Awaken the Elements (Elemental Trilogy) (26 page)

             
“Is that what you do?” she whispered.

             
“I have no problem getting what I want,” she said, going back to her sewing.

             
Anatha thought it over.  Maybe I can do something like that. She bit her bottom lip and thought it over.

****

             
Autumn ran into the room and sat down, crying into her hands. She could not help how bad she felt. She liked them both for sure, but she had just used them. She didn’t know what to do. She thought maybe they would get over their crush on her but still they relentlessly pushed her. Part of her was totally cool with having both, but that part of her Hazel had talked about was using its teacher voice, pointing out her wrong doing.

             
“Autumn?” Rowan said, walking in with River.

             
“Just go away, please,” she whispered between her hands.

             
Arms encircled her. “What did we do?” He asked.

             
She pushed the arms away from her and stood. “I can’t do this,” she said, looking at them. “I just used you both. How fair is that?”

             
“We want to do this,” Rowan said.

             
“You really want to share me?”

             
“Yes,” River said.

             
Frustrated, she made a helpless gesture. “Do you hear yourselves? Really? I thought maybe one of you would just give up on the crush.”

             
“This is no crush. We told you we wanted to try this,” Rowan said.

             
“It would be easier if it was a silly crush,” River said, making Rowan nod.

             
“I used you. I want to continue to use you.”

             
“That’s not really a bad thing,” Rowan said, smiling.

             
“How fair is that to you guys though. I have two boyfriends, and you have one girlfriend you have to share.”

             
“I think of it as I have a boyfriend and a girlfriend,” River finally said after they were quiet for a while.

             
Autumn stared at him in stunned silence. Rowan was looking at the far wall, avoiding her eyes. “Have you two?” she asked, not sure if she should say anything else.

             
River grabbed her hand and pulled her to the futon next to Rowan. He sat next to her. “The night in the hot tub left us feeling
  
” he looked at Rowan.

             
Rowan shrugged. “We spend so much time together, and we have the same things in common. Why should love be only a certain way?”

             
“What?” Autumn asked, discombobulated.

             
“Are we wrong to love each other and you? Should we be classified as bi, gay or whatever? Why can’t we just love each other?” River asked.

             
“Everything has changed; life has changed,” Rowan said. “Why do we have to continue down the same path and allow that mindset? I want to share you because I like both of you. And, yes, we have.”

             
Her mouth fell open. “The hot tub?”

             
Rowan’s face reddened. “You wound us up, so we helped each other release some of the tension.”

             
“Oh.” It sunk in. “Ohh.”

             
“Like I said, I see it as having a boyfriend and a girlfriend,” River said.

             
“Does anyone else know?” she asked, feeling like she should whisper.

             
The guys looked at each other and shook their heads. “Do you think that would go over well?” Rowan asked.

             
She shook her head. “Not at all.”

             
They all stared at the wall in front of them. River took her left hand and Rowan took her right. “Two boyfriends who are boyfriends,” she finally said. “Why is that a turn on?”

“Taboo?” River asked.

              “It’s hot as hell. Who cares what they think about it,” Rowan said.

             
“We are criminals,” she snickered.

             
“Do you like handcuffs?” River asked, raising an eyebrow, looking at her.

             
“Hey now, I think we are skipping ahead here,” she said, and they all laughed.

             
Hazel walked in, already drunk, a bottle in each hand. “Autumn,” she paused. “Oh, you’re busy.”

             
Autumn got up. “No, no; what’s up?”

             
“I have two bottles. I need you to help me with them,” she said. “It’s Christmas.” Her eyes widened.

             
Autumn grabbed a bottle. “Hey now. Let’s party!” She uncapped the bottle and took a swig. She grimaced as the liquid burned her throat.

             
Hazel smiled at her friend. “Thank you,” she slurred.

             
“No problem. Who’s up for some drunken bumper cars?” she asked the guys.

             
Rowan cocked his head, sharing a smile with River. “I don’t think we’ve done that.” River coughed back a laugh.

             
“We should get Frank!” Hazel said.

             
“I’ll go,” Rowan said and passed them.

             
“Let’s go!” Hazel said.

             
River got up and walked next to Autumn as they exited the store. “Later, can we play drunken bumper cars in our room?” He whispered in her ear.

             
She turned, slapping his arm, her face red.  “River!”

****

             
Anatha and Envy watched the three walk away. Anatha shot daggers at Autumn. She had her suspicions about her and River, and every day they were getting louder and louder. It made her blood boil. She could not easily slip into Autumn’s head because of the magic practice Adair and Angel were teaching them. She snapped the ruler in her hands.

             
“Wow,” Envy said, looking at her. “You must be mad.”

             
“Maybe we should keep an eye on them.”

             
“You mean spy?” Envy asked.

             
An evil grin spread over her face. “Yes.”

             
“Fuck, yeah,” Envy said, dropping her project and getting to her feet. “Let’s do it!”

****

             
Autumn came out of the clothing store. “She’s all tucked in,” she said.

             
“So is Frank,” River said, coming over to them.

             
“Want to watch a movie?” Rowan asked.

             
Autumn yawned but nodded. “Sure.”

             
“Our room or yours?” River said, leaning into her as they started in the direction of their shops.

             
“Yours. It’s closer.”

             
They didn’t see Anatha and Envy behind them as they disappeared inside the store. Before the movie even began, Rowan pulled Autumn into a kiss. His hands were under her shirt, touching her bare skin. River was behind her, lips kissing along her neck. They led her back through the curtains to one of the beds. Her brain started to panic.

             
“I
  
” she said.

             
“Shh,” River said, and he helped Rowan remove her shirt. They each took off their shirts, and she felt her face heat up as she eyed their bare chests. Both were perfectly built with hard abs and nice shoulders. Her heart sped up as they dropped their pants.  She felt faint.

             
“Oh,” she gasped, taking in their bodies together. She thought being in the mall would have ruined their perfect bodies, but nope.

Rowan stepped up to River and kissed his neck. River turned his head
, and she watched as they kissed each other. River moved forward, his dick already hard against his stomach. He dropped to a knee and slowly removed her pants. Rowan crawled onto the bed and lay spread out. River nudged her, and she climbed on the bed, feeling River follow after her. They laid there taking turns kissing as they played with each other.

             
She gathered her courage and grabbed a hard dick in each hand, slowly running her hands up and down their silky shafts. Both moaned, and she picked up speed. She could feel the wetness build between her legs as their hips danced with her strokes.

             
“Stop,” River said, out of breath. He grabbed her, pulling her onto him. She straddled him but paused. How she wanted his dick inside her.              

             
“Wait,” she whispered.

             
“Have it,” Rowan said as he rolled a condom onto River, and then guided his dick into her wetness. She moved, sliding him inside her. It had been such a long time.

  She slowly
rode him. He stretched her but felt so good as she slowly moved. Two hands reached from behind her, cupping her breasts, fingers playing with her nipples, Rowan’s body pressed behind her as his lips kissed along her shoulder up to her neck.

             
She couldn’t control the quick warmth that built up, pulling little moans from her. Autumn reached down, running her hands over River’s perfect chest. She bent down, kissing him as she felt Rowans hands on her hips helping her keep up the rhythm. She straightened and felt Rowan tentatively run his fingers along her ass.

             
“I was never a prude,” she turned and whispered to him. She felt him move away for a bit and enjoyed the feel of River underneath her as his hands cupped her breasts.

             
Rowan came back, and she paused as she felt Rowan’s wet hand on her ass. She tensed as his finger slid into her tight hole. River made a sound of protest at her stopping. But she was feeling Rowan’s finger as he loosened her up. Finally she felt the tip of him press inside her slowly. The feel of him pushing in hurt yet felt good at the same time. Having both Rowan and River inside, made her body tense as she cried out as the instant orgasm rolled over her.

             
“You are so tight,” Rowan said.

             
“You are driving me crazy!” River said below them.

             
Rowan started to move behind her, making her move over River. River had already been close to the edge by his breathing. Autumn’s body lost all sensation as the next orgasm crashed over her, making her magic flare. She looked into River’s dark, smoldering, blue eyes, and knew she would protect each of them from everything she could. The spell suddenly came to life in her hands that gripped River’s chest. She bound their essence with her own and wove a protection spell over them. The magic released as she did, and River bucked under her as he came. The magic dissipated, making her sluggish as Rowan stiffened behind her biting her shoulder.

             
He moved out from behind her, collapsing on the bed, breathing hard. She rolled off River, sore yet satisfied and lay between them. They lay in silence drifting in and out of sleep. She had released so much magic in the past few days that her body felt numb and exhausted.

             
“Merry Christmas,” She whispered, making the guys laugh as Rowan threw a blanket over them.

             
Later, Rowan woke up and looked over at the clock. It was going on six. He rolled over to Autumn who was nestled on her side. “Autumn,” he whispered.

             
“What?” she blinked at him after a minute.

             
“It’s six o’clock; do you want to go back to your room?”

             
“Heck no,” she said and closed her eyes, snuggling into River’s back. Rowan smiled and threw his arm around her as he fell back to sleep.

****

             
Anatha heard a noise, and it jolted her awake on the futon outside the stores. She looked over at Envy who snored loud and heavy. She didn’t catch Autumn come out and wondered if she was still inside. Anger pulsed through her body at the idea. She got up and went over to Autumn’s shop, but before she could walk though, her skin screamed as if she had fire ants biting her. She cursed and walked over to the music store. She slowly tiptoed to the entrance, but the same feeling hit her, making her step back.

             
She looked down at Angel as he slithered around the edge. “She is good at wards,” he said.