Joining the Party Read Free

Alex hoped.
    They’d yet to find that right woman, but Alex felt they were so close he could smell her perfume from one house up the road. Tonight, they’d show her how enjoyable and gentlemanly good southern men could be in and out of bed.

 
     
     
     
    Chapter Two
     
     
    The pie was done, and Cassie sighed in relief. She hated baking! Her mother had tried everything to make Cassie into a good southern girl who baked and cooked to feed an army, but Cassie ended up a career woman anyway. Still, she needed to bring some small token of thanks to her neighbors for taking care of her yard.
    She opened the kitchen window and found herself listening to the sounds of sex yet again. It was the middle of the afternoon. This was Lucky Springs, not the Playboy Mansion! Armed with potholders, she carefully carried the steaming pie to the window to cool. The moans made her fumble, but she recovered and set the pie down. Cassie listened for a few minutes, caught up in the passion.
    But when the old grandfather clock in the dining room chimed two, she had to say something. Kids could be out there playing. Whatever people did in private was fine with her, but close the windows and pull the blinds!
    Grabbing the pie in her mitted hands, she stormed out the back door to pay a neighborly call of thanks and walk in on something. This wasn’t so formal that she’d use the front door.
    Now, they were on the back porch! Alex and Monty were rolling on a lounge chair like teenagers. She stared. They were both dressed, flies still zipped. They were just loud.
    She took a deep breath and headed for the screen door when Dom stepped out from the other side of the house.
    “Afternoon, Cassie. Can I help you?” he asked.
    “What is going on?” She pointed to the porch. “I thought you ran a lawn service not a sex club.”
    “You didn’t seem to mind last night,” Alex said from the porch.
    Her face burned as she looked over at Alex. The couple had stopped their foreplay.
    “You saw me?” Damn! If it wouldn’t have burnt him, she’d have shoved the pie into Dom’s large hands and stalked home. Why did coming back always make her feel like she should be prim and proper? Her family wasn’t rich or fancy, but a girl’s reputation mattered. Everyone knew everyone’s business in a small town.
    “Why don’t you come inside?” Dom held open the door.
    Within minutes, the pie was cooling on their window and she stood in the comfy room that last night had been filled with naked people.
    Ham sat in an armchair looking freshly showered. “Don’t blame me. It was their idea. I got off work early.” He pointed at Alex and Monty.
    “It was a set up?” She glared at Alex. “Today? Or yesterday, too?”
    Alex sat on the couch with a shrug, and Monty sat next to him. “We wanted to invite you, but we weren’t sure you’d be into it. A private party might work better to start.” Alex smiled.
    She didn’t know what to say. “I came by to give you the pie and thank you for taking care of my lawn. I can pay you if you’d prefer.”
    “We were being good neighbors. No fence so it’s easy to keep on mowing.” Dom shrugged it off. “Can I offer you some sweet tea?”
    “No, thank you. I’m fine.” The vibe in the room was odd. She’d met these men plenty of times. Alex, she’d known forever. Yet, she felt nervous, aroused certainly. They were all focused on her. Maybe, this wasn’t embarrassing.
    “Sit down,” Ham offered.
    She shook her head. “I’m still trying to figure all this out. Last night was…”
    “Our monthly sex party.” Dom sat on the arm of the couch away from Alex and Monty.
    “How did I not know about this? Okay, I was away on work, but people talk. My cousin, my friends.” She shrugged and relaxed a little. “How did you even start this?”
    Alex grabbed her arm and tugged her down into his lap. “It’s our fault really.”
    “It was.” Monty pulled her knees up onto his lap so she was totally on