Page 63 of Four Firemen For Christmas

Emma looked at us like she expected us to bolt away at a moment’s notice. Not me. Hell, I crossed the room as fast as I fucking could and dropped to my knees in front of her. “I’m sorry, Emma. God, I’m so fucking sorry.”

Tears welled in her gorgeous brown eyes and she shook from head to toe. Her mouth worked but no sounds came out except for tiny, gasping breaths that lifted her shoulders toward her ears.

“Please forgive us. We’re all idiots and we overreacted. I should have stood by you, but I didn’t. None of us did except Derek.” I wrapped my arms around her waist and peered up into her soulful eyes. “Please, Emma. We’re all sorry for being hotheaded morons. We let our tempers get the better of us.”

“You thought I could do something that awful.” Emma finally spoke and the threads of steel I’d seen in her wound tighter.

“We panicked.” I tightened my hold on her waist and smoothed my hands up and down her spine. “It’s no excuse for how we acted. But we’re never going to do that again.”

Henry’s low, breathless exclamation sounded behind me. He moved closer and followed my lead, dropping to a knee at my left side. I’d never seen Henry do anything he’d consider submissive. Not in the twenty plus years I’d known him. But he did it for Emma, we all did, to prove ourselves.

“I’m sorry.” He sounded as pained as we all felt. “I never should’ve blamed you. I knew better. I knew, deep in my heart, that you’d never hurt me like that. Samuel’s right, it’s no excuse.”

“We swear we’ll take care of you, Emma,” I added. “You and the baby. And any future children.” My throat swelled as love for her and the baby inside her clamped down tight on my heart. I’d never thought I’d have kids. But with Emma, Iwantedthat baby with a fierce, desperate kind of love that I’d never felt before.

She swiped both hands over her cheeks, smearing her makeup as she dashed the tears away. “I don’t even know whose baby it is.” The words were soft, almost regretful.

“I don’t care,” I answered automatically. I kissed her belly and rubbed my cheek over her shirt. “We’re all in this together, sweetheart. If you’ll have us.”

Alex was the last to go down to a knee. He took Emma’s hand and stroked both thumbs over her wrist. “It’s my fault things escalated. If I’d kept my head and took a second to think, I never would’ve accused you. I…” He pressed the back of her hand to his forehead. “I’m so damned sorry for everything I said to you. I’m with Samuel. We’re in this together, if you’ll have us.”

“You don’t care that I don’t know who knocked me up?” She sounded incredulous.

We all stood and wrapped her into a group hug that pressed all our bodies together.

Derek spoke for all of us. “We don’t care. All that matters is that you forgive us. That you’re safe and happy.”

“Well shit.” She was full-on jagged crying now with great, heaving sobs that wracked her entire body.

We all comforted her, smoothing her hair back and letting her get all the emotions out. When she settled her cheek against my chest and wrapped her arms around my waist, my heart soared.

“I can’t believe you’re all okay with this.” She sniffled one last time and pulled away. “I mean, it’s crazy that any of you would even have sex with me, much less that all four of you would want me to stick around.”

“Forever.” I reiterated my feelings with a kiss to the top of her head. When she lifted her face toward me, I claimed her lips. She tasted salty and sweet at the same time. I framed her face with my hands and rubbed my thumbs over her cheeks. “I need you forever. I’ve never found a woman like you before. And now that you’re here, I never want to give you up.”

The others came in with a chorus of“same here”and“me too”that had Emma sighing and leaning into my hands. She patted my hands where they rested on her cheeks and then gripped Henry’s arm, pulling him in closer.

Our bodies pressed in closer, and I couldn’t help the surge of blood going to my dick when her hip brushed over my crotch.

“I love the decorations.” She hugged Alex and Derek, kissing each of them on the cheek.

“Anything for you,” Alex said. His smile spoke volumes for his emotions. Alex didn’t give his heart easily, but when he did, he was all in. It was what made Emma’s perceived betrayal so hard on him.

Emma turned back to me, and her smile burned bright enough to light up the whole room. Her grin turned mischievous as she rubbed her hips over my erection. “You know what would make this day perfect?” She reached back and grabbed Henry by the front of his shirt.

None of us needed words to know what she wanted. I tipped her face up and brushed my lips over hers, then trailed them down her cheek, along her neck, and to her shoulder.

Henry ran his hands beneath her sweater, tugging it up over her shoulders. I lifted my head long enough for him to remove the garment and toss it aside. Her bra came off next, and I buried my head in her glorious tits.

“Samuel.” She sighed my name and threaded her fingers through my hair.

I lost track of everything except Emma. The feel of her skin against mine and the soft, breathy sounds she made caused my dick to swell and tighten. I needed to be inside her, but I wanted to make this last as long as possible. Dropping back to my knees, I eased my hands over her hips, pulling her skirt and panties down in one smooth motion.

“Bedroom.” Emma moaned and grabbed my hair. “Please take me to the bedroom.”

I didn’t hesitate to sweep her into my arms and carry her to the bedroom where I’d first had sex with her, along with Alex. We all filed into the room, our need filling it with bursts of tension and sexual desire. I spread Emma out on the bed and parted her thighs. Henry, Alex, and Derek made a circle around her on the bed.

Henry kissed her while Alex and Derek each took a breast and put their mouths to work. Fuck she was hot as hell. Her body became our feasting table, and I shoved my face between her legs, licking her from ass to clit.

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