CHAPTER 5: AROUSED

Ruby pressed both hands to her mouth.

Sweet lord.

There was no way this was happening.

Of all the rooms in this enormous house, of all the bathrooms she could’ve wandered into, she had somehow managed to find herself in Asher Kings’ bedroom. And he wasn’t alone. He had a woman in his bed. And they were making sounds that only heightened her embarrassment.

She squeezed her eyes, wishing with every fiber of her being that the floor would open up and swallow her whole.

Aiden had specifically warned her to stay away from his brother. She liked to think the warning also pertained to staying away from Asher’s room. In no way did she have any intentions of flaunting Aiden’s warning, but in her defense, she hadn’t even known where Asher’s room was until this moment.

But now she was here. And judging by the sounds coming from the other side of the bathroom door, she knew she wouldn’t be going anywhere any time soon.

Another moan made Ruby stiffen. Her eyes turned to the ceiling as she involuntarily took her lips between her teeth’s.

That one had come from Asher.

She shifted her weight, trying to find a comfortable position, but the sounds only seemed to become more pronounced. There was laughter, a few murmurs and then another unmistakable sound that had Ruby squeezing her thighs together.

Good heavens.

“Why am I even listening to this?” Ruby croaked out, her strained voice completely taking her by surprise. God, it was getting hot in here.

She grabbed her phone, hoping to distract herself, but she couldn’t concentrate on a single thing on her screen. Her mind kept wandering back to the fact that two people were having sex just a few feet away from her.

And, unfortunately, not only was she visualizing the scene taking form behind the door, her body also seemed to have developed an interest in the situation.

Heat crept up Ruby’s neck and spread to her chest until a tingling sensation arrived at her nipples. She could feel them stiffen. And as she shifted uncomfortably again, the unfamiliar flutter settled low in her sAidenach.

This was utterly-ridiculously-embarrassingly abnormal. It was unusual that her body seemed to be enjoying this all of a sudden and the realization flipped a switch in Ruby’s mind.

Ever since that dreadful incident, she’d been trying to find that one bit of sexual urge that would course through her, all to no avail. She’d experimented with Aiden and after a while, it always seemed to simmer down before they could get to second base. She’d even looked through sexual contents on the internet and could barely even achieve an orgasm with that.

Ruby covered her face as she tightened her legs together. That one move didn’t help in the slightest. She could feel the pressure build in her core.

As a pleasurable scream filled the air, Ruby found herself feeling jealous.

She wondered what position Asher had the lucky girl in. Who was she, even?

Did Ruby know her? Did she know Ruby?

The sound of two bodies pushing against each other as the bed creaked continuously was woven into Ruby’s mind.

Not being able to control her actions, curiosity got the best of her before common sense could intervene. She rose from where she sat on the closed toilet seat and crept towards the bathroom door.

She would take a peak. Just a little.

She placed a hand on the handle and carefully eased the door open by an inch. Then another.

Her eyes almost left their sockets.

Oh.

Ruby hadn’t expected to see that much.

She caught a glimpse of Asher, his bare back and broad (oh, so broad) shoulders— lined all over with tattoos she couldn’t exactly appreciate from this distance—glistened with sweat from all the action. The girl beneath him had her arms around his neck, and whatever Ruby had imagined was suddenly much more vivid than she was prepared to deal with.

Common sense hadn’t caught up with Ruby yet. She continued to watch in amazement as Asher’s body worked against the tender female beneath him. She watched as his large hands cupped her breasts with firm and confident pressure that only made Ruby’s toes curl in her boots.

As she watched his thumbs brush over dark nipples, Ruby’s hips shifted without permission. And when she’d finally come back to her senses, she looked down and saw she had been touching herself against her dress.

She gasped for what would be the millionth time tonight as she took a step back. Then she realized she was supposed to be undercover without making a sound, but when she looked back up, Asher was still fully driving balls deep into the girl who wasn’t Ruby, and his eyes, hooded with lust, was set on her.

Not the girl under him, but Ruby.

As their gazes locked for the second time tonight, Ruby stood there frozen. Her hands shook and she only wandered if it was out of the fear of being caught snooping or the thrill of it.

Whichever it was, she absolutely didn’t want to find out. She closed the door again and leaned against it, her heart beating so hard, she was sure Asher could hear it from the bedroom.

That was the most unhinged thing she’d ever done and she had no one to blame but herself. No, that wasn’t true. She had Aiden to blame for this. If he hadn’t done what he’d intentionally done tonight, she would’ve used his room instead of Asher’s.

Ruby stood there with her thoughts until eventually, she heard the sounds die down. Next, there was the rustling of clothes, a few muffled words and then footsteps moving away from the bedroom.

Ruby sighed in relief.

It was over.

She didn’t leave immediately. She counted to twenty to ensure they had actually gone. When she slowly turned the handle and peeked outside, the bedroom was empty.

Thank goodness.

She stepped out, straightened her dress and made a quick inspection of herself in the mirror. Her cheeks were still warm and her hair had become disheveled from all her nervous movement.

She took a deep breath.

Nobody needed to know what she had shamelessly done here today. She, herself, wouldn’t think about it. She would make sure of it.

She had less than two weeks until graduation. She wouldn’t be seeing Asher again after tonight so all was well. Though she tried to wonder what brought Asher to their campus in the first place. Ruby wasn’t up to date on anything sport since she didn’t have an interest in it.

The only reason she knew Asher played in the big leagues was because… well, he was a big name everywhere. Everywhere she looked, she saw the name Asher Kings. It had been so much that she had to block his name on her keywords settings on social media.

Still, Ruby wondered if Asher was only here because of this party. It seemed frivolous to even think Asher would be one to do that. She doubted.

All she could hope was that he wouldn’t be on campus after tonight. She couldn’t bear to be reminded of what had gone down here tonight.

She would leave this room, go downstairs, find her friends and never speak of this. Easy peasy.

She hurried towards the bedroom door, eager to put as much distance as possible between herself and the scene of her humiliation. Her fingers had barely touched the handle when it swung open from the other side.

Ruby stumbled backward, her heart thundering in her chest when she saw Asher walk back in.

Sweet mother of God.

She watched Asher shut the door behind him, clicking the lock into place and all this while, his eyes never strayed once from her.

“Hello, Ruby.”