BLAZE*It was six in the morning, and I sat here in my office. I couldn't sleep knowing that there was so much going on today, and my brain was in overdrive. Every time I fell asleep, I had these horrible nightmares; and they had all pertained to work. So I rolled over and climbed out of bed at four-thirty in the morning.I have nine applications sitting in front of me. I had gone through a stack of them on Thursday and had called them all up on Friday. My first applicant would be here at nine o'clock, and he seemed like a good fit for the company. Vega starts working in the office today, which I was excited about, and Jace would be here to get her trained. Jace would also help me with interviews. I called the guys who would be going with Tanner, Conner, and Wade today on Saturday before I left the office; that was another load off my back.The foundation for this one home that Tanner, Wade, and Conner would be starting on today was leveled and laid down over a month ago. So construct
VEGA*Lyra had been in a coma now for a little over six weeks. The doctors don't understand why she hasn't woken up yet. The swelling in her brain has completely healed. Her injuries, including her arm and leg, have recovered faster than any doctors thought. Dr. Wise had gone in and taken out the screws and had put fresh casting on her arm and leg two weeks ago. He felt it would be best to keep them both in a cast for a couple more weeks. Dr. Wise would remove the cast from her arm and leg in two days.Dr. Jared Wise has been coming in twice a day for the last three weeks; to work on Lyra's good arm and leg so they wouldn't get atrophied. Jared would be her physical therapist once Lyra woke up. Boy, does the poor guy have his work cut out for him? Lyra will probably drive the man mad, and he will go on a boxing rampage every night after work. Lyra won't let him help her with anything, so I hope Jared can be stern and not let her go overboard. Lyra, however, is going to go crazy over t
LYRA*I'm not sure how long I have been in this dream world of mine. I think I will stay here, though. Who wants to go back to a broken brain and a broken body. Not me, that is for sure.I am content right here in my mystical fairyland filled with creatures you only read about in books and watched in movies. The only time I was out of this dream was when Vega was here. Once she left, I went right back into my dream state, a place where unicorns, dragons, centaurs, fairies, mermaids, and even creatures like werewolves and other shifter beings resided.My mind has taken me to another planet, I suppose. Where different raises of humanoid creatures reside. Maybe all of those stories my mom has told Vega and I about Lyra have molded their way into my subconscious. My mom should write a book about this supposed planet we all lived on in a past life. She would make millions.At night the universe bursts with vibrant bright colors. This world had two moons. It is hard to explain. It's all a d
VEGA*Jace and I frantically collected our things and ran out to his truck. Once he had helped me inside, Jace ran over to his side, jumped in, and started the truck. He backed out of the driveway and took off down the road."I can't believe she is awake. Oh my goodness, we just left the hospital. Why couldn't Lyra have woken up while we were there? I'm so happy, Jace," I said excitedly."I know; I'll need to call Tanner and Blaze; they will probably want to come to see her. What do you think?" Jace asked while glancing over at me with a massive grin on his face."Well, as much as I would love that, I think we should give it a couple of days. Let's wait until Lyra's comfortable having other visitors. I guess we will all need to get together and move her things down to the guestroom," I said.Jared has helped my parents and me with ordering and installing rehab equipment in mine and Lyra's gym, but ramps and other things have not been installed. Blaze and Tanner had said they would hel
LYRA*Dr. Wise started my physical therapy the morning after I had woken up from the coma, and the last two weeks have been a whirlwind of activity. At first, my muscles were weak, and Dr. Wise tried to get me to take painkillers and muscle relaxers, but I wouldn't take them. I know how it goes with pain medication; it's so easy for someone to get addicted to them. Half of the time, I wouldn't take anything at all. When I couldn't stand it anymore, I would take some Tylenol or Advil.Now, after two weeks, I have made it up to three-pound weights, and my muscles have strengthened enough in my legs so that I can walk some.Dr. Wise and I were now on a first-name basis and have become good friends. I am attracted to Jared, but he insisted that we be nothing more than just friends. If Jared were to have a relationship with one of his patients, he could get suspended or fired. I insisted that I would be going home in two weeks, and then I wouldn't be his patient any longer. Still, here we
LYRA*I was standing there trying to answer all of Jace's Aunts' questions. I have met so many new faces I couldn't seem to remember her name. She seemed like a great person, but I would like to move further from the door. Vega and I hadn't gotten very far when people started coming up to us and introducing themselves.All of Jace's cousins were fine as hell; my goodness. Jace's Aunt kept rattling on until a man walked up, telling her maybe I needed to sit down. Then he looked over at me, and I almost died. The man from my dreams was standing before me. I pinched myself, hoping this wasn't a dream.He gaped at me, his bright sapphire eyes wide. My eyes probably looked as if they were about to pop out; I couldn't do anything but stare at him; I didn't know what to say. Jace's Aunt was looking back and forth between us with a confused expression on her face.Thank God for Vega, who stepped in, "Lyra, this is Blaze, Jace's cousin. Blaze, this is my sister Lyra," Vega said with a massive
LYRA*Blaze walked out, and all I could do was sit there. I couldn't move or blink or anything. I stared at the door hoping Blaze would come back. Blaze is my soulmate. I knew the instant we kissed. The tingling sensation, the sparks, and flashes of light consumed me. Why in the world did I tell him to move on; I must be crazy? That's when my thoughts turned to Jared. I closed my eyes and brought myself back to the real world. I got up from my bed and made my way to Jared.The pizza had arrived; Jared was eating the hamburger Blaze had made me, which upset me slightly. I'm guessing that because my hamburger was gone. Blaze had made my hamburger perfectly as if he knew how I would like it.I grabbed a paper plate and filled it with chips and some salsa. Then I grabbed another paper plate and got myself four pieces of pizza. I looked over to see Blaze and Tanner grabbing some beers from the fridge. Blaze glanced over at Jared and then at me. A flash of annoyance crossed his face. Then h
BLAZE*"A dream I had about you and me a couple of months ago," I said, and Lyra gasped next to me."You, you had a dream about us," Lyra asked, and she sat up, with surprise written all over her face."I call it a dream, but it was so vivid, and it felt so real. Researchers call it lucid dreaming, I think. I'm so glad that you are back. I've been working myself to the bone to keep from going nuts," I said."I had a dream about us as well. I wonder if it was the same dream for us both. That would be so strange. What would it mean?" Lyra asked me."Lyra, come on; you and Blaze can flirt later," Vega hollered out just when I was about to reply to Lyra."Let me get a beer, and I'll be right there," Lyra said as she shrugged her shoulders at me and got up from the loveseat."Go ahead, and I'll grab a beer for you," I said to Lyra as I got up and started making my way to the kitchen.There were three different types of beer in the refrigerator, and I hadn't asked Lyra what she would like.
DIANA*It has been twenty-five years since it all started. When the beautiful Auburn-haired, green-eyed Riley twins walked into Blaze and Jace's lives. Lyra and Vega are the daughters I myself could never have, but I have been blessed beyond measure to have them both in my life.Between Jace and Vega, then Lyra and Blaze, then Tanner and Kaysen, I now have eighteen grandchildren. Blaze and Lyra have eight of those, and I do believe the only reason why they stopped is that the last time Lyra became pregnant, it resulted in her having another set of twins. Blaze had told me on several occasions when he was in college that he wanted a big family, and now as I gaze around at my massive family, I see he has all he ever dreamed of."Blaze, Lyra, get your family together so the photographer can get a picture of you with your dad and me," I called out over the crowd.Every year at Christmas time, we have a massive family reunion, and I always make sure to have several photographers around to
SIX MONTHS LATER*WADE*Taylor made it back to work after taking three months off to spend with Nathaniel. Samantha had also gotten Luke over his disdain over our relationship, and Samantha has cared for Nathaniel daily while we are at work. We have all bonded and have started going back to Luke's church.Blaze was beyond ecstatic when Taylor returned. The temp who had worked in her place while she was gone couldn't hack it. The office had turned into a shit show, to be honest, but we all somehow made it through. Connor, Jace, and I did most of the temp's work while she mainly just answered calls and forwarded them to us, and filed paperwork as an average secretary would. Three months of being stuck in the office and not doing any fieldwork had us all pent up—even Jace, who spent most of, if not all, of his time in the office.Blaze didn't win in the Mayor's election, but he came in close, losing by only a couple hundred votes, and that in turn brought in a whole slew of new clientele
TAYLOR*It's a good thing Torrance made sure all the equipment was set up in the bathroom before leaving. I had gotten up, and Wade, Connor, and I went for a stroll. My feet were so swollen, though. So after thirty minutes of walking, we went back home. I pounced on Connor and Wade just as we walked through the door, and we made love. It was mind-blowing sex that had my whole body trembling each time I came. When I got up to go to the bathroom, my water broke and gushed out onto the floor.Wade ran to fill up the bathtub as Connor called Kimberly, who said she would call Torrance and not to worry that they would both be there within ten minutes or so. Connor walked me to the bathroom and sat me on a closed toilet lid while he went out to clean up the floor, and Wade and I waited for the bathtub to fill up."Are you having any contractions?""No, but I need to use the restroom. Can you give me a minute, please," I usually wouldn't care if he stayed, but my stomach was on fire like I wa
Five Months Later🌶🌶🌶CONNOR*I helped Taylor out of the bathtub, and my cock sprung to the sight of her body. Pregnancy suits her, she is so damn sexy, Wade, and I can't seem to get enough of her. Pregnancy hormones have her jumping us any chance she gets. The last five months have been magical, and I never wanted it to end."Where's Wade?""He went out to get you the mint chocolate chip ice cream and pickles you were asking for,""He didn't have to do that; I could have waited,""Nonsense, what our love wants, she gets,""Do we have time for a quicky? I don't want to wait; I need you inside me now, Connor," Taylor demanded and rubbed her hand over my boxers, grinning when she felt my erection."Mmm, yes, babe, I'm going to cum so deep inside you it'll make your head spin," I said as I licked droplets of water from her neck down to her nipples.Taylor gripped the edge of my boxers and pulled them down, and gripped my length in her hands as I stroked her soft wet folds and sucked ea
TAYLOR*My parents have been asking for answers since Saturday. What possessed me to hug and kiss Connor out in the open? Oh yes, he's the love of my life, and he was hurt. At the time, I didn't care who saw; I had to be there for him. Now, after everything that has happened over the last couple of months, I'm tired of hiding the fact that I am with both Connor and Wade. If anyone has a problem with it, they can forget we exist, and that includes my parents. It's our time for happiness, and I'm not going to let anyone taint what we have."Alright, the moment of truth; you guys ready?" I asked Connor and Wade before opening the front door.We all took a deep breath, and Connor and Wade bent and kissed my cheeks, and then I turned the handle. Mark came running around the corner, excited to see all of us. It's crazy that he would turn five in five months; where had the time gone? Instead of running to me, he ran straight into Connor's arms."You were like Superman coming to save the day.
CONNOR* Today is our last day off from work, and the day we get to see and hear a heartbeat. Initially, I wasn't going with Taylor and Wade, but they insisted I go with them. Taylor emphasized that we would all be raising the baby together, so we needed to go through this experience together, and Wade agreed with her. So, in the end, I decided to make them both happy. "Hey babe, it's time to wake up, love. I have omelets waiting in the dining room; they will get cold. Can you wake Wade up for me? Im going to go get some toast and juice ready," I said as I kissed Taylor on the nose and ran my fingers through her hair. Taylor grinned and went to work to get Wade up as I returned to the kitchen. As usual, I was the first to crawl out of bed this morning. Her appointment was set for ten o'clock, so we didn't have much time before we needed to get ready to leave, but I wanted to make sure Taylor ate before we left. She is growing a human being inside her; I couldn't let her go around st
TAYLOR*Connor was released around five o'clock in the evening after being stitched up, having his MRI, and a bag of IV fluids with pain killers. He was lucky to have not broken any ribs, only bruising around the area where Aaron had jabbed and kicked him. Connor had, however, broken a couple of fingers and fractured his wrist. The MRI only showed a mild concussion, and no other injuries were reported. Aaron, however, showed no signs of improvement when we left. I was told I would get a call when the time came that he would be going into surgery. I was also told he would most likely never fully recover.Wade and I had left to get Jackson, Connor, and Wade's dad when some police officers showed up to get Connor's accounts of what had happened earlier that day. He would not be facing any jail time because there was too much evidence showing that he was defending himself and doing what he could to protect Mark.Connor, Wade, and I decided we would keep our relationship under wraps for no
TAYLOR*"You shouldn't have kissed me like you did; your parents were right there and saw the whole thing," Connor said as he winced in pain. "And they didn't look too happy about it. Of course, it could also be the fact that I might have very well killed Aaron. He was breathing when they took him," Connor said grimly.I couldn't quite place if it was because he was actually in pain or he felt terrible about Aaron, that held a permanent scowl on his face. As far as my parents go, they would have figured it out eventually, so why not get everything out in the open now?I don't know how I feel about Aaron at this point. I've been his only family besides the bureau for the last ten years and the last five years; he has treated me like gum you find stuck to the bottom of your shoe. Aaron's whole family, his parent's and four younger siblings died from carbon monoxide poisoning in their home when Aaron was 25 and away at college. He has no surviving family to this day. I suppose I'll be th
CONNOR*I watched as Wade drove off with our wife and wished that I could be driving off with them right now. A pang of jealousy rocked through me. Though I got the privilege of walking Taylor down the aisle, I would never get to enjoy the whole experience of getting married. I would never be able to say those vows and put a wedding band on her finger. I would never be able to boast about her being my wife. I was always going to be a secret because no one would ever be able to handle the fact that all three of us were one.As I was wallowing in self-pity, I heard screams coming from the playground. I saw that Aaron had grabbed Mark and was running with him like a man gone crazy. I ran like my life depended on it; I wasn't sure how to keep Mark from being harmed."Aaron put Mark down now! Aaron stop! You don't want to harm your son; put him down," I yelled as I caught up to Aaron and ran alongside him. "Aaron, stop and put Mark down NOW!" I commanded, and Aaron stopped with a look of d