Avery always came with me. It wasn't a choice. He didn't get to opt out, and I didn't get to not invite him. It was part of the friendship deal, and my mom would kill us both if he didn't come.
We were the last to show at the lodge, since one of Avery's daycare kids' omega father had been in an accident. He'd thankfully been fine, and so had the baby he was pregnant with, but we'd volunteered to keep their toddler until he was cleared. It had put us a few hours behind schedule, but in all honesty, as much as I loved these reunions, I was more than ready for them to be over by the end, so a few less hours of being around the craziness wasn't going to hurt anyone.
My cousin Riker was sitting in the living room when we arrived, looking bored out of his mind. He sprang from the couch as soon as he saw Avery, running over and giving the big alpha a giant hug talking a mile a minute about the daycare he was working at, and all the things he would have done differently.
Avery did as he always did, sweetly indulging the twenty-three-year-old, and when Riker reached out and flirtily put his hand on Avery's bicep it suddenly occurred to me that though I'd always thought of Riker as a child, due to hm being five years younger than me… which had been a big deal back when we were younger, he wasn't a kid anymore. In fact, the omega whose first child we watched earlier while he made sure everything was okay with his second, was only a year older than Riker.
I frowned, watching the way Avery smiled at my cousin and the way Riker blushed in response.
I'd been jealous a few times over the years… Okay, I'd been jealous a lot when it came to Avery, but seeing the way Riker about killed himself over my big alpha, kind of made me want to reach out and wring his little neck.
"What took you guys so long?" He asked, still staring at Avery. "I've been waiting for you all day."
Had I heard that correctly? Was he hitting on Avery, or was my brain playing tricks on me?
I pursed my lips, reaching out and flicking him on the forehead. He might be an adult, but he needed to get his grubby hands off of my alpha.
Yes, I absolutely knew I was being ridiculous, but I didn't much care for the situation. I knew someday, I'd have to watch some omega come in and sweep Avery off his feet, but I'd be damned if it was going to be that day, and I'd be double damned if it was going to be Riker.
I sighed, jostling my bag back up onto my shoulder. "It's a long story. We'll talk about that later, okay?"
I wanted to tell him to get lost and give us some fucking breathing room, but I was trying to avoid making a fool of myself, and showing my irritation and jealousy right then would be pretty foolhardy.
Avery gave me a sideways look, raising his eyebrow slightly, probably catching on to my irritation, and wondering what had sparked it this time.
I wiggled my nose, trying to ignore him, since, logical or not, I was a little irritated with him too.
Riker rolled his eyes, used to my surliness as well, and not really caring what had set me off this time.
He perked again suddenly, eyes going wide as he leaned in to whisper to us. "Ronni's boyfriend showed up after she told him not to," he said, mischievous happiness dancing in his eyes. "He's staying. Rhonda wouldn't let her make him leave. He's really nice, and that's probably why she doesn't want him around us. Especially Evan and Scout. I think they're already up to something."
"Oh shit," I said chuckling. Avery looked like he was fighting a smile too. "What happened?"
Riker shrugged, still smiling. "Ronni started drinking. She's already practically drank an entire fifth of tequila by herself. Rhonda won't let anyone have any food until dinner time, so she's already completely smashed. Now Tanner has to babysit her. I bet he wishes he hadn't come now."
"Oh good," I said sarcastically. "That means she's gonna be a bucket full of sunshine for the rest of the time here."
"There's only one room left, so hope you guys don't mind sharing. It only has a king, but it's at the very end of the hall, so less traffic. We kinda doubted you two would mind."
I cringed, looking over at Avery, who was trying to hide his amusement by contorting his face. It didn't work. It was pretty clear he was laughing at me.
"I don't know," he said, reaching out and throwing an arm around my shoulders. "Archer has a hard time keeping his hands to himself in his sleep."
I was fully awake, thank you. You were the one asleep, big boy.
Riker blinked, glancing at me, and then back at Avery, looking confused. "Well, I guess if it bothers you, you can come sleep in my room. I only have a single, but I saw one of those fold out cots in the closet."
"He's not sleeping with you," I snapped, drawing the remainder of the living room attendants' attention. I cleared my throat. "I mean, I'm sure I can control myself. He's safe with me."
Probably.
***
My entire body was burning. Tingles of pleasure burst and spread across my skin from where my dick was grinding against something that was both hard and soft.
I heard Avery groan just as two big hands cupped my ass, squeezing.
My eyes popped open, and I gasped, suddenly realizing where I was, and who I was grinding against.
"Avery?" I groaned, gripping his hip and giving him a little shake. "Avery, wake up."
"Hmm?" he asked, his mouth finding my neck and nibbling.
"Hey, I need up. I have to pee."
He snuffled against my skin, tickling me and I laughed, giving his hip another shake. Was he awake or not? It was so damn hard to tell. "Seriously, I need you to move. I can't get up like this."
"Okay." But he didn't move, grinding his hips against mine again instead.
I will not fuck my friend when he isn't aware what he's doing… again. I will not. But, damn, there was only so much a man could take.
His fingers slipped beneath the band of my shorts and then my underwear, the tips playing with the upper curve of my ass. "Mmm. You smell good," he mumbled against my skin. "Are you slick for me, Arch?"
I groaned, liking the way his body slid against mine. His hand snaked further into my shorts. "Holy shit, Ave. You talk so fucking dirty when you're horny."
I never realized that this was a turn on for me until that night when he'd said so many things while following up with his body but now it was part of every fantasy. This shy guy who always seemed almost too innocent for things like that talked like a fucking porn star when he was ready to fuck.
I needed to wake him up, or we were gonna end up fucking again, and he was totally not going to remember… again. Not many people in this world fucked their biggest fantasy without their biggest fantasy knowing, but I was going to do it twice if I didn't stop it.
"Ave, please."
"I'll give you anything you want, Arch. I'll fucking wreck you if you let me," he said, just as his fingertip found my slick hole, sliding in.
I groaned, sinking down on the digit and desperately wanting more. I wanted him inside me again. I wanted him to knot me again.
"Oh fuck, Ave. You have two… Oh fuck." Another finger slid inside me, easily joining the other, stretching me perfectly.
This was such a fucking mess. I needed to wake him up. I couldn't allow this to go on any further without him being fully aware. I was still living with the guilt from last time. To do it to him again within a week, that was insane.