One Ring (Suncoast Society #28)(36)

Especially because she was now even happier than she’d thought she’d been just a few days ago.





Chapter Fourteen


The three of them stood together in front of Loren, all their friends gathered around them.

They’d asked for an informal ceremony at the start of a normal play session on a Saturday night. They hadn’t wanted anything special since they’d already had their collaring and everyone had attended that.

To them, that was the important date, their true “anniversary.”

And the men were only doing this for Mel. She’d insisted she wanted a little something to mark this occasion, even if it was an informal something.

Loren wore a wry grin as she stood in front of the three of them. “Well, just when I think I can honestly say I’ve seen it all, someone throws a new permutation at me that I haven’t seen before and blows my mind.”

Mel grinned as her men laughed.

Gilo, who stood next to Tilly, stood there smiling and shaking his head, his arms crossed over his chest.

Next to him stood Abbey, bound in a straightjacket, a ball gag in her mouth and her knees looking a little wobbly from the remote control vibrating egg he’d inserted into her * before the ceremony.

Gilo the Dom was in full force today.

“You got anything you want to say?” Tilly asked him.

“Honestly? I have no clue what to say. This one takes the cake.”

“I think I saw this on an episode of Boston Legal,” Tony said.

“Yeah, but that was different,” Gilo said.

“Guys,” Loren said. “Focus.” She cleared her throat and returned her attention to where Don and Carl flanked Mel. Mel was naked, except for her collar and her ring. Now five months along, her baby belly was well visible, and the men had insisted that, at least for the ceremony, she would be naked.

It wasn’t uncommon for the men, when among their kinky friends, to lift up her shirt—or dress—to proudly show someone her tummy. It embarrassed the hell out of her, but it amused her men to no end, so she tolerated it.

They were obviously going to be great dads. Proud ones, for sure.

They’d batted stuff back and forth with Ed, trying to make up their minds what to do in terms of legal paperwork, when a teasing suggestion from Ross had turned into a damn good idea to Mel, and she’d put her slave foot down and insisted upon it.

Yes, she could be a little sadistic herself. She’d spend the rest of their lives together reminding Don that it was actually a man who made him risk half his shit.

And giggling every time she did.

Her men couldn’t refuse her, despite their awkwardness right now as they were faced with the reality of it.

And when they’d filed for the marriage license.

“Two completely straight guys marrying each other,” Loren said. “Sorry, but I have been with Ross far too long for a little of his sadistic streak not to rub off on me. I am enjoying the hell out of this.”

Abbey let out a soft moan. When everyone looked, Gilo was futzing with the controller. “Sorry. Meant to turn it down earlier so she wouldn’t come. Give me a second.”

Abbey let out a whine around her gag.

He looked up. “We’re good. Proceed.”

Loren rolled her eyes. “Okay. So. Donald Montgomery, do you take Carl Mabry to be your lawfully wedded husband?”

“I do.”

“Carl Mabry, do you take Donald Montgomery to be your lawfully wedded husband?”

“I do.”

“You’ve already exchanged rings, so by the power vested in me by the state of Florida, I pronounce you husbands. You can kiss each other.”

The men stared at each other. This had been Mel’s other sticking point.

One onto which she’d not only put her foot down, but put it down hard.

She’d taken a brand for the two of them, willingly, without hesitation.

It was the least they could do for her.

“Well?” Tilly said, obviously highly amused. “Get on with it. If you were going to catch cooties from each other, you would have done it long before now swapping spit and other bodily fluids with her.”

Mel thought the grin she wore might split her face in two. “Come on, guys. You promised me. And not some cheesy quick peck on the lips, either. I want to see a real kiss.”

Both men rolled their eyes. “No tongue,” Carl warned.

“Agreed,” Don said.

Mel knew she’d likely pay for this in other ways later on, and it would be worth it to have their kiss memorialized forever by Kel’s photo. He stood, ready, to take it. Mallory was videotaping it for Mel, both of them standing behind the triad and focused toward Loren so they didn’t catch any of the attendees in the background.

Finally the men took deep breaths, leaned forward, embraced, and kissed. A real, honest kiss.

The entire dungeon broke out into cheers and hoots of approval.

The men finally turned to her. “Okay?” Don asked her.

She nodded. “Thank you. That made me very happy. And horny.”

“Yeah, well don’t get too used to it,” Carl said. “We’re not bi.”

“No. It made me horny because it was one more way you both proved to me how much you love me and each other.”

“Oh, well, in that case, let’s go home and play,” Don said. “We can take care of that horniness for you.”