My Best Friend's Brothers (Short Story)

Chapter 11

"No seepy," She shook her head and kept playing with her dolls. Her binky fell out and she didn't pick it back up. She seemed to like it but she would spit it out when she had to talk.

"Come on Pookie, time to brush your teeth," Sean smiled as he held his hand out.

"No," She pouted and started bouncing on her bed.

"Careful Kitten," Raven said walking over to it. "You fall get hurt."

"Fun Daddy fun," She kept bouncing and giggling. "Catch Daddy," She jumped into his open arms then hid behind her unicorn when she saw their stern looks.

"No more bouncing on the bed Doll," Axel said and she pouted.

They sighed and a few of them ran their fingers through their hair.

"You could have fallen off the bed and got really hurt, Sweetie," Corey tried to explain. "It would have hurt us if you got hurt because you didn't want to listen."

"Hoppy pun," she pouted. "I orry."

"We will see if we can find you something to bounce on that is safe, okay?" Brandon asked and she nodded. "But it's really late now so let's try and get some sleep, okay?"

"We will have lots of fun tomorrow," Victor smiled and she nodded.

Raven put her to bed and started rubbing her back. Owen stuck it back in her mouth and she hummed in appreciation then started to suck on it. They took turns rubbing her back so they each could do it.

"She's finally asleep," Axel whispered as he slowly stopped rubbing her back.

Brandon bent down and turned on the nightlight as everyone slipped from the room.

"I told you she was a fucking little," Gabe beamed as they gathered around in the living room. "I saw a shit ton of stuff animals in her room and a coloring book on her bed."

"You still shouldn't have gone into her room without permission," Luke shook his head. "You can't just go into everyone's room and start going through their clothes and stuff."

"You're lucky she still agreed to come here after that," Kota nodded. "It if wasn't for Jess..."

"Yes," Owen nodded. "We are really thankful for her. We need to make sure she knows how much we appreciate her. But right now I think we should all head up to bed, we still have a lot of learning to do tomorrow when it comes to our girl."

As they started up the stairs they all silently agreed to sleep in Amy's room with her. Everyone felt a sense of completeness for the first time. Two years ago when they first saw Jess bring Amy home with her that they thought she was beautiful but she was in a relationship so they didn't pursue other than try to be friends when they did visit Jess and Momma. They were all impressed and fascinated with her but she was off limits. They were filled with rage when they heard what her ex did to her and then filled with dread when they heard the fear in Jess' voice. Seeing the girls in the alley made them want to go on a killing spree but their sense of protection over rid their anger. They didn't want her to leave their sight but also understood they had to respect her sense of gaining independence. It was a constant tug of war when it came to her. They were filled with hope when Gabe figured out her secret but they also saw her fear and wanted to comfort her. When they saw how she shut down at her ex's words they wanted to kill him right then and there, if Corey hadn't held Raven back he would have. They were so hopeful and excited to her the room they had been preparing for years in hopes of finding a little for them to share. And to think she had been right under their eyes the whole time. She was perfect for them, now they just had to convince her.

They were so proud and excited when they saw her take in the room that would now be hers. Seeing her take it in and realize that it was okay for her be herself made them feel so special that they were the ones to let her know that she was perfect the way she was. It broke their hearts when they heard her admit that she hadn't been able to slip into her little mode in a long time despite her trying. They burst with pride when they were able to help her slip and see her excitement about it. It was excitement plus relief and happiness and they were so thankful they were the ones she sought for acceptance. She filled their missing piece and completed their family. She was the one for them. They were excited to see that the morning would bring.