Page 23 of Heartless
Reaper pulled me into a tight embrace, his heart hammering against mine. "It sucks about Carter, but fuck, it feels like that weight's been lifted now. A little bit, at least."
"How'd your mom handle seeing you?" Jandro grinned. "I bet she's still hot."
"Fuck off." Reaper shoved his shoulder, but it was lighthearted with no real strength behind it. "I actually haven't seen her yet. Dad and I spent a long time talking, catching up. He wanted to break the news to her about Daren privately, before a whole bunch of us come to see her."
"Oh yeah," Jandro nodded. "That's probably a good idea."
"But yeah, when she's ready, she'll want to see your dumbass for reasons unknown." Reaper shoved him playfully again. "She'll want to meet Mari, of course. Dad's already obsessed with you, sugar." He dropped a kiss to my forehead. "They'll need to see Noelle, who will drag Larkan along, I'm sure. Then eventually, they're going to want to meet all of your men."
"Yikes, that's going to be a crowd," I muttered.
"It's how we do things, sugar." Reaper rubbed the back of my neck. "Big gatherings with lots of hustle and bustle, just like the club parties. You'll be fine. You know almost everyone already."
"You know, come to think of it, I, um." I rubbed my forehead, remembering my lunch date with Shadow earlier that day. "It might be possible that I've met your mom already."
"What?" he gasped. "When? Where?"
"Downtown today, after Shadow and I got lunch. I stopped at a jeweler's table because her pieces reminded me so much of my ring." Reaper's hand wrapped around mine, shaking slightly as he twisted the band. "She seemed very interested in my ring and where I got it from."
"I'll be damned," he whispered.
"Was she hot?" Jandro asked. "You know, for a lady about Mom-age?"
I rolled my eyes. "Yes, Jandro, she was attractive. And—" My gaze returned to Reaper's, the exact same green eyes of the woman I met staring back at me. "Oh yeah, she was definitely your mom."
"Holy shit." Reaper dipped his head back and laughed. "I can't believe this is really fuckin' happening."
"Believe it." I wrapped my arms around his neck. "You deserve this, to have your family back together. No one deserves it more than you."
His grin was wicked as his hands surrounded my waist, fingers caressing my belly. "My family's not complete until I put a little one inside you, sugar."
Jandro pressed into my side, his hand on my back just above Reaper's. "Our kids are going to have living grandparents that actually see them and spoil them. Do you know how rare that is now?"
"You two better stop talking like that." I quickly kissed Jandro, then planted one on Reaper. "I just got back from seeing Tessa, and I donotneed babies on the brain right now."
"Let's make some." Reaper's voice was already husky, his hand sliding up my ribs to frame the underside of my breast. "Me and Jandro can put twins inside you right now."
"That's...not how it works."
"Oh well, whatever." Jandro's lips grazed the shell of my ear. "I know you can't right now,Mariposita, but we can practice."
"Why do I even let you two fuck me?" I laughed, leaning my head back so they could both attack my neck from different angles.
"We have nice cocks." Reaper chuckled, nipping at the column of my throat.
"Aw thanks, Reap," Jandro cooed.
"Sure thing, buddy."
"Nice cocks aside, you two are ridiculous." I planted my hands on the table behind me, relishing in their mouths and hands on my body, shifting from affectionate to passionate.
"You want to do this out here, sugar?" Reaper's hand skimmed over my breast, lightly squeezing before his touch moved on to my shoulder. "Out in the open?" His tone made it clear he had no qualms with that notion.
"I don't care where, but you need a shower first."
His eyebrow lifted. "Excuse me?"
"You stink of those cloves. How many did you smoke?"
