Holidays With the Walker Brothers (13 page)

“You
do that.” Ethan intended to stand there and hold up the wall for a few minutes
longer. Then… Yes, maybe then he’d be able to feel his legs again.

Lord
help him. Beau Bennett had just found a way underneath the impenetrable armor
that Ethan had erected around his emotions, and the man hadn’t even fucking
touched him.

♀♂

Zoey

Christmas
Day

“Good
morning,” Zoey greeted Lorrie when she arrived at the Walker’s house at nine
o’clock.

“Good
morning, honey,” Lorrie answered, moving swiftly across the room to give her a
hug. “Let me take your coat.”

Zoey
turned around, allowing Lorrie to help her slip out of her coat. She had been
surprised when she stepped out on the porch that morning to see that they
actually did have a few snow flurries and the temperature had dropped into the
low thirties. That might not be cold to some, but for their area, the temps
were colder than she was used to. The possibility of a white Christmas, even if
it was just a light dusting of snow had filled Zoey with an overwhelming sense
of joy.

“Is
V here yet?” Zoey asked, following Lorrie into the living room.

“She’s
on her way. She just called and said she was picking up Jessie and heading this
way.”

“Where’s
Kylie?” If Jessie needed a ride, that meant her little Honda obviously wasn’t
fond of the cold temperatures either.

“Travis
and Gage needed to take her somewhere.”

Zoey
beamed, meeting Lorrie’s eyes. “Did they…?” Letting the question hang, Zoey
felt a surge of excitement pulse through her veins.

“Of
course they did,” Lorrie said with a grin. “Those boys would walk through fire
to make sure they got her present completed.”

Of
course they would, but the way Travis had been acting had Zoey wondering. It
was just yesterday morning that Travis had called Kaleb, scrambling at the last
minute for something, she had no idea what.

“Come
on in here, I’m going to have you start on the eggs.”

Zoey
followed Lorrie back into the kitchen where the air smelled heavenly. Like sage
and nutmeg, turkey and pumpkin. In fact, it smelled so wonderful, her stomach
started to growl.

“Are
you hungry?”

Zoey
laughed. “I’m always hungry these days,” she told her mother-in-law.

“Well,
you sit right here, I’ve got biscuits and gravy almost finished. You can eat
with Curtis while we wait on the others.”

As
though he’d been summoned, Curtis made his way into the room, heading directly
toward Lorrie. “Good morning,” he whispered sweetly, kissing her lightly on the
cheek.

Zoey
watched the couple, utterly in awe of the way they acted with one another. They
were always like this. Greeting one another with gentle kisses, adoring looks
passing between them, and they were always putting one another first. Based on
the stories she’d heard throughout the years, Zoey knew that Lorrie and Curtis
hadn’t always had it easy, but the one thing they insisted they always did have
was one another. And just like other girls, Zoey had always admired the
relationship these two shared.

“Hey,
kiddo,” Curtis greeted her, leaning over to kiss her on the cheek and Zoey
blushed.

“Good
morning, Curtis. You sure are chipper this morning,” Zoey teased.

“It’s
the food. I only get turkey and dressing twice a year. It’s kind of like… Oh,
never mind.”

Zoey
watched the older man blush bright red, and she couldn’t help but laugh. Was he
seriously about to say what she thought he was? Curtis Walker? He was one of
the most respectful men she’d ever met, but she knew he had a naughty side.
Seriously though. How could he not? After all, Zoey had met all of his
children.

Lorrie
chuckled from behind them, and Zoey turned to see her turning quite pink
herself. “So, you’re saying that since you abstain from having turkey, it makes
you want it even more?”

Zoey’s
mouth fell open, her laugh erupting from her chest as she turned back to see
Curtis doing the same.

“Woman,
be careful this morning. It’s not nice to tease a hungry man.”

Zoey
laughed again, completely stunned by the innuendos flying out of their mouths.
These were her in-laws. Kaleb’s parents.

Thankfully,
the back door squeaked open and in walked V, grinning from ear to ear.

“What’s
going on in here?” V asked, coming to a stop just inside the door. “Why does it
look like you’ve all been caught doing something really, really naughty?”

Another
bout of laughter filled the room, and Zoey had to wipe tears from her eyes
before she could face V again.

“Where’s
Jessie? I thought she was coming with you?” Zoey asked.

“I
dropped her off at Brendon’s. She wanted to give him his Christmas present
before she came over,” V said with a wink.

Lorrie
moved across the room to retrieve V’s coat, her cheeks flushed and her eyes
glittering with humor. When V took the seat beside Zoey, she leaned over and
said, “What did I miss?”

“Oh,
nothing,” Zoey said loudly, glancing over at Curtis. “We were just talking
about the repercussions of abstinence.”

V’s
eyes widened as she sat up slowly, her eyes moving between Curtis and Lorrie
and then back to Zoey. And as though she’d been privy to the conversation, her
face turned red as well.

“Let’s
eat, shall we?” Curtis asked, having to clear his throat in order to complete
the sentence.

♂♀♂

Travis

“Don’t
peek.”

“How
could I possibly peek? Both of your hands cover my whole face.”

“Be
quiet too.”

Travis
grinned when Kylie batted her hands behind her in an attempt to hit him. He
directed her forward, his body at her back, his hands covering her eyes – or,
more accurately, her entire face as she mentioned.

“Watch
your step,” Gage called from a few feet in front of them. “And don’t let her
peek.”

“Will
y’all stop?” Kylie laughed. “I can’t see anything at all.”

“Mmmm,
I like you blindfolded,” Travis murmured against her ear as he continued to
guide her through the front door.

Stopping,
he kept his hands over her eyes as Gage moved forward to sandwich her between
them. Travis met Gage’s eyes and smiled. They had done it. They had managed to
pull it off although there for a minute, he didn’t think they would be able to.

“Where
are we?” Kylie asked, her hands coming to rest on his across her eyes. Her
soft, cool fingers curved lightly around his, but she wasn’t trying to move
them away.

“Merry
Christmas, baby,” Travis said against her ear.

“Merry
Christmas,” Gage whispered, leaning down to kiss her as Travis pulled his hands
away.

Taking
one step back, he kept his eyes on her as she looked up at Gage and then around
the room.

“Oh,
my…” Kylie inhaled on a gasp. “Is this…?”

“It
is,” Travis confirmed before she could even ask. “Officially your new office.”

When
Kylie had moved in, Travis had had no idea how much stuff she had stuffed in
her garage. Things she used all the time for her renovation business. And now,
all of those things were in a storage unit because they hadn’t been able to get
another garage built to replace the dilapidated one that Kylie had torn down
during the renovation on Gage’s house.

So
this seemed to make sense.

“You
did this for me?” she asked, turning in a circle.

Travis
smiled down at her as she stood just a few feet away, one hand on her heart,
the other hovering over her lips. He could see the tears in her eyes, and his
heart cracked.

“Do
you like it?” Gage asked.

“I…
Oh my God, I love it. It’s amazing. I have my own office.” Kylie’s enthusiasm
escaped on a sob as she moved across the room.

She
slid one hand over the small reception desk that they’d placed in the front
office area. Travis had no idea whether she’d need an assistant right away, but
as word got out on what she’d done to Gage’s farmhouse, she was getting more
and more calls, which meant she was only going to need more help as she grew
her small renovation company.

“Come
here,” Gage said, taking her hand in his. “Let me show you the rest of the
place.”

Travis
followed them down the hall. On the left side was a small break room with a
table, microwave, even a vending machine they had managed to get for cheap.
They’d hung a flat panel television on the wall and even added a small sofa
where she could sit and relax if she needed to.

The
next room was the oversized restroom. Taking a few tips from V, Travis had
bought items to make the room girly. Not quite his taste, but with V’s help, it
looked like a fancy chick bathroom. If Kylie’s grin was anything to go by, he’d
impressed her.

A
little farther down the hall and on the opposite side was an office. There was
actually only one office space, however, if necessary, Travis knew they could
expand into the storage room at the back. But for now, this was all he figured
Kylie would need.

“Oh,
wow.” Kylie’s eyes lit up, and she turned to glance at both of them before
turning back to take it all in. “This is… Wow.”

Ok,
so yes, they had put a little time and effort into her office. Neither of them
had skimped on any part of the décor, which was why they had hired Sierra McCoy
- Ackerley to assist. And, true to form, the woman had worked miracles. The
small space had been beige and boring when they purchased it, but not anymore.
Every room had its own individuality, the furnishings were elegant, the
decorations professional and suitable to Kylie’s personality.

“I
love this,” she told them as she turned back around. “This is…” A tear slid
down Kylie’s pale cheek, and Travis moved forward at the same time Gage did.
They both enveloped her in their arms, holding her safely between them.

“This
is more than I deserve,” she whispered.

“See,
that’s where you’re wrong. You deserve everything,” Travis told her, his heart
expanding to twice its size. He loved this woman and this man. More than he
ever had anticipated and being able to put a smile on their faces was what made
all of it worthwhile.

“You
work so hard, and you don’t ask for anything. Somehow you manage to work around
the two of us, so we figured you deserved a space of your own,” Gage explained,
his hand smoothing Kylie’s hair as he met Travis’ gaze above her head.

“You
haven’t seen the best part yet,” Travis said, taking her hand and leading her
back into the hall.

“Well,
I’m not sure about that. I’m quite fond of that couch in the break room. I
think I might just have to test it out.”

Travis’
cock stirred. Kylie was teasing him, he knew.

Opening
the door at the very end of the hallway, Travis stepped back and allowed Kylie
to walk inside first.

“Holy…”

Again,
she was obviously speechless which made Travis grin from ear to ear. “What do
you think?”

At
the far end of the storage room, there was a huge bay door that opened into the
alley. This would allow Kylie to receive material that she needed at the
office, and it also offered her a large space to keep all of the things she was
collecting. Travis had even moved some of those items himself, like the vintage
chandelier and the two boxes that contained the original light fixtures that
Kylie had acquired from a 1960s Victorian mansion.

Travis
glanced beside him at Gage and then took his hand, linking their fingers
together as they watched her. This was their gift to her, something they’d been
working to make happen for a couple of months and thanks to life getting in the
way, they had barely pulled it off at the last minute. But the look on Kylie’s
face right at that moment had been worth every worry and every moment of panic
that they wouldn’t have it ready in time.

Kylie
spun around quickly and faced them, her hands landing on her hips. Her
expression went to one of wonder to one of suspicion and Travis swallowed hard,
waiting to hear what she would say.

“You
did this for me?” she asked again.

Travis
looked at Gage, then back to Kylie. “Yes.”

“Well,
this isn’t fair.”

“What
do you mean it isn’t fair?” Gage asked, his hand sliding out of Travis’ as he
moved closer to Kylie.

“Just
like I said.”

“I’m
not sure I understand,” Gage stated firmly as he moved even closer to Kylie.
Travis didn’t move from where he stood, he was too stunned to speak, much less
move. Did she not like her gift? Was she angry?

“I
will never in a million years be able to get either of you something this
nice,” Kylie told him adamantly.

Travis
breathed a sigh of relief, his feet finally getting with the program as he
moved forward, pulling Kylie against him while Gage stepped in behind her.
“Baby, that’s where you’re wrong again. You’ve already given us the most
precious gift of all.” Travis leaned down and pressed his lips lightly against
hers. “You.”

There
was a small tear that slid down Kylie’s cheek and Travis immediately wiped it
away with his thumb, tipping Kylie’s head back at the same time. “However, if
you’re looking to give us something for Christmas, I can sure think of one
thing I wouldn’t refuse.”

♂♀♂

Kylie

That
saying about your heart being filled to overflowing… Well, Kylie knew what it
felt like. Then again, her heart had already overflowed with love for these two
men, but it seemed that every time she turned around, they were doing something
that made her wonder if she would ever know the true extent of her love for
them.

The
new office was beautiful. A place she would enjoy coming to every day, but it
was the gesture that made her heart take a tumble in her chest.

“I
love you,” she told them both as she looked up at them. “I love you more than
you’ll ever know.”

“Oh,
darlin’, we know,” Travis assured her.

Kylie
wasn’t convinced.

“Come
here,” she said, taking one of their hands in each of hers and pulling them out
of the storage room and back down the hall. As they passed her new office, she
peeked inside, giddy with excitement. It truly was the most wonderful gift she
could’ve ever received.

Rather
than stopping to admire what she could see later, she led Travis and Gage to
the break room.

“Did
you lock the front door?” she asked when she stepped inside, turning to stare
up at them both.

Travis
growled as he nodded his head. She loved when he did that. Loved that he didn’t
try to refrain from expressing his desire for her or for Gage. Between the two
of them, she felt like the sexiest woman in the world, and the passion that
glimmered in their eyes did wondrous things to her insides.

“So,
I was thinking,” she began, pretending to be lost in thought.

“Quit
thinking,” Gage said tersely, moving in close and picking her up off of her
feet. He carried her to the couch and lowered her to her back gently, easing
his muscular body over her as he did.

Clasping
her hands around his neck, she smiled up at him seconds before she pulled his
face down to hers. “Kiss me,” she whispered.

“My
pleasure.”

Kylie
got lost in Gage’s kiss, letting her hands roam up and down his back as she
pulled him to her, pressing her hips up off the couch as he ground his erection
between her thighs.

It
was crazy how hot they could make her. She never seemed to get enough of them.
Never.

“You’ve
got on too many clothes,” Gage said gruffly, pulling his lips back from hers.

“You’re
both a little overdressed as well,” she reminded him.

And
that was all she had to say to get both men rushing to rid themselves of their
clothes, along with getting her good and naked. When Gage went to move over her
once again, she stopped him by holding up her hand.

“Wait.”

Gage
and Travis glanced at one another, then back to her. Pushing up to a sitting
position, Kylie stared up at them. “I think I should be able to admire you both
for a minute.”

“Under
one condition,” Travis said, pulling her attention from their magnificent cocks
up to meet their faces.

“What’s
that?”

“We
get to admire you right back.”

“I’m
naked, aren’t I?”

“You
are, but I was thinking of something a little better than being naked.”

“What
could possibly be better than her being naked?” Gage asked Travis, a confused
look on his face.

Kylie
chuckled.

Travis
looked over at Gage momentarily. “Well, from where I stand, the two of you
naked is certainly better than one of you. But that’s not what I was thinking.”

Travis’
comment made Gage’s eyes drift down, and Kylie watched her men carefully.

“What
were you thinking?” Gage asked, his voice now gruff with desire.

“I
want to watch her play with herself.”

Gage’s
head jerked in her direction, and Kylie laughed again. She loved to see the
stunned look on his face when Travis did stuff like that. He was always looking
for ways to heat them up until they threatened to spontaneously combust.

“Play
with myself?” she asked, trying to sound as though she didn’t understand.

“That’s
right,” Travis said seriously.

“You
mean like this?” Kylie cupped her naked breasts as she stared up at them from
her seat on the couch.

“That’s
a good start.”

“Or
did you mean this?” she questioned, spreading her legs wider and sliding one
hand down her belly to hover right over her mound.

A
simultaneous growl made her pussy throb, and she watched as Travis gripped his
cock, holding himself firmly. “Show me, Kylie. Slide your finger inside your
pussy.”

A
ripple of need coursed from her womb outward, making her thighs quiver. Travis’
deep baritone was sexy as hell when he spoke in a normal conversation, but when
his tone was rough with desire, she could barely control herself.

Sliding
one finger inside of her pussy, Kylie let her gaze travel over their chests,
back and forth she admired the hard planes and angles of their beautiful bodies
while she played with herself.