What Happens in the Dark

MADISON

As soon as they finished the pizza and beers, Liam dimmed the lights and put a movie on the big screen.

The leather sofas were positioned in an L shape, and Madison and Ethan were on the smaller one perpendicular to the screen. Ethan wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her back against his chest.

Sitting this way made it more comfortable to watch and since sitting close and cuddling was so commonplace in this family, Liam and Ezra didn’t blink an eye.

Plus, it was dark, and Ethan’s back blocked much of her brothers’ view of her. Though Levi, at the far end, had a slightly better angle.

She’d silenced her phone, but she saw it light up with an incoming message.

Levi

I bet you smell good

Levi

Like lavender

She shook her head and whispered to Ethan, “I think someone’s jealous,” then stretched her legs out and crossed her ankles to be more comfortable.

“He most definitely is,” Ethan murmured, lazily moving his finger up and down the side of her body closest to the sofa back.

Madison quickly glanced over at her brothers—their eyes were safely on the screen—before doing the same on Ethan’s thigh.

She could feel his muscles, how firm they were—and the tremble she provoked in him.

Levi

I hope your brothers can’t see what I see

Her heart leapt into her throat, but she relaxed when she saw his next message come through.

Levi

I mean, I actually can’t see it, but I know Ethan’s feeling you up. I would be

But her phone lighting up caught Liam’s attention.

“Is your date done with work?” he whispered.

“Sorry. Yeah, it looks like it.”

“I bet ~he’s~ very sorry,” Levi said.

“It’s okay,” she replied. “I’m pretty sure he’ll find a way to apologize.”

Ezra groaned. “Come on, guys! Can we watch the movie?”

She could tell he was irritated about more than just the movie. He’d always hated hearing about the men in her life.

“Sorry,” she mouthed to him and leaned back again.

As soon as she did, Ethan slipped his hand underneath her arm to run his fingers over the side of her breast. And after a minute, he slid it over the thin fabric of her dress to cup her.

When he lightly pinched her nipple and rolled it between his thumb and forefinger, she bit her lip to hold back a moan.

“Don’t do that, ’Flake,” he breathed into her ear.

His voice was demanding even at a whisper, and she knew exactly what he was referring to.

She nodded slightly and released her lip, then moved her hand up his leg, high enough to feel his growing bulge fighting against the fabric of his jeans.

He responded by running his hand down her body onto her flat stomach, pausing there. Madison clenched her legs in anticipation.

Ethan adjusted himself on the sofa to shield her better from her brothers, and Madison’s hand rode up a bit and landed directly on his crotch.

Surprised by her own boldness, she went to pull away, but before she could, he gently took her hand and held it where it was.

“I promise it doesn’t bite,” he whispered.

She tilted her head to peer over at her brothers, who, thank God, were still oblivious.

Only Levi was looking at them. Intensely.

He turned away to type something into his phone.

Her phone lit up again, but since she’d moved it between her body and the couch, her brothers were shielded from the light. She picked it up with her free hand.

Levi

I’m sure you’ll enjoy it. It doesn’t bite.

“Sometimes I wonder if you two share a mind,” she whispered to Ethan, angling the phone so he could see the message, and he chuckled lightly against her hair.

She spread her hand over his bulge, and she felt his whole body tense.

He was bigger than she’d expected. She couldn’t get his full length in her hand when she squeezed him. So she caressed it lightly, root to tip, and the feeling of him twitching under her fingers almost made her dizzy with desire.

Anticipation was killing her, and the knot in her lower abdomen grew as her core pulsed. She felt herself growing wet.

Ethan moved his hand lower now, past her hips to curl around the hem of her short skirt. He slowly pulled it up, up, up, until he was able to toy with the elastic at the leg of her panties.

Suddenly, Liam paused the movie and stood up in one swift movement.

Madison snatched her hand back, just as Ethan did the same, and she froze, her heart pounding in her ears.

“Guys, I think I’m calling it a night. I’m dead,” Liam said.

Ezra switched on the light and said, “Me too. Do you mind?”

Madison flashed a smile at her brothers. “Of course not. Go to sleep, guys. I’ll be fine. We’ll finish the movie and go to bed.”

Liam tossed the remote onto her lap as he and Ezra filed past.

Not even a second after the door closed behind them, Levi had turned the light back off and was on the sofa with her and Ethan, pulling her legs on top of his. “I suggest you pick up from where you left off.”

“Levi is always watching, and so am I.” Ethan explained quietly. “We don’t hide anything from each other. Are you okay with that?”

“I’m good. But you both still owe me an apology.”

“We sure do,” Ethan agreed, sliding his hand back under her dress. “Levi, why don’t you turn the movie back on so we can show Madison how sorry we are.”

Levi pressed play then set down the remote. And when he slowly parted her legs, eyes gleaming in the dim light from the screen, the sensation of warmth spreading from her core to her chest was almost unbearable.

She gasped when she felt Ethan’s hand return to the hem of her panties. And Levi watching him touch her only heightened her arousal.

Levi licked his lips needily before lifting his eyes and locking them on to hers.

“The moment you feel uncomfortable,” Ethan said against her ear, “or if you want us to stop, just say it, okay?” His husky voice and the tickle of his breath made her shiver.

“We’ll go at your pace, Madison. Always,” Levi promised.

“I know,” she breathed, “just…keep going, please.”

Ethan didn’t wait for her to repeat herself—he brushed his fingers over her lace-covered folds then lightly rubbed one experienced finger up and down her slit.

Closing her eyes, she pushed her head back against his chest, releasing the moan that had been trapped in her throat for too long.

And when his fingers curled against her, as much as she tried to stay quiet, her moan turned into a series of desperate whimpers. Only one other person had touched her there, and it wasn’t ~anything~ like this.

She felt the pressure of hands on her inner thigh, and her eyes flew open to find Levi’s demanding eyes waiting for her. He put a finger to his lips.

“You look beautiful,” Ethan groaned into her ear. “I can see it in Levi’s eyes.” He trailed kisses from her ear down to the base of her neck, where he lingered.

His mouth was so warm and so sexy that it made her core clench tightly.

“She likes that,” Levi murmured, running his fingers up and down her inner thighs, very close to her pussy but not quite there.

Ethan moved her panties aside, exposing her, and when his finger touched her bare skin, she gasped.

She’d already felt like she could never get enough of his expert finger moving between her wet folds, up and down her slit, but the feeling of his skin against hers was a huge turn-on.

His soft lips, hot breath, and smooth tongue on her neck, not to mention Levi’s hands on the insides of her thighs, only added to the sensation building up inside her.

Needing more, Madison pushed her hips up to grind herself against his fingers, and Ethan moved his thumb to play with her clit.

The moment he touched her there, adding just the right amount of pressure, she rolled her eyes back.

His circular movements and the light pressure on her clit were overwhelming, and she could no longer control herself—her juices started to flow.

And when she glanced down at Levi, his lips were curved into a smirk so deep and hot, she reached out to grip the base of his neck and pull him over her.

With Ethan’s fingers still working on her clit and his mouth still nibbling at her neck, Madison couldn’t think straight. She spread her legs even more and crushed her lips to Levi’s, needy and desperate.

Levi capitulated, capturing her bottom lip with his teeth before parting his own lips to find her tongue waiting for him.

Then she felt his finger join Ethan’s.