Found in Bliss

Chapter Twelve

“I can’t believe how big you got!” Stella stared down at Nicky while she poured coffee into Holly’s mug.

Holly’s boss was dressed in her typical uniform of jeans, a ridiculously over-the-top Western shirt, and white boots embroidered with loud red roses. She had left off her cowboy hat, but her helmet of blonde hair was on full display.

Nicky grinned up at her. He’d taken everything in with an eager embrace. “Well, I couldn’t stay a kid forever, Ms. Stella. I just had to go and turn into a whole heap of man. I hear you just got married. That’s a shame because I’ve had a crush on you ever since that day I tried your butterscotch pie.”

Nicky might like boys, but he knew how to butter up a woman, too. Holly remembered that day well. It was one of two times Nicky had been allowed to come to Bliss. He’d been twelve.

“Don’t even try your flirtatious ways on her, baby,” Holly said with a smile. “She just got married to a billionaire.”

Nicky laughed. “Seriously? Yeah, you probably don’t want little old me. Tell me something, Ms. Stella, why are you still here? Shouldn’t you be off jet-setting?”

Stella waved him off. “Sebastian likes it here. He waited a long time to come home. Now I can’t get that old man out of Bliss. Oh, we took a nice long honeymoon, but in the end, this is home. And I wouldn’t stop working. What would I do with myself? And who would feed these people? Zane Hollister? I don’t think so. He thinks his wings and bar food beat my waffles. He is wrong. And the man has no idea how to make a chicken-fried steak.”

Stella walked off to serve another table, vowing revenge on Zane. The two had gotten into a friendly rivalry. There was talk of a chili cook-off.

“This place is different, you know.” Nicky finished off the coffee in front of him.

“I know.”

He shook his head. “No. You’ve been here too long. You don’t see it anymore. I’ve wanted to live here all my life. At first it was just because it seemed simpler, and I missed you so much. But I found Great-Granddad’s diary one day. It was stuffed away with some other papers in Dad’s office. Did you know Great-Granddad built the cabin you live in with his own hands?”

“I know your grandmother thought he was crazy.”

“He built it back in the forties. It was just a fishing cabin, but the community started in the sixties.”

“Yes, I’m sure the venerable Judge Lang adored all the hippies moving in.”

“See, Dad being an asshole made you prejudiced. Judge Albert Lang was my great-grandfather, and he had a lot to say about this place. He was retired by the time the commune, as he called it, came to town. He loved it. He loved the people. He loved how the cowboys and the hippies somehow got along. He used to go to the weekly protests with a lawn chair and a beer and cheered on the craziest sign. And the protesters courted his vote. He said this place was magical. He was a judge for thirty years. He saw horrible things come through his courtroom, but he would come here and he would feel clean again.”

She would love to read that diary. But she also didn’t want Nicky to have misconceptions about Bliss. “Terrible things happen here. It’s not paradise.”

“I know. It wasn’t back then, either. And what’s with all the alien sightings? Granddad talks about him and some young vet putting down an alien invasion back in the sixties. I think he might have been going senile by then.”

Not the way Mel told it. “We have some characters around here.”

“Yes, and I want to be one of them. I want to be who I am and not apologize for it. I want someplace where I’ll be accepted and relied on not because of who I am, but what I’m willing to do to help out.”

She loved his enthusiasm, but couldn’t help but think about his future. “Nicky, baby, I don’t know how much of a future there is for you here. It’s hard to find a job. There aren’t a lot of opportunities.”

“There’s a college in Alamosa. After that, we’ll see. I just know that I don’t want to go back to Denver or Washington. I want to figure myself out. I want the world to be big and small at the same time. Big enough that I can lose myself in it, and small enough that I can find my way home. Here, Mom. With you.”

She reached out and grabbed his hand. She’d had so many dreams for him. From the moment he’d been laid in her arms, she’d seen big plans for his future, and now she saw clearly that he dreamed better than she ever had. Happiness. Family. A place to call home. Those were what mattered.

It was all in reach. It was past time to grab it.

“I’ll support whatever you want to do, baby.”

“Oh, god, that man is hot. And there’s two of him. Support me in finding my own crazy, hot cowboy ménage. Please, Mommy. Buy me those two.”

And he was slightly demented. “Nicky, please remember, I’m your mom. I do not want to hear about your sex life. I wouldn’t want to hear about it if you were straight, either.”

He had the most mischievous look in his eyes. Holly was well aware he played it straight around his father. Now he was indulging in being himself. Way too much. “That is the hottest cowboy ass I have ever seen.”

Holly winced. She knew Nicky was enjoying his newfound freedom, but this was still a small Western town. She turned to see who the recipient of her son’s admiration was.

Everyone in the café had stopped as though waiting to see if the bomb was going to go off. Stella’s mouth sort of hung open, and she stood very still. The whole café reminded Holly of a possum in the presence of a very large predator. They held still in hopes that the predator wouldn’t eat them.

Max Harper turned and stared at Nicky, his eyes narrowing. Rye stood beside his brother.

“Did you hear what that kid said?” Rye asked.

Max frowned. “Yeah. Yeah, I did.”

Oh, fuck. The baddest-tempered man in town was staring at her sweet, little, apparently way-too-sexually-precocious baby boy. Max liked to start fights. He really liked it. Max was at least two hundred twenty pounds of pure muscle. And Nicky was right. He had a great ass, but Holly wasn’t sure he wanted to hear that from another man.

Max started to stalk toward their booth.

Holly stood. Fuck, how would Rachel handle this? Rachel was the only one really capable of handling her husband.

“Now, Max, he is seventeen years old. You can’t beat him up.”

Max ignored her. “What did you say to me, young man?”

Nicky turned a very nice shade of green, proving that he had a healthy sense of self-preservation. Holly tried to get in between her baby and the tiger whose tail he’d pulled.

“I said you had a nice backside, sir.” Nicky sounded like he gulped a little between words.

“Nicky, you are not helping.” Holly sent her son what she hoped was an intimidating stare.

“And you’re of a homosexual persuasion?” Max asked, his voice low.

“Yes, yes, sir.”

“Max Harper, I swear, if you touch my son, I will cut off your balls.” That sounded a little Rachel-like.

Max finally looked to her, his handsome face a mask of confusion. “Why would I beat him up? He complimented me.” Max swiveled and showed off his backside. “Rachel never compliments my ass. Do you know how hard I work for this? I try to keep myself attractive for her, but she never even mentions it. It makes a man wonder.”

He turned back and around, and the whole café seemed to deflate with the knowledge that no one was going to be murdered.

“It’s not right,” Max said, shaking his head.

Rye groaned behind him. “She’s not ignoring you. She’s tired because Paige has had an ear infection, not because she doesn’t think your ass is pretty.”

“See, if you were with a gay guy, he would worship you for that ass. Nothing would get in the way.” Nicky was right back to grinning.

Holly could see he was going to be a handful. She might need to start a “sarcastic gay teen” support group.

Max crossed his arms over his chest and smiled, smug satisfaction evident in his stance. “I told you I would play well with our homosexual brethren. This is one hot piece of man meat. It plays across all sexual orientations.”

Rye slapped at his brother. “He wasn’t talking about you, idiot. It was obvious he was talking about me. No gay man is going to put up with your shit.”

“Oh, I could find some,” Nicky assured them, putting his chin in his hand and enjoying the show. Max and Rye argued over who had the better butt.

They were identical twins. Rachel would one day be nominated for sainthood. Two men were twice the work. Twice the laundry. Twice the cooking.

Twice the amazingly hot sex.

Twice the love.

Yeah, she could handle the laundry.

Holly glanced out the huge front windows that overlooked Main Street as Nicky suddenly found himself the arbitrator of their argument. She felt her whole body heat up as she saw Alexei standing in front of The Trading Post talking to someone. His shoulders were so broad. He’d taken up most of the space in the bed, but she hadn’t minded. She’d been warm and happy.

Alexei turned and she could see who he was talking to. Caleb. Caleb had changed his clothes and looked relaxed as he talked to Alexei. He stopped for a moment, his face tightening. Emotion was evident on his beautifully imperfect face. Caleb’s face was an odd combination of harsh features and gorgeous eyes. Everything about it was masculine. And he had obviously been deeply affected by something Alexei had said.

She got out of the booth again. Were they having an argument? Were they going to fight? She doubted it would be like the friendly throw downs Max and Rye got into. Damn it. This couldn’t work if they didn’t get along. Everyone would be miserable.

“Baby, I’m going to go talk to someone for a minute. Will you be okay?”

Nicky sighed. “I think I can handle it. Can you catch a ride back with one of the hotties? I want to drive around a bit.” She nodded, and Nicky turned back to the cowboys. “I don’t know. It’s a really close race. You both have really nice asses.”

Holly began walking for the door when Caleb put a hand on Alexei’s arm and nodded toward the street. Alexei smiled. They weren’t fighting. They were talking, really talking. They looked like friends. Hope bloomed in Holly’s chest. She stepped out of the diner and started to cross the street.

And then she heard it. It was the squealing sound of tires trying to keep up with an engine that was running fast. She smelled the burning rubber just as she stepped onto the street and saw a flash of black coming her way. She suddenly knew what it felt like to be a deer in the headlights. She was strangely frozen by the sight of the car coming her way. She had to move, but she knew there wasn’t any time. God, she’d just gotten her son back. She’d just found her men.

“Whoa!” someone yelled, and an arm wrapped around her midsection, hauling her back. She fell with her savior, hitting the ground behind them.

She looked up into the eyes of James Glen. His ever-present cowboy hat had fallen off, revealing his longish, golden-brown hair.

“What was that?” Holly asked, barely able to speak.

“That was some asshole tourist,” James replied. “Are you okay? Logan is supposed to be catching speeders. Where the hell is he? Trev, did you get a plate number on that asshole?”

Holly looked up, and there was a gorgeous slab of cowboy looking down at her. She was pretty sure she knew who he was, though. Trev McNamara, professional football’s bad boy and, if rumor was true, James Glen’s new partner in the Circle G Ranch.

“No. It all happened really fast. Are you all right, Miss? Should I get a doctor?” Trev asked, reaching a hand out. He had her on her feet in no time. “I think we need to call one. It looks like he missed you, but he caught that other guy.”

Holly’s heart nearly stopped. “Alexei!”

She raced across the street where Caleb was kneeling over Alexei’s body. She nearly screamed when she saw the blood on his leg.

Caleb looked up, his eyes rising to meet hers. “He’s fine. He got clipped across his thigh, but it’s not broken. The worst we’re looking at is a hematoma.”

“I am fine, dushka. Caleb pulled me back in time.” Alexei took the hand Caleb offered, and they got him to his feet. “I should have watched what I was doing.”

“It wasn’t just you,” James said, striding up with his friend. “Holly nearly got it, too. That asshole came out of nowhere.”

If Alexei had been counting on Caleb for support, he would have fallen to the ground. Caleb was all over her like a monkey momma checking for bugs on her baby. His hands were suddenly everywhere.

“Where are you hit? Are you bleeding? How bad is it? Should I call an ambulance? There’s nothing an EMT can do that I can’t, but they can get us to a hospital faster.”

Well, she couldn’t really trick herself into thinking he didn’t care. “Caleb, I’m fine. I didn’t get hit. James pulled me out of the way then softened my fall by hitting the ground first in a gentlemanly manner.”

James had his cowboy hat back on. He tipped it and winked. “Ma’am, it was all in a day’s work.”

Caleb picked her up anyway. He simply leaned over and scooped her up, hauling her to his chest. “Come on, Alexei. We need to check her out. James isn’t a doctor, so you’ll excuse me if I don’t take his professional advice. No offense.”

James’s eyes sparkled with amusement. “None taken, Doc. I never would. I know you have a tranquilizer gun, and you know how to use it.”

Trev McNamara’s eyes went wide. “Tranquilizers? You people run around shooting each other?”

“Just Mel. How did I get this reputation?” Caleb asked. “Alexei, could you pick up the bag? It’s got the plug and lube and stuff in it.”

“Caleb!” Holly shouted, feeling her skin flush. The man had not one ounce of discretion.

All the men around her laughed.

Trev slapped James on the back. “Damn, I like it here. I can’t wait to tell Bo this story.”

James picked up the bag—which was apparently filled with sex toys—and passed it to Alexei. “Yeah, well, I think you’re going to fit right in.”

She had to wave over Caleb’s shoulder. He strode down the street toward his small clinic. Alexei smiled as he tried to keep up.

“I will have to remember to not get injured while you around, dushka. The doctor plays favorites.”

“Caleb, he’s hurt.”

“Are you hurt?” Caleb yelled over his shoulder.

“This, I will survive,” Alexei answered.

“See. He’s fine.” He leaned down and managed to get the door to the clinic open. He strode to the exam room and tenderly placed her on the small table. His hands immediately started to unbutton her shirt.

“Caleb, I’m fine.”

“I’ll decide that.” He pushed her shirt off her and smoothed his hands across her shoulders. “You have a contusion right here.”

She hissed just a little as he touched it. “I scraped the sidewalk.”

“Alexei, the antiseptic is in the second cabinet. Get it for me and then take your pants off.” Caleb looked back at him. “And no arguments. I’m the boss in this office. You’re limping.”

“It is nice of you to notice.” Alexei said it with a little smile as he did as he was asked. He passed Caleb a bottle of hydrogen peroxide and some gauze and then started on the button of his slacks. “I hate this man who drives too fast. He ruin perfectly good pair of slacks.”

“Take off your bra, sweetheart,” Caleb ordered. “He could have ruined your life. I find it interesting that he nearly managed to mow down two people, but he drove straight as an arrow afterward.”

“Caleb, I don’t need to take off my bra.”

Caleb tore open the packaging on the gauze. “Alexei?”

Alexei placed his folded slacks on the counter and walked around her back. He had her bra unhooked faster than she could protest. “Dushka, do not disobey doctor. He is boss here. If you disobey, he will not give you lollipop. You will be bad girl. You know what bad girl gets.”

Bad girls tended to get cock. What were they playing at?

Caleb shook his head. “You had to bring in the pervert, didn’t you, Holly? You couldn’t have chosen someone perfectly normal to complete our little threesome?”

She hissed slightly as he cleaned the teeny tiny wound she’d taken. It was so small that it hadn’t even bled much. It shouldn’t affect her abilities in the least. It certainly shouldn’t stop either one of them from showing her a little affection.

“Tell me you don’t want to play doctor. That is what you call it, no?” Alexei’s finger traced her spine. She leaned into his touch.

Caleb continued to work on her. “Yes. That’s what we call it. But only after the pretty patient proves herself fit for play. And we should talk about that car.”

Alexei’s voice went deep and dark. “We will talk about it. Later.”

“As long as we get around to it. That didn’t feel like an accident to me.”

Holly sat back up straight. “What do you mean it wasn’t an accident?’

“Shhh.” Caleb dabbed at her wound. “I said we would talk about it later and we will. For now, I want you to lie back.”

She sighed. He didn’t sound like he was going to move. Sometimes Caleb turned into the rock that bumped up against a really hard place. She lay back on the padded exam table. Alexei loomed over her.

“Everything will be all right, dushka. Your men will take good care of all your parts. We will let no one be taking you from us.”

“Do you think it’s Scott? Do you think he could get so mad about Nicky he would try to run me down?” It seemed incomprehensible. Scott was a jerk, but he wasn’t a killer. Of course she also would have guessed that he couldn’t possibly have tossed their son out into the cold.

“It was probably just some asshole. And I don’t think anyone would want to hurt you, sweetheart.” Caleb’s hands worked the button of her jeans. “You weren’t the only one who got hit.”

She tried to get up. Alexei gently pushed her back down. “You think someone wants to hurt Alexei?”

Both men laughed. It annoyed the hell out of her.

Caleb ran his hands along her abdomen, pushing in lightly, feeling all along her torso. “I think there are several people who would love to see Alexei in two pieces.”

“You are wrong, Caleb. They would love to see me in many pieces. One threatened to put body in wood chipper and fertilize yard. And I have had many, many threats to death.”

“Death threats, buddy. You’ve had a ton of death threats. Take a deep breath, Holly.” Caleb had his stethoscope out.

“How can you two be so calm?”

Caleb sighed. “Because we’re not sure. And because whoever it was didn’t succeed. And we’re really not sure.”

Alexei rubbed his chin thoughtfully. “If I were going to kill me, I would to use gun. It is easiest. It is quick. I wouldn’t bother with trying to make accident. This person is not best assassin if there is one at all. So calm down. It will be all right. We will talk to sheriff and keep eyes on the open sign.”

Caleb shook his head. “I’m not even going to correct that one. Another deep breath.”

The bastard wasn’t going to give in. She forced herself to calm down. They were right. Alexei was a controversial figure, but they couldn’t jump to conclusions. “Should we go talk to Nate after you decide I’m fine?”

“Holly, do you understand anything about adrenaline?” Caleb asked. He turned to Alexei. “Take off the shirt, too.”

Holly turned her head so she could see Alexei shrugging out of her shirt. His big, muscular chest came into view. Caleb put the stethoscope to Alexei’s chest, moving it around with a deep competence.

“I know you get a rush of it when you’re in danger.” That was about all she knew about adrenaline. Now sexual arousal was a different matter. She was learning all about that watching the two gorgeous men. The room suddenly seemed so small. And intimate. How many fantasies had she had about Caleb that involved an exam that got a little handsy?

“Let me tell you a little bit about the effects of adrenaline on the human body. Adrenaline is a hormone produced by the adrenal gland. It’s located behind the kidneys.” Caleb got to one knee and began examining the scrape on Alexei’s upper thigh. “Its purpose is to heighten the body’s response to stress, to make your senses more capable of reacting during dangerous situations. However, it tends to linger even after the situation is gone. Hence, that thing. Dude, do you mind?”

He gestured toward Alexei’s enormous erection. It strained against his boxers. Alexei grinned down. “I believe you just explained why I have this hardening on. It does not help that I can see Holly’s beautiful breasts. And you are not without hardening yourself.”

“I am hard as a rock, but I’m not shoving it in your face,” Caleb complained.

“It is one of the dangers of being doctor.” Alexei turned his hips to the side.

Caleb washed down the scrape with antiseptic. “I guess you could say that. They don’t really warn you about it in medical school. And you’re fine. So we can move on to the part where we burn off a little of this adrenaline. One of the aftereffects is a need for a little physical activity. We could have a nice time with you or we could go out back and punch each other.”

“This is not good idea. I do not wish to break doctor.” Alexei seemed supremely secure in his physical prowess.

Caleb didn’t look so sure. “I don’t know. I’m way meaner than I look, and I know all the best places to hit. One really good blow to the kidneys and you’ll be pissing blood for a week.”

Holly needed to put a stop to that. She would not have her men end up like Max and Rye. “I think we should fool around. Definitely.” She didn’t want them fighting. Playing a few games with them would be a much better way to deal with the problem.

Caleb got back to his feet. “You’re not where I left you. Look, sweetheart, you’re the patient. I’m the doctor. You need to trust me. Can you do that?”

He wanted to play doctor? She could do that. Her skin already felt warm. “Yes, Doctor.”

“Very good. I need to perform a thorough examination.” Caleb smiled as he said it. “If anyone wants to start humming a little ‘bow chicka wow wow’ music, it would be fitting. This exam could get a little freaky. I could go over my privacy practices, but you should know that what happens in the doctor’s office stays in the doctor’s office.”

She loved the fact that he joked now. He never used to. He’d been so serious. It was all Alexei’s fault. She couldn’t take credit. They had needed Alexei. “Is this your assistant?”

Caleb winked at her, a mischievous look in his eyes. “This is my nurse.”

Alexei frowned. “I am not liking to be nurse.”

Caleb slapped him on the shoulder. “Then go to med school, buddy. For now, open up that bag and prepare my instruments. We wouldn’t want to miss a thing, would we?”

“Caleb, I’m not going to be able to keep a straight face.” Holly already felt the laughter bubbling up inside her.

“Then my nurse will have to administer a little discipline. He’s good at it.” His hands went to the bottom of her jeans. “I’m afraid these are going to have to come off.”

Well, she would be surprised if they didn’t. She tried to look around to see exactly what Alexei was doing. She wasn’t sure about the whole anal plug thing. She really needed to sit down with some of her friends and talk this out, but it didn’t look like that was going to happen. Alexei was washing something. She couldn’t quite see what it was, but she had her suspicions.

Caleb pulled her jeans off with a quick tug. “I’m afraid the underwear is going to have to go, too.”

He hooked his thumbs under her cotton panties and dragged them down as well. She was left naked and vulnerable on the table. Caleb stood at the end of the table, his hands on her knees. He was still dressed, but his erection was thick and wide, pressing at the denim of his jeans. With a quick flick of his hand, he moved the stirrups from below the table into place. Holly allowed him to place her feet in the stirrups, opening her up. Her pussy was on full display. She could feel cool air on her folds. So vulnerable. She felt vulnerable, but it was all right with these men. She could explore this wild, sexy self she’d never imagined was inside her because neither of these men would hurt her.

“You look healthy enough.”

Caleb was good. He wasn’t even smiling. He stood between her legs, his handsome face serious. She loved the deep line that came between his brows when he concentrated. She had seen it a hundred times as he sat in the café, drinking coffee. She’d always wanted to kiss him right where the line was deepest, as though she could kiss away his cares.

“But I would be remiss if I didn’t check everything,” Caleb continued.

Holly was just about ready to laugh, but then his finger came out and traced a line from her sternum to her navel to her pussy and she decided to play along. “I feel healthy, Doctor.”

He stared at her body, his eyes getting hot. His palm ran across her skin touching one leg and then the other. He started at her hip, skimmed past her pussy with maddening care and ran down to her toes. “I intend to make sure you stay that way. Now, young lady, we should talk about certain practices that will ensure your continued good health. Nurse, are you ready?”

“Can we call me the assistant?” Alexei passed him a wet cloth.

“Fine. Assistant.” Caleb took the cloth and placed it directly on her pussy. Holly sighed as the warm, wet cloth covered her mound. He cupped her, sending heat flooding through her system. Alexei brought over a small bowl of water, a razor, and shaving cream. “While I handle this, perhaps my assistant would like to give our patient an oral exam?”

Alexei’s lips turned up in the sexiest smile. “I believe I would like to do this.”

Caleb pressed the cloth down just as Alexei loomed over her. If all nurses looked like Alexei, more people would come into the doctor’s office. He should have looked ridiculous standing there in nothing but his boxers, but all she could see was perfect skin and sculpted muscles. He leaned down and pressed his lips to hers, softly molding his mouth to hers, his palm covering her breast.

She felt Caleb begin to cup her pussy, spreading cool gel across her before he began to shave her.

“Lie still, dushka,” Alexei commanded against her lips. “Allow the doctor to do what he does best.”

“He’s best at shaving pussies?” Maybe Nicky had come by his sarcasm honestly.

Alexei twisted her nipple to just the point of pain. She hissed as the sensation bloomed across her skin.

“You are just asking for another spanking.” He bit at her lips, tugging her lower lip into his mouth and sucking. He peppered her whole face with kisses.

And Caleb stroked her. The sensation floated up from her pussy. He softly stroked the razor across her skin, making the entire event a deeply sensual experience. The razor played along her skin as Caleb manipulated her, making sure he got every inch of her. Alexei’s tongue delved deep as a single finger pressed in.

“This is a very lovely pussy, Ms. Lang.” Caleb’s deep voice rumbled out of his chest.

He was far dirtier than she’d imagined. She’d always known Alexei had a filthy mind. One look at the man and Holly could tell he would do disgusting, nasty, sexy things to the woman who caught him. But Caleb was a revelation. She would never be able to think about a physical again without feeling his hands on her body, playing, teasing, tempting.

“Are you finished?” Alexei asked, coming up for air.

Caleb waved for him to come look. Holly knew she should feel weird with two men staring at her pussy while her legs were spread wide, but all she seemed capable of feeling was impatience. She was going crazy. She gripped the sides of the table, her nails sinking in. The paper that covered the table crinkled under her skin.

“Much better.” Alexei reached out and touched her. He and Caleb touched her at the same time. Caleb’s fingers went low, playing just inside her cunt while Alexei ran his thumb over her clit. Holly lifted her hips seeking more from them. “Now she will be able to feel everything.”

“Ah, I believe our little patient has shown that she’s ready for the next procedure.” Caleb had the most decadent grin on his face.

Holly wanted to howl as they both pulled their hands away. How could they stay in control? She felt so out of it. She was desperate.

“I think I’m going to enjoy playing with you from this position.” Caleb stood between her legs and brought his finger back to her pussy. “You’re so wet. You seem to have a healthy sexual appetite. Of course, there’s really only one way to make sure this is normal.”

He got to his knees. Holly could feel the arousal coating her pussy. She knew what he was going to do.

His tongue did a long, slow slide though her labia. She moaned at the feel. Her whole body had started to pulse with arousal. It was so different than before. Before he’d shaved her, he’d only licked at her labia and clit and deep inside her cunt. She hadn’t thought she needed more. But now he put his whole mouth on her, encasing her in heat. She felt devoured—in the most decadent way.

She was so sensitive now without the encumbrance of pubic hair. Caleb’s tongue licked all over. He stroked her from the top of her mound all the way down just almost to her anus. He pulled away before touching it, and she ground her teeth in frustration. She wanted to curse.

“I think our little patient is beginning to understand that she’s neglected a few of her erogenous zones.” Caleb’s hands held her ankles like manacles. She had a sudden vision of being tied down and open to these men. Maybe she would spend a little time in Stef’s playroom. “I think she really wants me to lick her asshole.”

“Caleb! Do you have to be so blunt?” Heat flushed through her system. At least Alexei was a bit more discreet.

Caleb simply continued his delicious assault on her flesh. “Nope. I decided when I got to this town that the only way to fit in was to be as blunt and obnoxious as possible. I’m too old to change now.”

He was thirty-seven. He wasn’t old. She had a little work to do on the man, but she kept getting distracted by his tongue. He speared her cunt, making her moan and shake.

“Doctor? This is ready. Perhaps you could use a second opinion on whether or not she is healthy in this place. I have some experience in this.” Alexei’s impatience dripped from his mouth. He stood over them, watching everything Caleb did to her.

“Bastard, you just want to try my treat.” He grumbled the words against her skin.

Alexei’s eyes narrowed. “I have not been able to taste treat. Last night you kept treat all to self. You are treat pigger.”

She felt Caleb laugh. “Yes, I’m a treat pigger.” He gave her one last lick and got up.

Alexei immediately took his place. “These things should be fair. We have to share our treats. I like the way these things hold her legs open. We should to be getting some for home.”

“Home?” Holly asked.

“I think you’ll find you have a houseguest, sweetheart.” Caleb shoved his jeans down, freeing his cock. “We talked it over, and we don’t think you should live there alone. There are too many crazy things that happen in this town.”

And everyone looked out for everyone else as evidenced by the activities of last night. She lived in between four former federal agents. They were always on the lookout for someone or something to pull a gun on.

She could barely breathe as Alexei started a long, slow exploration of her pussy with his tongue. “I’m not alone. I have Nicky now. He’s just a kid.”

“She is worried I will not get along with her boy?” Alexei asked Caleb.

Caleb shook his head. “No. She’s worried Nicky will get the wrong idea.”

“He will get the idea that I love his mother and wish to have much sex with her.”

Caleb pointed to his nose, letting Alexei know he’d gotten it right. “Yeah, I think she’s worried that he’ll catch on to that last part.”

She was pretty damn sure Nicky knew about that. Still, she was a bit uneasy. Nicky had said he was fine with it, and he was seven months away from being considered an adult.

“The boy already knows. He is smart boy. He only has to look at the way I eat his mother up with my eyes to know that passion is between us.”

“Well, I think he’ll be okay with it as long as there’s also a condom between you.” Caleb walked to the counter, showing off his spectacular backside. He turned back around and had what appeared to be a fully-lubed anal plug in his hand.

“Alexei, you can’t just move in. We should talk about this.” But she didn’t really want to do that right this moment. She wanted to forget about everything that could possibly come between the three of them and simply feel.

His head came up. She could see the juice of her arousal on his lips. “You do not wish me to be with you?”

He looked like a sad puppy who hadn’t expected to get kicked.

Caleb looked very similar. “We did talk about this. Alexei and I talked about it and decided that he should move in with you. Did you expect him to live in the Movie Motel forever? Gene only changes out those movies once a week, and he has a strange thing for Doris Day. Having to watch those movies twice a night is cruel.”

Alexei shook his head and started to get to his feet. “I do not want to impose. If Holly feel uncomfortable, then I will wait.”

Oh, she couldn’t turn down that gorgeous face. And Nicky did seem to be strangely okay with it. Maybe after years of living with a cold stepmother, he was looking forward to an odd Russian and a slightly deranged doctor for stepfathers. Oh, god. She’d just thought it. She’d thought about marrying them. She’d had a vision of the three of them together forever.

She’d promised herself she wouldn’t get in too deep, but that ship had sailed. She loved them. She couldn’t imagine the future without them.

“I’ll have a list of improvements for you. If you’re going to live with me, you can help me keep the place up.”

Alexei’s smile was slow and sure. “I will be pleased to do these things for you. And I will be good to your son. I will make you happy. It is my job.”

Caleb handed the plug to Alexei. “It’s his only job, so expect him to be good at it.” He looked down at her. “He’ll take care of you.”

But Caleb didn’t make the same pledge himself. “And what about you?”

A cloud passed over his face. “I told you, I can’t do serious. I made that clear.”

She could practically hear his panic. She reached up to touch him. He had his demons. She couldn’t force him to confront them, but she also couldn’t leave him alone with them. “You can come and go as you please. You’ll always be welcome.”

“This is everything I can give you right now.” He touched her face, smoothing back her hair. His mouth had turned down, and she would do just about anything to get the playful doctor back. “I promise I’ll try. I wouldn’t have been able to do this a couple of months ago. Holly, I—I haven’t cared about anyone the way I do you. Anyone.”

Not even his wife. It was all she could ask for. “I think I feel a pain, Doctor.”

His breath hitched. “Really?”

She knew what he was asking. He wanted to know if she could really handle his quirks. He was blunt when he talked and taciturn the rest of the time. He was enigmatic and so hard to read. He was hardheaded and yet his soul was so generous. She could handle him. “Yes. I have a terrible pain.”

“You should tell the doctor all about it. My assistant is ready to help, too. Now where is this pain? Is it here?” Caleb leaned over and brushed his lips over hers.

She shook her head. “No. Lower.”

“Ah, then it must to be hurting here.” Alexei kissed one of her toes.

“No,” Holly replied. “Higher.”

Caleb kissed her neck. Alexei licked her ankle. Holly kept up the play, sending Caleb to suckle her breasts and Alexei to torture the backs of her knees. They worked their way down and up her body, leaving no inch unkissed, unloved. Finally Alexei kissed her inner thighs, and Caleb’s lips softly touched her clit.

“I think we have to go deeper,” Caleb said, shaking his head.

Alexei got to his feet, plug in hand. “You should hand me the lubricant. I will work in the toy.”

Caleb handed him the lube and came back up to the head of the table. “And I’ll deal with the oral portion of this exam. I need you to turn over, sweetheart. We’ll flip the stirrups down for this part. It’s going to work best if you stand on the floor with your legs wide apart. You need to be still while we assess you. While my assistant works on your sweet asshole, I need to feel your mouth on me.”

Holly pulled her feet out of the stirrups and flipped over on her belly. There was no point in fighting. They would only talk her into it. And she wanted them both. She wanted to know what it felt like to be in the middle, to know that even while they fucked her, they could feel each other deep inside her body.

She laid her cheek to the side and looked at the gorgeous monster Caleb thrust at her face. Caleb’s cock was already coated with cream.

“Open up, sweetheart. I need to test your mouth.”

She fought not to giggle, but stopped entirely when she felt Alexei dribble lube on her ass.

“This is beautiful, dushka. I dream about fucking this sweet hole. So tight. You’re going to be so tight.” He pressed a finger in, rimming her anus.

Caleb rubbed his cockhead along her lips. “She’ll be even tighter with one cock in her pussy and another in her ass. She’ll be tighter than anything I’ve ever felt before. Open up for the doctor, sweetheart. I need you to say aahh.”

She opened her mouth slightly, and Caleb pressed in. He pushed past her lips and her teeth and forced his head into her mouth. He tasted clean and salty, his pre-cum dripping on her tongue. Even when they held her down and played the dominant cavemen, she’d never felt as powerful as when they made love to her.

“That’s right, sweetheart. Oh, your mouth is so hot.” Caleb put a hand on her hair, holding her down gently for his use. “I think you’re giving me a fever. Fuck. I won’t last long.”

She felt something harder than a finger pushing at her asshole. The sensation was dark and forbidding.

“You must to relax, Holly. You must let me inside,” Alexei said.

“Fuck it in, Alexei. Short little thrusts. Don’t let up. Let that sweet little asshole know who the boss is. Let it know it can’t keep you out. You’re going to take it. You’re going to make it yours.” Caleb’s words were soft, almost gentle, but the dominance behind them made her fists clench. He wouldn’t let her keep him out. Not out of her mouth or her pussy or her ass. He would keep on until he’d claimed every part of her.

“That’s right, dushka. Relax. You look beautiful like this. So open, so trusting.” Alexei did exactly what Caleb had told him to do. He pressed in and pulled out, making little circles every time he gained some ground. He twisted the plug, forcing her open. “Do you know what it does to me? Watching you take his cock? I am possessive man, but it is right to share with him. He is partner. It is right for you to submit to us. We take care of you. We live for you. Open for me. Let me in. Let me have you so we can all be together.”

She looked up at Caleb’s face. His eyes were closed, but the look on his face was more peaceful than she’d ever seen. He was calm and set to his task. She’d given him that.

She relaxed, opening herself to everything they had to give to her.

Alexei sighed as the plug finally slid home. The light purple plug looked sweet squeezed into her tiny anus. So beautiful. Holly was a delight in every way. She was the inexperienced one, and yet she made him feel like an untried youth. Every moment he spent with her felt new, as though he was finally discovering what it meant to live.

He’d never had to prepare a lover to take him. It had been an easy exchange of money or simple pleasure. The women he’d been with had wanted something from him. They had wanted cash or the thrill of sleeping with a mobster. Those had been the most unsatisfactory encounters. He’d often needed sex to burn off the terrible things he’d seen or done.

With Holly he felt clean, even as he thought the filthiest thoughts about her. It would be right and good to do anything he wanted to her because love flowed between them. Such a sweet feeling to belong to someone. This was what washed away his sins, his pain. This was what made him whole.

And he could see it was starting to work on the good doctor as well.

“Fuck, you feel so good, Holly. Take more of me. I want to feel the back of your throat.” Caleb pumped into her mouth, obviously lost in the sensation. Alexei could remember it. Holly’s mouth was small and tight. Hot and welcoming. The way she’d used her tongue on him still made his balls draw up.

He caressed the globes of her ass. Her skin was creamy and white, the pink of yesterday fading back to her natural color. She’d liked having her ass spanked. She would like it when he tied her up and forced his dick into any hole he wished. He would make sure she knew how much he appreciated her trust, her love, her submission.

And he needed her. Now.

He walked to the counter and reached into Caleb’s small bag. The doctor had spent his morning shopping for all manner of helpful items. In addition to the plug, lube, and shaving accessories, he’d purchased condoms and a set of very nicely padded handcuffs. Alexei preferred rope, but he would take the cuffs.

He grabbed the condoms and the cuffs.

Holly’s hands had come out to grab at Caleb’s backside. Bad girl. She hadn’t been given permission to do such a thing. Caleb needed a few lessons in how to play doctor. He got lost in the sex and forgot the rules.

“Holly, you are only allowed to use mouth on doctor. Please to give me your hands.” He took her left hand and pulled it behind her back.

“Holly, obey Alexei.” Caleb pulled his cock out, his face in an unholy grimace. “This better be good, man. I’m close.”

“She is not. And she is trying to take over,” Alexei explained.

“No, I’m not,” Holly shot back.

Alexei smacked her ass with a hard, sharp swat.

“Oh, my god!”

Alexei chuckled. “It feels different with plug?”

“I don’t know if I like it. I don’t know. It feels so sensitive.” She wiggled her ass as though trying to get used to the sensation.

Alexei intended to make sure she liked it very much. “We will see how it feels when I take you. I must make thorough examination of all your lovely female parts. And I don’t want you to move. You must let the experts have their way.”

Caleb’s voice came out in a frustrated huff. “Give him your hand, Holly. He’s back in boss mode. Neither one of us is going to get off until he has you just the way he wants you.”

Holly’s hand came around and rested on the small of her back. Alexei took her small hands in one of his and with the other snapped the cuffs on.

“You see how pretty she is like this? She is beautiful. And she will not fight with you. Dushka, are you afraid or uncomfortable in any way?” If she was, he would take off the cuffs. “We don’t have to do anything. I just be wanting to explore.”

Holly turned her smart mouth on him once again. “I am damn uncomfortable, Alexei. I have a plug up my ass and no one will fuck me.”

He smacked her ass again, making her moan. “Just know, dushka, that all of this is for pleasure. The minute it does not be pleasing to you, it will stop. I would not hurt my angel moy.”

His angel. She was his angel.

“I’m fine, babe. I’ll be sure to let you know if I’m in pain. I’ll probably do it really loudly. I don’t know about looking pretty though. I feel awkward.” She twisted a little on the exam table.

“He’s right. You look lovely, sweetheart,” Caleb reassured her. “Now mind the doctor. Let me use your mouth. I need to fuck your mouth. I think my partner is going to take care of your pussy.”

Yes. He would take care of her pussy. Caleb began feeding her his length, the sight tightening Alexei’s cock. He’d never imagined how intimate it could be to share a woman. This was what he’d longed for all those lonely nights in strange hotel rooms. He’d longed for a family.

He got between her legs and made a place for himself. He tested her pussy. Wet. She was soaking wet. She’d enjoyed their play.

He’d enjoyed it, too. His cock was hard as a rock, jutting from his core and practically banging at his belly in an attempt to get what it wanted. He fisted himself, pumping a few times before opening the condom and covering himself. One day he would take her with nothing between them. He would convince her to make a baby with him. She was so caring. She loved her son and regretted not being with him each day. Another baby would be good for her. Good for him. He wanted a daughter with Holly’s red hair and green eyes. A baby girl he could pour his love into, or a boy he could teach as his father and brother had taught him. A child to share with Holly and Caleb.

He couldn’t wait any longer. He could see the plug he’d worked into her ass peeking out at him as he pulled her cheeks apart. He lined his dick up and thrust in.

She moaned around the cock in her mouth.

“Oh, that’s right. Suck me hard, sweetheart. You suck that cock.” Caleb pushed in and out of her mouth. He exchanged a dark look with Alexei. An intimate look. They were sharing a woman, and it connected them. They weren’t alone in loving Holly, in taking care of her. Caleb turned his eyes back down. He never let up thrusting his cock, but he seemed to be watching. Alexei knew what he was doing. He’d done the same thing the night before. Caleb was watching for any sign of distress. She was their woman. They would take her safety and pleasure very seriously.

And it was his turn to make sure she was pleasured. He pulled on her hips as he forced his cock in. Her pussy was tight, and he could feel the hard drag of the plug in her ass. It lit up his cock, threatening to make him blow.

“She’s so tight,” he murmured in Russian, not caring they wouldn’t understand him. He was lost in the feel of her pussy wrapping around him. Her muscles clamped down on his dick like a vise tightening to the point of sweet, sweet pain. He pulled out a little, just to the head, and started it all over again. Her pussy sucked at him. Her hips bucked back up as though trying to take him deeper. He pumped into her, enjoying the penetration. He watched as she sucked Caleb’s cock, her pink tongue lashing at the head when he pulled out.

“I’m going to come.” Caleb’s breath sawed in and out of his chest. “I’m going to come down your throat, baby.”

He looked up at Alexei, a desperate look in his eyes.

“I will make her come, too.” He reached around and felt for her clit. The little bundle of nerves was swollen and wanting. “Poor dushka. She is wanting.”

He drove his dick in as he pressed down on her clit, and she spasmed around him.

Caleb moaned. “That’s right. Take it. Take my cum. It’s all for you. Only for you.”

Holly’s pussy tightened, the muscles milking him. It was far too much. Between the sight of Holly sucking down his partner’s cum and the tight fit of her pussy, he lost it. He drove into her over and over, pleasure suffusing every inch of his body. He felt his balls draw up and had to hold on as the cum shot from his body.

So good. Sex had never felt like this before. His every sense was engaged. He loved the smell of their mixed arousals, the sight of Caleb stroking her hair as he came down, the feel of her skin beneath his hand, the sound of her practically purring.

She looked up, a silly little grin on her face. Her eyes were glazed with satisfaction. “So, am I healthy, Doc?”

Caleb’s grin just about matched Holly’s. So different from the frozen man he usually presented to the world. This man was happy, open, capable of emotion. “I think you’ve passed this particular test. But you should know that I intend to keep a very close watch on your health.”

Alexei flipped her over. She struggled a little with the cuffs, but settled into his arms. “I think our little patient needs some rest.”

Caleb nodded. He didn’t even reach for his jeans. He simply stretched and yawned. “Take her upstairs. I have a bed. Not much else, but the bed’s good. It’s actually bigger than her bed.”

“Join us.” Alexei turned toward the door.

Caleb looked like he could use a nap, but his face suddenly closed, and he shook his head. “No. I have to clean up in here. I might have an actual patient at some point in time. I need to think about hiring a real nurse.”

Alexei opened his mouth to speak. A job was a job.

Caleb shut him down. “Someone with credentials, buddy.”

“Is anyone going to get me out of these handcuffs?” Holly asked.

“Not for a while, dushka.” Alexei left Caleb standing in his exam room. He took the steps to Caleb’s apartment two at a time, carrying his precious burden the whole way.

He’d made headway with the good doctor. It was time to see if his living space would give up any of Caleb’s secrets because Alexei didn’t intend for Caleb to come and go as he pleased.

But first he had an angel to take care of. He laughed as he tossed her on Caleb’s big bed.