by Sam Crescent
“Ignore it. Mrs. Kent will realize the world doesn’t revolve around her, and there’s nothing she can do. Relax and have fun.”
The fair wasn’t open until Friday, and for now it was just about setting everything up.
He and his brothers had brought several of their horses to give people the chance to ride. It was an event that took a great deal of time and effort.
Putting his arm across her shoulders, he pulled her back against him. “Are you not going to enter any of the cook-offs this time?”
She shook her head. “Nope. I told my mom I wouldn’t do it. She was sad, but she understood why. Everyone loved her food, but they’d never admit to it, and would always vote for someone else’s chili or pie. I’ll stick to cooking for you guys and the ranch hands. I’m not interested in winning some competition.” She put her hands over his, and they looked out as everyone was milling around.
Casey was by the horses, checking them over. Shawn was helping put up some of the stalls, and he was standing with their girl, holding her close.
He breathed in her scent and closed his eyes, loving the feel of her where she was meant to be.
Parker couldn’t get the image of her in that sexy negligee out of his head. Her blonde hair was no longer up on her head, but cascaded around her. He ran his face against her hair, not caring if anyone saw what he was doing.
“I think I need to go and help.” She patted his hands and he released her reluctantly.
Having her at the ranch was both a blessing and a curse. A blessing because they all loved her and wanted her close. The curse was having her so close and not being able to touch her.
She was a temptation that he couldn’t keep denying.
Most of the time he was rock-hard, desperate for her. His brothers were the same.
They had all promised Cathy to love and protect their daughter.
Now they just had to get her to see that no one would ever be as good as they would.
****
“Hey, Shawn.”
Shawn turned to see Sarah next to one of the stands that he was fixing.
“Hey, Sarah. How are you doing?”
“I, erm, I was wondering if you could come and check something out for me. It’s in the school hall.”
“Sure, I’ll be there in a second.” He tightened up the knot, checked to make sure the structure would stand, and grabbed his tool kit, following Sarah into the hall.
“The ladder is really tall, and I just can’t seem to reach it,” Sarah said.
“No problem.” It was a large banner that just needed pinning up. Leaving his tool kit on the floor, he made his way up to pin the banner back into place.
Once that was done, he smiled at her. “That should be all.” When he made to leave, she caught his arm.
“Actually, I was wondering if you’d like to have a good time.”
He glanced down at her hand on his arm and shook his head. “I’m sorry, Sarah. That’s not going to happen.” He moved out of her reach and went toward the door.
“Is that because you’re fucking that whore? You know she’ll spread her legs for anyone, probably already has.”
Shawn paused and looked back at Sarah. The niceness was gone, and in its place was a spitefulness that didn’t appeal to him in the slightest.
He shook his head. “You and I both know she’s nothing like that. Never has been, never will be.” He was going to say something mean but decided against it.
Leaving the school hall, he found Poppy leaning against the far wall, a smirk on her face.
“What’s gotten into you?” he asked.
“Wow, she lured you in there, and then you shot her down.”
“You heard that?”
“Kind of hard not to. I was in the doorway.”
He put his tool kit down and shook his head. “I’m not into that kind of badness.”
Poppy placed a hand on his chest. “I’m not a whore.”
“I know you’re not. Crazy, but not a whore.” He covered her hand with his, and then reached out to move a curl away from her lips.
There was no way for him to resist touching her lips. Damn it, he wanted to kiss those fuckable lips, but there was no way for him to do that, not yet.
She opened her lips, and he couldn’t resist pressing his thumb inside. Her blue eyes were on him, and she sucked his thumb into her mouth. It was one of the single most erotic things he’d seen, and his thoughts instantly jumped to sex.
Sweaty, dirty sex.
He removed his thumb and ran it across her lip again.
“It’s going to take more than cruel words from Sarah to believe them, Shawn. It always amazes me. The women like to judge your parents and you guys, but they all want you. Some women want you all, and others just want one of you. It’s crazy.”
She went onto her toes and pressed a kiss to his lips.
In the next second she was gone, and he was struggling to contain his own arousal. He wanted to take her back home and fuck her.
Shawn’s heart was racing, and he grabbed his tool kit, heading back toward the truck. He put his kit into the passenger seat and then paused.
Glancing back at the fair, he saw Poppy was taking some things to the trash area. He wasn’t going to let this moment go.
Locking up his truck, he walked back toward her.
She smiled as soon as she saw him coming.
Shawn didn’t stop though. When he was right in front of her, he sank his fingers into her hair, tilted her head back, and slammed his lips down on hers.
He wanted those lips, and he’d been wanting her for a long time.
When he plunged his tongue into her mouth, she gripped his shoulders, but she didn’t push him away. She held onto him as he deepened the kiss.
He pulled away, and saw her eyes were closed.
“I just thought you’d like to know that.” He pressed her nose and turned, walking away.
Chapter Six
Poppy covered her swollen lips, and couldn’t believe that Shawn had just kissed her, and yet he had. The kiss had been … amazing. She’d never been kissed before, and she wanted him again.
Licking her lips, she finished throwing the trash bags away, and couldn’t stop smiling as she made her way back to finish cleaning up the debris that had already accumulated from the set-up.
She found Parker nailing down some fabric on one of the tables.
Using some of the pitchforks designed for mess, she placed them in the large trash bag near where he was working.
Glancing over at him, she smiled.
“What’s up, princess?” he asked.
“Shawn just kissed me.”
This made him stand up and stare at her. “Excuse me?”
“Shawn. He just kissed me before leaving.”
“He did, did he?” Parker put his nail gun down, and looked at her. “Did he say anything?”
“No. There were no words.” She’d heard Sarah bad-mouthing her, but that was nothing new. Sarah had never liked her, and she didn’t mind that.
Everyone had known the other woman had a big crush on Shawn.
Most women or girls in town did. That didn’t mean anything.
Parker stood in front of her, and she watched as he removed his gloves. “Did you like it?”
“The kiss?” she asked.
“Yes, the kiss.”
She smiled. “Yes, I did.”
“Good.”
Before she could figure out what was going on, she entered another twilight zone as Parker slammed his lips down on hers. His kiss was a little more demanding than Shawn’s. She didn’t push him away even though she knew she should. There’s no way for her to be kissing two men, not like this.
Two brothers, in fact.
Still, her nipples were hard and her pussy wet. She was desperate for more. Her virgin body needed their touch and wanted them more than anything else. Parker didn’t sink his hands into her hair. He cupped her face, tilting her head back, holding her as
he kissed her. The way he ravished her mouth made her want more. She dropped the bag and tongs and held onto his arms, needing the kiss.
All too soon, he stopped. “I’ve been wanting to do that for a long time.”
Before she could say anything else, he was once again leaving her as someone called him for something.
What the hell is happening?
Two men had kissed her, leaving their mark on her lips, and yet none of it made sense to her. Well, it did make sense, but she didn’t want to overthink it.
Was this because she shared their house?
No. She’d never seen any of the Smith brothers randomly kissing women. In fact, she couldn’t recall a moment she’d ever seen them kiss a woman, not even Shawn. He’d never told her about kissing anyone, not that she’d ever asked.
When Parker didn’t come back, she continued to pick up trash, and when her job was done, she made her way toward Casey’s truck. He was waiting for her with his arms folded.
“Have I done something wrong?” she asked.
“Nope.” He crooked his finger at her, beckoning her to come closer.
She rolled her eyes, but moved toward him, smiling as she did. “What’s up?”
“My brothers have both kissed you.”
“I’m not going to—”
Casey silenced her with his lips, and all protest left her as he held her tightly. His kiss was gentle and yet firm. His hold tight as he turned her so that her back was against the truck. He moved so that her leg was over his hip, bringing his cock close to her pussy.
She was on fire, needing his dick so hard it was shocking her with just how dirty she needed it.
His lips trailed down to her neck, and he sucked on the pulse right there.
“You have no idea how badly I want to be inside you right now.”
She licked her swollen lips, getting a sense of exactly what he wanted.
She wanted it, too.
What was wrong with her?
First with Shawn.
Then with Parker.
Now with Casey.
It was one thing to fantasize about it. Quite another to actually be doing it.
“You smell so good.”
“Casey, I don’t know what to do,” she said. She didn’t want to tear the brothers apart.
He took hold of her hands. “I’m going to drive us home, and I want you to relax. Parker and Shawn are waiting for us, but I want you to trust me. Can you do that?”
“Of course.”
She trusted him and his two brothers more than anything in the world.
“Good.” He pressed a kiss to her lips. “Jump in, Pop. Everything will become clear soon.”
It was already really late, and even though there was still a lot going on at the fairground, it was time to go home.
****
Casey had been surprised when Shawn texted him to let him know what had happened. Then of course when Parker did the same, he knew the time had come that they’d need to talk to Poppy, to let her know what they hoped.
He’d seen her desire, felt it with the way she rubbed her sweet pussy against his leg. Her own desires were scaring her, and he didn’t like that. Putting on some music, he drove back to his ranch with the window rolled down, giving them both some breeze.
His cock was so fucking hard that it was threatening to push out of his jeans. Ignoring his own need, he focused on the road ahead and left Poppy to deal with her own thoughts.
She hadn’t screamed at him or called herself names, which he considered a good thing.
When he pulled up in the driveway, she climbed out and made her way inside. Locking up the truck, he followed her in. The kitchen was bare, and he found her with Shawn and Parker in the sitting room.
Moving toward his chair, he took a seat, and he watched as Poppy lowered herself to the floor, resting her back against the wall. She’d always sat on the floor, rarely taking a chair. She loved to sprawl out, even when watching a movie. He found it to be the cutest thing.
“I kissed you all,” she said.
“I think it’s safe to say we all kissed you,” Casey said.
“And I responded to all of you.” She dropped her head in her hands.
“I don’t mind.” This came from Shawn. “I don’t mind that you responded to Parker and Casey.”
“Same here. I don’t mind that you did with Shawn and Casey.”
Casey looked at her. “Do you understand what we’re trying to say?”
“You’re happy that I kissed you all when you should be screaming and kicking me out.”
He couldn’t help but chuckle.
Shawn shot him a glare. “You know our parents, Poppy. We have two dads.”
“It’s what we want,” Parker said. “Only there’s three of us, which is going to probably drive you crazy, but we all love you in our own way.”
Her mouth had dropped open. He really hadn’t thought she was ready for this kind of talk, but with both of his brothers kissing her, he knew there was no point in hiding it. They’d waited three years, then the past five months. It had been a long road getting them here, and it wasn’t going to go away.
They all loved her more than anything else.
“You want me?” she asked, looking at each of them. “As what?”
“We want you to be our wife,” Casey said, speaking up. “Our dads are married to our mom. Elijah is the oldest, so he’s the one that is legally married to her. They had another ceremony with Bruce.”
“You want me to marry you?” she asked. “I … I had no idea you even liked me … that way. None of you have shown any real interest.”
Casey, Parker, and Shawn chuckled.
“We’ve been hiding it,” Shawn said. “First, none of us wanted to add to your stress when it came to your mom. She needed you, and we could wait.”
“Hold on, when did you decide this?” Poppy asked.
“After we each gave you that jewelry,” Casey said. “I knew I’d wait for a lifetime for you.”
“You’ve got a kind heart, princess,” Parker said. “I was always protective of you.”
“You’ve been my best friend, and I fell in love with you when you stood up to Ben and he pulled your hair. I knew there was never going to be another woman for me.”
Each of them had slowly fallen in love with her. It had taken Casey longer, as the age difference of ten years had been hard. He couldn’t deny that she’d grown into a beautiful, desirable woman. When she’d been younger, he’d felt very protective of her.
Those feelings had only gotten stronger in recent years and months.
“I’ve never been in a relationship. I’ve never had sex.”
“I haven’t either.” Shawn held his hand up. “We’re the same in that regard.”
Her mouth fell open.
“I’m not going to lie. I’ve been with others,” Parker said.
“I have as well, but I’ve not touched another woman since I realized I was in love with you, Poppy. I never would.”
“I can’t … wow, I’m in shock.” She looked down at the floor, and then up at him. “And you want to share me?”
“Yes, we want to share you. All of us want to be with you,” Parker said.
“One day we’re hoping you’ll share our dream with us.”
“This is a lot to take in. Erm, it’s really late. I don’t suppose I could go to bed?” she asked.
Casey laughed. “We’re not going to start taking away privileges or anything. You’re free to come and go as you please, Pops. Just know that when we’re staring at you, it’s because we love and care about you.”
She nodded and got to her feet, leaving them alone.
“Wow, that so did not go well,” Shawn said, sitting back in his seat, folding his arms and pouting.
“What exactly did you expect? To lose your virginity tonight?” Casey asked.
“I don’t know what I expected. I just thought something would happen.”
“We just tol
d her that we all want her. We want to share her. That’s a lot to take in. I think the fact she didn’t run away screaming is a huge deal. I’m happy.” Parker got up. “I’m heading to bed. Good night.”
****
Shawn sat at the breakfast table the following morning. Casey and Parker were out with the ranch hands fixing another section of the fence that had been torn down. They’d not found a dead cow or signs of any trouble, but Shawn didn’t like it. The damage to the property was easily fixed. It was everything else he had an issue with. He didn’t understand some people, and they were pissing him off by messing with his home.
Coffee and oatmeal had been waiting for them. Poppy had clearly come down ahead of time, prepared their breakfast, and gone back to her room. He agreed to stay behind to talk to her. That was all he was going to do, talk, and then try to clarify any questions she had.
He sat at the table, waiting.
Within minutes he heard her coming downstairs.
She entered the kitchen, and when she caught sight of him, she froze. “Oh, I thought you’d be out working.”
“Hoping to avoid a conversation?” he asked.
“I wouldn’t call it avoiding.” He gave her a pointed stare. “Okay, fine, yes, I was avoiding. Not on purpose though. It’s just … confusing.”
He pushed out a chair and pointed at her coffee. “Why don’t you sit down and talk to me? We’d talk for hours, Poppy. Nothing has changed.”
She put the laundry basket down before taking a seat. “Everything has changed though.”
“How has it?”
“The kiss. You guys and me. It’s all…”
“You had no idea at all that we wanted you? That we loved you?”
She shook her head. “I’d had … fantasies, obviously. You and your brothers are very attractive, but I never thought for a second that you’d want me in that way.”
He reached out, taking her hand. Turning it over, he traced one of the lines. He didn’t read palms, nor did he believe in any of that bullshit. “I’ve only ever wanted one person in my life, and that has always been you.”
“You’re a virgin?”
“Yep. I couldn’t bring myself to be with anyone else.” He smiled at her. “I know this is a lot to take in, which is why I’m going to offer to take you to see my mom.”