25. Kyle
25
KYLE
It was Thursday evening, and I wasn’t at a bar with my buddies. I wasn’t chilling at home, watching a game. I wasn’t hitting on hot chicks at a party.
So what was I doing? Studying in the library again.
Why? Because the next fucking paper was due on Monday. It was like Dr. Winters thought we didn’t have homework for any other classes. Not that I did much of it. But apparently, Comp 102 was required for graduation and for staying on the team. On the other hand, it had provided me with a hot little tutor. I didn’t mind that last part so much.
Tori looked so cute as she wrote in her journal. Unfortunately, it was where she kept class notes and shit, not where she wrote her personal thoughts. Otherwise, it would’ve been tempting to peek and see if she’d written anything about me. Or about how excited she was about our date on Sunday.
Except I knew she was excited about it. She got this embarrassed little grin on her face every time she looked at me these days.
Of course, I’d spent a fair bit of time looking at her, too. There was absolutely nothing hotter than a girl who didn’t know she was hot. Who didn’t try to be hot. Like certain other women I knew.
Lucas frowned as he typed something on his laptop. Then he started tapping on his phone. Any normal person would be texting, but I could see from here that he had some kind of calculator app open. The super complex kind.
It was funny, because he worshiped the ground Tori walked on, but when he was into an assignment, she could’ve stripped down to nothing and done a fucking cheerleading routine right next to him, and he wouldn’t have looked up.
Though that was something I sure as hell would like to see. Jayden too, probably. He spent as much time watching Tori as I did these days. He was doing it right now, in fact. I caught his eye and smirked, but he didn’t care. He just raised an eyebrow and then returned to his studying.
With a sigh, I reluctantly got back to work, too. I managed two more painstakingly long paragraphs and then slid my laptop over to Tori, who read through it quickly. She typed in a couple of suggestions, and at the bottom, she wrote, “Good job!”
That was just her inner teacher coming out, but I wanted so fucking badly to show her the things I was truly good at.
And I had a plan to do just that.
“I call for a study break.”
Everyone looked up, but no one looked surprised. Almost as if they’d been expecting it. Well, good. Things would go better when they finally accepted that I should be the one calling the shots.
“What’s on tap for tonight?” Jayden asked.
Lucas shook his head. “More games horny teenagers play?”
“Actually, yeah.”
He rolled his eyes. But Tori looked intrigued. She’d held her own at the last one. She wasn’t the damsel in distress that my idiot stepbrother thought she was. At least not most of the time.
“What’s the game?” Jayden asked again. He looked eager—as he should, given what I’d come up with.
“Seven Minutes in Heaven.”
Jayden gave a low whistle, but the other two just looked confused.
“What’s that?” Tori asked.
“And what the hell kind of parties did you go to as a teen?” Jayden asked.
“Actually, I heard about this one in a movie.”
“What is it?” Tori said again, and I grinned. She really wanted to know.
“The idea is that two people are locked in a dark closet, and for seven minutes, anything goes.”
“Anything?” Tori squeaked, while Lucas looked as if he was getting ready to explode.
“Anything you both want to do,” I clarified. “It’s not The Purge .”
“And we’re not doing it.” There, I’d been expecting a self-important pronouncement from Lucas. He was right on schedule.
“That’s a long time,” Jayden said, thinking it through. “People could get into a lot of trouble in seven minutes… including the kind that ends in decades of childcare.”
“So wait… I’d get to spend time alone with each of you?” Tori asked. I couldn’t help noticing that she’d said she’d get to , not that she’d have to . “One-on-one?”
Her reaction was perfect. She wasn’t saying no. She wasn’t upset. She was fucking fact-finding.
But Lucas, of course, thought it was his job to guard her virtue.
“She’s not doing it,” he said flatly.
“There aren’t even any closets down here, are there?” Tori asked.
Jayden and I exchanged an amused look. He knew as well as I did that she was excited—not horrified, as Lucas expected her to be.
“There aren’t,” I said. “But I bet we could find some place. Some dusty corner that no one goes to.”
Jayden nodded. “I know the perfect spot on the south side of the basement. One of us could keep watch.”
“Except we’re not doing it,” Lucas growled.
Before I could say anything, Jayden jumped in.
“Dude, chill. It’s not up to you, it’s up to Tori. And it’s not like anyone would make you to take part.”
“Why not? You seem fine forcing her to do it.”
“We’re not forcing her. We’re asking her if she wants to.”
We all watched for Tori’s reaction, even Lucas, who was still insisting this wasn’t happening.
“Seven minutes is a long time,” she said, “especially in a public building.”
“Seventy seconds,” Jayden suggested.
Lucas continued to be the world’s nerdiest cock block. “We’re not doing this.”
“Doing what, exactly? No one’s making you do anything.” I sighed loudly. “Whichever two of us are back there can do whatever the fuck we want. Hell, when it’s your turn, you and Tori could alphabetize the books on the shelves if that’s what floats your boat.”
“They’re not alphabetical,” my moronic stepbrother scoffed. “They use the Library of Congress Classification system.”
“Do you ever get tired of sounding like a nerd?”
“Do you—” He stopped when Tori put her hand on his forearm.
“Lucas, please. No one’s making me do anything I don’t want. I kind of like the idea of… being alone with each of you. But not if it makes you uncomfortable.”
“It should make you uncomfortable,” he growled.
“Dude, don’t,” Jayden jumped in. “You think you’re protecting her, but really, you’re just telling her how you think she should feel. And ignoring how she actually feels.”
Reluctantly, Lucas met Tori’s eyes. He obviously expected her to be scandalized, but she wasn’t. If she were, I’d call it off myself.
She still had her hand on his arm, and she squeezed lightly. “Why don’t you and I go first? We can do whatever we both decide on. And hey, if you’d like, I could listen to you rant about what an asshole Kyle is for the entire time.”
I cracked up. Tori was fucking perfect.
“Or you could leave,” Jayden said. “No one is making anyone do anything.”
“Please?” Tori asked. Then she shook her head and started again. “I didn’t mean that. I meant… if you want to do this with me, then please don’t let the part of you that says we shouldn’t win out.”
Lucas was silent for at least half a minute. Then he sighed. “This is really what you want?” he asked Tori.
“Yes.” Her answer was firm.
But Lucas just had to put one more protest on record. “This is messed up.”
“Yeah,” Jayden said. “That’s what makes it fun.” He winked at Tori, and she smiled at him.
I had to resist the urge to slam my fist down on the table in triumph. I knew she’d be into this.
She turned those gorgeous dark eyes back to Lucas, and his shoulders sank in defeat. I bit back a laugh. He could try to stick to the high ground, but there was no chance in hell he’d pass this up. He was fucking crazy about her.
She held out her hand, and Lucas took it. They got to their feet at the same time Jayden did.
“You stay here,” he said with a finger pointed in my direction. “I’ll keep watch and the time. Then I’ll come get you when it’s your turn.”
Fine by me. I’d pass the time staring blankly at my laptop screen while thinking of all the things I wanted to do with Tori. I’d probably need about seven days to do them all.
Lucas reappeared a few minutes later, looking pleased with himself. He didn’t even seem to notice me, he just sat down at his place with a smile on his lips. Was that a dab of Tori’s lipstick smeared at the corner of his mouth?
Okay, so he’d kissed her, at the very least. And, I had to admit, she’d probably liked it. Lucas and Natalie used to lie on the sofa in the living room, entangled with each other and kissing for hours on end. He must’ve neutered himself to be able to kiss a girl for so long without needing to get his rocks off.
But hey, after all that time, he had to be pretty good at it. Otherwise, Natalie would’ve come to my room long before she did.
Jayden poked his head around the corner of the stacks. “You’re up.”
I got to my feet. “You’re welcome,” I said to Lucas as I passed by.
Jayden shot me an annoyed look. “Did you have to say that to him?”
“Yes.”
“What I said to Lucas goes for you, too. It wouldn’t kill you to think about what Tori wants. And I’m pretty sure it’s not to live in a war zone with the two of you taking swipes at each other all the time.”
I followed him along the poorly lit aisle. If he was hoping for a stepbrother truce, he’d be waiting a long time.
No one was around as we made two more turns. There were some faint voices in the distance, but otherwise, this place was fucking deserted. Which was perfect for what I had in mind.
Then I saw Tori ahead, in a dark recess surrounded by bookcases on three sides. Which meant as long as Jayden kept watch, no one was going to disturb us.
Perfect.
I clapped him on the back, striding past him.
Tori’s pink cheeks were so damn cute as she watched me approach. And yeah, her lips were swollen. Guess my stepbrother didn’t have his head so buried in books that he’d let an opportunity like this go to waste.
“Hi.” Her shy voice, the cute way she was looking up at me through her lashes… that lush little body… it was like she’d been genetically engineered to make me want to ravish her. But I had a little more control than that. Not a lot, but a little.
“Did you enjoy round one?”
“Yes.” She blushed harder and lowered her voice. “But if you tell me to fake an orgasm in the middle of the library, we’re going to end up reorganizing the books after all.”
I laughed. Sometimes she was like a kitten pretending to be a fierce tiger.
“Your time starts now,” Jayden said. We both glanced over to confirm his back was to us.
Immediately, I moved in, and even in the dim light, I could see Tori’s eyes widen. I caught her hands, linking my fingers through hers and then raising them up, pinning them against the edge of a shelf above her head. The stretch made her shirt ride up, and I glimpsed the smooth skin of her stomach.
Lowering my head, I paused just inches away from hers. “Do I get to kiss you now?”
“Yes,” she breathed, her eyes on mine.
“Do you want me to?”
“Oh yes.” Her gaze flicked between my mouth and my eyes.
I lowered my mouth to hers, watching as her eyes fluttered shut. But then I veered off, letting my warm breath brush across her smooth skin. I brought my lips to her ear. “First, I’m going to tell you something—something guaranteed to make you hot and bothered. Something guaranteed to make you instantly wet.”
Her breath caught, and there was a long moment of silence. “What is it?” she whispered, her voice full of need. Her hands pushed against mine, not because she wanted to get loose—but because she liked being pinned.
“Are you sure you want to hear it, Victoria?”
“Please,” she moaned.
Shit, I liked the sound of that.
I leaned in even closer and whispered in her ear. “I got an 83 on my paper.”
No reaction for a moment—and then she shrieked. Loudly. “Really?”
She wiggled free from my grasp, her eyes wide open as she stared up at me. “Really? You did?”
“I did.”
“That’s great!” She put her hands on my shoulders and then leaped into my arms. “Oh my god!”
I took a quick step back, grabbing her thighs as she wrapped her legs around me. Our faces were level, and she gave me the biggest smile I’d ever seen. “I’m so fucking proud of you!” She linked her wrists behind my head and kissed the corner of my mouth. Then she pulled back, beaming. “That’s a B!” She kissed the other side of my mouth.
And then our lips met for real, not an inch of space between us as she clung to me. I cupped that sweet ass of hers, pulling her against me as I devoured that hot little mouth. Fuck, I’d wanted to do this for such a long time.
Tori was like a live wire in my arms. She ran her fingers through my hair as she pulled me closer. Her hips ground against mine as her legs tightened around me.
I pushed her against the nearest shelf, and she groaned as I rolled my hips under her, letting her feel my rock-hard erection. If it hadn’t been for our clothes, I would’ve been inside of her in a second.
She clutched at me, her tongue dancing against mine, and it was like she couldn’t get enough. I sure as hell couldn’t. My hands roamed all over her as I swallowed her whimpers and moans. They sounded as hot as they had when she faked that orgasm in my truck.
Hotter, even.
And then someone nearby cleared their throat. Jayden, probably. But fuck, I didn’t care if it was the head librarian herself. I squeezed Tori’s firm ass and ravished her mouth. I only wished I had a couple more hands so that I could cup her breasts. And use my fingers to make her come.
“Time’s up, guys.” The voice was closer.
Fucking Jayden.
But Tori’s reaction surprised me. She knew he was nearby—and she was in no hurry to stop kissing me. She even kept grinding her insanely warm pussy against me.
Interesting.
That, more than anything, gave me the strength to pull my head back and untangle myself from her hot little body. If she was this hot and bothered from a few minutes in the library that time forgot, imagine how much she’d want me after our fucking date on Sunday.
I set her down gently, and she whimpered, but this time it sounded more like a pout.
Good. Always leave them wanting more. I wanted a whole hell of a lot more—I wanted all of her—so it felt really damn good to know she wanted me, too.
After being pressed up against the dusty shelves, her hair was tousled and in full-on bedhead mode, which probably drove Jayden fucking nuts.
I finally turned to him, a smirk on my face.
He looked half turned on, and half amused. “Good job on your paper, man.”
Tori wiped her lips with the back of her hand. “You heard that?” she asked Jayden.
He smirked. “Students in the next library overheard you shouting about it.”
“Oh.” Her face turned even redder, but she was smiling faintly.
“You ready for the final round?” Jayden asked, a little doubtful now. “If it’s too much, just say the word. You look kind of?—”
“Hot,” I filled in.
He grinned. “Yeah, that too. But also like maybe you’ve had enough.”
Tori’s eyes sparkled, and she grinned at him. “I want my final seventy seconds.”
In a weird way, I was proud of her. Yes, I was handing her over to another man when I wanted to spend hours ravishing every inch of her body, but I liked how willing she was. When I’d first met my mousy and uptight little tutor, if someone had told me she’d be up for this in a dark, dusty corner of the library, I would’ve called them a liar.
“I’ll keep time,” I said. “You kids have fun.”
Tori nodded, her eyes shining, but Jayden caught my arm before I could walk off. He leaned in quickly, and whispered, “Don’t go far.”
I stared at him in surprise, but he’d already turned back to Tori, putting his hands on her waist.
I wasn’t sure what to make of that, but I was intrigued. Ignoring the way my cock throbbed in my pants, I took a couple of steps away and then pulled out my phone to check the time.
“Go,” I said, but they’d already started. Judging from the sounds behind me, Jayden had opted for a longer and more thorough kiss, rather than the frantic way Tori and I had gone at each other.
I chuckled. She was really getting an education today. She’d told me about compare and contrast essays before—she could probably write one hell of an interesting one after tonight’s three rounds.
Tori’s moans were soft and sensual, and I couldn’t help glancing over my shoulder.
She was facing away from me now, and Jayden had one hand on her back, the other clamped on her ass. He was no fool. But then, before I turned away, he lifted one hand—and waved me over.
My jaw practically fell to the floor. For a moment, I could only stare. Then I shoved my phone in my pocket and strode over there.
Jayden was running his fingers through her hair, now—no surprise there. But as I watched, he gathered it up in one hand and drew it over her shoulder.
Baring her neck for me.
My cock grew even harder as I stared at her flushed skin and moved in. I placed one hand on her hip and one on her shoulder, letting her know I was there.
She froze, not moving an inch. I let my warm breath wash over her bare skin, waiting for a sign.
Finally, she shuddered, her whole body trembling, and she clung to Jayden tighter. Then she tilted her head to the side, giving me access.
It was clearly an invitation.
Grinning, I pressed my lips against her soft skin, nibbling and tasting her. Her moans increased as I smashed my body against her, sandwiching her between us. Her hot little whimpers and moans proved she was happy right where she was.
God, her body felt good. I pushed my hips against her firm, round ass as I ran my hands up and down her body, from her curvy hips up to her ribcage. Her arms were wrapped around Jayden’s neck which gave me access to so many of the spots I ached to touch.
I rubbed my knuckles against the side of her breast, and she moaned again, her body trembling. She was pressed against Jayden’s chest, but it wasn’t hard to slip my fingers between them and cup her breasts.
She groaned, burying her face in Jayden’s shoulder. He shot me a pleased look—he knew damn well how much this was turning her on. I had to admit, my opinion of him was going up. I’d never had a specific issue with him, but I’d also never thought of him as anything other than a less annoying Lucas clone.
But he’d been the one to figure out Tori wanted this and to invite me in.
I grazed her neck with my lips, then whispered in her ear. “You like this? Do you like feeling how much you turn us on?”
“Yes,” she said breathlessly as Jayden nuzzled the top of her head with his nose. It was like he was trying to inhale her hair. I thrust my hips against her, making sure she felt how fucking turned on I was.
“How many hard cocks are pressed against you right now?” I whispered.
Jayden grabbed her hips and pulled her even closer, no doubt letting her feel his.
“How many?” I demanded.
“Two,” she breathed back, then groaned. “God, two.”
“That’s right. Say you want both of us.”
This time, she resisted. Jayden’s hand slid near my right one, and I withdrew, letting him tease one of her full breasts while I worked the other. Her nipple was as hard as a rock—and so was I. I thrust my hips into her again, reminding her of that fact.
“Say it.”
“I want…” Her words trailed off into a groan as she ground her ass against my cock.
Jayden pulled back, his eyes on her face. “It’s okay, Tori,” he whispered. “It’s okay to admit it.”
“I want…”
“Say you want both of us,” I said again, this time growling softly in her ear.
“I want all of you.”
“Good girl.” I bit down on her neck, lathing it with my tongue, glad that she had finally admitted that— crap.
She hadn’t said she wanted both of us.
She’d said she wanted all of us.
Which meant me, Jayden… and Lucas.
Fuck.
I pulled back, and I saw that Jayden had registered what she said, too. We exchanged a glance as Tori opened her eyes and took an unsteady step to the side.
She wouldn’t meet our gazes, but there was a hint of a smile on her swollen lips as she smoothed out her shirt and pants. We’d left her pretty rumpled.
Her cheeks were red, her nipples poking against the fabric of her shirt—anyone within a hundred yards would be able to tell what she’d been up to.
Not that Jayden and I looked any better. My cock still ached and strained against my pants, but there was almost never anyone down here, so who the fuck cared.
“Guess we blew past the time limit,” Jayden remarked.
Tori nodded and slipped past me, hurrying along the rows of books. She wasn’t rushing away from us… she was eager to get to him . Because now she’d admitted to us and to herself that she fucking wanted all three of us.
Like that could ever work out.
But I followed. Lucas was likely pissed—again. Mad that we’d gone over the time limit. That had been on all three of us, but I knew I’d get the blame.
I always did.
I paused to adjust my hard-on, not that it did much good, and then followed Tori down the empty aisle. She disappeared around the corner that led to our table.
But by the time Jayden and I reached that corner, she’d already reappeared. And she was no longer rocking that sweet freshly fucked look. Instead, her face was pale, her eyes wide.
The look of anguish on her face clued me in.
“Lucas left.”