The Ranchers Take a Wife

Men of Space Station One #1

The Ranchers Take a Wife When Lacy arrives on Space Station One, she has to choose two men to be her husbands. She picks out Cam and Phillip and prays they will be able to make it work despite being perfect strangers. Phillip is easygoing and they bond quickly, but Cam seems a little uptight. She isn’t sure he likes her. Lacy finds out that Cam had shown an interest in another of the women and is hurt. Should she forgive him? Or has he broken her trust as well as her heart? Cam has to prove he’s not stuck on anyone but Lacy. Add to that the discovery of a strange creature leaving footprints around their place, and Cam is under a great deal of stress. Will he push Lacy further away, or will he share his worry with Phillip so the two of them can share the responsibilities and pleasures of taking care of Lacy? Genre: Futuristic, Ménage a Trois/Quatre, Science Fiction Length: 40,651 words

THE RANCHERS TAKE A WIFE Men of Space Station One #1

Marla Monroe

MENAGE EVERLASTING

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Chapter One Cam paced in the terminal while Phillip sat with his legs crossed at the ankles and stretched out in front of him. “Why aren’t they here yet? It’s nearly thirty minutes since they announced their approach.” Cam worried. “They’ll be here in fifteen or twenty more minutes. Stop that infernal pacing. You’re making me dizzy.” Phillip sighed. They were two of a total of forty men waiting on the shuttle dropping off the first women on the planet Alpha. The men had been here for two years building the houses and buildings for the planet’s first town. They were antsy about finally having women arrive. Because of the harsh elements of the planet and the lack of available women on Earth, each family would be made up of two men and one woman. Most of the women back on Earth had Shear’s disease from the excessive radiation from the solar flares of the sun. For some reason, it affected women more so than men. “How are we going to choose our woman?” Cam asked. “I think the best thing to do is let her choose us. She’s got to deal with two of us.” “You’re probably right.”

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“They said the shuttle is approaching now. We should be able to see it in the next few seconds,” one of the other waiting men said. Everyone migrated to the windows of the terminal and gazed up in the air for the first glimpse of the shuttle. When it appeared there was a general shout of excitement. Cam and Phillip watched as the shuttle landed and taxied across the runway to the terminal. It would be another thirty minutes before the women would appear. Cam wondered how the women felt. Had any of them gotten sick on the trip out? It took nearly six months to get from Earth to their little planet. A lot could happen in that time. He hoped none of them had changed their minds. “Listen up, everyone,” Phillip shouted above the general conversations going on. “If we jump on them the minute they walk through that door, they’re liable to turn around and head back to Earth. We need to stand back and let them breathe.” “How are we going to choose?” one of the men asked. “I think they should choose,” Phillip told them. There was a general groan. “That could take weeks. You know women. They can’t ever make up their minds,” one of the other men complained. “Still, it’s the best solution. They do have to live with two of us, so I think they should be able to choose who those two will be.” Phillip knew they wouldn’t like the idea. “So we don’t get to take our woman home today?” another man asked. “Not unless they jump us when they get off that shuttle. Instead, they will live in the dorms we lived in until we got our homes built. We court them like we used to do on Earth,” Cam added. He knew Phillip was right. It didn’t mean he had to like it, though. Cam and Phillip were two of the station’s farmers. They had met back in high school and became fast friends. When the Earth’s sun began to have massive solar flares, causing major changes in the Earth’s atmosphere, it was decided that they needed to locate another

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planet that would sustain life. They found three and had sent three sets of colony organizers to each to set up a small community. The consensus was that if they could form colonies on the three planets, they might be able to slowly move people to them and avoid the total annihilation of man. So far, the beginning stages had proved successful. Now they were setting up to begin the next stage of populating the planet. It was unclear if the women left on Earth would be able to conceive in a different atmosphere. Therefore, this first colony was important. “Phillip, the light just turned red. They must be in the decontamination booth. It won’t be long now.” Cam moved closer to the door through which the women would emerge. “You’re going to get trampled if you stick too close to the door. The men behind you are revving up to attack. No one is listening about giving them some space.” Phillip shook his head and joined Cam at the front. The light turned green a few seconds later, and the door opened. Twenty beautiful women walked out of the chamber with dazed expressions on their faces. They all looked so young. They couldn’t be more than twenty-three or twenty-four. Cam and Phillip were both thirty. The age difference shouldn’t really be a factor, but their youth could be a deterrent to choosing some of the men. The oldest was forty-three and the youngest was twenty-seven. The women might be intimidated by the older men. He hoped not. They were going to have to choose someone there. The space shuttle wouldn’t be back for another year. That was a long time to live in the dorm. The men began crowding around the women. Alarmed, they began pulling back toward the gate they’d come through, only to find it locked. Cam hurried between the two groups and stood in front of them. “Hey, you guys, calm down. Let’s help them with their luggage and get them settled in at the dorm.”

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The men slowed their attack and nodded their heads. Each of them grabbed the various boxes and bags and waited for the women they belonged to to step up and claim them so they could escort her to the dorm. Cam and Phillip picked up a pile off the conveyor belt with the initials of LMH. A young woman walked up and smiled tentatively at them. “I’m Lacy. That’s my luggage.” She smiled a nervous smile at the two of them. Cam instantly felt the attraction. He wondered if it was just because he hadn’t seen a real live female in over a year, or if he really was attracted to her. “I’m Cam and this is Phillip. Pleased to meet you.” He smiled, and they led her to the shuttles that were lined up to take them to the dorm. When they climbed up beside her and sat her between them on the shuttle ride, she seemed nervous, but didn’t pull away from them. They rode in silence to the dorm. Cam wasn’t sure what to say to her that wouldn’t come across as being forward. Once they arrived there, they waited for the groups ahead of them to get off. Phillip stepped out into the aisle with Lacy following him and Cam bringing up the rear. Phillip helped her down, and then led her to get her luggage. They each grabbed a couple of suitcases and led the way to the dorm. “What is this place you’re taking us to?” she asked. “It’s the dorm we lived in until we got our houses built,” Phillip supplied. “We’ve cleaned them up and made them as nice as we can,” Cam added, noticing her look of concern. “But I thought we would go home with our men today.” She sounded generally disappointed.

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“We thought you should be the ones to choose your husbands. It’s only fair. You will be living with two men for the rest of your life.” Phillip seemed to be watching her awfully closely, Cam realized. “Oh, that’s really nice. I like that.” She didn’t say much more as they entered the dorm. “Okay, what floor would you like? We have the underground one, the first, and the second.” Cam waited for her to choose. “I’m a little claustrophobic, so maybe the first or second floor. Whatever is open now.” They led her down the first-floor hall and located a room near the end that was empty. She nodded, and they stepped inside to place her bags in the middle of the room. “Do you want one of them on the bed so you can unpack?” Cam asked. “Yes, that would be a good idea. Thanks. I appreciate it.” She stepped back out of the way as he lifted the heaviest and laid it on the bed. “Is there anything else we can help you with?” Phillip smiled at her. Cam figured Phillip was definitely enamored with her already. He wondered how they would react to the other women. They needed to be around all of them and see who they were most attracted to and begin courting her as soon as possible. There were twenty other pairs of men looking. “Um, what do we do about meals, and how do we spend our days?” she asked. “The cafeteria is directly across the courtyard over that way. They serve breakfast from six till nine, lunch from eleven till one, and supper from five till seven,” Cam told her. “As far as what to do all day, explore and get to know the men so you can choose who you are interested in. They’re going to be courting you.” Phillip looked over at Cam.

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“Will you be courting me?” she asked with a faint blush to her cheeks. “We most certainly will,” Phillip said. Cam guessed that was his answer. Phillip was interested in her. “Well, good night. We’ll let you unpack and settle in. We’ll see you sometime tomorrow,” Cam told her, and they walked out of the room with a smile for her. She walked as far as the door. He felt her eyes on his back all the way to the end of the hall. “I like her,” Phillip confessed. “I like her, too, but we need to see how we feel around some of the other women, first. We need to be sure we really do like her and it’s not just that we’ve been without a woman for over a year.” Phillip scowled but nodded. “I guess you’re right. Somehow, though, I feel like she’s the one.” “Maybe she is. We need to give her time to choose, and ourselves the opportunity to meet other women.” “Well, we better get back to the farm now and finish planting. We need to have all the seed in the ground as soon as possible so we will have some time to spend with our woman when she does choose us.” Phillip walked toward their buggy and climbed in. It was a truck buggy and looked much like the old trucks on Earth, but it hovered about two feet above the ground and topped out at speeds of over one seventy-five if needed. They utilized the speed of one hundred and set it on autopilot so they could continue talking about the women. Their beacon would guide it home. “Did you even look at any of the other women to see if you like the looks of them?” Cam asked Phillip. “Not really. Once I saw her, she was all I wanted to look at.” “Well, we’ll spend some time with her and some of the others.” “What happens if we really like her and some other woman picks us out?” Phillip seemed really worried about this. “I guess we try to dissuade her. But in the end, it needs to be her choice.”

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They arrived at their farm and climbed out of the buggy. They immediately went to change into their work clothes. They’d dressed in their newest clothes to greet the women. Now they needed to change and get out in the fields. Cam thought about what they hoped for in a woman. It would need to be someone strong and able to handle life on their planet. With them being farmers, there would be lots of work for her as well as them. Lacy looked strong enough. She sure was pretty enough. Her long reddish-blonde hair reached between her shoulder blades and would need to be pulled back for working. He much preferred it down. She had the prettiest blue eyes he’d ever seen, and a sweet smile that was almost shy. Her breasts were large enough to fill his hands, and since he had large hands, that meant she was large breasted. He loved sinking his cock between a pair of abundant tits. She looked to be a good five feet five inches. Perfect for Phillip and him since they were well over six feet. Then there was her ass. He was sure that was one part of her body Phillip hadn’t ignored. He was an ass man and she had a nice plump one. By the looks of her clothes, she’d lost some weight on the trip out. They’d all lost weight. The ride wasn’t easy on anyone and he figured it had been especially hard on the women. She’d put it back on now that she was on solid ground once more. They’d make sure she had what she needed. He wished they could provide her with all the luxuries she deserved, but this was a completely new endeavor with few luxuries. What they couldn’t give her luxury-wise, they would strive to make up for with their bodies and caring. As he furrowed up the rows, Phillip planted and covered the seeds. They had three more fields to plant before they should quit for the day. Since they’d spent so much time in town, they would probably have to leave one of them until tomorrow and work double time to get caught up. Then they would be finished with the planting.

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The irrigation equipment would need to be set up, and that would take all day to do that for these six fields. Then they would be free for the most part to court the women, or maybe, just one. He realized the more he was away from her, the more he wanted to be near her. Phillip might be right. She just might be the woman for them.

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Chapter Two Lacy unpacked her bags and stowed her stuff in the many drawers and closets around the room. The only furniture was the bed, a bedside table, the drawers, and a chair. It was all comfortable enough, but very cozy. At least she had a window. The bathroom wasn’t too small, but it could be a challenge for one of the big men who’d had to stay in the room while they were building the homes and minitown. She couldn’t imagine Cam or Phillip showering in the small stall. That led to a little thrill in her belly. Thinking about them naked was something she really shouldn’t be doing. They might not be who she ended up with. She frowned and worried about that. She already liked them and felt comfortable around them. She didn’t want anyone else. But you might later, Lacy. You need to not jump at the first men you meet. Look around some. Right, and find two that both sent thrills through her blood stream? She truly doubted it. Still, she would look and see. Hopefully, no one else would pick them. They were awfully big men. They would need to be to deal with farming, though. She wasn’t all that petite herself at nearly five feet six inches. She was tall for many men. Cam seemed to be the thinker of the two. His long brown hair was a sable color. She bet it would feel like silk in her hands. He wore it pulled back in a ponytail. He had the prettiest green eyes she’d ever seen. His face was more rugged than handsome with sharp angles. She couldn’t help having noticed his physique. He had to be nearly six feet nine inches. He was built like a solid mountain, muscular with broad shoulders and a wide chest.

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Phillip appeared to be more laid-back and playful. He came across as being relaxed anywhere. She loved his long, deep black hair that had blue highlights in it. His black eyes were filled with a dancing twinkle that was mesmerizing. He stood around six feet seven inches and had the body of an Adonis. He had broad shoulders and a wide chest, but he also seemed to possess a thinner waist more like a swimmer’s than the thicker waist of Cam’s, which seemed more muscular. Both men appeared virile and well able to please a woman in bed. Would they be considerate lovers, or would they take what they wanted and roll over to sleep? If their cocks were as large as they were, they would indeed be well-endowed. That alone could please a woman without their trying. Enough of this. She needed to finish putting away her things and head over to the cafeteria for supper. She was hungry and hadn’t been able to eat much while they traveled. It had been much too unnerving being on a spacecraft that was headed to a new planet. She’d lost weight and would need to put it back on, so she wasn’t swallowed up by her clothes. She hoped that wouldn’t put them off. She was really a strong woman. She could pull her weight and hoped to have a chance to tell them that. At nearly six, she walked over to the cafeteria where most of the women had gathered to eat and discuss the various men. She listened to see if anyone talked about her two men, but wasn’t able to discern by the various conversations. Finally, several of the women turned to her and asked her what she thought about the men who’d escorted her to the dorm. “I like them. They were quite nice.” “But they’re so big,” one of the women said. “I like big men. I’m a big woman.” “Yes, I guess you are. I would be afraid of them hurting me. I mean, we don’t know anything about these men other than the

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profiles they gave us to study on the trip over. I think I’ve about memorized them now,” another of the women said. “I think I have, too,” she confessed. Funny how she hadn’t really paid as much attention to Phillip and Cam since they were farmers. She had thought to get away from farming and maybe marry someone who was into cattle or maybe ran a store. “I think they’re cute, though,” a third woman said. Lacy immediately focused on this woman. She was a tiny woman with long black hair and a petite body. Would the men go for someone like that? Most men preferred women like that. She’d never be slim or petite. She sighed. “Are you going after them?” the woman asked her. “I really like them. They’re perfect for me,” she confessed. “I’m going to see if they like me. If they aren’t interested, then I’ll leave them alone. But if they do show an interest, I might just pick them. You might want to pick them yourself pretty soon,” the woman said. “I’ll think on it. There are so many of them, you hate to pick early and make a mistake.” But Lacy was fairly sure of her choice already. She just needed to see how they felt about her. Tying herself to two men for life that weren’t really happy with her would be miserable for all three of them. She finished up her meal as the other women all talked. They moved their discussion to the bottom-floor lobby of the dorm. They pushed the chairs together so they could talk in a circle. “So, what do we want in a man?” one of the women asked. “I want someone kind and considerate.” “I want someone strong who can take care of me.” “I want someone with some spirit. I don’t want some spineless man who I can boss around.” “It sounds like we’ve all got different needs,” the first one said. “How do we know if they fit our requirements?”

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“Well, for one thing, ask them. Then spend some time with them. Put them in a position to see how they will react,” Lacy suggested. “Good idea,” the first woman agreed. “Okay, starting tomorrow, there are supposed to be different men showing up to talk with us. They are doing it in rounds of four or five pairs at a time. We should all talk with each of them,” the first woman explained. Lacy agreed with the woman. She needed to make an informed decision and not go with the first thing that popped into her head. But what if it’s your heart you are hearing? She would have to make that determination. In the meantime, she was going back to her room and reading through the profiles of Cam and Phillip with more interest this time. She’d fairly skimmed over them since they were farmers. They deserved her full attention now. Farming wasn’t so bad. Besides, she knew all about it, and was good at canning and freezing vegetables. Once back in the room, she pulled out the profiles and sat in the chair to read though them. Phillip and Cam’s proved they were well suited for their jobs, having been farmers on Earth. They had run a large farm there with over five employees and usually hired out part time laborers for the fall harvesting. Each man believed in hard work and fair treatment of everyone. They were looking for a woman who could handle the harsh winters and mild summers compared to how they were on Earth now. They hoped for someone with spirit who would enjoy being playful and wasn’t averse to speaking her mind on what she needed. She fit that description to a tee. She hoped they would show up tomorrow so she could talk with them some more. With that, she showered and climbed into bed for the first night’s rest on the new planet of Alpha. She prayed she slept well here. She would need all her wits about her over the next few days. ****

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The next day proved disappointing when her men didn’t show up. Her men, she was already acting as if she’d claimed them. They must be busy in the fields. It felt like planting season here with the warm temperatures, and a bit of a bite at night. She’d been told it was spring when they arrived. She talked with several other pairs and liked most of them. A few just didn’t strike her as potential mates at all. She was intrigued by the twins but didn’t think they were for her. For one thing, they were barely six feet, and she really liked a tall man. The next day, they still didn’t show up, and she wondered if they were waiting on most of the women to have chosen. So far, no one had made a choice yet. Like her, they might be waiting on the ones they liked to show up, or they might want to meet all of the men first. At dinner that night, they all talked about who they had met and what they thought about them. Most everyone liked the men they had spent time with that day. Rachel, one of the younger women, seemed starry-eyed over the twins. She hoped she picked them. She would probably be perfect for them by the way she had spoken of her wants in a man. She was just over five feet, and tiny compared to a lot of the women there. She listened to the general discussions but didn’t join in. She wasn’t really interested in any of the men she’d met that day. Maybe her men would show up tomorrow. She sure hoped so. She felt lonely and left out of all the conversations without anything much to add. As if conjured up, the next morning, Phillip and Cam were waiting outside the cafeteria when she walked outside after having breakfast. Her heart sped up and butterflies attacked her stomach. Surely that alone meant she was attracted them in more than just a general way. “Hi, Lacy. How are you doing today?” Phillip asked. “I’m doing well, thanks for asking. How about the two of you?”

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“We’re doing fine. Glad to be here to see you again.” Phillip seemed to be pleased they’d found her. “You look really nice in that blouse. It brings out the blue of your pretty eyes,” Cam said. Lacy felt her face turn red. She hated her fair skin since she blushed so easily. “Thanks. What have you been doing the last two days?” She cringed inside. That sounded as if she were chastising them for not being there. “We had to finish up planting and set up the irrigation system. We sure hated not being here to talk to you some more,” Phillip answered. “Farming is hard work. I come from a farming family myself.” They seemed to brighten up at this. That was a positive sign, she decided. “So you know about what it takes to run one then,” Cam said. “Yes. It’s a lot of backbreaking work that is superbusy in the spring and around harvest times. Then it’s quieter in the middle where all you do is water and fertilize.” “Do you like to garden?” Cam asked. “I love to put up my own fruits and vegetables,” she told them. “Are there fruit trees here?” “We have apple, pear, and peach trees on the farm. We haven’t done anything with them, since we are so busy with the rest of the farm.” “That’s a shame. They would be great for preserves, jellies, and jams. Not to mention pies,” she informed them. “You’re making us hungry,” Phillip confessed. “Sorry. I’m a bit hungry myself for some fresh fruit.” “They’re not ready yet, of course, or we’d bring you some.” Cam smiled. “Thanks for the thought. Maybe I can have some this fall. I’ll make you a nice apple or peach pie.”

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They talked until lunch and ate together in the cafeteria. Several of the other women crowded around them asking questions and generally flirting with the two men. They fielded the questions well and flirted a little back, but they kept coming back to Lacy. She liked that. They were real gentlemen. After lunch, two women followed after them as they escorted Lacy back to the dorm to talk some more inside where it was climate controlled and had a place to sit. She wanted to tell them to leave them alone, but didn’t want to cause a scene. They had a right to flirt and ask questions just like she did. Maybe she needed to stake her claim sooner rather than later. She just wasn’t sure she’d met everyone she might be interested in yet. It weighed heavily on her mind all during the meeting and after they had left for the day. She wondered if they would be back the next day and if they would seek her out or look for someone else to talk to. She had a restless night and decided if they approached her again the next day, she would claim them. She knew she had made the right decision after her sensual dreams during the night. They’d come to her after having been in the field all day, all hot and sweaty. She hadn’t minded. All that mattered was that they came to her. She’d slowly removed their shirts, rubbing her hands all over their shoulders, licking their salty chests, paying particular attention to their nipples. She was delighted to find out they enjoyed their nipples licked and sucked. So many men didn’t. She sank to her knees and unfastened their jeans. She pulled out their impressive cocks and squeezed them until drops of pre-cum appeared in the slits of the dicks. She licked first one, then the other. Their tastes were different. She’d be able to tell them apart even if they blindfolded her. Phillip’s tasted tangy like a ripe orange. Cam’s was more like a salted apple. Obviously their talk of fruit had bled over into her dream. She licked up and down each dick, then took first one into her mouth to suck at the head, then the other. She nibbled underneath the

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mushroom cap and then sucked them down to where her hand held them. They each held her head as they fucked her mouth. She didn’t mind. They didn’t choke her, though they did encourage her to take more of them. She complied, following their directions to relax her throat and breathe through her nose. Soon they were pumping their cocks in and out of her mouth. First one, then the other, filled her mouth until they came deep in her throat. She swallowed all of their cum, then licked them clean. They pulled her to her feet and each thoroughly kissed her, unmindful of their cum in her mouth. Lacy was totally aroused when she had awakened from the dream and had masturbated with their names on her lips. Her fingers had brought her to completion but hadn’t satisfied her. She knew of only two men who could do that. They pulled into town that morning, but when she walked out with the other women to go to the cafeteria for breakfast, they paired up with a couple of other women who’d shown interest in them. She couldn’t help the hurt that filled her heart. She knew better. They had to give everyone who showed an interest in them a chance, but it stung her pride, and she almost turned around and went back to the dorm. She wasn’t hungry anymore anyway. Instead, she made herself attend breakfast and sat with a small group of women and talked with them. She forced herself to ignore Cam and Phillip and tried to tune out their voices. Still, she could hear them asking the other women about farming and what they liked to do. Maybe they didn’t want someone who was into farming. Maybe they wanted someone who liked other things. She couldn’t be someone she wasn’t, even for them. Sooner or later, she’d revert back to who she really was and then they would all be miserable. After breakfast, she returned to the dorm, not having any interest in any other men who were there. There was no reason to flirt with

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them when she wasn’t interested. It would just get their hopes up if they were attracted to her. She wouldn’t do that to anyone. She skipped lunch and took a nap instead. Around two thirty, someone knocked on her door. She frowned and wondered who it could be. Maybe one of the other girls needed to talk. She opened the door and was surprised to see Phillip and Cam. “Hey, we didn’t see you after breakfast and worried that you weren’t feeling well,” Phillip said. “I had a bit of a headache, so I thought I would stay inside today.” It wasn’t much of a fib. She did have a slight headache, but it hadn’t appeared until she’d gotten back to her room. “I’m sorry. Is it any better? They have a pharmacy here if you want us to pick you up something,” Cam offered. “Oh, thank you so much, but it’s better. I had painkillers with me.” She wasn’t sure what to do. Should she invite them in or just stand there at the door talking to them? “Um, would you like to come in for a while?” she asked. “If you’re sure you’re feeling better,” Phillip said. “Yes, I’m feeling much better. Come on in and have a seat.” She took the chair, leaving the bed for them. “We’re going to be busy tomorrow and will not be able to come in, but we should be back the next day,” Cam told her. “What do you have tomorrow, if it’s not too forward to ask?” “It’s supposed to rain tomorrow according to the signs. We don’t really have a weather predictor here so we rely on signs we’ve seen over and over to predict the weather,” Cam explained. “So, with it supposed to rain, we need to move the irrigation equipment and put out some fertilizer,” Phillip finished. “Okay, so I should expect it to be rainy tomorrow. Thanks for letting me know,” she teased. “You can just about count on it,” Cam assured her. “Have you all decided on who you would like as your wife?” Lacy couldn’t believe she had just asked them that question.

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“We’ve met a few women who seem nice enough. Most of them aren’t really suited for us, though. Have you made up your mind?” Phillip asked.

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Chapter Three Lacy swallowed and felt the nervous butterflies doing flybys in her stomach. She’d been so sure on waking up, but they’d been talking to other women today. Still they’d come by to check on her. What did she say? “Yes, but I guess I need to know how they feel about me.” “I know how we feel,” Phillip said. “How is that?” “You’re perfect for us. We like your personality, your body, and how you think.” Phillip reached out and touched her cheek. “What about you, Cam? You haven’t said anything.” Lacy watched his facial expressions change. “I’m not much on words,” he said. He leaned in and wrapped his big hand around the back of her head and pulled her in for a kiss. He leaned down and took her mouth, nibbling at her lips before running his tongue along the seam of her mouth in a plea to let him in. She complied and opened to him. He plunged his tongue between her lips and licked along the roof of her mouth then slid his tongue sensually along hers. When he pulled back, she very nearly followed him. His kisses were addicting. “Is that answer enough?” he asked with an amused smile. She realized he had a dry sense of humor. She almost stuck her tongue out at him, but how juvenile was that? Instead she ran her hand over Phillip’s lips and reached up to kiss him. She didn’t linger. Instead she backed up a step. “I’ve made my choice. It’s the two of you.” There, she’d said it.

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Phillip laughed and picked her up and swung her around. “I take it you’re happy,” she said with a laugh. “Very much so.” Cam hugged her and got right down to business. “We need to make arrangements for the ceremony. You need to pack all your things again. We’ll take you home as soon as the ceremony is over with.” “Okay, I’ll be ready. Am I supposed to do anything for this ceremony?” “No, other than be there when it is set.” Phillip grabbed her hand and squeezed it. “I’ll let you know when it will be. We’ll go over there day after tomorrow and set it all up.” Cam ran a finger down her arm. “Goodness. I forgot you wouldn’t be here tomorrow. Should I go and set it up?” “No. That’s our duty, and besides, I don’t want you going into town alone. There are a number of animals here that aren’t friendly.” Cam shook his head. “Oh, they didn’t tell us about the natural wildlife. You’ll have to teach me,” she said. “Don’t worry. We’ll teach all you need to know once you’re home with us,” Phillip said in a soft voice. Lacy shivered. That sounded like there was some things sexually she might not have been expecting. For once, she was nervous about her decision. Had she bitten off more than she could chew? What could they want sexually that she wasn’t prepared for? She knew there would be anal sex. She’d been prepared for that by the instructors when they’d been selected for the mission. Maybe they were dominant and would expect her to be very submissive in bed. She could do that. She licked her lips and bit her lower one. The unknown was something she had never done well with. She liked to know what to

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expect and be ready for it. She very nearly asked Phillip what he meant by that, but refrained. “We better go now. I don’t want to wear you out since you had a headache earlier. We’ll talk to you day after tomorrow once we have things set up,” Cam assured her. “I’ll be watching for you. I’ll have things pretty much packed tomorrow.” She saw them out and watched them leave the building. Now that she’d made her choice known to them, she was nervous about it. They were big men. They could easily overpower her. Somehow, she couldn’t see them abusing her. They were much too nice and had shown no indication of anger or aggravation around her. Lacy sighed and turned to look over the room. She hadn’t spent that many days in it, but was suddenly a little nostalgic about leaving it. It was her first home on the alien planet. She’d felt safe here. She hoped she would feel safe in her new home. Supper came and she hurried over to eat and get back to shower and go to bed. She wanted to be up bright and early to begin packing up her things. When she arrived, there were several women discussing her men. She smiled and told them they were off the market. “I claimed them this afternoon,” she told them. “You’re kidding. They were flirting with us,” one of the women said. “They were being polite,” she said. “I don’t call kissing me just being polite,” one of the women boasted. Although Lacy’s heart hurt at the revelation, she smiled and shrugged. “Still, I claimed them. They’re mine.” “Even after they kissed me? You would take them knowing they’d flirted with me, and asked me how I would like living with them?”

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“Like I said. I made up my mind and I claimed them. I’m sorry you’re disappointed but there are thirty-eight other men to choose from.” Lacy swallowed hard around the lump in her throat. The other woman grumbled and all but stomped off. She hated that the other woman was upset, but she’d chosen, and that was that. She wouldn’t go back on her word now. Even though she worried she might have made a mistake after all. **** Phillip and Cam hurried home. They would have just enough time before dark to move out a couple of the irrigation lines to get a head start on them tomorrow. Phillip was excited over the fact that Lacy had chosen them. Now he felt guilty about kissing the other woman, but Cam had kissed her first, and he felt obligated to kiss her after he did. He wasn’t sure what Cam was thinking. They hadn’t really been that into her at first. “Why did you kiss Rachel, Cam?” he asked when they’d returned to the house an hour later. “I wanted to see how it felt. Plus, I wasn’t sure Lacy was going to choose us anyway. I wanted to have options.” He obviously wasn’t going to apologize for it. “I feel guilty now,” Phillip admitted. “Doesn’t do any good feeling guilty. Just get over it and move on. It didn’t mean anything, and we weren’t claimed then.” “I suppose you’re right.” It was Phillip’s turn to make sandwiches for supper. He thought about what they would do when they brought her home. He hoped she would like the house. They had built it with a woman in mind. The master bedroom was huge, with a small sitting area and two walk-in closets, one for them and one for her. The master bath had an enormous tub and a large walk-in shower large enough for three.

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The kitchen had all the latest gadgets they could import in on the freighters that brought in the supplies needed to build the community. He was sure everyone had talked about their unusual taste in furnishings. Still, they wanted their woman to feel at home. After supper and discussing what they planned to do the next day, they each retired to their separate suites. Phillip peeled off his clothes and headed for the shower. He adjusted the water to a comfortable temperature before stepping into the spray. He washed off the dirt and grime from moving the irrigation equipment. Then he thought about Lacy and her sweet kiss. He gripped his dick in one hand and squeezed rhythmically at the base of it until a drop of pre-cum pearled at the tip. He rubbed the drop around the top of his cock to lubricate it as he ran his hand down the stalk of his dick. He set a slow, leisurely pace, wanting it to last. He tugged on his dick over and over, imaging Lacy’s pink lips around his cock, sucking it down her throat. She would tease him with her tongue and alternate between sucking and swallowing. He ran his hand from the base all the way to the tip and back down again. He began to pull faster as he thought of her swallowing around his cock when he had it down her throat. He used his other hand and manipulated his balls, slowly rolling them in his hand. The thought of her between them had him tugging faster on his engorged dick. He wanted to taste her sweet pussy and find out what it felt like to be balls deep inside of her. Her beautiful blue eyes would look up at him, drugged in pleasure. They would make sure she was pleasured. Phillip moaned. His climax was getting closer. He could feel the fire burning down his spine and settling in his balls. He didn’t want it to be over. Not this fast, but thinking about her upped the pleasure until he was shooting his cum in streams that landed on his abdomen and hand. He had to brace himself on the back of the shower to keep from losing his balance. He’d never come that hard by his own hand

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before. If just thinking about her did that to him, what in the hell would it be like to be between her legs, moving inside of her? Phillip cleaned up and shut off the water. He grabbed a towel and dried off before walking nude into the bedroom that would soon become a guest room. If everything worked out well, it would one day be a nursery. Even after having climaxed, he couldn’t relax and settle down to sleep. He pulled on a pair of jeans and walked to the front of the house and outside on the front porch. He wasn’t really surprised to see Cam out there as well. “Can’t sleep?” he asked. Cam grunted. “Me either. I’m too wound up. I want to go get her and bring her here right now,” Phillip confessed. “We’ll have her here soon enough. She seems really excited about it, to me. What about you?” Cam asked. “Yeah, I think she is. She sure as hell was responsive.” “What happens if she finds out that we kissed Rachel the other day?” Phillip asked. “She hadn’t claimed us. She should realize that we had the right to court anyone until we were claimed.” “You know how women can be, though. Rachel is sure to tell her and make it sound worse than it was.” Cam sighed and leaned both his hands against the railing. “Phillip, she’s ours now. We can make it up to her. She’s who we wanted all along, and we got her. Don’t go putting roadblocks up where there aren’t any.” “I know you’re right. I guess I’ll feel better once she’s actually here with us. How long do you think it will be before we can bring her home?” “Supposed to be able to have it the next day, so theoretically, we should be able to bring her home in three days.” Cam pushed back

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from the railing. “I’m going on to bed now. I’ll see you in the morning.” Phillip watched his friend walk back inside. He settled down in a rocking chair and looked out over the sky. It looked so different from Earth’s sky. Then there were the three moons. They reflected so much light that if there weren’t any clouds, you could almost work at night, and they had in the past. He wanted to walk her around their land and introduce her to all the beauty the land held before she learned about the harshness there as well. He knew she would go through a period of homesickness, but hopefully, it wouldn’t last long. Even he and Cam had a bout of it when they’d first gotten there and saw the amount of work ahead of them. Now, everything was set up and ready to turn into a community. They had the solar energy for electricity and running water. There was an abundance of clean water all around the planet and enough land for people to spread out once families began to grow. He hoped that their women would be able to have children. The animals had managed just fine. Still, humans were a little different, and though they had tested negative for the disease, they could still be barren. Would it matter if she were? It would hurt, but they would make the best of it. They would make sure she was happy and know they still cared for her despite not being able to have children. The thought of love kept nagging at him. What if they never fell in love with each other? Or worse, what if they fell in love with her and she didn’t fall in love with them? Could he stand it? As long as she cared for them and stayed with them, they would be fine. Not every marriage ended in love. Sometimes it was all about companionship. Still, he longed for love, had wanted someone to love for years. He wasn’t sure how Cam felt about it. His friend was closemouthed about emotions. Phillip hoped it wouldn’t prove to be a problem with their new wife.

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**** Lacy finished packing all her things except for the dress she planned to wear for the ceremony. She also left out her bathroom kit. She’d checked and double-checked the closets and drawers to be sure she wasn’t leaving anything. Between the nervous energy and the frogs jumping around inside her tummy, she wasn’t sure she would be able to remember her vows. She’d been given a little booklet explaining the ceremony and what her part was in it. She had read it so many times it was already worn and frayed at the edges. The men promised to care for her and see to her every need. She promised to take care of them and provide for their home. They as a family promised to attempt to add to the population by conceiving a child as soon as possible. As far as marriage ceremonies went, it didn’t get even close. Still, for the reasons they were there, it covered the bases. The entire reason for the space station on Alpha was to see if humans could prosper and breed in the planet’s strange atmosphere. So far the animals were doing fine. If they proved to be able to have healthy children, they would begin colonizing other areas of the planet with more space stations. They had two other planets they were doing the same thing on, Delta and Omega. She’d signed up for Alpha on a whim. Life on Earth was difficult. All young women who hadn’t been positive for the disease had been confined in the underground bunkers to keep them safe. Never seeing the sunlight or the moon and stars again had been a pretty pathetic way to live as far as she was concerned. So she took the chance and signed up. Did she regret her decision? No. Was she nervous? Hell yes. This would be an entirely new way of living. She’d read up on frontier days while on the shuttle knowing they would be roughing it to some

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extent. She had prepared herself, she thought, for most anything, except for Phillip and Cam. Lacy really thought she would end up with someone she wasn’t attracted to and would have to make the best of it. Finding out they had the privilege of choosing had surprised her, and now she was worried she’d made a mistake choosing them. They’d kissed Rachel and asked her about living with them. Was she second choice and they were disappointed to have been chosen by her and not Rachel? She didn’t know if she could live with that knowledge if they seemed disappointed in her. But she had made her choice and there was nothing for it but to honor her promise and move on with life. Surely they would also wish to make the best of it and put Rachel behind them. Several of the women knocked at her door to help her dress and escort her to the community center where the ceremony would take place. She was secretly relieved that Rachel wasn’t among them. It would have been hard to be nice to her while she got ready. The women talked and laughed and made generally naughty suggestions for her first night with her men. “Remember, they will both want to take you. I don’t think they will take you at the same time, but they might. You did read all the material they gave us, right?” one of the women asked. “Yes, I did. I know what to expect. I’m not a virgin,” she reminded them. In fact, none of the women were. It had been one of the requirements that they not be for the first set of women sent to the planet. They didn’t want them even more stressed by the prospect of taking two men to bed and still being innocent in the ways of sex. All the women tittered and winked. She endured their chatter and continued suggestions with good humor. They were all anticipating their time for their ceremony. She could tell several were nervous. She was nervous.

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Finally, it was time to head to the community center. They all crowded around her to keep her hidden until they entered and walked her to the front where her grooms would be waiting. When they parted and let her walk the rest of the way alone, she was pleasantly surprised to see that the men wore suits. She’d expected new jeans and shirts, but not suits. She was glad she had chosen her prettiest dress. The ceremony was over in a matter of minutes and each of them kissed her. They all three wore plain gold bands and joined hands to walk out to their transport. She realized they’d cleaned it up and had a blanket over the seat where she wouldn’t get anything on her dress. She was touched that they’d thought of something so trivial. Phillip helped her up, and each of them got in on either side of her. The well-wishers waved them off as they drove out of town and out into the wilderness in the buggy. This was the beginning of her new life. She prayed it would be a good one.

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Chapter Four When they arrived at the house several hours later, Lacy hoped she would be able to change clothes and perhaps take a nap. She was exhausted from the anticipation and then the drive out. “Welcome to your new home,” Phillip said. He helped her out of the buggy and led her up the steps of the wraparound porch to the front door. Cam took her hand then and startled her by swinging her up into his arms before walking through the door. He let her slide down his body until she could plant her feet on the floor. As she did, she was well aware of his cock, hard and long against her belly. She shivered in awareness. “Welcome home,” he said. “Phillip is going to show you around while I see to some things around the farm. I’ll see you again in a little while.” He bent and kissed her lightly on the lips before straightening up and walking back out the door. “Let’s start with the living room and then the kitchen.” Phillip seemed excited about showing her around. Lacy couldn’t help but wonder if Cam really had chores to attend to or if he just wanted away from her? She huffed out a breath and chastised herself. Don’t go making assumptions. Give him the benefit of the doubt before you start accusing him of ignoring you. Phillip led her out of the entrance hall to a large living area complete with a leather sofa and two lounge chairs. There was a massive fireplace in front of them. She realized there would be no TV or entertainment since they were across the galaxy from Earth. What did they do for amusement during leisure time?

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“Through here is the eat-in kitchen. We got all the best appliances we could that would work here. For some reason, microwaves don’t work, so there isn’t one of those.” She marveled at the granite countertops and the beautiful wood cabinets. It was indeed a well-thought-out kitchen. She could easily see herself cooking in it. He then led her to a mudroom and laundry area. It was large enough for a washer, dryer, and utility sink. There was also room for the men to strip down after a hard day’s work and toss their dirty clothes in the washer right there. “It’s all so nice. You really worked hard on this house.” She was impressed. “Wait till you see the bedrooms,” Phillip said. He led her upstairs and showed her the three bedrooms there. There were two bathrooms, one that was shared between two rooms. They were obviously the rooms the men slept in. The last bedroom had its own bathroom. She wondered which bedroom would be the one they shared. She followed Phillip to the other side of the hall. He opened double doors to the largest bedroom in the house. This was the master bedroom, she realized. There was a huge bed that took up one side of the room and a small sitting area on the other side. He showed her the closets and she noticed her suitcases were sitting next to them. Cam must have brought them in while they’d been upstairs. The master bath blew her away. It was beyond luxurious, as far as she was concerned. It could be described as decadent. She loved it. She could already imagine soaking in the tub. Fatigue caught up with her then, and she yawned. “You’re tired. Why don’t you take a bath and then a nap? I’m cooking supper tonight. It will be around seven so you have plenty of time for a nice soak and a short nap,” he assured her. “Are you sure? I don’t want to hold anything up.”

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“You won’t be. Cam has to finish up the chores since I’m cooking. It will be nearly dark before he’ll come in, and then he has to take a shower before supper.” “A bath sounds absolutely wonderful right now. Thanks.” “Do you want me to run it for you while you search through your things for what you need?” “Oh, thanks, but I can handle it. I really appreciate it, though.” She felt her face heat up at the idea of him running her bath. “You’re pretty when you blush.” He walked over to her and cupped her cheek in his hand. “I’m going to kiss you. I can’t wait.” She smiled, then when his lips touched hers, she froze. He’d kissed Rachel. She tried to put it out of her mind, but it wouldn’t stay. As a result, she didn’t respond like she should have. He drew back with a question in his eyes, but he didn’t say anything. “I’ll wake you up when it’s time to get ready to eat.” Then he walked out and closed the double doors behind him. Lacy felt ashamed of herself. She couldn’t hold it against them like this. She hadn’t claimed them then, and they had the right to court anyone they chose. She tried to put it behind her and ran her bathwater. She added some of her favorite bath salts. Stripping out of her dress, she hung it up in the closet and finished undressing before slipping into the warm water. It felt divine. Tension seeped from her muscles, and the bath salts relaxed her all over. Soon she was floating on a comfortable cloud. Once the water began to cool off, she sighed and climbed out of the tub and dried off. She slept in a giant T-shirt and underwear. She yawned and decided she still had time for a nap even after having taken such a long bath. She climbed up on the tall bed and curled up on top of the covers. She soon drifted off asleep. ****

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Cam returned from checking all the fields covered in mud. He stripped in the mudroom and dropped his clothes into the washer, added soap, and turned it on. He could smell the food cooking and walked nude into the kitchen. “Something smells good.” “Brisket and sautéed vegetables. Should be ready by the time you get out of the shower. Why don’t you wake Lacy up when you finish?” he suggested. “Okay. I’ll bring her in after I’m done.” He walked into the master bedroom and saw her curled up on the bed in a T-shirt three sizes too large. She looked so sweet lying curled up there. He looked down where his cock had come to a far different conclusion. It was standing up and taking notice as well. With a sigh, he headed to the shower and walked in as soon as the water warmed up to the right temperature. He scrubbed off the mud and washed his hair as well. He wanted to make a good impression at supper. When he finished drying his hair, he walked out of the bathroom totally nude to a startled Lacy. She was standing nude as well in the act of pulling on clothes. “Oh, my God! I–I was just getting dressed for supper.” She held her T-shirt in front of her. “So am I. I think we’re going to be seeing a lot of each other without our clothes on. You might as well drop the T-shirt,” he told her. He watched her face turn a faint shade of pink as she slowly lowered the shirt. She had dusky pink nipples that were perfect for his large hands. He ached to test that theory right then but knew it wasn’t time. She had softly rounded belly and a plump ass he would dearly love to sink his dick into. His cock jutted out ahead of him, and he watched her eyes dilate at the sight of it. Cam knew he was large, but he wasn’t too large by any means. He would be able to take her tight ass, he was sure. She swallowed hard as if knowing where his thoughts lay. He smiled in hopes of relaxing

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her, but no such luck. She jerked on her underwear and then her jeans. She started to put on a bra, but he pulled it from her hands. “There’s no need for that contraption. Not tonight.” She just nodded and slipped into the blouse she’d gotten out. It looked wonderful on her without the bra. He could see her pointed nipples where she obviously was reacting to him nude. He liked that she reacted to him. He could see an inch of her belly between the jeans and the blouse. It was tantalizing to imagine what lay below. “Let me dress, and I’ll walk you down,” Cam said. “Um, I’ll wait outside.” Before he could tell her to stay, she had walked out the doors and closed them firmly behind her. He smiled. She was shy. He should have expected that. They hadn’t spent much time together at all before she had claimed them. He was glad she had before Rachel had, though. He really wasn’t that interested in her. The thought of why he’d kissed her circled in his head. He wasn’t sure. Maybe it was to see what it would feel like to taste a woman for the first time in so long. Maybe he just wanted to see if he reacted to her like he reacted to Lacy. Now he sort of wished he hadn’t. He felt like he had betrayed her. Once he was dressed in jeans and socks with his loafers, he walked out and smiled at her when she lifted an eyebrow at his lack of a shirt. “I don’t much wear clothes around the house.” “Okay” she said, obviously at a loss for words. He led her to the kitchen where Phillip had the table set. His friend gave him a little frown. He just stared back. He didn’t plan on changing all his habits for her. She could deal with him not wearing a shirt to supper. They were going to become very intimate later. “It smells delicious,” Lacy said. Phillip held her chair as she sat down. She scooted to the table and waited for them to join her. When they did, they passed the food around, letting her take the first bite before they dug in.

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Phillip seemed to be waiting for her to say something about the food. He wasn’t disappointed. “It’s wonderful. What did you sauté the vegetables in?” she asked. “It’s an oil here that comes from one of the native trees. It’s low in fat and seems to fight cholesterol, according to our resident scientist.” “Well, it’s great.” They finished up supper, and she insisted in helping with the dishes. Since Cam got to do dishes, it meant more quality time for them. He let her wash, and he dried since he knew where everything went. “We planted a small garden for you. If you want a larger one next year, we’ll enlarge it.” “Thanks. I will love having one to take care of. Plus, you’ll enjoy fresh vegetables for supper at night.” She smiled and handed him a glass she’d washed. They’d finished the dishes and joined Phillip in the living room. She curled up on the couch in front of the fireplace. The men sat on either side of her. She would have felt cozy if she felt comfortable around them. She supposed that would take a little time. They barely knew each other, after all. Phillip leaned in and kissed along her jawline. Cam realized he was taking the initiative to start seducing her. He leaned in on his side and began nibbling her jaw around to her earlobe. She shivered but didn’t pull away. That was a good sign. Cam moved down to her neck and sucked, wanting to mark her as theirs. She squinched up her neck with a soft giggle. “That tickles.” “I’m going to find all your ticklish places and exploit them mercilessly,” he promised. “Not fair.” “Oh, I think it is very fair. We’ve got to have some way to get your attention when you’re wandering.” Cam pulled her hair and her neck became exposed to them. He immediately began licking and

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kissing his way down it until he was stopped by her blouse. He slowly unbuttoned it one button at a time, pausing in between each button to kiss the newly exposed flesh. When her blouse was totally unbuttoned, he slid it down her shoulders and Phillip drew in a deep breath. Cam smiled. He knew his buddy would flip over her breasts. He watched as Phillip touched lightly over her nipples then palmed them as if weighing them. He was surprised he hadn’t already buried his face in them, but just as he thought it, Phillip did just that. Lacy sighed as he mouthed her breasts, sucking and licking every inch of them. She threw back her head onto Cam’s shoulder and moaned in obvious delight. Cam continued his exploration of her neck and shoulder, laying openmouthed kisses along her shoulders and around her neck. He cupped her breasts for Phillip, and held them up for him to suck on her nipples. Cam nipped along her jaw before sucking in her earlobe and running his tongue around the shell of her ear. She began to wiggle as it all got to her. He knew she was going to get uncomfortable before long being confined by them and the couch. “Let’s move to the bedroom where there’s more room,” he suggested to them. Phillip was all for it and crawled off of her before leaning over and picking her up to carry her himself. “Um, you might want to let me walk. I’m really too heavy for you to carry me upstairs,” she told him. “Naw, you’re not heavy.” Phillip climbed the stairs with Cam behind them just in case. His friend was thinking with his dick instead of his brain. He smiled because he liked seeing him happy. Cam followed them into the master bedroom where Phillip tossed her on the bed where she gasped then laughed. Phillip began unbuttoning his shirt and pulling it off without taking his eyes off of her. She leaned back on her hands and watched him, her eyes bright with curiosity.

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Cam began pulling his own clothes off but stayed back, enjoying watching them. He noticed that Phillip had forgotten to take his boots off first and was muttering, trying to get them off around his jeans that were pooled at his ankles. He had to turn away so as not to laugh. As soon as he was totally naked, he stood up straight and stalked toward the bed. It was then that they both noticed Lacy’s expression. It had changed from curiosity to worry. She was eyeing their cocks with some concern. “It’s okay, Lacy. We won’t hurt you,” Phillip told her. “Um, you’re a bit bigger than what I was expecting.” She licked her lips, and that caused both of their cocks to jump. “Just relax and let us take care of you. I promise to make you feel real good.” Phillip crawled up the bed to lie next to her. He began licking her breasts from nipple to nipple. Cam got down to the business of undressing her the rest of the way. He started with her shoes and continued to her jeans. Once he had those off, he slipped his fingers beneath her underwear and tugged it down her long legs to drop to the floor. He lifted one of her legs and began kissing his way up to her inner thigh. He heard her gasp as he reached just below her pussy lips. He smiled and blew a warm breath over her wet cunt before focusing on her other leg to kiss his way up that one. When he reached her pussy, he drew in a deep breath and smiled. She smelled like honeysuckle on a hot summer’s day. He pulled her pussy lips back using his thumbs and licked, scooping up her sweet juices as he did. He felt her jump, then moan and relax as he continued to lick. She wouldn’t be relaxed for long. He couldn’t get enough of her juices. They were like spicy honey. He could easily become addicted to it. Phillip climbed over her abdomen with his back to Cam. He would be mounding her breasts and pushing his cock between them. Cam knew how much Phillip loved doing that. He wondered if Lacy

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would mouth his cock for him or if she would be uncomfortable at first. He let go of her pussy lips and entered her hot cunt with one finger, pumping it a few times before adding a second finger. He fucked her with them as he licked around her slit and all around her clit. He avoided it for now. He wanted her hot and wild before he let her come. He wanted Cam to enjoy himself before she came unglued. He fucked her at a slow, leisurely pace for several seconds, then curled his fingers to find her hot spot. He knew when he located it by the way she jerked beneath Cam. “Whatever the fuck you just did, do it again,” Cam said in a husky voice. Yep, she was mouthing him. Cam curled his fingers and gently massaged her sweet spot until she was obviously on the verge of coming. “Phillip, careful up there. I’m about to make her come.” Cam pressed harder on her G-spot and sucked on her clit at the same time. She went crazy, and Phillip laughed as she bucked him off. She yelled out loud as she came. “Fuck, that was too good.” Phillip lay back next to her and began to smooth her hair and whisper in her ear how good she was. Cam climbed up on the bed and lifted her legs over his arms. He lined up his throbbing dick with her slit and pressed forward even as she was still quivering from her climax. He felt her stiffen up then relax as he smoothed a hand over her thigh. “I won’t hurt you. Just relax, Lacy.” Cam pushed harder and his cock head slipped inside her hot, wet cunt. She drew in a quick breath as he pulled out and pushed in further the next time. With each thrust, he delved deeper into her slick pussy. She burned him as he moved deeper and deeper until he bumped her cervix. She hissed but didn’t complain. He wondered if she enjoyed that or if it were too much for her. Some women didn’t like their cervix bumped. He would have to find out so he didn’t hurt her.

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He pulled all the way out and tunneled all the way in as Phillip began pulling on her nipples. She began chanting “Oh, God” over and over again. Cam felt as if his balls were going to explode, but he was determined she would come again first.

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Chapter Five Lacy couldn’t breathe. She was still riding the pleasure from the first climax when Cam began fucking her and driving her up toward another one. She couldn’t believe she could possibly survive two in one night. There was no way. He pounded into her and occasionally bumped against her womb. It added just enough pain to ramp up the pleasure. Phillip was twisting and pulling on her nipples, and that seemed to travel right to her clit. She could feel the pressure building as Cam tunneled in and out of her pussy. She couldn’t imagine anything feeling better than this. Her heart raced and stuttered with each breath she took. When he rotated his hips it rubbed her hot spot, sending her screaming into her climax, taking her by surprise. She rose to meet Cam’s thrusts, now prolonging the pleasure until she couldn’t handle any more. She felt it when Cam climaxed, shooting cum deep into her womb. Lacy panted, trying to relearn how to breathe as Cam slumped over her. Phillip pushed him off her. “You’re suffocating her, Cam.” “Sorry,” he managed to say. “You okay?” Phillip asked. “We didn’t hurt you, did we?” “No, I mean yes, I mean I’m okay,” she answered, confused at first. Cam pulled out of her and crawled up to kiss her. He ran his hand along her jaw and smiled into her eyes. “That was amazing.” “She’s amazing,” Cam corrected.

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Phillip turned her face toward him with a finger to her chin. “I want you, Lacy. Are you too sore?” “No, just give me a minute to catch my breath. I feel like I ran a mile.” Cam chuckled. “I hear you.” He collapsed on his back on the other side of her. Phillip laid a hand on her abdomen as he pressed soft kisses to her temple and cheek. “I’ve never come twice before. I’ve actually never come during actual sex before.” She felt awkward saying it. “Never?” Cam asked. “Never.” “You will from now on,” Phillip told her. “God help me. You’ll kill me like that,” she teased. She felt her face heat up. She was blushing again. Phillip rolled over on top of her and licked her nipples until they were standing up tight and pointed toward him. He ran his tongue down her abdomen to her belly button where he tongued it before pulling back. “Roll over for me and get on your hands and knees,” he said. Lacy froze at first. Was he going to take her in the ass already? She had hoped for a little time to get use to them first. Slowly, she rolled over and got on her hands and knees. She looked back at him where he knelt on the bed behind her. He bent over and bit her on the buttock while looking into her eyes. “You have an ass that’s made for fucking, baby. But we won’t go there yet.” He pressed his cock against her slit and slowly pushed his way inside of her. Her own juices and Cam’s cum made his passage easier than it would have been. Where Cam was long, Phillip’s dick had girth to it. Maybe they had planned it that way so that he wouldn’t hurt her until her body grew used to them.

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Even with the added lubrication, it took Phillip three times to reach her cervix. He held himself there, breathing as if it had been a hard-won race. She didn’t want him to be still. There was a spark in her belly that hinted at another climax. She wanted it with a vengeance. She’d never believe she could come three times in a row. Lacy began pushing at Phillip’s dick with her body. When he pulled out, she shoved up as he pushed back into her. She met him thrust for thrust, climbing higher with each push of his cock into her wet cunt. Soon, he was pummeling her with his thick dick and she was loving every bit of it. Somewhere along the way, Cam began to play with her tits. He licked and sucked and pinched and pulled until they were proving to be connected to her clit. All it would take was one touch to that little bundle of nerves and she’d shoot off like a rocket. Cam seemed to know this because when Phillip began to lose his rhythm, he slipped his hand between them and located her clit with his finger. He pressed against her clit with enough pressure to send her over the edge, flying once again. She bucked against Phillip as he shot cum deep into her body. When he was through, he started to collapse against her, but Cam laughed and pushed him to the side. It pulled him out of her, and she shivered at the sensation. “Fuck! That was unbelievable.” “I’m done for,” she told them and curled up on her side to sleep. “Not yet you’re not.” Cam laughed. “Already?” She couldn’t believe he wanted her again so soon. “Not that.” He chuckled and kissed her cheek. “You need a bath. I’m going to run one for you.” “Wake me up and I’ll get in. I’m sleepy.” “You’ll feel better and sleep better after a nice warm bath.” Phillip pulled her into his arms. “Don’t let her go to sleep. She won’t wake up if you do,” Cam told Phillip.

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“She’s listening to you.” Lacy grinned with her eyes closed. Something tickled the back of her neck. She shivered and swatted at it. “Ouch.” “Sorry, don’t bother me. I’m tired.” “Too bad. You’re not going to sleep until after your bath. You’ll be sore tomorrow without it.” “Think that much of yourself, do you?” She smiled. “I was referring to how much you came.” “Right.” She opened one eye and looked at his face. He was grinning down at her. She sighed and resigned herself to not sleeping yet. “Water’s about ready.” Cam grabbed her and picked her up. “Up you go.” He carried her to the bathroom and stepped into the tub with her. Then he sat down, and warm, sudsy water enveloped her. She sighed and stretched. A few seconds later, Cam climbed in with them. Yep, the tub was big enough for two. **** Lacy woke up the next morning to an empty bed. She groaned as she moved to see what time it was. She was a bit sore all over. Muscles she didn’t know she had were making themselves known. The clock by the bed said nine a.m. Damn. She had overslept bigtime. The men would have already had breakfast and be out working. Some wife she was turning out to be. First they had to bathe her and coddle to her the night before, and now she hadn’t even gotten up and fixed their breakfast. What were they going to think of her? She hurried through her morning routine and dressed in jeans and a T-shirt. She needed to see about fixing lunch and putting something together for supper that night. She raced down the stairs and slid to a stop when she nearly collided with Phillip.

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“Easy there, baby. You could get hurt running.” He caught her in his arms. “What’s your hurry?” “I’m so sorry. I overslept. I should have been up and had your breakfast on the table. Why didn’t you wake me up?” “Because it was your first night here and we sort of wore you out. We didn’t expect you to get up and fix our breakfast.” He smoothed back a lock of hair that had escaped her ponytail. “Where’s Cam?” she asked, looking around. “He’s out in the field, which is where I’m headed. I just came in to check on you.” He bent down and kissed her. His tongue swiped across her lips, and she opened to him. He groaned and slid his tongue alongside hers before sucking in her bottom lip and pulling back. “You little witch. I’ve got to get back out there, or Cam will come looking for me.” “What do you want for lunch?” she asked. “Don’t bother with lunch today. We fixed sandwiches to take out with us. Just relax and get to know the house and the yard.” He turned to go then turned back around. “Don’t go outside the yard for any reason. There are dangerous animals out there. They don’t venture too close to the house, though.” “I won’t. Be careful.” She waved at him as he left. Left to her own devices, she wondered around aimlessly for several minutes. Then she decided to learn where everything in the kitchen was and see if they needed any laundry done yet. The kitchen was a dream. She’d never have believed she would have something so nice to cook in. After learning where everything was kept in there, she checked out the laundry room and found that there wasn’t enough to make a load, so she slipped outside to check out the garden they said they had planted for her. Newly turned earth smelled wonderful. She turned her face up to the sky to take in the rays of the sun. It might not be the same sun, but

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it was a sun, and it wasn’t going to give her some disease like the one where she had come from. It felt wonderful to be outside and draw in a lungful of clean air. The little garden they had planted was actually a nice size. She wasn’t sure how large it needed to be to feed them, so she would have to wait until the vegetables began coming in. She had noticed there were stacks of canning supplies on a shelf in the laundry room. The pantry had plenty of room for canned goods. She couldn’t wait to start putting away fruits and vegetables. Homegrown and home-canned were always best. The grass there seemed to have much larger blades and grew thicker. She felt like she was walking on carpet instead of just grass. She hadn’t noticed anything all that different about the garden itself, but nothing had grown yet. She explored the rest of the area and found strange plants everywhere. She was a little afraid to touch them in case they were poisonous. Surely they would have warned her, though, if they were. Still, she would ask when they got home. Home. This was her home now, too. She smiled to herself and walked back to the front of the house where there was a porch and rocking chairs. She sat in one of them and rocked, thinking about the differences so far that she had found between the planets. She knew that winters were harsh here, but she’d grown up in Montana, so she knew about that. What she didn’t know was the land itself. She couldn’t wait to ask the men more about the planet. The information they had been given had been sketchy at best. She knew there were dangerous animals in the outlying areas. She didn’t know what they looked like or what to expect from them. Her thoughts turned to the men themselves. They had been so good to her already. Would that continue, or were they simply being on their best behavior until she was settled? Would they turn into typical male chauvinists, thinking women were for working in the house and sex and nothing more?

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And how did they really feel about her? Were they disappointed in her and wishing they’d been chosen by Rachel? After all, they’d kissed Rachel before they had kissed her. Had they hoped Rachel would claim them? Lacy was making herself sick thinking about it. She needed to concentrate on making them happy so they wouldn’t regret not having Rachel as their wife. Maybe one day they will fall in love with you, Lacy. Maybe one day you really will be a family. She sighed and climbed out of the rocking chair to go inside. She checked her watch and realized it wasn’t working right. There were twenty-six hours in a day here. She needed to get used to that. She pulled off her watch and tossed it in the garbage can in the kitchen and checked the real time on the kitchen clock made especially for the planet. It was close to supper time now. She expected them to stay out until nearly dark. When they showed up at the back door to the laundry room, it was just before dark, as she’d expected. They pulled off their boots and left them at the back door to keep from tracking dirt inside. Cam grabbed her as soon as he walked into the kitchen and pulled her in for a quick, hard kiss, then patted her on the ass and headed for the stairs. “Going to shower before supper,” he called back to her. “Me, too,” Phillip said after kissing her on the cheek. Twenty minutes later, they were all eating at the table. She listened as the men talked about the crops and problems with the irrigation equipment. “We’ll be able to stay in with you for the next several weeks with quick checks on the equipment. Once the plants get a little bigger, we have to add fertilizer, but that will only take a few days,” Cam told her. “Come winter, we’ll all be stuck inside for several months straight,” Phillip added. “What about supplies? When do you go and get them?” she asked.

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“We usually go once a week or every two weeks to town to pick up what we need. During the winter, we live off what we have here. We usually try to stock up a couple of weeks before we expect the first real snow.” Cam helped her clear the table. After the dishes were done, they sat on the couch with her stretched out between them. Her head was in Phillip’s lap, and her feet were in Cam’s. They talked about everything from the fact that there were no birds there to what the strange plants in the yard were called. “You can pretty much handle anything in the area around the house. The purple-looking flowers grow wild and are safe to touch, pick, or eat. They don’t taste very good, though.” Phillip made a face. “I wasn’t planning on eating them. I just wondered if they were okay to cut and bring in the house.” She laughed. “Yep, and there are some yellow plants that are just outside the yard that are safe as well, but don’t go out there without us with you. The animals here are all wild and dangerous. There is a small doglooking thing that will come up looking for food sometimes. Stay well away from it. It’s not cute, and it sure as hell isn’t a dog. It has two sets of razor-sharp teeth that can snap through bones.” Cam massaged her feet as he told her about the animal life. “So, what time do you guys get up to eat breakfast?” she asked. “Usually about six, but we won’t be getting up early in the morning. Well, we won’t be getting out of bed early in the morning,” Phillip said with a sly grin. She rolled her eyes and shook her head, forgetting she was in his lap. He groaned and pressed his swollen dick against her cheek. “Oh, sorry.” She smirked at him. “You will be as soon as I get you upstairs,” Phillip teased. “I’m really scared.” She rolled off their laps and raced for the stairs.

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They were fast on her heels. She slipped in the hall and nearly fell. Cam caught her before she hit the floor. When they reached the bedroom, instead of attacking her sexually, Cam fussed at her. “Don’t ever run up those stairs again, young lady. You could have fallen and broken your neck.” He frowned at her and walked out of the bedroom. Lacy’s mouth hung open at his chastising her. She heard his heavy tread as he stomped down the stairs. “I was just playing. Why is he angry with me?” Lacy asked, feeling tears burning her eyes. “I know, baby. He was scared you would fall. There’s no doctor for over two hours from here. You scared him, is all. Leave him alone for a little while and he’ll get over it.” “I didn’t mean to.” She sniffed and sat on the edge of the bed, the mood broken. “Shhh, don’t cry.” Phillip sat next to her on the bed and hugged her. “I’m not. I think I’ll take a shower.” She stood up and walked to the bathroom. She expected Phillip to follow her, but when he didn’t she realized he had been worried as well, but he hadn’t said anything. She’d never had anyone worry so much about her. Well, not unless you counted the doctors and scientists making sure those who didn’t show signs of the disease were kept in the bunkers. She turned on the shower and stripped before stepping under the stinging spray of the water. Maybe she’d traded one prison for another. Maybe this wasn’t going to be like a family as she’d dreamed after all.

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Chapter Six Cam walked outside on the front porch and leaned against the railing with his hands. When Lacy had taken off running up the stairs all he could see was her sprawled at the bottom, broken and hurt. It had scared him to death. He shouldn’t have yelled at her, but he had been upset. He should have held her and made her promise never to run up or down the stairs, instead of biting her head off. He felt ashamed for how he’d treated her. He needed to get hold of his fears. Ever since they’d found out just how dangerous the planet could be, he had worried for any woman who they ended up with. How could they impress on them the importance of being careful and not straying from the yard? And what happened if the animals started getting ambitious and began moving in closer to the house? Maybe he was just borrowing trouble. As the oldest, he felt like it was up to him to be sure they all stayed safe and healthy. Still, he’d gone about it the wrong way with Lacy. He needed to apologize. Cam sighed and pulled away from the railing to go back inside. He locked the door behind him and turned off the light in the living room as he passed and climbed the stairs. When he walked back into the bedroom, he found Phillip pulling off his clothes, but no sign of Lacy. “Where is she?” he asked. “She’s taking a shower. She didn’t ask me to join her, so I figured she needed to be alone to calm down.” Phillip looked at him. “You were rough on her. She wasn’t expecting you to yell at her.”

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“I know. I need to apologize. I overreacted, I know. But when she ran up the stairs, all I could see was her falling down the stairs and breaking something.” “It scared me, too,” Phillip admitted. “Still, I shouldn’t have reacted like that. There were better ways to tell her not to run like that.” “Why don’t you join her in the shower and tell her?” Phillip pulled back the covers on the bed and sat on the side of the bed. “She’s had time to calm down now.” “Ah, hell. Was she crying?” Cam asked. “Just before, but she didn’t cry in front of me.” Cam nodded and pulled off his clothes. He walked naked into the bathroom and slipped into the shower behind Lacy. She was massaging shampoo into her hair. He took over. After jumping, she removed her hands and let him do it. He leaned in and whispered in her ear, “I’m sorry, baby. I overreacted. You scared me running up the stairs like that.” “I’m sorry. I didn’t think anything of it. I’ve done it a thousand times at home.” He could hear the watery sound of tears in her voice. It pinched something inside of him. “It’s okay. I should have just told you not to do it again, but I jumped on you instead.” Cam continued to scrub her head then slowly moved down her neck to massage her neck and shoulders. He turned her around and kissed her softly on the lips before walking her backward until the water cascaded over her head. She rinsed her hair. Cam walked her back again until the water was no longer spraying her in the face, and bent to take her mouth in a desperate kiss. He tried to put all of his feelings into that kiss. He wanted her to know she was special to him and he worried about her. He licked along the roof of her mouth and explored her teeth and cheeks before sucking on her tongue. She moaned, and he lifted her leg to wrap it around his hips and guided his hardened cock

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into her tight cunt. Her eyes flew open when he shoved himself halfway in, then pulled out and slammed all the way inside of her. She held on tight to him as he began to pummel her with his cock. One hand held her ass cheek tight enough that he was sure she would have a red spot. The other hand held her leg to his hip. In and out, over and over, Cam pierced her body with his rock-hard dick. He grimaced each time he bumped her womb. Her climax rolled over her. She cried out and clamped down on his dick until he came, shooting streams of hot cum deep into her womb. He leaned in and bit her shoulder and sucked. He made sure there was a mark there. Why he had wanted to mark her, he didn’t know, other than he needed to know she was his and Phillip’s and that she was safe. When he could breathe again, Cam let go of her leg, but made sure she could stand up before he let go of her. “Fuck, you’re so freaking hot. I can’t get enough of you.” He wrapped his arms around her and held her head to his chest. He was sure she could feel his wildly beating heart. “You bit me,” was all she said. He chuckled and licked where he’d bit her. There was a set of red teeth marks there on her shoulder. He felt settled when he saw them. “Yeah, I did. Let’s get you out of here before you catch cold.” He shut off the water and grabbed a towel off the warming bar and began patting her down to dry her. She reached over and pulled out a smaller towel and wrapped her hair in it. As soon as he was finished drying her, he began rubbing the towel over him. He watched her rub her hair with the towel. Then she grabbed the hair dryer and aimed it at his cock. “Better move, or you’ll end up with a different type of blow job.” She switched on the dryer, and he yelped and backed away. Lacy laughed and began drying her hair. ****

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When Cam walked out to the bedroom, leaving her to dry her hair, she sighed, and wondered how she was going to learn what to do around them. Evidently safety was a big button for Cam that she had pushed. She knew now that being safe meant a lot to him. She would strive to be safe. What would Phillip’s button be? Did he have one? As she ran the brush through her hair, waving the dryer up and down it, Lacy wondered if she would be able to make the men happy. So far, all she’d been able to do that seemed to please them was have sex with them. Surely there was more to life with them than that? She wasn’t complaining about it, she enjoyed it, too. Still, there had to be something more than that. Once her hair was dry, she put away the dryer and her brush and walked out to find the men already in bed and snoring. Well, so much for cuddling. She climbed up the bed from the foot and then slipped between the covers. Neither man roused when she settled between them. Lacy lay there for a long time unable to fall asleep. All she could think about was how angry Cam had been that she had run up the stairs. It had all been in fun, but he hadn’t seen it that way. She would have to be more careful from now on not to do anything that set him off. She didn’t want to be a burden to them. She wanted to help them and be their lover and friend. More than anything, she wanted them to love her. She was afraid she was already falling for them. Despite Cam’s outburst, she genuinely cared about him. It felt like it could develop into something more without much help. Seeing the hurt on Phillip’s face had nearly torn her up. He was the easiest going of the two, and knowing she’d scared him had broken her a little inside. Then she’d gone to take a shower and hadn’t invited him. She had screwed up all around. She sighed and vowed to do better from now on. Her mom had been right when she said men’s feelings were as fragile as butterfly wings. You had to walk gently around them.

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She missed her mom. She hadn’t appreciated all the little things she’d told her at the time, but found them so true now that she was older. Were her mom alive today, she would call her if it were possible here, and ask her opinion on what to do about her men. But she wasn’t, so she had to figure it all out on her own. **** Early the next morning, Lacy felt something nudging at her back. She frowned and rolled over to see what it was. Then it dawned on her. It was Phillip’s hard dick. “Roll back over, Lacy. I’m going to fuck that tight cunt of yours. I woke up wanting you. But I was nice and let you sleep for a while longer.” Phillip urged her back over so that her ass was pointing back at his cock. She waited as he explored her pussy with his fingers, making sure she was wet enough to ease his passage. When he removed his fingers and fit his cock into her slit, she shoved back until he was lodged midway inside of her. He groaned and pulled back out before ramming forward once again. He met her pushing back. Over and over he pounded into her until she couldn’t stand it. She reached between her legs and began to play with her clit. She was so close, but just couldn’t get it right. She whimpered as Phillip tunneled in and out of her wet cunt. “Here, let me.” Cam had turned over and reached between her legs and began rub her finger over and over her clit with expert knowledge of what it would take to send her over. Using her finger, he drove her up and over the line until she was screaming her climax. He slowly let her down as Phillip stilled behind her and shot his cum deep inside of her. She closed her eyes and rested her head on her elbow, drifting in and out of sleep until she felt someone began pushing inside of her once again. She opened one eye and groaned.

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Cam lay over her smiling as he slipped his dick between her folds. “Morning again.” She yawned and opened both eyes when she felt him pull out and scoop her cream in his fingers before rubbing it around her back hole. He massaged her juices into her ass with his fingers. When he began pushing one finger inside of her, she winced and pulled back. “Easy, Lacy. I’m just playing right now. Let’s stretch you some,” he said softly. “It pinches.” “Push back as I push in,” he told her. Then he pushed in with his finger until it popped through the tight ring and he lodged in her up to his knuckles. Lacy winced, but had to admit, it was better than it had been. He pushed in and out of her back passage over and over until it no longer bothered her. Then he pulled out and added a finger. The burn was back, but she pressed back, and he eased in with both fingers now. He pumped them in and out of her until she could take him without trouble. He spread them inside of her. When he pulled them out, she realized she missed them being there. She’d gotten used it. “We’re going to take that tight ass one day soon, Lacy. I promise it will be good for you. It will burn for a few seconds, but then it will feel too good to handle. You’ll be begging us to fuck you then.” Cam smiled at her. She wasn’t sure about that, but she had known from the beginning that anal sex would be a must with two men wanting her. They would want to take her at the same time sometimes. She certainly hoped it wouldn’t be very often. One of them in her ass would be quite enough. One in each hole would be overwhelming, not to mention nearly impossible, as large as they were. She could feel his breath on her shoulder as he slid back inside of her, both of them on their sides. He held her leg up over his and fucked her slow and easy. It was nothing like earlier with Phillip. It

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wasn’t like Cam to be so gentle and slow. He seemed to be the more intense of the two men. “Your hot cunt is burning me alive, baby. I want to feel you cream all over me, squeeze my dick until I can’t hold on.” “Faster, Cam. Please. I can’t come like this.” She tried shoving back, but with him holding her leg, she had no traction. She groaned. “Yes you can, Lacy. You’ll come just like this.” He reached around and began to tease at her clit without really applying much pressure. He changed his angle and soon he was brushing against her hot spot, and with every thrust inside of her and every slide out, he slid over it until she could feel her climax just out of reach. She growled in frustration as he continued to tease her clit with his fingers. “Cam. Please,” she begged, hating that she was reduced to it. “Easy, baby. I’ll take care of you. Just ride it. Let it last.” He continued pumping in and out of her in long, deep strokes. Finally, he massaged her clit with his fingers and sent her over the edge in a long, slow swell. She clamped down on his cock as he slid in and out of her and forced him along with her. He called out her name as he came for what seemed like forever inside of her. Then he wrapped his leg over both of hers and pulled her in tight against him. She felt his lips along her neck as he kissed and licked his way to her ear. “Damn, that was good. I love waking up to you, Lacy.” He kissed her neck again, and groaned as he pulled out of her and rolled out of the bed. Lacy sighed and rubbed the sleep from her eyes. She glanced over at the clock and found that it was nearly eight. She was making it a habit to sleep in. That wasn’t a good idea on a farm. She would have to start getting up early soon enough, that she better not get used to sleeping late. “Come on, you can share the shower with me.” Cam walked naked into the bathroom.

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She heard the shower turn on and groaned as she scooted out of bed. She was sore all over. Two men made for sore muscles, she decided. Cam was already in the shower when she stepped into the spray. He immediately stepped in front of her to shield her face from it. She smiled and turned around to grab for the shower gel she’d put there the day before. When he took it from her and spread some on a sponge, she realized he planned to bathe her. They’d been doing a lot of that. “Your skin is like silk. I want to keep it that way if we can. The weather out here is harsh. You can see how it treats our skin by how rough it is.” He rubbed his arm along hers, proving it. “You just need to put lotion on your skin when you’re out in the sun so much. I’ll rub you both down at night,” she offered. “Not with yours, you’re not.” He laughed. “I don’t want to smell like some fruity flower.” “We can get some unscented I’m sure. You would feel better if you weren’t so dry.” “I’ll just rub up against you when I feel dry.” He demonstrated by rubbing his hardening cock against her ass. “Funny.” She shook her head and turned around to hug him, but he was already getting out of the shower. “Where are you going?” she asked with a frown. “Going to get a cup of coffee before Phillip drinks it all.” He walked out of the bathroom, leaving her in the shower to finish her bath. Lacy sighed and figured she had best get used to it. Men tended to have short attention spans when it didn’t involve sex that very minute. She chuckled and finished her shower. When she had dried off, she dressed and made the bed before walking down the stairs to see if there was any coffee left for her. The men were discussing fertilizer when she arrived, so she grabbed the last few sips of coffee and cleaned out the coffeemaker to

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make another couple of cups. She needed the coffee to get going after such an eventful early morning. “Morning, Lacy.” Phillip got up and walked over to where she was sipping her coffee to give her a kiss. “Morning. What’s the plan for today?” she asked. “Not much of anything,” Cam supplied as Phillip nuzzled her neck. “Oh, I wouldn’t say that. I’m thinking of a snack before lunch.” Phillip licked her neck. “I’m going to have to get in better shape if I’m going to keep up with you guys,” Lacy said with a chuckle. “Are we wearing you out, baby?” Phillip asked. “Naw, just not used to so much, um, sexual activity.” “You’ll get used to it soon enough,” Cam promised her. “We’ve got over a year of celibacy to make up for.” Lacy’s smile faltered slightly. Was she only a hole to them? She turned in Phillip’s arms to reach the now finished coffee and refilled her cup. “I need to do some laundry this morning. It looks like a sunny day. Can I hang it outside somewhere? Is there a clothesline?” she asked. “No, never was home enough to risk leaving them out in case a storm blew up,” Cam told her. “I can rig something up for you,” Phillip told her. “What would you two like to eat for lunch? I’m assuming you’ve already had something for breakfast since the kitchen sink has dishes in it.” Cam nodded where Phillip had the grace to look uncomfortable. Lacy just ignored the two of them and looked through the pantry for something to eat. She decided on a cereal bar and a glass of reconstituted milk. The milk left a taste in her mouth. She had forgotten it would do that. What she wouldn’t give to have fresh milk on occasion.

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Chapter Seven The next several weeks flew by as the three of them got to know each other. Phillip felt like Lacy was settling in just fine. Cam had proven to be easier on her than he’d expected. He had the tendency to be harsh without meaning to be, but had obviously made an effort not to be with Lacy. Probably that first time of catching her running up the stairs had led him to realize she wouldn’t be as understanding of his overprotectiveness as he had thought. Phillip spent as much time with her as possible. He wanted her to be happy there with them and hoped that maybe she would fall in love with them. He knew he was already halfway in love with her. She was perfect for them. She loved working in her garden and kept the house nice, and was warm and satisfying in bed. But even more than that, he enjoyed hearing her laughter and seeing her smile. Perhaps the best moments of their times together had been when she smiled at something he had done for her. Something as simple as picking one of the wildflowers for her made her face light up. It humbled him to know that she enjoyed something he did. Cam spent time with her, but not as diligently as Phillip did. He called him on it one morning when they were out checking the irrigation systems. “You hardly spoke to Lacy yesterday while we were at home all day. What gives?” “I talked to her. We fucked first thing that morning.” “It’s not the same thing as just spending time with her. I thought you liked her.”

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“I did, I mean I do. I’ve just been busy keeping the journals up and worrying about that damn mole thing that keeps setting off the traps.” Something that looked like a giant mole the size of a small beaver was digging under their fields and damaging their crops. They had traps set around all of the fields, but so far they hadn’t caught the thing. He just kept triggering the trap without getting caught. “I’m thinking I might stake out one of the fields and see if I can catch him one night.” “Don’t change the subject. What’s going on?” “Nothing. She’s really into you. I don’t think she’s that fond of me. I’m the one who tells her no, and you’re the one who makes it up to her.” Cam pulled off his hat and ran a hand through his hair before settling it back on his head. “She likes you, Cam. You’re just not spending enough time with her. I’ll stake out the field and you spend time with her. You’ll see. She’s shy around you because she doesn’t know you that well.” Cam sighed and shook his head. When Phillip glared at him he threw up his hands and agreed. “Fine. I’ll spend more time with her, but I’m staking out the mole. You need to watch her at night. I don’t trust the animals not to enter the yard, and she likes to sit outside on the porch at night.” Phillip smiled feeling as if he had won a small victory over the battle to get Cam to fall in love with Lacy. He knew his friend would resist all the way. He was just that sort of man. Falling in love was for other people, not him. Well, Phillip had made it his mission to see his best friend fall. Later that night, Lacy finished up the dishes and said she was going to sit outside on the porch for a while. Phillip was usually the one who went with her, but he nodded his head at Cam. At first Cam played dumb, then he sighed and followed her outside. Phillip waited a few seconds, then peeked out the window to see how they were

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doing. By the frown on Lacy’s face, not so well. He groaned and walked outside to see what was going on. “I just want to see what my garden looks like in the moonlight. What’s wrong with that?” “I told you. It’s too dangerous at night to be walking around out there.” Phillip stepped between them. “Cam, why don’t you walk her out there? She’d be safe enough with you.” “Why would I want to go walking around in the garden at night? I do enough of that during the day.” He truly looked dumbfounded. “Never mind. I think I’ll call it a night. I’m tired, anyway.” Lacy kissed Phillip on the cheek and walked back in the house. Cam started to follow her, but Phillip grabbed his arm. “Wait up.” “What? I came out here with her like you said.” “Why didn’t you walk her around the garden? She wanted to spend time with you and you shot her down.” “We were spending time here on the porch.” “What happened to the man who was worried about how the women would feel once they landed? You were worse than a father waiting on the birth of his baby while we were waiting on the shuttle to land.” Cam shook his head. “Things change, Phillip. We have a farm to run that provides wheat, corn, and grain for the community. If the crops fail, we’ve got one hell of a mess on our hands. This mole is threatening to do just that. Kill our crops. I can’t help but be a little uptight.” Cam’s voice had risen slightly. “Hey, easy. I’m not criticizing you.” “Well, it sure as hell sounds like it to me. I’m doing the best I can, Phillip. There just isn’t a lot of me to go around. I guess it’s a good thing you’re here to see about her.” He stormed off the porch and disappeared into the night. Phillip felt guilty then that he’d pushed him so hard to spend time with Lacy.

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He was right. The farm was important, and lots of people depended on them to bring in the harvest at the end of the growing season. Phillip leaned his hands against the railing of the porch and sighed. He needed to back off of Cam, but he didn’t want Cam and Lacy to become strangers to each other. He knew Lacy liked Cam, but she acted a little afraid of him at times. It was his gruff manner, and lately, his sharp tongue. His friend hadn’t been this way a year ago. But then they were just getting there and starting out. They had all sorts of plans for the farm and couldn’t wait to get started. They had planted small fields of each crop to see how they would fare and started building their house. By the time the crops were ready to come in, everything was going smoothly. They hadn’t had a single problem setting up house, but once winter was over and the promise of the women arriving problems began to happen. At first it was small things. The late snow that prevented them from getting their seeds in the ground on time, the mole that began to outmaneuver their traps, and the tracks from an animal they had never seen before showing up close to the yard all proved to be added pressure on them. Well, he had to admit, Cam was taking most of the pressure on himself. Phillip vowed to help him more. Lacy would be fine now if they didn’t spend as much time with her as he would like. She knew all about farm life and would understand. **** Several weeks later, Lacy woke to find Cam climbing out of the bed nearly an hour early. She waited until she heard the shower running before slipping out of the bed and tiptoeing to the bathroom. She eased in the bathroom and walked into the shower to find Cam facing the back, scrubbing with the sponge. Lacy wrapped her arms around him and squeezed. He grunted and turned his head to watch her as she walked around him.

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“What are you doing, Lacy?” he asked. “I’m taking care of my husband.” She sank to her knees and grasped his hardening cock with her hands. She squeezed and leaned in to lick the drop of pre-cum that formed in the slit at the crown. He hissed out a breath as she licked his dick from top to bottom and back up again. “You don’t have to do this, Lacy.” “I know. I want to, Cam. I want to taste you. You taste me all the time. I’ve never gotten to taste your cum.” She wrapped her mouth around just the head of his massive dick and sucked hard, drawing Cam up on his toes. “Fuck! Yeah.” She nipped at the underside of the crown and then sucked him into her mouth again. He moaned as she took him to the back of her throat. Lacy enjoyed hearing him moan for her, and swallowed around him. Over and over, she sank down on his thick cock only to pull back and suck at just the head. She bobbed a little faster now until he took her head in his hands and held her still so that he could fuck her mouth. “There you go, baby. Take my cock. Take all of it. Relax your throat and breathe through your nose.” Lacy struggled to do as he said. He was gentle with her at first, but as he grew closer, he became a bit rougher. She loved that he was losing control. She’d made him do it. Still, he was careful enough not to choke her, and she didn’t fight his grasp as he held her head for his questing cock. She reached between his legs and gently rolled his balls in her hand, then lightly squeezed them, sending him over in a rush of cum that coated her throat and filled her mouth. He shouted and let go of her face as he leaned heavily against the back of the shower. She swallowed all of his cum and licked his slick cock until it was clean. She rested her forehead against his thigh. Finally, he reached a hand down and smoothed her hair back from her face.

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“That was fucking amazing. Thanks, Lacy.” He stood up and reached down to help her to her feet. When she wobbled, he held her against his body for a few seconds until she’d gotten her balance, then let go and returned to bathing. Lacy wasn’t sure what she expected, but she felt as if she’d been dismissed. It hurt. Maybe she was expecting too much from him. He was so different from Phillip. She knew where she stood with him all the time. With Cam, she didn’t have a clue. Maybe he was disappointed in her for some reason. Maybe he still wanted Rachel. That thought hurt. “You want me to leave the water on for you to finish bathing, or are you coming out?” Cam’s voice startled her. She looked up at him and shrugged. “I’ll get out now.” She stepped out of the shower and pulled a towel off the warming bar and dried off. “Tell Phillip when he wakes up that I’m heading out to check on the wheat first.” “Don’t you want something for breakfast? I’ll have it ready in just a few minutes.” She quickly dried off and hurried to dress. “Shhh, don’t wake Phillip up. I’m fine. I’ll grab a cereal bar on the way out.” He kissed the top of her head and walked out of the bedroom and down the stairs. Lacy watched him from the top of the stairs. She stood there in her jeans until she heard the back door close. Then she returned to the bedroom and finished getting dressed. She’d let Phillip sleep until he woke up. No reason he shouldn’t sleep in once. Coffee sounded really good to her right then. She fixed the coffeemaker and waited for it to finish before pouring a cup and sitting down at the table to sip it. She’d been there with them for nearly three months now. It would soon be September, and they would start to harvest some of the crops on into October. She was already picking vegetables and canning tomatoes at least twice a week. Winter was just around the corner.

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She worried how things would be when they were all three stuck inside with each other for three or four months with nothing but each other to keep them company. Would Cam lighten up some, or would he still be the same brooding man he had become these last few months? Lacy thought about when she’d first met them. He hadn’t been this way. In fact, he had been almost lighthearted compare to how he was now. Was it her fault? Did her claiming them cause him to change? The more she thought about it the more she wondered if he had really wanted Rachel and not her. Tears pricked her eyelids, but she refused to let them fall. “You’re sure looking serious about something.” Phillip walked into the kitchen and grabbed the cup she’d left by the coffeepot for him. “Oh, thinking about what all I needed to get done today.” “Hmm,” was all he said. “Cam said to tell you he was checking the wheat field first.” “You saw him before he left?” “Yeah.” Phillip walked over and wrapped an arm around her shoulders. “You okay, baby?” “Yeah, I’m fine. What about you? Did you sleep well?” “Yeah. What about you?” “Fine.” “Tell me what’s bothering you, Lacy. I can tell something’s up.” Phillip sat in the chair next to her and cradled his cup in his big hands. “Is Cam disappointed in me? Does he wish I hadn’t picked you two as my husbands?” “Lacy, he’s not disappointed. He likes you. He’s just got a lot on his mind with the farm and all. Like I’ve said before, he isn’t one to say a lot anyway. Has he said something to bother you?” “No. I guess he’s just different from you. I can talk to you, and we get along fine, but I can’t talk to him.”

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“Well, you can always talk to me. Relax around him and don’t try to push. He’ll come around more as we get used to each other. Things will be better once the crops are in.” Phillip leaned over and kissed her. Lacy smiled at him. She hoped he was right, but she was still uneasy about the entire situation. If he never loved her, she could live with it. Lots of people lived together who didn’t actually love each other, but they at least cared. She wasn’t sure if Cam even cared that much for her. “I better get out there and check on him.” Phillip stood up and drained his coffee cup before dropping a kiss on her head and walking over to the sink to leave his cup. “I’ll see you in a little while, baby. Try to stop worrying so much. It will all be okay.” Lacy watched him go and sighed. It was hard not to worry when all she had was time to think. Even when she was busy in the garden or canning, she thought about them, and ultimately, Cam. She wanted him to like her so badly it hurt. Well, there was nothing she could do anytime soon anyway. Harvest would soon be on them all and there would be little time for anything but eating and sleeping. Maybe she would be able to make some headway with him once the harvest was over with.

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Chapter Eight Cam stomped off his boots at the back door right behind Phillip. He was bone tired but happy. They’d managed to get everything harvested before the rain and snow started. They would hitch the buggies up to the trailers and pull them to town the next day. Their part for the community would be over with for a few months. Relief pooled around him like puddles of water. As soon as he slipped out of his boots and shed his coat, Cam headed for the shower. Phillip normally showered in one of the other bathrooms while he showered in the master bath. That way they would both be down and ready for supper at the same time. It wasn’t until they were back downstairs that either of them noticed that Lacy wasn’t in the kitchen to greet them. Something smelled great, but she wasn’t there. Cam began to get worried. Where could she be? “Phillip?” “I don’t know. Let’s check the garden.” They both walked outside the back again and began calling Lacy’s name. “I’m coming. I was just trying to be sure I got everything before you plow it under.” Lacy appeared from between the rows of pole beans now brown and dry. “Damn, woman. You had us worried,” Cam said in a growl. “You okay?” Phillip asked. “Yeah, I’m fine. Sorry I worried you. I honestly didn’t expect you back till dusk. Did you get everything harvested?”

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“Yep, it’s all in the trailers and ready for transport tomorrow. You will enjoy a trip to town,” Phillip told her. “I have a grocery list a mile long.” She laughed. They walked inside, and Lacy immediately began washing up. Cam watched her as she set aside the last of the vegetables she’d picked from the garden and began serving them. He couldn’t get his heart to stop racing. The thought that something might have happened to her had scared him. She was always right there when they came home. He looked outside and sighed. She was right, though. It wasn’t dusk yet, and they had finished early. More than likely she was always out in the garden at this time of the late afternoon. He had jumped to conclusions like he always did around her. Why? He avoided her eyes as she loaded his plate down with food. He couldn’t look in them without feeling guilty for snapping at her. He should apologize, but the words wouldn’t come. He always felt awkward around her now. It had been so long since he’d last touched her sexually. He almost couldn’t remember how good she tasted. No doubt she thought he didn’t want her anymore when the opposite was true. He wanted her with a vengeance, but truth be told, he had been too tired to do much of anything over the last few weeks except fall in bed and sleep. Maybe he would remedy that tonight. He looked up at the same time she did. She smiled at him. He tried to smile back but froze. Instead, he picked up his empty plate and took it to the sink. “That was really good, Lacy. Thanks. I’m going to go on up to bed. We’ve got to get an early start tomorrow. It will take longer pulling all the trailers behind us.” “Glad you enjoyed it. I can’t wait to get to town tomorrow.” She smiled at him. “I guess you miss other women around you. You can visit with some of them that are still there,” Cam suggested. Then he turned and headed for the stairs.

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Phillip joined him in the bedroom about twenty minutes later. He began to strip to get ready for bed. Cam was already sitting on the side of the bed. “Don’t start, Phillip,” Cam said before Phillip opened his mouth. “Start what?” “Start with the be nice to Lacy spill you are always giving me.” Cam climbed into the bed and pulled the covers up but sat back against the headboard. “I wasn’t going to say anything, because you were nice to her before you walked up here.” Cam was about to reply, but Lacy walked in. “I’m going to take a quick shower and I’ll be right out.” She disappeared into the bathroom and closed the door behind her. “We should buy her something nice while we’re in town,” Phillip said. “What?” “I don’t know. We’ll just look until we see something that suits her.” “You know her better than I do, you choose.” Cam laced his hands together behind his head. “If you would take the time, you would know her better, too,” Phillip pointed out. “Don’t start, Phillip.” “Hell, just shut the fuck up.” Phillip finished undressing and climbed into bed. A few minutes later, Lacy walked out with the towel still wrapped around her. It was warm in the bedroom, but after a hot shower, she was probably chilly. “Come on in the bed before you catch a cold,” Cam said. She smiled at him and dropped her towel to the floor before climbing over him and slipping beneath the covers. Cam pulled her over toward him. She looked surprised, but she didn’t hesitate to wrap

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her arm over his chest and settle her head on his shoulder once he had scooted down in the bed so she could. His good intentions were to initiate sex with her and make her feel good, but after only a few minutes of holding her, he began to drift. The scent of her hair against his face lulled him into soft sleep. The next thing he knew, the alarm was going off and she was climbing over him to turn it off. “Hey, watch where you put your knee, woman.” He moved out of the way just in time to avoid singing soprano the rest of the day. “Sorry.” She climbed off the bed and headed for the bathroom. “Damn, it’s time to get up? I was really snoozing well,” Phillip complained then stretched. “Yeah, me, too.” Cam waited on Lacy to get out then got up to get dressed. “Do I need to wear extra clothes, or will I be warm in the buggy? I haven’t been in it during this time of year before.” Lacy looked at Cam. Cam looked at Phillip. He didn’t know what to tell her. Phillip ignored him and continued pulling on clothes. “Um, I think you’ll be warm enough with a coat,” he said. “Thanks.” She pulled on a navy blue sweater that looked good with her blue eyes. He almost said as much, but Phillip beat him to it. Cam scowled at it, then regretted it when she quickly looked down. “We better get on the road. Lacy, why don’t you ride with me down there and Phillip on the way back?” he suggested. “Okay. That sounds fair.” She gave Phillip a knock-you-down hug and kiss before following him downstairs. She pulled out some sandwiches she’d fixed the night before to eat on the way down. He hadn’t expected her to have anything ready for them to eat. She thought ahead, another reason she was perfect for them. If he could just get his head out of his ass and tell her.

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He helped her climb up into the buggy and closed the door. Then he walked around to his side and climbed in before starting the engine. The buggy levitated to two feet and he took off, pulling three grain trailers behind him. Phillip pulled up next to him with three behind him. He waved at them. Lacy waved back. Cam nodded. “Don’t get up or down from the buggy when it’s running, Lacy. It’s dangerous,” Cam said. “Okay. How long did you say it would take to get there this time?” she asked. “About three hours, give or take a few minutes. Are you getting tired already?” he asked. “No, just wanted to know how long I had.” “Why?” “So I could do this.” She scooted over and began unfastening his jeans. “Hey! What in the hell are you doing?” He couldn’t believe it. She was going to go down on him in the damn buggy. “I’m going to suck your cock while Phillip over there watches.” She nodded toward where Phillip in the other buggy was giving him a thumbs-up. “He’ll wreck the damn thing, Lacy. This isn’t a good idea.” He didn’t try and stop her. She had his jeans open and his cock out and in her mouth before he could think of another word to say. She swallowed all the way down him and he sped up without meaning to. “Fuck, I’m going to have a damn wreck.” “Let’s see how good a driver you are, then.” She scratched at his balls through the denim, sending electrical sparks all over his body. Cam looked down as she swallowed him all the way down again and groaned. Her lips were already swollen from sucking on him, and red as ripe cherries. Seeing them wrapped around his dick just about sent him over. She sucked him up and down until he was meeting her halfway and barely paying attention to the road.

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“Fuck, yeah. Let me feel those teeth on me. Not too much. Yeah, that’s right.” He ran a hand through her hair and pulled it back out of the way of his line of vision. He liked watching her mouth stretched tight around his cock. Lacy drew almost all the way off him then swallowed him down again. She did this several times in a row, and he knew he was going to come. “I’m going to fill your throat with my cum, baby. Hold on.” He pushed her head down and held her as he shot his cum into her throat. When he let off of her she sucked her way back up, then licked him clean and fastened him back up into his jeans. He reached over and wiped a smear of his cum from the corner of her mouth and held it out to her to lick clean. She sucked his thumb into his mouth and teased it with her tongue. “I think we’re going to make it there a little sooner than I thought,” Cam told her. “Why?” “Because I was going faster than I should have been pulling trailers.” He smiled at her. She smiled back and reached for his hand. He let her hold it for a few minutes then pulled it back. “I need both hands, baby, to be safe.” She looked disappointed, but she didn’t say anything. He noticed that Phillip had caught up with them and was shaking his head at him with a grin on his face. Cam shot him the bird, much to Lacy’s amusement. She laughed so hard she would have fallen off the seat if not for the harness she had put back on once she’d finished sucking him off. He thought all the rest of the way there about her and how she had bent over backward trying to forge a relationship between them. He hadn’t been too supportive of it, though. For some reason, as much as he had wanted a wife, now that they had one, the responsibility was weighing heavy on him. What would happen once she got pregnant?

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Just the thought of her carrying their child sent shivers down his spine. He would love to have children, but that meant more responsibility, and with the strange animal lurking around the house, he was worried about her safety. Add to that the safety of a child that may or may not mind… It overwhelmed him. Cam looked over toward her. Was she already pregnant? It would probably be Phillip’s since he hadn’t been very active lately. Did that matter? He thought about it. No, it didn’t. He still worried the same whether it was his or Phillip’s. He was truly fine with having Phillip as a partner and cohusband, so to speak. Lacy kept turning around to watch the trailers. “Is something wrong with the trailers?” he asked looking back. “No, but I keep thinking I see something moving around back there. I guess it’s just the dust from the road.” He began to watch closer, but didn’t see anything. What would it be, anyway? “Probably just the road dust like you said,” he agreed. “What happens when we get there?” “We drop off our trailers for them to unload and weigh. Then we get our credits and buy our supplies for the winter. I’d like to be back home before full dark, though, as we still have to unload the trailers.” “Okay, I’ll hurry.” She pulled out a folded paper and read over it. “Is that the list you and Phillip made up?” “Yeah. Is there anything you think we might have missed putting on it?” she asked. “No, can’t think of anything. Phillip usually knows better than I do what we might need.” Cam watched her nod and fold the list back up before replacing it in her coat pocket. “Are you warm enough?” he thought to ask. “Just fine. I might get cold on the way back, so I brought a small blanket and gave it to Phillip to put in his buggy.”

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Cam was impressed by her always thinking ahead. She was a planner. That was good. He tried to think of something more to say, but they were about to pull into the town now, and he needed to concentrate on getting the trailers through the town to the grain bins. As soon as they were parked outside the grain bin, Lacy unbuckled her harness and jumped out of the buggy. Cam yelled at her to stop and be still. She stared at him as if appalled that he’d yelled at her. “Don’t ever jump down out of this buggy by yourself again. It’s dangerous when the engine is still running. Plus, I don’t know if it’s safe around here to be wandering around. Stick next to me until I can get you out of here.” Lacy swallowed and looked away. Phillip walked up then. “How long do you expect it to take to unload?” Phillip asked. “I don’t have a freaking clue.” It was the first time they’d done this. Why did Phillip think he’d know? “Sorry, you don’t have to bite my head off.” “Don’t worry, he’s an equal-opportunity biter,” Lacy said with a frown. Phillip sighed and stared at Cam. “Fucking take her somewhere else while I take care of this. You can leave the bin keys on the dash of the buggy.” “Cam,” Phillip began. “Just do it.” Phillip took Lacy’s hand and pulled her along with him toward his buggy. He’d screwed up again. Things had been going great, and her jumping out of the buggy like that had scared him. That always made him say or do something stupid. She would be riding back with Phillip, so he wouldn’t even have a chance to apologize. As if he ever did, anyway. She was growing closer and closer to Phillip and farther away from him. It was his own fault, but he didn’t know how to stop it. Nothing he did or said turned out right. He liked her. He cared about

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her. Maybe even loved her, but his fear for her kept him on her shit list. He seemed to be staying on it more than he was off it. He had to do something. He couldn’t spend the entire winter cooped up with her and not be able to touch her without worrying about her. Maybe being inside where she wouldn’t be in danger would help. God, he hoped so. Because otherwise, it was going to be a long, cold winter.

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Chapter Nine Lacy tried to let Cam’s words roll off her back, but she couldn’t quite manage it. Tears welled up in her eyes. She fought hard to keep them from falling, but one made its way down her cheek. “Aw, baby. Don’t cry. He didn’t mean anything by it. He’s just stressed over delivering the crops for the first time. Remember, this is all new to us.” Phillip hugged her close then smiled down at her. “Let’s go shopping.” “Where are we going to put stuff without the trailer?” “They’ll wrap everything in plastic wrap and hold it for us to pick up later.” “Oh, then let’s do the grocery shopping first,” she suggested. “Your wish,” he began. She laughed and put a finger to his lips. “Don’t say it. I don’t want to command anyone.” They filled their list and added a few things in that they hadn’t thought about. Once they were through at the groceries, they headed for the mercantile store. They picked out clothes for the winter for her and replacement clothes for the men. She got a much-needed pair of boots to work in the garden and a pair of work gloves that fit her hands. While she was there, she met one of the women from the shuttle who’d married the owners of the stores. She was picking up some material for sewing. They chatted while Phillip talked to one of her husbands. It was good to talk to another female for a change. They laughed about getting used to the longer days and the different plants and animals. She asked about some of the other women and found out

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that everyone was married now. Several of the women were already pregnant as well. Lacy wondered if she were going to get pregnant or if she couldn’t. What would the men do if she couldn’t get pregnant? Would they want another wife? The thought nearly doubled her over in pain. “Hey, Lacy, are you okay?” Phillip suddenly grabbed her and turned her to look at him. “Yes, yes. I’m fine. Just a slight headache. I guess the trip was a little harder on me than I thought.” They said good-bye and Phillip took her to a small restaurant where they got coffee and Phillip got a sweet roll to go with his. He tried to give her a bite, but she honestly didn’t think she could eat anything right then. “You’re sure you’re okay?” “I’m fine. I have a little headache is all. I haven’t had one in a long time. It’s already going away.” She forced a smile she didn’t feel. “If you say so. You’re still awfully pale.” They finished their coffee and waited another twenty minutes for Cam to show up. When he didn’t, Phillip had he stay there while he went to see if they had trouble getting the trailers unloaded. “Don’t go anywhere. Get another cup of coffee.” He kissed her quickly on the mouth and hurried out the door. Lacy ordered another cup of coffee and sipped on it for what seemed like hours with all sorts of odd thoughts running around in her head. Uppermost was the thought that Cam was mad at her again. She couldn’t seem to do anything to please him for long. Thirty minutes later, they both walked in. She stood up, but Cam waved her down and walked up to the counter and ordered a cup of coffee for him and Phillip. “Is everything okay?” she asked.

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Phillip looked over at Cam and nodded. His smile was obviously forced. Something was up and it involved her somehow. What now? She felt her heart sink. “Everything’s fine. The trailers are all unloaded and Cam has most everything loaded up now. We’ve been waiting while he did all the work.” Phillip sipped his coffee. Cam wouldn’t look at her, but then he didn’t look at Phillip either. It was strange the way he looked everywhere but at them. He drained his cup and sat it on the table. “You two ready to head back home?” Lacy immediately stood up. “I’m ready.” “Good. Let’s head out.” Phillip frowned then quickly drained his cup and pulled on his coat. They followed Cam out to where the buggies were parked in the center of the little town. She let Phillip help her up into his buggy and watched as Cam climbed into his. When Phillip started the buggy, he glanced toward her and frowned. “Put on your harness and wrap that blanket around you. It’s going to get colder as the sun sets.” “Right, sorry. I wasn’t thinking.” She quickly wrapped up in the blanket after fastening her harness. “So everything went well with the crops? They were like they needed to be?” she asked Phillip. “Yep, everything was good. Even weighed in heavier than we had hoped.” “Hey, that’s great.” She smiled and reached over and squeezed his leg. They chatted on and off the rest of the trip. By the time they returned home, she was almost asleep. She waited for Phillip to cut the engine and come around to get her down. She wouldn’t make the same mistake twice.

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If Cam noticed, he didn’t comment on it. He didn’t say much of anything. She studiously ignored him and reached up to take a box from Phillip as he handed it down. She carried it in the house and put it away before meeting Cam at the door with another box. She took it from him and unloaded it. They worked like that in silence for several minutes until she finished unloading a box and he wasn’t there with another one. She walked out to get the next box and heard them arguing inside the trailer. She stopped and listened when she heard her name. “What in the hell were you doing looking for her anyway?” Phillip demanded. “I wasn’t looking for her. I just asked how many were left that hadn’t chosen, and they said they’d all gotten married,” Cam argued. “Then how did you know Rachel was married to Andrew and Danny?” “I asked, okay? I was curious, is all.” Cam’s voice rose. Lacy couldn’t stand it. She hurried back into the house and upstairs to the bathroom. She closed the door and threw up in the toilet. She was shaking all over but knew the second when Cam walked in the bathroom. “What’s wrong?” he asked. “Nothing. I had a headache and it got worse. I’ll be out in a minute.” She held a bath cloth to her face. “What’s going on?” Phillip’s voice sounded behind Cam. “She said she had a headache and it got worse.” “She did earlier. I didn’t realize you still had it, Lacy. You shouldn’t have been unloading the trailer with a headache.” She felt his hands at her shoulders. She knew they were his because Cam wouldn’t have touched her. No, Cam was in love with Rachel who was married to someone else. How stupid could life be? “Come on, Lacy. Let’s get you in a warm bath and then to bed.” Phillip attempted to help her up. She stopped him.

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“I can handle myself. You go help Cam unload the trailers. I just need some quiet, and I’ll be fine. Go on.” She pushed at Phillip’s arm until he stood up and left her. She roused herself a few minutes later and took a quick shower and climbed into bed. She wanted to sleep and forget about everything for a little while. Despite being upset, she was worn out and fell asleep almost as soon as she lay down. **** Phillip was worried about Lacy. She’d been feeling bad ever since they’d gotten to town. Now she’d been sick and she didn’t want them around her. Was she pregnant? Or did she simply have a bad headache? He didn’t know what to do for her, so he left and helped Cam unload the trailer. “Phillip. Is she pregnant?” Cam finally asked once they’d finished. “I don’t know. It’s certainly possible, but she did have a headache earlier. It’s probably just the headache.” Phillip watched Cam’s face. “Does it matter to you if she is or isn’t?” “Have you ever thought about what we would do when it comes time for the baby to be born?” Cam asked him. “What do you mean?” “Who’s going to deliver it? We’re two fucking hours from town.” “We’ll get her there in time, and if we don’t, then we’ll deliver it. You’ve turned into a real worrier. What gives?” Phillip couldn’t understand Cam anymore. “Nothing. I’m just not sure they thought all of this through when they sent us out here.” “It’s an experimental colony, Cam. You knew that when you signed up. Hell, I was the one that wasn’t so sure about coming. You talked me into signing up.” “Maybe I made a mistake.”

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“Cam, what the fuck is going on?” “I don’t know, okay? I can’t stop worrying about Lacy. I’m afraid something is going to happen to her and it’s going to be our fault. The fucking animal out there that we haven’t seen is worrying me. The damn mole thing that we never caught is worrying me. And now, I’m scared to death she might be pregnant.” “Yet you were asking about another woman earlier. I don’t get it, man. You need to get your head on straight, because we’re about to be snowed in for the next few months, and I’ll be damned if you’re going to make her miserable. She’s gone out of her way to try and forge a relationship with you, and you’ve jumped on her every time.” Phillip took a step back when he realized he had gotten up in Cam’s face. “I know. I’m worthless scum. I care about her, man. I just feel hemmed in. Like everything is pressing in on me.” “There are two of us for a reason, buddy. We share the pressure. You’ve got to quit taking it all on yourself, and let me have some of it. You haven’t said a thing about this other animal bothering you.” “It’s gotten closer to the house than any of the other animals we’ve seen, but we haven’t seen this one at all, just its tracks,” Cam said. “How close?” Phillip asked. “It’s been all around the edge of the garden, but hasn’t been in it as far as I can tell.” “The ultrasonic device either isn’t affecting it or it’s getting used to it and slowly moving closer,” Phillip mused. “Yeah. I’m not even sure it’s been only at night. What if it’s been watching Lacy while she’s been working in the garden? I don’t like it.” “I wish you’d said something sooner.” “I thought that if one of us shouldered most of the worry, the other one could take care of her. I guess I was wrong.” “What else is going on?”

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“That’s really it. I’m beginning to wonder if the mole that we didn’t catch is something other than a mole. All the other moles have been easy to catch. This one has eluded us all summer long.” Cam leaned back against the empty trailer. “Look, we share the burden from now on. You don’t keep anything from me, and we both take care of Lacy. She needs you, man. You’re part of this relationship, and without you part of her is empty. It’s no wonder she has a headache.” Phillip stuck out his hand. Cam nodded and they shook on it. “Let’s get the trailers put up so we don’t have to get out in the morning. I have a feeling it’s going to start raining or snowing tomorrow,” Cam said. “For real or just a shower?” Phillip asked. Cam was the one who could predict the weather better than anyone he knew. “Probably a good little one, but not too much to worry about, yet.” They backed the trailers under the sheds and closed the doors, then parked the buggies under the one by the house. They walked inside and locked up the house before climbing the stairs to find Lacy passed out asleep in bed with the covers over her head. “Shit, she’s had it.” Cam said. “Yeah. I think your stress is rubbing off on her, which is another reason you’ve got to share some of that with me. We’re making her sick.” “I’ll sit with her until you get your shower,” Cam said. Phillip nodded and hurried to the bathroom to shower so he could get in bed with Lacy. He wanted to hold her. He hated that he’d left her to unload the trailers, but it had to be done and Lacy hadn’t seemed to want them around. She must be one of those types of people who didn’t like anyone around them when they were sick. He’d have to remember that for the future. As soon as he was dried off, Phillip climbed into bed and Cam left to shower next. He pulled Lacy back into his arms and stroked her

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forehead with his hand, smoothing her hair back from her head. She didn’t even stir. She was exhausted. Phillip hoped she wasn’t pregnant yet. They needed to get Cam out of his panic mode and calmed down before she turned up pregnant. He would drive them all insane as it was now. Cam walked out of the bathroom drying off with a towel. Once he reached the bed, he discarded it and climbed into the bed and rolled over but backed up against Lacy. “Is she warm enough?” he asked. “Yeah, I think she’s okay. Don’t move, though. I only have one half of her covered. You get the other half of her,” Phillip told him. “What if I want all of her?” Cam asked. “You’ll have to fight me for her,” Phillip said, only half joking. “That’s what I thought.” Cam didn’t turn over.

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Chapter Ten Lacy woke up early the next morning surrounded by the men. She was toasty warm but needed to go to the bathroom and she was hungry. She lifted her head and checked the clock. It was only a little after five. They would sleep awhile if she could manage to get out of bed without waking them up. She extracted her arm from around Cam and started pulling out of Phillip’s embrace. “What?” he mumbled. “Go back to sleep. I’m going to the bathroom. I’ll be right back.” He jerked up. “Are you sick?” “No, just need to pee.” She climbed over him. “I’ll be back.” He nodded and lay back down. She heard his soft snore seconds later as she tiptoed to the bathroom. She hurried through her morning routine and grabbed some clothes on the way out the bedroom door. Then she stopped and dressed on the landing before hurrying down the stairs to make coffee. The sleep had chased away the last of the headache, but she didn’t feel that much better. Knowing that Cam wasn’t going to love her tore her up inside. She realized in that moment that she had fallen in love with them—both of them. Once the coffee was ready, Lacy poured a cup and sipped on it while trying to decide where to start on storing away the supplies. The men had brought it all inside and lined the cabinets with it. Staying busy would help keep her mind from dwelling on finding out that Cam was in love with Rachel.

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She worked for nearly an hour before she stopped and fixed a bowl of cereal with reconstituted milk. She poured another cup of coffee and ate while she let her mind wonder over what to fix for lunch and supper that night. When she took her bowl to the sink, she looked out the window and saw that it was snowing. She wondered if it were like the snow at home, or if it would be different there. Lacy sighed and turned around to get back to work on the supplies and ran into Cam. She yelped in surprise. “Hey, easy. I didn’t mean to startle you. I said good morning, you must not have heard me.” “Um, no. It’s snowing outside.” She knew it was a stupid thing to say since he could see out the window over her shoulder. “Yeah, I figured it would start today.” He reached out and gently touched her cheek. “How are you feeling this morning?” “I’m fine. I’m sorry I was sick last night. I don’t get headaches that often.” She looked down, afraid he’d know she was lying. “It wasn’t your fault. I’m sorry I’ve been such an ass lately. I’ve let things get to me too much.” He lifted her chin with a finger and bent down to kiss her. She didn’t move or close her eyes. He sipped at her lips, softly licking them then sucking her lower lip into his mouth to stroke with his tongue. When he released her, she took a step back. He seemed surprised that she’d moved away. “What would you like for breakfast?” she asked him. “Um, I’m just going to eat a cereal bar. I’ll help you put all of this away.” “Thanks, but you don’t have to do that. I’m sure you have stuff you need to do with the weather changing and all.” She turned her back to him so he wouldn’t see the tears she’d suddenly developed. “I hate to leave you with all of this. I can help. Just tell me where you want it and you can sit and direct.” “Really, I enjoy doing this.”

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“Okay, but I know you have stuff on the top shelves in the pantry. Tell me what goes on them, and I’ll take care of those, then leave you alone.” He sounded tired now. “Okay, thanks.” She pointed out the two boxes of canned goods that went there. He stopped her from turning away from him and hugged her tightly against him for a few brief seconds, then let her go. He walked out the back door, pulling on his coat as he went. Cold air rushed into the warmth of the kitchen to send a chill down her spine. Had it been her imagination, or did he act like he was hurt she hadn’t wanted to spend time with him? She couldn’t figure him out. One day he was angry with her and the next he wanted her attention. What was she going to do? Make the best of the situation like he was? Was it fair to her to pretend everything was fine when it wasn’t? Lacy felt the beginnings of another headache and sighed. She grabbed a couple of pain relievers and took them to head it off. She couldn’t afford to be sick again. She had to deal with the hurt and move on. She had known when she made the trip that she would be marrying strangers and would probably never love them or be loved by them, but that had been okay then. Why wasn’t it okay now? Because you went and fell in love with them and know that at least one of them doesn’t love you back. She had nearly finished putting away the supplies when Phillip shuffled into the kitchen around nine that morning and yawned, scratching his chest with one hand and reaching for a cup for coffee with the other. “Morning, how are you feeling?” he asked. “I’m fine. Let me fix another pot of coffee. There isn’t much of that left and it’s several hours old.” Lacy pulled the pot from his hand and rinsed it out in the sink to make more. “Thanks. Where is Cam?” He looked around the kitchen. “You’ve been busy. Cam should have helped you.”

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“He did. He went outside. I’m not sure where.” She turned on the coffeemaker and turned to hug Phillip to her. “Mmm, you feel good,” he said, squeezing her back. “What are we doing today?” she asked with a smile. “Oh, I don’t know. I’m sure we’ll think of something.” “I want to go out in the snow. Is it just like the snow back on Earth?” “Yep, nothing different about it at all. I’ll take you out after I’ve had coffee.” He eyed the pot like it was deliberately taking too long. Lacy smiled and reached up on tiptoe to kiss him. The back door opened and closed. She heard Cam stomping his feet free of snow. Phillip turned and called out to him. “How bad is it out there?” “Not bad at all. Just an inch or two right now. I figure we’ll get another three or four inches and that will be it for this round.” Cam walked into the kitchen after hanging up his coat. Lacy pulled down another mug and poured coffee into the two cups. She handed Phillip his and Cam his, then walked over to the kitchen table and sat down. She figured they would talk for a while, so she didn’t think she would be going outside anytime soon. “Hey, Lacy wants to go outside to see the snow. Why don’t you carry her while I dress? I just came downstairs to get some coffee. I don’t have any thermals on yet.” Phillip lifted his coffee and kissed her on the top of the head. “Sure. Come on, Lacy. Let’s get you bundled up. It’s cold out there.” Cam waited for her to stand up. For a minute, she thought about saying she’d just wait for Phillip to get dressed, but saw the sad expression on Cam’s face and figured she was being obvious about shunning him. She needed to grow up. After taking another sip of her coffee, she stood up. “Thanks, I wanted to see the first snow of the first year I got here. I guess that sounds stupid.” She ducked her head and started to walk toward the door where her coat was hanging next to theirs.

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Cam stopped her with a hand to her arm. “I don’t think it sounds stupid. It sounds like someone who’s looking forward to the rest of her life.” He walked her to the door and helped her put on her coat then wrapped a scarf around her neck. “Where are your gloves and hat?” he asked. “My gloves are in my pockets, but I don’t have a winter hat.” “We should have gotten one for you while we were in town. Put your gloves on.” “I want to hold the snow first. Then I’ll put them on.” She waited to see what he’d say. “Okay, but as soon as you’ve played like a little kid, you have to put your gloves on so you don’t get frostbite.” He grinned at her, and she realized he was teasing her. They walked outside on the back porch. The ground was already covered in the soft, white powder. It did look just like Earth, and with all the strange vegetation covered, she could almost believe she was there. “Makes you think of home, doesn’t it?” Cam asked. “It does. I miss Earth like it was when I was a child, but not so much these last few years. I didn’t like living underground at all.” “I’m glad you decided to take the shuttle here, Lacy.” He didn’t look at her, when he said it. “I’m glad, too.” She drew in a deep breath and took his hand in hers. He squeezed it. It was a good first step, she decided. They had agreed to make the best of their situation. Did he realize she knew he didn’t love her? Probably not. Still, he knew something was changing between them. She hoped it would continue. ****

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Cam relaxed when she took his hand. He squeezed hers and tried to see the snow through her eyes. She probably hadn’t been out in snow for at least the last two or three years. To have been cooped up in those bunkers had to have been miserable. He hadn’t made her first few months good ones by being such a jackass, either. He knew part of his problem was keeping everything to himself and trying to take care of all of it alone. But it wasn’t until yesterday that he figured out the biggest part of his problem was that he’d fallen in love with Lacy and was scared. He was scared of losing her, scared of something happening to her that he couldn’t protect her from. He realized that without her, his life would be meaningless, and he’d tried to push her away so he wouldn’t become attached to her. It wasn’t working. If anything, it was making it worse. Phillip had made him realize that he had to share the worry and fear and responsibilities with him. Together they could take care of her. Together they could love her like she deserved. “Okay, enough bare skin time. Glove up.” “Meanie.” She rubbed her hands up and down her jeans and pulled on her gloves before making a snowball and throwing it at him. It hit him square in the chest. He hadn’t been expecting that. He laughed and made up one of his own and threw it at her. She managed to evade it, but he caught her in the back with the next one. Phillip walked out, and they both turned and let the snowballs fly, catching him off guard and right in the face. “What the fuck are you two doing?” he yelped as he scrambled to make his own snowballs. “Are you crazy?” He laughed. “Either man up or go back inside,” Cam called out. “I’ll be damned,” Phillip said with a smile, and let fly a volley of snowballs at them. They played like kids for another fifteen minutes or so when the wind picked up and the snow began to fall harder. Cam called time and said they’d all catch their death if they didn’t go inside and warm up.

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“I’m not taking care of you two if you get sick. I suck at making chicken soup.” Cam smiled at the way they dragged their feet going in. He realized he’d had fun and hadn’t been the least bit worried for the length of time they’d been out there. Maybe part of it was the fact that he hadn’t seen any evidence of the animal tracks in the snow so far. But part of it was purposefully handing over some of the stress to Phillip. They peeled off their outer gear and hurried into the living area where Phillip built up the fire in the fireplace by adding more wood. Soon it was a roaring fire and they were fighting for bootie space in front of it. “You stand in front of us and we’ll keep that cute ass of yours warm,” Cam told Lacy. “Like hell, you just want the fire to yourself,” she complained and tried to squeeze between them. Finally, Cam let himself be pushed aside and she claimed her spot with a smirk. He loved seeing her smile. It warmed his heart and made him smile as well. “I’m going to start something for lunch, how about soup and sandwiches now, and chili for supper tonight?” Lacy asked. “Sounds good to me,” Phillip said. “Me, too.” Cam stopped her and pulled her in for a kiss. He nibbled her lower lip then plunged his tongue inside her mouth when she opened to him. He teased her tongue then pulled away as Phillip pulled her in for a kiss as well. She walked away looking a little dazed. He wondered what sort of sandwiches she’d end up making looking like she did. He grinned. He’d eat whatever it was and like it, he decided. “You two seem to be doing okay,” Phillip noted. “So far. I’m trying. I don’t think she feels the same way about me that she does about you, but she’s willing to try.”

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“Give her time. You two have been at odds for months. It won’t fix itself over night.” “I know. I’m such a fuck-up.” Cam shook his head. “Don’t be so hard on yourself. I knew there was something going on, but I ignored it instead of trying to find out from you what had you so uptight.” “I didn’t see any tracks around the yard when I went out and checked earlier. Either it hibernates in winter or it just hasn’t ventured out yet. I’ll keep a close watch for tracks.” “I’ll help you watch. Did you check on the trailers to be sure they were far enough under the sheds? We did that sort of haphazardly last night wanting to get inside.” “They’re fine.” Cam stood walked over to the couch and sat down. His ass was hot from standing too long in front of the fire. Served him right for fighting over it, he though with a grin. Lacy walked back in. “Okay. Soup’s warming up. I’ll make grilled cheese sandwiches once it’s ready. Shouldn’t be long.” “Come on over here and sit down for a second,” Cam said. She walked over and plopped down next to him. He pulled her up into his lap and wrapped his arms around her. She felt good there in his lap. He liked having her there. Phillip sat in the chair across from the couch and watched them. Cam ran a hand under her sweater and cupped her breast through her bra. She dropped her head back against his shoulder. He rubbed and massaged her breasts one at a time before pinching her nipples through the silky material. “Phillip is over there salivating at the thought of loving on your breasts. He loves tits. Don’t you, Phillip?” “Love to play with them, suck them, pinch them, and twist them until you come,” he said in a raspy voice. “The soup,” Lacy began.

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“Turn off the soup, Phillip, and meet us upstairs.” Cam stood up with Lacy in his arms and headed for the stairs. He knew that Phillip had left the room, but was too intent on getting Lacy upstairs and in bed. He wanted her. He wanted to bury himself in her pussy so deep she would know he wanted her. He needed her. He needed to feel her come around him. As soon as he reached the bedroom, he let her slide down his body and he began pulling off her sweater then her bra. He was working on her jeans when Phillip showed up out of breath from running up the stairs. Cam didn’t bother saying anything. He had almost run up them with Lacy in his arms. They made short work of her jeans, thermals, and boots. She shivered and Cam immediately bundled her into the bed. Then he removed his clothes, never letting her gaze slide from his. He was aware that Phillip did the same. They converged on her. Phillip honed in on her tits while Cam situated himself between her legs. He spread them wide to accommodate his shoulders. He could smell her arousal even before he leaned in, and knew he would find her wet and hot. He licked her pussy lips, tasting her tangy honey and wanting more. Cam used his fingers to spread her pussy lips so he could scoop out more of her juices with his tongue. He stiffened his tongue and fucked her with it until she began to squirm. He looked up to where Phillip was trying to take all of one breast into his mouth and failing miserably. He chuckled and buried his face in her hot cunt for more nectar. When he finally pulled back, he pushed two fingers inside of her and began pumping them in and out as he ran his tongue around her clit. She bucked and pleaded with him to lick her clit. “Just once, Cam. That’s all it will take. Please.” Her voice came out breathy. Hearing her like that and knowing he’d had something to do with it had his dick throbbing against the bedcovers. He resisted rubbing it

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against them. He wanted to be inside her. Too much more stimulation and he’d embarrass himself on the covers. He noticed Phillip had started feeding his cock to her hot mouth. He was pumping in and out of her mouth in long, slow dips. Cam curved his fingers and rubbed over her sweet spot as he drew her clit in between his teeth and licked until she exploded around him. He continued to lick until she began to come down. Before she finished, he scrambled up the bed and lined up his dick with her slit and plunged inside of her. She screamed around Phillip’s cock, drawing a hiss from him as he bowed back. “Fuck, that felt like heaven. Do it again, Cam,” Phillip said. Cam pulled back and plunged forward again, bumping her cervix. She screamed, though not as loudly as before. Phillip’s eyes rolled back in his head. Cam grinned and set a fast pace as he wasn’t about to last. He needed to feel her come around him. He reached between their bodies and began to stimulate her clit with his thumb and first finger. She moaned and thrashed her arms, trying to hold on to either Phillip or him, but she didn’t seem to be able to make up her mind. Phillip pulled out of her mouth and began pumping his dick with his hand until he shot cum all over her breasts. He moaned as he did. Cam tunneled in and out of her sweet cunt over and over, pushing on her clit until she called out his name and squeezed the cum from his cock deep into her womb.

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Chapter Eleven Phillip climbed off the bed and hurried to turn on the water in the shower. They all needed a shower after that. He double-checked the temperature then returned to carry Lacy to the bathroom. She giggled, looking down at her chest. “You have issues with breasts, Phillip,” she teased. “And I love every one of those issues,” he told her as he stepped into the shower. Cam walked in behind them and helped him lower her to the tile floor. They both bathed her, then bathed themselves. She stopped him from washing off the soap and drew pictures in the soap on his chest hair. “What are you doing?” he asked, amused. “Drawing my initials on you.” Phillip smiled indulgently. She was branding him as surely as he’d branded her with his cum. “What about my chest hair? Doesn’t it deserve your artistic hand?” Cam asked. “Wait your turn.” She stuck her nose up in a haughty manner and continued writing her initials all over Phillip’s chest. Then she pronounced him ready to rinse. She turned and soaped Cam up and proceeded to brand him as well. Phillip looked at his friend and winked. Things were definitely looking up. He just hoped nothing happened to screw up their hardwon peace. Once she had finished with Cam’s chest, she washed and rinsed her hair before stepping out of the shower. Cam turned off the water and dried off as Phillip dried Lacy off. He watched her expressions as

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she seemed to be thinking. They flitted across her face too fast for him to pick up on her mood. “Okay you two, scoot. I need to dry my hair and unless you want your pieces and parts scalded by the hair dryer, you need to vamoose.” They quickly left the bathroom to her and the deadly hair dryer. When it turned on Phillip pulled Cam over to the side of the bedroom. “How’s it going?” “Fine I guess. She isn’t pulling away from me anymore. Sometimes she looks sad, though. I don’t know why.” “Give it time. She’s probably gotten homesick some. It will pass. Just don’t stop what you’re doing. She needs to know you care about her,” Phillip told him. “Hell, Phillip. I think I love her. I think worrying about her has been all because of that.” “I know I do,” Phillip confessed. “I have almost from the beginning. Show her as often as you can how you feel. When the mood is right, tell her. Just not after sex.” “Hell. Even I know better than that.” Cam scowled at him. Phillip shrugged. “Just saying.” Not long after they’d finished dressing, Lacy walked out of the bathroom with her hair pulled back in a ponytail and started pulling on clothes. “I don’t know about you guys, but I’m hungry. Someone distracted me from my soup and sandwiches.” She lifted an eyebrow and stared at Cam. “Hey, I wasn’t the only one.” “Yeah, but you started it.” Phillip wrapped an arm around her waist and hugged her. She hugged him back and reached for Cam as if it were the most natural thing in the world to do. Phillip was sure everything would be okay from then on.

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They finished their late lunch and began going through papers to file them away for next year. Cam kept a journal of the weather and the crops. Phillip kept notes on the animals and fauna, making notes about unusual behaviors and new species they noted. They tried to make pictures of each thing they found, but the animals were obviously camera shy. When they managed photos of the tracks, they printed them out on their desktop printer and added them to their journals. She flipped through his notes and came across the ones about the strange animal they hadn’t seen yet but that had been leaving tracks around the outside of the house and grounds. “What is it?” she asked pointing it out to him. He wasn’t sure what to tell her. He looked to Cam, but his friend wasn’t paying attention. He shrugged and told her they weren’t sure. “We haven’t actually seen it, only those tracks. He’s probably very dangerous, so if you see anything strange, go to the house, but don’t run. Most animals will chase anything that runs.” She shivered and closed the book. “I’d rather stick to things I know. I won’t be outside much until springtime. Maybe it will have moved somewhere else by then.” She moved closer to him and watched as he finished separating out the papers to file. “I’m going to sit in the living room and read,” she told him. “We’ll be finished with all of this in another hour or so.” He pulled her into a hug and kissed her belly before returning to his filing. When he finally finished he looked at the clock and cursed. He had been at it for nearly three hours. “Cam, you finished over there?” Phillip quickly straightened up the desk and stood up and stretched. He could tell he had been sitting in one place for that long, too. “Yeah. I was just noticing the time. It will be supper time in another hour. I bet Lacy is pissed.”

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“Well, it had to be done, and now we don’t have that much to do with it for the rest of the winter other than watching for the animals.” Phillip waited for Cam to put away his journals. “Wonder where she is. Do you think she’s still in the living room reading?” “Maybe, if we’re lucky she fell asleep and took a nap.” “Or maybe, you’re not lucky and she’s waiting for you in the hall,” a voice came from outside the office. Phillip and Cam looked at each other and winced. “Baby, time got away from us. I’m sorry.” Phillip braved the door first. She was standing at the door with two cups of coffee in her hand. “I was just coming to give you some coffee and tell you the chili will be ready in another hour.” “Thanks,” Cam said, taking his mug from her. “Just what we needed.” Phillip took his and sipped it. “What have you been doing?” Cam asked, wrapping an arm around her shoulders. “I couldn’t get interested in the book, so I decided to make a snowman. He’s looking in the window at us in the kitchen.” “You went outside without us?” Cam went still. “Cam.” Phillip prayed he wasn’t going to blow up at her. “Um, yeah. It’s daylight and I was just by the back porch.” She took a step back from Cam. “Next time let one of us know where you are. That way if we can’t find you we know where to look,” Cam told her. She nodded and Phillip sighed. Thank God he hadn’t blown up at her. If he had, they would have been back at square one. “With that animal out there we don’t know about, we’d rather you didn’t go out by yourself right now.” Phillip tried to sound matter-offact about it.

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“Sure, okay. I don’t really want to meet up with whatever it is making those tracks. They looked like Sasquatch tracks in that journal.” “Well, maybe not Bigfoot, but something big, that’s for sure,” Cam said. “The tracks actually look more like a big cat of some kind, with six toes instead of four or five.” Phillip walked back into the office and pulled out a picture of the tracks. “He has to weigh close to three hundred pounds, too, by how deep the tracks are compared to mine and Cam’s.” “My God! You’re kidding. Three hundred pounds? That’s huge.” Lacy peered at the photo closer. “Whatever it is, I don’t want to be anywhere near it.” Phillip looked over her head at Cam. They hadn’t told her how close the animal actually got to the garden during the summer. It was probably best not to, at this point. “So, what are we having with the chili?” Cam asked. “I fixed crackling bread.” “What is that?” Phillip asked. “It’s like cornbread, but you pour it thin and make several of the patties you can tear apart and dip in the chili.” “Sounds interesting,” Cam said. Lacy rolled her eyes at him and thumped him on the chest. “You’ll like it. Give it a chance.” Phillip smiled. So far they were doing pretty good. If Cam could manage to keep from worrying so much, they might make it through the winter without killing each other. He followed the other two down the hall and back to the living room where they flopped on the couch in front of the fire. Things were looking up. ****

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Cam hugged Lacy as they stood in front of the kitchen window looking out at the snowman she had built earlier that day. He had to work hard at calming his racing heart. The thought of how long she had to have been outside without them to build the massive thing worried him. It had to be a good five feet tall. It had his old John Deere cap on he had brought with him and arms made from corn stalks giving it leafy hands. She had unearthed some rocks for his eyes and mouth and a carrot for his nose. All in all, it was a very good snowman. But she had been outside by herself with whatever that thing was they still hadn’t seen. It scared him to death. “He’s a fine specimen of a snowman.” Cam squeezed her shoulder. “I’m impressed.” “Thanks, I’ve always wanted to build one that was taller than a foot high. I never had enough snow growing up, and then when I moved west, I never had the time.” “You ought to be exhausted from building him and cooking supper. It was delicious, in case I didn’t tell you,” Phillip said from beside them. “You told me about a hundred times now, but feel free to tell me a hundred more.” She giggled. “You’re a glutton for praise.” Cam pulled her away from the window toward the stairs. “I’m feeling like a long soak in the tub.” “Sounds good to me,” she said as he dragged her behind him. “You coming, Phillip?” Cam asked. “I’ll be up later.” Phillip waved them on. Cam smiled back at him and saw his friend wink. He was giving them some alone time. Hopefully he wouldn’t fuck it up. He noticed she walked up the stairs even though he was pulling her along. She hadn’t run up the stairs since he had jumped on her that one time about it. Now he felt guilty since he was all but running up them. “You get undressed. I’ll run the bath,” he told her. “Sounds good to me.” She immediately began pulling off her sweater followed quickly by her thermal top.

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Cam started the water and added her bath salts. He’d smell like a flower of some kind, but who would know other than Phillip? Once the water was the right temperature and deep enough, he shut it off and began undressing as well. He looked around for Lacy, but she wasn’t in the bathroom anymore. “Hey, Lacy. The water is ready.” She walked back into the bathroom with her hair pinned up on her head. She looked hilarious, but he refrained from laughing. She probably wouldn’t appreciate it. Evidently he didn’t do too well at covering up his expression though because she frowned at him. “I don’t want to get my hair wet. I just washed it.” “No problem. I’ll make sure not to.” He helped her in the tub and held her hands as she sat down in the warm, sudsy water. He joined her and pulled her back into his arms. “Just relax and I’ll keep your head above water.” They sat there for several long minutes and for a minute, he thought she might have slipped into sleep. “Cam?” “Umhum?” “Are you happy?” His eyes flew open. Where had that come from? “Yeah, baby. Why would you ask that?” “You didn’t seem to be very happy most of the summer.” “I let things worry me too much. I’m trying not to do that anymore.” He prayed that would satisfy her. “Are you happy with me?” Fuck. “I’ve very happy with you, Lacy. You mean everything to me.” “You don’t wish someone else had picked you?” “Lacy, what is going on in that mind of yours?” He sat up straighter. “I heard you and Phillip talking last night outside. You were checking on Rachel.”

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“Ah, hell, Lacy. I was being stupid. I don’t care about her. I care about you. I love you, baby.” “Don’t say something you really don’t mean, Cam. I don’t want you to ever tell me what you think I want to hear.” She pulled back from him and turned around, so she could look at him. “I’m not lying, Lacy. I do love you. I was afraid of loving you and fighting it. I promise, I don’t want Rachel, and don’t regret anything except how I’ve treated you.” “I don’t know what to believe, Cam. You haven’t seemed happy with me at all almost from the beginning. What am I supposed to think when I hear that you’ve been asking about another woman?” “I guess that’s up to you, then. I can’t make you believe me, but I’ll keep trying to prove it to you. I do love you, Lacy.” Cam felt the tension in the air and wondered if this would be the end of their relationship, or was it clearing the air to go forward? “I want to believe you. I love you, Cam. I love both of you. I want us to be a real family, but I’m scared you’re going to be miserable if you’re really not happy with me being your wife.” “If we had been doing the choosing, we would have chosen you anyway, baby. I wish I could prove it to you.” “I guess time will have to prove it to me, Cam. That’s about all we have right now, lots and lots of time.” She turned around and leaned back in his arms again. Cam leaned over her and kissed her cheek then her neck, and wrapped his arms around her again. He felt a little lighter now that it was out in the open. He had worried about it all the way home the night before. He knew it was wrong when he’d gone to check on Rachel, but he had done it anyway, wanting to see if he felt anything for her. He had been running scared. He knew better now. He knew he loved Lacy and had a lot to prove to her. What if she never trusted him? Then what? He didn’t have the answer to that. All he could do was try to make it up to her.

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Chapter Twelve Lacy lay back against Cam wondering if what he’d told her about loving her was true. Why would he have gone to see Rachel if he loved her? Unless he was trying to prove to himself that he didn’t. She closed her eyes and tried to forget about it for just a little while. She wanted to believe for now that everything was fine. The water began to cool, and Cam stirred. “I think it’s time we got out, Lacy. I don’t want you to get sick from sitting in cold water.” He held her up until she was sitting on her own. Lacy turned and watched the water sluice off of him as he stood. The sight made her mouth water. He reached down and helped her to her feet. When he stepped out of the tub and grabbed a towel off the warming rack, she followed him. He immediately began drying her off with the warm towel. “You smell like jasmine now,” she teased him. “That’s okay. No one will ever know.” He smiled at her. “Hmmm, unless someone tells on you.” She grinned and bit her lower lip. “I’ll get you if you tell anyone.” “Tell anyone what?” Phillip walked into the bathroom already undressed. “Smell him?” Lacy challenged him. “I’m not smelling him.” Phillip frowned. “Why?” “He took a bath with me, and we used the jasmine bath salts,” Lacy explained.

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“Oh, I see. Glad I opted for a shower later, then.” Phillip scooted around them and stepped into the shower. “Come on, Lacy. We’re going to bed. Phillip can join us once he gets out of the shower.” Cam picked her up and carried her into the bedroom where he let her slide down his body. “The pins have to come out of your hair. I don’t want one of them to come out and poke us later.” Lacy chuckled and began removing the bobby pins. She dropped them in a bowl on the dresser. She climbed on the bed and scooted down between the covers to get warm. The air in the house had grown cooler as the night progressed. “Cold?” Cam pulled her into his arms. “A little.” “Phillip will be here soon, and we’ll get you nice and toasty.” He rubbed her arms up and down with his big hands. She burrowed closer to his warm body and let him hold her. She wanted them to work things out. She wanted that family feeling so badly, especially if they were going to have children. She didn’t want them to feel a rift between their parents. Thoughts of children again made her wonder if she could even get pregnant since she wasn’t yet, and they’d had plenty of sex, especially she and Phillip. What would that do to them all if she couldn’t? Would they resent her? She sighed. Cam squeezed her close. “What is it, baby?” “Nothing. Just thinking too much.” “Don’t think—feel.” He pushed against her and she felt his cock, hard and long against her ass. “Seems like you’ve got something on your mind, too.” “I stay like this around you, Lacy.” “I want you, Cam. Fuck me.” “I want us both to take you tonight, Lacy. Will you let us both in your body?”

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Lacy shivered. Could she do it? She had known this time would come. She had said she was ready. They’d been preparing her for months. She nodded her head. “I need you to say the words, Lacy. I want you to want this, or it’s no good.” Cam cupped the side of her face. “Yes, I want you both inside of me.” She let out a breath. “We’ll make it feel so good for you, baby. I promise we will.” Phillip walked out of the bathroom amid a cloud of stream, drying off with a towel. “Damn, it’s cold in here.” He dropped the towel and all but dove beneath the covers. Lacy grinned when he immediately honed in on her breasts with his slightly chilly hands. She slapped at them. “You’re hands are cold. Don’t be touching me with them. Warm them up first.” “I am warming them up, baby.” He chuckled. “Phillip, she wants us both—together,” Cam said. Phillip stilled. He looked into her eyes. “You’re sure? I don’t want you to do something you’re not comfortable with, Lacy.” “I’m sure. I want both of you inside of me. I want us to be together.” Lacy hoped he would understand that what she was saying was that she wanted them to be a family. “We’ll make it good for you, baby.” He leaned in and kissed her. She opened to him, and he immediately slid his tongue along hers. She licked along the roof of his mouth as he teased hers as well. He sucked hers back into his mouth and then thrust his back into hers. She pulled away needing to breathe. He nipped at her lower lip and rubbed noses with her. “Baby, let me have a taste of that sweet pussy. Roll over for me.” Cam slid lower in the bed under the covers and spread her legs wide. She sighed when he licked her cunt. He always made her wild when he ate her needy pussy. His tongue slid between her pussy lips

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deep into her slit. He stiffened his tongue and fucked her over and over. Her hot cunt burned with the need for more. “Please, I need you in me.” She started to reach down and pull him up, but Phillip grabbed her hands and pinned them above her head. “Let him get you ready, baby. We want you crazy with need. It will be so much better.” “I’m there already. I want you. Please,” she begged him. Cam pulled the covers off of them. He inserted two fingers into her tight cunt and began a slow in and out rhythm as he licked all around her clit. She squirmed, trying to make him lick over it, but he chuckled and avoided it like a pro. His fingers continued to fuck her as he sucked on her pussy lips, then ran his tongue around her clit again. “Someone fuck me. Please. I need you inside of me.” She thrashed her head back and forth. Phillip struggled to keep her still, but managed to lick her nipples. Lacy moaned at the feel of his tongue across their taut peaks. She thrust them closer to his mouth. Cam drew some of her juices down to her back hole and began pushing his thumb inside of her. She pushed out and he popped in. He pulled out and pushed in several times then removed his thumb and added two fingers. She breathed through the burn. He stroked his fingers in and out of her several times before pulling them out. “She needs more lubrication. I’ll be right back.” Cam climbed off the bed and disappeared from sight for only a couple of seconds before he returned. He poured something cold on her ass and massaged it into her tight rosette before slipping two fingers back inside of her and fucking her ass with them. He licked all around her clit then surprised her by pulling it into his mouth and sucking it. Lacy went crazy as she exploded, squeezing down on his fingers in her ass until he couldn’t move them in her anymore. He slowly let

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her down with soft licks across her clit until she was panting heavily, but no longer riding high. She fought to catch her breath, but he pulled out his fingers and she moaned. She felt empty now, and there was still a need inside of her. “Climb up on Phillip, Lacy. Plant that juicy cunt on his cock for me, baby.” Cam helped her roll over. She crawled up Phillip’s body and leaned down for a kiss. He nipped at her lower lip then sucked it in and teased it with his tongue. She aligned her slit with his thick dick and slowly slid down on him. It took a couple of thrusts by him before she was all the way seated on his massive cock. She felt full and yet still empty. Cam began adding lubricant to her back hole again and used two fingers to thrust in and out of her ass. He rubbed along the thin membrane that separated her ass from her cunt. “Fuck, man. I can feel you,” Phillip said. “Please, hurry, Cam. I need to move. I can’t stand being still.” Lacy tried meeting his thrusts, but Phillip was holding her down close to his body. “Just a minute, Lacy, I have to be sure you’re ready. I don’t want to hurt you, baby.” Cam pulled out and added a third finger. She moaned at the pinch, but pushed out and all three fingers entered her. He thrust them in and out several times before pronouncing her ready. She felt his lubricated cock at her back entrance and pushed out as he pushed forward. It burned and she thought for a second that she wasn’t going to be able to handle it, but the thick head of his cock popped through the ring and he pressed inward. He went still and didn’t move, letting her adjust to his girth. With both of them inside her, she felt stuffed. “Move. Please. I’ve got to move. She struggled against Phillip’s hold. She couldn’t take it. She had to do something. “Easy, Lacy. It’s all good.” Cam pushed forward until he was buried to the hilt inside of her tight ass.

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When he pulled out and then plunged back in, Phillip pulled out. They pulled and pushed her between them, slowly filling first her cunt then her ass with cock. She struggled between them to move, but finally gave up and let them do all the work. They alternated pushing and pulling in and out of her. Over and over they tunneled inside of her. Nerve endings she’d never known existed began to come alive. Her ass burned, but in a good way. She felt alive as they tunneled in and out of her pussy and ass. The burn soon turned into a raging fire as her climax began growing inside of her. Already it was surpassing anything she’d ever experienced before. She struggled to reach it, trying to grasp it as they fucked her. “Fuck, you’re tight.” Cam seemed to struggle to speak. “She’s like a vise with both of us inside her,” Phillip agreed. “Please, I need to come. I can’t do it. It’s too much.” “Let go, baby.” Cam pulled her upward so that Phillip could reach her breasts. The second that Phillip pulled and tugged on her nipples, her climax took her into a maelstrom of sensation unlike anything she’d ever experienced. She screamed as it grew, swelling instead of lessening. It went on until she felt both men climax inside of her. She felt their cum hit her walls. It seemed to mark the end of her climax as she slowly drifted down from a great height. Lacy wasn’t even aware when they pulled out of her. All she knew was that she was satisfied and warm and sleepy. A warm cloth cleaned her up and then she was tucked between the covers. She frowned. The men weren’t with her. She wanted them to snuggle with. After a few minutes, though, they returned and climbed in on either side of her. She squirmed around until she had them both draped over her like human blankets, one at her back and the other at her front. ****

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“I think we’re okay now, Phillip. She knew about my going to see Rachel.” Cam gently ran his hand up and down her arm. He was hugging her back. “How did she find that out?” Phillip had his back to them. Lacy’s arm was wrapped around his waist. “She overheard us talking the other night out in the trailers.” “Damn, that was why she was sick.” Phillip sighed. “It’s for the best. I’m glad it’s out in the open. Now I can work to regain her trust.” “I’d say you’ve gone a long way tonight,” Phillip said. Cam hoped so. The fact that she’d let him have her ass was an act of trust to his way of thinking. If she hadn’t been sure enough of his love, she wouldn’t have let him fuck her there. He believed they were healing as a family. “I told her I loved her. I’m not sure she totally believes me, but on some level she does, or she wouldn’t have let me have her ass like this.” “Get some rest, man. I have a feeling we’re going to need it. She’s going to wake up hungry for more.” Cam grinned in the dark. He sure hoped so. His cock was already at half-mast and growing.

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Chapter Thirteen Lacy sipped her coffee and gazed out the window at the falling snow. The last week had been wonderful. Phillip and Cam were generous lovers and wonderful men. She’d picked the best men for her. Things had been strained at first, but now, she knew Cam loved her. She didn’t doubt it one bit. He showed her in little ways all the time. Sometimes he just hugged her for no reason, and sometimes he would suggest a nap where he cuddled after rubbing her back. Phillip had stepped back some to give them time to get better acquainted, but now, they were truly a family. If only she would get pregnant soon. It worried her. She was sure the stress was not helping, but she couldn’t not worry about it. The men were outside checking the equipment as well as to see what sort of wildlife had been in the area recently. So far, they hadn’t found any more of those giant prints from the mystery animal. She shivered just thinking about it. Three hundred pounds was damn big. About the time she turned away from the window, the man stomped up on the porch at the back. She listened as they rid their boots of the snow and opened the door letting in a cold blast of winter air. “Brrr, you two. Hurry up, and close that door.” She wrapped her arms around herself and shivered. “Sorry, baby.” Phillip pulled off his outerwear and hung it by the back door. Then he pulled off his boots and slipped into the shoes they kept by the back door.

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Cam did the same thing but stopped to pull out a notebook from his pocket. He walked over and kissed Lacy on the cheek then headed for the office. “See anything out there?” she asked. “Found some tracks here and there. Everything looks good.” Phillip walked over and hugged her to him. “How cold is it? “Thermometer says it’s five below zero out there, and that’s without the wind. It’s pretty damn cold.” “I have coffee ready. I’ll fix you and Cam a cup.” “Thanks, baby. We’ll be in the office.” He kissed her hard and quick on the lips then let her go. Lacy smiled as he headed toward the office. He would always be the one to pay attention to her first and work second. Cam would be the opposite, but he was the worrier of the two. She could always tell when something was bothering him. Like now, he was preoccupied with something he’d found. Immediately she thought about the strange animal they had found tracks of. Had they found more? She hurried to pour their coffee so she could ask. They were bent over the books when she walked in carrying their mugs. Neither one of them noticed when she sat them on the desk, so she cleared her throat. Still they conversed in low tones and tapped on pictures in their books. “Phillip?” He looked up and the worried frown clinging to his face changed to a grin. “Hey. Thanks for the coffee.” He picked up a cup and sipped it. Cam’s smile held strain with little white lines at the edges of his mouth. He was stressed, all right. He picked up the mug with both hands and took a quick drink. “Thanks, honey. I needed this.”

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“Something’s wrong. Did you find more tracks of that animal?” Lacy wasn’t going to leave until they told her what was going on. They looked at each other. Cam sighed and nodded. “Looks like two of them now. Maybe a mated pair since one set is smaller than the other set.” “Do you think they’re dangerous, or just curious?” She was almost afraid to ask. “We just don’t know, Lacy. That’s why we’re worried. It’s awful close to the house, and I don’t like that. Remember, no going out without one of us with you.” Cam smoothed her hair back from her face. “I know. Don’t worry. I don’t want to meet that thing at all, much less alone.” “I don’t know about you two, but I could use a quick nap before dinnertime tonight.” Phillip stretched and yawned. “I got up too early this morning.” “I don’t remember you complaining when your cock was in my mouth,” Lacy said, winking at Cam. She had woken Phillip up with her mouth wrapped around his cock and given him a blow job to start his day. Cam had given her cunt a thorough workout as well. “Mmm, a nap sounds good to me.” Lacy threw her arms around Cam. “How about you?” “I’ll be there in a minute. I want to compare all the tracks on this animal and see if they all look to be coming from the same one or not. Go on.” He kissed her on the nose and turned back to the books. Lacy made a face at his back, and Phillip popped her on the ass. Then he grabbed her hand and pulled her toward the bedroom. Lacy went willingly, but tugged against his hand for the hell of it. “I’ve got you, baby. You’re not getting away from me.” “Who said I’m trying to get away? Maybe I just want you to slow down.” Lacy pulled free of his grip and ran the rest of the way to the bedroom.

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By the time Phillip made it through the door, she was already lying on the bed waiting for him. He waggled his eyebrows and jumped on the bed next to her. When he reached for her, Lacy rolled into his arms. He climbed on top of her and pinned her arms above her head with one hand. Then he leaned in and took her mouth with his. Phillip’s tongue dueled with hers. He pushed his in and slid it alongside hers before pulling it out and sucking on hers to take it into his mouth. They played like this until they couldn’t breathe anymore without breaking apart. “Cam’s really worried about that animal, isn’t he,” Lacy said. “Yeah. You know he does all the time anyway, but this is really something to worry about, honey. It’s big, and yet we haven’t seen it. It should be nearly impossible to miss something that size. Now there are two, maybe more.” He rubbed her arms with his hands. “As scared as I am of it, I don’t want Cam worrying so much about it that he makes himself sick.” “Distract him when he comes to bed. He’ll love it. You know he will.” Phillip grinned at her and lowered his head as if to give her a kiss. Instead, he blew a raspberry against her neck. She giggled, and tried to get away from him. Phillip smiled and straddled her. Then he began tickling her. Lacy squealed, trying to cover her ticklish spots, but couldn’t reach all of them. “What in the hell is going on up here?” Cam walked into the room. Lacy stilled and frowned. He really was stressed out. She smiled at him and shrugged her shoulders. “I was tickling her is all. She deserved it.” “Well, stop it.” Cam kicked off his shoes and sat on the bed. “Why don’t we strip and get under the covers where it’s warm?” Lacy suggested. “We’ll just have to dress again to go down for dinner later,” Cam pointed out.

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“So? I think it’s worth it.” Lacy pouted. Phillip didn’t hesitate. He began shucking his clothes, and as soon as he was nude, dove between the covers. Lacy grinned and started stripping in front of Cam. She leaned in toward him and rubbed her breasts on his chest before stealing a kiss and climbing under the covers. She backed up to Phillip. He wrapped his arm around her and immediately began playing with her breasts. Lacy watched Cam’s eyes zero in on where Phillip’s fingers pulled and pinched her nipples. He licked his lips and slowly began unbuttoning his shirt. By the time he was nude and slipping beneath the covers, Phillip had Lacy squirming and moaning. She loved Phillip’s hands teasing and tending to her swollen breasts, but she needed more. She watched through slit eyelids as Cam moved closer to her. He latched onto a nipple and sucked it tight against the roof of his mouth. Then he bit it and began to lick and nip his way down her body. He delved into her belly button, then kissed her abdomen and dipped his head between her legs. When he reappeared, he had heavy-lidded eyes and a serious expression on his face. “I can smell your sweet pussy. You’re horny, aren’t you, baby?” “God, I need you so badly.” She looked down at where he lay between her legs almost nosing her cunt. “I’m going to eat your sweet pussy until you scream out my name. I know exactly what you need, Lacy. You need a cock in your cunt and one in your ass. Phillip and I are going to take real good care of you.” Lacy closed her eyes, nearly coming just hearing what they were going to do to her. She could already feel her pussy quivering at the promise in his voice. She would be screaming his name before long. When the first lick centered on her clit, she jerked in surprise. She had expected him to tease her instead of going right for her clit. She heard him chuckle then suck her pussy lips inside of his mouth. He tongued them and licked them before letting them go.

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She looked up at Phillip. He lowered his head and took her mouth with his. She moaned as he licked along the seam of her lips until she opened to him. He immediately slipped his tongue inside to tease along hers. Then he licked at the roof of her mouth and all around her teeth. It was as if he was exploring her mouth, and maybe he was. When he sucked her tongue into his mouth, Cam stabbed her cunt with his. She groaned at the sensation of him fucking her wet pussy. “God, baby. I could suck your hot cunt all day long. You taste like spicy honey. I can’t get enough of you.” “Fuck my ass, Cam. I love it when you do that.” She broke from Phillip’s kiss. Phillip began sucking and nipping at her nipples. He used one hand to hold himself up while he played with her other breast. The sensations were bombarding her pussy and clit. She didn’t need much more before she would come. “Don’t worry, Lacy. I’m going to take good care of that tight ass of yours. First, though, I want to feel you cream all over my face. Give me what I want, baby.” He shoved two fingers into her cunt and began fucking her with long, deep strokes. Cam circled her clit with his tongue then lapped at her pussy lips as she wept more cum for him. He did something with his fingers, and found her hot spot. She whimpered when he began stroking the spot with quick, soft touches. It was just enough to bring her to the brink of orgasm without letting her go over. She tried wiggling to get a bolder stroke, but he chuckled and pulled back. “Cam. Please. I need to come. Don’t tease me like that.” “Make her work for it,” Phillip teased. “You be quiet. You’re not helping matters any.” Phillip retaliated with a sharp pinch that he quickly soothed with his tongue. “I’ll take care of you, Lacy. You know I will—eventually.” Lacy growled and earned herself a swift lick over her clit that only ratcheted up her need a little more.

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Finally, he looked up and nodded at Phillip. She braced herself, knowing it would be a wild ride. Instead of sucking on her clit like she expected, he went to his knees and lined up his cock with her pussy and shuttled in her cunt with one smooth push. She nearly screamed at the sudden fullness. He pulled out and rammed back in, pinching her clit in the process. Phillip sucked hard on her tit and twisted her other nipple with his fingers. She exploded with Cam pumping her full of his hard cock. When she’d finally settled down, Cam pulled out groaning and ordered her to flip over and take Phillip’s cock in her hot cunt. “Hurry, up, Lacy. I’m hurting here.” Phillip helped her line up his thick dick with her pussy. She lowered herself onto him and closed her eyes as he slowly filled her still spasming cunt. She shivered at the way his cock filled her pussy and then some. She rested once she had him all the way inside her, but Cam was ready for more. He softly lowered her to Phillip’s chest until her ass was pointing to him. Lacy felt the slightly warmed lubricant drop on her back hole. He’d evidently had tried to warm it for her. Then he was pushing it into her with his thumb. She pushed back and it popped inside her ass. He pumped her with his thumb until he thought she was ready for more, and pulled it out. He used two fingers on her next. She moaned at the slight pinch but was soon moving her hips back to meet his thrusts. When he added a third finger, he also added more lube and she burned at the stretch. He pushed them in and out of her ass until he was satisfied that she was ready. When he pulled them out, he immediately pushed his lubricated cock against her dark rosette and slowly entered her until his cock head made it past her tight ring. He shoved his cock all the way inside, until his balls slapped her pussy and Phillip’s cock. He stilled inside her, letting Lacy grow accustomed to his girth. Then he slowly began pulling out and shoving back in as Phillip

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pulled out. They tunneled in and out of her until she was floating, suspended between them. Heat began spilling from her cunt to her clit and then her breasts. The feel of two cocks moving inside her nearly took her breath as she panted through the overwhelming need to come. She wanted to come with them. She didn’t want to be first or last. She wanted them all three to explode at the same time. “God, Phillip, I’m not going to last. Do something for her. I can’t reach her clit.” “No! I want us all to come together.” She squeezed down on both of them using her ass and her cunt. “You two come for me.” They both grunted and she felt them explode inside her. It set her off and she relaxed into the boiling fire of orgasm as it swallowed her whole. Long seconds later, Cam stirred and pulled from her ass. She groaned at the loss of him. He returned after a minute and cleaned her up with a warm, wet cloth. Then, he helped her climb off of Phillip’s softened dick. She curled up around Phillip as Cam crawled in behind her to wrap his leg over hers. “I love you both, guys.” She pushed her ass back into Cam’s cock that had stiffened to some degree. “I love you, Lacy,” Phillip said. “I love you, too,” Cam whispered in her ear. Several minutes later, Lacy could tell that Phillip had drifted off to sleep by the loss of pressure from his hand on her arm. She could tell that Cam was still awake and thinking too hard. His dick had grown harder against her ass. She slowly let go of Phillip. She pulled her arm from beneath his head, and rolled over. “What are you worrying about, Cam?” “Nothing, baby. Get some sleep.” He pulled her into his arms and rubbed his hand up and down her hair. “You’re worried about that thing that’s out there, aren’t you?” she asked.

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He sighed. “Yeah. I can’t help it. We don’t have a clue what it is, and now there are two of them.” “Maybe it’s some big, dumb animal that isn’t dangerous at all.” “I hope that’s the case, but I don’t think so. It’s been quiet and careful not to let us see it. That tells of intelligence. Please promise me you won’t go outside without one of us with you.” Cam sounded desperate. “Cam, I promise. I won’t go anywhere without one of you with me.” She hugged him tightly against her. Then she reached between his legs and squeezed his cock with her hand. “Don’t start something you’re not going to finish, baby. I might just have to make you,” he teased. “Really? I would like to see that, but I’m thinking more of a quickie.” Lacy rolled over on top of him and quickly sheathed herself on his dick. He groaned quietly and placed his hands at her waist to help her raise and lower herself on his thick cock. She closed her eyes and threw back her head, reveling in the feel of power she had by riding his cock. “That’s right, baby. Ride my cock.” Cam reached up and took her breasts in his hands. He molded them then pulled on her nipples as she began to grind her cunt down on his pelvic bone as she lowered herself. Lacy began to speed up as her need to come increased. Every twist of her nipple and every touch of his fingers on her tits pushed her higher and tighter toward explosion. Just the knowledge that she and Cam were fucking with Phillip snoring next to them gave her a huge push toward orgasm. It seemed so naughty to be doing it in the same bed as he slept. “Fuck, baby. I’m going to come if you keep twisting your body like that. Slow down some.” Cam tried to hold her down, but she was almost wild with need now. “I can’t wait. I’m burning up inside. Help me, Cam.”

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Cam reached between them and searched for her clit. When he found it, he shoved his cock as deep as it would go inside of her, bumping her cervix when he did. Then he twisted her nipple with one set of fingers and pinched her clit with the other set. Lacy detonated into climax. She couldn’t stop the scream that escaped her lips despite knowing it would wake Phillip up. She felt Cam’s hot cum hit her womb as he came deep inside of her. “Can’t you two hold off long enough to get some rest?” Phillip groused as he rolled over, pulling the covers with him. “Sorry. I couldn’t help myself.” Lacy climbed off of Cam and crawled off the bed. “Where are you going?” Cam asked. “I need a shower. Want to join me?” she asked with a wink. “I think I’ll actually try for a nap, now. Come on back to bed when you’re finished.” Lacy turned on the shower and as soon as the water was warm enough, stepped in. She cleaned the sweat and cum from her body before shampooing her hair and rinsing it as well. When she was finished drying off, she unplugged the hair dryer and carried it with her into the bedroom where she pulled on warm-ups and socks. Then she took the dryer downstairs and plugged it in in the laundry room to dry her hair. She didn’t want to wake up the men. They needed their sleep. They’d been outside a long time that morning and skipped lunch. She had stew already made and waiting to warm up so there would be something for them to eat when they woke up again. Once she had her hair dry, Lacy wandered around the rooms on the bottom floor before ending up in the office. She sat in Cam’s chair and began sifting through the books to read over the one concerning the mystery animal. There wasn’t much they knew about it, but she read where it had left prints all around the place, including her garden. She shivered. They hadn’t told her it had been so close to the garden. Still, it had been close to the house itself as well. The latest prints showed the two animals walking right up to her snowman.

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They must have been curious as to what it was. Had it been out there that day while she was making the snowman? Had it watched her all that time she had been outside alone? Lacy swallowed around the lump that had suddenly formed in her throat. The idea that it might have been watching her made her a little sick inside to think about. She put away the books and returned to the kitchen to look out the window at her snowman. She looked down at the ground and there were the prints that they had captured on film. When she looked back up, she thought she saw something move out by the shed, but told herself she was only seeing things because she was so freaked out. When she turned around to see about dinner, Phillip stood in the doorway with a giant smile on his face. Lacy grinned back. She knew what he was thinking, and she couldn’t wait.

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Chapter Fourteen Several weeks later, Lacy woke to the early morning feeling sick to her stomach. She rolled over and her stomach rebelled. She climbed over Phillip, earning her a fuck, baby as she hurried to the bathroom. She barely made it to the toilet before she was throwing up. Seconds later, Phillip was by her side with a wet cloth against her forehead and another one on the back of her neck. “Is she okay, Phillip?” Cam’s voice sounded just behind her. “Yeah, she’s just sick to her stomach.” Lacy pulled back from the toilet and flushed it. Then she leaned back against whoever’s legs were there. She didn’t bother opening her eyes. “She must have a virus. Do we need to dig out the transport and carry her to town?” “No. She’ll be okay in a little while. Won’t you, baby?” Phillip crouched beside her to wipe her face. She realized she was leaning back against Cam’s legs. She tried to stand up, but Cam’s hands on her shoulders stopped her. “Wait, baby. We’ll carry you to bed. Don’t move.” He reached down and picked her up. “Go slow, Cam, or she might get sick again,” Phillip warned him. Lacy groaned when he gently laid her back on the bed and covered her up. She curled in on herself and tried to push away the noises around her. She knew what was wrong and was happy, but worried about how Cam would react. She hoped Phillip would tell him. She wasn’t sure she had it in her to tell him right now.

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“Get in bed with her, Cam, and keep her warm. Don’t get her to talk or anything. I’m going to go fix her something to settle her stomach,” Phillip said. She felt the bed dip, and her stomach rolled. Then Cam was behind her, wrapping her in his arms. She felt safe there and dozed off and on until Phillip returned. “Here you go, Lacy. This will make you feel better.” He held a glass of something that smelled good under her nose. She tried to sit up, but Cam immediately held her up instead. She sipped the juice-flavored drink knowing it was safe for her. Phillip winked at her. He knew what was wrong with her. He would be ecstatic about the news, but she was afraid Cam would worry more. When she was finished, Cam lowered her back to the bed and brushed aside her hair to kiss her forehead. It didn’t take whatever Phillip had given her long to work. She was soon feeling fine again and ready to get up. When she tried to pull out of Cam’s embrace, though, he wouldn’t let her. “You need to rest a little longer before you get up, Lacy. You were just sick.” “I feel better now. I want to get up.” “Rest another thirty minutes or so and I’ll let you up then.” He hugged her shoulders and kissed her neck. “I’m going to go start breakfast.” Phillip left them in the bedroom. Lacy heard him tromp down the stairs. She felt fine now, but knew it would only upset Cam if she pushed it to get up. Instead, she let the feeling of being pregnant wash over her and invade her mind. She had been so worried that she couldn’t get pregnant. Now she was and she was worried how Cam was going to take it. She sighed, and he started running his hand over her hair in an attempt to soothe her, she was sure. He kissed her cheek and began whispering how much he loved her and how special she was in her ear. She smiled. It always made her feel good to hear him tell her

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those things. She knew in her heart that he loved her, but due to their rocky start, she needed to hear them from him more so than Phillip. “Has it been long enough yet? I’m ready to get up.” Cam sighed and released her arms so that she could roll over and get up. “Go slow, Lacy. You don’t want to move too fast in case it makes you nauseous again.” She followed his suggestion because she really didn’t want to get sick again. That part of being pregnant wasn’t her favorite part. She was sure there would be more parts she didn’t like as time went on. He walked in front of her down the stairs so if she started to fall he could stop her. He always thought of things like that. He was a worrier, after all. She winced at how he was going to take her new condition. Phillip had breakfast on the table. He gave her toast and jelly. Cam frowned at him. “She can’t eat much after being sick or she might get sick again. That’s plenty for now. She can have a snack in a little while.” As soon as they were finished eating, Lacy went to the living room and curled up on the couch. She pulled out her book and began reading while the men cleaned up. “Lacy. Do you feel well enough for us to go out this morning?” Phillip asked. “I’m fine. You’ll be inside soon enough if I need anything.” “Are you sure, baby?” Cam still wasn’t convinced. “I promise. You two go do your rounds. I’m going to finish my book.” She watched them walk out of the living room and heard them as they talked while they suited up to go outside in the blowing snow. She knew Phillip was going to tell Cam while they were outside so his being upset wouldn’t upset her. She almost wished she could hear his reaction, but knew it would probably hurt her feelings, so she was glad Phillip was there to handle it for her.

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When she heard the back door slam and felt the cool air circulate in around her, Lacy leaned back against the back of the couch and closed her eyes to take a nap. **** “What’s wrong with her, Phillip? You don’t seem all that worried.” Cam brushed the snow off the solar panels on his side of the line while Phillip did the same on his side. “She’s going to be fine, Cam. It’s you I’m worried about.” “Me? Why would you be worried about me when she’s the one that was puking her guts up in the bathroom earlier?” Cam brushed off the next set of panels and stood up to stare at Phillip. “Cam, she’s pregnant.” “She’s what? That’s not possible. I mean, how?” He backed up a step and nearly slid. “Cam. You know as well as I do that it was going to happen sooner or later. It’s the entire reason we’re here. To populate this planet and prove that it will sustain life so more of Earth’s people can come here.” “But not Lacy. Hell, we have wild animals out here that could be dangerous. How can we keep her and a baby safe? Oh, God.” Cam turned a circle and kicked at the snow. “Calm the fuck down, Cam. This is why I didn’t tell you back at the house. You’d upset Lacy for sure. Stop and think about it for a minute. She would be in even more danger on Earth right now if she were pregnant. You know it. On top of that, there are two of us to watch over her where on Earth, there would only be one of us.” Phillip counted off all the reasons she would be okay. “Something could happen, Phillip. What if she has trouble with the pregnancy? How do we take care of her?” Cam asked. Phillip put a hand on Cam’s shoulder and looked him in the eyes. “We love her. That’s all we have to do. Love her.”

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“A baby?” Cam seemed to suddenly settle on that one thought. “Yep, at least one.” Then he cringed. Phillip knew better than to have said that, but Cam didn’t seem to hear that part of it. “When?” “Don’t know for sure, but I figure in the next eight months. Can you remember when she had her last period?” “Uh, no. I wasn’t really paying attention.” Cam winced. “Should I have been?” “No. As soon as the weather is a bit clearer, we’ll take her into town and let the doctor look at her. I’m sure she needs to be on vitamins.” Phillip stuck out his hand to Cam. “What?” Cam asked. “Shake my hand. I’m shaking yours because we’re going to be fathers.” Cam took his hand and shook it then grinned like a fool. “We are, aren’t we?” They finished cleaning off all the solar panels and checked around for tracks. Phillip was thankful that they didn’t find any of the strange animal tracks this time. He’d barely gotten Cam settled down enough to go back and face Lacy. They stomped off their feet and hurried through the door to keep from letting too much cold air inside. Then they pulled off their outerwear and slipped on their house shoes. Cam immediately went in search of Lacy and found her asleep on the couch with the book in her lap. He didn’t touch her, but turned around and ran into Phillip. “Shh, she’s sleeping.” Cam pushed him out of the room. “She’ll do a lot of that for the next few months. Her body is changing and she needs the extra rest. We’re going to have to help her in the garden this spring, too.” Phillip walked over to the refrigerator and pulled out the tea to pour a glass. “We need help out in the fields as it is. Do you think they are still planning on sending another set of men soon?” Cam asked.

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“They said they would send them as soon as the snows were gone as long as we were still doing okay,” Phillip assured him. “What are you guys doing?” Lacy walked into the room and hugged each of them before taking the tea out of Phillip’s hands and drinking it. He shook his head and grabbed another glass. “Sorry, baby. Didn’t mean to wake you up.” Cam wrapped his arms around her then carefully put his hand over her belly. Phillip hid his grin. Cam was going to be a wonderfully overprotective father. He’d be the one to referee. He was fine with that. As long as everyone was happy, he was happy. “Phillip told you,” Lacy said with a worried expression on her face. “Yeah. I have to say, it freaked me out, but I’m excited, too.” “I want you to be happy about it, Cam. I don’t want it to make things harder for you.” “I am happy. As far as anything being harder for me? I make everything hard, baby. You know that. We’ll do just fine.” Phillip smiled and wrapped his arms around Lacy where Cam didn’t have his. They stood that way for a few seconds before Lacy squirmed out from between them and walked slowly to the window. “What is it, baby?” Cam asked, turning to look in her direction. “What is that?” She pointed at something near the garage that housed the transports. “Fuck! Phillip, go get the camera. I think that is our mystery animal.” Cam hurried to climb into his outerwear. “You’re not going out there with that thing!” Lacy grabbed him from behind. “We both are, Lacy. We’ll be careful. We need the pictures of this thing. No one has ever seen him before. “Please, Cam, Phillip. Don’t go out there.”

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Cam extracted her hands from around him and gently kissed her. “We’ll be fine, Lacy. Just watch through the window. We won’t get close at all.” She watched them finish getting ready and then slip out the back door. She ran for the window and watched them slowly walk toward the garage where the thing was standing. It looked to be about four feet high on four legs with fur covering much of its body. It sensed the men coming evidently and turned to face them. She slapped her hand over her mouth as it took a step toward them. Phillip aimed the camera at the thing and it tilted its head first one way then the other. It looked a lot like a praying mantis with fur. When they took another step toward it, the animal stood up on two legs and roared much like a lion. It stepped toward them with its front legs reaching toward them. When Phillip aimed the camera at it again, it turned and ran off. The men went to where it had been standing and looked around, taking pictures of the tracks and checking the garage. Finally, they turned and headed back toward the house. Lacy didn’t take a good breath though until they were back in the house, safe and sound. They were talking as they walked in. Phillip closed and locked the door behind them. “Did you see that thing? It was huge,” Phillip asked her. “I heard it, too. It sounded like a mountain lion or maybe a tiger,” Lacy told them. “Got some great pictures. I can’t wait to print them off. We need to send them to the other families so they know what to look for.” Cam finished undressing and slipped into his house shoes. They kissed her quickly on the mouth then disappeared into the office for the next two hours. She sighed and hoped the thing wouldn’t come back. It was scary and she didn’t like worrying about the men outside every day checking on things.

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When they finally finished playing with their animal pictures, the men found Lacy making chili for dinner. They sat and talked with her until it was ready. After dinner, Phillip and Cam settled on the couch and talked about their plans for the coming spring while Lacy cleaned up the kitchen. She joined them for a while, but decided on a bath. The men must have missed her since they came looking for her and found her in the bathroom. They each stripped and climbed into the tub with her. “Hey, this was my bath,” she complained good-naturedly. “You’d turn away two dirty men who desperately need a bath?” Phillip asked. “You’re crazy, Phillip.” She splashed water on him. “Hey, you two. Settle down and get clean. I’m ready for bed. It’s been a long day.” Cam grabbed the bath cloth from Lacy and began washing her back. She loved it when they scrubbed her back for her. She couldn’t get to it that well. She hummed her approval and used Phillip’s shoulders to hold on to as Cam stopped bathing her and began massaging her. A few seconds later, she sighed and stood up. She was ready to get out of the tub now. “Be careful, baby. Hold on to my arm while you get out.” Cam held his arm out for her to hold on. “I’ll see you two nasty boys in bed.” Lacy dried off then left them in the tub together. She nearly giggled when she heard them cursing when they realized they were bathing together. There was a lot of splashing as they hurried out of the tub. She heard the shower switch on and figured one of them was finishing up there. Lacy climbed into the bed and covered up. Today was the first of many days where they would be waking up to the knowledge that they were going to be parents. It meant so many things, but most of

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all, it meant they were truly a family. She couldn’t wait until the baby arrived. “What are you grinning about over there?” Phillip asked as he crossed the room to get into bed with her. “Just thinking about being a momma. What if I don’t know how to take care of a baby? I’ve never really been around them much,” she confessed. “Don’t worry about it. They have books for us. We’ll get them as soon as we go back to town. I’m not worried though. You’ll make a wonderful mother.” “What are we talking about?” Cam asked as he walked across the room with his cock rock hard and poking out ahead of him. “Just assuring Lacy she’ll make a great mom.” “He’s right, Lacy. You’ll be the best mom ever.” They snuggled together under the covers, and Lacy soon fell fast asleep.

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Chapter Fifteen Cam nudged Lacy’s ass with his cock the next morning. She moaned and then slowly came awake as Phillip gave her a drink of the stuff he’d given her the morning before. She managed half of it before shaking her head and lying back down. She dozed for another thirty minutes when she woke up needing her men. She reached behind her and grabbed Cam‘s cock. He squirmed until he realized she had him in her grip. Then he pushed his dick back and forth in her hand. “Morning, Cam. I’m hungry.” “Want me to fix you something?” Phillip asked, turning over. “No thanks, I think I’ll just have Cam for breakfast.” She leaned over his dick and sucked on just the head of the mushroom-shaped cap. He moaned and thrust his cock upward. She pulled back and shook her head. Then she sucked just the head in again and licked all around the outside of his cock until he produced the little drop of cum she’d been waiting on. He tasted tangy like a spicy soup. When she licked his cock up and down and all around, he grabbed at her head to hold her still. She clucked her tongue until he let go of her. Then she swallowed him down to the root causing him to hiss out a breath. Lacy swallowed around his thick stalk and was rewarded with a curse. He wasn’t going to last. She would see to it. Then she would let Phillip fuck her. She felt Phillip behind her as she began bobbing up and down on Cam’s hard cock. Phillip began licking her pussy lips as she sucked hard on Cam’s dick. Phillip tongue-fucked in and out of her cunt, sending little shock waves to her clit. Then he lapped at her juices as

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he added two fingers to her cunt and began fucking her with them next. She redoubled her efforts on Cam, wanting to make him come before Phillip made her. It wasn’t a contest, but she needed to have her wits about her if she was going to come by Phillip’s mouth. She didn’t want to accidently bite Cam’s cock. Lacy wrapped her hand around Cam’s dick and began bobbing up and down on him until he was fucking upward into her mouth. She let him face-fuck her knowing he would drive himself over the edge faster that way. He didn’t force more of his thick cock inside her mouth than she had marked off with her fist. It didn’t take long. She was fucking back on Phillip’s fingers and Cam was fast losing his rhythm in her mouth as his balls pulled up in their sac. Lacy felt them tighten just before Cam exploded in her mouth. She sucked and licked until she had all of his cum washed up by her tongue. “Fuck, Lacy. That was amazing,” he told her, reaching up and pulling her down for a kiss. “Don’t be pulling her away from me, man. I’m going to fuck this tight pussy of hers,” Phillip complained behind her. “I get my kiss first.” Cam kissed her despite his cum being in her mouth. It didn’t seem to bother him. He pulled back and kissed her on the nose. “Morning.” “Mmm, morning,” she replied. Cam rolled out of bed on his side and walked toward the bathroom. Phillip chose that moment to plunge his cock into her cunt. She went down on her hands and forearms. His cock tunneled through her pussy, then out again. He fucked her quick and deep. She was soon pushing back to meet him, desperate for the climax lurking just out of her reach. She whimpered when he pulled all the way out and turned her over only to plunge back in again.

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“I needed to see your face when you came,” he said between grunts. “Please don’t stop. I need to come, Phillip.” “I’ve got you, baby. Come for me.” He pinched her clit as he slammed into her over and over again. Lacy screamed his name as he plunged into her twice more before emptying his seed deep inside her. Phillip lay over her panting. He held himself off her chest so she could breathe, but it was hard to get a deep breath after coming so hard. Cam climbed back in bed and pulled Lacy closer to him so that she lay up against his chest. Phillip pulled out of her and lay on his side with a hand resting over her abdomen. They all stared at each other. Phillip chuckled at first, followed by Cam then Lacy. “Our sex life is going to be drastically cut when we’ve got a baby in the house,” Lacy warned them. “Oh, we’ll manage,” Phillip assured her. “There are all sorts of ways around children. We may have to take turns with you more than we want, but rest assured,” Cam said, “you will be well taken care of in that department.” “Diaper duty?” Phillip began. “That’s another story.” “Like hell! Both of you two are going to do diapers. I shouldn’t have to do a single one with you two around.” She laughed at the stricken looks on their faces. “We love you, Lacy,” they said together. “I love you two, too.” She squeezed their hands and leaned back onto Cam’s chest once again. “I think we are officially a family, now,” Cam said. “That we are, daddy,” Phillip teased. “Which one of you is going to deliver the baby?” Lacy asked in dead seriousness. The each pointed to the other one and she laughed. This was going to be one hell of a year. She felt like she would grow to love being

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pampered. Already they were talking about who would bathe her that night. No matter how hard they’d had to work to get where they were, it was worth it. Despite the rocky start, she knew she had two husbands who loved her dearly, and she loved them just as much.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR Marla Monroe lives in the southern part of the United States. She writes sexy romance from the heart and often puts a twist of suspense in her books. She is a nurse and works in a busy hospital but finds plenty of time to follow her two passions, reading and writing. You can find her in a bookstore or a library at any given time when she’s not at work or writing. Marla would love for you to visit her at her blog at themarlamonroe.blogspot.com and leave a comment. You can also reach her at [email protected], or go to her webpage www.marlamonroe.com

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