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[shieldofrohan]

It has been most of a month now since Jack came to Gondor's shores, a good two weeks since Faramir returned to Ithilien. Éowyn has meant, every day, to tell him the truth; every day, she has shied away from it. It isn't out of fear for her own sake, or Jack's, but when she comes to speak to Faramir, sees the familiar lines of his face and the gentle look in his eyes, she can't bring herself to hurt him that way. She keeps telling herself the time will come, must come, that she isn't avoiding it but only waiting. Deep down, though, she knows full well there's never going to be a right time, that she'll never tell him if things go on this way, and perhaps Jack was right, perhaps that's for the best. She's kept away from Jack for the most part, giving his care over to one of the serving-men of the household, and she's certainly never repeated the mistake of that first morning back in Ithilien. Faramir knows something is wrong, she can tell that much, but perhaps if she just lets it lie, tries to get back to normal...

It would be easier if everything else went back to normal around her. But it doesn't. It takes her a few days to be sure, to count off the days and know she isn't just being paranoid, that she really ought to have bled by now. She keeps hoping for a day or so after that, but when she comes back from her afternoon ride, strips down to change into a dress, and finds her underthings still clean, hope shrivels to despair.

Faramir is out, luckily. Éowyn dresses as quickly as she can, and tries to steady herself, to wipe away the tears that haven't quite spilled over, before taking a deep breath and heading out into the hallway. Jack's guard is outside his room, and looks at her with clear concern, but when she dismisses him, he goes without argument.

She locks the door behind her, not lingering in the doorway this time but crossing right over to Jack and grabbing his arm. The tears are threatening again, and there's a light in her eyes that isn't remotely one of happiness. "Jack. Listen to me."

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[drinkupmehearties]

Jack allows himself to be pulled away, drawing a steady breath in and wiping the back of his hand against his mouth. His gaze is questioning at first, then Faramir speaks and the suggestion is met with a warm, keen smile. "Aye. Good idea, that."

He withdraws from Faramir, briefly brushing a hand atop his thigh as he does, then climbs fully onto the bed to where Eowyn awaits. His fingers wind into her hair first, drawing her to him to claim a greedy kiss; his tongue slips between her lips to play with hers, so she might taste her husband on him, then his teeth find her bottom lip, biting down, tugging. He then eases her downward onto her back, palms trailing over the bare curves of her breasts, over the well-toned muscles of her abdomen, touch halting over her thighs to spread apart her legs.

His eyes shift to Faramir to get a short appraisal of his reaction -- almost unwittingly, really, since Faramir had put this forth to begin with -- then Jack settles between her legs and presses a lingering kiss against the flushed, hot skin of her inner thigh. His tongue follows soon after, lapping with long, slow strokes over tender skin and tasting the wetness that dampens her thigh. He'd loved the taste of her last time, her softness and scent, and this time is no different. Exhaling a hitched breath and tilting his head, Jack brushes his lips against her other thigh and begins his work anew there.

[shieldofrohan]

Éowyn lets herself be drawn into that kiss, moaning a little in surprise and arousal as she tastes Faramir on Jack's mouth, and if he didn't pull away first, she would gladly have kissed him deeper and more searchingly, found every last trace of her husband on his lips. As it is, she lets out a shaky little sigh as he drags at her lip, and lies back, looking over at Faramir as she licks her lips.

She's still sensitised from her orgasm, and certain touches of his mouth high on her thighs are overstimulating almost to the point of pain, making her gasp and squirm, her toes curling. It makes it hard to focus on anything else, but she raises her head to look over at Faramir, biting her lip.

For his part, Faramir is watching with an almost detached fascination, a slight furrow in his brow. His hands come up to run through his own hair, pushing it back out of the way, and he turns towards them more fully. It feels a little like prodding at an open wound, to set Jack to this task - to watch another man's mouth between his wife's thighs, to see how she moans and arches against his kisses. It feels like it ought to hurt more than it does - but her eyes are still on him, and she's clearly pleased, and that turns him on more than it upsets him. He shifts up the bed a little way, to lie beside her, propped on his elbow, and to run his hand over one taut breast as he kisses her jaw.

"After this," she says, loud enough for both men to hear but clearly aimed at Faramir, "I want you inside me. I... ah!... I want you, love." Then, pulling back enough to look into his eyes, she bites her lip again. "You, and then him."

[drinkupmehearties]

Each pass of his tongue brings him closer to the juncture of Eowyn's thighs, his pace steady and unhurried, breaths shallow. She's sensitive still, judging by the wonderful noises she's making and the hot warmth that presses against his cheek and tongue. And so he's taking his time working inward, patiently teasing around the outside of her pussy, fingers roaming atop her thigh to eventually curl into the coarse blonde hair above.

He can feel the slight give on the bed as Faramir moves closer to join them, and for a moment Jack is freshly aware of his presence. It's a fleeting snag in his focus, however -- if Faramir's mind had changed about this, he's fairly certain that he'd hear of it. It's getting harder to concentrate, either way, on much else but those little gasps that escape from her, the heady taste of her on his tongue, the way her body writhes and answers to his attentions.

And then, almost as if in answer to her words, his tongue finally sweeps against the slick, wet heat of her pussy. The first time, it's only a light caress that ends with a swirling flick over her clit. Then he repeats the motion, this time with longer, slower, more intent strokes.

[shieldofrohan]

Arching her back, digging her fingers into the nape of Jack's neck, Éowyn lets out a shaky little gasp. Her thighs tighten against the sides of his head, her eyelids fluttering, as she pulls him in against her. As she realises that's what she's doing, she consciously reaches out for Faramir, pulling him in to kiss him hard on the mouth, moaning against his lips and then trailing breathless kisses down his neck.

Although she moans and writhes and squirms, sweat beading on her forehead and her cunt wetter than ever, it isn't enough. Not quite enough. Perhaps it's because she already came so recently, perhaps it's just that things have swept on past this point, but his mouth isn't enough, this time. At last, she groans and wriggles her hips back from his mouth a little. "Up here," she gasps, patting the bed beside her. "Faramir, wilt...?"

Faramir kisses her again, eyes bright. "I will, and gladly."

[drinkupmehearties]

Jack shifts on his elbows as she draws away from him, giving a shivering exhale and slowly pulling himself upright from between her thighs. He licks the wetness from his lips, the corner of his mouth pressed into a warm, hazy half-smile. He'd anticipated as much, of course, and his thoughts have already turned to what'll come next.

He spares a glance towards Faramir, warmed to see the man still enthused through this, then maneuvers to the spot Eowyn had indicated. His hand cups beneath her chin, tilting her head towards him, then the pirate bends forward to press a fierce kiss to her lips. His other hand skims over her belly, fingernails sketching patterns upward across flushed skin, palm finding the tantalizing swell of her breasts.

[shieldofrohan]

Faramir's enthusiasm is not complete: there's certainly a part of him that still aches at this, still feels a sense of shame at sharing his wife this way. But the look on her face, the way she fumbles to pull him on top of her and line him up against her entrance - that is a strong balm to his doubts. Even with all that attends it, it's enough to make his heart flutter a little.

He lets out a long, pleasured sigh as he pushes into her, slow and unhurried as is his wont, his long hair brushing against her chest and Jack's arm. One hand comes up to cup her other breast, and he starts to move.

If Jack, too, had shared Faramir's confusion over what differed between them in bed, this would doubtless give an answer. There's none of the roughness or the rawness common to the times Jack and Eowyn have lain together: Faramir is gentle, attentive, his eyes fixed on her face and his movements tender. Under his ministrations, Eowyn arches and moans into Jack's mouth; her eyes are closed, her expression one of bliss as her legs wind around her husband's narrow hips.

It doesn't take long. Both Faramir and Eowyn were already close to the edge. She finds it first, pulling away from Jack's mouth to arch her head back, lips parted, toes and fingers curling. It comes in waves, crashing over her, catching her off guard just as she thinks it's passed - long, and sweet, and full. She clutches at them both, one hand tight in Jack's hair, the other clinging to Faramir's hand.

When at last she falls back against the mattress, breathing heavily, Faramir stops long enough to lean up and press a kiss to the skin just below her ear. There seems to be something in it, something wordless that passes between them, for her blissful smile widens a little, just for a second.

Then he starts to move again, still gentle but a little faster, and as her hand untangles from Jack's hair to cup her husband's jaw, he cries out wordlessly and spills into her, gasping.

[drinkupmehearties]

His hand molds over her breast, squeezing and massaging, rolling the hardened peak of her nipple between his fingers. He can sense the moment Faramir finally enters her -- the subtle tremor in her body, a hitch in breath, the sigh that falls from Faramir's lips. The hand beneath her chin withdraws as Faramir begins his thrusts, fingers tangling into her hair as her body gently bounces on the bed. His other hand works deftly against her breast, and he's delighting, in the meanwhile, at the sound and feel of her bliss, in the moans from her that are trapped between their lips.

It'd taste a lie to say that he hasn't wondered what Faramir offered her in this respect; the ferocity and arrogance that she has -- in bed and out -- is something Jack hungers for in his lovers, and that fierceness she possesses has always manifested itself in the way she's lain with him. Faramir is instead tender in his lovemaking, nearly painstakingly loving in the way he attends to her. Given what he's seen of Faramir's disposition thus far, though, Jack isn't too surprised.

The pirate allows her to clutch at him as she rides out her orgasm, his fingers loosening in her hair and hand resting atop her breast. Then he shifts, making space for her husband to lean in and place that kiss on her -- and for the two of them to enjoy each other, until Faramir follows soon after with his own climax. Giving the two of them a moment to catch their breath, Jack props one hand onto the bed beside Eowyn and traces a finger in a meandering path across her skin.

[shieldofrohan]

Eowyn smiles, her eyes half-closed, a sweat-damp lock of hair sticking to her cheek. Sliding her hand around to the back of Faramir's neck, she rests her forehead against his as he pulls out of her and rolls off to lie beside her, his breathing heavy and ragged, his own eyes closed.

The sense of urgency seems to have faded, all around. Eowyn is perfectly content to lie there for several moments more, catching her breath, while Jack's fingers explore her skin and Faramir rests his head against the crook of her shoulder. Truth be told, she isn't sure of the last time she felt so good. Aside from anything else, it's been months on end since she sex that wasn't tainted by guilt, one way or another. She may feel guilt again - indeed, she's sure of it - but for now, there's ready contentment to be found in the relaxed rise and fall of Faramir's breathing beside her, a frisson of excitement to Jack's touch, and a leaden, heavy sort of relaxation starting to wash over her.

She looks up at Jack, biting her lip, and beckons him down for another kiss.

[drinkupmehearties]

He's content to lounge for a bit as well, dragging fingertips across the silky warmth of her skin as she relaxes -- exploring her, admiring the lovely curves and contours of her body. Then Jack catches her gaze, the invitation, and a small smile tugs to his lips. Something about her seems lighter -- something in her eyes, the expression that plays across her face -- and it warms him to see it.

Jack leans in with no more prompting than that, pressing a lingering kiss to her lips, full all of hunger and heat and desire. His hand halts in its exploration and searches for hers in the meanwhile, fingers finding and brushing atop her knuckles, loosely entwining. Then Jack draws her towards him, guiding her hand to rest over his cock. He's gone soft at this point, but it's clear what he's asking.

[shieldofrohan]

It's clear enough, certainly. Her fingers wrap around him, and she bites lightly at his lip, smiling up at him, as her hand starts to move. There's no hurry to it, only a languid kind of ease, her other arm wrapped around Faramir's shoulders as she works. Her thumb runs over the head, once, twice, then settles again, her calloused hand gentler than usual. It's hard to find that wildness and roughness typical to their bedding, when she feels so headily content.

Faramir stirs at her side, and opens his eyes, turning his head to watch her face. There is a faint smile on his lips, too, although one tinged with a certain shadow.

[drinkupmehearties]

His hand falls away from hers as she starts, and Jack sucks in an unsteady breath, pressing himself instinctively into her hand. The light nip from her receives a smirk in turn, and he bends to claim another kiss from her, fingers burying into her hair and drawing her into him; the bite she gave him is answered with his own, mirroring her gentleness, teeth capturing her bottom lip softly and tugging.

He can feel the blood thrumming downward, arousal building slow with her leisurely pace, cock stirring beneath her touch. He sees Faramir rouse from the corner of his eye, however, and Jack leans further in to first nip her earlobe, then puts his lips to her ear. "Kiss him." He's still intent on keeping Faramir part of this in whatever way possible. Partly as a show of good faith and reassurance, of course, but also because he's unmistakably a part of this.

[shieldofrohan]

Éowyn smiles, slow and appreciative, looking at him from under her eyelashes for a moment before she turns to catch Faramir's mouth. It's easy to relax into the moment, that luxurious ease of it, lying between the warmth of her husband and her lover, letting her eyes slip closed and her mouth make a leisurely exploration of Faramir's.

It would be so good, she thinks, to just settle into this moment forever - never leave this bed, never have to face up to the possibility of her first child being someone else's, never hide any of this or be afraid of what it means or feel guilt for drawing Faramir into it. Just the three of them, sweaty and warm against each other, the smell of sex in the air and that haze of satisfaction settled over at least two of them.

Soon three, she hopes, and shifts the motion of her hand a little, to make it less of a strain on her wrist.

[drinkupmehearties]

His lips curl in answer to her smile, thinking how good it is to see her look this way, how it seems like it's been ages since her expression has been anything near content. It's harder to think much else than that, however. Jack closes his eyes for a brief time, breath growing more shallow as she works on him, a groan rising in his throat. It's then that his hand rests over hers, erection hard and aching beneath her touch, and pulls her away to guide her fingers to her clit. With his hand leading atop hers, he rubs in slow, firm circles.

His hand releases after a few moments, an indication for her to continue. He shifts on the bed in the meanwhile, sliding her legs apart and settling himself in between them. His finger brushes over the heat and wetness of her first, pad of his finger stroking soft over her slick entrance, almost teasing.

He wants badly to take her right now, breaths heavy and shuddering, heady with that desire. Thus, soon after, his touch is replaced with his cock, running the head of it in the same path along her entrance. Then Jack rocks his hips forward, to ease himself into her.

[shieldofrohan]

Éowyn doesn't think it particularly likely she'll come again, not with how heavy the contentment and tiredness are lying on her. That doesn't mean, though, that she can't bring herself pleasure, toying with her clit almost idly and humming her approval. It doesn't mean he doesn't feel good sliding inside her like that, and as she looks up at him from under her lashes, there's definitely arousal in her eyes, even if it's a more... idolent kind than usual.

She pulls her eyes away from his, turning her head back to Faramir to be sure that he is not neglected. Still, her hips press up against Jack's, her cunt tightening around him.

[drinkupmehearties]

He doesn't glance to weigh Faramir's reaction this time, even as Eowyn's gaze slides away from his and over to her husband. Instead Jack lets out a low, husky moan as her hips lift to meet his own, pressing forward to bury himself deeper inside her. He begins a steady rhythm thrusting into her, one hand placed on the bed beside her and the other lifting her leg beneath the knee to get a good depth and angle.

It doesn't take much too long for his pace to quicken, for his breaths to become more shallow, quicker. The events from earlier -- combined with the delay in getting his own gratification -- certainly have helped with that.

[shieldofrohan]

"Not inside," Faramir reminds him, quietly. He's still lying against Eowyn's side, but he opens his eyes, looking up at Jack for the first time in several minutes. His expression is almost studiously blank, despite his relaxed posture.

[drinkupmehearties]

He'd been mindful of that before this anyhow, pulling out in time to finish and spill himself on her belly. He exhales, breaths growing stronger and steadier. Then Jack drops to lay beside Eowyn with a sigh, feeling that lazy haziness pervading his thoughts.

[shieldofrohan]

Éowyn smiles, her free hand rising languidly to rest against Jack's shoulder. It feels good, to lie there with a warm body on either side of her, with Faramir settling back against the crook of her arm and Jack's breath brushing against her skin. Ignoring the mess on her belly, she closes her eyes.

Let this not end, she thinks, or maybe prays. Let this never end.

[drinkupmehearties]

Jack closes his eyes as well, relaxed, heartbeat slow and steady. His palm moves to rest high onto Eowyn's chest, thumb tracing light over her collarbone, the touch idle and warm.

It's a peaceful, comfortable sort of calm. The sort that Jack isn't sure he's felt for a long while, perhaps not since some time before Panem. So he allows himself to enjoy this for now, revel in this -- in all three of them together, sweaty and sleepy and satisfied.