11
Harry
We’re in Mike’s penthouse, and the place is luxurious but none of us care at the moment because our girl’s crying. Sierra’s sobbing into Mike’s shoulder as we sit on the sleek white couch.
“I’m sorry,” she cries. “I should have known Benny was lying about clearing everything with the club. I should have known and I was just so dumb! It’s obvious looking back on it all.”
Mike strokes her back as we share glances. Then, I pick up the curvy girl and sit with her in my lap on the couch, as Mike and James take places on either side of us. Mike puts a comforting hand on her knee, as James rubs soothing circles on her thigh. Gently, I push Sierra’s curls from her face and cup her cheek.
“Look at me, gorgeous.” I wait for her to meet my eyes before wiping away her tears with a big thumb. “It’s not a big deal, and it’s definitely not your fault. No one thinks that it is.”
“Harry’s right, baby girl,” Mike growls. “This is on Benny and on us. We should have known he was up to something when he asked us to pay the Club’s fee separately.”
Sierra’s eyes go wide.
“Wait a minute. He made you guys pay more on top of all that money you bid? He told me that there was no fee at all because this was a special friends and family auction,” she stammers.
I shake my head.
“No sweetheart, a turd like that always has his eye on the cash. But it’s not your fault, honey, because he fooled all of us,” I say. “We’re the ones who should have been smarter.”
Sierra buries her face in my shirt and her shoulders shake as she cries into my chest.
“I’m sorry! I should have known from day one. I should have reported him. What are we going to do now?”
I lift her chin so she’s looking at me and smile before sharing a glance with my buddies. We’re all on the same page and it’s time to declare ourselves.
“None of that matters, sweetheart,” I rasp. “We don’t need the club. Especially not when we’ve got you.”
Sierra sniffs miserably.
“Me?”
I give her a kiss, then Mike turns her to face him and kisses her as well.
“Yes, you, baby girl,” he rumbles. “You’re all we need.”
James is next, and I shift her so she’s straddling my lap as she leans over and kisses him.
“You’re it for us, baby,” he murmurs against her lips. “We love you, sweetheart, and we don’t need Club Z, or any club for that matter, now that we have you.”
She starts, her eyes wide.
“You love me?” she gasps.
I laugh, and grab her face, kissing her vigorously.
“Hell yeah, we love you, gorgeous. Don’t you know that by now? You’ve been living with us for months, and we can’t imagine a day going by without you in it. Hell, you light up our lives sweetheart, and it’s no joke. Club Z has already delivered the greatest prize, so why would we need to stay?”
Sierra looks astonished but then to our surprise, her features crumple again as she begins crying.
“What is it?” Mike asks, a look of panic on his face. “Are you okay, sweetheart? Oh shit, we’ve fucked up, haven’t we?”
She sniffles and smiles through her sobs while shaking her head.
“No, it’s just that I love you, too. All of you. So much, and I never expected this. I thought I was just the girl from the auction whom you were toying with. You know, because I still get paid every time we get in bed. I’m a very wealthy woman now,” she whispers.
We nod, pleased.
“That was always our intention,” I growl. “You don’t need to work part-time anywhere anymore, honey. Feel free to just concentrate on school because it’s important. We want you to be happy.”
Sierra nods, biting her lip.
“Yes, but I want you to know that I don’t need to get paid anymore because actually, I’ve got a bit of a surprise,” she says in a trembling voice. “I don’t know if you’ll be happy or … well, I don’t even want to think about the ifs.”
We stare at her.
“What is it, sweetheart?” I query gently. “So much has already happened.”
Sierra looks down and then gently slides her hands to cover her belly.
“Well, I’m pregnant is all,” she speaks in a soft voice. “We’ve been going at it so much, and you know you’re very virile men. Not only that, but there are three of you, so you could say the chances of getting pregnant were tripled.”
My friends and I share astonished looks, but then we pull her in and kiss her senseless.