Healing Hearts 8: Teach Me What Love Is Read online

  “And if he shows up and finds out about them, then what?”

  Faith shook her head. “I don’t know. I guess he’ll face reality and move on.”

  “Wrong,” Brook said. “I was there after his last discussion with you and how he took out his anger after losing that job. He has been gone a year and could be even worse than he was before. Perhaps he even planned some kind of reunion with you, and if you respond to the texts or calls then he will show up.”

  “Brook, I’m changing my number tomorrow. He won’t be able to text or call.”

  “No, instead he’ll show up. Then what?”

  “Then I’ll tell him to leave me alone and to move on.”

  “And what if you’re alone?”

  “I won’t be.”

  “I don’t like this,” North said and then the others agreed.

  “You need to tell the guys about him, at least. Then they’ll be aware. If you hold it back then you’re not in the relationship a hundred percent. There can’t be any lies, any secrets either. That’s a recipe for disaster in any relationship and definitely one in a ménage with military and law enforcement men,” Afina said to her.

  Then some guy was walking by and Faith saw Afina’s face go flush but she quickly leaned back as if nothing affected her.

  “Hey, Afina.”

  She gave a nod but then turned away as the good-looking guy walked by. He glanced at all of them but his eyes went back to Afina and she didn’t even look until she was certain he was gone.

  “Who was that?” Emma asked and whistled.

  “Yeah, he was hot, and looked important,” Casey said.

  “You better watch your ass, Afina,” Brook told her.

  “What?” Afina replied.

  “Who is he, Brook, you know?” North asked. Afina stared at Brook and then took a sip of her wine.

  “Internal Affairs, and an enemy of her brother Mike.”

  “Oh boy,” Faith whispered.

  “Enemy of my Mike? Why?” North asked.

  “Probably not a good thing to discuss right now,” Afina said.

  “Why is that?” North asked.

  “Kind of involves a woman. Way before you, North,” Afina said and North’s face went flush.

  “A woman, huh? Something I should know about?”

  “Probably not,” Afina said. “So back to Faith and this ex. I say, screw it. Change your number, ignore his calls and there’s no reason to bring up the past with Paulie, Hendrick, and Rocky. They might think you’re trying to make them jealous because you’re so much younger than them. I’m telling you, the guys are already saying they’re robbing the cradle,” Afina teased.

  “No, seriously?” Faith asked and the girls laughed.

  “They’ll get over it,” Emma said and then the conversation went around about the guys, and their protectiveness and also how each of the women tried to make sure they didn’t come off like they intentionally would make them jealous. It seemed to Faith that all the men were similar in their possessiveness and protectiveness.

  Faith felt her phone buzz and she glanced at it. Brook looked over her shoulder.

  “Really?” Faith asked, covering it.

  Brook held her gaze. “Please be smart about this and at least tell them the truth about Andrew. If something happens, and they never know, they’ll be pissed and hurt, kind of like your assumptions about Hailey and them,” she added and Faith felt badly.

  “Fine. I’ll tell them.”

  “About the texts too.”

  “Do I have to?”

  “Yes.”

  “Ugh.”

  * * * *

  “Is that a smile I see on your face?” Houston said to Rocky.

  He gave him an annoyed expression and then looked all serious and intense as usual. Rocky couldn’t help it. The last week they spent every night with Faith, talking about life, about her job as a teacher and their jobs and careers. Tonight would be the only night this week they wouldn’t get to see her. It was Friday, all three of them were working late shifts, and Paulie and Hendrick were involved in a case. She had said she needed to talk to them about something but then the week got away from them all and tonight she was going to hang out with her friends again.

  Houston gave him a little shove. “I’m just teasing, man. Kind of like you did to me when I was first involved with Emma.”

  “Nothing’s doing, man. How is Emma, anyway? Is she coming by tonight with Eagan and Miller?”

  “Supposed to. I know she was talking to Faith about possibly stopping by but Faith is still at work.”

  “She didn’t mention that last night,” Rocky said and wondered why. Maybe she wanted to surprise him.

  “I think the ladies started texting this morning about it. Afina is coming in with some friends from her new job. Don’t worry, I don’t think she’s been getting any other texts from that ex of hers,” Houston said to him.

  “What?” Rocky asked. Houston’s face went from shock then to anger.

  “Son of a bitch.” He rubbed his jaw. “Faith told Brook, Emma, and the ladies that she was going to tell you guys about her ex texting and calling. The one who sent the flowers a few weeks back. She didn’t tell you?”

  “No, she didn’t fucking tell us.” He pulled out his cell phone.

  “Have you seen Faith this week?”

  He stared at Houston.

  “No. We were all super busy and she needs to get to bed early for school each day. This weekend we’re getting together.”

  “That’s probably why she didn’t say anything. I shouldn’t have assumed she did.”

  “You know about it but we don’t and we’re her boyfriends.”

  “She probably didn’t want to tell you over the phone, and Emma said that Faith didn’t even want to tell you guys because she doesn’t want you to think she’s trying to make you jealous or act immature. She really wants the relationship to work for you and her.”

  “Is she crazy? We wouldn’t think that.” Houston widened his eyes in challenge. “Okay, so maybe because of the age difference, but she didn’t let on that this guy was even a threat or of importance. We knew about the flowers and she blew it off.”

  “Emma and Brook don’t believe it should be taken lightly. I’ll leave it at that. But hey, I can understand Faith’s fears. She’s getting an earful about being a school teacher and how hardcore and older you guys are. I’m sure she planned on explaining this weekend when you were all together.”

  Just then Emma, Brook, Conan, his brothers and Faith arrived.

  “Be calm.”

  “I am fucking calm.”

  “Sure you are,” Houston said and then greeted everyone.

  Faith went right to Rocky. He eyed over her body in the slim-fitting blue tank dress she wore that accentuated her curves and dipped a little low in front. He had a feeling she wore it for him, so his anger went down a notch. He pulled her into his arms and kissed her. She hugged him tight and kissed his neck. “I missed you so much. This week went on forever,” she said and he slid a palm over her ass, squeezed and then quickly moved it up her back.

  “I know you said there was something you wanted to talk to us about,” he whispered to her and she pulled back, looked at him and squinted her eyes, but then she looked at Houston, Emma, Brook and them.

  “Let’s take a walk outside.” He took her hand and led her away from her friends and through the crowds. They walked past the Tiki bar and then toward the side where it was empty. Rocky sat down and pulled her onto his lap on the bench.

  “Start talking,” he said firmly.

  “We don’t have to do this now. It really isn’t a big deal.”

  “Faith, remember the rules. When my brothers and I ask a question, we expect answers and the truth.”

  She held his gaze and he stared at her gorgeous baby blue eyes behind those glasses of hers. She smelled so good and he wanted nothing more than to bring her someplace and thrust his cock into her pussy, ensuring that she was
fully his woman.

  “You look angry already,” she whispered and he could feel her shaking. He squeezed her hip and pulled her closer to his chest. She placed her palm against it.

  “A whole fucking week of not sinking my cock in you is unacceptable. Got it.” Her eyes widened and she nodded her head.

  “I need you, too,” she whispered.

  “You’ll have me when I go home with you tonight. Now explain.”

  “The guy who sent me the flowers a few weeks ago.”

  “Your ex?”

  “Yes, he texted me several times and called, but I didn’t answer or respond,” she added quickly and he felt the anger fill his belly. Was this guy a threat to them and their relationship? Was he stalking her?

  “I didn’t really explain the truth to you about him and what happened between us.” He raised one of his eyebrows up at her. “We dated for several months. Things were getting serious, and I was debating about sleeping with him. As you know, I didn’t.”

  He did know it. Felt it himself as he broke the small protective layer and sunk his cock in deep, claiming her with his brothers too. He squeezed her side. She smiled at him.

  “What I didn’t tell you, Paulie, and Hendrick at the time we discussed him and my fears, my timidness, was that he lost it one night when he was fired from his job, and he took it out on me.”

  His heart began to race, the anger intensified. “Took it out on you? What do you mean exactly?”

  She took a deep breath and he clenched her chin so she would look at him.

  “He attacked me, beat me up and I wound up in the hospital.”

  He started breathing heavily and could feel himself losing control, like he wanted to find the guy and kill him. She clutched his shoulders. “Please calm down. This is why I held out. Why I wouldn’t have sex with anyone and why I wouldn’t tell you and your brothers about it. Because it would taint the beauty and perfection of what we have and what we shared. I didn’t want to ruin this. To make you think I was trying to make you jealous, or was immature in some way.”

  He cupped her cheeks. “Are you out of your mind? We wouldn’t have thought that. Here we are unknowing to what this guy did to you and now he’s sending flowers and texting? He’s stalking you, Faith. He wants you back. He wants your body.”

  “No, no, he wants forgiveness.”

  “Holy fuck, this is why you changed your cell number this week, isn’t it?” She worried her bottom lip. “Son of a bitch, Faith, I’m pissed. I can’t believe you didn’t tell us, that you can sit here and not realize the potential danger you are in with this guy calling, texting and knowing where you fucking live.”

  “I’m not scared of him anymore.”

  “What?”

  She held his gaze. “I have you, Paulie and Hendrick. What we have together is strong and special and no one can destroy it. I won’t let him or anyone else.”

  “Jesus.” He hugged her to him and kissed her neck. He had to stand up to kiss her and hold her close because she wore a dress and she wouldn’t be able to straddle his hips. They stood up and he hugged her to him. He caressed her back and her ass and squeezed it.

  “Hendrick and Paulie are going to punish you for this. I am too.”

  “What?” she asked as she pulled back.

  “We are your protectors and you should have informed us of this dick and the truth weeks ago when the flowers first came. He’s stalking you. Now you pressed charges, right? Did he serve time?” She pulled back.

  “Faith?”

  “I didn’t press charges. He lost his cool because of the job situation which led him to get drunk, to cheat on me and then I broke things off and he didn’t know how to handle it. In the past he never showed any aggression toward me at all. I didn’t want him to lose his chance of working or getting hired elsewhere. He was already suffering from being declined a new position because he was a soldier and had limited experience.”

  “You’re fucking kidding me? And Brook didn’t push you to press charges?” he asked.

  “She understood my thinking and yes, she tried to but I wanted it over and behind me. I didn’t want to think about him in jail and then living on the streets because I pressed charges. It screwed up my life enough. As you know, I didn’t date or even let a man close for more than a year.”

  “You’re way too fucking nice.”

  “It’s over. He’ll get that because I’ll ignore him.”

  “It doesn’t work that way. I want his name and all the information.”

  “Brook has it.”

  “Good, then she’ll give it to Hendrick and Paulie to look into. In the meantime I expect to be told if and when he contacts you again.”

  “New number. I got nothing all week,” she said and smiled, but his gut clenched and his concern grew deeper. He needed to talk to his brothers right away.

  Chapter 7

  It was late when Faith arrived home with Rocky following behind her. She was feeling a little on edge, and a lot aroused at his promises of punishing her for not telling him and his brothers about Andrew attacking her sooner. What she hadn’t expected to see was the other truck and then Paulie and Hendrick get out of it. She closed her car door, got out, hit the lock button and ran to them. Hendrick was closer so she wrapped her arms around his waist, inhaled his cologne and he lifted her up into his arms. Her dress pulled and he ran his hand underneath it, exposing her ass to Rocky. Paulie chuckled.

  “Get that front door open before the neighbors see what’s ours,” Hendrick ordered. She kissed his neck and felt his fingers slide along her ass and then right under her panties and into her cunt. She lifted and lowered onto his fingers, needing him inside of her ASAP.

  He carried her straight to the bedroom, and lowered her right to the bed, pushing between her legs as he deepened the kiss. Hendrick set her body on fire. She felt so desperate to have him, Paulie and Rocky inside of her, making love to her together.

  “Too fucking long,” Paulie complained.

  Hendrick released her lips, lifted up and started to pull the dress up over her head. Rocky was undressed, knelt onto the bed and reached for her bra.

  “Come here.” Hendrick took her hand and had her stand up in front of the bed. He pressed her panties down as Rocky removed her bra the rest of the way.

  “Turn around,” Paulie ordered.

  Hendrick tossed off his shirt, undid his pants and removed his clothing. Rocky reached for her glasses, removed them and handed them to Paulie, who put them on the dresser. Her body was as tight as a metal coil.

  “Hands on the bed, bend over,” Rocky ordered as he assisted her before she could obey his commands. She pressed her hands onto the comforter and parted her thighs when Hendrick used his thicker thigh to spread her.

  “Oh,” she moaned.

  “God damn, she is a sight. I need in,” Paulie stated and she felt his palm slide up her back and then under her arm to her breast. He cupped it and she moaned louder.

  “First things first,” Rocky stated.

  Smack.

  Smack.

  Smack.

  Smack.

  “Oh Rocky. Rocky!” she cried out and her cream dripped from her cunt. A thick finger slid along her pussy and then to her asshole.

  “She fucking likes it,” Rocky stated and then she felt the nip to her ass cheek.

  “Ouch.”

  “It’s a punishment. You are not to hold secrets, especially one as big as an ex who beat you and put you in the hospital,” Rocky stated.

  Hendrick rocked his body against her from behind. Paulie slid underneath her.

  “I can’t take it. The best way to make her see she belongs to us and needs to tell us everything is to make love to her and bind us forever.” He gripped her hips and she fell forward, screeched as she grabbed on to his shoulders. “Ride me. Now,” he ordered and she did. She slid down over his very thick, hard cock and took him in deeply. She wanted them so badly she ached. Even her mouth watered.

 
As she rocked forward and then backward, getting a feel for his thick cock, the bed dipped. She looked at Rocky, who held his cock in his hand. She started to lean toward it, craving him, and the need to please him too.

  Smack.

  Smack.

  “Hendrick.”

  “No more fucking secrets, and if that dick somehow contacts you we expect to know immediately, not through the fucking grapevine.” His lubed fingers slid into her asshole and she moaned as Rocky cupped her cheeks. He kissed her mouth and she pushed back against Hendrick’s fingers.

  “I’m coming in that ass next,” Rocky said after he released her lips and then brought her head to his cock. She opened wide and started to suck him down but then Paulie began to thrust faster and Hendrick replaced his fingers with his cock and it was on. They were wild and relentless in their strokes and their claim of her. In and out all three men thrust.

  “Fuck!” Hendrick roared and came.

  Smack. Smack. “Fuck. Too fucking long. We need you every night. Something has to give, baby,” he said against her neck and shoulder as she continued to suck on Rocky’s cock.

  “Pull off. I want to come in your ass. You need it there,” he said as Hendrick pulled out and stood up then she released Rocky’s cock and he stepped behind her, gripped her hips and slid right into her ass.

  “Yeah. Yeah, baby.” He roared and began to stroke into her ass as Paulie thrust upward. He ran his hand up under her hair and brought her lower to kiss her. He was moaning into her mouth when the first orgasm hit her hard. The sloshing sound filled the room and then Rocky roared and came in her ass. She moaned again, and he pulled out. Before she could recover Paulie rolled her to her back and pounded into her cunt. He grabbed her arms and pressed them above her head.

  “Who do you belong to?” he demanded to know.

  “You. Oh God, you and your brothers.” He pulled out of her, lifted her thighs higher and spread them over his thighs. He stroked a finger into her pussy. She tried closing her legs. She felt too much. “Please. Oh God, it’s too much.” She shook her head side to side.

  “Never too much. You’re ours. We own this body just like you own ours.” He pulled his fingers out and held her gaze as he aligned his cock with her asshole and nudged forward. She lifted up, wanting it, needing his cock in her ass because it was so naughty, so carnal and such a dominant show of possession.