MemoriesofParadise (13 page)

She looked up at them wide eyed. “I never thought of that, but that still doesn’t mean that I want to stay here with you two indefinitely.”

“What in the hell did Gunter do that makes you want to run from us?”

“I’m not running.” She gave her daughter a meaningful glance. “And I don’t want to talk about it right now.”

“The hell you don’t.” He turned to Gunter. “Take Holly to breakfast and pick up something for us while you’re there. Riana and I need to talk.”

His tone brooked no argument, though he knew that Gunter was an alpha through and through and might not take an order from him without question.

Gunter narrowed his gaze on him for a moment and Clay held his breath. The last thing they needed right now was for Gunter to assert himself in front of the two females.

Just go with it. I’m not sure what’s wrong with her, but it has something to do with your time together this morning. Just warn me when you get close to the hotel, will you?
He gave Gunter a half smile, hoping the other man would follow him, just this once.

Okay. I’ll take the girl out to breakfast. It will give us a chance to get to know each other better. I would suggest you do the same sometime in the near future.

Gunter reached toward Holly just as the girl’s stomach growled. “Why don’t we get you over to the diner for something to eat? We’ve missed breakfast here at the lodge. They stop serving at ten o’clock.”

Holly took Gunter’s hand with a smile. “Great. Thanks! I’m starved.” She looked at her mother before turning a suspicious glance to Clay. “Are you coming, Mom?”

“Your mother and I will follow shortly. If we don’t get there by the time you’re done eating, order us some kind of sandwich and we’ll eat on the way to Mason.” He glanced at Riana, his expression daring her to gainsay him. “You’re all right with that, aren’t you, Riana?”

“Yes.” She swallowed a couple of times before nodding. “Yes, I’m okay with that.”

“Good.” Clay turned toward Gunter and the girl. “We’ll be along as quickly as we can.”

Chapter Twenty-two

Riana watched silently as Gunter led her daughter from the room. Her face burned with mortification. Somehow, Clay knew what she and Gunter had done in her room while he showered. Now he was going to try to talk her into staying. Why? So he could get
his
piece of ass from her?

“I don’t know what happened between you and Gunter to make you so angry, but whatever it is he did to make you mad wasn’t intentional. I can tell you that much.”

Clay moved between her and the door as though she might try to open it and fling herself out into the hallway.

“Bullchips you don’t know what happened. Something tells me you know exactly what happened.” She frowned and paced away from him.

Riana heard him lock the door and spun around to face him. “We aren’t staying here long enough that we need the door locked, are we?” Her gaze darted around the room and kept landing on the king-sized bed against the wall.

Her body responded every time she looked at it until she could feel the desire swirling around in her belly and cream slid from her channel to soak her panties, making her slick and ready for him.

Stop this, Riana. Just stop it! You can’t be attracted to two men and you certainly can’t screw two men within an hour of each other like some sort of nymphomaniac.

She turned to face Clay. “What happened between Gunter and me has nothing to do with the fact that I don’t want to be a burden on you or this town.”
There. That sounded reasonable enough, didn’t it?

Clay shook his head and advanced on her and she backed away. “Bullchips, as you so eloquently put it, darlin’.” He smiled and moved closer, again forcing her to back away from him. They continued their strange dance for the next few minutes with Clay advancing and Riana backing up. It wasn’t until it was too late and the backs of her knees touched the bed behind her that she realized that he had her exactly where he wanted her.

“Did Gunter tell you that we share everything?” He smiled down at her, his hands coming up to rest on her shoulders before cupping her cheeks.

“Everything?” she squeaked. She actually
squeaked
the word, like some half-crazed mouse pinned by a giant cat.

“Yes, darlin’, everything.” He slowly lowered his head until their lips met.

White lightning arced through her just the same as when Gunter had kissed her. Heat pooled low in her middle. When his hand slid down over her shoulder and settled over her nipple, his fingers squeezing and tugging it through the material of the blouse she borrowed and her bra, she gasped. Clay took advantage of her opened mouth and thrust his tongue inside to plunder.

Her head spun and her knees grew weak. What was it about these men that made her lose her mind, her sense of propriety and her very morals when they touched her?

Impatiently, Riana turned her head, breaking their kiss, and tugged at his shirt, pulling it over his head. She couldn’t wait to feel his smooth skin beneath her fingers. She wanted to run her hands over his muscled chest, her fingers skimming lightly over his flat, male nipples.

Clay did the same with her blouse. It was as though he was as impatient as she was to unwrap the unexpected gift he found standing before him.

Something inside her screamed at her to stop. It wasn’t right for her to make love with two men in such a short amount of time. She ignored the annoying, inner-voice that attempted to end the most pleasurable day she may ever have in her life. She would pay the consequences for her actions later, but now…now she would enjoy every minute of her fall from grace.

When Clay’s shaking fingers moved to the waistband of her jeans, she also reached for the button on his. They both fumbled with the fastenings for a moment before they laughed and each removed their own clothing.

“I don’t know what the hell I’m doing, but I can’t seem to stop myself,” she said breathlessly as she removed her jeans, panties and bra. “Whatever happens here today, I’ll deal with the repercussions some other day. Right now, I can only think of what it will feel like to have you inside me.”

“I feel the same way, baby.” Clay pressed a quick kiss to her lips before moving down to suckle the tips of her breasts. First one, then the other alternately disappeared into the warm moist recesses of his mouth.

Riana gasped when his hand skimmed down over her stomach and his fingers slid into her wet slit to circle her clit. There was no waiting this time. This time she came quickly her body tightening until she jerked beneath his experienced hand with a scream.

“Please.” She moaned when he would have tried to make her come again. “I’m not sure we have a lot of time.” She wasn’t sure and she wanted to make love to this man before she left this town. “Please make love with me.”

“I intend to do just that,” Clay said on a growl that sounded as though he was more animal than man.

Before she knew it, Riana was on her stomach, her ass sticking in the air.

“Have you ever taken a man here?” he asked, his finger lightly tracing the ring of her anus.

Only in my nightmares.
“No. I mean I don’t think so. Not since before Holly was born, anyway.”

“Then it’s going to hurt a bit, but when Gunter and I take you together one of us will be in your tight pussy, and the other will be pounding this beautiful ass of yours.”

“Together? What?” What in the hell was he talking about?

“Shh…don’t worry about that now.” He reached into the bedside table and pulled out a small sample bottle of baby oil. “Now I know why Gemma and her men insist on putting these in the rooms.” He chuckled.

“Gemma and her men?” What was he talking about? She rose up on her elbows to better look at him.

“We do things differently here in Paradise.” He grinned, showing her an adorable dimple. “If you stay long enough, you’ll see that a lot of our families aren’t couples with children, but triads.” He poured a bit of the cool oil on her anus.

“Triads?”

“No more questions, baby,” Clay said as he inserted first one, then two fingers into her ass. “Now isn’t the time for questions.”

Riana closed her eyes and exhaled roughly. “Please.” She wasn’t sure what she asked for, but she wanted it just the same.

When he thrust two fingers from his other hand into her vagina and circled her clit with his thumb, she came suddenly and screamed. How could anything that seemed so wrong, feel so right?

“Are you ready for me, baby?”

“Yes. God yes.” She widened her legs, making room for him to move closer. “I want this. I want
you
.”

Chapter Twenty-three

Clay stared down at the woman he loved, the woman the fates decreed would be his mate, and thanked the gods for bringing her to him.
To them
.

Slowly, he moved up between her legs, his thighs nearly touching the backs of hers. With the rest of the baby oil left in the small bottle, he covered his cock, rubbing the oil onto him. He leaned closer, pressing the head of his cock against her back hole. Gently, he surged forward, attempting to seat himself into her tight ass.

“Jesus, you’re tight, baby.” He panted above her as the head of his cock squeezed into her. She felt so tight with her muscles clamping around him like a silken fist. “Breathe. Remember to breathe and bear down as I press into you, darlin’.”

She groaned. “It burns.”

“It’s going to burn for a minute. After that, it will feel good. I promise.” He hoped what he told her was the truth. Ruthlessly, Clay forged forward, pressing his cock deeper and deeper into her ass.

After what seemed an eternity, his thighs rested against her ass cheeks. Reaching around her, he slid his fingers through her moist heat, his finger circling her clit, hesitating for a moment when she sucked in a sharp breath.

“Don’t stop now that it’s finally starting to feel good.” She turned to give him a mock glare. “I’m sure we don’t have much time. Don’t you think you should keep it moving?”

Clay almost sighed with relief to know that he wasn’t hurting her, but bringing her pleasure instead. At her urging, he slowly pulled out before thrusting in again, smiling when Riana again sucked in a deep breath, an expression of bliss on her face.

“I never thought this could feel so good.” A blush started in her torso and made its way to her face even as she moved against him. “I’ve read about it…of course, but…aiiee!” She screamed when she came, her inner muscles squeezing and milking him until he couldn’t stand it any longer and he joined her. A low growl escaped his throat as she shuddered beneath him.

He fell forward, landing on his elbows so he wouldn’t crush her. He leaned down and kissed her back, his tongue tracing a trail from one shoulder blade to the other.

Riana panted beneath him, her body covered with a thin sheen of perspiration. Brushing aside her damp hair, he kissed the back of her neck. “I love the way you fall apart in my arms. I love the little noises you make when I fuck you. I love the way you bite your lip when you’re nervous, but most of all, I love you.” Leaning forward, he pressed a kiss to the back of her neck. “And though I know you won’t believe it, Gunter loves you.”

“Right.” Her laugh was breathless. She still hadn’t fully recovered from her orgasm. “Like I’m going to believe you two could just fall in love at the drop of a hat.” She slid out from under him and rolled onto her side to look at him. “I’m a big girl now, Clay. You don’t have to tell me the pretty words to make me feel better. I’m a woman with a woman’s needs and an adult’s sense of responsibility.” She closed her eyes and sighed. “I’m mature enough to take responsibility for my actions. I wanted you so I had sex with you. It was something we both wanted, consensual.” She shrugged. “We don’t need more of a commitment than that.”

How could she dismiss him—dismiss
them
—so easily? Did she feel nothing for them when they could barely stand to be near her without touching her, loving her? Even now, his fingers practically itched to touch her, to smooth over her silky flesh as he brought her to one orgasm after another.

Clay brought a hand to his chest, his heart almost aching at the thought that she didn’t feel the same. Still, how could she? She wasn’t one of them and wasn’t privy to the information they had only just learned a few years ago themselves.

“It’s not just pretty words, Riana.” He moved to stand when she got out of bed and threw his clothes at him.

“Get dressed. I’ll be surprised if Gunter and Holly aren’t just outside the door.” She gathered her clothes and ran for the bathroom. “I have to take a shower again.”

The bathroom door closed behind her and Clay made his way to the bathroom in his room. He needed to shower again as well. As much as he wanted to have her scent locked to him, it wouldn’t do to walk around town that way—especially around her daughter.

Ten minutes later, he was showered, dressed, and ready to go. He sat on the bed in Riana’s room waiting for her to make an appearance when Gunter and Holly arrived.

“Where’s Mom?” Holly plopped down on the sofa against the wall. She sighed when she saw the closed bathroom door. “She’s showering again, isn’t she?” Before Clay could answer, the girl shook her head. “She showers a lot when she gets her feelings. It will take a couple of weeks for her to go back to normal.”