Page 24 of Tall, Dark, & Ginger

Ridley reaches around me, massaging my balls and rubbing my crease, biting my shoulder as he groans and shoots the first sticky rope of cum between us, coating my hand. I shiver violently as I join him, free falling over the edge. He wraps his arms around me, holding me as I twitch and flinch until I’m completely empty.

I collapse against him, slowly catching my breath. His skin is warm, moistened with sweat, and I inhale him, the mixed scent of our cum tickling my nose.

My eyelids grow heavy, and the thought of falling asleep right here flits by, but that would be weird as fuck, so I force myself upright, glancing down at the mess we created. Ridley looks relaxed and a little sleepy too as he reaches for his t-shirt and uses it to clean us up.

“Thanks,” he whispers. “That was incredible.”

I nod, scooting off his lap and tugging my shorts up. “I think I might be able to sleep.”

“Me too.” He reaches for the remote and flicks the TV off. “See you in the morning?”

I hold his gaze for just a second, silently thankful for how chill he is. I chose wisely. Ridley isn’t going to make things weird or try to make this something it’s not.

“See you in the morning, Ridley.”

NINE

RIDLEY

The soft butpersistent tapping on my door draws me out of a deep sleep. I sit up, scratching my head with only one eye open. Thanks to my blackout curtains, I have no idea what time it is.

I slide out of bed and shuffle over to open my door. Bane is on the other side.

“Hey.”

“Hey,” he says, studying my face. “You okay?”

“Why wouldn’t I be?”

“It’s almost noon.”

His words hit like a cold bucket of water. “What?”

“I came to check on you to make sure you’re feeling okay. You never sleep in this late.”

“Whoa. Yeah, I’m good. Finally got some good sleep, I guess.”

He smiles. “That’s awesome. Must be in the air.”

“What do you mean?”

“Wren slept well too. He’s only been up about an hour.”

“We watched a movie late. Maybe that helped.”

“Cool.” He slaps my shoulder, and if he’s at all suspicious of anything, he doesn’t show it. “Glad all is well.”

“Thanks, man. I’ll be down after a shower.”

“Take your time.” He’s already walking down the hall.

I retreat inside my room, stunned that I slept so long. It’s been ages since I’ve gotten more than a few hours of sleep in one shot, but best I can tell, after I said goodnight to Wren, I slept straight through. Knocking one out is usually helpful for sleep, but when I get to do it with someone as hot as Wren? That’s better than any sleep aid I can think of.

After a long, hot shower, I feel my energy returning. I throw on some jeans and a t-shirt then decide to go down and grab something to eat. The house is quiet except for the sounds of guns firing on a TV screen and Bane and Jerryn hyping each other up as they play a video game.

I swing by the living room and watch for a second. “Where is everyone?”

Jerryn glances over his shoulders. “Salem and Indy went to the restaurant. I assume that’s where Kit is. Lowen and Oakley went to New Onyx, but they’ll be back before dinner service. Wren’s out on the patio.”

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