Divine Charity (13 page)

She tilted her head and her eyes begged him to not make her elaborate.

Justin tweaked her nipple and then shifted beneath her with a groan. Val could only guess at the cause. Her pussy had reacted to the stimulus, even as her breathing grew audible, her emotions rising to the surface. Justin only chuckled when she slapped his hands away as she sat up, her lips firming as she straightened her shoulders.

“I’ve given birth to two kids and fed them from these breasts,” she said, lowering her hand down her torso to her abdomen. “I have stretch marks. I’ll be thirty-nine this year. You may think you want this fantasy now. We can spend the weekend making love in the candlelight and shadows so you don’t notice all my flaws. But in the end you’ll fall asleep with the fantasy and wake up with Charity.”

Ransome let out a ragged breath and groaned. “Charity—”

Charity turned back to Justin with high color in her cheeks and blurted out, “And my fantasy was for much more than a weekend. That’s why it needs to stay a fantasy.”

Val leaned forward and asked, “What makes you think all we want is a weekend?”

She held up a hand to stop them. “You could have your pick of women ten years—hell, twenty years younger than me. It turned you on to watch us tonight. I get that. But I never wanted a temporary fling and I don’t think you understand what you’re asking. Don’t you remember?”

Val reached out and lifted her hand from where it rested on her thigh. Her fingers had grown a little cold and he wrapped them between his big paws as he looked into her eyes and smiled. “Justin had a solid jab, even back then. He’s talked with us about it and things have changed. For him, for all of us.”

Ransome nodded. “We’re retired now, and done with the lifestyle of bounty hunters, never being home, always on the road. We want to settle here. The fantasy weekend was only meant as an opener, Charity.”

She shook her head and looked down at Justin and sniffled. “Babe, nothing is worth the risk of hurting you, even you giving me something I really—”

Justin smiled and interrupted. “Something you really want? Something you’ve always wanted?” He stroked her hips as he flexed beneath her, reminding Val they were still joined from their earlier lovemaking. He shouldn’t have been surprised when his earlier raging arousal flared to life, stiffening his cock until he had to sit back to make room or risk being pinched.

She let out a gasp and then sighed. “No fantasy, no matter how much I want it, is worth risking you getting the impression you’re not enough to keep me happy, Justin. I’d never want you to feel like you weren’t enough.” The way her voice broke made Val’s need to protect flare to life but this was between Justin and Charity.

Justin grinned. “And what if that wasn’t an issue?”

“And why wouldn’t it be an issue?” she asked, a frown knitting her brow.

“Your sister has achieved what many people believe is impossible. So have quite a number of our friends. Babe, when you want something, you’re the most determined woman I know. Why would you believe it would work out for Grace and not for you? I
love
you. I love you so much it makes my heart ache. The only thing that makes my heart ache more is seeing you wanting what you think you can’t have.”

Her cheeks grew rosy and she lowered her head again. “I thought I hid it better.”

Justin chuckled as he stroked her hips again. They seemed to be having some sort of unspoken conversation as he flexed his hips again and smiled at her. “I know you better than anyone else. You said so yourself. The one who needed to change was
me
. Let us give this to you. Not just for the weekend. You already know in your heart that it would be good.”

“But—”

“And regarding all that bullshit about you being decrepit and on the verge of falling apart,” Justin said in a steely tone. “You keep that shit up and my itchy palm is going to spank your gorgeous ass. We clear?”

Val’s tension eased as she chuckled and wiggled her hips and said, “Very clear. But what about Beau and Justine?”

Justin stopped her movements with a rippling groan and said, “I’m getting hard for you again, babe, and finding it difficult to concentrate.” When she nodded, he lifted her from his lap, gently withdrawing his thick cock from her glistening pussy. The sight made Val even harder which surprised him a little. “I’ve overheard the kids talking about us.”

“You have?” Charity said as her eyebrows rose. “That little minx was quizzing me after school today about Val and Ransome.”

Justin laughed as she took a seat on her haunches facing the three of them. “I’m not surprised. The other day, she and Beau were in the kitchen making their lunches and I heard her say that she was happy her aunt Grace had three men who adored her that she could love in return but that it was unfair that you didn’t when the four of us look perfect together.”

“She said that?”

Justin nodded. “And Beau agreed. He thinks that the timing is right with them graduating and going off to college soon. To be honest, the fact that they were pre-teens when Grace married the guys, and Val and Ransome were still on the road all the time, were the
only
reasons I didn’t say something back then. I didn’t want to mess with the kids’ heads.”

“She was practically coercing me this afternoon. Do you think they know the four of us are together tonight?”

Ransome snorted and said, “When we were loading up to get on the road earlier, after your mom and dad got there, Justine told us good luck. Yeah, I think they have us figured out.”

She looked from Val to Ransome, taking what felt like minutes but was probably only seconds, before she looked back at Justin. “You want a ménage?”

Justin smiled at her as he stroked her cheek and then glanced at the two of them. “I was selfish back then, babe, besides the fact that it never would’ve flown with our parents.” Val listened carefully to Justin but heard no hesitation in his murmured reply.

She twisted the wedding band on her left ring finger. “What about our wedding vows?”

“We still have them, babe. I know you love me. What’s that compared to words on a piece of paper or in a book? I love you and I want you to be happy. Think of our wedding day as the beginning of a long engagement to our binding ceremony.”

She raised surprised eyes to the two of them. “Binding? That’s what the two of you want?”

At the same time, Val and Ransome both reached out to touch her. Val stroked her shoulder and Ransome grasped her knee and Val said, “Yes, baby. We want this weekend to be the beginning. We want the reality that you talked about earlier. We don’t want any other woman, whether she’s younger or not. We want you, babe.”

A slow, sexy smile quirked Charity’s lips. “What do we do now?”

Val could barely contain the caveman beating his chest inside him. “We make love to you the way we’ve always wanted to. We make the fantasy we
all
have in mind come true.”

Val saw the mischief gleaming in her eyes as she stared at him and Ransome while she whispered to Justin. He whispered back and then nipped her lower lip and smacked her bare ass. An amused chuckle rumbled from his chest as she climbed over him and stepped toward the French doors that led into the bedroom.

She licked her lips and nodded at Justin.

Val and Ransome turned questioning looks on Justin and he said, “Did I ever tell you about one of Charity’s favorite fantasies anytime we’re camping?”

“No.”

Justin smiled and said, “She has this thing about being chased.”

Charity nodded as she backed toward the stairs that led down to the yard and the woods beyond. “Did you think I was just going to fall into your arms, boys? If you want to keep me…” She looked beyond them to Justin and gratitude glowed in her eyes before she darted into the shadows, calling, “You have to catch me first!”

Justin laughed at the surprise on their faces. “Better get after her, guys. She’s fast and sneaky. If you can catch her, take good care of her. Meet you in the house later.”

Val and Ransome erupted from their chairs and charged for the stairs. She was barefoot and he was a little concerned about her getting hurt. Chasing her with a hard-on was going to be a bitch and he contemplated whether he’d nail her the second he caught her or spank her ass while carrying her over his shoulder back to the house.

They listened for sounds of activity before taking off at a rustling sound in the distance. They spooked a deer and a flock of birds but didn’t find a trace of her. After several minutes of searching, they heard a shrill whistle from the direction of the house and the sound of amused female laughter.

“Shit!” Ransome stopped in his tracks. “How did she get past us?”

“She must’ve waited for us to pass her on the trail.” They both headed back to the house at a dead run.

* * * *

Justin chuckled as he showered in the master bathroom, imagining the merry chase Charity was leading Val and Ransome on. He’d seen her evil grin and had known she wouldn’t make it easy on the guys.

He soaped his chest as he recalled what had transpired the year before right after their public interlude. One of the female guests had told one of their male friends that if he wanted her, he’d have to catch her. She’d led him on a chase through half the campground and he’d caught up to her right as she snuck back to their RV spot. Their friend had nailed her, much to her delight, right where he’d caught her. Charity had purred and told him that a chase fantasy was going on her list after witnessing that.

Picturing her out in the woods, hiding but wanting to be caught, Justin smiled. He’d wanted that to be
their
moment to look back on, so he’d gone inside. He’d be a liar if he said he didn’t crave to be there himself, both because he was a voyeur at heart but also because he was protective of her.

Up to this point, she’d had only him. But he trusted Val and Ransome to take care to make sure she didn’t get injured. His cock hardened as he thought of her taking them one at a time or both together on the bare ground in the shadowy woods. He added that onto his list of fun activities down the road. Maybe the Marauding Viking would make reappearance someday and chase his lusty wench into the woods before ravishing her.

He heard a door slam somewhere in the house and laughed as she barreled naked into the shower, a giggle rolling breathlessly from her lips. Her eyes sparkled and she trembled in excitement.

“Hey, what’re you doing back here? I figured you’d be on your back in a nest of oak leaves by this point,” he said as he picked a leafy twig from her hair.

“I thought about it and almost went for it, but…” She wrapped her arms around him and closed her eyes as he pulled her close. “I decided I wanted you to be there the first time. I needed you to be there, babe.”

He waited until she turned her bright blue eyes up to him. “I’ll be there, however you want me, pretty baby. I want you to be happy. Fulfilled. I’m glad you want me to be with you the first time but I also want you to know that it’s okay if I’m not. I trust them to take care of you.”

She searched his eyes. “You’re not hurting?” Laying her lips on his sternum, she said, “It’s not worth it if you’re hurting.”

“I only ache because I’ve denied you what you needed for so long. I can’t deny the truth any longer. I
do
share.”

She smiled as she felt his dick hardening between them and said, “What are you thinking of right now.”

Justin snorted. “I was imagining Val and Ransome when they sink their cocks inside your sweet little cunt, the sounds you’d make, and the looks on their faces when they finally get to feel how fucking hot and sweet you are.”

The door slammed again and Charity squealed. “Uh-oh. Retribution is at hand.”

“Yeah, your ass is grass all right.” Two large figures filled the bathroom doorway and Justin reached out to swing the glass shower door open.

Lust sparkled in her eyes, as she wrapped her hand around Justin’s throbbing dick and turned to the shower opening. “Care to join us, boys?”

They were already undressing and Val growled. “I’ll show you a boy, foul temptress.”

“I got your big boy right here, angel.” Ransome’s eyes reflected lust as he stripped. The time for waiting and wondering was over.

* * * *

The moment Val had dreamed of had arrived. Charity looked up at them, eyes glowing with arousal while Justin stood behind her, kissing her throat before nodding at them.

Val no longer hesitated as he reached out to cup her cheek. The water sluiced over them, the steam mingled her scent with theirs as he leaned forward, savoring the moment as his lips finally found hers.

He swallowed her gasp as he cradled her head in both hands. His cock, already hard as granite, pulsed with excitement at her moan as she grasped his wrists, seeming to need something to hold her steady. He waited for her acceptance as he tilted his head, taking the kiss deeper, mating his tongue with hers in a silken struggle, drawing her into his arms. She was the one in control. Her body trembled, and she shared her breath with him in staccato pants until she finally fell against him, all the affirmation he needed sounding forth in her sensual moan.