Chapter 15
Chapter Fifteen
Strangler Fig: “Starts its life in the branches of other trees and then smothers its host so completely that the older tree rots away, leaving only an empty shell.”
-Fez Inkwright, Botanical Curses and Poisons: The Secret Lives of Plants-
Logan
My eyes track Thea as she moves about the house doing her usual morning routine.
Get coffee, put on a pair of our sweats and a tshirt, sit on the couch, stare off into the distance.
It’s been like this since she came here but now?
Now I can practically see her disappearing into herself.
Ever since the argument between Law and Ace she can’t seem to pull herself free of whatever hole it put her into.
But the same could be said for those two I suppose, they just show it in different ways.
My eyes track towards Ace’s workshop, the structure barely visible from the window that looks out over the pasture.
He had disappeared in there awhile ago, right after Law went to check the horses leaving me with our little ghost. Thea had pleaded with Law last night, asking him to talk to Ace and telling him Ace was doing it all as punishment for what he had said to her.
Law knows exactly what Ace was doing. He figured it out the moment he calmed down enough to be rational.
But it doesn’t change that Ace said some truly cruel things to our girl.
And now we have a divide in our group that I can’t let stand.
I glance at the clock on the stove as a plan forms in my mind.
I take the last sip of my coffee to hide the devious smile that spreads over my lips.
“Tink,” Thea turns her head towards me slowly. Her eyes clouded over with whatever memory she was being dragged under by before she blinks and she’s back. “I’m going to go talk to Ace real quick before I leave for work. I’ll come back to say goodbye, okay?”
She nods slowly before she starts rubbing at her thigh. The movement is one she’s done more and more lately and I can hazard a guess why. Which only makes this all the more important that my little plan works..
Dropping my empty cup in the sink I head out the backdoor and make my way towards Law first. I find him talking with our mare that still hasn’t made a move to walk. She’s stubborn, not unlike Thea.
“You’ve got to stand up someday.” He says softly. “Eventually I’m going to stop bringing you food and you are going to have to get up to take care of yourself.”
Leaning against the stall door I cross my arms and watch him as he strokes her gently. “You know you’d never stop feeding her.”
Law shakes his head with a soft huff. “Don’t tell her that, she needs to think I’m serious.
” He stands up and brushes his hands down his well worn jeans.
I can’t help allowing my eyes to travel up the length of his body, devouring every single inch of muscle.
Where Ace and I have bodies made from the gym, Law has a body made from working on the ranch. “You need something Lo?”
I smirk coming off the wall and closing the distance between us. Circling my arms around his neck I drag him in for a swift kiss before pulling back from him. “What do you think you're doing?”
Trying for the best innocent look I can muster, I shrug and smile.
“Nothing daddy, just wanted to make sure I got a kiss goodbye before I went to work.” My hands drop from around his neck and find his cock, half hard, pushing against his jeans.
I give it a squeeze making sure it fully hardens before I step back. “I’ll see you later daddy!”
Law reaches out and grips my throat. He narrows his eyes before he’s walking us backwards into the main area of the barn.
He pushes me against one of the support beams before releasing my throat and closing the mare’s stall door behind us.
Law takes his time, meandering towards the wall of ropes on the back of the barn.
I watch as he drags his hand across each one until he finds just what he’s looking for.
“You came looking for trouble.” He says as he makes his way back towards me.
“I would never!” I say with mock mortification.
Law snorts, stopping in front of me. “Strip.” I take my time, making sure I go as slow as possible peeling off my shirt and jeans. I don’t miss the hunger in eyes when he sees my cock bare.
When I’m fully naked, Law starts to tie, his hands work with precision and I watch as he gets lost in the process.
He allows the silence to build around us and with it the sexual tension that is making me so hard its fucking painful.
He finishes the last knot and steps back to admire his handy work before he moves out of my line of sight.
“You know, I’m glad you came out here. I have had something I’ve wanted to try with you for a while now.
” My body goes tense immediately at his tone.
When he comes back around he grabs the front of the harness he’s tied and leads me where he had disappeared to.
My mouth drops open when I see the ropes from the ceiling.
“Suspension?” I ask, glancing over at him.
He smiles. “What do you think, baby boy? Wanna try it out?”
“Fuck yes.”