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  Jaegan nodded his thanks, grabbed his husband’s hand, and pulled them both to their feet. Ewin, Dayved, and Kimberley had an amazing shower area—it was why they often hosted their play parties—and Jaegan didn’t want to wait another minute to be with his wife.

  * * * *

  Luddeke smiled at his husband’s impatience. It was rather ironic that the man he and Katarnia often called the workaholic of the family was so agitated by their wife’s inclination to be the same.

  They entered the shower area just as the water cycled to a soft rain and Katarnia smoothed shampoo into her hair.

  “You’re late,” Jaegan grumbled as he took over massaging the fragrant soap into her scalp.

  “I’m sorry,” she said with a soft sigh, relaxing against Jaegan despite his irritated-sounding words. “I had a couple of issues come up that I couldn’t ignore.”

  Luddeke waited for Jaegan to grumble some more, but it seemed he understood enough about the responsibilities of Katarnia’s job to stay quiet. It was the thing they had most in common, after all. Luddeke and Jaegan had already been together for years when Jaegan and Katarnia had met at work. At the time, she’d been a wide-eyed newbie to the Royal Guard, whereas Jaegan had been an experienced soldier. It had been a happy discovery that, unlike Jaegan, who was always in control, Katarnia quite enjoyed letting someone else take over when she was at home.

  The shower cycled back to a heavier flow, the water falling from the ceiling like rain. There were spaces where one could move to stay relatively dry, but Luddeke was happy to stay under the warm downpour and watch his lovers for the time being. He never grew tired of watching Jaegan and Katarnia together.

  Jaegan massaged Katarnia’s scalp as she swayed slightly. It was obvious the woman was exhausted. She probably should have gone straight home to get some rest.

  “On your knees, love,” Jaegan said in a deep tone that never failed to turn Luddeke on. He watched as Katarnia lowered gracefully to her knees, following Jaegan’s order without question. Jaegan tilted her head back, catching the heavier fall of water and rinsing the shampoo from her hair. Katarnia closed her eyes, smiling softly as Jaegan smoothed his hands through her wet tresses and down over her shoulders.

  When he was finished, Jaegan knelt behind her, his hard cock pressed against the soft cheeks of her bottom as his hands roamed over her naked flesh. “When was the last time you got a full night’s sleep?”

  The question was whispered but there was a thread of steel within it that warned their wife not to lie.

  “I don’t remember,” she answered tiredly.

  “I should spank your ass,” he said in a growl that sounded nothing but affectionate. “You need to slow down, Kat. You can’t possibly do your job properly when you’re this tired.”

  “I know,” she said, resting her head back against Jaegan’s chest. “That’s why I asked Jerrod for more staff. It was approved this morning.”

  Luddeke couldn’t help but smile. Jaegan was the type of man who needed to fix things. He usually drew a line at interfering in their professional careers, but considering how tired Katarnia looked it was possible Jaegan was very close to breaking his own rule in that regard.

  “Come on, baby. We’ll take you home.”

  She shook her head, trying to turn to face him, but Jaegan held her trapped. “No,” she said quietly. “I’ve been looking forward to this party all week. It’s been a long time since all three of us made it to a play party.”

  Luddeke could see that Jaegan’s mind was set. He was taking their woman home unless Luddeke intervened.

  Torn between what his husband wanted, what his wife wanted, and what he himself wanted, Luddeke hesitated just a little too long. Jaegan lifted Katarnia into his arms, hugging her close as he turned to the controls and set the shower to the drying setting. Warm puffs of air caressed their skin gently as Luddeke tried to find the words to convince Jaegan they should stay for the party.

  “Please, Jaegan,” Katarnia said as she wriggled for him to put her down. She was fit and athletic and more than capable of looking after herself in a physical confrontation, but it would take much more than some wriggling to force their giant-sized husband into putting her down.

  “Jaegan,” Luddeke said, moving closer so that he could touch their wife’s face. “She’s already got help coming. Let’s enjoy the party. I’ll make certain she gets some rest tomorrow.”

  He saw Katarnia wince at the reference to what was supposed to be her day off. Obviously, she’d planned to go into the office again the next day. Fortunately for her, Jaegan had been assigned to a security detail of visiting diplomats, so she wouldn’t have to deal with his annoyance. She would, however, find it difficult to leave Luddeke behind tomorrow. If he promised the woman was going to get some rest, he damn well meant it.

  Jaegan sighed heavily, placed Katarnia on her feet, and then pulled both of them into his embrace. “Fine,” he said, “but I expect you to do exactly what Lud is promising. Tomorrow you catch up on your sleep, okay?”

  “Okay,” she said, leaning up to place a kiss on Luddeke’s lips and then on Jaegan’s. “Now can we play?”

  “Yes, baby,” Jaegan said with an indulgent laugh. “Now we can play.”

  * * * *

  Jaegan could tell Katarnia was tired, but she was also feeling really tense. An evening of sexual exhibition was always a great way to help them all relax enough to get some quality sleep.

  As they entered the playroom, Cindy moaned as her wife held her thighs open and licked her pussy like it was the most delicious thing she’d ever tasted in her life. Her tredella, or as humans called them, her husband, held her close, caressing her swollen breasts lovingly as his mubella brought their beautiful pregnant wife to gentle climax.

  Jaegan shivered, his cock lengthening as Cindy’s moans filled the room. Ewin, Dayved, and Kimberley lay together, touching each other slowly as they watched Cindy delight in her tredella’s and mubella’s attention.

  Cindy smiled, leaned up to kiss Eric, and whispered something in his ear. He grinned, his feral gaze falling on his other wife as he reached for her, dragged her quickly up the bed, and rolled her underneath him. He slammed his cock into her pussy, his movements hard, forceful, maybe even desperate as he fucked his wife joyously. Loukie didn’t mind in the slightest, wrapping her legs around his hips, lifting up to meet his hard thrusts.

  He raised her legs higher, pushing them over his shoulders, plowing into her willing flesh harder and faster. She started to shake, a low, keening cry escaping her as Eric fucked her even harder. He slapped her thigh, the loud sound reverberating around the room as Loukie screamed out her orgasm. Eric growled, his control obviously broken, his need for his mubella obvious in every violent thrust.

  And then he stiffened, growling words of love as his own orgasm claimed him.

  He collapsed forward, his entire weight falling onto Loukie, his reverent kiss to her lips beautiful to watch. Breathing heavily, he finally rolled away, his hand touching Cindy’s face briefly before he arranged the three of them into a comfortable embrace and turned to watch Katarnia, Jaegan, and Luddeke.

  Chapter Two

  Katarnia loved having an audience. It made everything more exciting, more enticing, and in some ways, more intimate. She couldn’t understand the reaction human women had upon learning that exhibitionism was a widely celebrated part of Desconian sexuality.

  Even though she’d worked closely with them for months now, it still seemed very strange that humans had such inhibited attitudes toward sex, especially considering that their home planet suffered a serious case of overpopulation. Perhaps by treating a natural part of life as a dirty secret, the population’s own ignorance was working against them.

  Jaegan sat down on the edge of the bed and patted his thighs. She knew what he was asking, but was a little confused. They often used spanking in their sexual play, but this felt different, somehow more serious than usual. This felt like punishment. “In the
shower you said you should,” she whispered. “Not that you would.”

  “That’s before I caught the exchange between you and Lud.” He reached over, gripped her wrist in his large hand, and dragged her closer. “Did you really think you could hide the fact that you planned to go into work on your day off?”

  She bit her lip, not really wanting to admit out loud that she’d hoped to hide it from him. But anger burned low in her belly, too. She was a grown woman, capable of making her own choices. She didn’t need permission from her husbands to go to work.

  And damn it. She didn’t like the way it felt. Either she submitted to her punishment or they went home without playing?

  “Jaegan,” she said on a pleading whisper. “Later, please. Not here.”

  Jaegan and Luddeke both gave her startled looks. It was probably a fine line only in her mind. The other people in the playroom had all seen her submit to her husbands’ wishes and be spanked as part of sexual play, but it somehow felt wrong to let them see Jaegan dominate her in this way when it was her work with the Royal Guard that was the central reason. She worked hard to earn respect in a male-dominated career field. It felt like she was giving that up by allowing herself to be disciplined for working too hard in front of a coworker and her boss, even if they were both her close friends.

  And it just felt wrong to let Jaegan spank her before sexual play rather than during.

  “Actually,” she said, twisting her wrist to break Jaegan’s hold, “I’m a little tired.” She was aware enough to know that if Jaegan hadn’t wanted to let her go, she wouldn’t have been able to pull away, but he seemed surprised by her change of attitude. “I think I’ll just head home.”

  “Kat?” Luddeke asked, reaching for her as she turned to leave the room.

  “It’s just a headache,” she lied. “I’ll see you at home.”

  “We’ll come with you.”

  “No,” she said quickly, way too quickly if Jaegan’s narrowed eyes meant anything. “You two stay. Have fun. I’ll see you when you get home.”

  She practically fled out the door of the playroom, dragged her clothes on in record time, and was out of the apartment before anyone could stop her.

  * * * *

  Luddeke watched their woman flee the room. He wasn’t exactly certain what had happened, but it was probably a good thing to let the situation calm down before reacting to it. Unfortunately, his husband was a man of action, not quiet reflection. He accidentally knocked Luddeke over in his effort to stop Katarnia from leaving the room.

  “What the fuck?” Jaegan asked under his breath as he absently caught Luddeke before he could hit the ground. It wasn’t really a question directed at anyone, but Luddeke chose to answer it anyway.

  “I don’t know,” he said, “but trying to force her to stay is going to make things worse.”

  Jaegan gave him a look that suggested things couldn’t get much worse.

  Luddeke had to agree. In less than a minute Katarnia had gone from pleading to stay at the party to changing her mind and leaving without them. He’d known his wife was stressed, but he’d simply assumed it was her new job. Her reaction tonight certainly pointed at something deeper.

  Luddeke glanced around the room at their friends, a part of him hoping that someone could explain to him what had just happened. Unfortunately, they seemed as confused by Katarnia’s behavior as he and Jaegan were.

  Kimberley climbed off the bed, her husbands close behind her.

  “I’ve got refreshments in the kitchen. Perhaps now is a good time for a break.”

  Eric, Cindy, and Loukie nodded in agreement and followed the other three from the room. Jaegan sat back on the edge of the bed, his thoughts obviously troubled. He was looking at the cobalt-blue patterns painted on his skin. Jaegan and Luddeke had claimed Katarnia as their mubella nearly five Desconian years ago, so the patterns were quite faded. It was Desconian tradition to renew the claiming ceremony and have the symbols repainted every five years or so. Eventually, the symbols stayed on the skin without fading, but many triads enjoyed the public renewal of their marriage and love for each other.

  “We’re losing her,” Jaegan said quietly. The thought had crossed Luddeke’s mind, but he was well known for overanalyzing every situation. It was disconcerting to hear the same thought said out loud by his husband.

  “No, we’re not,” Luddeke said, trying to sound positive. “She’s just tired. Once she has more help at work things will go back to the way they were.”

  “I hope you’re right,” Jaegan said as he reached for Luddeke and pulled him onto his lap. Luddeke wasn’t little by any stretch of the imagination, but thanks to Jaegan’s gigantic size, sitting on his lap was quite a comfortable place to be. Luddeke rested his head against Jaegan’s chest and listened to the familiar beat of his lover’s heart. “Is it too early to follow her home?”

  “I don’t know,” Luddeke answered honestly, “but I don’t like the idea of leaving her alone for too long.”

  They stood up, intending to get dressed and go home, but Ewin came back into the room. He wore a concerned frown. “Is everything okay with Kat?”

  Luddeke squeezed Jaegan’s waist, a silent reminder that Kat wouldn’t appreciate them talking about her—even to her close friends.

  “Just tired,” Jaegan answered with a forced smile. One of the things Luddeke loved about Jaegan was his honesty and direct approach to life. It wouldn’t sit well with him to not be completely honest with a concerned friend, but it was obvious Jaegan loved their mubella enough to try.

  “Jerrod and Eric have been asking a lot of her with this promotion. With more and more ships arriving from Earth, the problem is getting out of hand. It’s about time Kat got the help she needs,” Ewin said with a decisive nod. “I’ll make some calls in the morning.” It was no wonder he and Jaegan were good friends. They were both the type to try and fix any problem they saw.

  “No need,” Luddeke said, trying to sound calm. “Jerrod already approved more staff. She’ll soon have all the help she can stand.”

  Ewin smiled, looking far more relaxed now that he knew the problem was being dealt with. “Glad to hear it. Kimberley has made food enough to feed a small army. Are you going to stay for dinner?”

  “Actually, I think we’ll just get going,” Jaegan said. “I’ve got an early shift in the morning, so I should probably try and get a decent night’s sleep.”

  “You got lumped with security for the Gahbotian delegation? Fuck, who did you piss off?”

  “Not sure,” Jaegan said with a half laugh. The Gahbotians weren’t known for their patience. They wanted everything to be perfect all of the time and they complained very loudly if it wasn’t. It was rather ironic that the delegates for the planet Gahbot were so picky and organized when the rest of the planet seemed to thrive on chaos. The last time Luddeke had seen the planet mentioned on the intergalactic news channels it had been a report on a spate of new buildings that had toppled sideways due to faulty engineering practices.

  It was obvious to Luddeke, and probably Ewin also, why Jaegan had been picked for such a difficult assignment. Jaegan was just as demanding as the Gahbotian delegates when it came to quality work from himself and his staff. Simply put, he was the best man for the job.

  “Okay,” Ewin said with an understanding smile. “Go get some rest. I’ll explain to Kimberley.”

  “Thanks,” Jaegan said. Luddeke sensed some sort of unspoken understanding pass between the two highly trained security specialists, but had no clue what it meant. He wanted to ask, but when Jaegan wrapped a protective arm around his shoulders and turned toward the front foyer where they’d left their clothes, it seemed far more important to get home to their mubella.

  Chapter Three

  “Wow, you look like hammered shit.”

  “I’m guessing that’s not a compliment,” Katarnia said as Deanna came into her office.

  “Depends on your perspective, I suppose.” Deanna leaned casually against the
entryway and closed one eye slowly in what humans called a wink. After three months on Descon, the human’s real personality was beginning to surface. Underneath the sensible, controlled façade was a woman who enjoyed life to the fullest. Considering some of the horrifying stories Katarnia had heard about the attitudes on Earth, she could almost understand why Deanna had been kicked off the planet. She was open and honest and forthright. None of those traits would have done her any good on Earth.

  Thankfully, for Descon she was also proving invaluable in leading the attitude change in some of the other human women as well. It appeared that the authorities on Earth weren’t being too picky about whom they targeted for expulsion, but so far it seemed that they were all of childbearing age and all had some knowledge of the possible physical relationship between men and women.

  Unfortunately, how some of them had learned that information hadn’t been by choice.

  Three of the women on the first transport had been heavily pregnant, and several others had been in their second trimester. Thankfully, they’d all found homes and new lives almost immediately. If there was one thing Desconians wanted more than anything else it was children in their lives—even if they weren’t genetically their offspring.

  “Isn’t today supposed to be your day off?”

  Katarnia groaned. “Not you, too.”

  “Me, too?” she asked, looking surprised, and then as if she pieced together Katarnia’s meaning she winked again. “I take it your husbands aren’t particularly happy that you work so hard.”

  “Understatement,” Katarnia said with a wry grin.

  “I remember being annoyed at times with my overprotective husband. I can’t imagine how much harder it must be with two.”

  Katarnia smiled. “They’re not usually so overbearing, but it has been a hectic adjustment period to my new job.”

  “Things will settle down,” Deanna said confidently. “In fact, that’s why I dropped by. Cassandra and Elise would like to apply for weekend passes to stay with their prospective partners. I think they’re actually looking forward to trying some of the stuff they’ve seen in the instructional videos.”