I slipped away from the crowd early, insisting that everyone stay and enjoy themselves. My social battery had run out and I was ready to get away from the chaos for the evening. I went into the kitchen and spent about half an hour making something to eat before cleaning up after myself and throwing away empty bottles that were on the counter and other various things.

I made my way up to Rys room, really enjoying the peacefulness. Orions house is pretty...bland. He had some basic decorations here and there but nothing that really had any meaning to it besides the art downstairs. But I guess he wasn't really used to being home all too often before recently. Closing the door behind me, I undressed and started looking through his drawers for something to wear to bed.

I jumped slightly when the door opened, then relaxed when I saw Carter. His eyes slid down my body and I couldn't help but laugh lightly. "Just checking in on you." He said softly and I raised my eyebrows at him as I slipped a shirt over my head. "Checking in, huh?" He chuckled deeply at my tone. "Maya, Spence, Tiny and Ry got roped into doing something with the tire swing. I don't really know." He laughed as he made his way across the room to me. "Good, they deserve to have some fun." Carters arms wrapped around my waist, pulling me close to him.

His lips brushed against mine, before kissing me softly. I grinned against his lips, trailing my hands down his chest and stomach as I unbuttoned the flannel he had on. Once I had reached the bottom, we broke the kiss and he shrugged it off his shoulders. I took the time to admire him and all of his tattoos. Both his and Orions are mainly black and grey, but they both have one tattoo on their ribs that's completely red, the same one. I reached up to trail my fingers across it and he glanced down at me. "I've never noticed you guys have matching tattoos before." He gave me a soft smile as I looked up at him. "It's a black widow. It was our mom's nickname." He said and I nodded. Ry never really talked about his family, and I wasn't going to bring it up.

"Is she...?" I trailed off, unsure of the best way to ask. He grinned, stroking my cheek with his thumb. "She passed away when I was 15, a bike accident." I nodded. "Did she do what you guys do?" He laughed. "In a sense. Both her and our dad were apart of the club but weren't exceptionally active since they had two kids at home." I nodded. "How'd you end up in that situation then?" I asked, curious to know more. "The club got into some trouble a few years after she'd passed and our father was a casualty, along with the prez, vice prez and treasurer. There wasn't anyone in line to step up since the prez didn't have any kids or anything, but he'd spent a lot of time teaching me things as I was growing up so they had a vote and I stepped in."

I hummed, my mind drifting as I thought about the possibility of losing Spencer, Orion, and Carter in one fell swoop. It sent a chill down my spine. "Trust me, Princess, what happened to them will never happen to us." He said gently and I nodded slowly. Carter tugged off his jeans and grabbed a pair of shorts from Orions drawer as I laid in the bed.

I got comfy towards the center of the bed and grabbed my book after getting under the blankets. Orion has the most comfortable bedding, silk sheets and the fluffiest duvet ever. It felt like heaven as I sank into it. Carter went to the bathroom before coming out and getting in next to me. He got comfortable and turned the tv on, but kept the volume low.

As I was reading, Carters hand rested on my inner thigh, making me feel safe and secure. I moved from my sitting up position to lay more on my side, facing towards him. After a while I felt my eyes get heavy and the book slowly fall out of my hand. I felt Carter shift and remove the book from my hand before turning off the light and wrapping an arm around me. I cuddled into his side sleepily and was out like a light.

~~

When I woke up I was surprised to find myself in between the two of them. Orion was spooning me from behind and I was curled into Carters side. He was sitting up in bed and grinned down at me. "Good morning, princess." He said hushed as he leaned down and placed a soft kiss on my lips. I let my eyes adjust, blinking the sleep away. Carter was reading the book that I had fallen asleep to last night. My cheeks burned as I lazily tried to grab it from him, obviously not putting up much of a fight. He chuckled lowly. "It's kind of crazy you fell asleep reading this. Ry said you like to read dark romance but I definitely didn't think it would be this dark." I covered my face with my hands. "That book isn't even that dark though, it's pretty tame." He gave me an amused look. "You call a book where a girl gets kidnapped by a masked serial killer tame? The second chapter is about him fucking her with a gun, recording it and sending it to her family. And the third he ties her to the trees outside the cabin for days naked, then cuts her down and makes her run through the forest while he chases her. And when he catches her he makes her fuck the guy he just murdered. And like I said, that's only the third chapter." I couldn't help but smirk. "Yeah, but she liked it. Which is why he keeps her alive. The scene where he fucks her while he brands his killer name into her ass is hot. And I can promise you that's probably only a 6 on the scale of books I read." He starred down at me, a look of awe mixed with something else.

"One day we'll reenact you carving your name into my chest while I fill you with cum, I promise, my love." Orions deep morning voice said into my ear as his arms tightened around me. I laughed, knowing he was probably serious too, especially since this isn't the first time he's brought it up. "You think it's hot that he branded her?" Carter asked, a dark undertone to his words. I blushed furiously. "I'll admit I'm more of a knife girl, I wouldn't particularly care to nurse a burn like that but the thought of someone needing to claim you as theirs for anyone else who might ever see is hot."

Carter hummed, going back to the book and Orion whispered in my ear. "I love the thought of my knives and your blood being combined but you're too perfect to ruin with scars. I don't think I could bring myself to hurt you like that, even for your own pleasure." I couldn't help but laugh at the irony in that. "Didn't you tell me the night we met that you have a knife kink and women always come back for it." He chuckled deeply, burrying his head in the crook of my neck. "Yes, your memory does not fail you. However, I never cared about any of them the way I do you." I smirked. "Even if I begged you for it?" He looked down at me, a sparkle in his eyes. "I could never deny you begging for anything, angel." He kissed me softly and I relaxed back into the pillow.

~~

I eventually made it out of my safe warm cocoon that was Orions bed and went downstairs to start making breakfast. I started with making blueberry muffins, putting them in the oven then moved onto some eggs, doing mainly egg whites and adding a little bit of cream, ricotta and spinach. When those were just about done Maya came strolling in, freshly showered.

"Well good morning. I didn't know you guys stayed." I said and she gave a light laugh, walking to the fridge. "I'd say your mantra of never driving after even one drink is ingrained in our heads. And trust me, we had plenty last night." I grinned, putting the eggs on a serving plate. "As it should be." She laughed, grabbing a plate out of the cabinet before adding some eggs to it and sitting at the counter.

"So...are we going to talk about the three of you?" She asked casually and my cheeks burned. Maya was no stranger to threesomes, wild sex or anything of that nature, but I'm still getting used to it. "What do you mean?" I asked and she laughed loudly. "I just didn't think you'd graduate from Jane the virgin to smashing brothers in just a few months. I'm impressed, I mean, look at them." I cleared my throat, putting bacon in the frying pan. "Maya, it's not like that." She raised her eyebrows, smirking. "So...you're not fucking them both." I groaned. "I mean, I am, kinda, I don't know." I said frustrated. "It's more than that, though." She shrugged. "Hey, no judgement here. I'm happy you're no longer a shut-in." I couldn't help but laugh at that.

~~

Just as I was pulling the bacon out of the pan, the oven beeped. I finished with the bacon before removing the muffins and turning the oven off. "God, it smells amazing in here, princess." I heard Carters voice. He walked into the kitchen, followed shortly by Orion. Carter smiled down at me before kissing me quickly and grabbing a plate. Orion wrapped his arms around me as my cheeks burned. "You didn't have to do all this, my love." He said, softly, kissing my shoulder. I looked from him, to Carter to Maya whose jaw was on her plate. I tried to shrug him off, feeling embarrassed but he squeezed me tighter, Orion smirked, looking up at her. "Do you think either of us give a shit that Mayas there?" He chuckled. Carter laughed, sitting next to Maya. "I've heard stories, I'm sure she wouldn't mind the show." Carter smirked at Maya and she turned bright red.

Maya recovered quickly though. "Please, I know the shit she's into. I'm adventurous but despite the people who surround me I'm not a psychopath." She fired back and I couldn't help but laugh. "Maybe you're not into the more depraved things, but don't forget I know more about your sex life than I'd care to admit." I winked at her playfully. Orion leaned against the counter. "Oh yeah? I'd love to hear more." I rolled my eyes at him, pushing him lightly. "I am open about my sex life. I draw the line at anything to do with weapons or blood." Maya said, stabbing a muffing with her fork. "Except that one time. And I agree, we should never do that again." Spencer said, walking into the kitchen. He kissed Mayas head before grabbing a plate. I raised my eyebrows at Maya and she simply shook her head. "Trust me, Lily, you do not want the details." My curiosity was peaked but I dropped it.

"Besides, I'm not usually the watcher. I prefer to participate." She said confidently. "Is that you offering?" Carter asked, teasing her. I pursed my lips. Orion and Carter may be willing to share, but I am not. Carter looked up at me and smirked, seeing the fire in my eyes. "It's a good thing I don't mix business with our pleasure." Spencer said, smirking at me. "The club is off limits." Maya said. Carter raised his eyebrows, a mischievous grin on his features. "Well, I happen to no longer be apart of the club, so I'm technically in bounds." He was pushing the limit and he knew it, but I held my composure. "I think I'd be too vanilla for your taste." Maya teased back. "I'm pretty flexible with my tastes." Carter was having his fun, fine.

"I think you'd better reel it in before she adds you to one of those lists in her head." Spencer smirked, finishing making his plate. Carter glanced at me and grinned, but raised his hands, feigning innocence. I unwrapped a muffin, taking a bite out of it. "I can tell by that look he's in for a punishment." Orion mumbled in my ear and I grinned. "You know me so well." I smirked at him. Carter furrowed his brows, looking between the two of us. Orion chuckled grabbing a plate. "You know I'm just teasing." Carter said. I locked eyes with him and nodded, humming. "Oh, I know that look." Spencer mumbled.

~~

After I had cleaned up everyone's plates and the dishes I went back to Orions room to put on my clothes from last night. Ry was coming out of the bathroom as I pulled my shirt off. He grinned at me. "Up to anything today, my love?" He asked, wrapping his arms around me. I laughed at his suggestive tone. "Spencer and I have something to do then I picked up a shift at work." He looked at me curiously. "You wouldn't like to elaborate on that?" He asked and I shrugged. "I still have privacy and boundaries, no matter how much you want to push them." He sighed, kissing me softly. "Fine." He grumbled.

When I was done changing I grab my things and headed downstairs. As I was waiting for Spencer, Carter came out of his room, fully dressed and grinned at me. He looked extra delicious today. "Are you going somewhere?" He asked curiously, reaching for me. When I stepped out of his reach he looked shocked. "Oh, you're fucking kidding me." He grumbled. I smirked. "What? You think you can have your fun but I can't have mine?" He stepped closer to me again but I stepped away, putting more distance between us. "No rewards for bad behavior. No touching." I said, dead serious. "She's good at holding a grudge, too." Spencer said, coming up from behind me.

Spencer wrapped an arm around my shoulder and chuckled at Carter. "I wish you luck man, you're gonna need it." He smirked to Carter before looking down at me. "Ready Lil?" I nodded, smirking at Carter. "Let's go." As we walked by I trailed my finger tips across his crotch and he groaned, cursing under his breath.

~~

Spence and I stopped by my house so I could quickly change before we hit the road. I'd been so distracted lately with everything going on I'd almost forgotten about our little trip. You will never hear Spence talk about his childhood, and as somebody who lived through it with him, I get why. There's a reason I say we are the same kind of fucked up.

"I can't believe they're giving him another chance." Spencer scoffed. I hummed, glancing at him. "I can't believe he wasn't sentenced to life with no parole to begin with." I muttered, as we walked through the machines in the court house. "It's fucking ridiculous that every couple of years I have to get dragged back here to deal with this shit all over." I laced my fingers in his as we walked towards the courtroom. "I know Spence. Maybe this time they'll tell him he's out of chances." He looked down at me and let out a breath, nodding. "It's just...you know I hate talking about it." I nodded, squeezing his hand. "I just know today is the day." I said softly as we sat down outside the courtroom and waited to be called.

~~

After nearly two hours of waiting both of us had come to the conclusion something was wrong. No one had come out to speak to Spence like usual and the courtroom was silent. Spence was growing more anxious, angry and frustrated by the minute.

"I'll go find someone to ask." I said gently, assuring him. He nodded briefly before I wandered away, looking for someone who looked important. After a few minutes I saw a man who looked familiar, like he'd been to one of the previous parole hearings. "Excuse me." His eyes snapped up from his phone and his eyes locked with me. "My friend was supposed to be giving a statement at the parole hearing for Thomas Renz, but we've been here for hours and haven't been called. I was wondering if anyone had an update they could give us?" He put his phone away and straightened his posture. "No one has spoken to you yet?" He asked and I shook my head. "Your friend is the son, correct?" He asked and I nodded. Something's definitely going on. "The liaison was supposed to inform him of the news but she has left for the day. I will speak to the two of you in my office."

~~

After the man, Harold Stephens, gave us the news Spencer went completely silent. He hasn't spoken a word since, and we were now back in the car and on the way to Orions house. Turns out Spencer wouldn't ever have to worry about another hearing, because Thomas had been brutally shanked in a prison fight just an hour before he was supposed to be transported. I knew Spencer wasn't disappointed he was dead, not upset, but he was processing. Not only had we plotted my mother's murder many times, we had done the same with his father, just incase he was released.

I'll be honest, I was surprised it hadn't happened sooner. When you're sent to prison for sexually abusing your child and many others, usually you don't last long. Thomas was an absolutely vile man, child abuse wasn't even the tip of the iceberg. I remember when I figured it out, Spence never said anything but there were signs I could see, even at our young age. Which is why I made such an effort to take care of him the best I could. I was the one who had gathered the evidence against him and anonymously sent it in to get him arrested in the first place. The trial was kept pretty well under wraps since he had connections to state officials and law enforcement, so no one ever really knew what had happened. Mayas foster family took him in for a while after that, which I was thankful for, her last family were good people, unlike the previous.

When I pulled the car into the driveway behind their bikes, Spence finally looked over at me. "Thank you for being there." I smiled at him. "Nothing could stop me." He chuckled lowly, breathing deeply. "I feel...relieved. I know he's been out of my life for so long but it's nice to have full closure." I nodded, understanding where he was coming from. "Im sure he got what was coming to him in there." A laugh escaped his lips and I grinned, happy to see him smile. "My ride or die." He said to me and I smirked before we got out of the car.