For a moment I don't know what I should feel more – pissed off or hurt –but I find myself mostly confused. It's nothing new for Bella to get in my face like that; I know shedeals with her frustration by letting her emotions run rampant, and I prefer that to her brooding andmoping around for ages, but this obviously goes beyond any other fight we've had lately. And beingleft standing in my living room with Jazz, who is seething with anger, while I have absolutely no ideawhat is going on, is not helping things."What the fuck?"Probably not the most eloquent way to phrase the question, but I don't think anything else will getthrough to him right now.Jazz keeps staring at me for several seconds, then grunts, and turns away from me, still tense as hell."Nothing. Forget it.""What do you mean, nothing?" I shout, my own ire rising at the way he's trying to shut me down."Obviously I'm an oblivious asshole that doesn't"get" anything. You could at least do me the courtes
Jazz shudders, then tries to push me away in earnest, but I only let go of his left shoulder so I can grabthe back of his neck to keep him from dislodging my lips from his. The muffled grunt he utters inprotest already speaks of his defeat, and a moment later I feel his hands on my body.The need for any further communication dwindles fast when we start tearing off each other's clothes,in our haste knocking over a chair. I feel the back of my legs get slammed against the side of thecouch. Holding onto Jazz, I kick his legs out from under him while I turn us to the side, ending with usfalling into the cushions of the sofa with me mostly on top of him. The impact has jarred us bothenough to break our kiss, and for a moment we simply stare at each other, panting loudly in theotherwise silent room. Whatever he sees on my face makes him grin for a moment, then he pulls medown and we resume where we left off.When I finally manage to get my hand into his jeans, I find him
Showering is a somewhat industrial undertaking, more cleaning, less groping. After drying off we endup on the bed. I snort when he leaves the usual Bella-sized distance between us, then scoot over untilI'm close enough to touch him comfortably if I want to. But for now, we just look into each other'seyes, getting a little lost in the moment."I'm sorry if you felt I was deliberately ignoring you," I finally start the talk we need to haveeventually. "I really wasn't. I just don't work that way. I don't play games."He holds my gaze calmly, then sighs."I know. I wasn't intentionally acting like a twelve year-old girl."The surprisingly accurate analogy makes me smirk for a moment, but I try to remain serious."For all our sakes, don't do it again. We can talk about anything in or out of the playroom, but I won'tplay guessing games. When something comes up, you tell me, and we'll deal with it. Okay?""Sure," he agrees, then grunts. "Don't know why I was acting so stupid.
Sighing theatrically I accept defeat, then get up and walk downstairs to retrieve my cell phone frommy discarded pants. I have one missed text, from Bella, telling me in very few words – three to beprecise – that she is at Rose's. The stupid guy part of me considers just replying in kind, but after the'did you cook' remark, 'come home now' might not be the best idea. Plus, from the lack of dishes on oraround the stove I can tell that she hasn't, anyway. I'm not that stupid.Walking over to the window front to peer outside, I hit speed dial. Bella picks up on the fourth ring,and I wonder if she's had her cell out waiting to hear from me."Hey," I greet her, a bit cautiously. I hate having to talk to her on the phone when things are a littlestrained between us; I prefer to be able to read her body language."Hey," she echoes my words, sounding neutral, which in her case means she's very likely still pissed."Do you know when you'll be home? I miss you."She pauses, then
"What? Never heard of conditioning? Gotta reward you on the rare occasion that you get your headout of your ass."I huff, then follow her inside, the stack of pizza cartons in my arms sadly keeping me from slappingher ass as I really want to right now."How's Rose?" I ask instead as we wait for the elevator."She's good. She was bitching for fifteen minutes that she needs a haircut.You know how Rose is, when she has nothing else to complain about other than her looks, it meanseverything is perfect. The baby's starting to get really active, and I don't think Rose will get anyrespite just because she's sleeping for longer intervals now.""Probably not.""I'm so glad we don't have one. Yet, I mean.""Yet?" I can't keep a grin off my face. As usual, Bella scowls, but then shrugs."Who knows what I'll think about that in a few years? If I can see two thickheaded mules like you andJazz see reason with a single temper tantrum, I'm sure I can get you to change diapers at 3:
still hope.He takes his time, letting her stew for a while as he stops behind her and just looks down at where herhands are clasped behind her head. It's obvious to me that, of the two of them, she will be the last tolose her calm, but then she has learned to be remarkably patient over these last months while he canbarely kneel for five minutes without fidgeting."Get up," he eventually orders. I feel a little proud at how calm and commanding he sounds, eventhough his fingers still drum against the side of his leg. Bella rises to her feet, then stills again,waiting."Hands behind your back, fingers clasped as if you are praying." His directions are clear, and shecomplies immediately, then jerks once when a flaying rope end hits her thigh accidentally as he startstying her wrists together. An almost apologetic look appears on his face; he doesn't say anything, but Itake a mental note. It's good that he notices. After the scene is over, he can be sorry for it all he
later."You like that, don't you?""Yes, Sir, I like it," she replies, laughter now also in her voice. Jazz looks a little irritated, thenpushes the vibrator deeper into her."That better stay in until I come back."I half expect her to answer with a succinct, "Or what?", but she leaves it at a meek, if fake smile. Atleast he doesn't ask for her permission or anything like that. When he returns with the bottle of lube,he pushes one, then two of his fingers into her ass while he keeps the vibrator firmly in her pussy.Eventually he deems her prepped enough, and after applying lube to the vibrator, slides it slowly intoher ass. Bella holds her breath, her body language changing from languid to expectant for a moment,but it soon switches back when all he does with the vibe is make a few, very slow thrusts. I'm all forteasing her, mercilessly even, but right now he's only boring her."Let's spice this up a little, shall we?" he says, and this time she doesn't hold back.
There's plenty of time for that after the scene. You can cuddle up with her and bring her hot chocolateand massage the cramps out of her aching shoulders later, but as long as we're here, you show nomercy.""I'm not sure I can do that," he admits."Because she's a woman?""Because she's Bella. Sorry."I sigh, scratching the back of my head."Then you have to keep her from getting the idea that she can push you.Keep her occupied, give her mind something to work on besides finding the chinks in your armor.Challenge her. Hurt her.""I'm not sure I can-""She's a masochist, you do her a favor every time you slap her a little too hard!" I grunt, probablyloud enough for her to hear it, but Jazz's whining is getting on my nerves. Turning away from him Iwalk over to Bella, forcing my face to remain neutral while I let her see by my gaze how displeased Iam with her behavior. Even before I reach her she's cringing a little, and looking somewhat guilty.I lean over her, my
Their almost identical grins make me laugh, and I let my head fall against the back of the couch just soI don't have to look at either of them."I really don't give a fuck. As far as I'm concerned, the only room I'm in charge of decorating is theattic upstairs. The rest is up to you.""You can't do that! Don't be such a pussy just because you're afraid Jazz will keep bitching like a littlegirl when you make the right choice.""And what, dear Bella, is better about Edward's former room than mine? My room has the betterfixtures for lights and electronic equipment, and there's even a specially built nook in the back for asmall freezer!""Which is the reason why I think it's better equipped to be the office, not the bedroom! I so need adoor between where I sleep and where you keep your porn collection. Your computer isn't cominginto the bedroom, either.""It's not porn, it's my World of Warcraft collectibles collection!"Thankfully the sound of the doorbell saves me fr
My remark makes her draw her forehead into a frown."You really think he'd be self-conscious just because I was around? He should know that I wouldn'tdo anything to him or talk him into doing anything that he doesn't want to do.""I don't think it's that. It's hard to explain, but he seems happy where he is right now. With us, includedas an equal, loved and cherished, but without any responsibilities or anyone having any expectationsof him. He obviously likes to top in a scene, but he doesn't want to be a Dom, and I don't think thatwill change much. You know that not all of us get off on having to care for someone else like that.""Don't even dare to speak another word. Last time I checked, I was the one telling you it was okay tobe into power play but that it wasn't necessarily a prerequisite, just like everything else. Differentfolks, different strokes, right?""Yes, Mistress."I get an eye roll for that, and I'm disappointed when she doesn't even try to slap me pla
if that still bothers me, and will likely only get worse if we have kids – I know that our family, as itis, will be a warm and nurturing environment for anyone to grow up and live in.The last part of her remark turns my smile into a grin again, and I snort."I already pity the unlucky bitch or bastard who calls Bella's righteous wrath down upon them. Whenshe was out with Rose and her baby last week and someone looked at them in what she thought was acondescending way, she got right in their face. I don't want to think about how much worse it will bewhen it's her own brood that's under scrutiny. She really doesn't suffer fools gladly anymore.""Did she ever? I still remember a time when you didn't have the balls to confess your undying love toher because you thought she'd laugh at such a mushy sentiment, particularly when admitted after themutual destruction of a bottle of tequila."Although it has only been a year, thinking back to a time when I couldn't just walk up
"Can I get you anything else, or will that be all?"Handing Raven back my signed receipt, I smile at her and shake my head."No, thanks. Assembling all of this and putting the new equipment through a series of stress testsshould keep us busy for a while."It's still somewhat weird, but without a doubt more relaxing, to just get a nod and my credit card backfrom her."If you change your mind, we have the scented lubes on sale until after the weekend.""I'll remember that. Thanks," I reply, then grab the last package and carry it to my car, barelymanaging to close the rear hatch after I add my purchases. When I go back into the shop I see that Bethis finally done talking to the woman she has been holed up with in a corner of the café area for the lasthalf hour. I wait until she has left the shop before I saunter over to my former mentor, hugging herbefore I take the seat opposite her."I take it everything is okay - you spent an extra twenty minutes hanging around here
I set a slow and relaxed pace – for one I just love watching Bella writhe under Jazz's mouth, foranother I am aching all over from yesterday's exertions. As much as I don't mind pain in general,feeling my thigh muscles lock up because of that strain is not something that gets me all hot andbothered.Taking Bella's invitation for what it is, Jazz seems to increase the intensity of his ministrationsbecause soon she is moaning constantly as she comes, one hand still gripping his hair, the otherdigging into the mattress. When she goes slack again it is with a glow on her face and a decisive"Ouch!" as she shifts her weight off one hip, wincing briefly.When she pushes his head away he rests it briefly on her thigh, but Bella is not done with him yet byfar. Instead of just lying back now, she starts inching down the bed until she's lying underneath Jazz,their faces almost flush with each other."Let me take care of that," she coos, reaching for his cock and starting to st
I moan into her mouth when she wraps her fingers around my cock, instinctively moving closer to her.Jazz's arm is around my hip while he strokes my stomach, his lips and tongue alternating between myneck and shoulder. None of us is really in a hurry to actually get it on for real, so we stay that way,relaxing and touching each other.Things change when Bella eventually lets me nudge her thighs apart so that I can run my hand up herinner thigh to her pussy, the contact making her moan. Jazz stills for a moment, then pushes his cock alittle more decisively against my lower back, but I ignore him for now. Looking deep into Bella'shalf-lidded eyes, I cup her entire sex with my hand, then push just the tip of two of my fingers into herpussy, feeling her swollen labia wet and warm against my hand. She utters another moan, smilinglanguidly, then stretches and moves her hips into my hand, clearly wanting more.I feel Jazz push himself up at my other side, probably so he can
then I wouldn't have run even if he had told me to suck off a couple of strangers."Jazz shakes his head, still bewildered, while Bella settles back against me and resumes her tale. Hetakes the rest of it better than I've expected, besides a few cut-off moans when she speeds up jerkinghim off. Despite that I'm still curious when he makes a face at both of us at the end."I get why you didn't want me around for roughing her up," he gripes at me, then narrows his eyes."But why did you think you had to keep me from the rest? Beth, Charlotte, Peter and Gerard havewatched me fuck people before. I don't think any of us has a problem with seeing each other's nakedasses anymore."Bella's hand drops from his cock and she rearranges herself so that she is lying on her back, able togaze at the both of us. The look on her face is still somewhat quizzical when she turns to Jazz."I think I'm kind of speaking for Edward and myself when I say we assumed you'd have issues withsomeon
"You know that just like you guys get to fuck each other when I'm not around sometimes, Edward andI end up screwing without you. So what?It's usually a thing of impulsive horniness and opportunity, not a statement of possessiveness. We allknow it happens, and I don't think any one of us is resentful when it does?"She keeps staring at him until he shakes his head."I won't deny that I had a hell of a great time yesterday. We fucked a lot and it was great, we did acouple of things that I've started to miss a little, and a few more I didn't even realize I wanted to dothat badly. But, quite frankly, I think the only reason I felt remotely glad you weren't around the wholetime was because I didn't want to worry about you feeling weird about any of it, because I needed tolet go and have not a care in the world in order for it all to feel as good as it did in the end. I wouldhave loved to share all of it with you if I'd thought you would have appreciated it all as much as
tries to roll them both over. That finally gets her to move for real, but when she tries to push awayfrom him he holds her down, his whole body more or less perched on her back."Let me up, you stupid oaf!""Stupid oaf, eh? What kind of crappy romance novel have you been reading? Is that the worst you cancome up with?" he taunts, then starts tickling her. Bella shrieks, now fighting to throw him off for real,but worn out as she is Jazz has no problem keeping her underneath him.She finally gives up and looks pleadingly over at me; I'm hard pressed not to laugh at them both."Help me!""Now that's unfair," Jazz grumbles, then eases up and rolls off her, coming to lay side by side withher. Bella sneers at him, then grins and settles back into her pillow. She groggily rubs her eyes andyawns loudly, without covering her mouth."You're early."Jazz nods as I repeat my observation, briefly looking from me to her as I join them on the bed atBella's other side."There wasn