by A. B. Marie
“Sure, babe. Anything for you and our baby girl.” I kiss her on her head, and we finish up and sit outside listening to the waves.
“Who wants to watch some movies?” Maya asks while getting up and making her way inside. She grabs onto Graham’s hand and drags him into the living room. “Graham cracker, pick a show. I’m going to go beg Malek for snacks.”
“We just ate dinner, babe. Why don’t you have some water and relax. I’ll bring you some popcorn in a bit.” I ask her while getting settled on the big chair that faces the TV.
“Did you just willingly admit to wanting to withhold food from a pregnant woman?!” She mock glares at me and sits down on the couch.
I roll my eyes at her. “Oh, hush. There’s plenty of food.”
Funny that she passed out within twenty minutes of the show starting, just like I knew she would. I take her to bed about an hour later and start to pass out after I get us comfortable. Polly, Lola, and Marie, our familiars, make their way over to Maya and snuggle up around her belly and under her neck. They’re all so attached to her, and they’re doing so well during all of this insanity.
The next morning, we have a light breakfast and pack up for a few days out at sea. We even talked Gerard, Maggie, and Malek into tagging along, since there’s enough rooms for them if the guys and Maya double or triple up in the beds on the yacht. We spend the first day driving south and relaxing at sea. Before the sun sets, we make our way closer inland towards the island, so we can anchor for the night.
“Man, it’s so freaking gorgeous out here. We should really come here as much as we can.” Maya sleepily says next to me in the bed. Ross and Troy are already asleep next to her on the other side of the bed.
I give her a quick kiss. “I agree, baby.”
Chapter 3
Maya
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Ugh, I really don’t want to be back in London. It’s raining, and I already miss the island. We spent our last week there out on the yacht, packing up, and relaxing on the beach while the guys went out on the jet skis. Thankfully Gerard has an acquaintance that happily agreed to driving the yacht to a port a few hours away from London for us, we decided to leave the jet skis there and put them in the garages.
We all went straight to the estate, and spent our first day back napping in the living room watching TV. Beatrice is coming over in a few hours to check on the baby, then we are finalizing plans to leave again next week to go to Finland. Mark doesn’t think it’s a good idea to travel again after that, so we will spend the rest of the summer getting the new club ready to open and staying home.
“Ms. Strom? A Ms. Beatrice is here in the foyer for your prenatal visit.” Gerard says as he walks into the living room. I look up at him and smile inward. He’s such a sweet man. He’s a little over six-feet tall, has silver, slicked back hair, warm brown eyes, and is always wearing immaculate suits. I’m not sure what his true age is, but he looks to be in his fifties or sixties.
I smile at him and get up from the couch. “Thank you! I’ll take her up to the master bedroom.” I walk into the foyer and give her a small smile. “Thank you for coming out here. How’s your summer going?”
“Hello, dear.” She says and gives me a warm hug. “It’s been very relaxing. I’m not looking forward to going back in August. How have you been feeling?” We start walking up the stairs towards the master bedroom. Looking back over to her, I chuckle. She’s wearing bright pink scrubs that are covered in kittens. Her black hair is up in a tight bun, and her icy blue eyes are bright as she smiles. She’s a few inches shorter than me and so tiny, I want to keep her in my pocket.
“I feel great! I can feel little nudges and movements from the little bean. No more nausea, thankfully, but I have been ravenous lately.”
“That’s to be expected. Take a seat on the bed and I’ll take your vitals.” She gives me a quick full-body scan with her hands and her magic, takes my blood pressure, temperature, and asks me lay down. “I’m going to use this doppler to get an exact reading of her heart rate.” She says with a small smile. A few seconds later, I hear a loud, quick heartbeat filling the bedroom. “Perfect, she’s at 150 beats per minute. You look great!” She places her hands on my stomach and feels around for the baby. “She is a great size. And look at this belly! You’re really starting to pop. Do you have any questions or concerns?”
I shake my head and rub my stomach. “No, not really. I think I’m going to spend the next few months shopping and preparing for her arrival.”
She gives me a warm smile. “That sounds like a plan. I’ll give you a call in two weeks to make another appointment. I’ll bring another healer with me next time and we will bring the ultrasound machine so we can check her out again and take measurements.” I lead her down to the foyer and she smiles at all the guys. “Have a great summer!” She smiles and waves to everyone.
I head back into the living room and lay down on Graham’s lap. I look up at him and just bask in his hotness. Both him and Nolan have the same shade of bright red hair, and they’re around six-foot-three. Nolan has darker gray eyes, whereas Graham’s eyes have a touch of blue to them and are a little lighter.
“How did it go?” Graham asks me while I’m getting comfortable.
“Good. Next appointment they’re going to be doing another ultrasound if you all want to be in my room with me?”
He smiles down at me and gives me a kiss on the head. “Sounds perfect.” Mark picks up my feet and starts rubbing my arches and ankles.
I moan out loud. “Mmm. That feels amazing.” We spend the next few hours lounging around before we eat into the kitchen to eat dinner.
“Does anyone want to head over to the new club tomorrow tonight? I want to check out the progress and see if they can move up the timeline.” Ross asks while we start heading upstairs to the bedrooms.
“Sure, we can have that Mexican restaurant that Maya has been craving.” Nolan says with a wink to me.
I stick my tongue out at him. “Mmm, salsa! Let’s do it! Tomorrow I’m going to go shopping and start buying furniture for the nursery.”
“I’ll go with you, baby.” Mark tells me as he leads me to my bedroom.
“I don’t think I’ll make it to the shops. I need to head home and pack what I’ll need to bring with me for Finland.” Collins says while giving me a kiss on my hand.
I pout at him. “Fine. Is there anything you need from the shops if you can’t make it?”
He shakes his head at me. “No, gorgeous. I’m all set.” He and Graham go into their own rooms and the others come in with me.
Mark starts rubbing my shoulders. “Want a bath, baby?”
I moan. “Mmm. No, let’s just go to bed. We have a long day tomorrow.” We settle into the bed and I’m fast asleep as soon as I get comfortable, surrounded by my half-naked men.
The next day, walked around a few baby stores and I picked out all of the furniture for the nursery. I want to paint the walls a light lavender and have silver accents around the room. I chose a dark gray furniture set that includes the crib, a dresser/changing table combination, and a gliding chair with thick cushions that’s wide enough for any of the guys to sit in. The room directly next to the master would be perfect for the room, I just need to order organizers for the walk-in closet, accessories, clothes, and everything else babies fucking need. Holy shit.
The guys spent most of the day walking around the stores scanning copious amount of shit to add to the “baby registry.” I had to stop them from buying up the whole store, at least everything we scanned is linked online, so after I figure out what I want, and don’t need, I’ll just order everything. We are on our way to the new club now, and Ross and Troy are refusing to tell me what they’re naming the club.
I growl over to them in the car. “You’re both assholes. I don’t see what the big deal is.”
Troy winks to me. “You’ll love it babe. You can find out with everyone else on opening night.”
I look over to Mark. “
Wait, you don’t know either?” He just shakes his head at me and closes his eyes again. We pull up to the new club and I see Collins’ car parked in the lot. “How was your day?” I ask him and give him a hug.
He kisses me on the head. “It was relaxing. I’m all packed up for our trip.” He takes a look around. “Wow, I haven’t been here since you first bought it. It looks incredible.” We all look around, and I agree. The tall, four story black and steel building looks sleek and modern. Most of the walls on the first and second floors have staggered floor to ceiling windows, and the large steel doors give it a more industrial look. The top floor is fully encased in glass and I see soft lighting twinkling from down here.
We head inside and see that the first floor looks mostly finished, just needs the tables and chairs assembled. The dance floor, DJ booth, bar, and office are complete. The second floor is for our steakhouse restaurant and just needs the kitchen appliances and flooring in. The bathrooms are almost done and looks perfect with the marble counters and black fixtures. My favorite floor, the BDSM floor that’s on the third level, hasn’t had much done yet. Looks like they started shaping out the private bedrooms and started the stage in the back for performances, but I don’t see anything near the shop or along the walls just yet.
“Wow, I can’t fucking wait to come here! Are the memberships going to have the same pricing as Killian’s?” I ask Ross as we head up to the fourth floor. Killian’s is Troy and Ross’s first club that’s about thirty minutes out from the main city. It’s a lot like this one, but instead of the BDSM club, they have a classy strip club.
He nods his head. “Yeah, but if they want to have access to both clubs, we are adding an ‘all locations option’ for an additional $50 per person. Troy wanted it to be $100, but I want to see how the club takes off first. Maybe we can say the $50 is a promotional deal.” I agree, and we walk around the completed fourth floor. The pool and jacuzzi aren’t filled yet, but the bar, DJ booth, and dance floor are complete. The lounge chairs for the pool are up against the glass walls and I see the fairy lights are all set up around the ceiling of the glass roof. There are some booths, tables and chairs all around the level.
“This is amazing. Did you get in touch with the construction company to see the soonest they can be done?” I ask Ross as we make our way to the elevator to go back down, I’m too tired to use the stairs again.
Ross inclines his head. “He’s going to give me a call back tomorrow after his meeting with the designer. I’m really impressed with everything. The crew we used for Killian’s feels useless compared to these guys.” We all jump into the SUV or Collins’ car and we head over to the Mexican restaurant for dinner. I’m exhausted and fall asleep on the way home after we eat.
“Hey baby, we’re home. Do you want to shower?” Mark asks me while carrying me up the stairs. I mumble back to him and he chuckles. “I’ll take that as a no.” He helps me undress and settles me into bed next to our familiars. “Good night, baby.” He gives me a kiss and leaves the room and shuts the door.
We spend the rest of the week packing for Finland and setting up the nursery. The furniture arrived and we used runes to paint the walls, ceiling, and crown molding so that we didn’t get paint all over the place, none of us are savvy with anything like this. The nursery was the room that Graham used so he moved everything into another across the hall. Lucky for us, there’s several others that are available on this floor. I take a look around and start bouncing on the balls of my feet. This is perfect! The guys set up the furniture while I sat on the gliding chair and shopped online for everything else I need. I want to buy the clothes in person, but I did order a stroller, baby carriers, car seats for each car, baby wraps, a ton of bedding for the crib, blankets, and a breast pump. I look over the list for anything else I need and decide this is enough for now.
Setting down the tablet I mentally call Polly and Lola into the nursery. They’re getting so big! Polly, my lemur, climbs up my legs while Lola, my little black kitten, meows at me to pick her up. Lola still looks about the same size from when we first bonded, fits in my hands; I wonder if she will grow at all. Polly looks to be close to being full-sized. I give them both kisses and do a few more mental commands with them and they do them all! This is so exciting. I have them leave the room, come back, and bring me specific toys to place on my lap. I send them love through the bond and I rock on the gliding chair while cuddling up to them.
Nolan makes his way back into the room after his shower. “You’re still in here?” He leans up against the wall and looks down at me.
I nod sleepily. “Yeah, just finished shopping some more and did some mental commands with the girls. Are we ready to leave tomorrow?”
“Yeah. The guys are starting to take all of the luggage downstairs. Mark received a call from Gerard, and he said the estate is all set up and ready for us to arrive tomorrow night.” He gives me a kiss and helps me stand. “You ready for dinner?” I nod and we make our way downstairs. We have a relaxing dinner sitting outside watching the sun set, and I yawn and start to walk up the stairs.
Collins wraps his arm around my waist, “Want some company tonight?”
I lean up on my tiptoes and lick his neck. “Always.” I lead him to the ensuite and start the shower, then he strips us both naked. I walk in and I lean my head back into the water, and watch him slowly get down to his knees. This man looks like he could be a god. He’s around six-foot-five, stacked with hard muscles, auburn hair and gorgeous navy-blue eyes. Those eyes have so much heat in them while looking up at me that I feel like I can combust. He licks up from my inner thigh, through my opening and finally circles my clit with the tip of his tongue. I gyrate towards his face and he takes mercy on me and start sucking hard while fingering me with one finger, then two.
“Mmm. This pussy. Fuck, Maya.” He brings me to the brink and right when I’m about to come he stands up.
I scowl up at him. “What the hell, Collins?”
He kisses me on the lips. “Let’s take you into bed.” He turns off the shower and dries us off with whispered words and a wave of his hand. We didn’t even fucking bathe, that asshole. He carries me to the bed and lays me down on my side, brings up my left leg, and slides in with his massive cock. Good, no more time for foreplay.
Fuck, he barely prepared me this time. He’s the biggest out of all my guys and I start squirming around. “Ready, baby?” I nod and he starts moving faster and faster until he’s pounding into me. We are both groaning out loud and I come twice in a row while he pinches my clit with his long fingers. I clamp down as hard I can to get him to come, and he shouts as he releases.
“Mmm. Good night, Collins.” I mumble at him.
He chuckles. “Night, baby.”
The next morning, we are all packed up into a few cars and make our way to the airport. We get settled on to the jet after I check into the office, and we take our seats.
“Hello again, Ms. Strom! We will be taking off in about twenty minutes. Is there anything I can get started? Coffee or breakfast?”
I give Nancy a quick hug. “No, we just ate. Coffee and maybe some light snacks in about an hour?”
She gives me a smile. “Of course.” She walks over to her seat next to the cockpit and gets settled in. She was the stewardess on my first flight when Mark and I had a quick trip to Fiji last year. She’s a cute woman, with brown hair and green eyes. Too bad I’m knocked up and can’t have fun, plus there’s the issue with me paying her for her time, apparently it’s looked down upon to have sex with your employees. Oh well, more for my men! A few hours into the flight, I drag Nolan to the bedroom and beg him to fuck me.
He chuckles at me. “Who knew you would be just as ravenous for dick as you are for food lately, gorgeous. Let me take care of you.” He slowly undresses me and lowers me to the I scowl at him until he gets up to undress himself. He bites my neck and licks it better and looks into my eyes. “Patience.” He licks his way down my body and licks and sucks on each nipple until I
’m begging for more. He takes mercy on me and eats my pussy until I come, and I grab onto his cock and place it at my entrance and give him a look. He rolls his eyes and fucks me nice and slow until he comes with a low moan. “Fuck, baby. I love you.”
I give him a small smile. “I love you, too.” We take a nap until Mark wakes us up to come to the cabin to our seats for the landing. I grumble while getting dressed and sit back down in my comfortable, leather recliner and buckle up.
Nancy smiles at us and waves while we’re walking down the stairs, “Have a nice trip! We’ll see you in a few weeks.” I wave at her, and we walk towards Gerard, who picks us up in an Escalade stretch limo. We get to the estate that’s up in the mountains about an hour later.
Gerard helps us bring our belongings to the bedrooms on the second floor. “There’s a thunderstorm that is going to hit tomorrow mid-day. If there is something you were looking forward to seeing or doing, go tonight or you’ll have to wait several days to make it to town safely.” He gives us a low bow and leaves us in our rooms. We decide to just stay in, relax, and tour the estate for the rest of the day. The layout is similar to the London estate, with three levels, but the pool and spa are in the basement instead of a pool house on the grounds. The backyard is smaller, since it backs up to the mountain, but there’s an enclosed seating area that is filled with heaters to stay warm right outside the French doors.
Troy gets into his swim trunks. “Who wants to take a swim?” We all agree and swim for a few hours in the heated pool before dinner. The basement has natural stone walls, recessed lighting that makes the room glow in yellow tones, and the pool is in an oval shape. The jacuzzi is towards the back, and there’s a changing room with showers by the jacuzzi.