Safira lay facing him, her head on one pillow and her top arm slung over another. Her eyes were closed, and her beautiful features were relaxed, which meant her sleek dark brows were arched and accentuated her face. Her much longer hair was always soft and in place, her skin still glowed, and a tiny smile curled the edge of her mouth, all telltale signs that he'd loved her hard, often, and well last night. And this morning, he thought, grinning again as he sipped coffee. She'd fallen asleep as he'd left her, meaning that her curvy body was on full display. And what a display it was. More to the point, what a fortunate man he was. The rumpled linens stopped just as her plump thighs, giving him a full view of her soft round butt, a generous helping of side boob... the thrilling slope of her bare back... the satiny skin... the velvety berry lips. Adonis loved her. Loved. Her. He'd repeatedly tried to think of one thing he wouldn't do for her and their babies. He couldn't think o
The ringtone from Safira Louis’s cell phone distracted her from the box of hair products on her desk in her home office. Looking at the caller ID on her cell, she pushed a button on the hands-free receiver. “Yes, Angela. I’m packing, but so that you know, I'm doing it reluctantly.” “Why reluctantly?” “I’m so busy. I’m only doing this because you and Jasmine are my good friends, and I feel bad that I have to keep telling you girls I can’t make it.” “Well, don’t feel bad. For the first time, I can say I sort of understand.” “What is that supposed to mean? For as long as I have known you, you never turned down an invitation to have a good time.”“Safira, I know you almost better than you know yourself. Come open the door.” “Are you outside my house talking to me on the phone?” “Yes, girl, now come open the door.” Safira hung up the phone and answered the door. Her friend Angela was standing there, bearing a gift of her favorite chocolate candies: Chocolate turtle doves. “You ar
It was one hour before departure. Safira found her cabin. Momentarily, she examined her cute, cozy cabin. It took her mind off the small but intense interaction she had with the guy in the elevator. She placed her suitcase on the bed and began unpacking. A smile crept up when she thought about that salacious smile he gave her."I can't believe I let Angela talk me into doing this cruise alone. Cruises just seem like they're for couples or a thing you do with your friends. Now I'm here unpacking all alone with this good-looking man watching me. "What am I supposed to do?" "Oh, before I forget, let me take out a change of clothes for later," Safira muttered as she put her things away.Safira sighed, trying to ignore the hints that the guy who stood by her taxi and then in the elevator was interested in her. She heard so many things about cruises, like people being able to find true love, others' heartbreak, and some just a good time. But true love, stuff like that never happens to her.
A few days earlier: Adonis WestonAdonis rolls onto his back, panting heavily. He takes a few minutes to recover, pushing his hair from his damp face and staring at the ceiling. The young lady knew the routine all too well. After catching her breath, all the girls who slept with Adonis Weston knew the routine. This morning, the sweet little thing slips her naked body from the bed while picking up her clothes from the floor. She hears his deep voice in the distance as she heads to the bathroom. She stops hoping and smiles as the young lady brushes her hair gently behind her ear, waiting for him to ask her to stay a little longer. But she was filled with disappointment when all he had to say to her was,"Sweetheart, thank you for your time."The girl looks back at his uncaring, cold expression as he lies in bed with no further interest in having her around. She stands there so disappointed, watching him pull the sheet onto his long, lean, muscular, nude body, turning his back. "Make sur
Adonis didn't know if he was ready to hear his father's solution. Lately, he and his mom have talked to him about settling down and starting a family, especially since he exited his twenties."Are you ready to get paid?!" His father said! “Kings are always ready." They looked at one another as Adonis waited for his dad to give the solution.”“Contract marriage!”Adonis laughed. "Are you joking? No, you are not. Dad, no, that’s going too far.”“My boy, it's the perfect solution. It’s no different from any other agreements you sign nearly daily.”Adonis looks suspiciously, smiling at him. Nothing inwardly excited him like his career did. He threw himself into his work and career enthusiastically. It brought him as much pleasure as a female's body in bed. But nothing about this sounded pleasurable at all. He blurted out, “I want children. I wouldn’t dare have children with a contract wife. Don’t you and Mom want grandchildren? You know Mom wants some. Bryce is a grown man, and she
Earlier that morning, he had his shopper take care of his clothing needs and outfits for this excursion. He didn't even have time to choose what he would wear. But Claire knew his taste and what looked remarkable on him, from casual to after-five attire. Adonis took her advice most of the time regarding style, and he hasn't regretted it. Adonis dreaded this unwarranted vacation and still couldn't believe he was packing to head to the airport to board a cruise ship, he tells Claire. "I must be out of my mind.""Mr. Weston, don't worry. I think this is what you need. Think about it this way: When you return, you will be refreshed with new ideas and ready to conquer the world." "Claire, I love the way you think! Honestly, I do. Are there any other real women out there like you?""Are you willing to marry my daughter?" "No, as cute as she is, I'm not trying to go to jail, Claire." "You won't go to jail; I promise I won't press charges," She said with her Spanish accent as they laughe
Adonis entered his cabin room. “Wow! I’m impressed. I see my boy Beenie has taste. He’s not completely wretched. I must be rubbing off on him.” He opened the balcony door to his cabin suite and sat in the first chair he could find. Adonis sat there looking at the beautiful scene of the blue ocean, still blown away by the female beauty, which made him feel strange. "Or could this be motion sickness? I've never experienced motion sickness before. That's probably why the inside of my chest is feeling all crazy. It couldn't possibly be a girl making me feel this way." The more he thought about it, his heart pounded, beating unusually fast. Adonis went to stand up and grabbed his knees. They felt like they were going to buckle for a second. He headed back inside the cabin, thinking.“I’m a grown man, not some teenage boy. So what's happening to me? Ooh, I even felt flustered. I've never let anything or anyone in my adult life affect me that way.” It was all very unfamiliar emotional terr
About an hour later, his stomach began to growl terribly. He contemplated ordering room service since he didn't have a good pick-up line. He wasn't a weak man and couldn't have any girl look at him that way, so he talked himself out of hiding in his cabin. Adonis convinced himself he'd dealt with stronger foes in the business world than this situation. He had to think about this on business terms to get some balls about himself and face his challenger."I love a challenge," he said, picking up his blazer and heading to the ship's promenade deck. It’ll probably be challenging and even more interesting if I conquer it and stand to profit from it."On his way down the elevator, he thought about something Beenie had said: he was supposed to meet a young lady on this cruise. "Oh my God! Could it be her? This isn't right! Nah, she's not the girl Beenie was supposed to meet. But that would explain why she's on this cruise alone: Beenie canceled. What the...!"Adonis thought long and hard ab