"Gladly," Nolan said, throwing her legs over his shoulder and staring down at her with such wicked intent that she became instantly wet and ready. He licked his thumb and began to rub her clit in slow, decadent circles as he built the pressure again. "I love watching your face flush as you get close to your release," he said, almost conversationally, except for the urgent press of his cock against her hot folds as he readied her for his penetration. Penny thrashed beneath his touch, desperate to shatter into a million pieces. Sweat dampened her hairline and her hands became clammy as she approached the promised land of sweet release. Nolan pushed himself deep inside, burying his cock to the balls into her heated core just as Vince pushed something inside her behind. She cried out as the sensation of being double penetrated nearly made her buck like a wild mustang being ridden for the first time. She cried out as she tumbled headlong into an abyss of wonder as her body clenched and released in the most intense contraction, sending her spinning into the ether with nothing to hold onto. Dimly, she heard Nolan utter a hoarse cry as he collapsed, his seed dribbling from her channel as they took long, rasping breaths to recover. Vince eased the plug from her behind and she covered her face, more than mortified at how wanton she'd been but she was exhausted, not only physically but emotionally as well. She was wrung out and twisted on the insides from everything that had happened in the last two weeks that she didn't know if she'd ever be the same. Vince's tender smile nearly broke the wall she had built to hold back her tears but she held it together by the thinnest margin. "You never disappoint," he said to her as he helped her to a sitting position while Nolan handed her a blanket. "Tell me, sweetness, what do you desire? You deserve a treat. A diamond? A new car?" he asked, throwing out ideas with a grin but even as his generosity seemed sweet on the surface, his offer sent a discordant tone ringing through her body. Whores were rewarded for sexual favors. She didn't want to be a whore. She wanted … she wanted an illusion - something that simply didn't exist. Get with the program, Penny. She'd signed on the dotted line. It is what it is. She forced a shy smile even though she was choking inside and Vince rewarded her with a smacking kiss on the lips. "Jewelry it is," he announced as he bounded from the sofa with a self-satisfied expression. Only Nolan seemed to notice that she wasn't truly smiling on the inside.
"You are an amazing person, Penny," Nolan said, pushing a strand of hair from her eyes. He remained naked, his softening cock still dripping tiny drops of fluid from the tip onto the expensive chaise, and Penny felt compelled to avert her eyes. Perhaps she was a total ninny but somehow she felt even dirtier sitting with nothing but a blanket between them after what they'd just done.
"I need a shower," she said quickly rising.
"I like the smell of us on you," Nolan said, reaching for her but she moved out of reach with a short smile and Nolan sighed. "All right. You go shower and we'll see about food. It's going to be a long night and you're going to need your strength."
Penny ducked a short nod and practically ran from the room clutching the blanket to her body. Tears blinded her as she locked herself in the bathroom, her heart beating erratically. What was wrong with her? She was going completely bananas. The twins were good men. They'd never do anything to hurt her. Dillon had used her as a pawn in his little game and she'd been grievously hurt in the process. So why … why on God's green earth was she feeling sick to her stomach at the thought of spending another moment in the twins' embrace? She scrambled to turn the shower on full blast with plenty of heat. She climbed into the marble enclosure and went straight under the scalding spray. She welcomed the agony as the hot water sprayed needles of pain across her skin. She gritted her teeth and remained under the spray, regardless that it was way too hot for comfort, considering it penance for putting a price on her values and integrity. Tears stung her eyes and she let them fall as she cried beneath the water, glad she was alone in her misery at least for the moment.
"We're losing her," Nolan said, worried when Penny's shower took longer than necessary and when he went to check on her, found the bathroom door locked. "Whatever Dillon said to her, changed the way she feels about us."
"No, she's just shook up over the whole incident. She'll be fine," Vince said, waving away Nolan's concerns as he was too busy preparing their plates from the restaurant he'd ordered from. Ordinarily, Jacques didn't do take-out but they always made a special exception for the Buchanans. Vince stood back and grinned. "Nothing like gourmet cuisine delivered right to your door. Where's Penny? How long does it take to rinse off?" he asked, mildly annoyed that she hadn't returned.
"She locked the door," Nolan said. "I'm telling you, she's changed. It's going to take more than a few good fucks to get her back on our side."
"You worry too much. After what just happened, that woman will do whatever we say. Brother, you have a lot to learn about bending a woman to your will. Sometimes, you're too soft and sweet when they really want a firm hand on their ass."
"I've never heard any complaints," Nolan said with a scowl. Sometimes his brother had the sensitivity of an IRS agent bent on auditing an 86-year-old woman for a minor tax infraction. "I think Penny needs to feel that she's more than just an expensive fuck toy. She needs to feel loved."
At the mention of the word "love" Vince stilled and Nolan knew exactly where his thoughts had veered. "Penny is nothing like Isabel," Vince said. "She's stronger, more stable."
"We said we wouldn't make the same mistakes but I think maybe we are."
"What do you mean?"
Nolan sighed and leaned his head back against the plush cushion of the sofa. "Hell, I don't know, I just feel we're screwing something up. Maybe this was a terrible idea; not for us but for Penny. She's a good girl. Sweet and fragile. That's the part that reminds me of Isabel."
"So what do you suggest?"
"We need to be more gentle with her. We went way too fast this time."
"I couldn't help myself," Vince said regretfully, agreeing with Nolan. "There's just something about her that drives me wild. I don't want to lose her."
"Me either. We need to get Dillon out of her head."
"His dick must spurt magic rainbows or some kind of charmed shit because he's like the pied piper of seducing women," Vince grumbled. "I'm so sick and tired of being in Dillon's shadow. What's he got that we don't?"
Nolan quieted as a different memory returned to him, one that he knew Vince tried hard to forget.
"Let us take care of you," Vince's voice echoed from the past as they held Isabel's hand while she cried. "You don't need Dillon. We'll be there for you."
"I don't understand," Isabel said, sniffling into the tissue Nolan had handed her. "He looked at me as if he hated me. I don't understand what I said wrong."
"You didn't do anything wrong," Vince was quick to assure her, resting his hand gently on her shoulder. "It's all Dillon's fault. He's a jerk and it's about time he realize that he can't treat people like garbage. You are a treasure. If you were our girl … we'd never let you go."
Isabel stared with red-rimmed eyes and asked with a soft hiccup, "What do you mean?" She looked to both brothers in confusion as she awaited their answer.
If Nolan had known then how things would unfold, he would've forced Vince from the track he was traveling. He'd been so obsessed with having Isabel but Vince hadn't realized what wheels they were about to set in motion when they'd begun working on Isabel.
Vince clasped Isabel's hand and drew her close, brushing his lips across her hand as he looked at her in earnest, saying, "You deserve better than Dillon. You deserve the finest life has to offer. We could give you that. Our father has cut Dillon off. He can't provide for you now, and honestly, I'm not even sure he wouldn't grow tired of you within a year. We would give you the moon and treat you like a princess … "
"But Dillon-"
"Dillon is gone," Vince had cut in. "But we're not going anywhere."
Looking back, Nolan couldn't help but wonder if Isabel had known she was pregnant and was desperately hoping to convince one of them to care for her child and give it the Buchanan name but seeing as she took her own life before sharing the news, Nolan could only wonder. Either way, they should've known not to push Isabel when she'd been so vulnerable but Vince had been unwilling to listen.