Leaf, Erin M. - Tango Trio [Dream Marked 2] (Siren Publishing Ménage Amour) (10 page)

“Tessa, get a grip on yourself,” Parker gritted out, teeth clenched. She risked a glance up at his face. He wasn’t looking at her. Instead, he stared over her left shoulder at the wall as he continued to lead her through the dance. She looked at Jared. He stared at her and Parker, seemingly unable to stop himself. He stood near the sound system, hands fisted. She wondered if anyone else noticed the awkward interaction between the three of them.

Yeah, they’re noticing
, Jared sent along with an image of Ann craning her neck, trying to watch Tessa and Parker as her husband maneuvered her away from them and down the line-of-dance. Tessa almost choked at the look on the woman’s face, but she stifled her giggles as she looked around for herself. Most of the women and some of the men were stumbling even worse than before as they tried to simultaneously dance and watch Parker and her.

What the hell is going on?
she sent, hoping Jared would know.

I think it’s the pheromones
, Parker speculated.

They can’t smell that
, Tessa objected.
Can they?

It’s probably an unconscious reaction
, Jared offered. He shifted his stance and called out another instruction for one of the dancers, his voice completely composed, but Tessa sensed the heat deepening inside him.

Tessa sighed mentally.
How long will this last? What if it never goes away? Does this mean we can’t go out in public?

Parker grimaced. “It has to die down eventually. I’ve never even noticed other bonded couples before our bonding, and everyone knows they exist. If bonding affected normals, most people wouldn’t be so oblivious to it all.”

Tessa nodded. “Yeah, okay. We just have to get through this class first, right?”

He smiled at her, and she couldn’t help it. She snuggled closer, gasping as she felt his erection press against her hip. That was it. She couldn’t be responsible for her actions if he was going to use his cock on her like that.

“Tessa—” Parker growled warningly.

She smiled, not particularly repentant. He growled again, and a spark of exhilaration ran through her. Where had he learned to make that sexy sound? Then Jared clapped his hands and asked the class to separate into two groups. Tessa knew he did it on purpose to stop her teasing. She glared at him, but he just smiled and motioned her over. Parker stepped away, his hands going into his pockets.

“What exactly are you trying to do to us, Tessa?” Jared whispered furiously.

She smirked for a moment then abruptly sobered when she saw the strain on his face. She struggled to tamp down her emotions. It really wasn’t nice of her to play with them where everyone could see. Jared gently shoved her into line with the other women. She tried to ignore the sizzle of heat she felt from his hands on her shoulder.

“You are so lucky, getting to dance with Parker,” Debbie said. “He’s so handsome.”

Tessa smiled at the woman she’d met yesterday. “I know. He’s a really nice guy.”

The other woman snorted. “Nice? I was admiring his ass.”

Tessa almost choked on her own spit at the woman’s bold statement. Wasn’t she married? “Uh, yeah, that’s pretty nice, too.”

Debbie laughed then turned away to listen as Jared gave instructions for the next step. Tessa forced her gaze away from Parker, who looked a little pink around the ears. Had he been listening in on the brief exchange? Probably. She snorted. Whatever. She focused on Jared, who promptly stumbled as he demonstrated the next step. Shit. She hadn’t meant to break his concentration.

“Let me show you what I mean. Tessa?” Jared held out his hand. She blinked as she realized that she’d been staring at his arms and hands rather than paying attention. She had no idea what he’d just taught the class. Whoops! She stepped forward apprehensively, and Jared closed his arms around her, his desire to rut with her and Parker ruthlessly controlled beneath his cool exterior.

“The man steps forward, like so,” he said, demonstrating with Tessa. Thankfully, she had no more difficulty following his lead than she had Parker’s, even though she had no idea how the step worked. “Then you release the lady’s left arm and lead her through a turn, scooping her back up into dance position on the twelfth count.” Tessa dutifully walked beneath his arm and let him gather her up again. “See? It’s not so difficult. I’ll let you practice with your partners now.” Jared released her, and Tessa stepped back, looking for Parker. When she found him practically on top of her and Jared, she frowned. He had a peculiar look on his face.

“Do you have a question, Parker?” Jared asked in his teacher’s voice.

Parker nodded. “Could you show me the man’s part again? I didn’t quite catch everything.” Tessa wondered what her friend was up to. Especially when she slowly realized he could just go into Jared’s head and scoop out the knowledge of the step if he wanted to.

I’m afraid if I do that I’ll lose all control
, Parker sent to her.

Oh, that makes sense
, Tessa thought, watching as Jared fit Parker’s arms around his body, playing the lady’s part so that Parker could practice the step. Her relief at Parker’s sensible explanation faded as soon as Jared moved into Parker’s arms and both men began breathing heavier.
Uh-oh,
she thought. Jared looked flushed. Even Parker’s golden skin was dusky.
Damnit, Parker! This isn’t going to help you keep control!
She glanced around then stepped in front of her men, trying to shield them from the class. She smiled at Ann, who was watching them speculatively.
Nothing to see here
, Tessa thought at the class, hard. She hoped her newfound mental abilities might extend to other people, but no.
I could never be that lucky
. Most of the women had stopped dancing and were watching Parker lead Jared. Parker’s hands weren’t straying from their correct positions, but something about seeing two strong, gorgeous men snuggling into each other really pushed her buttons. And every other woman’s in the room. Shit.

Uh, guys?
Tessa sent tentatively. They ignored her. Double shit. They were standing much closer than the step called for. They were gorgeous together, of course, but now was so not the time for this. She sent them a sharp mental jab, and they jumped apart, breathing heavily. Jared straightened up almost immediately, forced cheerfulness slipping once more over his face, but Parker turned away, shoulders rigid.

Tessa glanced at the clock on the wall. Only five minutes left. Thank God.

“Okay, we’re going to practice that step for a few minutes, and then we’ll call it a day,” Jared said, clapping his hands to give the class the correct rhythm. Tessa didn’t think he fooled anyone. His hair was tousled, his lips were redder than normal, and he looked like he’d just rolled out of bed. Hell, she was having trouble tearing her eyes away. Parker came up behind her and shoved her into position. Tessa let him manhandle her, knowing he was about to snap. She could certainly sympathize. She was about to lose it, too. They practiced the step once, twice, and then Jared was shutting off the music and calling out the end of the class.

“Thanks for coming, everyone! See you next weekend,” Jared said. He looked at Tessa somewhat desperately then turned a heated gaze on Parker. She understood immediately. They had to make nice until all the people left. Tessa followed the crowd into the anteroom, watching as the students with dance shoes changed back into their street shoes. Jared and Parker hung back, but she understood. Disguising a massive erection at close quarters wasn’t easy.

“Well!” Ann exclaimed, plopping down on one of the chairs. “That was certainly an exciting class!”

“Why do you say that?” Tessa asked carefully. She wasn’t going to give the woman any ammunition.

“You saw the way Jared danced with Parker.” Ann looked at Tessa incredulously. “That was, uh, different.”

Tessa frowned. “Jared hasn’t danced the lady’s part before?” She knew he had. Dance teachers needed to know both parts.

“Well, of course he has, but never with someone so handsome as Parker,” Ann said perkily. “You’ve got a hot one there.”

Tessa stared at the older woman. Did she just say that Parker was hot? Right in front of her husband?

“Oh, dear, Tom doesn’t mind.” Ann reached out and patted Tessa’s arm. In the back of her mind, Tessa sensed Jared and Parker’s horror. “I’ve always said what I think right when I think it.”

Tom rolled his eyes good-naturedly. “True.” Ann laughed. Tessa smiled, trying to play nice. She would never understand some people. If Jared or Parker acted like that in front of her, she’d probably scratch their eyes out.

“I like your new tattoos, by the way,” the older woman continued, pointing to Tessa’s arms. Tessa fought the urge to cover her skin protectively as Ann raised an eyebrow meaningfully.

“Oh, thanks,” Tessa replied, willing the woman to drop the subject.

Ann paused, her expression knowing, then smiled. “Well, it was nice talking to you, Tessa.” She shoved her dance shoes in their bag and stood up. “Hope to see you next weekend!”

“Yeah, you, too,” Tessa said. Where the hell was Parker? And Jared? Why the hell did they leave her here alone to deal with all these people?

Massive erection, remember?
Jared sent, his mind voice amused.

Oh. Yeah.

“Bye, Tessa!” Debbie called, winking suggestively at Tessa on her way out the door. Weakly, Tessa waved back. That woman knew Tessa was going to be having hot sex with Jared and Parker as soon as they were alone. Tessa kept waving as the other students filed out, smiling and talking. None of them seemed to think it was unusual that Tessa remained behind, but Ann? That woman was sharp. When the anteroom finally emptied, Tessa swiveled around and marched onto the dance floor, utterly relieved. Parker and Jared stood awkwardly by the music equipment, feigning a conversation.

You can stop faking now
, she sent to them, a note of exasperation in her mind voice as she reached them.

Parker smiled and let his shoulders slump. “Thank God. I thought they’d never leave.”

Jared didn’t say anything. Eyes burning, he grabbed Parker’s hand, Tessa’s arm, and steered them to the door that led into his house. He hustled them both through, locked it, then pushed them to the sofa. Tessa huffed out a laugh as she let herself be manhandled once more, but the smile dropped from her face when Jared pushed Parker down onto the soft cushions and dropped to his knees. Parker let out a gasp, and Tessa felt her body go up in flames as Jared shouldered his way between Parker’s legs. Without further ado, he unzipped the blond man’s jeans and pulled out his cock.

“Holy fucking shit,” Parker hissed, a look of stunned amazement on his face. Jared didn’t even bother to look up. He lowered his head, licking around the crown of Parker’s already-leaking erection, then he let his head slip down, swallowing more of Parker’s cock than Tessa thought was humanly possible. She choked, her body flashing hot, then cold, then hot again. Their auras were flaring, and she swore she could feel Jared’s tongue through their bonded connection. Parker bucked, incoherently fucking into Jared’s mouth as he whimpered with pleasure. Tessa fell down next to him on the sofa and leaned against his strong, warm body as she watched Jared’s perfect lips take all of Parker in. She reached her hand down, caressing his cheek while he sucked. When he pulled off with a pop to smile up at her, Parker shuddered.

Oh my God, you can’t stop there
, Parker begged, his hips jerking uncontrollably, making his cock bob. He was so hard the crown arched up against his abdomen. Biting her lip, Tessa dropped her hand down, palm colliding then slipping on the wet heat of his cock. She rubbed experimentally, enjoying Parker’s moan. It had been so long since she’d touch a man like this. Yeah, they’d had sex yesterday, amazing sex, but it all happened so quickly. Tessa hadn’t had any time to savor the sensation of giving someone else pleasure. Parker groaned, shoving his dick into her hand, and she tightened her fingers. When Jared tugged at them, she let go, despite Parker’s protest.

“Don’t worry, I’ve got you,” Jared said then slid his lips back down. Tessa shivered, suddenly feeling over-clothed. She was going to take her shirt off, at least, but the pleasure crashing through her mind made it impossible to concentrate. Instead, she leaned into Parker and watched Jared lick and suck and generally drive Parker out of his mind. She slipped a hand between her legs, rubbing against the seam of her jeans. Just that little bit of pressure nearly sent her over the edge. Parker thrashed, his head whipping back and forth as his hands clenched convulsively, one on her shoulder, one in Jared’s messy hair. The look on his face was pained. When Jared pulled off again, Tessa wanted to cry.

“Do you want to try, Tessa?” he asked.

Tessa’s eyebrows flew up. “Yeah, I do,” she replied, her voice thick. Jared tugged on her shirt, and she slid down next to him between Parker’s legs.

“Have you done this before?”

She nodded. “It’s been a helluva long time, though.” Jared smiled at her then grasped Parker’s cock, tilting it toward Tessa. She licked her lips and glanced up at Parker’s low growl. He stared at her and Jared, teeth biting into his lower lip. Tessa didn’t think he was capable of speech right at the moment. She leaned down and delicately touched the tip of her tongue to his erection. Parker’s eyes closed, and he slumped down on the couch, muscles rigid as he clearly tried to keep himself from just shoving his whole cock into her mouth. She smiled and slid down until she felt Jared’s fingers. She licked at him then slid back up, mouthing along the thick vein on the underside. Parker moaned, breathy and low, and Tessa closed her eyes as she slid back down, sucking hard. He bucked, but Jared held him immobile for her, his hands pressing into the larger man’s thighs. She felt sexy and strong, bringing such an alpha male to this point. Just the thought of it brought Tessa closer to the edge. Her orgasm inched closer and closer. Like earlier, she suddenly scented woods and rain and something uniquely male. She knew that forever after this, she’d always be able to tell when Parker or Jared were near, even before she saw them.