notes: this is part of a series of stories, published out of order. Zenika, Tony and Amelie have been lovers for a little while but they're still learning their way
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Amelie hardly knew when they'd gotten home from the airport. It was the cut of the car's engine and Tony's smooth voice that stirred her from the dull haze that seemed to swallow her up every time she stopped moving. "How are you doing back there?" Tony asked, gently.
"I'm just tired," she said. It wasn't true, but it was the closest she knew to say for the weight that was crushing her. Her eyes burned and her head ached and it was easier to just call it ... tired.
Her door opened with Tony blocking the light. She glanced up at him to see the sympathy on his face just before she felt him slide an arm around her shoulders. Then, unexpectedly, her knees. "Ton-yy!"
He lifted her out of the car, a draft of cold night air blew up her skirt as Amelie clutched at his shoulders frantically. "I can walk!"
"I know you can," he said as Zenika shut up the car behind them. She could feel the tension in his arms but he didn't sound strained. "Shh, Amelie, just let us take care of you, okay?"
There was something so comforting about the grip of his arms around her, pinning her knees together, warm across her back. She didn't feel so leaden in Tony's arms. It was silly, but it made her feel safe. Instead of complaining, Amelie pressed her cheek against the wool of his coat and closed her eyes.
Tony carried her all the way up to their apartment, talking one or twice to Zenika but Amelie didn't pay attention. She just let herself drift, let Tony set her down on the vanity in Zenika and Tony's big bathroom and let Zenika unbutton her blouse.
"A bath seems like just the thing after a long trip, honey," she said, tugging her shirt off and unhooking her bra. Amelie just nodded, head hanging as she listened to Zenika and Tony bustle around the bathroom, running the big tub, undressing her with few words beyond 'stand up', or 'lift your feet,'
There was a subdued splash as Tony stepped into the water, then Zenika guided Amelie over with steady hands and eased her down.
Amelie groaned as she sank into the hot water, wisps of steam rising around Tony's arms as he held them out to her. Choking back a cry, she leaned into him. Zenika got into the tub behind her, making the water surge around the three of them. Tony rubbed her back, encouraging her to stretch out against his body.
"Relax, my girl," he murmured, voice rumbling against her ear where it rested on his broad, smooth chest. "We've got you."
Amelie was proud of the fact she hadn't cried. Her throat ached, her eyes burned and she could hardly breathe, but she hadn't cried. Not during the funerals, not staring at her family's home, burned to the ground, not when her daddy's lawyer read out the sad little will. Zenika poured hot water across her back and Amelie whimpered.
"Too much, honey?"
"No," Amelie gasped. "No, it's okay. I'm -- I'm fine."
"You're anything but fine," Tony said, stroking her hair back from her face. His big hand was hot from the water, familiar and strong. When he rubbed his finger tips against her temple, Amelie groaned, going lax in his arms. "But that's okay, baby. We've got you."
Zenika began to wash her, soapy hands stroking Amelie's legs and arms, rubbing down her neck, massaging her back. Tony was hot under her, and as Amelie was lay against him she felt his cock hardening against her thigh. She tucked her face against his neck, comforted by the feeling.
This
felt like home.
"Roll that way," Zenika told her softly, "and spread your legs wide for me, honey."
Amelie did what she was told, ending up lying on top of Tony, feeling light and warm and pliant in the water. Tony's cock nudged against her belly and she could feel his heart beating under his skin. Zenika's hands rubbed up her thighs, then slid between her legs, massaging her pussy with tender fingers. Amelie arched her back sighing. The warm water, the warm touch, Tony's hard cock, Zenika's fingers were a world away from paperwork and funeral bills and stinking ashy lots that used to be home.
"There's my kitten," Zenika said her voice languid. Her fingertips teased apart the folds of Amelie's pussy, not penetrating, just parting her. The sensation of the water was intense and Amelie's thighs twitched as her pussy throbbed against Zenika's fingers. "That's right."
Amelie's breath hitched, though, as tears welled in her eyes. She pressed her face to Tony's chest and tightened her grip around him.
"Hey, my girl," Tony tugged her hair, making her look up at his dark, worried face. "Too much?"
"No," she squeezed her eyes shut but a tear slithered down her damp face anyway. "No ... I .... everyone called me Ms. Frey or maybe Am-el-y and I h-h-
hated
it!"
"That's not me!" she sobbed, hating herself for it. She thrashed in the water, legs kicking, then subsided as Tony tightened his grip, keeping her secure. "I'm not that -- all that -- back home and I hated it there and now it's gone. Everyt-thing! And I hurt all over and I didn't know anyone back there anymore and my favorite tree is burned up and -- and --"