Chapter 77

"Why is our wife so awesome?" Joseph sighed. I smiled. "She's good at making money, but leaves us poor husbands aside." He lamented.

I rolled my eyes. "Say that when you are not hugging me from behind." The arms he had coiled around my torso tightened and he buried his face on my neck. 

Two days after our errands at town, I was finishing the handbags. The batch would be delivered to Mrs. Priddy's workshop the next day by Lucas who was also going to deliver some game to Monthe. With that money he would earn, he was tasked to buy more fabric for more handbags. 

"How many of those have you made?" Joseph asked. 

I had been working nonstop for two days, barely giving them some attention. Except for our bath time. I did not even help Felix with the recipes Corey gave me. Either way, he had been ecstatic to have something to read and do.

The very same day we returned with the ingredients, he started making the recipes. 

He had grabbed the medium size container, washed it with boiling water, and prepared the lemons for the Honeyed Lemons recipe. The process was not complicated. He just sliced several lemon, the ones that were more yellowish, put a bed of sliced lemons at the bottom and then poured honey.

Then, he put another layer of lemons, then more honey. He repeated that until the jar-like container was completely filled. Finally, the container was sealed and put in a dark place. We only had to wait a couple of days to enjoy the snacks.

He would have done more of the recipes if Lucas had not reminded him of dinner. 

Needless to say, our bath time was over very quickly as he had been eager to make Orange Marmalade. The process was longer but still simple. 

Wash and cut the oranges, boil water in a pot, put the orange when the water is boiling, cook until the oranges are soft, add plenty of sugar and stir. The marmalade was ready when it was thick. Only then it was left to cool off, then stored in two of the small containers.

His cooking spree was stopped by two things: first, we did not have two ingredients for the Lemon Curd; second, Ethan had told us to go to sleep. It had taken so long to make the marmalade that even Ethan had returned from working, had washed and had waited for us to finish.

"Hm… Maybe ten." I said, looking around and counting the bags I had sewn.

"How much money will you make?" He curiously asked.

"Around 35 coins." I quickly made the math and told him. 

His teeth grazing my neck sent a shiver down my spine. When he softly bit, I let out a short sigh. "With you here, I won't work anymore." He said, startling a laugh out of me. The laugh was cut short and turned into a moan when he kissed and sucked on a sensible part of my neck.

His hands smoothly slid down my waist to my hips, stopping on my inner thighs. He put a bit of pressure, letting me know he wanted some space. I spread my legs a bit, but stopped midway.

"Someone might come." I reminded him. Lucas had gone to gather some wood while Felix was washing the clothes. They could return at any minute and see us. 

"We should be quick then." He said. Without a word, he grabbed the back of my knees and spread my legs apart.

"Wai- ah!" He bit that special sensible part of my neck. 

And, well, I could not deny I also wanted some action after days of nothing. So, I leaned on him and cooperated when he wanted to take off my underwear. I closed my eyes and enjoyed the ministrations.

Kissing and nipping on my neck, fingers slowly rubbing my folds and spreading the wetness around, nails digging on my thigh and slightly scratching it, his erection rubbing my back. 

"Hn… yes… faster..." He followed my instruction, making my hips twitch due to the new sensation.

"Want it in?" His rasping voice sounded by my ear as one of his fingers teased my entrance. 

I shook my head. "Just-ah!" 

My hands shot out to hold something; his leg and the back of his head. My eyes were squeezed shut. His hand moves became frantic, not only rubbing my folds, he even slapped my clit.

"You like this?" He hoarsely asked as his hips also looked for some friction against my back.

"Yes, yes...Mm! Don't stop, don't stop..." I begged, slurring my words from the pleasure.

The hand that had spread my leg covered my eyes, his lips spewed sweet nothings in my ear, and his other hand continued its labor until my hips wildly buckled and I let out a delirious moan. 

My rapid breathing mingled with his pants as he still looked for his released against my twitching body. The hand that had been pleasuring me was used to hold my tight.

"Can't wait, Isabelle.. Want to be inside you so bad...Ah..." His wanton words made me whimper, my mind picturing the scene. Which resulted in my lower part to get hot and drippy again. 

Seconds later, he was spilling his seed with a contained grunt, his moves halting. Strangely enough, he did not let me go.

"Joseph." I feebly called out.

"We really want you, Isabelle." He nipped my ear. "One of us can make you reach heaven..." He paused. "Can you imagine two of us?" 

"Huh?…" I sharply gasped when a tongue slid between my wet folds. My legs automatically closed but a pair of big hands clamped on the back of my thighs and kept them spread.

Since when…

The sucking and licking did not allow my mind to focus. I just had an orgasm, and my body was quickly building up another one. It was too much.

"..ahn! Mm… Gosh, yes!" I still encouraged the newcomer to keep going. 

Who? Lucas or Felix?

"You enjoying yourself, Belle?" Joseph purred, one of his hands still covering my eyes while the other one started fondling my breasts.

I could only answer with moans and gasps. Although not as experienced as Joseph, the eagerness and desire to taste everything made up for it. I let out a whimper when a tongue slid into my entrance and moved around. 

I wanted more, yet the hands held me tightly still. My prayers were answered when a thumb rubbed my clit while the tongue and lips kept doing their job.

It was not long before my body tightened again. My orgasm came with a choked moan. 

"Well done." Joseph praised me, his hand uncovering my eyes and using it to comb my disarrayed hair. Only then I was able to see the brother who triggered my second orgasm.

Crouched by the bed, Felix cleaned away any fluids that remained around his mouth. "Was it good?" He smilingly and innocently asked. 

I stared at him in disbelief for a few seconds before huffing a laugh, leaning again against Joseph. "It was." I said. He beamed at me. Why was he so cute?

"I'm glad." He grinned. "I wanted you to help me with lunch, but I'm not sure if you can." He quickly glanced at my still uncovered lower parts. Well, he was right. With two orgasms I did not want to move.

"I'll go." Joseph volunteered, moving from behind me. "You can sleep a bit. We'll call you when the food is ready." He said, pulling down my skirt.

I nodded at his suggestion. My body felt too soft and mushy that a nap did not sound so bad. The weather was also perfect to have a midday nap. 

I saw the two brothers walk out of the house with half-lidded eyes. I had no idea when I felt asleep, but, as promised, I was woken up to eat. 

After lunch, since I was well-rested and fed, I tackled the rest of the handbags. With those things out of the way, I could focus on the tablecloths the next day.

With nothing to do, I joined Felix in the kitchen to make dinner. Halfway through it, we heard an argument outside. And, by the sound of it, it seemed to be Joseph having a heated discussion with someone. 

When we peeked to see who he was arguing with, we saw that woman. For a moment, I wondered if she was dumb or something, returning where she would only be rejected. But then, I remembered my last conversation with her.

I approached the two, and the discussion became clearer.

"...you said nothing and just accepted being married off!" Joseph hissed at her.

"I didn't accept it, yet I had no other choice!" She heatedly replied, her eyes already watering from unshed tears. 

"You could have run away with him. You could also have gotten pregnant with his child. Or, you could have been upfront with your family about your feelings for him, instead of hiding your relationship with him as if he was a criminal." I listed out to the surprised pair.

"Isabelle..." Joseph pleaded. Maybe he was thinking I was angry at him again. I had to dispel that misunderstanding. I grabbed his hand and planted myself beside him. I, then, looked at the pitiful woman in front of us.

"At least, if I loved him as you claimed to do, I would have done that." I stated. "Did you bring the money?" I asked her. Because I did not think there was no other reason for her to come to our house.

She sniffled and nodded. She searched her pockets and took out a well-embroidered pouch. I grabbed it and flipped it, spilling its contents on my hand. I counted the amount and was surprised to actually see the 10 coins.

I transferred the money to my own pouch and returned the other pouch. I was not going to allow another wild woman's possession to be in the house. 

"Felix, can you bring the IOU that is on the table?" I put the thing in plain sight to let the brothers read and reread it so they could practice. The teen quickly went into the house and returned with the paper. "Here. I hope with this you can have a happy married life with your husband."

Most importantly, she should also look for a way to keep and raise the baby in her belly. If her husband was tolerant enough, he might allow her to keep it. If he was not…

Well, that was on them.

Her lips wobbled, her gaze searching for Joseph, for his support. Joseph tightened the hold on my hand.

"Have a good life." He said with finality and turned, taking me with him. Felix said some hurried words and closed the door. 

From the porch, Lucas smiled and nodded at Joseph, who sagged and joined his brother at the table. I let the two talk and resumed the preparations with dinner together with Felix.

It was not only me who noticed the light mood during our meal. 

I really hoped that episode of our lives was finally closed.