Chapter 10

But two drinks became three,then four.The faces around her began to blur,the room seemed to spin,and the music pounded inside her,drowning out the beating of her heart.Maybe she should’ve eaten something;maybe she should sit down.“I don’t feel well,”she said at one point,reaching out a hand to…Eric?Mike?Where were they?

She looked around.People jostled her as they danced,but suddenly she didn’t recognize anyone nearby.Something akin to panic rose within her,but it might have been nausea,or too much drink too fast.She needed to clear her head for a moment,if she could.She needed to get out.

Blindly,she pushed through the crowd,heading for the door.Onher way there,someone snagged her arm and she spun to find Mike’s concerned face frowning down at her.“Jenny?You okay?”

“Fine,”she said,a little shaky.“I just need some air.”

When she tried to pull away,she stumbled,so he kept a firm grip under her elbow and helped her to the hallway.Within minutes they were on the porch,but there were still too many people around,the music still beating her down.“Can we walk a little?”she asked.“I think I drank too much.”

“Sure.”Easing a strong arm around her shoulders,Mike led her down the porch steps to the gravel driveway.The kids had gone inside now,leaving the burnt out sparklers and the dying glow sticks scattered about like detritus after a rock concert.Mike steered Jenny around the side of the house,away from the lights and the noise,into the backyard.

Here it was blissfully quiet and dark.Tall grass tickled Jenny’s legs through the fishnets she wore,and her heels sanka little into the damp ground with each step.Pine needles and fallen leaves crunched softly underfoot.As her eyes adjusted to the night,she saw a large yard hemmed in with trees—off to the right were the overgrown remains of a vegetable garden now gone to seed,and beyond that was a few storage sheds.There wasa children’s slide,swing set and monkey bars near an old oak tree that had a tire swing hanging from a large branch overhead.

The tire swing drew Jenny in.It was a huge tire,obviously froma tractor or some other type of farm vehicle,which wasn’t surprising given where they were out in the country.Whoever had hung it from the tree had intended it to be enjoyed by all the kids in the family,and maybe by the adults,too,because ithung flat,not vertical,suspended from three thick chains thatwould support a lot of weight.It would have to—the tire itself looked like it outweighed Jenny by a good hundred pounds.

Before she could try it out,though,Mike guided her towards the tree.“Let’s rest here a moment,”he suggested.

She stepped up to the tree and turned around,placing her back against it.He leaned beside her,one hand resting on her stomach,his touch ticklish through the thin shirt she wore.Now that she was outside,she realized how hot it had been inside the house;sweat dampened her nape,making her collar and hair stick to her skin,and she shivered a little when the scant breeze blew.

“Chilly?”Mike lowered his voice as he moved closer,shielding her from the cool October evening.

“A little,”she admitted.“Whew,I just needed to get a little air.This party is pumping.”

Mike moved closer still,his hand easing around her waist.His breath was warm where it fanned her neck,and his eyes glistened in the faint starlight overhead.When he spoke,his words seemed to rumble from somewhere deep within him,and Jenny almost thought she could feel them inside her,as well.“Thanks for coming.Eric talks about you so much,I almost feel like I know you already,so it’s great to finally get to meet you in person.”

With a shy grin,Jenny asked,“What’s Eric say about me?”

“He likes you.”Mike’s lips brushed her cheek,and Jenny ducked her face a little,suddenly embarrassed.Where was Eric,anyway?This was his man she was with.They shouldn’t be alone together,not without him.

Mike’s lips closed over her earlobe,hot and wet,sending a thrill down Jenny’s spine.Into her ear,he murmured,“He likes you a lot.So do I.”

Jenny placed a hand on his chest—so broad,so firm,God.Her fingers clenched involuntarily in the safety vest he wore.“Weshouldn’t,”she whispered.

Curving a finger under her chin,he raised her face to his.“Shouldn’t what?”he purred.

“I-I-I mean,”Jenny stammered.“I’m not…I don’t—”

“Weren’t you the one who brought up threesomes?”Mike asked.

Jenny felt her face heat up.“But this isn’t…I mean,it’s just you and me.”

From nearby came the throaty reply,“And me.”

Jenny whirled to find Eric beside her,his pale makeup causing him to leer from the shadows.“Jesus!”she gasped,clutching at her throat.“Where the hell did you come from?”

“I was here first.”Eric scooted closer,weaving his arm under Mike’s to encircle her waist.“We wanted to get you away from the party to see if you were really interested in a threesome or if it was just talk.”

Jenny’s heart skipped a beat.A warmth sizzled through her to coalesce in her clit,which hummed to life as both men pressed in around her.She didn’t know what to say,what to think,but her body knew what to do.Animal instinct took over and she fisted her hand in the hair at Eric’s nape to pull him down,claiming a hungry kiss that said one thing loud and clear.

Yes.

Eric’s hand tickled up under her shirt,and Mike’s flipped upthe edge of her skirt to rub over her hip.She turned to kiss Mike as Eric suckled her ear,one hand brushing over her left breast.Her nipple instantly hardened beneath his hand through the lacy fabric and he cupped it,squeezed it gently,then pulled the bra down to palm her tit.His skin was smooth on her own,and warm,and when the cool night air danced over her nipple,it hardened like a diamond between his fingers.

When she turned back to Eric for another kiss,Mike trailed his tongue along her chin and nibbled his way to her earlobe.His hand found the waistband of her fishnets and delved inside,slipping over the smooth satin front of her panties over her crotch.He pressed a thick finger between her legs,parting them,then dipped it up under the hem of her panties to brush through her pubic hair,over the heated lips of her pussy,already slick with her juices.She moaned as his finger probed further,finding her clit,and a shot of electric lust rocketedthrough her.“Like that?”he sighed in her ear.