Summer's Indiscretion (24 page)

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Ace took a seat at the kitchen table while Patrick settled his son in front of the television with a children’s movie and a sippy cup. The tall, blond-haired man made a cup of coffee and joined Ace, looking like he’d been through a hell of a day as he rolled up the cuffs on his dress shirt.

“Ace, I feel like I have to apologize.”

“Why?”

“Because I may have exacerbated the situation unintentionally.”

“How so?”

“Elizabeth and I have had a rocky relationship from the start. You probably know that I dated Rosemary Garner, well, when she was unmarried, that is. My wife knew about that. During an argument, she threw it in my face that I hadn’t been enough man for Rosemary, which was why she’d needed two men. I revealed to her that I’d discovered her little cache of love poems she’d written about Ethan Grant when they were in high school. He was a few years older and never even knew who she was. It was juvenile of me, but that woman can…” He looked even more exhausted as he ran his fingers through his hair. “Push and
push
. She got religion a few years ago, and instead of getting better she only got worse. I’d hoped the baby would help her stay busy and out of trouble.”

Ace said, “I think she was motivated by jealousy for not having what she’d wanted, and guilt over having an affair. Those emotions fueled her moral outrage at what she deemed illicit behavior in others to cover what was going on in her life.”

Patrick nodded affirmatively. “We had a terrible fight one night, and she accused me of still loving Rosemary. I was pushed to my limit and I told her I did. I do still love Rosemary. I’d never interfere with her relationship or do anything to make her unhappy, but the life she has is my ideal now. She’s found men who obviously make her very happy, and I wished for the same thing. Elizabeth went ballistic. This was about the time she started spending more time on the Internet.”

“When she started blogging.”

“Yeah. That’s why I feel at least partially responsible.”

“We found e-mails from Leroy Paggs that date back to the same timeframe.”

Patrick shook his head in disbelief. “What will happen to her?”

Ace shrugged. “From what you and I heard and Kemp told me, they are pointing the finger at each other. Paggs is probably writing a full confession as we speak in hopes of getting a judge to go easy on him on the arson, breaking and entering, and assault charges leveled against him right now.”

“What do I do about my boy?”

“Let me do a little digging for you and see what I can come up with.”

“Do you need any information from me?”

Ace smiled sheepishly and replied, “No, Patrick. We already know pretty much everything there is to know about you and Elizabeth. Probably more than
you
want to know.”

Patrick chuckled and said, “Fair enough. Thanks for being straightforward about it.”

“Nothing I learned or will learn will see the light of day, as it pertains to you or your son. We’ll do our best to help you retain custody.” Gesturing to the laptop lying on the table between them, Ace added, “All we did was use her access to the blog and shut it down. She never posted from the same place twice and led us on a wild-goose chase all over town. After talking to one of her Bible study members we discovered they took turns hosting it each week. She was posting from a different Wi-Fi address each time. She would tell them she needed to arrive a little early and then would connect to their router and get on the internet under the guise of research for their study topics. What she was really doing was posting the blog updates.”

“Did she think no one would ever catch up to her?”

Wryly, Ace said, “Well, she led us on a merry chase, that’s for sure.”

* * * *

Kemp pressed Summer back against the wall of the shower and kissed her hungrily. This was their first opportunity to be alone together, and he intended to take full advantage of it. He’d return the favor to Ace later that evening.

“My goodness, Kemp. You’re so big and hard,” Summer said with suggestive emphasis and closed her soft hand around the base of his cock. “I
love
it.” Kemp growled and thrust within her grasp and plundered her mouth with renewed enthusiasm. She broke the kiss and in a silky voice added, “I’ll love it even more when you fuck me with it.”

Grateful they were already showered, Kemp hit the faucet handle with a little more force than was called for to shut off the water. She squealed gleefully when he lifted her off her feet, soaking wet, and carried her into the bedroom, leaving puddles of water in his wake.

He dumped his beautiful woman on the bed, and she giggled and asked, “Are you going to fuck me hard, Kemp? Make me beg to come?”

Summer giggled and tried to crawl away from him, but he grabbed her ankle and pulled her back toward the edge of the bed. She looked back at him, and her eyes glittered playfully as she wiggled her ass at him. He could see how wet her beautiful cunt was, and he was torn between burying his face between her luscious thighs for an hour or sinking his swelling cock into her this very minute.

A thought occurred to him as her lusty words echoed in his brain, and he grinned lasciviously at her. She glanced at his cock, and her eyes rounded. She tried to scoot away again, but he didn’t allow her to escape and pulled her upright, pinning her back against his front as he took position. It didn’t go unnoticed that she spread her legs eagerly and stilled for him.

He growled in her ear, and she shuddered as he whispered, “I’m going to fuck you slow and deep, darlin’.” He nudged his cock gently against her, taking his time and ignoring the driving urge to ram into her. Panting, she tilted against him, and his cock slid into her in a long, slippery stroke, aided by the juices flowing copiously from her cunt. “I’m going to make you come so many times you lose count. I’ll keep going until you beg me to stop.”

“Oh, Kemp.” She groaned passionately, and the lustful sound was music in his ears. He loved the sensual sounds she made and found it very satisfying that he inspired them. “Fuck me.”

He released her and stood at the edge of the bed, grasping her hips. Her cunt was hot and slick as he slid into her again. She took every inch of his cock to the root, and damned if it wasn’t the most beautiful sight he’d ever beheld. If he were a poet, he’d write sonnets about her pussy, it was so inspiring.

Kemp pulled out and thrust again, guiding her hips back against him. Her warm, wet pussy was a delicious, tight clasp on his cock as he slid to the hilt again. He reached in front of her, sliding his fingers through her drenched pussy to her clit. He rubbed in slow circles, and she bucked as his fingers swirled against her swollen nub. He changed the angle he thrust at to stroke her G-spot, and she nearly purred, moving with him until her pussy spasmed uncontrollably around his cock. She wailed as her orgasm struck, and he rode it out with her. He smiled because he knew he was just getting started.

He leaned forward and whispered in her ear, “That’s number one.”

She chuckled breathlessly and replied, “Oh, baby, I’m yours to torture.”

An hour later, Summer lay cuddled in his arms, her cheeks rosy from so many orgasms, even
he’d
lost count. He remembered hitting number ten and losing track after that.

She murmured drowsily, “Margot is going to kill me.”

“Why?”

“I should be working.”

“You should?”

Summer chuckled limply. “I have no idea. My brain is not functioning from all the orgasms.”

Kemp chuckled, wondering if all the orgasms had fried her neurons to have forgotten that. “You took today off after what happened at Stigall’s.”

“Oh. I’m glad you’re keeping track.”

“It’s been one helluva day, too.” Looking at his watch, he said, “It’s only three. Why don’t you nap for a while? I’ll wake you later.”

“I won’t be able to sleep tonight if I do.”

“You may lose some sleep tonight, darlin’. Get it while you can,” he said with a chuckle.

She smiled, and her eyelids slid closed a minute later.

Kemp was willing to admit he was a complete and utter sap as he lay there naked with her, stroking her hip, her arm, her cheek, whatever part of her he could reach. He was enthralled by her, wanting to pinch himself and make sure this wasn’t just a dream.

She moaned softly and slid her arm across his chest so her warm hand rested over his collarbone then settled back into sleep. Maybe
she’d
felt the need to make sure it was more than just a sweet dream she was having. A smile of satisfaction crossed his lips.

Chapter Twenty-four

Summer’s heart pounded, and she giggled as she rounded the leather couch. They’d just finished dining on the delicious supper Ace had brought home for them from O’Reilley’s. Summer had promised them she’d cook for them another night.

She was currently dodging Ace, who was stripping as he stalked her, dropping his clothes wherever he stood. “I promise you, kitten. Wherever you are when I catch you, that’s the spot you’re getting it.”

Biting her lower lip in anticipation, Summer watched as he toed his boots off. She edged toward the end of the couch, hoping to make it to the stairs. His eyes glittered with lust, and she knew he would enjoy the chase as much as he would the capture.

“Ten second head start?” she asked hopefully as he unbuttoned his shirt.

“Five seconds, if you run
now
.” He started toward her, and she shrieked and dashed for the stairs, her lavender satin robe swirling in her wake to reveal her bare legs as she mounted them. She paused and looked behind her and heard the deep murmur of her men’s voices in brief conversation before he ran for the stairs.

Summer shrieked again when he made eye contact with her and charged after her. Thinking it would be too easy for her to run into the bedroom, she headed straight for the French doors that led onto the upstairs deck from the central upstairs room and rushed through them. Closing them quietly, she backed away from them. She caught movement in the corner of her eye through the bedroom window and jumped practically from her skin when she saw him cutting across the bedroom to catch her. Summer skirted the hot tub and ran for the stairs as she heard him open the doors.

Her pussy seeped with wet heat when he said, “The first thing I’m going to do is spank you for making me work so hard to catch you.”

“Is that supposed to scare me?” she replied with a giggle as she fled down the stairs and around the corner to the poolside. She heard him on the stairs and realized he was closing in on her. Barefooted, Summer darted across the pebble surface and heard him running behind her as she rounded the next turn.

She giggled gleefully as her robe sailed behind her and ran for the timbered entrance to the garden room. One of them had guessed this was where she would run because the weather cover for the outdoor bed had been removed and there was a bottle of chilled, white wine and a single wineglass on the small table beside the bed.

Summer watched Ace as he approached the garden room, catching a glimpse of him through the leaves and branches of the living enclosure. The sky glowed with post-sunset light, casting everything around her in dusky shadows. They’d gotten another rain shower earlier, and the scent of damp earth and plant life hung in the air.

He made eye contact with her and said, “Strip.”

She backed away as he stalked toward her with his chest bared. He must’ve discarded his shirt, socks, and pants on the chase because he now stood proud and very erect in his snug, white knit boxers. Their body-hugging fit left no doubt as to his state of arousal because she could clearly make out the ridge of his hardened shaft stretching upward to the waistband.

Her pussy responded welcomingly to the sight, and she reached for the satin belt on her robe. Stripping was a simple matter as she untied it and opened the front of her robe. Her flesh was bare beneath it, and she smiled with anticipation as he looked her up and down and licked his lower lip. She gave her shoulders a leisurely shrug, and the robe slipped down. She caught it in her hands and laid it on the bed.

As he watched her, she smiled and faced the end of the big bed. She leaned forward a bit and positioned her hands flat on the end of the bed, exposing her bare ass for his attention. She gasped and bit her lip as he drew near. His body heat caused a rivulet of desire to course through her as she felt the light stroke of his fingertips sliding up her spine. She tilted her head back, and her lips parted on a moan at his tickling, teasing touch.

He slid his fingertips back down, gliding over her hip and ass, then cupped one cheek in his warm palm. He squeezed, and she felt a corresponding convulsion in her pussy. If he delved much lower, he’d discover how she responded to his touch. She was drenched and ready for whatever came next.

He squeezed the other cheek and began massaging it. The heat in her flesh built up against the palm of his hand, and she shuddered in anticipation. When the sharp, openhanded slap landed solidly against her rounded ass cheek she gasped at the sting. He rubbed over where his hand had landed and then applied another to the other cheek.

“Oh.”

Her pussy tightened and her derriere bloomed with heat as he caressed it with his open palm and then delivered several more lighter, stinging pops. The heat radiated from his hand as he cupped her cheek and then slid his fingertips to her cleft and trailed them through her slick cunt.

“What a sweet, wet pussy.”

She sensed him change position and moaned when she suddenly felt his hot mouth at her cunt. He licked and caressed her with his tongue, taking time to tease and flick her clit as he gently held her open. Her cunt tightened with each touch until she was on the verge of climax. She froze as the pulses of an orgasm echoed distantly and then groaned in frustration as he pulled away.

“Impatient little kitten. I think Kemp spoiled you this afternoon.” He patted her ass and said, “Get on the end of the bed, on your knees.”

Her juices trickled as she positioned herself for him, and he growled softly when he caressed her pussy. His callused fingers felt so good against her heated flesh, and she trembled at the position he was going to take her in.

She sat up and turned to look at him. He smiled at her and kissed her hungrily. There was no doubt who was in charge of the moment and no question of how in control he would be as he slid his hands over her hip bones and down her inner thighs. He parted her thighs a bit more as he kissed her until the head of his cock pressed against her pussy. He poised himself there and didn’t move. One hand slid around her hips to hold her, and the other rested on her mound as he very lightly teased her throbbing clit with a single digit, flicking it with small touches like a butterfly’s wing.

“Relax, kitten. Rest your back against me. I won’t let you fall.”

She realized how tense her body was while waiting for his next move and groaned with pleasure as she leaned against his muscled chest and abdomen. “You feel so good, Ace.”

He chose that moment to thrust deep inside her from behind and growled softly, “So do you.” Her body vibrated with quivering delight at the invasion, and he pressed his lips against her throat.

He filled her cunt tightly, and she gasped and moaned as his retreat stroked against her G-spot. Pleasure coursed through her body as he rubbed against it with each precise stroke. His fingertips made silky, wet sounds as he continued caressing her cunt while he thrust slowly, drawing their pleasure out.

Each thrust sent her higher and higher until her back arched as she waited for the stroke that would send her over the edge into bliss. Ace cupped one of her breasts in his hand and lightly pinched the nipple between his thumb and forefinger. She moaned and undulated against him, placing both her hands over his where they rested on her body.

She threw her head back and wailed, “Oh, yes! Oh, Ace! Yes! I’m coming! Don’t stop!”

He held her tightly and rode every wave of her orgasm with her. He thrust several times in quick succession, giving her every hard inch, and stilled with a deep growl as he came. She could feel his cock pulsing his release inside her and tilted her hips against him, receiving all he had to give her.

His arms around her gentled and he panted against her as she enjoyed the deep intimacy of the moment. He was so warm, wrapped around her as she caught her breath.

“Good, kitten?”

“Oh, very good, Ace. Thank you.”

He brushed her long hair from her neck and shoulder and planted another kiss there. “I love you. So much.”

She reached up to put her hands on his forearms and said, “I love you, too.”

He withdrew from her with a reluctant groan, and they climbed up the bed until they were both reclining on the pillows. Ace poured a glass of wine from the opened bottle and took a taste before handing it to her with a smile.

Summer enjoyed the cool, tart, dry wine and took another sip before handing the glass to him. She lay on the pillows and looked up at the darkening sky. When Ace lay back, too, she allowed him to draw her into the clasp of his arms. He stroked her shoulder gently and murmured, “Kemp told me that he explained to you what happened this morning with Kathleen.”

“Yes, he did.”

“Her appearance out of the blue shocked me.”

“I could tell. I was on the landing when you opened the door. I saw your face in the mirror.”

“I knew it was her before I opened the door. I was almost afraid to.” He looked at her then continued, “It was very painful because we didn’t part on a negative note. I worried about her for weeks, months, and…nothing. Not a word from her. I hardened my heart to her, but the last time I saw her, all I felt was…”

“Love?”

Ace bit his lip pensively, his brow knitting together as though he searched for the right answer. Finally, he nodded but looked at her with concern in his eyes. “But a love that I’m distanced from. Does that make sense?”

“Like an old love? Someone you still care about, but that’s it.”

“Yeah. It took a while for her to get the whole story out. She said she hated telling it because she knew coming to the house today wasn’t going to turn out the way she hoped. I hated seeing her cry.”

“And she explained that she was falling for Kemp, too?”

“Yeah. I could tell
that
floored him. We’d wondered about it after she’d left but never knew for certain how she’d felt until today.” He pulled her so she lay atop his chest and brushed the stray locks of hair from her damp temples. Looking deep into her eyes, Ace said, “I do know this, though. We love
you
. We want
you
. You are what matters most to us.”

She leaned forward and kissed him tenderly, licking and teasing at his lips and then finally settling into to a slow, deep kiss that grew sweeter with the emotion that made her throat ache. His hands were gentle in her tangled hair as he stroked and caressed her.

She laid her head down on his chest and said, “I love you, too. I love you both so much.”

“I’m sorry our morning didn’t go the way I planned.”

“Morning? How about the whole day? Well, the second half wasn’t too bad, actually.”

Ace’s chuckle rumbled deeply under her ear. “So I heard from Kemp. And tonight?”

“I discovered that I love being chased…and spanked.”

She giggled as he squeezed and massaged her ass cheeks with both hands and said, “They’re still nice and warm.”

“Mmm. That feels so good,” she murmured against his chest.

He chuckled again and said, “I love when you make purring, whispering sounds like that.” He squeezed her ass cheeks one more time and kissed the top of her head as she sighed happily.

“Kemp said Kathleen will resettle in Divine and that I will have a chance to get to know her. Will that make you uncomfortable?”

“Not if you’re okay with it. I don’t want there to be any tension between the two of you.”

“There won’t be on my end. I feel for her after hearing what happened. She made the best choice she could in a difficult situation. I would be miserable and lost without the two of you in my life.”

“I think she’ll be okay. She knew there was the distinct possibility that we would find someone new. If she’d asked me to wait I would have, but she didn’t and I don’t know why. She was sorry for interrupting our morning and that her sudden appearance upset you. We were her first stop after returning last night. Otherwise I think she would have known, if she’d checked in with Rosemary or Grace or one of the others first.”

“It’s behind us now.”

“Yeah.”

He stroked her back until she purred some more for him, and when she noticed he was hard again, she straddled his hips and slid down until his cockhead was lodged in her pussy, which was tingling and burning with need for him again.

“Kitten, you sure you feel up to another round?”

Summer swirled her hips and took another few inches of him inside her and replied, “I don’t know. How do you think I feel?”

Ace groaned and said, “Hot, wet, and tight.” He held her hips and thrust against her, giving her more of him with each movement. When she had all of him, she sat up and ground in a circular motion.

Ace smiled and arched his back as he muttered, “
Damn
, you feel so good.” His face was a portrait of handsome, male pleasure. She braced her hand on his pectoral and fingered her clit as he thrust against her.

“That’s right, kitten. Touch yourself for me. Show me how you like it.”

She leaned back a little for balance as she showed him exactly how she liked to be touched, riding him into another searing-hot orgasm. He caught her as she fell forward and rolled her over with him still lodged, hot and hard, inside of her.

She lifted her knees and said, “Fuck me, Ace. Hold on tight and fuck me hard.”