But in time, she knew, she would grow to resent him for cocooning her when she wanted to be out in the fight. Ultimately she wanted to make a difference in the world. She wanted children, yet she wanted to help make the world safer for them, too. Had it been, as he claimed, that she had jumped to the conclusion he was insisting she play a traditional role? She supposed it didn’t matter. As she had told him, she wouldn’t have agreed to a desk job as a price for staying with him even if it was so he wouldn’t worry about her. Even now, it warmed her to know he had cared enough to worry. But she had worried about him, too, and would have worried more as his wife sitting at home, waiting to hear he was back from the field safe and sound. The difference was she knew he couldn’t give up fieldwork simply to ease her worries. He wasn’t the kind of man to turn from a fight. Well, she wasn’t the kind of woman to do so, either, yet he hadn’t been able to appreciate it.
Of course, none of it mattered. Sev didn’t love her anymore. He hadn’t denied it when she said it, and he was hardly a man to hold his tongue. Okay, she didn’t love him any longer, either. And wasn’t that a total crock!
Tears welled up behind her eyes and she batted them back. There was no room for self-indulgence. Lives were on the line and Noah was the key. It was time, past time for her to seduce him fully. All they had done so far was some mutual masturbation, and she had given him head several times. She hadn’t dared do more even when he pressed her. She didn’t want him to collapse. That wouldn’t help anyone. Seeing him doing the laps, however, confirmed he was fit enough for other, more rigorous exercise.
Slipping off her towel, Haley padded over to the side of the pool and waited for Noah to notice. It didn’t take long. Coming to the shallow end, he stood up and brushed the water from his hair. His eyes popped at the sight of her and he grinned. “Wow, I hope you’re coming to join me.”
“Hmm, I was thinking of it, but you’ve been going at it pretty hard. Sure you’re not worn out?”
“Does it look like I am?” he replied, his eyes flicking downward. The tip of his already hard cock peeped out of the skimpy bathing suit’s top. Holding out his hand to her, he added, “Come on in, the water’s fine.”
Haley cocked her head. “I don’t know. I bet it’s a bit chilly.”
“I’ll warm you up,” he promised. There was mischief in his eyes and heat, lots of promising heat.
Her breasts were already heavy and her inner thighs damp. To draw out the anticipation, she backed away instead of jumping in. She hurried to the deep end, feeling Noah’s gaze as she went. She stopped beside the diving board and stared at him. As she watched, he ducked down into the water and jumped back up, his bathing suit in hand. He grinned at her as he tossed the bit of fabric over his head. Oh, yes, it was show time. Haley dived into the pool and swam toward the shallow end underwater.
Noah’s sinewy arms wrapped around her and pulled her up to the surface just as she reached a point where she could stand. His mouth descended onto hers, his tongue probing her lips, demanding entrance. She let him inside and sucked as if she were feasting on his cock instead. Their slick bodies collided and rubbed as they clung to each other. The hard length of Noah’s erection pressed against her belly, teasing her with its closeness. To tease him back, she reached between them and circled his cock head with her thumb. He gasped inside her mouth.
She broke the kiss and shoved off from the pool’s bottom, fingers still clasped firmly around his shaft. She swam backward, literally leading him by his cock. He grinned at her, letting her pull him a few feet before grabbing her and yanking her underwater. She barely had time to shut her mouth. No worries, though. Noah stole another kiss. Parting her lips, he breathed air into her mouth. She inhaled and her head spun, as did her body. But that was Noah, turning her around and around like a crocodile with its meal. By the time he stopped, she didn’t know up from down and didn’t care. She clung to him, electrified by his touch, and secure in his embrace. Then her head was above water again, her back pressed against Noah’s chest.
Noah’s arm held her firmly by the waist while he swam them both to shallow water. His hardened cock nestled between her cheeks, promising pleasure. He stopped and turned her around to face him. He fisted her hair, nudging her head to kiss her deeply once more. No longer content to be passive, Haley pulled at his shoulders to bounce up and wrap her legs around his waist. Now his cock was in the perfect place to rub against her clit. She tightened her legs to press his hardness into her aching folds and moaned. She let her mind drift away from all thoughts except the pleasure she took from her lover. Her body was overcome by the sensations playing over her flesh, the soothing water surrounding her and the electrifying heat of Noah’s body rubbing against all her most sensitive places. She was so engrossed with her own arousal, she hadn’t realized he was moving them until she bumped against the side of the pool.
Breaking the kiss, Noah pierced her with his gaze. “I want to be inside you right now, but I don’t see how unless we get out of this pool and find a condom, ASAP.” He breathed hard, but there was no question it was from desire.
Haley licked her lips, not sure how her voice would sound given her state. “No need. I’m on the Pill and we get checked regularly for everything. We’re clean.”
“No condom?” She shook her head in confirmation. “Well.” It was his only warning. Shifting her in his arms, he lifted her and brought her down right onto his waiting cock.
“Oh,” she sighed as he filled her slowly to the hilt. She closed her eyes and, tilting her head back, reveled in the fullness of his invasion. It was so wonderful, so perfect, except she needed more. Noah sensed it was time to kick things up a notch. He tightened his grip and glided in and out of her pussy. At first he took it nice and slow. He planted kisses along her jaw, down her neck and over her breast. Clamping his lips on to her nipple, he sucked and tugged.
Haley’s fingers clutched his head and twisted his hair as the tingle from her nipple shot to her aching clit. She needed more and faster and used her legs to pump her body against Noah’s. Taking the hint, he thrust harder, pushing her against the side of the pool, his arms protecting her from hitting the hard tile. Their mouths locked again, their tongues danced inside first her mouth then his. He grunted, she keened as the climax built. The familiar wave crested. She was almost there, almost. Pressing harder against her lover, she tried to make it crash. Noah, clever guy, slipped a finger between her cheeks and tickled the ring of her anus.
“Yes!” she screamed inside his mouth. His fingertip popped inside her, pushing her over the edge. She thrashed wildly in his arms, water foamed around them, while her teeth grated over his lips. He held her firmly though, pumping his cock deep inside her until he, too, yelled.
When it was over, when the spasms stopped squeezing her pussy, when Noah’s cock slipped limply from her grip, they held on to each other for a few seconds more. Without speaking, they let go and drifted lazily in the pool, sometimes touching, sometimes not. When she was sure Noah needed a rest, Haley beckoned him out of the pool. They lay down on chaises side by side and he fell instantly to sleep, a satisfied smile on his lips. She watched him for a while before getting up. She covered him with a long, thick towel before leaving. Maybe when he woke, his memories would be back, but she was beginning to doubt it. In the meantime, it pleased her to know she’d helped him regain some measure of peace. It was something.
* * * * *
Noah reared up to a sitting position, his heart raced and his ears rang with the sound of a woman’s screams. He whipped his head around and saw only the empty pool. He was alone. There was no one making the awful noise. It was only the echo of a nightmare, one that had already faded so he couldn’t remember it. With a groan of frustration, he pressed his palms against the side of his head. Had it been merely a bad dream, or were those memories returning? God, he hoped it wasn’t the latter. His head pounded and his stomach lurched at the idea. He deliberately turned his attention away from the thought and
instead called forth the more pleasant and sure memory of what he had done in the water. The clock on the wall told him he had slept for three hours. He felt like a baby needing to nap, but the reason why he was so tired didn’t make him feel like a baby anymore. In fact, he felt damn fine and a little self-satisfied. It happened to a man when he brought pleasure to a woman. He might not remember his own name, but he remembered that!
It was disappointing to find Haley gone, although he knew she worked hard to thwart some terrorist attack. She never said as much, yet he knew he was a frustrating part of the puzzle. He knew, too, she spent more time with him than she should. There was a lot of responsibility on her shoulders. He was chewing up her time without adding anything useful. Guilt pressed on him. He also wondered why someone as dedicated as Haley would allow anyone to distract her, even a friend, even a lover. Did she really harbor hope he would remember? Shit, if only he could. The doctor said not to push it. His memories would come back when they were ready. Well, he was ready now, damn it all, what was the matter with his brain?
Lost in thought, it took him a moment to realize he wasn’t alone when he entered the men’s locker room and tossed his bathing suit in the laundry basket. Severin Blake sat on a nearby padded bench, eyeing him. Noah stopped at the sight of the other man. Sev hadn’t visited again after their first encounter, leaving Noah to assume he had made the other man uncomfortable. The guy didn’t look so at the moment. He looked like he had something on his mind, and in an instant Noah knew what. Sev must be Haley’s lover, too, or maybe an ex-lover. While Sev’s name had rarely come up in conversation with Haley, the few times it had, there had been a certain look in the woman’s eye. A sort of wistful one. There seemed to be some personal connection between the two senior operatives. So the idea Sev might be jealous of Noah’s relationship with Haley wasn’t so farfetched. Was the man there to claim a stake by pounding Noah into the ground? Great, another bruise was just what he needed. That wouldn’t help his memories, or maybe like in old comedies a blow to the head would help jog the memories back. Not likely. He decided to defuse the situation quickly by acting as if nothing was wrong.
Striking a nonchalant pose, or as close to one as he could get wearing only the towel he had wrapped around his waist after getting out of the pool, he said, “Hey, Sev, what’s up?”
The other man didn’t answer right away, he simply looked Noah up and down before shrugging. “You’re looking better than you did a few days ago,” he remarked.
Not good enough to get into a fight, Noah thought, saying instead, “I’m much better, thanks.”
“Swimming is a good way to ease back into shape. Fucking’s a good way, too, although a bit more strenuous,” Sev added with one of those grins that could only be described as wolfish.
Oh, damn, this wasn’t going so well. Noah decided to come clean and try to clear the air without a fight. He wasn’t up for it, and while it was an embarrassing thought, it was still the plain truth. He cleared his throat, and braced himself a bit as a precaution. “Look, Sev, you know I don’t remember jack, so I’m sorry if I poached on your preserve or something.” He winced internally, glad the woman in question wasn’t there to hear him put it in such chauvinistic terms.
Sev’s face screwed up in confusion. “Huh? Oh,” he added after a second. “Haley. You think I’m here to pound you into the ground because you’ve been dancing with her in the pool?” He shook his head. “That’s old news, pal. Haley can fuck whomever she wants, as can I,” he added with that grin again, although this time, it seemed more forced.
Noah blinked hard. Behind the grin was a look that reminded him of the wistful one Haley had given, only a masculine version. “So, you and Haley are lovers, too?”
“Were,” Sev corrected, and his light tone and expression were even less convincing than the previous grin. There was something deeper going on there.
Noah tried to make sense of it all. “You and she were, but aren’t anymore. I know she and I were lovers before my injuries because she told me as much, and I know she and I are now because there’s nothing wrong with my short-term memory.” The wheels in his head turned much too slowly, still, he thought he was beginning to get it. “And, you and I are, too?” This last question was said with trepidation. If he were wrong about it, he was in for that pounding again.
Sev didn’t look mad, however. He grinned yet again, and nodded his head, his expression more genuine. “I’ve had your sweet ass a time or two. You and I are among those really fortunate men who like to dine on both sides of the table. It makes for a delectable variety.” He licked his lips provocatively.
Haley and Sev both? Good God, was there anyone in this organization he wasn’t sleeping with? “Am I some kind of man-ho or something?” he asked in bewilderment. “Am I screwing Ms. Mac, too?”
Sev laughed out loud and stood up from the bench. “Jesus, I hope not. Although I have heard rumors about the woman.” Shaking his head, he said, “Never mind. I’ve been waiting for you because I figure it’s past time for us to get reacquainted.”
The other man sauntered toward him, and Noah could see an erection through the worn material of Sev’s jeans. It wasn’t an unwelcome sight, either. Despite his earlier release, his own cock started to respond to all this talk of fucking. He barely had time to ponder it before Sev was upon him, taking him roughly by the arms and slamming his mouth onto Noah’s. His first impulse was to stiffen against the attack, but a second later, he yielded to the other man’s hold and clasped him into his own.
As he entwined with Sev, he noticed underneath the growing heat of arousal how big and hard the muscles were that he clung to. His own head was tilted up to meet and mate with a mouth and tongue as large as his own. And there was a hardness pressed against his belly. By shifting his stance a little bit his own cock bumped against the ridge in Sev’s pants. They both groaned at the contact, and Noah plastered himself even more against the other man’s body. One of Sev’s hands tugged free the towel around Noah’s waist. The rasp of the cloth against his aroused flesh made him gasp. The sound morphed into a long groan when Sev’s strong fingers wrapped around his cock and squeezed.
Everything was faster, harder with another man, yet the back of his brain knew it was all good. Not wanting to be merely a passive receiver of Sev’s passion, though, Noah pulled out of the kiss enough to nip at the other man’s lips. His hands snaked under Sev’s shirt to tangle and pull at the crisp hairs nestled between the man’s hard pecs. The nipples, too, were hard points, and he used his thumbs to rub the nubs. Sev rewarded his efforts with a low growl.
“Clever boy. You always know how to turn me on.”
Before Noah could take a breath to remind his lover he was not a boy, the guy pushed him around and down. Caught in those strong arms, he had no fear of falling, and when his back hit the changing bench, he opened his eyes to see Sev looming over him. The expression on the man’s face was fierce, as if he were set on devouring Noah. The look sent a hot burst of pleasure through his body. He felt desire in an almost frightening way, yet he was anything but afraid. His cock strained out from his body, as hard as it could be. A pearl of pre-cum glistened on the tip. His breath came out in harsh pants.
Sev gazed down at Noah’s arousal and smacked his lips. “I’m going to swallow you whole, boy.” The word was an endearment. Noah smiled in invitation and spread his legs wide enough for them to dangle over the sides of the bench. Sev slowly straddled the bench, too, facing Noah. Their knees bumped, and Noah’s cock jumped at even that casual contact. Their gazes locked while Sev’s hands cupped Noah’s inner thighs, thumbs kneading the flesh as they slid upward. The simple touch had Noah panting. His hips jerked up, but Sev’s hands kept him down.
“Easy,” he soothed in his deep, masculine voice. “I’m getting there.”
Noah closed his eyes on a groan and focused on Sev’s touch. “Ah,” he grunted as his balls were fondled by those same thumbs. A smooth, wet tongue replaced first one of Sev
’s hands and then the other, tracing the skin from the knee up to the junction between Noah’s leg and cock. His breath hitched with each lap and deserted him entirely when his cock was consumed by warm wetness. A soft tongue lapped the underside of his erection while strong lips tugged and sucked. Sev took him deep into his throat, milking Noah faster and faster toward a climax. He entwined his hands in Sev’s hair. His hips bucked up, driving his cock deeper into the other man’s hungry mouth. They pumped up again as his hands pressed down on Sev’s head. The climax built higher and stronger. He couldn’t be gentle. Somewhere inside him, he knew he didn’t have to be.
Sev’s lips, tongue, and throat worked Noah’s cock without mercy. His fingers squeezed Noah’s tightened balls. Sev slid a finger up into Noah’s ass just as Noah had done hours ago to Haley. Yet it was a mere fleeting thought as the added pressure caused the orgasm to burst forth. With a keening cry, he yanked at Sev’s hair and arched his back. The cum spurted out in spasms that shook his whole body. Still, his cock remained embedded within Sev’s welcoming mouth that rode out the climax and sucked him dry.
When he was done, he relaxed against the bench and let his arms and legs hang limp, his eyes closed. Sev released the softening cock, but his hands once more clasped Noah’s thighs, his thumbs once more giving a gentle caress. This time, however, the touch was soothing, not arousing. And as Noah lay there sated, happy, but still unable to remember who he was, he knew one thing at least. He was wanted.
Chapter Five
Haley fought to keep her eyes and mind focused on the video she was supposed to be scrutinizing for suspicious activity. It was damn hard. With only four hours of sleep holding her up and a too-chipper Severin across the table driving her crazy, scenes of happy tourists milling about the Faneuil Hall Marketplace held little interest. Reviewing the footage taken by operatives at various likely targets was simply another long shot effort among dozens of others to figure out the terrorists’ big plan. What they needed was Noah to get his memories back, and that little miracle hadn’t happened yet. Her failure to fuck them back into his head grated on her even though her logical mind told her the plan had been merely another long shot. She shouldn’t feel guilty it hadn’t worked.
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