He intended to leave a few marks of his own.
“Goddamn it, Wolf,” his brother said from the doorway. Sure enough, Wolf could smell coffee. “Do you know how sore she must be? We weren’t easy on her last night. Did you even wake her up before you started fucking her?”
The light came back in Shelley’s eyes, making them sparkle with mirth. “He didn’t, Leo. I woke up like this. But I can handle it. Oh, oh, oh.”
Wolf winked down as she started to come. He felt the little muscles of her pussy milking his cock, and he gave over. He would love to fuck her for another couple of hours, but they really would be late for Julian’s little meeting. He picked up the pace, grinding down on her clit as he felt his balls draw up.
Blessed relief. His cum poured out. One day he wouldn’t wear the condom, but it wasn’t time yet. He pumped his cum out, wishing he was shooting it into her womb.
He collapsed on top of her, thoroughly satisfied with how his morning was going. He breathed in her scent. She smelled like sex. It was good. He nuzzled her neck, kissing and showing his deep affection.
His brother’s voice broke through his happy lethargy. “Seriously, Wolf, you have like twenty minutes before we’re supposed to be there.”
Wolf groaned. They were back to his preteen years when Leo would wake him long before he needed to be at school. “I only need like two minutes. I can get dressed fast.”
And then he could spend the other eighteen minutes in bed with his sub. It was a good plan.
But just like he had been when they were kids, Leo was relentless. “And Shelley? Have you thought about what she needs? The subs are having a breakfast gathering as well. Do you think she’s going to be happy walking into her breakfast without having taken a shower?”
“Oh, god,” Shelley said, pushing at Wolf. “I’m supposed to be at Dani’s this morning. I’m going to be late. I have to wash my hair. Do I even have any clothes?”
“Ben and Chase dropped off your bag late last night,” Leo explained. “I put it in the guest bathroom where your shower should already be nice and hot.”
Shelley looked up at Leo with an expectant look on her face.
“No panties, Shelley,” Leo said with a frown. “Ben and Chase know the drill.”
She huffed and tried to sit up. “Panties are perfectly nice. I don’t know what you guys have against them.”
Wolf gave up. He rolled off her, and she was out of bed in a shot, clutching her sheet and running for the bathroom. Wolf grabbed the coffee Leo was holding and shot his brother a look. “Spoilsport.”
There was a high shriek. Wolf started, but Leo held a hand out. “I think she just figured out Logan is here. He was in the kitchen when I left him.”
Wolf hoped Logan hadn’t gotten an eyeful. “We’re a busy little household, aren’t we?”
“That was supposed to be for Shelley,” Leo pointed out, staring at the mug in Wolf’s hands.
Wolf shrugged, taking a long sip. “I’ll share.”
A tight look came over Leo’s face. Here it came. The denial. “Yes, Wolf, I can tell you’re all about the sharing. What the hell was last night about?”
Wolf often envied his brother’s brilliant mind. This was not one of those times. Leo couldn’t just let it happen. He had to question everything. “It was about her. She’d been through a lot, and she needed something special.”
“Don’t you try to tell me it was all about sex. I know you, Wolf. You care about her.”
Damn straight he did. He was in love with her. He’d fallen for her over their weeks of conversation, and being close to her physically had done nothing but made that bond stronger. “She’s mine, Leo. I’m trying to give her what she needs.”
Leo looked back at the open door, gesturing outward. “Don’t you fucking think for one minute that you can just share her with your friends because you think she needs it.”
Ah, there was that jealousy he’d been waiting for. Leo could lie to himself, but Wolf saw right through him. “She only wants you, man. I wouldn’t have done that with anyone else. If you walk away from her, then we’ll be exclusive. I threatened to use someone else because I wanted you to get off your ass.”
There was a long pause as Leo considered him. “I don’t like being manipulated, Wolf.”
“And I don’t like being ignored. I guess we can’t always get what we want.” Wolf sat up, looking for his clothes. It was time to retreat, or he was going to get pissed off and that wouldn’t help his cause. They needed to concentrate on Shelley, not have a family therapy session.
The room was quiet for a moment. Wolf grabbed his jeans and pulled them on. He really did need a shower. He’d had sex a bunch of times and killed two dudes. Some serious grooming was needed.
“I didn’t intend to ignore you,” Leo said, his shoulders deflating. He sat down on the bed, his eyes straying to where Shelley had lain. “Damn it, Wolf, I guess time just got away from me. You’re seeing something that isn’t there.”
Wolf doubted it. His brother had been out of touch for a long time. But if Leo didn’t want to go into it, he was fine. “No problem. What am I supposed to wear to this thing?”
Leo’s fists clenched. “Don’t change the subject. Wolf, you’re my brother. I love you. I know I don’t always show it, but I do. I just…I know what you want, and I don’t think I can do it.”
“Because of me?” Wolf asked. If his brother really had that big a problem with him, then this couldn’t work, and he would need to rethink his whole plan to live here.
Leo shook his head. “No. It’s a lot of things, but mostly it’s because of her. I don’t think I would be good for her in the long run. I can’t do what you’re doing. I can’t just open up and offer her everything on a silver platter.”
Wolf knew that. He wasn’t an idiot. “Then just join us for the fun stuff until Shelley doesn’t need it anymore. But you need to understand that I am serious about her. She’s not going anywhere.”
“See, you just met her yesterday. How can you possibly say that?” Leo threw his hands up as he asked the question.
Logan had asked him the same question on the long drive from Bliss. “I’ve been talking to her for over a month, but I won’t lie. I knew I was serious about two conversations in. I can’t help it. I follow my instincts. My instincts tell me she’s the one.”
Leo’s fists clenched. “I envy you that, brother. I’ve known her for years, wanted her for years, but I couldn’t act on it and now I won’t. I can’t have the relationship you want. Hell, I’m not even sure I could have a relationship with her. I think Janine is right. I prefer to deal with patients. I don’t want the responsibility of a relationship. I tried it with her, and I was terrible. I guess I have more of our dad in us than I would like to think.”
“Is that what this is about? You think you’re going to bug out like our dad? That’s dumb, Leo. You never walked out on one thing in your life.” Leo had stepped up at a young age.
“I walked out on you.”
Wolf felt his eyes roll. He had no idea his brother had been carrying around this much guilt. “You didn’t walk out. You were eighteen. You joined the Navy.”
Leo’s eyes narrowed. “You really think I didn’t want out of that cabin, Wolf? You think it was all self-sacrifice so I could help out with money? I could have gotten a job and stayed in Del Norte. But no, I had to get as far from Colorado as I could. I wasn’t being selfless, brother.”
“I’m not stupid. Damn, man, I wanted out, too. It was hard. We were dirt poor, and Ma was overworked. You sent every bit of cash you could back. Me and Ma were fine. It’s normal that you would want out, Leo. You basically had to raise me. You were a kid and you had to raise me. It’s normal that you would want some freedom, but you’ve had years now, and it’s time to think about the future. Are you telling me you don’t want a family?”