Influence (Original): Chapter 1

A.N.: Originals will be monthly, with either a new chapter or a new work. Please feel free to drop your suggestions, and I'll definitely take them into account.

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Soft moonlight illuminated the darkened room of Aaron Stone inside the hotel as he nursed a small glass of whiskey while glancing through the prospective list of players the coach had forwarded. It was a bitch, but there was nothing he could do.

As the captain, he had to give his input on the players that would transfer in or leave the club, and the task always put a sour taste in his mouth. He didn’t know why the Sporting Director couldn’t decide it all.

The new season was due to start in three months, and they had only two until they finalized the player list for the transfer market.

“And I find you here, sitting all alone, drinking and staring at the same list once again, for the fourth time this week. When will you give up this habit, Aaron?” A soft female voice came from the doorway, and Aaron looked up to see his lovely friend and agent enter the room.

He sighed as she came in and took the list away, dumping it inside the fireplace before leaning against the glass table. This close, Aaron couldn’t help but stare at her stockings-clad legs that seemed to go on and on, and not for the first time, he wondered how it would feel to have those legs wrapped around him.

“We’ve discussed this already, Aaron. Your idea to promote academy talents and not signing anyone is not going to work. The squad needs to be a healthy mix of players, from youth to experience,” Lacey Pearson sighed as she leaned back and stared at the ceiling. Aaron’s eyes were drawn to her impressive tits inside that business suit she was wearing, straining against the fabric.

“That was only for future consideration, Lace,” Aaron replied. Lacey looked at him sternly.

“And you were never going to raise the topic again, right? Just like Monday?”

Aaron sighed. She had a point. He couldn’t help but think that they would be better off promoting the academy players instead of splurging on expensive signings. Those kids were alright, with their heads in the right place, mostly.

However, Lacey was right as well. An unbalanced squad was not the way to go.

“Get up already now. There’s this nice little pub waiting for you down south that Ryan runs with his lovely wife. The guy's been asking you to come ever since the inception. No better time than right now,” Lacey said as she grabbed his arm and pulled him to his feet. Aaron sighed but didn’t resist.

“I’m not even dressed properly,” he replied as she started to pull him out of his office. She stopped and deadpanned.

“Are you capable of changing or not?” She asked rhetorically, before sighing and opening his wardrobe. She chucked a pair of black slacks, a white t-shirt, and a black blazer at him, which he put on with a sigh, giving her a tantalizing view all the while. Lacey couldn’t complain.

She had also seen him staring at her, and couldn’t help but feel thrilled. Smirking, she grabbed his hand and they walked out of the office.

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Fifteen minutes later, they were walking through the entrance to the pub, and Aaron had to quickly dodge an overexcited partygoer as the man stumbled around, clearly intoxicated. Lacey laughed and hauled him behind her, making a beeline to the bar counter where Ryan and Sophie were entertaining the patrons.

“Space for two, I hope, Ryan?” Aaron interjected over the blaring music, and Ryan abruptly turned around, recognizing the voice in an instant. A few people noticed him and their eyes widened. However, a glance from the bouncers Ryan had in place deterred the people from approaching him. He was slightly grateful that he wasn’t accosted, which was a luxury in most places nowadays.

The blonde beamed as he quickly rushed out from behind the counter. The two men grabbed each other in a firm hug, clapping each other’s backs firmly.

“You took your time coming here, didn’t you?”

Aaron smiled and gave Sophie a gentle hug, mindful of the baby bump she was sporting.

“Couldn’t help it, with the season ending only two days ago, you know,” Aaron replied, smiling. “I hope you’re behaving yourself, miss, given your condition.”

Sophie looked affronted as Aaron burst out in laughter. “I’m obviously kidding, Sophie. I know you’re responsible.”

“You better,” she warned, before smiling and waving for their assistants, who quickly took over.

“Come on, let’s go to the lounge over there,” Ryan said as he led the way. Aaron slid inside with Lacey taking the seat beside him. Ryan and Sophie took the seat opposite them.

“So, how are things at the club?”

“Don’t ask,” Aaron sighed. “It’s one headache after another. After playing for seven years, I’d thought that I’d get the hang of it by now. Apparently things never get easier.”

Modern medicine enabled a football player’s professional career to be longer than it used to be, with players starting as early as 16 and maxing out beyond 40. Aaron started playing professionally when he was 17 and had been made the captain of his club only a year ago, and since then, he had been looking forward to when he would be able to relinquish the armband. He loved football, and could probably play until he was old, however, the captain's responsibility was sometimes too much.

“Don’t worry, mate. If anyone can figure it out, it’s bound to be you,” Ryan said with a chuckle as he waved a waiter over.

“Yo Sam! Whiskey for three and a glass of water for the missus here,” he said with a smile. Sophie elbowed her husband, who grinned. Their drinks appeared soon.

“Quick service, just like you in the bed, eh?” Aaron grinned at his friend and quickly grabbed his glass.

“Hey!” Ryan shouted with mirth as they chuckled.

“Cheers!” Lacey raised her glass. “To a successful future.”

“I can drink to that,” Ryan smiled as they clinked their glasses and downed their drinks.

“The cup final was one hell of a game, mate. The way you held your own against three of their defenders was brilliant.”

Aaron’s face darkened at the reminder. As one of the best players in the world, he was highly competitive. However, it was a moment of weakness on his part that cost them the European Cup the previous week.

He still recalled the seductive voice of that vixen of a woman who was coincidentally the physical trainer of the opposing team as she promised him every bit of her when they were in the tunnel before the second half of extra time. She was sitting in the opposition dugout, staying perfectly silent like any other member of the coaching staff, and it was for only a fraction of a second that Aaron’s eyes fell on her while he was taking the corner. He lost his concentration and hit the ball with slightly lower accuracy. The ball was quickly punched away by the goalkeeper, and the opposition team counterattacked immediately. They had committed players to this attack, and their opponents sliced through their defense like it was nothing. The final ended 1-0, with a goal in the 122nd minute – a neck-to-neck match that had thrilled every spectator. It was not his first loss but one that stung the most, because, in his opinion, their victory was not merited.

Aaron couldn’t wait to wipe that smirk off that bitch’s face when they met next.

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Drinks flowed freely for the next hour as they talked about things new and old. Sophie, already tired, had taken off, leaving the three sitting in the lounge and talking, clearly intoxicated.

“And I find him, yet again, in his room, drinking whiskey and staring at the names of academy players. God, I don’t know why he likes the dark so much,” Lacey remarked as she downed another glass and leaned back with a smile.

“Yeah, Aaron, why do you like the dark so much? Is it to hide something you do in there?” Ryan asked teasingly.

“Huh? Is that true?” Lacey asked giddily. “Were you mastur- “

She was cut off when Aaron firmly pushed half a lemon inside her mouth and squeezed it. Lacey’s eyes watered as the sour lemon juice filled her mouth and she pushed him off forcefully while Ryan laughed. Inadvertently, she swallowed it all and glared at him.

“Oh you’re so done,” she hissed menacingly as she stood up. However, before she could do anything, a surprised voice cut her off.

“Lacey?”

Surprised, she turned around and met the brown eyes of none other than her ex-boyfriend.

“Charlie!?”

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Charlie Graham stared at his beautiful ex-girlfriend in surprise. Out of all the people he had expected to see tonight, she was the one at the bottom of the list. Last he had heard she had quit her job at that law firm and had become a Football agent, with only one client. A certain Aaron Stone – the chief playmaker and the captain of Falcons FC and the vice-captain of the English National Team.

As he stared at her, he couldn’t help the dirty thoughts that invaded his mind. Lacey had always been beautiful, her being a natural redhead notwithstanding. However, as he gazed at the vision that she portrayed in her waist-length dark auburn hair and that satin black dress that came up to her knees and seemed to be hung over her shoulders with thin spaghetti straps, displaying a little cleavage, Charlie could not help but crave her once again.

“Didn’t expect to see you here,” he said with a smile. Lacey nodded.

“I can say the same. Didn’t think you’d leave that cubicle of yours.”

Charlie winced. That had been the reason why they had broken up. He had been so occupied with his profession that he was never there, and after two years of being on and off, Lacey had finally cut ties. It had been roughly seven months since they had broken up, and with time, Charlie had come to realize his mistake. It was fortunate that he found her here tonight, he thought as he looked at her with a small smile. He could only hope she would agree to have a small chat.

“Yeah,” he smiled apologetically. “Things change. Say, can we talk for a bit?”

Lacey looked at the man beside her, and that was when Charlie noticed none other than Aaron Stone sitting with her. Ryan, the owner of the pub was also present and was looking at them inquisitively. He noticed how Stone nodded toward Lacey, who sighed before getting out of the seat and looking at him with a raised eyebrow. He didn’t know what their relationship was, but he didn’t like this exchange, not one bit.

“Alright then, let’s go,” she took charge and started to walk towards the dance floor. Charlie had no choice but to follow, all the while wondering how they were going to get any talking done there.

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Lacey sighed as she walked over to the dance floor and looked expectantly at Charlie who seemed to get the memo and started to sway with the music. She shook her head with a smile and started dancing.

“So what do you want to talk about?” She asked, and Charlie barely heard her over the music. He took a step closer, noticing how she tensed. However, he had no other choice. There was no way they could talk with too much distance between them.

“I wanted to ask how you’ve been doing since… then,” he finished awkwardly. Lacey smiled.

“Believe it or not, but never better,” she said unabashedly. “I love my new work. Much better than being a junior lawyer, and the commission I earn from the deals is brilliant as well. It helps that Aaron is such a dear friend. Have to stay bothered with him a bit, but that’s part of the package. Can’t complain.”

Charlie frowned. He couldn’t hear everything that she said, but he could easily discern that she was doing good. He nodded, forcing himself to smile. It seemed she had no problem moving on.

“That’s good,” he said before he was cut off as music blared and the chorus sounded out. He stared at Lacey who seemed to intensify her movements and turned around, and Charlie quickly stepped forward until his front was almost touching her back.

This close, he could smell the faint scent of her perfume. It wasn’t her usual. Had she changed it as well?

He asked as much, and she looked behind with a grin.

“A birthday gift from Aaron. It’s really good, right?”

Charlie gave a fake smile. “Yeah, really nice.”

Lacey raised her arms in the air and started to sway in front of him, and Charlie decided to take his chance for once. He stepped closer and grabbed her waist. He felt her freeze slightly and look up at him with a frown. However, he didn’t let her speak and started to sway instead. Their bodies moved together in tandem with the music, and Charlie leaned down until his lips were almost touching her ear. Lacey shivered.

“You’re looking breathtaking tonight,” he whispered as he caressed her waist softly. Their bodies were flush, and he could feel her shivering slightly.

“Charlie, what are you doing?” She asked in a whisper, eyes closed as he grabbed her waist and pulled her firmly against him. She gasped when she felt it.

“You see what you do to me?” He asked in a husky whisper, and Lacey’s breath hitched in her throat.

“Why did we break up, Lacey?” He whispered again, and she shivered when he started to caress her belly over the thin dress she was wearing.

“You know why,” she gasped, breathless.

“No I don’t,” he replied without missing a beat. “I was distant, I admit that. But that doesn’t mean we should’ve broken up. So tell me, Lacey. Why?”

His eyes hardened and he pulled her firmly against him, and Lacey gasped once again as she felt his throbbing erection pressing against her ass.

“Don’t tell me you fancy Stone, Lacey,” he growled in her ear. “Don’t tell me you broke up with me because of him.”

“You pushed me away, Charlie,” Lacey replied as she slowly dragged herself out of his grasp, before turning around and looking at him with a fierce glare. “I felt nothing for Aaron when I was with you. He was only a very good friend. So don’t you dare insinuate that I saw a chance and jumped. It was you who screwed it up. And even if I fancy Aaron, that’s none of your business. All of this?” She gestured between them with her fingers and scoffed. “This is nothing but your lust getting the better of you. I’d suggest you get going, Charlie before you see just how capable a kickboxer I was.”

Charlie made to reply when he felt someone tap him on the shoulder. He turned around and met a pair of blue orbs staring him down.

“Mind if I cut in?”

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“That’s her ex, right?” Ryan asked Aaron as they watched Lacey walk with Charlie in tow. They saw them walk over to the dance floor before they turned around.

“Yeah. Dude was neglectful, so she broke it off. Good riddance, if you ask me. She can do much better,” said Aaron, gulping down another shot of firewhiskey.

Ryan smirked. “You’ve got some strong opinions there.”

Aaron stayed silent.

“You fancy her, don’t you? Why don’t you tell her then?”

“I care for her. There’s a big difference. And I don’t believe in relationships, Ryan. I’ve told you that. I admire what you and Sophie have, but I can’t see myself with only one woman.”

Ryan sighed.

“You’ll have to settle down someday,” he replied.

“Says who? I don’t care about some social constructs like marriage or monogamy. If there’s a woman who’s okay with what I want, then we can talk. Otherwise a relationship is a hard pass. I’m happy with my casuals.”

Ryan frowned. “And Lacey isn’t one? To understand what you want?”

Aaron stayed silent.

“Mate, I’ve observed you two the whole evening. Let me tell you from my experienced eyes that she would jump into your arms in a heartbeat if you took even one step forward. So what are you waiting for?”

Aaron didn’t answer and continued to stare at the pair who were now dancing much closer than before.

“We always regret the changes we didn’t take, mate,” Ryan said with a clap on his back as he got up. “I gotta go now. Sophie might need me. God knows she gets cranky at nights these days. Think about what I said, okay?”

Aaron absently nodded as he continued to stare, and Ryan chuckled before walking away.

Over the next few minutes, Aaron watched as the dancing intensified. Lacey was always a free spirit, and it was on full display as she swayed to the music. He watched as she turned around and Charlie seemed to close the space between them. This far away, all he could see was his back as he leaned forward, presumably to speak to her. There was no other way they could talk on that noisy dance floor otherwise.

However, a frown came over his face when Charlie grabbed her waist before he slid his hands forward, and he stood up when he pulled her firmly against him and started to roll his hips. He knew what the asshole was doing now, and he’d be damned if he let this shit continue.

He had just stepped forward when he saw Lacey push herself away from him before she turned around, glaring fiercely. He stopped in his tracks, seemingly in admiration of how exquisitely sexy she looked like that.

Pulling himself out of his thoughts, Aaron shook his head and saw her verbally dress him down. He’d finally seen enough. He was upon them in no time, and right when he faintly heard her threaten him, Aaron tapped the man on the back.

“Mind if I cut in?” He said as the man turned around, and was met with the irate face of the asshole. He stared at him, nonplussed.

“I think n- “

“I think Charlie should go to the bathroom and cool down a bit. If you would, Charlie?” Lacey interjected swiftly. Charlie looked at her with a glare before he decided to use his brain for once. He walked off the dance floor towards the bathroom, knowing that making a scene was of no use to anyone. He certainly needed to calm down slightly.

“Prick,” she muttered. Aaron grabbed her hand and led her away from the dance floor toward where very few people were gathered.

“What is it?” Lacey asked with a frown as he brought them near the wall.

Aaron didn’t bother to reply and pinned her up against the wall before pushing his lips against hers. Lacey’s eyes widened when she realized what was happening and she soon gave in. They started to kiss passionately amidst the drunken and dancing men and women, her back firmly against the wall as her body pressed flush against his.

“Mine. You’re mine,” Aaron growled as he pulled back and looked her in the eyes. Lacey looked up at him with wide eyes before she grinned.

“God, you’ve no idea how long I’ve waited for this,” she replied and mashed her lips back against his.

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Charlie Graham sighed as he walked out of the bathroom after spraying copious amounts of cold water on his face. He had lost control, and very badly at that. If there had ever been any chance he could get together with his ex, his behavior a few minutes ago had probably buried it six feet under.

He walked over to the dance floor, looking for the pair. However, there was no sign of them. He started looking around – the bar, the lounge, and even the bathroom – however, he couldn’t see them anywhere. It was when he was walking along the back wall did he see them, and his eyes widened.

She was pinned up against the wall, and there was none other than Aaron Stone, kissing her passionately. She was not idle either, eagerly tonguing his mouth. Charlie’s eyes darted over their bodies to see how far they had gone already.

Lacey’s legs were slightly apart, and the lower half of her dress was slightly hitched up, where the man had his knee between her legs. She seemed to eagerly rub herself on his knee. His right hand was groping her left breast over her sheer dress. Charlie’s eyes were wide as he stared at Lacey stroking his bulge over his slacks before he slipped his left hand between her legs. From his angle, he could see her dress rise even higher until finally, he could see her black knickers under the light.

Everyone in the pub was either too drunk or otherwise engaged to notice this, and Charlie watched on with a detached sense of fascination as he rubbed her lower lips over her knickers while they continued to kiss before he slipped his fingers past her knickers and invaded her pussy.

Soon, he was furiously fingering his ex-girlfriend who stroked him over his slacks with equal fervor as they kissed erotically.

He couldn’t believe how this had turned out. He had this woman in his arms barely fifteen minutes ago, her lovely ass over his cock as he ground all over it, and in no time, she was almost fucking another guy right in front of him.

He saw Stone pull his fingers out of her pussy, and even from this distance, he could make out the sticky coating of her juices on his digits. He watched on as she eagerly sucked his fingers clean before they walked back into the throng of people dancing on the dance floor.

Staggering, Charlie made to follow but he could not keep up and quickly lost them amidst the crowd. For over five agonizing minutes Charlie searched for them all around the pub. He scanned the dance floor, the lounge, the bathrooms, and the corners yet again. However, there was no sign of them.

Sighing in defeat, he walked out of the pub and stared into the night sky. Drunken men and women were slouched over outside, while a few swayed. Charlie pushed a stumbling man who would have collided with him and walked inside the alley to the right of the pub, leaning against its wall and closing his eyes.

A faint sound to his left prompted him to look curiously, and his eyes widened.

At the very end of the alley, he could make out two figures, and quickly, he moved forward until he was peering over a small wall.

There they were at the far end in the same position as before. Only this time, Lacey’s legs were parted more and Stone seemed to be furiously thrusting his fingers in and out of her. Her heels clattered against the ground as she desperately tried to keep her balance while he fingered her. Their lips were devouring each other’s mouths with a passion he had never seen before.

He saw Stone grab her knickers and pull them down her thighs, and Lacey eagerly helped him push them down her knees until they pooled down by her feet. She quickly grabbed the zip of his slacks and Charlie knew what was coming. However, his feet seemed rooted to the spot.

She fished his rock-hard prick out in an instant and eagerly pointed the head at her gushing pussy, and Charlie watched in depraved fascination as she stood on her tiptoes and the head of his large, thick cock probed her pussy. Months of relationship and he had never even touched her this way, and here she was, giving herself so eagerly to this man who she was not even dating!

Charlie stared at the scene without any emotion. Stone pushed up into her just as she dropped herself, and a loud cry echoed in the alley as the man pushed past her virgin innocence. Charlie stayed rooted to the spot for the next minute or so as the redhead accommodated the thick prick inside her formerly virgin pussy, and in no time, Stone had his entire length slid inside her. Soon, the man was pushing inside her without any hindrance. Lacey’s moans of pleasure were like repetitive punches to his gut.

Stone started to furiously fuck her as she encouraged him, and he saw him pull the straps of her dress off her shoulders before he dragged the front down, freeing up her tits.

This was the first time he was seeing those tits, and here she was, having already granted her virginity and now erotically fucking another man without a care in the world. She was even letting him grab and squeeze her bare tits while he fucked her bareback.

He watched her pull him closer, her fingers dragging across his back and clawing on his arse as she wrapped her legs around his waist. Her knickers were dangling over her heels as her legs raised high in the air. Stone continued to hammer into her furiously.

Her lewd moans echoed around the alley, and Charlie heard someone whisper ‘Holy shit!’ a few paces behind him. However, he could not care less. This display had driven the point home, and all he could do was stand there and watch it until it ended.

She was whimpering as Stone aggressively took her, and Charlie was sure she was gushing around his erection. He cut her whimpering off as he furiously kissed her, and Charlie closed his eyes. For the next few minutes, he saw nothing but heard everything. From the obscene sound of squelching and skin slapping against skin to Lacey’s erotic cries of pleasure. It all drove the point further and further home.

Unable to hear or see anymore, he turned around and walked out of the alley without a backward glance.

A couple with disheveled clothes and puffy lips stepped out of the alley a minute later before they drove away without missing a beat.

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Two bodies, entangled, stumbled on the floor before Aaron quickly grabbed her and threw her on his bed. Lacey bounced on the mattress and grinned lecherously, her sheer black dress already bunched around her waist as he stepped out of his pants and threw his blazer and t-shirt on the floor.

“Come here,” he growled as he grabbed the front of her dress right under her tits and tore it off her. Lacey grinned nastily as he threw it on the floor and climbed on the bed.

“You are a bad bad bitch, Lace,” he grinned. “Fucking me while knowing that your ex-boyfriend was watching it all.”

“That was to drive the point home, that only one man has any claim on me. As you always say, actions speak louder than words. Now quit speaking and fuck me,” she hissed and spread her legs apart. Aaron saw her pulsing red pussy throbbing and eagerly waiting for his cock, and he quickly leaned over her. Pressing her bare tits against his hard chest, he locked their lips together and guided his cock back inside her.

Lacey moaned in his mouth as Aaron started to furiously drill inside her. Her legs wrapped around his waist, pulling him firmly against her. Aaron planted his knees on the bed and raised his waist high so that only the head of his cock remained inside before he slammed roughly.

“Fucking yesss!” Lacey howled, pulling her lips away from his, and Aaron grabbed her by the throat. Fucking her ferociously, he looked her in the eyes and growled, “You are mine now.”

Lacey nodded, unable to form a word as Aaron grinned and drove his cock into her soaking pussy. They were already on the verge of orgasm after the furious session in the alley, and it did not take long for Lacey to whimper and pull him flush against her.

Aaron grunted when her pussy walls gripped his raging cock in a vice, and the head of his cock expanded in tandem with her climax. His cock twitched and the first load of his seed shot deep inside her. Lacey cried out in jubilation.

Her face was contorted into pure, unadulterated pleasure as her pussy creamed around his cock and milked him dry. She sighed every time she felt him shoot his load deep inside her gushing canal and the heat of his seed made her clench around him even tighter than before.

Finally, his cock stopped pulsing at the final shot of his seed splattered her insides and Lacey bit her lower lip seductively as she stared at his face when he pulled back, her face flushed red and her tits heaving and sweaty.

“Wow,” she whispered.

Aaron chuckled and laid on his back as he pulled her flush against him. They could talk later.

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To be continued…