Forbidden Steps: A Stepbrother Romance

by Sommerland, Bianca

  Before she could make her exit with some of her pride intact, a soft hand caught her wrist. She swallowed as she met Steph’s eyes.

  Steph cupped Ashley’s cheek, moving close to her. “Neither of them will be here much longer, Ashley. The reason things got so messy was because I tried to be sneaky, rather than honest. I was afraid to be alone, afraid you’d find someone else who couldn’t take care of you the way Colin and I can. I should have told you before, but all that matters is I’m telling you now.”

  This time, Ashley couldn’t fight the tears. Her brother would be deployed again. Most people would probably think Steph was crazy, trying to use her own stepsister to fill the hole he’d leave, but in a twisted way, it made sense. Steph had built her whole life around Ashley and Colin. She was smart, beautiful, and so very strong. She could have done anything, but instead, she’d abandoned her dreams and made sure she’d be there, whenever they needed her.

  But that didn’t explain dragging Joey into their warped relationship. “Joey doesn’t want to be here. It’s wrong to force him to get mixed up in all this.”

  Colin’s lips slanted into a cocky smirk. “He didn’t show up at my hotel room just to hang out, Ashley. Like I told Steph, I wasn’t fooling around with random chicks where I was stationed. I had everything I needed at my side the whole time.”

  “Everything you needed?” Steph glared at him. “You said I was everything you needed.”

  Joey cleared his throat. “It wasn’t anything really, Steph. We helped each other out. I’m not…” He scowled when Colin arched a brow at him. “Damn it, Colin, we jerked each other off a few times. Coming home was fucked up and I consider you a friend. So yeah, I came to hang out.”

  “My bad.” Colin held his hands up, but he didn’t really sound sorry. He sounded like a man who knew exactly how to take what he wanted. “I won’t ask for more than you’re willing to give. But look at them and tell me you won’t take a little of what we can offer. Even if only today.”

  Ashley couldn’t see Joey’s reaction, because Steph’s lips were on hers and the sensation of the soft, teasing kisses had her holding on to the other woman as her head spun. She gasped as Steph slid her hand under her shirt, grazing her bare stomach with her fingertips. As her knees grew weak, Steph led her to the bed, swiftly stripping off her shirt, her bra. She laid Ashley down and leaned over her, gently cupping her breast in her hands.

  “You’re so beautiful. I knew he wouldn’t be able to resist you.” Steph carefully settled her weight over Ashley, running her thumbs over her hardening nipples. “I wasn’t sure he’d want me anymore, and I couldn’t stand to lose you both.”

  One hand left her breasts and Ashley’s lips parted as Steph’s fingers slid right down into her panties, parting her folds to rub her clit. She pressed her eyes shut, fighting the urge to tip her hips up to take Steph’s fingers in deep.

  “Fuck.” Joey’s voice sounded strained, and Ashley glanced over at him, hoping he’d gotten past whatever reservations he had about Colin. The two men would be fucking hot together, and they should have moved beyond trying to act all proper.

  But Joey was simply watching, while Colin split his attention between her with Steph on the bed, and his best friend. Leaning against the wall, Colin tipped a beer to his lips, drinking slowly as he rubbed his hand over the erection pressing against the front of his jeans.

  Their loss. Ashley brought her focus back to Steph, tangling her fingers in her hair as Steph pressed light kisses down her throat, then over her breasts. The first tug of her lips on Ashley’s nipple sent a zing of pleasure straight down to her cunt. She tensed as Steph pressed two fingers into her, while using her thumb to continue stimulating her clit.

  “Tell me I won’t lose you, Ashley.”

  Inhaling roughly, Ashley arched her back, the steady rhythm of Steph’s fingers, the swirl of her tongue around one nipple, then the other, drawing little more than whimpers from her.

  “Tell me.”

  Steph licked her way down Ashley’s body, adding a third finger as her lips hovered over Ashley’s mound.

  “Oh God. Please, Steph!” Her breath caught as Steph went still, and she met her eyes. And realized her manipulative stepsister wouldn’t continue until she answered her question. Groaning, she shook her head. “You won’t lose me. I couldn’t get away from you if I tried.”

  Steph rewarded her with a light flick of her tongue right on Ashley’s clit. “Do you want to?”

  “No.” A quiet hum of pleasure escaped her as Steph sucked at her clit. Her core tightened around the fingers filling her, and she balanced precariously on the edge of release, her eyes watering as need tore at her.

  The sudden emptiness was cruel, cruel torture. She whimpered as Steph cupped her pussy, massaging in a way that kept her hovering at the brink of the sharp climax.

  Colin clucked his tongue and stepped up behind Steph. “Greedy, as always. Do you want me to teach her how to tease you back, sweetheart? Because you know I can.”

  Without waiting for an answer, Colin pulled Steph to her feet and tore away the towel that had somehow clung to her this whole time. He claimed her lips in a way that looked almost painful, but Steph pressed against him, demanding more.

  She yelped when he lifted her up and tossed her on the bed beside Ashley. Holding out his hand, he clasped Ashley’s, guiding her over Steph, kissing her with much more tenderness before pushing Steph’s thighs open wide.

  “Taste her with me. She loves to be finger-fucked hard, but she’s never satisfied if she gets off too easy.” He licked Steph’s pussy, waiting while Ashley took her first taste. The slick juices of Steph’s cunt were sweet, but Ashley wasn’t sure if she liked licking it straight from her hot pussy, or from Colin’s lips more. She decided to take a little of both, loving the way Steph cried out each time she shifted between them.

  But toying with Steph became much more difficult when Joey decided he was done watching. He moved to the other end of the bed, and the heat of his breath joining Steph’s on Ashley’s cunt made her gasp.

  She hadn’t even kissed this man yet, but his tongue was on her. Inside her. Then it was Steph, using her fingers and her mouth to drive Ashley right over the edge.

  Tipping her head back, Ashley tried to swallow her screams as pure ecstasy tore through her. A merciless, overwhelming wave of pleasure blurred her vision and tightened all the muscles within.

  Thankfully, Colin was there, keeping Steph hot and writhing with need. He held Ashley’s hand, anchoring her until she recovered enough to renew her attack. And it was an attack, because Steph held back stubbornly for longer than Ashley could ever imagine doing herself.

  Held back until Ashley’s confidence took a few blows. Maybe, even with Colin’s help, she just wasn’t good enough. She tried to lick and suck in the same way that had done it for her, but even though Steph gasped and jerked her hips, she still didn’t come.

  “Hold her, Joey.” Colin growled, a ruthless smile spreading across his lips as he rose up to lean over Steph. “You’re playing dirty, Steph.”

  “That’s the only way to play, big brother.” Steph tugged at her wrists, inhaling sharply as Colin wrapped his hand around her throat. “You know what I like.”

  “Yes, I do.” He nodded at Ashley. “Don’t hold back. She’s all yours.”

  This family was all kinds of fucked up. Ashley shook her head, but she smiled as she kept her eyes on Steph’s face and slipped three fingers into her hot, wet cunt. Steph’s eyes drifted shut, but she still looked way too calm. Pressing her tongue against Steph’s clit, Ashley curved her fingers. Worked them in hard and fast. The way Steph’s breath caught brought on a heady surge of satisfaction. Four fingers and she slapped her palm against Steph’s pussy with each rough penetration.

  She tried to add her thumb as well, forcing her hand in until the tight ring of muscle strained against the pressure. Ashley’s hand wasn’t big, but Steph’s cunt was nice and snug. The way Steph cried out
and pushed against her…Ashley was tempted to see how far she could go. With her mouth on Steph’s clit, she dug the fingers of her other hand into Steph’s thigh and continue pressing in until she worked her whole hand in.

  Wet heat surrounded her fist and all those tight muscles clung to her, undulating as Steph came, bucking and screaming until Joey pressed his lips over hers. Steph went limp, drawing in a harsh breath when Ashley carefully pulled her hand free.

  Rather than let her rest, Colin pulled Steph up to her knees by her hair. “You’d be pissed if we stopped now, wouldn’t you?”

  “Mmm, maybe a little. But if you touch my pussy now, I may have to kill you.” Steph gave Ashley a calculated look that made her blood run cold. “I think I was too nice to her. I’m going to be sore for days. She must pay.”

  Colin laughed, rubbing Ashley’s arms as though he’d sensed that she wasn’t sure they were just having fun anymore. “She means that in the most loving way. But before we go further, I don’t think you and Joey have been properly introduced.”

  Ashley rolled her eyes and shoved him away, crawling up the bed to sit in front of Joey when he gave her a sheepish smile. “I promise you, we’re not all completely insane. I’m as new to this as you are. I’m sorry this started…well, with them pretty much taking you hostage.”

  “You won’t hear me complaining.” Joey tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. “I love Colin. And I clearly like Steph. But you’re the only one who gave me a choice in all this.”

  “I hate the idea of you being here because you feel trapped.”

  “I don’t.” Concern filled his eyes. “Do you?”

  Placing her hands on his chest, she brought her lips close to his, and shook her head. “Not anymore.”

  His kiss was very different than Colin’s. There wasn’t the same, naughty thrill, but there was something else. Kindling passion, exploring the newness of his unique flavor, the sensation that he wanted her for no other reason than because he found her damn sexy.

  Who knew what this would turn into tomorrow? Today, it was exciting and liberating. Any reservations she’d had, she’d trashed them. Life was too damn short to dwell on how she was supposed to be a good girl and make up for all the ways she’d fucked up.

  On impulse, she straddled him, gasping through her parted lips into his mouth as he wrapped an arm around her and took a firm hold of his dick before guiding himself into her hot, wet pussy. He held her against him, helping her rise and fall slowly, letting her set the pace as she gripped the length of him inside her. Up until only the tip penetrated her, down until he filled her completely.

  When Colin pressed his chest against her back, she leaned into Joey, forcing him to lay on the bed. She shuddered as Colin slid a finger inside her, stretching her a little more than Joey’s did alone.

  “What do you think, honey? Steph took your fist.” Colin nipped her earlobe. “Want to see how much you can take?”

  She bit her lip, meeting Joey’s eyes, wondering what he’d think of her if she said yes.

  He clearly misunderstood her worry. “Fuck, Colin. You’re going to hurt her. If Steph’s not up for another round, use me.”

  Colin chuckled, his breath stirring the hair at the nape of Ashley’s neck. “I’ll take you up on that later, Joey. For now though, we’re playing this game unless she says no.”

  There was suddenly much more moisture between her and Joey then there’d been before. A slender finger joined Colin’s.

  “You can do this, baby.” Steph pressed a soft kiss to Ashley’s hip. “This lube will make it easier. They’ll enjoy each other and you.” She winked up at Ashley. “You get them both first, you lucky bitch.”

  Ashley stuck her tongue out at Steph, her pulse racing as she considered how crazy—and how hot—this would be. Rather than letting either Steph or Colin carefully introduce her to new experiences, she was finally getting a chance to dive in herself.

  Granted, it had been Colin’s idea, but she had the strangest feeling that he didn’t expect her to agree. He was taunting Steph and toying with Joey. He likely planned to use his fingers until she admitted it was too much.

  Nothing was too much anymore.

  For her anyway. Maybe Colin would be the one crying ‘Uncle’ at the last minute.

  “I want you, Colin.” She rubbed her cheek against Joey’s chest. “Both of you, fucking me at the same time, sounds incredible.”

  Pressing open-mouthed kisses on her shoulder, Colin continued stretching her with Steph. Under her, Joey held still, but beads of sweat gathered at his temples and moistened every inch of his flesh touching hers. When Colin began to pump his fingers into her, stroking Joey’s dick in the process, Joey tensed and tipped his head back.

  Fighting to relax around him, Ashley licked her lips. “Now, Colin! He won’t last much longer if you keep playing with him.”

  Bracing one hand between her shoulder blades, Colin fit his cock flush against Joey’s. Then he went still. “Ashley, you don’t have to—”

  “Please! Ah!” She cried out as Colin worked his way into her body. Climax hit her abruptly, causing both men to groan as her cunt squeezed them. The pleasure billowed out, spreading further and further, tendrils of exquisite currents that fed off one another, bringing her up to another peak.

  As though sensing she was ready to continue, Colin began to move. Slowly at first, then faster and faster. He reached down and Joey jerked. Ashley wasn’t sure what Colin was doing to the other man, but whatever it was made Joey swell even more inside her.

  Not content being left out, Steph moved up the bed, kissing Joey and whispering to him before rising up on her knees to hover over his face. He fucked her with his tongue, his fingers digging into her ass as he struggled to thrust up into Ashley.

  Steph watched them, her hands on her breasts, her eyes hooded and glazed. She shuddered as she came on Joey’s face. The second she dropped onto the bed, Ashley brought her mouth to Joey’s, licking all the sweet juices from his lips and panting into his mouth as a vicious, mindblowing orgasm stole the last of her strength.

  She rode it out, her vision nothing but spots of light, her bones disappearing as her whole body hummed with fulfillment.

  If Colin and Joey hadn’t continued to hold her, she was pretty sure she would have evaporated, leaving nothing behind but the sweet aroma of her lust. She didn’t feel solid for what seemed like hours.

  And it must have been hours before any of them moved. Sleeping in a sticky tangle of bodies, Ashley opened her eyes to find the room dark. Joey stirred, then shoved at Colin’s shoulder.

  “Damn, you’re heavy. Get off.”

  Ashley grinned. He didn’t say a word about her still lying on top of him. Colin was only partially over Joey’s legs, but his arm over Ashley’s back was drawing them all into the mattress.

  When Colin moved, Ashley snuggled against Joey, smiling when he stroked her hair. She tipped her lips up to Steph sleepily when her stepsister curled up to Joey’s side. The men watched them kiss, and before long there were hands and lips everywhere.

  So tempting to let things get hot all over again, but she needed a shower. She squirmed out of the bed, giggling when Colin tried to pull her back in.

  “You all go ahead without me. I need to wash up.” She slipped into the bathroom, not even bothering to close the door. Part of her hoped she wouldn’t be alone for long.

  She wasn’t disappointed. By the time she’d soaked her hair, Steph was standing behind her, soaping up her back. Then Colin stepped under the spray, so sexy and hard, wet and ready, she decided she didn’t need to be that clean.

  He kissed her, smoothing the moisture from her cheeks with his thumbs. His eyes searched hers. “You seem happy.”

  “I am.” She inhaled sharply as Steph’s hand covered her breasts. “But how long can this really last? We can’t spend the rest of our lives together like this. Sex isn’t enough to build a relationship around.”

  “No, but it’s a start.
” Colin glanced over when Joey came into the bathroom. Seeing something in the other man’s expression, his lips thinned. “I need to know you and Steph have one another when I’m gone. That’s all that matters.”

  “When you’re gone?” Ashley’s throat tightened when Joey nodded. She’d been afraid this would be temporary, but she hadn’t considered how true that could be. Once Colin and Joey were deployed, who knew if either of them would ever come back?

  “Don’t focus on me—on either of us—leaving. Ashley, look at me.” Colin’s wet hands framed her face. “We’re here now. And we’ve got something good. Something that’s going to last.”

  She wanted to believe him. And for the remainder of the night, she focused on giving them plenty to remember her by. Which meant she wasn’t sure she’d ever walk again by the next morning.

  Wasn’t sure she wanted to when it was time for them to go.

  But she did. She got dressed and saw them off at the airport. With a smile on her lips, without shedding a single tear, she said goodbye.

  She saved the tears for when she went home with Steph. Over the next year, she got better at holding them in. There was so much to be grateful for. The letters from both men. The phone calls and FaceTime, which she looked forward to every week while she took courses to be a hairdresser.

  Joey proposed to her while still stationed overseas. With Colin standing behind him, looking just as anxious about her answer as his best friend. Steph was already wearing his ring. Ashley had been thrilled for her, but this was different. Saying ‘yes’ to Joey meant this little arrangement they had going on would continue indefinitely.

  Which would be awesome, but that wasn’t what had her nodding and sent tears of joy spilling down her cheeks.

  She’d fallen in love with Joey. He was a perfect fit. Not just because he’d never force her to give up either of her stepsiblings, but because he was the first person in her life that truly believed she was strong enough to make it on her own. While Colin and Steph tried to convince her to move into their place permanently, Joey encouraged her to get her own apartment. To learn that she needed to be comfortable on her own, before she could really know if anyone else was good enough.