“Then what? I don't want her to have to choose, that would mean one of us is pissed off for the rest of the mission,” Bren complained, taking a drink of his coffee. He loved her and he wanted her to be happy though, if she asked him to he'd set his feelings aside. He knew this.
“Why can't we just share?” Pov asked. The angry look that Bren shot him made him flinch and explain himself. “I know she's not an item to be passed off between us, I'm not saying that, I'm just saying why make her pick? Why not just go all in together?” Pov explained.
“I'm not gay,” Bren commented defensively.
“It would be all about her, not us,” Pov countered. “It would be both of us in a relationship with her, we could lay the lines out for it more clearly with her if she'd have us,” he said as he looked up at Bren.
“Do you think she'd go for it?” Bren asked concerned, he hadn't considered this before.
“I think that she'd love it, she told me she's married to the job, so why not have the crew as well,” Pov said smiling.
“Alright,” Bren replied. “Let's give it a go.”
When she left her room an hour later Juniper was dressed in the best dress she owned, it was sleek black and the hem had a pattern of small ribbon-like pricks that made it look like stars and galaxies were visible up her calves and thighs. She had washed her hair and worn it down, letting her natural curl be visible throughout her mahogany locks. On her feet were her only pair of heels, making her legs look like they went forever.
As she walked onto the observation deck she felt as beautiful as space itself.
Pov was already seated at the table, and the way he looked at her when she walked in made her feel naked and almost feral.
“You…” he paused his words to stand up and pull out a chair for her. “You look incredible.”
Juniper smiled demurely, sitting in the seat and looking at the table setting. It was an odd one, hers in the middle and the two other seats on either side of her instead of across from her as they usually sat. Before she had time to mention it, Bren was coming out of the kitchen with a couple trays of food.
By the time all the food was brought out, Juniper could see he’d gone overboard in the most delicious way. There were Cornish game hens, that had originally been saved for holidays, a dish of cooked mushrooms and green beans in a brown sauce, red skin mashed potatoes, a brown gravy, and tomatoes stuffed with rice and veggies. It was almost too luxurious.
“What’s all this about?” she asked, legitimately curious.
“Enjoy your food, we can explain that later,” Pov responded, filling her wine glass.
“How did your report go?” Bren asked, cutting into his hen.
“It went well, actually, looking back I realized how lucky we were to get out of there,” she stated matter-of-factly as she lifted a fork full of mashed potatoes to her lips. Her shipmates nodded in agreement.
The meal went by really well, they were able to just talk and enjoy each other’s company in a way the three of them hadn’t since they started the mission. As Pov gathered the dishes, Bren was in the kitchen finishing setting up the dessert.
“What is this?” she asked him again, he smiled at her and her face warmed.
“We’ll tell you over dessert,” he answered, before taking the dishes into the kitchen.
Dissatisfied with that answer, but happily full from dinner, Juniper settled back in her chair and tried to relax. Dessert was ice cream with real fruit on it. It looked so fresh, Juniper was surprised at this, not thinking there was any more real fruit left on the ship except for the strawberries they were growing in the hydroponics bay. The men settled into their chairs next to her, and didn’t touch their dessert yet. She looked back and forth between them expectantly.
“We’ve been talking,” Bren began, resting his hand on Junipers.
“We both have extremely strong feelings for you, and we don’t want to have to make you choose, it would just cause tension, so we were hoping you’d be happy with having the both of us,” Pov continued, smiling. Juniper’s face flushed.
“I have honestly been thinking about the same thing,” she admitted. “I didn’t know how to word it, but I’m so relieved you were both thinking the same thing,” her heart was fluttering in a rapid beat in her chest. “I like you both, you've helped me through so much here, and I've grown to be so attached,” she paused. “I'm sorry that I ever let you feel like an interruption of the work, you're both more important to me than that,” she said, looking between the two of them.
“I feel the same for you,” Pov said, Bren nodded.
“I would love to date both of you,” she concluded, feeling her face grow redder. It was embarrassing letting them know how she really felt.
“Good, that’s so excellent,” Bren said, obviously pleased.
“So this is our first date then,” Pov motioned to the table. “What did you think?”
Juniper wanted to laugh, and she let herself. A soft giggle that she didn’t expect to come out of her own mouth.
“I think I’d love to thank you both for such a lovely evening after dinner,” she flirted coyly, it was the men’s turn to blush. Juniper lifted her glass to her lips and took a long draw of the wine, she was excited to show them how she felt.
***
They had ended up in Pov’s room as he had the largest bed. Bren was busy kissing Juniper, their lips sweet still with the taste of the fruit from dessert. Pov was taking the opportunity to help Juniper undress by unzipping her gown. He kissed her back, from the nape of her neck down to the curve of her back, before he removed the dress, eliciting a moan from Juniper into Bren’s mouth.
They had Juniper lay on the bed, Bren pulled down her lacy black underwear, and quickly Pov had his hot and wet tongue on the lips between her legs, kissing and licking, the cold metal of his arms against her legs aroused her even further. She moaned again, bunching her fingers in his ginger hair. Squirming as he circled his tongue around her clit.
Beside the bed, Bren was making a little bit of a show for her, taking off his shirt to reveal a very well-muscled chest. Her eyes were drawn down the center of his six-pack abs, down to the waistband of his pants. He began to take them off.
“When they got to me after the accident, a lot of me had to be replaced, but they made sure that I could do everything a man would want to do,” Bren stated. He dropped his pants to the floor and Juniper could clearly see something heavy in his underwear, she wanted it. “They didn’t go for the natural look, but they really did make it into a work of art,” he said smiling at the expression on her face.
Pov slipped a finger into her entrance while he continued to circle her clit with his tongue and she gasped, distracted.
“Take them off,” she said, motioning to his underwear, she had to see this.
It was beautiful.
It jutted out from him in glorious shiny silver colored metal, a stripe of glowing red light went straight up the bottom, it was handsomely thick and she wanted it so bad.
“It’s so big,” she murmured, excited and intrigued.
“Which is why it’ll work best with the three of us,” Pov explained, his face was shining from her juices, his dark eyes looked hungry and lustful. She pulled him up and kissed him, tasting herself on his tongue but not caring.
“Get in me,” she murmured to Pov. He wasn’t going to argue. He stretched her again with his fingers briefly before putting on a condom and sliding in, his human cock was hot and felt just right. She moaned, and Bren came over and kissed her again, Pov started increasing his speed. Juniper could feel herself getting close, and she was ready, so ready. Pov’s thrusts started to become erratic, moving faster and more forcefully inside her until they came together. His hands had placed fresh bruises on her hips and she loved it. She kissed him sweetly and he pulled out and kissed her thigh before discarding the condom.
“I want you to ride me,” Bren growled, his voice had gotten deeper with lust and Juniper was definitel
y responding to it.
“Thank you,” she said softly. Bren sat on the bed, his head against the headboard, and Juniper crawled towards his lap. She tested the texture of his beautiful cock with her fingers, and then her tongue and lips. Bren moaned and leaned his head back. “You can feel it?” she asked in wonder, amazed and excited.
“Every bit,” he responded, patting his lap. Obediently, Juniper climbed onto his lap, her entrance fluttering with excitement and anticipation. “Easy now,” he said, leading her hips down onto him.
The burn of the stretch was exquisite.
“Fuck,” she said aloud, lowering herself slowly. It was hot and wasn’t giving at all, but it was so thick she couldn’t stand how good it made her feel. She bottomed out on it, waiting for a moment to move back up over it again, thankful for how wet she was. She could feel the bed dip as Pov sat down on the bed behind her, watching in rapt attention.
As she got used to it, she began to speed her pace a bit, Bren’s hands guiding her up and down, his eyes devouring her in pure ecstasy.
“Oh god, Bren,” she moaned. “I don’t know what to do with myself, I feel so full of you,” she said, arching her back and still going at the best pace she could.
“There’s more,” Bren said gently, his smile was wicked. “Are you ready June?” he asked, making eye contact.
“If it gets any thicker I’ll split in half,” she said, laughing a little but getting cut off in a moan.
“Count down from three for me,” his grip on her hips tightened.
“Three, two,” she pauses to gasp, and then, “one.”
It felt like the entire world had imploded on her. Not only was his amazing cock large, but now it was also vibrating as he helped her move up and down on it. She sobbed out in surprise and arousal, she was extremely close to coming and she felt like she was dying in the best way.
“Come for me June,” Bren said softly, and within a couple more moments she did.
She was shaking so hard, the world around her was just a hum and the slapping of skin, she felt like she had left her body and was flying openly among those planets and stars that she spent so much time chasing after. As she came down from it Pov kissed her softly, helping her lay on her back and relax, her breath came out in desperate gasps and her whole body felt like it was pleasantly pulsing.
“You’re so good,” Bren said, leaning over and lying next to her and Pov.
“I think you two just screwed the life out of me,” she said, not caring how crass it sounded. She could really do this, have her career and travel to the unknown and back, and still get to have a fulfilling life emotionally as well. She loved these men and they both loved her, she felt endlessly lucky. She kissed both of the men again softly before catching herself drifting into a warm and dreamless sleep.
THE END
Bonus Story 2 of 40
Son of the Dragon King
It had been a year. She was certainly over him.
She stared blankly at the blinking computer screen in front of her, unable to concentrate on anything as thoughts of her ex-boyfriend Brian flooded her mind.
Today would have been their 3rd anniversary. They would have planned something special, like spending the night at the beach and having a candlelit dinner by the shore. She should have been walking barefoot in the sand, happy and contented as she held hands with the man she loved.
Suddenly, she shook her head vigorously in frustration and annoyance, her shoulder-length brown hair flying in all directions.
Shut up, Jen. You’re way over him! He’s a thing of the past.
She felt stupid imagining such things. He was long gone, and in fact she had just gone a full month without checking his social media accounts or and looking at their old photos… or at least, digging them up. She’d actually buried those in her backyard.
But throughout the past week, she’d been dreading this day – the day which would have officially marked three years together. She knew the power of this day alone would be enough to drive her back to misery. She should have been more prepared. All she’d planned was to bury herself in her work, but she found she could not do that because her mind kept drifting.
“Earth to Jen Smith!” somebody called from behind her, making her whip around in surprise. It was her good friend Melissa, a lab assistant like her at the Barrington Research Center.
“Hey, Mel,” she said, forcing a smile. The sadness in her hazelnut eyes, though, gave her away.
Melissa gave her a disapproving look. “What were you thinking about just now?” she asked, her eyes narrowing in suspicion.
Jen immediately raised her hands in apparent surrender. “Guilty as charged,” she muttered. Then sighing, she said, “Sorry I couldn’t help it.”
Melissa’s expression turned to one of concern and sympathy. “I know it’s hard not to think about him, but you’ve got to keep yourself distracted with other things. That jerk doesn’t deserve any more of your attention or thoughts! He treated you like garbage, Jen. Or do you want me to remind you again of the sordid details?”
“Mel!” Jen protested. “Of course not.” Then sitting up straight and squaring her shoulders, she smiled again and smoothed her shiny brown hair, showing off her small beautiful face. “Okay, let’s go. What did you have in mind?”
“Well…” Mel started. “For one, we can go check out that dragon shifter skeleton fragment that they recently uncovered up in Alaska…”
Jen stood up at once, her face filled with shock and awe. “Oh my gosh! They didn’t!”
“They did,” her friend confirmed. “The DNA matches the previous one they found in the same area. But this recent bone actually makes up part of the wings!”
“Wow,” Jen breathed. “So they’ve brought it in here?”
“Yes,” Mel answered, lowering her voice. “Bernard just called me to let me know.”
Jen laughed. “Pays to date the head archaeologist huh?”
Mel laughed too, but her bright blue eyes were twinkling. She flipped her long blonde hair over her shoulder and strutted out the door of the office. “Come on, Jen!”
Jen followed her out into the pristine white hallway. As they walked together, they discussed the recent discoveries over the last year involving dragon shifters. The existence of these half-human half-dragon creatures had been established and proven some years ago. But they were believed to have become extinct around 12000 years ago. However, the newest unearthed remains were unbelievably dated in the 1800s!
“This is really exciting,” Mel said, talking animatedly. “I mean, what’s going to be next? Are we going to find bones that are just ten years old?”
Jen’s eyes widened. “Would that mean that there are still some dragons lurking in our midst?”
Mel grinned. “Yeah, that would be awesome.”
“Or scary…” Jen whispered, picturing a monstrous dragon hiding in an alley and suddenly attacking people. She shuddered.
She was so lost in her thoughts that when they rounded the corner, she almost crashed into someone else. Looking up, she found herself staring into the intense gray eyes of one of the lab managers. She immediately blushed. “Oh, I’m sorry!”
The slightly older man standing in front of her looked harsh for a moment. But upon seeing her face, his features relaxed. “Hello, Jen,” he greeted, the sides of his eyes crinkling a bit. He ran a hand through his dark hair, which fell to just below his ears. He didn’t even seem to notice Melissa.
“Uh, hello, Jack,” Jen said hesitantly.
“How are you?” he asked. “Where are you headed?”
Melissa was quick to answer. “Just meeting a friend. We’re on break.”
Jen didn’t say anything. She wasn’t really used to lying, especially to a manager! He hadn’t always been her manager. They’d started in the company about the same time, but over the years, he’d kept moving up the ladder and was now a highly respected authority.
“Have a good day,” Jack simply said with a smi
le. His eyes lingered a bit more on Jen before moving off.
“That was close,” Jen said, breathing a sigh of relief. They weren’t really prohibited from going to the storage area but they were supposed to fill in a form and ask for permission, from one of the superiors.
“Not a big deal,” Mel said with a wave of her hand. Then in a more eager tone, she said, “You know what’s a big deal, though?”
“What?”
“The fact that Jack Roberts is obviously into you!” Mel gushed. “He’s really cute, although too serious for me. But for you… Well, someone that responsible and manly and a little more mature is probably what you need.”
“You’re imagining things, Mel,” Jen pointed out. “He’s not into me. No way.”
“No, listen. You ought to talk to him more instead of avoiding him so much. You’ve been too caught up thinking about Brian even after that stupid jerk was long gone, and that’s why you’ve been missing out on the real goodies!”
Jen actually laughed. “Goodies?”
“Yeah,” Mel said. “Just start flirting again, Jen. Have some fun! Go out and enjoy life!”
Jen was silent for a while. Mel actually had a point. It might be a good way to heal her broken heart.
Finally, they reached the storage area at the basement, where Bernard ushered them in. He looked handsome in a pair of slacks and his usual knitted vest over crisp white long sleeves. He dressed a little formally in the office, but his goofy, adventurous nature was what had attracted Mel to him.
They followed him into a cooler, darker, and bigger steel room that had a ceiling that was probably about two stories high.
Jen gazed at the oddly shaped bone structure in the center of the room. It was about the size of a small car. She circled it slowly, seemingly mesmerized as her imagination ran wild with images of colossal modern-day monsters.
“We’re guessing that’s about one-fourth of one wing,” Bernard told them as he and Melissa joined Jen near the bone. “I still have to run some tests and try to fit it with the older dragon shifter DNA we have on record.”
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