Worshipped (Worshipped Series Book 1) (13 page)

Robert catches me by my arm as I try to avoid him. I turn, snatching my arm from his grasp. “What the hell are you doing?” I all but scream at him. How dare him! Robert has no right to even touch me.

“I..I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have grabbed you. I just wanted to talk for a second,” he explains.

Whatever. I do not want to hear this. “Look, Robert, I don’t want to hear anything you have to say. I’m leaving. Do not follow me.”

He doesn’t listen. He runs in front of me, asking me to, well, begging me to stop. I really don’t want to deal with this shit. Isaac and Conner will be looking for me and I don’t want to stick around to see what they will do.

“Please, Riley, just five minutes. That’s all I ask,” Robert says, still begging. I’ll admit, I’m surprised he is trying so hard. And resorting to begging. Pathetic really.

“You have five minutes. But that’s all you get from me,” I tell him.

“Thank you.”

I wait for him to start, but he looks over my shoulder. I turn my head and see Isaac and Conner, basically running to me. Shit. I stop them before Isaac and Conner go to Robert.

“It’s okay, he just saw me and wanted to talk,” I plead with them. I don’t want a fight to start. Isaac has a deadly look in his eyes; I know he was worried.

Conner places his arm around me and says, “Whatever you have to say, you can say it with us here.”

Robert seems to lose some of his bravado. He’s nervous. It’s actually funny to watch him squirm. Then the worst of worst happens. His wife, Vanessa, walks up.

With their two year old. She’s also supporting a very pregnant belly.

“Robert, what are you doing?” she asks.

Yes, Robert, what the hell? I thought. I really try not to be jealous of Vanessa and her pregnant belly. I really do. I feel Isaac put his hand on my back, his way of letting me know he is with me.

I square my shoulders as I say, “It was nice to see you, but we were heading back to our hotel. Have a good rest of the night.” I leave in a hurry, knowing Isaac and Conner will follow.

Our walk back is very quiet. I am fine with that. I like that I don’t feel the need to fill the silence with them. I also know I can’t talk without breaking down. It wasn’t that I saw Robert. Or that I was reminded of the fucked up shit he did. It was seeing Vanessa with not one child, but with another on the way.

How is this fair? What did I do to not be able to have that? All I wanted was a baby of my own. Someone to love and to love me back unconditionally. Is it too much to ask for? I guess it is. I need to stop feeling sorry for myself. I tried everything I could. It just wasn’t meant to be and as soon as I accept that I can move on.

Back at our hotel, I head straight to the shower. I just need some space and I’m glad Isaac and Conner let me have some time alone. I must have stayed awhile in the shower. I hear soft knocking on the door. I assume it’s Conner since Isaac isn’t as gentle.

Isaac is more of my rock and Conner is the one I can use as a shoulder to cry on. I am once again shocked when Isaac comes into the bathroom. I am just stepping out when I see him. We lock eyes and I feel his pain he feels for me. I don’t even have a chance to hold back my tears then. He holds me tightly as I cry. I cry for the girl I once was and for all she went through. And the woman I am now. I cry and let it all go. I didn’t know I was holding so much inside.

After I finish crying for good, I look at Isaac and kiss him. He kisses me back, caressing me, holding me. He’s being more than my rock now. I depend on both of my lovers, and Isaac shows me I can always count on him.

“No matter what happens, the good, bad, and the ugly, I am here, Riley. It doesn’t matter if you never have a baby, I will love you until the end,” Isaac whispers to me.

I don’t know if he knows, but that touches me deeply. I can feel it within my soul. All this time I thought having a baby would fill this hole I have inside my heart. At this moment, I don’t feel that anymore. Isaac and Conner are filling that void. One piece at a time.

When we wake the next morning, we pack our bags and head back home. I’m sad to leave our little escape. Even with my breakdown, I had a great time with Isaac and Conner.

Our drive home takes longer than expected. Traffic is horrible and I can’t wait to get back to work and talk with Karen. I really need to tell her about Isaac and Conner. I hope she will understand and not judge me. Karen always keeps me on my toes, so I won’t know how she’ll react until I tell her.

Finally, after hours upon hours later, we make it back to my home. Isaac and Conner unpack the car while I go inside to check my messages. A lot is boring and I quickly delete the unimportant ones.

The very last is from Robert. I groan loudly when I hear his voice. “Riley, I…uh…I think we should sit down this week to talk. I have some things that need to be said. So…yeah please call me and we can schedule something...please, Riley.”

What the hell? What does he want to talk about? How did he get my home phone number? I’ll have to change it now. I honestly don’t care what he wants to say. I am not meeting him. I delete his message as well.

Later that night, I cook dinner for us. We all decide to have a movie night. It literally takes us an hour to decide on what movie to watch. I’ve never seen two grown men argue over what movie to watch. I sit back and listen and laugh until Isaac finally gives in.

Conner has a huge smile on his face. I know he is proud he won. We end up watching Guardians of the Galaxy. It’s very funny and I enjoy our time cuddling on the couch.

After it’s over, Conner and I go into my bedroom. Isaac turned on his phone for the first time all weekend and was bombarded with messages from work. He takes his calls outside so we can go on to bed.

I lie close to Conner, wanting to feel him next to me. He strokes my hair and rubs my back when he finally asks, “How are you doing?”

I sigh deeply, telling him the truth. “I’m better than I thought. It was hard seeing her with a child that I will never have. I know one day I will be okay with that. If I didn’t have you and Isaac, I don’t think I would have made it through that.” I see understanding in his eyes.

“Close your eyes, Riley. You need to sleep and I will hold you ‘till you fall asleep.” Conner kisses me goodnight, and I fall into a mentally exhausted sleep.

Conner wakes me when it is time for work. I really do not want to go back; I am enjoying being held, and actually sleeping. I think about all the work I’ve missed this past month, so I make myself get up and shower.

Thirty minutes later, I’m ready to go. I haven’t seen Isaac. Conner tells me on the way to work he had to go in last night. A major company wants to buy stocks and Isaac wanted to be there to greet them. I don’t like that, but it is their company, and I know how much it means to them. I hope I see him later; usually he works all day and night.

Conner parks, and I go inside into total chaos. Sharon quickly fills me in on what is going on. Apparently, one of our contracts with a supplier had expired; they are refusing to send us any supplies. Great, I really don’t want to deal with this. I put on my big girl panties, and go into my office to deal with one problem after another.

I feel horrible for Conner. I know he is bored out of his mind, but he never once complains. He even went and got all the employees lunch. He helps Sharon with customers. If he keeps on, Sharon is going to make me hire him.

When six o’clock rolls around, I am finally done for the day. Conner is waiting for me on the couch in my office. He’s reading a book, and he looks sexy as hell while doing that. He catches me staring and gives me one of his sexy grins.

We get up to leave and I tell Sharon I will see her tomorrow. I normally work from home, but I’m glad I came in. I haven’t helped decorate in a long time, and it is a nice change to work with the other employees again. Plus, it makes me look like a better owner. Win-win for me.

Isaac doesn’t come home again that night. I figure he is busy with work again so I don’t let it bother me. Conner keeps me company. He is quite the card player. We play strip poker and when he loses, he pouts like a little kid! We swim in the pool later that night, and end up making passionate love to each other.

When we go to bed together that night, I think again of Isaac. I didn’t know it would be lonely without my other half. Conner feels it too and he promises me Isaac will be home tomorrow.

The next day is the same as yesterdays. I already miss our days in Santa Barbara. I’m on the phone when Conner comes in my office. I make a lame excuse and tell them I will call back. “What’s up?” I ask him.

“I thought you could use a break, so I called Karen for you. She’s waiting outside for us. We are going for lunch,” Conner replies.

“Oh, thank you so much. I forgot to call her, and work has been so hectic.” I get up and wrap my arms around him. “You know you’re the best, right?” I ask him. He chuckles and leads me outside to meet with Karen.

Since I still have a ton of work to catch up on, we choose a bistro close to the bakery. Karen isn’t her normal blunt self and that worries me a little. We order our sandwiches, and eat in silence. This is weird. I don’t like this Karen one bit.

After we finished eating I finally ask her what her problem is.

“I am just waiting patiently for you to explain,” she tells me. I think by now she knows, she just wants me to tell her.

“Well, I am sure you know, but if you want me to spell it out I will. This is Conner, he and I are sleeping together. I am also seeing Isaac. They both work at the same company, they own it. I was with them in Santa Barbara.” Karen doesn’t look surprised one bit. Shit, she’s known the whole time!

She laughs and says, “It’s about damn time you tell me. I was starting to think I’d have to beat it out of you.” I forgot that Isaac had called Karen when he took us to my favorite Italian restaurant. I was sure she put it all together a while back.

Now old Karen is back. Conner doesn’t say much, he mainly watches us be girls. Karen and I catch up on all the gossip we missed. She tells me more about this Josh guy. I’m not as sure of him as she is, but as long as she is happy, I’m happy for her.

She tells me they met at Jake’s Bar and hit it off. They haven’t been apart until recently when she was working. He works in construction, and is busy today working on some big site.

The most interesting thing Karen filled me in on is her running into Cammie at Jake’s. Apparently that’s when Karen put everything together, and that I was sleeping with two men. It doesn’t seem to faze Karen one bit I am in an abnormal relationship. I am glad to hear that; I don’t know how I would handle the situation if she didn’t approve. We finish our lunch and make plans to meet at Jake’s on Friday.

I work for the rest of the day non-stop. I tell Conner as we leave late again for the day that I will work from home tomorrow. I’m sure Sharon can handle the store for one day. We drive home in silence and I wonder again if I will see or hear from Isaac tonight.

I didn’t see Isaac that night either, but at least he called this time. We talk for a good hour or two. Mostly about what he is doing at work and what is happening with the stock deals. He asks how work was going my way and I fill him in on the bakery. He is glad I still have Conner follow me everywhere, even though we haven’t heard anything about Dominic.

I tell him if he isn’t home the next night I am going to be very upset with him. To be honest, I was missing both of my lovers at the same time. I was itching to do more kinky stuff with them, but I wanted Isaac there. He is the more dominant one, and he plays his role very well. Isaac promises to be home the next night and we say our goodbyes.

After talking to Isaac, I decide to catch up on some reading. I pull out my Kindle, and click on Domesticated by Jettie Woodruff. I am about two hours in when Conner says he is going to sleep. I think I stayed up all night reading. I was so addicted to Kendra and her story.

I finally make myself put it down, because let’s face it; Kendra would make anyone ready to fuck after reading her story. I head into my bedroom where Conner is, and I quickly take off my clothes. I pull the comforter off Conner and run my hands down his leg. He stirs in his sleep, no doubt wondering who is feeling him up.

I start moving my hand up and down his cock, instantly getting more turned on as I make him hard for me. I’m not sure if he was fully awake yet, but his huge cock sure is up. I don’t need any help getting ready. I move myself on him, slowly taking him inside me. Conner is certainly up and with me.

He rises up, putting his hands on my hips and saying, “Fuck, Riley.”

I smile, knowing how he feels. I ride him while he sits against the headboard, watching me. His hands on my hips, guiding me how he wants and how I need.

I start moving faster, and Conner starts playing with my sensitive nub. He can tell I am getting ready to come. When he pinches my clit, I fall over the edge. I call his name, loudly, loving every second of pleasure he brings out of me. When he comes, I fall into another wave of toe curling pleasure. After, I roll off him and lie beside him.

He turns to me and asks, “Good book, huh?” I laugh. He knows me so well. Conner pulls me close to him. With his head in my neck, we drift off.

I work from home the next day but Thursday Sharon calls and says she needs me to come in to help. I’m thankful the bakery is busy with weddings and special birthdays.

Conner leaves to go grab lunch again when Sharon comes in my office. “Riley, I’m sorry to bother you, but there is a gentleman here that would like to speak to you.”

My first mistake was not asking who the mystery man was. And the second, I didn’t wait till Conner came back. I was not expecting to see Robert walk in and I definitely was not expecting to see him beat to hell and back. “What happened to you?” I ask him.

I mentally slap myself. Why do I care who beat the shit out of him? I know he deserves it. And more than that. His face is black and blue, and his nose looks broken. His lip is busted as well.

“I’m fine, but thanks for asking. I’m sorry to barge in like this, but I really wanted to talk,” he tells me.