Goldie and Her Bears (20 page)

With shaky hands, Goldie opened the box. What she saw there however had her gasping. “Holy shit,” she couldn’t help herself from saying. “That is.” She looked at him with tears in her eyes. “Oh God.” She couldn’t seem to get words to form. Instead, she was sputtering and licked her lips. “What do you want to ask?” She had to know. Needed to know.

“I want to say something first so take a breath, please.” He reached out with a chuckle and rubbed her back gently. “Before this whole hiding in the woods bit started, the guys and I talked. I told them what I wanted to do and they agreed, so you don’t need to worry how this will affect them. And, now that I have the disclaimer out of the way,” he said quietly. Sliding his hand down her arm, he lifted her hand and kissed her fingers. “Goldie, love of my life, will you do me the honor of becoming my wife?”

Goldie looked at him and licked her lips. “Yes,” she whispered. “Yes, I will marry you. Yes, I want to be with you. Yes, I need forever,” she told him and smiled. “I love you, Arkadios. God, I love you so very much and I want this with you.” There was no hesitation at all. “And you are sure the guys are okay with this? They will want this forever with us being married?”

“They are planning a little something at the house, just for the family to give you something similar to a wedding. Since there can legally only be one of us wed to you they want to do a civil like ceremony. We’re bonded, it means more to us than marriage, but we know for you and your family and friends, a wedding will mean more and sit easier with them.”

“Thank you for that,” she said with a grin. “I want to have them as well. Maybe we can do some sort of a marriage certificate for all of us?” she asked happily. “I think that it’s very possible to do.” She rubbed her cheek to his. “God I love you, Ark, a hundred times over.”

Chuckling, he hugged her to him and pressed a kiss to her neck. With a small bite of his teeth, he pulled back and pulled the ring from the box. Lifting her hand, he slid it on before dropping a kiss to her finger. “Whether you wear it when we get home or not is up to you.”

“I am totally wearing it.” She touched it once more and then frowned. “I’ve never seen anything like this before. It’s stunning, Arkadios. Where in the world did you find this ring? I love it,” she admitted. “I don’t think I have ever seen anything this perfect and this beautiful before.”

“And you’ll never see another like it anywhere,” he said. Grinning, he leaned back against his door to watch her. “For one, it’s handmade. For another, it was designed by me in my spare time. Mostly doodles, but the artist I hired got the gist and drew something that didn’t look like Frankenstein’s experiments. When I signed off on it, all I had to do was pick the stones I wanted and leave it in her very capable hands.”

“Are you serious?” She was beyond surprised. “You designed this? Holy crap, for real? Wow.” God, she loved it. “Honey, this is amazing. I can’t even begin to tell you just how much this means to me. Not only is this a beautiful ring, but one that you made for me. Amazing.”

“The term
designed,
might be a bit too strong. I doodled out an idea and gave it to someone with vision to create it. I knew what I wanted but the artist definitely helped make it come true. She made me tell her all about you, your likes, dislikes, your laugh, your morning routine of all things and what I loved most about you. Apparently it worked because she showed me that when it was done and I was ready to burst.”

“It’s perfect. I don’t think a more perfect ring ever could have been created. I love it. So very much,” she whispered. “You did really good with this, babe.” She touched it again and shook her head, tears sliding down her face. “I love it. I love the love that was included in the making of the ring.”

Smiling, he leaned in to kiss her gently. “No more crying, love,” he said softly. With gentle fingers, he wiped at her cheeks. Hugging her to him, he gave her a squeeze before settling into place again and putting on his seatbelt. “Not exactly how I planned to ask you, but I wasn’t exactly having a lot of luck at the cabin either.”

“I’m trying but goodness it’s so beautiful.” She looked up at him and smiled. “Honey, it is perfect. It doesn’t matter where we are, as long as we are together. It’s right,” she told him with a grin. “Love you, babe.” She leaned in and kissed him again. “Now, let’s get home.”

Winking, he put the truck into gear again. Once he had them on the highway, once more he slipped his arm around her shoulders. “I love you too, Goldie. I know I never say it enough, but I do. The ring, that’s just a physical reminder of how much I love and adore you.”

“I know you do,” she whispered. “I know you love me, honey.” She shrugged. “And I love you, too. See, life is totally good. Right?” She moved close to him once more and rubbed her cheek to his chest. "I know I tell you all the time but you know I do and that is why I tell you so often.”

“I know, darling,” he said softly. He pressed a kiss to her hair and gave her a squeeze. Once more, they fell into a comfortable silence as he drove. His hand slid up and down her arm slowly, pausing now and again before continuing. She could practically hear him thinking. What he was thinking on, she didn’t know and couldn’t even guess.

Goldie had drifted into a light sleep as they drove, her excitement wearing her nerves far thinner than she would have thought and sleep capturing her in her moment of downtime. She hadn’t thought she would have fallen asleep on him, but she did, soundly.

“Goldie, come on sleeping beauty, open those gorgeous eyes,” Ark’s voice called to her through her sleep-muddled mind. “We’re home, baby, and about to be attacked any second. I think one of them spotted us so you need to sit up and prepare for the barrage of male attention coming your way.” A finger slid down her cheek, “Wakey, wakey, babe.”

Goldie smiled and leaned into Ark’s finger. “Then give me a kiss if I’m not going to have another from you for the next few hours.” And she knew she wouldn’t. It had been a damn long time away from her men and they all wanted, needed so very much more. “Kiss me, and then move aside so you aren’t trampled,” she teased.

Leaning in, he kissed her slowly, deeply, gently. His hand cupped her face, his mouth moved over hers and the growl he gave shuddered through her body. A moment later the truck rocked as the door was yanked open. “Go,” he said quietly, letting her loose.

“Love you,” she whispered against his mouth only a moment before she was tugged to Mahon by her ankle. Grinning, she wrapped her arms and legs around him. “I missed you, too,” she told him quietly and rubbed her cheek to his. “So much.” She felt how much he had missed her. “I really think we need to get nekkid. In fact, I know we do.” Sooner rather than later. Hell, right there against the truck for all she cared. She just needed them.

“Never fucking again,” Torben said, cupping her cheek. Leaning in, he kissed her, hard, desperately. Then Mahon was carrying her toward the house. Apparently, a bed, or some sort of furniture, was in her near future. As she went into the house, she saw Ark grabbing bags from the truck but not looking her way. Then her view was cut off and Mahon was moving faster, racing up the stairs quickly with Torben right on his heels.

Goldie grinned, reaching down and peeling her shirt off, tossing it to the floor and following it with her bra. “Never again,” she agreed. “I’m never leaving any of you behind again.” She knew why they had done it, it had honestly been the best decision, but she had missed them as much as they had missed her.

Mahon set her on her feet and yanked at her pants. “Off, now,” he said softly, a growl in his voice. Torben was already mostly naked, not that either man had a lot of clothing on. Mahon stepped back and yanked his shirt off, going to work on his fly as Torben started stalking closer.

She didn’t even hesitate. She pushed her pants off quickly and kicked her shoes off randomly. As soon as Torben approached her, she didn’t hesitate. She flew into his arms and pulled his head to hers to kiss him. Her eager hands moved down his chest and captured his erection. With desperation, she began to stroke him. Wanting so very much more.

Growling at her, Torben cupped her ass and took her to the bed, rolling with her until she landed on top. Sucking on her lip, he rocked his cock into her hands, the noises coming from his chest feral and rough. His hands squeezed her ass as he assaulted her mouth, barely letting her up for air.

Goldie was so wet she knew he could feel it. Rubbing her pussy against his upper thigh, she moaned into his mouth. She pulled back finally though and licked her lips. “I need you. Now,” her voice was every bit as much a growl as his had been. She had gone far too long without these two men and wanted them, no, she fucking needed them. Now.

“About fucking time,” he snarled. Lifting her up, he dislodged her hand from his cock and in a swift move, impaled her on his hard flesh. A hiss left his lips as his eyes flashed back and forth between human and the bear. She felt the bed dip and then Mahon’s lips were on her neck. “Lean forward, Goldie,” Torben said, drawing her to him.

Goldie grinned and leaned down against Torben. “Thank fucking God.” Lord, she had missed this. Being filled so completely, so totally owned by these men. “God, you feel so good.” She loved the way Tor was having trouble controlling his bear; she felt the rippling under his skin as if he was shifting in and out slightly. “Hurry,” she begged. “Lube, lots of lube.” It had been a very long three plus weeks since she had two cocks in her at once and neither of them was small by any means.

A cold sensation on her ass had her moaning, Mahon’s hand rubbing her spine. “Easy, love,” he said his voice not quite as rough as Torben’s. A small crash told her he’d tossed the tube aside. The rub of his cock to her ass was her only warning before he began to press into her, slow and deep.

Goldie didn’t tense up. She pushed back against him instead. She felt the muscles of her ass accepting him, spreading for him. This was what she needed. A low moan escaped her when she felt him slide through the first ring of muscles and then the second. Letting her head drop to Torben’s shoulder, she licked against the side of his neck. “Fuck me,” she demanded with a whisper of a sound.

“Oh darling, we fully intend to,” Torben said with a feral sounding chuckle. Mahon began to move, slowly at first as both men rearranged her slightly. Then he started to pick up his pace, his hands on her hips holding her in place. Torben started to thrust a moment later, his cock sliding in and out of her slick pussy faster and in the perfect counterbalance to Mahon’s cock.

Her eyes were practically crossing at just how freaking good it felt. To have these men doing this to her and the way they worked. She heard herself moaning and only did more pushing back against him repeatedly. “Hell, yes,” she panted. “That feels so damn good,” she moaned repeatedly.

Flesh slapped to flesh, their hands moving over her body as they squeezed, rubbed and molded her to them. Their hips moved faster, their cocks hitting deeper with each and every thrust. “God, woman,” Mahon growled in her ear. Torben sat up beneath her and in an obviously coordinated move; Mahon sank his teeth into her neck as Torben bit her shoulder, right where they had before.

That was what she had missed so very much, what she had needed. This reconnection to them. She heard herself screaming, a satisfied and pleasure filled sound, only a half a second before she bit into Torben’s chest and drew blood. She shuddered around them, finding her first orgasm of what would be many she was sure.

Both men gave satisfied, happy growls as they came. Their seed splashing deep into her pussy and her ass. Their arms were tight around her body as they continued to spill semen into her in long streams. They hadn’t softened though, both still hard. A moment later, they released her skin and pulled from her body. A quick spin had her position reversed, Mahon sliding into her pussy and Torben easing into her ass.

Goldie looked up at both men and sighed. “I’ve missed this so freaking much,” she muttered and lifted a leg to wrap it around Mahon, pulling him closer and tighter to her body. “I am so not going to be walking straight for a long time.” Hot damn! “And I love it,” she added with a happy smile.

“You won’t have any need to walk for a long time. As soon as we heard you were coming back, we took a week off from the office. Cleared everything up and pushed everything back a week. You are ours for a full week, of which there will be much sex, even more sex and on occasion, some food,” Torben informed her.

“Thank freaking God,” Goldie said with a grin. “Maybe in that week you guys will marry me.” She let her head drop and shuddered. Grinning because she felt both of them stilling. Silly men, neither of them had seen the ring on her finger.

“Not until Arkadios marries you,” Mahon said tipping her chin up. “Alpha personality has first dibs,” he added kissing her gently. “Nice ring by the way,” he grinned. Obviously, the guys were a little more relaxed, if slightly intense.

That had her grinning, “So you guys didn’t lose all that attentiveness.” Her fingers fisted into Mahon’s hair and pulled him close. “Thank you. I think it's perfect. Now, how about you kiss me again and then later, much later, we will have a bath and then eventually start to plan our wedding. For now.” She nipped his lip. “Make me scream.”

“We did that already,” he grinned wider. “But I do love making you scream louder,” he whispered. Kissing her, he yanked her head back slightly, his hand tangled in her hair as they began to take her, thrusting harder and deeper.

“Oh, I love it as well,” she purred against his lips and let them move her body as they needed and wanted to. This was why she loved these men; they seemed to know what she needed and when she needed it. “God yes.” She bit Mahon’s lip, loving the feelings, very much.

For hours, they made love to her, marking her as theirs repeatedly. When they finally seemed to be relaxed once more, Mahon went off to get food. Torben lay there next to her, drawing lazy circles on her thigh. “You still alive?” he asked in a lazy tone, amusement back in his voice.

She was more than half-asleep when he asked that question. Yawning, she nestled in closer to him and closed her eyes again. “I love you but I think I might just have a complete break down if we did that again.” She nipped at his chest. “But heavens, I’m more than willing to try repeatedly.”

Chuckling, he rolled into her and hugged her closer. “I missed you,” he said softly. “The reports that you were fine just didn’t fucking cut it. I need to hold you, to feel the heat of your skin and to know for myself, you were fine. When I said never again, I fucking meant it.”

“So did I.” She wasn’t even coming close to teasing. She had to have them all in her life. Needed them. “I love you and Mahon as well as Arkadios and I never, ever want to have another night where I’m away from any of you. The three of you are needed in my life, just as I am needed in yours.”

He nodded against her cheek, his a little rough from stubble. “Glad we’re all on the same page,” he said quietly. Giving her another squeeze, he drew back a little to see her face. Lifting her hand up, he cocked a brow. “He told me about it but damn! That’s one hell of a ring there,” he grinned at her.

“Yeah, no kidding right? It is impressive. You guys didn’t see it?” she asked with a frown. “I would have imagined you would have seen it as well.” It was more than a little surprising to know he wouldn’t have shown the other two. “All I know is I want and need you guys in my life, and I want to be able to have you all three married to me. If only in our hearts.”

“We saw his doodles, but not the finished product. He didn’t even have the designer lined up until about two weeks after you left. He had it all done up while you two were out at the cabin. He sent us a picture, but it wasn’t all that great a shot given he was probably doing it on the sly when you were around.”

“Wow. That’s freaking impressive. How did he get the ring? Did one of the cops go and pick it up for him? He didn’t leave me for more than ten to twenty minutes at a time so I have no idea when he would have been able to go for it.”

Torben just grinned and shrugged, obviously he wasn’t going to tell her. His next words confirmed that very clearly. “Guess you will have to just ask him how he managed it. But darling mine, you need to know something, we bears are damned smart and know how to get things done when we need to.”

“Yes, I have kind of noticed that, big guy.” She had noticed it all right. “You guys have a tendency to surprise me more often than not. You guys are all amazing like that and I love it.”

“Keep telling you, we do have mad skills,” he said softly. Hearing the door open, they both looked over to see Mahon coming in with a laden tray. Torben pushed up to a sitting position and helped her to ease up next to him. “What’s Ark up to?” he asked as Mahon settled the tray on the bed.

“He was heading into the office fast. Apparently, there was a message about something on a job. I only caught part of it but he looked annoyed,” Mahon said. “I’m going to have to head in as well. I think he’s going to need some help just from the way he was muttering. But I’ll call in once I know he’s there and get a status update first.”

“Shit,” Torben stared at him. “We only have the Morretti and then the Baker jobs on the go right now. Both were going smoothly. What the hell could have gone wrong? Especially with Ron overseeing them both while we were stuck in the office.”

“Don’t know, but like I said, Ark looked homicidal.”

“Uh, no, you said annoyed,” Torben wasn’t looking as calm anymore.

“Same thing,” Mahon shrugged, passing a plate to Goldie with eggs, bacon, and toast.

“Not with Arkadios,” Torben snapped out. “Annoyed and homicidal are about as far apart for him as happy and pissed is for you dumbass.”

“Yeah, no kidding.” Goldie sat up in the bed and frowned. “Maybe I should get dressed and come in with you. It wouldn’t do for him to go all fuzzy wuzzy bear on anyone and we all know he just might. He’s feeling a little annoyed by not being able to join us but he’s also pissy because of missing so much work. We all know he’s a workaholic if ever there was one.”

Torben and Mahon shared a look, a telling look. God damn it, she really needed to figure out how the whole silent conversation thing went with these guys. “I doubt he was annoyed,” Mahon said softly. “He knows he’s more than welcome with us at any time, you are mated to us all, Goldie. We’d never stop him from being here just as he’d never stop us; it’s not how we work. But he was considerate enough to give us some time to be with you alone. We were pretty on edge if you hadn’t guessed.”

“He’s also not a workaholic,” Torben put in as he nibbled on a piece of bacon. “He’s dedicated and he gets the job done as it should be no matter the time involved, just as we all do. But he has it all figured out in the balancing act of life. Probably better than me and Mahon ever will.”

“Yes, I did notice you were both very much on edge. I know he’s not a total workaholic but you have to admit he’s pretty close to it. I love that man but sometimes he tends to work far too much and it bugs me. A great deal.”

“He’s got a smidge of a Type A personality, but we do too,” Mahon said with a shrug. “It goes with the territory. Besides, if you told him to slow down you know he would, Goldie. He’d do it kicking and screaming but he would do it. Plus, even with you guys gone so long, he’s been keeping track of all the progress much to the more than slight irritation of our police friends.”