"Do it out loud," he says.
I lower the book in my hands. "What?" I ask, looking at him as he repositions himself on the couch to lay in my lap.
"That's your favorite book, right? Read it to me. Aloud."
"I'm in the middle of the story, but I can start over."
"No," he says, putting his phone on the living room table. "Just keep going from wherever you are."
"Are you sure? You won't understand much of the plot that way."
"Yea. I just want to hear you talk."
I smile. He does this often. In the six years I have known him and his brother, Alec was always the one who asked me questions that prompt lengthy answers. He'll ask me to explain something he already understands or for information on things he already knows. Whenever I call him out on it, he always offers up a variation on the same excuse: I just like hearing you talk. Your voice is comforting.
I get another chapter in before his mom comes downstairs. "Hello Mrs.Marren."
"Hello Cassidy," she replies, beaming at me. She leans over the back of the couch to kiss Alec on the top of his head before doing the same to me. "I'm going to pick up Parker from practice. Do you kids need anything?"
"I'm 19, mom, I can go to the store if we need to."
I pop him lightly on his head. "No, ma'am," I respond like a person with some actual manners. "We're okay, but thank you."
Mrs.Marren is a beautiful woman: tall and fair-skinned, with dark, wavy, thick hair and a winning smile. She's always in a good mood; she always exudes warmth. All attributes she passed down to Alec's brother.
As the only child of a lawyer and a therapist, my own absent parents were cold and strict. It was like they just didn't have enough love, period, to spare any on me -- their only child. The Marren house was the exact opposite, and it became my home away from home. I've known Alec and Parker since middle school, but since we're all college freshmen now, we've had more freedom and hang out almost every day.
She gives me a chuckle, playfully rolling her eyes at Alec's newfound 'adult' attitude.
"All right, well, I'll be back with your brother in about an hour, Alec. Love you guys!" With that, she's out the door.
I continue to read after she leaves. I get through two more chapters when Alec, still laying down, turns to lay on his stomach, facing me. He runs his hand under my skirt. I stop abruptly.
"Why...What are you...?"
"Oh, my apologies. Just admiring your flowy skirt. Keep reading."
My favourite skirt, a dark green knee-length A-line, flowers out when I twirl. I take the compliment and continue to read, acutely aware of his hand caressing my thigh, then lifting my skirt. Then a gentle kiss. I pause.
"What are you doing?"
He looks at me and smiles mischievously.
"Keep reading, Cass," he commands. He slinks his hands to grab either side of my panties, then easily slides them out from under me. I'm suddenly very warm. I grow nervous and continue reading aloud, as ordered, as he plants kisses on my bare thighs. I know I should tell him no. I should tell him to stop. It's just...part of me can't help but want him to continue.
I fight to get through sentences. I can feel the heat from his mouth on my pussy lips. He kisses me softly, continuously. I can feel butterflies flutter in my snatch. He bites my thigh, and again, I pause, suddenly forgetting where I was in my paragraph.
"Stop, Alec. We can't. You know I..."
"Keep. Reading," he interrupts sternly. I breathe, embarrassed that my now-leaky snatch is desperately yearning for him.
I obey and read, though my mind is no longer absorbing the words coming out of my mouth.
"Don't stop," he teases before he finally licks my clit.
I am reeling as I try to focus on the words on the page. His mouth sings, and I stutter, trying to remember to breathe in between words. He is a conductor, and my cunt is his orchestra. He nibbles at my labia and I lose focus, quick to regain it lest he stop to scold me once more. I pulse as he laps my juices, and I fight to keep my composure as he begins to suck my clit.