She reached up and caressed his neck, lazily tracing his collarbone. “I didn’t mean to tease you, Adam. It’s been so long since I’ve…you know…been with a man in that way.”
He kissed her forehead, welcoming her gentle easement toward him. She was warming up to him. Did this mean she didn’t find him selfish and uncivilized? He watched as she yawned and rubbed her eyes.
“Are you tired?” He brushed the loose hairs from her face, loving the silky feel between his fingers. The sight of her, eyes sleepy and body still warm from her lingering orgasm, took his breath.
She nodded. “I haven’t been able to sleep.”
Adam grabbed the blanket from the end of the couch and pulled it over her. He sat on the floor and ran his fingers through her hair until he could see her breathing had slowed and she was asleep. He looked up to find Renee slipping out the screen door. She turned and motioned for him to follow. He snugged the edge of the blanket next to Lily and followed Renee out onto the porch. A crack of thunder spiraled off in the distance as they sat down in the chairs.
Renee finally broke the silence. “She’s very special.”
“I suspected she would be. In Nick’s letters he described a very intelligent, beautiful, and energetic woman. Now that I’ve met her, I know there’s so much more to her. Will Tony be upset that we—”
“That we fucked?” She laughed.
“Yeah. He seems like a nice guy, and I didn’t mean to screw him over.”
Renee patted Adam on the knee before reclining back in the chair. “We have an understanding. And besides, you have such a nice cock. I can’t believe some little woman hasn’t snatched you up and married you. Wait, you aren’t married, are you?”
Adam gave a nervous laugh. “Not yet. One woman tried.”
Renee crossed her legs. “Oh yeah?”
The rain started to ease up as Adam stood up and walked to the edge of the porch. “Yeah, but it wasn’t meant to be.” He turned back to Renee. “Why is Lily alone? I mean, why isn’t she married?”
“She was engaged once, and it…well, it wasn’t meant to be.”
Adam smirked at her blatant return of his words. “I see. So she relies on you and Tony to take care of her?”
“Only certain needs. Lily is very dependent on Tony for security. She feels safe with him, like he won’t judge her for her desires. She has a thirst that’s not easy for most men to satisfy, and Tony allows her the freedom to explore those feelings without fear of being punished or shunned.”
“Have a lot of men tried to be in her life and satisfy these needs?”
“A few thought they were worthy. She opened up to only one, and that proved to be her undoing. He treated her like some kind of pervert. Like she was crazy. Even made her go to counseling.”
Adam leaned on the railing. “You’re revealing more than she’d like, aren’t you?”
Renee stood up and opened the screen door. “Yes, but I have faith in you. I think you have a thirst much like our Lily’s.”
“What makes you think that?”
“The way you impaled me on your cock. You knew exactly what I needed to get off and didn’t hold back. You made me push my limits. You knew what you wanted and you took it. Lily is the same way. She has to have it at all costs.”
“Then why hasn’t she been with a man in a while?” Adam asked.
“She hasn’t found one who can keep up with her. You don’t understand, Adam. Lily has some special delights she can’t seem to go without. One of her favorites is incomprehensible to most men. And, well, she’s not going to give her whole self to someone again until she knows for sure she can trust him.” Adam followed Renee through the doorway. “Last time she did, he broke her heart.”
Adam stood at the end of the sofa and watched Lily as she started to stir. Renee went to her and pulled on the blanket.
“Lily?” Renee gently rubbed her hip.
“Can she sleep here?” Adam asked.
Renee kissed Lily on the cheek and folded the blanket back over her shoulder. “You’ll take the wrath when she wakes up and realizes she didn’t get punished today.” Renee looked up and grinned, then slipped her feet into her sandals.
“What about Tony?” he asked. Renee snapped her eyes up at Adam. “Why is he so calm and collected? What’s his story?”
Adam leaned against the arm of the sofa as Renee walked over to him; her closeness made him want to back up. It was one thing to fuck a woman; it was another to be intimate. He didn’t have the least desire to get any closer to the bronze-skinned beauty.
“Renee, I’m sorry. If I was too rough in any way, I apologize. Once I get going, my body has one goal. I hope I didn’t hurt you.”
She cupped his groin, making him want to leap back. “You’re built so well you could never hurt me. I do hope Lily will let you take her soon. But a word to the wise, Adam.” She pulled her hand away and ran it through his thick hair. “Be gentle with her. It’s been a long time, and she won’t be ready to be taken like that yet. As for her trainer, he’s tight-lipped about his past. I don’t know everything about where he came from, and we’ve been dating for two years. The one time I pried, he gave me short answers and expertly skirted around the issues I was trying to get to. That’s just Tony. He’s very private. But one thing he’s very vocal about is his feelings regarding Lily. He cares for her very much.” Her smile seemed to be laced with sadness as she looked out at the gray clouds.
“I understand you, Adam. You may think your tastes are unreasonable, but they’re not. Trusting someone enough to give and receive pleasure together is a precious cycle. Sometimes that relationship takes time to evolve. You have to work for it. Lily is timid when it comes to trust. Are you ready to get your hands dirty, to get down and push yourself?”
Adam smiled, realizing it was going to be a task he was more than happy to undertake.
Chapter Eight
Adam ran his finger over the embossed gold lettering on the envelope as he walked down the path to the main house. Why hadn’t she come and asked him to attend the ball? Instead she’d laid the invitation, wrapped in a white silk cloth, outside his door.
A sapling stretched its bright green leaves across the path, almost blinding Adam as he ducked around the branch to get out of its way. He pulled the invitation out of the envelope as he walked, this time looking up as a squirrel went chirping across a fallen log next to the path. The words on the card had been embossed onto the black paper. Each letter shimmered with gold sparkles. He had been cordially invited to attend the Voodoo Ball on July tenth. He looked at his watch: only three days away. He wanted to find Lily and ask her what the invitation meant by “costume.”
Adam stopped dead midstep when he came to the end of the path. His eyes had to refocus from being in the shadowed woods. Was he seeing what he thought? He lifted his hand over his brow and squinted to see through the bright sunshine. He had seen right.
Tony was stark naked, lying facedown on a blanket in the middle of the lawn. His muscular body looked at ease as he rested his face on the back of his hands while his backside soaked up the sun’s unrelenting rays.
And there she was.
Adam caught his breath as he watched Lily. She was wearing a wide-brimmed hat. She was massaging Tony’s thighs. Her back was to the path, but he could tell it was her because the marks on her back still looked fresh.
Her naked body perched on Tony’s leg, straddling the muscle between her bare thighs. The little harlot gets her pleasure anywhere she can. Adam smiled. Damn, he was jealous, but he loved the sight of Lily finding pleasure from the simplest gesture. For a moment he contemplated letting them enjoy their afternoon, then thought better of it and walked onto the lawn.
“That’s it, poppet,” Tony encouraged. “That feels good.”
“Tony,” Adam heard Lily plead. “I want to come again, please.” She slid her hips up Tony’s thigh to where his taut ass met the crest of his upper thigh.
“Oh, all right.�
� He gave in as he flipped over to reveal the stiff erection he’d been lying on. “Hello neighbor,” Tony said through a bright smile.
Lily startled and turned. Her lack of modesty was refreshing as Adam studied the curve of her heavy breasts. His jaw twitched as he gritted his teeth. The hard little peaks stood proudly, calling for his tongue to lave them.
Tony continued to grin like a cat that’d eaten a bird. He didn’t attempt to cover anything; instead he folded his arms behind his head and laughed.
“I’m sorry if I’ve interrupted your…day,” Adam said as he fidgeted with the envelope.
The flimsy brim on the hat shadowed part of her face, but he could still see her ripe cheeks had been touched by the sunlight. He inhaled the scent of coconut sunscreen. A shiny sparkle caught his attention. He squinted in the sunlight. A thin silver chain hung from a thick leather collar surrounding her supple neck. He followed the shiny links to where the end pooled beside Tony. The dainty chain was laced between his fingers. Tony gloated.
The lucky son of a bitch.
“I see you got your invitation,” Tony said as he nodded toward Adam’s hand.
“Oh, yeah.” Adam pulled his attention from the sparkling metal. “I wanted to know what she meant by ‘costume.’”
“Well, poppet?” Tony gave a gentle tug on the chain. Lily snapped her head up.
Lily raised her chin, showing Adam her sun-kissed face. She wasn’t running away. Her confident stare let him know she wasn’t ashamed. She shifted her weight and sat back on her heels as Tony gave another tug on the chain. Adam watched as Lily slightly pulled away from the tiny links.
She squirted a generous amount of sunscreen onto her hands. “It means costume,” she murmured as she smoothed the lotion between her palms.
Adam knelt down on the other side of Tony to get a better view of her face. “I know what a costume is, sweetheart.” He reached over Tony and tipped the brim of the large hat so he could see her face. “What kind of costume would you like for me to wear?”
“One that conceals your identity.” She snickered.
He gave her a sarcastic grin. “Most costumes do.”
His smile eased as she turned her attention to Tony’s naked body resting between them. Tony lay, eyes closed, as Lily and Adam bantered back and forth.
“I mean one that will cover your body and hide anything that would reveal who you really are. Like hiding enough of you to leave the rest open to mystery,” she said and spread her sunscreen-coated fingers over Tony’s awaiting erection. Tony gave a gasp and raised his hips off the blanket to meet her touch.
Adam watched Tony’s body strain as Lily milked the thick shaft. God, he wanted to be the one lying there. Without thinking, he reached over Tony and pulled Lily toward him. She tumbled onto Tony’s hard chest.
Tony grunted, then laughed.
Adam took no time in claiming Lily’s mouth with his own. He sank his tongue deep between her soft lips. For a moment he feared she wouldn’t give in to him, but he was relieved when she melted against him, teasing the inside of his mouth with her delicate tongue.
“Touch him for me,” Adam whispered against her trembling lips.
Lily leaned back, eyes wide with disbelief. She grasped Tony’s stiff cock and massaged the generous length. The urgency to feel what Tony was feeling hit him like a freight train, and he fumbled, trying to unfasten his cargo shorts. Finally, after getting the damn button undone and zipper down, he tugged the shorts and underwear down at the same time.
His breath hitched when his cock bobbed free and slapped against his waist. He peeked down at Tony’s cock, feeling like a total jerk for checking out the guy’s junk, but how could he not? It was right there in front of him. The two looked so similar, his being slightly longer and Tony’s a little thicker.
Adam planted a knee on the other side of Tony’s leg to get closer to Lily’s hand.
He flinched when she wrapped her slick fingers around his aching cock. She had a firm pressure that was in perfect time with each long stroke. Tony grunted as Adam groaned. Lily pulled on his cock and wrapped her hand around Tony’s.
Tony raised his head to rest on his crooked arm. Both men knew someone had to give in first. Adam wanted to hold out a while longer. It felt too damn good.
“Fuck, poppet, I’m gonna come,” Tony groaned with a clenched jaw. The white cream oozed down Lily’s pumping hand as Tony strained his neck back, letting her stroke the last of his seed as it sprayed across his lower abdomen.
The pull in Adam’s groin got tighter. Adam was surprised that watching his cock so close to Tony’s turned him on so much. He went from hot to scorching in a matter of seconds. Tony sat up so Adam could get closer to Lily. As soon as Tony was out of the way, Adam pulled Lily against his chest, cradling her warm skin in his arms. Her fist pumped up and down between their bodies, forcing Adam’s balls to tighten. He wanted to kiss her, to hug her, to throw her down on the blanket and sink into her wet pussy.
“Oh, God, Lily. Oh, God…I’ve got to come.” Adam leaned back and watched her hand working.
Tony reached out to place his hand on top of Lily’s. What the fuck? Adam started to pull away, but Lily held him tight. He was too close not to finish. Tony tightened the grip on top of Lily’s small hand, increasing the friction sliding along his dick. Tony’s hand was so much bigger and hugged more of his length.
Adam watched as Tony’s hand moved off Lily’s and took the root while Lily’s delicate hand worked the head. Within seconds Adam couldn’t hold it any longer. He spurted hot cum all over Lily’s breasts and neck. His abdominal muscles spasmed as he let out a deep moan. The intense peak seemed to last forever as he pumped into their hands.
“Goddamn, man!” Adam yelled as soon as he caught his breath. “Why in the fuck did you do that?” Adam’s stomach rolled with anger, mistrust, and, most of all, confusion.
“Adam…” Lily coaxed.
Adam tried to slow his breathing as he glared at Tony.
“Adam? He did it for me.”
Tony leaned back and propped himself up on his elbows, never taking his eyes off Adam. He’d better not look away, Adam thought. He was still deciding if he was going to beat the hell out of the guy. Either way, the tension was obviously making Lily very uneasy. Adam glanced over at Lily, who was staring at her cum-soaked breasts. She took a deep breath. Adam looked away and continued to stare at Tony.
“Please, Adam. Don’t be angry,” she pleaded. “It’s my fault. Tony knew it had been a long time and he wanted to please me.”
Adam finally took his attention from Tony and looked at her. Her eyes were brimming with tears. He softened his voice. “Lily, I’m sorry.” He tried to reach for her, but she pulled away. “I’ve never… I mean, I’m not—”
“That’s okay,” she whispered as she started to stand up. Tony gave a yank on the thin chain, and she tumbled onto his muscled chest.
“Poppet,” Tony said as he wiped the tears that were streaming down her cheeks. “He’s never done that before. You can’t expect him to open up to it the first time. The way he responded doesn’t mean what you think.”
Adam pulled his shorts up and listened to what Tony was saying. A nauseated feeling filled Adam’s stomach as he realized what Renee had been talking about. Lily had special desires, and he’d failed her at the first attempt of her trying to show him. He was pissed off at Tony for touching him, but he was more pissed off that he’d liked it.
“Please, Tony, let me go.”
Tony shortened the slack on the chain, and Adam caught a glimpse of Tony brushing his lips against her mouth. “Give him a chance,” he said.
“Please, Tony,” Adam heard her say. “It’s just not meant to be.”
Adam snatched the wide-brimmed hat off her head. “Listen to me, will you?”
Lily turned to face him with her hands clinging to Tony’s chest.
“I don’t know what is happening to me, but I sure as hell know I’m not ready to th
row in the towel yet. So don’t you either.”
Lily eased her grip.
“Lily, I’ve never had another man—you know—touch me like that. Fuck, I didn’t know straight guys did that.” Adam plopped down on the grass, defeated. “Give me a chance to discover what it is you want from me.” He ran his fingers through his disheveled bangs.
“It’s okay, Adam.” Tony’s deep voice reassured him. “The first time Lily asked me to do it, I thought I was going to puke.”
“Then what happened?”
“I found out it felt too good to pass up.” Tony smiled and smacked Lily on the ass, making her flinch.
She stretched out beside him and nestled her nose into the crevice between his neck and shoulder. Adam looked down. Tony’s cock had risen again. Lily looked so peaceful lying next to him. Adam knew he was going to have to win back her trust. She’d been afraid he wasn’t going to accept her, and he’d made that fear come true. Nick had written about her being sensitive. Adam didn’t realize how much.
“Did my brother ever…you know, with you guys?”
Lily leaned down and whispered into Tony’s ear. Tony smiled and kissed her on the forehead. Adam waited for her to say something to him, but she never did. Tony unfastened the delicate silver chain from her collar and let her stand up. Both men watched as she walked back to the house.
“I fucked up, didn’t I?” Adam asked. God, he felt like his soul was walking back to that big house.
“Not too much. She’ll come around. The first time she asked Keith—” Adam didn’t remember Nick mentioning a Keith in any of his letters. He must have given Tony a fierce look, because Tony was quick to explain. “Her ex, Keith, was Lily’s fiancé before I ever came into the picture. He wanted Lily in counseling after she told him what she liked in bed. It took a lot of courage for her to pour her heart out like that, and the bastard made her go to a shrink. He wouldn’t discipline her either. It took my poppet down a dark road. She needs guidance with a firm hand. When she doesn’t have a strong partner, she spins out of control. By the time I got to her, she was working sixty-plus hours a week, eating only junk food on the run, and had chronic insomnia. She’s had trouble sleeping ever since her grandmother died. I think that she stopped going to the therapist because he was forcing her to open up about such a tragic event in her life. It was so traumatic that I don’t even acknowledge the subject unless she brings it up first.”
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