Page 50 of Widow

Chapter 12

Iwoke up the next morning to the sound of Ric growling. I wasn't sure if I was dreaming, so I opened my eyes. I was facing Lucifer, who had his eyes trained over me.

When we had returned to bed, Ric had gone. Sometime in the middle of the night, he had come back, wiggled his way between Kai and me, and wrapped himself around me. Now the vibrations of his growls had shaken me awake.

I moved a bit and looked back at Ric, who was staring at Lucifer.

"Are you growling at him?" I sat up from in between them, which was a huge mistake because Ric immediately moved and put his hands around Lucifer's neck.

"Stop!" I grabbed Ric's arm and pulled him away from Lucifer. Ric blinked back at me and then shook his head as if he had been in a trance. "What the hell is wrong with you?"

"He's mad about what happened in the bathroom last night." Lucifer slid out of bed and rubbed his neck. "His wolf is jealous."

"We agreed not to touch her until we could figure things out, and you two..." He was so angry he couldn't finish his thought.

Ric got out of the bed and stood, clenching his fists. I looked between the two men and then looked back at the bed where Kai was still sleeping. How could he sleep through this?

"What do you mean, you agreed not to touch me?" I sat cross-legged on the bed and looked up at the two men who were glaring at each other. They were acting like I was a piece of meat. Maybe to Ric, I was.

Picard climbed out of the nightstand drawer where Ric had set up a towel as a bed for him. He squeaked several times and then climbed up onto my leg. He seemed to be telling Ric something.

Rick looked at him with narrowed eyes and then turned back to Lucifer. "You know what this means. My wolf will never forgive you."

"Neither of you are ever going to touch me again. You're acting like children. I'm not interested in being in a relationship with children." Picard seemed to agree with me because he stood and nodded his head in the direction of the two men.

Lucifer let out an annoyed sigh and ran his fingers through his hair. "I'm not the problem here. I never agreed verbally. And she's right, she's a woman, and if she wants me to touch her, I will touch her. You do want me to touch you again, don't you?" Lucifer looked over at me with raised eyebrows.

I swallowed and ran my fingers through my hair. Did I want him to touch me again? Maybe not now that they were fighting over me.

"I'm not sure what I want. This is new to me. Maybe we can table this until after we get the spiders out of me."

A flash of something passed over Lucifer's eyes, and he shook his head as if to clear whatever it was. He nodded once.

"Can you guys keep it down? I'm trying to sleep here," Kai grumbled. Picard let out what sounded like a laugh then scrambled over to him and began jumping on his chest. "And get your damn monkey off me."

Ric let out a curse and then went into the bathroom, slamming the door behind him. I lay back on the bed and let out a frustrated groan. "I don't want you three fighting over me."

"They are fighting over you. That's just the way Ric is. He's a wolf. I'd be more concerned if he wasn't having that reaction." Kai shrugged and sat up, sending Picard sliding down his chest and landing on the bed. "I think it's going to take some getting used to because it isn't the normal type of relationship, but I'm willing." He stood up and stretched, his lean body on display.

"I've never considered this type of relationship before." Lucifer sat down on the bed next to me. "I've definitely had some experiences with more than one lover, but never something where we were emotionally involved." I raised my eyebrows in question, and he continued. "I've been around a long time, Lia. When you've been around as long as I have, you will try anything at least once."

"Have you had sex with a man?" I raised my eyebrows, heat flushing my cheeks. The mental image of him dominating over Ric almost made me come right then and there.

And then last night. The things he did with Kai inside of me. I felt a tickle of desire in my core.

"Yes."

I bit my lip to stop myself from moaning, and he laughed.

Kai cleared his throat and put his hand on Lucifer's shoulder. "Are you okay this morning?"

Lucifer shifted next to me and brushed Kai's hand from his shoulder. "I was overcome with emotion. I'm entitled to have feelings once in a while."

"You shouldn't keep everything bottled up inside." I patted his chest and then scooted off the bed.

I walked over to the bathroom door and knocked gently with my knuckles. I didn't want to see Ric hurting, and it was my fault he had run off the night before.

"What?" he bit out. He was close to the door. Close enough that I wondered if he had been listening to our conversation.

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