tolerate it

xii

"I MISSED YOU." Daisy gasps when she feels John slam his cock inside her. Her head knocks against the front door but she doesn't care. She needs this so much.

"I missed your cock, too." She tells him in a shaking voice. He laughs in wicked delight before saying, "Just my cock? If you wanna play it that way, fine, I knew you couldn't stay away. Fuck your husband and your marriage."

He picks up his pace and hits her g-spot consistently, making her eyes wide and her mind blank.

He smacks her ass at the same time he thrusts inside her. The pain and pleasure blinding her but at the same time grounding her. "Harder, John!"

He does exactly that. His smacks turn more painful. She's afraid he might break skin but she's been craving this so all she feels is home. Her tears slide down her face, her drool is messing up her lipstick and yet all she can do is beg him for more.

He doesn't even touch her clit before he slams himself inside her again whilst smacking her cheeks hard enough to leave his prints.

He thrusts in and out a couple more times before pulling out and groans when he sees his mask over her flushed skin.

"You're gorgeous."

She blushes somehow after doing all that and nudges him gently. "Thanks for that."

He snorts in amusement and says, "Give me a minute, then we go for round two." Her grin tells him she's definitely amiable to that.

~

Ryan decides to stay overnight at work. He'd rather not be under the same roof as fucking John. He knows he's being hypocritical but Daisy cheated on him with that man. He has every right to not tolerate their arrangement.

Daisy: He's gone. You can come home now, Ryan.

Ryan: Not tonight. I'd rather come back when the help has cleaned every inch of that house.

Daisy: God. You need to get over this! You don't see ME making a huge fuss every time you take Emily out for lunch.

Ryan: That is not the same as this and you know it.

Daisy: Fuck you. Hope your couch is shitty xx

He sighs heavily and puts his phone away. He's going to deal with her when he gets home in the morning. He turns his attention back to his paperwork and his mind instantly eases.

"Not going home?" Emily asks as she enters without knocking.

He rolls his eyes and says, "Can you please knock before you enter?"

"Relax, there's no one here, everyone's gone home which brings me to the next question, what are you still doing here?"

"Working, avoiding, take your pick."

"Wife trouble?"

"Yeah. Daisy is back with John."

"Yikes, that has to be rough."

"It is. I told her I'm not comfortable with it but she doesn't care. She keeps throwing you back on my face."

This causes Emily to laugh. "I was wondering when she'd start to have issues with us."

He frowns. "There's nothing to be insecure about, though. Daisy and I are married and what we have is just sex. I don't understand why she can't see that."

"It's not that simple, Ryan. She knows we see each other more than half the day and some times we spend nights together working as well. It can't be easy for her to accept that her worst fears are turning into her realities too. You're worried about her getting into bed with the man she cheated on you with, and she's worried about you getting into bed with the secretary you have known for years. You both have similar fears and there's no right or wrong to this. You just cannot be a hypocrite, Ryan."

"I told you to call me sir when we're alone." He tells her after a heavy silence. He knows he's being a douche as he doesn't have anything to say to her words.

She chuckles and says, "From now on I only do that while we play."

He sighs and nods.

"You're right. I should be more accepting. If Daisy can deal with us maturely, I should do the same. It's just hers somehow cuts me deeper."

"She probably feels the same but doesn't wanna say it because she doesn't want to lose you. You're both incredibly daft." This makes him chuckle.

"Let's continue working." He tells her and she nods before settling down on her desk to get some more work done.

~

Daisy is frustrated with Ryan. She doesn't understand why she has to be okay with his flings while he can't do the same for her. This deal needs to work in both their favours otherwise it's just informed cheating.

"What's on your mind?" John asks. When Ryan texted, John was about to leave but his whining pissed her off so bad, she asked John to stay over and he agreed.

"This whole mess." She smiles weakly at him.

"Do you regret us?"

"No! I- At first, yes. I didn't like how I cheated on my husband. It made me feel so dirty but with this new arrangement, I feel more at ease."

He nods his head. "But we still can't be together."

She freezes. She knows John wants more with her and when things got really bad between her and Ryan, she used to wish for that too but now things are getting better in her marriage and she doesn't want to let go of that. Not yet, anyway.

"I- John..."

"Sorry I brought it up." He closes his eyes. She lies down next to him and snuggles into him.

"John, I really like you but I don't want to give up on my marriage yet. I really think Ryan and I will make it."

"You're laying with another man on the same bed that you share with your husband. This is not saving your marriage."

She sighs heavily but says nothing. She knows she can't expect him to understand their situation. "I'll let you go before I hurt you. I promise." She vows as she closes her eyes and he tightens his arms around her.

"That's what I'm afraid of, love."