by Opal Carew
“It’s my turn now, people,” Crystal announced. “Eva, why don’t you help Larson get hard for me.”
Eva reached for his flaccid penis and after two strokes, he stood straight up.
Crystal’s eyes widened in amazement.
“Wow, you should teach me that trick.”
Eva slid her mouth over his hard, hot flesh. He twitched and groaned in pleasure. Crystal stroked her own breasts as she watched, toying with her hard, sensitive nipples. She shifted one hand down to her pussy and glided her finger along her wet slit.
Eva pulled away from Larson, then shifted behind Crystal and wrapped her arms around her. Crystal sighed in delight as Eva’s soft fingers caressed her breasts.
“Larson, why don’t you kiss Crystal’s pussy?” Eva suggested.
“Do you want me to, Eva?”
Eva smiled and nodded.
His gaze shifted to Crystal, his turquoise eyes filled with heat. “Do you want me to, Crystal?”
The soft skin of Eva’s breasts pushed against Crystal’s back as she reclined and spread her legs wider, longing for his tongue to invade her slick opening.
“You bet.”
Crystal sighed as he dipped his face into her pussy, then arched at the delicious feel of his tongue stroking her clit. Eva’s fingertips stroking over Crystal’s nipples heightened the pleasure. Larson flicked his tongue rapidly over her clit as his fingers delved deep inside her. Heat built within her and then pleasure swelled through her. She arched again and moaned, then wailed in a long, heady climax.
Larson licked up Crystal’s body and then his hot mouth captured one nipple, along with Eva’s fingers, which were stroking it. When Eva tried to draw her hand away, he grasped her wrist. He sucked both Crystal’s nipple and Eva’s fingers at the same time. Crystal loved the erotic feel of Eva’s fingers stroking her wet nipple inside Larson’s hot mouth.
He claimed Crystal’s mouth in a passionate kiss, his tongue pulsing deep into her. Then he released her and shifted his mouth to Eva’s. He eased Eva back against the cushions, with Crystal settled in front of her. Then she felt his big cock press against her damp opening.
Oh, God, he was so big and hard. Crystal longed to feel him inside her. Slowly, his big shaft glided into her, filling her. Stretching her. Once he filled her completely, he drew back, his cockhead dragging along her vagina in an erotic caress. Then he thrust forward again, filling her even more deeply. Crystal cried out at the exquisite sensation.
He drew back and filled her again, and again, until he was plunging into her deep and hard. Eva’s soft breasts crushed against Crystal’s back with each forward thrust.
Larson’s hands cupped Crystal’s butt, then one shifted and Crystal felt it glide along her thigh. When Eva gasped, Crystal realized he must be stroking her clit. He continued to stimulate Eva as he drove into Crystal. Eva continued to tease Crystal’s nipples with her fingertips as he pounded into her.
Crystal felt as if she would explode with pleasure. The sensations swelled and washed over her.
“Oh, God, I’m coming,” Crystal cried, then wailed on a long, rising note.
Eva arched forward. “Oh, God, me too.” Then she moaned as well.
Larson grunted and Crystal could feel his hot semen flooding her pussy.
They all slumped in a mass of satisfied flesh. Larson kissed Crystal sweetly, then his lips captured Eva’s and her body trembled beneath Crystal.
It was so clear these two were deeply in love. Eva was fighting it, though. She needed a little encouragement to just let go and allow the man to make love to her like they both clearly wanted to. Desperately.
“That was great, you two. There’s one more thing I’d like.” She eased out from between them. Larson’s heavy, damp cock fell on Eva’s belly. “I want to watch the two of you.”
Larson glanced at Eva but shook his head.
“I can’t.” He started to roll away from Eva.
Crystal pushed him back down. “Well, it will take a little work, but…”
“It’s not that,” Eva answered. “He’s waiting for me to ask him.” She slid her arms around him. “Larson, please. Make love to me.”
His lips grazed Eva’s neck and he nuzzled. He whispered something against her ear that Crystal couldn’t hear.
Eva nodded. “Absolutely.”
Immediately, he moved against Eva and she moaned as he positioned his big hard cock against her and slid inside. As Crystal watched, she immediately longed to feel that cock inside her again.
Actually, what she really wanted was to feel Terrien fill her like that. To feel Terrien’s arms around her and see the loving look in his eyes as he gazed at her like Larson did Eva.
“Oh, yes, Larson. Make love to me.”
He slid back, then forward again. Oh, God, Crystal wanted Terrien to make love to her.
“Do you like that, sweetheart?”
“Yes, oh, God, yes.” Eva sucked in a breath.
The ache inside Crystal intensified. He sucked one of Eva’s nipples deep into his mouth, then thrust forward.
“Deeper, Larson,” Eva pleaded.
He propelled forward, filling her deeper.
“Faster and harder.”
Oh, God, it was hot watching them.
He drove hard and fast. His solid length pounded into Eva. She wrapped her legs around him and moaned in pleasure. His fingers slid to her clit and he stroked. She cried out and her face contorted as an orgasm swept over her. Still he filled her again and again, then added a spiral motion. She screamed in abandon.
Crystal’s pussy clenched as she longed for Terrien’s big cock to drive into her. Her breasts swelled, aching for his touch.
Larson tensed, clearly filling Eva with his hot seed. Eva held him tightly against her.
Finally, they both collapsed against the pillows. His lips brushed hers in a tender, loving kiss.
Yes, those two were obviously in love.
“Thank you, darling Eva. That was incredible.” Larson scooped her onto his lap and into a tight embrace. His lips found hers again and he kissed her deeply.
Then he turned to Crystal.
“Thank you, Crystal. You were fantastic,” he said.
Crystal leaned forward and kissed him lightly. The man was definitely a gentleman.
“Thank you, sweetie.” Crystal leaned toward Eva and kissed her too. “Hang on to this one, honey. You two are obviously meant to be together.”
The words seemed to jar Eva from the spell she’d been under. Immediately, she closed up and Larson shifted away.
Crystal could see the pain in Larson’s eyes and remembered the same look in Terrien’s. Guilt washed through her.
She and Eva were two of a kind. Both fighting what was being thrust upon them. But in Eva’s case, it was so clearly right for her to be with Larson. Anyone could see it. Crystal hoped the woman would figure that out in time.
It was different with Crystal, however. Crystal was not meant to be tied down to one man. And she certainly couldn’t allow herself to become dependent on one.
At least this tryst with Larson had taught her that Terrien wasn’t the only man who could give her exciting and explosive orgasms. Larson’s expertise had given her every bit as much pleasure as Terrien had. He’d brought her to the same stupendous, erotic heights.
At least, on a physical level.
Crystal watched as Larson tugged on his clothes. He left the quarters, promising to return with Terrien. Eva pulled on her robe while Crystal dressed and they went into the living room.
“What’s wrong, sweetie?” Crystal sat in one of the armchairs in the living area. “Aren’t you happy with your guy?”
“I could ask you the same thing.” Eva settled in the chair across from her friend. “Why did you come here to be with Larson?”
Crystal shrugged. “You might have guessed by now, I’m not the type to be with just one guy. I’m not wired that way. I told Terrien that I wanted to sample more of the local c
uisine, so to speak. I take it he chose Larson because they’re friends, so he trusts him.”
“And Terrien was okay with you being with someone else?”
Crystal shrugged again, hiding the guilt creeping through her. “I’m sure he figures this will prove to me that he’s my one-and-only. That no other man can satisfy me the way he can.”
“And?”
Crystal’s heart ached as she realized it was true that Larson could satisfy her physically, but there was a deeper need that he could not meet. A profound, intense yearning that only Terrien could satisfy.
Crystal took a deep breath. “I told you, I don’t believe in soul-mates.”
Chapter 12
Crystal sank back into the chair and gazed at Eva. “So tell me what’s going on with you and Larson? Why all the rules?”
Eva hesitated, then sucked in a deep breath. “I… Ever since my divorce, I decided I’m in charge of my own pleasure.”
Crystal could relate to that, but Eva clearly had bigger issues.
“In other words, you think Larson’s going to hurt you.”
Eva shifted uncomfortably.
“Your husband screwed around, right?” Crystal asked.
Eva nodded. “But even before that, when he made love to me, if you could call it that, he didn’t care about me.”
“He never gave you an orgasm?”
“No, he never even tried.”
The bastard. Crystal knew so many women screwed up by selfish men. That’s why Crystal had always taken control of her own pleasure. She would not be dependent on any man, for pleasure or anything else.
But it was so clear that Larson loved Eva and would do anything for her. She had nothing to worry about there.
Crystal leaned forward and took Eva’s hand.
“Look, honey, that was him, and Larson is Larson. Obviously, Larson knows how to make love to a woman and it’s obvious he really loves you. He’ll always make sure you’re happy.”
Eva stared down at their linked hands.
“But how can I know?” Eva drew her hand away. “How can I take the chance?”
“Oh, God, honey. How can you not? How can you turn your back on a guy who’s going to love you and bring you pleasure at every opportunity? Look how he held back when he obviously wanted to make love to you. He left himself totally at your mercy. How can you chance losing that?”
A few moments later, a buzz sounded and the door to the quarters slid open. The sight of Terrien in the doorway took Crystal’s breath away. Everything she’d just said to Eva could be said of her and Terrien, too. She should be giving herself the same advice, but…
The thought of giving herself over to Terrien and the love that she now realized so clearly pulsed through her terrified her. A blind terror she could not even comprehend.
But the pain in Terrien’s eyes haunted her.
Crystal clasped Eva’s hand and squeezed, then stood up. Crystal avoided looking at Terrien as she crossed the room.
Silently, Crystal followed Terrien back to their quarters. As soon as the door closed behind them, Crystal headed into her bedroom, unable to face Terrien right now. The door closed behind her and she stripped off her dress and climbed into bed, then pulled the covers around her.
Oh, God, what would she do now?
Terrien had lain in bed all night, staring at Crystal’s closed door, longing for her to be in his arms. Longing for her body pressed close to his. It tore at his heart that she’d gone to Larson yesterday, but then she’d closed herself away in her room. Closing herself off from him.
He pushed himself from his bed and showered, then trod into the kitchen. He made coffee and an omelet for Crystal, intending to knock on her door to invite her to join him for breakfast once it was done. As he placed it on the plate, however, he felt her presence behind him. He turned to see her watching him from the doorway, wearing a blue robe.
“Good morning,” he said.
“Good morning.” Her gaze slipped from his and she poured herself a cup of coffee.
“Did you sleep well?” he asked.
“No.” She sipped her coffee. “I…thought about a lot of things.”
His heart clenched. Was this a good or bad thing? From the way she avoided his gaze, he was afraid it was bad.
He handed her the plate.
“Thanks. It smells good.” She took it and walked to the table, then sat down.
He served up his own omelet and sat across from her. They ate in silence. If she wanted to talk to him about her thoughts, it seemed she was waiting until after breakfast.
Definitely a bad thing.
Once she’d finished her meal, he gathered her plate and his and set them aside.
“So you thought about a lot of things last night. Would you like to share some of your thoughts?”
She gazed at him and nodded. Her forlorn expression told him this was a very bad thing.
“I…” She shook her head and sucked in a breath. “I don’t want to hurt you, but…”
Heghat. His heart clenched. He was sure he didn’t want to hear this.
“I can’t do this,” she continued. “I can’t be your tannashay. I can’t stay on this ship or your planet. I need to be free. I need to be independent.”
“I don’t intend to take away your independence.”
She leaned forward. “Terrien, I can’t do it. No matter what you intend, I will be on a different planet. I will have to depend on you. I don’t know your culture. I don’t know how to get a job or even what I’d do. I don’t even know your language.”
“Language is not an issue. You can learn it easily. We have technology to allow you to absorb a new language quickly and effortlessly. And as for a job, we don’t have money. People are provided with all the basics and they can earn extra credit for luxuries if they wish. Since you are an artist, you will not only have total freedom to live and do whatever you want, you will have the means to live a very luxurious life.”
“I’m not an artist. I paint as a hobby, but I can’t make a living at it.”
She’d been passionate about her art in high school, but she hadn’t wanted to wind up like her mother, with no reliable way to support herself. Her sister had talked her into a career in marketing where, theoretically, she could make use of her artistic ability. Unfortunately, that hadn’t happened, but she did earn a reasonable living.
“On Sa’oul you can. All art is held in high esteem, and since you are from another world, your work will be highly sought after. Believe me, Crystal, you will not be dependent on anyone.”
* * *
Crystal drew in a deep breath and stared at her hands, her fingers interlaced.
It would be wonderful to spend her days painting rather than working in marketing at the hotel. But that was only one concern about being dependent on Terrien. The bigger concern—the one she could not get past—was her dependence on him sexually.
No, not sexually. It was because—her heart clenched painfully—she was in love with him and a woman in love made poor decisions. She’d seen that over and over again with her mother.
Crystal knew she could not let a man, or her emotions for a man, control her. She knew she had to walk away, no matter how much it would hurt.
She stood up, her hands clenched into fists.
“Terrien, the point is I don’t believe in soul-mates and I don’t intend to marry you, or live with you, or whatever it is you’re expecting. I have a life on Earth and I’m happy with it. If you really care for me, you’ll take me back to Earth.”
“Crystal…”
She hazarded a glance at his face and wished she hadn’t. The agony in his eyes tore through her.
“You can’t mean it.”
She nodded, tearing her gaze from his. “I do. If you really love me, let me go.”
She turned around and strode back to her bedroom.
Chapter 13
Hours had passed since Crystal had made her request. Since then, she’d stayed in her
room, expecting Terrien to come in and talk to her, to try to convince her to stay with him. But he didn’t. Thank heavens.
“Crystal, may I come in?” Terrien’s voice sounded through a speaker in the room.
She sighed and stood up, then crossed the room and opened the door.
He stood in the doorway, tall and rigid, facing her. “Do you understand if you go back to Earth, you will continue to feel our connection? Without me there to satisfy your yearning, it will be an agony that eats at you forever.”
“You think a lot of yourself.” Her light tone did not decrease the intensity of his dark green eyes.
“I’m not joking. It will never diminish,” he insisted. “You know what I’m talking about. Even if you don’t admit it, you felt it before I brought you here. It started slowly, then increased until it became almost unbearable. No man could satisfy the need.”
Yes, she remembered. It had been totally frustrating, in more ways than one, but she hadn’t understood it then. But now she did and she would find a way to deal with it.
He stepped toward her and reached for her hand, but she stepped back. His mouth compressed into a straight line.
“Don’t think because I will be back on Sa’oul that it will fade. Once the connection has been made, it is with you always.”
She nodded. “So I’m always going to be hot for you. And I’ll miss you. I’ll learn to live with that.”
He took her hand again but this time didn’t let go when she tried to draw away. He stroked her hair from her face with such gentleness, tears prickled at her eyes.
“Why can’t you just accept what there is between us? I love you.”
Her heart ached and she blinked back tears, keeping them in check. “I’m sorry, Terrien, but…I just don’t love you.” It was the biggest lie of her life, but she had to say it. “Please, take me home.”
