10. Leopold
Chapter 10
Leopold
A fter using her relentlessly, I didn't have the heart to keep her tied up. Instead, she sang in the shower as I made lunch for the guys. They were out doing some of their other business ventures, but mine had me working from home. I quite liked being a home body, and I had more time to myself with the guys out. Kage said he'd be shipping boxes that would take most of his morning, and Talon had his day job to do that masked waiting for his next call ...
We didn't talk about his cleaning business because of certain jobs he cleaned up. In the organized crime ring, they called him The Cleaner, and we knew what he had to clean up. Being dark and unnatural, we kept that part concealed. I didn' t think Vicky could stomach it if she learned we were connected to other problems in the drug world. I wasn’t squeaky clean either, getting information on people in illegal ways for others to use against them. She'd feel like we were an actual threat to her life with mine and Talon's connections, and she didn't need to know our jobs at the factory were covers for our other occupations. The money we were about to take from her father wasn't for us. It was for the other seventy-seven who'd suffer without having the extra income we did.
Talon might as well be Robin Hood, and we were his merry men. I smiled at the thought because we shared Maid Marian instead of just him claiming the prize. Kage would be Little John, and I'd be Friar Tuck, but a better looking one. My mind kept thinking about that classic tale as I prepped the rest of the food.
I sliced some tomatoes before moving to add the toasted pine nuts to my food processor to make homemade pesto. The basil fumigated the whole kitchen like it could transport me to paradise. Cooking was my calm. It was the balm that soothed my wayward soul. My chicken sat across from me, already hammered to be tender and flat for the pesto, tomato and cheese.
Now I had to sq ueeze my limes to make a yummy cilantro lime rice to go with it, and I even had a cucumber salad for the side. Kage would probably bitch about this being too healthy for him, but he knew we needed a good diet. They left the cooking to me, so I made them keep the attitude out of it. My mind kept repeating the song for Robin Hood , embarrassed I could still recall it. A hum fell from my lips, shaking my hips to the Disney version.
"Whatcha doing?" Vicki stepped into the kitchen wearing a towel around her middle. With her hair wet and body barely covered, I choked on my spit. We really needed to get out more.
"I'm making lunch for the guys when they return." I gave her a dashing smile over my shoulder before I kept chopping.
"Were you humming Robin Hood ?" I could hear the humor in her tone.
"Yeah. My mind got stuck on a comparison that led me to the man who steals from the rich to give to the poor." I shrugged, knowing Vicki liked to laugh. "Do you want to hear what Robin's pet pig's name is with a sinus infection?"
"I Sherwoo d ," she returned and replaced sure would, making me enjoy her company more. Her pun played perfectly, and she knew it. Her quick wit was something that attracted me to her in just our texting conversations.
"Snottingham," I quipped the end of my joke, watching as her face lit up. She giggled beside me, leaning against the counter I worked at to be closer for our conversation.
"What makes living with three men hard?" She lifted her brow at me.
"What?" I wondered if she'd keep it Robin Hood related or not.
"There's only one Little John to share."
"Oh, nice one," I applauded, chuckling at the simple joke, knowing we had three bathrooms at this residence. Sometimes, the plainer the better for a clean delivery. "Can you do two in arrow ?"
She tried biting back her grin, but she failed. I could smell our soap on her freshly scrubbed body, seeing some red spots along her skin from the hot water. She'd been in there for a while, but I knew she needed it. Her eyes lit up when she thought of another one, thinking fast to deliver. "Knock, knock."
"Who's there?" I paused cutting to give her my attention.
"Robin."
"Robin who?"
"Robin the rich to save the poor," she mused, laughing at how she used his name. I did too. The front door opened as we collected ourselves.
"Have you ever been at a loss for words?" I asked her right as the other two came into the kitchen.
"Yeah, have you been?" Talon let his eyes rake over her standing in just a towel. He forgot to see I freed her to roam around because his focus fell to her body.
Vicki let one corner of her mouth turn up. "Tampons yes. Words, no."
"Don't you ever stop?" Kage groaned. It wasn't in annoyance, but she'd keep us on our toes with this stuff.
"No." She turned to place her ass against the cabinet to see him better, crossing her arms. Vicki had to know it pushed her cleavage up more, and the towel didn't hide it. Hell, her nipples were showing through the fabric. "If I stop talking, it might make you happy, and I'm not in the mood for Merry Men ."
Ah hell, she delivere d another one, and they had no idea. I doubled over because of it. My laughter made my sides begin to ache, so I had to set down my knife to clutch my middle. Talon and Kage didn't get it, but it only made it funnier. I wiped my eyes, fixing myself. "We've been making Robin Hood jokes, and she just did another one."
The side of Tal's lip kicked up for a second before he righted it. "I just hope you remember you're the rich."
"Maid Marian was wealthy, too," I humored. It made Vicki stand taller, daring him to challenge that.
"And why is Maid Marian off the chair?" Kage let his eyes swing that way.
"Because, like the woman you're comparing me to, I'm not the true enemy, and I've only helped to steal from the real one." She lifted her shoulder, snagging a piece of cheese that I cut to eat it. "And the facial I got before he began making you lunch. I mean, I eased his stress. Leopold covered me in so much cum during round two, I feared I might turn into a statue when it dried."
A choking noise left my lips, turning to see how Talon's raised. "You came without permission?"
"No, you said I could today," I reminded him of yesterday's fun. "Plus, she kept bitching and being mouthy. I figured you'd wa nt me to show her what happens to mouthy sluts."
"You seem to be making a lot of decisions without us," Talon hinted at what could be a problem.
"Just so it's known," Vicki called for our attention. "I saw mail on the counter when you prepped me for that video. I know you're Talon Walker, and he's Kage Duran. If I wanted to, I could've announced to the world who you are, but I didn't." She pushed off the cabinet and began strutting to the opening they stood in. Her finger pointed and pressed into his chest. "And I think that deserves me an award. Also, I'm going to steal one of your shirts again, but we need to have a talk about getting some of my things."
She used the towel to jostle her titties, placing us in a stupor. Talon was the first to shake out of it. "We can't go get your shit!"
"No, but my friend can!" she quipped back.
We all shared a look, knowing we couldn't let someone from the outside world in on what we were doing. It was too dangerous, so I gave another solution. "We could run to the store and buy her a few things."
"She'd just bitch that it isn't hers," Kage growled. He'd been annoyed by her, but I also saw the heat still spinning in his eyes. He wa nted to fuck the hell out of her, and I knew him. He'd use this ammo against her, pissing her off like she has him. Hopefully, Vicki could handle it.
"You're right, I would." She beamed like we were getting it. "But seriously, use my phone or your phone and text Luce. All you have to text is the word kumquat, and she'll know to keep it a secret."
"Kumquat?" I couldn't help but ask why such a random fruit, watching her fiddle with a pretty bracelet around her wrist. It had L+V inscribed, and I now knew it was a friendship one because of the name she mentioned.
"This one time, Luce and I read a book about a student being punished by her teacher, and he used a kumquat from his classroom tree to do it. She had to keep it in all day, and then he ate it after school." She wiggled her brows.
"What do you read?" Kage made the mistake with asking.
"Exactly what happened yesterday," she challenged him, making him blush. Yeah, he'd piss her off later tonight to meet his needs, but I also knew to let it happen. She had to accept all our kinks if this was going to work, even if my stomach turned to knots with what he typically did.
"So that's why you use that word?" Talon pressed.
"No, we tried i t. We attempted going a full day with a kumquat up our coochies. I didn't even make it to lunch time, and she was shortly after. In our failed attempt, we swore we'd only use that word in case of an emergency that also needed to be kept a secret. It’s our friendship safe word with no judgment when used."
"So what if she can’t keep a secret?" Kage eyed the front door. "She'll still try to help you escape."
"Oh, heavens no. Luce will call the number you use, and once I tell her you're giving me orgasms, she'll bring me whatever the hell I need to keep me here. Luce is weird like that, and she'll also ask to join, but she knows I don't share."
Another movement caught my eye out our back window, making me wonder if I was losing my mind. Shaking my head, I had to be suffering a small bout of paranoia. It made sense because I was the antsy one who overthought and worried about the trivial things.
"You don't share?" I saw the challenge in Kage's eyes. He better not ruin this because Vicki has been too good to pass up.
"I'll think abo ut it, and we'll decide by tomorrow," Talon addressed the issue. He then nodded to the food. "Is it ready?"
"Give me twenty more minutes." I picked up the knife before saluting him with it. I got distracted, and he knew it.
That’s when Vicki shivered from her place beside me. Talon let his smirk lift. “Careful, she likes knives.”
“Do you?” I stepped closer, pressing the dull side against her arm.
She let out a small gasp, biting her lower lip without flinching from the knife. Yeah, I began pitching another tent today. My body casually slipped behind hers, and she walked forward to give me the space. This time, I allowed the knife to sit at her throat, enticed by the way she raised her chin. We all were.
I kept going, twisting the blade for the handle to lead in my grasp. This allowed the point to drag behind, hinting at what could happen if I led with it or if I pressed harder. Her breathing faltered, catching when I skimmed her delicate nerves along her arm and neck. My free hand ripped the towel away from her body, revealing the goddess below.
That’s when I trailed the knife between her breasts and past her naval. The tip found the nerve along her hip, and she bucked back against me, gasping in exhilaration. This made her feel alive, taunting her sexual appetite to peak.
Talon’s work phone began ringing, so he yanked it out of his pocket, muttering about being interrupted at the wrong time. “Hello?”
He listened, nostrils curling. A call was coming in, and it wouldn’t wait for him to fuck first. Tal remembered who we had, removing himself from the house and going out the back door. Vicki’s curiosity wanted to follow, but I removed the knife and pointed to the living area. “Why don’t you go pick one of my shirts today? He’s getting a work call, so I’m sure he’ll be leaving when he hangs up.”
“Really?” she pouted.
“It’s usually a chemical clean up that needs immediate attention. His father is a chemist at the local university.”
Her eyes widened when I gave her a bite. If I feed her a small truth, she’d feel like we weren’t excluding her, and she wouldn’t ask about the real job he’d be doing. She scampered off, letting us watch the shake in her ass.
Talon came in after that, knowing we knew. “It’s five today. I’ll be a bit longer.”
“I’ll call my guy and schedule your drop off and pick up of hazardous waste,” I made that last part a little louder for him to catch on.
“Good. I might need your help disposing of it after it burns,” he suggestively told me to deal with the cremated remains our local friend would help us handle.
“I can do that.” I saluted with the knife as he left. Kage studied the door, wondering when she’d appear in the kitchen again.
“This is the longest she’s been quiet,” he murmured.
“That’s because she’s been eavesdropping,” I called her out, so she dropped the act and came back into the kitchen. At least she did put a shirt on because I didn’t know if I could go another round today.