Page 43 of Little Deer
“So what do we do now?” I ask, looking at them all. “If we have to wait, do we just sit and twiddle our thumbs?”
“Pretty much,” Gia sighs. “I don’t know how long we’re going to be in here so we might as well get comfortable and do something.”
“I didn’t have time to grab all those sheets on the desk,” Amara groans. “At least then we could have worked on that.”
“We still can. I remember most of it. I just wish we had the journals or something to look at,” Sienna grumbles.
Gia winces. “Sorry about that.”
“That wasn’t a dig at you, babes,” Sienna assures her. “I’m just making a statement.”
I vaguely hear another loud boom, and I flinch, while we all look toward the sound. The tension rises. We hear nothing else, the only sound Soren’s little whimpers as Kida continues to soothe him.
I hope Massimo is okay. Seeing him shut that door and knowing he’s running toward danger makes my stomach hurt. What if he gets hurt? Or worse? What will we do then? I don’t feel safe with anyone else but him around here. I need him to be okay.
“Lucy, you okay?” Sofia asks gently.
I look at her and give a small shrug. “Just worried.” I give her a feeble smile. “First mafia war and all that, not sure what to expect.”
“There is one good thing about being in here,” Gia says with a soft smile. She looks at Soren. “We can finally meet the baby without everyone and everything else getting in the way.”
“Baby therapy is a good thing,” Kida agrees. She looks at me questioningly, and I nod. I like all the women in here, and I think that being around them, even as much as I have since I got here, has helped me trust them a bit more. Kida steps forward and eases Soren from her shoulder. “Here you go.” She hands him over to a shocked Gia, who holds Soren like she’s sure he’s going to break. Kida grins as Soren looks up at Gia in confusion.“Yeah, me too, bub,” Kida laughs. “She looks an awful lot like your Mama, doesn’t she?”
“I really can’t get over how all of you look so much alike,” Sofia remarks. “Even you, Amara, you look like them.”
“I wonder what my mother looked like,” Amara admits. “And I wonder what my sister will look like. Is she going to look like us too? Or will she take after one parent or the other more?”
“Something tells me that she’s going to look a lot like the rest of you.” Sofia snickers. “Once all five of you are here, then we need to start fucking with the men. Switching you all out and convincing them that you’re one of the others. Like those twins did in that movie.”
“Nico could probably still tell,” Gia predicts, though she’s rocking Soren in her arms and cooing at him softly.
“Yeah, Alessio too, but it would be fun,” Sienna agrees, grinning.
“Do you guys like to mess with the guys a lot?” I ask.
“We haven’t had much time to mess with them, but I definitely would love to. But I mess with Alessio on purpose to get what I want in bed.” She wiggles her brow suggestively. “He’s very creative.”
“You trying to run away from him again?” Rori teases.
“Oh, I tried the other night, but I didn’t fight too hard to get away. I decided that him being bossy was pissing me off and messed with some of his stuff. He got mad, and decided to take it out on my ass. Not that I was complaining.” Her grin is wide, gaze almost dreamy. “I really do love that man. Don’t ever tell him I said this, but I swear his dick is magic.”
“Is that how you feel about Lazaro’s big dick, Armara?” Rori snickers.
“Oh, he knows how to use it, but I don’t know about magic. Well, then again, when we’re, ah, in the middle of things, I don’tcare about the pain and size difference. Afterwards is when it hits me,” Amara shrugs.
“What about Dante, Sofia?” Gia asks, grinning over at Massimo’s sister. “You two are still looking pretty cozy.” Soren is starting to doze, and Gia leans down to nuzzle at the top of his head.
Sofia smirks. “Darling, when you have premium dick at the ready, you don’t let it go until you’re sure you’ve had your fill. And Dante never leaves me wanting. The man loves orgasms, and he is oh so generous at giving them.”
“He looks like the type,” Kida grins. “You don’t see it, but when he looks at you, I swear it’s like he’s planning on what he’s going to do to you the second you’re both alone again. Reminds me of a guy I was seeing back home. He was obsessed with women’s orgasms. He spent every chance we got to learn how to get me off multiple times a session.” She gets a wistful look. “I miss him. If he’s not snapped up when I go home, he’ll be one of my first calls.”
“Girl, I would have dragged him up here with me if I were you,” Rori gasps. “Hell, I’d have stashed him in my suitcase if I could manage it. Do you know how many men don’t care about your pleasure? I’ve had so many men that I ended up taking care of myself afterwards that I just gave up after a bit.”
“Says the one who went out with that guy and the monkey,” Sienna scoffs. Rori glares at her, but we all wait as Sienna recounts Rori’s terrible date experience, and I find myself enraptured. Enough that I forget about what’s happening outside. I don’t even react when Amara suddenly asks Gia to hand over Soren. They transfer the baby easily, and Soren barely stirs.
The entire discussion moves into old dating stories, and I find myself relaxing. We all eventually sit on the floor, tired ofstanding, but Rori has Hades on alert in case anyone tries to sneak in or up on us.
“What about you, Lucy? Do you have any terrible dating stories?” Gia asks me.
