Exposed Affections

  Synopsis

  Staring at the hands of two men greedily clutching her legs, Julia is frozen in place—unsure of how she should react to their dual-intimacy. It’s one thing to have her photography professor show an interest in her, but to also have his identical twin making advances puts Julia’s mind into a total state of chaotic confusion. Is she able to handle the pressure of choosing between two men, who both manage to take her breath away?

  In the last week, Julia Peterson’s life has become an emotional roller coaster with breathtaking twists that include breaking all the rules with a certain professor, to gut-wrenching horror as a stalker from her past lurks behind the scenes and threatens her new happiness.

  Despite her attempts to conceal her secrets and keep her friends in the dark, she must learn to cope with the idea that not all secrets are meant to stay hidden. When her haunting past comes at her with a vengeance and life is determined to beat her down, Julia must discover true strength within herself before she is able to open her heart, find who she really is, and learn to love.

  Exposed Affections, The Second Cornerstone Novel

  Copyright © 2013 Rene Folsom

  All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission from Indie Style Press or Rene Folsom, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law.

  This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

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  Table of Contents

  Synopsis

  Chapter 1

  Chapter 2

  Chapter 3

  Chapter 4

  Chapter 5

  Chapter 6

  Chapter 7

  Chapter 8

  Chapter 9

  Chapter 10

  Chapter 11

  Chapter 12

  Chapter 13

  Chapter 14

  Chapter 15

  Chapter 16

  Chapter 17

  Chapter 18

  Chapter 19

  Chapter 20

  Chapter 21

  Chapter 22

  Chapter 23

  Chapter 24

  Chapter 25

  Chapter 26

  Chapter 27

  Chapter 28

  Chapter 29

  Chapter 30

  Chapter 31

  Chapter 32

  Chapter 33

  Chapter 34

  Chapter 35

  Chapter 36

  Chapter 37

  Chapter 38

  Chapter 39

  Chapter 40

  Chapter 41

  Chapter 42

  Chapter 43

  Chapter 44

  Chapter 45

  Bonus Chapters: Aiden Stone

  Acknowledgements

  Follow Rene

  More from Rene

  About the Author

  Chapter 1

  “I left the house so confident and now I felt completely unsure of myself—unsure of what they wanted—unsure of what I was allowed to crave.”

  Staring at the hands of both men greedily clutching my legs, I froze—unsure of how I should react to their dual-intimacy. The past week had been nothing but an emotional roller coaster. It was one thing to have my photography professor show an interest in me, but to also have his identical twin making advances put my mind into a total state of chaotic confusion.

  Aiden’s hand lay possessively on my right knee while Coda’s hand squeezed my left, showing his assertiveness over my nerves. My heart was freaking out as I realized I could possibly lose Aiden over this. Or worse—tear brothers apart. I would never forgive myself.

  I quickly gazed up at Aiden with what I could only imagine being a look of utter shock. What would he do? Would he blame me for being too provocative and flirtatious? Or would he blame Coda for coming onto me?

  Aiden must have realized how tense I went because he finally looked over at me. He smiled at me with his gorgeous dimples and patted my knee. Did he not even notice?

  I was at a loss. I couldn’t think. I couldn’t speak. My nerves were making me shake and causing my stomach to flip all over the place.

  “Does Coda make you nervous, Juliana?” Aiden asked as he turned his body slightly to face me. Coda tightened his hand on my knee, causing me to flinch with surprise.

  I sat there, completely stunned, looking at Aiden for some sort of hint as to what I should say. I didn’t think I’d ever been so tongue tied around a man. Then again, he wasn’t just a man. He was a stunning, sensual man. No, wait. Scratch that. They were both stunning, sensual men.

  “Does it bother you if he touches you?” Aiden probed, looking at me and waiting for my answer. “It’s not a trick question, Angel. You won’t hurt our feelings either way.”

  I wasn’t sure what to say. Did Aiden want me to like it? Did he want me to show my faithfulness by hating it? He said it wasn’t a trick. But even if I was comfortable with his loaded question, I didn’t even know what the answer was. Would admitting I liked both their hands on me make me a total slut?

  “I don’t want to make you uncomfortable, Julia,” I heard Coda say as he began caressing my stocking-covered leg with his fingertips.

  “I don’t know how I feel. I mean…” Oh, God. I closed my eyes and held my breath, attempting to calm my erratic heartbeat.

  I felt a warm finger trace my jaw and grab my chin. Aiden.

  “Breathe, Juliana,” Aiden whispered, mere inches from my lips.

  I took a deep breath and opened my lids. Gray eyes stared back at me, and I saw nothing but adoration in his gaze.

  “Are you all right, Julia?” Aiden asked, still grasping my chin with his finger and thumb.

  I just nodded, unable to breathe, let alone speak.

  “Okay. Well, we’re here. You sure you’re okay?” he asked again.

  I looked around and noticed we were in the restaurant parking lot. Blinking a few times, I was surprised Coda had his right arm behind my head and his left hand on my knee. Aiden caressed my shoulder with his left hand as his right hand stroked my face.

  They were so close. I looked straight ahead as Aiden kissed my cheek, and Coda pushed my curls aside to gain better access to my neck.

  As Coda’s lips met the curve of my throat, I moaned. His hand began to glide up my leg and inch up my skirt until he felt the garter clip and traced his fingertips along the lace top of my stocking.

  “Damn, those are hot as hell, Julia,” Coda murmured against my neck.

  “Mmm…” Aiden agreed as he kissed a trail across my jaw.

  “Oh, God,” I whimpered and closed my eyes. My senses were completely bombarded by these two powerful, enigmatic men.

  “Coda, let’s take her inside. I need to make sure she’s fed before her shift, and if we stay in here, I’m not sure we can keep our hands off her,” Aiden admitted.

  “Agreed. Come on, sugar. Lets get you inside. Maybe then we can talk,” Coda said as he kissed my cheek and pulled away.

  At that point, my panties were completely drenched and I wasn’t sure I would be able to stand, let alone walk, unde
r my own power.

  They both got up at the same time, and Aiden extended his hand to help me scoot out of the car. I grabbed it willingly, as if his hold was my life raft.

  Aiden pulled me in tight and hugged me. Just before he pulled away, he whispered in my ear, “It’s okay, Julia. We wouldn’t ever do anything against your will.”

  After a quick kiss on the lips, he put his arm around my waist and began walking me toward the restaurant. Within moments, Coda grabbed my hand and laced our fingers together like it was a normal, everyday occurrence.

  My mind was still spinning. They knew just how to get under my skin and turn my insides into pleasurable flutters. The car ride was a shocking revelation. A dilemma I never imagined I would have to face.

  I left the house so confident and now I felt completely unsure of myself—unsure of what they wanted—unsure of what I was allowed to crave.

  After Coda whispered something into the girl’s ear, he smiled sweetly and the Mexican hostess took us to a small, circular booth toward the back of the restaurant. It wouldn’t surprise me if he asked her for a more private or secluded area of the restaurant. Since it was Saturday night, I was shocked we were even able to get a table so quickly.

  “Aiden, could you order me a Corona? I just need to go to the restroom really quick,” Coda said quietly. Then he brought my hand up to his lips and gently brushed a kiss over my knuckles before he added, “I’ll be right back, Julia.”

  I about melted right into Aiden’s strong arms. How was I supposed to handle all of their attention?

  “Shh, Angel. Let’s sit so you can calm down,” Aiden said as he guided me into the booth.

  “My anxiety is that obvious, huh?” I said with a light chuckle.

  The hostess swiftly handed us our menus and said our server, Eduardo, would be right with us to take our drink orders. As if on cue, Eduardo bounded around the corner to ask what we would like to drink and if we wanted to start out with appetizers.

  “Water for me, please,” I whispered to Aiden. I needed him to order for me at that moment because I wasn’t sure just how I planned to make my voice work to full capacity. I was nervous and extremely turned on at the moment. My head was a confusing mess of what-ifs and what-the-hells.

  “Two Coronas, three waters, and an order of chips and salsa, please,” Aiden ordered with a confident, yet kind quality.

  Steeling myself to get this out before Coda came back, I turned to my right so I could face Aiden and asked, “What the hell is happening, Aiden? I’m completely confused. I…”

  He cut me off with a single finger to my lips.

  “Angel, please don’t be worried. It was never my intention to scare you. You look petrified right now,” he said with sincerity. Wrapping me in his arms, he directed, “Come here, love. You see, Coda and I have always shared everything our entire lives. We’re used to it. The one thing we have never shared before is a woman. But we’ve talked about it before. I think it’s something you would really enjoy. I also think it’s what we need in order to make our relationships work.”

  He pulled me away from his chest, bracing both his hands on my shoulders, so he could look into my eyes.

  “If you’re not comfortable with it, I will put a stop to it immediately. Coda has shown a great interest in you. And while he knows that you are mine, that you belong to me, he still wants to get to know you and have a little fun,” he said with a shrug.

  “What do you think? I know you like challenges, Julia. Think you could take on the challenge of two Stone men?” he asked with want in his eyes.

  “Wow. I…” I stumbled with my words. I had no idea how to answer his question. Yes, the thought of both of them pleasing me was a huge turn-on. My clit throbbed painfully at that moment. But, would I hurt anyone in the process?

  “Aiden? I don’t want anyone to get hurt. What if this… what if it complicates things?” I asked honestly. Before he could answer, I continued, “The idea that the two of you want to be with me is nothing short of breathtaking, but will I screw things up with you if I say I’m okay with this?”

  “Damn, I don’t know what I ever did to deserve someone as wonderful as you. No, baby. This won’t affect what you and I have together. Trust me,” he said as he gave me a peck on the lips.

  “So, does it turn you on to take both of us, Julia?”

  In answer to his question, I grabbed his hand and guided him up my skirt. I used his hand to push aside my damp, satin panties and rubbed his fingers against my wet center. Aiden sucked in a tight breath and closed his eyes.

  “Does that answer your question, Mr. Stone?” I whispered into his ear.

  “Fuck, yeah,” he affirmed as he trembled next to me. A predatory smile of satisfaction crossed my lips.

  “I hope you two aren’t starting without me,” Coda reproached as he scooted to my left into the booth.

  Feeling a little better now that I had a chance to talk things over with Aiden, I turned my head toward Coda, placed my hand on his leg, and smiled. In response, Coda grabbed my hand and moved it up, closer to the growing bulge in his pants.

  “You truly have an amazing girl here, Aiden. The fact that she looked to you for approval before allowing anything to go further shows just how devoted and remarkable she is,” Coda praised.

  Aiden leaned into me and kissed my cheek reverently before he said, “I don’t know how I got so damn lucky, Coda.”

  While Aiden had his hand up my skirt and I had my hand on Coda’s upper thigh, the waiter came to the table with our drinks and chips.

  Coda kindly asked for a few more minutes, dismissing the waiter until we could gather our bearings and figure out what we wanted to eat.

  Ha! Like I could possibly eat!

  Just as I thought of opening my menu and pretending like there was nothing going on under the table, Aiden inserted a finger inside me, causing me to gasp out loud. Obviously teasing me, he pulled his finger out immediately, repositioned my panties, and boldly brought his hand to his mouth and began to suck my juices from his finger.

  “God, I bet she tastes sweet,” Coda groaned.

  “Mmm… Like sweet, decadent candy,” Aiden flaunted as pure hunger danced in his gray eyes.

  I couldn’t believe what Aiden just did. I was at a complete loss with how to react to such an audacious move.

  I wondered what it would be like to have both their mouths on me at the same time. I couldn’t even fathom how it would feel to have the two of them suck on my tits simultaneously. If Coda was even half as good as Aiden, they would surely make me climax without even so much as coming close to my pussy.

  “Angel, you better figure out what you would like to eat if we plan to get you to work on time,” Aiden said, bringing me out of my erotic daydream.

  “You guys have me so twisted in knots, I don’t know if I could even think of food right now,” I blurted out truthfully.

  Coda grabbed my chin, directing my gaze to meet his, very much the same way Aiden always did, and said, “But you must eat if you are to have any energy for us later, Julia.”

  “Oh,” was the only word I could muster as Coda stared at me with his lustful, gray eyes. While both men had the same deep gray stare, I realized Coda had a few flecks of brown, causing his eyes to look a bit warmer, more playful.

  “Damn, your eyes are the most stunning shade of green I have ever seen,” Coda added before finally giving me a peck on the lips and letting me go.

  Fuck. They seriously wanted me to eat after getting me all worked up like this?

  To try and lighten the mood a bit, I brought both hands up to my face and pretended to fan myself while I blew out a breath of air, smiled, and said, “Whew! Is it hot in here?”

  Both of my beautiful men roared with laughter as they twisted themselves straight toward the table and opened their menus.

  Chapter 2

  “Damn, those were some nice panties too.”

  We ate a rather normal meal together. The three of us talked
about various things and kept our hands mostly to ourselves. Aiden was right—the quesadillas at this restaurant were to die for. They were so huge that I should have split one with him or Coda.

  “I’m stuffed. I don’t think I could eat another bite. Can we take this home with us? I’d hate to waste it.”

  “Of course. I’ll have the waiter bring a box,” Coda answered.

  Aiden scoffed at the idea of me paying for my own meal. I knew he would, but I wanted him to know I was definitely not a moocher.

  On our way to the club, I put my hands on both of their legs and asked, “Are you boys still planning on hanging out tonight while I work?”

  “Hell, yeah. I don’t think I could let you out of my sight for even a moment right now. I’d be too worried you would disappear like a figment of my imagination,” Coda said with all seriousness.

  “We’re definitely staying, Angel,” Aiden agreed.

  “Great. I’ll set you guys up in my VIP section. Since Saturdays are the busiest, I only have to worry about VIP. The other girls take care of the floor.”

  “I’ve been meaning to ask you, Aiden,” Coda said rather abruptly. “Why do you call her Angel? Is it because of the beautiful work of art she has on her back?”

  “No, but now that has something to do with it. However, I was calling her Angel for almost four days before I learned about the tattoo. The best way I can describe it is how angelic she looked when she first walked into my classroom. The name just kinda slipped from my tongue when I spoke to her. It was later I found out that not only does she collect angels, but they have a very special meaning in her life. And…” Aiden paused before asking, “Is it okay if I tell him about the tattoo?”

  I just nodded and smiled, letting him know it was fine.

  “The tattoo is actually a drawing of her with wings that she helped illustrate. She tells the story very well, and the significance behind it is touching.”

  “I’d love to hear that some day,” Coda said as he smiled and squeezed my hand, which was still resting on his lap.

  “Do you two want to stick with Coronas for the night or switch to something stronger?” I asked, knowing once we got to the club, I would be busy as hell.