by Lacey Thorn
“What would you like to know?” Tony smiled warmly at her. “I’m an open book. Ask me anything.”
Gianna laughed in spite of the situation. These were men who had fought and served with her brother. He trusted them enough to invite them to come see him, encouraged them to stay. But still. She let out a slow sigh and shook her head. “I shouldn’t be here.”
“If you really felt that way, you wouldn’t have let me lead you here. There’s something about you that calls to me, to us. I think you feel it too. Maybe a kindred spirit?” He shrugged. “I don’t know. I just know that right now you need someone to hold you. You need to know that you can fall apart, even just a little, and it will be okay. We can give you that.”
Tony’s arms were warm and somehow felt safe. Gabe’s words were true. God help her, she just wanted to let it all go for a bit. She needed someone who wasn’t upset with her, who wasn’t a part of the past that haunted her. She needed this, and them. So with a choked sob she tucked her head into Tony’s chest and let the tears flow.
Hands stroked over her, offering comfort. Muffled words were whispered in soothing tones. She clung and let it all come pouring out of her in a torrent of tears that once started, she couldn’t stop. Sobs shook her body. Through it all Tony’s arms held her close while Gabe’s hands moved up and down her spine.
Eventually her tears slowed to trickles and with a shuddered breath, she let exhaustion claim her.
* * * * *
Tony eased Gianna out of his arms and onto the bed. He brushed his fingers softly down her cheek while Gabe pulled the comforter up over her. She looked so beautiful. She had the flush of her tears still on her cheeks but it only added to her allure, making her look soft and needy. He got the picture that she didn’t look that way often. How was it that Dante’s sister didn’t feel that the support of her family was available to her? Dante had always said his family was close.
They’d called Dante first thing this morning to tell him they’d met Gianna and he’d filled them in on the sister he dubbed “the hellcat”. But the image painted didn’t match with the soft woman nestled on their bed. This one didn’t seem unbreakable, didn’t seem wild and capable of always causing trouble. This one screamed out for someone to believe in her, to hold her and chase away her demons. And damned if Tony didn’t want to do just that. He could tell with just one look that Gabe felt the same.
“What are we going to do?” Tony sank back into the chair where he’s held Gianna while she cried.
“Well, Dante wanted us to put down roots and stay.”
Tony snorted. “I’m pretty sure he wasn’t thinking of us bedding his sister when he said that.”
“Nah, I’m sure he wasn’t.”
“But she’s in our head now.” His glance fell to where she lay. “And in our bed.”
“Yeah.” Gabe stood, looking down at her. “I just can’t shake it. From the moment I ran into her, I just felt… I don’t know how to explain it. It’s like meeting someone and somehow knowing that your life will never be the same.”
“And it won’t if Dante and his brothers kill us. Christ, can you imagine his face when he finds out we’re both fucking his sister.”
“I don’t even want to think about it. Besides, we aren’t fucking her. Not yet.”
“It’s inevitable, Gabe. We both know it, and I’m pretty sure Gianna does too.”
“My head is screaming at me to run as far as I can in the opposite direction of her.”
“My cock is begging me to submit to anything that gets it buried deep inside her.”
Gabe sighed. “Yeah, mine is making its preferences known too.”
“Out of a town full of women, you had to run smack into Dante’s sister. You’ve got shit for luck.”
Gabe laughed. “I’d say my luck’s damn good. If it holds, maybe we’ll be in that bed with her later.”
Tony glanced to where she lay. “I’d like that. Fuck, I’d love that.”
“Well, she asked if we were offering sex. She didn’t seem fazed at the idea of having sex with both of us. That’s a start.”
Tony snorted. “I really hope you’re right. I can’t get the image of her on her hands and knees between us out of my mind.”
“Fuck! Now I won’t be able to either.”
“I like to share.” Tony snickered.
“I know,” Gabe agreed with a laugh.
Gianna shifted and moaned. Tony watched as his friend sank down to sit on the edge of the bed beside her. He smoothed his hands over her and whispering soft words. She shifted again, moving closer to him, her nose nuzzling his thigh. With a contented sigh she relaxed again. Tony could tell from the look on Gabe’s face that this was one woman they wouldn’t be willingly walking away from. They both had it bad. And though it might seem like lust, emotions were raging in both of them that could quickly have it turning into something so much more. Gabe was right. She called to something primitive inside them.
Tony sighed, reaching up to rake his fingers through his hair. “I don’t know what demons she has, but I want to slay them all. Holding her in my arms while she cried…” He blew out a breath and shook his head.
“I know. It tore me up to hear her.”
“What are we going to do?”
“The only thing we can,” Gabe stated. “We’re going to be here when she wakes up. We’re going to listen if she needs to talk. We’re going to hold her, and when the time is right, we’re going to seduce her out of her clothes.”
“Yeah, I was hoping that was part of the plan.”
“She keeps nuzzling my thigh like she is and I might embarrass myself.”
Tony chuckled. “Remind you of when we were kids and found that stack of Playboys in your dad’s shed?”
Gabe grinned. “We were a little bit of troublemakers and hellions ourselves back in the day.”
“What do you mean were?”
Gianna sighed and threw her arm over Gabe’s thigh. Her hand landed on his lap. Gabe groaned and Tony had to bite back a laugh.
“Think she’d mind if I just lay down and held her?”
“It might be safer that way. Besides, neither of us got any sleep last night. We could use a nap.”
“Well, she is in our room, after all.”
Tony grinned. He moved from the chair to the bed in seconds flat. He slid under the blanket and reached out to tug Gianna over to him. She shifted easily and snuggled up so that her head rested on his chest. He grinned over at Gabe.
“She doesn’t seem unhappy to me.”
“She’s sound asleep, jackass.”
“Hee-haw,” Tony mimicked.
Gabe slipped onto the bed on the other side, sliding under the cover. As if sensing him there, Gianna threw her arm out, reaching for him. Gabe slid closer until she was sandwiched between them. She was on her stomach with her head on Tony’s chest and one arm and leg thrown over Gabe.
Tony ran his fingers through her hair. He loved the feel of her hot breath through his shirt. He could tell that Gabe had no complaints either. His last thought before falling off to sleep was of Gianna and how right she felt in his arms.
Chapter Five
Gianna woke up with a start. The hiss at her ear had her struggling to shove her hair out of her face. She was disoriented for a minute, especially when she could tell there was a hard body on either side of her.
“Ummm, Gianna?”
She glanced over and met Tony’s eyes and it all came flooding back to her. Gabe had found her on the sidewalk and brought her up her. Tony had held her in his arms while she cried her eyes out. They had been here for her. And now she was fully clothed in bed between them, which meant it wasn’t about sex. Not yet anyways.
“I’m all for you waking me up, stroking my cock with your hand,” Tony grunted. “But do you think you could let go of the death grip you have on it right now?”
She realized that her hand was clenched around his denim-covered erection and blushed, snatching her hand away
.
“I’m so sorry.”
Tony shifted. “It’s all good. Though maybe we should test-drive it for damage. Make sure it still works and everything.”
Gianna laughed.
Tony smiled. “Laughter looks good on you.”
Gabe shifted beside her and she turned her head to see him on his side facing her. He brushed his fingers through her hair, tucking it behind her ear.
“Feeling better?”
She nodded. “Thanks. I… Thanks.”
“Anytime.” Gabe leaned in and his lips met hers in a soft kiss before he slowly pulled back. “I made some calls earlier.”
“Oh God! Stephano! I was supposed to be at my parents’ tonight. What time is it?” She shifted to leave the bed but Tony just pulled her close.
“Shhh. Everything’s okay.”
“I talked to Dante. Told him you were here and not to worry. There’s been no change in Stephano. Dante said he’d let your dad know that you were exhausted and would see everyone tomorrow.”
Gianna snorted. “You told my brother I was in your room, in your bed and he’s not beating the door down?”
Gabe flushed. “Well, not exactly.”
She laughed.
“Dante knows you’re here and that we’re keeping an eye on you. He may have threatened to kill us if anything happen to you, but Gabe managed to get him to agree to just let you rest.” Tony shifted, using his hand to lift her chin so he could look into her eyes. “When was the last time you rested, Gia? When was the last time you had someone take care of you?”
Gianna flushed. “Well, Rocky takes care of me… Oh shit! Rocky. I need to call her and—”
“Already taken care of,” Gabe told her. “I ran into her when I went to your room to grab your phone charger for you. I didn’t think you’d mind me using your keycard.”
She shook her head.
“She knocked on the door. Seemed happy to see me in your room. Seemed even happier when I said you were in mine. Told me it was about time you found someone to look out for you.”
Gianna shook her head. That sounded like something Rocky would say.
“She said to have you call her if you needed anything. Then her phone rang and she started yelling at someone as she walked off.”
Gianna laughed. “That’s Rocky. If she’s not yelling, she’s not living.” She pushed away from Tony’s chest and rose up to her knees between them, sitting back on her heels. “Thank you. For… Well, just for everything. Thank you.”
“There’s nothing to thank us for.” Tony sat up, scooting back so that his back rested against the headboard.
“We’d do it again any time,” Gabe added. “Do you feel any better?”
She nodded. Her emotions were still high and she still wasn’t sure how to deal with her mother and the past. But she felt better able to think about it now. She thought of running into her father and her brothers at the hospital. And for the first time she realized that it wasn’t so much about them not wanting her around as it was them thinking she didn’t want to be around.
They all knew that something was going on between her and Mamma, but they had no idea just what it was. And being typical of the males in her family, they just saw it as a “woman” thing and left it for the two of them to work out. But Stephano getting shot had shaken them all up. And her dad wanted it over and for Gianna to come back home. She really wanted that too. She was so tired of living out of a suitcase, flying all over the world. She’d already made the decision that her modeling days were over.
“Penny for your thoughts,” Tony said, bringing her back to the here and now.
“Just coming to some big realizations.”
“We’re here if you need to talk. Any time about anything,” Gabe added.
She shook her head. “I don’t feel like talking right now.”
“Good.” Tony reached for her and tumbled her against his chest. “I’ve wanted to do this since you first woke up.”
He took her mouth. His tongue licked over her lips before his teeth nipped, encouraging her to open for his tongue play. She felt Gabe shift behind her, felt the heat of him as he moved to sit up. But Tony held her enraptured with his kiss. He possessed her in that moment. When he finally eased the kiss and their mouths separated, they were both panting.
Gabe nudged her head his way and she leaned in to kiss him, knowing that he wanted the same. It should shock her, being intimate with two men at the same time. But somehow, with these two men, it just seemed natural, as if that was how it was meant to be. It made no sense and yet it was the only thing that made sense right now.
When Tony’s hands reached for the hem of her shirt and began lifting it, she helped him. Going back onto her heels, she helped him pull it over her head. Gabe’s nimble fingers made swift work of her bra and then she was bare-breasted in front of them. Her nipples hardened under their avid stares and she felt the tug in her belly as her sex drive revved higher.
“Shouldn’t you be joining me?” She slid her bottom back and brought her legs around in front of her. Slowly she began to wiggle out of her pants. “Well?”
Gabe and Tony both moved, almost ripping their clothes in the rush to undress. It was almost comical except for the flush of heat that filled her with each new inch of exposed male flesh. My God, they were gorgeous. Their bodies held the testament of scars that marked them as warriors. She wanted to lean in and lick all those places. Her gaze fell to the outline of their cocks as they made short work of their jeans, and she wanted to lick other places.
She didn’t realize that her hands had stilled as she watched until they were both naked and looking at her.
“Now who’s falling behind?” Tony’s voice was husky when he spoke.
“I don’t think I could choose if I had to.” She didn’t realize she’d spoken the thought out loud until Gabe answered her.
“Good thing you don’t have to.”
Then she was tumbled to her back and masculine hands were tugging her panties free until she lay naked. Gabe took her mouth again while Tony zoned in on her nipples, sucking and licking the swollen points. She felt the tug of his lips all the way down to her clit, and her pussy clenched with need.
“Yes,” she moaned as they both shifted and began moving lower.
Tony’s lips left a heated trail over her stomach as he moved between her thighs. His broad shoulders spread her wide and she felt his hot breath against her clit.
Gabe was leaving his own trail as he licked down her neck and over her collarbone to her breasts. Where Tony had moved straight to her nipples, sucking hard, Gabe licked over the globes, merely teasing her nipples with the promise of his touch.
It was wicked pleasure. She arched and moaned, the room echoing with her cries. Never had it felt so good. No man had ever made her body hum with the pleasure these two were giving her. And this was only the beginning. They had yet to even take her to the heights she instinctively knew they could and would.
She wondered what made two men desire to share the same woman. The way they seemed to know what the other was planning to do showed her that this wasn’t their first time doing this. Did they know that it was her first time with two men? Or did they think she was the girl in the ad? That it was more than just a photo in a magazine? Then all her questions and concerns faded away as the pleasure swept her up and away.
Tony sucked and licked the folds of her pussy before plunging a finger deep and fucking her slowly with it. His lips found her clit and he took turns sucking on it before pulling back to play it with his tongue. One finger became two and she knew orgasm was close.
Gabe took her nipple deep, sucking it hard against the roof of his mouth. His hand tormented her other nipple with pinches and tugs that only intensified everything that Tony did. It was heaven with a touch of hell that had her craving the heat, the fire, the burn.
Her orgasm slammed into her, taking her higher than she thought possible. Her thighs tightened around Tony’s shoulders, an
d fingers she didn’t remember moving fisted in Gabe’s hair, holding him close. She cried out and felt tears leaking from her eyes at the intensity of what she was experiencing.
She was still gasping for breath when they moved, shifting her with them. She was on her stomach, and hands were guiding her so that her knees were under her, supporting her weight as her hips were lifted.
“I really want to be inside you right now.”
She shifted her head to see Gabe behind her and the look of desire on his face matched what she was feeling. His hands caressed her ass before one dipped between her thighs to the wet entrance of her pussy. His fingers plunged in and out, tormenting her as he rubbed along her already sensitized sheath.
She wanted him, wanted them, and she wasn’t afraid to say so.
“Yes,” she moaned, nodding. “I want you to fuck me.”
“Condom,” Gabe grunted.
Tony threw one to him and Gabe snagged it midair, ripping it open and rolling the latex sheath down his hard shaft.
“Fuck me,” she pleaded and thankfully he immediately complied.
She cried out at the thrust of a hard cock inside her. He filled her, bringing her body surging back to life. She panted, pushing so that she was up on her hands and knees, moving back into him, meeting him thrust for thrust.
Tony moved in front of her, sliding onto the bed by her head. His cock was long and thick, rising toward her, begging for her touch. She let one hand rise to reach for him, wrapping her fingers around his turgid flesh and sliding them up and down his shaft.
His breath hissed through his teeth and she felt powerful as he threw his head back and submitted to her touch. His hips lifted to thrust up into the tight clasp of her fingers. She tugged on him. He opened his eyes, meeting her gaze, and shifted over where she wanted him to.
She dipped her head, mouth meeting fingers as she took him in. Her lips closed over the head of his cock and she sucked his flesh, swirling her tongue all around as she explored. His hands wrapped in her hair, gently tugging it away. She met his eyes and felt beautiful as he watched her.