Nowhere to Hide (Masked Men Novellas)

Chapter 12

Chapter Twelve

Riley

Lying between two men who I never imagined would actually return my feelings is surreal, and I refuse to open my eyes in case it’s all a dream.

“SURPRISE! Oh, fuck yes!” a female voice announces.

A body lands on top of me and wraps me in their arms. Shit, I’m one hundred percent naked under the sheets and so are all the guys. My eyes fly open, and Tillie’s face is smiling down at me.

“Fuck off,” Kennedy snaps.

“Why are you here so early?” Archer moans, questioning his sister.

“Excuse me, I’m allowed to surprise my best friend. I missed her, but it seems she has been keeping plenty busy. However, I suggest you invest in underwear, guys, because as much as I don’t mind seeing you two naked, I could do without seeing my brother’s cock.”

The guy’s grumble, and soon Kennedy rolls out of bed, finding his sweats and pulling them on.

“Lucky bitch,” Tillie whispers, and I laugh at her audacity.

Tai is next, and when I catch her ogling his ass, I put my hands over her eyes. She is unrepentant and cackles like the evil witch she is.

“You all need to leave now ,” she orders. “My bestie and I need to talk about this development in detail.”

Kennedy scoffs. “Don’t scare her away from us.”

“Never,” Tillie says excitedly. “I’m already planning the wedding in my head. You know I’m team Archley. But now that it’s all of you, it has to be team...” She thinks about it for a second. “Tarchney, oh no Kendai, Arken. Okay, I will work on it. But shoo,” she says, prying my hands from her eyes just as Archer finishes dressing.

“You girls gossip, and we will make breakfast,” Archer says. “But make sure you convince Rye that this is a good thing, or I’ll disown you.”

“Me?” She gasps. “I have always only had good things to say about my big, strong, handsome brother.”

Kennedy laughs and shakes his head, while Tai leans over and kisses me on the forehead as Tillie rolls off me.

“I’m not lying on any dried cum or wet patches, am I? Oh, who cares, maybe it will be good luck and a few hot men will fall into my lap,” she says while rolling around on the bed.

Once the guys leave, she jumps up and races to the door, slamming it shut before turning back to me. I sit up and take the sheet with me, sliding out of bed.

“You dirty whore, you need to spill the tea right now because my excitement cannot handle this shit. Here I was, thinking I would arrive early and save you from pinning over them, but instead you took a leaf out of my hussy handbook.”

I laugh as she takes a breath. “There isn’t much to tell.”

She gasps dramatically. “You liar! One minute I get a call from you saying you found a website to fulfill your sexual fantasies?—”

“One your brother co-owns,” I interject.

Tillie is stunned silent for only a moment before spluttering, “Say what now? He owns a club .”

I snort. “Yeah, it turns out it’s a sex club.”

“Are you fucking kidding me? The asshole has been holding out on me. He owns a sex club and didn’t tell me?”

I pull out some clean clothes from my suitcase and throw them on the bed, opting to shower after breakfast. It might sound gross, but I like the way I feel right now, and I don’t want to ruin it.

“I hate to break it to you, Til, but I doubt your brother wants to think about you having sex, let alone in his club.”

“You wait until we go downstairs. I’ll be a VIP member by the time I’m done with him. But now back to you.”

I roll my eyes at her dramatics. “Well, the website was great. They sent masked men, and I had fun, but then they outed themselves and told me their feelings had changed.”

“Girl, I’m jealous. Well, not of my brother, of course; I’m kinky, but that’s even too much for me,” she says and snickers as I shake my head. “Was it good? Did they tag team you, or did you let them fill all your holes? You know you’ll need to get on board with anal, right?”

“Tillie, slow down. No, they didn’t fill all my holes. I have never done anal, but I watched Kennedy fuck Tai.”

“I knew it,” she says with a shit-eating grin, turning to me now that I am dressed. “Was it hot? Did they have that raw alpha energy?”

“We are not talking about this anymore, but know it was better than I ever imagined it could be, and I’m freaking out about what this all means and how it will work. Plus, my parents are going to kill me.”

Tillie moves across the room and wraps her arms around me.

“I’ve got your back and if they don’t understand, that’s on them. You’re an adult and can make your own life choices.”

“Oh god, what if Braidy fires me?”

A throat clears at the door—I hadn’t even heard it open. “I have known your brother my entire life, and I highly doubt he will fire you. Punch us in the face, maybe, but he loves you, Rye. Worst case, if he fires you, you can come work for us. We have our poor assistant running our social media accounts right now.”

“Aww,” Tillie coos. “My big brother the hero. You better not fuck this up. You two being together has made one of my dreams come true. All I need now is a nice man with a huge cock who gets freaky between the sheets, and I’m all set.”

Archer groans at his sister’s words. “Why couldn’t you have stayed the innocent little virgin you once were?”

Tillie cackles. “Big bro, that ship sailed so long ago. Around the time I dyed my hair purple.”

Archer’s eyes go wide. “That was when you were?—”

“Yup,” she retorts. “Now what is this I hear about a sex club and a website?”

Archer’s gaze cuts to me and I mouth, Sorry .

“You know I need a membership stat. If you don’t give me one, I will cause a huge scene in front of the ’rents—you know I will.”

Archer turns and strides quickly away, with Tillie chasing after him. I follow behind them at a slower pace until I catch up to them, pausing in the dining room doorway.

Tillie has her arms crossed against her chest, and Archer is staring her down. “I said no. There is no way I want to know that you are going to a sex club.”

“I hate to break it to you, but I’m going. Or should I call Braidy and give him a very detailed breakdown of what you did to his sister last night?”

Tai chuckles from where he is cooking. “This could be a very interesting holiday.”

Kennedy looks up from where he is sitting at the table, scrolling on his phone. He smiles at me and pats his lap. I walk over and take a seat, snuggling into his broad chest. “So you gave her all the details,” he whispers, and I shake my head, confirming she is calling Archer’s bluff. He raises his voice. “Just give her a fucking membership, so she stops talking. She has a point. She is an adult, and it’s not like we watch the security footage. Besides, we’re rarely there anymore. If you don’t believe the freaky wench isn’t already doing god knows what with strangers, you’re delusional. At least she is safe at the club.”

“He has a point,” Tai says, agreeing with Kennedy.

Archer sighs. “Fine, but if you tell Mom and Dad, I will smother you in your sleep.”

“Yes!” she says, fist pumping in the air. “And don’t worry about getting freaky with me around, I have ear buds. Plus, I met some hot men when I was getting gas and scored an invitation to a party tonight. Who knows? Maybe I can get some holes filled like Miss Riley.”

My cheeks fill with heat, and Tillie laughs.

Tai carries a stack of pancakes to the table and places them down. Tillie leans over everyone and grabs one, stuffing half straight into her mouth.

“I’m going to go tan,” she says through a mouthful of food, exiting the dining room with a wave.

Tai sits down opposite Kennedy and me, while Archer hands out plates before taking a seat next to Tai, then we sit in silence.

“I have to drive into town today,” Archer finally says. “Mom sent me a list of things she needs before she arrives. Does anyone need anything?”

I want to offer to go with him, but with Tillie here, I feel I should stay and catch up with her.

“I’ll come with you,” Kennedy says. “There are a few things we will need. I packed enough condoms for Tai and me, but something tells me we might need more.”

Tai laughs. “Riley, your cheeks are so red.”

My hands come up and cover my face.

“Remember when your mom gave everyone the sex talk when you were sixteen, and Tillie tried to crack a sex joke in front of them?” Archer asks.

“I do. ‘If you’re not old enough to talk about sex without being embarrassed, then you shouldn’t be doing it in the first place’. I’m not really embarrassed—I’m just not used to this with you all. Of course I’m flushed, Arch, thinking about last night.”

The night my mom sat me, Braidy, Archer, Tai, Kennedy, and Tillie down for a little sex talk was one of the most humiliating days of my life. She knew about my crush and wanted to make sure we all knew about the birds and the bees. I just wish she hadn’t done it in front of the boys I was stupidly in love with. Tillie made an inappropriate sex joke, which she does when she gets embarrassed, and Mom left us with that parting advice.

“Do we need to refresh your memory?” Kennedy whispers in my ear.

“Right now?” I squeak. “I can’t! I need to shower, then entertain Tillie.”

Kennedy laughs. “Riley, I was kidding. I think we need to talk about what this means before our families turn up. However, I know I won’t be able to keep my hands off you, and that might be a problem for some people.”

“You want to touch me in front of people? All of you?” I ask, looking around the table. Tai and Archer nod. “Oh boy, I don’t think my parents will like this.”

“If you don’t want us to say anything, we won’t,” Archer says. “But know we are serious about giving this a go.”

I think about it for a second. Telling everyone could make the holiday uncomfortable for some people, but you know what? Maybe they need to simply get over it. For my entire life, I have been the obedient daughter and did almost everything they wanted. Dropping out of college may have disappointed them, but this could be their breaking point.

“Do you think maybe we could wait until after Thanksgiving? I want to tell Braidy first, and this is the first time his girlfriend is meeting the family.”

“If that’s what you want, Riley Bear, we will respect your wishes,” Tai states before shoveling the last of his pancake into his mouth.

“Then you better learn how to be quiet because we won’t be able to stay away from your room.”

Kennedy’s whispered words make me shiver, and the thought of sneaking around is exciting, even if I am technically an adult.

The day flies by, and Archer and Kennedy go into town while Tai, Tillie, and I swim and sunbake the day away.

Tillie heads to the party and leaves us to have “sexy time,” as she calls it. We make dinner first, and all four of us are in the kitchen cleaning up when Tai pulls two cans of whipped cream out of the refrigerator, popping the cap off and shaking them vigorously.

“I vote we eat Riley for dessert,” he says, throwing a can to Kennedy. Both men stare at me with hunger, and I hurry to hide behind Archer.

“Don’t you dare,” I say, peeping my head out from behind Archer’s large frame.

“Rye, I’m not your savior here,” Archer adds, moving me to the side, allowing both Kennedy and Tai to creep up on me. Archer grabs me and pins me to his front, dragging up my shirt and twisting it to catch my hands above my head while the other two squirt cold whipped cream on me. Kennedy squirts some on my cleavage, then leans forward to lick it off, and Tai keeps squirting me wherever he can. When Archer finally lets go of my hands, I scoop some off my body and launch it at whoever is closest.

A throat clears, and we all freeze. We look up to see not only my brother watching our antics, his girlfriend beside him, but also my parents.

“What is going on here?” my father asks.

Tai pushes me gently forward, and I swipe the cream from my face, flicking it onto the floor. Braidy raises a brow at me and when his girlfriend chuckles, I lose it and laugh.

“You’re here early,” I say when I compose myself.

“I think we all need to have a talk,” Braidy says. I can’t tell if he is pissed or not—his face gives nothing away.

We all move to the table, and I’m sure we look ridiculous covered in cream. My guys all choose seats on either side of me, and it’s weird to think of them as mine now and not as Braidy’s best friends.