Phoenix Burning (23 page)
Authors: Kaitlin Maitland
Tags: #erotic romance, #Contemporary Erotic Romance
“Let him watch.”
“As you wish, love.” Her words sent him over the edge of reason.
Alex bottomed out inside her pussy, pressing the head of his cock against her G-spot and feeling her shudder around him. Backing out only as far as he needed, he began to fuck her in earnest. Thrusting with his hips, feeling her build as the heat enveloped them both.
Lifting his gaze, Alex watched Gabriel’s pace increase. The head of his friend’s dick grew dark as blood rushed to the shaft. Gabriel’s face grew taut, the veins in his arms popping out as his adrenaline surged. Alex felt his own desire, saw Gabriel’s, and felt Emory begin to tremble as she perched at the edge of her second orgasm.
“Fuck!” Alex shouted when he came.
Across the room Gabriel convulsed. A thick stream of semen erupted from the head of his cock, bathing his stomach even as Alex ejaculated deep into Emory’s body. She undulated around him, milking the last of his essence.
Alex nuzzled her cleavage, kissing her chest and sighing with satisfaction. “Have I told you today that I love you?”
“Nope.” She sighed. “But you sure as hell just showed me.”
He helped her upright and set her on the ground. Too short to see over the bar and all the way across the room, she was standing on tiptoe while trying.
“He’s gone,” Alex said, referring to Gabriel.
“Does he date or anything?”
Alex thought about what Gabriel had told him of the woman he’d thought to spend his life with. “It’s complicated.”
A soft smile lit her face. “As sorry as I am for his troubles, it’s good to see you invested in someone.”
“I’m invested in
you
.”
“And
we
are invested in our little downtown, which is why we should get our butts to that festival.” Emory stepped into her pants and drew them over her hips.
Alex decided now wasn’t the time to sweep her into his arms and run around the block to her shop. Fortunately, this woman was his forever, and there would be plenty of time to show her exactly how he wanted to spend that time.
“Alex?”
He took her hand and kissed it. “We’ll finish cleaning up later. Time to go mingle.”
As they headed out the door, Alex knew he was done running from commitment. He’d never found a cause worth taking up until he’d met her. Emory had more courage and tenacity that anyone he’d ever met. It was something he intended to devote the rest of his life to preserving.
Author’s Note
Hans Christian Andersen once said, “When words fail, music speaks.” Isn’t it ironic that the man is best known for his contribution to the fairy tale genre? He also knew the value of folk music and understood the role it plays in our culture. Folk music is one of those things passed from generation to generation; evolving and speaking to each person it touches. It is up to us to save and preserve that heritage.
The song Emory’s mother sang to her is part of that regional heritage. Though officially titled “Down by the Greenwood Side” it is sometimes called “The Cruel Mother.” Fortunately for me (and for Emory), the music department at Missouri State University and the Springfield-Greene County Library of Springfield, Missouri, has put together an online archive to preserve it. The collection includes over sixteen hundred folk songs from the Ozark region. You can check it out at
http://maxhunter.missouristate.edu/
~ About the Author ~
Kaitlin Maitland is an avid reader and a rabid horse enthusiast with a love of drama in everyday life. She began writing at the age of twelve after growing tired of waiting for her favorite authors to write sequels. Now she’s scrambling to keep up with a towering pile of to-be-read-books and her own works in progress. It doesn't matter if it's Sci-Fi, Erotic Contemporary, Romantic Suspense, or Paranormal. Any genre will keep the literary fix at bay. Kaitlin makes her home in the Midwest and while she has yet to travel to a distant planet, she finds plenty of story inspiring drama close to home.
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