BlueArtemis makes it to our designated room without dropping me…thank the stars. Except he isn’t as careful setting me down and instead decides to toss me onto the huge bed. I don’t mean like a kind sized bed…this thing looks like two king beds pusher together. “Why on earth would Alan have a bed this big in his house?” I ask as I continue looking around the room with confusion.“He likes to experiment.” Artemis says. My attention moves back to him when I hear the sound of his belt buckle. He's pulling it off by the time I start paying attention and he doesn’t waste time moving on to pulling his shirt out of his pants. I watch him unbutton each button on his shirt and when he’s finally done my mouth has gone dry. He is so freaking hot, and for some reason wants to have sex with me. I mean a lot of sex! Since we slept together, he keeps giving me these looks that make me feel jittery and anxious. It’s too intense! “Artemis…we just did this! On a plane! You can’t honestly want-““To
ArtemisBlue wiggles her eyebrows at me and climbs off me to look for my belt. I can’t say for sure what she plans on doing with it but I have a pretty good idea. Let me tell you…I have never been tied up before. That would mean giving a strange woman control over me and that was never going to happen. They could take photos and leak them which would ruin my reputation. This would be the first time I let a woman take control in the bedroom, and it’s clear that Blue likes the idea. “Ha! Found it!” She says jumping to her feet with the belt in hand. “Want to play a game?” “Depends on what sort of game you’re thinking of.” I tell her but my answer will be yes. “It’s a game where you lay there like a good boy and let me tie your hands together. Then I have my way with you. How does that sound?” She asks swinging the belt like it’s a rope. She already looks pink cheeked and flustered which is my favorite look on her. I’m hard as fuck and my girl is offering to tie
BlueArtemis and I passed out only a few minutes after our little romp. When I wake up I feel his arms wrapped around me and when I try to shift just a small amount he tightens his hold on me. It would be sweet if my bladder wasn’t about to revolt and cause some embarrassing drama far too early in the morning. So I try again to wiggle my way out of Artemis’s hold and once again he tightens his hold but this time its far too low and I’m worried I might burst like a grape. “Artemis…” I say not too loudly but loud enough for him to hopefully hear. He makes a sound but doesn’t respond other than to cuddle closer to me. Uh, why is he being a cuddly teddy bear when I need to make a quick escape? I clench my legs together and when there is absolutely no way I can hold it I decide to pinch his arm. He makes a sound between a grunt and a hiss, but it does the trick and I make a dash for the bathroom. “What the fuck Blue!” He yells from past the door.“Sorry!” I yell ba
ArtemisSomethings off with Blue this morning and I don’t think it has anything to do with what we did last night. Even with the scars she has on her body she doesn’t usually seem shy around me, so why now? I walk downstairs and here the familiar sounds of food being prepared and head in the direction of the kitchen. When I enter, I find a disheveled looking Alan sitting at the island facing the kitchen drinking coffee. He turns his head enough to see me and sets hi cup down making it a lot easier to see the ridiculous smile on his face. It’s one of his knowing smiles, but I won’t be discussing anything with him. If he knows what’s good for him he won’t try to imagine anything either. “Sleep well?” He asks but I don’t bother replying. Instead, I sit on the seat next to him and slide one of the coffee cups sitting in front of him over to me. He sets the French press in front of me as well and I pour myself a cup. “So, what’s the plan boss?” He asks. He mu
BlueMy plan had been to crawl into bed and lazy the day away in my TOM bubble, but the universe had other plans for me. Abigail, Alan and Artemis have been inside Alan’s office working like crazy since this morning trying to do damage control for the company. I wish there was something I could do to help them, but I can’t think of anything. I decide to check out what’s being said online and get a better idea of what we’ll be up against in that arena. I’ve gotten a lot better at using the smartphone and can now pretty much do everything without asking for help. I open the search engine and type in Artemis’s name. A ton of articles pop up so I click on the first one. It has a video on the top of the page, so I select it. “There is a lot of drama circling the Rhodes family this week. From their son Artemis marrying a girl no one has ever seen or heard of to the head of the family taking over his son’s company. Is there trouble in paradise? The family is famously known fo
BlueOnce I have my escape route figured out I sneak back upstairs to our room and start to make my other plans. Less than an hour goes by before Bryant shows up with my old bag. It’s like seeing an old friend again, but the reunion is bittersweet. That bag holds so many memories and not all of them have been good. “Thanks Bryant.” I say holding the bag close to me. “It was no problem, Miss Blue. Are you feeling alright? You look a bit pale.” He gives me a concerned look but I give him a smile and wave off his concern. “I’m fine. Just a little tired.” He nods and even though he still looks worried he doesn’t ask me anything else. We say a quick goodbye and I close the door behind me. Once I’m alone I put my old bag on the bed and look through everything inside. It looks like everything is still inside even the money I had saved up. I guess no one bothered with it since all of these people have way more money than this that it isn’t worth stealing. This moment
Artemis“I don’t think there is much more we can do tonight. The memos will be sent out in the morning. Are you sure about this?” Abigail asks. “I don’t say or do things I don’t mean. These people didn’t show any loyalty to me so why should I? They were willing to go along with my father’s schemes to destroy my company. Alan and I started this from the bottom and can do it again. I just wish I could see my fathers face when everything comes crashing down around him. We’ll start of the next phase once we leak the story. You’re right though, we need to rest for the night. Things will be happening fast after tomorrow.” “Yes sir. Tell Blue I say goodbye. She must be really tired.” Abigail waves to us as she leaves. “I’m surprised Blue didn’t come to see what we were up to.” Alan says as he pours himself another scotch. He offers some to me but I wave it off. What he said has me wondering why I had hardly seen Blue at all today. I’d fallen into my work hole and fo
ArtemisWe finally make it to the gas station and I spot the security guys waiting in the parking lot for us. I pull in the spot beside them and turn of the engine. They stand up straight when I walk around the car to meet them. “Did you find anything?” I ask them. They look at each other while I wait for someone to answer my question. “Well?”“We didn’t know what you wanted us to do once we got here.” One of the guys says. Oh fuck me…these men are idiots. “Check the perimeter you idiots!” I yell at them. They quickly move their asses to do as I ask just as Bryant and Dane pull in. “We drove down the closest streets leading back into the closest town but didn’t spot her.” Dane says. “Fuck.” I whisper under my breath and the urge to pull my hair out in frustration is so severe that I end up running my fingers through it but stop before I make a show of how I’m really feeling. What I’m feeling is fucking worry. Where could she have
BlueWhat is going on? Here I was expecting some yelling or fighting but got hysterical laughter instead. Are they all high? Well, probably not Iris, but she looks a little confused as well. Same girl, same. “What is so funny?” I yell. They all slowly calm down and it’s Rhea who speaks next. “Blue, I know that this may seem strange, but we’re happy.” Say what now?“What do you mean? You guys would be getting nothing!” I remind them as if it weren’t clear. “We know and that’s the great part. Honestly, it’s a relief. That money is tainted with bad memories for us. It’s a burden, but to someone who’s as kindhearted as you it could be a huge blessing. You’ve come from having so little to having enough money for a hundred lifetimes. You could do anything! We are happy to let that money go and let you decide what to do with it. Once the funeral is over we can finally let that time of our lives die too. It’s the last tie to what our family name used to
ArtemisThis week has been hell. My grandfather and parents did not want to leave this world without one last special, and I’m hating every second of dealing with it. Still for my sisters it means closure even though our relationship with them was strained. Then there’s the whole matter of the will. Honestly, I don’t want to know what my grandfather has left me to deal with. If what’s happened in the last few months are only a piece of what I have to face then I’m going to hate the rest even more. My sisters are happy to let me handle it since they don’t want a thing from my father or grandfather. As much as they feel a sense of loss, they also feel relief. The last die-hard Rhodes are gone and we can all move on. My charity work with blue has been a lot more rewarding than any of the other work I’ve done, and seeing her smile is all the payment I need. Fuck. I haven’t been able to spend much time with her thanks to all this, but as soon as it’s over I am taking the fi
BlueI make it back to the bookstore just as Dane comes in searching for me. “Everything okay?” He asks looking me over for injuries. “Yeah, they didn’t have what I was looking for and I even asked an employee to look, and it took forever just for her to tell me they didn’t have the book. Crazy right?” I laugh weakly and hope he doesn’t notice my discomfort in lying.He doesn’t ask anything, so I guess I did okay, but as we drive home my anxiety hits an all time high. How am I going to look at Artemis and his sisters knowing what I know and not say anything. These people have been rich all their lives and even though they are individually wealthy do they expect more now that their grandfather and parents are dead? I can only imagine the amount of money those three died with and now it’s coming my way. There is so much anxiety and pressure waring inside me that when we get home I rush through the front door and to the nearest bathroom to throw up. No one seems
BlueI need to find a way to get out of here without anyone asking questions. Also, that means leaving the babies and Lilly which I’m not sure anyone will be willing to do with everything else going on, but I need to go to this meeting. There’s no time to debate logistics, so I head back to the living room where I see the Rhodes siblings still discussing something. Artemis’s eyes lift when I walk into the room, and he gives me a confused look. Maybe he sees something in my face that has alarm bells going up, so I try to smile and act like nothing is going on. “I’m sorry but something came up at my office, I need to run in and handle it. Can I leave the kids with you?” I ask him. “Of course. Is everything okay?” He asks standing and stepping around the couch to walk in my direction. I don’t really want him touching me right now. It feels fake now. After what I heard it has me overthinking still and I don’t have time to dig deeper into all those feelings right now.
BlueThe door opens behind me, and Artemis walks inside with Iris next to him. His sisters are on their feet in an instant and rushing over to wrap their little sister in their arms. The three of them start to cry while Artemis stands off to the side watching them. His forehead is creased, and his jaw is tight like he isn’t sure what to do but also like he’s worried. So, I walk over to him and slip my hand in his. “You okay?” I whisper. He sighs. “I’m glad she’s okay.” That’s enough for me. This is all so fresh, so it makes sense that none of them know what to say or do next. “What can I do to help?” I ask him. “We need to wait for the lawyer to the estate contacts us. They will let us know our grandfather’s and parent’s wishes for burial and memorial services. Then we go from there. After the funeral there will be the reading of the will, and we’ll all know where we stand in this family.” He grinds his teeth at that last part. I may not know much a
BlueAfter Artemis leaves, I stand in the hallway and try to figure out the best way to go about this. Rhea is torn up over the news and I want to be there for her, but what can I do? I don’t want to just sit back and have them handle everything while they work through everything emotionally. It’s no secret, things were strained between all of them but that was still Artemis’s parents and that has to be hard for him. Before I can come up with a plan one of the babies starts crying. All of them have a different cry and this one is Eros. I walk into the nursery and pick him up right away. His head turns to my boob as soon as he’s in my arms. Before I take him out to feed, I check on Selene and Damion, but they are still asleep.Those two sleep like the dead when they want to except apparently at night when the smallest sound has them wide awake. In the end all of them end up in bed with me and Artemis to finish off the night. Not that either of us care much, we love cuddling u
ArtemisI hadn’t heard from my grandfather in several weeks and I’m wondering when he will send Iris to us. I’m willing to fly to wherever they are and pick her up myself but any attempts at contacting my grandfather have gone unanswered. That is until Rhea comes stumbling into the house looking as if she’s seen a ghost. “Artemis…” It sounds like saying that much was too much effort. “What?” “Rhea? What’s wrong?” Blue rushes over to my sister and helps her to sit down on the closest chair. “Rhea, what’s going on?” “Just look.” My sister hands her phone to Blue, but I can hear the audio. 'Another tragedy involving the famous Rhodes family. Unfortunately, this accident resulted in the death of three members including the Patriarch of the family, his son and his daughter-in-law. The following information may be upsetting for some. The police and rescue crew discovered the pilot a mile away and the members of the family different distances from the crash. Ou
ArtemisSeeing Blue juggle, the children’s home and motherhood is like watching a bee buzzing around a hive. She has been going non-stop and is trying so hard to make up for the time she lost not being there to help. I know she thinks that she will let someone down if she isn’t giving one hundred percent of herself in everything she does, but I can see her burning out. At night she’s been crashing as soon as her head hits the pillow, but she’s up any time the triplets need to be changed or fed. I try to help as best I can, but she always tells me to sleep, and she will handle things. Only she doesn’t realize that she sleeps through a few of the nightly cries, and I make sure nothing wakes her. Now that she will let the babies in the nursery, I turn off the monitor while I’m in there and switch to getting alerts on my phone. That way she can sleep, and I’ll still be able to hear the babies. She needs the rest. Since the babies came, I’ve been in full dad duty. Not that
BlueThe first few weeks home with the triplets is chaos. Lilly is such a sweet girl and even though she needs a lot of help with things she hasn’t complained once having to share our time. Artemis has made everything so much easier by just being here and helping wherever it’s needed. He was joking about the personal chief either. I mean when does he ever not mean these things? I should know that by now. He also did have a whole medical room set up in the house. There are plans to expand the house even more thanks to all the plans he has. Athena found a house down the street from us and has been so happy with her decision to adopt. She’s an amazing mother and it’s been great having her so close by. Rhea, not wanting to be left out also bought a house on our street and has been stopping by with her kids almost everyday much to Artemis’s displeasure. He’s gotten a lot better with having his sisters around but he’s still his grumpy self with them. Now they just find it fu