Chapter Sixteen
Everly needed a nap but knew that wouldn’t be happening any time soon. While a bed sounded nice, she’d promised her friends that she’d actually partake in their girls’ night. Her boys were with Marie and Harry since they’d volunteered to take care of all of the various children since the men were having a boys’ night, as well. How that couple could handle so many children at once, she didn’t know, but they’d raised eight kids on their own so she figured they had to have some form of super powers.
She’d dropped the kids off at Austin and Sierra’s since the elder Montgomerys were watching the children there that night and now she sat in her car in the parking lot in the back of Montgomery Ink and Taboo. With parking so hard to come by in downtown Denver, the fact that the business owned a freaking parking lot—even a small one—was amazing. She only had one and a half parking spots behind her building and even then her SUV didn’t always fit on days with tons of snow or rain.
Everly still couldn’t believe that her life had changed so much in such a short time. She’d gone from having only Tabby in her life with Storm running on the periphery, to having a group of friends and an entire family who wasn’t her own offering to watch her boys so she could have a few moments to breathe.
The knock on her window forced a scream out of her, and she turned to see Maya standing by her car, her eyes wide.
“You scared the crap out of me.” Maya must have yelled it since Everly could hear the other woman through the window.
Everly blew out a breath and opened her door, forcing Maya to take a step back. “You’re the one who scared the crap out of me.” She laughed and shook her head. “I thought you were an ax murderer.” Or Rachel. Everly held back a frown. Why on earth would it have been Rachel? She didn’t know why, but having that other woman and whatever she was planning unresolved made her feel just a bit off. Thank God for the girls’ night tonight to keep her mind off the millions of things causing her to stress.
Maya grinned. “Aw, I wouldn’t have tapped on the glass with my ax if I was going to murder you. I’d have already been in the back seat to cut your head off from behind, all unsuspecting like.”
Everly froze. “You’re a very interesting person, Maya.”
The other woman laughed. “I try. Now, come on, we’re all heading to the new bar down the street. We’ll have a drink or two depending on who is driving, eat bar food that will go straight to our hips, then go home to our men all hyped up on sugar and grease and let them go crazy with us.”
Well, that was surely far more descriptive than what Everly thought Maya would get into, but now that she thought about it…maybe she could meet up with Storm after she hung out with the girls and have a little them time before she went and picked up the boys.
“I can see from the sparkle in your eyes that you’re thinking about what I said; however, as you’re probably also thinking about my brother, I’m not going to ask for details.” Maya gave her a mock shudder, then pulled her arm to get them walking in the right direction. “Let’s go. I think we’re the last ones to arrive. It took me longer than usual to say goodbye.”
“Because you have two men at home waiting on you?” Everly didn’t know how Maya handled all that testosterone. She could barely handle Storm, and it wasn’t as if they were as serious as marriage and a full-time commitment.
Maya laughed. “Well, usually that would be the case, but this time, I meant my other little man, Noah. He’s a handful, but really, I only have myself to blame. I was and am a holy terror according to multiple sources, so it would only be natural that my baby boy would be, as well. And since I’m a total sap when it comes to him, it took me a while to leave him with my parents.”
“I don’t blame you. I love my boys so freaking much that sometimes I never want to let them out of my sight.”
“It’s got to be even harder with Nathan’s asthma and James’s surgery.”
“So true, but somehow, we make it work. Though girls’ nights are kind of a new thing for me.”
“Well even if you weren’t dating Storm, you’re Tabby’s friend, and Tabby is one of us. We Montgomerys sort of assimilate people. It’s what we do.” Maya laughed as she said it, and Everly wondered just what she was getting into with the Montgomerys.
They crossed the street and headed to the newly renovated bar that used to be a failed coffee shop. Denver had its share of coffee shops on every corner, but unless they were a big corporation or had something quirky to get people in, they didn’t tend to last long. There were just too many. Of course, that could also be said of the bars in Denver.
The music blared as they walked inside, and Everly winced. Maya gave her a look and snorted. “Yeah, this place might be too young for us,” the other woman yelled over the din.
“Everly! Maya! Over here!” Tabby yelled from a corner where their friends had already claimed a group of tables.
They made their way over and hugged everyone, laughing as they shouted over the music, though it wasn’t as loud in this corner as it had been when they’d first walked in. Meghan and Miranda sat on the other side of the table, looking gorgeous in their green and blue dresses respectively. Maya wore a black jumpsuit thing that looked exquisite and couture and yet punk with all her ink and piercings. Tabby had on a sparkly top and black leather leggings that Everly knew were like wearing pajamas according to the other woman. Autumn wore a black and red dress that made her red curls pop, all seduction and heat with minimal effort. And Sierra had on a purple dress that flowed around her thighs and made her look like she was ready to dance.
Everly had gone with a black dress and shrug since she didn’t really own anything else. There hadn’t been much need for cocktail dresses or sparkly things for the past three years when she’d been breast-feeding and trying to raise twins while working more than full-time.
“So…what do we think?” Sierra asked, a single brow raised.
Everly pressed her lips together to hold back the laughter as the rest of them tried to look as if they were enjoying themselves.
“I see…” Sierra blew out a breath. “I’m so not with what the kids are doing these days. I thought I was going to be the cool mom with Leif, and now it looks as if I’m not as cool as I thought.”
“Is it really called cool these days?” Everly asked and blushed as the others looked at her. “I mean, I know wicked is out, but is there another word for being groovy or whatever?”
Maya held up one of the glasses the others had set out for them and their pitcher of water and margaritas. “To being groovy, cool, wicked, slammin’, and whatever else the kids use these days.”
Everly laughed and held up a water glass, trying to keep from spilling as they toasted as a group. She didn’t drink that much these days, and since she was driving, she wanted to err on the side of caution.
“Okay, let’s dance!” Miranda stood up and wiggled her hips. “Quick before the men show up and it’s no longer a girls’ night.”
Everly frowned. “The guys are showing up?” Storm hadn’t mentioned that when she’d seen him that morning or when the two of them had texted on and off throughout the day as they went through their many meetings. Maybe the others had planned on coming, but Storm hadn’t. She tried not to feel so confused about that.
“They always do,” Meghan said with a roll of her eyes. “Doesn’t matter that this is a girls’ night. Their boys’ night always ends up joining ours, even if they don’t mention it.”
That made her feel slightly better, but she still wasn’t sure how she felt about the fact that she’d gotten so disappointed about Storm not joining them. Yes, they were getting serious, but she’d been serious with Jackson, as well.
“Stop frowning,” Tabby said as she wrapped an arm around her waist. “Let’s dance.”
Everly winced. “I don’t dance. I mean, I can’t dance.”
“That’s why we dance in groups,” Miranda explained. “That way, no one can tell.”
“Give the predators too many things to look at, and they can’t choose what to see,” Autumn added and flipped her hair over her shoulder. “Or something along those lines. I don’t remember exactly what that nature show said, but come on. Let’s dance!”
The group of them took a corner of the dance floor, swinging their hips and arms to the beat and looking downright amazing and hilarious all at the same time. There were far younger people in attendance, but hell, Everly was in her early thirties, it wasn’t as if she were the crypt keeper or anything.
Occasionally, a man would try to breach the circle, but Maya or Autumn would either let the guy off nicely if he was nice, or threaten his balls if he got a little handsy. It paid to dance in groups.
When one set of arms slid around her waist, Everly turned around, ready to kick the guy in the nuts for touching her without permission, then stopped when he saw it was Storm.
He had on a dark blue shirt over crisp jeans, and yet all she could see was the look in his eyes. He was so damned sexy, and at least for now, he was hers. “Hey.”
She licked her lips, aware that the other men had joined their women and were saying their hellos in more interesting ways. “Hey,” she said softly. “I didn’t know you’d be here.”
“Wasn’t planning on it, but I should have.”
“And now I’m going to go get a drink,” Wes said dryly. “Somehow, I’m like the thirteenth wheel or something.”
Everly winced and looked at the only single Montgomery left if they accounted for the fact that Storm was with her. “You can hang with us if you want.”
Storm shook his head. “Not sharing.” He kissed her neck, and she held back a shiver.
Wes pinched the bridge of his nose. “We don’t share. Though for some reason right after college, a few women thought it would be fun to be with both of us at once…”
Everly’s eyes widened. “Huh?”
“We didn’t,” Wes added, and Storm chuckled. “Not even close. Don’t worry. No twin ménages here.”
“Good to know.” Everly said on a laugh and shook her head as Wes walked away, mumbling under his breath.
Storm kissed the side of her neck again, and she leaned into him. “As much as I love watching your ass move when you dance, how about we head to my place for a bit until you have to pick up the boys?” He bit her earlobe, and she rocked into him.
“Get out of here you two,” Maya teased from between Border and Jake. Her husbands weren’t wrapped around her like they might have been in other circles, but Everly didn’t blame them. There had been a few hate crimes recently against poly couples in the area, so they were being cautious even though everyone wanted to hurt someone on the trio’s behalf.
“Don’t have to ask me twice.” Storm gripped her hand and pulled her away as the two of them waved goodbye to the others. As soon as they had exited the building, Storm pulled her into his arms and kissed her hard. “We can go back in if you want to dance. I just saw you dancing and got so hard I could barely think straight. If you were having fun, we’ll do this instead. Promise.”
She went up on her tiptoes and kissed his chin. “Let’s go to your place. I danced. I laughed. Now I want you.”
“Good.” He kissed her again and led her down the street. “I take it you parked in the Montgomery lot?”
“Yes, since my spot isn’t available at the moment.” She pushed thoughts of her store from her mind since she didn’t want to think about that right then. All she wanted to do was think of Storm and what they were about to do. All her other worries would be waiting for her in the morning. “Where did you park?” she asked, not wanting to talk about it.
“Wes drove and parked in the same lot. We’d planned on him driving me home but I think this is even better.”
She stopped him before they crossed the street and kissed him again. He ran his hands through her hair, and she sighed, aware they were standing on a street corner at night in downtown Denver and not really caring for these few bare moments. “It sounds perfect.”
Storm slammed her back into the door, kissing her neck and jaw as she raked her hands down his back through his shirt. They’d only just walked into his home and couldn’t keep their hands to themselves.
He slid his hand up her dress and cupped her breast through her strapless bra. She shivered at his touch and arched into him.
“More,” she rasped. “Harder.”
She tugged on his shirt, and he did the same to her dress. Soon, they were both naked, clothes around their feet, and her shoes kicked to the other side of the room where she would have no chance of finding them in a hurry. He slid his hand between her folds, and she wrapped her fingers around his cock. They both groaned, sweat slicking their bodies as they touched and teased each other.
When he slid two fingers inside her, she came, her body arching as she called his name, her eyelids growing heavy-lidded. Her breasts became heavy, and she grew even slicker around his hand. When he pulled his fingers away, she whimpered, but only long enough for him to sit in the armchair near them and hold out a condom.
“Put it on me.”
Her hands shook as she tore open the wrapper and slid the condom down his length. “Ready?”
“Always, Ev. Always ready for you. Now, ride my cock.”
With his hands on hers, she straddled him on the chair, slowly sliding herself over his cock. When she was fully seated, she burned, her skin hot to the touch, and her nipples so hard she ached.
“Ride me, Ev. You can do it, baby.”
She leaned down and kissed his lips, lowering her hands to his shoulders as she rocked her hips. They both groaned, and he gripped her waist, helping her keep the perfect friction as they lifted higher and higher. Everly leaned back, feeling every inch of him inside of her, filling her up so much she thought she’d break from the ecstasy. Storm took that moment to lean forward and take her nipples into his mouth, one by one.
She squeezed her inner muscles, and Storm let out a curse. “Do that again.”
When she lowered her head and met his gaze, squeezing her inner muscles again, they both moaned.
“Harder,” she whispered. “Almost there.”
“Done,” he growled and slammed up into her so hard she called out, pleasure filling her so hard and fast, she came right then. Storm followed her, pumping in and out of her until they both fell together onto the chair, their bodies sweat-slick and limp.
As he ran his hands down her back, he murmured to her, telling her how much he wanted her, how much he craved her…
And she held him close, never wanting this moment to end but knowing it might. Because nothing good in her life ever stayed that way, nothing except for her boys.
Nothing.