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"Never mind, buddy. I'm a good cuddler." Matt patted him on his shoulder.

"Oh, sure. Your arms are definitely the ones I was hoping to lie in tonight." Ethan playfully jabbed Matt's belly. "Never mind, have your moment. We'll be making the most of our time together when they're gone. Won't we, Lily?" Ethan sauntered up to me and planted a soft kiss on my cheek.

"Ha! Who laughs last!" Matt teased Eric and Ryan, who grinned. Eric hooked his arm around my neck, pulling me in for a kiss upon my temple.

"Come on, let's get you situated." I grinned, breaking up the goading and leading them to the only other vacant bedroom.

It used to be my brother's room, and I hadn't been much of an entertaining person, having guests over to the house and such. But when I met Eric's friends, I decided to clean it out just in case they needed somewhere to crash after they were done helping me. It's stripped bare of all my brother's things, just a bed in a room with tape marks where his posters used to hang and a sheer white curtain I took from my own bedroom. A tinge of sadness passed through me at the thought that he might have had a different fate if his male role models were anything like these four men. All of our fates would be different.

"See you tomorrow." I hugged and kissed Ethan and Matt.

"I'll try not to burn with jealousy, not being able to sleep next to you," Matt said, hugging me a little longer and a little tighter while no doubt glaring at Eric and Ryan.

"Trust me, you have nothing to be jealous of. All I'm in the mood for is sleep and a hug," I said, needing to let my heart and body believe that Terri was gone from my life for good.

My body was heavy, and the walls blurred together as I made my way to my mother's room, sending Ryan and Eric ahead of me, to bed. She startled as I flicked the bedside lamp on, her eyes popping open with the switch. Of course, she didn't turn her head to look at me, and I couldn't be sure whether she's awake because she's triggered by tonight's earlier events or if her sedative had worn off. After checking her pulse for a racing heartbeat, or any sign that she's agitated, I administered another dose of her sedative and climbed into bed next to her. Holding back my tears, I wrapped her cold, unmoving body in my arms and communicated to her that everything's going to be okay, before kissing her thin cheeks.

Longing for warmth and reassurance of my own, I headed to my bedroom to find Ryan and Eric already asleep. As I settled in between them, they wrapped their arms around me, and our legs locked together. One kissed the top of my head, and the other pulled me closer, smiling into me. Tangled up in their embrace, the continuous buzz of my body grew mellow, and I'm convinced that I'm safe after all.

"I'm so happy you guys are in my life," I muttered into the night, grateful to them for pulling me out of the black hole my father created.

Chapter 50

Lily

The end of the week was upon us, and there had been no Terry. Ethan had been trying not to grumble about how much of a better idea it would be if we just spent a few nights at the Airbnb, and I could tell the lack of space had been getting to him. Yet, he refused to leave my side.

I hadn't been in the mood to sleep with anyone since the last time, and I was relieved as hell that my period came five days ago. It wasn't that they were pushing for anything; they were respectful of my boundaries. Plus, living on top of each other in this cramped space wasn't as sexy as it sounds, especially with my paranoia in the room with us.

I was afraid Terry would walk in on us once we got started. The very thought made my stomach turn. The locks were changed, and I got up to check them several times a night. All they could do was be there for me in the best way they could be, helping out with the responsibilities.

But as I looked at Eric's packed bags and thought about how long it might be until I saw him again, I couldn't help the urge when he came up behind me, wrapped his arms around my waist as I did the dishes, and kissed my neck.

"I'm going to miss you," he whispered against my skin, and that wave I thought was gone forever rushed back in its familiar flood of delicious heat and electricity.

"I'm going to miss you too," I murmured, leaning into him, soap on my hands and everything.

His voice deepened at my willingness to engage him. "Yeah? Why don't you show me how much?"

That didn't make any sense, but my entire body understood what he was asking, and I turned around in his arms and cupped the back of his head with my soapy hands. None of us cared when I pulled him in for a kiss. He sighed his relief and excitement, wasting no time in pushing his hand up my shirt and cupping my breast, as he moved his kisses to my neck. I panted aloud, my center throbbing with need.

"I want you, Lily. Can I have you?" he groaned into my ear, his cock thickening against me.

The answer was clear as day. "Yes," I gasped, rubbing my body against him.

The man was impatient with the way he pulled my tank top over my head, biting his lip at the sight of my breasts, even though he had seen them many times before. His lids grew heavy as he closed his mouth over the swell of one and reached into my baggy shorts to find me sopping wet. He let out a gargling kind of grunt, the type that holds a collision of thrilling emotions, and I didn't hold back on the decibel of my moan. My shorts and underwear came off faster than I could blink, and I was naked on the sink, watching with bated breath, as he pulled his hard dick out of his sweatpants. I squirmed against the cool of the sink, preferring something hot and probing.

"Come here," he pulled my hips toward him, and I bit down on my lips as he filled me.

"Oh, Eric," I moaned into him, my belly fluttering as he moved through me. I clung onto him and let him take me for a sweet fucking ride.

Ethan

The guys and I had been sitting in the living room, listening to the whispers behind us turn into full-on wails of pleasure, our own cocks growing heavy with blood. We eyed each other, an unspoken question on our lips. Was this a private moment between Eric and Lily since he was leaving tomorrow? Well, come on. It was hardly private; he was beating her pussy up in the open, not in her bedroom.

When I peeked into the kitchen, my hips rocked at the beauty before me. Her, naked, wrapped around his partially clothed body, sobbing her release. Fuck, that was hot. I let myself in, deciding that if they didn’t want me there, they could kick me out. They didn’t. Eric made eye contact with me and whispered something in her ear that caused her to open her eyes.

“Oh fuck!” she gasped, the shock rushing out of her in another shuddering release.

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