A soft sob escaped her as her arms clutched at him. Me, too, Master.

And thats fifteen with a cane for violating the spirit of the rules by going behind our backs and not telling us youd stopped taking the pill, Mac said. Fifteen each, from both of us.

Sully chuckled. What slave said. Although I was only going to give you ten each. But Ill go for fifteen.

Now a laugh broke free. Yes, Master. Ill gladly take them. It would a.s.suage the guilt shed felt about not telling them.

And then, Mac said, well slide our c.o.c.ks into your p.u.s.s.y and your freshly caned a.s.s and f.u.c.k you properly. He kissed his way down her neck to her shoulder, lightly nipping as he went. Because I love the way it feels when hes f.u.c.king you at the same time. It feels like the three of us are one. Master said I wasnt allowed to come anywhere except in your p.u.s.s.y until further notice. That made me even hornier. Especially when he said any day I didnt f.u.c.k you at least once, hed give me twenty hard cane strokes as punishment.

Well, you avoided those, she said, giggling.

f.u.c.k yeah, I did. Easiest. Order. Ever. Eeevveerrr.

I will admit, Sully said, I played dirty. There were a few times I slid a b.u.t.t plug up Macs a.s.s and worked him up right before I knew you were going to go do laundry.

And several times Master had me sit under the desk in the office and fluff him and keep him hard until he had a chance to f.u.c.k you, Mac said.

Okay, seriously. Where the h.e.l.l was I during all this? Clarisse asked.

Oh, busy with the kids, and the boat and stuff, Sully said. I honestly thought after about three days either youd be admitting you were off the pill, or youd be calling a time out from us mounting you any time you bent over and the boys werent around. The longer it went on, the more of a game it became for us, to see when youd finally break down and tell us. In all seriousness, until tonight, I was beginning to think maybe youd switched birth control pills or something and were keeping them in your purse, and we had the wrong idea.

Why didnt you just look?

Sully leaned his head back, staring down at her, a shocked expression on his face. I dont violate your privacy. Just because Im your Master, I wouldnt do that. You should know that. If I want or need to see whats in your purse, Ill ask you to show me.

Then please fill me in why thats any different than looking at my pill pack in the medicine cabinet?

Community property, Mac said. Duh. Sweetheart, we all go into that. I cant help it that Im a particularly observant slave.

Hes had a lot of years of practice with me, Sully reminded her. As my caretaker after I got shot. Making sure I was taking my meds. Its second nature to him.

I wasnt even spying on you on purpose, Mac said. I thought maybe youd forgotten to take it. I was going to tell you, but I mentioned it to Sully first and he said hold off telling you to see what you did, in case you were just late taking it that day. Ironically, because he didnt want you thinking we were checking up on you. When you didnt take it the next day, we were pretty sure. And then by the third day"

It was game on, Sully finished with a smile. He pulled his hands from her a.s.s and laid them on her tummy. Seriously? Another baby? Had you told us the day you youd stopped"

Youd still have been humping me like h.o.r.n.y dogs, Clarisse finished with a smirk.

Duh, Sully said. But I would have been a lot more creative and overt about it. Like having Jason and Katie babysit for a day while we rented a hotel room, strapped you down to one of Sean and Maxs frames, and f.u.c.ked you as hard and as often as we could get it up until our c.o.c.ks safeworded.

I dont know, Mac said. In a way, I think it was kind of hotter for me like this. He ground his hips against her a.s.s again. Secretly breeding the pet. Ooh, theres a t.i.tle for an erotic novel for you to write, Master.

Maybe youre right. Sully stepped close again, cupping her cheek with his hand as he stared down at her with his grey eyes. His fingers curled, tightened in her hair, around the back of her head. Maybe we need to act this book out in real life first. Make sure I dont get a singledetailwrong.

Her throat went dry in that wonderful way it did when she knew she was about to get a royal f.u.c.king from them. But Im already pregnant, Master, she said.

Sullys lips quirked in a smile. So? That means we can try even more things without worrying about the consequences.

His smile faded. Sweetheart, I had to let you handle this in your way. If we were working off faulty information, itd look like we didnt trust you. If we werent, I knew either youd have a reason for holding back, or whatever recriminations you had over holding back would eat you up and be far worse than anything I could say or do. I love you. I wont say nothing you do will ever make me stop loving you, but I cant imagine you ever doing any of those kinds of things. This is a teachable moment, as Ive learned both from owning and loving the two of you, and from raising our kids together.

She felt even worse. Im so sorry, Master, she whispered, barely managing not to burst into tears again. This time of shame. Hed trusted her, and shed been the one to hold back.

Worse, now she couldnt understand why shed held back in the first place.

He kissed her forehead, lingering. I know you are, sweetheart. And I forgive you. But you will still get your punishment, and they will not be easy stripes, either. Theyre going to hurt, and theyre going to leave marks. Its going to happen tonight when we go back to the hotel, because we wont be able to do them at home. Plus, I want them administered and out of the way so we can put this behind us and focus on the fact that were going to be parents again.

Youre going to have a looong car ride home tomorrow, babe, Mac said.

Sully tipped his head. You know, theres something ironic here. You two realize that, right?

Mac asked it. What?

Ill beat the two of you for fun or punishment, but none of the three of us would dream of laying a hand on the boys.

Clarisse laughed. Youve got that look you give them. You dont need to lay a hand on them. They see you arch that eyebrow and immediately know theyve been busted. Mac does, too, a little.

I think she should get her fifteen cane strokes while shes being f.u.c.ked, Mac said, his tone sounding evilly playful. Have her riding one of us while the other stripes that gorgeous a.s.s of hers.

Ooh, and a vibrating b.u.t.t plug, Sully said.

Now youre just teaming up on me, she said. I dont know if thats fair or not.

Youve never complained before, Sully said. I mean, if you want straight cane strokes, we can do that right now. I thought a chance to actually get pleasure mixed in with your punish"

f.u.c.k-punishment it is, she quickly said, realizing how stupid she was to complain. No, normally punishment strokes, while rare, were isolated, meant to force contemplation about what had brought them on, unless they were punishment strokes willingly chosen as a way to violate a standing rule.

They were actually giving her an option to choose funishment.

h.e.l.l, yes, shed choose it.

Sully looked over her shoulder at Mac. Fair warning, slave. You whack me in the process of giving her your cane strokes, youll get an extra ten yourself, in whatever part of your anatomy you land the stroke on me. For each one. So aim carefully.

Mac snickered. No ball smacks, Master. I promise.

Someone knocked on the bathroom door. Everything okay in there? Abbey called out.

Clarisse opened the door. Tilly and Abbey stood there, wearing nearly identical looks of concern.

Were good. Thank you. She hugged both of them. Thanks for holding my hand.

Did we miss some unauthorized girl-on-girl action earlier? Mac joked.

Not even close, Clarisse said.

Well, Tilly said, technically it was sort of watersports. Just not the kinky kind.

The women laughed.

Sully stared at them for a moment, processing that. I dont even want to know.

Chapter Eleven.

After leaving the party, Clarisse sat in the back seat, relieved her men werent upset and glad to have a chance to atone. After emerging from the bathroom, theyd gone out and spread the good news to the rest of their friends, Sully not wanting to wait to announce her pregnancy.

A little nervous trepidation filled her. Could she put her foot down and refuse punishment?

Sure, but that would be changing her relationship with the men in a way she didnt want.

She wanted the punishment. She didnt want Sully or Mac loosening the rules. Shed agreed to abide by them when she signed on for the deal. She loved them, and they had two beautiful kids together. Her life with them had been a fairy tale. Yes, theyd had a rough patch in the beginning when her ex attacked Mac. Kidnapped her, too, until Sully came to rescue her.

And shed ended up rescuing him instead. Both of them.

Not a time of her life she dwelled on.

But this, it had brought back some of those deep, dark fears. The memories of her life before Sully and Macand the lengths shed been willing to go to stay with them.

It was comforting to know that even if she screwed up, it wasnt something that would destroy what they had. She hadnt"her worst-case fear"ruined the trust Sully and Mac had in her.

Up in their hotel room, Sully and Mac didnt immediately start getting undressed. Instead, they turned to her, waiting.

She knew what they wanted. Already she felt herself growing wet. She knew they were men of their word. These thirty cane strokes would probably hurt worse than anything shed experienced short of childbirth.

Or getting beaten by her ex.

She also knew the men would reward her on the other end. The slate wiped clean, her conscience cleared, with a hard reminder to herself to never repeat this mistake, or one along its vein.

Stripping, she walked up to Sully and didnt even need him to give her the cue before she sank to her knees in front of him and Mac.

He stroked her hair. My pet owes us some cane strokes.

She nuzzled her cheek against his thigh. Yes, Master.

How many?

Fifteen for you, fifteen for Sir.

His fingers tightened in her hair. Tell me why.

I withheld information I shouldnt have, because it impacted all three of us.

And our sons, Sully said.

True. They were getting a new sibling, their parents time divided yet again. And our sons, she added, feeling even worse and wishing theyd just get to the cane strokes so she could get it over with and move on.

And never do it again.

How long do you think youve been pregnant, pet?

She closed her eyes and thought about it. Im not sure, Master. I did miss the second period, but the first one you thought I missed, I had a light one. I wasnt sure Id missed it, or maybe it was just normal me. At least four weeks, maybe eight.

Hmm. And you havent been to the doctor yet.

More guilt. No, Master.

First thing Monday morning, you better be on the phone to them as soon as theyre open to get the first appointment they have. Understand?

Yes, Master.

He was really going to drag this out tonight. She understood why.

Fisting her hair, he tipped her head back. Both men looked serious. You know this means youll have to cut your time back on the boat.

Master, the doctor said"

Sully cut her off. Im saying.

She swallowed, meek. Yes, Master.

Good girl. He looked at Mac. I know we joked about funishment, but Ive changed my mind. Thirty, hard and fast. Then we can reward her.

Yes, Sir. Your call.

Over the end of the bed, pet, Sully quietly said. Lets get this over with now. Quickly.

She spotted his hard bulge pressing against his zipper. She wasnt sure if he was h.o.r.n.y because he was going to be punishing her, or that she was pregnant and they were happy about that, or what.

She didnt care. That bulge meant an imminent reward.

Mac caught her hand and helped her to her feet while Sully picked a cane from their equipment, a solid rattan cane, stingy as f.u.c.k and usually one he only used on Mac.

Clarisse a.s.sumed the position, facedown, closing her eyes and waiting.

Do you want your ball gag, pet? Sully asked.

Yes, please, Master. It would make it easier to take the pain.

And m.u.f.fle her cries.

Mac also brought her a towel from the bathroom to put under her head. No use adding an extra wet spot to the bed if they didnt have to. A huge snot puddle could easily be avoided by use of a towel.

When she was ready, Sully stepped to her side. I thought about making you count, but I decided not to. I can tell you were really upset by your actions. So Ill give you a choice. Do you want me to go fast and get all fifteen out of the way, do them in groups of five, three, or slowly, so you can process each of them?