As her breathing deepened and she drifted off to sleep, I walked over to the window to stare outside at the brilliant sunset. I knew that with our help, Hawk was right. She would survive this. We all would.
Epilogue
Lexi
Six months later
“Thank you, have a wonderful day. I hope your wife enjoys her present.” I smiled at the cute little old man as he grabbed one of my pictures from the waterfall and headed out of the shop. I breathed a sigh of relief; he was the last customer of the day.
Brittany, that sly devil, left me everything. Well her shop and her money, which was a lot.
Her house she had left to the town of Salem, they were calling it Britt’s House and had made it into a safe house for at risk youth that had nowhere else to go.
I looked up at the large picture I had handing behind the register of The Witch’s Brew, Britt was in her Halloween costume from last year. “You always did make such a beautiful witch, Britt. I hope you’re smiling down and liking what I’m doing.” I kissed my fingers lightly touching them to the portrait, “I miss you so damn much.”
Sighing I turned and started to close up the shop. Other than adding my photos that I took and making them for sale I didn’t change anything at the shop.
“Ready to go home, Cupcake?” I giggled and turned to Thorne, sliding my hands up his chest and wrapping my arms around his neck.
“Always, Thorny.” I smiled at his scowl, bringing him down for a heated kiss.
It had been hard to pick up the pieces of my life without Britt. I had broken down at Christmas when the guys gave me a gift from her that she had ordered. It was a brand new state of the art camera, with a note that read, “Capture the moments that take our breath away for the world to see. Don’t ever stop taking pictures! I love you my sister from another mister.”
That had been a double edged sword, but with the help of the guys I pushed through and came out stronger. Now spring was edging her way in on winter, new things were blooming all over the place. Giving me hope for the future, as long as my guys were there.
Things with the guys were going swimmingly, even though I moved in with them at the cabin I still had my stone house here in town. It gave me my space that I still needed on occasion, which I usually took when I was working in the dark room. I would work late into the night and crash there, only to wake up and have breakfast in bed waiting for me, courtesy of Shane. The old softie.
I chuckled as we drove home, it was rare that we all had the same weekend off, though I had my suspicions that the guys arranged for it this weekend.
Pulling up to the house my breath catches on a small gasp. Standing outside are my guys, dressed to the nines, I look over at Thorne and see that he is too. How the hell did I miss that?
“Well you were more interested in getting your tongue down my throat to worry about what I was wearing, Cupcake.”
I blushed and shook my head, I really needed to work on keeping my thoughts inside my head.
Colter opened my door and handed me a dozen red roses, “Welcome home, M’ionmhas. I missed you, my treasure.” He swept me from my seat, careful not to smash the roses, he gave me a lingering sweet kiss that had me wanting more.
“Hey, no hogging our girl! My turn!” Connor snagged me from his brothers arms, spinning me around he dipped me, giving me a toe curling kiss.
“How was your day, Cariño?” He whispered against my lips, I smiled and raked my hands through his mid-length dark brown hair that I loved. I never thought Connor would be the one to pick such a simple pet name, but I loved being his sweetie. Didn’t hurt that the Gaelic he and Colter spoke was so sexy it didn’t matter what they said.
I laughed as Connor lifted me out of the dip and spun me into Shane’s waiting arms. “Well, well, well, look what dropped into my arms.”
“Spun, actually. But thank you for catching me.”
“I’ll always catch you, mi pequeño guerrero. Not that my little warrior couldn’t handle it herself.” Shane winked at me, and crushed me to his chest, giving me yet another soul searing kiss.
Fuck these men sure can kiss!
They could kiss the panties off of a nun.
Shut up.
He slipped from my arms so quickly I didn’t even have time to open my eyes. After a beat, I slowly opened my eyes, gasping, my hand flew up to cover my mouth.
There on their knees in front of me were my four handsome Marines each holding out a ring. The soft spring breeze blew the scent of fresh flowers and it almost felt like Britt was standing right next to me.
In such perfect unison, that they had to of practiced it, they spoke with such love and devotion that I almost didn’t pay attention. “Alexandria Ann Adams make us the happiest men in the world and say you’ll marry us. We love you, and always will, until the last rose dies.”
Tears sprang unbidden to my eyes, as I nodded yes, then their words registered, but before I could question what they meant, Thorne swept me off my feet and carried me into the house.
Kissing his face and neck, wherever I could reach, I didn’t notice as someone took the roses from me.
“I need you all. Now.” My voice was nearly a growl as Thorne set me on my feet and I wasted no time getting naked. Luckily my men felt the same, in no time at all I was standing in front of four hot, naked men.
“Touch me.” I breathed softly.
“Ah, you know the drill, Cariño.”
I snarled at Connor, I was so fucking horny and here he was inserting his dominance into sexy time when all I wanted him to be inserting was his dick into my wet pussy.
Shane chuckled and drifted over to me, grazing his palm over my pebbled nipple. “Seems you are making her mad Con.”
“One of my many talents. But she’ll get over it soon enough. Won’t you, Lex?”
Shane dipped down and captured my left breast into his mouth, as Colter strode over and wasted no time capturing the right. Both men suckled at the same time, a whimper fell from my lips as my head fell back. I loved it when they did this, they were in such perfect unison, playing my body to their tune.
I squealed, snapping my head back down to watch as Thorne picked me up and set me on his shoulders so he could bury his head between my thighs. Damn, I always forget how strong he is.
“Fuck!” I shouted at the first long stroke of his tongue up my wet slit.
“We intend to, Cariño. But first we are going to watch as Thorne eats you out and makes you fall apart all over his face. Aren’t we boys?”
“Sure am.”
“Yes, but he better make it fast. My dick is throbbing so bad it hurts.”
I opened my eyes to slits to watch as the guys sit on the bed and stroke themselves as they watch Thorne suck, lick and flick my pussy. I felt something at the entrance to my ass, I moaned loud and long as Thorne slowly pushed the butt plug inside. Getting me ready for his friends. My head was thrashing from side to side, all of it felt so fucking good, I couldn’t keep the moans and whimpers at bay.
“Come for him, Lexi.” Connor’s quiet command sent me flying over the edge. Thorne groaned and buries his head as far as he could go lapping at my cream as I screamed his name and came apart on his face.
“Good girl. Now set her on the bed, Thorne.”
In my blissed out mind I’m vaguely aware of the soft mattress hitting my back. “Are you ready for more play?” Connor whispers in my ear.
I nod my head eagerly, opening my eyes to look at all of my sexy men. Connor and Shane, crawl up the bed towards me, I grabbed Shane and kiss him as I rolled him over to his back. I position myself over him and quickly impale myself on his cock, we both groan in unison as he fills me to the brink. I rock my hips a couple of times, then stay still and arch my back, pushing my ass out, waiting. I knew Connor would take charge soon as he always does.
He didn’t make me wait long this time, pulling the plug out he rubbed my ass and smacked it, before rubbing it again. The quick sting of pain, followed
by him slowly pushing inside, damn near made me pass out from pleasure.
“That’s right, take all of us, Lexi.” Connor’s voice was husky and strained as he held himself back from slamming inside of me like I knew he wanted.
“Yes, yes, yes.” I panted, inch by slow inch he pushed inside until he was seated to the hilt.
As one they started to move, in and out, slow at first then faster as my moans grew louder. I could only hang on for the ride as they pounded into me, the friction of them moving swiftly brought me to completion again, and again.
“Fuck, you’re so tight. I can’t hold on any longer, Con I‘m going to come!” Shane grunted and pulled me close, groaning as he came. Not long after Con stiffened and moaned as he finished.
We collapsed into a sweaty heap on the bed, “Not so fast, Cupcake.” I smiled as I felt Thorne lift me again. He really does like to carry me, I snuggled close as we made our way to the bathroom where Colter already had the shower running. The warm steam settled over my already slick skin, soothing any aches I had.
“Are you up for us, love? Or do you want to wait?”
I grinned, patting Colter’s cheek, he always was the more sensitive one to my needs. But tonight after getting engaged to the four hottest Marines on the planet I needed all of them.
“Bring it on, big boy.” I winked at him as Thorne set me down.
“Buckle up, Buttercup. We’re about to rock your world.” My laughter at his corny line quickly turned into moans of pleasure as the boys, washed me clean, only to make me dirty again.
* * *
Hours later I was laying in bed with Connor, admiring my ring. They had them specially made; each ring fit together perfectly to form one when it was put together. It was rose gold, each band had a diamond in the center, which happened to be my birthstone, and each guys birthstone around the band. Thorne’s band of garnet, and Shane’s band of emerald were in the middle of Colter and Connor’s bands of sapphire. Even though they were born in the same month they each gave me their own.
It was stunning, but I still recalled their words. We’ll love you until the last rose dies… I just couldn’t let it go until I checked.
Slowly sliding from the bed so I wouldn’t wake Connor, I padded barefoot out to the living room where the roses sat in a vase. Nervously biting my lip I checked each rose, there nestled in the very center was four silk roses.
I laughed and shook my head, “Silly, sweet Marines.” I murmured and turned to go back to bed, only to run into a wall.
“We really should stop meeting like this.” Connor’s hazel eyes sparkled in the low light and his chest shook in silent laughter.
“We really should, then again are you really complaining? I mean I guess you could if I hurt you, I didn’t hurt you did I? Thank you all for the flowers, I had to check. I should've trusted you guys to do something like that. But I was worried that there wouldn’t be a fake one in there, so I had to check. How did you guys know that one of my grandfathers did the same thing with my grandmother? I always thought it was so sweet of him, and here you all are each with your own rose that will…”
I’m cut off as a hand slides across my mouth, effectively shutting me up. Shane’s sent envelopes me as he leaned close to whisper, “I knew you wouldn’t let it go. I win the bet. We get to cuddle. ” I threw my head back and laughed, Shane really did like to cuddle.
I continued to giggle as they lead me back to the room, Connor grinning from ear to ear and Shane nibbling my neck.
I could almost hear Roxy and Britt high fiving in the background, with Britt saying, “Go get ‘em girl. Ride those Marines good.”
I heard Roxy whisper, “Thank you for getting justice for all of us. Take care of yourself, little sister.”
I closed my eyes, telling them I would.
A peace like I have never known settled over me as Connor and Shane laid me down on the bed, wrapping me in their arms.
I knew everything would be alright now that I had my four sexy protectors, helping me keep to my grams five rules for life.
One: Find a job you love, check, I have that now, thanks to my best friend.
Two: Find a man, or men, that you don’t get tired of (and are good in bed), definitely have that and I’m never letting them go.
Three: Always work hard. I have never not done that.
Four: Be dedicated and finish what you start. Always. I already did that.
Five: Don’t take anyone’s shit and make sure you get justice. I did all that and more, Grams. Hope you’re proud.
I fell asleep wrapped in the arms of two of the four men that I loved with all my heart and soul a smile on my face.
Life couldn’t get any happier.
The End
Acknowledgements
Thank you so much for reading Lexi’ story, I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did writing it.
Please don’t be afraid to leave a review, they are the lifelines of us indie authors.
This book wouldn’t be possible without so many people encouraging me to keep at it even when I felt like giving up. Thank you April, for pushing me and telling me how much you liked it and for kicking my ass into gear when it needed to be kicked. Thank you Meagan for the wonderful and amazing cover you did. You never fail to impress me.
Thank you to Trina, Amy, Brina, and all of the others that let me vent about my characters when they changed shit on me again.
Most of all I have to thank my wonderful family, without you none of this would even be possible.
So thank you all from the bottom of my heart, I may not say it enough or show it very well but you are all appreciated and loved by yours truly.
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