Bound & Teased (14 page)

Heavy footsteps on the stairs caused her to stiffen. Then they became muffled as the guys stepped onto the matted flooring.

“Beautiful,” Jed whispered.

“Fucking gorgeous,” Ry said.

A rush of pleasure flowed over her at their words. Was that it? Did she want their approval? Yes, she did. Not many people had given her approval in her life, but now these two gave it to her, and it warmed her heart. But she also wanted their love and understanding. Love? Oh, hell. Her breath caught in her throat. She did want their love, because they were the only ones outside of her Gran who mattered to her.

“Look at us, sweetheart,” Ry commanded.

Her gaze went to them. They were standing just to her right, both of them in sweat pants and nothing else. But they were tense, their arms held stiff at their sides and shoulders rigid.

“Come to us,” Jed said.

Katie did, and when she got to the two men, her bones grew weak. It was all there for her to see in their eyes, their expressions, they way they held themselves. They wanted to keep her safe, even from them if necessary. Raising her arms, she wrapped one around Jed’s neck and the other around Ry’s neck. Then she pulled the two men into her embrace.

They placed their hands on her waist. She soaked up their warmth and their power, but most of all, their love and desire.

“What happened yesterday, Katie?” Jed asked.

“Do we have to talk about it?”

“Yes.”

“Let’s talk about this someplace comfortable.” Ry scooped her up into his arms and carried her to the bed.

Within a minute, she was nestled between the two men. Warmth surrounded her, making her feel protected and safe. This is what her life had been missing. Coming home had given her back the feelings of being safe and secure, feelings she’d been missing in New York. Her heart jerked.

“Did I scare you yesterday?” Jed asked before Katie could fully follow her own train of thought.

“Oh, no, Jed.” She turned her head and kissed his rigid jawline. “You didn’t scare me.” She’d hurt Jed, and that made her angry with herself. “I’m sorry I hurt you,” she whispered.

“Oh, Kitty Kat.” Jed squeezed her shoulders. “I wasn’t hurt but worried about you and why you had such a fierce reaction.”

“Why did you safeword, sweetheart?” Ry asked. “Jed told me everything, so help us understand.”

“I don’t even understand why I freaked out so much.”

Ry brushed her hair away from her face. “Tell us what happened.”

Katie outlined Jed taking her into the stall, tying her up, and how excited and scared she had been. How she’d been on edge for days and couldn’t wait to see what Jed had in store for her. She squirmed between the two men. She was getting wet just from remembering the heated play session.

“So I played with your body.” Jed laid his palm on her right breast while Ry did the same to her left.

“Yes.” Oh, Lord, her breasts swelled beneath their warm palms, making her blood sing.

“And you climaxed,” Jed said, teasing her nipple to attention.

“Yes.” She fought not to arch into their touch. It was so distracting, but damn, it felt so good. So right.

“Then I turned away to get a vibrator and you screamed out your safeword.”

“No...” She frowned. “Mike called your name.” Fear went straight through her veins. Panic and dread filled her veins, and she tried to fight it down. She was safe here. There was no reason to panic.

“What are you thinking right now?” Ry dropped his hand from her and cupped her chin.

“I did say my safeword.” She watched the scene play in her head like a movie. “Jed had stuck his finger in my mouth, so I could taste myself.”

“Did that repulse you?” Jed asked.

She shook her head. “It didn’t bother me, but you turned away and...” Mike’s voice filtered through her mind. Her stomach started churning, her breathing became rapid and a wave of dizziness swept over her. “Oh, shit.” She closed her eyes, fighting down the invading panic.

“Katie, talk to us,” Ry demanded in a hard voice.

“You aren’t going to like it,” she whispered.

“Ry didn’t ask you if we’d like it. Tell us. Now.” Jed’s voice was like steel cutting through the fog in her brain.

She registered the command. She took a breath and let it out slowly. They needed to know.

“I was afraid Mike would come back, see me spread out naked, you playing with me.”

Jed’s fingers grasped hers. “I promised you. No one would see you.”

“You actually said no one would barge in. You never said anything about anyone strolling in or you letting them into the barn.”

Jed let out a groan. “Katie, I would protect you. You have to know that.”

“Yes...no...” Hadn’t she’d come to that same conclusion? She went over the events in her mind once again. “Oh, hell.”

“Explain, please?” Ry’s voice grew quiet.

Katie lifted her gaze to meet his. “Fear. Deep bone chilling fear hit me.” She reached up with her free hand and touched his firm cheek.

“Then what happened?” Jed asked, his hand rubbing soothing circles on her stomach as Ry stroked her collar bone. Their touch made it easier for her to concentrate on her thoughts and chased her fears away.

“I don’t know. My mind kind of went blank. All I could think about was Mike walking back there, seeing me, and asking if he could play with us.” She shivered, and two male arms tightened around her—one on her shoulders, the other on her waist.

“Never.” Jed spit the word out. “I would never do that without your consent or without preparing you for it.”

“Jed’s right. We would never hurt you like that.”

“I know.” She let her gaze drop. “Fear isn’t always rational.”

“No, it’s not, Katie.” Ry gripped her chin tilting her head back until both men could gaze into her eyes.

“What made you call out ‘red’?” Jed asked.

“I was so scared.”

“We get that, sweetheart. But there has to be more.”

Katie bit her lip. What else happened? Nothing, just Mike’s voice, she thought it was coming closer, then wham, full blown panic. “I don’t know. I just panicked.”

“Looks like we’ve hit another hidden trigger,” Ry said.

“Trigger?”

“Let me explain,” Jed said. “The blindfold reminded you of something when you were little. But you didn’t remember it until we blindfolded you. We call that a hidden trigger.”

“And you think that’s what happened?” She looked at Ry.

“That’s all I can think of.” He brushed a kiss against her temple.

“How do we avoid them?” She didn’t want to panic on them again. Once was bad enough, but twice was bugging her.

“I’m not sure if we can,” Jed said.

Katie frowned. “I don’t like you two getting angry with me.” And she didn’t. Jed had been very upset this afternoon.

“Kitty Kat.” Jed’s breath brushed her cheek. “I was never angry with you. I was upset with the situation and frustrated, because you wouldn’t let me help you. I wanted to comfort and hold you.”

“And I denied you that.” Oh damn. She was doing this all wrong. “I knew I was going to mess this up.”

Both men froze at her words.

“Katie,” Ry started.

“Honey, you didn’t mess anything up,” Jed said.

“But I panicked. I ran from you.” She cupped Jed’s cheek with her hand, relishing the warmth of his skin against hers.

“It happened.” He shrugged his shoulders. “I’m over it.”

“But,” Ry said. “We need you to try not to panic and instead, talk to us.”

She nodded.

“And maybe it happened because it was the first time we’d played outside the house,” Jed said.

“Or possibly you were overwhelmed and couldn’t process what was happening,” Ry said.

Katie shook her head. “I was excited for more until I heard Mike’s voice, and then I panicked at the idea of him seeing me like that.” She bit her lower lip.

“I’m sorry you felt that way,” Jed said. “I had no idea Mike was going to be bringing back the trailer yesterday.”

“I realized that, now. But...” She closed her eyes then opened them. “If Mike hadn’t shown up, I would have begged for more. It’s hard for me to voice this, but I wanted more. I wanted to be bound and teased.”

“Oh, Kitty Kat,” Jed said. “There’s no reason to be afraid to tell us what you want.”

“Never be afraid,” Ry said. “We want you to be comfortable with us and our relationship. Don’t ever be scared to voice your desires and opinions to us.”

Katie took a deep breath and let it out. “Okay. I’m sorry about yesterday.”

Jed held up his hand. “Don’t apologize.” Jed started tracing his fingers over her stomach again.

“If something scares you, makes you want to run screaming, or whatever, tell us, Katie. We can work it out together, just like this.” Ry’s lips slid over her cheek before finding her lips. His kiss was soft, sweet and gentle. Her blood heated.

When he lifted his head, Katie was boneless. Damn, she loved being with these two men. They made her feel like a woman, a desirable woman.

“So now what?” she asked.

“Just relax.” Jed slipped his arm around her waist.

His touch sent awareness shooting through her veins.

“Tonight, we’re just going to lay here.” Ry shifted so she was half lying on his chest.

“I like this idea.” And she did; it made her feel closer to them.

****

Katie pulled her car into the garage behind Ry and Jed’s house. She climbed out of her vehicle and sauntered up the walkway in the early evening sunshine.

In the last fourteen days, she’d had dinner with Ry and Jed every night, and many times lunch with one or the other. In that time, she’d learned she could talk to them about everything and anything.

They’d gone out to several restaurants in Felton’s Creek for dinner, a couple of times she met either Jed or Ry for lunch, and even one day they had an afternoon break at Gran’s tea shop.

It was these times Katie didn’t take for granted. She learned a lot from the way Ry and Jed interacted with other people in town and how everyone treated them when they were out to dinner together. They were treated like family. Everyone talked to them, smiled, and there were even a few winks.

Not that there weren’t bumps in the road. There had been some hard stares and even some who shook their heads at the three of them. But Katie chose to ignore them. What they did in their private life was just that—private. They didn’t flaunt their lifestyle, and it was no one’s business.

After unlocking the front door, she pushed it open, surprised to find both Ry and Jed waiting for her.

“Hey, guys.” She strolled over to Ry, brushed a soft kiss against his lips before doing the same with Jed.

“Missed you today.” Ry caressed her cheek.

“Me, too.” Jed took her hand. “And we have a surprise tonight.”

“Oh?”

“Yep.” Jed led her down to the dungeon with Ry following.

Her stomach quivered with excitement. They hadn’t had any extended play sessions in the last two weeks since Ry had been stuck working weekends. Not that they hadn’t played at all, but those sessions had been short. Now Ry had the weekend off and it was Saturday evening. They had lots of time.

Jed pulled her to a stop by the bed, dropped her hand, and walked over to the closet.

“Strip, Katie,” Ry commanded.

“Yes, Sir.” Katie quickly removed her clothing. Goosebumps popped out over her skin in the coolness of the dungeon.

“I’ve got the outfit,” Jed said, withdrawing a hanger from the closet.

“I’ll get everything else.” Ry marched over to the cabinets filled with their toys.

Jed returned first with a halter-style, deep blue dress and matching shoes. “God, you’re beautiful,” Jed whispered before giving her a soft kiss.

“Gorgeous is more like it,” Ry commented, taking her lips in a harder kiss. Katie’s breathing increased when he lifted his head and handed Jed something.

Her gaze went to the item, but Jed fisted it so she couldn’t see it. “Wha—” She shut her mouth when both of them gave her the stare. Oh yeah, she wasn’t going to question them.

“We’re going to go to a special restaurant outside of Monroe,” Jed said, his fingers playing with her left nipple.

“And you are going to be dressed by us,” Ry said as he played with her right nipple.

She tilted her head down to watch the two men caress her breasts. Only to find they each held a small, decorative, silver ring in their free hand. Well, not complete rings. There were small openings in the metal.

Ry slipped one over her aroused nipple of her right breast. Jed did the same with her left. Once the rings were on, they pinched her nipples, making them even larger.

“Nipple rings?” she asked. The intricate design lay against her skin, and the rings didn’t pinch.

“Nipple shields,” Ry said, glancing up at her. “We want you to wear them all night. Rings or clamps could cause an issue. But you should be good all night with these. If they start bothering you, let us know.”

“I’m going to wear them all night?” Why did the thought excite her? Then she glanced over at the dress Jed had laid on the bed. Halter-style meant no bra. Her nipples would be showing through the fabric.

“All night, along with this,” Jed said, holding up three pieces of string that looked like a thong. Some sort of jewelry sat in the middle.

Ry climbed onto the mattress and knelt almost in the middle. Jed set the string down, then guided her backward to sit on the bed in front of Ry.

Ry put his hands on her shoulders. “Lean back against me.”

Katie started to recline against Ry. As she did, his hands slid down her arms to her waist. Jed knelt down at her feet, then lifted her legs up. Ry grasped underneath her thighs.

“Guys—” She started as her legs were pulled up and spread apart.

“Silence.” Ry spoke against her ear.

Katie swallowed. Okay, they were in the dungeon, and she hadn’t exactly followed protocol, but...

Jed picked up the triangle-shaped string, the jewel in the middle glittering in the light. She didn’t have time to wonder as Jed began working it up her legs. He grinned up at her. “Ready?”

She shook her head no, but he just gave a chuckle. Her head fell against Ry’s shoulder as Jed’s fingers parted her slit and wiggled the piece of jewelry over her clit. Then he held it in place as he maneuvered the string into place around her waist.