SWNOVELS Jinxed: Chapter 12
didn’t like how the basement smelled, and I wanted to turn and run back upstairs. The sickly cloying odor of the alcohol Theo was always brewing turned my stomach, and I had never been one for sweets. Knowing what he was doing down here made it all the worse. But sober Theo was something I never wanted to see again if I could help it. The day he ran out of weed was an awful day for everyone. Theo lay in the washroom for most of the day, stinking up the kitchen with his sickness and filth. He cried and wailed, screaming for people I had never heard him speak of before. Luther would check in on him from time to time, bringing him wet cloths and glasses of water. He would come back into the kitchen shaking his head, feeling sorry for the poison Theo had put into his body himself. I kept my distance. The awful smell reminded me of bad memories, and choices I would rather put to rest.
Theo had told me weed wasn’t addicting the day he convinced me to try it. And maybe it wasn’t, on the outside. Maybe it was. All I knew was the rules were different inside the house. Here, everything became a liability. Even the things that weren’t addictive became vices eventually. This house would discover everything that made your life worth living on the outside, and strip them from you–one by one.
Being under the influence was Theo’s vice, and being sober was something his brain just couldn’t handle. So when he discovered the stores of canned fruit in the pantry, and began carting it to the basement, I didn’t say anything. When he stumbled up the stairs, drunk out of his mind the first time he successfully fermented it, I kept my mouth shut. I never spoke up, but I avoided the basement at all costs.
I had my vices necessary for survival, too. And I didn’t want to think about if they were taken away from me.
Unfortunately, Savannah was quickly becoming one of them. Unfortunately, because I wasn’t the only person in this house she wanted. And I was 99.9% sure I wasn’t the only person she needed, either.
My addiction is what brought my heavy feet to the basement after our argument. I couldn’t leave things unresolved, as much as I wanted her to come to me, begging for forgiveness and my attention. I was well aware she wouldn’t, but the hope was nice. I had fucked up, and if she ran into Theo’s arms and never returned to me because of my judgment, I’d never forgive myself.
Savannah was sweet as sugar on the outside, laced with a steel that hurt your teeth if you bit too hard. I had made the mistake more than once in the beginning, expecting her to back down, and now I was afraid I had messed up my chances with her altogether. Maybe sex would be all it was, and I would have to be grateful for that. After all, it was better than spending night after night alone. But I needed to see if there was something I could do to fix our moonlight relationship first.
So there I stood in front of Theo and Savannah, nervously stuffing my hands into my pockets. The last time I had willed a woman to love me, I ended up cursed while she walked away, never to be seen again.
Savannah’s eyes were wary, but she smiled up at me in the most beautiful way. I wanted to kiss her right then and there, but would she push me away if we didn’t have the passion that came with our arguments and fights?
“What’s up, Felix?” she asked, not an ounce of anger in her voice. I expected her to be furious from our earlier conversation, but she only sounded curious. I wondered what she had spoken to Theo about before I had come down. I wouldn’t have been surprised if they were talking about me–maybe Theo was bad-mouthing me, trying to keep Savannah’s beauty to himself.
I tried to smile back, my lips stiff from years of disuse. I was sure I either looked pissed or deranged. “I wanted to talk to you about what happened earlier. I uh…I wanted to apologize.”
Her mouth dropped open so wide, I wanted to shove something inside it to see if she’d notice. My dick, for starters.
Bad fucking idea to imagine that standing in front of her. Now I was hard as a rock, picturing her on her knees in front of me, tongue and hand working together to draw moans from my mouth. Damn it all…
“You don’t have to apologize, Felix. It was as much my fault as it was yours. I poke buttons I shouldn’t.” She shrugged, tossing her long blonde hair over her shoulder. It was loose today, cascading in a mess of honey gold waves. I didn’t think it was possible for her to get any prettier than she was on her first day here.
“No, I do.” I ran my thumb over my lip, wondering how to word what I needed to say next. Finally I just took a deep breath and spit it out as one long sentence. “I-just-wanted-to-say-that-you-can-fuck-whoever-you-want-and-I’ll-still-want-to-be-with-you.”
I breathed out, and looked down to find her staring at me in complete confusion. “I’m sorry, but I didn’t catch one word of that. Slow down, and try again.” She shuffled closer, and held my hand with an encouraging smile, like I was a nervous child in the school play.
“I wanted to tell you I don’t mind you and Theo spending time together. I don’t mind that we all have sex together. I don’t mind any of it. I still want to be with you, just the same.” Her hazel eyes were boring holes into my soul, and I had to glance away. I looked to the side, locking onto Theo’s amused expression, and immediately looked the other way.
“You want to be with me?” she whispered.
I snapped my head back towards her. “Of course I do, you silly girl. Whatever gave you the impression otherwise?”
“Ummm….basically everything you do?” Savannah laughed, and I glared at her until she stopped. She didn’t stop smiling though. “Seriously, Felix, most of the time if we’re talking, we’re fighting. And if we aren’t fighting, we’re fucking. Where is there room to realize you want to be with me when hot and cold are the only extremes we share?”
I sighed, squeezing her hand. “I guess I thought I showed you enough at night, when we were alone. I assumed you’d know.” I closed my eyes, a quick burst of pain shooting over my heart, an unwanted reminder of the last time I tried to show someone I cared. But Savannah wasn’t Hannah. “It’s been a while since I had to woo someone.”
She rolled her eyes. “You don’t have to woo me, Felix. We’re trapped in a house together. Pretty sure we’re going to see things no normal relationships see. No wooing is necessary.”
“Maybe not.” I shrugged. “But I have a lot to make-up for. I’m not exactly the easiest person to get along with.”
“No shit,” Theo muttered with a toss of his hair.
“Fuck off,” I spat, shooting daggers in his direction. Maybe this house would be better off with only three people again. I quickly fantasized about eliminating Theo, then Luther. Decisions, decisions…I came back to reality, sobering up as I looked at Savannah’s unimpressed face. “I’m sorry, darling. Give me time. I promise I can play nice.”
She gave me a smirk, eyes dancing with a playful glint. “Show me.”
“Show you what?” I laughed, wondering where she was going with this.
“Prove you can play nice.” Savannah pulled Theo’s hand, bringing him closer to both of us. “I want to see you enjoy fucking both of us, not just putting up with it.”
Theo scoffed, and I glared at him. I’d fucking show him I wasn’t just putting up with it. Just because not all of us had been wild and crazy in our pre-house life didn’t mean we didn’t know how to have a good time. Savannah tugged at my hand, directing my attention back to her freckled face, already flushed with whatever ideas were running through her mind. “What will convince you that I’ll do whatever it takes for you to be mine?” I trailed my hand down her face, tickling the soft skin of her neck. “Even putting up with the blond boozehound you seem so infatuated with.”
“Yeah?” Her ruby lips curled into a perfect smile. I bet they matched the rose bushes that climbed the walls of the house, stretching without restraint while I remained trapped inside. “Then I want you to take control.”
I knew what she meant. Every time the three of us were together, I was a willing participant, but I always let Theo take the reins. He seemed to know what he was doing, and to be completely honest, I had never cared about his pleasure enough to take over. But if this was what she wanted, I would do it.
I didn’t look anywhere except into Savannah’s eyes when I dipped my head to hers for a kiss, accepting the challenge. She moaned as I moved my hands down her waist, sliding them to her hip.
“You want me to take control?” I tugged her shirt over her head, baring her perfect skin to both Theo and myself. I chased my fingers with my lips, outlining each one of her freckles with a kiss before I returned to whisper in her ear once more. “You want us to both take you, stretching you like the good girl you are?”
“Mmhmm…” She nodded, and her breath quickened. The smile was gone, nothing but seriousness reflected in her pretty eyes. She knew I meant business, but it was business she craved.
I looked over her, cocking my head to Theo. “Lie on your back.” He did so without question, a hungry smile growing. I stroked Savannah’s golden hair away from her face. She was so goddamn perfect. My perfect little whore who would do anything I asked, and she wanted me to take control. I wasn’t sure she knew what she was getting into. “You’re going to straddle Theo now, darling. Ride his cock and show me how much you need both of us. If you beg really sweetly, maybe I’ll help out.”
“Gladly.” She turned away from me, until I stopped her with a quick tug of her wrist. With my knuckle, I lifted her chin up towards me, and kissed her until she moaned beneath my lips. My free hand found her breast, and I dragged my nails across her nipple until it hardened beneath my touch. I slipped my hand lower, pushing her pants down over her hips. She kicked them off the rest of the way, and a quiet groan escaped me as my hand inched beneath her panties, and discovered how wet she was. I wanted to finger her until she screamed, lick her clit until she shook, but she had orders, and I wasn’t going to get in the way of those.
I smirked, and gently pushed her towards Theo. “Go on.”
Theo was already undressed, his impressive dick hard and waiting for Savannah’s sweet pussy. I had never thought it to be much of a turn-on watching my woman fuck another man before, but I was drooling at the idea of watching Savannah slide down his thick cock, watching her eyes roll back in pleasure. Fuck, I wanted it more than I realized. I sat down on the chair next to Theo’s distillery, so I was facing Savannah, looking right into her eyes.
Savannah straddled Theo as I had instructed, never losing eye contact. Then she moved, slowly lowering herself down onto his cock. I was quite certain I had never seen anything half as erotic. Her mouth opened in a silent gasp, her eyes closed halfway as she sunk lower and lower. I was captivated, my erection straining against my pants as I watched this beautiful woman fucking the other man she wanted. Beneath her, Theo held her hips, steadying her as he moaned. Erotic as hell.
Her eyes fluttered shut as she rested, neither of them moving. But she wanted me to control the situation, so I would. “Show me how you ride him, darling.”
She looked at me with a heavy-lidded stare, and then began rocking her hips against Theo. I couldn’t stop myself from undoing my pants, fisting my cock and pumping it slowly as I watched the scene unfold. “Oh, fuck,” she cursed, and leaned forward to rest her hands on Theo’s shoulders as she continued to ride him. Theo pumped his hips underneath her, his fingers digging into her skin.
I was going to come in my hands like a virgin if I didn’t stop myself. Thankfully for me, Savannah lifted herself back up again, rolling herself against Theo’s cock, and leveling me with another heavy stare. “Fuck me, Felix. I want both of you.”
Yes. Fuck, yes. I would never deny this woman anything she wanted, if it meant she would say my name like that. “Say it again.”
She nodded, clutching at Theo as he moved beneath her. She moaned. “Please fuck me. I want to feel both of you when I come.”
I stripped off the rest of my clothes and kneeled behind her. They both stopped moving as I situated myself, all of us breathing heavily. I slipped my hand beneath her legs, hissing my pleasure when I felt where Theo was still inside her. Why had I never realized sharing was so hot? I ran my finger through her wetness, dragging some of it back to lubricate her ass. I lined up my cock, easing my way in through the tight muscle. When she tensed, I worried that I was hurting her, but then she pushed back against me with a moan. She really wanted it. I sank inside her as slowly as I could, a groan tearing through my chest.
Savannah was the single most amazing woman I had ever met. I began pumping, slowly, so Theo could keep time with me. It didn’t take long before Savannah’s cries of pleasure filled the room. Delicious, but I couldn’t wait for the moment she screamed my name when she came. I wrapped my hand around her chest, toying with her nipple. “Do you like that, darling? Do you like feeling both of us fuck you?”
“Fuck, yes,” she muttered, trying to lean forward, but I held her upright with my hand. “Fuck, Felix, I’m going to come.”
I fucked her harder, using her noises as my template. Soon the words turned into moans, and her hands grabbed at Theo’s shoulders for all they were worth. Her body shook, and she went limp beneath my hands. Theo followed suit soon after, crying out Savannah’s name as he chased his release. I was last, seeing them both panting, moaning messes from following my instructions. I couldn’t control myself anymore, and I came, filling Savannah’s lush ass with my own release.
Goddamn. I pulled out of Savannah, and waited for her to lift off Theo before I tugged her against my chest. “You’re amazing,” I murmured. “Absolutely amazing.” Now the sex was over I wanted to pretend it was just us, lying in my bed enjoying each other.
She smiled, about to say something, but she was cut off by heavy footsteps at the top of the basement stairs. Luther. He took one look at all of us, a tangle of bodies on the floor, and immediately ran back up the stairs.
Savannah looked horrified. She pushed herself off me, stumbling to her feet. “Luther, wait! It’s not what it looks like.”
“I’m pretty sure it’s exactly what it looks like, darling.” I ran my thumb over my lip, remembering the way she threw her shoulders back as she lost control. Delicious…
“Not now, Felix.” If looks could kill, Savannah’s would’ve already buried me six feet under. She tossed her panties and shirt back on–the awful black one I hated so much–and ran up the stairs.
I closed my eyes, her footsteps carrying her further and further away from me and closer to Luther. Goddammit. Next to me, Theo laughed. My eyes flew open. “Pray tell, what the hell is so funny about this situation?”
Theo got to his feet, unabashed in his nudity. His pants were located and pulled up before he bothered to look at me, still smiling. “I just can’t wait to see you share your precious darling with Daddy Luther, that’s all.”
I scowled, and if it wasn’t for my promise to Savannah to play nice, I would’ve knocked his perfect teeth out. “You have to share her, too,” I pointed out.
“True.” He nodded, still not seeming bothered. “But I’m okay with sharing. I’ve come to terms with the fact that a girl as special as her,–” he jerked his thumb in the direction of the stairs,–“probably needs more than I alone can give her. And I’m comfortable in knowing I please her enough to only have a part of her. Are you?”
He walked up the stairs, leaving me on the floor alone. I was pissed off, and wanted to break something. Preferably a 40-something-year-old with a mustache. Because Theo was right. Sharing Savannah with him was one thing.
Sharing her with Luther was on a whole other level.