Page 159 of Broken Dreams

Sometimes you just need your mom to kick your ass into gear. I can feel Linus’ awe as he watches me, and a feeling ofhappiness bubbles up as I hang upside down and the world flies by.

This is how it feels to be me right now. There’s chaos and uncertainty, but there are moments of joy too. It’s a disservice to everything I’ve lived through to not accept it all.

Even the parts that hurt.

“It’s really hot,”Linus groans, flopping into our nest.

Biting my lip, I crawl into the mattress with him. I need to get ready soon for the party, but I need to help Linus to take the edge off this. It feels like the blind leading the blind right now, though.

I’ve never had a natural heat, and usually I hide away when the cramps start. He doesn’t appear to be cramping, though his eyes are a little glassy.

“Where?” I ask, though I trip a little over the word.

Linus’ head swivels toward me, his arms grabbing me to haul me closer.

“The blankets are too warm, and so is the mattress,” he complains.

You’d think that a bed was supposed to be warm, but I understand what he’s saying.

“Pillows?” I ask as well.

“Yes,” he groans. “There’s not a single cold side, Quinnie.”

He’s just so cute. I can’t stand it. He’s also started calling me by the nickname that Callum does. It’s only when he’s really worried or irritated, but he’s been both recently.

“Okay, Linus,” I say, cheering slightly to myself as the words come easier. I doubt I’ll be a chatterbox any time soon, but this is important.

“Can one of you get us some of the cooling pillows and a mattress topper, please?”I ask Duncan and Callum through the bond.

I could have sworn that I had some of those pillows in our bed, but I can’t see any of them, and now I’m being snuggled against a very warm omega. Linus is stripped down to his birthday suit, his cock heavy against my thigh.

“I’m on it, Quinnie. Should I grab fresh sheets too? I threw some in the fridge earlier,”Callum says, making me sigh happily.

We are so lucky to have the Kelly brothers. I don’t think I would have thought to do that. It’s an insane thought, but it is exactly what we need.

“Please,”I whisper through the bond.

Linus and I lay together quietly, his fingers finding their way under the band of my sleep shorts. Since I’ve had the need for comfort, I’m wearing a sports bra and these shorts.

That’s it.

So when his hand finds my ass and squeezes it, all I can do is wiggle against him. We don’t have time to have sex.

“You smell so good,” he murmurs, kissing me. “I want you to sit on my face and drown me in your sweet cream, baby.”

“Linus, you’re making it very difficult for me to not climb in there with you two,” Callum murmurs. “I hear your nest isn’t right. Can I help with cool sheets and pillows?”

“Really?” Linus asks, looking up hopefully.

We’ve been so starved for care, it’s hard to accept it. Fuck, it was hard enough for me to ask for anything, even though it’s Duncan and Callum. In my head, I know they’ll be more than willing to help.

It’s my heart that worries we’ll be rejected.

“Fuck,” Callum mutters, saying so much with that word. It means he sees the neglect we’ve suffered. “Yes, do you want to help and make sure I do it right?”

Together, Linus and I stand to strip the sheets and fix it the way Linus needs the nest. He wants everything cool, almost to the point of freezing, and I’m glad I’ll have warm bodies against me the next time I’m in our bed. Otherwise, I’m likely to freeze.

“It’s right now,” Linus breathes. It’s as if he’s worried that if he’s too loud, it’ll fuck up the aesthetic of the room.

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