Jordan, Olivia - Carly's Two-Stepping Temptations [Studio Seductions 2] (Siren Publishing Ménage Everlasting) (14 page)

“I wish there were more people who supported you.”

An awkward silence fell between them. “Well,” Melissa finally said, brushing tears out of her eyes, “I really do need to be off.”

“Good luck.”

“Thanks.”

“I’ll keep in touch.”

“You probably shouldn’t. Why don’t you make things easy on yourself for a little while? You’re new in town. Try not to ruin your reputation before everyone has the chance to realize how great you are. If it’s not already too late, that is.” She got into her car and sped off. Jared gave a small wave as her car disappeared into the busy street. He stood for a while before turning and walking back into the studio.

Taletha greeted him at the door again. “I’m sorry things had to go down that way. Thank you, though, for being so strong about it.”

Jared nodded. “You’re welcome. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I think I need to go be alone for a while before my next student shows up.” He hurried away from the front desk and flopped down on a couch in the staff lounge, trying to will away the guilty feelings that kept filling his mind. Eventually, though, a sense of relief began to take over. He felt bad for Melissa, but he was sure everything would blow over. He was simply glad to still have his job and grateful for the love he’d found. The first few weeks at the studio had been rocky, but he was sure that everything was about to get much simpler.

Chapter Nine

Carly woke up feeling slightly unsettled. She knew that part of the problem was coming from the fact that they slept at a different house every night, and waking up in a different bed every morning was interfering with her sense of stability. But that wasn’t the only problem. Her faith in Jared had suddenly been shaken by the previous day’s news. Although he’d told her repeatedly that the newspapers were spreading vicious rumors, she had the sense that he hadn’t been completely honest with her. There was a look in his eyes and a tone in his voice that made her think the worst wasn’t over. She hadn’t pushed the issue, because she knew he wasn’t going to admit anything. She hated waiting, though. All of a suddenly Carly felt as though her life was in limbo, and she was waiting to hit rock bottom. She just wanted to get it over with.

Still, she tried to push her negative thoughts aside as she looked over at his sleeping form. He looked so calm and content as he slept, and she couldn’t help running her hands over his well-muscled arms and chest.
Maybe he really was being honest with me
, she thought.
I don’t think a guilty conscience would be able to sleep that well
. She continued stroking him and moved her hands down around his hips and thighs before brushing up against his cock. She smiled as it fluttered, wondering how hard she could get him before his arousal forced him into consciousness. However, she barely had time to finishing the thought before the rest of his body began to stir as well.

“Now this is a good way to wake up,” he murmured, rolling over to give her a kiss. “To what do I owe this pleasure?”

“The fact that I love you.” As unsettled and worried as she felt, Carly couldn’t deny the fact that he made her heart melt, and that she cared for him and Heath in a way she’d never cared for anyone else.

His face broke out in a huge grin. “I love you, too.” As though to thank her for the way she had brought him out of sleep, he began to ease his fingers along her thighs. She could tell that he was already eager to get to play with her pussy, but she wanted to hold off just a bit longer.

“Don’t leave me out,” Heath said, rolling over and easing his hands down Carly’s back.

“I never would,” she said, craning her neck to accept the kiss he offered her. “I love, you, too.”

Carly felt her pussy start to heat up as her men stroked her. She opened her legs wide enough that both men could have access, so that one could play with her clit while the other slid two fingers inside of her and toyed with her G-spot. They both eased their fingers around her thighs and her tender lips, making her writhe, but they refused to actually slide into her pussy, to touch and tempt the one spot that most yearned for their attention.

“Please, more,” she whispered, desperate to get her release.

“What do you think?” Jared asked, looking at Heath. “Should we give her more?”

“I don’t know,” Heath said. He snaked his hand up her hip and the curve in her waist, then spiraled a finger around her breast before delivering a hard pinch to the nipple. “On the one hand, we both know how much she’ll enjoy it.”

“Yes, I’ll enjoy it.” Carly gasped. “I’ll enjoy it even more than I did last night, more than I did the day before. Every time I’m with you two, it gets even better.”

Heath smiled and then continued speaking. “There’s no denying that it will make you happy, love.” He pinched the other nipple and then turned his attention from her and focused back on Jared. “However, she can be such a tease to us. Maybe she deserves a little retribution for all the times she’s left us begging for even the lightest touch. Turnabout is fair play, after all.”

“Please, please don’t tease me like this. Don’t keep me waiting. I’ll do anything if you just let me get off.”

“Well, if you’re going to say please, I don’t see why not,” Jared said, and slid two fingers into her waiting cunt. Heath pressed a finger up against her clit before slowly moving it in circles, matching the pace that Jared had started.

Just when Carly was getting close to orgasm, Jared’s cell phone went off.

“Ignore it,” he whispered, and kept pressing against her G-spot, but the harsh ringtone had killed her mood for the moment. She closed her eyes and let her men continue pleasuring her, and it wasn’t long before she felt the orgasm building back up in her body.

But as her body was about to peak again, Jared’s phone rang a second time.

“I, uh, I guess this is an emergency,” he said as he pulled away. “I’m sorry, let me just check this.” He pulled away and ran for his phone.

“Goddamnit,” Carly snapped.

Heath pulled his hand away. “Not in the mood anymore?”

“That damn phone is just really distracting, and yeah, it upset me a bit that he went to answer it instead of letting me finish.”

“Taletha, I’m sorry, I’m so sorry.” Jared’s panicked voice wafted in from the hallway. “It’s not my fault. I can explain. Please, just give me a chance to give you my side of the story. Taletha, please. Hello? Hello?”

Carly wished she could ignore the sudden sinking feeling in her stomach. The uneasiness she’d woken up with had returned full force. She got out of bed and started picking up her clothes and throwing them on.

“Hey, you don’t have to get dressed. It sucks that Jared got distracted, but I bet I could cheer you up. When he’s done talking with Taletha, he might even want to join us.”

“Don’t you hear what he’s saying?” Carly snapped. “Something is very, very wrong.”

Heath sighed. “You’re right. But I hope you’re wrong.”

“I think he might have been cheating,” Carly said, trying to keep her voice steady.

“Why on earth would you think that?”

“He didn’t tell us that he knew about Melissa’s legal troubles until they were being broadcast all over the news. I know that’s just one thing, but to me, it’s a big deal. I just don’t quite trust him right now, and that phone call is only adding to my insecurity.”

“You believe he wasn’t trying to cover anything up, right?”

Carly shook her head. “I want to, but something is holding me back from really being sure that he’s not lying. I know there’s something wrong with me if I can’t trust somebody I love, but his behavior is just setting me off.”

“Well, let’s hope that whatever he’s arguing with Taletha about, it’s not as bad as you think it is, and maybe we can go back to having some fun.”

Carly sighed. “I wish I could have your faith in people.”

Jared walked back into the bedroom, looking like he was about to cry. “So, um, I don’t really know how to explain this. You—you might just want to turn on the news, let the reporters give you the story. It’s not true, what they’re saying, but if Taletha won’t give me the chance to explain myself, I don’t know why anybody else would.”

Heath leaned over for the remote control and turned on the television, flipping over to a news station. The first thing Carly saw was the studio, with throngs of protestors surrounding it, and one of the windows broken.

“Shit, not again,” Carly moaned. “We haven’t even paid for the repairs from the last act of vandalism.”

“It’s just one broken window,” Heath said, taking her hand. “It won’t be that bad.”

“That’s not the point. Now, shh, let me listen to the broadcast.”

“Local citizens are protesting Rhythm and Motion Dance Studio today in light of recent photographs that have surfaced of Mayor Roth and a dance instructor. These photographs suggest that Mayor Roth and the instructor, one Jared Brooks, were having an affair.”

An image of Melissa Roth leaning in toward Jared for a kiss filled the screen. Carly’s stomach sank as she realized that perhaps her mistrust in Jared had not been completely misguided.

“These new photographs have only added fuel to the allegations that Mr. Brooks attempted to help Mayor Roth cover up her crimes. Studio owner Taletha Hendricks has released a statement saying that Mr. Brooks has been put on unpaid leave until this matter is investigated and settled. Stay tuned for further updates as they develop.”

Carly grabbed the remote out of Heath’s hand and turned off the television. She was so angry that she wanted to throw the remote through the screen. If she’d been in her own home, with her own property, she probably would have smashed it, as well as a number of other things.

“You lied to me,” she said through clenched teeth.

“Carly, please just give me a chance to explain,” Jared begged. “Those photos—those are lies. Melissa tried to kiss me, but I wouldn’t let her. I told her she had to keep our relationship professional. She never tried a thing after that. It was a one-time mistake, and it never went anywhere.”

“And yet, you never saw fit to mention it. Clearly, it meant something to you, or you wouldn’t have kept it a secret.”

“I didn’t mention it because I didn’t think it mattered.”

“Well, you thought wrong. Incriminating pictures of you with someone else do matter. Especially when they’re part and parcel of serious criminal allegations.”

Jared dropped his head and rubbed his temples. “Carly, I’m sorry. I know I screwed up. But I already need to look for a new job. Do you really need to make me feel worse?”

“As far as I’m concerned, you have nobody to blame but yourself for how you feel.”

“I think you should get out of my house,” Heath said.

Jared dropped his hands and snapped his head up to attention. “What?”

“I think you should get out of my house.”

Jared looked back at Carly. “Do you want that, too? Do you want me to get out and never come back?”

“I don’t know, Jared. All I know is that you’ve hurt me, and I don’t want to see you right now. Why don’t you go shack up with your other girlfriend for a while?”

“If I leave, I’m still not going to go see her. You know that, right?”

“I don’t know if I can believe a word you say anymore.”

“I love you. You believe that, don’t you?”

“I’m not sure that I do.”

Carly wanted to cry as she saw Jared get dressed and slump out of the house, but she refused to let her guard down. She didn’t want him to know the depth of her pain. The second she stopped hearing his footsteps on the stairs, she fell in to Heath’s arms and began sobbing.