Finally His (9 page)

Think of something else, he reminded himself as he kept his
gaze on the TV screen right in front of him. Her scent was too intoxicating to
ignore however. She’d taken a shower and she smelled of fruit shampoo and some
kind of skin lotion. Her hair was wet, curling behind her in dark corkscrews.
Her legs were bare, her toes polished. She was wearing the PJs she’d had on
that last time when he’d tugged the top up so he could play with her tits. He
remembered how good she’d felt, how she’d moaned when he’d taken one of her
nipples in his mouth.

“You okay, Nick? You look a bit flushed.”

He came back to the present.
Flushed
, yeah, he was
flushed. He was downright combustible, that’s what he was. “I’m fine,” he
snapped, his voice abrupt.

“Oh.”

One word. Two letters. That’s all it took. He lunged at her
and ignored her shocked shriek. Instead he put her mouth to better use and
kissed her hard. He took her lips in a bruising kiss, trying to explain to her
without words how close to the edge he was. His hands found her hips,
rediscovered her curves as she groaned in his throat and bowed her back. It
pushed her breasts against his chest and just that elusive caress nearly undid
him.

“Luce, bro, where you at?” Alex’s voice echoed above them
and they sprang apart, both looking flushed now, both panting when the other
man stepped into the room. “There you are. Dude, you’ll never know what I got
Candy to do.”

“Eww. TMI, Lex!”

“You can just go if you don’t want to listen, ‘lil sister.
Or close your ears.”

She snickered. “I ain’t that young. And I’m not your little
sister. I was born before you.”

“Yeah, yeah, whatever.” Alex plopped down between them. “I
don’t think you should listen to this anyway.”

“Oh, is that right? I’m all intrigued now. So, what did you
get dear Candy to do? Let me guess! Let me guess!”

Alex let out a huff. “Cut it out, sis.”

“Nope.” She beamed back at him and Nick realized then she
only did that when she was playing.
The little witch…
But the two
siblings weren’t done yet. “I’m sure I can guess. You know why? Because I live
in this house, Alex. And whenever you have a girl in your room, I can hear the
two of you.”

“Pervert.” Her brother sent a pillow flying at her head, but
she ignored it.

She rolled her eyes at his childish antics. “Yeah, look
who’s the pervert, Mr. I’ll-be-gentle-and-you-won’t-feel-a-thing. Let me
laugh.”

“Shut up!”

Lucy only smirked. “Gotcha.”

“You don’t even know what you’re talking about.” Her brother
crossed his arms over his chest.

She snorted. “Lex, I might be a woman, but I’m not stupid.
Even I know anal hurts.”

Nick watched as the other man turned to face his sister, his
mouth set in a hard line and his eyes flashing. “What the fuck does that mean?
Who did you do it with? Give me a fucking name and I’ll kill the damn man!”

“I’m a grown woman, Alex. Deal with it.”

“Who was it, Lucy? Give me a fucking name!”

“Why?” She glared back at him. “You’re my brother, not my
guardian! And if you can bring women home, I don’t see why I couldn’t do the
same.”

“You have a boyfriend?” Alex’s voice came out strangled and
Nick could understand that feeling. She’d just kissed him back, for fuck’s
sake!

“What if I did? God, Alex, don’t you see? I’m all grown up!
I have needs too and you’re gonna have to learn to deal with it. I’m tired of
holding myself back just because my brother is a Neanderthal. You’re so fucking
hypocritical too! So what, only men can have sex, is that it? And you’re not
much better!” she added as she swept past them.

That last one had been directed at him, Nick thought. God
knew why. “Your sister’s crazy,” he said out loud as soon as he heard her
footsteps in the kitchen.

“You think?” Alex growled. “What the fuck is wrong with her?
And who the fuck did she have anal with? If I find the man, I’ll kill him! No
one debases my sister like that.”

Nick frowned. “Don’t you think she’s right, though? She’s
not a little girl anymore.”

Alex whirled toward him, fire in his eyes. “So that’s it.
You’re on her side now? Want some of that, don’t ya?”

“Come on, man, you’re overreacting.”

“Is it you?”

He blinked. “What?”

“It’s you, isn’t it? You had sex with her.”

“Yes.” The answer came from behind them, both men turning
around at the feminine voice.

Lucy stepped into the room, her wary gaze on both men. She’d
answered for Nick, after all, and wasn’t too sure how he’d react. She did know
how her brother would react to that piece of news, however, so she forced
herself to come to a stand before him before she added, “I had sex with Nick.
No!” Her voice rose. “Don’t say anything until I’m finished. I don’t know why
you’re so gung-ho on protecting me, Alex. I love you, but I can’t do this
anymore. I want a life!”

“With him?”

She shook her head. “I don’t know. That’s not important
right now. What you need to understand, though, is that you need to let go. I
know you’re my twin and that you can feel my emotions, but you know what, Alex,
so can I. I know you’re not happy. I know you think you are, but you’re not,
deep down. So who’s the biggest fool? You for acting as if everything is all
right in your world or me for letting you take over all those years ago? I want
a life and I’m going to get it. Right now.”

“This is all your fault!” Alex turned to Nick and punched
him in the shoulder.

“Cut it out!” She rushed to her lover, but he was already
standing up, his hands clenched into fists.

“Don’t you fucking hit me again,” Nick snapped.

“You fucked my sister!”

“So fucking what?”

She rolled her eyes. “For pity’s sake, stop it, you two.”

“I made you promise you wouldn’t make a pass at her, but no,
you had to go and fuck her! She’s been in love with you for years, you fucker!”

Lucy gasped. Her brother had forbidden Nick from touching
her? What the hell?

Nick’s eyes were dark as he stared at his best friend.
“Things have changed, okay? I like her. I want to spend more time with her.”

“Fucking her!”

Lucy threw her hands up in the air. “Stop it!”

Nick took up the conversation as if she hadn’t said
anything. “I love having sex with her, true, but there’s more to it than that.
You’re just too stupid to realize what’s happening under your own nose.”

“Nick!” She slapped her palm against his chest. “Stop
provoking him. And you…” She turned to her brother. “Let me live my life, damn
it!”

She watched as Alex took a deep breath and slowly exhaled
it. When he looked at her again, his face had softened. “I don’t want him to
hurt you.”

“Maybe he won’t.”

His time to snort. “Who are you kidding, Luce? It’s Nick
you’re talking about. You know how he is. You know how he acts with women.”

“Is that why you told him I was off-limits?”

“Yeah.” He sighed. “He’s going to hurt you, but you don’t
care, do you?” She shook her head. “Fine. You do whatever you want, but I won’t
be there to pick up the pieces, do you hear? You’re on your own now.” He
brushed past them and hurried to the front door, his car coming to life moments
later.

Arms wrapped around her from behind and she sighed as she
snuggled back against Nick’s chest. She closed her eyes and willed the tears
away. After all, she’d gotten what she wanted. She was with Nick, Alex knew,
everything was fine in the world.
Yeah, right.
Ignoring the little voice
in her head that warned her she could have achieved the same results in a much
easier way, she turned around and hooked her arms around his neck. She pulled
his head down and murmured against his parted lips, “Make love to me.”

He took her mouth in a soft, so soft, kiss, almost as if he
was afraid she’d break in two if he pushed her too much too fast. Intent on
losing herself in him, she refused to go slow and instead found his shirt
buttons. She snapped them open and drew her palms up his chest, loving the way
he felt. Smooth and hard, just like his cock. She smiled inwardly at the
thought and nearly gasped when his hands found her ass seconds later. He
squeezed her flesh and groaned into her mouth.
Yes
, she exulted, that’s
what she wanted, what she’d been missing.

She pushed him and he flew backward, bouncing on the sofa,
his gaze promising retribution when he finally settled back against the
cushions. She grinned, so happy she could burst. Tonight she was taking
control, of everything… “Why don’t you make yourself comfortable?” she said.

“And you?”

“Oh, I intend to.” With a wink, she drew her top up and let
it fall at her feet. By the time she’d pulled down her shorts and panties, he
was naked and back in his erstwhile position. She admired his body and all that
tanned skin, his hard biceps, flat stomach and the impressive cock that curved
below his bellybutton. “Yummy.”

He growled something unintelligible, his hand stretched out
toward her. It looked like she’d rendered him speechless. Gotta love that kind
of reaction, really. For someone who used to prefer making love in the dark,
she felt amazingly liberated.

He’d broken past the defenses she’d erected all those years
ago when teenagers had made fun of her rounder-than-most body. She knew Alex
had fought for her then, but when she’d learned Nick had fought alongside him
she’d fallen for him quite irrevocably.

He had the ability to make her feel amazing. It was the way
he acted as if she was special in her own right and not just her brother’s twin
or the fat girl that hung on the sidelines. He
saw
her.

He stilled all of a sudden and she realized he’d seen her
little surprise. “Like it?”

“Fuck.”

“Not now, but soon.”

He looked up at her face, but clearly hadn’t understood the
pun. “Huh?”

“Never mind, baby. So, d’you like it? You couldn’t decide
which you liked best, so I improvised.” She hadn’t been lying. She’d gone to
the spa and gotten waxed, but instead of her usual landing strip, she’d asked
them for something a little bit more special.

“That’s… I…” Nick was speechless.

She grinned, pleased with his reaction. “I’m yours, see?”

“I…see. Wow.” He brushed his hand over his face, as if he
couldn’t quite believe his own eyes. “N.”

“For Nick. Clever, isn’t it?” She pressed his legs together
and moved to sit on his lap, automatically snuggling up to him. “Mmm, I missed
that.”

He closed his arms around her and held her to him and
finally, she thought, she was home. With Nick. He was the only thing she’d ever
really wanted. And now, he was hers…

Nick wasn’t sure what to think.

Of course, the fact Lucy was naked on his lap wasn’t helping
matters, but he was a bit…thrown. Ill-at-ease. Something. Probably because of
Alex, he thought, recalling his best friend’s parting words. The other man had been
pissed off, but he’d expected it. No man would be happy to learn his best
friend had been banging his sister.

What he hadn’t really seen coming, however, were the reasons
behind Alex’s reaction, as if he had no redeeming qualities, as if it was just
matter of fact that he’d grow bored of Lucy and hurt her. Seriously, he might
have been a player in the past, but he wasn’t that bad!
Dude!

He shook his head and told himself to concentrate instead on
the lovely woman in his arms, so conveniently naked for his pleasure. He palmed
her breasts in both hands and weighed them, tweaking her nipples between two
fingers when she leaned back and held herself up with her hands on his thighs.

His gaze veered straight down. Her pussy was nearly bare,
that damn
N
sending another niggling doubt straight through his brain.
Why the hell had she done that? Like she needed to be branded to think herself
as his? Huh? He seriously didn’t understand women. Oh, sure, he got why some
men would like that, but not him. He didn’t want her to feel like that. He
didn’t want to feel obliged to that either.

Shit, what’s wrong with me?
Here he was, happily
philosophizing away in his own mind while Lucy had begun writhing against him,
her pussy wet against his balls. He drew his hands down and parted her inner
lips with his thumbs, his breath hitching when he saw how ready she was. He
hadn’t even touched her there yet and she was wet, her clit glistening in the
low light.

“Fuck me, Nick,” she growled, her hips bucking when he
touched the hard nub.

“Now?”

“Yes!”

“No foreplay?”

“No. Come on.” She tightened her legs around him.

He leaned back against the sofa and motioned her forward. He
watched as she drew up on her knees, her breasts swaying right in front of his
face. He resisted playing with them, but that was only because she’d just
grabbed his cock. She pumped him a couple of times before moving into position.
He kept on watching as she slowly took him in, her eyes closing as her walls
stretched to accommodate his width.

“That’s it, baby. Take it all in.”

She smiled at his words and opened her eyes once she was
settled on his lap once again. “Ohhh,” she let out a long, breathy moan. “That
feels good.”

“Missed it?”

“Oh yeah.” She rocked her hips a little and he knew she was
brushing her clit against his pubic bone.

“Ride me, Lucy.” He sat back and let her do the work,
enjoying the way she bounced over him. He ignored the little voice in his head
that kept saying sex wasn’t everything. What did the voice know anyway? Sex was
plenty enough and right now was the proof of that.

Chapter Eight

They’d had sex in every position known to man.

They’d had sex in every room of his condo, at every time of
the day.