Four Stepbrothers & I (O'Reilly Fight Club, #1)

by D.E. Bartley

To all those who feel they are unlovable. You are loved. You are wanted and you matter to me xx

Christian is the eldest at twenty-five, Jason’s twenty-two, and the twins Sean and Maximus are two years older than me at twenty. I know I shouldn’t find my new stepbrothers attractive, but I swear they look like four gods.

“She really wouldn’t; we aren’t that close.” “You seemed close today,”

“Only because it suits her. What better way to have everyone paying attention to you than to act like the loving mum and

bride,” I sigh as I hand the bottle back. “I’ve lived away from her more than with her. I’m used to being alone, but it’s easier that way,” I add before forcing a smile on my face.

“Well, you have us now, so you aren’t alone anymore,”

“And you’re still more important. The car is replaceable; you’re not. You will always be my priority. Do you get that?”

“You deserve someone who will show you how special you are and not just to get

into your pants. They should want to give you the world and want nothing in return.”

“Because we care, princess. We’ve always cared. What do we need to do to prove that to you?”

“One day, you will believe us and see how much you mean to the four of us,” he

“Whatever you need, we are always happy to help, even if it is holding your hair as you throw up.”

When I tell him this, I hear him sigh as he sits down on my bed and pulls me onto his knees. I used to think it was weird when I sat on the guys’ laps; they are my stepbrothers, after all, plus we’re all adults. But there is a large part of me that likes it, too. When I’m sitting on their laps, and they have their arms around me, I feel protected. It’s something I haven’t felt since my father left.

“Good girl. See, that wasn’t so hard, was it?”

Christian kisses my cheek as his arms tighten around my waist for a moment before he leans back.

“Make sure he never contacts her again and show him what happens if he does, gotcha. Are we going firm verbal warning like that idiot Mark? Or kick his ass like the prick, Lawrence?”

“The threat you issue depends on what he’s done. If he’s laid one finger on her, I don’t give a shit if you kill the fucker.”

nothing is off-limits when it comes to our girl’s safety.

Wow

“You know you could end all this messing around she’s doing if you would just let us claim her,” I point out, but he shakes his head.

You heard what he did; make him pay for deflowering our girl.

“This is going to knock the confidence in us that Jasmine has built over the last few years. She’ll be waiting for us to leave her now.”

“We need to show her we are here to stay,”

“As I said before, we could tell her how we feel. Show her that she is ours,”

“You are lucky you’re so damn cute at times,”

Protecting you is his main priority.”

“Gorgeous, you could be taller than me, and you’d still be my Shorty,” he

If our parents divorce, there will be no reason for the guys to stick around anymore.

“What’s the matter?

“Speak to me.”

“I’m scared,”

“Of losing you all,”

“I told you, none of us is going anywhere, sweetheart.” “You are stuck with the four of us, if you like it or not, Jazzy.”

“One day soon, sweetheart, you will understand how stuck with us you really are.”

Don’t hide us from her,”

“Good girl.”

Let’s face it: it’s only a matter of time before they disappear. Everyone does eventually.

“You never need to thank me for looking after you, Jazzy. Your safety and well-being are everything to the four of us. We just need you to trust us and be honest.”

“You’re not in any trouble, Jazzy; we aren’t mad. We’ve been worried about you. But no matter what you tell us, we will not get angry. We just wish you had come to us, rather than hide how you were living.”

“Good girl, come on,”

“I couldn’t,” I whisper as I look into his blue eyes, trying desperately to stay calm. “I couldn’t face telling you I was failing, that I was hanging on by a thread and couldn’t see a way out on my own. I was ashamed

and scared of what you would think of me. I hate that you would be disappointed in me.”

“It’s not like I’m even your prob...

“When are you going to realise you matter to us, Shorty? That we’re not your parents or those arseholes you called f...

“I’m sorry you’ve been going through all this alone, but we are here now, and like Maximus said, in his undignified way, you matter to us more than you will ever know.”

“She needs us more than she’s willing to admit. She has been alone for as long as she can remember, and now it’s time for us to step up and look after her the way we all know she needs,”

My heart breaks when I see so much pain and fear in her eyes. “Come here, angel,” I whisper as I pull her onto my lap.

We’ve got you, and we are going to look after you,”

“I would do it all again in a heartbeat; you mean the world to me, Jazzy.”

“There’s no going back from this. I hope you’re aware of that.” “Good,” I reply, before kissing him again. Jason’s hand slides between us and cups my sex before sliding up and into my shorts. “Fuck, you’re so wet,” he growls against my mouth, as his fingers find that special spot, causing me to instantly moan.

“Fuck, you’re so tight.”