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The house was immaculate, completely refurbished from top to bottom with the most exquisite details. The crown molding that decorated each room was very ornate in design and varnished to bring out the rich dark wood. The stairs were wide and new, and the house smelled of fresh paint and varnish. It was better than any of the drawings she had seen when Maxine sent the final plans for their approval.Just like his parents’ house, the sitting room was off the main entrance with a large fireplace and windows that looked out onto the world. They walked through the room and sat on the sofa that faced the fireplace, holding hands and smiling as they looked at the familiar decorations they had purchased in France. Above the wooden mantle was a large portrait of the two of them on their wedding day, standing on the steps of the church. The same one that was on her new iPad.“I figured we may as well start our own family portraits,” he said with a smile when he noticed where her attention was.
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Supper was a delightful display of food, children and laughter. Exactly as Sandra liked it. Creighton’s family arrived barely ten minutes after they returned from shopping and helped bring in the groceries while Sandra held Justin, Kristin and Derek’s newest addition to the family. He was a beautiful baby and unlike his siblings, he had the Ashford’s dark hair. Irena had bowed out of the evening’s festivities for a sleepover with her best friend Amelia Hardy, so the noise and excitement was much less chaotic.The dinner was served in the dining room while everyone admired the old china hutch. The children were set up at a small table near the adults and the mood was light and cheerful, even Harvey and Parker had come into the main house to share the meal of roast lamb, garden vegetables and salad, followed by fresh peach cobbler. Andrew arrived just as the food was being set on the table, followed shortly afterward by Sabrina, who was very animated about her first day at work with her
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“I’ll be home the rest of the week if you want to do anything,” Sabrina told Sandra. “Maybe we can go to London and leave the old man behind, just a girl’s day out.”“We’ll see,” she answered gently. She didn’t want to hurt her feelings, but she really hated to be away from Creighton any longer than she had to be, and shopping was not her favorite pastime. “I have a lot of unpacking to do and your brother has been teaching me how to be an eco-crazed executive.”The room erupted in laughter and just like that, the comfortable feeling of home was back. Harvey and Parker shook Creighton’s hand and smiled, nodding to Sandra as they left and returned to the flat above the garage. The children all rushed inside to hug their uncle and new aunt before being ushered back to their own home, with the threat of baths and bed.Sandra stood in Creighton’s embrace as they waved goodbye from the front porch, her back against his torso, his arms around her waist. The sun had set, and the moon was full
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“No,” she told him gently. “First you have to be properly prepared. Otherwise, I won’t be able to make you cum the way I want.”“How’s that?”“Hard and fast.”“Tease me then, baby,” he growled, pushing the balls inside her and slapping her bottom…hard. Sandra gasped and narrowed her eyes but didn’t say another word as she placed her hands on his shoulders and pushed him down to sit on the edge of the mattress. She stepped out of his reach and began to sway her hips back and forth, circling them around and moaning as the golden objects inside her began to caress her vaginal walls. The song that was playing ended and another picked up two seconds later and she had a wicked idea. She walked to him and leaned across his legs, moving her hips over them, rubbing her wet crotch across his throbbing erection. It was Creighton’s turn to moan, and he closed his eyes as she continued to caress him.“Open your eyes or I’ll stop,” she told him, repeating the words he had spoken to her more than
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“The gift of total acceptance of my perverted side. You did what I wanted, without my having to ask, and I loved every breathless second of it. Though you took me off guard. Next time, we’ll have to spend more time playing and less time shagging.”“I really think I’m turning into Hyde,” she smiled with a soft blush. “I seem to have all these strange ideas and weird emotions taking control of me. Do you think there’s something wrong with the baby? I mean, is this going to make him a sex-crazed lunatic?”“I highly doubt it,” he laughed. “I happen to know - without going into detail - that my own parents were rougher than we are when Mum was pregnant with Sabrina.”“How would you know?” she frowned.“I was only eight, but I remember vividly walking in on them in the barn. Let me tell you this, perversion runs in our family, but I have yet to know or suspect anything of the sort with my sisters.”“That’s very disturbing, thank you. I’m not sure if I can ever look at your parents in the sa
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“Irena forgot to tell us he’s not house trained,” she said, excusing herself and taking the dog outside. She sat the puppy on the grass and looked around the yard as he sniffed about the flower beds and shrubbery. This was possibly her most favorite sight of the entire property. The drive was circular and paved in new concrete, with small trees and flowering bushes along the inside embankment. The grass was dark green and thick, easy on her feet as she walked barefooted across it to keep Max close to the house. There were fruit trees lining the side of the yard, and behind the house, several hundred yards, was a fenced corral and a new brown and grey barn. She looked across the yard to the garage and smiled as Clark stepped out to the balcony and waved to her. This life she had fallen into was a dream come true, but she kept feeling like she would awaken to find it was just that, a dream.“Thank you, gentlemen,” Creighton said as he stepped out onto the porch with Lawrence and Brian
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“No,” she objected sternly. “First, we have to get this little friend of ours a bed and some food, maybe a toy or two and definitely a leash. Then you may stalk me to your heart’s content.”“Deal,” he said with a wide smile. “But remember, you agreed to it.”Sandra couldn’t hold back the laugh, or the blush, as she thought about the many ways they could have fun with his little device. It was just another way to play with the man she loved.The following day, Creighton found Sandra in the bedroom folding laundry and smiled as he leaned against the door frame leading to the bathroom, watching. It was a common act, but to see her performing it was rather touching. She had settled into the house and a routine that suited her much quicker than he would have anticipated.On her wrist was the watch she had been wearing nonstop since yesterday and his smile increased. After getting Max settled in, they spent most of the afternoon playing. She would hide and he would find her, perform some un
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“You know we’re trying to start our own farm,” he told the man. Sandra noticed the curiosity flash through Jason’s tired eyes. Grey streaked brown hair fell across a matching brow as a soft breeze caressed his face.“Your dad said as much,” Jason answered.“Well, to be honest, I’ve heard that you’re selling some of your inventory,” Creighton continued smoothly, hiding his recent irritation. “Sandra and I haven’t had a chance to go to market and find our own, and I know how well you care for yours. I was wondering if we could make a deal.”“What did you have in mind?” the man asked, a soft pink tinting his prematurely aged face.“There’s a new barn and corral, but nothing to put in them. Sandra comes from a farming family in America and knows as much about animals as I do. In fact, her grandparents will be moving over here in the next few days and once they are settled, they were thinking about returning to their roots and starting a farm. We are looking for a few sheep, cattle, some
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Sandra hung up the phone with a slam, then glanced to her grandparents who were sitting at the kitchen table. She was starting to get angry with all the rejections and dead-end avenues. She called Davies and told him she wanted him to get the plane ready to go to France, only to be told the police had restricted his flying. They were concerned that whomever it was that had killed her husband would try and sabotage the jet.She was getting frustrated and felt like she was being held back. If she didn’t know better, she would think she was being placed under lockdown. She could understand the police’s concern, but she had more men around her then they had at Fort Knox, and she would be willing to take all of them with her if she needed to.“I can’t leave the house, I can’t go to France, I can’t even gather eggs,” she grumbled as she joined the older couple. “What am I supposed to do? I can’t sit here and wait until doomsday to find out what happened to my husband.”“Honey, you’re going
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The room was warm as the setting sun shone through the blinds. Two detectives sat on the sofa, watching as the man continued to pace the floor. Trying to keep him calm was growing increasingly harder with each hour.Creighton could only assume the horror his family was going through, not to mention Sandra. They had been having difficulties, but this made all of that seem trivial. He had to call her, he had to contact her somehow and let her know he was alive, but the police were refusing to allow him the chance. They had to keep him concealed for the time being, though it was steadily becoming impossible. The man was acting like a caged animal, anxiously trying to find a means of escape.“How much longer do we have to sit here?” he growled, looking to those gathered around.“We need you to remain patient for a little longer,” a bald-headed man told him. “Monsieur Ashford, we understand what you’re going through…”“Like hell you do,” Creighton snapped. “I have a pregnant wife at home w
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“I know she’ll be happy when it’s over,” Emma said, returning to the room, her eyes red from the tears she’d been wiping away. “She can’t let Brandon go to school, and she has to keep the children inside instead of letting them go out to play.”“I’m sure they are going stir crazy,” Cathy said with a frown. “Especially Grace. That little girl is used to having the freedom of the farm to run and play.”“The only good thing is the weather,” William told them. “It’s been really wet, and she doesn’t like getting her dresses dirty.”“Sounds like her aunt,” Andrew said with a soft chuckle.“Maybe we should take this meeting over to my sister’s,” Cathy suggested with a sideways grin.“Let me call Derek and Kristin,” William said, standing and walking to the phone on the wall. “They wanted to know what you found out.”“Just have them meet us at Sandra’s,” Andrew told him. “We can discuss this all there.”“I thought Sabrina and Irena would be here,” Cathy said, looking at Emma who was wrapping
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Parker and Harvey held off the reporters for as long as they could alone, then eventually had to call NHT’s security. Within a few short hours, there were enough burly looking men to scare off anyone trying to get near the house. Sandra kept her children inside, though it really wasn’t difficult. The rain had eased by supper, but just like the past several days, it picked up again this morning.Max growled as he laid of the entry. The noise of cameras clicking, and the soft hum of voices mingled among the breezes of the day. She had tried to watch television, but every station was reporting on the accident. Eventually, she had no choice but to surrender and put on Grace’s favorite princess movie. At least it kept them from listening to those who insisted that there was no hope in finding any answers this soon.Sandra drew a deep breath as she wiped the moisture from her forehead. She had decided to keep herself busy and baked two apple pies, along with nearly a hundred sugar cookies.
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“No, it’s about assuming you knew what I would want. You did this, claiming it was for us when it was for you. You can’t stand the idea that your little sister has something you never would. It was bad enough when I felt like I was competing with Creighton for your attention, but now I’m watching you compete with Sandra for the mother of the year award.”“Stop comparing me to Sandra!” Cathy screamed. “It’s not my fault she’s perfect. She’s always been everyone’s favorite. I can’t tell you how many boyfriends I’ve dumped after I found out they were using me to get close to her. I didn’t want Creighton, but after he chose her over me, it made me angry. I was competing with her again, and she was too stupid to realize it. He chose that simple, no makeup, no fuss girl over me. She shares his bed, when I’m a better lover then she would ever be. She has his money, his admiration, your parents’ admiration, even my grandparents enjoy spending time with her over me. She even has a perfect body
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“Maybe Michelle heard from him,” the boy said hopefully.“I haven’t spoken with her, but I want to call in the morning. She may know something more than the police do.”The two were silent for a long time as they considered their own thoughts, until Sandra realized the tea was gone. She looked to Brandon who looked like he was finally able to fall asleep, then stood and took the cups to the sink.“Come on, son,” she told him, wrapping her arm around his shoulders. “Let’s see if we can get some sleep.”“Mum, can I come sleep with you?” Brandon asked once they reached the second floor of their house.Sandra smiled and hugged the boy, nodding as he looked up to her.“You can sleep on your daddy’s side,” she told him. “Just don’t tell him I let you in our bed. He may get jealous.”Brandon smiled as he walked with her into the bedroom. Sandra helped him between the covers and tucked him in, then left to check on Grace. The house was silent and soft snores of her little girl could be heard
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Sandra paced her bedroom trying to stop her mind from racing through the events of the day. Derek had come home after his mother called him, insisting on picking up Brandon from school. Sabrina called to say the reporters were going crazy with the news of the Tornado’s fire and that she and Giovanni would be home as soon as they could get there.Irena spoke with her parents and insisted on calling in a prescription for Sandra’s nerves, though she refused to use it. She needed to stay alert and concentrate in order to determine what was going on. The last thing she needed was to surrender to the effects of a drug.After speaking with Andrew, William informed the rest of the family about Cathy’s surgery, though he wouldn’t go into detail. He assured them he would check into the reports from his end and stay abreast of the investigation. Once Cathy felt like traveling, they would drive out to Yorkshire to be with the family.Nana tried to get Sandra to let her stay overnight, but she was
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Sandra opened her eyes and looked around. She was in her bedroom, yet she couldn’t remember laying down. The house was silent and the soft pattering of rain outside reminded her that the dog had made a muddy mess of the entry. Then she remembered her grandfather and William coming over, and slowly began to piece together the last thing she remembered.There had been an accident on the Tornado and three bodies were found. She knew in her heart it wasn’t Creighton. She couldn’t even begin to guess who would have been on their ship, or how it ended up at sea, but she knew her husband wasn’t the one killed. Now all she had to do, was convince the others into believing her.Sandra stepped down the stairs to hear Grace talking to her great-grandfather, the dog running from one room to another as he chased his rope and the smells of food drifting out of the kitchen. She stepped into the living room and saw Papa sitting beside Grace, one of her own books open in front of him as he listened to
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Sandra stared at the two men for a long moment as their words began to sink in. When she spoke with her husband earlier that morning, he was still at the hotel. He didn’t mention having plans of returning to the yacht. Why would he go back there when he told her he was packing to come home?Then she thought about the bodies found. One was female. Who was it? Did Creighton lie to her about not being involved with Garcon’s assistant? Had he gone there to meet with her, perhaps a final rendezvous before coming home to his family?“Did you hear what we said?” Papa asked her.“It’s impossible,” she began, her anger taking over her words. Sandra looked down at Grace who was trying to wipe the muddy water from her little dress. She hadn’t understood what her grandparents were saying. All she cared about was her soiled outfit.“Sweetheart, go upstairs and find a clean dress,” Sandra told the little girl. “Put that one in the hamper and warsh your hands. We’ll make lunch when you’ve finished.
