42. Stitches
STITCHES
I t was a long two weeks.
Mostly because the doc didn’t make it to check on Cady, so we had to listen as Church stormed around.
Sirena still wasn’t home living with us, but I figured that had more to do with her trying to spend as much time as possible with Bryce.
Or Shadow.
The guy was growing on me as much as I hated to admit it.
They came over for dinner a few times a week. Sometimes I’d take Sirena into my room and fuck her. Sometimes Ashes or Church would join me.
It hadn’t gone unnoticed by any of us that she and Sin hadn’t been together. They were close and talked. They kissed. But he didn’t fuck her.
It was concerning.
But if it bothered her, she didn’t seem to want to talk about it.
And I would know because my sign language was getting really good, but it was mostly because Church banned speaking in the house unless it was sign language. I had no choice but to get my head wrapped around learning it.
Church had thrown a whole ass potato at me last week and nailed me in the balls with it when I’d asked where the butter was while he and Ashes were peeling potatoes in the kitchen.
“Where’s Church?” I asked, coming into the living room to see Ashes and Sin playing video games.
“Upstairs,” Ashes said, his focus not breaking as his character shot Sin’s character.
I turned and went upstairs and stopped outside Church’s door when I heard voices. I pressed my ear to the wood and listened as Cady’s soft voice came out.
I frowned. Church hated Cady. The fact that he had her in his room with the door closed made me nervous.
“I don’t like that dress,” Church said.
“Why?”
“Because it’s fucking ugly. You’re pregnant. Have some damn class.”
“What isn’t classy about it?”
“That fact your tits are half hanging out? Or that if you bend too far over I’ll see your ass.”
She sighed. “I just feel gross. This dress makes me feel…pretty.”
Church was quiet for a moment.
“Then do whatever makes you happy.”
“I’m trying. It’s just so hard with everything.”
“I know,” Church muttered. “It’s hard for all of us.”
“I didn’t want this to happen.”
“No shit.”
“When is the doctor coming? I just need to get this over with.”
“You could abort and be done with it completely.”
“I don’t want to do that,” she snapped. “Sin told me about Bells. I’m not that fucking bitch.”
“And if it’s Adam’s? Then what?”
She was quiet, and I shifted closer.
“Then… I don’t know. I guess you’ll be an uncle.”
“Why would you want to keep that fucking prick’s kid, Cady?”
“I don’t know. Maybe because I know I can give it a good life.”
“How? You’re seventeen. You can’t even afford a decent dress.” The disdain dripped from his voice.
“I can’t believe Rina loves you. You’re such a dickhead. Do you tell her that about her clothes? Because guess what? I bought her those dresses she wears.”
Church chuckled softly. “They look good because they’re on her. Thanks for letting me know. I’ll be sure to get her something new.”
Silence descended, and I contemplated knocking on the door before their arguing took a wrong turn and ended in blood.
“Dante, I just… You said I could come to you to talk. You told me this. I’m here wanting someone to talk to. So can you please not be an asshole for two seconds?” Cady’s voice was soft.
“Fine. Talk. What do you want?”
“I’m scared.”
“Of what?”
“I do worry about this baby. I-I have all these confusing thoughts. I don’t want it to be Sin’s, but I also don’t want it to be Adam’s either.”
“Who else’s do you want it to be? How many guys did you fuck?”
She sighed. “Just Adam a-and Sin.”
“I’m not following your crazy train here, Cadence. You want an immaculate conception or some shit?”
“I want it to be Sin’s,” she choked out.
“What? Do you have any fucking idea what that would do to Sirena and Sin? Sirena would accept it, but Sinclair would lose his fucking mind. Don’t manifest that fucking shit.”
“I only want it to be his because I’m terrified of the baby being messed up like Adam was,” she said, her voice cracking. “And I won’t have to do it alone if it’s Sin’s. He’d be there.”
I ground my teeth. She was pissing me off. I knew she didn’t give a shit for Sin, but to want that misery for him knowing how he could be irritated the fuck out of me.
“If that baby is Adam’s, I’ll be there for you,” Church said softly after a moment of silence. “He was my brother. This kid will be my blood, and you’re my specter’s blood. It will want for nothing. I promise.”
I backed away from the door, deciding I needed some air. I went back downstairs and grabbed my jacket and pulled on my boots.
Ashes and Sin were too busy gaming to even notice me, so I went outside and headed toward campus. I had no idea where I was going, but I found myself outside Asylum’s dorm room.
Before I could even knock on it, the door was opened, and Asylum greeted me.
“Uh… where’s rabbit boy?” I asked.
“In his burrow,” Asylum answered.
“Is it normal for you to flip and swap personalities like that…?”
“Yes.” Asylum stepped aside. “Be grateful I’m not the twenty-one year old sexy blonde college student with big tits who loves taking it in the ass.”
I wrinkled my nose as I stepped into his space. “OK…why?”
“Because I’d be calling you daddy.”
“You’re so fucking weird. Do you really have a female personality?”
“No.” He snorted. “I mean, I’ve never called you daddy, right?”
I shook my head at him. He was too wild.
“How did you know to open the door before I knocked?”
“I saw you coming. And to answer your next question, she’s finishing her shower, and Shadow ran to grab a pizza we ordered.”
I nodded and looked around.
“Come in. Take your shit off and relax.” Asylum flopped onto the bed he had scooted next to Shadow’s.
I hadn’t spent much time around Shadow since that night at the house, but I tried to be nice to him. He’d clearly been through hell like I had, so I couldn’t hate him as much now. Plus, he had a cool superpower, even if he hated it. I’d probably hate it too, and I was glad it wasn’t my issue, but it was cool just the same.
I took off my jacket and boots and sat in the overstuffed chair by the window, staring Asylum down.
“How’s it going?” I ventured.
“Good.” He pulled out a bag of Cheetos and speared one with his fork before munching on it.
“Are you eating Cheetos with a fork?”
“I don’t like when my fingers get cheese dust on them,” he answered, getting another Cheeto.
I shook my head at his antics.
“How have Sirena and Shadow been?” I asked.
“If you’re asking if they’ve fucked, the answer is no.”
“That wasn’t what I was asking,” I mumbled.
He chuckled. “Liar. I haven’t fucked her either if you’re wondering about that. Figured we’d touch all the bases.”
I sighed and didn’t say anything.
Sirena came out of the bathroom then. Her eyes zeroed in on me, and I sat up. She rushed to me and threw herself onto my lap.
“Hey, angel,” I laughed softly, cradling her face before I kissed her. “How’s my girl?”
She signed quickly, her eyes bright.
“Yeah? Mm, I missed you too, baby.”
She signed again.
“I left the house and found myself here. Now I’m wondering why I haven’t been visiting you all along.” I kissed her again. She moaned softly against my lips, and I was a half a second from spreading her wide and fucking into her tight pussy when the door opened.
“Hey, man. Did you order all these breadsticks? There’s like fifty of them.” Shadow said. “And this fucking giant chocolate chip cookie?”
“Yep.” Asylum sat up and put his Cheetos away. “Guilty.”
Shadow put the pizza and items onto the table.
“Stitches. How’s it going?” he asked, glancing to Sirena.
“It’s going. Thought I’d stop in. Find out when you and Sirena are coming home.”
“Oh, uh, it’s up to her.”
She signed to me. It took me a moment to decipher it before I sighed.
“Come on. Sin is fine. I know he hasn’t been all over you, but he’s working through it.”
She signed once more, and I looked to Asylum.
“Oh, firefly.” He smiled at her. “I’ll be fine by myself. You can still come see me. I’ll come see you. Nothing will change.”
She jutted her bottom lip out, making him laugh softly. I watched him approach like a predator before he stopped in front of us and thumbed her bottom lip.
“Soon, my forever girl. I have work to do before I get to come home. Where would we even stay? I think the watcher abode runs low on bedrooms.”
“We have another empty room in the basement,” I said. “We painted it already. Yellow.”
“Yellow is my favorite.” Asylum smiled and went to the table. He grabbed out a slice of pizza and ate.
“How is everything? It’s been a few days since we spoke,” Shadow said, looking at me.
“All is well.”
“It’s not, but you can lie if it helps,” Asylum said around a breadstick. “Get some food. I ordered extra.”
Sirena stood and grabbed some pizza for both of us and returned to me while Shadow got his slice.
“You’re right. Shit’s weird at the house. I overheard Cady and Church talking. I guess it upset me, so here I am.” I ate my pizza.
“What did our pain in the ass do now?” Asylum asked.
I looked at Sirena, who studied me, her brows crinkled.
Fuck it. I didn’t want to keep secrets from her.
“I overheard them talking in Church’s bedroom. Claws wants the baby to be Sin’s. She doesn’t want it to be fucked up like Adam was.”
Sirena finished her slice of pizza and went into the bathroom without looking back. I heard the water in the sink running for a moment before Asylum winked at me.
“She’s brushing her teeth. She’s fine.”
I frowned. “I hope she is. I worry about her. This whole situation is fucked.”
Asylum waved me off. “It’s fine, Malachi. It’ll pass. She’s scared. It’s understandable.”
Sirena returned. She kissed my forehead before going to slide onto Shadow’s lap. He smiled at her and pecked her lips.
“Angel, are you OK?” I asked.
She gave me her sweet smile and signed quickly. I was getting good at signing, but she was a fuck ton better and faster.
“She said she’s fine and that she understands Cady’s fears. She’s not upset,” Shadow said.
I nodded, feeling relieved. “I just worry about how Sin will respond if it’s his. I think it’ll fuck him up. He doesn’t want a kid with her.”
Sirena signed again.
“You’re right,” I murmured. “We’ll love the baby anyway, and we’ll keep Sin in line. He does have us to lean on.”
Her words made me feel better. I’d been freaking out over the possibility or her saying fuck it, but if she were still in a good place with it, then I would be too.
“You guys really do look good together,” I admitted, staring at Shadow and my girl.
He smiled. “I think so too. It’s her, really, who looks good.”
“I won’t deny that,” I said.
“Would you look at the time?” Asylum got to his feet and grabbed his jacket.
“Where are you going?” Shadow asked.
“Out. I have to meet with myself in the forest. You three have fun. Shadow, don’t splooge on my pillowcase. I’ll be pissed.”
“Man, shut up,” Shadow muttered, his cheeks red.
I chuckled and waved Asylum off. The door clicked closed behind him, leaving me with Sirena and Shadow.
“So what do you guys do? Just sit in here when you’re not in class?” I asked.
“Pretty much,” Shadow said. “In the evenings, we go to the clearing and Sirena practices with her ax. She’s pretty good with it, aren’t you, cupcake.”
She nodded, her eyes gleaming.
I sat forward, intrigued. “I’d love to see you in action sometime.”
She grinned at me, letting me know she had no qualms about that.
“Sometimes I kiss her,” Shadow continued softly. “Touch her.”
I raised my brows as he moved his hand up her thigh. He looked over and smirked at me, making me scowl. He was testing me. Of course, the little prick was.
She kissed him and got up. I watched her enter the bathroom again, the door closing softly behind her.
“Do you know how to fuck her?” I asked, rising to his challenge after she was gone.
He visibly swallowed. “I’ve never…with anyone…I don’t know. Mirage had me doing some practice. He, uh, kicked me in the balls whenever I came too fast.” He winced and looked at his hands in his lap.
“Virgin.” I nodded. “She’s hot. I get it.”
“I want to.” He looked at me. “I just don’t want to embarrass myself. Again. God knows I’ve done that enough,” he muttered.
“I have an idea.”
“What’s that?”
“Watch me fuck her. I’ll give you instructions. You follow them.”
“What?” He shook his head. “I did that with Church. He made me jerk off. I came in like, thirty seconds.” His cheeks turned red again.
“Listen. So what if you come fast? If you can keep going, that’ll save your ass,” I said. “Can you?”
“I don’t know. I’m usually too embarrassed to try.”
“Well, let’s find out. I want her to be satisfied with you, and believe it or not, I don’t like second-hand embarrassment. It takes me out of the mood. So, I want you to do this with us.”
“With?” He frowned. “I-I’m not ready…”
“Just see how far you can get. Pull back if you need to. I know you think I’m a dick, and I am, but honestly, if Church gets involved, you’ll really be embarrassed.”
“I know,” he mumbled.
Sirena came out again, with her hair brushed and a pink nightgown on.
“Perfect.” I stood, took her hand, and led her to the bed before pulling her onto my lap. “Angel, I’m going to fuck you, and Shadow is going to watch. If he’s feeling brave, he’s going to join us. Is that OK?”
She looked to Shadow, who gave her a nervous, tentative smile before she nodded.
“Will you strip for us?” I asked softly.
She stood and moved in front of us.
“Take your dick out and get your clothes off,” I instructed him, taking my shit off and tossing it to the floor so I was naked.
He hesitated for a moment before complying and joining me.
Sirena slowly removed her nightgown for us and let it fall to the floor. Standing in all her sexy fucking glory in her lavender panty set, I was beside myself with want.
I stroked my dick lazily, watching her kneel in front of Shadow.
He let his head fall back as she took his cock in her hand and stroked him.
“Suck him, angel. Let’s give him some practice, baby.”
She did as I told her, sucking him deep into her throat. He let out a deep groan, his chest heaving. I took that moment to really look at him. The guy was pure muscle. Overall, he was a good-looking dude. I didn’t understand why he didn’t bag more chicks, but I suppose the virgin status had him running scared.
I slid closer to him so I could whisper in his ear. “Know your limits. When it starts to feel too good, try a different tactic.”
He let out a shaky breath and tangled his fingers in her hair before pulling her off his cock.
“You’re a bad girl, cupcake,” he said in a husky voice. “Trying to make me come for you so fast.”
She smirked at him and licked her lips.
“Fucking tease,” he growled, leaving in and claiming her lips.
I blinked, surprised at how he switched so quickly. If I were a chick, I’d have swooned.
I watched as his hands traversed her body and pushed her panties off before he found her pussy and rubbed her gently.
He pushed a finger inside her, making her gasp against his lips.
“Talk dirty to her,” I said, wondering how far he’d go. I was pretty sure that once he got the hang of things, he might give us a run for our money. Typically, I’d hate that, but I was always up for a challenge, and I thought he’d give me one.
“Fuck my fingers like you would my cock,” he rasped, tugging her forward to straddle his lap, his hand on it, waiting for her.
Damn. Dude had game.
“Grind that pussy, baby. I want to feel you come for me.”
She moved as he instructed, shifting her hips to try to get more from him. He seemed to shift gears and forget about his nervousness because he gave her more instructions.
“Faster, baby, or I’ll take it all away.”
She moved faster, grinding her pussy down on his hand. Her lips met his, and they kissed deeply, her still fucking his fingers.
She came with a soft moan, her release rushing out of her and making a mess on his leg.
“Good fucking girl, cupcake,” he husked out. “Very good girl.”
Her body trembled as she sagged against him.
“My turn,” I said, lifting her off his leg. I hated to admit it, but watching them had gotten me all hot and bothered.
I pulled her onto my lap and speared her with my dick. She moaned softly, her tits jostling as I thrust up into her hot, tight confines.
“Oh, angel. He made your cunt so wet for me,” I said, trailing my lips along her jaw. “Show me that you love me, too.”
She rocked against me, her pussy just so goddamn good my eyes rolled back. Shadow moved behind her and tilted her head back so he could kiss her. He took that time to remove her bra and drop it to the floor.
I gripped her hips tightly and fucked into her body as Shadow devoured her mouth. She came a moment later, crying out against his lips, her small body shuddering from the pleasure.
“Fuck yeah.” I pounded up into her harder for a moment before whipping her away from Shadow and putting her on her back and drilling into her so hard the bed rocked.
“Slow it down when it gets to be too much,” I said breathlessly to Shadow as he moved to kneel beside her. He tapped her lips with his dick, and she opened for him. He slid deep into her mouth and breathed out.
“Fuck her mouth slowly. When you’re buried in her pussy, you go until you feel like you’re going to come, then you take a little break. You slow it down. Don’t be a fucking chump and blow it.”
“OK,” he said thickly.
“Does her mouth on your dick feel good?”
“So fucking good.”
“Fuck her mouth hard like you want to fuck her pussy.”
He hesitated for a moment before he railed into her throat. Sirena was still learning, but I was proud as fuck of her as she took it with minimal protest.
“Fuck,” he groaned out.
“Slow it down,” I commanded, slowly pumping in and out of her.
He did as he was told, pausing momentarily and inhaling deeply.
“There you go. Good boy,” I praised him. “Now, do something for her. Play with her tits. Kiss her. Touch her pussy.”
He wordlessly pulled his cock from her mouth before leaning down to kiss her, his hand on her breast.
He let his hand trail past her breasts and to her pussy where he lightly circled her clit as I slowly continued to fuck into her. She whimpered as he sat up and locked eyes with me.
“Fuck her mouth again,” I murmured.
He visibly swallowed before removing his hand and pushing his cock back into her mouth.
“Fuck, you suck dick so good, baby. It’s the fucking best.”
We continued our work for a moment before I could tell he was ready to blow again.
“Slow down,” I instructed. “It’s OK to pull back when you need to.”
He slowed and pulled free from her mouth again before kissing her, his hand back to kneading her breast.
As much as I wanted to come, I decided to see where I could take him.
“You want some pussy?” I asked softly.
He locked eyes with me, visibly tensing.
“It’s nice, hot, and tight. You’ll love it.”
“I-I can’t…”
“You can. You can fuck her just like I am. Come on, Shadow. Get your dick wet.”
I didn’t think he’d do it, but I was surprised when he moved to be beside me. I pulled out of her and shifted aside for him.
He took my place, his hands visibly shaking.
“Grab your cock. Run it up her pussy,” I instructed. “Tease her a little.”
She didn’t move an inch. Her breathing was quicker, and I knew she wanted him like this, but he was being a little bitch about it.
Hopefully, by the time I left tonight, he’d have a handle on his shit so he could stop prolonging this miserable slow burn he had going on.
His cock slid slow and deliberate along her pussy. He bit down a groan, jaw tight, holding himself back with every ounce of willpower he had left.
I knew that feeling. It was how it was for me with her during our first time.
“Fuck, you’re—” He choked on the rest of his words, eyes locked on where his cock touched her pussy. “You’re so wet, baby. I can feel how bad you want me. You’re soaked. You’re gonna take me so deep, aren’t you?”
He pressed the head of his cock right against her entrance and froze, trembling.
“I’ve never-never done this, but I swear to God, I’m going to make it feel like I’ve been fucking you my whole life, cupcake.”
Jeez, man, leave some pussy for the rest of us…
I stroked my cock, watching the scene unfold in front of me. If he didn’t have good dick game, he goddamn excelled at dirty talk.
His fingers gripped her hips, thumbs digging in like he was afraid she’d vanish if he let go.
“I’ve thought about this moment every night. My hand wrapped around my cock, whispering your name like a prayer. Pretending it was you under me. Pretending I could make you moan for me.”
He rocked forward, just enough for her to feel the thickness of him press and tease. She squirmed, her chest heaving with her heavy breathing.
“You wanna know what I imagined, cupcake? You, begging me to stop teasing. You, writhing just like this, lifting your hips, desperate to take me inside even when I’m holding back.”
One hand slid up her stomach, across her chest, fingers curling around her delicate throat.
“Touch yourself for me. Right now. Let me see how pretty you look when you come for me. I want my first time to be with you soaked and shaking around my cock.” His voice dropped to a low growl.
Her fingers moved to her pussy where she rubbed her clit, her soft whimpers sounding out around us.
“I need you to beg me, cupcake. Say please. Say you want me to ruin that perfect little pussy. Tell me you need me.”
Her fingers worked faster.
I stroked my dick to match her pace.
Motherfucker had game. God. Damn.
He pulled back suddenly, leaving her reaching for him as he stood.
“No,” he whispered, his voice shaky. “Not yet.”
Her brows furrowed, her lips parted.
“I want to see you pray for it first.”
He reached past me to the nightstand and came back with a polished crucifix. I’d seen him carry that damn thing with him on campus. It gleamed in the low light, all innocence and purity.
His voice came out low. Calm. Dangerous.
Even I looked at him twice.
“You said you’d give me everything.” He dragged the crucifix down her chest and over the swell of her breasts.
The edge of the cross pressed just above her slit. She shivered.
“I’ve worshipped God my whole life. Always kept a crucifix with me. This one in particular is special to me. It was mine, and she took it from me. I took it back. Then I killed her with it.”
I stared, not bothering to stroke my cock anymore as I watched him. Something big was about to transpire here, and I was pretty sure we were all going to hell.