Beneath the Vine

by Lillian Bryant

  We all moved to the bedroom. Bennett gave me the space I desired and sat in the chair behind us. “Sit on the bed, Giovanna.”

  “Selene.” She gave me a look that suggested I didn’t have a choice and it made me chuckle.

  “It’s Gio for tonight, sweetheart.” I dropped her hand. “Now, sit please.”

  She did as I asked.

  “Tell me, what do you want?” I asked as I lifted my shirt over my head. Her eyes scanned the length of my body, her nipples hardened and a deep blush spread across her chest.

  “I’m not…” She let her gaze fall for just a second before she flicked her brown eyes back to mine. She shifted, almost like she was sitting taller, proud. “You.”

  Her answer surprised me, and I turned to look at Bennett. His smile was small and he nodded, giving me permission. “She’s all yours, just don’t fuck her yet.”

  She sucked in a breath and it brought my attention back to her. “I hadn’t planned on it.” I trapped her in my stare. “I planned to taste her for now. Spread your legs, Gio.”

  She leaned back on her elbows and brought her feet onto the bed, planting them flat. She was fully exposed. Her pussy shaved smooth, she was soaking wet, and I hoped she tasted just as good as her kiss did.

  I knelt before her, bringing my palms under her ass and lifting her hips to that perfect angle. “I can see how much you want me, Gio?”

  She shivered as the heat of my breath teased her clit. I was so close I could smell her, and she smelled delicious. I licked at the seam, my tongue moving at a torturously slow pace. She bucked her hips once I hit the spot that was swollen with need. My fingers gripped her hips firmly, keeping her still. My teeth nipped at her clit and she cried out.

  “You like that.” I bit her softly again.

  “Yes,” she whimpered.

  “Fuck yeah, you like that.” I released my hold on her right hip, bringing my hand down between her legs. My lips wrapped around her clit, sucking hard, and she groaned as I slipped three fingers inside her. She whimpered and moaned eagerly as I roughly fingered her, preparing her for what was to come. She was so fucking tight, and my cock was strained, hard, and begging to slide inside her.

  I heard Bennett’s deep breaths and I knew he was jacking off behind me, watching me eat his girl always made his control slip. She was close. Her cunt tightened around my finger in fast spams, and I greedily lapped at the flesh. She sat up and grabbed my head as she came loudly. Her groan was guttural, and I watched as she broke, her mouth open as she rode my face, her thighs trembling on either side me.

  “Oh, shit… fuck… stop.” She fell back and arched her back as I pulled her clit through my teeth one more time.

  “Fuck, Gage, I’m ready,” Bennett commanded and I stopped.

  I stood and watched as she tried to catch her breath. If it was just me and her she wouldn’t have the time to breathe. I walked to the head of the bed and grabbed a pillow removing the case.

  I walked back to the foot of the bed, watching as her full breasts teased me. I staved off my desire for the moment and took her hand in mine, helping her sit up. “Gage?” She was breathless still, and a surge of pride filled my chest. “I need you to kiss me.”

  Gio’s voice trembled and I knew she needed to be brought down, back to reality. I leaned down and kissed her softer than I’d ever kissed anyone before. Her lips moved so sweetly it made my chest tighten. I continued to kiss her as I brought her arms behind her back, the cool fabric of the sheet would soothe her skin. I slipped the pillowcase around her delicate wrists and she paused.

  “What are you doing?”

  “I’m going to bind your wrists. Is that okay?” I’d never asked a girl for permission before, but I wanted her trust. I wanted her to look at me like she did Bennett. I knew I shouldn’t, but I did.

  “Yes.” She gazed up at me, her brown eyes once dark, lit with amber as she gave me the trust I needed.

  “Bring her to me.” Bennett stood from the chair he was sitting in. He was undressed and it was clear he hadn’t let himself come.

  I tied the fabric into a knot and tugged to make sure it was tight. She shuddered, and it made the anticipation race through my body. I helped her stand and she walked over to where Bennett was now standing. He leaned down and whispered into her ear. I turned away and began to undress fully; the moment between them too intimate. It made my stomach feel hollow. I unzipped my pants and pulled down my jeans and boxer briefs. I’d already taken off my shoes when I arrived.

  Bennett had briefed me, like he used to while she was in the shower and told me about her need for a safe word, which I thought was cute. She’d never use it. There was something about her that cooled my aggression. This relationship was already different from anything Bennett and I had done before. For one, they were established, without me. Second, Bennett had feelings for her, and I’d never admit it to him, but I was fighting my own.

  I stepped from my jeans and turned. Bennett was kissing her and had his hand between her legs. It was an image I’d seen several times in the past, but tonight it affected me more than it should. I needed to be buried inside her. I took a seat in the chair. It was armless and the back of it reminded me of a sleigh, it was comfortable and would suit the purpose for tonight. I observed them for a few minutes. I watched as he worked her hard, his free hand tangled in her hair. The sound of their moans, the way her body arched, the restraints on her wrists keeping her from grasping a hold of him, keeping her from trying to slow her orgasm, from controlling the motion… I couldn’t help myself. I curled my fingers around my shaft and brought my hand up and then down. Gio opened her eyes when she heard me groan, and she surprised me again. I expected her to look away, but instead she watched me. It felt like a secret, a shared moment, and I licked my lips.

  She was just about to come, but Bennett denied her. “I want you to take her Gage.” Bennett’s jaw was tight. He was getting close to losing control, ending things too quickly, his arousal was overpowering him. He brought both his hands to her face and kissed her lips, once and then again. “We’re going to make you feel so good, don’t be nervous. Are you ready?” he asked her in a caring tone and, again, I felt like an intruder.

  It wasn’t until she spoke that I finally felt at ease. “I want this Bennett. I want you both.”

  She wanted us both. I could live with that. Bennett stepped away and, again, he revealed her to me. The climax I’d given her with my lips still dripped down her legs. Her hands bound behind her back, her breasts heaving with each breath. Fuck, she was beautiful.

  She looked at me from under timid lashes.

  “Come here.”

  She took four even steps toward me, and her lips twitched with a smile as she admired my length. I like that she seemed to reserve that little bit of fire for me, that she gave me a bit of her true self, that real girl from Brooklyn.

  “Can you take it all, Gio?” She straddled my body, her long legs on either side of the chair. My cock brushed against her, and she circled her hips, teasing my tip. My fingers gripped her waist. “Can you?” I asked again, my voice dark, my jaw taut as I moved one hand to hold myself so she was able to ease her body down, slipping me slowly inside her. She nodded and a shuddered breath blew from her lips as I filled her completely.

  I hissed as her ass hit my thighs, I was surrounded by her. “Fuck.” I lifted her weight, both my hands back on her waist, before I brought her down hard and fast. She cried out and her tight body contracted around my dick. “Let me show you... let me show you how good it feels to get fucked.”

  “Show me, Gage.” She locked her eyes with mine and revealed to me her subtle power.

  She took every inch I provided. Her lean thighs lifted and lowered her body around my length in deep, rough strokes. My two fingers pulsed against her clit; the hard, sensitive flesh was slick. I groaned, my jaw aching as I tried to control myself. “Fuck, you feel good.” She started to shake and her moans echoed against the brick wall of Bennett�
�s bedroom.

  “She’s ready, Gage.” Bennett stood behind her and took her shoulders in his hands, slowly, lowering her backwards. I shifted my body just enough to let her back fall into a comfortable curve, the position pulling me deeper inside her, almost making me come too soon.

  Bennett tilted her head back enough that she was able to take him entirely into her mouth, he thrust his hips and she moaned.

  The sight of her splayed out between us, her nipples tight, her skin flush, and her cries muted around his cock, as her body shivered and shook with her violent climax… it made me feel like a fucking king again. “Feel that?” My thrusts were forceful. “That build... feel it, Gio.” Her body tensed around me again and Bennett’s head fell back... his hands fisted in her hair as he came with a growl. “Feel. Every. Fucking. Second.” My words strained as I came hard inside her, pouring myself within her, claiming her as ours.

  We took her body like it was the last chance we had to live; the last chance we had to feel this incredible. Gage let himself come inside her, which surprised me; he wasn’t someone who so easily gave himself over to another person. My orgasm wracked through me and the hold I had in Selene’s hair had to be painful. Her back arched beautifully as Gage brought her to climax. Her moans against my skin, the sound, the feel of it all, it made my own release that much better. I couldn’t help but grip her head tightly as I thrust deeply past her full lips, her mouth pulling me in. All of our bodies connected, it was endless, boundless — infinite.

  The strands of Selene’s hair fell loose from my fingers as I released my grasp and eased myself from her mouth. She whimpered as Gage took one last stroke. Her body lay limp in my arms as I raised her back into an upright position. Her cheek rested on his shoulder as I freed her wrists from their restraint. She wrapped her arms around Gage’s neck, her lips sweeping across his skin with light kisses as he massaged the muscles in her arms with his fingers. It had been so long since I had watched Gage with a woman, and seeing him like this, with her, it didn’t bother me like I thought it would.

  Gage and I had shared so many women. Clara was the only one we’d both cared about, but I could already see us falling for Selene. I didn’t miss how Gage was sending his fingertips up and down her spine with a tender touch. His nose trailed along her collarbone sucking in every last breath he could manage of her scent. I wasn’t a jealous man, usually. Selene was ultimately mine. I was the one who could say stop at any time, but, I wanted him to have his moment. I could feel my arousal growing, watching them again; the way she responded to his touch was driving me crazy with need.

  His eyes locked on mine. “She needs a break, Bennett.” He lifted her as he stood and she instinctively folded her legs around his waist. She was silent and still breathing heavily. The way Selene held onto him like he was her safety net, it was the first real pinch of jealousy I’d felt. The women in my life, they came and went and I never developed feelings for them. I’d never really loved Clara either. I could share Selene physically but, as Gage whispered a kiss on her cheek and carried her to the bathroom, my chest tightened. She was the first woman I could actually see myself with in the future. The muscles in my jaw pulsed with a tension I wasn’t used to.

  He paused. “I’m taking her to shower. You coming?” His eyes narrowed as he took in my expression. “You okay?”

  I nodded and took a deep breath. We’d just fucked her hard and rough, used her like a rag doll. She just needed a break and she needed, in that second, someone to lean on. I let the pinch of jealousy fade as I followed them into the bathroom.

  The hot water seemed to breathe life back into Selene’s body. Gage washed her hair as I washed her body. There were goosebumps on her skin despite the temperature of the water as we tended to her, caressed her, took turns kissing her. Her hands slid along my skin like silk, her breasts pushed against me as she reached up to kiss me. Her lips pulled delicately at mine.

  “Was it okay? I mean, was it what you wanted?” she whispered. Her eyes cast down and I smiled. She was eager to please and it was so fucking sexy.

  “I’ll be in the other room.” Gage stepped out of the shower giving me the privacy he knew I required after he’d had his turn.

  I heard the door to the bathroom close and it was then that I spoke, “You’re all I want, and tonight, you gave us that, you gave us you. You’re exceptional.” I brought my palms to her face and kissed her, letting the water from the shower trickle across our lips.

  She pulled back and her brown eyes flicked to mine. Her lips spread into a wide smile. “I was so nervous all day, worried I wouldn’t be able to do it, that I would back out at the last minute. But Bennett, I trusted you… I trust you and I’d had a feeling I’d regret it, but after… well after that…” she bit anxiously at her bottom lip, “…I think I want more… more time with you and him.”

  “The night’s not over yet, Selene.” I leaned down and nipped her neck before I soothed the bite with my lips. My mouth moving leisurely along the line of her neck to her ear. “Are you ready for more?” I whispered.

  “Will it be you this time?” she asked, and I could almost feel the hope in her voice as it filled my limbs, my chest, and my head, making me dizzy.

  “Yes.”

  “I’m ready.”

  She was laid before me like a gift. Her arms rested above her head on the mattress. Gage had bound her wrists with my bed sheets, her ankles as well, all tied securely to the bed frame, spreading her legs open just for me.

  “I’m taking your sight, Gio. It makes everything more intense.” Gage knelt just above her head and smiled down at her.

  “Intense? More intense than this?” She tried to fight against the restraints, but Gage was an expert. He only gave her enough slack to make her think she had some control over her own body.

  He chuckled. “Yes… is this okay?” He placed one of my ties over her eyes and gently lifted her head knotting it in the back. He moved the knot slightly to the side as he rested her head back down so she could lay comfortably.

  She didn’t immediately answer. So he leaned over her body, his hands on either side of her, and took her nipple in his mouth. She gasped.

  “Yes. You can have my sight.” She licked her lips, her breathing heightened.

  I nodded my chin at Gage and he continued to sample her skin. His tongue, his teeth, his lips at her nipples, her jaw, and her mouth. She sighed and her body lit with a hint of pink. Her wet pussy teased me as I knelt between her legs. My hands slid up her thighs and she attempted to lift her hips.

  “Bennett?” she asked, and I almost didn’t speak. I wanted her to learn how my touch differed from his.

  “I’m right here.” I bit her inner thigh softly, and she shuddered.

  My lips tasted her arousal as I brought my mouth to her core, my tongue licking lazy circles around her clit as Gage kissed her mouth… taking each moan with his lips.

  We worked her body, getting it ready, opening her up, and making her ours again. Just as she was about to come, I pulled my mouth away from her. I raised my chin at Gage and he moved so he was kneeling on her left side.

  I reached for the slack of the sheet and wound it in my hand as I seated myself inside her. She groaned as I entered her completely, moving my body in a measured rhythm, trying to hold total control over her and over myself. Gage gripped his cock in one hand and brought the tips of his two fingers to her clit with the other. She trembled and her body tightened, urging me to move faster.

  “Bennett.” My name fell from her lips like honey. A slow tortured whisper. My name and her moans, a perfect fucking symphony. Restrained just for me — I was buried deep between her supple thighs.

  She arched her back impatiently trying to move her hips against our touch. “Be still, Selene.” I almost didn’t recognize my voice. The command in my tone demanded and her movements ceased. Her compliance made the monster in me stir, and I pulled the sheet tighter, using it as leverage as I rocked into her body with force. She crie
d out just as I came, Gage’s fingers pulsing against her. The muscles in her legs shook violently, her arms lifted off the bed, and her back bowed as she felt every inch of her own orgasm.

  Gage growled and his hand moved aggressively up and down his shaft. He gave her a moment to catch her breath before he straddled her chest. “Open your mouth, Gio.”

  I moved from between her legs and stood, watching as he slid easily into her mouth. He wasn’t gentle and took her mouth just as forcefully as I’d just taken her body. Just before he found his release he removed the blindfold and her brown eyes met his as he let go. She moaned as he pulled away from her.

  “You like how I taste, Gio?” he asked as he bent down and licked her lips, not giving her a chance to answer. They kissed each other deeply as I removed the ties from around her legs first and then her arms.

  “Are you staying?” I asked him, and he nodded as he pulled himself from her lips.

  The cold sheet hit my skin as my body rolled to its side, and my eyes popped opened. Heat, it had surrounded me all night. Gage and Bennett had been on either side of me, their arms draped across my body, our legs tangled. I had no clue what time it was now. The room was swathed in a dull gray light. It was early morning, and Bennett wasn’t in bed. I rolled over and watched as Gage breathed in a rhythmic pattern. He was so handsome; his long dark lashes shadowed his cheeks. His body exposed, the sheets twisted around his waist. He was bulkier than Bennett, and I have to admit, when I saw him last night, dressed in that tight Henley, I couldn’t wait to see what was hidden underneath. I perused his body, my eyes falling to that picture-perfect V and his six pack, that even as he slept, was taut.

  After everything that happened last night, I hadn’t been able keep my eyes open. I’d expected to feel used, maybe even regretful, but as I laid here totally spent, their scents mixed on my skin, I felt confident, owned… privileged. My body ached with an indulgent and pleasurable pain. My skin was over sensitive. The burn of their touch still lingered. I brought my fingers to my mouth. My lips felt swollen and I smiled. These men took me beyond any fantasy, any bucket list, anything I never even knew I desired. I was in so far, but I wanted it. They played at control, but I had it. It was me they both wanted, it was me they gave themselves over to, they shared me… we were all in this together. I closed my eyes and let the images of last night play behind my eyes.