Beneath her, Nick wriggled his hips impatiently. 'Stop kissing. Get on with it.'
She smiled and wrapped her arms around Tony, gripping his shoulders for support. Then slowly, using his body as a brace, she eased her hips away from them, sucking air in through her teeth as the dual sensations rippled across her lower body. Not too far. She didn't want to risk losing anyone. Just far enough to feel the slippery friction. Then she lowered her hips to experience the delicious re-entry. Tony supported her effortlessly.
She did it again.
And again.
'Oh yeah, that's it,' Nick groaned softly as she rose and fell against him, her soft buttocks pressing against his abdomen with each downward stroke. His hands were between Tony and herself, caressing her breasts, pinching the nipples, then sliding down her stomach to reach between her legs.
'Ohhh.' She pressed her cheek hard against Tony's chest as her hips shuddered. Nick was stroking her clitoris, licking her back, squeezing one of her breasts as she impaled herself on them. The conflicting sensations were intense. She tightened her grip. It would be quicker this time. Much quicker.
Above her, Tony gritted his teeth, the air hissing in and out between them as he held himself immobile. It must have taken immense restraint.
More than Nick had. As his orgasm approached he began to twitch and then to buck his hips up into her downward lunge.
'Man, she's so tight,' he moaned. 'I'm gunna come. I'm gunna — ' His hands clutched her hips, pulling her down to meet his rapturous explosion and she was right there with him, her body shuddering so much she set Tony off too.
'Pussy pie and cream,' he grunted as he slammed his pelvis against her already spasming clitoris.
Her nails bit into his shoulders as a fresh surge swept over her, roaring in her ears. Then the roar diminished and she heard the creak of the hammock swaying and the seashell sound of the waves.
A full minute later Nick said, 'It really is going to storm.'
No-one moved.
'Xavion'll gut us for sure if we — '
'Xavion wouldn't be game to gut you,' Tony cut over him, yawning. 'The smell'd be fatal.
'You shut the fuck up,' Nick retaliated, reaching past Dee to thump his brother.
'Boys, boys, ouch,' she wailed as one of Nick's punches connected with her arm.
'Shit. Sorry, Wendee.' Nick rubbed the spot briskly, making it worse, but for some reason she was laughing.
'What? D'ya get her funny bone?' Tony asked, propping himself up to frown down at her hysterics.
'Don't think so,' Nick said, checking the forearm by touch, probing it gently. 'Just a bruise.'
Tony shook his head. 'You're a dumb shit, Nick. Even if you are my brother. We were supposed to fuck her, not bruise her.'
Dee was uncontrollable by this stage, laughing so hard she had wet eyes. The last thing she expected was the cracking slap that caught her across the cheek. Her head rocked, then returned to focus on Tony who was looking satisfied with his solution.
' I'm the dumb shit?' Nick yelled right next to her ear. 'What the fuck do you call that?'
'She was hysterical and… Now look, you've done it again,' he accused as Dee smiled despite the pain in her cheek.
She bit her lower lip but it was no good. A giggle escaped.
'If you hit her again I'll tell Xavion,' Nick threatened. 'I didn't hurt her on purpose.'
But Tony had lowered his head and was kissing her and Dee found it a much more effective solution. Whatever the cause of her hysteria, it dissolved under the heat of Tony's experienced tongue, and despite the number of times her body had been aroused that day, it stirred anew.
'Don't you pair get horny again,' Nick warned. 'We gotta go. Now.'
'Mmm.' Dee rubbed her nose against Tony's and smiled into his eyes. 'I love tropical storms.' He kissed her again and she melted, barely aware of the whisper in her ear from below.
'Maybe you do where you come from, Babe. But not in these waters. There's nothing to slow them down out here, just thousands of miles of ocean and — '
Tony wrenched his lips away from hers to slap a hand over Nick's mouth, real menace in his eyes. Dee found the sudden change from his passion of a second earlier mystifying. She blinked, then cast her mind back over what Nick had just said.
'We're in the middle of an ocean?'
'Nick has a big mouth,' Tony said, glaring at his brother. 'And he also has a big cock, but he won't have that for much longer if he keeps blabbing.'
'Hey, Man. I was joking. Just trying to scare Wendee. Right, Wendee?'
The Pacific Ocean?
Dee dragged her thoughts back. 'Sure, Nick.' She reached a hand over her head to ruffle his hair. 'Besides, Never Land isn't any place. It just is. Fourth star on from the moon and fly straight through till morning, right?'
'Yeah. That's it.' Nick was laughing but Tony was still tense. She could feel it in his body.
'Storm's coming,' he said, pushing away from her. 'We have to get back.'
Carefully, they disengaged themselves and rolled out of the hammock. The twins were keen to go but with a little coaxing she managed to extract permission for a final quick swim.
Her body was lethargic but she pushed it across the sand and into the much cooler water. The sky had turned dark very quickly and the violence of the coming storm gave her impetus. She rubbed herself all over and stumbled back to the shoreline where she turned for a last gaze out across the waves. There was nothing. No land. No ships.
How far was the visible horizon line? Four kilometres? Damn, why couldn't she remember? How could she have forgotten such a basic fact — a distance any one of her students would have known.
Any one of her students.
She swivelled away, hugging her shoulders against a cold more insidious than that produced by cool wind on wet skin.
'Wendee?' One of the twins was loping across the sand towards her, his loincloth flapping in the strengthening gusts. 'Come on. We gotta go. Xavion sent Josh lookin' — ' It was Nick. He frowned and touched her trembling arm. 'Hey, are you all right?'
She shook her head, biting her lip. The tears were close again. First hysterical laughter and now this. What was wrong with her?
He looked at her for a moment. 'You're tired out, Babe,' he decided, scooping her into his arms to stride back up the beach with her. 'But don't worry. Xavion'll look after you,' he promised, and Dee found herself calming to the thought. Xavion would look after her. He was her Champion.
She rested her cheek against Nick's golden chest and closed her eyes. So tired suddenly. Nick reached the others and she heard them talking.
'Is she ill?' Josh sounded worried.
'Nah, just tired. I'll carry her back.'
'You didn't say something to her?' Tony accused. 'She was looking out… there.'
'I just walked up to her and she started blubbering. I didn't say a thing. I swear.'
'You better not because if the boss finds out you've — '
'Shall we take her back?' Josh interrupted quietly and Dee imagined a look passing between them. The next minute of the journey was silent, and after that she was asleep.
Chapter Eighteen
'There's obviously something wrong, something upsetting her,' Belle argued convincingly. 'Why not move her on?'
Pietre frowned at the view screen then looked back at Belle again. Her idea had merit, but he doubted there
