Page 35 of Under Their Protection

“I love you, Mia. I’ll see you guys tomorrow,” I say softly.

“I love you too, Anika,” she sniffs.

“Bye, sweet girl,” Quinn says as he wraps me in a giant teddy bear hug and squeezes me. “I’ve always thought you two looked good together. Congrats. Get him to knock you up so Uncle Quinn will have a baby to spoil.” I laugh and kiss his cheek.

“Bye Uncle Quinn,” I say with a smile. I turn to go to the truck and Rowan kisses me deeply.

“You are amazing,” he says with a smile. I momentarily forget that anyone else is around when I look into his eyes. “Let’s go home.” Rowan opens the truck door for me then offers me his hand to help me up into the seat. He and Max get in, all while Isaac and Harper stare daggers at us. We drive away in silence but as soon as we are out of the parking lot, Max breaks the silence.

“Unbuckle,” he says. I do as he asks. He motions for me to come to him. I give him a strange look, so he leans over the center console, grabs me, and pulls me into the backseat. I giggle as he pulls me into his lap to straddle him.

“What are you doing?” I ask.

“I’m going to fuck you while your husband drives. When we get there, he’s going to bend you over and fuck you while I watch,” he says as he pulls my dress up so that it’s less constricting. I lean up so he can pull himself out of his jeans.

Just before Max fills me with his cock, I decide to potentially ruin the moment. “I like both of you,” I blurt out. “I might even love you guys. I know both of you have feelings for me and we all have so much history, but I don’t want to hurt your friendship.” Max pauses for a moment and searches my face. “Please say something so I know I didn’t just fuck everything up,” I say in a small voice.

Max squeezes my hips as he fills me with his cock. My breath catches and I tip my head back and moan. “You belong to both of us now, Nika. This cunt is just as much mine as it is his. We love you with every part of who we are and that will never change,” he says softly in my ear.

I sync the movement of my hips with his and each thrust of his cock sends moans and cries from my mouth. I tip my head back and cry out as I ride him hard and fast. I am doing most of thework and he holds on to me to help me stabilize myself. “Oh fuck, Max,” I moan as my climax peaks, and I come hard. Max falls with me and we are both left breathless.

I lay against his chest, completely spent. I notice that the truck is stopped right as the back door opens and Rowan pulls me out of the truck and leads me into the house. He doesn’t even bother turning off the alarm before he bends me over the arm of the couch and slams into my cunt, dripping with his best friend's cum.

“Oh, fuck,” I yell. Rowan’s thrusts bring me to a place where the only sound I can make is whimpering as he fucks me like a frenzied man. He steals the sounds from my throat before they can breach the surface and I am sent to heaven as I unravel under his brutal pounding. All of my sounds rush back to me as my pussy clamps around his cock and I yell out his name. Rowan thrusts into me harder as he comes. Together we pull each other through the ripples of our fading climax.

Without a word, Rowan scoops me up like the proper bride. He lays me on his bed and goes into his bathroom. I remain where I am as I am stuck in this dazed state as Max lies beside me. He is propped up on his elbow looking at me with a soft smile on his lips.

Rowan returns with items to clean me off. Once again, I do not protest. I am far too weak and tired to try and be independent. When he finishes he sits me up.

“Hands up,” he says simply. I smirk and do as instructed. Rowan undresses me and puts one of his shirts on me. I could swoon at the intense happiness that I am feeling right now. “Get up there and lay down. We will be back.” Rowan and Max leave the room and I again do as instructed and lay down under the covers.

Rowan’s house shows who he is so well. He has family photos on the walls. Everything is so warm and inviting. His room is comforting as well. It may be because I am absolutely exhausted, but this is the most comfortable bed I have ever laid in. The fast-moving ceiling fan pairs nicely with the thick comforter that I am curled up under. There is nothing better than being snuggled up under a warm blanket with cool air surrounding you. I must have been a penguin in a past life because I could sleep in a freezer and be content as long as someone gave me this comforter.

I am well on my way to an exhaustion-induced sleep when they return to the bedroom. I open my eyes for a second to see that they both have changed clothes.

Rowan is wearing pajama pants and no shirt. I have seen him like this dozens of times when I would go to his hotel room to bring him food that we had ordered to mine. We would always end up eating together and discussing work. He could have tried something so many times, but he didn’t. He remained respectful and professional until the perfect time to ease me into this. This is what I’ve always needed.

Max is wearing basketball shorts, also with no shirt on. Most of the time if I was with Max, I was at the club. We didn’t always do scenes though. Half of our time together we would just talk and hang out. For me, an important part of those scenes was the trust I have for Max. I had to be willing to let him tie me down and respect my wishes for nothing to be sexual. I could see it on his face that he wanted to touch me so badly. I am confident that I could have been on his table completely naked, and he wouldn’t have touched me without my permission. So, spending time with him as my friend was vital for me. I always enjoyed the times we would sit at a table and just talk. There was never any pressure for more or questions about my vague history. I expressed that I had a toxic family, and he knew that Harper was the source of the toxicity. I often wished I had the guts to tell him my entire story in the hope of him whisking me away and saving me. I know that he would have in a heartbeat.

Rowan slips under the covers behind me and pulls me against his chest as Max takes the bed in front of me. I am properly sandwiched between them. This is what true happiness feels like.

“If either of you try to touch me, I’m saying my safe word,” I mumble. Both men roar with laughter, making me smile.

“No touching, just sleeping,” Rowan says as he snuggles me closer.

“This is nice,” I murmur.

“Yeah?” Max asks.

“Yeah. Maybe this isn’t the time to say this, but I mean it when I say I won’t choose. I won’t be a friendship wrecker,” I say with a heavy coating of sleepiness in my voice.

“We don’t want you to choose,” Max says as he kisses me. “Sleep now, my sweet Nika.”

Chapter Five

Anika

“Any word from Emma?”Max asks me for the tenth time this morning.

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