Total pages in book: 66
Estimated words: 61929 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 310(@200wpm)___ 248(@250wpm)___ 206(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 61929 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 310(@200wpm)___ 248(@250wpm)___ 206(@300wpm)
“Where you belong,” Kai added, coaxing grins onto the others’ faces.
I couldn’t agree more.
Chapter 23
Aisling
I felt like I could finally let out a sigh of relief the moment Kai carried me into the clubhouse, weight dropping from my shoulders.
Just thinking about being back with the men I had fallen for choked me up, but I needed to figure out a way to properly speak so that I could admit my feelings for them. It was time.
Maybe part of me was scared that something bad would happen that would prevent me from telling them the truth.
For a minute there, I thought that I was doomed and wouldn’t ever see them again. I thought my son would be taken away and that I would be buried six feet under without anyone knowing.
My heroes came to my rescue, though. They brought me back home, and there were no words to explain how grateful I was for them. They fought for me, making me somehow fall even deeper in love with them than I already was. They just made the impossible possible somehow.
Kai set me down on my bed, and the other seven guys filled my bedroom, surrounding me on all sides as I carefully sat up straight.
“Are you sure you’re okay? Do you need to go to the hospital?” Kai asked me as he crouched in front of me.
I smiled and gently patted his cheek.
“I feel okay. I promise I’ll go get checked out soon, but I just want to rest right now and be with you guys. It feels like we’ve been apart for days instead of hours,” I told him as my eyes swept over everyone. I could feel them inspecting me, making sure that I wasn’t hurt. It was sweet, my cheeks warming up from the amount of care.
“We’re glad to have you back,” Lincoln told me from my right. “We weren’t going to give up until you were safe.”
My heart ached in awe.
“I… wow… every time I try to say these words I just want to bawl,” I said with a light laugh as my eyes started to burn.
I cleared my throat to try again, letting the words fly before I chickened out and lost my chance.
“I love you. All of you. I know that wasn’t planned or discussed, but I almost lost you tonight. I almost lost everything, so I’m going to be honest. I just want you guys to know that.”
When silence met my words, I almost wanted to run and hide, wondering if I just blurted out my feelings only to be rejected. What a devastating end to an already hard day.
Kai suddenly placed his hands on my thighs as he smiled up at me. That was a really nice sight.
“We should’ve been honest earlier, but we love you too,” he said before glancing around at everyone, who nodded in agreement. “We have for a while.”
“You’re part of our family,” Claude added from my right, reaching out to place his hand on my shoulder.
“Just like our son,” Bradley said.
“And we don’t want you to go after a year is up. We want you to stay for as long as you want,” Hayden told me with a hopeful glint in his eyes.
“Hopefully, that’s forever,” Cameron chuckled.
“You don’t have to decide now, but that’s where we’re at,” Kai told me.
Tears spilled down my cheeks as I nodded happily.
“I’d love to stay with you guys. It’s all I want,” I said, barely able to get the words out because my throat tightened so much.
As they all came close to hug me and leave kisses on me, my body automatically started to warm up and long for more touches. I had been so lonely and cold without them that I was dying to be as close to them as possible.
“Actually, there’s something else I want,” I told them.
“What’s that?” Auden asked.
I looked between all of them with a flushed face and darkening eyes.
“You. All of you,” I replied. When they peered at me with confused looks, I slipped my shirt off, letting my hair tumble down my shoulders and back. “Now.”
That clued them in.
“You don’t have to ask twice,” Chris assured me.
I lay on my back, sinking into the comfort of the mattress as Claude and Auden helped take my bra off, while Kai and Chris worked off my stretchy leggings and panties. I could only move so much this far into my pregnancy, but they were so patient and attentive, doing all of the work for me.
“You’re so beautiful,” Lincoln told me as he crouched on the bed to my left. His fingertips gently brushed my sore cheek, anger burning in his eyes until I leaned up and kissed him to calm him.
These wounds were temporary, but what I felt for them was something that would last forever.
It wasn’t long before I felt Bradley’s lips on my shoulder and the other side of my neck, drawing a moan from me.