Page 195 of Heartless Legacy

I tap the first piece of paper with writing on it. “Well, they must’ve kept damn good copies of everything. All the information is here.”

He makes a noncommittal hum, diving back into what he’s doing. Bored with watching him play paper Jenga, I head over to my dorm room to pack up a few more things to take to Thea’s. She complains every time I bring another load, but I know she secretly likes having me around when Deacon’s working late at the gym or out of town for fights and tournaments.

I didn’t know how things would go with Deacon living there too, but we’ve worked out a routine. He cooks, and I eat. We split the housework. Thea makes me help her do the laundry. I’ve gotten pretty good at it since she taught me how. I can also scrub a pretty mean toilet. I’m actually a fan of the scent of pine oil now.

I drop my stuff off at my car before heading across campus to the athletic building where Thea’s probably hiding out. The gym is empty, which means Deacon’s class is outside today. I round the building, scanning the bleachers for her. She stayed on campus last night, so I missed getting my good morning grope in.

She’ll be on this side of the track, because she still avoids the tunnels. I can’t even look at them without thinking of murdering Pax and Eloise. I jog up the steps and sit beside her, twisting my body so I’m lying with my head in her lap.

She shoves at my head, but I don’t move. Instead, I grab her hand, holding it against my chest. “Hello to you, too. Having fun watching Deacon torture his class?”

“Yes, I actually am. Push-up trains are the great equalizer.”

I chuckle, because she loves watching the meat-heads struggle. “So, who’s our favorite today?”

“The dude in the back on team three.”

Turning my head, I nuzzle her thigh close to her pussy. “Why? Cause you can see his ass?”

She mushes my head, turning it away from her. “Because he was smart enough to put the strongest people in the front, back and middle of the group, to help evenly distribute the work.”

“That does sound fun. How would you position us? Do I get the front, back, or middle when we all finally take you at the same time?”

“How many times do I have to tell you that’s never happening? I won’t be able to deal with that many hands at once.”

I really need to find the bastards from that hospital and kill them slowly. “Mmm. I know, but we’re just imagining it. It’s a fantasy where nothing bad is happening, so where would you put me? Up front so I can play with your gorgeous tits, or in back so I can smack your ass? Or do I get your mouth sucking me dry?Ooh. Yeah! That sounds perfect. I want your mouth, and we can let the other three fight out the rest. Deacon’s so greedy about your pussy. He’ll probably just spend the time eating you out, and Holden will definitely need access to your throat.” I groan. “Him choking you while you're swallowing me. Can you imagine how that feels?”

She clears her throat and shakes her head. “That’s a very specific suggestion, Finn. Sounds like you’ve done it before.”

“Before doesn’t count. Those times were something we did for Holden. Sharing the person I love with my best friends is something new for me. So yes, I have a very specific suggestion, because I have very specific fantasies that I want you to help make reality.”

I stroke my thumb along the back of her hand. “Plus, you’re gonna make everyone except Deacon wrap it up. There’s no condom requirement when I face fuck you.”

“Holden.”

“Yes. Where should we put Holden?”

She clears her throat and says, “I mean, Holden doesn’t use protection.”

I sit up so fast I get dizzy. Twisting to face her, I squeak, “Excuse me?” I’m sure the hurt and shock show on my face.

“I know what you’re thinking. It’s not a punishment that you and I use condoms. Holden. He… we get so caught up in thechase that he just doesn’t stop long enough to put one on, and it’s fifty-fifty if I’m even lucid enough to tell him to.”

She frowns. “Although he doesn’t, even then.” Reaching for my hand, she says, “That started last year. We used protection in the beginning and then he told me he wasn’t going to anymore.”

“And you were fine with that?”

“I was fine with the conversation. You and I never had one, and let’s not forget that you were with Eloise.”

“Thea, I swear I wasn’twithher once you and I became a couple.”

“I know.” She pats my hand. “But we still never talked about it.”

“You’re right. We didn’t.” Pulling out my phone, I say, “I’ll book an appointment with my doctor right now, and we’ll get our blood work done.”

She pulls her hand away from mine. “No.”

“No, what?”

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