Page 65 of Lucky Boys
“Okay, Sir.” Brooks seemed to still be in subspace a bit, but he slid off and fell into me happily enough.
It took a little bit of doing to get us all up and in enough clothes to be outside without catching charges. With Skye on one side and Brooks on the other, each of them holding my hand, we left Maverick and walked back to the house.
Unfortunately, there was no bathtub in the house. By the time I got them in the shower, Brooks could barely stand up and his eyes kept closing.
“C’mon, trouble. Just a little bit longer and then you can take a nap.”
“’M’ sleepy.”
I kissed him. “I know, sweetheart. Quick shower, I promise.”
The stall wasn’t big enough for the three of us at the same time, so I pushed Brooks and Skye in first, cleaned them off as quickly as possible, then left Skye, who was a little more present, to dry Brooks while I jumped in and rinsed off. I’d probably need a better wash later, but I didn’t want to take too long now.
Maverick was coming in around the time I had both men out and wearing towels around their waists to the bedroom. Technically, their room was down the hall, but I wasn’t letting them sleep down there.
My room here was the master, and the standard king would be a tight squeeze, but we’d fucking make it work.
“Let’s go,” I pushed gently. “Into bed. It’s been a long day. I think we could all use some rest.”
Brooks looked at me with wide, hopeful eyes. “All of us?” I kissed his forehead.
“Yeah, trouble, all of us.”
He didn’t need to be told twice, immediately dropping the towel and jumping into the center of the bed. Skye followed soon after, practically launching on top of Brooks so they were a pile of tangled limbs in the center. Maverick shook his head as he watched them fondly. “I’m going to shower. I’ll meet you back here.”
I kissed him. “Okay, don’t take too long.”
“I won’t.” Before walking out, he headed to the bed and kissed both Brooks and Skye. Skye tried to drag him into the bed, but Mav wouldn’t budge. Eventually, he got out of his hold andwent to the bathroom while I climbed into the bed on the other side of Brooks.
My arms wrapped around him, and without much effort, Skye’s hand found mine, and I grabbed it over Brooks’s naked body. Brooks relaxed easily in our hold, happily getting smothered by our bigger bodies.
It was only a few minutes later when Maverick joined us, though by then, Brooks was sound asleep. Like the rest of us, he hadn’t bothered with any clothes and just climbed under the covers on the other side of Skye.
A wave of contentment washed over me. I hadn’t felt this relaxed in a long time. The only thing that would make it better was if Wes and even Diego were here. I hadn’t had the opportunity to get to know Diego well, but I knew he meant the world to Brooks, and he and Wes were getting very close as well. Which meant he was part of our little wild poly family as much as the rest of us. Soon, though, all six of us would be together again.
Shortly, Mav and Skye were both asleep as well, Mav’s soft snores acting like white noise to relax me even further. Yet, I still couldn’t settle down. Careful not jostle Brooks, I managed to twist around and grab my phone. I lowered the light to not disturb my men, checking my secure messages first. Diego had sent one like an hour ago to let me know he had built a profile on Damian Larsen, the man who was supposedly tasked with keeping Matthew safe here in Finland, and would be ready to share it with us first thing in the morning. I thanked him and flipped to my messages with Wes.
The last one was letting him know we’d arrived safely, which he’d responded to with a heart and thumbs-up emoji.
Fingers hovering over the keys, I decided to message him again.
Luca: I miss you
I didn’t expect a response anytime soon. But surprisingly, the three bubbles popped up almost immediately.
Wes: I miss you too. How’s everything over there?
Luca: Good. Had some bonding time with Brooks and the others.
There was a pause before Wes responded with a laughing face emoji and two eggplants.Wes: Bonding time?
The whole exchange had me wanting to laugh, and I probably would if I didn’t have the guys sleeping next to me.
Luca: You’re spending too much time with the Gen Zers. Since when do you do emojis, let alone the eggplant?
Wes responded with the shocked face emoji.Wes: Hey! I keep up with the times.
I rolled my eyes.Luca: You didn’t get a smart phone until three years ago, and that was only because your boss threatened to take you off the team if you didn’t get rid of that fucking Razr.
