Take Me in the Dark (Take Me #2)

by R. L. Kenderson

  I slowly lifted my eyelids, blinking once or twice as I scanned the mostly dark room. My arms were untied, and I was cuddled up to an incredible warmth.

  “Tommy.”

  He ran his hands over my head. “Yeah?”

  “Am I alive?” I joked.

  He laughed. A full-belly laugh that had him rolling onto his back. After a minute, he wiped the tears from his eyes and squeezed my side. “Yeah, you’re alive.”

  “Did I pass out?” I asked seriously this time.

  He brushed his thumb back and forth over my cheek. “Yeah. Scared the hell out of me.”

  “How long was I out?”

  “Maybe thirty seconds. I untied you right away, took you into my arms, and turned off the light in case it was too bright for you.”

  “Did you come?”

  “Uh, no. I like my woman awake and consenting, thank you very much.”

  “Good,” I said as I searched for his penis. It immediately grew hard in my hand, just the way I’d wanted it to.

  “Good?” He groaned. “I give you an orgasm so good that you pass out, and you’re happy that I didn’t get one at all?”

  I chuckled. “No, big guy. I’m saying good because I get to do this.” I pulled the covers over my head and slithered down the bed.

  29

  Tommy

  It was my turn to almost pass out as Olivia sucked on the head of my dick. Holy shit. And I’d thought her pussy felt good. I mean, it did. Don’t get me wrong. There was just something about a woman’s mouth that felt amazing.

  I flipped the covers off her head, so I could watch her take me. It was dark in the room, but my eyes had adjusted enough, so I had a decent view. I couldn’t wait to see what Olivia would do with her mouth.

  I didn’t care if she had the skills of an amateur or if she had blown the whole hockey team in high school. No matter what she did, it was bound to feel great.

  She twirled her tongue around my crown and placed sucking kisses down the side of my cock from the tip to the root and then back up again on the opposite side.

  She placed me on the edge of her lips and sucked me down.

  I groaned and tried to keep my hips from bucking.

  Olivia got up on her hands and knees and slowly bobbed her head. The thrusting combined with suction had me closing my eyes and trying to fight off my orgasm. It was all going to end way too soon.

  I felt the tightening in my nuts, as there was a sudden change in the way her mouth felt.

  I lifted my head to look down my body while Olivia cupped my balls and pushed her nose to my groin as she took me in all the way. All it took was her swallowing once, causing everything to tighten as she deep-throated me, and I was gone.

  I tried to warn her I was going to come, but an incoherent sound came out instead.

  I could do nothing but lie there as Olivia drank all of me down, and my climax went on and on.

  And if that wasn’t the sexiest fucking thing ever, I didn’t know what was.

  She slowly pulled me from her mouth and kissed her way up my body. When we were face-to-face, I cupped the back of her head and kissed her deep, taking my time now that I was completely sated.

  I rolled Olivia off my body and tucked her against my side. “Thank you. That felt incredible.”

  She kissed my pec. “You’re welcome.”

  I didn’t know if I was going to screw things up by bringing up the subject of me going home with her, but I needed to tell her how I felt.

  “Listen, about me going back to Des Moines with you, I really don’t mind. If you haven’t noticed, I don’t have anything tying me to anywhere at the moment. I’ve been doing temporary jobs lately, and I finished my last one less than a month ago.”

  “Why did you retire? You seem to have really liked the Navy.”

  I snorted. “Liked it? No, I loved it.” I ran my hand over my face and sighed. “Unfortunately, my body couldn’t handle it anymore. I injured my knee a few years back. The doctor told me to take it easy, or I was going to need a knee replacement before I was forty-five. But I took medical leave and healed right up.” I chuckled. “Or so I thought. Turns out, all it took was jumping out of the back of a truck and landing on a rock to finish the fucking thing off. Thankfully, we were training and not on a mission because I couldn’t even walk.”

  I had felt like the biggest pussy in front of my teammates that day. I hated thinking about how weak I’d looked to them. But when no one had given me shit, I had known it was serious.

  “I saw the scar.”

  “Yeah. Turns out, the doctor was right because I got a new knee at thirty-eight.” I lifted my leg, but the scar was hard to see in the dark. “And it feels great. I can walk, I can run”—I nuzzled Olivia’s temple—“and I can fuck you like you deserve. But it’s too risky for missions. I would never be able to live with myself if someone got hurt or died because my body had failed me. So, here I am.”

  She sat up, and I watched the sheet fall from her small breasts. I never knew how much I liked them little until I saw Olivia’s. Perky and still enough for me to suck on.

  She ran her hand down my chest. “I’m sorry.”

  “What for?” I tugged her close and drew a nipple into my mouth. “They taste good, too,” I muttered.

  “What?”

  I smiled. “Nothing. Talking to myself.” I sucked on her dark bud again.

  “Tommy?”

  “Hmm?” I hummed around her nipple.

  “If I need your help, I would be very grateful if you came home with me.”

  I released her with a pop. “Really?”

  “Yes, but I feel like you’re going to be awfully bored. I work a lot, and I don’t do anything fun. You’re going to want to go home after the first day. You could always look for something to do while you’re in Des Moines.”

  I frowned. “But I’ll be there to take care of you. I mean, watch over you.”

  “But I’ll be at the office most of the time.”

  “Then, that’s where I’ll be.”

  “But you’ll have to sit out in the waiting room. Attorney-client privilege.”

  “Is Derek excluded from everything?”

  “No, but he works for me. I need his help, and he signed a contract with the firm.”

  “So, hire me to work for you.”

  She laughed. “It’s not that easy. I don’t have a position for you. And before you say bodyguard, that doesn’t fall under attorney-client privilege.”

  “You’ll figure it out.”

  She raised her eyebrows. “I’ll figure it out?”

  “Yeah. You’re smart. Therefore, you’ll figure it out.” I ran my thumb over her other nipple. “But until then, I want you to know, you’re plenty fun.”

  “Me or my breasts?” she asked suspiciously.

  I sucked a tip in my mouth and swirled my tongue around it. “Both.” I pulled her body over mine and rocked my shaft against her pelvic bone. “Open for me.”

  Her legs slid to my sides. “You’re insatiable,” she said against my lips.

  Only for you, I thought as I pushed my cock inside her.

  30

  Olivia

  I blinked open my eyes and took in my surroundings. I was in Tommy’s room in Maddox’s old apartment, facing the wall.

  This was the second time I’d woken up here, but unlike the first time, I had no desire to move from the warmth of Tommy’s arms.

  I rolled over slowly so as not to wake him, but I should have known that would be impossible to do.

  “What are you doing?” he asked without opening his eyes. His voice was rough and sounded sexy from sleep.

  “Looking at you.”

  “Do you like what you see?”

  “Meh. It’s okay.”

  He laughed but didn’t say more, and within seconds, I was pretty sure he’d gone back to sleep.

  I scanned his face. I’d never noticed how long his dark eyelashes were until now. Some women paid good money for
eyelashes like that, and it just wasn’t fair to waste it on a man who probably could not care less.

  Tommy’s face had a good amount of stubble this morning, and I kind of liked it. I wondered if he’d keep it if I told him not to shave. Above the facial hair were a couple of striking cheekbones, which I’d also never paid that close of attention to.

  I thought it was because when Tommy was awake, there was so much of him. Not just his body, but his presence also, and certain features got lost in the whole package.

  He really was a gorgeous specimen of a man.

  I closed my eyes and considered going back to sleep when I noticed a warmth on my face. Something about this made me lift my lids again, and I looked around.

  The brightness was the same as it had been before, so I didn’t understand what had made me hyperaware of the situation.

  I was halfway to thinking I was crazy when it hit me.

  I gasped and sat up. “Tommy.”

  I must have startled him because he flew up and out of the bed, naked. “What’s wrong? Is someone trying to break in?”

  I pointed behind him. “The window.”

  He spun and sprinted over. He felt all around the seam and turned back to me. “It’s fine. It’s locked.”

  “It’s open.”

  He hit his thumb against the glass a couple of times. “No, sweetheart, it’s not.”

  I ground my teeth together. “I meant, the shade,” I said as I gestured with my whole arm. “The shade is open.”

  He stared at me blankly.

  “The shade is up. We had sex last night with the lights on.” I flopped back on the bed and covered my head. I was never going to be able to face Addison and Maddox again. Especially Maddox.

  Although…just because the shade hadn’t been drawn, that didn’t mean the two of them had looked through the window. They had probably been too busy having their own sex.

  The comforter was slowly pulled out of my hands and lowered from my face.

  Tommy stood over me with an amused grin on his face. “Care to share with the rest of the class?”

  I shook my head. If I told him, he’d want to know how I knew.

  He sat down next to me. “Come on. It can’t be that bad.”

  “Addison used to have a bookcase that sat in front of the window in her apartment, but she took it with her when she moved.”

  “Okay.”

  I sighed and went for it. “And it looks into your place. How did you not notice?”

  Good one, Olivia. Distract him with a question.

  Tommy got up and walked back to look outside. “Hmm. So it does. I guess I never took the time to pay attention.” He whirled around. “But it seems like someone has.” His eyes were sparkling with humor.

  “I only know because Addison warned me that she had taken the bookshelf.”

  He sauntered over to me and rubbed his chin. “Something tells me you’re not speaking the whole truth.”

  I pushed the covers off and stood. “I need to shower. We have Brook Days today. We wouldn’t want to keep the locals waiting.”

  Tommy snagged me in his arms and grinned at me. “You spied on me, didn’t you?”

  “Spied is a strong word. More like accidentally saw you as I was walking by.”

  “And did you keep walking?”

  I looked around, not meeting his eyes. “No.”

  “So, you spied on me.” He ran his nose along my neck. “What was I doing? And how did I not see you?”

  “You don’t pay attention, remember?”

  “Oh, baby, I pay plenty of attention when it comes to you.” He hiked me up higher so that my cleft rubbed against his now-hard cock.

  I sighed. “My place was dark. You had the lights on and were undressing.” I arched my neck, so he had better access. “I’m only human,” I confessed.

  “Was this before you came over to me that first night?”

  “Yes.”

  My back hit cold glass, and I squeaked. “What are you doing?”

  “Giving Maddox and Addison a show,” he said, setting my butt on the edge of the windowsill.

  “What?” I tried to squirm out of his embrace.

  He threw his head back and laughed. “Relax. They didn’t even stay at Addison’s place last night.”

  I stopped trying to escape his embrace. “And you know this how?”

  “He texted me last night. They felt bad because they’re going to have someone watch the boys today, too.” He pushed my legs open. “Now, let me in, and let’s pretend like we’re giving the neighbors a show.”

  31

  Tommy

  “I wasn’t expecting such a big crowd,” I said, looking around. I was surprised to see how many people were here for Brook Days.

  “We often have people come from out of town to celebrate. A lot of the residents invite family and friends.”

  “I wish you had told me about the chili cook-off. I make some great chili.”

  Olivia looked up at me in surprise. “You do?”

  “Sorry, man. I haven’t had it for so long; I forgot to tell you about it,” Maddox said.

  “It’s fine,” I told him. “I would have had to do a lot of preparing for it.” I looked down at Olivia. “And, yes, I do. Maybe, someday, I’ll make it for you. Unless you don’t like it.”

  “No, I do.”

  “Can you handle spicy?”

  She looked insulted. “Of course I can.”

  I smiled. “Okay. Extra-spicy chili coming your way. Someday.”

  “I look forward to it,” Olivia said to me and turned to our friends. “So, what do you two usually do when you’re here?” she asked Maddox and Addison.

  “Maddox always plays flag football.”

  “Count me in for that,” I said.

  “There’s also a baseball game or two.”

  I shook my head.

  “And there are a lot of smaller games. Like horseshoes, mini-golf, and a three-legged race. The big bouncy house is for kids, but you’re more than welcome to jump in,” Maddox said.

  “After you,” I said.

  The four of us walked around when we came across an event about to start soon.

  “Oh, I want to do the three-legged race,” Addison said.

  “Sounds semi-fun,” Maddox said.

  “Not with you. You’re way too tall. I meant, with Olivia.”

  Olivia smiled. “Let’s do it. Do we get anything if we win?”

  “I think we all get a prize when we’re done whether we win or lose, but it’s probably a kid prize.”

  “Nuts. I was hoping for some healthy competition.”

  “Maddox, why don’t you and Tommy race against us?” Addison asked.

  “Because it wouldn’t be fair.”

  “How so?” she asked her husband.

  “Flash and I worked together for years. We had to learn each other’s body language. When we were on missions, we were in sync. The two of us together are like a well-oiled machine.”

  “Please.” Addison rolled her eyes.

  “Yeah, that sounds like a bunch of BS that’s code for I don’t want people to see me fall flat on my face,” Olivia said.

  I laughed at Maddox’s less than impressed face. “Look, I mean, Mad Dog has a point. I don’t think you want to take us on.”

  Addison looked at Olivia. “They’re calling each other by their stupid nicknames, as if that’s supposed to intimidate us.”

  “Fine,” Maddox said. “We’ll race you.”

  Addison clapped her hands. “Yay.”

  “But we’re going to bet on it. If you and Olivia lose, you two have to do something for Flash and me. And if you win, vice versa.”

  “How about losers make dinner tonight?” Addison suggested.

  Olivia shook her head. “That’s not good enough. We already know that Tommy can cook. It has to be something they don’t want to do.”

  “Not if we did naked butlers.”

  Olivia pointed at Addison. “I li
ke the way you think.”

  Maddox swung his arm between the two women. “What the hell are naked butlers, and how do you know about them?” He directed the last part of his question at his wife.

  “I’m married, not dead, Maddox.” She patted his arm. “Don’t worry. I’ve never seen any in real life.”

  “Which is why this would be fun,” Olivia added.

  “You still haven’t told us what they are,” I said.

  “In addition to cooking, you will wait on Olivia and me all night. But you only get to wear an apron and a bow tie.”

  “Don’t forget the cuffs,” Olivia said.

  “Yeah, because that’s the important piece of clothing to put on while our asses are literally hanging out,” Maddox said.

  “Hey, it completes the outfit,” Addison said.

  “No deal,” he said.

  She stuck out her lower lip. “Boo. You’re no fun.”

  “Too bad. Pick something else.”

  “Fine.” Addison smiled. “You have to paint our toenails then.”

  I grimaced. I had baseball mitts for hands. There was no way I was going to be able to paint toenails and not look like an idiot. “I think I’d rather do the naked—”

  Maddox stopped me with an arm to my abdomen. “Deal.”

  I threw my hands up in the air.

  “Sorry,” he said to me.

  I scoffed, “No, you’re not.”

  “What are we doing if you win?” Addison asked.

  “You two have to give us massages,” I butted in before Maddox could reply. I gave him a see how you like it look.

  “Joke’s on you because a massage sounds amazing,” he told me.

  “Addison, are you sure about this?” Olivia said. “They’re communicating without even talking. And they’re closer in height than the two of us.”

  “We’ll be okay,” Addison said. She put her hand up in front of her mouth and whispered, “Besides, if we lose, we’ll hire a couple of masseuses to do the massages.”

  “No way,” I said. “It has to be you two.”