obvious enjoyment at being allowed to let loose excited him and he loved seeing
her lose control.
He rubbed a hand over his eyes. Thinking about her like this wasn’t helping him get
his dick under control. It was going to be tricky being with her on their own now,
and they each had a mission to accomplish, which would only add to the complication.
He cursed under his breath. If Penny and this Will character had turned up half an
hour later, he wouldn’t be feeling like he was about to explode with pent up sexual
energy.
He got up and checked his reflection in the mirror. His eyes looked brighter than
normal, which he put down to sexual frustration. Running a hand through his hair,
he made for the door.
The chatter of voices floated up from the hallway and he took a moment to watch them
all from his vantage point on the landing.
Will was standing back from the women, his arms pulled across his chest and his head
tipped down as if he found something on the floor fascinating.
From where Gideon stood, he looked to be pretty tall and well-built with dark blond
hair in a buzz cut and a square-jawed, handsome face. He wasn’t anything like Gideon
had expected. Penny was so petite — and if he was being unkind — mousey. The two of
them didn’t seem to fit somehow. Or was that Ellie’s influence getting to him?
He was distracted for a second by Ellie laughing at something her friend said. He
watched her lean forward and hug Penny to her, pulling her face into her riot of curls.
His cock twitched in response to the sight of her rounded ass encased in those tight
jeans.
Jesus, it was going to be hell not being able to touch her.
He knew why she didn’t want Penny to know about their fling and he agreed with her
reasoning. This was going to end soon so there was no point in telling anyone else
about it. His chest tightened at the thought, but he ignored the uncomfortable sensation.
The sooner he got Ellie back into bed the better.
Steeling himself, he walked down the stairs to join the show.
• • •
In her peripheral vision, Ellie saw Gideon walking down the stairs toward them and
steeled herself to deal with his all-consuming presence without giving the game away.
“Hi, beautiful. How are things?” he said to Penny as he drew closer.
She turned to look at him as he came down the last couple of steps and gave him a
broad smile.
He bent down to kiss her and Ellie noticed a tell-tale flush on Penny’s cheeks as
she kissed him back.
“Um, I’m okay. You?”
“Ah, you know … ”
Will — who had only given Ellie a perfunctory smile and handshake when they were introduced
— came up behind Penny now and wrapped an arm protectively around her.
Penny jumped a little at his touch, but tipped her head back and smiled at him before
turning to Gideon. “Gideon, Will. Will, Gideon.”
Both men nodded at each other. “Welcome to my humble home,” Gideon said with a lazy
grin.
“Thanks for inviting us,” Will said in return, his blank expression giving nothing
away. The guy was a nightmare to read.
“Is it just you and Ellie here at the moment?” Penny asked, looking around at the
sweeping staircase and the grand high ceilings.
“Yes. Gareth and Ali are coming for lunch tomorrow and I find myself between unsuitable
girlfriends at the moment.” He glanced over at Ellie and gave her a slow, teasing
grin.
A warm flush of arousal burned in her belly and crept its way through her body. She
flashed him a warning with her eyes and glanced at Penny, who mercifully hadn’t noticed
the exchange.
“Sorry we’re a day late. We, uh, couldn’t get out of our other arrangement.” Penny’s
eyes dipped to the floor as she said this and Ellie wondered why she suddenly looked
so uncomfortable. Was she lying? She knew Penny well enough to recognize that her
body language screamed “awkward” and it worried her.
Will had turned away from them,
her lose control.
He rubbed a hand over his eyes. Thinking about her like this wasn’t helping him get
his dick under control. It was going to be tricky being with her on their own now,
and they each had a mission to accomplish, which would only add to the complication.
He cursed under his breath. If Penny and this Will character had turned up half an
hour later, he wouldn’t be feeling like he was about to explode with pent up sexual
energy.
He got up and checked his reflection in the mirror. His eyes looked brighter than
normal, which he put down to sexual frustration. Running a hand through his hair,
he made for the door.
The chatter of voices floated up from the hallway and he took a moment to watch them
all from his vantage point on the landing.
Will was standing back from the women, his arms pulled across his chest and his head
tipped down as if he found something on the floor fascinating.
From where Gideon stood, he looked to be pretty tall and well-built with dark blond
hair in a buzz cut and a square-jawed, handsome face. He wasn’t anything like Gideon
had expected. Penny was so petite — and if he was being unkind — mousey. The two of
them didn’t seem to fit somehow. Or was that Ellie’s influence getting to him?
He was distracted for a second by Ellie laughing at something her friend said. He
watched her lean forward and hug Penny to her, pulling her face into her riot of curls.
His cock twitched in response to the sight of her rounded ass encased in those tight
jeans.
Jesus, it was going to be hell not being able to touch her.
He knew why she didn’t want Penny to know about their fling and he agreed with her
reasoning. This was going to end soon so there was no point in telling anyone else
about it. His chest tightened at the thought, but he ignored the uncomfortable sensation.
The sooner he got Ellie back into bed the better.
Steeling himself, he walked down the stairs to join the show.
• • •
In her peripheral vision, Ellie saw Gideon walking down the stairs toward them and
steeled herself to deal with his all-consuming presence without giving the game away.
“Hi, beautiful. How are things?” he said to Penny as he drew closer.
She turned to look at him as he came down the last couple of steps and gave him a
broad smile.
He bent down to kiss her and Ellie noticed a tell-tale flush on Penny’s cheeks as
she kissed him back.
“Um, I’m okay. You?”
“Ah, you know … ”
Will — who had only given Ellie a perfunctory smile and handshake when they were introduced
— came up behind Penny now and wrapped an arm protectively around her.
Penny jumped a little at his touch, but tipped her head back and smiled at him before
turning to Gideon. “Gideon, Will. Will, Gideon.”
Both men nodded at each other. “Welcome to my humble home,” Gideon said with a lazy
grin.
“Thanks for inviting us,” Will said in return, his blank expression giving nothing
away. The guy was a nightmare to read.
“Is it just you and Ellie here at the moment?” Penny asked, looking around at the
sweeping staircase and the grand high ceilings.
“Yes. Gareth and Ali are coming for lunch tomorrow and I find myself between unsuitable
girlfriends at the moment.” He glanced over at Ellie and gave her a slow, teasing
grin.
A warm flush of arousal burned in her belly and crept its way through her body. She
flashed him a warning with her eyes and glanced at Penny, who mercifully hadn’t noticed
the exchange.
“Sorry we’re a day late. We, uh, couldn’t get out of our other arrangement.” Penny’s
eyes dipped to the floor as she said this and Ellie wondered why she suddenly looked
so uncomfortable. Was she lying? She knew Penny well enough to recognize that her
body language screamed “awkward” and it worried her.
Will had turned away from them,
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