Free Dominating Cassidy by Sam Crescent Page B

and she went to serve up the casserole she’d started earlier in the day. She knew it was summer, but salads could only go so far before you got bored. The moment she began to set the table, her men walked in and took their seats at the table. For a moment she stood and watched them. This was her family. Five men who loved and cherished her. She allowed her mind to wander, and before her she saw all of her men at the table with little children laughing and running around their feet. Her breath caught at the image. Cassidy turned back to the stove as her heart filled with wanting. She prayed to whoever was listening that their relationship worked. All of the men at the table held her heart, and she wouldn’t dream of hurting them in any way. She loved them all way too much to risk anything going wrong.
    One day, she wanted to have their babies. To fill this house with the sound of joy and laughter. A true home with a large family. She’d wanted one ever since she’d heard about the death of her own parents.
    “Are you okay, baby?” Michael asked.
    She nodded her head. “Just daydreaming. I hope you’re all hungry.”
    They all nodded their heads and fisted the table. She chuckled at their caveman approach.
    “I live to serve.”
    She carried the steaming pot of casserole, and she’d decided to serve it with some rice and flat breads. All of them held up their plates. She couldn’t help but laugh at their hungry gazes.
    Taking each plate she filled them with food until she put some on her plate and sat down next to Jesse.
    He bumped her shoulder playfully like he always did.
    “I’ve got some news,” she said, remembering the change in plans with her sister. “Lou isn’t going to be available for Friday, and if you all want to take me dancing, then I’d still be up to go.”
    “Damn, I can’t wait to get you on the dance floor. I can still see how sexy your ass looked when you danced with Michael,” Roy said.
    Cassidy chuckled.
    “She can move, man. I promise you, you’ll be even more smitten with her. I spend most of my time hard by her moves.” Michael told them all about her teasing on the floor. She laughed along with them. When they finished, she and Roy cleaned away the dishes before she served up the apple pie she’d baked with a hint of cinnamon.
    The pie went faster than the casserole. At the end of the night, she watched a movie curled up against Scott with Gary at the end by her feet.
    She called it a night first, kissed them all, and walked to her room.
    Her eyes were drooping when a knock came at the door.
    “Come in.”
    Jesse walked in wearing a pair of boxers. “Hi,” he said. He shut the door and made his way over to the bed. She waited for him to lie on top of the blankets. He took her hand, kissing her knuckles.
    “Where are the others?” she asked.
    “Watching some football downstairs. I was tired.”
    “So you decided to come and talk to me?” she teased him.
    “I wanted to spend some time with you. You’ve always been part of my world.”
    Cassidy kissed his hand, smiling back at him. “You’ve always been there as well.”
    He nodded and stayed silent. She stared at him waiting for him to speak. She knew Jesse had something on his mind. It would be best for her to wait until he was ready to talk to her. She stared at their joined hands. He had much darker skin than hers. She imagined it was due to his working in the sun.
    “I’ve loved you my whole life,” he said. She gasped. His admittance had been the last thing she expected.
    “Your whole life?”
    “Yes. You’re my best friend, Cassidy. And I’ve always valued our friendship. When Luke hurt you, I wanted to kill the bastard.”
    She remembered as if it was yesterday the pain of Luke’s betrayal and the hurt he’d put her through. The first thought she’d had at the time had been to run to Jesse. He always knew what to do. “He hurt me so much. I thought I loved him. Now, as I look back, I know I never