Page 132 of Cruel Steps
“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.