And Katie almost collapsed then, eyes wide as she took in the mountain of yellow paper.
“I can’t,” she said in a small voice. “I can’t, not now.”
Despite the fact that we were angry with her, despite the fact that she was angry with us and there were so many unresolved questions in the air, our girl’s distress was real, and I pulled her into my arms.
“Things are gonna be okay,” my voice soothed, a low growl. “Things are gonna be okay baby.”
Mason came to stand by us, that dark form looming. So what if we were two guys with a crying girl in our arms? Emergency rooms the world over have seen this very sight.
“Don’t worry baby,” he rumbled. “It’ll all work out. Let’s step outside and get some sun, it’s fucking depressing in here.”
Slowly, with a sobbing Katie in our arms, we made our way outside, finding a bench next to a fountain. Despite Newark being a shithole of a city, this hospital was pretty nice, the water tinkling musically as flowers bloomed around us.
“Calm, little girl,” I said again, holding her in my lap. “Things are gonna be okay.”
“It’s not that bad,” added Mason. “Seriously, it’s not that bad.”
But that made Katie jerk her head up from my shoulder, looking between us.
“What do you mean, it’s not that bad?” she asked. “What’s not bad? The situation? My aunt? Me? You? Everything’s awful,” she cried, swiping at her cheeks furiously, trying to erase the stain of tears. But it was no good. She was so beautiful despite it all, the wild curls, the curvy, heaving body, even crying, our girl was gorgeous.
“It’s not that bad,” I repeated again soothingly. “It’s gonna be fine.”
And this time, she swung to look at me with blazing eyes.
“I don’t know why you keep saying that because things couldn’t get any worse,” she spat. “Things really couldn’t get any worse.”
I begged to differ. With that curvy ass bouncing up and down in my lap, the world seemed pretty good. But I nodded, encouraging her to continue.
“What is it baby girl? Spit it all out. Tell us why you left us.”
And Katie shook her head, frustrated.
“Isn’t it obvious?” she said, gesturing wildly with her hands. “Isn’t it obvious?”
Mason cut in then.
“Frankly no,” he rumbled, blue eyes bright. “It’s not often we have a girl take off in the middle of sex, leaving me and him high and dry. So no, it’s not, an explanation would be great.”
Katie stared at us both, those big brown eyes wide with disbelief.
“Okay, where do I start?” she said slowly. “First, the fact that this is all fake. This is a fake engagement so that Mason can fulfill the terms of his grandfather’s will and get a load of money. None of this is real,” she said as she stared.
“Second,” she continued. “We’ve been doing the physical, going at each other non-stop. We shouldn’t be, because there’s no real need! And seeing that I’m bigger than most,” she said, gesturing to those lush curves, “people think there’s a baby anyways. So why the hell have we been tasting each other?” she asked plaintively. “Why?”
I was just about to interrupt, but the brunette shot me a hard look.
“And third,” she continued, “You and Mason are in love,” she continued. “You guys are head over heels in love with one another, you’ve known each other for years, built an empire together. So unfortunately, I’m a third wheel,” she said slowly, her eyes filling with tears once more. “I’m the odd man out in this trio that’s not even supposed to exist. I’m the extra, the leftovers,” she said woodenly. “So what the hell are we doing here?” she cried again abruptly, looking between me and Mason. “Why are you here? Why are you trying to help my aunt? I have to get away!” she cried out, scrambling off my lap.
But my arms were like a vise around that sweet body.
“Naw baby girl, not yet,” I ground out. “It’s not time to go yet.”
“Hold still,” chimed Mason, eyes blazing bright. “Because we have some words too.”
“What?” gasped Katie, still struggling furiously in my arms. “There’s nothing that could make this damned situation better, everything is so messed up!”
I pulled her closer even as Mason reached out to stroke those brown curls.
“Trust me, it gets better,” I hushed, loving the lush tits, the wiggle of her butt in my lap. Shit, even at this crucial juncture, I was so turned on by her body, so fucking aroused by everything that was Katie. “Shhh.”