soonest. It has to set for at least a day. The longer it brews in the sun, the more powerful.” Val grabbed another wooden bowl from the cabinet. “Let’s make another batch so we’ll have plenty.”
Sebastian checked his laptop. “We need to go out tonight. If we don’t keep the attacking population down, they’ll really make a push. They can turn into an army.”
“Okay. No reason we can’t go kill some zombies tonight. We just won’t have the potion yet to make it easier.” Val shrugged.
“The guys and I were talking while you were gone. They’re fine with sharing men. Axle didn’t freak out.” Sebastian wanted her to know they weren’t forcing the idea on anyone.
Her forehead scrunched. “I shouldn’t have done that, pushed you guys.”
“It really wasn’t a push. You saw the desire. I think Axle wants to explore but he’s ashamed. The guy is romantic but still a biker. He’s got a hell of a sex drive and likes the group thing.” Sebastian loved Axle. He’d never feel that way about Rebel or Luke. Val was different. A woman wasn’t the same. That didn’t mean he couldn’t enjoy sex with all of them.
“I wish I didn’t.” Val added the ingredients and stirred the new batch.
“Come on, we weren’t that bad. First time as a group. Luke needs to chill. We’ll get better.” Sebastian had plenty of ideas how to make things hotter.
“Please, it was amazing. I just don’t like giving into that side of me either. My parents are hardcore bikers, but they’re monogamous. A group thing? It’ll be fun for a while, but is this really workable?” Val opened the fridge and grabbed a bottle of water.
“Have you tried it?” Sebastian countered.
“No. The four of you hadn’t either, until it served your magical needs. Can you really share Axle with Luke day in and day out? With me? Forever?” Val sipped her water.
Sebastian gave it serious thought. “Yes. If that sexual connection makes him happy, I can. If I get more sexual options too, including you, it’s fair. You’re not just a sexual outlet, Valerie. That’s why we waited until we needed to do this. It’s a big change.”
Her face went pink as she focused on the book of potions. “So you waited because all of you wanted me? If it’s more than sex, then why put it off? It’s not logical.”
“We’re men. We were trying to keep things simple. We all needed a woman. You believe that now?”
She nodded. “I felt it. Doesn’t mean I might not screw up your core relationships. I’m not sure I can juggle four men. God, my mother would have a field day with this.”
Sebastian grinned. “She wouldn’t really be proud of it.”
“If she believes you all love me, yes, she would. Dad? Not so much. He’d keep on believing you’re all gay, and I’m just the token girl to make it acceptable to the biker culture. Mom would know better. I’d never give up a sex life. I’m not a prude. I’ve always had boyfriends. I wanted Axle and Rebel back when we were teens.” Val rubbed her temples.
“They wanted you too. If you had gotten to them before that loner guy, maybe they wouldn’t have been kicked out.” Sebastian set the prepared batch in the sunlight.
“Dad would’ve killed them. Axle was seventeen, Rebel sixteen, when they were booted. I was fifteen. Can’t believe it’s been eleven years since all that happened. But Mom was protective of my virgin status until I was sixteen, so she’d have made a big stink if I’d screwed two brothers before that. They’d have been run out of the gang by Dad and his pals -- if not thrown over the Hoover Dam.”
Sebastian chuckled. “Sorry. That’s not funny, but it’s just as weird as what we’re in.”
Val shrugged and set her second batch in the sun. “These are good for now. We can go down and help.”
“You want to work in a bike shop? You’ve got a job.” Sebastian felt her slipping into their world. She seemed comfortable in their kitchen already. Certainly