Page 5 of A Little More Love

I held my loves close as we basked in the aftermath of our lovemaking. We were a pile of sweaty limbs and full hearts.

“So good,” Tinsley mumbled around her pacifier.

Pressing a kiss to the top of her head, I agreed, “We are all so good together, baby.”

“I’m so thankful to have you both, I couldn’t handle going back to Augusta without you by my side,” Tyler admitted, bringing up the trip again. I knew how much it was stressing him out.

I lifted his hand and brought it to my mouth before kissing it. “It’s going to be beautiful, baby. I know they're thankful for your help.”

“Yeah,” he agreed, but his tone still sounded wounded. I wished I could take this burden from him, or at least make it a little lighter.

“We will be with you the whole time. I know this is going to be very hard for you, and we’re so proud of you,” I told him. One of the last times Tyler had been in his hometown, he’d been in a small rehabilitation center trying to figure out life after his injuries. We hadn’t known him as well then, but he’d been open with us about what a dark time it had been for him. He’d often admitted he’d considered ending his life several times during that period. We all knew the sacrifice he was making by going back to help a fellow vet.

“So proud,” Tinsley added, pulling her pacifier out.

“I love you,” Tyler said to the both of us.

“We love you too, baby,” I answered, shifting us so I could hold him on one side and Tinsley on the other.

“Love you, baby,” Tinsley agreed, causing us both to chuckle.

“You’re the baby in this relationship,” Tyler teased our girl.

“I’m forty-eleben.”

Snorting, I patted her naked butt. “Forty-eleven, huh?”

“Like you and Papa,” she said.

“You little shit,” I laughed.

Sitting up, she gave us her sweetest smile. “No. I’m Teenie, bemember? Did you forget ‘cause you’re so olds?”

“Oh, I remember,” Tyler said, sitting up and reaching for her. She screeched, crawled away from us, climbed off the bed, and ran into the bathroom. He followed hot on her trail. I enjoyed watching both their naked asses as they retreated. My cock rose as I climbed from the bed. Maybe I needed one more taste of them before we got on the road.

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“She’s knocked out,” Tyler said, looking into the backseat.

“Two rounds of fantastic sex and numerous orgasms can do that to a Little girl,” I chuckled.

Tinsley had fallen asleep about twenty minutes into the two hour drive. Of course, she was wrapped up in her favorite blanket, her iPad was hanging from the back of my seat, and she had enough snacks to prepare for an apocalypse, so I wasn’t surprised. I’d sleep if I was that comfortable too.

“It was fantastic sex,” Tyler agreed.

Reaching over, I placed my hand on his thigh and squeezed.

“Thank you for coming with me,” Tyler said.

“I’ll follow you anywhere, baby.”

“I’m sorry I asked you to come, though. It was very needy of me.”

“We all have needs, Tyler.”

“I just mean… like…,” he paused, searching for the right words. “I feel bad I needed you both to come. I am a vet. I’ve lived through the worst parts of life. Going back to my hometown and hosting a fundraiser shouldn’t have freaked me out like it did. It was fucking pathetic and I think I was worried about making going backwards mentally. I am worried about needing to be inpatient again, which is even more fucking pathetic.”

“Tyler Everett Smith, if Ieverhear you say something like that again, I will beat your ass. I don’t care if you're my partner or not,” I scolded. Anger burned inside my chest. Tyler had needed inpatient care and had only returned to our lives recently. He had PTSD and when you considered all he went through overseas, him needing help was perfectly understandable. Hell,anyoneneeding help foranyreason was understandable. I hated to hear him being so hard on himself.

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