AN: You wanted more Neota, so you got more Neota. xD; You get an entire week of Neota! n-n And you get a new novel from me *Points down*

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A Study In Blue

or

A Week In The Life Of Neota, Another Curious Incident

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Chapter One:

"Madame Councilor? I-oh, Goddess..." Neota froze just past the doorway, quickly retreating until her back was plastered against the bedroom wall. Over the years, she had grown accustomed to seeing her very dignified boss in several undignified positions, but this one was by far the worst.

She stared at the tangled figures on the bed, her jaw hanging slack. At first, she could not see Tevos at all. The only things in view were the naked back of a completely different asari, and a shock of bright red hair between her legs. But after a moment of embarrassed gaping, Neota caught a glimpse of the councilor's familiar white tattoos. Her teeth were latched onto the other asari's neck, her hips moved up and down in a fluid rhythm, and her eyes were closed in what was undoubtedly ecstasy.

Neota knew that she should follow Tevos's example and clap her own eyes shut, probably even cover them with a protective hand for good measure, but the image before her was riveting. Her brain had finally sorted through what was happening on the bed. The red-headed human - and surely it was a human, since no other species had such distinctive hair - was pleasing the strange asari with her mouth while Tevos used her hand to do the same. Meanwhile, she caught a familiar flash of purple skin behind Tevos's body, and a wave of heat rushed directly between her legs.

Aria. Of course Aria was there, too. She would never miss…whatever this was. An orgy? Did it count as an orgy if there were only four people, or were there supposed to be more? Neota had no idea. Aside from the 'incident' a month ago when she had taken Amara Anjali back to her apartment, her sexual adventures were minimal, and that was putting it lightly. Part of her still couldn't believe that had actually happened, and she had been far too embarrassed to call the Omnitool number that was still sitting on her nightstand...

The movement behind Tevos stopped, and Neota gasped as Aria's eyes locked with hers. She groped for words, but all that came out was a startled squeak of embarrassment as she tried to melt into the wall behind her. Tevos did not respond, too absorbed in kissing the other asari's neck and rocking back against Aria to notice. She didn't open her eyes until Aria gave her backside a sharp slap. "Babe? You might want to look up."

When Tevos finally opened her eyes, a deep purple flush spread across her face. "Neota?"

Neota peeked out from between two of her fingers. "Goddess, I am so sorry," she whimpered, dragging her hand down from her eyes to her mouth so that she would not say anything else embarrassing.

The sound of her voice startled the other asari on the bed. She whirled around in surprise, nearly falling off the edge of the mattress. This time, Neota recognized her as she scrambled for balance. She had met Doctor Liara T'Soni a few times before, but she had been wearing clothes then. These were entirely different circumstances. "Shepard, stop!" Liara blurted out, yanking at the sheets to try and cover herself.

"What?" came a confused, rough voice from lower down on the mattress. "Why did you get up? You were about to come."

Neota could not stop her eyes from following the sound. She was not surprised to see that the tangle of red hair belonged to Commander Shepard, but without Liara blocking the view, it was very apparent what she and Aria had been doing. A glistening tan shaft stood out from between Shepard's legs, and about half of its length was buried inside of Tevos. Even though she couldn't see, Neota suspected that there was another purple one just behind it.

"I'm sorry about this," Tevos sighed. "Hold still a moment." As Neota watched, she turned to look back over her shoulder. "Aria? I can't get up until you pull out."

Aria's lips pulled into a teasing grin. "What, you want me to stop?"

Tevos's eye roll was visible all the way from the door. "Of course I want you to stop! Now isn't the time for jokes."

Neota trembled as Aria's eyes ran deliberately up and down her body. "Hey, who's joking?"

"Aria!"

"Oh, fine. You're no fun." With a disappointed huff, Aria shifted back on the bed, allowing Tevos to dismount from both of them. The councilor's movements were surprisingly graceful, especially considering what she had just been doing - or, more accurately, what had been done to her. Neota could not help admiring the muscles of her stomach as she swung her legs off the bed and stood to her full height.

"I apologize, Neota," Tevos said as she headed for the closet and the shimmering white robe that hung conveniently from the door. Her normally smooth gait was stiffer than usual, and Neota blushed. Surely handling the queen of Omega and the savior of the entire galaxy at the same time was no easy feat. She was impressed despite herself. "This must be incredibly awkward for you. We weren't expecting guests."

"We don't count as guests?" Liara followed Tevos to the closet, folding her arms over her breasts and turning away to preserve what little remained of her modesty. Tevos slid her arms through her robe, although she did not bother to fasten the tie, and opened the closet to find a similar one for Liara. "I even left Athena with my father, and you know how that usually ends up… Goddess, if she finds out about this, I'll never hear the end of it."

Shepard wiggled up to the head of the bed and grabbed one of the pillows, wrapping her arms and legs around it for protection since Aria was draped over the sheets. "Seriously, Liara? That's what you're worried about right now? Not, you know… getting walked in on? With Aria and Tevos? Or the fact that you still haven't given me one of those robes to cover up with? Aethyta shouldn't even be in the top five." Something about the image of the tall, muscular Commander Shepard in one of Tevos's tiny, form-hugging, silky robes almost made Neota burst out into terrified laughter. The mental image was ridiculous, although she couldn't put her finger on why. But she knew that if she started laughing, she might not be able to stop… and that would only make things even more embarrassing.

Unlike the others, Aria did not appear to be embarrassed by the untimely interruption, or her own nakedness. She lounged on top of the mattress, taking up more than her fair share of the bed and relegating Shepard to one small corner. "Calm down, Shepard. Neota's caught me and Tevos fucking so many times we've lost count. It doesn't matter."

"Well, we aren't you," Liara snapped. A purple blush had started in her cheeks, and as Neota watched, it crawled further down along her neck. She politely averted her eyes before they lingered on Liara's breasts. "And for Athame's sake, put that thing away." Liara gestured dramatically between Aria's legs, clutching the front of her borrowed robe shut with her other hand.

Aria grinned. "That wasn't what you were saying about my cock twenty minutes ago, T'Soni."

Tevos whirled on her, and unlike Liara, she did not bother to hold the sides of her robe together. "Aria, what did I tell you about jokes?" Somehow, Neota thought, seeing her boss half-dressed and half-fucked felt even more...whatever the fluttery feeling in her chest was...than seeing her sandwiched between Shepard, Aria, and Liara. Arousing? Humiliating? Confusing? Awkward? Probably all of those things, she decided. She hadn't felt this lightheaded and confused since the first time she had kissed Amara, and she had been more than a little drunk then...

Aria opened her mouth to comment, but something in Tevos's expression must have warned her that she was overstepping her bounds. She pretended not to care, stretching luxuriously on top of the bed, and propped herself up against the pillows. She did not speak, but she made no move to follow Liara's suggestion and cover herself, either.

Neota swallowed. Walking into a room full of gorgeous people fucking was bad enough, but a knife of desire cut through her belly as she stared at Aria. She was breathtaking. So much smooth, purple skin. The pouting lips. The confident aura. And, of course, the glistening cock between her legs. Neota had never been curious about that sort of thing before, but after walking in on Aria and Tevos one too many times, she had started to wonder.

It certainly didn't help that seeing Aria naked reminded her of Amara. Aria's muscles were a little more prominent, her gaze a little more predatory, but aside from that and the tattoos, she and Amara were nearly a perfect match. Neota tried to work some more moisture into her dry lips. Amara had consumed far too many of her thoughts over the past few weeks.

"Enjoying the view?" Aria asked, staring at her with hooded eyes. Neota's jaw dropped. She wished she could sink into the floor and disappear. She had grown used to Aria's flirtatious behavior, but this was entirely too much for her to handle.

Fortunately, Tevos came to her rescue. "Aria, what did I tell you about tormenting Neota? You know better. The poor girl is shaking." Neota looked down and realized that she was, indeed, shaking. She didn't know whether she was aroused or terrified. Tevos tied the belt of her robe and padded over to the door. "I'm so sorry about all of this. Please, don't let Aria upset you. She has no manners. Now, what did you need from me? I imagine you want to leave as quickly as possible."

Neota only just managed to swallow down a sob of relief. However demanding Tevos might be as a boss, she was also incredibly kind and understanding. It almost made her feel guilty about her other side-job. Reporting on someone she admired and respected had started to make her feel really lousy lately. "I-I didn't mean to… It's just, Khalisah messaged me to say the press release is being moved up to tomorrow, and I thought…"

Tevos sighed and shook her head. "I knew this would happen. I should have waited longer before telling her I was expecting. Asking her to hold onto the news for a week was too much to hope for, I suppose."

Neota's eyes darted down to the gap in Tevos's robe. Even though the belt was tied, she had not bothered to cross one edge of the robe over the other, and there was still a considerable amount of flesh on display. She had found out about Tevos's pregnancy a few weeks ago, but her brain hadn't quite adjusted to the fact yet. Tevos certainly didn't look pregnant, and she had not decreased her workload in any noticeable way. And if what she had walked in on was any indication, Neota thought, her boss probably had no intention of slowing down her sexual activity, either.

"I'm so sorry for interrupting," she said, hoping her voice would not waver too much. "It just seemed important, and I knew I wouldn't see you until tomorrow morning unless I-"

"Please, don't worry about it. I gave you the apartment's keycode for a reason. You were doing your job. More than your job, in fact." Tevos reached out to squeeze her shoulder, and Neota's head spun when she noticed that the councilor had used her left instead of her right. "Now, do you want to leave and pretend this never happened, or do you want a nice strong drink first? You look like you could use it, but I wouldn't dream of making you stay if you'd rather go home and forget all this."

Neota thought about it. Part of her did want to go home, crawl under the covers, and pretend all of this had been some kind of erotic nightmare. The other part of her didn't want to leave. Tevos's offer of a drink was tempting, and the thought of going back to her empty apartment after what she had just witnessed made her twitch. She would be all alone there. Alone, sad, and desperately horny. It wasn't like Amara was going to swoop in out of nowhere and take care of the problem this time, like she did in so many of her vids, and like she had done on that one strange night a month ago. "I think you're right. I need that drink."

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AN: I am delighted to announce the release of my third published novel, and first solo project: The Second Sister! It's been through two publishing houses, countless editors, and a LOT of websites. It's a fantasy story loosely based on Cinderella, but in case you were wondering, Ellie definitely doesn't end up with the prince, and there's lots of drama and action along the way. ;D It's in first person, and the characters are stronger than any others I've written before. Loved All The Pretty Things and Dark Horizons? Buy this book. Thought they were pretty good, but a bit lacking in character development compared with my fanfiction? Buy this book. Belladonna is one of the more interesting love interests I've written for any of my main characters. Read it online already in the past? Buy this book. I extended and rewrote all the sex scenes, fixed plot problems, and completely revised the entire thing. It is the first in a series of four books, and the next book in the series is coming sometime around August.

For Smashwords: books/view/424670

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Oh, and in case you are one of the readers that is tired of my cock stuff, there's none of that in the entire series. It's all toyless. xD But don't worry, I'm sure Dante, the sequel to Dark Horizons, and the sequel to All The Pretty Things will take care of that for you if you like it. ;D Speaking of which...

I'm also pleased to announce that All The Pretty Things will be revised and picked up by Desert Palm Press, in addition to its sequel. Both should be released at the same time, near the end of the year. And guess what? If you already bought ATPT, you'll get the new, revised version free from amazon! So hopefully I'll be able to deliver you an even better book than the first time. Feel free to send me your ideas and comments for the sequel. And if you buy my books, LEAVE REVIEWS (hopefully saying nice things).