by Carol Lynne
Jacko bent over and kissed Jamie’s forehead. “No one will ever hurt you again.”
Jamie glanced down at himself. He vaguely remembered the pressure to his chest as he’d been thrown back by the impact of the bullet. “How am I?”
Lochie brushed the hair out of Jamie’s face. “You’ll be okay. You lost a lot of blood, but we were lucky that Zeb was there. He packed the wound, which helped. You’ll be sore, and you’ll have to go through some therapy. The bullet tore through some of the muscles, but the doctor doesn’t think you suffered any lasting damage. You’ll have another scar to add to your collection, though.”
Jamie didn’t want to think about another scar. As much as he loved Australia, he’d had the worst luck since he’d been there. Except for meeting the two men I was born to love. A thought occurred to him. “Blue?”
Lochie’s jaws tensed and he slowly shook his head. “Chooka found him behind the equipment shed. It didn’t appear that he suffered, but he’s gone.”
Jamie felt the burn in his eyes moments before the first tears fell. He knew how much Lochie loved his dog. “He was a damn good dog,” Jamie whispered.
Looking down at Jamie, Lochie wiped the tears from his cheeks. “I asked Chooka and Trev to bury him deep in the ground, under the verandah. It was his favorite place to sleep on a hot day. I think Blue would’ve been pleased.”
“I’m sorry, boss.” Jamie squeezed Lochie’s hand.
Lochie simply nodded and wiped at his own tears.
Jamie yawned, and Lochie cupped the side of his face. “Go back to sleep, babe. Get strong so we can take you home.”
Jamie nodded and his eyes drifted shut.
* * * *
A week later, Jamie was in Jacko’s arms for the ride home. He’d promised to go into town three days a week for additional therapy, but for the time being, all he cared about was getting back to his own bed.
Snuggled against Jacko’s broad chest, Jamie felt happy and safe. “I wanna do something for Chooka, Trev, Red and Zeb.” Jamie stared up at Jacko. “What would you suggest?”
Jacko seemed to think about it for a moment. “You could let them win at poker from now on.” He grinned down at Jamie.
“Yeah, like that’s gonna happen. I was thinking more like a party or something. Maybe a new piece of farm machinery? I don’t know. Something to help them out.” Jamie couldn’t help himself as he burrowed his hands under Jacko’s T-shirt. The feel of Jacko’s skin had his cock stirring for the first time in a week. That, more than anything, told him he was getting better. He pushed Jacko’s shirt up to bare his chest. Heaven.
“They won’t take your money, but a party might not be a bad idea. Of course, it should wait until after harvest, which is still several months away. We could do a long weekend barbie. Would you want just them or everyone that lives around?” Lochie asked.
Jamie licked the dark, pebbled nipple. “Just them,” he said between laps. “I think. I want to be comfortable enough to kiss the two of you if I want. Maybe we could all go away on a short vacation. Lord knows I have the money.” Jamie finished by latching on to Jacko’s nipple and sucking up a mark.
Groaning, Jacko started unzipping Jamie’s jeans. “Been too long. I need to feel you.”
The ute swerved as Lochie watched in the rear-view mirror. “Bloody hell. Wait ten more minutes, and we’ll be home so we can all play.”
Jacko ignored Lochie’s plea and pulled Jamie’s hard cock out of his pants. He began stroking Jamie. “Damn. I just need a little taste.”
Lochie slammed on the brakes, almost throwing Jamie out of Jacko’s arms.
Within seconds Lochie was in the back seat, devouring Jamie’s mouth while he waited his turn on Jamie’s cock. “Mmm.” He reached down and thumped the back of Jacko’s head. “My turn.”
With his lips wrapped around Jamie’s shaft, Jacko shook his head. He sucked harder as Lochie started his way down Jamie’s body. Jamie thrust up into Jacko’s mouth, moaning his appreciation. He wondered how many times he’d missed out on their lovemaking since he’d been in the hospital.
“So good.” God, he’d missed being the center of Jacko and Lochie’s attention. “The worst part of spending the week in the hospital was sleeping alone at night,” he told them.
Lochie gave Jacko a shove and pain shot through Jamie’s shoulder at the jarring motion. He cried out before he could stop himself, and both men stilled.
Jacko scowled at Lochie. “See what you did?”
“Me? I’m not the one holding him,” Lochie bristled.
“Guys. Guys! Can we stop laying blame and maybe just get home where we can all stretch out and be more comfortable?” Jamie rolled his eyes at the two men. “I swear. Sometimes it’s like I’m the referee between the two of you.”
Lochie leaned forward and kissed him. “See, babe. I told you. You’re the glue that keeps us together. I’ll get us home.” Lochie looked at Jacko and pointed. “And you stay off his cock until we get him to bed.”
“He bloody well started it.” Jacko scowled down at Jamie. “Behave yourself for another ten minutes.”
Jamie wrapped his hand around his aching cock. “I’ll keep my hands to myself for the rest of the drive.” He gave himself a few strokes.
Lochie jumped into the front seat and set a new speed record to the house.
Epilogue
“Come on, Jacko. Please,” Jamie begged as he batted his lashes at Jacko. For all Jacko’s bravado, Jamie secretly knew he’d get his way in the end.
“What if someone comes by? How in the hell are you going to explain three naked men in a sunflower field?” Jamie grinned and Jacko grudgingly began to undress. “You know you’re never going to develop those pictures, don’t you?” He tossed his shirt to the ground and started on his boots.
Jamie giggled. He remembered Lochie saying the exact same thing the previous year.
“Oh, but I can. I bought a digital camera and the color printer to go with it.” He stuck his tongue out at Jacko. “Now stop being a baby and take it off.”
Sighing, Jacko removed his pants and stood in front of Jamie completely naked. “There. Now what?”
“Pick up your clothes and follow me.” Leading Jacko and Lochie by the hand, Jamie strolled into the sunflower field. He’d found a spot that would be perfect for his photo session. They walked into the small ten foot by ten foot clearing he’d created, where he already had a blanket spread. “I want some pictures of the three of us in front of the sunflowers, and then I’m planning to take a few shots on the blanket. I packed a picnic so we can stay until sunset, because I want some silhouettes of the three of us against the fields.”
Raising his eyebrows, Jacko regarded Lochie. “Is he serious?”
Lochie nodded. “Yeah, he’s serious. We had to do this photo shoot thing last year, too. Although I have to say, the pictures turned out terrific.”
Jamie stood with his hand on his hip. “Are you satisfied now, Mr. Skeptical?” At Jacko’s grin and nod, Jamie positioned them against the flowers. He went over to the ladder he’d set up earlier in the day and climbed on top.
Peering through the lens, Jamie was disappointed to see that although Lochie was hard as usual, Jacko wasn’t. It must be the nerves getting the better of my manly man. Although still damn impressive soft, Jamie wanted pictures of his men in full glory.
Jamie stroked his own erection while trying to balance on top of the ladder.
“Are you crazy? You’re going to fall. Get down from there.” Jacko started to walk toward Jamie, but Jamie put up his hand.
He’d have to think of something else. Jamie bobbed up and down a little on the rung of the ladder while he fidgeted with his camera. It was just enough movement to make his dick bounce. Jamie put the camera up to his eye then grinned when he saw Jacko’s cock begin to fill. He noticed Lochie’s was beyond full and starting to drip pre-cum. “Lochie, reach down and give Jacko a few sturdy strokes. I want him as hard as you are for this shot
.”
Lochie glanced down at Jacko’s erection before smiling up at Jamie. “I’ll do better than that.” He dropped to his knees and licked his way around Jacko’s filling shaft. The picture the two men made was pure art and Jamie began snapping photos.
Jacko was every man’s fantasy, with his hands on his hips and his head thrown back in apparent ecstasy. When he thrust into Lochie’s mouth, Jamie got so excited he almost dropped the camera. He took a few more shots before he positioned the camera on the tripod and set the timer.
Jamie mimicked Lochie’s position and fell to his knees in front of Jacko. He ran his tongue around the base of Jacko’s length while Lochie swallowed the crown. Jamie moved lower to swipe his tongue over Jacko’s heavy sac.
Jacko buried his fingers in Jamie’s hair. “I’m going to come.”
Quickly working his way back up to the dark-colored shaft, Jamie swirled his tongue just under the crown and smiled. Jacko yelled their names as he came. Lochie did well to catch most of Jacko’s seed, but Jamie was rewarded when Lochie released his hold and allowed Jamie to slip his mouth over the head.
By the time Jamie finished licking Jacko clean, he glanced up to see Lochie and Jacko kissing so passionately, he almost lost it. He quietly retrieved his camera then started shooting more pictures. Jamie was in awe of the love he was witnessing right in front of him and captured it forever on his memory card.
“Damn, you two are beautiful,” he whispered reverently.
They broke apart and Lochie held out his hand to Jamie. “Come here.”
Jamie put the camera onto the blanket and motioned Jacko and Lochie over. “Why don’t the two of you come over here and cuddle with me?”
Without waiting for an answer, Jamie spread out in the center of the blanket. He opened his eyes when a wet tongue licked the tip of his aching erection.
Jamie grinned down at Jacko. “You see something you’re hungry for?”
“Always hungry for you.” Jacko relaxed his jaw and swallowed Jamie down to the root.
“Uhh. Oh. Christ.” He couldn’t help but push himself farther down Jacko’s throat. He turned his head to see Lochie digging in his jeans pocket for a packet of lube. “Whatcha doing with that?”
Lochie squirted a good-sized dollop and ran his hand up and down his cock. “Thought I’d grease the pole for you, babe.”
“Yes.” Jamie hooked his arms under his knees then brought them up to his chest. Jacko helped him hold his legs as he continued to lick and fondle Jamie’s cock. “Fuck me.”
Lochie ran his fingers over Jamie’s tight pucker, adding more lube, before he slipped his finger inside. He leaned over and kissed Jamie. “You really want this?”
Lochie went from one finger to three, stretching Jamie quickly. There was a moment when the pinch of pain threatened to overwhelm him, but it was gone as soon as Lochie brushed his finger over Jamie’s prostate gland. “Oh, yeah. Right there.”
Lochie pegged the gland again then pulled his fingers out to replace them with the head of his shaft. With a devilish expression, Lochie thrust all the way into Jamie’s ass.
“Oh, fuck!” Jamie screamed as his body arched up off the ground. “Hard. I need it hard.”
When Lochie’s hips pistoned against Jamie’s ass, Jacko pulled off his cock and took Jamie’s mouth in a tongue-tangling kiss. “This is too pretty to waste.”
Jacko reached over to the corner of the blanket and retrieved Jamie’s camera. He started snapping pictures. First of Jamie’s face in ecstasy, then a few close-ups of Lochie’s cock sliding in and out of Jamie’s body.
“Fuck,” Jacko said as the camera’s low battery light came on. “Do you have more batteries?”
Jamie managed to point toward the camera bag. “Better hurry, though, because I’m about to blow.”
Jacko changed the batteries with the speed of a professional photographer. Jamie reached down to stroke his cock and Jacko was right there taking pictures. “We are so getting arrested for these pictures.”
“Gonna come,” Jamie wailed at the top of his lungs.
Trying to decide between taking pictures of Jamie’s spurting cock and taking them of his beautiful face, Jacko decided he had to capture that perfect face. Jamie would probably argue that fact with him, given his long facial scar, but Jacko still thought it was perfect. By the time he turned the camera back to his cock, Jamie was almost finished. “Squeeze one more out for me, Jamie. I want a picture so you can see how perfect you are when you come.”
Jamie gripped his dick at the base then pulled up to the crown once more to give Jacko his shot.
Jacko turned the camera to Lochie. “Come for me,” he whispered.
Lochie threw his head back and called Jamie’s name as he poured his essence deep inside the tight, lean body. Once Jamie had milked him dry, Lochie collapsed on top of Jamie.
After taking a few more shots, Jacko put the camera down and snuggled up to his men. “You’re right, Jamie. Taking pictures is fun. It gives you a whole new perspective on the art of making love.” Jacko ran his hand up Jamie’s torso. “Every shot told its own story. I think I could really get into it.”
Chuckling, Lochie pulled Jacko toward him and kissed him. “One amateur photographer in the family is enough.”
The three of them continued to touch and kiss as they waited for the sun to set. Jacko was snuggled on one side of Jamie and ran his finger over the pink scar. Although Jamie was still embarrassed by it, Jacko considered it a badge of courage. The difference in Jamie since he’d met him was unbelievable. Jamie had finally come into his own, and Jacko was honored to have witnessed the transformation. “Every day I thank the heavens that I didn’t lose you.” He looked into Jamie’s eyes. “I love you.” Jacko reached across Jamie and cupped Lochie’s cheek. “And I love you.”
That started another round of kissing and softly spoken words until Lochie pulled away from them. He retrieved an envelope from his jeans then set it on Jamie’s chest. “Open it.”
Jamie’s eyebrows rose as he stared at the envelope. “What’s this?”
“My gift to you and Jacko for bringing meaning to my life. Now open it.”
Jamie held the envelope out to Jacko. “You wanna do the honors?”
Shaking his head, Jacko placed a kiss on Jamie’s scarred jaw. “You’ve earned the right.”
Jamie tore open the envelope. Inside was a piece of paper. Unfolding the document, Jamie knew what it was immediately. “I don’t understand. It’s the deed to McBride’s Pride.”
Lochie circled Jamie’s nipple with his fingertip. “Well, I’m glad all those law classes were good for something. What else does it say?” When Jamie gave him a blank expression, Lochie continued. “Under ‘ownership’, babe.”
Reading the piece of paper again, Jamie’s eyes grew round as saucers. “You put me and Jacko on the deed as joint owners? Why? This homestead has been in your family for generations.”
“You two are the only family I’ll ever have. It’s fitting that the three of us share this place equally. We’re equal in everything now.”
Jamie grinned and poked Lochie in the side. “That means the two of you just became very wealthy men.” When Lochie and Jacko started to protest, Jamie held up his hand. “Share and share alike or no deal. Besides, I already called and had the paperwork started. All I have to do now is go into Sydney to sign stuff.” He crossed his arms and stuck his bottom lip out, knowing how it got to the two men.
Jacko narrowed his eyes. “Just because you say it doesn’t mean we’ll spend it,” Jacko said.
“Yeah, that’s true, but now I won’t feel so guilty about buying stuff that I want.”
“Like what?” Lochie asked.
“Like the vacation that I’ve already paid for. I’m going to take us and the rest of the gang on the vacation of a lifetime after harvest.” Jamie smiled.
“Where’re we going?” Lochie asked.
Jamie loved the excitement in his lover’s voice. He do
ubted Lochie had taken many trips in his life, and Jamie couldn’t wait to share his dream vacation with them.
“Oh…let’s just say we’ll be able to get away from it all, while having it all. And that’s all the information you’re going to get.”
“Yeah, well, I can’t wait to see you convince our mates to leave their stations long enough to take a vacation. I don’t think any of them have been farther than Sydney.” Jacko pulled Jamie on top of him. “They’ll put up a fight. I can almost guarantee it.”
“Let them try. I’ve got fluttering, flirty baby blues in my arsenal.” Jamie batted his lashes and laid his head on Jacko’s chest. He sighed.
Lochie ran his hand down Jamie’s back as he kissed his shoulder. “What is it?”
“Nothing. I feel totally at peace for the first time in a long time. I have everything here. You and Jacko. A good group of friends.” Jamie spread his arms out. “And all the sex, sunshine and sunflowers I can handle. Who could ask for more?”
Also available from Pride Publishing:
Harvest Heat
Carol Lynne
Excerpt
Chapter One
“Don’t start. I still have four months left in Australia before I come home.” James nodded to a passerby as he strolled through the Mandarra Horticultural Show. His father continued to rattle in his ear about his lack of responsibility. James spotted a crowd gathered around a combine. “Look, me joining your firm was your idea, not mine. I just want a little time to myself. There’s still a lot of Australia that I haven’t experienced and I’ll be home as soon as I do. Bye, Dad.”