Lawyering Up (2 page)

Chapter Three

Rudy unlocked the door to his bungalow then held open the door for Emmy. She stepped inside and glanced around. The living room was surprisingly neat considering the man’s college apartment had been a typical guy-messy affair.

A white cat came scampering into the room. Rudy scooped it into his arms. “This is Tiza. Either of you allergic?”

“Not me.” Pete petted the animal’s head.

Emmy set her purse on a brown leather sofa and tried to calm her jitters. “Me neither. What’s his name mean?”

“Chalk. And he’s a she.” He set the feline down then headed into the galley kitchen and pulled open the fridge. “Anybody want a beer or some ice tea?”

The buzz from the alcohol she’d consumed at Murphy’s was starting to wear off leaving her more nervous than she cared to admit. “I’ll take a beer.” A little more liquid courage would go a long way.

“Ice water, please.” Pete crossed the room to the bookcase and turned on the stereo. “Mind if I play a CD?”

“Go ahead.” Rudy brought her a bottle of beer then handed Pete his water.

Norah Jones’ smooth voice filled the air.

“How’s that?” Pete sat on the couch and placed his drink on a coaster on the glass coffee table.

“Perfect.” Rudy took a seat on the opposite end of the sofa and patted the cushion next to him as he looked at Emmy.

She studied the two men. Pete’s hair was light-brown and his complexion fair. Rudy’s Cuban heritage showed in his olive skin and black hair. His green eyes were fixed on her. Outside of family, she loved them both more than anyone, trusted them with her life despite the years that had lapsed since they’d last seen one another.

Two completely hot men wanted her. Her self-confidence shot up two hundred percent. This was definitely going to be a night to remember. She took a long pull on her beer, then set it down and sat between them. There’d be no going back now. “Guys?”

“Yeah?” Pete ran his thumb over her lower lip and a rush of longing stormed through her.

“Is it going to be weird after?” She wrung her hands.

Rudy massaged the back of her neck. “We’ll make sure it’s not. Maybe we’ll be closer than ever. I, for one, have missed the hell out of you, both of you.”

“So have I.” Pete’s gaze fell to her lips. “You have the sexiest mouth.” He threaded his fingers through her hair and drew her head toward his. Then he gave her a soft, sweet kiss.

She shut her eyes and savored the moment—the soothing music, the feel of Pete’s touch, the empowering knowledge that her two dear friends were just as turned on by her as she was by them. They would take care of her, treat her as if she were the most precious woman on earth, at least for one night.

She was vaguely aware of Rudy getting off the couch. Then he was behind her, rubbing her shoulders, calming her nervousness. He didn’t rush, but rather, took his time to properly seduce her. The instant Pete broke the kiss, Rudy tilted her head back and took up where his friend had left off. He cupped her cheek, stroked his thumb over her skin. Was she really doing this?

Why shouldn’t she indulge in her wildest fantasy? She deserved to be the center of two men’s worlds for the time being.

Pete set his hand on her thigh and squeezed, setting off a sweet ache deep inside her core. Her libido swallowed up her reservations.

Rudy kissed a trail along her throat to her ear. He nipped the lobe. “What do you like?”

She looked at Pete for help, too embarrassed to voice her secret cravings.

“Hey, it’s been a lot of years since we’ve been together. And if I remember correctly, you weren’t very experienced back then.” He threw her a conspiratorial wink. “We never did anything particularly risqué, did we? You must have some fantasies.”

She grinned as she thought about having the two of them touch her. The mental picture was so hot she was surprised her brain hadn’t spontaneously combusted. “Yeah, what we’re about to do is one of them.”

Rudy turned down the lights then pulled his T-shirt over his head and tossed it onto the couch. He came around the sofa and stood in front of her, all tan skin, washboard abs and shoulders roped with sinewy muscle. The man was a god. He set his hands on his waist. “What else have you always wanted to try but never had the nerve to ask?”

In truth she wasn’t much more experienced in the carnal arts than she was in college. She’d had a couple lovers, but no one she’d dated for long enough to experiment with any exotic sexual activities. Sometimes when she pleasured herself, alone in her bed, she imagined a man tying her up, having his way with her. But how could she voice that desire without sounding depraved.

“Come on, I can see those wheels turning in your head.” Rudy bent to nibble her earlobe. “Tell me,” he whispered.

A blend of shame and desire swirled in her gut. Rudy’s breath fanned over her neck sending sparks cascading over her skin.

“Tell me. I’ll make it come true.”

A heavy pulse settled between her legs. “Well, there’s one thing.”

“Only one?” Pete kicked off his shoes then took off his polo shirt.

Lord, had she ever been surrounded by more testosterone? His upper body was broader and way more muscular than it had been years ago. Her mouth watered at the sight of his masculine beauty. She rubbed her hands over her thighs, itching to touch him, to touch them both.

Rudy knelt in front of her and opened the top button of her blouse. He kissed the skin he’d exposed and she hissed in a breath. She curled her fingers into the hard muscle on his upper arms.

“Well, I’ve wondered what it would be like to be…tied up.” She glanced from one man to the other, praying they didn’t think less of her.

Pete’s eyes grew dark as sin. Oh yeah, he wanted this too. “Do you trust us?”

She had to laugh. “Would I be here if I didn’t?”

“Be right back.” Rudy got up then disappeared down a hallway off the living room.

Pete took her arm and pulled her up to stand against him, close enough for her to feel the bulge pressing against her stomach. He looked deep into her eyes. “You want this, right? Because if you change your mind at any time, we’ll stop, okay?”

She set her hands on his shoulders, remembering the feel of his velvet skin, the way his body seemed to be a perfect fit against hers. How could she resist this man? “Thank you.”

He pulled her bottom lip into his mouth then nipped it gently. Her breath hitched.

Rudy returned, carrying a leather belt. She gulped, yet the prospect of them binding her ratcheted up her craving to the next level.

“What shall we do with you, Miss Emmy?” Rudy’s eyes glinted with mischief.

She imagined what it would be like to feel the sting of the leather snapping against her buttocks. The shocking notion caught her off guard. She’d never fantasized about anything like that but suddenly the idea was there in her head. Her cheeks grew hot.

Pete stripped off the rest of his clothes. Delicious memories filled her thoughts—making love with him in his dorm room on a winter morning, skinny-dipping in his parents’ pool while they were out of town. He’d made her feel so cherished all those years ago. Why hadn’t she tried harder to keep him in her life?

Rudy shucked off his pants and underwear. Damn, his legs were just as amazing as his torso, thick in all the right places. His erection curved up to his belly. The head was shaped like a plum. She couldn’t wait to taste it. She reached out for him, but he stepped back.

“Not yet,
mi amor.
” He worked her next button open, and the next until her top hung open.

Her nipples hardened to tight, needy peaks that pressed the lace confines of her bra, begging for the feel of his hands and the hot wetness of his tongue.

Pete slipped her blouse over her shoulders and let it drop to the floor while Rudy kneeled in front of her and unsnapped her pants. Rudy looked up at her with such hunger, as if he were a predatory cat who’d just found his next meal. The power she held over him intoxicated her even more than the alcohol had. She held her breath as he slowly lowered the zipper. Using his tongue, he traced small circles around her navel.

Lush sensations flooded her, rendered her a puddle of a woman. If Pete hadn’t been holding her arms, she was sure she wouldn’t have been able to keep standing for the unbridled need taking over her body.

Rudy tugged her pants down and she stepped out of them. He picked up the belt from the coffee table and dragged the end between her thighs over her panties.

Liquid heat erupted in her core and spooled through her.

Pete moved behind her and cupped her breasts, tugged on the nipples, which hardened to painful points under his skilled touch. She leaned her head back, resting it against Pete’s chest as Rudy cupped her lace-covered mound.

Torrid need built inside her, caught like a wildfire threatening to consume her. Rudy sneaked his fingers under the elastic of her panties. She held her breath as he circled her swollen nub, pressing it gently. God, she was already dizzy with wanting and they’d barely touched her.

Pete peeled down the lacy cups of her bra and massaged her breasts, kneaded and shaped them in his calloused hands. She stiffened a little, knowing both men were looking at her, judging her body.

“You’re lovely,” Rudy said, as if he’d read her thoughts.

“Perfect.” Pete rolled her nipples between his fingers, setting her whole body on fire.

The validation eased a modicum of her self-consciousness. She squirmed and moaned as Rudy traced the folds of her feminine flesh. All thought turned to mush as delicious sensation took her over.
God yes, please don’t stop.

“You’re soaking wet.” Rudy pushed a long, possessive finger inside her, then another, stroking to the rhythm of the music as if she were his prized instrument, and he was hitting all the right notes.

Little shock waves started in her core and radiated through her. Her hips started moving of their own accord, rocking and gyrating.

Pete kissed and bit at her shoulder. “You’re so fucking sexy. Even hotter than you were in college.”

She knew he’d said something wonderful but all she could manage to think about was how great she felt. Her eyelids shuttered over as her bliss rose higher and higher. Heavenly pressure had her strung so tight. She sank her fingernails into Rudy’s bulging biceps but he didn’t even flinch.

“Come for me,
novia
.” Rudy’s voice reached into her head, assured her she could let go. She was safe with them.

Pleasure rose to a fevered pitch. She stiffened her legs as she neared the precipice. Tides of ecstasy flooded her body as she fell over the edge into hot oblivion. She squeezed her eyes shut for a moment then opened them to Rudy’s handsome grin.

He continued his blissful assault, sliding his fingers in and out of her, knowing just how to please her, as if he felt everything she did. As the waves of pleasure ebbed, she leaned against Pete for support and tried to catch her breath.

She didn’t care that they were seeing her nearly nude. They didn’t seem to be bothered by her body. Quite the contrary. The very notion empowered her. Under their hungry gazes she felt beautiful. Feminine and desirable. But did she have the courage to realize all her fantasies?

Pete finally let go of her. He moved around her so she could see his face, the longing in his stare. Tangling his fingers through her hair, he pulled her close for a blistering kiss. “Damn, that was sexy.
You’re
sexy.”

Rudy stood up and took her hand, his eyes glinting with the promise of so much more ahead. He grabbed the belt with his free hand and tipped his chin toward the hallway. “Let’s go to the bedroom and really get this party started.” He captured her gaze. “Ready?”

She gulped.

Chapter Four

She sank onto the couch, grabbed her discarded blouse and started to put it on. The guys exchanged a worried glance.

Rudy sat beside her and lifted her chin so she had to look at him. “You okay, sweetheart?”

“Yeah, sure. I’m just…” Just what? Scared? Intimidated by what they were about to do.

What we’ve already started.

Pete smoothed her hair back from her face. “I meant what I said. If you want to quit this now, that’s okay. Not that we won’t be disappointed, but we’ll understand.”

“Of course,” Rudy added. “No pressure.”

God, they were so sweet. She loved them both dearly. “I guess I’m still afraid everything will change after this.”

Pete chuckled. “Oh, it’ll all change all right. We’ll be way more than we ever were before. A lot closer.”

Rudy nodded his agreement. “You know we’d never hurt you, Em. We love you.”

Tears came out of nowhere.

Rudy pulled her into his arms. “What is it?”

“I have no idea,” she whispered against his shoulder. “I really do want this.”

Then Pete was there too, rubbing her back, soothing whatever was bothering her. “Tell us what we can do to help.”

Rudy wiped away the tears from her cheeks. “We can put our clothes back on and forget this ever happened.”

“No!” Her gut response took her by surprise. “I-I don’t want to stop.”

“Then what is it?” Pete asked.

She clenched her teeth, grasping for control of her emotions. This was the chance of a lifetime, damn it. Two gorgeous men attending to her every sexual whim. What was wrong with her? She sighed. “I’ve gained some weight since college, obviously. I thought it wasn’t bothering me, but I guess I just don’t feel very attractive.”

“Are you serious?” Rudy’s stare was sober and honest. “You’re one of the hottest women I’ve ever met. You’re just more…womanly now. Frankly, I think it looks great on you.”

“So do I. If that’s what’s holding you back, well, it’s all in your head.” Pete massaged her neck. “A few pounds doesn’t change how beautiful you are. And it doesn’t make me want you any less. Can’t you see what you do to me? To both of us?”

She looked up at him and his wink gave her the extra shot of confidence she needed. “Really?”

He rolled his eyes. “The moment I laid eyes on you in the bar I was like, whoa. She’s even hotter than she was in college. You can think yourself in circles and find a hundred reasons why you shouldn’t do this. But if you dig deep, you’ll realize this is something you want or we wouldn’t have ended up here.”

His words breathed fresh excitement into her. He was right. She tended to overthink everything. If she was completely honest with herself, this was something she’d been longing to do for years. And who better, who could she trust with this fantasy more than her two dear friends?

“What do you want to do?” Rudy skimmed a finger over her mouth then followed with his lips.

The soft kiss woke the molten lust simmering just below the surface. “I want to see your bedroom.” She squared her shoulders, got up and took the belt from Rudy. “Come on, boys. I’m all better now.” She didn’t have to tell them twice.

Rudy led the way to the master bedroom, which was pure Rudy. The walls were painted a muted mossy green and the windows and king-size four-poster bed were covered in crimson-and-green patterned fabric. For a rough and tough manly guy, he had great decorating taste. He’d helped her pick out the décor for the apartment she rented her senior year at college.

Glass sliding doors opened into a small screened patio with lush foliage and a hot tub.

Pete gestured to the yard. “Anybody want to get in? Might relax you, Em.”

Rudy flipped a switch and lights came on, illuminating the outside in a splash of color. “It’s small, but I don’t mind getting cozy.”

Both men waited for her answer.

“Why not?”

Rudy strode through then lifted the cover off the tub. “Towels are over there.” He motioned to a wicker shelving unit in the corner.

The guys climbed into the water, naked and hot.

Knowing that soon they were going to double-team her sent a shiver of excitement up her spine. She sat on the edge of the tub wearing only her black lace bra and panties.

Pete offered her a hand in. She let him help her climb inside then she slipped under the water to her chin. The heat and bubbles conspired to relax her even more than the alcohol had. “This feels great.”

Rudy pulled her in front of him so she was sitting with her back to him, between his legs. He wrapped his arm around her to hold her close. “This is nice, huh?” He nuzzled her neck and glided his hand up to cup her breast. Then he rolled her pebbled point between his fingers.

Inside a heartbeat, her libido roared higher. She leaned her head back on his shoulder and he started rubbing her between her legs. Then Pete was there, kissing her mouth and massaging her other breast.

God, she’d never experienced so much delight all at once. Swamped in lust, she gave in to her carnal needs and felt another orgasm rising inside her. Her world shrank to the hot tub and the men inside it. She whimpered with helpless abandon.

She could practically taste her climax when Rudy stopped what he was doing. “Not yet, sweetheart.”

No!
“What? You can’t stop now.”

But he merely laughed. Pete lifted himself to the ledge then swung his legs over the side and grabbed towels. “Let’s go inside.”

Aching with longing, she had no choice but to wrap herself in a towel and follow them inside. “Why’d you do that?”

“Maybe we want to tease you a little more.” Rudy turned the lights low, which went a long way to make her more comfortable in her state of nearly nude. The guys discarded their towels then Rudy sat on the edge of the bed. “Come here.” He patted the mattress.

Swallowing hard, she closed the distance between them and he took away her towel. “Do you trust me?”

“Yes.”

His wicked grin set her on fire. Pete came up behind her and started fiddling with the hooks on the back of her bra. Then he peeled the wet garment off her and hung it over a chair.

She felt so vulnerable, so exposed. Rudy caught her breast and sucked the erect nipple into his mouth. She nearly came unglued when he scraped his teeth over the sensitive peak.

Meanwhile, Pete rolled her panties down her legs. She kicked them away as Pete lifted her arms over her head. Taking both her wrists in one of his hands, he fastened them with Rudy’s belt.

Her breath grew ragged as the men laid her across the bed, bound and horny as hell. God this was hot. She’d never been so turned on. Pete kneeled by her head and held his cock over her lips. How could she feel so helpless and so empowered all at once?

She licked the head of his shaft and inwardly smiled at his pleasured growl, once so familiar. His cock hardened and grew in her mouth. He slid his erection farther inside. She grazed her teeth gently over the surface, remembering how he used to love that years ago. He rewarded her with a throaty moan.

Rudy climbed onto the bed and opened her legs wide. “Beautiful.” He ran his hands up her thighs, veering close to her entrance, then retreating.

Her first instinct was to pull her legs together but she resisted the urge. She needed this so badly. She lifted her hips, desperate for him to pay her pussy some attention. Again, he skimmed the inside of her thighs with skilled hands then teased her by grazing his finger over her slit.

Pete’s cock pulsed in her mouth. She sucked and licked and flicked her tongue around it but she couldn’t keep her concentration from heading south.

Rudy spread her intimate lips, blew on her most private, very exposed flesh. Ribbons of ecstasy unraveled inside her. He dipped the very tip of his tongue along her furls and her hips automatically vaulted.

She struggled against the binding at her wrists, reminding herself she was completely, deliciously at their mercy.

Rudy finally pushed two fingers inside her and she shattered in climax. A sweet, burning flood enveloped her. She moaned and twisted and shook as Rudy wrung every drop of pleasure from her body.

Pete withdrew his cock from her mouth then cupped her cheek and kissed her full on the lips. He glanced toward Rudy and the two apparently communicated somehow, although Emmy was still reeling from her orgasm and not really paying attention.

Pete flipped her over and lifted her to her knees so she was on all fours. Then he took her wrists and fastened them to one of the bedposts, forcing her to lean on her elbows.

“You like it from behind, sweetheart?” Rudy’s voice.

Oh God, he was going to fuck her. “Please, yes.”

“You’re enjoying being tied up, aren’t you?”

“Yes.” She lifted her ass and made sure her knees were wide enough apart.

“You wanted me to do something else with that belt before, didn’t you?”

She swallowed but said nothing.

Pete stroked her hair. “You want to try a little rough play, don’t you, baby?” He dragged his thumb across her entrance, teased a finger inside her only a little, then withdrew.

“You want to feel that belt snap on your gorgeous ass, don’t you?” Rudy asked. “Or maybe my hand, hmm?”

She glanced over her shoulder at him. He was grinning. He wanted to spank her as much as she wanted to be spanked. She could see it in his eyes. It felt too wicked to have to voice it so she merely nodded.

The first slap came swiftly and stung a little. By the fifth, she was writhing as the pain mingled with pleasure.

“You’ve been a very bad girl tonight, haven’t you?” Rudy cooed.

“Mm.” She caught her lower lip between her teeth.

Another swat. The sweet burn made her gasp. He turned up the heat when he slid a finger over her entrance, barely touching her. “I can’t wait to bury my cock in you.” He centered his palm over her pussy, rubbed her mound as she squirmed and moaned. “I think I need to fuck you really hard.”

“Yes, please.” The anticipation was torturous.

“Please what?”

“Please fuck me. Hard.” She wasn’t used to talking so dirty, but there was something freeing about it.

Rudy tore open a condom packet. Seconds later, the head of his cock pushed inside her. Her muscles twitched in welcome.

He entered her slowly, inch by exquisite inch. As soon Rudy started thrusting, Pete pushed his cock against her cheek until she took him inside her mouth again.

She caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror over the dresser. Damn but the scene looked hot with Rudy behind her and Pete near her head.

Rudy gripped her hips and stroked faster, harder. Her intimate muscles stretched to accommodate him. She wondered if she even could as he moved deep inside her. Then he reached around her to massage her pussy. God, had she ever felt anything as wonderful? She teetered on the brink of bliss.

Pete pulled out of her mouth when she started moaning. He bent to kiss her and she detonated in a mind-blowing orgasm. Every nerve in her body was electrified with ecstasy. He broke the kiss and closed his fist over his hard cock. “You’re even more gorgeous when you come.”

Her climax went on and on. Rudy tightened his grasp on her and pounded into her as her inner walls clenched relentlessly. His rhythm built to a savage pace as he claimed her with his virility.

He let out a deep growl, threw his head back and rutted on her. “Yes. Oh, fuck, yes.” He took his pleasure, emptied himself inside her. One last time he jerked into her then hung his head, panting. “Oh, Emmy.”

She’d never felt more like a woman.

Pete untied her hands while Rudy disposed of the condom. She rubbed her sore wrists but didn’t regret being bound. Quite the contrary.

Rudy returned from the bathroom holding a piece of black cloth. “Still trust us?”

“Isn’t it obvious that I do?” She sat in the middle of the bed and motioned to the fabric in his hand. “What’s that for?”

There was that mischievous glint in his eyes again. “It’s for you.” He climbed onto the bed behind her and fastened the cloth around her eyes as a blindfold.

A pleasant ache started low in her belly. “You’re full of surprises.”

“You have no idea,” he said.

The bed creaked as both men got off. She turned her head to try to follow their sound. Feet shuffled on the carpet. Then one of them picked her up and set her down on the other man’s lap.

“That’s good,” Pete said.

Okay, she was on Pete’s lap, facing him, his stubbly chin grazing her cheek. She set her hands on his shoulders to steady herself. Rudy lifted her from her waist and Pete pushed his erection into her entrance. One of them held her hips and the other tugged on her nipples. She was helpless, at their disposal and it felt wonderful.

She tightened around Pete’s shaft and delighted in his pleasured groan, knowing she was bringing him closer to his orgasm. He dug his fingers into her sides and directed her movement as he thrust up and into her.

Rudy’s breath fanned over the back of her neck. He bit her earlobe and pinched her painfully erect nipples. Lush, delicious sensations overloaded all her circuits. She’d landed in nirvana.