Chapter 30 Grayson
Grayson
Istretched out on the couch, peeking over my book as I watched River and Asher practice mental training.
Or mental warm-ups. Or whatever the fuck they were doing.
River would close his eyes and relax and Asher would use his magic, then Asher would smack River on the side of his head and tell him to focus when it clearly didn’t work.
I would have to press my lips together to keep from laughing.
This was solid entertainment since Riley was gone. I missed her and maybe it sounded pathetic to say that, but the minute she drove off, I instantly wanted her back. I heard a frustrated groan and looked over at the St. James brothers.
“Your bedside manner could really use some fucking work,” River scolded, swatting Asher’s hands away.
“Stop being a baby and focus.”
“I swear if you tell me to focus one more fucking time, I’ll punch you in the throat.”
Asher scoffed. “I would love to see you try, baby brother.”
River ran a hand roughly through his hair and shook his shoulders. “Whatever, let’s just go again.” He closed his eyes, taking a few soothing breaths.
Asher rolled his eyes but focused on his brother. His eyes narrowed, but his body was perfectly still and unbothered. His green eyes widened behind his glasses and he whistled. “Finally. You pushed me back. Not with the impact I would have liked, but I struggled to progress.”
River fiddled with one of his earrings. “I’m flattered that you’re proud of me.” He started to get up from the floor, but Asher grabbed his arm.
“Where are you going? We aren’t done.”
River wiped a hand down the front of his face. “My brain is tired.”
“Your brain is complacent. Sit your ass down and let’s do this again.” Asher tugged his brother’s arm down, causing River to fall back onto the floor.
I kept my finger in my book to hold my place before saying, “You guys are so cute when you bicker. I should get a video for Riley.”
“We should probably work on getting your mind prepped too,” River suggested, sticking his tongue out at me.
“Since Riley isn’t here to distract either of you, I think that’s a perfect idea,” Asher agreed, patting the space next to River.
My mouth fell open but grabbed my bookmark from the coffee table and placed it in my book before coming over to them and sitting on the floor.
“She distracts you too, by the way,” River said, flicking his brother’s knee.
Asher gave him a fake smile before smacking the side of his head again.
“Oh my god, it’s finally break time. I feel like my brain is pure mush,” I complained, rubbing my forehead.
Asher stared down at his phone. “Mmhmm, good.” He clutched his phone until his fingers turned nearly white. He blinked up at us. “I’m going out for a little bit.”
“Where to?” River asked, raising an eyebrow.
“Out,” Asher answered plainly.
“Well, that’s not suspicious at all,” I said sarcastically, crossing my arms over my chest.
Asher begrudgingly handed River his phone. My best friend scanned the screen, quickly looking at his brother. “Dad contacted you?”
Snatching his phone back, Asher nodded. “If I ignore him, this just gets worse. Riley is doing what she can to keep Chancellor Fowler at bay, so I can do what I can for our own dad. Besides, he needs to answer for whatever the fuck he’s doing when it comes to you guys.
If the chancellor is making the rules, then clearly dad is out of line on many accounts.
” Asher went over to the entryway table to grab his keys.
“We’ll go with you,” River said, coming up behind his brother. I followed, prepared to face Oliver St. James with them. The man has fucked with too many people I cared about.
Asher swiftly turned around. “Nope. You stay here.”
“I’m not a fucking kid, Asher.”
Asher was already opening the door. “Well aware, but please just do what I say and stay put.” He closed his eyes and then looked back at his brother. “I know you can hold your own, okay?”
I placed a hand on River’s shoulder and squeezed. I felt the tension in his body start to soften. He waved his hand towards Asher. “Fine. I guess just be careful.”
Asher reached out and ruffled his brother’s hair.
It was a move I’d never seen before, but I knew Asher cared immensely for River, even if it meant throwing himself into the fire just to keep him out of harm’s way.
River had always told me that he never really understood why Asher took a job at Mystic Riegan or why he always tried to keep a leveled relationship with their dad.
Maybe, River was the reason for all of it.
It wasn’t really my place to analyze, but as much as Asher could be ice cold sometimes, I could see the cracks in his exterior.
River leaned against the door, blowing out a breath. “What do we do now?”
I smiled at him, letting my shadows come out and move around his neck and through his hair. “Hmm, I don’t know. My brain is exhausted so I don’t think I can continue reading at the moment; I would rather not do anything that involves a lot of thinking.”
River pushed away from the door, my shadows dissipating with his movements. “I might have an idea.” He slid his hand down my arm, threading his fingers through mine. He kissed my knuckles and pulled me up the stairs towards his bedroom.
He kicked his door closed with his foot, shoving me against it and kissing me hard. He pressed his body into mine, his tongue exploring my mouth. I moaned against his lips, his hand grazing past my stomach and between my legs.
River rubbed the front of my pants roughly, causing me to groan and thrust my lower body forward. He gripped my shirt and pulled me away from the door, pressing his forehead to mine. He planted one more kiss to my lips, before starting to unbutton my pants.
“You cleared things up with Riley.” He shoved my pants down along with my underwear. His fingers started to work opening his own pants. “I think I’ll reward you for being such a good boy for our girl.”
My heart thundered in my chest and I reached for him, aggressively kissing him. I clawed at his shirt, removing it from his body and helped him with my own. “Are you going to gag on my cock again?” My shadows roamed down his body and wrapped around his length, stroking him.
River bit his lower lip and shook his head. “You get to fuck me.”
Blood rushed to my dick and I wrapped my hand around the back of his neck, pulling his face to mine.
He gripped my cock in his hand and started to match the rhythm my shadows had on his own cock.
Our mutual moaning filled his room and I could have come just like this, but I wanted what he was offering.
Before Riley, we switched it up sometimes, although I did like being on the receiving end more. River always naturally took charge, but he was never afraid to let me take the lead whenever the moment was right. I was eager to be inside of him and be intimate in the way again.
River lightly shoved me back and shuffled to his end table. He pulled out a bottle of lube and tossed it on the bed. I got in front of him, dropping to my knees and taking his cock into my mouth. The metal of his piercing hit my tongue as I sucked him off.
His hands went into my hair, flexing his hips.
I started stroking myself, gagging sounds coming from my throat as he fucked my mouth.
I licked the head of his dick, straightening up but keeping a hold of my cock, moving my hand in slow, methodical movements along my shaft.
River watched my hands as if he was transfixed.
“Turn around.”
River didn’t look up. “I could…”
I chuckled, taking his chin in my hand and forcing him to look at me. “I’m good, believe me. Turn around and hand me the lube.”
“So bossy,” River joked, turning around and bending over. He handed me the bottle and I squirted some onto my hand, coating my cock. I drizzled some between his ass cheeks, using my fingers to massage it into his tight hole.
He stifled a moan when my fingers were inside. I stretched him, curling my fingers as I went. I went slowly, but not too slow because I knew he didn’t like that. My other hand held his hip tight and I could feel him relaxing more and more, so I added more lube.
“Fuck, fuck, fuck,” He mumbled, his head dropping down as his body started to become putty. “Just put it inside, for fucks sake.”
I withdrew my fingers, taking my cock and sliding it over his hole. “Say please.”
He groaned. “Now.”
“Always topping from the bottom.” I pushed the head of my cock inside of him, moving delicately. He tensed but then relaxed, taking deep breaths in and out as I moved. He was so tight and I had to pause for a moment to take in how good he felt.
He started to move his ass back, letting me know he needed me to keep going. I inched forward giving him more of me, then a little bit more. I started to pull out, then I pushed back in.
“Fuck, that feels good,” he grunted out, falling forward on the bed, propping his ass up more.
I held his hips with both my hands, building up a rhythm. My shadow curled around his legs and started to jerk his cock again. “Your ass looks so perfect filled with my cock.”
Too bad our phones are too far away so we can’t send a picture to Riley. He thought to me. I started moving faster at the idea of her seeing this. His cock twitched in my shadows grip while I fucked him.
“So tight. You’re going to make me come, aren’t you?” I gripped his shoulder, hitting him with shallow thrusts. His legs were shaking, but he kept meeting me with each pump of my hips.
My spine tingled and I knew he was so close. I pulled him up by his shoulder, so his back was nestled close to my chest. I kept moving inside of him and working his length.
You plan to make a mess all over your bed? I asked him in my head.
Only if you plan to fill me up. He volleyed back.
That was all it took and I pumped harder, his breathing becoming rougher. I held onto him tightly when I came, releasing everything I had. I replaced my shadows with my hand around his length, continuing to stroke him until I felt hot liquid on my hand and saw it land on his comforter.
I placed my forehead on his shoulder, kissing his skin. I eased out of him, teetering backwards since my legs felt like Jello. River turned around to watch me lick my hand clean and he ran his tongue along his top teeth.
“I’ll be right back.” I pecked his lips and left to head to his bathroom.
I came back to him sitting on the edge of his bed, still completely naked and typing on his phone.
“What has you so invested?” I asked, picking up my clothes.
“Mateo. They invited us to Marth Moon.”
I tugged on my pants. “Does that include free beer?”
River laughed, throwing me my shirt. “Jade is with Riley, so clearly Mateo needs to keep an eye on us. I swear those wolves are worse than my overprotective brother, but they’ve been good to our girl. I do like the way you think though.”
I shrugged, watching him walk past me to the bathroom. “What’s the worst that could happen?”