Broken Vows (Domestic Discipline Romance) (25 page)

"It's my nature."

"To be bossy?"

"No, to be in charge," Kevin said honestly. "To take care of the people I care about. It matters to me."

Mila sucked in her breath. "Are you telling me you are a dominant man?"

"As a matter of fact I am. A man can have a dominant personality and still be kind, considerate and respectful, Mila. You don't judge a man by a single trait. You judge a man by how he treats people, the company he keeps, and how much respect he is shown by those around him." Kevin grinned. "How about you keeping me company and going to the movies with me sometime?"

Mila stumbled on a step and felt his strong hands holding her steady. She had been expecting this… for him to ask her out.

"I would like to," she said finally, "but I can't."

"Too soon?" he asked.

"No," Mila said. "I like you… when I'm not mad at you. The truth is, I'm breastfeeding, and I don't want to be away from Davy too long."

Kevin did not respond until they were at the bottom of the stairs. "I noticed you don't have the cable turned on yet. Kerby's Convenience Store has a movie-rental kiosk. We could do DVDs, popcorn, and Slurpees on your couch. I'm rather fond of the little guppy myself, and I wouldn't want him to miss a meal."

"Saturday?"

"It's a date," Kevin confirmed. He tilted her chin, kissed her, and walked off through the house.

Mila heard him start to whistle and she smiled.

* * *

Josh and Brice locked their makeshift office and got into Brice's car for the trip to the attorney's office. Today was it. This morning they would sign the final contracts and business agreements. Peak Designs would be a reality. It had taken weeks of red-tape to get the official paperwork filed with the various agencies. Today was more ceremonial than not, although the papers they were to sign were real.

Josh glanced over at his best friend from college. "How are you feeling?"

Brice grimaced. "Part of me is elated, and part of me is scared shitless."

"Good, it's not just me," Josh said, cracking a grin. "I feel exactly the same."

"Since we have cleared out our stuff, the construction crew can get back in to finish the offices," Brice said. "If we stay on schedule, and we will stay on schedule, our shared CAD server will be online in two weeks. Meanwhile, we will connect to our servers through a data warehouse. Even if we don't get the Richfield Towers contract, we are in business." He shook his head and grinned. "Wow, we are three months ahead of schedule."

"It is always better to be ahead than behind. The geologic reports look good at both sites," Josh said. "I still have this nagging gut feeling David Pugh was hiding something."

"Yeah, he was a double-dealing bastard," Brice snorted. "He probably had a side deal going with someone in Stamford. You know how it works in business. Once you get the site approved, you start filtering business to your friends instead of the best bids. You will probably never know exactly why he screwed you over. Maybe it was simply because he thought he could get away with it. Power and money do strange things to people, it gives them a sense of privilege. We have to be careful not to fall into the same trap."

"Yeah," Josh agreed. "Between the four of us, though, we should be able to keep each other grounded. We have all seen each other drunk, naked, and disgustingly gross."

Brice laughed. "So true, but please don't tell Paula. She doesn't know about the wild man of my freshman and sophomore years. How is the second lawsuit proceeding?"

"Tyrell says they are going to settle, again," Josh said. "Pugh and Barkley can't claim they didn't know what they were doing this time. After I left their employment, they rescheduled the presentation with Tuner and Whiting for a month later. By then we had settled the first suit with the initial designs clearly proven as my property. At this point, I am enjoying yanking Pugh's chain. The scuttlebutt around the office is DQ&H plans to force him into retirement. The parent company is tired of his lousy business ethics. His dirty deals are damaging their reputation almost beyond repair."

"Can they force him to retire?"

Josh shrugged. "It depends on the deal he made when he sold them the company. They may have kept the Pugh and Barkley name, but they've listed it as a subsidiary to DQ&H. The employees weren't told specifics of the sale, but office rumors tend to contain a kernel of truth."

"You know I almost went to work for them once," Brice said shaking his head.

"When?"

"Right out of school, but Paula wanted to go home to Texas, so we moved to Dallas instead. It was a close call. I hope Tyrell nails them, again."

"I'm supposed to hear in a couple of days," Josh admitted. "Meanwhile, I think we will have our Turner and Whiting presentation nailed down before the New Year. We have three weeks until Christmas and have set a tentative meeting with them for the presentation on December 28
th
." He closed his eyes for a second.

"You okay, Bud?" Brice asked.

"Yeah," Josh replied. "There is a lot going on, and I haven't had much sleep this week."

"I know the feeling," Brice agreed, pulling into the office building where they would meet their attorney and the other two partners.

Josh nodded but knew it was not the same for his friend. Yes, their business had been daunting this week, but it had not been business matters bothering his mind and body, day and night.

After they had signed the contracts, the four new partners went out to lunch to celebrate. Brice and Bill lived locally so they were enjoying drinks. Josh and Matt were heading to their homes since they both planned to telecommute most of the time. Matt lived in Denver while Josh was in Durango.

They ended their three-day planned launch of Peak Designs before lunch on the fourth day. With only a two-hour drive, Josh would arrive home mid-afternoon. Brice dropped him off at his car and he was ready to go. He missed his wife and family.

Every night, his and Jenny's new game of phone sex had escalated. He always knew Jenny liked trying new positions, but some of her recent erotic, steamy suggestions went well into X-rated areas. She had really gotten into the role of a seductress. Josh smiled to himself because he knew his sweet Jenny so well. Although she pretended to be the aggressor, he knew she was blushing wildly throughout their conversations. A couple of times she had gotten the giggles and could not stop. Aggression was not in her nature; she was too submissive. It was why their relationship worked so well.

He was so focused on his wife, that Josh suddenly looked around and realized he had no idea how far he had driven. He was not paying attention to his surroundings. This was a good way to be killed driving in these dangerous mountains full of switchbacks and free-roaming wildlife.

After he saw a road marker, he drove to a higher elevation for better cell reception and pulled off the road at a tourist overlook. He did a web search on his smartphone and made a phone call. Then he dialed Jenny.

"Hi," she answered on the second ring. "Are you a company?"

"We are a company," Josh agreed.

"Are you coming home today? If so, we can celebrate."

"I was thinking along the same lines," Josh said. "Ask Mila if she will babysit this afternoon and tonight. I called the Strater Hotel and they are holding a room for us. I have to call back in ten minutes to keep it."

"Josh, the hotel is only twenty miles from here," Jenny protested. "Why don't you want to come home?"

"Because you have driven me crazy this entire week, woman, and I am not sharing you with anyone tonight. No interruptions, no kids, only you."

"Oh," Jenny said softly. "Can you hold on?"

"I have been holding on for days, you little tease. It's time to pay."

Jenny took a deep breath, her mind going a little wild for a few seconds. "Okay, let me ask Mila."

Josh held the phone and waited until she came back on the line. "I'm not telling Emmie you are coming home today. We prepared her for five days in case you ran over, anyway. What time will you arrive in Durango?"

"In about an hour and a half. Can you be there? Waiting for me? I need you Jen, every part of you."

"I'll be there," Jenny whispered, blushing when Mila came into her house and was making faces at her. "Bye."

"Someone is going to have a hot time tonight," teased Mila.

"Shush," Jenny said, looking around for her daughter. "I'm sorry this is such short notice."

Mila made a shooing motion with her hands laughing. "Go, at least you won't have to pack much!"

Jenny's face flamed again, she wondered if this was going to be a permanent condition. "Thank you. I don't know what I did before without you."

"Well," Mila whispered, "you probably didn't have secret love trysts with your husband. Go!"

"Going," Jenny agreed as she dashed to her room to pack an overnight bag including her new purchases.

* * *

Jenny made a phone call to the hotel, checked on what was available in the suite and then made three stops before checking in. Carrying her overnight bag and the things she had bought, she took her time to look around the suite and set up everything exactly the way she wanted. She put two large bottles of soda in the refrigerator, along with a bag of their favorite cold sandwiches and desserts for later. Then she unpacked and went into the bathroom to prepare herself.

Josh tried to contain himself. He did not drive any faster than was safe, and he tried to keep his eyes off the dashboard clock. He was so hard that he could use his cock like a hammer. He was a lucky man to love and lust for his wife after twelve years of marriage. The remainder of the trip seemed to take an eternity. Time literally slowed to a crawl when all he wanted was to be with Jenny. When he finally pulled into the hotel parking lot, he had to sit a few minutes to bring himself under control. He knew a well-built package showed in tight jeans, and he did not want to embarrass himself. Finally, he could not wait another second to see his wife. He grabbed his suitcase, draped his garment bag over his front, got his key from registration, and took an elevator to their room.

He had not called again, so he hoped Jenny was already inside. He used his key, but the door would not open. Instead it slammed against the inside safety latch.

"Josh?" Jenny whispered cracking the door, a tiny bit.

"It's me."

"Count to ten before coming in," Jenny commanded, "Slowly!"

He heard her unlatch the door and quickly stuck his foot inside to keep it from automatically relocking. After slowly counting to ten, he impatiently pushed open the door, dropped his stuff on the floor, and turned to enter the suite where he stopped in his tracks. The spread and blankets were folded at the bottom of the king-size bed and his Jenny lay on white sheets scattered with red rose petals. She barely wore something silky and black, exactly as she had described to him over the phone in the dark of the night.

"Dear God," he breathed out.

"Do you like?" Jenny asked provocatively.

He crossed the room and stood looking at her for a moment. "What's not to like, sweetheart? I am finally home."

* * *

Josh watched Jenny as she stretched out her lean body, looking like the sex kitten she had been for the last couple of hours. She was naked, as he liked best. The tiny scraps of black silk were long gone, tossed aside in little puddles on the floor. His aim was better with his clothes since they landed in a nearby chair. He selected a rose petal to rub under her nose.

"Hmmm," was her only response.

"Tired?"

Her eyes opened. "Sated, for now."

"Only for now?"

"You made big promises," Jenny said, her eyes moving down his body, "
big
promises."

Josh moved over and lifted her in front of him. He went instantly hard and thrust into her deeply from behind. "I intend to keep those promises, four nights' worth… all tonight."

"Promises, promises," Jenny whispered arching her back when his fingers found her clit, teasing and toying with it as he continued to thrust inside her.

"This is home, Jen," Josh said plunging into her hard and rough. "Me inside you. This is where I belong."

* * *

Josh picked up his suitcase and his bags, then set them back down on the floor. He pulled Jenny into his arms kissing her deeply.

Jenny gave a sigh. "Honey, we have to check out and go home."

"I know. I feel as if I could sleep a week, I certainly didn't get any last night."

"You got plenty last night," Jenny giggled.

"I meant sleep, you little vixen." He yawned, and then grabbed his bags again. "Back to reality.

"I want to return the rental Jeep and pick up the Land Rover while I am in town," Josh said, dumping his stuff into Jenny's vehicle.

"I want to swing by the craft store," Jenny said. "I brought several finished pieces with me to deliver to Julia."

"You took final pictures of them didn't you?" Josh asked.

She shook her head no, and he gave her a spank on her bottom.