Tessa placed a hand over her still flat stomach, marvelling in her new reality. Three months Pregnant. It had been a month and a half since she'd found out, but some days she still had to remind herself. Tessa hadn't told her roommate or friends yet, though she knew she had to soon. The boys were always fussing over her which meant that Tessa had been to the doctors at least twice recently. She was starting to know the front desk receptionist by name. The baby was always fine as she continued to explain to Will and Jem. They'd told her she was due in November.
Since Tessa had first absently voiced her idea out loud to take a year off school, both Jem and Will had been very enthusiastic about the idea. It was actually one of the few things they both agreed on since Jem was still very adamant that Will and Tessa should get married, while Will and Tessa were determined not to cut Jem out. Tessa wasn't sure about leaving school though. When she tried to talk about money, and how she wasn't sure she could live off her education fund without it being toward her education, both of them dismissed this and said they would help.
"We can support you Tessa," Jem said. "I know I don't work, but look at my house." He chuckled. Tessa had learned quite a while ago that Jem came from old money. When his parents had died leaving no other heirs, Jem had inherited it all.
"I mean, you aren't going to stay in that tiny apartment with a baby right?" Will asked her. Tessa hadn't realize this until now. There was no room for a baby at her and Magnus's apartment was there?
"Oh right," Tessa said softly.
"You should move in with Jem," Will continued. "His place is bigger." This seemed sensible until she spoke to Jem, who told her once again that she should marry Will and move in with him.
After a few weeks of this, Tessa was fed up. She wanted them both to stop being so freaking nice! She couldn't suggest anything to Jem without him feeling like it was Will's job, and she couldn't suggest anything to Will without his worrying about Jem. She knew she was cranky from the hormones, but did neither of these men have a selfish bone in their whole body? People like that didn't exist in the actual world, so how the hell had she managed to find two of them?
"Sit," Tessa ordered both her boys. They were in Jem's luxurious living room. She'd asked them both that morning to come meet her here to straighten this whole thing out. So here they sat, both gazing up at her from the sofa.
"You," she pointed at Jem. "Stop saying we should get married. We aren't without you. End of story. And you-" she pointed at Will. "Stop well... just stop-" Tessa made a grand gesture with her hands as if trying to demonstrate the general state of the situation. "Both of you stop being so freaking selfless, you are killing me here! I want you both to honestly tell me what your best case scenario is, and then I will pick! Got it!"
They both nodded, then each proceeded to tell her they just wanted her to be happy, and she almost hit them.
"Oh fuck this!" Tessa grumbled. All this yelling was making her warm, and all her hormones were begging her to do something about it. Tessa began stripping off her clothes in the middle of Jem's living room.
"I am so horney I can't see straight," Tessa gasped as the last of her clothes landed on the floor, and she moved quickly to straddle Will on the couch while leaning over to kiss Jem at the same time.
She could feel Will's arousal through his jeans, and it made her heart pound. This she had to admit, was the best part of her hormones being a hot mess lately. She found herself so easily turned on these days. Her hands worked to undo Will's pants as she continued to kiss Jem. She moaned as Will's hands went to her tender breasts. Pregnancy was also messing with those, making them more sensitive, and bigger. Sensing Will was going to finish removing his own clothes himself, Tessa's hands moved to the buttons of Jem's shirt.
Jem's hands joined Will's, trailing over her skin. Waves of ecstasy were threatening to overwhelm her, and Tessa knew she'd finish if someone just touched her where she really needed it. As it turned out, Will was the faster stipper. Naked and hard, he was still sitting on the couch. Tessa turned to face him with Jem behind her, but this time when she straddled him, he entered her and she sighed with relief, laying back to place her head in Jem's lap. Jem leaned down to kiss her lips as his hands moved lower, lingering on her stiff nipples before moving down past her navel. Will was moving inside her now, while she possessively squeezed him. Then Jem's hands joined in the fun.
"Oh god," Tessa gasped before she felt the waves of pleasure run through her. The tension in her slacked, and she lay still panting. Will had stopped moving as well, and she knew he'd come.
Once she'd caught her breath, Tessa switched positions. Jem it seemed, hadn't bothered to get all his clothes off. Smiling she quickly remedied the situation to reveal that he was just as horney as the rest of them.
"Tessa," Jem whispered as she maneuvered herself until he slide easily inside her. She was so wet at this point it would have been impossible for her to sit across him like this, legs spread, without him going in. She enjoyed the expressions on Jem's face as she squeezed him and ground her hips against his, back and forth. With every movement, she felt herself quiver on the brink again. When Jem's mouth formed a perfect 'O' and all his muscles tensed up, Tessa cried out. She leaned back into Will's arms, somehow sensing that he'd gotten up to kneel behind her.
Catching her breath Tessa grinned. She was totally naked. Sitting on the couch, Jem still inside her but slack, Will's strong arms supporting her from behind, his child in her womb, and totally blissed out. She tilted her head back and stole a kiss from Will. Her strange problems seemed like nothing but idle thoughts as she came down from her high. Tessa had had so little experience with sex before she'd met Will and Jem. There was something about these men that she could never get enough of. Something more than the way she totally and unconditionally loved them both.
Tessa leaned all the way forward to rest her head on Jem's shoulder as his mouth caressed the skin of her breast. She hear a soft contented noise escape her. Will had his arms around her, his hands moving over her skin, sending shivers down her spine. She began to moved again, just because it felt so good, rocking her hips back and forth against Jem even though he was done.
"I love you," Tessa spoke softly as she put an arm around each of them. "So much."
"Are you sure it isn't just the multiple orgams you love," Will chuckled. She could feel his breath against the bare skin of her back as he spoke.
"Those are wonderful too," Tessa sighed, melting into Will's embrace behind her. Tessa wasn't holding up her own weight anymore. She felt like a bowl of jello. Every muscle in her body was happy to merely exist. Tessa felt like the luckiest woman alive.
"I have an idea," Jem whispered as he kissed Tessa's shoulder. She could feel his smile against her skin. "Why don't the three us of live together, here."
"I like this plan," Tessa giggled, feeling almost drunk with euphoria. She could feel Will's fingers gently running through her hair. Tessa closed her eyes, enjoying the sensation.
"Works for me," Will whispered, though loud enough so Jem could hear him. Then his hands were hovering over her stomach. Tessa pulled Jem's hand over to rest there too then placed her own on top. Their baby would have three parents.
"Now we just need to think of a name," Jem said.
"I already picked one," Will argued. "If it's a boy anyway."
"You can't name your kid James," Jem disagreed.
"Watch me," Will laughed.
"My names James!" Jem grumbled. "That's just weird."
"But we call you Jem," Will continued relentlessly. "So it won't be confusing."
"I'm not even the father," Jem reminded him. "That makes no sense."
"It's better than William Jr," Will countered. "I never did understand why parents named their kids the same name as them, and then try and make it okay by tacting Jr onto it."
"That's exactly what you're doing!" Jem whined. "I hope it's a girl. I don't think you'd hate your own daughter enough to call her James."
"I could call her Jamie," Will disagreed. Jem groaned, rolling his eyes, but Tessa just laughed, holding the stitch in her side. Here they were naked in the living room, both still with a hand on her belly, and this was where their minds were at.
"Are you alright?" both men instantly asked, once Tessa's hand went to her stomach. This wasn't exactly new. In the presence of either of them, if Tessa gave even the slightly indication of distress, they were faster than she could blink. In fact, Tessa was sure if she hadn't asked the doctor about having sex while pregnant, they both would have tried to say no, just in case it was dangerous for the baby. Thank goodness her boys had believed the doctor, because with her hormones the way they were at the moment, abstinence would not have been an option.
"I'm perfect," Tessa replied, standing up and kissing both of them. "Just kinda sticky." She grinned, reaching out to grab both their hands before dragging them off to the bathroom.
"Clean is a good idea," Jem said. "Why don't you go first Tessa."
"Oh no," Tessa told him, clearly indicating they were to join her. Both men gave her dubious looks so she giggled and added, "Just think. Group shower means the possibility of more sex."
"Wow," Jem laughed. "You are unstoppable."
"It's the hormones," Tessa replied. "I'm always hungry, constantly peeing even when I don't have to, and my moods shift from horny to miserable to happy and back in about ten seconds flat."
"I am going to need a power bar," Will whined, but that didn't stop him from followed her into the bathroom. Whenever the three of them showered, Tessa was always in the middle as neither Will or Jem were too interested in soaping up each other.
"That tickles," Tessa giggled, before turning to kiss Jem who laughed. The three of them were in Jem's wonderfully huge shower, water pouring over them from two showerheads. Tessa worked shampoo into Jem's hair while Will's fingers massaged her scalp. Then they all turned around and repeated the process. They were rising off when Tessa felt Will behind her, and grinned.
"Power bar," she said rolling her eyes before turning around to hold Will's blossoming erection in her hands. He gasped just as she pressed her lips to his. As Tessa felt Will harden in her grasp, her loins ache for him.
Releasing Will for the moment Tessa grabbed hold of the shower curtain rod, suddenly very glad Jem had the bolted to the wall kind. Resting an arm on Jem's shoulder, and putting her weight on the rod Tessa jumped, wrapping her legs around Will's waist.
"You are insane," Will laughed, as he caught her. "You know that right?"
"Hormones," Tessa whispered as she attacked him with kisses and ground her hips into him. A beautifully sensual sound arose from Will's throat as she continued to move. His strong arms supporting her weight, Tessa maneuvered herself until she got what she wanted. Tilting her head back she sighed as he slide inside her. She didn't mess around once she was there, but moved and squeezed until everything felt amazing.
Panting, she rested her head on Will's shoulder for a moment before sliding back down to stand on her feet. Leaning up to kiss Will, his arms going around her protectively. Tessa had a feeling her gymnastics just now had scared the hell out of him, but she had no regrets. Then as they broke apart, Tessa realized that was the first time she and Will had had sex in front of Jem without including him. She turned around worried, but she needed have been.
"I am tired just watching you," Jem laughed. "So I'm clean, but you two need another shower. A cold one." He chuckled at his own obvious joke and still grinning, Jem got out leaving Will and Tessa to wash themselves down again.
By the time Tessa and Will were once again clean, they got out, dried off, and went to find Jem who was in the kitchen in his bath robe making coffee.
"So I'm thinking we should get a king sized bed," Jem said as he handed Will coffee. There were general nods and murmurs of agreement, and Jem said he'd go bed shopping tomorrow. On the rare occasions when all three of them stayed, Jem's queen sized bed was alright, but not quite roomy enough. Will and Tessa just had double beds at their place, so if the three of them planned to be sleeping in the same bed, they always did so at Jem's house. If this was going to be a permanent set up, the king sized bed was instantly agreed upon.
As they worked out the other practical aspects of living together Tessa learned that Will and Jem had lived together before in their first few years of college. This along with the fact that both of them were used to Tessa sleeping over at their respective places, meant the domestic details were easily sorted. Will said he had no emotional attachment to his apartment, and Jem insisted there was plenty of space here to store anything Will didn't want to throw out, but wouldn't need. Will slowly started moving boxes into Jem's basement, and their new bed arrived a few weeks later.
"My love," Will whispered in her ear, his arms wrapping around her from behind. They were standing in Jem's kitchen listening to Jem telling the movers what to do with their king sized bed. "You are starting to show." Slowly Will placed his hands over her slightly curved stomach, and she leaned back into him.
"When are you going to tell Magnus that you're moving out?" Will asked, keeping his hands over her belly as he spoke.
"Soon," Tessa said. "Promise. I just want to enjoy living with my friend for a little longer."
"Isn't Magnus working over the summer?" Will asked. "I thought you said you rarely see him outside of the school months." She was caught. Tessa tried not to move or show any indication of her discomfort, but of course Will saw through her instantly.
"It's something else, isn't it?" Will stated rather than asked. "Tell me." His lips touched her neck, and she tilted her head automatically inviting him to continue.
"Everything has just happening so fast," Tessa whispered. "Can't I just enjoy my crazy pregnancy hormones, and be in my apartment for a little while before my whole life turns upside down?"
"I suppose," Will replied calmly. "As long as that's all that's upsetting you." She could sense the anxiety in his voice, and turned to look in his eyes. "You aren't for example getting cold feet about moving in, about us?"
"No," Tessa said firmly, gently touching Will's face. "No." She didn't know how else to express herself. She wanted to be here with them. She knew this baby was coming no matter where she lived, and it did make sense to be here. Tessa knew this was where she was meant to be, it's just the reality of getting what you want can sometimes be just as scary as never having it.
"Good," he whispered, leaning down to kiss her. When he pulled away, Tessa sensed a seriousness in Will before he spoke. "Because my Tess, I don't think I'd survive losing you, or Jem for that matter. I love you, so much. No matter if I ever make up with my relatives or not, you and Jem are my family."
With a contented sigh, Tessa rested her head on Will's chest and whispered, "I know the feeling."
"What's this!" Jem's voice accused them. "Having a romantic moment without me?" Will and Tessa both reach out their arms to Jem, and he accepted being dragged into the group hug.
"Our Tessa is showing," Will informed Jem. "Won't be long now until we meet James."
"You are not naming him James!" Jem whined. Will ignored him like always. Tessa was starting to hope she was having a girl, as that would mean Will and Jem wouldn't have to continue this argument over a sleeping infant, though if Tessa knew Will at all, he probably would want to name a girl Jamie. Tessa hadn't really thought about names yet.
As time passed, and Tessa began to put on weight, her libido pittered out a little. Just being too close to Will or Jem didn't get her as worked up as it had a month ago, and suddenly pickles and ice cream sounded like the best thing ever!
Oh great, now Tessa wanted pickles and ice cream, but it was almost two o'clock in the morning, and she was wedged in. Tessa was laying on her side in the bed, Will asleep with his back to her, Tessa's arm around his waist while Jem spooned around her from behind, his arm draped over her side. She looked down smiling at Jem's fingers resting on her swollen belly, Will's back gently resting against it as well. She interwove her fingers with Jem's, smiling to herself. It was like they were all connected.
"You're awake," Jem whispered.
"Sorry did I wake you up?" Tessa asked, as Jem moved a little closer to hold her.
"Maybe," Jem said, but Tessa knew he was smiling from the tone of his voice. "But I'm glad." She felt his lips gently kiss her neck before Jem rested his head back on the pillow and snuggled in close.
"I love you," he whispered. "Both of you." His hand gently caressed her stomach for a moment. "Mine or not, as long as you want me, I'm here." Tessa knew this already, but it was as if Jem needed to say it, and it was nice to hear.
She placed her hand over his on her belly, and whispered to him firmly. "This baby is yours. It's ours. Yours, Will's and mine." She turned slowly so as not to wake Will. Then she was in Jem's arms, kissing him briefly before speaking. "And I will always want you."
A loud snored suddenly ruined their moment as Will rolled over and laid his long arms across them both. Tessa was suddenly sandwiched between them, a soulmate on either side as her baby fluttered inside her.
Woot another chapter so soon! It's like I am actually writing again! YAY! And yes I know all the smut... the next chapter has smut too... it seems my head is in the gutter. lol. Hope no one complains. ^_^ My beta sure didn't. ;)
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Sneak Peek Chapter 53
"Good morning," Magnus's voice was like music to Alec's ears. It was one of Magnus's extremely rare days off. Working two jobs seemed to mean you got one day off a month and Alec couldn't even imagine how much that sucked, having never worked a day in his life.
"It is," Alec smiled turning to kiss his boyfriend. "Since you are here."
"I'm sorry," Magnus sighed, sitting up in bed. "I know you never see me. I shouldn't have let you stay." Alec wanted to argue that Magnus should have just let Alec help, but he kept his mouth shut.
