Pendelton Manor (4 page)

Getting a cup of coffee, she found paper and pen and sat at the long island counter to make a to-do list as well as a grocery list. The short tour she had yesterday showed her enough to know this place had been neglected for a while, the previous employees only doing the basics, enough to collect a paycheck without giving any thought to restoring some of the beauty this home had to have been known for at one time. Keeping her mind focused on making this place shine again and off her employer’s haunted face and blood stirring body was more than enough challenge to keep her busy and hopefully employed.

Three days later, Sophie was tired, but proud of all she had accomplished thus far. She had spent the first day dusting and polishing the first floor, everything from the base boards to climbing on chairs to reach the crown molding with a long feather duster. Her arms and legs had ached from all the stretching and straining, but she had fallen quickly into a deep dreamless sleep and awoke fresh and eager to start a new project yesterday. After tackling the bathrooms on the first and second floors she had time to vacuum all the area rugs and the carpeted bedrooms upstairs. Today she had spent in the kitchen, practically stripping each cupboard, shelf and appliance, wiping it down before filling it again. She had just finished putting together another casserole and popped it into the oven before finishing up her shopping list. Tomorrow she would spend on the third floor, cleaning Adrian’s suite and save the shopping for Saturday morning.

Of both Adrian and Adam, she had seen little. Both were in the kitchen when she came downstairs each morning, Adam to greet her warmly and inquire how she was settling in, Adrian to give her his usual cool appraisal and curt greeting, neither of which seemed to dull her attraction to him. They both seemed to put in long hours at the company’s headquarters in Pendelton as they were never home by the time she had their dinner warming in the oven and was heading upstairs with her plate in the evenings.

As much as she enjoyed the quiet evenings in her suite, relished soaking in the large jetted bathtub after eating then veg’ing out with a book or watching television, she wasn’t quite ready to call it a day. The sun was still shining and looked warm and inviting after being cooped up the past few days. Grabbing her glass of iced tea, she went out the kitchen exit that led to the side yard. Taking out the trash this morning, she had discovered that the stone path bracketed on both sides by flowering shrubs and colorful spring blooms led to the back courtyard that was landscaped as beautifully as the pathway, complete with an ornate fountain in the middle of the yard, a marble bench surrounding it.

Following the walk and the sound of the surf, she anticipated the view from the edge of the yard to the beach below. But as she neared the back of the house, it wasn’t the sound of a cool spring evening or the sight of a stunning, cliff side ocean view that had her stopping dead in her tracks. She recognized the sound of bare flesh being slapped before she came around the corner and saw the scene before her. Seated on the bench at the fountain was a man she hadn’t met before but recognized immediately as Ash Pendelton, Adrian’s other cousin and Adam’s twin. The family resemblance was obvious with only his bright blue eyes making it easy to tell him from Adam. The woman who was draped across his lap, her shorts and panties pulled down to her knees, her round, bouncing buttocks rosy from Ash’s hand smacking them with sharp, well aimed swats, had a wealth of dark brown hair obscuring most of her face. Standing in front of her holding her head up with his large hands, was Adrian, his cock filling her mouth as he thrust slowly in and out, his face tight with lust.

Sophie quickly took a step back out of sight behind a tree at the corner of the house and path. Between her obscure position and their engrossment with each other, she was confident she couldn’t be seen which was why she didn’t turn tail and run back inside. Obviously, their play wasn’t limited to the indoors, she thought as she wondered what it would be like to be out in the open like that, the warm late afternoon sun beating down on her naked skin, adding to the warmth generated from her over stimulated body.

“That’s it, Rachel,” Adrian said in a soft, indulgent tone she had never heard before. “God, baby, that feels good. Yeah, that’s it. Roll them softly, now use your tongue.”

Releasing his cock, the woman he called Rachel lowered her mouth as she lifted his balls and stroked over them with her tongue before crying out sharply when Ash smacked her ass with a loud, reddening slap. Rachel lifted her hips in a silent plea for more as she took Adrian’s sac in her mouth. Ash laughed, smacking her again, the sight and sound making Sophie clench her own cheeks as she once again found herself being a voyeur to their pleasure.

Rachel’s legs were spread only as far as her shorts would allow, but it was enough for Sophie to see she was as aroused by being spanked as Nora had been, making Sophie wonder once again at the pleasure that apparently could be had from that pain. Ash’s slaps were followed by a soft stroke of his palm over the abused flesh before delivering another swat, making her shudder as she tried to imagine how that soft touch following the pain would feel. When Ash slipped his hand between Rachel’s thighs and slid two fingers easily into her pussy, Sophie’s hand went automatically to her own crotch, cupping herself over her jeans, jumping when just that slight pressure had her pussy creaming and spasming for release.

This time, Sophie wasn’t content to simply watch and wonder. Confident of her obscurity, she unzipped her jeans and slid her hand inside, her fingers going unerringly between her puffy, slick folds, her sheath closing tightly around them as soon as she entered. Rachel had once again opened her mouth for Adrian’s cock and was now sucking with strong, hard pulls, laving his cockhead as he pulled back, moaning around his shaft as he pushed back in. Ash had resumed his spanking; his swats taking her cheeks from a rosy pink to a dark red in no time while he continued to finger fuck her cunt with slow, deep thrusts of three fingers, the moisture coating those fingers evidence of her arousal.

Sophie’s own fingers felt as wet as Ash’s looked, her breathing as escalated as Rachel’s sounded, her skin damp with the pleasure coursing through her. She rasped over her clit once, lightly, but it was enough to have her stifling a whimper of need, but when Adrian increased his thrusts into Rachel’s mouth, his face red, his jaw taut, she felt herself clenching harder around her fingers, felt the small tremors heralding her own release as she waited with baited breath to see this coldly controlled man lose himself in pleasure. When he did, Sophie thought it was the most erotic, beautiful thing she had ever seen. For a few seconds, his eyes warmed and his face relaxed, pleasure replacing sorrow and guilt, a look that had her convulsing around her fingers when her thumb pressed insistently on her clit. Closing her eyes, she let the pleasure wash over her, forgetting everything but feeling good for a few, too brief seconds, turning her face up to the warmth of the sun and allowing herself to enjoy simply being here.

She was stunning when she climaxed, Adrian thought as he watched Sophie’s reflection in the solarium windows. He knew she had no idea her image was reflected so clearly in the glass, and seeing her there, watching them, slipping her hand inside her pants to join in on the pleasure had his cock getting even harder, had his climax rushing to the surface, his body insisting on immediate release. Which irritated him rather than adding to the pleasure of the afternoon. He didn’t want to be so attracted to the woman, didn’t want the pain and suffering, the shadowed guilt he saw in her eyes that mirrored his own to eat at him until he thought of nothing else but ways to ease her sorrow.

Ash was pushing Rachel’s shorts off her legs as Adrian pulled his spent cock from her mouth. As he pushed the unwanted thoughts of his new employee aside, Ash straddled Rachel over his engorged cock, impaling her with one deep thrust. Smiling sardonically, Adrian watched Sophie turn and make a hasty exit back inside the house.

Sophie quickly ran back down the path and into the kitchen. Knowing her face would give her away, she didn’t want to encounter any of them when they came in. Thankfully, she still had enough of her senses to remember to grab her glass from the ground then rinse it and put it in the dishwasher before fleeing upstairs.

Safely inside her room, she leaned her head against the closed door and shut her eyes in mortification. It was one thing to masturbate in the privacy of her room at night but quite another to do it outside where she could have been caught at any time. Her nipples puckered and her pussy dampened, again, at just the thought of being caught, of having an audience or possibly being invited to join them. That response didn’t sit well with her as she knew it could never lead to that. She wasn’t like these people, confident in her sexuality enough to be as open as they were, experienced enough to please anyone other than herself. If that wasn’t enough to deter her thoughts from wandering in that direction, there was the added risk to her job if she became sexually involved with anyone here and it led to added heartbreak. She had enough heartbreak to last her a lifetime, she didn’t intend to risk more by giving anyone the power to sneak past her defenses. Stripping as she padded into the bathroom, she vowed to be more circumvent around these people in the future.

“So that was our new housekeeper,” Ash said as he and Rachel joined Adrian in the kitchen fifteen minutes later. “I gotta say, Adrian, she’s a huge improvement from the previous prudes you hired.”

“Sophie’s not here to play,” Adrian snapped, more irritated with himself than he was his cousin. His traitorous mind insisted on thinking of different ways he could bring about that look on her face as he tortured her body into climax over and over instead of how to keep her at arm’s length.

“Come on, Adrian,” Rachel crooned as she leaned up and kissed his unsmiling lips. “Quit being a grouch and tell us about her.”

Grabbing a beer from the fridge, Adrian twisted off the top and took a long drink before saying, “There’s nothing to tell. She relocated here from Arizona when I offered her the job, she’s twenty-seven and single. Anything else you want to know about her, you’ll have to get from her.” Like the fact she had suffered the loss of her only child less than two years ago, he thought, but felt that was something Sophie could disclose if she wanted to.

He had done a thorough background check on Sophie before hiring her, mostly because he wondered why a young woman was willing to leave the only place she had ever known and travel across the country to take a well-paying, but menial position, a position similar to the one she already held. From the report he got, he knew she was smart, hardworking and had enough determination and self-confidence to make the best of her circumstances while struggling to make a better future for herself and her child. Until she had lost that child. He guessed that tragedy was why she wanted to start over here, wanted to distance herself from memories that wouldn’t give her any peace.

“Well, from what I could see of her reflection, she’s cute and more importantly, she didn’t run away, appalled at our behavior.” Ash took a hefty swallow of his own beer as he eyed his cousin with humor. It seems the new employee had piqued Adrian’s interest.

“Who’s not appalled at your behavior?” Adam asked as he came in with Nora.

“You’re back!” With a squeal, Nora threw her arms around Ash and gave him a deep kiss before turning to Rachel and stepping naturally into her embrace. Their lips met, clung then opened to take the kiss deeper.

“Knock it off you two. I’m hungry.” Ash swatted Nora’s ass before turning to Adam. “We were talking about Sophie. This one shows promise for sticking around.”

“And maybe doing more than watching?” Nora asked as she released Rachel.

“She’s only been here a few days,” Adrian said dryly. “Give her a little time before you offer to jump her bones. Now, let’s eat. I’ve got work to do tonight.”

“You always have work. Something smells great.” Nora grabbed hot pads and lifted a steaming, foil covered pan from the oven. “Is James joining us?”

“I haven’t told him I’m back yet and hadn’t planned on staying until I saw Sophie. I’m headed to his place as soon as I leave here. Speaking of Sophie, where is she?” Rachel asked as she got down plates for everyone.

Adrian shrugged, seemingly unconcerned. “She’s been taking her meals upstairs.”

Nora frowned as she set the casserole on the table. “You invited her to join you guys for dinner, didn’t you?”

Adrian’s brows drew down in an irritated frown. “I’m not her fucking buddy. I told her she was free to do as she pleased for meals. Obviously, she prefers having them by herself.”

Rolling her eyes, Nora sighed, “You are so obtuse. I’ll be right back.”

A knock on her door followed by Nora calling her name greeted Sophie as she came out of the bathroom wrapped in a long, soft terry robe. “Hey, Nora,” she said before stepping aside to let her in.

“I just ran up to invite you to share that wonderful smelling dinner you made with us. Won’t you come down? You can meet Ash and Rachel.”

Nora couldn’t possibly know Sophie had already come across the couple, but that didn’t stop the blush of mortification from rising up her neck as she recalled her actions. “Thanks, Nora, but I’ve already eaten and I’m settled in for the evening. Maybe another night.”

That blush told Nora all she needed to know. Smiling, she said, “I’ll hold you to that.”

Adrian lowered his zipper carefully over his straining cock, cursing himself for waiting so long to release his engorged flesh. Nora, completely naked and sitting astride Adam’s lap, his cock embedded deeply in her pussy, moaned loudly as Ash pushed her forward until her breasts were mouth level with Adam’s lips and Ash’s cock was able to slowly penetrate her ass. Watching his cousin sink his dick balls deep inside Nora’s rectum reminded him how much he used to love anal sex, how much he used to love bringing Nicole the ultimate pleasure of being fucked by him as one or more of their friends touched her, aiding in bringing her to climax, hearing her whimper as Nora was before her screams of release echoed in the room.