Page 66 of A Little Harmless Pleasure

“Stroke Evan.”

As she continued to take him in and out of her mouth, pushing him closer to the edge, Cynthia took Evan’s cock in her hand. It only took a few strokes for Evan to come. He shifted closer, taking over her task, and pumped his shaft as he spurted his cum on her breasts. The sight sent Chris hurtling into his own orgasm. She moaned as he came in her mouth, continuing to suckle him until he was spent.

With one last lick, she pulled away and smiled up at him. His hand was still tangled in her hair. He slid it free and cupped her chin, easing her up to stand. She slipped her arms around his waist as he leaned down for a soft kiss.

When he straightened, he noticed the tears rolling down her cheeks.

“Oh,chéri.” He wiped the tears away with his thumbs. “Don’t cry.”

She shook her head. “I love you.”

He felt his own tears burn the backs of his eyes, his knees going weak at the quiet declaration. “I love you too, but why are you whispering?”

“Evan.”

He looked up and noticed that his friend had disappeared, and the bathroom door shut. “He left us a moment alone.”

Her eyes widened as she looked around. When she turned back to him, she grinned.

The happiness he felt in his heart mirrored in her eyes. “No regrets?”

“Oh, Chris.” It was her turn to cup his face, her fingers smoothing over his cheeks. “There can be no regret with you.”

As she pressed her lips to his, he felt the contentment he’d craved, the love that he needed, there in her kiss. He snaked his arms around her waist and fell into the kiss.

“You know, if I had seen her first, you would’ve never had a chance at her.”

Chris smiled. “No way. She needed me.”

He walked Evan to the door. The first fingers of dawn were creeping over the ocean, but he was ready to have Cynthia to himself. Tonight had been an exercise in submission to two men, but it would be the last time. When she woke up, he wanted to be the only one there.

“I guess there won’t be any repeats, from the look on your face.”

“Nope. You need to quit running, man.”

Evan shot him a look. “I’m not running from anything.”

Except the past.Chris let it go, not wanting to ruin the perfect morning. After locking the door behind Evan, Chris hurried back to bed. Throwing his shorts on the chair beside the bed, he slipped beneath the covers and pulled Cynthia into his arms. He sighed as she wiggled her backside against him to get comfortable and then relaxed. As he drifted off to sleep, she whispered, “I love you, Chris.”

“I know,chéri. I love you, too. Now, get some rest.”

Chapter Seventeen

“I like this one,” Cynthia said as she walked around the small shop. It had a lot of windows, even if they were grimy, and she loved that there was enough space for a display case.

“You like all of them,” Evan said with a chuckle.

She glanced over at the man she now considered a friend and smiled. Evan had nothing to do with her shop, other than he was going to do any renovations she needed.

“Wrong. I did not like that one in Chinatown.”

“Well, the rat scurrying across the floor probably sealed the deal on that one.”

She laughed. This was the third shop she had looked at today, but thankfully it was without a real estate agent. The last agent had been a little pushy. Worse, he kept talking to Evan as if it were his decision. Evan had enjoyed asking all kinds of questions that made the man sound like even more of an ass.

She’d picked up the keys from Drew on their way over to the shop. It was much less stressful walking through the space with Evan. Chris had tried to join them, but one of his sous chefs got in a car accident, and Chris was covering for him until another one could show up. It was a Thursday. One of the Hawaiian foodies from TikTok had featuredDupree’s,and the lunch rush had been insane.

“Yeah, but I like this one. It has good foot traffic,” she said waving to the massive windows that looked out onto Alakea Street. It was smack dab in the middle of the Arts District, with lots of businesses and skyscrapers around. That meant people to buy her goodies for the office. There were a lot of federal buildings in the area too. “This corner location gives me more space, too.”

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