Insufferable Proximity (52 page)

“Go ahead.” he answered, kissing the side of her breast.

“I want you to swim with me.”

“I’d rather just watch you.” he kissed her lips before she stood up and took his hand in hers.

“Please come swim.” she tried one last time but she should have known better, Julian was to stubborn for even begging to work.

“No.” he kissed her hand before pulling his away.

“Fine.” she pouted then turned to walk to the pool. He smiled to himself, unable to tear his eyes away from her beautiful backside as she descended the sand colored, stone steps into the shallow end of the pool.  “The water is perfect!” she squealed in delight before she fully submerged herself in the warm water. While under, she swam to the deep end of the pool only popping her head up for air when she reached the other side, then without missing a beat, she went under the water and swam back to the shallow end.

“For someone who hates the water, you’re a really good swimmer.” he said in amazement, he was not sure what he had been expecting but she managed to amaze him.

“I told you I love to swim so long as the water is contained in a cement foundation.” she said as she fully rose up in the pool, the water coming to right above her navel. Julian immediately noticed that her bikini top had shifted and exposed a sliver of her nipple.

“Come here.” he said going to the edge of his chair, watching her movements.

“No, you come here, I’m still swimming.” she pouted.

“No, you’re done for now.” he motioned with his fingers for her to come to him but she refused. “Then at least take off your top while you’re making me wait, Princess.”

“No way, but I will take it off if you come in the water.” she swam close to the edge of the pool, “maybe the bottoms too.” she shrugged then swam backwards as he walked to the edge of the pool.

“Come closer.” he urged her.

“No, you first.” she shook her head as she slowly untied the back of her bikini, being careful not to bare her breasts as she rose to her full height in the water. Julian, watching the way she held the fabric hanging loosely over her breasts could not take anymore and stripped down to his boxer shorts before heading down the steps into the water.

“Your turn.” he said as he walked over to stand before her and she instantly reached behind her neck then untied her top. She held it in place for a moment before letting it fall to the water as she stepped directly in front of him. “Better?”

“You said something about the bottoms too.”

“I’ll take off my bottoms if you take off yours.” she had no more then finished the sentence when  Julian yanked off his boxer shorts and threw them on the edge of the pool. She chuckled at his hastiness then untied the sides of her bikini bottoms before tossing them to him.

Julian stepped closer to her, backing her against the edge of the pool then went down to his knees in the shallow water. He pushed his way between her legs, forcing her to spread them wider until she was practically sitting on his lap. She put her arms behind her on the edge of the pool as he kissed her, positioning himself at her opening before sliding into her. Heaven arched her back as she felt him stretching inside of her. She then cried out when he stood up, her body impaled on his massive erection. His fingertips bit into her thighs as he balanced her on his manhood. He felt her hips wiggling, intensifying the sensation as he slid her up and then back down his massive rod. She wrapped her arms around his neck, holding on for dear life as the first orgasm rocked through her body.

Feeling her inner muscles clench over his erection as she climaxed, sent him through the roof. He sped up his pace as he slid his hand down to caress her tingling clit. Just when Heaven felt her body begin to come down from the kaleidoscope of sensations her orgasm had caused, she felt it coming back tenfold, this time sending her beyond the realm of ecstasy. She cried out sinking her fingernails into his arms as she arched her back unnaturally, thrusting her hips and slamming her pelvis against his. He growled like an untamed beast as her vaginal walls constricted and her clenching muscles milked his ejaculating cock.

***

“This is your roof?” Heaven asked after he had led her to the very top of the house, “now this is definitely the coolest roof I have ever seen in my life!” she stood in the middle looking around her, everything was done in the same earthy tones as the living room, from the small, stone bar to the long, stone grill. However, it was the magnificent bed that was the main attraction, it was in its own roofless room, allowing them to look up at the sky. All four of the walls surrounding it had extra-large archways cut from the center of each, leaving the room wide open.

He sat the containers of food on the bamboo table then walked over to stand with her as she examined the bed.

“Too bad we have to leave tonight, otherwise we could sleep up here.”

“We could put our departure off a few hours.” He suggested.

“Isn’t it dangerous to fly at night anyway?” Heaven scoffed, “Would your pilot mind if we waited until morning, just to be on the safe side?”

“He’s on call, he’s ready when
we
decide to leave.”

“Good to know.” she said then grabbed a cloth from the basket next to the bed and proceeded to wipe down the plastic covered mattress, ready to change the subject. “So is the mattress covered in plastic because you’ve brought so many women here or is it to protect the mattress from nature’s elemental-fits?”

“You’re the only women I’ve brought to this house with me.” he said helping her wipe down the other side of the mattress.

“Really?” she asked in disbelief.

“This is not the place for those types of relationships.”

“So why bring me?”

“Because we don‘t have one of those types of relationship.” he answered.

“What is that supposed to mean?" she asked, her hand going to her hip, not sure if she should be offended. Seeing her confusion, Julian decided to elaborate a little.

“You and I are more than just sex, we’re co-workers, we have conversations and I respect you.” he admitted and Heaven felt her heart swell, but refused to make a big deal out of it.

“Thank you Julian.”

“You’re welcome Princess.” he said before walking over to a small closet off to the side and pulled out a fresh sheet set, brand new pillows with their cases then tossed them on the bed. “I can’t wait to dig into that pineapple upside down cake you made.” he moaned as they began putting the clean linens on the bed, he was able to smell it from the table and his mouth was beginning to salivate.

“I think I might have a piece too.” she said as they laid down the last cover, “this bed looks so comfortable.” she fell back on the bed with a deep moan of pleasure.

“I’m eating, I can’t wait, I’m starving.” Julian said before he walked over to the table and opened the containers of food.

“That’s your problem right there Julian King, you don’t know how to wait, you have no self-control." she preached with a wink.

“Self-control is over rated.” he mumbled as he shoved a spoonful of cake into his mouth.

“Maybe you’re right.” she whispered low enough for only herself to hear, starting to second-guess her whole self-denial approach to life. In some ways, she almost envied him, even wishing that she could be as brave and daring as he was when it came to his sexuality. She wished she lived without all the doubt that plagued her. She wished she at least knew what she wanted, if she knew what it was that she needed then she would be able to go after it full force, whether it was right, wrong or indifferent. After a few minutes of her lying on the bed, she finally came over to join him at the table.

“You outdid yourself once again.” Julian said as he devoured a piece of pineapple cake then reached for another slice of it.

“I’m glad you like it.”

“I love it!” he took another large bite, “if you ever decide to change your profession I think you’ll be just as successful as a chef as you are an attorney.”

After they finished eating Julian carried her to the bed, gently setting her down. She watched him as he removed his t-shirt, his thick muscles flexing with his movements, her eyes locked on his lower waist as he slid off his shorts then sat down next to her in just his boxer shorts.

“Turn around.” he instructed her and when her back was to him, he slid her mass of hair over her shoulder and untied the back of her bikini top then pulled it from her. He slipped his hands under her arms, his fingertips caressing the sides of her breasts before fully grabbing them both. He sat directly behind her pulling her closer to him, one hand sliding into the front of her bikini bottoms. His fingertips quickly brought her body to a frenzied state of arousal as he slid them and down her parted flesh. The pressure of his lips across her neck juxtaposed with the pressure of his fingers on her sex and she felt her back begin to arch from the intense stimulation.

***

“It’s officially our last night of the contract, do you want to go do something?” Heaven asked him.

“I just want to lay here with you.” Julian responded as he lightly kissed her.

They lay on the bed looking up to the sky above, Julian had his arm wrapped around her and was holding her close to his body.

“I could live here forever.” she whispered running her hand down his bare chest then outlining the muscles of his stomach. “Just set up a small law firm right next to the beach.”

“That sound’s good.” he grinned. She felt calmness envelope her as she imagined the two of them working together at the same firm as a team instead of rivals.

“You would love it if I moved to Hawaii and left the firm, wouldn’t you.” she sat up, holding the sheet to her chest as she stretched a little.

“No, I would hate it and I would be forced to set up my own small firm next to yours so we could continue to compete for clients.”

“Or we could open a bigger firm and work together.” she said.

“You and I on the same team? Our competition would never stand a chance against us.” he pulled the sheet from her hand, baring her breasts, “No one can see us up here baby.” he leaned over to kiss the side of her breast and she felt a shiver cross her skin.

“They would never know what to expect from us, our styles are so different. Too bad we couldn’t get along well enough to work together on a case at our current job.”

“You’re too aggressive Princess,” he slid his hand down her face, “you would never listen and you would try to take over the case. I might be able to get you to compromise outside of work but I could never tame you at work, no one could.” he grinned with pride over her strength.

“I would listen, if it was reasonable.”

“No you wouldn’t.”

“Alright, maybe I wouldn’t listen to just anyone, but I’m pretty sure I would listen to you.”

“Pretty sure?”

“I would listen to you,” she nodded before kissing him. “But you’re definitely the only one.”

She had just wrapped her arms around Julian’s neck when his watch did its usual sequence of beeps to alert him that it was midnight. She pulled back, grabbing his hand and looking at his watch.

“Its midnight.” she whispered, feeling a deep pit open in her stomach that quickly pumped a concentrated form of doom throughout her body. Julian pulled his arm from her, angry he had never bothered to stop his watch from chiming at midnight. Heaven turned her head, shielding her face from his line of vision, lest he see the pain that was deeply embedded in her expression.

It was midnight, the contract was over and she was no longer at his disposal. Now was the time that she should be jumping up in excitement and dancing with joy while singing ‘fuck you Julie’ at the top of her lungs. Instead she sat there, fighting the emotions she was still unable to define, feeling a surreal sense of loss.

“It is.” he said unable to stop the anger from coming through his words.

Julian was angry and for the first time, he wished she had not of broken into his office or he wished he had not of caught her. He did not like what he felt one little bit, even though she had served him for the last 30 days, he was not anywhere near done with her. He was not ready for her to leave, he wanted to make a new rule to the contract and add another thirty days. He cursed himself for not thinking ahead and demanding at least two months or more. Even thirty-one would have been better than just thirty.

“The contract is over.”’ she whispered and he nodded.

“Yes it is.” he refused to let her see how much this was affecting him. He had hoped she would be such a bitch and rub it in his face that the contract was up. That way, he would be eager to get the hell away from her and get her out of his house. Heaven stood up, not bothering to cover her bare breasts before she stepped away from the bed. “Where are you going?” he barked.

“Getting the liquor, I think we should get drunk.” She grabbed the bottle of liquor and the juice to chase it down.

***

They both woke up early and walked downstairs to the house, their fun time was over. They quickly packed their luggage while waiting for their pilot. To Heaven’s displeasure, the pilot arrived right on time, exterminating any hopes she might have had about being stuck in Hawaii for another night. Julian packed the go-cart with their luggage before driving them back through the path they had taken when they arrived.