Chapter 40
CHAPTER
FORTY
COLTER
I scanned the room one more time. Holden had texted they were on their way twenty minutes ago, and I wanted everything to be perfect when they got here. I’d been wanting to ask Mer to be my girlfriend for weeks, but I knew it was something Holden and I needed to do together. If he hadn’t gotten over his fear this weekend, then I was going to take the step without him. Mer was too important to leave in limbo.
Everything looked in place, so I took a deep breath and stared at the door. I didn’t have to wait too long until a key jangled in the lock.
“Colt, get your ass out here and help me carry shit,” Holden shouted.
Rolling my eyes, I opened the door. “Way to make an entrance, roomie.”
Holden huffed and shoved me out of the way with a box. Mer stood behind him with another box, so I took it from her.
“Hey, girlfriend.”
She smiled, stealing my breath. “Hey, boyfriend. ”
“I have a surprise for you,” I said, motioning for her to enter.
Pure joy radiated out of her as she stepped into the apartment. I shifted the box to watch her expression as she entered the scene before her. I’d found a canopy you could hang from your ceiling with lights that hung down, billowing out to create a cocoon of light and fabric. It was basically an adult fort. I’d added pillows inside and soft blankets and had gotten her some tulips. I had a charcuterie board and sparkling cider to the side, hoping it gave it an air of elegance.
She turned to me, her hands covering her mouth. “Colter, this is amazing.”
“I’m glad you like it. Once we get dumb-dumb moved in, I thought we could hang out and watch a movie.”
“I’d love to.” She stepped into me and kissed my cheek, making me wish I could drop this box. Once she pulled back, I hightailed it to Holden’s room and dumped it on his bed. I grabbed Mer’s hand on my way back out the door, loving how she giggled the whole way down to the parking lot.
Pressing her against his truck, I took the kiss I wanted. Her arms wrapped around my neck, and I sank into the kiss. Holden opened the tailgate, breaking our kiss.
“The sooner this is upstairs, the quicker you can do more than kiss.”
“Challenge accepted.”
Holden smirked, handed me a box, and gave Emerson a few bags. He pulled out the last box and shut the tailgate on his truck. With a click of his keys, he locked the truck, and the three of us marched upstairs.
Despite Holden’s promise of kisses, Mer and I helped him unpack his stuff and get his room in order. It felt right to finally see his stuff in the apartment. I’d been worried I’d have to let a stranger rent out the room with the second half of the room and board due in a few weeks. Thankfully, between Holden’s job and Hope’s withdrawal, Holden had been able to make it work.
“Movie time?” I asked, rubbing my hands together.
“You sure you don’t want roommate time? I can head home?” Mer asked.
“You’re staying, Wildcat. We already talked about this.”
“And I haven’t seen you in forever,” I whined playfully. “I don’t care about his stinky ass.”
Mer laughed. “If you’re sure.”
“We are,” we said together.
“Then lead the way. I’m eager to check out your spot.”
“I’ve named it Fort Cuddlebug.”
Holden laughed and rolled his eyes. “You’re a dork. Why are we friends?”
“Because you’re a dork, too.”
“Hmm. No. That can’t be right.”
Mer took off her shoes and crawled into the space. I followed her in and scooped her into my arms. I lounged back against the pillows and sighed in contentment.
“This is nice.” I kissed her temple, cherishing her smell and how she felt in my arms. Holden grumbled about the fort not being big enough for two football players, but he crawled in and took the other side. He pulled Mer’s legs into his lap so she was draped across us.
I turned on the movie I’d picked earlier and hit play. The three of us relaxed into the pillows, reshaping my entire world. I’d worried I would never have this, that my wants and needs would be too much for someone to handle. But these two complimented me in the most perfect ways. I loved getting to share the woman I loved with my best friend. And while it would be easy to let jealousy steal this, to feel like I didn’t matter in the equation, I wasn’t going to let it.
My whole life I’d wanted to feel like I mattered, so I’d always made sure everyone else was cared for. All that did was ensure no one really knew me. With Holden and Mer, not only did they know the real me, but they cared, too. They put me first in big and small ways, showing me I mattered to them.
I’d never felt more right about anything than I did about us.
We fit together.
After the opening scenes, I pulled out the food and cider. Mer sat up in my lap but didn’t move from either of us. I loved how confident she’d gotten, accepting our affection and giving it back just as much.
Midway through the movie, I ran my hands up and down Mer’s exposed skin. I’d stopped watching the movie a while ago, more interested in the girl in my lap. Goosebumps spread across her skin the longer I continued my caress. When she shifted, her breath catching, I knew I had her. Tilting my head down, I took her lips in a soft kiss. I teased my tongue along the seam of her mouth, tasting the sweet cider she’d drunk.
She opened eagerly, and I deepened the kiss. I continued my caress of her body, running my thumbs over the hardened peaks of her nipples. She gasped into my mouth, and I ate it up. My cock twitched, loving how turned on she was. Knowing Holden was watching spurred me on. Pulling back, I lifted her shirt and dropped kisses on her bare stomach. Mer moaned, her body writhing in pleasure.
Holden pulled off her pants and joined me in bringing our girl to nirvana. Sucking on her nipple, I fondled and licked her breasts until they were hard. Blowing on them, I watched how she trembled.
“That’s it, Mer. Show us how good we’re making you feel.” She whimpered, her naked body displayed before us. “You like having two men worship you, sweetheart?”
“Mmhmm,” she moaned, her head going back and forth. Caressing her body, I watched as Holden ate her out. Her thighs were wrapped around his head as he gripped her to him. His face glistened, and my dick pulsed at the sight.
“Fuck, Merbear. Hol’s face is dripping with your cum.” She whimpered, her body thrashing to get more friction. Watching her body come alive at our touch was intoxicating. I scanned every inch of her, committing it to memory. My dick ached; the need to feel her wet heat wrapped around me was overwhelming. I pressed down on it, rubbing it through my pants, but it wasn’t enough.
Laying Mer on the pillows, I raised to my knees to unbutton my pants. I quickly tossed my clothes out of the fort and converged on Mer. I kissed her lips, neck, and all the spots Holden had left. I added my own, loving the way we marked her. No one else would get to see her like this ever again.
She was ours, and we were hers. There wasn’t any doubt in my mind.
“Yes, fuck. Yes, Holden!” Mer’s hands gripped the blanket below her, and her muscles tensed as her legs shook. Her body flushed with heat as she came, giving me the best view ever. I kissed her, lavishing in the way she melted in my arms.
“You squirted again, baby.” Holden raised on his knees, licking his lips. He wore the smuggest expression, and I was jealous he’d been able to do that.
“Damn. Now I want you to squirt on my face.”
“You can try, but my oral skills are superior.”
“Keep telling yourself that, QB.” I thrust my hips up, the metal of my piercing glinting in the light. Mer reached out to grasp me in her hand, and my eyes rolled back at the contact. “Shit, Mer. I’m so ready to blow.”
“My dick speaks for itself. It doesn’t need jewelry,” Holden protested, crossing his arms .
“It’s okay to be jealous.” My words came out breathy as I tried not to lose my shit. “Fuck, I need to be in you now.” I pulled her into my lap and froze, remembering I hadn’t brought any condoms. “Shit. I forgot a condom.”
“No need.”
I froze, my breath halting in my chest. “You sure?”
“Yes. Holden’s gonna get tested still, but I’m ready to take that step with you, Col.”
I slammed my lips to her mouth. I wanted to show her how I felt, but I didn’t think anything could ever convey it completely. Lifting her into my arms, I notched my dick at her entrance and lowered her onto me.
Every time I slipped inside her wet pussy, I wondered how it could feel so good. But none of the prior times had felt like this. Her walls clamped around me, and her heat wrapped my cock in the best way. Feeling her without anything between us was out of the world.
“Holy fuck. You feel amazing, Mer. I can’t believe how good this feels.”
“Mmhmm. So good,” she cooed.
The two of us lost ourselves in pleasure, loving the complete bareness between us. I slowed down and pulled out when it felt too close to the end.
“On your hands and knees. Show us how you take us both, sweetheart.”
Mer compiled, tilting her ass up to me. I squeezed her cheeks, loving how perfect it was. I took a few breaths, watching as she gripped Holden and sucked him into her mouth. His eyes rolled back, his hands cupping her face gently as she worked him over. The voyeur in me wanted to keep watching, enjoying their pleasure almost as much as my own. My dick twitched, reminding me it had a home to go to, so I lined myself back up with Mer and thrust in.
Watching her take him with my thrusts was sexy, and it felt like I was the one in control, the one orchestrating this moment for all three of us. Most of the time, I was cool letting Holden take the lead, but I wanted to take control every now and then. Gripping her hips, I sank into her again and lost myself as I fucked her onto my best friend’s cock.
Mer groaned, her saliva covering Holden’s dick and her pussy becoming slicker as she took both of us. God, I couldn’t wait to watch her. The thought was almost as good as the pleasure coursing through me now. Pumping my hips forward, my cock slid in and out of her. My piercing dragged on her walls, sending tendrils of pleasure coursing up my spine. My balls drew up, and I was seconds away from coming.
“Such a naughty girl taking us both.” Mer hummed, wiggling her ass back at me in response. I rubbed her ass, squeezing it in my hand. “You’re doing so well. Fuck, I’m so close.”
“Me, too,” Holden moaned. “Fuck, Wildcat. Your mouth is so wicked.” He threaded his fingers through her hair, his hips moving quicker now. The whole thing was more erotic than porn, and I couldn’t hold back any longer.
“Come for us, Mer. Cover my cock, sweetheart.”
“Fuck, yes. Yes, yes, Wildcat.” Holden thrust forward one more time before he stilled. I wasn’t far behind him, my fingers flexing on her to hold her to me as she shuddered. Her pussy clenched me as she came, triggering my orgasm. The tingles ran up my body and exploded into a haze of fireworks and endorphins.
“Wow. Just wow,” Mer sighed when we broke apart, the three of us collapsing on the blankets.
“That was better than I even imagined.”
“Same. I wasn’t even in her pussy, and I came so hard, I’m not sure I have any sperm left.”
“Gross,” Mer teased.
Holden growled, rolling over and tickling her. “Gross, huh? You’re the one with this one’s cum running down your leg.”
“Speaking of.” I stopped their thrashing and opened her legs.
“What are you doing?” she shrieked, her face red.
“Looking at my cum in your pussy. Shit. That’s… there’s no words.”
“You like it?” she asked hesitantly.
I nodded, licking my lips. I wanted to taste me and her together, but I didn’t want to overwhelm her with all my kinks in one night.
“You guys take a shower. I’ll clean up and throw these blankets in the wash.”
“Are you sure?” I asked. I wanted some alone time, but I didn’t want Holden to think he couldn’t join us, either.
“Yes. Go. Before I change my mind.”
I grabbed Mer in my arms and ran to the bathroom as she squealed. If this was what the rest of my life would be like, I was here for it. Images of the three of us in a house with a big bed and the animals I wanted to rescue flashed through my mind. That. I wanted that.
Mer and I washed ourselves, and she gave me an update on the wedding, her talk with Hope, and how things went with Holden.
“Then the asshole told my dad he wanted to marry me. Can you believe that?” Holding her to me under the water, I laughed.
“Yeah, I can. That’s Holden. He’s fiercely protective and loyal. Once you’re his, that’s it.”
“But I’m only twenty-one! Isn’t that young?”
I shrugged. “I’m twenty-two, and Hol’s twenty-three. Does it really matter how old we are if we know? We don’t have to do it tomorrow, but I’m with Holden, Mer.”
“You’re both ridiculous.” Her eyes grew so large, and I laughed .
“Come on. I have to be at the shelter tomorrow, and I want to have enough time to eat your pussy for breakfast while Holden fucks you.”
Her mouth dropped open, and I turned off the shower, loving her shocked expression. I gave her a shirt of mine to wear, making Holden grumble about having to alternate so he could see her in his clothes, too. Mer gaped at us, mumbling something about our competitiveness, but I knew she secretly loved how we tried to one-up each other by claiming her. She’d learn soon that neither of us half-assed things, and we weren’t going anywhere.
Holden opted to sleep in his bed since neither of us had a bed large enough to hold three adults, two of whom were over six feet tall. So, when my alarm went off, I carried a sleepy Mer into his room and got my wish of eating her out for breakfast. Holden grumbled about my mouth being too close to his balls, but I told him to get over it. I wasn’t focused on them, so he could either deal with it or wait his turn.
After three orgasms, I kissed Mer goodbye and headed out. She’d offered to let me use her car so I wouldn’t have to take the bus and would catch a ride with Holden to campus. Smiling ear to ear, I clicked the key fob to unlock the door and hit the automatic start. God, I loved her car. And her.
The Audi purred to life, and I debated returning to the apartment and telling her I loved her right then. I knew it was soon, but I’d never felt this sure about anything.
Hitting the fob, I locked it when a blast of heat hit me, knocking me back. I hit the grass hard, my head spinning as a ringing sounded in my ears. My vision went hazy, and confusion overwhelmed me.
What happened?
A shadow stood over me, but I couldn’t make out any faces. Either from the sun or on purpose, I didn’t know, because everything swam before me.
“Stay away from her. ”
Something dropped onto my chest, and nausea rolled through me. I rolled over, puking into the grass and wishing the spinning would stop.
The last thing I thought before everything went dark… I never got the chance to tell Mer I loved her.