Page 76 of Into Orbit
‘We just wanted to watch a film,’ Elswyth said innocently.
‘You coming in is just an added bonus,’ Maeve agreed.
Willow glared at me. ‘Wereyoupart of this?’
‘Part of what?’ I said, bewildered.
Willow threw up his hands and stormed to the bathroom, muttering crossly under his breath the whole time. The door slid shut behind him.
Maeve and Elswyth waited until the patter of the water shower sounded faintly, then collapsed into howls of laughter.
I frowned. ‘What’s so funny?’
‘Poor Willow,’ Maeve said, clutching her stomach. ‘He’s too noble for his own good.’
‘He decided that he would wait for you to be better,’ Elswyth explained.
‘Wait?’
‘For kissing, and … more than kissing,’ Maeve said huskily. ‘He decided to be all virtuous and decent and self-sacrificing and wait until you were ready, so you wouldn’t feel like you’d been left behind.’
‘But Maeve hasn’t been making it easy for him,’ Elswyth added.
Maeve snorted. ‘Not just me, Miss-flouncing-around-in-her-underwear. He’s been taking so many cold showers I’m surprised the ship hasn’t had to harvest more ice.’
‘You know what he’sreallydoing in there,’ I said thickly.
Elswyth frowned at me. ‘What he’sreallydoing?’
‘The shower won’t be cold.’
Maeve gave a slow, dangerous grin.‘Mmm.’
‘What?’ Elswyth said, confused.
‘He’s jerking off,’ Maeve said.
Elswyth flushed. ‘Right now?’
I settled back on my pillows. ‘Right now. His hand will be on his cock, and he’ll be thinking about you two – and maybe me – while he moves it up and down his shaft. His head is especially sensitive, so he’ll –’
Elswyth smacked my thigh; I could almost feel the heat radiating from her cheeks. ‘Ashton.’
Maeve gave a husky laugh. ‘Who knew you had such a dirty mouth, Ashton McCarthy? I like it.’
Ashton McCarthy. Not Ashton Unclaimed. Tirians usually took theirkaria’sfirst name to denote their family status, but I wasn’t about to complain; I liked the way my new name sounded.
‘It can be as dirty as you want.’
‘Mmm,’ Maeve hummed again, stretching and unfurling her body in a graceful movement. She climbed over my lap to seize Elswyth’s mouth in a long, nuzzling kiss. My cock throbbed painfully, but I was content to watch as she pushed Elswyth down on the bed and thrust her hand into her pants.
My Hamadryad whined, pushing her hips up to meet Maeve’s touch. She glanced at me and flushed, but evidently wasn’t bothered by my presence. I listened to their panting, my own breath coming fast. Dragging her eyes back to ourkaria, Elswyth unzipped Maeve’s jeans and paid her back touch for touch; Maeve cried out as Elswyth’s fingers found some sensitive spot.
I groaned softly.
It only took a few moments for Maeve to make Elswyth fall apart; she threw her head back, panting and whimpering as Maeve coaxed her through her climax. When her breath had calmed, she returned the favour with a single-minded focus that was at once arousing and slightly terrifying; Maeve didn’t seem to mind, blooming a minute later with a surprised laugh and a moan that sent shivers through my entire body.
The door to the bathroom slid open, and Willow walked through, his hair wet, his lovely chest bare. His eyes went wide as he took in the females lying entwined on the bed, Elswyth’s hand still thrust down the front of Maeve’s jeans.
