Is it getting hot or what?
Near the door, he found a baseball bat and took that with him just in case an intruder was on the premises. Owen waited for his eyes to adjust to the darkness. The patio was partly illuminated by the light from the living room and the kitchen, but since the rest of the house was dark, so were the areas near the bedrooms. Anybody could lurk in the shadows, and Owen was not taking any chances, not when it would put Regina in danger. The sound he heard came from a person or a big animal, and since they were several floors up, an animal couldn’t get up there. Regina wrapped the blanket around her body and switched on the outdoor lights to help Owen see better. In an instant, the whole area was bright as day. Outside, they found three dead birds with their feathers stuck to three different windows. “Did they hit the window and die?” Regina asked. “I told you to stay inside.” Owen was halfway through the courtyard and stopped his search. He returned to where Regina stood, in case she ne
“Hmm…” Regina stretched and found her arms enclosed in Owen’s biceps. The couple had slept with their arms and legs wrapped around each other after Owen tried to soothe her nightmares away. “This is going to be a habit, isn’t it?” Regina burrowed under Owen’s neck, inhaling his musky scent. “What is?” he asked sleepily, tightening his arms and legs around her so Regina felt his arousal digging into her abdomen. “Me waking up with your arms wrapped around me.” “The sofa was not big enough. I did not want to fall.” Regina looked over his shoulder. “There’s a lot of space behind you. Stop crowding me.” Owen groaned and held her tighter with his legs. She closed her eyes and thrust her hips against him when she felt his shaft twitch against her belly. “There are consequences to your actions. You’ll end up in bed all day if you don’t stop that.” “Maybe I shouldn’t go to work, and just spend the day with you?” Regina reached up to align their lips. Owen groaned after he indulged in
Regina came in early that day to see Owen before he left for work. As she pulled into the driveway, Regina got excited to see someone standing outside the mansion, expecting it to be Owen waiting for her. But her face fell when she saw it was Arthur. “Hey Arthur! What are you doing here so early? I thought your work didn’t start until eight.” “Oh, I came to see you and apologize for my behavior last weekend.” “It’s okay. I’m busy most weekends, so it’s hard to schedule anything. You just need to let me know in advance so you don’t wait in front of my apartment.” “Well, you weren’t answering my messages, and I wanted to see you.” “I saw you every day last week, plus waiting outside my apartment gives a terrible impression.” The dog happily barked inside the car and took Regina’s attention as Owen sauntered toward Arthur. “Arthur, I heard you’ve been here every day for the past week. I don’t remember my uncle mentioning you’d be here today.” Owen said, as Regina left Arthur’s side
Regina was happily humming on her way to Mrs. Bennet’s bedroom that morning when she encounters Yvan. “A little birdie told me my brother sampled a certain juicy, rare blonde, err… steak from the steakhouse a few weeks ago, and apparently they’re dating now. Do you know anything about this?” “Which brother are we talking about? If it’s Myles, then I am happy for him.” She tried to avoid his teasing, but Yvan was not one to let an important secret go. “C’mon, you can gossip with me. I won’t tell anybody.” “I don’t gossip. It’s bad for the people involved.” “My brother, the one you didn’t mention, did not come home last night. Was he at your place?” “We have a tracker on his phone for security purposes,” Yvan smirked and called out her address. “Isn’t that where you live?” “I don’t know what you’re talking about.” “I would prefer it if you dated someone handsome and nice like me, but I guess my brother will do. He has some redeeming qualities.” Regina was not rising to his bait.
Owen dropped by the Tesoro Cafe on his way home, and it wasn’t because he needed to get pastries to take home. He had another agenda. “Jason, I need to have a quick word.” Owen found the owner cleaning tables. “That’s if you have enough staff to take over what you are doing.” “I’m the owner. I need to make sure everything in my cafe is perfect. I assume you do the same with your buildings.” “Touché. Can we talk in private?” “Come, follow me.” Jason led Owen to the kitchen filled with top-of-the-line equipment. They all looked brand new, so Owen knew Jason had money to buy all the equipment when he put up his business, and he was impressed. Jason did not come from money, and according to the investigation, there was no loan from a bank either. The cafe owner had a silent, rich investor not mentioned in the reports. Owen did not care where Jason got his money from, but Owen was concerned that if he was dealing with something illegal, then Regina might get into trouble being at th
-=- A, I need to write this brief letter fast. I am going on a trip, and I am worried about Regina. Who will take care of her while we are gone? That snake Owen is getting closer and closer with her, and I feel like this trip would set us back further from our goal, but on the other hand, we need this tremendous opportunity to prove once and for all that we can take care of our Ginny. I just can’t let this pass. Wish me luck. J -=- Regina was on her way out when Owen called her to his office. “I have to leave again this weekend. I need to bring a few people from the office to the job site.” “Will you be gone for a week?” she asked. “I’m not sure because I need to introduce them to the owner so they could get familiar with the project. I’m taking a very talented project manager, and she will take care of everything after I leave.” Regina’s eyebrows raised, and warning bells sounded at the back of her mind. ‘Talented? He’s never called anyone talented before.’ “So, is this pro
Owen surprised Regina early Saturday morning when he headed straight to her place after traveling for almost eight hours. “Did you encounter any disturbance while I was away?” He asked after settling on the couch. “No,” she lied, not wanting to tell him about the letter she received when he left a week ago. It was the only incident, so she thought it was not worth mentioning. If what the letter writer said was true, then he must be out of the country right now, and Owen was safe. He pulled Regina onto his lap, eager to touch their lips together and lick the sweet taste of her skin. She gasped against his mouth as his hand traveled up her thigh to touch the edge of her shorts. Regina could feel her skin prickling as his thumb caressed the crease in her hip. “Owen,” she said breathlessly, as he moved his hand to grab her butt. The doorbell played its sweet melody and at first, Regina ignored it because she thought it was her phone. Nobody ever rang the bell, so she was not used to
Callia and Reana came out of the elevator screaming in delight when they saw her door open. “Auntie Reggie! We’re here for the party!” They both squealed like little pigs in their excitement. Now she was sure her brothers were preventing her from seeing Owen. Why else would they dump their kids at her house on a weekend, when they knew Owen had just returned from a trip and she was eager to see him? ‘Me and my big mouth,’ she shook her head, remembering teasing Raffy about her weekend. She told him about the romantic day she planned for Owen, even insinuating they were having sex. And Raffy just laughed at her, which at the moment didn’t seem odd. But now she knew why he was okay with it. “Are you wearing your bathing suits under your dresses, too?” “Is Uncle Jason here?” Reana asked in anticipation of meeting her favorite. “Not today, sweetie, but Uncle Owen is here, and he’s teaching the boys to swim and go to the deep end without being carried.” Reana’s face fell, but her twi