and we both came undone. Lorna’s body quaked as my cock pulsated and I filled her with my seed. My knees gave out seconds after Lorna’s as we fell to the bed.
Summoning all my strength, I pulled out and climbed from our bed. In less than a minute, I cleaned myself and returned with a warm, damp washcloth, ready to tend to the woman I loved more than anything.
After I was done, Lorna rolled over to her back and reached for my hand. Her head tilted to one side. “I love you.”
“I love you.”
“I’m surprised after what I told you about Jet—”
I brought my finger to her lips. “Don’t say his name or Maples. Sweetheart, I took you, your wet, warm cunt and your tight ass for one reason.”
She grinned. “Because they’re yours.”
“No, Lorna, because they’re yours and you let me. For not the first time, you shared yourself, all of you, with me. It’s the fucking best gift you could give and I’ll accept that gift every time, and I promise to care for it, to treasure it, and to love you not because of it but always.
“I’m not living with the ghosts of those deviants in our bed with my wife and neither will you. One is dead. The other one will die sooner rather than later.” I touched Lorna’s forehead. “When you think about a dick inside you, think of mine. Only mine.”
Her emerald eyes glistened as she nodded.
“Lorna, there might be some women who would have had a problem with what we just did.”
Lorna shrugged.
“Be honest with me, did you have a problem? Are you one of those women?”
“No, because as I’ve said a million times, Reid Rendell Murray, I trust you.”
“I can make love gently, but that wasn’t my plan tonight.”
“It wasn’t?”
“No, I’m not treating you like glass, Lorna. You’ve shown me time and time again you’re not going to break. I guess, I wanted to show you that I know that about you. I know you’re the strongest woman in the world, and I don’t need to treat you with kid gloves.”
“Thank you.”
“You and me, sweetheart, we’re going to move forward from all of this. When we’re making love, there will be no thoughts of anyone else. You can be certain that you’re the only one on my mind.”
She grinned. “You make it hard to think of anyone else.”
“No, Lorna” —I winked— “you were the one who made me hard.”
Her smile grew before fading as she brought her hand to my chest. “Are you sure you’re all right?”
“I’m not made of glass either.”
“I guess that makes us an unbreakable team.”
“I guess it does.” I brushed my lips over hers. “You have a few more hours before your alarm. If you think you can sleep.”
Lorna stifled a yawn. “I had at least three earthshaking orgasms in the last hour. I’m positive I can sleep.”
Standing, I lifted the blankets over her and planted another kiss on the top of her head.
“You’re going to 2,” she said, more as a statement than a question.
“If you’re all right with that.”
“I’m afraid if you stay here, I won’t get any more sleep.”
“You’re right. I’d be too tempted to help you with number four.”
A soft pink hue filled her cheeks. “That wouldn’t be so bad.” She sighed. “Go, Reid. Do what you do. But before you leave, you need to know something.”
“What is that?”
“You’re wrong about something you said. You’re not the bad guy. You, Mason, Sparrow, and Patrick, are the good guys. I don’t need to know by what means you accomplish your goals because I know you and all of them. You are the good ones. I married the best.” She craned her neck upward and kissed me. “I love you.”
“I love you, too, Lorna.”
Her eyes closed as she settled under the covers.
As I dressed and headed to 2, my wife’s praise rang in my head. I wasn’t certain I deserved it, but I wouldn’t deny it was a comforting lyric to have playing in the background.
Lorna
All five of us ladies turned toward the archway of the kitchen at the sound of footsteps upon the tile. The discussion the four men had been having stilled as they turned the corner, passed the grand staircase, and entered the kitchen. Simultaneously, the discussion the other four ladies and I had been having also quieted.
Our conversation hadn’t been anything consequential. After all we’d been through, including the memories Araneae and I were having, insignificant fit the bill as we worked together