Page 49 of Quiet Confessions: Part Two

I almost wonder if I am imagining the clapping when I glance at the door that we left wide open.

“Did you break her?” Cal snickers. Pay pushes her hair out of her face as she lays her head on my chest. The room smells like sex and we’re both sweaty.

“My vagina is destroyed in the best of ways,” she grins, lifting the toy I used on her as well.

“I could hear you screaming from the front door.” Rooke chuckles, peeking in the door. “It sounds like you were well taken care of.”

“Nate is a sex god,” she says happily, brushing her lips against mine.

“I want to take you on a date,” I murmur, deepening the kiss. I ignore the guys, rolling over to pin her underneath me.

“A date sounds amazing,” she sighs. “I just go to school and work, and I need a break from it all. I never get to do anything fun anymore. Plan something?”

Patience misses the stricken look of anguish on Kian’s face as she pulls away to shower. I wince, because I should have asked her when they weren’t all standing there. I didn’t even notice him walk in, he’s so damn quiet.

“She didn’t mean it…” I begin to say after the door is closed, pulling a blanket over my lap as I sit up. It’s not as if they didn’t get a bird’s eye view of my junk while I was fucking my rabbit, but now it feels odd to be so exposed.

“It’s my fault,” Ki confesses. “I want to have dates with her too, and I’m tired of having to hide my relationship with her. Richard is aware now of my feelings for his granddaughter, so there’s nothing keeping me from publicly dating her. We just have so many wasted years.”

“So, you do better now.” Rooke shrugs. “We all fuck up, just figure out how to move forward. Time is too damn short.”

I can hear the sound of the shower and bend down to grab my pants. Shit, they’re really far away. I may have been a little too excited when I threw them.

“You’re a mess,” Cal chuckles, giving me my pants.

Pulling them on without my underwear, I sit on the side of the bed with them half-buttoned.

“What if we plan a joint date? Something fun where she can let loose?” I suggest.

“That’s really nice of you,” Ki begins. “I don’t want to crowd your time either.”

“I don’t care,” I laugh. “There’s a new ax throwing place that opened, and it could be fun. Our girl is ridiculously competitive, too.”

“God, I hope she doesn’t stab anyone,” Cal groans. “I don’t think our lawyer is good enough to get us out of that.”

“Your Honor, what happened was…,” Rooke says before dissolving into laughter.

“I’m going to shower. Someone reserve our spot, and we can get burgers after at the restaurant next door. It’ll be great.” I grin. As I see how happy the guys are, I realize being a team isn’t so bad after all.

One step at a time, we’ll heal the wounds our family has inflicted. It just won’t happen all at once.

Chapter Fifteen

The date last night was incredible, and just what we all needed. It reminded me of the past, when we were all just kids running around and playing. I miss those days. Before my dad died and everything changed.

They were my whole world. From the moment I woke up until I went to sleep, I was with the twins and Kian. Adding Rooke to the mix was a surprise, but not one I would ever take for granted.

He says I saved his life all those months ago. Well, him being with me in that awful place saved mine. He kept me going every day when I just wanted to quit.

I leave the college and head over to the parking lot. The guys had to stay back and talk to Rooke’s coach. He’s on the bench since he missed so many practices and games, but I’m hoping maybe they will find a place for him to keep playing soon.

He doesn’t say it much, but I know Rooke loves football. I’ve never seen him play, but Hana tells me he’s really good. Her and Brad are still going strong, and I couldn’t be happier for them.

Is it weird that I slept with him? I mean, all the people outside of my little harem were just boytoys. Inconsequential compared to the men and love I have now.

I walk over to Ki’s car and climb in. He shouldn’t be much longer since today he doesn’t have any office hours.

My phone buzzes and I groan when I see it’s my mother. She has been blowing me up the last two days, but I haven’t answered. Her and Tae are away again and I doubt she even knew that I was missing for over three weeks.

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