by Rye Hart
I was excited to see them, but the worry was percolating in my stomach again.
“Thank you for breakfast,” I said.
“It’s the least we could do,” Jacob said.
“You guys sit down. You all look like shit,” I said.
They all took a seat at the kitchen table, and I doled out the doughnuts. I got everyone mugs, and then I opened the spout on the coffee container, watching the hot liquid pour into the ceramic cups. We all looked like we could use a mug or two of the stuff. But I didn’t even get a chance to sit down before the brothers started in with their questions.
“I called you last night,” Adam said.
“I was working last night,” I said.
“Well, I tried calling that afternoon,” Nick said.
“And both Tanner and I tried to call you this morning,” Tyler said.
“Just been busy with work and the stuff with the store,” I said.
“Bullshit. Why have you been ignoring our phone calls?” Adam asked.
“You’ve got a lot of nerve accusing me of lying when none of you will open up as to why you guys look like you’ve been used as target practice,” I said.
They all fell silent and exchanged a round of looks as I sighed.
“I feel a little empty right now,” I said.
“Then why don’t you sit and talk to us about it?” Nick asked.
“Because we won’t open up to her,” Jacob said.
My eyes panned over to him as he raised his gaze to me.
“Right?” Jacob asked.
“Right,” I said. “But I will anyway. If anything, to give you guys a good example of what it looks like.”
There was a small round of chuckles that cascaded around the table as I sat down in an empty chair.
“I’m fed up with a lot of things, my mother included. I know the reason she’s lashing out is that she’s jealous, but it’s getting under my skin. She never did anything with her life, and she’s jealous that I am. I wish I had a mother that supported me instead of always trying to bash my dreams. Or fuck my men.”
They all grinned at me as I took a sip of my coffee.
“I think I speak for all of us when I say your mother’s a joke,” Adam said.
“I expected something harsher. I’m proud of you, Adam,” I said with a smirk.
“Is there anything we can do to fix this?” Tanner asked.
“Can you make my mom a decent human being?” I asked. “Because if you can’t, then no. But there is something you can do to alleviate some of the sadness I’m feeling.”
“Name it,” Tyler said.
“You guys can start trusting me with more than just your money and your bodies,” I said.
“We’ve trusted you with a lot of money,” Adam said.
“But money doesn’t mean the same to me as your lives. I can get money. And don’t get me wrong, I’m grateful for it. You guys have paid for nearly everything Lindy and I need to get our business off the ground.”
“Good. You don’t need to be worrying about debt with a place like that. It’ll take time to turn a profit,” Nick said.
“Nick can give you a rundown of all the mistakes he made so you don’t make them,” Adam said.
“Asshole,” Nick said.
“But you guys get where I’m coming from, right? There’s a shootout and I can’t get in touch with any of you to see if you’re okay. Jacob comes wandering into the bar with a black eye. Tyler looks like he got socked by Bigfoot. You guys have to let me in. I’m worried about you.”
“I’m sorry, but the club isn’t any of your business,” Tyler said.
“He’s right,” Adam said. “That’s our thing. That’s us. Our family. Our crew.”
“Surely this doesn’t surprise you,” Jacob said.
“No, it doesn’t surprise me,” I admitted. “It just sucks because I wish you trusted me.”
“It’s got nothing to do with trust,” Nick said.
“Yes, it does. You wouldn’t believe the shit I’ve been privy to over the years at that damn bar. The dirty secrets I’ve come across and the bullshit that’s gone down. You think you guys are protecting me, but you’re not. Keeping me in the dark only disables my ability to help you guys. And I’m a target anyway, with or without you in my life. I’m a bartender at the only bar in Lucas Corner that doesn’t have a gang affiliation. That’s serious,” I said.
“We can’t divulge this kind of information to you,” Tanner said.
“Funny. I actually thought you’d be on my side with this,” I said. “You think I’m going to go off and tell all your secrets, but I’m not. I’d never do that. Not to any other club, but especially not to you guys. That shit is sacred and isn’t to be toyed with.”
“Then you get why we can’t tell you,” Adam said.
“And we don’t think you’re going to blab our shit,” Tyler said. “But we do need to protect you. And we will. No matter what toll that takes on you.”
“So, you’d hurt me to keep me from hurt? That doesn’t sound right,” I said.
“Emma, look at me.”
I raised my eyes to Nick as he reached for my hand.
“You have to trust us. We aren’t intentionally keeping anything from you. It’s for your safety. So that you aren’t a target to our enemies.”
I knew what I had to do. I knew what I could tolerate, and I knew what I couldn’t. And if the decision I was about to make required me to pay back the money they had given me, then so be it. I could stay on at the bar while Lindy ran the store, and I’d get them their money back.
But enough was enough. I couldn’t go through this worry anymore. Especially since it was so distracting.
“If you can’t let me in, then this can’t go on,” I said.
“You’re being unfair, Emma,” Jacob said.
“It is a bunch of bullshit,” Adam said.
“Emma, I get why you’re upset, but you’ve been in this lifestyle since you were a kid. I know you know how this shit rolls. It doesn’t matter how much we trust you, we can’t, and won’t, tell you about club business. That’s not how it works,” Tanner said.
“No, you’ll just use my body and toss money at me to assuage your guilt about it,” I snapped, feeling the hurt curl in my belly.
I was surprised by how easily that statement slipped from my lips. At that moment, I felt more vulnerable than I ever had, but the reaction I got from three of the brothers broke my heart. Adam, Tanner, and Jacob all got up and left the house. I listened to them as they walked out the door as tears crested the rims of my eyes.
“What are you two still doing here?” I asked as I sipped my coffee.
Nick and Tyler looked at one another before they both sighed.
“We’ll tell you what’s going on,” Nick said.
“Kinda wanted to anyway,” Tyler said.
“No,” I said. “That’s a decision all you guys need to agree on. It’s all or nothing with me.”
“You’ve made that very clear,” Tyler said.
“It’s kind of hot that you stuck to your guns,” Nick said.
“I’m really not in the mood,” I said.
“What if I could put you there?” Tyler asked.
I lifted my eyes up from my mug of coffee to meet his. His midnight blue eyes had darkened even further with lust, and I felt a spark set off in my toes. Nick’s eyes scanned my body as Tyler got up from the table, leaving his coffee behind and stalking toward me.
My eyes followed him as he stood in front of me, his body stepping in between my legs as he cupped my cheek.
“We’ll work on it,” Tyler said. “Don’t shut us out yet.”
I nuzzled into his hand, and the air in the room changed on a dime. I heard Nick get up and pad over to me, taking my coffee mug from my hands. I tilted my lips into Tyler’s hand and pressed a kiss to his palm, and then I felt Nick’s hands come down on my shoulders.
CHAPTER 26
Tyler swiped his hand over
the kitchen table, scattering the remains of breakfast to the floor, before he yanked me from the chair. His hands were all over me, ripping my pajamas off my body. I felt Nick’s hands on my ass, squeezing it as his lips attached to my neck. I felt my body heating with electricity as their skin grazed mine.
I slid to my knees as I kissed down Tyler’s body. His muscles jumped for me as my hands raked down his sides. I felt every one of his chiseled muscles pulse underneath my touch as I sank to the floor. His cock was dripping for me, lurching toward my mouth and begging to be between my lips. I wrapped my hands around his thighs and pulled him close to me, allowing his dick to sink into the back of my throat.
I felt Tyler’s hands wrap tightly in my hair as Nick perched himself behind me.
“Hold on,” Nick said. “I want to taste you.”
I heard chairs moving and the table shifting before Nick slid underneath my thighs. His hands traveled up my body, squeezing my breasts as I moaned. Tyler’s cock jumped in my throat, a groan falling from his lips.
Then, Nick pulled my pussy down onto his lips.
“Oh shit,” I said as spit dripped down my chin. “Holy fuck.”
“I love it when you talk with your mouth full,” Tyler said.
Tyler’s hand guided my face along his cock as my hips rolled into Nick’s lips. I reached around and sank my nails into Tyler’s tight ass, causing him to thrust forward. I raked my nails down his thighs as Nick sucked my clit between his teeth, causing my legs to grow weak.
“I got you,” Nick said. “I got you.”
His arms held me up as I braced against Tyler. I could feel myself quickly approaching my end. My eyes rolled back as my throat clamped down around Tyler. I moaned and whimpered around his cock, causing his precum to drip down my throat. I was trembling against them both, riding Nick’s face with no shame as I covered his skin with my juices.
“You taste so fucking good,” Nick said.
His vibrations sent me over the edge. His tongue pressed into my clit, riding me through my orgasm as Tyler pulled his cock from my mouth. I moaned into the room, crying out Nick’s name as I shook. Tyler’s hand was holding my hair, pulling my gaze up to his.
“You’ll moan my name before this is all over,” Tyler said.
“Oh fuck, yes,” I said.
Nick slid out from underneath me as Tyler pulled me to my feet. He picked me up in his arms and carried me over to the couch. He sat down on the couch and put me in his lap, his cock throbbing for me as my pussy hovered over it. Then without another word, he shoved me down onto his thick dick as it stretched my walls to their limits.
“Holy fuck!” I said.
“That’s it,” Tyler said. “Ride that cock.”
I bounced up and down as his hands massaged my thighs. They gripped my hips and set a steady pace as my hands latched onto his hair. My knees planted on the couch as Nick grabbed my cheeks, turning my face toward him and meeting his cock head-on.
I opened my mouth and took Nick against my tongue as I continued to ride Tyler's throbbing dick.
Tyler was pounding into me, lurching my tits closer to his mouth. He wrapped his warm, soft lips around my nipple, pulling it as far into his mouth as he could get. Nick’s long cock curved down my throat, dripping his salty precum as I sucked him off. My body was on fire for them. Goosebumps were ricocheting up and down my back. I could feel their passion and fire for me bleeding through their bodies as we writhed against one another. I slammed down onto Tyler’s lap as Nick cupped my cheeks, fucking my throat faster and faster.
Then, Tyler's fingers found my sensitive folds and dipped into them to find my pulsing clit.
“Yes,” I said with a moan. “Tyler. Fuck!”
Nick pulled his cock from my throat and stroked himself to my sounds.
“Say it again,” Tyler said.
“Fuck. Oh shit. I’m gonna come again. It’s coming. I’m coming. Tyler. Tyler. Shit! Don’t stop! Please!”
I threw my head back as my walls clamped down around his cock. His fingertips buried into my hips, his mouth dipping to my stomach as I clung to his hair. I felt myself falling as stars burst in my vision. I felt light-headed. Dizzy with the pleasure that was washing over my body.
But I knew they weren't done yet. Not by a long shot.
Nick slid his arms underneath mine and pulled me from his brother. He settled us on the floor, hovering me over his cock. I slid my trembling pussy down onto his girth as Tyler situated himself behind me, bracing myself for the fullness I was about to receive.
Then, the two of them slid in at the same time as I groaned out into the room.
The two of them set a relentless pace. Tyler pounded into my ass, causing it to jiggle as he thrust me down on his brother's cock. My hands curled into Nick’s strong chest as my eyes darted along his tattoo. The sprawling, colorful artwork covered the span of his chiseled chest, and I dipped down to press my lips to it.
Nick ran his fingers through my hair as my lips fluttered over his skin.
Our bodies writhed together as sweat began to drip off the tip of my nose. I settled my head on Nick’s chest as he grabbed my hips and thrust up into me. Tyler was growing against my asshole and Nick pulsed against my walls. I tried to catch my breath as the electric pleasure my body was feeling left me helpless in their arms.
“You’re fucking fantastic,” Tyler said with a groan.
“So warm and inviting,” Nick said.
The pleasure and the sensations were too much. My body was overloaded and I was ready to burst. I could feel Nick’s hips stuttering as Tyler buried himself deep in my ass. I dug my nails into the carpet as my teeth latched onto Nick’s chest, marking him as my own as my pussy began to clamp down around his cock.
“That’s it, baby. Come for us. Milk us dry,” Tyler said.
“I feel you. I feel you. Let it go, beautiful. Let it go,” Nick said.
“Oh, yes. Nick. Tyler. Shit. It’s too, too good. Oh, fuck.”
I could feel them spilling into me as my entire body convulsed for them. My legs shivered, and my arms grew weak. The room was tilting and silver stars collided in my vision. I dropped my forehead onto Nick’s chest, feeling all our juices dripping from the crevices of my body.
I lay there and caught my breath as Tyler stayed buried in my ass.
“We aren’t letting you go,” Nick said.
“We’ll talk to our brothers,” Tyler said.
“I don’t want to think about that right now. Right now, I have to get dressed and get over to the warehouse. We have a contractor coming in to give us an estimate and I have to be thinking straight for it,” I said.
“Then let’s get you cleaned up,” Tyler said.
I felt him slide from my ass before Tyler and Nick both helped me to my feet.
“Under one condition,” Nick said.
“What’s that?” I asked breathlessly.
“Let us take a shower with you,” Tyler said.
I stood on my toes and pressed a kiss to his lips as he grinned into my skin.
“You didn’t have a choice in that,” I said.
“Good,” they both said.
CHAPTER 27
“So! How did the appointments go today?” Lindy asked.
“Really well, actually. The one I’m going to go with for the loft is ten thousand dollars cheaper than I was expecting. So, we can put that extra toward renovating the business,” I said.
“Yeah, that was a lot more than I thought it was going to be,” she said.
“I know. Eighty thousand is a steep renovation, but I understand why. The electrical has to be updated throughout the entire place, and the outlets have to be replaced. But, she’s got someone on her team to do the interior finishing as well. So, we won’t be stuck painting walls and shit after shelling out eighty grand.”
“Which is nice,” Lindy said. “But it also means we have to solidify what we want the inside to look like.”
“That’s fine. We’ve got som
e time to do that,” I said.
“Tell me about the contractor that’s doing the loft. What did he say?” she asked.
“It’ll take about fifty grand to do everything, which is fine. I’ve got that money. The electrics are an issue, but the plumbing isn’t. Which doesn’t shock me since the electrics for the business are rough, too. The bulk of the price goes toward having to put in a new door and build an outside access staircase. It’ll have to be enclosed so it’s safe and up to code, so that’s about twenty thousand dollars alone,” I said.
“Yikes. Will you have enough money to furnish the place?” she asked.
“Oh, yeah. The tips have been great at the bar recently, and there’s no reason why I have to purchase everything new. The mattress and couches need to be new because that’s gross, but the kitchen appliances and the washer and dryer? Nah.”
“I’m glad things went well. Did you hire the contractor on the spot?”
“I did. We got to talking about how I wanted to keep the space very open-concept, so it saved me on building walls. His team will start at the end of next week once he hears from the inspector on what exactly has to happen with the place.”
“Emma, this thing will be up and running in less than two months on this time schedule,” she said.
“I know. It’s exciting, isn’t it?” I asked.
Lindy and I were sitting on her couch and daydreaming about how our lives were about to change. We had the schedules set with the contractors; we had plans in motion; we had no debt to speak of for this adventure, and we were in talks with the manufacturers. Lindy and I were sending over some of her designs for the manufacturing plants to test out, just to make sure they could play on our field. I wanted Lindy’s designs to get out there. I wanted her to be able to build something outside of this shop. Her designs were way too good to fall by the wayside.
“Did you get all of those designs off to the manufacturing plants?” I asked.
“I did. I like your idea of test-driving them all. Giving them a good mix of easy and hard to see who will fit best with us,” Lindy said.