His eyes flick between mine. “Yeah? You think?”
Brushing my lips softly against his, I nod, humming as a growl emanates from his chest, while his hands grip me harder. “I knew from the moment I met you— the strong pull, the urge to be around you all the time; everything about you, from your broody personality to the underlying sweetness—that you were mine, that we had something more. I felt it towards Ally, too. It’s been hard not to act on it in fear of fucking all of this up. The situation was messy, complicated, and the last thing you both needed was me inserting myself.”
“You were the only reason neither one of us slipped into some dark space in the back of our minds.” Liam’s voice is gravelly, making my body shiver.
“I tried my best with the position I was in. I know what Ally has been through, and I didn’t want to add to her plate. I tried to stay away from you, too, but I could see you losing yourself. At the time, you needed me more than she did.”
His brows furrow. “What do you mean?”
“I wanted to hold out, to wait for a better time where the three of us could be together, with the open idea of adding other people to the pack, like future scent matches. But the more time I spent with you, the more I saw you slipping into a depression. It killed me to see you so broken. You needed something to hold onto, and I hoped that I’d be enough to keep you afloat until you were ready to see that Allyisyour Omega. That she was one of the people you were meant to be with.”
“I wasn’t the only one hurting,” Liam’s voice is thick. “She was hurting too. She was hurting so badly that it fucking killed me. She tried so hard to hide it, but I saw.”
“I know.” Guilt hits me. “And that’s one thing that I regret. I didn’t see just how much she needed us until I started something with you. I don’t regret being with you; I just wish I had started something with the three of us together. I was so worried she would think that I was stealing you away, when it was anything but. It’s why I wanted to keep things behind closed doors. Not because I wanted us to hide what we felt, but because I didn’t want Ally to think we’d chosen each other over her. I just... I knew you weren't ready to take that step with her, and I couldn’t leave you to go be with her. It was just—fuck. It was–”
“A hot mess?” Liam finishes. “Complicated beyond compare? A mind fuck that has us all messed up in the head?”
“All of that,” I sigh heavily. “So when she found us together, I made sure she knew it wasn’t what it looked like. I made sure she knew I was working on a plan to get us to all be together, that I just needed to work on you a little longer.”
“But I was a stubborn fucker who was too caught up in my own head?” he asks, lifting a brow.
“I mean, you said it,” I tease casually.
“Watch it,” he growls, slapping my ass and making my cock twitch to life.
“The bottom line is: the best way I can say this without it getting confusing is, I love you. I love Ally. You love both of us.” He nods firmly. “You are falling hard and fast for Lulu.” He nods again. “And they are madly in love with one another and have been for years.” He smiles softly. “And Ally is building something with Brady. Gavin is along for the ride, but also he’s with his Omega, whom he madly loves. It’s big, it's messy, and it’s so damn complicated. But it’s our lives now. It’s what the universe has planned for us. And honestly, I’m excited to go on this journey with everyone.”
He nods his head. “I can confidently say the same for me. Am I terrified that I’m going to do something that fucks this allup? Hell yes. But I am also excited to be happy for once, to let the past go, and finally live my life with the people who mean the most in the world? More than anything, I am tired, Nate. I’m tired of being around the people who own me in the most powerful way and not being able to be with them in the way my soul craves.”
“So stop. Embrace it. Let it consume you, and I promise you won’t regret it.”
“And you’ll be right by my side?” he asks, eyes flicking between mine.
“I can’t imagine anywhere else I’d rather be.”
He grabs the back of my head and pulls me forward, our lips crashing together in a desperate embrace.
Maybe a little part of me is feeling insecure in the smallest of ways, watching everyone grow connections with one another.
I’ve been itching to get my hands on him, on the both of them, since everything's gone down, but I know it’s not my time just yet, and I am willing to wait as long as I have to.
But right now, I need Liam so damn badly I feel like I’m going out of my mind.
“I need you,” he groans, rocking my hips. The pressure against our cocks makes my eyes roll back.
“I need you too.” I’m breathless as I frantically work at his jeans to free his cock while he works at mine.
I lift my hips, letting him pull my pants and boxers down enough to let my cock free. He wraps his hand around the base and strokes me from root to tip.
“Fucking hell,” I moan, letting my head fall backwards.
“I love seeing you lose yourself for me,” he growls, working my cock in slow, firm strokes.
“Keep going like that, and I’m going to blow my load before you even get your cock out.”
He chuckles, letting me go long enough to let me get his dick out. It’s big, thick and his knot is full. My ass clenches with the need to be filled by it, something we haven’t done yet, but I’d so be down to try.
Pre-cum beads at the tip before rolling down his shaft and over his hand as he grips his cock, giving himself a few strokes. “Mhhm,” he moans. “Need to be inside you.”
