STORY EXCERPT

Luna walked across the street to the diner and let herself in. Everything she used to enjoy didn’t seem all that enticing anymore.

She sat on one of the bar stools at the counter. A waitress named Leda came up to her and asked for her order. “The usual. To go.”

She tried not to think about her life without Tom. Danny was a great man, and he was still here and alive. But it wasn’t the same. They co-parented Zane and lived as roommates. He’d lost his best friend, and she’d lost one of the loves of her life. They kept everything together the best they could, but she knew Danny wasn’t happy. She wasn’t happy.

“Smile, Luna.” Leda grabbed a napkin from the counter and filled a glass with lemonade for her. “There’s too much in life to be happy about.”

Luna nodded. “It’s just been a long day.”

“How are you and Danny doing?”

“We’re okay.” Luna nodded and sipped her drink. “Christmas break starts tomorrow for him. Zane wanted to go see Santa at the mall. I think he’s going to take him after school.”

Leda gave her a look of concern laced with sympathy. “You don’t want to go with them?”

Luna pursed her lips. “I have to work.”

“I’m sure Doug would let you off.”

“I need the money.” Luna pushed her drink aside and reached in her purse for her wallet. Leda grabbed the bag prepared for her and handed it to her. “How much?”

“Don’t worry about it.”

Luna stared at her. “Leda, I appreciate the gesture, but I can pay for my own food.”

The door opened, and more people filed in the small diner. Luna glanced down at her toes. It wasn’t in her nature to cause a scene. She gripped the edge of the counter.

“Please let me pay for my food.”

“Take it and spend time with your family.” Leda wiped the countertop.

Luna glanced over her shoulder and spotted Rowdy, the sheriff. She took the bag and walked over to him. He sat at a booth with a man she didn’t know. The man wore a business suit so he obviously wasn’t from Lucky. His short dark hair was styled impeccably while his dark eyes remained warm as he glanced up at her when she approached.

“Please give this to Leda.” She slapped a few bills on the table.

Rowdy glanced at the money then over his shoulder at the woman behind the counter. “Do I want to know?”

“No.” Luna glanced over at the man with him then back to Rowdy. Tears filled her eyes before she could stop them. “And while I’m at it, tell Misty I won’t be joining you for Christmas or going shopping with her, London, and Katy. I’m tired of people feeling sorry for me.”

The door opened, and Danny stepped in with Zane. She composed herself and turned toward them. “Hey.”

Danny sat Zane down, and he ran straight to the man sitting with Rowdy in the booth. “Daddy!”

Luna watched as Zane climbed up into the man’s lap and hugged him. Luna handed the food to Danny and reached for Zane.

“Honey, that’s not Daddy.”

He ignored her, smiling at the man. Luna tried pulling him away from the stranger, but Zane protested.

“It’s okay.” The man sat there with Zane in his lap. “What’s your name?”

Instead of responding, he hugged him. “Daddy.”

“I’m so sorry.” Luna glanced over at Danny who looked just as lost as she felt. “He’s confusing you with Tom. Um, he died eight months ago.”

The man didn’t seem to mind. He sat Zane next to him. “Are you hungry?”

Zane nodded with a big smile.

“Zane, Daddy has your food. We need to go home to eat.” Luna contemplated how she’d get her two-year-old out of the booth without making a bigger scene than he’d already made.

“No!”

“Have a seat, Luna.” Rowdy motioned for her and Danny to pull up a chair. “How are you, Danny?”

“Good.” He took the chair from Luna and sat, watching Zane with the stranger. “Who is your friend?”

“Julian.” He held out his hand for Danny to shake. “I’m just visiting for a little while.”

“I’m so sorry,” Luna apologized again. “He’s never done this before. I don’t know why he assumes you’re his father.”

“It’s fine.” Julian smiled. “He probably misses him.”

They shared an awkward dinner together with Zane talking Julian’s ears off. Luna knew losing Tom was hard on him. She didn’t realize how badly though. Her heart ached at the thought of not being able to soothe that gaping hole in her little boy’s life. She hadn’t seen him smile so big in a long time. He used to cry in the night, begging for Tom, and she and Danny had a few moments where they cried with him. It was hard on all of them.

“Zane, we really need to go home.” Luna stood and put the chairs back. Half the town noticed the way Zane reacted to Julian, and she was sure that more opinions would start flying her way. The worst part about living in a small town was how everyone knew everything about her. No privacy.

He clung to Julian as she tried to pry him away. The screaming started the moment she got one arm away from him. He protested the entire time, kicking and screaming as Luna and Danny pulled Zane away from him. How did they tell their two-year-old that a complete stranger wasn’t his father? Each tear shed from his little eyes killed her inside. Danny took him outside, and Luna tried to clean up the mess they’d made.

“Luna, it’s okay,” Rowdy commented.

She shook her head. “Nothing is okay.”

She tossed the trash in the bin. “It was nice meeting you, Julian. Again, I’m sorry.”

She left the diner with everyone staring. If they didn’t feel sorry for her before, they sure did now.

ADULT EXCERPT

“You’re ours tonight, buttercup.” Julian glanced down at her body. “All ours.”

Julian brushed the backs of his knuckles against her hard nipple, and Luna glanced over at Danny. Both men wanted her. The desire shining bright in their eyes was prominent and inexcusable. The ménage relationship that they started had been simply that. Both men fucked her and left her well beyond satisfied. Now she wondered if it would become more. Did Julian like bondage? Would they tie her up and relieve some of the stress taking over her mind?

Luna bit her lip and met Julian’s eyes. “Only if you agree to tie me up.”

His eyes widened slightly as a smile slowly spread across his face. “I think we can do that.”

Danny had already moved to the locked cabinet in the far part of their room. Anticipation built inside her as she waited for Julian’s next move. Instead of saying anything, he leaned in to kiss her. Ever since Julian entered their lives, she felt more alive. It wasn’t that he replaced Tom, but he completed their unit. Luna clutched the back of his head as she opened her mouth to him. Julian accepted them. She had been crazy on a good day and lost on a bad one. He didn’t seem to notice or care.

Julian pulled back and motioned to the bed. Danny had grabbed a blindfold, binds, and riding crop. Luna’s excitement increased. For once, she could simply let go and enjoy something again. Danny’s masterful tying had her bound within seconds. He covered her eyes with a silky scarf and reached out to pinch her hard nipples. She felt Julian beside her, taking in the scene. Danny was most familiar, but nothing felt awkward with Julian. In some ways, she felt like she’d known him for years.

She bent over the edge of the bed with her ass sticking out, vulnerable for their taking. Danny connected her bound arms to the hooks in the ceiling. Her arms were outstretched with her feet planted on the ground. They could do whatever they wanted, and she was helpless to stop them.

Someone shifted to her side, and tight pressure squeezed her nipples. Luna hissed at the pain, though she liked it. When they’d played with bondage in the past, her two men left no part of her body untouched. A soothing caress brushed along her thigh. Their hands were everywhere, building anticipation and heightening her desire. They never left her to wonder what was going on around her.

“You have a perfect ass,” Julian whispered in her ear. A hand squeezed her ass cheek before smacking it. “Do you want my cock there?”

“Yes,” she responded.

His fingers slid between her cheeks and brushed against her anus. Luna clenched her fists as she dropped her head forward. She wanted him everywhere. A warm wet tongue flicked her clit. She gasped at the pleasure of it, loving how both men simulated her, prepared her for their cocks. Julian kissed her shoulder, nipping and sucking the skin before he pulled away. Instantly, she missed his touch. Danny’s warm mouth sucked and teased her clit. She closed her eyes and forced her brain to turn off. Nothing else mattered at the moment.

A harsh whack of the riding crop smacked her ass. She stumbled and for a moment feared she’d fall. Danny gripped her hips, holding her up while his mouth continued to pleasure her. Another smack came and then another. The harsh fire left behind made her toes curl. Julian heated her ass up before taking a break and squeezing her abused cheeks.

“Damn, you’re so fucking perfect.” A moment went by before a soft, wet tongue touched her sensitive behind. Julian worked his fingers inside her as he scraped his teeth along her fleshy ass cheek. With one man in front of her sucking her clit and one behind, she gasped, tugging lightly at her binds as pleasure rushed through her.

When Luna cried out, she shook. Danny moved from his position and rubbed the blunt tip of his cock along her slit.

“Do you like the thought of us taking you at the same time?” Danny asked her. He held her thighs open, supporting her weight while his cock brushed along her soaked folds. “Two hard cocks all for Luna’s pleasure.”

Her body tingled. “Fuck me.”

“We will,” Danny promised. “I think you need a little more build-up though.”

Warm wet lips surrounded her toes. She moaned into the silent room. A soft caress stroked along the back of her calves while she grinded her pussy against Danny’s cock. She needed him inside her and dropping her head back, she rocked against him. He ignored her neediness and unclamped one of her nipples, drawing the sensitive peak into his mouth.

She loved the torture. Julian worked his lips upward along her legs, kissing and licking until he got to the underside of her ass cheeks. He bit her there before spreading her cheeks wide and leaning in to flick his tongue against her hole. Luna cried out at the surprise. Her body grew needy. Desperate for a fuck. She panted. Ached. Everything felt so intense, so hot. They nibbled and sucked on her until she couldn’t take anymore. Luna almost wished she wasn’t bound. She ached for them to be inside her and damn near begged them to fuck her.

“Please.” Luna gasped as Danny took the other nipple clamp off and gave it the same relentless torture he had the first. “I can’t…please.”

“Please what?” Julian asked.

“Fuck me.” Luna cried out when Danny scraped her nipple lightly with his teeth. “God, fuck me. Both of you. Fuck me now.”

Julian’s fingers spread cold lube on her tight little hole as he worked a digit inside. She felt puffs from his breath on the back of her neck, each one sending a shiver down her spine. He knew every erogenous zone on her body as if he’d been fucking her for years.

“I want your tight ass wrapped around my big cock while Danny fucks that sweet pussy of yours,” Julian whispered. “You’re our little fuck-doll tonight, babe. We’re not going to stop until you cannot remember your own name.”

Luna dropped her head back as Julian rubbed the tip of his dick against her ass. He bit her earlobe while he gripped her hip. Danny shifted slightly, angling his cock toward her weeping pussy. She must have gotten him soaked with her moisture. Danny kissed along the side of her breast as he held her still for Julian.

“You’re so beautiful, Luna,” Danny told her. “Wet and begging for it. Does your pussy need attention, sweetheart?”

“Yes.” She groaned as Julian stretched her. “Stop torturing me.”

Danny switched to the other breast, kissing and licking her soft skin. “You’re on our terms, beautiful. You’ll get our cocks when we’re sure you’re ready for them.”