Page 81 of Reckless Vengeance

He silently stripped off and stepped in, maneuvering himself in front of Rory to hold her. I continued washing her hair, making sure to condition it before starting to lather the body wash all over her to wash away any blood that was still stuck to her skin.

Lukas had freaked the fuck out earlier when Skeeter had called to tell us the Soldiers had gone after Rory not long after we’d left, so I couldn’t fault the guy for wanting to be near her.

He’d almost had a panic attack.

“Is Ty mad about his house?” she asked softly, making Lukas snort.

“They could have blown it up and he wouldn’t have given a shit. He was only worried about you, babe.” His fingers lifted to toy with the heart necklace around her neck that he’d bought her for her birthday, one of her hands lifting to his chest.

“I’m okay, promise. No one went after you guys, right?”

“No. Do you think they will?” he asked with a frown.

“I think Skeet’s right and it’s possible. These guys really don’t seem to give a shit about who they hurt,” she sighed, standing on tiptoe to give him a kiss.

She went to move back but he kept her close to keep kissing her, and once I’d finished rinsing her, I pressed against her back and sandwiched her between us.

This wasn’t sexual, it was purely a sense of comfort that I was pretty sure we all needed.

“Hey. I know you three aren’t used to it, but water’s limited and expensive here,” Skeeter said dryly as he walked in to eye us. “Feel free to snuggle naked on the free couch or something.”

“Sorry,” I said over my shoulder as I moved back to make sure the three of us were properly rinsed before switching the water off, stepping out and taking a towel as he offered it to me.

“I’m all for my house being where we hang out, I prefer being here than your houses, other than when I get a fancy breakfast, but if we’re going to start crashing here to shower or eat⁠—”

“We’ll pitch in,” I promised, wincing slightly. “We should have offered earlier.”

“Next round of beer is on you,” he grinned, handing two more towels over. “We have to split our sleeping buddies tonight. Six people won’t fit in my bed, so three will have to sleep in the spare bedroom.”

“Or we drag the mattresses out to the living room?” I suggested, his eyes narrowing.

“Or you sleep in the spare room.”

“Even if I order us a bunch of takeout?”

“Even then. I’m not budging. It’s time you learned the word no,” he scoffed, and Rory sighed.

“We can still get food delivered, right? I’m starving.”

“I’ve got it,” I smiled, running the towel over myself to dry off while the others did the same.

I was seriously looking forward to bed, I was exhausted.

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

JENSEN

Skeeter was restless, so he ended up sleeping on the couch. Tyler and Caden slept in the spare bed, and Lukas and I thankfully got Rory to ourselves in Skeeter’s bedroom.

I’d slept so much better with both of them there, especially knowing that Skeeter would wake up if someone let themselves into the house while we were sleeping.

Waking up to a hand wrapping around my cock and a tongue teasing my nipple wasn’t at all what I’d expected, but I wasn’t mad about it.

I opened my eyes, peering down to find Rory running her tongue along my chest as she stroked me.

“Morning, baby,” I smiled, pulling her up my body more to give her a kiss.

“Morning,” she murmured against my mouth between kisses, my eyes flicking to Lukas as he shuffled closer behind her to kiss her shoulder.