My suite had a kitchenette and cute little living room. It was about the same size as my old apartment. It was crazy to even think I would be living in a real house soon. I was so glad they could make it what I wanted; I thought it touch and go for a minute there.
That first night I checked in, I went to the hotel gym to try and work off some of my pent-up energy. It didn’t work. And it didn’t work because it wasn’t really energy.
It was arousal.
I felt it since I saw Levi and Tate on my porch, a wrench in my gut that pulled at my sex and made me clench everywhere. My face and neck were still hot from the thought of them, and not from the steam of my shower.
I put on a large tee shirt and found something to watch on television. I was so caught up in my own head, I barely noticed when I settled for Keeping Up with the Joneses on HBO. Jon Hamm was very pretty but it was nothing compared to Levi and Tate.
It seemed corny, but they were like day and night. It was easy to tell that Tate kind of held stuff together and was the reassuring part of the pair. Levi was the natural, a go with the flow kind of guy. They were both what I wanted to be. Maybe what I used to be at some point. But they brought something out of me that I didn’t know was even still there.
I tried to enjoy the movie, but I just kept feeling so guilty. Not only was I mourning my grandmother, but I was wishing I had paid more attention to her. Spent more time with her. I should have known what condition her house was in. I should have known she wasn’t comfortable. All her furniture was covered up other than her bed. That couldn’t have been good.
She was all I had left, and I hadn’t even taken care of her. She took care of me most of my life and I just let her down. I couldn’t get over it. I didn’t think I ever could, how would I? I decided to start with getting her home fixed. Even though she wasn’t there to live in it anymore, it was a piece of her I could still hold on to.
It was the only thing I had.
I spent the rest of the movie satisfied with that plan. And then it ended, and I tried to get to sleep. It was barely ten pm, but I was so tired. My eyes just wouldn’t stay open. My mind was graced with fleeting images of Levi and Tate. In compromising positions, with me there. I had never fantasized about two men before. Not at the same time. But those two…
I imagined how Tate would touch me; slowly, softly. Levi would be rough, ruthless. I kept picturing it and my hand went between my legs. I closed my eyes and rubbed my clit and went back to picturing myself on the bed, between them, as their hands explored my body. Levi palmed my breasts and Tate sucked my nipple. Then Levi’s lips were all over my neck, my shoulders, my collarbone. Then it was their hands on me. Levi’s thick fingers inside of me, two at a time, and Tate rubbing my clit. Slow but hard. I felt it in my core. My entire body was on fire.
Levi turned my head to kiss him. His tongue was rough, relentless. It fought me like I did something wrong, but he was glad that I did. And then I was pulled to Tate and his lips coaxed over mine so softly I barely felt them. Just a buzzing of desire. And then it was more. His tongue, and then he sucked on my lips. I could barely breathe but I wanted more. I needed more. I was so close to the edge from their hands. I imagined their cocks pressing me, Levi on the back of my thigh and Tate on my navel. I imagined how they would fill me.
I was turned to Levi again and the taste of both of them on my lips made me dizzy. Levi fucked me harder with his fingers. Tate rubbed me faster. And then I was coming so hard I felt it in my bones. I groaned. Moaned. Grabbed for both of them and trembled through my orgasm.
I opened my eyes and stared blankly at my hotel room.
“I’m so fucked.”
8
Adley
Complimentary breakfast was a gift from God. I showered and put on some jeans and a tee shirt before I headed down there around eight. It was early but I…um, had gone to sleep easily.
After a good plate of eggs and sausage, I headed back to my room and aimlessly surfed my laptop. I checked emails that didn’t really mean anything. Pretended to shop online for a little while, too. My phone rang with an unknown number, but I answered it anyway. There were a lot of new people calling me the past few days.
“Hello?” I answered cautiously.
“Hey, hun. It’s Levi.”
“Do you call all your clients that?” I spoke before I thought.
I shifted on the bed, nervously resting against the headboard.
“Nope. I don’t ask them what they’re wearing either, but I get a feeling I should ask you that.” He chuckled, and I imagined his sexy grin.
I managed an uneasy laugh. “What’s…um, what’s up?” I cleared my throat. Goodness. Why was I so nervous? Maybe because I fantasized about them last night.
“Nothing. Just wanted to let you know we got started this morning.”
“This morning? It’s only twelve. And I didn’t even give you a key…” I realized mostly to myself.
“That door had to come down anyway. We started at five in the morning, so I doubt you wanted to be woken up.”
“Oh. Um. Yeah, probably not. Is everything okay?”
“Yeah. We got our guy in to look at the electrical and the whole place has to be rewired. The plumbing line needs to be replaced, too. It sounds bad but it really isn’t. Oh, there was some mold but it was just a bit in the basement, not a big deal.”
“Wow. Okay. It does sound bad…” I sighed.
“I promise it’s fine. Tate and I have everything under control. We’ll update you if anything changes,” Levi said. I heard the smile in his voice.
“Okay. Do you need anything from me? Uh, for the house I mean.” I blushed.
“All good, hun. Talk with you later.”
“Okay. Bye.” I hung up fast and threw my phone like it was toxic.
He must have known I was trying to find an excuse to go over there and see them. It sounded obvious too. It was good I keep my distance anyway. I didn’t know how much more controlling I could do. Of my libido or anything else for that matter.
9
Adley
I didn’t hear anything from them for four days. The end of the week brought on warmer temperatures, but I mostly stayed in the hotel. I sort of wished I had made friends, or had a different job that I couldn’t just quit.
I did start looking online at local bakeries for waitressing jobs or assistant to a pastry chef. Something simple I could get my foot in the door, but no one was hiring. This area was tiny.
I read a lot of ebooks, but I was growing bored. And antsy to see Levi and Tate. I was still thinking of them every night and the fantasies were growing in creativity. I didn’t know I had such an imagination. But it went from touching and kissing to imagining what they felt like in my hand. Or what they felt like inside of me. I was almost quaking at the thought of it.
But how the hell would I initiate…not even initiate, but just be with the both of them? I wasn’t even sure if they thought of me that way. They were just working on my house. It was nothing.
But I still felt something from that day. I told myself I was just being crazy and restless. Riddled with both guilt and grief. I didn’t know what to do with my emotions. So, I told myself I was just scoping out the local job market when I went to a local bakery to grab some cupcakes for them. Hopefully there wasn’t anyone else there so it wouldn’t seem like…well, so it wouldn’t seem like exactly what it was.
I got back to the house around noon and their truck was parked outside. There was a big Dumpster packed with garbage and the front porch was trashed. But I still got the feeling that it would be something soon. I grabbed the box of cupcakes and headed inside.
It was dusty and torn up but I saw the potential. I called out but didn’t get an answer. Then I heard a big, clamoring noise. Almost like a drill or something, coming from the kitchen. There was laughing and that same noise as I walked in, and then it stopped.
Both Levi and Tate were shirtless. Gloriously shirtless. Levi had deep ridges of m
uscles, his pecs protruding. Tate was packed tighter, his muscles hard slabs. They both had six packs and powerful arms. Their jeans were snug, their bodies glistening with sweat.
“Hi,” I said timidly.
They dropped their tools and smiled at me. I nearly buckled at my knees.
“Hey,” they said almost in unison.
“I uh, brought you guys cupcakes. It’s um, really hot so I just…wanted to—yeah.” I laughed nervously and set the box down.
“Thanks, hun. That’s sweet of you.” Levi went for it immediately and Tate smiled as he took one.
“How are things going?” I swallowed nervously. Watching them lick the frosting off the cupcakes was more of a turn on than I thought.
“Pretty good. Nothing disastrous has happened yet,” Tate laughed.
“Oh okay. I guess that is a good thing,” I smiled.
I caught Levi looking over my body when he thought I wouldn’t notice. I had worn a tank top and jeans. I would have gone for shorts but my thighs rubbed together and I hated that sweaty feeling when there was no fabric. I knew he was looking at my boobs. A lot of guys did; they were just out there. But Tate was subtler about it. And they both shot each other this look I couldn’t place.
All their exposed skin and muscle had me thinking of my fantasies again.
“So where did you decide to stay?” Levi asked me.
“A hotel. I don’t have any friends. I don’t know why I just told you that but, it’s true.” I shrugged.
Tate smiled at me like he was amused, but not in a bad way.
“Nice. A little mini vacation.” Levi reached for another cupcake. I was glad I bought four. “These are good. Amelia’s in town?”
“Yeah how did you know?” Please say she’s not your girlfriend, I thought.
“I buy her pies, great lady. Did you have one?”
“Not yet,” I reached for the last one left. It was good, better than I expected. Creamy and not dry. Amelia’s could be a good place to drum up a job. She clearly knew her stuff.
“So how long do you think this will take?” I asked while further examining the cupcake.
I was curious as to how long I would torture myself with their beauty.
“Hard to say. Maybe…no more than thirty days? If there are no surprises.” Tate answered.
“Okay. I’ll just let you guys get back to work.” I turned on my heel to take my leave.
“Thanks for the cupcakes. Will that be a daily thing?” Levi boasted. I giggled and turned around.
“It can be.”
10
Tate
We hadn’t done a project like that house in a long time. I got the sense it was important to Adley right away. I wanted it to be done correctly, and I wanted it to be special to her. Levi and I started early in the morning so we wouldn’t finish too late. We didn’t want to be that close to the docks when it got dark.
The weather also was getting hotter and we just worked better when we weren’t melting.
The house had its issues but they would be an easy fix. We got to work on all the siding first, taking everything down that needed to be replaced. We weren’t at the design stage yet, but we were geared towards restoration. There were some charms the house had that I thought she might want to keep.
We were only about a week in when she showed up looking like a man’s fantasy. And I had plenty of those since the day I first saw her. That tank top she wore barely contained her round breasts. Her jeans snugged around her luscious thighs and hips and I definitely watched her ass when she left.
“I’m staying in to work on that fireplace mantle.” Levi caught my attention before I headed out front. The porch had to be redone, and I didn’t want to do it too late in the process. A steady porch would help a lot down the road.
“Still think you can fix it?”
Levi wiped his face with his shirt and shrugged. “Yeah. Better than replacing it. Saves a lot of money,” he said smugly, knowing damn well he just wanted to tinker with it.
“You just want to mess with it. Whatever man, I’ll be outside.”
“Suit yourself. It’s too fucking hot.” He shook his head and went over to the living room.
I plugged in the extension cord and made sure the generator was on since the power was still off. Our electrical guys had a lot of jobs, so they couldn’t usually come every day.
I started by ripping up the last of the planks and then re-sanded them. I had horses set up to lay everything down on. I didn’t expect to finish the same day, but it was nice to keep my hands busy and devote them to one thing. That was how my dad used to describe his work. Fixing one thing, and then another, and another. Before you knew it, nothing would be broken anymore.
Yeah, it was extremely optimistic. But it kept shit going.
The weather was getting even more humid so I lost my shirt and used it to wipe sweat from my eyes. I still hadn’t decided if this was easier in the cold or the heat. Both were equally annoying.
I was about halfway through the sanding when I heard an engine grow closer and then shut off. I looked out and recognized the car as Adley’s. I felt excited in a way I hadn’t felt since high school. That giddy shit there’s a hot girl coming my way kind of thing.
She got out and waved with a smile. I smiled back and saw she had a new baked good in her hand. I laughed as she walked up.
“Oh, careful.” I remembered it was unsteady and reached out for her. I grabbed her waist and led her to a safe spot next to me. Her skin was soft and plush under her thin tee shirt. The v-neck wasn’t that low, but her breasts swelled at the top anyway.
“Thanks. I bought you guys some pie. I heard Levi loud and clear yesterday.”
“Ugh, I needed this. Levi has his head in a project so don’t worry about him.” I chuckled.
I wasn’t sure how to explain Levi’s obsession with fixing things that were too far gone. Or assumed to be too far gone.
“Everything going okay?” She smiled.
She had the sweetest face, soft skin and cute button nose. Her lips so peachy and full. The slight red of her hair bounced off her green eyes and left me in a trance.
“Yeah. It’s great. I wanted to get some work done on this porch today.” I tapped the wooden plank and smiled down at her. I had a few inches on her in height.
“Oh. Okay. I’m excited to see how the place will look,” she piped. I loved her soft, chipper voice. But it still had something weighing it down. I suspect it was because of her grandmother passing so recently, and her house needing a lot more work than she thought.
“That’s normal.” I replied. She passed me a plastic fork.
“Cherry or blueberry? I didn’t know which you guys liked.”
“Blueberry, cherry for Levi.”
“So, you and Levi have worked together for a while?” Adley leaned on the window sill. The way her arms rested on her knees made her chest lean forward and I had to look away before I imagined coming all over her tits.
“Yeah. A really long while.” I laughed. “It hasn’t been all bad.” I added.
“That’s kind of nice. I don’t really have a relationship like that with anyone.” Her shoulders tensed like she was defending herself.
“Is that why you’re staying in a hotel?” I leaned against the one stable bar of the porch.
I swigged back some water and caught her looking me over. I was shirtless, so I couldn’t blame her. I saw her eyes on my lips. I licked them quickly and her cheeks flushed in the most adorable way. Like she felt some sort of shame for looking at me that way.
“Yeah. It isn’t bad. Maybe eating frozen dinners every night is. But there is free breakfast, so that helps.” She giggled sweetly. I smiled and shook my head.
“That’s no way to live.”
“It’s actually not much different from how things were before. I was a waitress so I always ate leftovers anyway.” She shrugged.
“Still. What are you doing for dinner tonight?” I treaded carefully.
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There were no rules about socializing with the clients. At least I didn’t think there were. I would honestly doubt that it was wrong. But a big part of me didn’t want her to be alone, and I got a strong feeling that she was alone. I didn’t know about being there for her and all that, but I could start with little steps.
I knew Levi wanted her too and we agreed we would both have her or no one at all. We wouldn’t let it come between us. I also didn’t know how to catch her vibe—if she was open to both of us, or not.
“I don’t know. Maybe Stouffer’s Fettuccine.” She smiled wryly.
“That’s sad, honestly. Why don’t you just come to my place for dinner tonight? I make a good fried chicken dinner.” I smirked.
“I love fried chicken. Or anything fried.”
I laughed. She had this sexiness about her that was also adorable. Like she didn’t know she was so irresistible to us.
“You should come then.”
“I don’t know. I’m not even sure I’ll be staying in the hotel for the whole time. I just have a lot to think about.” She took an uneasy breath and my fingers itched to ease the tension in her shoulders.
“You can do plenty of thinking tomorrow. I’ll make it worth your while, I promise.” I smiled.
She bit her lip like she was thinking and I felt I already had her.
“Okay. Sure.” She stood up and smiled timidly.
God, I couldn’t stop looking at her. Her face, her body, those lips…fuck. “Great.” My voice came out deeper than I intended. But I was fighting a hard on and I didn’t want it to show.
“I’ll see you later I guess. Just text me your address.” She looked like she wanted to ask something else but didn’t.
“Sure. I’ll be set around six,” I told her.
“Okay. See you. Don’t forget to give Levi his pie, or I’ll rat you out that you ate them both.” She smiled one last time and then skipped off to her car.
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