by Rose Nickol
Dakota Pride 1
Ransom Ranch
Seth, Jake, and Grant Ransom knew Stacie Stern was the one for them the minute they saw her. After her father passed away and she had to sell everything they owned to pay the hospital bills, the brothers gave her a room on the ranch as the housekeeper and cook. She was there all the time, anyway. The brothers were thrilled to have Stacie to themselves and immediately started forming a relationship with her.
One day Stacie received a phone call from her mother, demanding half of the money from the sale of the house. Stacie tried to explain that there was no money left, and where it had all gone, but Ramona Styles didn’t care, she just wanted the money.
What would happen when Stacie told the brothers? How was she going to get out of this? Even when all the phone numbers were changed, Ramona found ways to contact Stacie. Finally deciding to take matters into her own hands.
Genre: BDSM, Contemporary, Ménage a Trois/Quatre, Western/Cowboys
Length: 37,973 words
RANSOM RANCH
Dakota Pride 1
Rose Nickol
MENAGE AMOUR
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RANSOM RANCH
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Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright Page
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
About the Author
RANSOM RANCH
Dakota Pride 1
ROSE NICKOL
Copyright © 2015
Chapter One
Stacie Stern sat with the Ransom brothers at her father’s funeral. Seth, the oldest, was to her left, Jake, the middle brother, to the right, and Grant, the youngest, was behind her. Stacie had been cooking and cleaning house for the brothers for over three years, since she had graduated high school. It was a good job and she was lucky to have it. Work in the small town was hard to come by, and the brothers were good to her and her dad.
Now it was just her. Her father’s long battle with cancer was over and he could rest now. Stacie didn’t know it yet, but her battle was just beginning.
The reading of the will was done and Stacie was still stunned. It was gone, everything, gone. The hospital bills took all of her dad’s insurance money and she was going to have to sell the house to pay the remainder. She was left with nothing but her clothes and the contents of the house. Everything had been in her dad’s name, the house and the cars. The attorney had told her she had thirty days after the death of her dad to have everything out of the house and that both cars would have to be sold along with the house. That day was today.
The Ransom brothers had been nice enough to help her get everything out of her home and were letting her stay in one of the extra rooms on the ranch. It made sense. She was there all the time, anyway.
The brothers had been very supportive of her and her father. They had let her take all the time off she needed to be with him and had offered to pay for anything she needed. Seth, the oldest, was tall, six feet seven inches, with dark-brown hair and the bluest eyes she had ever seen. He had taken her aside one day after the reading of the will and offered to pay all the hospital debts so that she could keep the house. Her men were amazing.
Stacie had refused. She could never let them do something like that. She didn’t want to say anything, but she was enjoying her time at the house and being with all of them.
All of the men had been very attentive to her, making sure she had everything she needed and she was never alone. One of them was always in the house with her. If she stayed in her home, she would be alone, all alone.
Right now, they were getting what she wanted and needed from the house before it was to be sold. They planned on putting what she wanted in her room at the ranch, and the rest could be stored in the barn until she needed it.
Stacie was still in a state of shock. She had expected her father’s death, but she knew she could never really be prepared. It had been just the two of them for so long, and now she was alone.
Her mother had left when Stacie was a baby. Her mom had been very young when Stacie was born and hadn’t wanted the responsibility of a child. She had left her with her father when Stacie was just six months old. One night she went for dinner with a friend and didn’t come back. Over the years, she had contacted Stacie’s dad periodically looking for money and had tried to see Stacie a few times, but not very often.
The men had what Stacie wanted out of the house and arrangements had been made to get everything else removed and the place c
leaned before the sale in two weeks. Seth and his brothers had taken care of everything, so Stacie didn’t have to deal with it.
Walking up to her and putting an arm around her shoulders, Seth told her, “That’s it, honey. Do you want to come and make sure we have everything?” as he walked her toward the house.
Turning to the three men looking at her, Stacie said, “Give me a few minutes, okay?” They all nodded, understanding that she needed some time to herself.
While they were waiting on Stacie, the brothers talked. “I think we need to start tonight.” Seth started the conversation.
“Do you think she’s ready?” Jake went next.
“I know I am.” Grant nodded.
“I can tell she’s ready. She’s been very responsive and it’s been long enough,” Seth declared. Stacie had been spending time with the men and they had all been watching her to see how she responded to little touches and small gestures of affection.
“Do you think she’s really ready for all three of us? It’s a lot to ask.” This came from Grant.
“There’s only one way to find out. Grant, you’re the youngest and closest to her age. I think you should start, and Jake and I will join you after you’ve had some time to talk to her. If it isn’t what she wants, you know the signal, but I’m sure she’s ready. She responds to all of us equally,” Seth instructed.
“But how are we going to make this work? I don’t know if she’ll go for the idea of sharing.” Grant was worried.
“I’ll take care of all that. You just follow instructions.” Seth was the oldest. They had all been in love with Stacie for years, but she was so young when she started working for them, just barely nineteen. Now she was twenty-two and the brothers were tired of waiting. They had spent the last three years watching her mature.
They continued talking until Jake saw Stacie come out of the house with tears on her face. Running up to her, he pulled her into his arms and held her, letting her cry. Grant and Seth came over to them and the three brothers held her, safe in their embrace.
When she finally stopped crying, Grant helped her into his truck for the ride back to the ranch so that they could unload everything.
While the boys were unloading, they sent Stacie into the house for a hot bath and to relax. Grant gave her a few minutes to go into the house and get settled before he went in himself.
Chapter Two
Grant walked quietly into the house and kicked off his boots. Running up the stairs, he listened to make sure Stacie was in the bath. Their girl was in for a surprise.
Without knocking, he opened the door and walked into where Stacie was taking her bath.
“Grant, do you need something?” Stacie asked, startled, grabbing for the towel she had put beside the tub. Grant grabbed the towel before she could get to it, so she slid down in the tub, hoping the bubbles would cover her.
“Everything I need is right here,” Grant answered her. Sitting on the edge of the tub, he started removing his shirt.
“What…what are you doing?” This was something she had dreamed about, but never thought would be reality. The brothers had been very attentive to her the last few weeks, little touches and kisses. She thought they were just showing her sympathy because of her dad. Maybe it was more than that, now that she looked back.
“I’m going to wash your back. Would you like that? I don’t want to get my clothes wet, now, do I?”
“Oh, okay.” Stacie didn’t know what to say. All her fantasies and dreams were coming true. Could it be possible that all three brothers would want her? They had been acting like it. Then, all her dreams would really come true.
Even before she started working for the brothers, she had been in love with them. She knew it was wrong to love all three of them, but she did. She could never choose between them. They all were different and amazing men. Each of them was special in a different way.
Grant was kind and made her laugh. It never failed. He could always bring humor to the situation.
Jake, the middle brother, was the quiet one, the thinker. If Stacie needed advice or just someone who would listen, Jake was the one she went to.
Seth liked to play the devil’s advocate, and when she was in the mood for an argument, she went to him. He would argue anything with anybody.
Grant had his shirt off and had stood and was removing his pants. “Why…what?’ Stacie stuttered, not sure what she was trying to say. She wanted to watch, but was too embarrassed.
“I’m going to get in with you, honey, so I can wash your back. Scoot up.”
Stacie complied without thinking, sitting up and moving forward to make room for him. Stacie sat straight up, trying not to touch any more of him than she had to. She didn’t know how to react. So far, it was just like her dreams.
“Relax, baby.” Grant slipped his arms around her waist and pulled her back against him, her bottom settled between his legs so that his erection was pressed against the soft cleft of her buttocks. Raising his hands, he let his fingers lightly graze her breasts and felt her indrawn breath. “Nothing’s going to happen that you don’t want to, okay?” he told her softly.
Stacie let her breath out and let herself lean slightly back, almost touching, but not quite.
Grant let his palms graze her nipples and kissed the back of her neck. “Relax, it’s just you and me. I won’t hurt you.”
Stacie turned her head to look at him and he brushed her mouth with his. “You like this,” Grant said as he lightly pinched each nipple.
Stacie arched her back, pressing her breasts further into his hands unconsciously, her body ready and willing for more, even if her mind wasn’t there yet. She still couldn’t wrap her head around the fact that she was sitting in the bathtub with Grant, so she just closed her eyes and stopped trying. This was what she wanted and she was going to enjoy it.
Grant felt some of the tension leave Stacie’s body and let one hand drift across her stomach to her curl-covered mound. Threading his fingers in the hair there, he held her a moment before letting one finger part her folds to find her needy clit.
“Do you ever touch yourself here, Stacie?” he asked, licking the shell of her ear.
Stacie shuddered and nodded.
“I can’t hear you, baby. What did you say?”
“Yessss,” she answered with a hiss as he applied pressure to her clit.
“Good girl. Who do you think of when you touch yourself?”
Oh God, she couldn’t answer that question. How could she tell this wonderful man that she thought about not only him, but both of his brothers, too?
Applying a little more pressure and circling his finger, Grant gently bit her earlobe and asked, “Do you think about Seth”—a gentle nibble—“or Jake?” Another nibble. “What about me? do you think of me?” Applying more pressure. “Do you think of all of us at once? Would you like to have us all?” He slipped one long finger gently inside her.
“Oh God, yes!” Stacie screamed as Grant’s finger went inside her.
Jake and Seth were sitting in the master bedroom listening, and high-fived each other when they heard Stacie’s scream. Their plan was coming together.
“You want us all, don’t you, baby?” he asked, moving his finger in and out of her while still applying pressure to her clit.
“Yes, yes, I do. I shouldn’t, but I do,” she cried. She was so ashamed. It wasn’t right to want all three of them. What was she going to do? She would have to quit her job and move. She couldn’t choose. Even with what Grant was doing to her, her mind wouldn’t stop. What was she going to do?
Slowing his motions, Grant could feel her conflict. “Stacie, it’s okay to want us all. We all want you. We have for years. All we ever talked about is sharing a woman. We want you to be that woman.”
“You do?” She still wasn’t sure this was right.
Leaning back and letting out a shrill whistle, he answered, “Yes, we do.”
The door burst open and Jake and Seth both walked in, wearing o
nly their jeans. Each of them took a seat on separate ends of the tub and looked at her. “We all want you, Stacie,” Seth told her, looking deep into her eyes.
“Yes, Stacie. We all do.” Jake affirmed.
Stacie felt very overwhelmed. This last month living with the brothers had been wonderful, and they all made sure that she felt comfortable and was never alone. Even at night, if she woke up crying, one or all of them were there within minutes.
“Oh God, I can’t believe it. I’ve dreamt about this,” Stacie said quietly.
“We have, too, sweetheart,” Seth answered, leaning down to kiss her.
“I’ve dreamed of tasting you. Can I taste you?” Jake asked, getting on his knees beside the tub to take one of her breasts in his mouth.
Stacie still couldn’t believe it. Here she was surrounded by all of her men, and they all wanted her. There were so many other women in town that they could have.
Stacie wasn’t anything special, in her mind. At five feet seven inches, she was tall for a woman, but all the men towered over her and she had always been curvy, but not fat. Her father told her she looked like her mother. The few times Stacie had seen the woman, she hadn’t been impressed.
Right now, her men seemed to be appreciating her curves. Jake had latched onto one of her breasts and was licking and sucking for all he was worth. Grant had one hand on her other breast and his other hand between her legs. The only brother that wasn’t touching her was Seth. He was sitting at the foot of the tub watching his brothers with her.
Stacie looked at him and smiled shyly, “Don’t you want to touch me, too?”