Kent’s voice is gentle and without accusation, “It looks like you are.”
“Ariel,” I bark out her name and her eyes snap to mine. “I want you to take a few deep breaths so you can hear what I’m about to say.”
She follows my directions, and my heart starts to slow down from the rampant beat it had been trapped in from the moment I heard her first sniffle. Her eyes are curious, even though the remnants of pain remain. I’m about to blow all of it away and replace it with love and adoration. Those are the only emotions she should ever feel or have wrapped around her.
“We love you, Ariel,” I speak the words slowly to make sure she hears every single one of them, each one weighted and life changing.
She sucks in a sharp breath and her eyes widen. I can see the desire there for her to deny it, to push away my words. Not gonna happen.
Kent’s words are firm, “We do. We love you.”
Gabe is quick with his words, “It’s true. I love you so fucking much, Ariel and I know my brothers feel the same way. We knew it the first time we spoke to you. We waited too long to make our move and I’ll always regret it, but no more.” He crouches down on the other side of me, his hand reaching out and covering her knee, exposed since she’s only wearing my shirt. “Why else would you be moving into our home when we get back to Chicago?”
She blinks a few times and then takes a deep breath, holding it for a three count and letting it go slowly. Her eyes roam over each of us, searching, seeking, wanting. I hold my breath, teetering on the edge of something. It could be heartbreak, or it could be forever.
When a smile starts to bloom, growing and growing and growing until it takes over her whole face, I release the air I’ve been holding.
Everything is going to be okay.
I know it.
“You love me?” She looks at each one of us in turn and we all nod as one. There isn’t a single doubt in my mind that she’s it for me, for us.
“Ever since you took me out that first night,” I whisper.
“Ever since you sassed him about it,” Gabe adds from one side of me.
“Ever since I heard your sweet voice say ‘hi’,” is Kent’s response on my other side.
Ariel closes her eyes as if our words are washing over her body. Maybe they are. I can only hope she trusts them to be true.
When her eyes open again, they’re sparkling. “I love you too.” She looks at each of us, “I love each one of you. So much.”
My cock gets hard instantly, the rush of blood making me feel a little dizzy, but I ignore it and instead pull our girl to me and kiss her, prying her lips open with my own and plunging my tongue into her warm, wet mouth. I kiss her and pour everything I feel for her into it, all my hopes for the future, all the love I have in me which will last us a lifetime and then a little bit more.
I know I’m being selfish, but I kiss her until my lips are numb and everything disappears around us, even my best friends, my brothers, the men who will help me to give our woman the life she deserves. We separate with a gasp, our chests heaving and our eyes hooded.
I savor the taste of her on my tongue and then release her, Kent kissing her next. It’s the kiss of a promise, of a vow, of a future. I know because he kisses her the same way I just did. Gabe is last, but he’s patient and when he kisses her, he then scoops her up and carries her back to the bed, ripping my shirt up and over her head as he does.
“We were going to feed you the breakfast we ordered, but I think we need to remind you you’re ours first,” Gabe growls.
I glance at the clock and grin. I have plenty of time to love my woman and leave her breathless and boneless before I need to get down to the tournament. None of us wait, a torrent of clothing and labored breathing filling the room around us. How can it be any less when our woman is laid out on the bed before us, gloriously naked and flushed.
Her tears have dried and now there is love in her eyes.
Kent kneels at the edge of the bed and pulls her to the edge, hooking her legs over his shoulders before he buries his face in her pussy. I groan, knowing how fucking good she tastes. Gabe and I kneel on either side of her, moaning together the moment she wraps her fingers around our hard lengths.
Gabe growls, “We might need to take her to the original Club Sin tonight to show her just how much she’s ours.”
Ariel moans and arches her back. I’m not sure if it’s in response to Gabe’s words or the way Kent sucks her clit into his mouth. It doesn’t matter. As long as our girl is happy, I’m happy.
“We’re going to worship you for the rest of our lives,” I grit out through my clenched teeth.
“I love you,” she sighs, contentment in her tone and a sparkle in her blue eyes.
My breath hitches because I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of hearing those words from her. How could I?
They’re everything.