I See...Love (A Different Road Book 1) (13 page)

Her mouth opens and stays open. That little click she does with her tongue on the roof of her mouth is so damn sexy. Then she quickly closes her mouth. I find myself smiling at her actions.

“Look, I wasn’t expecting anything but an apology from you for ruining my life Saturday,” she says.

“Aren’t we being a little bit dramatic?” I ask.

“Dramatic?” she spits out, sarcastically.

“You challenged me,” I reply.

“I challenged you?” she replies, sarcastically, again. “What the hell is wrong with you? I most certainly did not challenge you to pick me up, ass to the heavens, and carry me through a crowded room of Malibu’s most elite,” she continues.

That’s kind of funny she thinks the want-to-be’s that were here at my party were Malibu’s elite. It’s so funny, that I find myself chuckling. I stand up from my chair and reach for her. I put my arm around her waist, grab her wrist, bring it to my nose, and then inhale deeply.

“Nutmeg,” I say, with my nose still on her wrist. “You didn’t want anything from me tonight, yet you chose to wear something that you knew would attract me?”

And does it ever fucking attract me. My dick stirs in my pants and tingles with anticipation to sink deep inside her.

“What? I always wear perfume. You’ve lost your ever loving mind if you think I wore it just for you,” she says.

It was a lie. I could hear it as her tone changed at the last half of her statement. I bring my face closer to hers and run my nose up her cheek. Her skin is so soft. I bet her ass would feel amazing gripped in my palms as I press her back up against the wall and fuck her hard.

“I can tell you’re a woman who doesn’t play games. You didn’t leave me waiting for you when I picked you up tonight. The dress, the perfume, fuck even the bracelets clinking on your wrists, they were all carefully planned out. I bet it took you an hour just to do your hair and makeup tonight, even though you knew I’d never see it to appreciate it. You knew what you wanted when you agreed to go out to dinner with me tonight.”

“I…” she whispers as I run my nose across the side of her face to her nose.

I rest my lips on hers as she breathes heavy on my mouth. I back her up inside the house and through the family room. As I walk her backwards down the hall towards my bedroom, she pants on my mouth as I kiss her hard. I pull the spaghetti thin straps of her dress down her shoulders and nudge her chin upwards with my nose. I trail kisses down her neck as I work the dress down to her hips. No bra, not even a strapless one. She definitely knew what she wanted tonight from me.

I stop her in the middle of the hallway and shove her dress all the way down. She steps out of it, and I lift her up and kiss the center of her chest. She wraps her legs around my waist as I carry her into my bedroom. She rests her cheek on the top of my head, then lifts her face up and moans as I take a nipple in my mouth.

I enter my room, then kick the door closed with my foot and walk her over to the bed. I give her a little toss and she giggles as she bounces on the bed. Moving toward her sound, I get on the bed and straddle her thighs. Her hands come up to my face and rest on my cheeks. I follow the direction down and nuzzle the side of her face. She wraps her arms around the back of my neck as I suck her top lip into my mouth.

I lift up and start to undo the buttons on my dress shirt. I pull the ends out of my pants, and then unbutton the remaining buttons. I reach in my pocket, remove the condom and place it between my teeth, and then I undo my belt and move my pants and boxers down my thighs. Her hands come to my lower abs and run up my chest.

I remove her hands and place them together above her head and hold them there firmly with one hand. She squirms beneath me as I reach for her panties and rip them off her body. The one thing I regret about going blind at ten is that I never got to see the beauty of a woman spread before me. I sit back down on her thighs and roll the condom on. She pants like they all do in anticipation.

She reaches for my pants and pushes them down as far as she can reach with her feet, removing them the rest of the way. I kick my feet out of them letting them fall to the floor.

I lift up and swing my legs over hers so her ass is hot against my cock. I run myself down her entrance until I find its home. She moans as I enter her hard all the way to the base of my dick. God, she feels so damn good. She’s nothing like Fawn, Paris, or Autumn. I can’t help my own moan that comes from deep within. With each inward stroke, I pull her hips into me with a smack against my thighs. Her mews get louder as her thighs squeeze tight together. I put my hand on her face so I can feel her expressions. My mind needs to see what I do to her. Her mouth is open and her brows are knit together. Most women don’t like when I touch their face. Not Joss. Instead of shrugging her face away, she leans into my touch. She turns her face and kisses the inside of my palm.

Fuck.

Her insides start to quiver, and she moans steadily as she comes until finally her legs release their grip. I feel it building as I pump in and out of her tight, little body. I root myself with one final hard thrust and come undone. I feel her bite her bottom lip as I give her all of my weight. I remove my hand and place it between the sheet and her body. I keep going until I have her soft ass cheek in my hand. I knew it would feel this way in my hand.

I roll her over on top of me, and then tuck her into my side. I remove the condom, tie it in a knot and toss it on the floor. I wrap my arm around her and tuck her securely to me, then smooth her long hair against my chest. I kiss the top of her head and rest my head on my pillow.

I’ve never allowed a woman to sleep in my bed, and Joss is no different. She’ll have to go. For now, I want to hold the little piece of innocence I have in my arms. I’ve never slept with anyone except for the women Sebastien brings me. Somehow, she feels untouched by his corrupt greed.

She softly sighs in my arms and the sound makes me close my eyes. Before I know it, I fall fast asleep.

I wake in a cold sweat, with the visions of my nightmares. I push the button on the clock and it reads the time.

“The current time is two nineteen AM,” the voice says, loudly.

Joss stirs in my arm with a sigh, but stays asleep. I never intended to fall asleep. I never intended to allow her to stay in my bed. I get out of bed and take a quick shower. I’m not good with taking quick showers. I can’t get rid of my weakness in a short shower. I exit the shower and walk to my dresser. I open the top drawer and run my hand over the contents. I feel past the socks, then over to my underwear. I take a pair from the top and put on my boxers.

I walk to the stairs and freeze. The stairs are a trigger for me. Josh lives upstairs, though. I need him to get my clothes and I need him to get me out of here. Falling asleep and still having Joss here was a big mistake.

I swallow hard and take the stairs one at a time. I count until I reach the last one, then I run my fingers along the wall until I come to Josh’s door. I knock a knuckle on the door and wait.

Josh must sleep with his ears at attention because he opens the door in under fifteen seconds.

“River, what’s wrong?” he asks, concerned.

“Nothing’s wrong. I need you to get dressed to go into the office. Joss is in my bed. Bring me my clothes in the family room. We’re leaving now,” I tell him.

“I’ll be right down,” he says, and then moves quietly back into his room.

I make my way downstairs and wait for Josh. Five minutes later, he’s handing me my clothes.

“What do you want me to do about Joss?” he asks.

“Let her sleep. She’ll need a ride since you drove her here. Leave her a note and the keys to the Ferrari,” I tell him as I finish getting dressed.

As I get into my car, running away from my own home and what sleeps beautifully in my bed, I begin to realize that I don’t deserve someone as good as Joss. I’m reminded that she’ll only get hurt when she realizes I’ll never have a relationship with her. Things have gone too far. I need to get her out of my life. I’ll have to fire her.

As I start to come awake, I quickly want to go back to sleep. I was dreaming of beautiful sandy beaches and the loud thundering crash of waves as they crept up the golden sand. Before I can even open my eyes, I start to realize that it’s not a dream and I’m actually listening to the waves of the ocean as they hit the sandy beaches just a few feet from where I lay.

My eyes pop open and I sit up in bed as the previous night hits me like a ton of bricks. I quickly look around the unfamiliar room and start to panic. I slept with River last night. Damn it! Why did I do that? I have never slept with a guy on the first night, or the second, or the third for that matter. My phone? Where’s my phone? Nina is probably going berserk, crazy, worried out of her mind because I didn’t come home last night.

I look around the room for my purse and see a note sitting on the nightstand. I glance at the clock as I remove it. Shit, it’s after seven. I’m due at my first client’s house in under an hour. How am I getting home? Why did I let him pick me up? Doesn’t that go against every single woman’s dating rule? Meet them at the restaurant, that’s not too hard to remember. If I had done that, then I also would have known we weren’t actually going to a restaurant and I wouldn’t have fucking slept with him. He was being such an ass, too, asking what I expected from him. He actually thought I only agreed to come out with him because I wanted to sleep with him.

But, last night was incredible. I’ve never had a man take me the way River did. He was so in charge of every move he made and he knew how to move to make my body come alive. And after we made love, he tucked me into his side like he needed me to breathe. After he kissed the top of my head, I listened to his breathing even out, and the final sigh he gave when his body went limp was pure joy to my soul. It was like me being in his arms gave him permission to let go and relax. I feel the heat rise in my cheeks and the smile creep on my lips as I open the note.

The second I read the note, my face heats up again, but this time it’s with anger. What a fucking asshole! It’s not even from him. It’s a short note from Josh. All it says is, feel free to take River’s car and he’ll schedule a time with me to pick it up later today.

I lift the sheet and quickly slam it back down on my body. I’m completely naked. Shit! I rip the sheet out from its tucked in confines. I get out of bed, wrap it around my body and stomp through his house. I find my phone and go to call Nina. I look at my cell and don’t see any missed calls. Nina wasn’t the least bit worried when I didn’t come home last night? Some friend she is.

I stomp back through his house to the bedroom and pick up my clothes lying neatly over the chair in the corner of the room, minus my underwear. He’s going to have to pay for those! I use his bathroom and run my fingers through my wild hair. It’ll have to be good enough. I grab the keys off of the nightstand and stomp back through his house to the front door. I slam the door closed, and then lock it with the extra key on the key ring. I wouldn’t want someone to break in and all.