Page 100 of A Knight’s Revenge: The Complete Series
Later that afternoon, we were lounging together in the living room as we finished up our lingering homework, the boys having traded their pajamas for their daytime sweats. College basketball played on our huge TV with the volume turned low.
I had my head in Noah’s lap and my bare feet in Zach’s as we sprawled across our huge plush couch. Bennett lazed in the oversized armchair next to us, his long legs crossed as he read a novel for his Lit Seminar.
I’d just finished up my Chem homework when Noah let out a big sigh. “I can’t believe we’re back here,” he said with a quiet reverence. “On Jolie’s couch, doing our homework, watching basketball. Just being together like we always were on the weekends. It feels like I’m dreaming.”
I reached up to caress his cheek. “I know. If this is a dream, I don’t ever want to wake up. And also, this is our couch. It belongs to each of you as much as it does to me, just like the whole penthouse does.”
Bennett looked up from his novel, his intent stare caressing the length of my body. “Do you like it, Angel? I know it’s probably hard to be here again after everything. If you don’t like something, just say the word, and I’ll have them up here to change it today . I want you to love it.”
My heart squeezed, and I rolled off Noah and Zach to climb into Bennett’s lap. He grinned, tossing his book to the side as I straddled him, cradling his face in my hands and looking into those beautiful mossy eyes.
“I do love it, Bennett,” I whispered. “So much. I don’t think I can say thank you enough for turning this place into our home. Change nothing—I love it all because it came from you .”
I leaned down to press my lips to his, and he wrapped his big hands around my ass, pulling me in tight and deepening the kiss immediately. I groaned as his huge dick began to harden underneath me.
“Oh shit,” Zach said, sounding excited. “Are we gonna watch Jojo take that monster again? You better share this time, asshole.”
Bennett ignored him, moving one hand from my ass and dragging his rough fingers lightly under my shirt and up my belly, stopping to play at the seam of my flimsy bralette, when the loud ding of the elevator echoed out in the foyer, announcing the arrival of a visitor.
“Attention! Brother entering the house!” Max’s deep voice reverberated through the room. “If there is a four-way fuck-fest going on in here, it needs to be wrapping up! ”
Bennett pulled his lips from mine and buried his face in my shoulder with a frustrated groan.
“That dick,” Zach groused as the tromping of Max’s boots on the wood floors neared.
Noah also appeared sour. “Does he really need full access to the penthouse, sweetheart?”
Bennett flipped me around to cradle me in his lap, ostensibly for more innocent-looking snuggling, but I was aware that I was also hiding his hard-on from our visitor.
“Hey, team,” Max said with a cheeky grin as he breezed into the living room.
He wore a tight black Henley, ripped gray jeans, and his dark boots.
His hair was tied in its usual messy knot on the back of his head, and he had his backpack that no doubt contained his assortment of weapons and electronics.
His dark eyes swept over the large living room, and he whistled.
“Damn, this place is killer. Thanks for inviting me to hang out, Jojo.”
“Anytime, Maxy,” I replied, ignoring the grumbling from my boys. “There’s a two-bed, two-bath guest suite down the hall just off the foyer, so that’s for you, Dom, and Laura when you want to stay here.”
I squeezed Bennett’s hand, reminding him that he was the one who had made sure those rooms were ready for just that purpose. He knew I’d want Max to have a place here, and he made it happen, despite the fact that Max had made it his mission in life to annoy the shit out of the guys.
“Sweet,” Max replied. “But Mari’s my roommate this week, right?”
“Yep.” She’d stayed at the Academy last night but would be spending the week here once she finished packing her entire wardrobe.
I gave Max a squinty-eyed glare. “Do not take her downstairs to the security floors. There are too many young, horny assholes on our new Enforcer team, and they will not care that she isn’t into dick. It’s Camp Testosterone down there.”
He scoffed, waving a dismissive hand at me. “Mari can take care of herself.”
Zach leaned forward on the couch, resting his elbows on his knees and spearing me with a dark look. “Speaking from experience, Princess?”
Max chuckled at that. “Like you three dickheads don’t know e xactly how Joanna Miller could turn the heads of just about anyone that crossed her path who’s into chicks. ”
“ Max ,” I groaned.
“They know I speak the truth, Jojo. They were so confused by their pants-feelings for that unruly scholarship girl from the Southside.”
Zach relaxed, Noah’s amused smile returned, and even Bennett let out a wry chuckle.
Ah, memories.
“We sure were,” Zach admitted with a shrug while Bennett pressed a lingering kiss into the crook of my neck. Zach went on, “Our girl is fucking fire. Good thing she only burns for us.”
Max winked at me, his teasing smile softening into one of deep affection.
He was thrilled I’d found them again, and he saw how hard they loved me.
“I’m going exploring,” he announced, turning to wander away. “Be back in a little bit!”
After we could no longer hear the stomping of his boots, I turned to the boys. “I love him, but not in even remotely the same way I love you three. Co-exist peacefully, please.”
Noah beamed his loving smile my way before he rolled his eyes to the ceiling. “Honestly, what pisses me off the most is that even in spite of everything, he’s still so goddamn likable.”
I nodded sagely. “That charisma is unmatched.”
And then the elevator dinged again.
Zach groaned. “Ugh, what now?”