Abby pushed Alec hard that afternoon and well into the night. Luckily the moon was full, allowing her to navigate with relative ease. About halfway through their journey home she noticed he was flagging badly. Stopping her mount, she slid over on his to sit behind him, taking his reins from his stiff fingers. She talked to him while poking and prodding him constantly to keep him awake and upright in the saddle. She was afraid he'd pass out on her and fall to the ground.
"You dragging me home in the dark is starting to become a habit," he teased in a tired voice.
"We're almost there, sweetheart, hang in there another hour and I'll have you in a tub of hot water," she cajoled.
He nodded in agreement and she felt him straighten up a bit and raise his chin higher.
"That's it, lover. Just a little more," she purred, and squeezed him tightly from behind.
She slid a hand down to his wounded thigh and fingered his bandage. It was caked with dried blood. Thankfully, it wasn't bleeding anymore, she thought with relief.
As they rode in the yard she saw a dim light from the window and she knew the girls were still awake so she called out for them. Bedlam ensued from inside the cabin as surprised cries filtered through the thick walls.
Rose and June stumbled out on the porch in disarray. June held a lantern high to see the filthy blood soaked couple weaving in the saddle. Even Abby had met her limit and she was near exhaustion.
The two girls quickly got them inside the cabin and sat down by the fire. June immediately began heating water for washing while Rose warmed up leftovers for their dinner. Abby and Alec ate like they were starving, which they nearly were as they'd been on the move constantly throughout the day and half the night.
The two fighters were struggling to stay awake so Abby tugged Alec down to sit on the floor and lean back on their bed, then she went out and recovered her bottle of laudanum from her saddle bag. She gave him a small dose to help ease his pain before they both dropped off to sleep until Rose woke them to get cleaned up.
"Alec first, he's been wounded," Abby said in a voice rough with sleep. Rose and June carefully stripped him naked and wedged his big body in the tub. Abby slept again while the two women tenderly cleaned him and tended his nasty leg wound. He slept nearly the whole time except when they pried his wound open and poured whiskey in the cut to disinfect it, at which he squawked in pain and clutched his leg tightly.
The girls finally got him on the bed and June traded out dirty bath water for fresh and hot. They pulled Abby up and dunked her in the tub where she awoke long enough to give the two women the highlights of their adventure. Abby finally stood to allow June to dry her body with her favorite towel, then she inspected her wound for the first time. The redcoat's bullet had cut a shallow groove in her bicep that ached abominably.
June tutted over it and went to get her sewing kit. Abby gritted her teeth while June set a half dozen stitches, tugging the edges of it together nicely. Abby kissed her in thanks, then looked closely at Alec's wound for the first time. She frowned in concern when she saw how deep it was.
"June, can you sew up a wound like that?" she asked quietly.
"Yes, Mistress, I can," she allowed with confidence. "I can sew most anything."
"Please do then. I'll try to help out."
"Nonsense!" Rose broke in. "You crawl in bed and cuddle up to your man, I'll help June."
Nodding in acquiescence, Abby slid in naked next to a nearly unconscious Alec, and before June set the first stitch, she was out cold along with her lover.
Rose allowed them to sleep in the next day until nearly noon. She stood next to them and shook Abby lightly who slowly woke from a deep sleep. She opened her eyes to see Rose looking down at Alec with a longing expression on her beautiful face. Abby decided her time to share had finally come.
"Come on in, snuggle with us a bit," she offered, while flipping the blanket back. Rose looked startled but overcame her surprise quickly and with an eager smile dropped her clothing to the floor and slid in next to Alec's large frame.
She put her head on his broad chest and threw a leg over his, then cuddled in close. She sighed in pleasure and a peaceful look came over her face. Abby reached across Alec and caressed Rose's shoulder and gave her a sweet smile.
"Mmm, thank you, honey. I needed this so badly," Rose whispered. The two women joined their man in sleep for another hour until Abby decided to get up because she was hungry. Leaving Rose with Alec, she went out to relieve herself and check up on June who was diligently weeding their small garden.
"Someone needs you inside," Abby told her with a smile.
June raised an eyebrow and obediently wandered in the cabin. Abby followed her and enjoyed her surprise at seeing Rose in bed with Alec.
"Join them while I fix some lunch," Abby urged.
June gave her a hug and kissed her while her eyes brimmed with tears.
"I'm so glad you two are back safely. When I heard you call out to us last night I feared the worst!" June exclaimed softly.
Abby helped her undress and tucked her in next to Alec. Like Rose, she snuggled in deep to his side and let out a huge sigh.
"I've forgotten how nice it is to hold a man, they smell so good," she whispered to Abby, who nodded and bent over to kiss her cheek.
Just as Abby finished up cooking lunch, Alec woke up to find himself buried under warm, female flesh. Surprised, he looked at Abby forlornly and she smiled at him happily and nodded to him in assent. He cautiously gathered the girls in his arms and hugged them gently while they stirred and kissed his cheeks.
"Am I in heaven?" he asked in wonder.
Abby came over and slid on top of him while Rose and June adjusted their naked bodies.
"You are now, big man," Abby whispered and licked his ear, giving him goosebumps that fled down his arms and chest. The other two women kissed his cheeks while he flamed red with embarrassment.
