SadeI shook my head. “No way. You go.”“All right,” she said with a giggle before plugging her nose and jumping overboard. Her head popped up through the surface and she smiled. “Come on. How many times are you going to get the chance to go swimming off a yacht in Lake Tahoe?”Khloe pulled off her sunglasses and dropped them on a lounge chair. “I’m coming.”“I’ll be here, ready to toss in the floatie to save you,” I told her.She took a few steps back and ran. I stood on the edge of the boat, watching them frolic in the water. It looked too good. They were having a blast, and I was sitting on the deck, missing out on what was obviously a good time because I was too self-conscious of my figure.“Fuck it,” I muttered. I undid my shorts and stepped out of them before yanking off my shirt and jumping in without thinking twice about it.When I resurfaced, Trent was there, staring at me again. This time, I knew what I was seeing. It was pure lust. I stared at him, offering him a coy smile.
TrentI was running late. Not technically late, but later than my usual time to get to the office. I smiled and nodded at Ashley, who told me I had a call on hold. From the lawyer. That got a fire burning under me. I rushed inside, dropped my briefcase, and reached for my phone before even sitting down.“Trent here,” I answered, a little out of breath.“Trent, good news,” Lance announced.I was afraid to breathe. “What?”“It’s done. I’ve got some paperwork for you to sign, but other than that, it’s a done deal. He went for the offer, and it’s yours!”“No shit?” I breathed out.He chuckled. “No shit. I’ll get the paperwork together. You can come by later today or tomorrow, and we’ll take care of the details.”“Thank you, Lance,” I said, beyond excited. “Seriously, thank you. This is amazing.”We ended the call, and the first thing I did was go in search of Richie. I knew he was going to be excited. It was a huge deal for us. It was really going to put us on the map in the city. I was t
TrentSade laughed. “I like a party—from a distance.”“I can understand that. I’m guessing he’ll have the party starting around seven or so. I’ll meet you around then if that works?” “Sure. I’d like that. Where?”“How about seven at the main elevators?” I asked, firming up the plan.“I’ll be there,” she whispered.I hung up the phone, feeling pretty damn good about the day and everything else. There had been some dark days in my past. Days when I had been convinced I would never be truly happy. I had seen my brothers in arms suffering and struggling. I had thought that was my future. It had been a series of hard choices, but I pulled through. That wasn’t to say I didn’t wake up in the middle of the night in the grips of a horrible nightmare on occasion.With my plans for the evening set, I turned my focus to the acquisition. There was a lot of updating that would need to be done to bring the hotel up to the high standards I had a reputation for. At least, I was trying to have a reput
SadeI felt brave, like I was finally in the right place at the right time. I wasn’t shy. Well, I was shy, but not my normal shy. I could talk to him and be flirty with him and not feel like a complete dork. Maybe it was the alcohol, or maybe it was me trusting what Julia and Khloe had been saying—he was into me.“I’ll be right back,” Trent said, leaning down to speak close to my ear. His hot breath washed over me, sending shivers up and down my spine.“I’ll be right here,” I said with a smile.He walked away, moving to talk to a man who looked important. I watched him move, watched the way he swung his arms. He had an easy stride. One of confidence and power.“Well?” Khloe asked after walking over and bumping my hip with her own.“Well, what?” I asked.“How’s it going?” Julia asked. “He seriously only has eyes for you. I want a man who looks at me like that.”“He’s hot, isn’t he?” I asked with a grin.They both gave me dirty looks.“Yes, he is, and we are both incredibly jealous,” Kh
Sade“Want to dance again?” he asked.“I would, but can we wait a minute?” I asked.Before he could answer, someone shouted his name. He looked at me and grimaced. “Hold that thought. Give me five minutes, and I’ll be right back.”“Take your time,” I told him.“I’m not going to be gone long,” he said, his eyes holding mine. “Trust me. I want to be right here.” “I’ll be waiting,” I told him, hoping I sounded sexy and not desperate.He walked away and I watched. Again. I was seriously becoming addicted to the man. I snatched a glass of champagne off a tray and drank it way too fast. I felt the buzz. I felt good.I watched Trent work his way through the crowd. His eyes always came back to me. I found myself wanting to dance, and I didn’t give a shit that I was alone.I finished another glass of champagne and headed out to the dance floor, dancing and swaying to the music. I wasn’t dancing with anyone in particular, and I didn’t care. I was having a blast, and I felt completely free. Uni
TrentI had known from the moment I saw her I wanted to kiss her. I had thought about what it would be like to feel her lush body against mine and what she would taste like. I pressed my mouth harder against hers, forcing her to part her lips.The second my tongue darted inside, I tasted champagne. It was good and heady and made me feel things I hadn’t felt in a long time. My heart was racing as I pulled her closer to me. I pushed her against the wall outside her door and deepened the kiss.I had only meant to give her a quick, chaste kiss, a promise of more to come later, but the moment our lips touched, everything changed. She was soft and pliable and pushing her body against mine. Her hands were moving up and down my back, and her tongue was dancing with mine in a way that made me want her even more.I couldn’t resist the temptation to feel the curves pressed against me with my hands. I reached up, sliding my hand over one of her very full breasts, and groaned with delight. It was
TrentI didn’t stop until I was outside the door and it was securely locked behind me. I leaned against the wall, my head resting against it as I looked up at the ceiling. I couldn’t believe I had just walked away from her.I was going to add that right up to the five hardest things I had ever done in my life. I was glad as hell the door was locked, and I couldn’t change my mind. I took a few seconds to slow my racing libido before moving down the hall toward the elevator.I had known kissing her was going to be amazing. I couldn’t have imagined it would have been that good. Her lips were lush—just like the rest of her body. I groaned, stepping into the elevator and remembering what it felt like to touch her breast. I wanted my mouth on them. I wanted to bury my face between the round mounds and breathe in the very scent of her.“Stop,” I warned myself aloud, not wanting to step off the elevator sporting an erection.By the time the elevator stopped on the ground floor, I had regained
SadeI groaned, my mind surfacing to a sea of pain. I flung one arm over my eyes, trying to block out whatever it was that had woken me. I didn’t know what time it was, and I didn’t care. My head was pounding, and there was a very icky feeling in my belly.It was only after being totally conscious for about ten seconds I realized my mouth tasted like I had dined on cotton balls. I tried to lick my lips, but I had zero saliva. My tongue felt swollen and gross. I didn’t know if it was possible, but I tasted my tongue. It was not a good taste.“She’s alive!” Khloe shouted.I groaned, pulling the blanket over my head. “Why are you yelling?” “I’m not yelling,” she said. “This is my normal voice.” “You should think about toning that down a notch or two,” I replied.“I need to grab my shoes, and we can go,” Julia said, her tone much softer and easier on the ears.I pushed the blanket down and opened my eyes, the action sending shards of pain through my skull. “Go?” I asked.I looked from K
TrentKhloe approached us. “Too much?” she asked.Sade wiped a tear from her eye. “I love you. You are amazing. Thank you.”I nodded. “Yes, thank you. This is absolutely stunning. I could have never imagined it could look like this. Truly, thank you.”“The photographer was in earlier,” she said. “The one for the brochure.” “Perfect, thanks,” I said still in disbelief.“I think you two are supposed to be heading to the front for your little introduction,” she said, shooing us away.We spent the next two hours dancing and mingling with our guests. Justin approached me at one point and asked to talk with me in private. I was immediately on guard.“What’s going on?” I asked him in the hall outside the ballroom.“I wasn’t thrilled that the two of you ran off and got married without a word to anyone,” he started.“I’m really sorry about that.”“I know you are. I want to thank you for taking such good care of my little girl. I couldn’t have asked for a better son-in-law. Welcome to the fami
TrentI wasn’t the least bit nervous. I chalked it up to being an experienced groom. If other couples knew how much easier and how less stressful it was to have the wedding a couple of months after being married, everyone would do it. I didn’t have any wedding day jitters, and I wasn’t worried the family would hate me or the bride would be a wreck.It was easy-peasy. Sade and I had opted to stay apart last night just to make the day a little more special. Her mother had insisted on it, and I was happy to go along with the plan.I had yet to see Sade’s dress. She refused to give me any details about it and often teased it was a red dress. I told her to wear whatever she wanted, but I was secretly hoping for something traditional.I walked into position in front of the archway, which was actually a pergola covered in lush green ferns at the English Garden in Wolf Lakes Park. Sade and I had searched for the perfect place to hold the ceremony. It had taken Khloe’s very impressive negotiat
SadeI didn’t have to ask where he wanted me to go. My body responded just as he demanded. I moaned, loud and low in my throat as the orgasm flooded my body. I jerked and spasmed against him, my hips grinding against his hand as he held me close.He stepped back and gently turned me to face the bed. The damn thing was so high, it hit me about mid-thigh. I moved to lift my leg to climb on the bed when he stopped me.“Lie across the bed,” he ordered, his voice thick with desire.I did as he said, lying face down on the bed, my feet on the floor, my ass exposed. His hands caressed over both cheeks before he slid one hand between my thighs. I felt the finger part my swollen folds and held my breath, waiting for that first penetration.When his finger slid inside me, I moaned with pleasure. He pulled the finger out and replaced it with his swollen cock. He slid in slowly, one hand on my back and the other holding my hip. I didn’t want to move. Everything felt so good.I could feel the hair
SadeI said my goodbyes to Khloe and Holly and went in search of Trent. I checked the back patio where I had seen him last. He wasn’t there. I drifted down the hall and spotted him in his office, sitting at his desk. He looked a little tired, but I hoped he wasn’t too tired. I had plans for him and his body.“Hey, husband of mine,” I said, startling him.He looked up from the laptop and smiled. “Hey, wife of mine.”“So, the house is empty. We’re alone, like really alone, for the first time in our new house with that big ol’ bed. Why aren’t we naked?”He grinned and closed the laptop. He got up from his chair and made his way toward me. His limp was noticeable as he moved. I imagined the strain of the day was catching up to him. I didn’t dare offer to wait until he was feeling better or comment on the knee at all. He didn’t need me reminding him of his injury.He reached for me, yanking my hips against his lower body, and kissed me soundly. I kissed him back, giving him all I had. My t
TrentI burst into laughter. “No!”Khloe nodded. “Yes. Me and the saleswoman had to talk him out of it.”“It wasn’t a real bear,” I protested.“All the same, it was ugly and just looked scary,” Khloe said.“I’m glad you opted for the other one,” Sade said.“Me too,” I agreed.Leia came bounding in through the doggy door I had put in for her. Her tongue lolled out of her mouth, and she had a huge smile on her face. She loved the backyard. I gave her a piece of pizza crust, which she eagerly chomped down and waited for more. After we had stuffed our faces with as much pizza as we could take, I went outside with Leia to check out the new deck furniture.The ladies joined me, marveling at the view and the massive backyard.“When did this get here?” Sade asked, looking at the furniture and the table set.I grimaced. “Yesterday.”She burst into laughter. “You’re dangerous with a credit card and a computer.”I held up a hand. “Technically, this was on Khloe.”Sade spun around. “What? You did
TrentI was humming with energy. I had never been so damn excited in all my life. In my eyes, it was the first day of the rest of my life. Sure, I had plenty of those first days, but now it was really the first day. It was going to be the first day in our new house with all of our new things and our new marriage. It was like I had been waiting my entire life for this one day to happen.Now that it was finally here, I could hardly contain my excitement. I had kept poor Sade up until two o’clock packing. We’d called in reinforcements. Holly and Khloe were both carrying boxes to load into the three waiting cars.“Are you sure I can’t hire a rental truck?” I complained.“No, I don’t have anything that big,” Sade said again. “It’s just boxes. It will be faster to load everything in the cars and make one trip.”I wanted to whine and complain that it wasn’t going fast enough. Unfortunately, my leg had been acting up, and walking up and down the stairs proved to be too much.“I can hire mover
Sade“Thank you for worrying about me, but I promise I’m going to be okay,” I assured Trent.He leaned down and kissed my forehead. Khloe came out of the bedroom dressed in an outfit that showcased all of her assets. Her makeup was heavy, and she looked like she was ready to have a good time.“I’m outta here!” she said. “You kids behave yourselves, and don’t have sex on that couch. If that couch is staying here with me, I don’t want to be sitting where you guys have done it.”I grinned, giving her a sweet angelic smile. “How do you know we haven’t already done it on this couch?”Trent nearly choked.She wrinkled up her nose. “Gross.”“Bye!” I said, waving at her as she walked out the door.We waited a few minutes, making sure she wasn’t going to come back in. Trent nearly threw me off his lap as he got to his feet. He was hauling me to the bedroom with such haste, I nearly tripped over my own feet.It was a frantic joining, both of us tearing off our clothes and falling onto the bed.
SadeI went to work a little earlier than usual to try and catch up on the latest about what had happened the day before. It was a bit of a madhouse. Reps from various agencies were present, as well as bigwigs from the head of the company I worked for. Everyone wanted to know what happened. Everything and everyone were under scrutiny.I knew I wasn’t in trouble, but I still felt like there were a lot of eyes focused on the new girl. I kept my head down and concentrated on my work, doublechecking everything I did to make sure I didn’t make any mistakes. Holly was quiet as well. We were both doing what we could not to draw any attention to ourselves.All I could think about was getting home to Trent. I felt like I had nearly blown it with my little freak out over money. It was hard to accept so much from him. My dad was fiercely independent, never accepting a handout from anyone and making damn sure he expected the same from me.We’d always had what we needed, and I didn’t think I had e
TrentI kept my thoughts to myself and finished making dinner. We sat down to eat, the tension thick in the room. It reminded me of the hours and minutes before a big thunderstorm hit. You could feel it in the air. You knew it was coming, but you didn’t know when that first boom of thunder would ring out.“I’m going to lay down,” Khloe said, clearing away her plate and quickly making her escape.She obviously sensed it as well. I knew our first fight was coming. I just wasn’t sure how big the fight was going to be or what it was going to be about. I couldn’t think of anything that had happened that would result in a fight. We’d had a minor disagreement about who was going to pay for what, but I was confident it had been settled.“I’m tired as well,” Sade announced and stood up.She quickly cleared away everything except my plate in front of me. I was definitely in hot water. I dreaded hearing it, but I needed to know what was going on. I didn’t like the tension between us. I finished