Respite
Chapter 3: Respite
Nix’ mind was still spinning by the time she finally opened the door to her room. She’d taken some time to take a walk around the premises but it had done nothing to calm her raging mind. There was so much to think about. First, there was Lydia offering her a place to stay; a home, if she wanted it. Nix wasn’t even sure what the word meant anymore. Not only that, but miss Lydia had also offered her a way to potentially find Alec. Nix had no idea just how Lydia planned to do that, but she wasn’t foolish enough to doubt that the woman did more than just manage a brothel.
She still felt a shiver across her spine when she recalled the dark voice inside of her speaking up too, urging her to stay. He hadn’t talked to her in months and part of her was starting to wonder if maybe she’d been so traumatized by everything that had happened that she’d made the whole thing up. But he was still here. Which was promising. Promising… and absolutely terrifying. But why would he speak up now? After all that time? None of it made sense and no matter how many times she tried to appeal to that part deep inside of her; she never got a response, even though she could feel his energy deep inside of her; sulking, waiting, brooding.
And then there’d been the mysterious stranger; Aelenthi. Nix could feel her heart skip a beat every time she thought back to those sparkling green eyes, hidden between a waterfall of fiery red curls. Everything about her had seemed enticing. She wasn’t sure why just the sight of the woman alone had caught her so off guard, but the prospect of getting ‘training’ from Len - whatever that training may look like - had provided so many enticing possibilities and images in her brain that she had to stop herself from thinking about it for too long. She had to keep her wits about her, she had a mission, a goal, Nix reminded herself as she finally arrived at her room and opened the door. She couldn’t get distracted by-
‘There you are!’ Nix had to stifle a scream when she heard a voice come from inside of her room and she could feel magic sparking around her fingertips as she raised her hands in front of her in self-defense, ready to lob an eldritch blast at whoever it was that had disturbed her thoughts so brutally. Zack stared at her and grinned. ‘Bad conscience? That’s the second time today you’ve almost zapped me.’ Nix sighed, snickering as she let the air out of her lungs and allowed relief to wash over her at seeing him sit casually on the side of her bed. She’d completely forgotten they’d agreed to meet up before his shift.
‘Well, next time I just might. You’ve certainly earned it.’ She heard a low chuckle come from him as he stood up and walked in her direction. He had an ease about him that always made her feel a bit calmer as well. As much as she’d loathe to admit it, Nix was tightly wound on the best of days and she still hadn’t quite mastered the skill of hiding all that anxiety. Zack, on the other hand, always seemed to be going with the flow, moving along with life’s crazy twists and turns with ease and grace; dancing to a rhythm only he could hear.
‘Sorry,’ she said. ‘With everything that had been going on I’d forgotten that we’d agreed to meet up.’
Within seconds, he was dangerously close to her, his eyes locking into hers.
‘Want me to leave?’
She cocked her head slightly and grinned as she looked at him. She knew he’d leave her alone if she told him to, but now that he was here… A distraction just might be exactly what she needed. ‘No,’ she said, simply.
His hands grabbed her hips before slowly moving to the small of her back and with a swift, harsh movement she’d turned them both around and slammed him against the door. He groaned softly as his head hit the back of the wooden door and quickly leaned in to close the distance between them, biting her lip softly before moving his hand up to her face and cupping it gently as he leaned in towards her.
‘Don’t threaten me with a good time,’ he murmured, his lips mere inches away from hers.
He bit her lip once more before finally kissing her passionately. She sighed into the kiss, allowing herself to melt away in his hands ever so slightly. She could feel his hand slide down lower to her leg and she lifted it, allowing him to tilt her forward and without even thinking about it she slowly, deliberately, rolled her hips against him.
She could hear him hiss against her skin as he tilted her head to the side and started planting slow, soft kisses down her neck. Nix’ eyes fluttered shut and she allowed herself to relax. It was easy with him, unbothered and uncomplicated. A nice way to release some stress, nothing more. They had been meeting up in secret for a few months now after one unintended, and rather quick, heated meeting in one of the supply closets downstairs after a week of stolen glances, dropped quills and ‘accidental’ brush-ins. It was fun, just the right amount of filthy and casual enough for a good, fun, distraction.
The second Zack gripped her leg a bit tighter and rolled his hips against hers, she was immediately returned to reality. She threw her head back a little, allowing him better access to her neck. He gratefully obliged, planting slow, soft, featherlight kisses in the nape of her neck before kissing and licking his way down to her collar bone.
‘Bed?’
The word was accompanied by another roll of his hips and she had to stifle a groan as she felt him hard against her. Sometimes they took their time, teasing, playing, toying with one another for as long as they could until one of them couldn’t take it anymore. Today would most likely not be one of those times.
She nodded, leaning in to bite his lip before playfully smacking his palm to make him let go of her leg. Slowly, swaying her hips, she made her way back to the bed. She took off her top as she walked, casually flinging it to the side as she looked back to see Zack taking off his shirt. He was lean, but muscular and her eyes briefly glanced at his biceps as he moved his hands behind his head to take the garment off before she found her gaze wandering to his toned stomach. She turned around again when she saw him move lower to slide out of his pants and she paused to wiggle out of her skirt, hearing Zack gasp audibly as she slowly bent over to take her underclothing off.
The second she straightened her back to stand up again, she felt his naked body against hers. His skin, as always, felt cool against her always so warm skin, his arousal clear against her ass. She swallowed, humming softly as his warm hands wandered over her skin and made their way to her breasts. He bit her shoulder softly as his hands cupped her breasts, his right thumb slowly making its way to her nipple. When he pinched the skin softly, she threw her head back, frantically searching for his face to kiss him.
His voice was low, teasing. ‘Time to flip the script.’
Before she’d realized what was going on, his hand had moved to her wrist, pinning it high above her on the wall as he pressed her body against the wall, effectively locking her in place as his left hand squeezed her nipple one last time before it slowly started moving down her stomach. He nudged her legs slightly with his knee and on instinct alone she parted them, grinding her ass against him, pleased to hear his breathing speed up with every roll of her hips.
She smirked, her eyes fluttering close as he softly bit her neck.
‘Keep up, Zachary…’
She could sense the smirk on his lips more than she felt it as the grip on her right wrist, still high on the wall in front of them, tightened. She knew he hated that name. She also knew it spurned him on. It was all a calculated risk.
His left hand inched lower, eager fingers pressing her thighs apart a bit more, helped by another nudge of his knee. Nix curled her left hand behind her, holding on to his shoulders and his neck as she spread her legs more to allow him further access as he snaked his arm around her. He loosely placed his hand over the warmth between her legs, enjoying the way she wriggled in his touch; desperate for more friction. She tried to grab his back, pull his hair, anything to spur him on but he had her pinned good. She turned her head to the side to kiss him, biting his lip before she let go as she locked eyes with him. Lights twinkled in his eyes as he nudged her face away with his, his left hand slowly parting her folds as his right still held her wrist up in the air.
‘Maybe next time I’ll ask Noah to join us.’
Her eyes shot open, shocked by the words tumbling out of his mouth. But when he moved his finger in between her folds and slowly started circling her clit, her eyes fluttered shut again. He chuckled low in her ear, clearly pleased by her reaction.
‘I think it could be fun… The two of us, taking you on…’
She couldn’t stop herself from smiling, in spite of it all. She’d sensed Zack had a crush on the half-orc from the first day she saw the two of them together; noticing the way the redhead had stared at Noah when he thought no one was watching, seeing the way he smiled whenever Noah talked to him or even so much as looked at him. She was pretty sure the feelings were mutual, but up until now she couldn’t be sure if they had already acted on it. She hoped they would.
‘Can you imagine it?’ Zack’s breath hot in her ear brought her back. ‘Both of us, holding you... touching you... fucking you… Making you come over… and over… and over…’
Her breath hitched as his fingers finally brushed over her clit and she moaned, both at the picture he was painting as well as the way his fingers were moving. Slowly, agonizingly slow, his fingers started circling her nub, only directly touching it every few strokes. She could feel her knees start to buckle.
“F-fuck… Zack…’
A warm tongue licked the side of her neck before equally warm lips planted kisses all over her back, his left hand never stopping as his right was still holding her up. His knee was still keeping her legs spread and she had to force herself to keep standing. His weight was slowly pushing her further against the wall and she delighted in his low groans every single time she bucked her hips.
His fingers slowly upped their pace and she could feel herself lose her mind. ‘Fuck, Nixara, we need to show him how pretty you look when you come undone.’
She moaned audibly. Too loud. His hand was on her mouth within seconds and he chuckled, tutting in her ear. He was trying to keep his cool but she could tell (both from the way his voice had become even more hoarse and from the way his erection now pressed into her back as her legs were giving out) that this was getting to him too.
‘Don’t want to wake everyone up, do you?’ His finger started circling faster, his body now fully pushing her against the wall.
‘Z-Zack I’m… I…’ Her voice was muffled, but she could feel herself start to come undone. ‘Fuck…’ her fingers were gripping on to his hair and his back, trying to push him even closer to her. ‘Please… just…’
Nix realized she was lucky the thought of the three of them together was having as much of an effect on Zack as it was on her. The grip on her hand that was still held above her loosened and she moved her hand backwards, in between their bodies. She quickly found him, hard and ready and squeezed the base appreciatively, hearing him groan softly behind her.
‘Fuck me.’
It sounded more like a command than a question, having regained just enough of her composure to get the words out.
He bit her shoulder softly, groaning again when she squeezed the base of his cock again.
‘That sounds like an order…’ He chuckled, positioning himself at her entrance. ‘Sounds like miss Len is having an effect on you already.’ Nix gasped at the mere mention of that name, feeling electricity shot through her as she saw that freckled face with green eyes in front of her and heard that seductive voice in her brain. She couldn’t stop a low moan from tumbling from her lips.
‘Well, look at that... Is that who you’d rather have watching us, hm? I bet she’d love to see you like this... ’
When Zack almost pushed himself inside of her, she had to bite her arm to keep from screaming.
‘Fuck… You’re so wet…’ She could hear him right behind her now as he slowly inched his way deeper inside of her. His hands moved up to grab her breasts, squeezing her nipples hard as he pushed himself inside even further. Nix closed her eyes, throwing her head back, surrendering herself to his touch.
‘You like her, don’t you?’
Her eyes shot open when she heard Zack’s voice, teasingly close in her ear. She was about to bite something back at him when he slowly pulled out a bit before sheathing himself inside of her once more.
‘If only she could see you now....’ Zack’s voice was strained as he moved back a bit again before pushing himself inside of her, a lot harder this time. She groaned against the impact, bracing herself against the wall. She was coming undone fast.
Damn him.
She surrendered to his touches, tilting her head backwards to kiss him.
‘F-Fuck me…Please just…’
His hand closed over her mouth again as he started setting a rhythm, knowing from experience that she’d probably get too loud for them to be able to do this in secret but determined to try and muffle the noise anyway. His thrusts quickly turned frantic and deep and she found herself gasping for breath as he started slamming into her; relishing the rhythm and the way his hands were holding onto her for dear life. When his right hand moved down in between thrusts and started circling her clit again, she knew she wouldn’t be able to hang on much longer.
‘Z-Zack I’m… I’m…’
She couldn’t finish her sentence as waves of pleasure started cresting over her, dark spots appearing in the corner of her vision. She could feel him let go of her clit and her breasts, his hands moving to her hips; gripping her tightly as he thrust into her a few more times before she heard him gasp for breath behind her as he too found his release. Slowly, the two of them crumpled to the floor as he slowly pulled out of her, curling her up in his arms as they tried to catch their breath, sitting on the hard wooden floor of her small room.
Zack was the first to break the silence, his hands lazily drawing soft patterns on her back as she put her head to his chest, listening to his heartbeat as she tried to collect her thoughts. He was the first of them to speak up.
‘So I take it your meeting went well?’