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
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
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
LYRA LOOKING BACK*While I have made attempts at dating, my track record hasn't been the best. The troubles began two years ago when Vega and I went on a doubledate with a couple of guys from our local high school, and since then my dating and relationship experiences have been nothing short of none exsistant.Before Harrison and Landon could take Vega and me anywhere, they had to deal with the ire of our father. He insisted we stay put until he had his say, but our mother intervened, soothing him and pleading with him to go easy on our dates. We were grateful for her presence, especially since she planned to head to the hospital after we left. She was on call but refused to miss the send off of our first dates.As we settled into the cozy living room, dad made a declaration that caught me off guard. "My daughters both have Mace," he said. I could sense the seriousness in his voice. The flickering of the fireplace cast a warm glow on his face, highlighting the concern etched on his fea
BLAZE*"Alright guys, time for lunch," I called out to my cousins. "It's one in the afternoon, and I worked breakfast off hours ago. I'm starving my ass off over here." I placed the small boulder down into its ultimate resting place and turned to my cousin Tanner, who was doing the same. "Same here, man," Tanner said with a grunt as he stood and wiped the sweat from his forehead. It's early spring and still pretty cool, but with the work we do and how we look now, you would think it was a hundred degrees outside, but we love it. Over the last year and a half, my cousins Tanner, Wade, Conner, Jace, and I have pulled together to start our construction and landscaping company. Receiving our degree was a pain. It just seemed like it would never end because we also had to throw some business courses in, which was the hard part of it all. The rest wasn't all that bad. Jace has two years left of school, but we brought him in as our architect. He draws up unique building designs, and peopl
LYRA*"Vega, how much do you have left behind to unbox in the kitchen? I'm finished here in the living room," I squealed as I collapsed the last box I had unpacked for the previous thirty minutes. "Arg," Vega grunted. "I want to die right now. Why do we have so many kitchen utensils? I'm so frustrated, Lyra. Give me thirty minutes," Vega complained. "Well, we've got about forty-five minutes before we need to stop and start getting ready for our double date tonight," I shrieked. Vega and I turned twenty-one today; we could go clubbing and drink alcohol, Vodka, and Red Bull for me, please. "I know, I'm so excited," Vega piped and groaned as she deposited a crockpot in the cabinet. Our parents had this home built for us, one for graduating with our bachelor's degrees, even though that was two years ago, and two for our twenty-first birthday. Vega and I have been working double-time on achieving our PhDs. We've been taking Summer courses to get college done and establish our careers.
LYRA*Steven yanked the towel from my hands without even looking my way. Yes, I would have to say that Steven was pissed. I stared down at him as he cleaned himself off with the towel I gave him. He sat up and threw his legs off the couch, resting his feet on the floor. Steven glanced at my naked body, shook his head, and looked to the floor. "You know I care about you, right? I've grown to love you, actually," Steven said in a hurt voice. "I've made you cum countless times; I've cum in your hands, your sweet mouth jacked off onto your pussy," Steven ran a hand through his hair and glanced back up at me. Is he pissed, or is he going to cry? I'm a horrible human being. I didn't know he was falling in love with me. I mean, I do care for him, but love, no way. I didn't know if I should touch him or not, so I sat next to him on the couch and glanced back and forth between him and my hands. "I care about you, Steven, I just want my first time to be special, and you have never told me yo
BLAZE* What the hell is going on? I thought to myself as I woke up in a room I had never seen before. I blinked a few times so my eyes could adjust. I’m freaking out for sure. I can’t seem to get my bearings. Once my eyes adjusted, I saw a woman lying in a bed I had never seen before. I looked down to see that I was half naked in only my black boxer briefs. I took in a big gulp of air and held it for a moment until I got dizzy and let it out quietly, so I wouldn’t wake her. I had to get out of here. How did I get in here in the first place? I used to sleepwalk when I was younger and into my teens. I guess I’m back to that. It’s the only explanation for why I’m standing here in my underwear. Fuck, I probably look like a creeper standing here close to this woman's bed. I glanced to see that a lamp was on her nightstand that casts a faint glow of light, allowing me to see her room. I still couldn’t recognize where I was, and it wouldn’t take too much effort to get to her door without