Chapter 39
The Ally Invasion
Harper
Why am I not surprised by Luke’s ultimatum?
His eyes are triumphant, knowing he’s backed me into a corner.
And to avoid the punishment, I’ll take the deal.
He makes it damn hard to like him. But I catch glimpses of the other him, those small moments of kindness or caring, and it makes me want to do whatever it takes for him to be like that with me.
He unbuttons my jeans. I gasp and, making sure no one else noticed, refasten them. “Fine. You have a deal.”
His face transforms into a wicked smile. “Then we better get to work, princess.”
I roll my eyes as I stand and look for another chair. Luke pats his lap. Knowing there’s no alternative if I don’t want another punishment, I take a deep breath before lowering back to sit on his lap. At least it should slow him down with me in his way.
Nico gives me a smile before he goes back to whatever he’s working on. Wait…
“How do you have homework?” I gesture to his laptop. “You don’t start school until tomorrow.”
“I got the work sent to me last week, so I’d be able to catch up with classes. I figured I’d have the weekend to work on it.” He gives me a heated look. “I didn’t realize I’d be preoccupied most of the weekend.”
My cheeks flush with warmth. Luke shifts below me.
“It’s not her job to make sure you graduate on time,” Luke says as he leans around me to set up his laptop. This seriously won’t work well.
I want to point out Luke just made a deal with me to help incentivize him to work, but I don’t really want any punishment.
I pull up my paper and start proofing it. I’m almost to the end when a group of giggling girls comes in.
“Hey, Harper.”
I glance over and see Penny and her gang at the counter buying their coffee. “Hi.”
Her eyes sweep the guys at my table before Penny grins and turns to talk to the others.
“Kitten, what did I say about clingers?” Eli sets his book down, and his dark eyes focus on me.
“Look, you guys have each other. I have Kenz, but she’s got Brandon.” I lean in and say softly, “So what if they’re clingers. I could use some more friends.”
Luke grunts behind me. “You have us, princess. Ditch the excess baggage.”
Well, if that’s the way Luke feels about it, it makes me want to be better friends with them. I rest my back against his chest and tilt my head to look up at him.
His fingers stop on his keyboard, and he finally acknowledges me. “What?”
“What if I want excess baggage? Wouldn’t it be good to have a group to be in when I’m at the games?
When you’re too busy to watch me?” Sure, the Cheermonsters are occupied, but I can’t forget the slashed tire.
As soon as the rest of the high school realizes the horsemen are monogamous, I’ll have a target pinned to my back for all the girls. Like that table over there.
The girl who struck out glares at me on Luke’s lap. An involuntary shudder runs down my spine. I don’t know what tomorrow at school will be like. Probably a lot like that. I may have a week or two before they truly figure out the guys won’t stray. Or maybe they will stray?
I glance around at the guys studying. Nico’s dark hair falls into his eyes as he concentrates on his laptop.
Jack does some work before looking around, like he has to know what’s going on around him.
Caden hovers over his paper. Eli still looks at me with a displeased look on his face. I don’t bother looking at Luke.
“If you want to sit with them at games, that’s fine.” Eli leans forward. His dark eyes capture mine. “But the minute they draw your attention from us or they use you to gain our attention, you’ll accept the punishment I give you. Enthusiastically.”
I swallow even as tingles race through me. I don’t know what kind of punishment Eli has in mind, but if it’s private, I might be more inclined to press my luck.
Eli’s lips tip into a knowing smile. “Back to work, kitten.”
I squirm on Luke’s lap a little, and his harsh inhale against my ear makes my insides flare hot. He grasps my hip to keep me still, but his erection presses into my ass, making me even hotter. How I’m supposed to get any work done on Luke’s lap is anyone’s guess.
My gaze lifts to Jack’s. He grins before giving me a head gesture to come over to him.
Raising my eyebrow, I give him a questioning look, knowing better than to say anything Luke could contradict.
“I could use your help on Statistics, sweetheart.” Jack grabs a chair from the table behind him and pulls it between him and Eli. “We’ll get done faster if we work together.”
Luke holds me tight for a moment before he releases me.
When I stand and he doesn’t drag me back down, I gather my things and move around the table to sit next to Jack. I almost let out a sigh of relief, but that would only make Luke force me back on his lap.
Once I have everything settled, I lean over and whisper, “Thanks.”
Jack grins and nods across the table. “You might not thank me when Luke can fully concentrate on finishing his work.”
Shit, I didn’t think about that. I really don’t want to kneel on the bathroom floor. Jack chuckles low, making a ripple of awareness shoot through me. His laugh makes me want to lean into him.
We’re just getting into our homework assignment when a female voice says, “Hey, Harper.”
The guys don’t acknowledge Penny’s existence, each deep into their work. Turning, I smile at Penny.
“Hey, what’s up?”
She twirls a finger through a strand of her hair as she looks at the guys. Her shoulders droop a little when they don’t appear to give her the time of day.
“Did you want to come over and hang out with us a little?” Penny straightens her shoulders and smiles.
Eli’s hand locks on my knee under the table. I jump, not expecting him to touch me. The rush of heat between my thighs is also unexpected. I glance at him, but he appears focused on his work. His hand squeezes my knee though.
“I…” Don’t want to be rude, but I also don’t want to be punished. “I need to finish up my homework.” I smile to lighten the blow.
“Oh, yeah, of course.” Penny brightens. “Maybe after a little bit? We’re all working too.”
She gestures to Nat, Vicky, and Izzy. When I look over at them, they all smile and wave. I smile and wave back. Eli’s hand creeps a little higher on my thigh and squeezes again.
“Maybe.” I squeeze my thighs together so Eli’s hand can’t go any higher.
Penny dips her head and then heads back to her table. The other table of girls watch this interaction with calculating eyes. When they look at me, I turn back to my paper.
I hope they don’t all want to be my friend suddenly.
“Kitten.” Eli’s voice is a low rumble that crawls under my skin and creates sparks.
Taking a bracing breath, I turn to face Eli. “Yes, Eli?”
“Bathroom, now.” His dark eyes flash with heat.
“What?” My voice is too loud, and the guys all look up. So do a few tables. Oh, fuck.
“Unless you want your punishment now.” His voice is loud enough for me to hear, but too soft for the surrounding tables.
Fuck, fuck, fuck.
Eli stands and holds out his hand to me. My gaze flicks to Luke, wondering if he might stop this (whatever this is), but he just smiles. Caden leans back in his chair and watches me rise.
I take Eli’s hand, and he leads me through the tables to the bathrooms. Great, the bathrooms where the high school gets busy apparently. There are two in the hallway. They aren’t labeled specifically to gender. Eli opens the door to the first one and pulls me in.
It’s a normal bathroom with a toilet and sink. The door lock clicks behind me, and my breath catches. I’m alone with Eli.
I can’t help but think of what he did in my kitchen the last time we were alone together. Eli is behind me again, and I’m almost afraid to turn around.
My panties are already wet. I should not be thinking about sexy times in a coffee house bathroom.
“What did I do wrong?” I keep my voice from trembling.
“They came over to use you to get to us.” He slides his fingers along my nape, making tingles cascade down my spine.
“What’s my punishment?”
“You asked me how things would be different after you gave us your virginity, kitten.” Eli’s dark gaze meets mine in the mirror. His hand drops away from my neck.
“I did.” My breath catches in my throat. He can do whatever he wants to me, and it won’t break any rules. There’s barely a boundary left.
He closes in on my back and grasps my hips, but he doesn’t press against me. Desire pools hot and heavy inside me.
“Me being able to do what I want with you is a perk. You belong to me now, kitten. More than you did before.” He slips his thumbs into the back of my jeans’ waistband and slides them around to the front.
I suck in a breath at the sparks trailing under his touch.
“Hands on the sink, kitten.” He undoes the button on my jeans.
“What are you going to do?” My voice comes out breathless as I keep my focus on his eyes. I grip the edge of the white sink.
He tsks me as he lowers the zipper on my jeans. “Those girls are using you to get to us. You’re fully aware of that fact, and yet you want to encourage them.”
He skims his hands over my ass beneath my panties as he drags my jeans and panties down. He rubs my ass cheeks, making me forget my own name, let alone keep track of the conversation.
“Eli?” My voice trembles. My entire world is focused down to this moment, his touch.
“Shh, kitten. I know your pussy is still tender. I’m not going to fuck you.” He rubs his thumb over my puckered hole.
I inhale sharply as I grow wetter. My gaze locks on his in the mirror.
“Count your punishment. Five.” Eli’s only warning before his hand comes down on my ass, hard.
I jolt forward, but he holds my hips steady.
“Count.”
“One,” I force out of my lips.
He rubs the sore cheek, causing those conflicting pleasure/pain signals to my brain. “Don’t encourage them to come to you when you’re with us, kitten. That’s our time. Even when we’re in public.”
He brings his hand down again on the same cheek.
“Two,” I groan. He’s not gentle, but I didn’t expect him to be.
He skims my puckered hole again as he rubs my ass cheek. I bite my lip to keep from moaning at the lust pouring through me.
Eli smirks and shakes his head. “Kitten. Kitten. Kitten.”
Oh, fuck. I release my lip and meet his eyes again.
“Don’t hold back your moans from me.” He smacks my ass.
“Three.”
“They’re mine. So are those lips.”
He smacks my ass again without any rubbing between.
“Four,” I whimper as the sting gets to be too much.
“The only one who can hurt you is me or the others. And only when we say so.” His hand comes down hard on the same cheek.
I cry out at the explosion of pain. “Five.”
He presses kisses to the hot, throbbing flesh of my ass. I whimper at the pain, but then his mouth dips lower, and his tongue thrusts into my wet pussy. He holds my hips, spreading my ass apart as he licks and fucks my pussy with his tongue.
My fingers turn white as I hold onto the sink for support, while he pushes me higher and higher. I cry out again, this time as a wave of pleasure overtakes me, dragging me under. Eli licks higher and tongues my puckered hole, keeping that wave crashing over me.
I whimper as he squeezes my sore ass cheek. He thrusts two fingers into my pussy while his tongue presses into my ass. My hips buck against his fingers, seeking relief. My pussy convulses around them. He draws them out and thrusts them into my ass, using my slick as lube.
“Eli, I can’t…” Another wave crashes over me as he fucks my ass with his fingers.
“You can, kitten.”
I hear his zipper come down. The head of his cock presses against my pussy. He eases in the tip and holds there. Just the tip.
“Fuck, kitten.” His dark eyes meet mine in the mirror, and I know he’s trying to control himself. He said he wouldn’t fuck me.
But I want it. I need it. I push my hips back to take him inside me. Thick and full. So fucking good. I cry out as the next wave takes me under.
“Such a sweet cunt you have.” He draws back and thrusts into my pussy while his fingers thrust into my ass.
I can’t tell which way is up anymore as he takes me slowly. I beg softly, not even knowing what I’m begging for. “Eli.”
“One more, kitten.” He smacks my ass as he surges deep inside me.
I’m sure everyone in the coffee shop can hear the noise I make, but I couldn’t stop it if I tried. My body shakes as the release rips through me. Eli catches me against him as his cock jerks inside me, filling me with his hot cum.
His breath echoes in the room with mine. “Fuck, kitten.”
When he pulls out of me, I suck in a breath. I can’t move. My fingers are glued to the sink. His arms wrap around me to wash his hands. His still hard cock presses against my ass. Little aftershocks keep taking me under, drowning me in pleasure.
He steps away for a moment and then cleans us both up. Raising my jeans over my hips, he fastens them. My breathing is almost normal, and the sting of my ass cheek finally penetrates the fog surrounding my brain.
Eli lifts me against him. “You were so dripping wet, kitten. I hadn’t planned to fuck you.”
I lean into his warmth. We’re in the bathroom at a coffee shop, and we have to go back out there. There’s no way anyone missed the sounds coming from this bathroom.
Groaning, I turn into his arms and bury my face against his chest. I’m sure this will be all around the school tomorrow. “Can we sneak out the back door?”
Eli wraps his arms around me and chuckles. “Nah, kitten.” He tips my chin up. “It was bound to happen. I’m just surprised I was the first to drag you in here.”
“That’s not very reassuring,” I grumble.
He claims my mouth. It’s different from his normal kisses. Almost gentle in comparison.
“We’ll play more this week. Did I hurt your pussy, kitten?” His dark eyes search mine.
I shake my head. “Still a little tender.”
He presses his lips to mine again and takes my hand. “Keep your attention on us. You belong to us.”
My cheeks burn red as he leads me out of the bathroom and back to our table. I sit down gingerly, trying to avoid the others’ eyes. I need to focus on homework. But when I lift my gaze, it locks on Luke’s, and I see that possessive look in his eyes. It grabs and tugs at something deep inside me.
I’d like to say it’s my survival instinct, but it’s not. It’s something far more primal.