fingertips pressed down on the head of his growing erection, and he quivered, pushing her hand back.
God he needed to be touched. But it was the wrong hand doing the touching! The wrong mouth saying all the right things. He opened his eyes, and stared into Lux’s, trying to look more convincing than he felt. ‘I’ll feel worse for it tomorrow. And if I’m worth what you say I am, I ought to.’
Lux rose, resting her hands on his knees, spreading them apart to slip between. Wet, naked, glowing despite the lack of light with the water frothing behind her, Lux was magnificent.
‘Why? You’re not with her, and she might be with him right now, doing worse.’ She took his jaw in her hands and lowered her voice to an intimate whisper, too low for Sherri to decipher over the bubbling jets. ‘Our species exist to do this. If Ivyanne begrudges you a little relief, relief she won’t provide, then why would you want to be with her anyway? Aren’t you sick of being tortured?’ She spoke with quiet earnestness. ‘Because I’ve been where you are Link-I remember . And you need this if you’re going to survive the next few weeks.’
‘Don’t,’ Lincoln said, but lips touched his seconds later. Alarmed, he tried to pull back, but she held him firmly, and slid the tip of her tongue against his upper lip, parting his mouth. She tasted like lemon and salt.
‘Tell me you don’t need it. The human girl wants you too, Link. You could do us both, right now. Don’t you want to?’
Lincoln did. Not because of their bodies or their looks, but because he needed their need for him and the calm that would follow climax. He wanted to keep his eyes shut and pretend they were Ivyanne’s hands on him.
But they weren’t. He opened his eyes and his mouth at the same moment to rebuff her in a way she’d actually heed, but before he could speak, he caught Sherri watching him with wide grey eyes, and he was distracted by how inappropriate it all was. He should never have taken his shoes off. He shouldn’t have drunk at all and he definitely shouldn’t have used the new girl as a means to entice Ivyanne’s jealousy! Remi was right-he was acting like a fool, not a man, and if word spread-which it always did-he’d become the guy some idly accused him of already being-the lecherous boss, not fit to be anyone’s king, let alone to someone as lovely as Ivyanne.
Lux pounced, taking advantage of his momentary stupor, but before he could actually tell her off for it-a gasp of disbelief made him turn his head towards the bar.
Of all the people he’d expected to see standing there, Pintang was not one of them. But she was as real as his ridiculous predicament, and her blazing blue eyes were full of bewilderment.
‘Lux?!’ The name was expelled like a curse. ‘Oh my god...and Link ?! If Ardhi-’ She shook her head, taking a step back. ‘I don’t freaking believe this! Where is Ivyanne ?’
Lincoln rose swiftly, his movement knocking Lux back. ‘Pintang! Hey! Oh my god, please-this is not , I mean, I wasn’t going to kiss her back-’
‘If it’s not what it looks like, it can only be worse .’ Pintang glanced at the new girl, and her brow furrowed. ‘Who in god’s name are you ?’
‘I’m leaving, that’s who.’ Sherri got to her feet, water spilling off her. ‘Good night Link and uh...good luck.’
‘Good. Scram.’
Lincoln’s mouth fell open, watching Sherri scamper away, humiliation contorting her features. So much for not scaring off the best bartender he’d ever had!
‘Pintang!’ Lux stroked backwards. ‘Calm down. You don’t know the half of what’s going on around here-’
‘I know that if Ardhi saw this, he’d flip !’
‘Would he?’ Lux challenged. ‘Are you certain about that? As far as I can tell, no one had a good grasp on what he was going through in the end-not even enough to pick up on the suicidal vibe. And as his sister -’
‘Shut it!’ Pintang looked furious, and tears came to
God he needed to be touched. But it was the wrong hand doing the touching! The wrong mouth saying all the right things. He opened his eyes, and stared into Lux’s, trying to look more convincing than he felt. ‘I’ll feel worse for it tomorrow. And if I’m worth what you say I am, I ought to.’
Lux rose, resting her hands on his knees, spreading them apart to slip between. Wet, naked, glowing despite the lack of light with the water frothing behind her, Lux was magnificent.
‘Why? You’re not with her, and she might be with him right now, doing worse.’ She took his jaw in her hands and lowered her voice to an intimate whisper, too low for Sherri to decipher over the bubbling jets. ‘Our species exist to do this. If Ivyanne begrudges you a little relief, relief she won’t provide, then why would you want to be with her anyway? Aren’t you sick of being tortured?’ She spoke with quiet earnestness. ‘Because I’ve been where you are Link-I remember . And you need this if you’re going to survive the next few weeks.’
‘Don’t,’ Lincoln said, but lips touched his seconds later. Alarmed, he tried to pull back, but she held him firmly, and slid the tip of her tongue against his upper lip, parting his mouth. She tasted like lemon and salt.
‘Tell me you don’t need it. The human girl wants you too, Link. You could do us both, right now. Don’t you want to?’
Lincoln did. Not because of their bodies or their looks, but because he needed their need for him and the calm that would follow climax. He wanted to keep his eyes shut and pretend they were Ivyanne’s hands on him.
But they weren’t. He opened his eyes and his mouth at the same moment to rebuff her in a way she’d actually heed, but before he could speak, he caught Sherri watching him with wide grey eyes, and he was distracted by how inappropriate it all was. He should never have taken his shoes off. He shouldn’t have drunk at all and he definitely shouldn’t have used the new girl as a means to entice Ivyanne’s jealousy! Remi was right-he was acting like a fool, not a man, and if word spread-which it always did-he’d become the guy some idly accused him of already being-the lecherous boss, not fit to be anyone’s king, let alone to someone as lovely as Ivyanne.
Lux pounced, taking advantage of his momentary stupor, but before he could actually tell her off for it-a gasp of disbelief made him turn his head towards the bar.
Of all the people he’d expected to see standing there, Pintang was not one of them. But she was as real as his ridiculous predicament, and her blazing blue eyes were full of bewilderment.
‘Lux?!’ The name was expelled like a curse. ‘Oh my god...and Link ?! If Ardhi-’ She shook her head, taking a step back. ‘I don’t freaking believe this! Where is Ivyanne ?’
Lincoln rose swiftly, his movement knocking Lux back. ‘Pintang! Hey! Oh my god, please-this is not , I mean, I wasn’t going to kiss her back-’
‘If it’s not what it looks like, it can only be worse .’ Pintang glanced at the new girl, and her brow furrowed. ‘Who in god’s name are you ?’
‘I’m leaving, that’s who.’ Sherri got to her feet, water spilling off her. ‘Good night Link and uh...good luck.’
‘Good. Scram.’
Lincoln’s mouth fell open, watching Sherri scamper away, humiliation contorting her features. So much for not scaring off the best bartender he’d ever had!
‘Pintang!’ Lux stroked backwards. ‘Calm down. You don’t know the half of what’s going on around here-’
‘I know that if Ardhi saw this, he’d flip !’
‘Would he?’ Lux challenged. ‘Are you certain about that? As far as I can tell, no one had a good grasp on what he was going through in the end-not even enough to pick up on the suicidal vibe. And as his sister -’
‘Shut it!’ Pintang looked furious, and tears came to
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