I had the best dreams of my life when I went to sleep that night. When I woke up with a smile on my face the next morning, I didn’t feel the least little bit of guilt either. Whether this panned out for me or not, I was about to wreck Amanda’s plans. That felt petty of me, but it also felt really, really good.Brooklyn came in, changed her clothes, and barely said a word to me. She wasn’t upset, she was just lost in a cloud of thought. “What’s up with you, Brook?” I asked as I put my jacket on and grabbed my bag. I might be a petty bitch now, at least when it came to Amanda, but I loved my best friend. “Nothing. Just… Well, I’ll talk to you about it later.” She gave me one of those smiles that isn’t reassuring at all but is meant to be. I frowned, my lips pursed to the right, but let her have her privacy for now. Kind of.“You’re okay, though?” I pushed one last time.“Yes, I’m fine. Really. Just a lot on my mind. We’ll talk later.” She put her hand on my arm then walked to the doo
For some people, going to a university means the first chance at real independence, or maybe they just want to delay the onset of adulthood for a little while longer. For others, going off to college or a university just means new opportunities to torture and bully others. I’d come to this place with hopes and dreams, a desire to be someone I’d never allowed myself to be. I’d worked hard all through high school to earn the opportunity that so many others were given and took for granted. I planned to be relaxed at this phase of my life; a little more outgoing even. I wanted to spend some time at parties and hang out with cool people that made me think. Instead, I’d had Amanda and her attempts to make my life miserable from the start. Attempts that succeeded for a very long time. I know the Rome brothers think it’s Amanda on the other end of the chat box, but despite that, I still felt my confidence growing with every day that passed. I turned in my final projects, and today I had to t
Graduation day. I stared out at the throngs of people as I marched in time with other graduates. It was finally here, that day I’d waited so long for. No more papers, no more exams, no more classes. I took a deep breath and listened to the speeches but didn’t actually hear a word anyone said. I looked around, wondering what each student would end up being. We all had hopes and dreams, the same as we when we started, but now we all had new directions to go in. I just had to take a little detour on the way. It was still early enough in the day that Mom and I would be back in Hickory in time to have a celebratory dinner at my favorite Mexican restaurant there. I’d break the news to her that I was planning a short little getaway to Vegas over dinner. It wasn’t something I wanted to dump on her right away.I heard my name called, along with my degree program, and stood up to walk across the auditorium. That’s when I heard Mom break the rules and shout my name with so much pride it made m
I had a connecting flight in Houston, Texas, a place I’ve never been to in my life. I took a little time and looked around. The area I was in was surrounded by restaurants, cafes, and bars. People were buying beer at 9 a.m. like it was nothing. Maybe it wasn’t a big deal for them, but it surprised me.I made my way to the bathroom and wondered if I should put my makeup on now and change into my ‘hotel outfit’ here, or if I should wait until I landed in Vegas. I had another hour to wait here at the airport before my next flight. And then another hour or so on the flight. I decided it was best to wait. I’m sure the airport people had seen it countless times, so it didn’t bother me.I went to one of the restaurants and ordered the breakfast I’d skipped earlier. Just a sausage biscuit and some coffee and took them over to the waiting area for my flight. After I ate, I grew bored with just sitting there, so I started to watch a video on YouTube about where to go in Vegas. The Rome brother
“Explain.” He’d looked me up and down only to sigh with annoyance. His voice was tinged with that same flare of aggravation“May I come in?” I looked around the hallway, even though I knew we were the only people that could be in the hallway. Security ensured that. “Why? I think you’ve got a story to tell but it would seem that… hmm,” he paused to tap at the doorframe with a thick index finger. “It would appear there was a lie somewhere along the way and I hate liars.” “I know, and it wasn’t meant to be this way, but I didn’t know how to fix it, once it all started.” “Right.” He stroked his smooth, bare chin with that same index finger and let his eyes wander from my lips to my cleavage. I held my breath and waited. “Come in, explain to us what exactly ‘it’ is and how it happened.” “Thank you.” I’d hoped I’d get this chance and now that I had, relief flooded through every muscle in my body. “I really appreciate it.” “Mmhmm, follow me.” He walked me through a white hallway and int
“Please.” Was the only answer I gave. Michael’s lips found mine then, no longer a tease, but an insistent demand for entry. My lips opened and I followed his lead. His hand came up to cup the right side of my face, so I did the same, as I tangled my tongue with his. With a quick suck that made my knees shake, Michael finally pulled away and wiped at his mouth with a grin. “Good.” I looked up at them all. These men that now looked at me as if they’d undressed me a thousand times but had never seen me before. They knew every fantasy I had because of those texts and knew that I was open to what they wanted. “Are you sure? Because you aren’t taking us on one at a time, Nicolette. You’ll have all four of us, in you, on you, around you.” Michael leaned back in to whisper to me. “You may even have more than one of us inside you at the same fucking time.” “Oh,” I said again, my brain frozen with that thought, with the naughtiness of it. Was it even possible? I wanted to find out, that’s a
Daniel was the one that brought me out of the pool, the one that wrapped me in a towel before he picked me up. I let my head fall against his shoulder, into his neck. I didn’t ask where he was taking me, I didn’t care. If they wanted to do more of that to me, I simply didn’t care.Without a sound, Daniel took me to the living room and placed me on a long, black table covered with a soft quilted fabric. It was taller than me so I could spread out on it quite comfortably if I’d wanted to. Tristan moved and picked up a remote so he could lower the blinds. Michael found a lighter and lit candles that were placed all over the room. The dark room was filled with the warm candlelight within moments and I looked around at them. Which one would be my first? I looked at Daniel, something in his eyes told me he wanted me desperately. Tristan looked at me with a hungry need that burned hotly. Adam was eager, ready to taste the flesh he’d only just let go of. And Michael. The leader among the bro
“I think we need to let her have a break, guys,” Michael said a few minutes after we all collapsed in a pile. I crawled off Michael and stood up, only to find my legs didn’t want to support me.“What the hell?” I asked as Tristan caught me against his chest with a quick move.“It’s just a side effect of a good fucking.” He grinned down at me, all charm and nonchalance. “Your legs are just tired, Nicolette. Why don’t you sit on the couch, and I’ll find you another drink and order us all something to eat.” “I’ll make my way to the bathroom first, I think. Excuse me, fellas.” I pushed away from Tristan’s hard but oh-so-wonderful chest and wobbled my way down to the bathroom. I could feel muscles I didn’t even know I had protesting but thought a few minutes of rest would make them shut up. I hoped.I cleaned myself up with a quick shower, wrapped myself in another towel from the stack by the walk-in shower, and couldn’t help but look at myself in the mirror. I saw the self-satisfaction i