TrentI made my way through the crowd of people hovering in the open living area that overlooked the back deck and the lake. Mira was giving me the look from the dining room. I knew she had something to say, and I was trying to get to her, but I kept getting stopped along the way by guests that wanted to chat about the weather, compliment my house, or ask about business.I excused myself and almost made a clean break for the kitchen where Mira had disappeared to when Richie grabbed my arm.“Where are you going?” he asked in a low voice.“I need to talk to Mira,” I said irritably. “She’s been trying to get my attention for the last fifteen minutes.” “You need to be nice to your guests,” he said quietly. “These are some of the major players in the area. You’ll want them on your good side. That guy over there owns one of the top ski resorts. We want him to send us his overflow.” I groaned. “That’s what you’re here for. I don’t do this whole schmoozing thing well. I need to check with M
Trent“Hi,” Julia said, looking up at me with a big smile.“Hi,” I said, startling Sade. Her head whipped around, looking up at me with surprise.“Hi,” she stammered, her cheeks blushing again.I liked how often she blushed. I kicked off my shoes, rolled up my pant legs, and sat down beside Sade. “Enjoying yourself?” I asked her.She nodded. “Yes, thank you.”I noticed her glass was empty. I pulled my feet out of the pool and stood up before waving at one of the waiters moving through the crowd with a tray filled with glasses of wine. I took the entire tray and carried it back to the edge of the pool.“Here you go.” I balanced the tray on one hand and handed her a glass before offering glasses to her friends.“Thank you,” Khloe said, grinning. “You are a full-service host.” “I try,” I said with a wink, taking one of the glasses and sitting back down beside Sade.“Have you lived here long?” Julia asked.I shrugged a shoulder. “About two years.”“Is that how long you’ve owned the hotel
Sade“He’s going to come back,” Julia said, sitting beside me at the table we had found near the edge of the patio.I took a bite of the pasta I had scooped on my plate at the buffet. “He has an entire house full of guests. He’s not coming back.”“Yes, he will,” Khloe said. “He’s into you.” “Why? Why would he be into me? Did you see the blonde? I’m positive she’s a model. I think I’ve seen her on billboards. That’s who he is going to want to hang out with. He’s just a nice guy.” I shrugged a shoulder.“Girl, you don’t see how pretty you are,” Julia said with a firm nod. “He does. I assure you. I saw the way he was looking at you. We both did. He is so into you, and I think he will absolutely find you.”I wasn’t sure I wanted him to find me. I felt like such a bumbling idiot whenever he was around. He was gorgeous, and I felt truly flattered he had talked to me at all, but I wasn’t foolish enough to believe he was going to choose me out of all the women roaming about.“What if he’s th
SadeI looked at Trent, smiled, and shook my head. “I don’t really dance. At least, not in public.”His deep chuckle vibrated around me. “Me either. I look like an octopus. On ice.”I burst into laughter, slapping my hand over my mouth. “Oh my god. That image.” I shook my head.“Sorry, but I have no coordination,” he said. “I can shoot straight and pack an eighty-pound ruck, but damn if I can get my feet to dance. Or my body.” “I know what you mean. I feel like a walrus when I’m out there.” I laughed.“No way. You would look hot. Is there any way I can convince you to get out there and shake your thang?” He waggled his brows.I shook my head. “Definitely not. That is never going to happen. Not when I’m sober at least.”“Hmm, that sounds like a challenge.”My eyes widened. “No. I’m not getting wasted enough to dance like I’m alone in my apartment.”He had a sparkle in his eye, a look of pure mischief. We talked and drank and talked some more. He showed no interest in anyone else. He m
TrentI was sitting in the breakfast nook, the sun streaming through the window as I sipped strong coffee. Leia was laying on my feet, softly snoring.She was not a morning dog. I had kept her up and out much later than I ever had before. The poor dog was beat. I had a feeling she would sleep all day while I was at work.I looked around the area and was impressed to see it was impeccable. Mira had hired extra housecleaners to clean up after the party. They’d already been in and gone, leaving the house completely spotless.I was impressed by their efficiency. There was almost no hint there had been a party in the house at all. Except for the three lovely ladies passed out in one of my guest rooms.Everyone else had declined my offer to stay the night. Sade had only agreed because her friends encouraged her, and I had a feeling her friends went along with it because they were hoping something would happen between Sade and me.I couldn’t say I didn’t share their hopes, but it wasn’t mean
Trent“Good morning, ladies,” I said in a cheery voice.“He’s perky,” Julia grumbled. “I forgot to mention that. He’s like a Khloe two point oh.”Khloe smiled. “Ignore them. They’re cranky first thing in the morning. Not me. I love the morning.”“And that’s why we hate you,” Sade mumbled.“I’ve got coffee,” I said. “Everyone have some coffee before you start clawing at each other.”They all laughed, telling me their squabbling was normal. Julia helped herself to more bacon, grabbing a maple bar and a banana as well. Khloe went after the fruit and a bagel. I noticed Sade only grabbed a banana and a few pieces of fruit and a small scoop of granola before taking a seat at the table.“Do you want to go back to the hotel before we head out on the boat?” I asked them.They looked at each other. “We’ve got our bathing suits. I don’t think we need anything else.”“Perfect. I’ll make a call and be right back.” I excused myself from the room.I returned a few minutes later to find Leia had move
SadeI stretched out on the chair, my sunglasses on as I absorbed the sun’s rays. I would normally be working on my tan, but I was not about to parade around in my bathing suit with him watching.I had caught him looking at me—a lot. Julia and Khloe were convinced it was because he was into me. I was worried he wanted to eat me and was trying to figure out what part of me to chop off first. He had a very hungry look in his eyes.I had moved my chair under the guise of wanting better sun, but in reality, it was so I could watch him without being obvious. I had slightly better manners than he did obviously. He had no qualms about openly staring and ogling, but my parents had taught me better than that.“What do you think he’s thinking?” I asked Julia, keeping my voice low.She shrugged. “Well, he’s a man. I would guess sex, sex, food, and sex.”I groaned. “Thanks.”“Relax,” Khloe said. “I’m not getting any bad vibes from him. He seems like a good guy. Maybe he’s lonely. I’m sure it woul
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.
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