“This is true. But once you tried to make love to her, you had to know.”
I shook my head. “That’s not how she presented herself at all. The room was dark. She kept my hands away from her crotch and offered up her ass instead.”
Eloa giggled.
“That’s funny?”
“Yes, it is. That’s the typical move we make the first time around. Men have to be eased into the idea. You don’t just whip your cock out and say surprise!”
It was my turn to laugh. “Yeah, that would not have worked.”
“She’s very good at seducing people. She’s never met a man who didn’t fall into her trap.”
We climbed over another tree, and then I boosted Eloa up onto a rock by her ass. She looked down at me. “I think you enjoy a good piece of ass.”
“I think we need to see what’s on the other side of that wall.”
Using the trees as cover, we peered down into the compound where I saw two additional guards near the back, past the garden. Suzanne still picked flowers, but she had been joined by a little boy.
“That’s Deek,” Eloa said. “From here, he kind f looks like you.” She pointed at the little girl. “Alana is quite the handful. Are you taking her with you?”
“Yes, if that’s what Suzanne wants to do. I wouldn’t stop her. Alana belongs to her and needs her mother.”
“Veronica won’t let that happen without a fight.”
“She’ll have to,” I said and ducked from sight.
We slid down the rock and found a seat on a large stump.
“You went back to the well with Veronica, didn’t you?”
“Guilty. She had the information I need, and I did what I had to do to get it.”
“So, you’re saying you weren’t tempted at all of your own free will?”
I rubbed my forehead and turned. “I know what you’re getting at. I’m not gay.”
“I didn’t say you were. You’re attracted to women, and we all look and act like women. Any man would have fallen for one or all of us.”
She started to stand, but I pulled her down onto my lap. “You want to know if I enjoyed fucking you? The answer is yes. Everything about you is sexy as hell. You even smell like a woman. Would I have done things any differently? No. I’m glad it happened. I’m even happy it happened with Veronica. I couldn’t keep my fucking hands off her.”
“Like the way you have your hand between my legs.” Eloa smiled, and I pulled my hand away.
“Are you going to call me out every time I look at one of you?”
We started down the hill. “Not every time. But it does make me feel good that you’re attracted to me and don’t judge me for who I am.”
“It’s not my place, or anyone else's to do that. Too many people don’t mind their own business.”
Before we got back to the others, I stopped Eloa and shifted my arm around her waist. She looked up at me with large brown eyes. I moved her dark hair back and then laid a deep, wanton his on her lips.
“What was that for?” she asked.
“For being attractive.” I turned my back to her. “Hop on.”
“Should we be doing that out here?”
“My back, not my ass,” I said.
Eloa climbed on my back, and we finished the rest of the trek down the hill and to the others piggyback style.
“Guess I should have volunteered to go,” Maria said.
I lowered Eloa from my back and explained to the others what we saw. I stole a glance at my phone. Three hours until midnight. Three hours until I had my family back plus one.