Seducing the Professor (15 page)

“He does not sound like the type of man who would embark on something so vicious.  I am going with you, Shuttle.  Don’t even try and stop me!”

He lowered his head and rubbed his hand over his eyes.  He felt Alexandra’s small hands stroke upwards over his chest and she leaned against him.  He lowered his hands and drew her closer.  She looked at him and he knew this was a battle he was not going to win.  He sighed heavily.

“Very well, but only if you promise to behave.”

She nearly swallowed her tongue with indignation.  He held up his hand, silencing her retrieval before she even formed the words.  She snapped her mouth shut and followed him to his SUV in front of the house.  The drive to the Black Hawk took just over thirty minutes. The Ranch was just as impressive as Paul’s.

Howard Freeman met them at the front door and greeted Paul with an open and friendly face.

“So, are you here to rub it in that you are still on top after seven years, young man?”

“No, sir.  I have some problems and I wanted to talk to you about them.”

“Of course.  Please come through.  My wife has already set up some sandwiches and drinks on the porch out back.”

They followed him through the house and he introduced the
m to his wife Yvonne. She smiled and joked with Paul.

“So you are the young man that has my husband on the verge o
f retiring!  Being dethroned by such a youngster really makes his back hair itch!”

“Just a pity my children has no interest in horse breeding.  Alas … retirement will have to wait for a few more years!”

They all laughed and Paul knew without any doubt that Howard Freeman had nothing to do with the problems he had.

“You said you had some problems?  Anything we can assist you with?”

Paul sighed and ran his hand through his hair.  Alexandra noticed the strain around his mouth and realized how hard this has been for him.  He quickly explained everything he has had to deal with over the past eight months.

“Every time it is something bigger, more vicious.  It has now become clear whoever is
behind this is out to destroy me.   I was wondering if you had experienced anything even remotely problematic over the past year.”

“No.  Nothing.  I can’t believe that anyone would go to such extremes to break your stable.  It must have cost a fortune to get the chromosomes altered and
the larvae!  You say you have no idea who is behind it?”

“No.  Alexandra is from ADC on Plum Island and if not for her, my stable would by now have been dead.”

“I remember Cindy and David mentioning something in the beginning of the year being part of a team that did the preliminary research on your farm.  I thought at the time they identified the problem?”

“So did we, but as I said, every time something else pops up.”

“You know … I recall we were in town one day at the Bank.  There was a young man that drew a substantially large amount of cash.  The bank was in quite an uproar.  No one ever drew that much cash.  I did wonder at the time if it was for something illegal and shady.”

“Do you recall who it was?”

“Vonnie, do you remember?  Tall and blond and extremely arrogant.”

“Yes … is he not the Brown boy?”

“Anthony Brown from Moonlight Breeders?”

“Yes, yes, that’s him!”

“We were at Varsity together.  We knew each other, but we were not friends.  I heard he has been making headway over the past few years.”

“Yeah, but his methods are highly questionable to say the least.  Maybe you should look into his activities.  Do you have any mutual friends?”

“Some of my Varsity pals.  Gloria Rathborn … my lord!  Don’t tell me this is about … a damn female!”

“Just what does glori
ous Gloria have to do with this, Shuttle?”

Alexandra’s voice was husky and brittle and he groaned.  The Freeman’s laughed.

“She dated him for years and they got engaged four years ago.  I guess she decided he was not the one she wanted and she dropped him.  She … ehm … started flirting with me and I took her out probably twice.  I remember he blamed me for their break-up.  Shit!”

He got up and thanked the Freeman’s for their hospitality a
nd they were soon on their way back to the Silver Star.  Alexandra fuming all the way.  Paul was so entrenched with his thoughts, he did not even notice.

Alexandra slammed the door shut and
stormed towards the front door and flung it open viciously.    Paul only then noticing her anger and he groaned.  He had a pretty good idea what she was upset about.

“Did you sleep with her?”
 

She turned on him the moment he walked into their bedroom.

“I told you, you are the only women I have ever slept with!’

“Did you have sex with her?”

“Alexandra …”

“Answer me!”

“Yes.  But it was four years ago and only happened twice.”

“How?”

“What do you mean how?”

“How did you make love to her?”

“Angel, this is ridiculous!  It is in the past!”

“Answer me!  Did you do
the things you do to me, with her?  Did you … use your mouth and tongue inside her?  DID YOU?”

He walked to her and took her face between his hands and look
ed deep into her eyes, honesty in his.

“No Angel, I did not.  You are the only woman I have ever
used my tongue intimately with. In all honesty, the sex with Gloria was … impersonal, short and quick.  No caressing and kissing, just …”

“Stop!  I don’t want to hear this.”
  She turned away from him.

“Angel, for goodness sake, I am thirty four years old.  I have never claimed to have lived the life of a monk.  I’ve had sex with many woman …”

“Yes, I am aware of that!  But Gloria!  If it was so quick, impersonal and four years ago, why is she still humping your leg every other day?”

“Damned if I know.  I have made it clear over and over again that I am not interested, yet she arrives here at least twice every month trying to seduce me.”

“I am sleeping in another bedroom tonight.”

“No, you are not!  This is ridiculous!  I am not interested in Gloria and have not been for years!  You are not going to punish me for something that happened before we even knew each other!”

“It has nothing to do with punishment, you nitwit!  I need to … I seem to have anger issues suddenly and need some space between us.”

Nothing Paul said could sway her and she went to the room she stayed in when she arrived at the ranch.  It was not anger she had to deal with … it was the intense possessiveness over Paul that scared the hell out of her and the massive green monster that sat on her shoulder and would just not shut up!

Paul waited an hour and then walked to the room she slept in.  He stood looking down at the sleeping woman and smiled tenderly.  He shook his head and gently lifted her in his arms.  She moaned, but did not wake up.  When he pulled her into his arms once in their bed, she naturally lifted her leg over his waist and found her usual spot for her head on his shoulder.  He sighed contently when her hand stole over his chest to lock under his shoulder, holding him tight.

“Mom, Dad!  What are you doing here?”

“Now
, is that the way to greet your parents, Alexa?”

Her Dad asked with a smile on his face.  She swallowed her surprise and ran into his arms and he hugged her tight.

“Ah,   darling, I’ve missed you!  You have not been to visit for over six months!”

“I missed you too, Daddy!  It is so good to see you!  Are you on holiday?  How did you know where to find me?”

“Wade told us.  Are you upset about the surprise?”

“NO, of course not!  It was just totally unexpected!”

Rosa waited her turn and hugged Alexandra and smiled at Wayne.  His daughter was his apple’s eye.

“There is more to this
than just a visit.  Remember I told you your Dad was considering retirement?  Well, he more than considered it.  He just did it!  As of last week, he is an old retired man.”

“I’ll have you know, dear wife, I am far from old!  You must just tell me if you need a demonstration!”

“Dad!”

“Wayne!”

Wayne just laughed at the two women’s shocked expressions.  He loved it that he could still make both of them blush.

“Besides, it was about time I met this young man of yours.  Your mother told me about him.  What I want to know, my girl, is why
you didn’t tell me about him.”

“He is not my young man!”

“I’m not?  Seems to me you better make up your mind then, Professor.   I don’t appreciate just being yours when it suits you.”

Alexandra closed her eyes and groaned.  She turned and scowled at Paul
, whom stood just inside the door of the den, his arms folded over his chest.

“Don’t be daft, Paul!”

“Now I’m stupid, too!  Whatever will your Dad think of me?”

“That you are an annoying jerk!  Dad, this is Paul Shuttle.  Paul this is my father, Wayne and you’ve met my mother.”

“Morning Aunt Rose, pleased to meet you Uncle Wayne.”

Wayne took his proffered hand and was impressed with the strong handshake and clear, honest look in the young man’s eyes.  The confidence to immediately refer to them as Aunt and Uncle
, proof enough that his intentions were honorable.

“Did I hear correctly?  You just retired?”

“Yes, I am sixty years old and want to spend some quality time with my girl before I get to old to enjoy her …”

“Wayne Simpson!”

“Yes, Darling?”

He made big innocent eyes in his wife’s direction.  Alexandra just shook her head.  Paul glanced at her and then at Wayne.

“Now I see where Alexandra got her wantonness from.”

“Paul Shuttle!”

He lifted his hands with the palms turned up and copied her Dad’s innocent look.

“What?  Don’t worry, Angel, as long as it is only for me …”

“I am really going to kill you!”

Wayne laughed and he relaxed for the first time.  His daughter was in good hands.  He just prayed it was more than a passing fling.  She needed someone to
bring her to fulfillment.

“How long do you intend to visit?”

“Only a few days.  I am taking your mother on a second honeymoon, for our thirtieth anniversary.”

“You are still such a romantic, Daddy.  No wonder Mom loves you so much.”

“I think my good looks might have something to do with that too.”

“Oh, Simpson.  You are still as vain as the day I met you!    I only put up with you because no one else will!”

But she accepted his hug and quick kiss on the lips with a smile.  Alexandra got tears in her eyes.  That was what she was looking for.  Someone to treasure and love her no matter what and not be afraid to show it to the world.  Her parents have always been like this, even when they fought, they never went to bed angry at each other.  They were always hugging and kissing, even after thirty years of marriage.

“Where are you staying, Uncle Wayne?”

“We’ve booked into the Hilton Hotel in Richmond.”

“Seeing as you have not seen Alexandra for so long and we need to get to know each other, why don’t you rather stay here?  We have a house full of rooms to choose from.”

“Yes, please Dad.  Do stay here!”

“If you insist.  Rosa?”

“It would be wonderful to have Alexa close for a few days.  Thank you, Paul.  We’d be delighted to stay here.”

“Uncle Wayne, Aunt Rosa, I want to make this clear from the outset and I tell you this with the utmost respect as her parents.  Alexandra has been living with me for the past two months and shares my bedroom. I ...”

“Paul!”

He ignored her withering scowl and shook his head at her.

“No, Angel.  I know you well enough to know that come tonight you will insist
on sleeping in another room.  I am not going to hide our relationship from your parents.  We are both grown-ups.”

“Listen here, Shuttle, I am …”

“No, Alexandra.  This is not up for discussion.  Now, Uncle Wayne, have you booked in at the hotel already?”

“Yes, on our way here.”

“Why don’t you and I go and fetch your luggage and then I’ll show you around the Ranch once we’re back.”

He walked to Alexandra and kissed her on the lips and gave her a whack on her bum.

“Hopefully you would have cooled down by the time we return.”

“Don’t bet on it!”

He chuckled and walked out with her Dad in tow.  She bit her lip and tried to avoid looking at her mother.  Dreading the expected lecture about her promiscuity.

“You can relax, darling.  They are gone.”

“That is not …”

“Hmm … you expect me to give you a lecture about living with Paul?  Like he said, my girl.  You are a grown-up and old enough to make your own decisions.  But I do believe your father is going to give him the third degree.  You are his only little girl after all.”

“You really are not mad?  Disappointed?”

“No!  Why would I be disappointed?”

“Mom, I still remember how you lectured me when I had sex with Andre and when we broke up.  I threw our good name away, remember?”

“Well, I don’t recall ever saying you threw our name away, but that was just it.  You had sex with him, you did not make love with him.  That is what I was upset about.  You deserved to be with a man you loved and loved you and sharing your bodies because of the love you share.”

“You knew I was not in love with him.  How?  I did not even realize it at the time.”

“You were
too complacent, too meek.  You have a fiery nature.  You take after your Dad and you lost that shine in your eyes when you were with him.  He did not satisfy you sexually, did he?”

“Mom!  This discussion is a bit … uncomfortable, you know?”

“Why?  You are my daughter and I love you.  Who else but me to have this discussion with?”

“No, he never did.  He was too … selfish … and did not care for my needs.  He was beyond conservative and I never once saw him naked, nor he me for that matter.”

“I assume you do not have the same problem with Paul?”

Alexandra felt her face suffuse with heat and her mother laughed.

“I’m happy for you, my girl.  That is what a woman that is more than just sexually satisfied should look like.”

“Mom!”

She was shocked about the openness with which her mother spoke to her about sex, but also elated. She has been under a misconception all the time.  She should have known, what with her parents openly appreciating and loving each other, that they would want the same for her.

“I just want to clarify something.  Why then did you bring Andre with to our lunch date last
month?”

“I wanted to make sure I was not prejudiced and you were sure it was over.  It has been years and there has been no one.”

“Oh, Mom.  I so misunderstood everything over the years!  We should have had this discussion years ago!”

“Yes, but I wanted you to make your own choices and mistakes.  Besides …
you’re Dad and I are looking forward to some grandchildren someday soon.”

Alexandra laughed.  “Now you’re running away with the train, Mom.  We have not even discussed our relationship.  We … sort of just went into it.  I am not even sure if he wants me here once the assignment is over."

“Oh trust me, darling.  That man wants you here.”

Alexandra smiled at her mother.  She wished she could be so sure. 
She knew she loved Paul, he filled her heart and she could not imagine her life without him in it.  She just did not know if his feelings for her were anything more than physical.  When they made love he was always tender, even when he became rough in his lovemaking.  He whispered words that made her body and heart sing, but he never said anything outside of the bedroom.

Rosa watched the emotions flash across her daughters face and she smiled.  It was clear that these two loved one another, just by the way they acted and looked at each other.  Alexandra was fiery by nature, but also very shy and reserved
about sharing her feelings. She always needed to be told what people feel, she did not rely on her feelings.  Paul … she was relatively sure he knew how she felt about him and assumed she knew how he felt about her.

“Let me give you some advice, my darling.  Don’t wait to share your feelings with him.  You are naturally a very possessive person and it makes you demanding … in a good way.  Telling him how you feel will open up a whole new dimension in your relationship. It will boost your confidence in your future together.”

“Easier said than done, Mom.”

The two men arrived back not long after that and they spen
t the rest of the day out on the Ranch.

Paul ignored Alexandra’s annoyance with him throughout the day, but was more than ready to deal with her attitude by the time they went to their room later that night.  She was stiff and kept herself a distance apart from him all the way to their room.  He shook his head and smiled.  She was clearly self-conscious going with him to their
room with her parents here.

She went directly to the bathroom and he heard the shower running.  He followed a few minutes later and she glowered at him when he stepped into the shower with her.

“What do you think you are doing?”

“Well, it has been more than a week and I still have not started collecting on all the trades you made at the cabin.”

She nearly swallowed her tongue and if looks were fire, he would instantaneously be turned into ash.

“You are crazy!  My parents are just down the passage!”

“Not to worry, Angel.  I won’t scream.  But you owe me a full body wash in the shower.”

“The deal was
for in the morning.”

“Hmmm … morning, night … it is still a deal.  So, where do you want me, Professor?”

“You are doing this on purpose, aren’t you?”

His eyebrows rose and he smiled at her.  She grabbed his shoulder and swung him around to face the shower wall.  It was a double shower made for two people with two shower heads and there was ample space.  She smoothed some of his shower gel on her hands and started rubbing it over his arms, shoulders and back.  She started with hard, angry movement, which turned to slow,
sensual strokes and he groaned with pleasure.

His shaft rose in dimensions with each stroke of her hands and when they circled over his ass, his shaft bobbed with need.  Feeling those sensual hands caressing all the way down his legs drove him nearly crazy and he clenched his teeth.
  When she slowly kissed a sensual trail of fire up his spine, he nearly exploded.

“Turn around, Baby.”

He turned around and he reached for her, but she eluded his arms, shaking her head at him.

“Oh, no, you don’t!  I still have you
r front to do.  Now, put your hands behind your head, Baby.”

He clasped his hands together behind his head and waited.  The breath hissed in his chest when her wicked hands started their torture on his chest over his torso and slowly down his legs and back up.  She added some more gel to her hands.

“Open your legs, Baby.”

He gritted on his teeth, but followed her instruction then groaned harshly when her hands closed over his balls and she rubbed and pressed them sensually.  Her small hands moved upwards and closed around his shaft, slowly moving up and down over it.

“Shall I combine the other trade with the shower, Baby?”

“God, woman … yes!”

She smiled and started stroking and caressing his shaft.  Her hands pulled at his helpless member, stroking from the base to the tip with a rolling motion with her hands all the way around it.  She pumped it with her hands the one on top of the other and leaned her breasts against him.  He lowered his arms and she shook her head.

“
Hm hmm, keep your hands behind your head!”