CHAPTER SIX
Leighton
Rich was mad, and when I spotted Az on the stairs looking like he wanted to punch him square in the jaw, I couldn't help the laughter that shook my shoulders.
"You guys are too tense." I started to say something else when the girls emerged from Victoria's rooms in their swimsuits. After that, whatever I was about to say was lost to the static that kicked off in my head. Victoria shot us all a murderous look. The effect didn't do what I'm sure she had hoped to achieve. "I say you all need to relax and learn to just… take in the view."
Rich rolled his eyes at me, and I dodged the slap aimed at the side of my head. "Some of us have work to do. Az, keep an eye on the ladies and make sure they don't get into any trouble. Craig, you need to run me through the security system here. Joey, you have work to get done today."
"I think I'm gonna enjoy the sights." I grinned, waggling my eyebrows at Victoria and her friend.
"If Leighton is planning to follow her like a puppy dog, I'm going to the office." Az interjected.
"No. Someone with a level head needs to keep an eye on things." Rich frowned, his eyes flicking to me. "Leighton's already broken the rules once. Someone needs to stay here and keep him in check."
"Fine." Az grumbled. "But hurry up and finish checking on the security system. I don't feel like spending the day babysitting."
"Awe, don't be like that, buddy. You'll never get your dick wet if you act like that." I laughed, causing Az to fling out his arm and catch me in the gut with his fist. Grunting with the impact, I laughed harder as his expression turned sour.
Rich pinched his nose and sighed heavily. "Let's just make it through today, please."
"Aye, aye, captain!" I beamed with a mock salute before turning to Az. "Last one to the pool takes it up the ass." I called out before speeding in the direction the women had headed.
"Fuck you, Leighton!" Az bellowed behind me. I didn't bother to look if he was following. I was going to win the race, regardless.
Stepping outside, static kicked through my brain a second time as I was greeted by the sight of Victoria in a tiny two-piece, lathering some sort of oil along her shapely calves. The view was sinful as fuck, and it went straight to my cock. I had to stop and adjust as I strode toward them. Victoria looked up just then, and the blush crept from her face all the way to her chest. I couldn't stop the grin as I adjusted myself again, slowly.
"Miss me, babe?" I winked at her.
"In your dreams, crazy eyes." Her friend interjected, causing Victoria to return her attention to the oil she was applying.
"Want me to get your back?" I said, letting the suggestion hang on the air as I said it. She blushed again. God, that was so fucking cute. It made my already rigid dick throb, and I wondered if she'd blush that way when she screamed my name. "You're not playing fair, and you know it." I slid onto the lounger next to her, grabbing the bottle of oil.
"Hey!" Her sputtered protests lacked much conviction.
"Just turn around, sweetheart. I promise to be good… for now." I ran my tongue over my lips as I applied the oil to my hands.
She gave me a hard look but eventually did as I asked. I slid my hands up her back and bit back a groan that would definitely have pushed her away from me. At that moment, Az stomped through the sliding glass onto the patio, and his double take caused me to flash him a wide grin. Victoria noticed his presence, and all the muscles in her back immediately tensed up. I massaged little circles across her lower back as Az stalked toward us, scowling as he claimed an empty chair.
Leaning closer, I brushed my lips against her ear. "But all bets are off when we fuck ma petit démone , since it's only a matter of time. If you and Az start playing nice, maybe he'll get to join us."
She jerked away from me, but I didn't miss how her thighs squeezed together. Victoria was definitely into the idea of us both, even if she didn't want to admit it. A wicked thought flashed through my mind, and I scooped her into my arms before she could scramble away from me. The shock written on her face as I lifted her effortlessly stopped her from fighting me more as I walked across the patio and dumped her in Az's lap.
Lifting my fingers to frame them, I moved my arms back and forth as if focusing a camera. They both looked angry and flushed as they glared at me. Interestingly, neither moved right away. "Oh, yeah, it's going to be hot as hell when you two stop fighting it and just fuck."
Her friend's laughter rang out across the patio, causing Az's scowl to deepen.
"Never gonna happen, L." He growled, lifting her up in his arms. "She wouldn't know what to do with herself." He stood easily and walked her over to the edge of the pool.
"Don't you fucki–" she screeched as he gave her an evil grin and chucked her in the water. She landed safely in the center of the deep end and came up sputtering.
"You looked like you needed to cool off, Princess. I was happy to oblige." Az smirked down at her from the edge of the pool.
"God, the sexual tension between you two." Her friend piped in.
"I know, right?" I replied, grinning over my shoulder at her before charging Az and knocking him into the water. He yelped as he went under, causing even Victoria to laugh at his surprise. He resurfaced, seething.
"L! What the fuck, man!? My phone was in my pocket!" He pulled out the useless black rectangle and threw it at me.
"Might wanna put that in some rice." I laughed, dodging the phone, before it clattered across the patio behind me. "Well, maybe not now. Now it might actually be broken."
Az pulled himself from the water and stomped past me to pick up the pieces of his phone. "I'm going to change. Don't go anywhere." He barked, pointing at me.
I gave him two thumbs up, followed by a cheery wave, before turning my attention to Victoria. "Might want to take care of yourself while you're in there, bro. They can see your boner from space."
Victoria blushed deep red again and slipped beneath the water. Az grumbled something that I was reasonably sure was meant as a threat as he stomped away just as she resurfaced.
"Girl, you need to take advantage of all this man-meat." Her friend, Tiffany, I think she said her name was, called out.
"Yes, let's do that. I am open for business." I winked.
"Kill me now." Victoria groaned.
"The whole point of us being here is so that nobody kills you." I frowned. "Besides, I kinda like your friend's plan."
"The more you talk, crazy pants, the more I think I like you." Tiffany laughed, her light footsteps alerting me that she was moving closer. "Now that I'm really looking at you, you look really familiar, too."
"Mind your business, blondie." Az spoke from behind us.
Glancing over my shoulder, I saw him standing just outside the sliding door. "You're just crabby because your ma was a hooker." I snickered, raising an eyebrow at him.
"Your mom was a what?" Victoria sputtered from the pool.
"That's enough, Leighton. We're not here to fraternize with the enemy." Az barked at me as he stalked toward us.
"Oh, hate sex is, like, the hottest." Tiffany interjected, causing me to snicker.
Victoria's friend was definitely a little spitfire all by herself. The pair of them were going to be trouble. I sidled closer to the edge of the pool and leaned down, motioning for Victoria to come closer. She gave me a suspicious look but waded closer to the wall anyway. The view went straight to my dick.
"Az's mom turned to hooking after his daddy passed and some small jobs didn't pan out to keep our poor boy fed and housed. Sadly, she passed when a John didn't want to pay for what he'd purchased." I whispered loudly behind my hand.
Az's shadow cast over the pool, and I didn't spare Victoria's wide, shocked eyes a second glance as I dove into the water to escape his anger. I resurfaced behind her and pulled her flush against me like a shield. Having her so close, I couldn't resist grinding into her.
"Get the fuck up here, Leighton, and answer for that." Az growled through gritted teeth. The look on his face would have been murder if it were anyone else. I probably did owe him a free shot.
"There's no shame in what happened to her," Victoria spoke so softly that her voice was nearly a whisper. "She sounds like someone worth knowing. I'm sorry that you lost her like that."
Az reared back like she'd slapped him. "Don't fucking patronize me, Victoria Bristol." He sneered, spitting her name like a curse, before turning on his heel and storming back into the house.
She freed herself from my hold and moved toward the pool's lip like she wanted to follow him.
"Let him be, ma petit démone ." I said, wrapping my arm around her waist and pulling her back against my chest. "Our boy needs a little space right now."
"Way to kill the mood, crazy eyes." Tiffany snorted. "For a minute there, I thought your friend was gonna give us a show, but you had to overplay your hand."
My face whipped toward the woman. "You play poker Princess Barbie?" I snorted. "Or are you just using words you don't understand?"
"I'm onto your game, crazy eyes. And maybe next time I'll come over and show you how to play, since you appear to fold while you're holding a royal flush."
"You are a bitch." I laughed, wagging my finger at her. "I'm in."