“I heard that,” Christy laughed. “Be careful. She doesn’t like it as much as I do. Maybe a little, but nothing really kinky. Oh, and you need to make sure she understands. Our relationship, I mean, yours and mine. I’ve told her, like, a million times, but I still don’t think she believes me.”
“I’ll make sure she does.”
“I know. And now I’d better let you go. Wren’ll be back soon, and I’ll have to tell her everything. Then she’ll want me to go down on her, and we’ll be up all night if she doesn’t take care of me too. Like, a couple of times.”
“Sounds familiar,” I chuckled.
“Mmm,” she agreed. “I love you.”
“I love you too.”
“And take care of Allie,” she added in a softer voice. “She really needs it. Tell her I love her. After you fuck her brains out. Remember, fucking first, cuddling after. Got it?”
“Got it,” I chuckled. “G’night, Sunshine.”
“Good night, Mr. Moon.”
I closed the phone, and Allie leaned back to look at me expectantly.
“Well, good news, bad news,” I said.
“I’m officially on the list?”
“Yep.”
“Then… what’s the bad news?”
“We have to wait till the girls are in bed. Unless you want a quickie now, hard and fast, bent over the dresser.”
“It’s tempting,” she laughed, “but I think I’ll hold out for a better offer!”
“Are you sure? I’m pretty good with a quickie.”
“So I’ve heard. But I want the full experience, the whole nine yards, so to speak.”
“I dunno about nine yards, but I can give you seven inches.”
“But… you promised me twenty-one.” She caressed my chest and grinned. “Or should I say twenty-two and a half?”
My eyebrows tried to fly into orbit.
“You forget,” she laughed, “I can do math.”
* * *
The girls didn’t even notice when we returned to the living room. Part of me was relieved, even though we hadn’t been doing anything naughty. A smaller part was annoyed, since we could’ve been doing something naughty!
Why couldn’t kids be consistent, I wondered. They were clueless one minute, clairvoyant the next, with nothing in between.
Preaching to the choir, the little head said.
No one asked you.
I know. I’m helpful that way. I’m… cockavoyant.
I groaned. Seriously?
Allie gave me a curious look, although she glanced toward the girls and came to the same conclusion I had.
“We could go back,” she said in a low voice. “How much longer do we have?”
I followed the movie for a moment. Harry and friends were in Hagrid’s hut. The dragon egg had just hatched.
“I’m not sure. Maybe… an hour? Forty-five minutes?”
Allie leaned in. Her cheek felt hot next to mine, her breath soft on my ear.
“How about that quickie you promised me? Or I could suck you off. You can come in my mouth, no muss, no fuss.”
The little head was raring to go, and the big one was about to say yes when one of the girls had an attack of precognition—someone somewhere was about to get lucky.
Susie sat up, looked around, and frowned when she didn’t see us on the couch. Allie pulled away in the nick of time and moved to hide the bulge in my pants.
“What’re you doing back there?” Susie said.
I held up my phone. “Mom called.”
“Oh. Is everything okay? Did she wanna talk to us?”
“Hush!” Madison said in annoyance, followed immediately by, “Ow! That hurt.”
“Sorry, leg spasm,” Emily said, transparent and insincere. “I get ’em sometimes.”
Part of me was glad she was quick to defend her sister, but the grown-up part knew better. My kid had just kicked another. The little head muttered curses as the big one shifted priorities.
“Emily, stop the movie.”
She did. She heard the warning in my tone and thought about trying to deny what she’d done. Unfortunately, she knew from experience that she couldn’t manipulate me, especially when she was in the wrong. She also knew I wouldn’t hesitate to ground her, to take away her phone, internet, and TV for a week.
“Sorry,” she muttered halfheartedly. She glanced back and read my reaction. I silently threatened to take away dance camp too. That scared her. “I’m so sorry, Madison,” she said, sincere this time. “I shouldn’t’ve kicked you. Only… be nice to Susie, okay?”
“Yeah, okay.”
“Maddy,” her mother prompted, “what do you say?”
“Sorry, Em. Sorry, Susie.”
“It’s just a movie,” Allie agreed.
“That’s okay,” Susie said to Madison. “Sorry I was talking.”
Carly felt left out. “I’m sorry too.”
“Much better,” I said to everyone.
Emily sighed in relief, although she recovered quickly. She wasn’t the type to brood, after all. She raised the remote instead.
“Want me to run it back?”
Madison thought about it but shook her head.
“Hey, Dad,” Susie said before Emily could start the movie again, “is it okay if I sit on the couch with you? The last part’s kinda scary.”
“Sure, sweetie, c’mon up.”
Allie heard the disappointment in my chipper reply, and she echoed it with a glance over her shoulder.
We’ll survive, I told her with a look, and she nodded.
We returned to the couch, and Susie waited until we were settled. Then she hopped up with Mr. Spice and her blanket. She snuggled close on my right, and I realized she probably wanted my warmth as much as anything. Carly did the same next to Allie.
Poor Spike didn’t understand why his humans had left, and he tried to evict Molly from her warm spot next to Emily. Molly didn’t actually bite him, but her look told him that’s where things were headed. Bless his heart, he even looked at me, like I might intervene on his behalf.
“Dude, you know better,” I told him. “Don’t mess with Molly.”
“Go on,” Emily added. “Madison’ll pet you.”
“Yeah, Spike, over here.” Madison patted the blanket. He leapt over her legs, found a spot he liked, and flopped to his side. Then he wriggled closer, and his tail thumped the floor as Madison rubbed his chest.
Buck wasn’t the brightest of the bunch, but he was the practical one. He was also third in a pack of three, which had its advantages. He waited for everyone else to get settled before he hopped onto the couch next to Susie. She moved her legs to give him room, and he nestled comfortably beside her.
“Good Bucket.” She scratched behind his ear, and he sighed in doggy contentment.
Emily was tired of waiting. “Finally. Are we ready?”
“Go for it,” I told her.
Allie waited a few minutes, until the girls were absorbed in the movie again. Then she rested her head on my shoulder and moved her hand under the blanket. Warm fingers slid under my shirt and along my waistband. I shifted slightly to give her better access. She eased her hand into my pants and found my soft penis.
“Just so you know…,” she said, her voice low and seductive, “I still want my cream.”
Chapter 8
I closed the bedroom door and let out a sigh of relief. The girls were finally in bed, and Allie and I were alone at last.
“Sorry about that. I—”
She kissed me.
I stepped back in surprise, and she pressed her body against mine. Her skin felt hot as she slid her hands under my shirt. I belatedly realized she was nude, and the functioning part of my brain wondered why I hadn’t noticed before. I’d seen her when I’d come in the room, but she’d been on the bed. When had she crossed the room? I’d been so preoccupied—
Oh, for fuck’s sake! the little head griped. I got this. Hold my beer.
Allie bit my lip before she sank to her knees, untied my pants, and yanked them down. My dick sprang up and nearly hit her in the face.