Seeking Love in Salvation (18 page)

Sparrow sighed, knowing this was a conversation that always took place here at the house and that was why Jace wouldn’t come over for dinner with them. He avoided their fathers, worried about their opinions of him as a Green Beret like them and having weakness. Sparrow knew their dads weren’t like that. They cared for them, all of them, but Jace couldn’t see that.

“Jace?” He turned around to see Valentina walking up the walkway to the porch with their mother.

Sparrow saw the concerned expressions on both women’s faces and it hit his heart hard. Valentina cared about them so much, too.

“Jace, what’s wrong?” Ella asked.

“Nothing, just the same old crap.” He walked down off the porch. Valentina reached out and grabbed his hand and he pulled her along with him.

“What about dessert?” their mom called out. Jace waved his hand and pulled Valentina along with him toward the path that led back to the woods. Was he walking her all the way home to their place through the woods? Sparrow wondered and then looked at his brothers.

“Let’s give him some time, maybe Valentina can calm him down,” he said to them.

“She’s a really sweet woman. Cares a lot about her sister and nephew, and what a sense of humor. I haven’t heard Jace laugh like that in so long,” their mom said with tears filling her eyes.

Sarge grabbed her hand to pull her closer and then onto his lap. She gasped and held down her skirt as he placed her on his lap.

“She’s a good woman, and good for our boys,” he said to her and then kissed her shoulder. She smiled at him.

“Good for us? Why do you say that?” Ridge asked.

“She won’t take any of your crap, gun or no gun,” Ray stated, and they chuckled.

“You think she’ll be okay with Jace?” their mom asked them.

When he first returned from serving, Jace had been hard to handle and always seemed to have a temper. He would have some outbursts, but Sparrow, Ridge, and Beck were always there to calm him down. After he retired and had started disappearing when the raging started, they’d all been worried that he could hurt himself or someone else. His mom’s concerns brought back those memories a moment.

“She’ll be just fine and so will Jace. He loves her,” Ridge said and then stood up to toss out the empty beer. Sparrow looked at Ridge and then Beck, and they smiled. “He isn’t the only one,” Beck said.

“Well, I’ll be damned. It looks like you might get your wish, Ella,” Scout said to her.

“My wish?” she asked.

“Yes, you know, the one you were repeating over and over again when you first met Valentina and knew our boys were interested in her,” Sarge added.

Ella was quiet.

“She was dancing around the kitchen hoping that it would all work out between the four of you and Valentina. She said if she could choose a daughter-in-law and a wife for her sons, Valentina fit the bill more than perfectly,” Ray told them.

Sparrow smirked.

“Ain’t that the truth?” Sarge said and dipped their mom, kissing her gingerly on the lips.

“On that note, I think we’re going, too,” Beck stated, standing up.

“What about dessert?” their mom asked as Sarge let her up and she went to hug Ridge.

“Our dessert should be waiting at home in about ten minutes,” he said, and his brothers chuckled but his mom gave his arm a slap.

“Ridge Brazos, you be sweet to that young woman. I like her a whole lot. She’s a keeper.”

“Just like you, Ma,” he said and hugged her. Beck hugged her next.

“Kiss-up,” Sparrow said to Ridge, who winked at him but smiled. Their fathers picked up on all of it. Now Sparrow hoped that Valentina could calm Jace down. He didn’t want anything to come between their relationship. This sudden foreboding feeling hit his gut hard, and now he was worried.

“Let’s get going,” he said to his brothers, and they headed down the steps and over to their pickup truck. A glance toward the woods and he was hoping Jace didn’t start one of his arguments with Valentina.

* * * *

Jace was walking so fast Valentina could hardly keep up. “Jace, slow down. Why are you so upset?” she asked him as they got to a set of big trees and then the large clearing in the distance. It wasn’t far to their house now, but it was getting darker, and soon she wouldn’t be able to see too far ahead.

“Jace,” she demanded, pulling on his arm.

He released her hand.

“God damn it, why can’t you just be here for me? I just need you to be here for me while I deal with this and get it under control.” He raised his voice and she stopped short and stared up at him.

Jace was a big guy. He was in such amazing physical condition, thick, solid, and capable. He was intimidating. She trusted him, though, just like she trusted his brothers. Something their dads said to him had set him off. She thought she’d heard something about him disappearing for weeks.

“I am here for you. Maybe if you tell me what your dads said—”

He shook his head, stepped toward her, and then stepped back. He was really struggling here. “Jace, whatever it is, we can handle it together. Talk to me,” she whispered and then stepped closer. She ran her palms along his back and then one on his arms.

“Everything was perfect. We were all enjoying the visit. It wasn’t like other ones. Like the ones that made me stop going there with my brothers,” he said in a low voice.

“You stopped going there to have dinner? Why?” she asked.

He turned around and pulled her close.

“I don’t want to say.”

She hesitated a moment, which was so unlike her. “Why not? I’ll understand,” she said.

He clutched her chin and stared down into her eyes. She felt the desire, the love she had for him instantly.

He licked his lower lip. “I love being inside of you. Everything is perfect there.” He lowered his mouth to hers and kissed her. She ran her palms up his chest and then to his shoulders. She could feel his palm massage along her waist then under her dress. She parted her thighs. She could never deny them entry. Not ever. She adored all four brothers immensely.

He pressed her panties down and then softly drew tiny circles on her mound, teasing her clit and making her moan into his mouth. He pulled from her lips and kept his mouth on her jaw as he whispered.

“I had a difficult time after the last two tours of duty. I would be combative and on edge with everyone. When I retired and came home permanently, I had some episodes,” he told her.

“Episodes?” she asked.

“I was on edge and got into verbal arguments that could have easily escalated into worse if it weren’t for my brothers.” She tightened up and pulled back a little. He gripped her tighter and pulled her close. “No, don’t be scared of me for telling you that. I would never hurt you, baby. Never. I’ve come far.”

“How so? What’s different from when you first returned, and why are your fathers concerned to bring it up tonight?” she asked him.

He continued to play with her clit and walk her back a few feet. When her back hit the tree, she held onto his shoulders as he manipulated her body to his liking. She felt his digit press slightly against her clit and into her channel. It was a tease, pure and simple.

“Jace?”

“I didn’t want to fight with the people I loved, so when I started getting uptight about things, and before it escalated, I would take off and go camping by myself. I would disappear for as long as I needed to calm down and to deal with it.”

“I haven’t seen you disappear,” she said to him, holding his gaze.

He licked his bottom lip and stroked his finger up into her cunt. “You had something to do with that,” he whispered and then kissed her deeply. He stroked her pussy, in and out, as his words sunk in. She felt happy and special. He released her lips.

“You make things so much better, clearer, and perfect. I need you so much right now, baby. I need to get lost in this body and know that you’re mine and that nothing else matters but us and making love.” He pulled his fingers from her cunt and quickly undid his pants and stepped from one leg. He lifted her up and she straddled his waist.

She held his gaze and felt his cock at her entrance. “Let me love you?”

“Only if you let me love you,” she replied, and his eyes darkened and his expression got serious as she felt his cock slide into her pussy to claim her. They both exhaled in relief and in response to the sensations being together like this caused them to feel. Jace rocked his hips and thrust into her faster, deeper, as she held onto him and kissed his mouth, his cheeks and chin.

He made love to her against the tree in the beautiful woods with a peaceful breeze, and for the moments that passed, nothing else mattered more or was stronger than the bond she was forming with Jace and his brothers. She wanted them all, and that was validation that a relationship like this could work. She prayed she would feel this content forever.

* * * *

Ridge spotted Jace and Valentina heading their way. The sound of her laughter and then her swatting at Jace as he carried her over his shoulder across the yard was funny. His concerns lessened immediately at the sight.

“Looks like everything is fine,” Sparrow said and stood by the steps of the porch.

“What took you so long?” Beck asked as Jace climbed the steps and smiled.

“Seems Valentina has a thing for making out in the woods,” he said, and Ridge and his brothers all saw Valentina’s naked ass under the dress.

“She’s a horny little thing, so I hope you all are ready to satisfy her appetite,” he added.

“Jace,” she scolded and slapped his ass, but Jace continued to walk her through the house and up the stairs.

“I’ll lock up,” Sparrow said with a smile, and Ridge and Beck followed Jace and Valentina to the bedroom.

When he plopped her down on the bed, she landed with her legs wide open and resting on her elbows. “Jace, give me my panties.”

He chuckled. “You don’t need them.” He fell down between her legs, caressed up her dress, and then stroked her cunt.

“Jace,” she moaned and fell back to the bed, holding onto his head as he feasted on her. In a flash, he lifted her up off the bed and set her feet on the floor.

“My brothers need you, too. Stay,” he said to her seriously. Ridge stepped closer and caressed her hair from her cheeks. She looked so beautiful with her face flushed and her chest all blotchy.

“Stay,” Beck added, and then Sparrow came into the room.

“She ain’t naked yet? Come on,” he said and began to strip. They chuckled and Beck and Ridge helped her take off her dress, and then they all began to feast on her body. Beck suckled her breast and tugged on the tiny bud. Ridge backed her up to the bed and pressed her down. He fell between her legs and began to lick and suckle her clit then press a digit up into her. Sparrow slid next to her on the bed and kissed her mouth as he cupped her other breast.

“I need in, baby. Now,” Sparrow told her.

“I need you inside of me, too,” she said, and they all moved her to their liking. Sparrow lay on the edge of the bed with his legs hanging off. She slid along his body and licked his cock as she spread his thighs. Behind her, Ridge coated his fingers with lube and began to finger her ass. He was thrusting fingers into her ass over and over again when she moaned with Sparrow’s cock in her mouth.

“Get up here now, woman,” Sparrow ordered. She pulled from his cock and climbed his body, taking his cock right into her cunt. Ridge gripped her one shoulder as he eased his fingers in and out of her ass slowly. She shoved back on every thrust.

“You need me, too, baby?” Ridge asked her.

“Yes, Ridge. Please. I want all of you inside of me,” she said and continued to thrust and rock.

He pulled his fingers from her ass and replaced them with his cock. Ridge felt so hard. He didn’t want to hurt her as he entered her tight passage. His cock felt about ready to explode, even the bulbous head was pounding for relief.

“Oh, fuck, I’m not going to last. This is too fucking good to watch and not participate,” Beck said from the side of the bed. He climbed up, and Valentina reached for Beck’s cock and then lowered her mouth over him. At the same time, Ridge slowly pushed into her ass and held himself deep.

“Holy fuck. Every time gets better and better,” he said aloud.

“She’s amazing,” Jace said and then leaned over and kissed her spine. He lowered his chest to the bed on her other side and began to suckle her skin and play with her breasts.

“Fuck.” Ridge came first, thrusting into her tight ass, hardly able to move.

“Valentina. Oh, yeah, baby,” Beck called out and came next.

He pulled from her mouth and Valentina moaned. Ridge and Beck stepped away and Sparrow rolled her to her back, spread her thighs, and lifted up, pounding into her so damn fast the bed rocked.

“You’re ours always, baby. Never like this. Never anyone but you for us. Never,” he yelled and then held himself inside of her as they both came together.

Beck appeared with a washcloth and towel. They all cleaned her up and kissed her skin. Jace climbed over and pulled her onto his chest. She moaned softly. “You are not going anywhere. You’re staying the night,” he ordered.