Almost done? It was my ass with the knife in it, and it didn't feel good at all! Willow and Lexie were providing their support on my back as well, and the doc seemed like she was moving quickly. I tried to disassociate myself from the situation, letting my mind drift to when I was in the Iraqi dessert on assignment many years ago. One night I just sat on a sand dune, watching the sun set in the west. It was one of the last peaceful moments in my life, and as such was one of the things that I thought about most times when I struggled to sleep. But right now, it just let me relax for a few minutes until whoever was slicing up my butt was done.

Beyond Bella, I could see an unknown pair of beautiful women, and I could tell we were in a house, not a clinic. But I was still with my little family, so I knew things must be okay. I was pretty much at everyone's mercy, so there wasn't much I could do anyway. When at last the pain ended, and my butt was feeling delightfully numb, I let out a deep breath.

"Let me put the bandage on, okay?" Willow said as she wiped away the blood. I felt the adhesive on my cheek, and then finally I was done.

"Thanks," I murmured, wanting to just go back to sleep, but my head was hurting too much. "Where are we?"

"You're at our house," the blonde replied. "I'm Maya, this is my wife Stephanie, and the doctor is my other wife, Alex."

"I'm Willow, this is my fiancé Lexie, and then our friend Jesse and soon to be sister Bella."

"You're all together?" Lexie asked excitedly. "That's so great!" It didn't take a genius for me to figure out exactly what she was thinking. "How many little ones do you have?"

"We have twins, they're five. Jonah and Riley." Stephanie replied with a smile "We spent so much time out on the lake today that we used up all the sunscreen, and then Jonah scraped his knee racing around the house. I guess it was lucky that Alex ran into you when she did."

"Yeah, and I don't think I can thank you enough," Willow said sincerely.

"Those are great names!" Lexie gushed. "If we ever get settled down, we'd like to have some too."

This was hardly the time or place to have this conversation, but I couldn't fault them for being excited. We were standing in the home of three women who had exactly the kind of relationship they wanted with me, and I was the one with cold feet. I was also the one in nothing but a skimpy pair of underwear and a bra. Not my finest moment. The worst thing was that I loved them both. It wasn't that I didn't want that, to have kids and a family, and to be loved by the two of them, but I still having worried that I wasn't worthy of that with them. Some days I felt like I needed to be in the shower for hours to get all the blood off me, and I didn't want to expose them to that lifestyle.

How could they truly want to be with someone whose main job was to kill people while theirs was to save them? They may love me now, but once they saw more of my life, would they then?

"I already told you I'd help with making the babies," I reminded them groggily.

"Yes, but not on the table please!" Alex said. "Actually, no sex for a week. The wounds didn't hit anything major, but I want to keep an eye on you with the head injuries. After that, you can all resume your normal sexual activity."

"We actually haven't ummm..." Willow stammered.

"Yes, you have!" Bella cut in. "You even make us listen in the hotel!" Yes, they did. And yes, I remember listening and being very excited.

"Not with Jesse though!" Lexie retorted.

"Sounds like you're all still figuring things out," Maya cut in. "Can we offer you some food, since you're here?"

"Wait. The people that did this to you, could they find you, and come here?" Stephanie asked worriedly. "I'm sure you're all nice people, but my family comes first."

That was the smart attitude, and a better question. "They won't come here. I'm a big Pirates of the Caribbean fan, dead men tell no tales."

"With an attitude like that, are you going to need a lawyer?" she persisted.

I almost told her no, but then I remembered that Joe and Petra were on the run for some reason. "I've never needed one before, but I'll never say no. You're a lawyer I assume?"

"I am, and a damned good one. Not that I think you'd avoid jail, based on the number of people killed in the article, but I could probably keep you off death row."

"I'd love to see the jury that would convict her for saving all those people," muttered Willow. But I had a feeling Stephanie was right. I knew I was a murderer, and even people that sympathized with what I'd done would probably agree with me being guilty by the letter of the law. Obviously, the people I killed should have been in jail, at a minimum, but that didn't mean I should kill them.

But I regretted nothing about their deaths. I only regretted what I felt about myself afterwards. I know that is an odd distinction to make, but maybe it was just that there had been so many deaths over the years that their blood seemed to be seeping into my skin these days.

"Is it possible to borrow a shower?" I asked the ladies.

"Yeah. Let me show Willow where it is, and we'll get some extra towels. There is a bedroom near it too so Jesse can rest," Maya stated. "Alex, you'll probably need to clean up after all that too!"

"Bella, can you get the clothes from the car, and we can all get cleaned up?" Lexie asked.

"Yep! You guys go shower, I can wait." Bella was quick to walk out the door.

I started to sit up, but realized just how sore my ass was, and hissed in pain as soon as I put pressure on my left cheek. "Fuck! Oww, okay, that hurts."

"You should probably get one of those pregnancy donut cushions. I had one after the twins, it allows you to sit and keep your sore part in the middle so there isn't pressure on it. You might need that for a car trip," Alex suggested.

Willow came back from the trip to the guest room, and put her shoulder under my right arm, while Lexie got under the other. They helped me all the way to the shower, since I couldn't put any weight on my left leg, and then Willow started the water while Lexie held me up.

"Okay, Jesse, we're going to wash you, and you're not going to argue with us," Lexie told me.

Of course, I opened my mouth because I was going to argue that, but then Willow glared at me. "She said no arguing! Jesse, damnit, don't be so stubborn! Just let us help you!"

I held my good right arm up in supplication. "Fine! No arguing!"

Willow quickly stripped, and I couldn't help but notice her body. Damn. I'd seen it when Zac had tied her up, but I'd been trying to be polite and not look so she wouldn't feel even worse about the situation. But now, I couldn't help myself. It was natural for her to have pale skin with the red hair, but she had a scattering of light freckles, all over her, and beautiful rosy nipples. This was going to be torture.

"She looks good, huh?" Lexie had seen where I was staring and was smirking at me. "Keep looking, when you're all better we're going to make those babies if you still want to."

"Don't torture her!" Willow snickered. "Come on, clothes off so we can get Jesse in there." Willow moved over, pressing her now nude body against mine to take over the duty of keeping me upright, and Lexie stripped herself bare, showing off her sexy figure as well. Her skin was a little darker, and her nipples small and delicate, but no less sexy. It was all I could do to stifle a groan, and I just hoped my cock didn't betray me.

Shit. Yeah, now I had two gorgeous women, a blonde and a redhead, naked in the bathroom with me. And I was going to be next. Lexie undid my bra, then carefully removed it, avoiding the bandages on my bicep. The underwear was a little harder, but she got the waistband over the wounds on my ass, then over my calf as well.

"I have to ask, how did we get here?" I wondered finally.

"Just before you passed out, you said something about going to Boston, so that was where we were headed. We got lucky and ran into Alex when we were looking for medical supplies at a pharmacy, and she offered to help, and now we're here," Willow replied calmly.

What was I thinking when I said go to Boston? I guess in my subconscious, I wanted to see my uncles after so long? It couldn't hurt. I needed a place to lay up, and until Joe or Petra got in touch with me, I couldn't trust anyone else. "Boston works. We'll go to my uncles' place."

"Leo and John?" Awesome! Lexie cried.

"Well, Tom and Vince now, everyone got new names. We'll sort it out when we get there."

The pair shared a look, and then kept getting ready for the shower.

"So do we take turns kissing this ass to make it better?" Lexie asked as she slipped the underwear off my feet. I may have grinned at that joke, but it hurt too much to laugh.

This is how I found myself naked, for the first time, with both Lexie and Willow and I couldn't even walk on my own. But damn did they look good, and they were so gentle. They helped me into the shower, and they took turns. Willow held me while Lexie washed my back, then Lexie held me while Willow washed my front. Yes, she had to wash my breasts and my cock, but she didn't linger, she just got me clean. Not that it mattered, I was already rock hard by that time, and while they had some rather obvious stares, they never made any mention of it. It took three attempts at washing my hair before all the blood was out, though. I don't think it was all mine, but it was still disturbing to see the water running red. I tried to ignore that though, but it was another reminder of why I was hesitant to get too involved. That couldn't have been pleasant for them.

Truthfully, it was worse when they were washing themselves, and running soapy hands over their own bodies, because I really wanted to help! It was only fair, since they'd done the same for me, right?

"Jesse, you're supposed to look," Willow finally said when we were done. "We've wanted this for a long time, and we should have told you earlier."

Lexie started drying my hair as Willow held me still. "We'll try not to pester you about it, Jesse, but at least think about it, okay? This could be really special. Those three women here have the life we want with you. Three people in love, a bunch of kids, all living happily together. That sounds pretty perfect if you ask me."

It did. I couldn't deny that at all. You could see the love and support between Maya, Stephanie, and Alex, and I'd be lying if I said they didn't inspire me a bit. I'd kept myself free of everyone for so long that it might take time for me to open up, but Willow and Lexie were worth trying for. And wouldn't it be better for Bella to have a lot of love in the house too?

We'd have to find a place to settle down, but if Petra was serious about me taking time off then we could give it a shot. We all deserved it, and I know that Lessa loved us all too, so she'd be happy that we became one big family. One thing was for certain, I knew what we would name our first daughter.