Page 56 of Silver Fox Firefighters Next Door

I came back around to the feeling of Nash’s big hands stroking my back. I was cradled in his lap and he was holding me like a baby. My breathing had gone back to normal and instead of the overwhelming pleasure, I felt a full body tingle, like residual energy flowing through me, looking for a way out.

“There you are.” Nash’s voice was soft and low. “Let me see those eyes, baby.”

I blinked up at him and smiled. He was so handsome and he loved me. “Hi.”

“Jesus. I was terrified we’d killed you, Evie. No more orgasms like that for you.” Aiden blew out a loud breath. “Fuck. Maybe some orgasms, of course, but in moderation. You scared the shit out of me.”

I reached up and traced Nash’s smile. “No, give me a few days and I want that again. I feel like I’m in a cloud. This has to be what drugs feel like at first.”

Tate snorted and leaned over so I could see his face. “Warn someone, Evie. You can’t just pass out during sex without letting us know it’s a possibility. I think I aged ten years.”

I let out a sigh of pleasure when he started rubbing my legs. “How was I going to warn you? I didn’t know it was going to happen. I was just along for the ride. And it was a ride I’m interested in taking again.”

Nash shook his head. “We’ll see.”

“Everything in moderation. I get that saying now.” Aiden tugged me out of Nash’s lap and into his arms. “I love you, Evie.”

I curled into his warmth and smiled even wider. “I love you, too. I don’t believe in moderation, though. Not when it comes to orgasms. You limit my orgasms and I’ll limit yours. Then we’re all unhappy and no one wants that.”

Tate reached out and stroked my cheek. “No way in hell are we going to be unhappy waking up to you every day, Eve.”

A wide smile stretched my lips as I buried my face in Aiden’s neck. I was overwhelmingly happy and satisfied. “I feel like I won the lottery.”

“That’ll fade in time. Once you move in and experience us at our worst.” Tate winked at me. “Or once you’re forced to eat more of Nash’s cooking.”

“I would eat Nash’s cooking every day for the rest of my life and still feel lucky.”

“God, she really does love us. If ever there was a doubt, there’s our sign.” Aiden grunted when Nash hit him and stole me back. “Hey. You need to learn to share.”

“I think we all know how to share fairly well.” Nash stole a kiss. “Move in with us. I don’t want to waste time waiting for some bullshit time period when it becomes acceptable to live together. Not when I already know this is forever.”

“I was wondering if anyone was going to ask or if I was just going to wake up to my stuff in your closets.” I wrapped my arms around his neck. “I don’t need to wait. I’m not planning everything out this time. I just want to be with you guys, in the moment. That’s all that matters.”

Nash held me tighter. “We love you, Evie.”

“I love you, too.” I blinked away happy tears as I looked at each of them. They were perfect and they were mine. They would never be able to convince me I hadn’t won the lottery.

“So…” Aiden trailed his fingers up my thigh. “Maybe we start the moderation tomorrow? It’s a big day for us, after all.”

I crawled into his lap and ran my fingers through his hair. “We start the moderation never.”

Epilogue

Eve

I paced around the living room, nearly tripping over Billie’s dog, Turtle, at every turn. I shook my hands out and talked to myself as I stressed. “It’s okay. It’s going to be good. There’s no need for me to freak out. Why would I freak out? I love them and they love me. So, what, we weren’t planning this? Most people don’t. Everything’s going to be fine.”

Turtle barked at me before jumping up on the couch and circling a few times before lying down. He watched me with his eyebrows twitching up and down. I half expected him to throw out a judgy comment.

“This is all your mom’s fault.” I wiped nervous sweat from my forehead. “I probably caught this from her. I spent too much time around her. It was bound to happen.”

He grumbled.

“I know it’s not contagious. I’m just… I need someone else to blame right now. I didn’t mean to get knocked up. I wasn’t trying. I just…forgot my birth control shot. I put it off and now…we’re here.” I turned sideways to look at myself in the mirror over the entry table. There was no sign of my body changing, of course. It was too early. “Did you see what your mom did yesterday? She pushed out three babies. Without an epidural and in the backseat of a truck. I’m not that tough. I used to have plans, Turtle. I used to have a birth plan and names. I’ve got nothing now. What am I going to do?”

The front door swung open and Nash, Aiden, and Tate lumbered in, their gear from the fire station resting heavy on their backs. One-by-one, they dropped their bags by the door and came over to kiss me.

“Hey, baby. Long day. Why do you look like you’re arguing with the dog?” Nash hesitated and then kissed me again, deeper that time. “God, you taste good.”

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