Page 49 of The Vipers and Their Venom

We’re laughing about it, but underneath is a quiet desperation because of the way we are. It puts women off eventually. They always reach a point where they bail. Not that either of us wants marriage or kids, but something a bit deeper than the fuck buddies we share for a time would be interesting. I’d like to get to know a woman well enough to figure out what makes her tick, out of the bedroom and not just in it.

“I wonder how far this one will go before she bails?” I muse.

“I don’t know, but I like her. She’s got magical tits and a pretty pussy, and those lips. How about you don’t fuck this one up for us?”

“You’re lucky you’re my brother.”

He opens his mouth to answer, but the door opens and Zane stalks in.

“The prodigal son returns,” Lex deadpans.

Zane gives him the finger. He gestures for the door, telling us to get lost.

“Only if we know you’re not going to trash your room again,” I say. “And we do need to talk about this at some point.”

He takes his phone from his pocket and taps into it, then holds the screen in front of me.I’m fine. Venom gave me some TLC.

What the fuck? “How, exactly?” I ask.

He types again.Came on my fingers. In public. Wonder what her father would think of that. Fucker.

“He’d hate it,” Lex says from over my shoulder.

I glance behind me to see him reading the message.

“Maybe we should take a picture of her and send it to him,” I muse.

Zane shakes his head. Tap, tap, tap on the phone and then,That would cut our fun short. Nowhere near finished with her yet.

“Me either,” Lex agrees.

Zane writes again then shoves it under our faces.Now fuck off and give me some privacy. I need to jerk off. Unless you want to hold it for me.

I make a face. “Yeah, too much information, man. We’ll leave you be, but we’re here if you need us. Yeah?”

He nods, and I don’t push it. But Zane? He’s like our third brother. He means a lot to us both, and we’d hate it if he ever lost the fucking will to keep pushing on.

I know he has dark thoughts sometimes because he told me once, when he was stoned and drunk.

Not even thinking, I pull him in for an impromptu, back-slapping dude hug.

Then Lex and I leave him alone, with his demons.

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ZANE

When the twins leave, I go back to thinking about Venom.

I know Saint is right, but I don’t want to talk about that shit right now. I don’t even want to think about it.

Venom, though?

She’s another matter. I left her there out on the grass, all flushed and satiated but also mortified. I loved the way her shame and fear battled with her arousal and the arousal won.

The only issue is now I’m aching hard and not remotely satisfied. I could have had her take care of me but that wouldn’t have been as big a head fuck. Instead, I wanted to just walk away and leave her like that. Knowing I’m in control of every fucking thing, even her responses. I might not be able to control the surgeons or their decisions, but I can control her, and I love doing it.

I didn’t even look back as I’d walked away. I’d wanted to, but that would have been giving her the satisfaction, and I didn’t want to do that.

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