It was evening and Mia and her daughter had just left Xavier’s home. Charlotte was in her room with her husband, as they prepared for the night. Xavier had been irritated ever since he got back from the hospital, mostly because she vehemently refused to let him start some investigative work right after, but now, he was acting more irate than ever. “Is everything okay?” Charlotte asked him when he angrily tossed the remote when it wouldn’t work. “Of course,” he scoffed. “I almost lost all my organs because my ex wife poisoned me with what can be considered a love potion, my convicted nephew is back, your sister’s entire family is here, and right now I’m in the midst of a police investigation that might not end well for me, so yeah. I’m terrific,” he said in a dry voice. Charlotte frowned. “I was just being nice,” she said, wishing she hadn’t said anything at all. “Sorry I said anything and sorry my sister’s family is such an inconvenience to you. Maybe we can all go down to
“I’ve missed you,” Xavier mumbled, his breath dangerously close to her ear, making her shiver. “Every part of you…” He wrapped his arms around her, using one hand to rub her waist and the other to knead her butt. She could feel the pressure from his groin on her back. She swallowed, keeping her arms by her side because she wasn’t about to show him she wanted this as much as he did after all she had just said. She didn’t have to try so hard anyway. She wasn’t fooling anyone. From the sharp intake in her breath each time his fingers found a new spot on her body to nest in, he could sense the need radiating off of her. “Xav…” she whispered when he lifted her off so slightly and placed her on the bed. “Shh,” he interrupted as he lay atop her and began to place feathery kisses all over her ears and neck. She gasped once again when his hands slipped into her nightdress and pulled it off her in one swift movement. His hands were everywhere, rubbing and kneading and so was his mouth,
Charlotte’s eyes rolled into their head when the first thrust from Xavier came, shutting up anything she would have had to say. This position had always been too intense for her, especially when he held both her hands together on her back and thrust in and out of her without stopping. She moaned out loud when he began to hit her g-spot, her back arching naturally and the pressure from her body being stretched soon disappeared. Without warning, he lifted her from her shoulders and placed her hands on the headboard of the bed, making her arch her back more than before. Her mouth hung open as his thrusts seemed to get deeper and the feeling of the front of his crotch hitting her butt drove her crazy. “You think I’m still into her, huh?” He asked in a strained voice that shook as he moved. “You think I’d rather leave all of this, all of you, for her? For anyone?” She smiled as her moans got louder. “You’re literally perfect!” He groaned, turning her on her back and laying at
When Charlotte woke up the next morning, she spread her arms around the space Xavier had slept during the night but was disappointed to find it empty. Rubbing her eyes, she looked around but saw no sign of Xavier. She frowned. After everything that had happened last night, he had left without a word? Before she could come to any wrong conclusions however, she saw a white paper by the small wooden cupboard beside the bed. It was a note from Xavier that read: “Sorry I had to leave so early. I would have told you, but you looked so peaceful, I didn’t want to wake you. I love you. It was great hearing you say it last night as well as other things…” Charlotte blushed and placed the note on her chest. Okay, maybe he wasn’t such a dick that morning. Her eyes widened when she unlocked her phone and saw the time. It was several minutes after nine. She couldn’t believe she had slept for that long without waking up. Okay, maybe she knew why, but still. Xavier had been in the same pos
An hour and half later, Charlotte was dressed in a long dress that was more suitable for a ball than an actual party. When she expressed her concerns to her sister regarding the choice of outfit she had picked out for her, Kate assured her it was perfect. Apparently, it was just a get-together with some of her wealthy friends from before she left for Europe. Kate was dressed similarly with even elbow-high gloves. By the time they were done, they both looked like they always did on Sundays when they went to church as children under their parents. By now, Charlotte was more curious than skeptical. She didn’t think Kate could possibly have gathered people to kidnap her or something, but something was fishy about everything she was doing. And to make it worse, she wasn’t even good at lying. Each lie was more ridiculous than the last, yet Charlotte decided to flow along with it to see how far she could go. The answer was, very far. “We’re going out to meet a few people,” Kate a
“Charlotte, wait,” Kate called out to her sister as she caught up with her and pulled her back by her hand. “Leave me the fuck alone!” Charlotte yelled in a loud voice. “Can you just look past your own life for a moment and realize that not everything revolves around you? I hurt you first and that was the only reason I forgave you for what you did. I understand you were hurt and you were jealous. Shit happens. But mom and dad, what was their excuse? They never even let me explain. They just disowned me and boarded the next flight immediately they heard what happened. And let’s not act like they didn’t already hate me for other things before then. You were always the golden child.” Kate frowned and let go of her. “Can you stop saying that? Maybe you’re the one who has never tried to get out of your own head for one second while we were growing up. If not, you would have realized that mom and dad were just as unfeeling toward me as they were to you. I was so surprised when they ask
Xavier sat with his hands pressed together as he watched the detectives interrogate Laura’s assistant through the opaque glass window that served as a barrier between them. As he had half expected, the woman said nothing, just glared back at the detectives, being completely uncooperative. She only gave short sarcastic answers that went nowhere to any question that the expert detectives asked. Xavier didn’t know how much Laura had paid her, but it had to have been a lot, for her not to break a sweat no matter how serious their threats were. “You’re already under fire for being involved with Mrs Laura Roman. You don’t have to suffer her fate, you know,” one of the men said calmly, obviously playing good cop. “Just tell us what we need to know and you’ll be free from any consequences.” Xavier crinkled his nose at the sound of his own surname. It made him uncomfortable to try to imagine why Laura never bothered to change her surname even though they had been divorced for years
At the insistence of Kate and her father, Charlotte let herself be convinced to go somewhere private to discuss their family issues. The crowd that had gathered to watch the drama dispersed with disappointment written on their faces when Charlotte stopped pressuring her father to answer and asked Carlos to drive them to a new location. “Talk,” Charlotte said once they were sitting, making it clear she didn’t want them to change the subject. “Gee, where do I start?” Her father said, clearing his throat. “What did mom do?” Charlotte filled in for him. “Hold up,” her mother interrupted. “Don’t try to rope me into this. I didn’t do anything. Your father was the one who tried to dupe Mr Roman.” Kate gasped. “You tried to dupe Charlotte’s husband?”“Not Charlotte’s husband,” he corrected. “Her husband’s father. It was your mother who convinced me to do it.” The older woman laughed drily. “Really? I, who couldn’t get you to expand the company or let my family buy shares for years m