22. Sean
“Yeah, thanks for the call, Nate,” I said as I descended the stairs. The front door opened, and Dash and Dire bounded into the house, followed by Jennifer and Layla. My eyes fixed on Layla as I reached the foyer. “She just got home. I’ll talk to you later,” I said quietly into the phone before hanging up.
“Hey, baby!” Layla chirped when she saw me.
“I’m going to go check on Autumn,” Jennifer said. “Thanks for letting me tag along today.”
“Anytime,” Layla replied, hugging her.
“So, how was the dog park?” I asked when Jennifer had left us alone.
“It was good. Wore the boys out. They had a blast, but we’re going to have to schedule another trip to the cabin soon so that they can really run free,” Layla replied. She gave me a peck on the cheek and then started up the stairs.
“Anything exciting happen while you were there?” I asked, following her.
“Not really.”
“So you didn’t pull a gun on a handsy thug?” I asked.
Layla froze on the steps and turned to face me. “Where did you hear that?” she asked. She looked around me and glared. “Keith?”
I turned to see Keith standing near the front door with his hands raised. “Wasn’t me, Boss, I swear.”
“Nathan,” Layla growled. “I should have known he’d call one of you.” She turned, continued climbing the stairs, and then headed down the hall to our bedroom.
“That’s all you have to say?” I asked. I was trying hard to keep myself in check, but the fact that she wasn’t planning on telling us about what happened at the dog park annoyed the shit out of me.
“What else is there to say?” she asked as we entered the room. The rest of the guys were in the room waiting for her, and I locked the door as soon as I shut it behind me.
“Did she bring it up, or did you?” Colton asked.
“I did after giving her a chance to tell me herself,” I replied. “When I asked her if anything exciting happened, she said not really.”
“Not really?” Colton asked. “Hellcat, a man touching you and causing you to pull your gun on him to make him stop isn’t nothing.”
“To be fair, I had to pull my gun on him because he pulled his gun on the wolves,” Layla replied flippantly as she kicked her shoes off in the direction of the closet.
“That still isn’t nothing,” Zach replied.
“You guys are overreacting. There was a minor situation. I was perfectly safe the entire time, and I handled it,” Layla stated. “There is no need to blow it out of proportion.”
The five of us slowly surrounded her and moved in, trapping her between us. “You misunderstand, Mo stoirín,” I said softly, “We aren’t upset by what happened. We’re more than well aware that you can take care of yourself.”
“We’re upset because you didn’t tell us,” Tyler continued.
“And it seems like you had no intention to,” Drew added.
“Which really pisses us off,” Colton growled.
“If some random woman touched one of us and threw herself at us, you’d want to know,” Zach stated. “Why would you think it would be any different the other way around?”
“I didn’t want you guys to get all worked up and huffy over something so insignificant,” Layla explained.
“Too late,” I replied. Layla turned to face me, and I wrapped my hand around her pretty little neck, pushing her gently against Colton’s front and squeezing slightly. “Because now we are all worked up and quite huffy.”
“Ok, I should have told you,” she said placatingly. “How can I make it up to you?” Layla licked her lips suggestively, and I smirked down at her. I lifted my free hand to brush my thumb against her plump lower lip.
“First, you can use your words to apologize for lying to me,” I said, “Then if you’re a good girl and do it right, I’ll let you use your mouth.”
A playful smile flitted across her face as she leaned into my hand. “I’m sorry I lied to you by trying to downplay what happened at the park. I won’t do it again.”
I studied her face carefully for any sign that she was mocking me, and didn’t see one. “Boys?”
“She seems sincere enough,” Drew said. The others hummed their agreement, and I smiled at Layla. I used my hold on her neck to guide her to the floor. She dropped to her knees willingly. I released her, undid my pants, and pulled out my cock.
“You told us you’re sorry,” I said, “Now show us.” Her mouth fell open obediently, and I guided the tip through her soft lips. I groaned softly as my hand moved to the back of her head and pulled her further onto my dick. “Such a good girl,” I praised as she took me deeper without protest.
Zach pressed in closer to present his dick to her, and I released her head to let her move to him. Sharing was caring, and after almost losing Tyler a couple of weeks ago and then Layla running into problems at the fucking dog park of all places, we needed this moment together as a group.
I removed my clothes while she was sucking Zach. The others had already gotten undressed and were crowding around her. I heard the pop as she slid off Zach and moved to Tyler. Colton grabbed her hand and wrapped it around his cock, and her other hand moved to Drew. With five guys, we should probably get her a sit and spin to make the blow circle easier to maneuver. I chuckled to myself as I slid in between Colt and Zach.
“What’s so funny?” Zach asked.
“We need to get our girl a sit and spin,” I replied. Zach’s eyes lit up at the idea.
“I could probably make something,” Colt gasped as Layla switched it up again to take him in her mouth.
Layla moved seamlessly between us without showing anyone favoritism and expertly keeping us all on the edge until it wasn’t enough anymore. We needed more. Drew bent down and lifted Layla to her feet while I lifted her shirt over her head, and Zach kneeled to peel her leggings down her legs. Once we had her naked, Drew tossed her onto the bed.
While caring was sharing, there was a mad dash to the bed to claim our spots. I cheated a little and dragged Layla toward me until I was between her thighs. My cock slid through her wet folds, and as I slid back again, I used my thumb to adjust the angle of my cock and slid into her wet tunnel. Layla moaned beautifully as I filled her. Once I was fully seated, I rolled us so that she was on top and someone else could start working on her ass.
“That was a dirty trick,” Colton complained as he kneeled between my legs behind her.
“All’s fair in love and war,” I sighed, perfectly content to lay here and let Layla warm my cock. For now, anyway. However, it did give me ideas for possible cockwarming scenarios in the future. Going through recruitment files would be much more exciting if Layla was sitting on my cock while I did it.
Drew knelt over my head as Colton pushed Layla’s chest into mine. This was the downfall to being the bottom man: balls in the face. I tried to ignore them as he thrust into Layla’s mouth. I heard Colton opening the bottle of lube and squirting some into his hand. He widened his stance, pushing the thighs apart more. I didn’t understand why he thought he needed so much fucking room until I felt the warmth of his dick alongside my own.
“She has an ass,” I complained as his slicked dick slowly intruded into the pussy I already claimed.
“All’s fair in love and war, right?” he replied through his teeth.
“Oh, fuck,” Layla moaned as she pulled off of Drew’s cock. Her face twisted in pain. “You’re going to rip me in two.”
“Take it out, you’re hurting her,” I ordered.
Colton paused, but grabbed Layla’s hair to tilt her head back so he could see her face. “Do you want me to stop, Hellcat?”
Layla panted but shook her head.
“I need to hear the words, baby,” he said, kissing her temple. He began to pull out of her when she didn’t respond immediately.
“Don’t you fucking dare,” she growled.
I groaned as she squeezed around us in an attempt to keep him inside of her. The pressure nearly sent me over the edge before I was ready. My cock throbbed as I fought off my orgasm. “Baby, you have to stop,” I pleaded.
She looked down at me and grinned as she relaxed her muscles briefly before contracting around us again. “Problem?” she asked.
“If you make me come, I swear on all that is holy, I will make you pay for it,” I warned her.
“Hey!” Drew objected when Zach suddenly knelt by her side, turned her head, and shoved his cock in her mouth.
“Sorry, bro,” Zach groaned, “but you weren’t using it.”
“I wasn’t done,” Drew argued.
“Are you two going to fight over her mouth?” Tyler laughed. “We’ll all get a turn, relax.”
Layla pulled away from Zach and turned to lick the tip of Tyler’s cock as he stroked it lazily on her other side. My attention was pulled from the struggles above me as Colton worked his way further inside Layla’s pussy. I closed my eyes as she became impossibly tight. Colton did not have a small dick, and the fact that she was able to take both of us together was impressive.
“Fuck,” Colton gasped once he was fully seated. “Nobody move.”
I held perfectly still, but the little minx between us rolled her hips slightly. I was still too sensitive and desperately tried to keep from blowing my load.
The crack of Colt’s hand on Layla’s ass reverberated around the room. “I said don’t move,” he growled.
“I know,” Layla replied breathlessly as she moved back to Drew, “I just don’t care.”
Layla rocked forward as she took Drew into her mouth, sliding off of us slightly before rocking back and impaling herself. All we could do was hold on and hope we could last as she fucked us defiantly at a slow pace. Colton’s face twisted in annoyance and pleasure as he warred over stopping her and taking control or letting her continue. Personally, I was all for letting her take the lead. There was something incredibly hot about her fucking herself on our dicks on her own. Colt must have agreed because his hands slid to her hips beside mine, but he didn’t try to still her.
Eventually, I couldn’t stand it anymore. Layla was moving slowly enough to keep me teetering on the edge without any hope of progression. It was becoming unbearable, and suddenly, I needed more. I needed to come like I’ve never needed to come before. My grip on her hips tightened as I stopped her movements and began to thrust into her. Colton got on the same page immediately, and we held her still between us as he fell into rhythm with my thrusts.
Layla’s moans were muffled by one of the three cocks she was servicing. I was more interested in her breasts as they shook above me. I bent my legs to propel her forward enough to capture one of her nipples in my mouth. The sound of her choking from the unexpected jolt forward thrilled me deep down. I bit down on her nipple to keep it from pulling from my mouth and flicked my tongue over the stiff bud rapidly. Her pussy pulsing around our cocks let me know she liked it.
“I’m close,” Colton said. I moaned in agreement. So was I. I felt him slide his hand between my body and Layla’s to stroke her clit. “I’m going to need you to come for us, Hellcat,” he urged. It only took a few seconds for her body to stiffen and the room to fill with her moans as she jerked her head back.
Moving became almost painful as she tightened around us, but it didn’t matter anymore because I was shooting my load deep inside her. “Fuck, baby,” I groaned, my head falling against the mattress and my hips jerking as rope after rope spurted from my balls. Colton roared above us, and I felt the heat of his cum mix with my own. I felt like it took forever to come, and as soon as Colton fell beside me on the bed, the others pulled Layla off of me, her cum filled pussy dripping a trail across my body. I had to move my head to the side as she was pulled over me so that I didn’t get a face full. I might not have cared so much if it was only my cum mixed with hers, but I didn’t want Colton’s spunk in my face.
My eyes drifted closed as I listened to Zach, Drew, and Tyler fuck her through two more orgasms. The shaking of the bed lulled me into a post-sex stupor, and it wasn’t until I felt Layla’s tongue lapping at the cum trail she left on me that I came out of it.
“You fell asleep,” she accused.
“Can you blame me?” I asked. “I think that’s the hardest I’ve ever come.”
“You’re welcome,” Colton mumbled, still lying beside me.
“It wasn’t because of you, asshole,” I replied.
“You keep telling yourself that,” he replied. I didn’t have to look at him to know he was smirking.
Acouple of days later, I was back in my office reviewing files. Layla was determined that we would be the ones to take Anton down and that Kadence wouldn’t be able to arrest him before her month was up. This meant that we would need a small army behind us. I wouldn’t accept anything less to ensure Layla’s safety. The problem was that the pool of available men and women was shrinking. We needed a new source to pull from, and I had an idea, but I wasn’t sure how it would go. I had my old crew. They were still operating, though I had transferred the operations to my second in command before we went to Alaska.
The issue was that they were primarily Irish Mob wannabes who, for whatever reason, hadn’t made the cut. I wasn’t sure if Layla would want them; I was even less sure I could convince them to help, let alone pledge their allegiance to Layla. It would be a tricky situation, and there was only one man I wanted to bring with me. I shot Zach a text to come to my office. Within minutes, he was knocking on my door.
“Come on in,” I said.
“What’s up?” he asked as he sat across from me.
“I need backup for a meeting. You game?” I asked.
“I’m down for whatever you need. What’s the meet?”
“I contacted my old crew. We need more men if we’re going after Anton, and I think they could be a solution. I just have to see if it’s something they’re willing to become involved in before I approach Layla about it.”
Zach leaned back and balanced his chair on two legs. “Did you have a falling out with them?”
“I don’t know that I would call it a falling out,” I replied, “but not everyone was happy with me when I decided to step down and join Layla. Some saw it as a betrayal.”
“Where are we meeting them?” Zach asked.
“Outside the city at a diner off the Parkway. They were uncomfortable coming into the city, so we picked a neutral place.”
“Or a place they could set an ambush,” Zach replied. “We should have Drew come. He can take a separate car and set up in the parking lot with his sniper rifle. Make sure there isn’t funny business going on. You’d be surprised how convincing that little red dot can be.”
“That’s not a bad idea,” I replied. “I don’t want to come ready for battle and send the wrong message, but having him out there will make the meeting less stressful.”
“I’ll let him know and meet you in the garage,” Zach said. “This will be fun!”
I wasn’t sure how fun it would be, but I hoped Conor would hear me out. I shut my computer down and tracked down Layla to say goodbye before we left. She was sitting in the kitchen with Autumn and Jennifer, about to have lunch, when I did.
“Come to say goodbye?” she asked when she saw me. “Zach and Drew told me you guys were headed out on business, but they were rather cryptic about what that business was.”
“I’m afraid you won’t get much information out of me until we return,” I responded as I bent to kiss her.
“You’re going to be safe, right?” she asked.
“Completely safe,” I replied. “You have nothing to worry about.”
Layla nodded, then dragged my lips back to hers. “Fine,” she said when the kiss ended. “I suppose I can be patient.”
“Enjoy your lunch, ladies.” I tugged Autumn’s braid teasingly before swiping a fry from her plate.
“Hey!” she protested. “That was mine.”
“Sorry, cutie,” I replied. “Everyone has to pay their taxes.”
“What tax?” she demanded.
“The Cutie Tax,” I winked. “You’re behind on your payments.”
Autumn blushed bright red and giggled as I walked away. I really liked that kid.
Drew was already waiting in an SUV for us to leave. I joined Zach in his car and put the address into his GPS. I sent Drew the address as we pulled out of the garage and headed toward the Parkway. Once we hit the Parkway, Drew pulled ahead and quickly put distance between us to get into position before we got there. I was hoping that he made the trip for nothing.
Zach parked several spots down from where Drew had parked. I knew that at that moment, he was in the back of the SUV watching the diner. When I got out, I spotted Conor and Aiden sitting in a booth near the front windows. I nodded to Conor through the window and looked around to see if anything felt off. So far, it didn’t, but that didn’t mean the situation couldn’t change once we were inside the diner.
I went inside with Zach and waived the waitress off when she started toward us to seat us. When we approached the booth, Aiden moved to Conor’s side, and I slid into the side he vacated. “This is Zach,” I said as he sat. “Zach, this is Conor and Aiden. It’s good to see you guys. How’s business?”
“Business is fine,” Conor replied, staring at Zach, who looked utterly unconcerned as he grabbed a discarded menu and browsed through it. “I thought you were coming alone.”
“Funny, I thought you were going to come alone as well,” I replied, looking at Aiden.
“And let him walk into an ambush?” Aiden scoffed. “I don’t think so.”
I nodded. “So then we both brought backup for the same reasons. Why are we still talking about it?”
“What do you want, Sean?” Conor sighed.
“Your help,” I replied honestly. “We could use some assistance with a pest problem we’re having.”
“I have no interest in jumping in the middle of the Kandicci/Romano war, Sean. Not even for you,” Conor replied.
“Who said it was a war?” Zach asked.
“Word travels,” Conor said. “And I’m good at what I do. I was taught by the best, though I’m not sure how much I want to tell people that considering.”
“Considering what?” I asked, my voice dropping low.
“You need me to say it? Fine,” he continued when I didn’t respond. “Considering the fact that my predecessor, who was the best in the game and taught me everything I knew, turned into a simpering lap dog for some bitch. Happy?”
Zach was a blur as he moved before my anger could bubble over. Conor shouted in surprise before remembering where he was and quieting down. Zach had stabbed him in the hand with a fork. “You know, I really don’t appreciate you talking about my boss like that,” Zach said. “It’s disrespectful as fuck, and a little pee-on like you doesn’t have the clout to get away with it. Even more, I really don’t like you talking about my girlfriend like that. It makes me stabby.”
Confusion crossed Conor’s face as his eyes darted to me. I shook my head at him in disappointment. “It would appear you aren’t nearly as well informed as you like to think you are, Conor. I know I taught you better than to go into a meeting with someone without knowing everything about them. Layla Romano is in an open relationship with Zach, me, and three other men. You called her a bitch, and every one of us would happily kill someone for less, so I suggest that you tread carefully.”
The sound of a gun cocking was heard above the din of the restaurant, and I rolled my eyes at Aiden.
“Let him go, or I’ll blow your dick off,” Aiden ordered. He tried to sound like he wasn’t scared, but the slight tremble in his voice gave him away.
“Aiden, put your fucking gun away,” I snapped. He jerked slightly in surprise but did what I told him to.
“He isn’t your fucking boss anymore,” Conor growled, “I am. Now pull your fucking gun back out and shoot this fucker.”
“Are you sure that’s such a good idea, Aiden?” I asked as Zach twisted the fork, causing Conor to grunt as he tried to keep from screaming. “We just told you that the boss of the Romano Syndicate, Layla Grace Romano, was our girlfriend. Now, how do you think she would react if you shot one of us?”
Aiden paled, and I laughed.
“Yeah. It would probably be worse than what you’re thinking,” I told him.
“In the process of being good at what you do,” Zach said mockingly, “did you happen to hear Layla’s favorite form of disposing of a body? Sharks! We installed a shark tank not long ago in our interrogation room.”
“And when we have too much meat to feed the sharks,” I added, “her wolves eat like kings.”
Conor kept a brave face as the blood drained from it. I couldn’t help feeling betrayed by my former friend, but I pushed it aside. I didn’t need a reminder that this part of my life was over, but this would have done it if I had.
“I won’t forget this,” I said ominously. “And we won’t be at war with Anton Kandicci forever. I suggest you stay off our radar.”
“Beep. Beep. Beep,” Zach said, laughing. “Uh, oh. I think it might be a little too late for that.”
“Let’s go,” I said. I signaled Drew, and a red dot appeared on Conor’s chest. “I suggest you stay seated until we leave the parking lot.”
Zach left the fork planted in Conor’s hand as he exited the booth. “So fucking disappointed,” I commented as I followed him.
We left the diner, got back in the car, and left. Once we were out of direct sight of the diner windows, Zach pulled over and watched for Drew in the rearview mirror. Drew pulled up behind us a few minutes later, and we got back on the highway.
“Well, that was a waste of time,” I said.
“Yeah, but at least now you know we can’t trust them. I’m sorry that ended up being the case, but I’d rather know ahead of time than be sorry later,” Zach replied.
“I’m sorry too, but it is what it is,” I replied. “We need to find another way to add more men to our ranks.”
“Maybe we’re overthinking this,” Zach said. “Why not just talk to Monika about using the Triple Skulls as a backup if needed? Not that I think we will. You’re focused on just our home-based crew, but don’t forget we have four other crews that are even larger than ours at our disposal anytime we need them.”
I knew he had a point; I just couldn’t help the overwhelming uneasiness inside me that we needed to surround Layla with as many people as we could. A storm was brewing, and I wasn’t sure we’d make it through.