Playtime with Sera (Sensual Awakenings #4)

60+ pages 17500 words

BLURB
A voice mail from her hubby, Marc, informs Sera that he and an old school chum are going out for drinks, and he wants her get all spiffed up and meet them at Christo’s for dinner and a night out.

At the restaurant, she turns a corner into the lounge and bangs into Marc’s school chum, who happens to be her handsome, ex-hubby, Jack. The unlikely situation prompts a degree of discomfort for all.

EXCERPT
When Jack saw her, he smiled. “Are you ready to get undressed?”

Sera sucked her lips in tightly. “If I have to. How about you?”

Jack joined Sera at the circular breakfast table while Marc grabbed a deck of cards out of a kitchen drawer before joining them. Marc dealt the first hand of draw poker. Sera got a pair of aces, king high, drew two cards, and got a third ace.

Jack laid his cards down. Two pair, sevens and nines.

Marc threw his cards in. “Beats me.”

She laid her cards down. “But it doesn’t beat my three aces.”

They both made faces but took off their shirts.

It was her turn to deal, and she admired their muscular chests as she dealt, five cards each, face down. She picked up her cards and fanned them. Ace, king high. She drew four and drew another ace. She laid her cards down. “Can anyone beat a pair of aces?” They both threw their cards in.

Marc shook his head. “Damn, beginner’s luck.”

Her brow furrowed. “Hey, let’s not be poor sports now.”

This time they each took off a shoe. She passed the cards to Jack.

She drew one card to four diamonds and didn’t hit it so she took off a sneaker and Marc took off another shoe.

Next hand she drew a third seven, but Marc won his first hand with three jacks. She removed another sneaker and Jack took off his belt.

She won the next hand with threes over nines, full house.

Marc took his belt off and Jack took off a shoe.

“At the rate I’m going, I’ll be naked first,” complained Marc. “What’s going to happen when we’re all naked?”

Jack dealt the next hand. “It’ll be playtime, just like with Annabelle. Remember Annabelle?”

Playtime? Annabelle? “What’s ‘playtime’ and who’s Annabelle?” Sera wanted to know.

Marc’s jaw dropped as utter shock registered on his face. “What are you talking about? Sera isn’t like Annabelle. She’s my wife.”

“I know, Marc, and she used to be my wife. There’s something we need to discuss. Can we go somewhere private to talk?”

“We can go in my study.”

“Let’s go.”

“Sweetheart, would you wait here while Jack and I go into my office?”

She nodded and they left.

****

Sera walked into Marc’s study and he rose. “Have a seat, please, baby.”

She took a seat in a straight-backed chair and Jack and Marc sat back down. “Would you like something to drink?”

“No, I’m fine. Who’s Annabelle?”

“She’s a girl from college that Marc and I had a relationship with.”

She turned to Jack. “What kind of relationship?”

Jack’s eyes were intense. “Sexual.