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things. They’re bringing wine. As for what to do between now
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and then?” She checked the clock. “We’ve got six hours. Can
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you think of anything?”
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“C’mere.”
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He pushed his chair out and she climbed on his lap. “Now
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then.” He parted her robe and took the sight of her in. From her
07
neck to her pussy. The curve at her waist and the beauty of her
08
breasts. “You’re so beautiful, I don’t know where to start.”
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She squirmed and got his attention.
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“Stop that.”
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She laughed and he leaned to kiss her collarbone.
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“You don’t really want me to stop, do you?” She undulated,
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stroking herself over his cock.
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He grabbed the material of her robe, gathering it at the small
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of her back to hold her arms in place. Her pupils got very large
16
and her breath hitched as her nipples drew tight.
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“Well now. Someone likes it a little rough.”
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She said nothing, just waited for his next move, which only
19
made him hotter for her. He kept the robe tightly gripped in one
20
hand and slid the other down to tease across her labia.
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“You’re wet.”
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“You said you liked me wet.”
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It was his turn to laugh. He bent to lick over and then bite
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her nipple. She made a low sort of whimper when he did. The
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heat of her cunt sat right against his cock, the only barrier the
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thin material of his pants.
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“You’re so hot.” He spread her open as he looked between
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them, down at the slick darkness of her cunt. He took those
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fi ngers to his mouth and she gasped. He traced over her lips and
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groaned when she licked them.
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“I’m going to make you come.”
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“Yes.”
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He kept her arms bound as he went back to her pussy, barely
05
touching her clit with the tip of his middle fi nger. She arched to 06
get closer and he moved his fi nger back. “Be still.”
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She frowned and he had to kiss her before he got back to
08
work.
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“Your clit is hard.” He brushed against it harder and she swal-
10
lowed. “And slippery.” He slid down to circle her gate, just barely 11
dipping inside and then back up to her clit. The way he held her
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arms she was arched toward him, close enough that all he had to
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do was move just a bit to lick and bite her nipples.
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He held here there for some time. Teasing. Taking. Seducing
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her. He wanted her to want him to come back. Wanted to see her
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again after he went home to Oregon. Wanted to burn himself
17
into her skin so she needed him as much as he needed her.
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He squeezed her clit gently. Over and over and then back
19
into her gate, turning his wrist to fi nd her sweet spot. She froze 20
and groaned, her head falling back. “Ah, there it is.”
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But when he came up again to touch her clit she arched,
22
grinding herself against him. It was so close he knew he had to
23
push her over that last bit so he did, biting her nipple as he
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plumped her clit over and over as she came in a hot rush against
25
his hand.
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“I love to watch you come. Goddamn.”
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“You’re certainly good at it,” she managed to say.
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He picked her up and deposited her on the table, standing
02
between her thighs. He took his cock out, stroking it slowly as
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she watched, her bottom lip caught between her teeth.
04
“I don’t quite know what to do with you.”
05
He kept stroking, fucking his fi st as she watched, lying on
06
the table they’d be eating dinner at in a few hours.
Christ.
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She made him so fucking hot.
08
“I’m going to jerk off and come all over your belly.”
09
Hey eyes widened and she whimpered. Not a bad whimper.
10
No, Mary Whaley got off on what he just said.
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Which was good because he sure as hell did too.
12
“While I was on the road all I could think about was you.
13
Being in you. That soft little squeal you make when I fi rst get
14
my dick inside you all the way. God, I love that.”
15
“I could help, you know. With that.” She tipped her chin to
16
his cock.
17
“That so?”
18
She slid off the table to her knees, licking around the head
19
as he fi sted down to the root.
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He cursed under his breath at how good that felt. She did it
21
again and again before kissing and licking over his balls.
22
“Fuck yes.”
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Then she kissed back to the head and slick fi ngers brushed
24
against his asshole. Slowly, with just the right amount of pressure.
25
He breathed out slowly, but she made it impossible not to
26
rush toward orgasm. The balls of his feet began to tingle, his
27
scalp, even his teeth. And then she pushed in just a little and he
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Over and over again, dragging him into climax and then toss-
01
ing him over the edge as he began to come. He pulled back and
02
let go on her tits and down her belly. She gasped, arching into
03
it, which brought a second aftershock round to his orgasm until
04
he had to stumble back to the chair to sit or he’d have lost his
05
ability to stand.
06
She got up. “I’ll be right back.”
07
He watched her sway down her hallway and knew he was a
08
total goner.
09
After pulling his pants back into place, he drank the rest of
10
his coffee and let himself enjoy the quiet for a bit. After the chaos 11
of the road, he’d learned to appreciate the silence. And that he
12
also had a pleasant, post- orgasm buzz was icing.
13
Some minutes later, he heard the shower turn off and stood,
14
stretching before heading for his phone. While he still had a
15
quiet moment he fi gured he’d check in back home to be sure
16
everyone got in safely the night before.
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He called the main house and his mother answered.
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“Hey, Momma. Everyone get back okay last night?”
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“Hello, darlin’. I haven’t seen either one of your brothers but
20
I know they got in all right. Vaughan’s car is in his driveway
21
and Paddy came to collect his mail while we were still asleep.
22
How are you? You’re with your Mary?”
23
He smiled. He’d talked some with his mother about Mary.
24
About how she felt different than the other women.
25
“I’ll be here for another day or so. I’ll come home this
26
weekend.”
27
“Take your time. Bring her if you like so we can meet her.”
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“She’s got a business. A successful one, remember? She even
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worked yesterday morning before coming out to the Gorge. She’s
02
got today off but she runs a supper club thing and I’ll go to that
03
tomorrow night. Her friends are a little wary, I think.”
04
His mother sighed. “Well, sweetie pie, you have a reputation.
05
I’ll refrain from telling you I told you so. You’ll just have to prove 06
them wrong. Put in the time.”
07
“I know. It’s all right. Give everyone my love. I’ll see you this
08
weekend.”
09
“Love you too.”
10
There was a knock at the door but Mary was still in the bath-
11
room, so he went to look. It was the blonde, Jules, so he let her
12
in, pulling on a T-shirt as he did.
13
“Mary’s in the bathroom. Come in.”
14
She looked him over. “What are your intentions with Mary?”
15
Jules demanded.
16
“Um. What do you mean?”
17
“She’s not some skank groupie, you know.”
18
“I know. What makes you think I’d believe otherwise?”
19
“Oh, I don’t know. Let’s say, fourteen pages of Google results
20
with you with your face in one fl oozy after another’s cleavage.
21
Usually holding a glass of something alcoholic. I know about you.”
22
Mary came out, starting when she caught sight of Jules.
23
“What’s going on?”
24
“Nothing. Jules here just came over and I let her in.” What-
25
ever her friend’s deal, he wouldn’t solve it by involving Mary.
26
But Mary wasn’t a dummy.
27
“Jules, I need to get dressed. You can come with me.” She
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pointed to the bedroom, a storm brewing in her beautiful fea-
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tures. Jules skirted past him and into the bedroom.
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“I’ll be out in a few minutes. If my brother comes to the door,
01
don’t answer it.”
02
He took her hands. “Is everything all right?”
03
She smiled. “Yes. Yes. Small town. Nosy friends. It’s fi ne. She
04
didn’t say anything offensive, did she?”
05
He shrugged. “It’s fi ne. She’s concerned for you, and I do
06
have a reputation.”
07
She cursed under her breath.
08
“I’ll be back out in a bit. There’s coffee. I have cable. Music
09
is over there.” She tiptoed up and he bent down, meeting her
10
mouth in a kiss.
11
She stomped off and he didn’t envy Jules one bit.
12
13
14
“Why are you here?”
15
“You didn’t call me back.”
16
“So you came here to insult him? What the fuck is wrong
17
with you?”
18
“Before he came around you never said the F-word very
19
often.”
20
“Yes, well, my friends were sane then. You are out of line,
21
Juliet. This is none of your business. You’ve been really rude, not 22
only to Damien, who is my guest, but to me. I expected better
23
of you.” Mary quickly got dressed, catching her hair back from
24
her face.
25
“I came over to apologize.”
26
When you had been friends with someone since kindergar-
27
ten, you knew how they did most things. Jules knew when Mary
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was sad and trying to hide it. Mary knew when Jules was upset
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too. But they also knew how the other fought. She fought with
02
Jules right then knowing that no matter what, they’d be friends
03
when it was over. But that didn’t mean she wasn’t going to give
04
her friend a piece of her mind.
05
Mary put her hands on her hips. “Well then, A-plus effort.
06
You are a total dookiehead, Juliet Lamprey. I like him. He likes
07
me. What the hell is your deal? I helped you when you were
08
struggling with the whole Gideon and Cal thing. I never, ever
09
tried to make you feel guilty or bad. I accepted what you wanted
10
and I helped you make it happen. I don’t think it’s too much to