Shade's Fall
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“Eyes to me, Lily.”
Her dreams of a perfect wedding night intruded, but she didn’t protest when he leaned over her. She needed him. She wouldn’t be the first, nor the last, woman who had given up that particular dream.
When Shade’s cock brushed against the flesh of her pussy, Lily tried to lift her hips so he could slide deep within her, but his hard hand held her to the desk, pinned in place. With his cock sliding back and forth against the outside of her cunt, her desire spiked, wanting him inside her while he denied her that fulfillment.
The feel of his cock butting up against her clit had her climaxing as his hands held her tightly. Her scream was stifled by his mouth as she felt his cock pulse against the outside lips of her pussy. She trembled with the last remnants of her orgasm as he reached over his desk, pulling several tissues out of the box.
She lay across the desk, looking up at him with wonder as he gently cleaned her before throwing the tissues into the trashcan and then helped her into a sitting position. He then cleaned himself before zipping his jeans.
Lily looked down at herself, pushing her breasts back into her top and then pulling her top back down to cover herself.
His hand went to her jaw, tilting her head back, his kiss brief and gentle. Stepping back, he helped her to her feet.
“Ready to go back to work?”
Lily nodded happily as she slipped off the desk. She was almost around the desk when she turned back, looking around the floor.
“What are you doing?” Shade’s resigned voice had her looking swiftly to his eyes, a flush coming to her cheeks.
“I was looking for my panties.” Her eyes swept the floor again.
Shade’s hand came out of his pocket. “These are now mine.” His hand pushed the panties back into his pocket.
She started to argue, not wanting to go back to work with no underwear; but from his predatory gaze studying her unwaveringly, she decided it would be worth the quick trip to the house for her underwear.
She went through the door, reaching back to shut it when he said, “By the way, while you’re at the house getting another pair of panties, could you get me a cup of coffee? Please.”
Lily’s only response was to slam the door.
Chapter 33
After Church on Sunday, Lily had told Beth and Razer to go on to the diner ahead of her. She wanted to talk to Pastor Dean in his office where he readily agreed to give her the job of running the church store. When they walked together to the diner afterward, she was so happy she felt like she was walking on air.
She slipped her arm through her pastor’s as they crossed the street, heading into the diner where she thanked him again, hugging him enthusiastically. Laughing, he pulled away at the same time that Lily invited him to sit with them for lunch and saw him pale as his eyes went over her shoulder. He said he remembered leaving something in his office and left her, practically running out the door.
Lily stood with her mouth open as she watched through the diner window as her pastor sprinted across the street. It must really be important, Lily thought. Turning back around, she walked to her table, seeing Viper standing behind a red-faced Shade with his hand on his shoulder.
“What happened?” Lily went immediately to Shade’s side, her hand going to his forehead.
“He’s fine now. He choked on his breakfast,” Viper said, resuming his seat by Winter.
“Thanks, Viper. I’m glad you were here,” Lily said with concern.
“Me, too,” he said grimly.
Lily told everyone the good news about Pastor Dean letting her run the church store and received their congratulations.
“Are you sure that’s what you want to do?” Beth asked, leaning closer to her side.
“Yes, I do. I’m happy we settled it before Christmas. Do you think we have enough time to push for another toy drive? The store is already running low.”
“I’m sure we do,” Beth said above the groans at the table.
“I’m going home and hiding my wallet. Not only do we have Winter constantly after our money, now we have Lily after it for toys. Jeez,” Rider moaned.
“It could be worse,” Lily suggested.
“How?”
“If I don’t get enough toys, I was going to ask Killyama if she could help take donations,” Lily said, taking a drink of her hot chocolate.
“How much do you need?” Razer asked, reaching for his wallet.
Lily felt comfortable joking and sitting around the table. In a few weeks’ span of time, she had grown more relaxed among them; though she didn’t participate in their parties and made sure she avoided the sexual aspects of the club unless she inadvertently blundered into one of their sessions.
After lunch, Shade asked her to go furniture shopping with him. The others went back to the clubhouse as she and Shade went to the only furniture store in town. Luckily, they had a vast assortment of furniture to choose from.
After only a couple of hours, he had managed to find furniture for the entire house and appliances, too. She had liked most of his choices, but when he had been unsure, he would ask her opinion and invariably go with her decision. The sales clerk looked like he was in seventh heaven and Lily was sure he was with the commission he was most-assuredly making.
“Is that all I can help you with today?” Leonard asked, carrying the handheld computer that had rung up Shade’s purchases.
“That will be it,” Shade replied, putting his arm around her shoulder when she would have kept looking at the furniture.
“But you haven’t picked out your bedroom furniture,” Lily reminded him.
“I don’t need bedroom furniture; I have bedroom furniture.”
“The set in the basement?” Lily questioned, looking up at him.
Shade nodded before turning to follow the clerk to the cashier. Lily hung back, her feet not moving.
“But that furniture won’t match the furniture in your house,” Lily protested. “Just look at the bedroom furniture. You might find something you like better.”
“I like what I have,” Shade said, again trying to follow the sales clerk.
Lily refused to move, looking down at the floor. “It won’t match.”
Shade gave a frustrated sigh, motioning for the clerk to wait for him at the register.
“Eyes to me, Lily.” She reluctantly raised her eyes to his. “Are you crying?” he asked, obviously stunned.
“No, I don’t cry anymore. Haven’t you noticed?”
“I can’t say that I have,” Shade replied.
“Well, I don’t,” she snapped.
“Okay. We’ll debate that later. Why won’t my bedroom furniture match the rest of the furniture I bought? That happens to be an expensive set, which I custom-ordered,” Shade explained.
“I don’t care how expensive it is, it’s still different from the rest of your furniture.”
“How?”
“It isn’t new.”
“It isn’t new?” Shade repeated.
“It’s not freaking new!” Lily whisper-screamed so no one would hear her, though she noticed Leonard turn his back so she wouldn’t see him laughing at her.
Understanding dawned on his face, and he bent down to whisper in her ear. “I bought that bedroom set after you were hurt last summer, Lily. It’s still new.”
Her dreams of a perfect wedding night intruded, but she didn’t protest when he leaned over her. She needed him. She wouldn’t be the first, nor the last, woman who had given up that particular dream.
When Shade’s cock brushed against the flesh of her pussy, Lily tried to lift her hips so he could slide deep within her, but his hard hand held her to the desk, pinned in place. With his cock sliding back and forth against the outside of her cunt, her desire spiked, wanting him inside her while he denied her that fulfillment.
The feel of his cock butting up against her clit had her climaxing as his hands held her tightly. Her scream was stifled by his mouth as she felt his cock pulse against the outside lips of her pussy. She trembled with the last remnants of her orgasm as he reached over his desk, pulling several tissues out of the box.
She lay across the desk, looking up at him with wonder as he gently cleaned her before throwing the tissues into the trashcan and then helped her into a sitting position. He then cleaned himself before zipping his jeans.
Lily looked down at herself, pushing her breasts back into her top and then pulling her top back down to cover herself.
His hand went to her jaw, tilting her head back, his kiss brief and gentle. Stepping back, he helped her to her feet.
“Ready to go back to work?”
Lily nodded happily as she slipped off the desk. She was almost around the desk when she turned back, looking around the floor.
“What are you doing?” Shade’s resigned voice had her looking swiftly to his eyes, a flush coming to her cheeks.
“I was looking for my panties.” Her eyes swept the floor again.
Shade’s hand came out of his pocket. “These are now mine.” His hand pushed the panties back into his pocket.
She started to argue, not wanting to go back to work with no underwear; but from his predatory gaze studying her unwaveringly, she decided it would be worth the quick trip to the house for her underwear.
She went through the door, reaching back to shut it when he said, “By the way, while you’re at the house getting another pair of panties, could you get me a cup of coffee? Please.”
Lily’s only response was to slam the door.
Chapter 33
After Church on Sunday, Lily had told Beth and Razer to go on to the diner ahead of her. She wanted to talk to Pastor Dean in his office where he readily agreed to give her the job of running the church store. When they walked together to the diner afterward, she was so happy she felt like she was walking on air.
She slipped her arm through her pastor’s as they crossed the street, heading into the diner where she thanked him again, hugging him enthusiastically. Laughing, he pulled away at the same time that Lily invited him to sit with them for lunch and saw him pale as his eyes went over her shoulder. He said he remembered leaving something in his office and left her, practically running out the door.
Lily stood with her mouth open as she watched through the diner window as her pastor sprinted across the street. It must really be important, Lily thought. Turning back around, she walked to her table, seeing Viper standing behind a red-faced Shade with his hand on his shoulder.
“What happened?” Lily went immediately to Shade’s side, her hand going to his forehead.
“He’s fine now. He choked on his breakfast,” Viper said, resuming his seat by Winter.
“Thanks, Viper. I’m glad you were here,” Lily said with concern.
“Me, too,” he said grimly.
Lily told everyone the good news about Pastor Dean letting her run the church store and received their congratulations.
“Are you sure that’s what you want to do?” Beth asked, leaning closer to her side.
“Yes, I do. I’m happy we settled it before Christmas. Do you think we have enough time to push for another toy drive? The store is already running low.”
“I’m sure we do,” Beth said above the groans at the table.
“I’m going home and hiding my wallet. Not only do we have Winter constantly after our money, now we have Lily after it for toys. Jeez,” Rider moaned.
“It could be worse,” Lily suggested.
“How?”
“If I don’t get enough toys, I was going to ask Killyama if she could help take donations,” Lily said, taking a drink of her hot chocolate.
“How much do you need?” Razer asked, reaching for his wallet.
Lily felt comfortable joking and sitting around the table. In a few weeks’ span of time, she had grown more relaxed among them; though she didn’t participate in their parties and made sure she avoided the sexual aspects of the club unless she inadvertently blundered into one of their sessions.
After lunch, Shade asked her to go furniture shopping with him. The others went back to the clubhouse as she and Shade went to the only furniture store in town. Luckily, they had a vast assortment of furniture to choose from.
After only a couple of hours, he had managed to find furniture for the entire house and appliances, too. She had liked most of his choices, but when he had been unsure, he would ask her opinion and invariably go with her decision. The sales clerk looked like he was in seventh heaven and Lily was sure he was with the commission he was most-assuredly making.
“Is that all I can help you with today?” Leonard asked, carrying the handheld computer that had rung up Shade’s purchases.
“That will be it,” Shade replied, putting his arm around her shoulder when she would have kept looking at the furniture.
“But you haven’t picked out your bedroom furniture,” Lily reminded him.
“I don’t need bedroom furniture; I have bedroom furniture.”
“The set in the basement?” Lily questioned, looking up at him.
Shade nodded before turning to follow the clerk to the cashier. Lily hung back, her feet not moving.
“But that furniture won’t match the furniture in your house,” Lily protested. “Just look at the bedroom furniture. You might find something you like better.”
“I like what I have,” Shade said, again trying to follow the sales clerk.
Lily refused to move, looking down at the floor. “It won’t match.”
Shade gave a frustrated sigh, motioning for the clerk to wait for him at the register.
“Eyes to me, Lily.” She reluctantly raised her eyes to his. “Are you crying?” he asked, obviously stunned.
“No, I don’t cry anymore. Haven’t you noticed?”
“I can’t say that I have,” Shade replied.
“Well, I don’t,” she snapped.
“Okay. We’ll debate that later. Why won’t my bedroom furniture match the rest of the furniture I bought? That happens to be an expensive set, which I custom-ordered,” Shade explained.
“I don’t care how expensive it is, it’s still different from the rest of your furniture.”
“How?”
“It isn’t new.”
“It isn’t new?” Shade repeated.
“It’s not freaking new!” Lily whisper-screamed so no one would hear her, though she noticed Leonard turn his back so she wouldn’t see him laughing at her.
Understanding dawned on his face, and he bent down to whisper in her ear. “I bought that bedroom set after you were hurt last summer, Lily. It’s still new.”
