Stacy
I dash through the house with Nolan on my heels. He has no idea what's up, but I’m heading for his brothers. I need them all to get in on this.
I know there’s a connection between what Nolan's just told me and everything else we've learned about Percy. It's all coming together and I can't wait for them to know what I have brewing in my mind.
I run straight to the library where we have made our little haven, the safe place where we’re planning to take down Percy.
Kieran and Carter look up from their work in surprise at my haste, but soon they’re standing and getting ready to confront Nolan – they still don't trust him.
"What are you doing here, man? You are not welcome," Kieran growls, jumping up to his feet and staring Nolan down.
He’s angry, I know, but he has no idea about what Nolan just told me.
Once they find out why he's been siding with Percy, all will be resolved.
"Shut up Kieran,” Nolan says. “I'm here for her."
"Oh, you think you have some claim on her now?"
"More than you do. I've always been better with women."
Kieran shoves him up against the wall at the provocation.
I’m distracted, sifting through binders upon binders of financial information. It's in here somewhere. I know I saw it.
The guys are getting heated and I just need a couple minutes to sort everything out and then I can fix this. If they could just hold off killing each other until then, that’d be great.
Nolan is getting ready to swing the first punch.
"Stop it!” I cry out, looking at them with a serious expression. “Look, I found it. Just come look at it and then beat each other to a pulp later."
Their curiosity stops them more than anything. They come to my side and I triumphantly hold the paper up for all to see.
"Just look! Nolan, I saw this earlier and didn't think it meant anything…but after you told me your story I remembered it. This gets you off the hook. You don't have to protect Percy anymore."
Nolan peers at what I have in my hand. He breathes a big sigh of relief. The other guys have no idea what I'm talking about but they will soon.
"Nolan, Percy bought that casino ages ago and he wrote off the gambling debts as part of the casino purchase. He's been using you this whole time. He has nothing on you. You’re free!"
“Holy shit.” He whispers to himself, and then closes the distance between us and wraps me up in a hug.
Thank God I was careful enough to examine all the paperwork we 've been digging through. If I hadn't remembered this little document, Nolan might never have got out of Percy's grasp.
At least he’s free.
I, however, am still chained to that jerk for the time being.
"Okay, what is going on?" Carter says, all serious, waiting for an explanation.
"So, Percy has been holding gambling debts over Nolan's head. He promised to financially destroy him, but this piece of paper proves he's been lying the entire time. He's good to go."
"Wait," Kieran looks shocked. "You mean you've been siding with Percy because he was blackmailing you?"
"Of course. What did you think? That I would blindly follow that asshole who made our lives miserable growing up? Have some faith, Kieran. I thought you guys would have understood that there was more to the story."
"Fuck,” Kieran whispers, lowering his gaze. “I’m sorry."
"Yeah, me too." Carter says, his tone a sincere one.
"So…brothers again?" Nolan asks, sighing with relief.
"Of course. We should never have doubted you."
"Yeah well, it's all thanks to this one that I'm free," Nolan holds me by the waist and kisses my hair.
The warmth and sincerity of his gratitude blazes through me, coiling with my lust and taking me higher.
"We need to celebrate," Carter says, going to a secret cabinet that he pulls out of the bookcase. "How about we break into Dad's favorite scotch and serve up a toast to his legacy?"
"Yeah," Nolan says. "He wasn't our father by blood but by chance, and that’s so much more important."
Carter pours out glasses of a deep amber scotch, a smoky scent curling through my thoughts. It has a rich flavor and it burns my mouth as I savor each sip and take in the satisfaction this evening has already brought…and what more could come.
"To dad!" Kieran toasts.
"To dad!" they echo.
All seems to be well between my men, and now seems like as good an opportunity as any to make this night a little more interesting.
“So now we can stop trying to destroy each other…and destroy Percy,” I say with a smile that takes over my whole face.
They laugh good-naturedly and I'm so glad the war between them is over. Now it's time to really celebrate and I want to give them each their reward.
I crawl up onto the oversized wooden desk and slink out of my shorts. I bend over so they can all see my lovely pussy, and turn so I can witness their jaws dropping to the floor.
Yeah, I know how to surprise a man.
And there’s nothing that a man likes more than celebratory sex. Still, three at once is a feat I've never championed…but, oh, I'm about to.