming relationship would begin, but he wouldn’t change it.
Finally feeling calm and motivated about his future and becoming a dad, Kane stood up. He left the room in search of her. Kane wasn’t
sure what would happen, but the first thing he was going to do was apologize. When he reached the family room he was shocked at what he found. Both May’s and Remy’s clothes were strewn across the floor, but they were gone. He grinned and shook his head in disbelief.
“Definitely the level-headed twin.” He gathered up the clothing and tossed it on the sofa. He figured it was best to let the two of them have their time together. His time would come soon. First he had some groveling to do.
Kane decided he would get lunch started. He didn’t want to hound May about the case, but he needed to find out what she knew. He trusted Trevor and Orin, but he wanted to see her reaction when he talked to her. The Timmons man assumed May had something that belonged to him and was willing to harm her in order to retrieve it. What the hell was it? And why did he think May had it?
* * * *
“Yum, everything looks delicious. Why did you make so many sandwiches?” May teased Kane when she walked into the kitchen wearing a pair of cotton pants, a T-shirt, and no socks. Remy was following close behind her. He had raised a fuss over her not wearing any socks but finally gave up when he realized she wouldn’t put them on. She would have to get used to one of them being around her at all times and being extra cautious.
Kane turned toward the door at the sound of her voice. This time when he stared at her, he wasn’t frowning. He had a genuine smile on his face. What a difference a cooling-off period makes. “I’m sorry for being an idiot. I could have handled the situation better. Can we start over?”
May walked further into the Italian-styled kitchen that looked like it should be featured on a decorating show. She found something new to admire every time she stepped into a different room.
“Sure, we can start over.” She let out a deep breath. It was a huge relief not to be on Kane’s bad side. She was stuck in the house with both men until Earl Timmons was apprehended. Being on good terms would really help pass the time. She wasn’t a fan of arguing, and that was not how she wanted to spend her time.
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