Glow (23 page)

“Do you need anything, princess?” I asked, then placed a kiss upon her
flushed cheek.

 

I heard her barely mumble the next words her fragile fingers gracefully, yet
so quickly typed. I watched each word spread across the screen.

“You didn't hear one word I said. Did you, Nessy?” I smiled.
She had been writing since yesterday with the exception of only five hours of
sleep and two of them... we weren't sleeping.

“Huh?” she spun around quickly taking her glasses off. I never thought eye
glasses could be such a turn on.

 

I laughed. “I love you,” I lightly shook my head.

 

“I love you, too,” Vanessa smiled widely before spinning back around. It
took less than two seconds to hear the keys go crazy again.

 

I plopped back onto the couch with a sigh and started flicking through the
channels.

 

I jumped, startled as Vanessa yelled excitedly. “Wait!” her fingers still
pounded the keys. “This is it!”

 

I turned around on the couch and watched her with a smile spread across my
face.

“And. I...” she typed some more. “Am.” she looked at me with a devilish
smile then waggled her brows with her arm up and her pointer finger pointed
towards the keys. I laughed aloud.

Her finger lowered, then Tap! “Done!” she sighed a breath of relief.

 

I clapped loudly. “That's my, princess!”

 

She stood from the chair then curtsied. “Thank you,”

 

I hopped off of the couch at the same time she ran and jumped, wrapping her
slender legs tightly around my waist. She moaned as she kissed me tenderly.

 

“When can I read it?” I whispered against her full lips.

 

“When it's published,” she tapped my nose with her pointer finger. “Besides,
it's time to celebrate,” she kissed me again.

 

I pulled away with a smile on my face. “Perfect timing,”

 

“Why's that?” she asked.

 

“There is a party in my pants and you,” I pointed at her. “my sexy girlfriend
are definitely invited,” I placed my forehead against hers.

 

“I got the invitation about two minutes ago,” Vanessa wiggled tighter against
me. “Your friend is way ahead of your game my handsome boyfriend,”

“Well then, let's get this party started!” I held onto her perfect body tightly as
I ran for the bathroom. Little did she know, this was a bathtub party. Vanessa
laughed the entire way.

As the bathwater ran, we intensely stared into each others eyes as we stripped
our clothes off. I was so turned on by the fact that Vanessa never seemed
embarrassed or ashamed to be naked around me. I could never understand
that about most females. Each and every woman in this entire world was
beautiful in their own way. My Vanessa is beautiful in every way.

“Will you wash me?” she asked as she stepped into the jet tub and grabbed
the giant sponge. She then sat on the side while holding the sponge against
her chest then squeezed it, releasing the warm water down her breasts. I
swallowed hard as I watched the water drip from her nipples. I looked up into
her eyes, they were filled with so much lust and need for me. She sexily bit
her lower lip as she squeezed the sponge again.

“Ah, God, Vanessa...” I groaned, taking the sponge from her hands.

With her other hand free, she leaned way back placing both legs on either
side of the bathtub. Right then, there were zero parts of Vanessa left up to my
imagination- she was irrevocably gorgeous.

I dipped the sponge into the water not taking my eyes off of her, then
squeezed the sponge over her tanned skin and watched the water run down
her perfectly toned stomach then down in between her thighs, she moaned
softly. I started to rub her skin lightly with the sponge; across her chest,
stomach, and her inner thighs.

“I love you,” I whispered as I kissed her stomach gently.

 

“Mm... I love you too,” she breathed heavily, running her fingers through my
hair.

I soaked up more water with the sponge then held it above the one part of her
body that was aching for me the most and squeezed, letting the warm water
run over her.

“Ben,” she moaned then inhaled sharply before opening her legs wider.

I couldn't take the torture anymore, I had to touch her. I watched her face as I
let my fingers run up her middle thighs- her eyes were closed and her head
was tilted back as she continued to breath rapidly.

I looked down between her legs for only a split second and I could already
see how wet she was; she was glistening under the lighting of the bathroom. I
closed my eyes as I was trying so hard to control myself without ravishing
poor Vanessa to death. I had never been so turned on in my entire life; my
excitement throbbing with each heartbeat that pounded my chest. The things
that she was doing to me were unreal.

I took a deep breath and looked back up at her as I moved my fingers over
her swollen, wet spot. She rolled her head and moaned louder as I massaged
her wetness around. She started bucking her hips towards my hand as I
continued to rub her. I waited for a minute or so and when she bucked her
hips again, I think I shocked her as I quickly shoved my finger inside making
her gasp and shiver with pleasure.

“Oh my God,” she panted as she rolled her hips around making my finger go
deeper. “Mm...” she moaned.
“You like that don't you?” my voice husky and filled with lust. I looked up at
her as my finger pumped and my thumb caressed her.

She pursed her lips with her eyes closed and nodded quickly. “Oh God, yes,”
she said quietly.

 

“Do you wanna' come?” I asked her, my finger moving faster.

 

“Yes,” she breathed cupping one of her breasts.

 

“I didn't hear you,” I rolled my thumb a little harder against her.

 

“Yes!” she cried out.

That's all I had wanted to hear. I removed my hand and replaced it with my
mouth, rolling my tongue in quick circles. She tasted so sweet, too sweet...
extremely addicting.

“You taste so sweet,” I whispered, then puckered my lips and blew a breath
of air on her. She moaned loudly, wrapping her fingers through my hair
bringing me up close to her face.

“Kiss me,” she whispered breathlessly, pulling my hair tighter.

I leaned in and kissed her fervidly as I pressed myself against her entrance. I
didn't have to do any kind of maneuvering, it slid right in; just like we were
meant to be one. We fit together perfectly. I pumped slowly as I cupped my
hand over her breast then sucked her nipple into my mouth making her moan
again.

“Faster, Ben,” she begged, her fingers still in my hair.

 

I pumped in and out faster and deeper.

“Harder,” she cried out. I could tell she was close as I could feel her become
swollen inside, gripping me like a vice. She felt so good around me. I
pumped harder, faster, and deeper. She began breathing even faster, and
pulled my hair tighter. I wanted to send her over the edge. Her grip on my
hair released as I pulled my upper body away from her, reaching down and
rubbing her with my thumb.

“Oh, God, yes!” she said loudly.

 

So close... so close.

I stopped rubbing her and used my thumbs to open her up wider, then she
became tighter on me. She started to scream my name with loud moans so I
let my thumbs release her and pulled her to me, I kissed her. I kissed her
passionately as we both reached the highest peaks of our lives... together.

~

“What if she doesn't like the article?” she paused, the pink lipstick hovered
above her bottom lip. “What if she hates it, Ben, and gives the chief position
to someone else?”

I stood behind her and stared at her reflection. I took a step forward then
wrapped my arms around her tiny waist making her smile. I watched as she
exhaled the anxious breath she had been holding in. I rested my chin on her
shoulder and gripped at the soft, silky material of her white dress with my
hands as they rested upon her stomach.

“Vanessa,” I sighed. “you are an amazing, smart, beautiful woman who is
damn good at what she does, and well...” I shrugged. Vanessa gives me a
look that tells me I am just being nice. I meant every word. “if my aunt
knows you the way that I do, then she will love it. Besides, if she gives
Editor-in-chief away to someone else because of one article then, I guess I
never really knew my aunt and she never really knew you,”

“I suck,” she tossed her lipstick back in her make-up case with a huff then
closed her eyes.

I kept watching in the mirror as Vanessa took a deep breath in then let it out
slowly again, her chest rising and falling, pink stained lips slightly parted. I
felt my hands twitch with the urge to run my fingertips across the warm, soft
skin of her chest as it rises letting in positive energy then falls releasing the
bad. But I controlled the urge, gripping her silk dress tighter. I suddenly felt
her body tense up.

“Benjamin,” she giggled.

 

“Hm?” I kissed the top of her shoulder.

“Thank you for the invitation to your next party but I'm going to have to pass
on this one,” she wedged her way out from under my grip to put her heels on.
I groaned.

We walked into Estrada's, why Vanessa wanted to go there to celebrate, I had
no clue. I saw Josh to the right of us heading in our direction with a tray of
drinks steadying on his left palm.

“Hey, Nikki,” he nodded toward Vanessa and I had the hardest time
controlling my laugh. I still could not believe he had fallen for it.

 

“Why did he call me Nikki?” she looked around thinking that
he possibly wasn't talking to her.

 

I pursed my lips then shrugged. “I, uh, have no idea.”

 

“He did that the last time I was here,” she frowned as she watched him walk
away. “So glad I didn't text him, he's probably crazy,” she laughed.

 

“Or something like that,” I said under my breath.
“Vanessa!” I heard Maria say from the distance. “Ben!”

 

I looked around the place and saw Maria standing at the bar in a black mini
dress and heels, waiting for her turn to be waited on.

 

“Over there by the bar,” I placed my hand on Vanessa's lower back and lead
her to where Maria was standing.

 

“What do you guys want? It's been taking twenty minutes just to get a drink
around here,” she sighed tossing her brown curls behind her back.

 

“Whiskey on the rocks is fine, thank you,” I said politely.

 

“You already know what I want,” Vanessa winked at Maria who gags in
disgust.

 

“Ugh, I will never forget that night you fed me a whole bottle,” she shuttered.
“I was so sick, blah,”

 

Vanessa laughed. “Hey, I kept giving you more as you kept asking for more,”

 

Maria shrugged then looked around for a moment before her eyes went wide
as if a bulb lit to life in her thoughts. “Oh my God... Vanessa.”

 

“What, what?” Vanessa smiled.

“Jackson is here,” she pointed across the bar at the young blonde guy chatting
it up with some other guys in business suits. I watched him take a drink of his
scotch as he takes in the scene around him. He finally looked in our direction
and makes eye contact with us then smirked. I knew this cocky bastard so
well... too well. He was my Aunt Ellen's assistant.

“God, I hate him.” Vanessa said through her teeth as she slightly waved her
hand with a fake smile across her face.
“Yeah, the worst one night stand of my life,” Maria snickered. “Won't do that
ever again,”

“Just ignore him,” I nestled my nose into Vanessa's hair and gently kissed her
cheek.

About an hour later, Maria, Vanessa and I are having a good time. Vanessa
was sitting on my lap and her and Maria were laughing about something
when Jackson walked up. He stood there with that same evil smirk on his
face as he stared at the three of us.

“Nice to see you ladies,” he smiled cockily then looked at Vanessa and me.
“Looks like the two of you have gotten to know one another well,”

 

“What do you want, Jackson?” I asked rudely. He had a point to walking over
to the three of us and I just wished that he would get on with it.

 

“No need to be a dick, McGurthy,” he placed the glass to his lips taking a
drink of his scotch.

 

“How does it feel to say the word 'dick' in the same sentence which you used
your bosses last name?” I gently placed Vanessa in the chair next to me.

“How do you think Ellen will feel when she finds out that her nephew who is
supposed to be helping her soon to be Editor-in-Chief write the breakthrough article of the year is shacking up and playing house?” he laughed
aloud.

Jackson then held his pointer finger in the air. “Pardon me and my
ignorance...” he placed his hand on his chest. “Did I say 'soon to be'? I meant
that in a past tense so... oh hell, Vanessa, you are a has been,”

“You mother f-” I went to stand up wanting so badly to punch the piece of
shit in his face for talking to her like that, but sat back down as Vanessa
placed her hand upon my shoulder.
“Remind me again, Jackson, why my personal life is any of your business...”
she shrugged. “actually, anyone's business but my own? Also, my
relationship with Ben has nothing to do with my article for Glow,”

“Until,” he glanced at his watch.

 

“Until what?” Maria looked at him skeptically.

 

“Until, three-two-one...” he counted with a smile as he stared at his watch.

“Miss Montello,” I heard my aunt's voice from behind Jackson. She sounded
angry. I felt my heart rate speed up, I closed my eyes and took a deep breath.
Like the red sea, bodies parted making way for my Aunt Ellen. Jackson was
still laughing as he moved out of the way.

“Mrs. McGurthy,” Vanessa and maria stood up as if she were royalty. I knew
that my aunt was a hard-ass but I had no idea that she had this drastic of an
effect on people. I glanced at Vanessa to see her swallow hard.

“Aunt Ellen,” I smiled at her trying to relieve the tension.

“Oh, shut up, Benjamin,” she spat then looked over at Vanessa. “After
Jackson had called me, I had to come down here and see this unprofessional
filth for myself. You, Miss Montello had a job to do,”