Page 53 of Briar

He holds out his arms, and my mouth falls open as she launches herself into them and wraps her arms around his neck where he sits on the stool. He grips her tightly, burying his face into her neck. It looks as if he’s breathing her in like freaking oxygen.

It feels… private. So much so that I turn to stare at the wall by accident in my confusion, instead of somewhere logical.Have we always had that darker patch?

The delicate cough has me turning. “Did you… how are you feeling? Are you alright?”

I take a step closer now she’s unwrapped herself from a still dazed-looking Kai, inspecting her without bothering to hide it.

Briar leans against the counter, glancing up at me from beneath long lashes. “I’m okay. A little sore.”

My frown has her stopping. “How sore?”

She glances away, but I carefully hold her chin, ducking down to get a proper look at her face. “Briar. Tell me.”

God, it feels too easy to touch her. And I shouldn’t, really, not outside of the agreement.

But she can tell me to back off. The agreement is for when she’s asleep.

She shifts beneath my touch, but she doesn’t pull away. “A bit. But I expected it. It’s okay.”

“No, it’s not.” The words are a rumble as I glance over my shoulder to Kai. “There’s gel in her bathroom.”

Nodding, he slips from the room as Briar’s eyes widen. “There is?”

I can’t help the smirk that tips up the corner of my mouth as I lean in. “There is. It will help. I distinctly remember smoothing it over your pussy last night.”

Her mouth falls open. “River!”

I love her shyness. Fucking adore it, in fact. Leaning in, I murmur in her ear, delighting in the way she shivers against me. “Did you enjoy your home movie?”

Her lips brush my cheek as she turns. “Yes.”

I stay exactly where I am. The question in my mind sneaks out through my fucking mouth. “Did you touch yourself?”

Fucking. Hell. I need to slow down. But I can’t get rid of the thought inside my head, of Briar watching us, her fingers rubbing—

“Yes.” The small admission cuts through my thoughts and pulls an audible groan from my throat. “But—,”

I yank my face back to study hers. “But?”

She swallows, her eyes slipping to Kai as he appears at my side. Kai glances between the two of us as he holds the gelout and I take it. “Our sweet little Briar touched herself this morning, Kai. Did you know that? While she was watching us buried inside her pussy, she was playing with it.”

He stills beside me.

“But she didn’t get to finish.” I tilt my head. “Why not, baby?”

If she was blushing before, she’s a deep shade of scarlet now. “I… I was sore?”

I tap the gel on my hand, considering.

Jenson is going to fucking kill me.

But the agreement is for three nights. Anything else outside of that is for us to decide.

Leaning forward, I tap the counter behind her. “Jump up.”

“What?” Her head nearly spins to look behind her. “What for?”

I hold the gel up, grinning. “It’s not like I haven’t done it before. I wouldn’t be very good at aftercare if I left you in pain. I know what you need.”