Take me if you dare: Alpha Billionaire Romance (The Secret Matchmaker Book 4) (5 page)

It all made sense now. It was incredible how fucked up everything had gotten and for no good reason. So stupid. If either of us would have said something—

Lack of communication is always at the heart of failure.
My father's parting words rang true in my ears and I squeezed Lila's hand once more before releasing it. I held the door for her and we moved to the reception area of the Japanese Spa.

A teenage girl glanced up and smiled. "Can I help you, Sir?"

"We have an appointment for a couples massage." I glanced at Lila and winked.

Her warm brown eyes were red but beautiful, and I knew I needed to address something before we separated and went into the gender specific dressing rooms.

"Your name please?"

"Asher Harrington."

"This way please."

We followed her to a room in the back and she explained to us how things worked.

"Here are your robes. You'll have thirty minutes apart in the bathing area, and then, you need to meet up in room C-twelve." She handed me two large white robes and disappeared.

I turned to Lila and reached for her hand, pulling her with me toward a large ornate couch. I sat our robes down and slid my hands over her hips as fire ignited inside of me.

"I'm not sure I said everything I wanted to say out there, but I'm not going another minute without being very clear about what's going on inside of me." I reached up and brushed her hair off her shoulders. "I'm not just crazy about you. I'm not just interested in making love to you until you can't walk." I paused, realizing it wasn’t totally true. "Well, I am, but that's not all."

She laughed and a few more tears dripped onto her cheeks.

I wiped them off and leaned down, brushing my lips past hers.

"I couldn't even—" suddenly choked up, I struggled to talk. "I couldn’t even touch Sofia's hand, Lila. All I could think about was you." I continued, tears running down my face. "I must have mentioned you a million times during the dinner date and at the race track. The poor woman finally just told me to leave and go after you."

I starting laughing and she wiped away my tears as I worked on hers, staring down into her beautiful face. "I'm so lost to you. I've never felt this way before, never been in love, but without a doubt... I love you."

She looked down and let out a soft sob, the sound of it tearing my heart. I pulled her close and let her cry for a minute before kissing the top of her head. I needed to hear it back from her, but I wouldn't pressure her. Falling in love with someone over the course of a few weeks seemed ridiculous.

She needed time. I could give her that.

"I'm sorry," she mumbled against my chest.

I softly pressed my fingers under her chin and forced her to look up at me. "There's nothing to be sorry about. I don't need anything from you but to know that you want to move forward with me into something more."

"I do. I'm just so scared." She reached up and wiped her eyes. "I've missed you so much and I can't tell you how much I've been hurti—"

Her voice was lost to another wave of tears.

I rubbed her back and took a deep breath. "It was a big misunderstanding. We'll work through it, and learn from it. But I need you to know that I'm in, for anything you'll give me. Nothing else matters. My pride held me back, but seems to be gone, along with my need to win, my fear of losing..."

She reached up and pressed her fingers to my lips. "Hush. You're killing me."

I moved fast, breathing her in as I crushed myself against her. Her lips were so soft, her tongue wet as it slid into my mouth. The sound of her little panting breaths drove a stake into my desire to make love to her. I wouldn't take no for an answer from her. I couldn't.

"I want you," she broke the kiss and whispered her desire across my cheek as her lips brushed by my ear.

"Fuck," I groaned and slid my hands down her back, cupping her pert little ass and squeezing tightly. "That's all I can think about."

The clerk cleared her throat and I jerked back, my sense of awareness completely gone.

"Sorry," Lila turned and spoke over her shoulder. "Long-distance relationships suck."

The girl laughed and nodded politely, not responding, but breaking the moment so we could move into the bathing areas.

"I want you with me." I reached out and caressed her, my mind having already stripped her out of her white shirt and tight little skirt.

"Soon. Go enjoy your bath and let's use this as research, okay? I know you well enough to know you brought me here for a reason more than relaxation." She smiled and licked at her lips.

"You wicked tease." I picked up the robes, tossed her one and walked to the men's entrance before I changed my mind and stripped her in the lobby.

"You have no idea," she responded and slipped into the women’s locker room, leaving me standing there, frozen in place.

I really
didn't
have an idea. Our encounters to date had been far too fast and I had yet to remedy that. We'd have time now that she was willing to be mine; at least I assumed she was.

Stripping quickly, I put the robe on and moved into one of the tiny rooms where a hot spring bath bubbled violently. I pushed the robe off my shoulders and got in, sinking down into the water and letting out a long groan. My body ached from the trauma of the loss I thought I had suffered.

My cock bobbed at the water's edge, my hard-on painful and begging for release. There was no way I was touching myself with my girl in the next room. Thirty minutes, a massage and then I was going to enjoy her if she let me.

Closing my eyes, I sunk down into the water and imagined all the ways I could take her in the massage room. By the time the buzzer went off, I was drunk on the lust that barreled through my veins.

I wrapped the robe around myself and moved down the hall, glancing behind me to see if she was coming to join me. The soft music playing above me forced me toward sleep, but I fought against it. A long nap was much needed and would be second in line after making love to Lila for a few hours.

I moved into the room to find her lying face down on the massage table. A male and female masseuse spoke softly in the dimly lit room, leaving me to strip in front of my girl. I walked by her, dragging my cock along her arm and chuckling as she inhaled sharply.

I crawled up on the bed beside hers and pulled the sheet up over my ass.

"Not fair," she growled and reached out, brushing her fingers down my bicep.

"No? I'll tell you what's not fair." I shifted, trying to find a comfortable position where my dick would stop impaling my stomach. "Having separate bathing areas for couples."

"Couples. I like that." She smiled in a girlie way and I chuckled.

"Me too." I lifted my arms and rested my face on my hands as I watched her. "You're so beautiful. I want to watch you sleep after I make love to you. Is that insanely creepy?"

"Yes, and I love it." She smiled and let out another sound of joy.

"Good." I reached out and touched the side of her face.

"Are you both ready?" The female attendant moved up beside me and pressed her hands to my back.

"Yeah, but I'd rather you take care of my girlfriend and I'll take the brute over there. Not quite sure I'm good with him touching her." I winked at Lila and she shook her head before pressing her forehead to the mat and letting out a long exhale.

"Of course," the woman answered and moved to Lila.

I turned my face the other way, knowing that I would never enjoy the massage if I didn't push the vision of Lila out of my mind. Somehow I failed to realize that just because I wasn't staring at her didn’t mean that I wouldn’t still see her. So beautiful and feminine.

She was everything I wanted in my life.

Oh my God.

It was such an incredible relief to know that Asher hadn't chosen Sofia. For the first time in my life I felt like maybe... perhaps love didn't hate me after all. To hear Asher not only clear the air, but confess his feelings for me left me raw, open and scared.

I knew how to protect myself in most situations, but he tore me apart with nothing more than a look in my direction.

I dove deeply into the relief that he was mine. I just needed to decide if I were strong enough to be his. The stinging scent of peppermint rolled over me as the woman pressed her fingers softly into my back.

I wanted to inform her that she could press a lot harder, but I didn't want to disturb the serenity in the room. Asher was breathing deeply and most likely asleep. I couldn't disturb that.

The spa was average at best, and the bathing room had even been a little grimy, which grossed me out enough to not enjoy the hot springs like I should have. I appreciated him bringing me here and hoped like hell he was going to tell me some good news about a prospect, but if this was it... it needed a tremendous amount of work.

"All done. How do you feel?" The woman leaned down and spoke softly above my ear.

"Good. Thank you." I lied and turned to face Asher.

He turned his face and smiled at me. "I paid for the room for the next two hours, so please lock the door on your way out."

I wasn't sure if he was talking to me, which wouldn't have made sense, but he was staring at me while giving his directives.

"Of course, Sir." The male masseuse in the room responded and the sound of the door closing caused my stomach to tighten.

"That sucked," Asher grumbled playfully and got up, moving to stand beside my bed.

I started to get up, but he pressed his hand to my back. "No, I want to give you the kind of massage you should have gotten. Want it?"

"Hell yeah, I do. I'm buying anything that you're selling." I turned and scooted toward him, reaching out and stroking his cock as it hung thick and heavy between his legs. "Damn, you're so hot."

He groaned and thrusted himself into my hand as his fingers pressed deep into my back, feeling heavenly. I slid my fingers over his stomach, gathering some of the oil they used on us and went back to tracing the veins in his cock.

Asher pressed the towel over my butt and down my legs before pressing a soft array of kisses to my lower back and over the curve of my rear.

I moaned softly as he tugged himself out of my hold, moving down toward my feet. "No moving. I want to get on the table with you. Just relax. Trust me."

His words mixed with the sound of his voice left me no other option than to grunt my willingness. I would do just about anything he wanted me to.

He moved over the top of me and pressed his hands just under my arms as his cock slid up the crack of my ass. "So hot, Lila."

I arched, unable to help myself. I needed to rub against him, to remind him that I wanted to be consumed by him. "I love how big you are."

He chuckled and laid down on my back, wiggling his hips as his arousal settled against the sensitive opening of my body. He brushed my hair away from my face and leaned down, pressing into me a little as he kissed the side of my mouth and drug his lips to my ears.

"I'm going to play with you until we're both old and unable to move anymore. I need to explore you, to learn every part of you. Tell me I can, Lila. Don't make me force myself on you." He licked my ear and hot tendrils of need raced along my pressure points.

"I need you too," I murmured, the desire in my voice thick and unashamed.

"Yeah you do, baby." He licked at my ear again and pressed into my ass a little, his groan beautiful and the pressure so good between us. "I can't wait to take my time in this tight little ass of yours."

"Now," I groaned and lifted, wanting him to plunge into me fully. He was so big and fucked me far better than I imagined anyone capable of doing.

"No, baby. Not yet." He licked my neck and moved off of me, taking my hips and pulling me to my knees.

I rose to my hands and let him position me however he wanted to.

"Stay just like that, but arch your back." He pressed down on the center of my back and I followed his directives. The sound of a rolling chair being pulled over filled the air around me and I whimpered.

"Needy girl. This pretty pussy should be getting fucked daily. Maybe if you didn't run so fast and so far it would." He pressed his tongue to me and lapped at the soft skin of my sex before curving into my ass.

"I'm sorry. Never again," I cried out and gripped the table as pleasure drove through me. "Again. Do it again, Asher."

"I’m going to... until you come on my tongue. Take your time..." He moved back up, licking at me in slow circles as I tried to breathe.

The dark room left my vision impaired, so I closed my eyes and dropped my head to the mat, which lifted my butt higher into the air. He held on tightly and licked and sucked hard against my flesh.

"My ass," I whispered softly, my voice hoarse as I sat at the edge of orgasm.

"I love that ass," he growled and brushed his hand over my curves before tapping softly against my opening.

I cried out and pushed back only to hear him chuckle. Frustration raced through me and I growled angrily, ready to reach back and do it myself if he didn't.

My thoughts were stilled by the strong thrust of his finger deep into me. I cried out and squeezed tightly as his tongue flicked violently over my clit.

"Oh fuck. Harder. Ram it into me." I rocked back against his hand as he listened and complied with my need.

His lips cupped around my pussy as he slipped another finger into my ass and the world exploded into a million pieces. I came so hard that my legs gave out and I collapsed onto the table.

"Good girl." Asher continued to fuck me, replacing his mouth with his other hand seeing that I'd pressed the front of my body to the table.

I reached back and swatted at him before putting a foot on his chest and pushing. "No more. I want your dick."

"Okay, get up and let me lay down. I want you to ride me this time." He pulled his fingers from me and I let out a long moan.

"Incredible." I rolled off the mat and barely caught myself before hitting the floor.

He grabbed something from his robe before moving up on the massage table and stroking himself while watching me. "Come get it. I want to watch while I get inside of you. It's all I can think about."

"Mmm... me too." I moved up the table and straddled him as he handed me the condom. I made quick work of it and made sure to slide down his shaft slowly, so he could watch the show.

My eyes closed so I could experience every inch of him. A series of moans left me and I undulated my hips to work him in fully.

His hands clasped tightly on my thighs as he forced me to stop. "Shit. It's almost too much."

"Yeah, so good. I love how you fill me up." I dug my nails into his hands and pressed back, closing the gap between what I had and what I wanted.

He groaned loudly and reached up, grabbing my breasts and watching me closely. "I've wanted to see you naked so badly since the first night we made love."

"I’m all yours now." I reached back and tugged at the back of his knees. "Lift your knees for me. Bend them."

He bent his knees and gave me a naughty smile. "You have no idea how horny that makes me. To hear you say that. That you’re all mine. I want to give you all the pleasure you deserve."

"You gave me more than enough for a lifetime already. Your turn now." I licked my lips and reached just behind my ass as I started to work him. My fingers slid over his sack and I squeezed tightly before playing with his balls.

"Oh God. I'm not going to last if you keep doing that, baby."

I rode him for another twenty minutes, playing with him and teasing him until he was moaning and twitching beneath me. He was so close and yet the tension of all that had happened still held him too tightly.

I wasn't sure if he would be upset with me, but I didn't care. I pulled out the last stop and slipped my finger past his sack and rimmed his ass before slipping the tip of my finger into him.

His upper body came up off the mat and he grabbed me, letting out a loud cry as his hips thrusted over and over again.

I never slipped more than half a finger in him, but I worked it fast and hard as he continued to orgasm inside of me.

He stilled and dropped back to the mat as I pulled out of him and laid down, keeping his twitching cock buried deep inside of me.

"You're every fantasy I've ever had," I whispered against his lips.

"I could say the same." He let out a long sigh and pulled me down for a sensual kiss, sealing the deal that we were stuck together for a while.

I couldn't be more thrilled.