Page 62 of Needing More
So now they were doing things slowly.
At first, she had to admit it was awkward. There was a wall of pride standing between Vic and Hayden that seemed indestructible. It was all she and Joel could do to soothe the tensions and put out fires just to keep things moving. Each man was so headstrong in their own way that it brought out sides of their personalities Sapphire had only seen glimpses of beforehand. Hayden's normally quiet authoritative nature collided with Vic's chill confident vibe until the two men were practically baring their teeth at one another.
Joel had been the one to shed a little light on the situation for her.
"I've only ever really seen them like this once before and that was the first time they met," he told her as they lounged in the tub one morning.
With both of them together in the large porcelain tub, the water sloshed dangerously close to the sides, threatening to spill every time they moved. Lying with her back to his chest, Sapphire had let Joel take over. His languid strokes of the loofah as he slowly dragged it over her skin and through the milky hot water was glorious yet torturous.
"When Vic first showed up at the Leblanc's he was automatically put with Hayden and me since we were also the newest members. Back then we were young and dumb. Eager to make a name for ourselves and show off for the higher-ups and especially Leblanc himself," he explained.
All Sapphire could do was bite her lip as she did her best to listen. Having forgone the loofah now, Joel's hands glided over her naked breasts beneath the water and strummed over her beaded nipples, toying with her as he continued to speak so casually.
"We wanted to be known. To be labeled as a badass amongst the others and rise up in the ranks."
"Why?" She asked. "What happened at the top of th-Oh! Joel," she moaned his name and shifted in the water as his middle and ring finger slipped through her folds and curled inward until they were slipping inside of her.
"Shh," Joel soothed against her ear and kissed the side of her neck. With his other hand, he pinched harshly at her nipple, his actions at odds with his soothing words. "Hush now, sweetheart. You'll wake Vic and this is our time, remember?"
Sapphire nodded with a tiny squeak of a moan, feeling his fingers sink deeper before pulling out and pushing back in again. Just like every morning Joel had gotten up with her and had led her upstairs past her old room where Vic happened to be sleeping, to her bathroom where he proceeded to undress her and bathe with her.
"As I was saying," Joel continued, nipping at her ear lobe as his fingers worked her into a growing frenzy. "We wanted to get noticed, to gain respect amongst the bigger players in the gang, because with that came more money and more importantly power. Something the three of us never really had before."
Joel paused, his fingers stilling inside of her, and Sapphire turned her head against his shoulder and saw his blue eyes staring off into space as memories came back to him.
Reaching between her legs she placed her hand over his and pushed his fingers deeper into her just as she turned her head and kissed the side of his mouth. Pulled back to reality Joel turned and looked at her. Her breath caught at the tenderness in his eyes and the slow growing smile on his lips. Taking her lips with his he feasted on her while his fingers sought deeper access forcing her to spread her thighs further apart.
"Like I said," he mumbled against her lips. "We were young and dumb. Power in that life was all an illusion. And all it did was make us compete against one another. It took some time and lots of fights between each other but eventually those two got it through their skulls that it wasn't them against each other it was the three of us against everyone else. Together we were stronger and better for it."
Sapphire nodded, barely coherent through the rising tide of need inside of her.
"Now get out," Joel commanded roughly, taking his fingers out of her.
Knowing what he wanted, Sapphire happily obliged. With his help, she stood in the tub before stepping over. With her body still slick from the soapy water she turned and grabbed the sink counter and bent at the waist. Behind her, Joel stood up from the tub in all his glory. Light from the window poured over his wet body, highlighting each and every carved muscle. Sapphire's breath hitched in her throat at his jutting erection standing tall, nearly touching his stomach as he walked. She leaned deeper into the sink, jumping a little from the cold counter pressing against her breasts.
His hand touched her waist. "Spread your legs, baby. You know what I need," he chided her gently even as his fingers toyed with her folds.
Doing as he instructed, she waited. The blunt tip of him pushed against her entrance and Sapphire took a deep breath as she felt him push inside.
Joel groaned.
Sapphire gripped the edge of the counter as Joel began to find his pace. Looking up, she saw her own desperate reflection staring back at her. Her curls were half damp and frizzy, lying in a tangled mess around her shoulders. Jiggling back and forth in time with every pulsing thrust of Joel's hips, her breasts swung against the cold counter sending little shocks through her body. Tiny mewling sounds escaped her throat even as she tried to stop them, the sounds echoing off the wall. Above her, Joel's blue eyes met hers. He was watching her. His face set into a mask of hard concentration as he reached for her shoulder, forcing her to take each punching thrust harder than before.
"Joel," she cried, not able to take any more. Her body was on fire, she was going to disintegrate from its building inferno.
Reaching around and beneath her, Joel found the sensitive little bud within her folds and pinched it mercilessly while his other hand covered her mouth.
The scream was trapped against his hand as her body broke under the assault of her climax.
Sapphire felt Joel pull out, still not done with her. Tired and unsteady on her feet, her body put up no resistance as she felt Joel turn her around from the counter and push her shoulders down. Obediently, she sank to her knees on the soft bathmat and faced his jutting erection. Knowing what he wanted, Sapphire tilted her head back and opened her mouth.
Joel's blue eyes hardened with satisfaction as he cupped the underside of her jaw and pulled her forward.
"Those two always get caught up in their insecurities and their need to try to control things," he informed her, his voice low as he pushed himself deeper into her mouth and down her throat.
Sapphire's eyes watered as she fought the urge to gag at the invasion.
Tenderly Joel swiped away a stray tear. "Good girl," he praised gently. "They both fear losing you." Seeing that she was breathing steadily through her nose, he pulled his hips back and gripped her hair. "They fear losing control over the lives we built for ourselves and the happiness you have given us.
