Chapter 13 Letting Go #2
Carrying Ivy, we carefully navigated through the dark theater and out the side door of the building to our car. Lukas sat in the back, cradling Ivy in his arms while I drove us home to the packhouse.
Once back home, we carried her inside, preparing for the lecture we were about to receive. As we shut the front door behind us, Dem called out from the kitchen.
“Aren’t you back a little early? How was your date?”
Lukas and I shared a glance. “Still going…” I answered back, knowing that would get his attention.
“What? Is Ivy with you?” he replied as he made his way over to us. Once he saw Ivy asleep in Lukas’s arms, his mood turned sour. “What the hell is going on?”
“Heat flash,” Lukas replied as he sat down on the couch, resting Ivy against his chest. “All three of us almost lost our minds.”
“You didn’t…”
“No, we didn’t, but we weren’t sure what to do next.
She’s going to be out for a few hours, but she’ll remember everything when she wakes up.
We should be near her when that happens.
I don’t want to abandon her, or have her feel in any way that we took advantage of her,” I said as I brushed her hair out of her face.
Dem scowled at us for a minute, thinking through options. “Fine. Where are you going to put her, in her room?”
“Why not the group bed? We can all be there for her when she wakes up,” Lukas suggested.
“That might freak her out. There’s a reason I skipped that room last weekend.” Dem thought for a moment, looking at the two of us. “But if you both want to be with her when she wakes up, I guess that makes the best sense. Go ahead.”
Lukas lifted her back up and carried her upstairs while I helped open the doors.
Inside the group bedroom was a huge bed along with a few lounging and sleeping couches dispersed around the room.
We’d always hoped one day we’d get to all be in here with our omega, but this was not what we’d envisioned for our first night.
Lukas gently laid her down in the middle of the bed, and I covered her up with a soft blanket. We took turns cleaning up before returning to lie next to her, ready for bed.
Ivy looked so beautiful lying next to me. Despite this probably being a very intense night for her, my heart swelled with the idea that Lukas and I got to take care of her needs. Hopefully, we made the right choices for her.
“Are you two sleeping in here with her?” Preston quietly asked, poking his head in. He clearly wanted to join us.
“Excuse me,” Dem said behind Preston. He walked into the room carrying a laptop and dropped down on one of the couches by the window.
“Are you sleeping in here too?” I smirked at Dem as Preston slowly crept into the room.
“Someone’s got to keep an eye on you,” Dem replied. “Plus, she might feel safer with all four of us in here when she wakes up. It will ease the awkwardness in the morning.”
I sighed and rested my head back against the pillow as Lukas slowly lowered onto the other side of her.
Looking at her once more, my heart swelled again.
She was grabbing me in ways I never thought I’d feel for another, and I didn’t believe this was just the scent-match either.
She was fun to be around. And tempting…very tempting…
Not now, I reminded myself as I lay down and snuggled in. My body and now my mind longed to be closer to her, and hopefully she’d let us in soon.
***
Ivy
My eyes fluttered open to darkness, surrounded by warmth on both sides of me. My pelvis felt slightly sore, and my body was unusually hot, but I felt safe—just emotionally wrung out. The scents of my packmates were all around me. Where was I?
The memories from my date last night rushed back. We were in the theater…making out…there were a lot of hands…I was grinding, moaning…Then I remembered the orgasm.
Dread washed over me as I felt horrified. I was grinding on top of Isaac…in a movie theater, like I had no self-control whatsoever. What did they think of me?
I quietly sat up, trying not to wake whoever was near me, only for a voice to interrupt my thoughts.
“You’re okay, Ivy. We’ve got you,” a very groggy Isaac said as his hand gently caressed my back.
Embarrassment flooded over me as I buried my head in my arms.
“I’m so sorry. I lost control. I didn’t even ask. I just used you, Isaac. I can’t believe I did that,” I whimpered softly.
“Ivy, that’s what we’re here for,” Lukas rolled over, slowly waking up. “You can use me any time you want, and I will gladly obey.” He sat up and gently rubbed my back. “Let’s not pretend we weren’t both pawing at you.”
Isaac sat up as well and brushed the hair out of my face. “You didn’t do anything wrong. It was a heat flash. They’re a part of you now, and it’s our job to ensure you get what you need.”
I looked at him, my heart full of doubt and fear that I’d just ruined this for me. How could they not have thought horribly of me?
“Hey, I let you do that to me,” Isaac said as he grabbed my hand. “You didn’t force me. I let you because I wanted to help you through this. I care about you more than just physically, I hope you know that.”
Lukas gently touched my arm. “What happened tonight was not wrong, and nothing you did upset us. This is us learning your rhythm, and we’re going to learn it together.”
I couldn’t help the tears that rolled down my cheeks, but I felt so grateful for them taking care of me. I nodded slowly at their words as they embraced me in a warm hug.
“I’m just scared I’ve ruined something here that can’t be fixed,” I said, looking for signs of disgust from both of them.
“No way, that was so hot.” Lukas kissed my shoulder. “I can’t wait till…Well, I can’t wait till we can take better care of you.”
“This is exactly what we’re here for. Just keep remembering that we want to take care of you,” Isaac whispered, softly kissing my shoulder.
I wiped the tears away as something warm moved by my feet. Preston was lying on his back at the bottom of the bed, sprawled out and sound asleep.
I softly laughed at a sleeping Preston before looking over to the window, where, sitting on a couch working on his computer was Demetrius. He gave me a subtle smile and a wink before nodding at me to go back to sleep.
A big yawn escaped me as I lay back down on the bed, with two warm bodies snuggling up beside me.
“You're not alone, and you don’t have to solve everything on your own anymore,” Lukas whispered in my ear as he wrapped his arm around me.
“Just don’t make me miss any more movies, got it?” Isaac joked, kissing my cheek.
I lay in their bed for a while as they both drifted off to sleep.
The feeling of shame was present in my mind, but more strongly now was the feeling of completeness.
They had taken care of me when I couldn't help myself.
They'd helped me through my vulnerable moment and wanted to help again.
My heart swelled with acceptance as my eyelids grew heavy.
Maybe I was more ready for this than I thought.