Looking at her, Steven was sure Holly was on the verge of breaking apart. She appeared so fragile. After a few seconds she took some deep breaths. He saw her close her eyes, mutter, and then turn away to put her purse away.
Going to the doorway he caught her gaze as she lifted the coffee pot.
"What's the matter, sweetheart?" he asked.
"Nothing. I'm fine. I'm just thinking about what we've got to do today." Her hands shook as she poured some coffee into a cup. The shaking was too bad, and she spilt some hot coffee over her hand. She gasped out, hissing and dropping the cup.
Steven went to her instantly.
"I'm so sorry. I'm such a klutz." Holly tried to clean the mess.
"Leave it." He made sure his words came out as an order.
She stopped and stood. He lifted her hand to assess the damage. There was a red patch on her hand but nothing serious.
"Why are you so nervous? What's happened today?" he asked.
Holly nibbled her lip.
"You've got to tell me."
"One of my brothers got suspended for fighting. He's at home, but he won't tell me why he started a fight. Eric is usually a good boy. He's fourteen and behaves like he's older. I need John to talk to him, but there wasn't any time. We'd have been late otherwise."
"He at home now?" Steven asked
"Yeah." Her gaze moved to the telephone.
"He's a guy. I'm sure he'd prefer talking to his big brother than his sister." Steven needed to talk with Kade about getting them out of there.
"Yeah, but my dad's there, and if he finds Eric then I don't know what will happen," she said.
"Why don't you go to the sheriff?"
"I can't. If I go and tell them the truth about Mom and Dad then they'll take the others away. I wouldn't go anywhere because I'm over eighteen. The others, they're not so lucky. I don't want them to go to care. John and I are all they've got. I'm not going to do that to them."
Steven cupped her checks, forcing her to look at him. "You're too kind for your own good." He brushed his lips against hers wanting desperately to deepen the kiss. Instead, he pulled back.
"Everything will be fine, and next time you can bring your brother here."
"Really?" she asked, shocked.
"Really. He can do homework or something. I won't have a problem providing you get your work done."
She went on her toes and kissed him. "Thank you so much, Mr. Clark."
"Steven. You call me Steven."
Holly smiled.
Stepping back, Steven gave her the space to make another coffee. He went back to his office and glanced at the email on his desk. The lawyer he and Kade had hired was looking into the potential guardianship of her siblings.
Steven figured if he threw enough money at her father and mother, they'd back off. When he got the time he'd look into seeing how much it would cost him to get Holly in his life and that bastard out of hers.
****
The rest of the week flew by. Holly took all of her siblings to school and took Eric to the office with her. He sat at one of the desks in the corner working through homework. When he finished, he took his work to Steven to look over. She was shocked when Steven sent Eric back to his desk to make the work clearer to read. No one had ever tried to get the best out of Eric before. She was thankful to Steven for putting in the extra effort.
Even Kade talked with Eric when he came by for lunch or whenever the mood struck him. Neither of them ignored her little brother, and in the few days he'd been with her at work, Eric looked to be flourishing.
He ate with her and John underneath their tree.
"So tonight we're going home alone. I'm picking up the rest of the gang from school, and you're spending the night with me," John said.
Holly took a bite of her paste sandwich and winced. She really hated the taste of paste, but it was cheap and served them for a good few days.
"How come?" Eric asked.
"Kade and Steven want some alone time with her, and we're going to give it to them."
"I don't think I should stay behind. I think I should come home with you guys," Holly said. Steven and Kade both scared her during working hours. Their presence made her body hum with sexual awareness, and she didn't know what she was going to do if they were alone for a prolonged length of time.
She noticed her two brothers shared a look.
"What?" she asked.
"I think Kade and Steven are cool. They'll treat you right. They're good people, unlike Dad. They'll never treat you how Dad treats us and Mom."
Holly couldn't argue with Eric's assessment. Steven and Kade were nothing like her parents. Their mother might not hit out, but she certainly knew what to say to Holly and the others when she was having a bad day.
"Nothing will come of it. They probably want to fire me or something."
It was Steven who'd given her a better paying job. She looked at John hoping he'd get the message and drop the conversation.
"So, Eric, what happened at school?"
No matter how many times she and her brother asked Eric, he wouldn't tell them a thing.
"Nothing. Just drop it."
Eric munched on his sandwich and looked everywhere but at them.
"You've got to tell us. Otherwise we can't help you."
"They were talking shit about you guys and my parents. I wasn't going to stand to be bitched at."
"Eric, watch your language."
"Holly, leave it out. Go on inside while I have a word with our brother." John ushered her away.
Not seeing any point in arguing, she grabbed her lunch and made her way back inside the break room.
The door to Steven's office was partially open. She ignored it and sat behind her desk.
"Yeah, that's it, suck it good."
Holly froze at the sound of male groans. She wasn't stupid when it came to sex. She'd heard her parents going at it enough times. During those times she did everything she could to stop the younger ones from hearing it.
Before she could stop herself, Holly stood up from her chair and moved over to the door.
"Fuck, your mouth is good on me."
Stepping quietly she moved to where the door was open enough for her to look. She hated her curiosity more than anything. If Steven wanted her to see what was going on he'd leave the door open wide.
Covering her mouth, Holly did everything she could in order to contain her gasp.
Steven was on his knees in front of Kade. What she saw left nothing to the imagination. Kade's jeans were down to his ankles, and his long, thick cock was deep inside Steven's mouth.
Her boss's head was bobbing on the length. Their moans echoed around the room.
"I'm going to come. You better be ready for a load of my cum. You're going to swallow every single drop."
Heat hit her between the legs. Her nipples hardened at the sudden fire inside her. What she was witnessing turned her on.
Kade grunted, and she saw Steven's throat working to swallow all of his load. Licking her lips she took a step back. Her jeans were too long, and she ended up trapped around her own ankles. Letting out a squeal, Holly fell in a heap on the floor. There was nothing else that could complete her humiliation.
The two men she worked for opened the door. Kade didn't wear a shirt, and he was buckling up his jeans on the way out.
Her cheeks must be aflame from embarrassment. They must know she'd seen them in a tryst. Not only that they must see she was turned on by what she saw.
"Are you all right?" Steven asked.
She nodded, turning her head away. Her predicament was so humiliating.
"I'm fine."
"Did you enjoy the show?" Kade asked.
"Kade!"
Holly jerked and looked at him. Fisting her hands at her sides she faced Kade. "What?"
"Come on, baby, I know you were watching. Did it get you hot to see us together?" Kade asked.
Steven took a step back, but she still felt his gaze on her.
"I don't know what you're talking about," she said.
His chest was hard, muscular, and he made her mouth water for a taste of him.
"No?" In one swift movement Kade had her sweater off her. She didn't see any reason to fight him, and by the time he'd gotten it over head she'd already complied, lifting her arms up in order to help him.
Kade's hand went to her breast. He cupped her through her shirt. "You were watching, Holly, and you were turned on." His thumb grazed her nipple. "Don't lie."
Looking at the ground she felt mortified that he'd seen her.
"I'm sorry," she said.
"All I want to know is if you liked it?" Kade took a step closer. His hand pressed between her thighs making her gasp. What the hell was she supposed to do or say?
Chapter Three
Kade wasn't backing down. He refused to. The instant she'd come back from lunch he'd heard her. He'd made sure to speak loud enough for her to hear. If she couldn't stomach the sight of him and Steven together then he wasn't wasting time with her tonight. The only way their relationship was to work was for all of them to handle each other carefully. From her hard nipples and the heat coming from her pussy, Kade believed she really liked seeing them together.