Page 27 of The Soul of Archer
Lance covered her hands with his. “I want to. You need to understand why I acted like I did.” He took a slow breath, then continued. “When I walked into that apartment, I didn’t see anything out of place. I thought maybe she had stepped out for a walk, but a sound caught my attention. I headed for the bedroom and opened the door. There was Tegan. She was being fucked by two men. Two Marines.”
“Oh my god!” Alora gasped.
“I was furious. I started yelling. The two guys were off that bed and running for the door in seconds. But Tegan…she just laid there. No shame at being caught, nothing. When I demanded why, she just shrugged and said she was lonely. That I was gone so much. She had needs, blah, blah. I got what few things of mine I kept there and left. I didn’t even bother asking for the ring back. I went back to base and told Ethan and the others. Course, that Monday I also discovered that she had been stealing money from my account. I filed charges. The only thing that kept her from going to jail was the fact that she returned every penny she had stolen from me. Last I heard she was living in Fayetteville.” Lance concluded.
Alora hugged him tightly, her fingers stroking through his hair. “God Lance, I can’t believe someone would even THINK of doing that to you.”
“Oh, that’s not the worst thing that’s ever happened to me.” He said, hugging her back. “My biological father used to beat up on my mom. One night, I tried to stop him, and he started on me. My mom, she shot him. Didn’t kill the bastard, but he was arrested and sent to prison. He was killed by another inmate a year later.”
“And your mom remarried?”
“Yep. Alex, my stepfather, he adopted me a month before they married. He said he wanted me to have his name before then. He’s my dad in every way but blood. He helped me deal with…well, let’s just say I got into fights when I was in middle school. I was always defending the kids who were bullied. I stopped bullies but was constantly in the principal’s office. Dad helped me find a better way to help and to channel my aggression. I taught other kids how to box, took up boating and shooting with dad.”
Alora lifted his head from her shoulder. “He sounds like a good man. I also think he and your mom did a great job raising you. You are a rare breed Lance Archer, you and your teammates.”
Lance placed a soft kiss against her lips as he rested his forehead against hers. “Please, don’t leave Alora.”
“I’m not going anywhere Lance. I promise.”
***
Lance glanced down at the woman currently laying in his arms. After their talk on the deck, he had brought her back inside and proceeded to make love to her. He had been so gentle with her. He couldn’t remember if he had ever really made love to a woman. He took his time with Alora. Traced all her curves, tasted every inch of her. When he found a spot that made her breathless and her body tremble, he paid extra attention. When they finally reached their joined climax, both had laid there, gasping and trembling. Now, she lay content in his arms, her head resting over his chest, one of her hands tracing lazy patterns on his stomach.
“Thank you.”
“For what Alora?”
“For telling me about your past. I feel like I understand you, that I’m closer to you.”
Lance dropped a kiss on the top of her head. “Other than my parents and my team, no one knows that. And even my team only knows a little. With what happened with Tegan they all know, as for my biological father, only Ethan knows the whole story. The others have an idea I think, but they don’t know it all.”
“Then your past is safe with me, Lance. I promise.” Alora said, lifting her head so he could see her eyes.
“I know it is.” He replied. He reached up and cupped her cheek. “Before I blew up, you mentioned something about me and Gage?”
Alora let out a sigh, “It was nothing…”
“No, I want you to tell me baby. Look let’s make a promise. We both be honest with each other. Okay?”
“Okay. Well, the thing is, when we were leaving the bar I was between you and Gage. You and the others must know that you guys are sexy as hell. So, my mind started painting this image.”
“What image?”
Alora could feel a blush settling in. “Um, well…” she paused, took a breath then continued. “You were behind me. Gage was under me…”
“He was in your pussy and me in your ass?”
“No. You both were in…”
Lance caught on. He shifted so she was now under him and he was raised over her. “We both were inside you. At the same time.”
“Yes.” She breathed.
Lance felt himself growing hard at the image she described. Except what he was imagining, there was no other guy. It was him and a dildo inside Alora. After what Tegan did, he would never consider sharing a woman of his and Alora was his. “Well, I will tell you now. I won’t share you. I would never share or even participate in that kind of sharing. However, I think I may have a way to fulfilling your little fantasy.”
“How?”
Lance kissed her. When she was writhing beneath him, he pulled back. “Give me a few days and you’ll see.” With glazed over eyes, Alora nodded. Chuckling, Lance rolled back onto his back and pulled her to him again. He pulled the sheets up over them once more. “Let’s get some sleep. Tomorrow we’re going over to Ethan’s for that cook out.”
