Hotshots (Wildfires Book 1) (11 page)

“Fuck,” Gray yelled, looking out the front of the gondola and seeing the other fire. “Someone set the control booth on fire.”

“Shit,” Nix said and pulled open the door. “Jump, make sure you jump out not down, this bitch is going to go.”

No one questioned it, they just did it, because all of them were trained to follow orders and there was no mistaking the order Nix barked. Jez just did what he said and braced as she saw the ground coming up fast. The last thing she heard before she hit the ground hard was the snap of the thick wire and the creak of the gondola cab as it swayed and began to fall.
She hoped she jumped far enough
, she thought and then everything went silent.

She woke up being carried over someone’s shoulder and opened her eyes to see what had happened. When she turned her head and saw that Gray had Trystan over his shoulder being carried the same way she was, she stiffened and told Nix to let her down. “I can walk, the fall, I must have landed on my head, but I am fine now.” He was almost running, and she knew she was slowing him down, but he slapped her ass every time she stiffened up to hop down from her perch. So she stayed put before she put him off balance. The delicious meal that she’d eaten earlier was threatening to make an appearance, but she swallowed several times. The sound of the crash of the gondola had her looking back and knew why Nix and Gray were trying to move fast through the darkness. The thing rolled, luckily it came to a stop on an outcropping of rocks, or they would be squished flat. The breath she had been holding while she watched the gondola fall and roll left her body and she slumped back down. She patted his butt cheek encased in tight denim and yelled, “It’s down and not rolling now, you can put me down before you break an ankle or something.”

Nix took a few steps more before he let her words sink in, and bent down to set her on her feet and catch his breath. He steadied her first and then bent at the waist with his hands on his knees breathing deeply. Fuck that was close, and the fire in the distance was growing larger, but they needed to get to the line shack and gather some equipment before setting off in the dark again. Thankfully the wind was almost non-existent tonight or they would be in even worse trouble. If strong winds were driving the flames, the four of them would be toast in no time without gear or support.

He straightened and turned around in a circle to make certain he had his bearings. “The shed is approximately a quarter mile north from where we are. Thankfully there is a little moonlight, but we are going to need to be careful over this terrain. Gray, how bad is Trys? We need to assess his condition and unfortunately there’s not much we can do for him until we reach the storage shed. We still need to know his condition.”

“I don’t feel any blood, he hit his head on a rock when he jumped, so he just needs to wake up a little more, he’s awake and will be moving under his own steam in a few minutes,” Gray finished his report on Trystan while the man in question got to his feet with less than his usual grace, and a helping hand from his friend.

Jez stared open mouthed at what appeared to be the two men hugging each other and taking a moment to kiss, before they joined her and Nixon. She looked toward the Team Leader and he had been watching her while she watched the other men’s embrace. He smiled, and she closed her mouth because she knew he was waiting to see what she would do.

She gathered her thoughts and had to ask, “Would someone like to explain how this foursome thing works? I just think I saw one of the hottest things I’ve ever seen in person, but if I’m off base here, now would be a good time to tell me what’s going on please.”

Nix laughed, but explained the situation to her as they began walking toward the shed, if she was going to be a part of their lives, she should know about the two men. “Trystan and Gray are bi-sexual. I am straight. They are exclusive to each other as far as men go, but they enjoy a woman’s body just as much as I do. I agree with you. Watching them together is hot, but it doesn’t make me want to join them, it just makes me wish there was a woman around for the kind of loving I like. If you have any questions, we are all pretty open about ourselves to anything you want to ask.

“As far as how would this work? Very easily. Once you get used to the idea of being loved by three men at the same time and one on one or two on one, there is no set rules or protocols. The one rule we adhere to is that you will be the only woman and we will be the only men. No cheating or sneaking around looking for some strange. You’ll never have to worry that one of us is out fucking around, and you will always have one or more of us to warm your bed and hold you close.

“My father was a war hero in Vietnam, he had all of the medals and ribbons that a man could ask for. He came home, married my mother, became a Senator, fathered me, and was the center of my mother’s universe. When he died, the light in her eyes died with him. She had no one left but me and I was so busy trying to live up to his legacy that I didn’t notice her slipping away. She felt that she couldn’t live on without him and killed herself.”

Jez was shocked by Nix’s openness, but it explained his reasoning when he had all but accused her of being a showoff like her father. She had to say something. “I am so sorry your mother didn’t try to find a reason for living. My mom was devastated when Dad died, but we have each other and she is moving up this way to be close to me. I may have gotten my love for flying from Dad, but I don’t have his wild streak, and even if I did, I’d like to think I would love her enough to not leave her with no one to love.”

He reached for her and hugged her tight for a moment before saying, “In our line of work, men die, if you decide to join with us, and one of us fall, you will not be left on your own with no one to love. We decided long ago, if we could find the right woman who all of us clicked with and she had the emotional capacity to love the three of us, we would lock down and make her the center of our lives. That means a total commitment, and we are hoping you can feel the same way with us.”

As Gray walked nearby with Trystan close beside him, he added a few words of his own to the conversation. “You know, Jezzie, not one of us hesitated or questioned the attraction that each of us felt toward you. That’s rare, in fact it never happens. There’s always been something missing before, with you, well, we all seem to fit.”

Trystan came closer and took her hand, pulling her away from Nix without a word, and held her hand as they walked. Nix and Gray walked ahead of them, but not too far ahead, so they could still see them in the starlit night. The feeling of security and knowing they were earnest in their quest to impress her, was somehow making her inner slut smile in such smug satisfaction that she turned into Trystan’s arms and reached for a kiss. She initiated the kiss and his mouth took over the moment she slid her tongue between the seam of his lips. Within seconds she felt his tongue sweep through her mouth and slide over and around her own tongue. His hand found her breast and cupped it in his hand, then began playing with her nipple between his finger and thumb. He pulled back from the kiss and rested his head on her shoulder. With a small series of kisses on her neck and small licks of his tongue, she heard him moan.

He slowly stood and released the nipple still pinched between his finger and thumb. “The next time you catch me off guard like that, I won’t stop, I’ve wanted you from the minute I saw you, and everything I’ve learned about you since then has only made the need worse. I walk around semi-hard whenever you are in the vicinity, and truthfully, I want to be buried deep inside of you right now.” He retook her hand and began walking.

“Did you know the three of us are the last males in our lineage? I have a sister and Gray has two of them. My sister is in a relationship similar to the one we want to have with you. I know it can work, because she has been with her men for fifteen years. She is eight years older than I am, and it used to drive me crazy that she was always bossing me around and our parents allowed it. I love to visit because she has made me an uncle four times, and the kids are great. Sylvie is happy, and she told me one time that every woman should have more than one man to torment and boss around. I laughed at the time, but I’m finding out she is right yet again. I want to see you riding Nix and sucking on Gray’s cock, while I slip up behind you and kiss your beautiful ass.”

Jez shivered at the picture that popped into her mind as he spoke. What would it feel like to have all three men pleasuring her, and enjoying what she had to give them at the same time? She had to ask, even if he laughed at her, she needed to know. “How does it feel, you know, to have a man in your…” she hesitated, wondering if the word asshole was the right term to use when discussing sex with a bi-sexual guy. “Look, I haven’t had more than one man at a time, and watching you and Gray together kissing earlier was hot with a capitol H, my question is, does it hurt when he sticks his cock in your ass? I know it’s not really my business, but well…”

Trystan answered her honestly. “Hurt, no. There is an initial burn and stretching, and if it’s done right, it’s the biggest turn on I have ever enjoyed with a man other than to be buried inside a tight asshole myself. You know how women have the G-spot? Well men have a thing called a prostate, and rubbing on that sucker from inside is like a man running his dick over your G-spot. You can use a finger to slide inside a man while you’re fucking and it will drive him wild. All you have to do is make sure you have some kind of lubricant. With a finger you could use your own juice or spit. If you plan on sticking a cock in an asshole, it’s always best to use a good lubricant, but essentially when you are in the mood that is not always available, so you use what is on hand.” He leaned down and kissed her, then whispered for her ears alone, “I know you want to know if we plan to fuck your gorgeous ass, and will it hurt you. The truth is yes, I plan to fuck your asshole, your pussy, and your mouth at one time or the other, but no one will demand or push you into getting a cock in the ass. It takes a bit of preparation for a virgin ass before sticking our cocks there. We will take slow until you’re ready and willing to accept it.”

They kept walking in silence after that. She wondered if she could be enough for three healthy, sexually active men. Throughout the training they had gone through so far, she was half in love with them already. So what if the beginning had been almost instant lust. Since the first day, the three men had been on her radar as potential lovers. Trystan and Gray had spent a lot of hours entertaining her and at the time she thought they couldn’t possibly be thinking of her as a lover, not to mention a permanent commitment with her. Her attraction to Nix had baffled her until he finally smiled at her with interest. His explanation of his parents’ tragic deaths and his own experience had gone a long way to alleviating her fears in regards to her crazy feelings of lust toward him. The men were all flat out sex on legs to any woman who looked at them. She hadn’t been able to keep her panties from becoming wet from day one when they were around.

She looked toward the fire in the distance and wondered if they would make it through the next day or two to have the time to explore the relationship between the four of them. The fire was already spreading across the ridge, and the only way to get back to the others would be to get through the flames alive. She made up her mind about one thing, if they had enough time before setting out for the ridge, she was going to enjoy tonight with her three men. Grinning to herself at the idea they were her men put a lump in her throat and her heart sped up in anticipation.

Nix shouted at Trys, “Get a move on it, I left my keys back with my gear at The Shack. We need to get this lock off.”

The three men began scavenging around for something to pry the hasp off the metal door and wall. Jez decided to try something she saw in television one time and picked up a rock that was twice the size of her fist, she began pounding on the lock that was dangling from the circle locking the metal together. The lock held, but the hasp began to bend and the circle broke off after the fifth smack of her primitive tool. She pulled the flap back and opened the door.

“Hey, guys, I got it opened, now where is everything? It’s pitch black inside, and I can’t see a thing.” She stood aside with her hand extended for them to see the opened door and grinned.

Gray was the closest to her and picked up the broken metal to see what she’d done, before grabbing her and hugging the breath from her. The kiss was more than any thank you she’d ever experienced, and if she was rating the kisses she had enjoyed tonight, his won hands down. Before she knew it he had set her back on to her own feet and took his hands from the cheeks of her ass that he had been holding her up off her feet by.

Gray complimented her. “Not just beautiful, but resourceful too. Ha, we have a winner here, boys, yes we do.”

She got hugs and kisses from Trystan and Nix too, and it made her feel like she was part of the team when they each complimented her ingenuity.

The place was stocked. It was a shed that both the ski medics, the patrols, and in the summer the fire jumpers used in case of an emergency. This was the case, and fortunately, the meeting they held with the city of Steamboat months ago had allowed this bounty. This was what they trained for.

Thankfully, there were flashlights with good batteries and the light from them made it easy to gather and pack new kits for the task ahead of them. Usually smokejumpers reached fires while they were still small, using hand tools such as the shovel and pulaski. The pulaski is a single-bladed axe with a grub-hoe on the opposite side, and is, undoubtedly, the greatest fire hand tool ever invented. A small gear bag is carried by each smokejumper, in which hold water, gloves, hardhat, fire shelter, and other personal belongings needed for a shift on the fire line. Heavier equipment is dropped separately, hopefully they wouldn’t need to worry about this, and hopefully they would be back in time to knock the fire out. A “let-down” rope is carried in the right leg pocket in case it is necessary to rappel down out of a tall tree. When they were finally ready, the guys left the shed and began to plan their decent in the morning. It was too dark to leave now. There was also a change of clothes and hiking boots, which Jez looked at and then figured out that all of them would be able to wear something in there. Sweats were easy, and they had a huge bucket of boots. Calling out, she got all their sizes and then began to organize them for everyone. Once she was done, she looked around to see what else she could use.