Subtlety was never going to be Kade's strong suit.
Holly chuckled.
"Please, baby, tell me there is nothing else wrong with you." Kade caught her face between his palms.
She shook her head. "I've got a few cuts and bruises. Nothing else is wrong with me. The doctor ran a few tests to make sure. I'm totally fit and healthy."
"I'm not talking about your body, baby. I'm talking about up here." Kade pressed his fingers against her temple.
Her fingers covered his. She smiled between them. Steven's world lit up at her smile.
"No, it's not. I'm fine."
"You've taken a lot of his abuse, Holly. Please, be honest with us," Steven said, kissing her temple.
"I'm being honest. I spent a great deal of time working. It was only a few hours a day when I actually had to deal with him. The waiting was the worst. I used to have to wait for him." She shivered. "Thinking about what he'd do affected me more."
"You'll never have to deal with him again. You've got us, and you'll always have us. We're not going anywhere."
Her head rested on Steven's shoulder. "Two men."
Kade smirked. "Get used to it. You're coming home with us. Your family can visit you at the ranch. We're handling everything for your brothers and sisters. You'll have nothing to worry about. I promise."
They stood away as the nurse walked back in. She smiled among all three. "I'm so pleased to know you'll have two strapping men taking care of you, honey. Take care and rest. If you have any concerns, call."
Steven took her hand, and all three of them walked out of the hospital. John and the others were waiting.
He let her go to embrace her family.
"She's our girl all right," Kade said.
Steven stopped to let her know they were bringing the car around. He walked with Kade to the parking lot. "She'll complete us, Kade. She's the missing link."
"I can't wait to explore everything with her."
Kade brought the car around to pick Holly up. Steven let John know to bring the family around for dinner. He'd made more than enough food to feed them all. With her safely between him and Kade, they all headed off home.
"I got John to pack your stuff up. You'll be living with us for now on, Holly. I don't want to hear any arguments," Kade said.
"I'm not going to argue. It'll be nice living with you."
Steven took her hand, kissing her fingers. "We've got a lot more to say to you," he said.
"Like what?"
He glanced at Kade to see if he wanted him to hold off. His lover nodded.
"Kade and I want this to be for forever with you."
She pulled away frowning. "Like forever, forever?"
"Yeah, the whole ‘til death do you part or something," Steven said, smiling.
"Both of you want this?" She looked between them.
"I'm going to let you handle this, Steven. I'm driving."
Turning Holly to face him, Steven licked his lips. "We both want you in our lives, as our partner and lover. Kade and I want to share you between us."
"But you're together."
"We want what Gavin has with his two lovers. He's married to Heidi, and he's committed to Landon. Kade and I are committed to each other, and you'll be married to me." He and Kade had discussed the arrangements some time ago. Steven was the older of the two, and he would be the one to marry his woman. Kade already wore a ring, a symbol of their relationship.
Kade would be there in the church, and they would know in their hearts that they were married to each other. There would never be a divide of love.
"Marriage?"
"Yes." He tucked her hair behind her ear. "We'd all be together."
Her eyes glistened with tears. "I don't know what to say."
"Do you love us?"
She licked her lips, glancing down at their hands. Her head nodded. It was a single jerk, but that movement lifted Steven's heart more than anything.
Gazing over her shoulder, he saw Kade was happy with the news.
"We love you, Holly. We want to make you our woman completely."
Holly didn't say a word. She stared at him for several seconds without moving or speaking. Then as suddenly as she'd frozen, her arms wrapped around him, holding on tight. "I never thought I'd have anyone say those words to me."
When she pulled away tears fell from her eyes. Steven brushed them away. The instant Kade parked the truck outside the ranch he pulled her into his arms.
Steven watched feeling the emotion clog his throat.
"Never letting you go now. You're our woman. Love you so damn much even with your shitty sweaters."
Holly burst out laughing.
"Let's move this inside." Steven climbed out and went to open the door. The ranch hands were working in the far fields. Kade wasn't always needed to assess their work.
Before they got chance to talk, John arrived with her siblings. Steven served them dinner. Holly didn't mention about their marriage proposal. Her gaze kept falling on him and Kade.
He felt her stare on him whenever he left the table. When he turned to look at her, she'd smile and turn her attention elsewhere. Kade sat beside her with an arm along the back of her chair. There were no bruises to her face, and the few cuts caused by the glass were minor. Letting out a sigh, Steven thanked whoever was listening for looking after his woman. There was no way he'd live without her.
Holly had been in his life for a long time, a minimum of two years, but he'd only just claimed her as his own. Time didn't matter to him. The only thing that mattered was how he felt.
Chapter Eight
Holly knelt on the bed looking at the mirror they kept on the wall at the head of the bed. She checked over the few cuts to see most of them had healed. The bruise she'd had a couple of weeks ago was long gone. Lifting up the red negligee she wore, she saw only a few minor bruises.
Since the incident with her father her two men had been the perfect gentlemen. They'd not expected anything from her at all. She'd watched them two together at night. Kade and Steven refused to touch her until she was properly healed. Holly tried to argue with them. They were not having any of it. Kade even counted up some punishments for her. He'd made it clear he was the man in charge and she'd do as she was told. Even though she wanted to argue with him, she couldn't help the explosion of arousal inside her whenever he went all Dom on her.
She'd been in charge for so long that she looked forward to not having to deal with it. At least her men let her watch them together. Steven had also given in and brought her to orgasm multiple times. When Kade walked in she couldn't help sticking her tongue out at him. Instead of him getting angry he'd told Steven what she did. The rest of the night she'd not been allowed to come until both her men thought she was reasonably punished.
Both Kade and Steven were creative in the bedroom.
Watching them together was a thing of beauty. She'd gotten up close and personal as Steven claimed Kade's ass along with Kade claiming Steven's. Their hardness and love turned her on. She couldn't wait to get involved in the action.
Pushing the negligee down, she let out a groan of frustration. Steven's lawyer had sorted out the details of John's guardianship. Holly was also put down for guardianship. She took them to school and handled as much as she could.
Her men were looking into buying a home close by so she didn't have far to drive to see them. She still worked for Steven. Holly liked being near her men. For the first time in her life she felt free to love, and that was a whole new experience for her.
William and Anita Walker would never be part of their lives. It turned out Anita was known for dealing hard drugs and was wanted in a few states. When Holly heard the news she'd been completely shocked, but it also explained her mother's disappearances from time to time.
None of them had to worry about their wrath. Steven's lawyer assured her he'd sorted everything. She was free to live her life with her men. For over a year Steven had been finding the means to get her family free. Her father's witnessed outburst had sped everything along.
Rubbing her hand down the negligee she let out a sigh. Kade and Steven had bought her a whole new wardrobe. They'd also made a visit to the pleasure shop in town. Callie was one of the nicest women Holly had met. The other woman was older than her by a couple of years, and they'd never got the chance to meet. Being a part of the Walker clan, Holly had kept to herself.
"I love that colour on you," Kade said, walking into the room. He wore a towel around his waist, and he was drying his hair on another.