by Jenesi Ash
Aidan was suddenly standing behind Jamie. “Mia, help me take off Jamie’s clothes.”
Mia obeyed the order automatically, her hands bumping Aidan’s. She stripped off her friend’s shirt and shorts, brushing her fingers along the curve of her breast or the small of her back. Sometimes the touches were accidental, but most of the time she did it on purpose.
Then Aidan took over, removing Jamie’s bra and panties. Mia watched as Aidan kissed and fondled Jamie. She wanted to join in but knew she had to wait for Aidan’s command. She was shocked when he never gave it.
As Jamie stepped out of her panties, Aidan told her to help him strip Mia of her clothes. This time he stood behind Mia, kissing her face and throat as Jamie took off Mia’s shorts and shirt. Once Jamie was finished with her task, she watched Aidan leisurely remove Mia’s underwear.
“Now me,” Aidan said, his voice getting a little rougher. “I want you two to take off my clothes. Mia, get behind me, and, Jamie, you get in front.”
Mia was unsettled by Aidan’s demand. She was used to being the center of attention. She was always in the spotlight, and now she was relegated to the shadows.
Was she getting too greedy? Mia wondered as she and Jamie took off Aidan’s clothes. She didn’t want to begrudge Jamie any pleasure. They had shared so much, and now wasn’t the time for her to become stingy.
But Aidan was hers, and what they had together was special. When she was with him, Mia felt cherished and loved. Why had she complained that it might not be enough?
Her greed hadn’t started this weekend, Mia realized as she smoothed her palms over the defined muscles of Aidan’s back. She had developed it over the course of the year.
All this time she thought she had worked for each pleasure she had received, but the truth was that Aidan gave her everything she wanted. He looked after and guided her through one sensual awakening after the next. Aidan did it because he cared for her. And she had taken him for granted.
Stunned by these revelations, Mia clung to Aidan’s bare shoulders and curled against his spine. She closed her eyes, inhaling his scent and enjoying his strength and warmth. She pressed her mouth against his shoulder blade, thankful that he spoiled her yet again by giving her this weekend.
Who knew how long it would have taken her to appreciate what she had with him?
“Mia, did I tell you to kiss me?” Aidan drawled.
Mia smiled against his back. “No, you didn’t,” she replied and reluctantly stepped back.
“Jamie, go sit down on the bed, legs out in front of you.”
Mia saw her friend bristle at his tone. She noticed the familiar flash of attitude in Jamie’s eyes and knew she was about five seconds away from telling Aidan what he could do with that suggestion.
“You will lie back against Mia,” he continued.
Mia wasn’t sure where he was going with this, but she would trust him. She silently followed Jamie to the bed. Her friend sat in the middle, and Mia crawled onto the mattress and sat behind her, her legs on either side of Jamie.
“Jamie, lean back on Mia.”
Jamie offered no complaints as she reclined. Mia caught her, and her hands rested on Jamie’s ribs, just under her big breasts.
Mia was tempted to clamp her hands on Jamie’s breasts and knead the mounds until her friend cried out with pleasure. The need was so great that her hands tingled.
Aidan crawled between Jamie’s legs and gently caressed her feet. Jamie squirmed under his touch.
“Mia, you have one task to fulfill,” Aidan said as he rubbed Jamie’s feet. “You must stay in that position and please Jamie until she begs for more.”
“Please her?” The command was unlike any Aidan had given her. It was vague, and the results were out of her control. “Please her how?”
“That will be based on your imagination and experience,” he answered.
Mia stared at Aidan. What the hell was he talking about? “And then what?” she asked.
“You’ll find out,” he said patiently, but she saw the glint of warning in his eye. She was not to question his commands.
“Come on, Mia,” Jamie said as she settled comfortably against her. “I want to see how you’re going to tease me.”
Did Jamie think Mia would back down from the challenge? She was about to be proven wrong, Mia decided as she slid her hands over Jamie’s breasts.
Fondling another woman’s breasts was an unfamiliar feeling. Mia was genuinely curious, pressing Jamie’s breasts together and discovering what pleased her friend.
She was surprised at how heavy Jamie’s breasts were. It was no wonder that soft, fleeting touches against her nipples went unnoticed. Mia found that she had to pinch and squeeze to elicit a response.
Mia glanced down at Aidan and found him stroking Jamie’s pussy. He rubbed her clit with one hand while gliding his fingers along the wet folds of her sex. Jamie purred and stretched against his hands, murmuring her encouragement for more.
But she hadn’t begged.
Mia was determined to make her friend plead for more. She remembered how Jamie insisted that Mia liked having her ear licked. That sounded like something Jamie would prefer.
As she massaged Jamie’s breasts, Mia dipped her head and darted her tongue along her friend’s ear. Jamie hissed and tucked her head. Mia licked the rim of the outer ear before stabbing the tip of her tongue in Jamie’s ear canal. She felt the shivers rippling through her friend.
Mia was curious to see what Jamie’s response would be like if her touches were rougher. She slid her mouth down, bared her teeth, and bit Jamie’s earlobe.
Jamie cried out Mia’s name and tried to tug away, but Mia wouldn’t let go. She liked the way the fierce yank made Jamie shudder with pleasure.
Jamie looped an arm around Mia’s neck and shoulder. Mia let go of Jamie’s ear just as her friend turned to kiss her.
Their lips met, and Mia inhaled sharply when she felt a jolt. She liked kissing Jamie a lot, and she didn’t know what that meant. It was different from kissing Aidan or Caleb. With Jamie, she felt like she was embarking on a mysterious adventure. But that made no sense to Mia, because she had known Jamie almost all her life.
Mia lifted her head and glanced down at Aidan. He watched them both, his eyes glittering with lust as he pumped his fingers inside Jamie.
Jamie rooted for Mia’s mouth. “Kiss me again.”
Mia shook her head. “I want to lick your ear,” she confessed as she darted her tongue out and flicked it on the curve of her ear.
Jamie trembled. “Kiss me, Mia. Please.”
Mia glanced at Aidan. “Does that count as begging?”
“I believe it does.”
“Don’t stop,” Jamie told Mia, her low voice smoky and seductive.
Mia whispered in her ear. “Later,” she promised and slicked her tongue against Jamie’s lobe.
Aidan withdrew his fingers from Jamie. “Move to the side, ladies.”
They scooted over to the edge of the bed and Aidan lay down in the center of the mattress. Mia saw how his erect cock slapped against his stomach. He had gotten incredibly aroused watching her with Jamie.
“Mia”—Aidan reached for her—“I want you to ride my cock.”
Mia gladly straddled his hips. Her core was already wet with anticipation as she slowly sank onto his cock. Mia tossed her head back and moaned as the fire streaked through her.
“Don’t move,” Aidan said.
Don’t move? Oh, Aidan was cruel. Her muscles strained to rock, to dance. She barely controlled herself as she felt the pulse twitching in Aidan’s cock. She really needed to ride him hard.
“And you”—Aidan motioned for Jamie—“will face Mia and ride my mouth.”
Mia’s muscles were quivering as her control started to slip. It was too difficult to stay still as she watched Jamie straddle Aidan’s mouth and ride his tongue.
She saw Jamie’s eyes widen and her mouth slacken as the pleasure bloomed inside her. Jamie sl
id her hands over her face and in her long brown hair as she rocked against Aidan’s mouth.
Mia couldn’t stand it anymore. She refused to wait. To hell with her perfect obedience. She had to ride. She rolled her hips slowly and heard Aidan groan. Jamie closed her eyes, and she swayed, the vibrations of his voice offering another dimension to his touch.
Mia realized that she could add to their pleasure. She placed her hands on Aidan’s chest and rode his cock a little faster, moving her hips from side to side. She felt the power bubbling inside her. Every surprise move she made, Aidan’s pleasure increased. Jamie felt each deep roll of her hips.
Jamie’s face flushed, and her eyes half closed. It was only a matter of moments before her friend would climax. Jamie leaned forward and clasped her hand at the back of Mia’s head. She tugged Mia forward and kissed her clumsily as she rode Aidan’s tongue.
Mia pulled back slightly and mouthed, Jamie.
Jamie frowned. “What?” she asked. She tilted her head to the side to hear Mia more clearly.
Mia smiled when Jamie fell for her ruse. She stopped riding Aidan’s cock as Jamie leaned closer. Mia caught Jamie’s earlobe with her teeth.
Jamie shrieked as the intense orgasm crashed through her. Mia didn’t let go as Jamie bore down on Aidan’s mouth.
When Aidan grabbed Mia’s hips and started thrusting deep inside her, she let go of Jamie. Her friend’s ear was bright pink, and she noticed teeth marks on the earlobe.
The sight triggered Mia’s release. She arched her back and gave a low, guttural moan as the heat washed over her. It was like nothing she had experienced before.
And she felt it all because she had branded Jamie in the most primal way. Mia’s core twitched at the sight of her teeth marks. Now if only she were brave enough to back up the symbol of possession with action.
NINETEEN
“Our weekend is almost over,” Jamie said.
“Don’t remind me,” Mia whined as she leaned against Aidan’s chest and snuggled into his warmth.
The dinner they were having was probably the nicest meal she’d had in a long time. The menu was simple: takeout pizza and a six-pack of beer that Caleb had thoughtfully brought to the house when he had returned.
The dress code was casual. They wore a mix of T-shirts and shorts. The location was sparse: on Jamie’s bed, their legs criss-crossed as they gobbled up the food. Mia realized this was the last meal she was going to have with her best friend.
“How do you want to end it?” Jamie persisted with her questions.
Mia flinched until she realized Jamie was talking about the swapping. She knew it was easier for her friend to discuss their sexual arrangement than her leaving town.
“I don’t know,” Mia said with a halfhearted shrug. “I haven’t given it much thought.”
“I made sure this weekend would happen for you.” Jamie pointed a finger at Mia. “You should get to decide how to end it. If I have to do it, you’re not going to be happy with my choice.”
Mia looked at her friends clustered on the bed. The possibilities of how to end the swap were suddenly endless. She could have Aidan, Caleb, or Jamie. She could have just one or all three at the same time.
She could do whatever she wanted. And if she had the time, she probably would have.
But she didn’t want to make the decision how to finish the swap. Half the fun for her was surrendering to whatever happened. The one thing she had learned about herself this weekend was that she didn’t like making decisions in bed. She wanted it to feel like she was surrendering herself to the fates when, in actuality, Aidan was pulling the strings and keeping an eye out for her.
If she didn’t like making the choices, she wasn’t going to start now. She would let them make it. But if she tossed the chance in their laps, Aidan and Jamie would squabble over it. Caleb would sit back and watch the fireworks.
She needed to be smart about this. She would make them work for the privilege of choosing, but while she was at it, she wanted to reenact one of her favorite moments during the weekend.
“Okay”—Mia made a loud clap with her hands—“here are the rules.”
“Oh, God,” Jamie made a face. “Mia, the point of the weekend is no rules.”
“Listen up, because I’m only going to say this once,” Mia said as she glared at her friend. “I’m going to turn off the lights in the house.”
Caleb smiled as he realized what she had planned.
“Mia, where are you going with this?” Aidan asked.
“Once I turn off the lights,” Mia continued, “I’ll tell you guys I’m ready.”
“For what?” Jamie asked, squinting her eyes with confusion.
“Think of it as hide-and-seek,” Mia explained. “You can’t turn on the lights and whoever finds me first gets me.”
“Gets you get you?” Jamie wanted to clarify.
“Yeah, this is a one-time-only deal. They get me, any way he”— she looked at Aidan and Caleb—“or she”—she looked at Jamie’s stunned face—“wants me.”
“Seriously?” Jamie’s voice cracked.
“Yes.” Mia looked at Aidan, knowing she hadn’t talked it over with him. He didn’t seem perturbed by the oversight. His dark eyes gleamed with interest, and he looked forward to the game.
“I’m going to turn off all the lights now. Otherwise it won’t work.” Mia got up from the bed and walked over to the wall next to the stairs. Gripping the banister, she turned off the attic light.
The light from the mudroom gleamed up the stairs. “Now stay here until I call out that I’m ready.” Mia knew they probably wouldn’t follow the rules, but at least she was getting a head start.
Mia took the stairs, wondering if she was ready for this. Anyone could catch her. There was no way she could cheat or play it safe. Was she ready?
She turned off the light in the mudroom and went straight for the kitchen. What if Jamie caught her? Mia had never had sex with a woman. It had never been a fantasy of hers.
But it was Jamie’s fantasy to claim her, Mia thought as she turned off the kitchen lights. She liked being someone’s fantasy— especially when that someone was so sexy.
She walked into the dining room, checking that the curtains were firmly closed. The last thing she needed was moonlight advertising her whereabouts. She crossed over to the living room and turned off the lone light before she headed to the media room and bedroom.
When those lights were off, she went down the hall and turned off the bathroom light. Then she had to put her hand on the wall to find her way back to the door leading to the attic.
The atmosphere pulsed with energy. She smiled, liking the idea that these three people, all of them important to her, were ready to compete for her body. She’d like to think it was because she knew how to give and receive pleasure.
Mia took a deep breath. This was it. There was no turning back. One thing she knew for certain was that she wanted the swap to end this way. “I’m ready,” she called out.
Her eyes widened when she heard the pounding of footsteps on the steps. She hadn’t expected them to be at the top of the stairs. She hurried back into the hall and dashed into the bathroom just as she heard their feet hit the mudroom.
“I’ll go through the kitchen,” Jamie said, “You guys go the other way. We’ll find her quicker than if we were in the same room.”
“But—” Caleb said and was interrupted.
“Okay,” Aidan said. “We’ll meet in the media room. Yell if you find her.”
Jamie agreed. “Same goes for you.”
Mia held her breath as she heard the others start searching for her. She pressed her hand against her stomach as excitement twisted inside her. Her pursuers weren’t in the same room, and she was getting jumpy.
“Hey, man!” Aidan said in the hallway, his voice very close to where she hid. “Watch where you put your hands.”
“Sorry,” Caleb apologized. “I can’t see a damn thing.”
“Listen.�
�� Aidan’s voice dropped into a whisper. “Jamie really wants to win. Let’s make sure it happens.”
Oh, yeah, Mia thought with a smile. Aidan wanted to see her hook up with Jamie.
“I don’t know about that,” Caleb said. “Are you sure Mia wants it that way?”
Mia could have given Caleb a big, fat kiss. It was good to hear a man other than Aidan looking out for her.
“Yes,” Aidan agreed impatiently. “Otherwise she wouldn’t have made it a possibility.”
“If you say so,” Caleb responded. “We’ll let Jamie win. But don’t let Jamie think for a minute that we didn’t try hard.”
“Deal.”
“Ow!” Caleb said in a hiss. “Aidan, watch where you put your hands.”
“Sorry.”
Mia could barely stand the anticipation building inside her. She was going to get Jamie. Or, rather, Jamie was going to get her.
Jamie, her best friend, who liked to conquer her sex partners. The woman who was aggressive in life and in bed. The one person who had turned Clover Bud topsy-turvy by means of her sex drive alone.
Mia carefully exhaled as Aidan and Caleb moved past the bathroom door. She listened to them walk down the hallway, bumping against the wall and door.
“How does Mia expect us to find her way out here?” Aidan muttered.
“You get used to it after a while,” Caleb said.
“Say what?” Aidan asked in a lethally soft voice.
There was a significant pause. “Nothing,” Caleb said casually.
Mia heard them at the farthest end of the hallway. She took a step out of the bathroom, her heart knocking against her chest, as she heard them moving toward the media room.
If she wanted to cheat or play it safe, she could easily walk into them and declare Caleb and Aidan the winner. But she wasn’t going to. She didn’t want to.
With her arms outstretched, she headed in the direction of her bedroom. It was as dark as Aidan had complained about. She banged her fingers against something hard. Mia pressed her lips, swallowing back a whimper, and looked in the direction of the media room.