Chapter 1

Sergio drove his Python XL30 sports car into the long, winding driveway of the luxurious three-story mansion he shared with the other sixteen members of his Pride. Killing the engine, he quickly climbed out of the sleek automobile. He stretched his limbs, flexing his lean muscles, relieving his body of all tension, before heading towards the front door. Before he could slide his key into the hole, the door was thrust open and he was immediately greeted by his seventeen-year-old son, Sebastian, which confirmed one thing for Sergio... Sebastian wanted something… and he wanted it badly.
"Hey Dad! How was your day?" Sebastian asked his father enthusiastically.
"Oh yeah, you're up to something, what did you do? Or what do you want?" Sergio asked suspiciously as he slid his way past his son inside.
"Can't a loving and obedient son be concerned about how great his dad's day went?" Sebastian shrugged one shoulder, playing up to his father.
Sergio gave him another sideways glance. "Alright, I'll play along, if only to see where you're going with this." He chuckled. Opening the closet, he removed his leather jacket, slipping it on a hanger on the rod. Turning he wrapped a muscular arm around his son's shoulders. "Let's see, how did my day go? Well, I had a great breakfast, steak, eggs, pancakes, it was delicious. Once I was done with that, I headed upstairs to get dressed, and as you know, I love to wear flat front pants to work. It took me all of ten minutes to find the right shirt, because-"
"Dad, you know you're wrong for this… boring me to death with silly details," his son frowned, knowing his father was only doing that to torture him.
"Hey, you said you wanted to know how my day went. You’re the one beating around the bush, you know damn well you weren't thinking about my day at work. Now spill it, or I'll keep talking.
Sebastian held both hands up in surrender. "No, no, don't do that. I'll come on out with it. Can I have twenty dollars… please?"
Another chuckle bubbled up from Sergio's throat. "Why?"
"I want to take a girl out tonight, so her a good time."
"Show her a good time?"
"Yeah."
"With only twenty dollars?"
"Should I have more?" Sebastian crossed his fingers behind his back, hoping to hear the answer he wanted.
Sergio arched an eyebrow. "That depends. How old is this girl? Where are you taking her and how long have you known her?" he questioned.
"Dang dad, what is this, an interrogation?"
"Yes, that's exactly what it is." Sergio pushed his son into the plush chair in their living room. Tilting the lamp shade a little, he shined the brightness into Sebastian's face. "Now answer my questions, boy."
Sebastian shaded his eyes. "Geez dad! Come, enough with the light."
Sergio chuckled, but did what he asked, releasing his tilt on the shade. "I'm waiting." He sat down on the sofa.
"She's seventeen, same age as me. I'm hoping to take her to the movies and out to dinner providing I can get the funds and I've known her for two months, just recently working up the courage to ask her out." Sebastian looked at his dad, hoping he had satisfied his curiosity.
"Well, unless you plan of taking her to Mend's for the dollar meal menu specials, you're going to need more than twenty dollars. If you're trying to impress this girl, being a cheap ass, is the last thing you want to be remembered for." Sergio reached into his back pocket pulling out his black leather wallet. He opened the wallet and began to remove a fifty dollar bill from the money pocket, then hesitated. He looked at his son's perked up expression and laughed. "Better yet, get a job." He shoved the fifty-dollar bill back into his wallet and pushed his son lightly, playfully.
"Dad, come on, stop playing!" Sebastian began to laugh as he hooked onto Sergio, playfully wrestling his father, attempting to pry the leather wallet from his vice grip.
"Oh, you're trying to rob me now? This girl must be pretty hot for you to commit a crime for her!" Sergio speculated with a chuckle.
Sebastian stopped play wrestling with his dad, he looked at him. "Yeah, she's pretty hot-totally hot, to be exact. She's new, transferred in from another school in California. From the moment she arrived at Brentwood Academy, all of the other guys have been trying to hook up with her, but she hasn't paid them any attention. Lucky me that I was paired up with her in science class for the entire school year. The past few weeks gave me an opportunity to get to know her better, if you know what I mean." He winked at his dad, who chuckled.
"I know one thing, your ass better had been paying attention in class. I'm not paying a shit-load of money for you to make goo-goo eyes at this girl," Sergio said, one eyebrow raised.
"See, this is why I can't talk to you." Sebastian smirked.
Sergio laughed. "Why is that?"
"I'm trying to come to you on a man to man issue."
"Don't you mean, 'boy to man' issue? I mean, you did ask me for money to take your date out. I don’t think you’ve reached the ‘man to man’ stage yet." Sergio continued to chuckle.
"Point. In. Case.," Sebastian said, making sure to give his father a scolding look.
"Is this you trying to chastise me?" Sergio's smile grew wider as he watched his son. He marveled at Sebastian. A memory flashed through his mind of his son being born and how small and precious he was as he held him in his arms, to the young man he'd become sitting before him. He was proud, as proud as any father could be of their child.
"Dad, I'm serious. I really like this girl."
"Okay, okay, I'll take it easy on you. I'm all ears." Sergio made himself more comfortable on the sofa, resting his right ankle on his left knee.
"We like the same things, such as, the same music, movies and food. She is so beautiful and smart, she has the most gorgeous blue eyes. I was pretty excited when she said she'd go out with me." Sebastian smiled. "Not only that, but some of my friends are so jealous!" he said with a wicked glee.
Again, Sergio raised one eyebrow, then he sighed. "Here," he removed seventy-five dollars from his wallet and handed it to his son, who took the money quickly as if fearing his father would play another trick on him by snatching it away. "Now, you have a curfew, don't take any liberties that you know will piss me off, I expect you to be responsible. Don't do anything you know I don't want you doing and you know what I mean, so get that goofy look off your face."
Sebastian changed his facial expression to one his father would be satisfied with.
"That's better. Okay, have fun and remember, home by curfew."
"Thanks Dad!" Sebastian said happily before sprinting up the stairs to his bedroom to get ready. Sergio watched his son disappear up the stairs then he rose from the sofa, making his way toward the kitchen in the direction of the succulent aroma he was smelling.
"Why did you make that boy suffer like that?" Madeleine asked with a giggle as she rose from the table with a bowl of green beans she had was preparing for dinner, snapping each green bean stem into two pieces.
Sergio snorted as he made an offhand gesture. "That's my son, he can handle it. Besides, I had fun teasing him. Man, can you believe it, going on his first real date. It seems like only seventeen years ago he was a new born baby I held in my hands."
Madeleine chuckled. "Only seventeen years, you say? That would be exact. I remember, he was such a sweet baby, so adorable."
Sergio chuckled. "You think all babies are sweet and adorable."
Madeleine placed one hand on her hip, her other hand held firmly to the bowl of green beans. "Are you trying to say our son wasn't adorable?"
It was Sergio's turn to hold up his hands in surrender, now. "No, No, that's not what I'm saying. Our boy was adorable, he was perfect."
Madeline smiled sweetly. "He was, wasn't he. Back to what you were saying, I believe all babies are adorable."
Sergio shook his head. "I beg to differ. You forget, I'm a pediatrician. I've seen some ugly-ass babies. Sometimes I have to stop myself from jumping back!" he laughed outright.
"Are you sure you're not in the wrong line of work?" Madeleine teased. She knew that he loved his job and was a wonderful doctor.
"Yeah, the kids love me, I enjoy them, too." He looked around casually, then back to Madeleine. "Still, time has gone by so fast. Soon, he'll be going through his first change," Sergio stated, thinking about his son's maturity.
"Oh goodness, I know! It seems like only yesterday, he was learning how to walk and talk," Madeleine said with another soft giggle.
Sergio smiled. "Yeah, I remember." He looked at the bowl of green beans in her hand. "What's for dinner?"
"Your hungry self!" Madeleine ribbed.
"Damn right, I'm starving!" Sergio growled playfully. "You've been hanging around Natasha too much, you're starting to sound like her."
"She's good people to hang around with, a blast. But you should have picked up something to eat on your way home. Dinner's not even halfway done."
Sergio pouted. "What's for dinner?" he repeated.
"Meatloaf, string beans and baked potatoes along with potato soup and Caesar salad. Sound appetizing enough for you?" she asked with a coy smile.
"I can hardly stop the drool from sliding between my lips," Sergio responded with a hint of anticipation.
"I knew you'd say that."
"No you didn't." Sergio replied, smiling devilishly.
"Yes I did."
Sergio continued to smile as he left the kitchen, heading up the staircase towards the bedroom he shared with Elise. He opened the door, his eyes immediately settled on Elise who was sitting on the bed painting her toenails with light pink nail polish.
"Hello darling," Elise greeted as she eyed Sergio from head to toe.
"Hey baby. Damn, did I miss you today!" He tossed himself on the bed next to her, causing her to cease her activity.
"That would have been disastrous had I not paused," she said with a coy smile.
"Oh no, we can't have that. Let me." Sergio took the nail polish bottle from Elise and sitting up on the bed, he lifted her foot gently, resting it in his lap. He began to paint her remaining toenails delicately, making sure no mistakes were made.
Elise watched him intently with a mixture of lust and love. "Our children drove me completely insane today. Neither one wanted to take a nap, I finally got them to go to sleep about thirty minutes ago!"
Sergio chuckled deeply. "You just had to deal with two, I had to deal with seventeen screaming kids today... all were late on their immunization shots, so I'm sure I looked like the bogeyman to them."
Elise giggled. "I’m sure," she continued to watch him until he finished. He screwed the top on the nail polish bottle and handed it to Elise, who placed the bottle on her night stand. She turned to face her lover, who was watching her with a lust-filled gaze.
"You know you were wrong last night. That certainly wasn't the proper way to treat your man, letting me hang like that," Sergio stated.
Elise gasped. "I was exhausted! The kids-they wore me out!"
"Sure, blame it on the kids."
"Well," She slid her legs off of the bed and moved closer to him. She placed her hands on his thighs and slowly slid upwards towards his crotch. "Is there anyway I can make it up to you?" she asked seductively.
"Oh, I don't know... what do you have in mind?" Sergio flirted with a slow smile.
"Well, I can do a number of things to make up for disappointing you. Something like this..." Elise's fingers began to slowly unbutton Sergio shirt, sliding it seductively off his shoulders and tossing it onto the floor. Her eyes roamed appraisingly over his muscular torso.
"I think I like where this is going," Sergio commented with a wolfish grin.
"Oh yes, I have a few ideas on how to make it up to you." She leaned forward, planting tender kisses along the nape of his neck. Soft moans escaped his throat as he relished the gentle touch of Elise's supple lips. Her hands found his pecs and began to caress the firm flesh, her fingers kneading the muscles underneath. She lowered her head, planting delicate, wet kisses along his chest, her soft tongue and lips suckled his tender, erect nipples. She moved downward towards his stomach, pausing to tickle his navel with the tip of her tongue.
Sergio jerked with a shuddering moan, his chest heaved with anticipation.
Elise unbuttoned his pants and he shifted his body allowing her to slide them off. She tossed the pants into a nearby chair then returned her attentions to his body, brushing her fingertips over his erection, causing Sergio to jerk once again. Elise smiled as she leaned forward, kissing her lover fervently, their tongues caressed each other as their bodies radiated an intense heat which stroked their inner fire. She pulled away from his hungry mouth, her hand pressing gently on his heaving chest. She leaned forward, her tongue snaking between her lips to lap at the thin line of sweat that had beaded Sergio’s torso. She moved lower and lower, past his stomach towards his groin. Her tongue trail wetness over Sergio’s sensitive head, licking away the sticky moisture that had gathered causing Sergio to moan and quiver with pleasure.
A spasm ran through him and he inhaled sharply, before allowing his body to relax. Elise smiled sweetly at him, then lowered her head, her lips parting to take Sergio into her mouth. He moaned loudly as he raised his hips to meet her skillful lips and tongue. She continued to tantalize him as he withered on the bed unable to contain his erratic moans of ecstasy. Both lost track of time as Elise's lips stroked Sergio until he could no longer hold back. His back arch high off the bed, fingers gripped handfuls of her long, dark brown locks. His breath came in labored gasps as he rode the raging waves of his orgasm.
Moments passed before he collapsed onto the fluffy white comforter, struggling to regain his composer. Elise raised her head, her aqua-green eyes studied him. His eyes were half closed, his chest continued to heave, only a bit more slowly. He began to smile. With a cat-like gracefulness, Elise crawled upwards the length of his body, until she was face-to-face with him. Sergio, lifted his head, pressing his lips firmly to hers as his hand held her head to his. He slid the fingers of his right hand down the length of her spine, sending tingles over her flesh. His other hand began to remove her pink satin robe with the sequence trim, sliding the robe off one shoulder. He leaned forward, kissing her newly bared flesh, slowly at first, then more passionately. She climbed onto his lap, moaning in response to his lust as the hardness between his legs met the sultry heat between hers. His hand slid the robe down to her waist, baring Elise's breasts. He mouth teased her nipple running his tongue over the tender flesh, sending ecstatic tingles down her spine. Sergio relished the heat that pulsated from between her legs. He fought the urge to plow himself deeply into her, he wanted to be gentle. He rolled Elise onto her back, his hand untied the belt to her robe, exposing her completely. The pink robe fell open, revealing her completely. Giving Elise all of his attention, Sergio traveled farther downward, past her stomach, she gasped loudly as his tongue teased her opening. Hands underneath her buttocks, he pressed her closer to him as his lips and tongue brought forth screams of ecstasy from Elise’s as she writhed on the comforter.
She cried out as her climax exploded from her. Her thin fingers gripped the short crop, curly locks of Sergio's thick, black hair, pressing his face all the more harder to her flesh. He rode her until she fell back onto the bed, panting, exhilarated. He released her, and with his own cat-like agility, covered her body with his own, sliding himself deeply inside her. She quaked as he entered her, wrapping her arms around his shoulders as he thrust deeper inside her in a smooth, sensuous rhythm sending them both to the height of their pleasure. They continued, their bodies slick with sweat, their animalistic auras mingled together as they made love. Sergio's mouth pressed roughly, passionately to Elise's. They began to feel another orgasm building, stronger than the first. Sergio increased his speed as he felt his climax spreading throughout his limbs. She gripped him tightly, nails scratching his back, drawing only the thinnest line of blood. The moment was almost unbearable as they shared their climaxes, rocking hard against each other until the spasms of pleasure began to fade away, leaving them both spent... sated. Sergio collapsed on top of Elise, breathless, exhausted.
"I love you so fucking much!" Sergio declared when he was able to catch his breath.
She giggled softly. "I love you, too, darling."
The two of them laid in each other's arms for a while before Sergio broke the silence. "I know this is a crazy way to end this perfect moment, but… I'm hungry... the food smells like it's done."
Elise giggled again. "Alright, let's go."
They unwrapped their limbs and climbed out of the bed.
"Perhaps we should shower first," she suggested.
Sergio looked at her, his wolfish grin growing more toothy. "I like that scent on you." He stepped closer to her leaning forward, inhaling deeply. "Ahhh, the scent of my loins."
Elise struck him playfully, punching his left pectoral. "You're so uncouth!" she stated with a chuckled.
Sergio laughed, then pulled her closer for another passionate kiss. He released her and headed towards the bathroom. "Taking a shower is more respectful than showing up for dinner as we are... so I'll play along on this night." He turned and disappeared into the bathroom. Elise heard the shower running. She smiled to herself, then followed Sergio inside the shower. They finished quickly, then headed downstairs towards the dining room. Miranda and Daniel walked into the room after Elise and Sergio. Rachel and Carmen had completed setting the table. The remaining thirteen Pride members sat down and began feasting.
"So, Sebastian had a hot date tonight, eh?" Devin asked as he stuffed a healthy helping of string beans into his mouth.
"Yeah, I told him to have fun," Sergio replied as he chomped down on a huge piece of meatloaf.
"Bet you were glad it was a girl he’s seeing, aren't you?" Daniel asked in a playful manner. Everyone knew about Sergio's touch of homophobia.
"Shut the hell up and eat," Sergio responded before tossing a glance at Devin and Angela, whom were both gay.
Devin giggled. "He's got another son... you never know."
Angela laughed. "You're going to give Sergio a heart attack, stop it."
"You two can shut up at any time. Besides, I'm going to love my kids all the same, no matter what their sexual orientation is. But I am happy that he's straight. I feel like I can help him out on his relationships better this way. Shit, I don't know what kind of advice to give him about fucking some dude!" Sergio stated.
"Basically the same… only not the same. Hmmm, I get what you mean, I see where you're coming from." Devin commented with a sweet smile.
"How wonderful for you and me," Sergio responded sarcastically. "Shall we sing, Kum Bah Yah,now?"
"Devin, shut the hell up and eat." Miranda said, chuckling at both he and Sergio.
Devin chuckled once more, then did just that. Everyone finished their meals quickly, clearing the table afterwards, putting the dishes into the dishwasher for the evening. Several members entered the den to watch a few movies. Sergio and Elise went back to their bedroom, Miranda and Daniel returned to their bedroom they now shared. Devin left to go to Desires Unleashed, he wanted to see his lover, John Fallon before his shift started.