Part 10 (1/2)

Chapter Eleven.

Sean took off after Maggie, knowing how much she enjoyed being chased. When he cornered her near the back door, he picked her up, throwing her over his shoulder. He carried her back to the living room, where Ethan and Max were in wrapped in one another's arms on the mattress, and kissing pa.s.sionately. Since the mattresses were on the floor, Sean couldn't toss Maggie onto them. He lowered her carefully beside their lovers and followed her down, trapping her between them. Ethan and Max released one another. Ethan, who was the closest, began stroking Maggie's thigh. Max moved to kneel at her feet, his hands going to her ankles and sliding upward.

”We have wicked plans for you,” Sean told her, running a finger down her cleavage until he reached the point where the ribbon was still laced down the front of the beautiful corset. Hooking his finger behind them, he pulled until the ends came free. ”Now, don't you think we should get to unwrapping you?”

Maggie laughed and wound her arms around his neck, pulling herself up so she could begin kissing his jaw and worked her way down his neck. ”Unwrap away!” She laughed, running her fingers through the hair on his chest. Her fingers toyed with his nipple, plucking at it. ”Did you like my little surprise?” she asked, her eyes sparkling with devilish delight.

Sean continued to unlace the corset. He wondered if she had any more of them. He certainly enjoyed seeing Maggie wearing them. They were f.u.c.king hot. ”It wasn't a surprise,” he told her. ”You told me what you wanted to do.”

”But I didn't tell you when I would do it.”

Chuckling, he unlaced the last eyelets and pushed the corset open. Her full b.r.e.a.s.t.s spilled out, making his mouth water and his hardening c.o.c.k ache. The pink nipples were puckered and the size of small berries. ”That's true. Let me just tell you, that I enjoyed your wickedness. You're a very naughty lover, and I can't wait to see what you do next.”

It was the truth. Sean could easily foresee years of sharing love and incredible pleasure with Maggie, Ethan, and Max. One just had to look around her house to know she had a creative mind. It was no surprise that she brought that creative imagination to their love making. It was often intense and always hot. They were certainly never going to be bored, should they have the opportunity to share a lifetime with her.

Spearing his fingers into Maggie's curls, Sean held her head still as he lowered his mouth and captured hers. Her lips parted, allowing him in. Their tongues stroked and licked. They pulled away for small nips to lips, before their mouths reconnected. With a hand on her waist, he pulled her closer, wanting to feel her b.r.e.a.s.t.s crushed against his chest. Maggie's moans were filling his mouth. After a moment he pulled away, looking down to see that Max had slid the thong off and was now parting her soft folds with his fingers, while licking her c.l.i.t.

Ethan wasn't about to be left out. He was trailing kisses from Maggie's breast to her stomach, lingering around her belly b.u.t.ton to twirl his tongue in it, causing her to double up and laugh, which made them all laugh. She sat up to wiggle out of the corset.

It was always this way with Maggie. She was so light-hearted and spontaneous. Making love with her was always pa.s.sionate, but so many times it was also just, well, fun.

Pulling away, Sean patted the pillows. ”Come up here and get comfortable. Hey, E, why don't you get Maggie another gla.s.s of wine?” He looked at her. ”Have you eaten supper?” She shook her head. ”Good. We brought Chinese. You just sit here and we'll wait on you.”

It was a definite change of gears. After such intense, erotic moments, they were slowing down, taking a breath. It would be worth it. They had the time. There was no point in burning themselves out too quickly.

Ethan gingerly pulled his jeans on over a nicely reddened a.s.s. He grinned at them, winking, as he headed out to the truck where their food was waiting for them in a hot box provided by Silver's Chinese American Soul Food Restaurant.

He was back in a couple of minutes, loaded with boxes and bags of food. Max helped him unload in the kitchen, after giving Maggie a gla.s.s of wine and covering her luscious body with a sheet. As much as he wouldn't mind licking duck sauce off her satiny skin, they would avoid it for now.

”What, no ribs?” she teased.

Max laughed as he opened a container and began scooping out the contents onto a plate. ”As good as the ribs are, we don't really want to have them too often.”

”Everything is going well there for you guys?”

Ethan nodded as he took her gla.s.s and handed her a plate. ”It's going very well. Better than we expected. Everyone seems to be glad the place is open again. It's packed every night.” He shucked his jeans, got a plate of food off the counter, and sat down beside her. ”We might be able to retire soon,” he joked.

”That would be nice,” Sean said, using his chopsticks to pluck a cashew and chicken off his plate. ”Barring anything bad happening, if we can keep the customers coming in, the place should give us a steady income, something to put in the bank for our old age.”

Maggie gave them all an encouraging smile. ”It sounds very promising. Considering how long the place has been serving BBQ, it should continue to be a success. You guys did a great job modernizing everything and expanding the s.p.a.ce. The fact that you're doing carry-out now also helps. I have no idea why that wasn't done before.”

”It's nearly doubled our business.” Max agreed. ”Without getting too proud of ourselves, I believe we made the right decision. We can't be s.e.xy cowboys forever.”

Maggie laughed softly. ”You'll always be my s.e.xy cowboys,” she told them sincerely.

Sean handed off his empty plate. He bent to press a kiss to her bare shoulder. ”Will we, Maggie? Would you consider making this forever between us?”

It was close to a marriage proposal. Had he jumped the gun? Was she ready to hear it?

There wasn't even a moment's pause, though Sean, Max, and Ethan waited expectantly. Sean felt his heart pound a little harder in antic.i.p.ation of her response. Though they had told her that they loved her, and she them, it wasn't yet a done deal. There wouldn't be any rus.h.i.+ng on Maggie's part. She had her children's future to consider. They loved the kids and he believed they could be good fathers to them. It was time to discover how Maggie felt about that possibility.

She nodded. ”I would consider it,” she told them, giving them each a gentle smile. She gave her empty plate to Max, who stacked it with the others. There was no chance he was leaving the room even for a moment, until she finished what she obviously wanted to say. ”I told you that I love you. I believe that with all my heart. Hopefully that isn't too mushy for you guys.” She smiled again, giving a chuckle. ”And I believe that you love me, too. We could have a good life together. Now we should talk about the most important part of this relations.h.i.+p of ours. Are you prepared to be fathers to three toddlers?”

It was probably the most important question she would ever ask them. Their answer, their honesty, would help determine their future with this amazing woman.

Maggie looked at each of them, her green eyes holding so much emotion Sean thought she might burst. It did come down to how they responded to this. This one answer would decide it all for them.

Max answered her first. There was equal emotion in his deep voice. ”We're more than ready to be fathers to Emily, Samuel, and Brant. They're great kids. You've done a wonderful job raising them.”

”We already love them,” Ethan stated, taking Maggie's hand in his.

”Yes, we do love them,” Sean agreed quietly. ”We want to be their fathers. We've talked about it a lot. We knew it was a package deal when we began dating you.”

”You do know they're not always sweet little angels,” Maggie warned ominously. ”For whatever reason, they have always been on their best behavior with you. Not that they turn into complete terrors at the drop of a hat. But they each have their moments.”

Sean chuckled and dropped a kiss onto her smiling mouth. ”Stop trying to scare us. We're used to kids. Between the three of us, we have almost forty nieces and nephews. We even watched them once.”

”Yeah, once,” Ethan agreed. ”We'll never make that mistake again. Ten of them were still in diapers.”

Maggie looked horrified. ”It was just the three of you?” She shuddered when they nodded. ”What were you thinking?” she whispered, looking at each of them with a mixture of awe and horror. ”I about had a nervous breakdown at their third birthday party. Their fourth is coming up soon.” She shuddered dramatically, making them laugh.

Stroking a hand down her arm, Sean joined the laughter. ”I guess we weren't thinking when we volunteered. But it was only for about an hour. Their parents were attending a wedding. They got to go to the reception at the community center, where there were other kids to raise h.e.l.l with. We went home and polished off a twelve-pack. Now, why don't we get this party started again? We have a surprise for you. Just stay where you are.”

”Trust me. I'm not going anywhere. I'm going to take advantage of every minute of grown-up time that I have coming to me. Now, what is this surprise you have for me?”

Max smiled at Maggie's enthusiasm, her eager need to enjoy the next moment in her life. Though he had never seen her in anything less than a good mood, he supposed she was like everyone else, with ups and downs in their life. But her positive att.i.tude was so powerful it was contagious. You couldn't be around Maggie and not be buoyed up by her personality. It was probably the best thing about her and Max knew Sean and Ethan would agree with him. Maggie's beauty and raw sensuality were just the icing and sparkly things of the total package.

After slipping a black lace blindfold over her eyes, and handing Sean the e-book, Max settled in beside Maggie as Sean began to read, eager to see her reaction to their surprise.

”Maggie's body was trembling in antic.i.p.ation, thinking of the way their strong hands would touch her. Her lovers admired her beautiful body. There was nothing they didn't like about it. Ethan began stroking her ankle as Max held her in his arms.”

Maggie pushed the blindfold up a little and reached for the e-reader, but Sean laughed and held it out of her reach. Max's arms tightened around her. ”It doesn't say that,” she said, confused.

”It does,” Sean insisted, laughing. ”Only the names have been changed, to protect the innocent.” He put the blindfold back in place.

He began reading again as Max nuzzled her raspberry-scented curls.

”Ethan began stroking her ankle as Max held her in his arms,” Sean read again, with more emphasis. Everyone waited, staring at him. Maggie giggled, obviously having caught on.

Ethan blinked, flushed red, and then reached for Maggie's delicate ankle. He cupped her heel in one hand and stroked over the top of her foot to her ankle, the tips of his fingers outlining the bones, lingering on the sensitive area just inside her ankle. Her leg jerked and she giggled.

”Ethan seemed fascinated by the shape of Maggie's leg. The tips of his fingers skimmed upward, following the elegant lines. When he reached her thigh, he looked up and their gazes locked. He was so close to Maggie's soft, wet heat. He rose, crawling up the bed, watching the expression on her beautiful face as he settled between her legs and began stroking the glistening folds of her s.e.x.

”Max peeled the sheet back, exposing her b.r.e.a.s.t.s, his hand curving over the firm flesh, his thumb stroking the hard nub of her nipple. Maggie moaned, her body twisting, as her pleasure intensified. Ethan's mouth followed the trail of his fingers, kissing and licking the delicate flesh, his tongue sliding between the swollen lips. He licked away the creamy juices he found there, enjoying the delicate tangy flavor.