Sitting on the ground with the girls and my guys standing around me, I had a moment of surrealness. I’d spent so long feeling like I didn’t have a family. Even before I left the city, I’d never felt like I was part of a family. There, with Mack in my lap, I knew I was already an important part of their family. My heart leapt and I hugged Mack tighter.

“How about we have a tea party tomorrow for lunch? We can make your daddy and uncles come, too.” I watched the girls’ eyes go wide as they nodded happily. “And then maybe we can give Mack a bath because he stinks.”

Smith grunted. “Someone has a house full of racoons he loves to chase around.”

I scoffed and held up my hand for him to help me stand. “Nice. Blame me for something I had nothing to do with. Just pull me up so I can shower like Maggie suggested.”

He smiled. “I don’t know. I like you down there. You’re extra friendly.”

Rolling my eyes, I eased Mack out of my lap and tugged on his hand. “Up, Smith.”

CHAPTER 40

Bear

I checked on the girls and made sure they were soundly sleeping before I crept to the other side of the house where Mabelle set up Joanie’s bedroom. I bumped into Smith halfway there and groaned. “No. Go away. I’m stealing the night with her.”

Smith shook his head. “No way. I’m not going anywhere. I need to see her.”

We pushed and silently fought the rest of the way to Joanie’s door, just to pause outside it as the sounds of her moans leaked out. I growled and pushed into the room with Smith, just to see Chase on his knees between Joanie’s thighs.

Her eyes flew to us and I watched as she struggled with the urge to hide herself. Instead, she held out her hand to us, welcoming us to join them. I locked the door behind us and walked over. Chase lifted his mouth and I saw how wet his face was from Joanie’s juices.

“I wondered what took you two so long. Primping first?” Chase grinned when I scowled at him.

Smith climbed on the bed next to Joanie and worked her t-shirt up her body and over her head. “Imagine how much time we’d save if you were just in a bed with us already.”

Joanie reached between her open thighs and gripped Chase’s hair. Her body was flushed red and it was clear she was already close to coming. “Chase, please.”

I gripped Chase’s shoulder. “Do you think it’s fair to let her come so fast when she kept us waiting for so long?”

Chase grunted and leaned back. “I like the way you think.”

Joanie glared at me. “Bear! That’s not fair.”

I gripped her thigh and squeezed. “You were a brat. You’re going to need to work to come tonight.”

Her eyes glowed with rage but her chest rose and fell faster, letting me know a part of her liked the challenge. She bared her teeth at me. “I think I may regret agreeing to love you.”

My chest fluttered. “You agreed to love me?”

Biting her lip, she shrugged. “Can I come?”

Smith growled as he cupped her breasts. “I’m starting to see that bratty behavior you’re always talking about, Bear.”

Chase stood up and tugged his shirt off. “Did she really just tease us with her love?”

I nodded slowly and ran my hand up Joanie’s thigh. “I don’t know if I like that. It seems like maybe you need a reminder to play nice, brat.”

She opened her mouth to spew something sassy, I was sure, but I nodded at Chase and he flipped her over onto her stomach. She grunted and tried to push up on her elbows but Smith planted his hand in the center of her back and held her down.

“If I may?” I stepped into Chase’s place and ran my gaze up her spread thighs and over her full ass. I could see her juices smeared down her thighs and the way her muscles tensed as she waited for whatever I was going to do. I slowly cupped her ass and squeezed. “Still feeling bratty?”

She twisted her head from side to side, trying to look back at me, but she was helpless as Smith kept her in place. “I should go back to Billie’s. You’re just torturing me!”

I teased my thumb over her asshole and then spanked her right cheek hard. She squealed and tried to jerk away from me, but I brought my knee up and over her thigh to keep her still. I set a pattern that made her voice crack as she begged for more and her juices pool under her on the bed. I spanked her and then teased her ass, just to spank her again.

“I brought some things that might be fun.” Chase grabbed a small bag I hadn’t noticed by the foot of the bed. He moved to the other side of the bed and slowly pulled everything out, laying them just in front of Joanie so she could see them. She apparently hadn’t seen the bag of goodies, either. “I ordered these the night we decided to go all in. I didn’t imagine we’d be missing you when they arrived.”