Chapter

THIRTY-SIX

The groan from me was unstoppable, but mostly because Ruby clenched me tightly. Was all the blood in my body located in my dick right now?

Joseph pumped his thumb slowly in and out, his gaze fixed on hers. It was crazy how fast this had gone from her simulating going down on him, to him fucking her with his fingers.

“I want to teach something to Kyle, but I understand this might be past your limits.”

I considered his question carefully. Ruby and I had discussed what we were comfortable with in detail, and while we’d both thought we’d be okay with it, neither of us were sure what would happen in the moment. Could I handle this? Would Ruby be all right with it?

Joseph withdrew his thumb and I leaned into her, trailing my fingertips up and down her arm. “It’s up to you. I’m pretty sure I’m okay, but it’s entirely your call.”

She blinked her eyes slowly, as if trying to clear away a fog of lust. “I think . . . I’m okay with it, too.”

Joseph’s pleased smile held a strange power. I wasn’t submissive. I enjoyed giving commands, not taking them, yet it felt nice having his approval. His expression was disarming.

We sat motionless on the couch as he took the towel from Noemi’s hands and covered her mouth with his. The kiss was short and sweet, and they whispered something to each other afterward I couldn’t hear. Was he confirming she was okay with this, too? She didn’t look unhappy. If anything, she seemed interested. Intrigued.

The towel was folded and laid on one end of the coffee table, and then Joseph’s gaze went to Ruby. It was spoken softly, more of a request than an order. “Come here, both of you.”

My mind was pulled in a thousand directions as I stood and helped Ruby up. I selfishly wanted satisfaction, but I was eager to see what he was going to do. Anxious to learn from a man who seemed to possess a wealth of knowledge when it came to dominance.

He removed his suit coat and handed it to Noemi, who hung it on the back of one of the chairs at the breakfast bar, and then he was undoing the buttons at the cuffs of his dress shirt. “Take off her panties. I want her naked and sitting on the towel.”

Ruby’s breathing was hurried, but otherwise she seemed calm. I took a knee behind her, curled my fingers under the lace, and inched it down. There was the slightest tremble in her knees, but it could have been from any number of things. Was she nervous? Excited? Or was this leftover from her orgasm?

Joseph barely glanced at her once she was completely naked. He’d seen his share of naked women, hadn’t he? He’d unbuttoned his shirt and pulled it off his shoulders, causing both Ruby and me to pause.

Noemi’s smile was bright. “I know, right? Silas does amazing work.”

Blue ink covered his shoulder, extending down to his elbow. The half-sleeve tattoo was scrolls in an intricate pattern, and the shading was masterful. It looked three-dimensional.

“It’s beautiful,” Ruby agreed.

“Thanks.” He discarded the shirt on the chair, and his gaze fell to the table.

It wasn’t lost on her what he wanted, and she complied, lowering to sit on the towel. She nibbled on her bottom lip, visibly nervous as she stared up at us. I trusted her to speak up if she became uncomfortable, but I’d also keep a close watch. If her stutter came out, I’d put a stop to all of this immediately.

“Lie back,” he said. “You’re going to suck Kyle off while I’m demonstrating.” One corner of his mouth lifted in a smile. I was relieved. Was he aware how painful my situation had become?

He positioned himself to kneel in front of her legs as Ruby lay back, and as he gazed at me, his eyebrow curved upward. His expression was expectant.

Ruby voiced what he was probably thinking. “You want to come closer and get your dick out?”

I was on my knees beside her on the low table in a heartbeat. Ruby stared up at me, her eyes full of both nervous energy and amusement as I undid my belt. It didn’t bother me that another couple was about to watch. It turned me on. I’d enjoyed watching them, and was hopeful they’d feel the same.

Ruby barely waited for me to free myself from my pants and boxers before she had me gripped firmly in her hand. I jerked at the contact and watched her stroke the length of my throbbing cock.

“Fuck,” I muttered.

She smiled then parted her lips and wrapped them around the tip of my dick. Perhaps it was a side effect of not being the one in control, but I scooped a hand under her neck and guided her to take me deeper. I set the pace as she swirled her tongue and sucked.

Everything focused in on the sensation. Her mouth was burning satisfaction, promising sin with her tongue, her lips, her teeth. And abruptly it was gone. Her fist clenched at the base of my dick and her stunned gaze flicked up to mine.

Because Joseph had inched her knees apart and coursed a hand up the inside of her thigh. Noemi was kneeling beside him, her arms draped over him, watching with her lips pressed to one of his shoulders.

“Okay?” I whispered to Ruby.