Battle for Love (Bachelor Billionaire #3) (21 page)

“
Speaking
of Dr. Boring, I'm going to get going. He should be off work soon.
I'll see you guys later.”

Julie
stood up and walked around to hug each of them. John was at work, so
Ethan hadn't been concerned with him saying anything to Julie that
day. Heath had missed dinner as well. It was only Gavin, Becky, Lisa,
and Josh to say goodbye to. When she got around to Ethan, she messed
his hair with her hand and kept going. She grabbed her purse and
walked out the door.

He
was pissed. There was no way he could take off after her. Ethan let
out a huge sigh and pulled his phone from his pocket. He got up and
walked into the living room as he typed.

“
Really?
You know I can't get up and go after you. That shit was not funny. I
will not be far behind you. You better hope you were kidding about
him coming over.” he sent.

“
Whatever!
You were just trying to get me started. Stay where you are. You can't
control who rubs my back. Don't tell me you haven't had anyone
underneath you at all this week.” she sent.

Ethan
thought for a minute. He hadn't been with anyone since they had been
together last. How could he have went all week and not hooked up with
anyone? What was going on with him? He had been worried about Julie
all week, but only because she could have been in danger. It had
nothing to do with anything else, right?

“
That's
what I thought.” she sent.

“
He
better not be there when I get there.”

“
You
can't come here. You know that. Go home.”

He
slipped his phone into his pocket and ignored the buzzing sounds.
Ethan looked at the clock. He would be out of there in thirty
minutes. Hooking up sounded good. How had he made it all week? Each
minute seemed like an hour passing by. He was up and out of his seat
in exactly thirty minutes.

“
I'll
see you guys later. I'm going to the bar. Either of you whipped boys
want to go?” he asked.

They
both said no, of course. He hugged Becky and Lisa on his way out.
Ethan drove to the bar wanting to get Julie out of his head. He
parked his car and slammed his hands on the steering wheel. Was that
guy really at her house? What the heck is she doing to you, he
thought? Ethan turned the car back on and pulled back out of the
parking lot.

His
muscles tensed more and more the closer he got. She better have been
messing with him. That guy better not be in her house, he thought. He
shut his car off, grabbed his keys, slammed his door, and stomped up
her porch steps. After three knocks on the door, he was ready to
break it down.

“
Open
this fucking door, Now!” he commanded. “Your neighbors
are going to get a real show in about three seconds.”

Julie
slowly turned the knob and backed up. He swung the door open to find
her laughing hysterically on the other side.

“
You
think this shit's funny!” he barked out, as he threw the door
shut behind him.

Her
cheeks were red from laughing so hard. Bullshit, he thought. Ethan
stormed toward her as she moved back, until she was against the wall.
He grabbed her face in his hands and covered her mouth hard with his.
Her eyes widened in shock, as his body pushed against her and his
knee landed between her legs.

“
Ethan,”
she gasped.

Without
a word, he grabbed the hem of her shirt and pulled it over her head.
Her bra was off and on the floor in seconds. He couldn't help but
need to be buried deep inside of her. What the hell was she doing to
him? Ethan pulled away for a moment as he ran his fingers through his
hair. Julie grabbed the back of his head and pulled him in for
another kiss. She pulled his shirt off and ran her hands down his
rock hard abs to his belt. Her hands fumbled to get it undone as he
thrust his tongue into her mouth. He wrapped her hair in his hand and
pulled, so he could get better access to her. Her moan vibrated off
of his lips as he pushed his body against hers. They both unbuttoned
and unzipped their jeans and shoved them to the ground. He reached
for her and she pushed him back with a smile. Julie slid her panties
down her legs and stepped out of them.

“
I
like these,” she said, as he shook his head and laughed.

He
grabbed the back of her head and brought their lips together again.
As he ravaged her mouth, he pulled her leg up and slid his hand
across her already slick opening.

“
Fuck,
Julie. You're so damn ready for me,” he groaned.

She
held her arms around his neck and jumped up. He was surprised as he
caught her legs and held her. Julie wrapped her legs around his waist
as he held her against the wall. She reached down between them and
held his hard cock in her hand and let out a breath. Her hand moved
him along her opening slowly as he moaned. Ethan pulled his mouth
away.

“
Condom,”
he said.

“
Are
you?” she began.

“
I've
never done it without one. I'm always safe,” he said as he
kissed her.

“
I'm
on the pill. You're the only one I've been with in years. We don't
need a condom.”

She
didn't have all of the words out before she had him against her and
was pushing herself down on him. He couldn't even think straight.
Ethan dropped her onto his cock in one quick movement. She cried out
as he buried himself inside of her.

“
Oh
shit,” he growled. “It feels so fucking good to be inside
of you bare. What the hell are you doing to me?”

She
held his head in her hands as she rocked her hips against him.

“
Don't
stop,” she groaned. “I have never felt anything this good
in my life.”

He
took her hard against the wall, with movements so fast and
aggressive. It was as if they hadn't touched each other in years.
Neither of them could get close enough to the other. He pumped into
her over and over as she slid up and down the wall. Ethan held one
hand behind her head to protect her. She yelled out his name as he
plunged into her. He had no idea how long he would be able to last as
he felt her tight and bare around his cock.

“
You're
so perfect and so damn tight. You have no idea how good it feels to
be inside of you right now. I don't how much more I can take, baby.”

She
gasped as he lifted her hips and slammed her down on him. Her head
flew back as she moaned.

“
Come
for me, Julie. I need to feel it. Let me hear you, baby.”

She
cried out his name over and over as he felt her pussy tighten hard
around him. He moaned her name as he thrust into her deep with his
own release. Slowly he slid them to the ground, wrapped in each
other's arms. They both remained silent as they relaxed and let their
breathing slow. Julie leaned her head into his chest and sighed.

“
You
knew I wasn't dating him,” she whispered.

Ethan
lifted her off of him. He stood up, threw her naked body over his
shoulder, walked to her bedroom, and threw her on the bed. Crawling
up next to her, he pulled the covers up with him.

“
Don't
ever do that to me again. You're driving me crazy,” he said, as
he pulled her against him.

Julie
woke exhausted to the annoying beep of the alarm. Ethan had an arm
over her and his legs wrapped with hers. He held tighter when she
tried to slip out of the bed.

“
No,”
he mumbled.

“
You
have to be at work before they hunt you down. How would it look if
you didn't show up again?” she asked.

“
That's
one of the perks of being the boss,” he said into the pillow.

“
We
need to get up. I'm supposed to meet Becky. What happens if we both
ditch today? They would send out the search party. You can't keep
showing up if we are going to quit doing this. You woke me up twice,
because your cock couldn't control itself,” she said.

“
I
don't remember hearing you complain. The only thing coming from your
lips was my name. It just wanted to show you who you were made for. I
can't do anything about that. It was your fault in the first place.
If you didn't have such a smart mouth, I wouldn't have been here. You
should have kept your ass put where it was and not taken off
yesterday. Go meet Becky. I'll stay right here.”

“
If
I'm getting up, then you're getting up,” she snapped.

“
I'm
already up. You want to feel and see for yourself?” he asked.

“
You
are something else. Get dressed and go home. I have things to do.
Stop making this so hard on me. I can't have a boyfriend if you keep
coming over,” she said.

Julie
got up and ran for the bathroom. She locked the door behind her.

“
If
I didn't have a meeting this morning, I would wait out here and spank
your ass. I'm going to go get my clothes from where you stripped them
off of me.”

She
heard him go into the living room. After a few minutes she heard him
shut her front door. Julie threw some clothes on and ran to lock her
door behind him. She watched him pull out of the driveway and turned
to pick her clothes up from the ground. Her shirt, bra, and jeans
were there, but her panties were gone.

“
Are
you serious?” she asked into the empty house.

Julie
grabbed her phone and sent him a text.

“
You
better give those back. I made sure to take them off so you wouldn't
rip them. Those are my favorite.”

“
I'll
give them back when you come over tonight.” he replied.

“
I'm
not coming over. I have a date.” she sent.

“
I
guess you didn't learn your lesson. Consider them mine.”

Julie
had a couple of hours before she had to meet up with Becky. She
grabbed her book and went to take a hot bath.

***

Ethan
ran home, changed, and took off for the office. He got there five
minutes before his meeting. The private investigator he hired showed
up right after him. They went into a conference room and sat, while
Ethan's secretary brought them both coffees. The guy had a pile of
stuff with him. Maybe there was more to it than Ethan thought.

The
guy put everything on the table and began to explain. Jason was
thirty-one and had gone to the same college as Julie. He was from a
different state, so they had to have met at college. He was in jail
for a few years for beating a woman and attempting to rape her. She
had gone to the hospital with cuts, scrapes, and bruises. Someone had
come in before he could finish what he had gone there to do. The
witness had testified in court. The woman he had beaten was Julie.

Ethan
slammed his hands against the table and stood to pace the room. After
several minutes, he sat back down so the man could continue
explaining everything to him.

Jason
had gotten out of jail, but immediately ended up back in jail for
another couple of years. He had only been out of jail for two months
when he contacted Julie. There was a picture of Jason in with the
papers. He was the one at the florist. The investigator had taken the
picture to them and they recognized him. He had been to her house
since then. The investigator had seen him parked in the street in
front of her house the day before, but she was not home at the time.

When
the investigator left, Ethan was so upset. The papers were all in
front of him. What had that guy put her through? Was that why she
reacted the way she did about cuffs? Oh shit, he thought. He wanted
to help her and make sure Jason never hurt her again. It took all
Ethan had not to read the reports about what had happened to her. He
couldn't invade her privacy like that and wasn't sure what he would
do if he read it or saw pictures of her in that condition. Everything
he had done was to help keep her safe. From Jason's picture, Ethan
never would have guessed what he was capable of. He looked like a
normal person. He had expected to see a mean looking guy, but he
didn't look like that at all. Ethan had never seen the guy before.
She hadn't brought him around her family. How the hell did all of
that happen without her family ever finding out? Why would she keep
something so serious to herself? They should have been there for her.
She shouldn't have gone through it all alone.