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“That’s not necessarily a good thing,” I grunt. “I’ve seen her crack, and it’s really fucking scary. I’ll never forget the way she almost jumped off the roof of my house because the voices in her head told her it would be better. They’re fucking liars.”

“The voices now aren’t like that?” Jared asks, his food also forgotten.

Gazing down at my scotch, I nod. “They don’t tell her to hurt herself. Instead they tell her she’s nothing and the world will hurt her,” I explain. “We’ve talked about it and they’re different from before.”

“Okay, good,” Elijah breathes. He looks shaken. I know what happened in the tower, I don’t think she was planning to jump. Rachelle got into her head and didn’t realize how close she was to the edge.

“Rachelle isn’t planning to leave us,” I say more forcibly. “You three need to pivot your interactions with her, though.”

“Tell us how,” Theo says after a long moment of silence.

Throwing back the rest of my scotch, I close my eyes as it slides down my throat. They think too logically and can’t let go of the past. That’s one of their largest pitfalls.

Opening my eyes, I clunk the glass down on the counter. I’ll help as long as I’m not expected to forgive and forget.

Burn me once shame on you. Burn me twice, shame on me.

I’m not a sucker, and I’ll be here to protect them from fucking up with her.

RACHELLE

Looking around the back room of the restaurant we’re at, I find I’m not anxious. The place is an adorable little house, and Liliana reserved the entire back room for breakfast. Huge windows surround us, and the large trees look as if they’re peeking in at the wraparound porch.

I think my medication is finally working completely now. My body isn’t constantly in fight or flight mode, my mood is stabilizing, and this is the best I’ve felt in years.

“What are you thinking about?” Theo asks, leaning in toward me.

The three swinging dicks decided to tag along. I’m feeling so good, I can’t really mind today though. After amazing welcome home sex and sleeping well last night, I’m in a really great mood.

“How cute this place is,” I say honestly.

“Anything else?” Theo croons, making me smirk.

“I’m not looking for the exits or worried about being somewhere I don’t know,” I add. “I just feel happy.”

“Good,” he says, his blue eyes glittering. “What would you say about a walk after this at a nearby park?”

My eyes narrow because I have not had a great track record with them at places like that.

“Don’t look at me like that, Kitten,” he says. “Just a walk. We’re skipping your pool exercises and this is the trade off.”

“Fine,” I grumble

“Can I stab him yet?” Liliana asks, kissing my shoulder. The weather warmed up today. I’m wearing a strapless purple dress with combat boots, and Lili is enjoying the skin I’m showing off.

“Let’s hold off for a bit,” I tease her. “Too many witnesses here.”

“Fine,” she bemoans, kissing me. “Just for you.”

My cheeks hurt due to how much I’m smiling. God, is this how other people feel? They’re able to just enjoy the day without thinking about all the things that could kill them or the voices in their heads tearing them down?

This is so nice.

“Good girl,” she purrs, winking.

The waitress comes over and begins to take our orders.

“Your waffles look really good,” I say tentatively, waiting for her reaction.

“Oh they are!” she exclaims. She introduced herself as Sally, and said she was the owner’s niece. “These are all my grandmother’s recipes. They’re light and airy and covered in fresh fruit. You can even add hazelnut spread if you’re feeling adventurous.”

“That’s what I want, please,” I decide, smiling. I woke up starving this morning, something that’s rare for me. Handing her the menu, I relax against the booth cushion as she leaves to put in our orders.

“Now I want what you ordered, wife,” Jared teases me. They’ve all relaxed all of a sudden around me and I’m not sure what to think. Each one of them seemed on edge over the last two weeks, as if waiting for me to need something or have a breakdown.

Maybe that’s unkind, but I did have a rough two weeks.

The conversation is easy as we chat, though sometimes I use the time to watch them all. Ignacio’s conversational skills are stilted at times, but will even out at others. Wondering why that is, I pay special attention to him.

“Change seats with me,” Lili says, grabbing my waist and moving me over her before I can say a word. “If you crane your neck any more, Baby Girl, you’re going to hurt yourself.”

I guess I wasn’t very stealthy. Ignacio’s arm wraps around my shoulders and he buries his face in my hair. It’s freshly washed, curled, and bouncy today. I even threw on some minimal makeup with Lili’s help.

“I already missed you,” he murmurs, kissing my temple. “I’m going to have withdrawals whenever you’re farther than by my side, you know that, querida ?”

“I didn’t before, but I do now,” I say sweetly, gazing up at him.

“God, you’re pretty. I’m going to be really fucking sappy today,” he says with a deprecating laugh.

“Bring it on,” I tease him. “I can take it.”

We’re still laughing as the food comes, and my food is everything Sally said it would be. The moan I make with the first bite garners a few looks around the table, but I don’t care.

“Definitely should have ordered that,” Jared says with a chuckle.

Wrinkling my nose at him with a closed mouth smile, I shrug.

“I want a taste,” Nacio growls in my ear. Swallowing my bite, I turn my face so he can kiss me. His tongue swipes along mine, grunting as he tastes me.

I don’t know what’s wrong with me, but my hormones are working overtime. I’m really fucking horny. My thighs squeeze together, and I gasp as Liliana’s fingers ghost up my thigh underneath my dress until she’s forcing my legs to spread so she can push my panties aside.

Oh fuck.

Whimpering in Nacio’s mouth as he devours my lips, my fingers tug on his hair as Lili spreads my arousal over my clit. I’m getting very wet, and everyone is very quiet at the table.

“Anyone could walk in, Rachelle,” she moans. “I don’t give a fuck if you’re quiet or not. I want you to feel what it feels like to give naughty boys a show. They teased you, I think turnabout is fair play, don’t you?”

Liliana pushes her fingers into my cunt, and the sound of my body sucking them inside of me makes Elijah curse.

Nacio continues to kiss me, ignoring the rest of the world.

Soon he’s tongue fucking me in a way that mimics Liliana’s fingers.

Her palm easily gives my clit the friction I need, turning me into a whimpering mess.

“Fuck, I can smell her,” Theo groans. I can feel the weight of their stares, and it makes my breasts feel heavy and my nipples pebble.

My pussy clenches around Liliana’s fingers as I begin to keen, and Nacio does that stupid hot chuckle.

“ Querida , you’re so fucking perfect. I bet you’re strangling our girl’s fingers, aren’t you? I wish you could see yourself. I’m going to fuck you in front of the bathroom mirror so you can see how flushed your cheeks get, and the way your hips start to rise. You’re so greedy.”

“Yes,” I gasp, my eyes rolling back as Nacio kisses me again.

I fly over the cliff as I come, my scream stifled by the hard man kissing me who is only soft for Lili and I.

I’m still twitching as Nacio and Lili fix my clothes, breathing hard when Sally comes back to check on us.

Fingers trembling, I attempt to cut a piece of my waffle, smiling in amusement when Nacio chooses to take my utensils from me to feed me.

There’s something so damn sexy about him feeding me, and my lips part as I eat off the offered fork. Sally has a smile of amusement as she looks around the table, as if trying to figure out what happened. I really hope she can’t.

The guys are all smirking as they eat, and I swear, I can feel how hot my cheeks are.

“Does anyone need anything?” Sally asks brightly.

We all smile and shake our heads and Jared asks for the check.

“Do you want water or another bite?” Ignacio asks.

Licking my lips, I ask, “Are you going to feed me for the rest of the meal?”

“Call it aftercare, little sister,” he says softly. Sally is long gone, and my breath hitches.

“It shouldn’t be this hot to hear you call her that,” Theo mutters.

“Or to watch her eat,” Elijah agrees.

“Smelling my wife’s cum in the air definitely makes breakfast so much better though,” Jared says with a smirk as he eats the last piece of fruit on his plate.

“You all suck,” I mutter, opening my mouth to eat the last piece of waffle that Nacio offers me.

“I’m going to keep my mouth shut,” Nacio says as everyone laughs around me.

I should be annoyed, but I’m not. I don’t even mind that I’ll probably have to hike up a cliff in this dress.