*MALIYAH*That moment ended so quickly when he moved away from me creating a distance between us.“Esme told me you didn’t tell Caleb about the contract.”He looked so calm now as if he hadn’t almost kissed me few seconds ago.Thinking it was best not to dwell on those confusing feelings.I played along as he changed the topic.“Yeah.That man is odd.He said he was like a father figure to you but he sounded mean.”Bennett scoffed.”Father figure,my ass.He wants my company and he would do anything to ruin me.”I blinked.”Woah…that’s…”I don’t even know how to describe.They were relatives.Relatives always got along,right?“Anyway,thanks for covering up for me.”“You’re welcome.”I replied.***************When I got back to my bedroom,I sat on the bed reeling in that brief moment in his study.What did he give me that look?Or was I misinterpreting the look?I mean,look at me,there’s just no way he can be attracted to me.A part of me wanted him to be and another part didn’t want him to be
*MALIYAH*I sat on the balcony trying to distract myself by reading a book but my mind was in turmoil.By the time I got home from taking a walk,Esme had furiously informed me about the latest headline.I can’t believe I was recorded.And I can’t believe I had caused yet another mess.What is wrong with me?It’s high time I accept that it’s a huge deal being Mr Graham’s wife and I practically need to be oozing of pure perfection whenever I’m outside.Just that,I’m not perfect and I don’t know how to be perfect.Hearing the familiar heavy footfall,I looked up to see Ben leaning against the door frame.A shiver of foreboding slithered down my spine.He must be so fed up of me right now.He slowly strode in and I lowered my head thinking of how to apologize for this.“The great waffle eater.”His voice sounded in the air.And he sounded playful?Wasn’t he angry?I stared up at him and he was smiling at me.“So what did you do with the money you won?You didn’t tell me you needed more money.
*BENNETT*Still standing by the window,I stared at her barely clad body.Alonzo swam away from her for a bit and I watched her trying to make her way around the water.She’s one terrible swimmer.My imagination was nothing compared to what her petite body really looked like.I could see every curve of her perfect,little,compact body.The bikini revealed the top of her boobs and I just wanted to touch her.To touch every part of her.I’ve had lots of sex dreams about her.She’s my walking wet dream and I’ve lost count of the many times I’ve masturbated to her.I might just end up wanking myself to death.I want to pound her cunt until I fill her with my cum.It would drip down her milky thighs,maybe I could leave bite marks first,the cum would fill in the little divots as it drained down her legs.I blinked hard a few times,trying to rid my brain of this image.And then Alonzo comes behind her again.So close,too fucking close that it makes my heart pang in my chest.I could tell he was teach
*BENNETT*I am so fucking screwed.I had been staring at my ceiling since I barely got any sleep that night.My brain was a mess.My dick,hard.Well, hard again.I scowled at the ceiling.It didn’t matter how many times I had jerked off since I left her at the staircase,this hardness never goes away.It was worse than the hundreds of times I had woken up this way since I met her.I knew what was wrong this time.I had crossed the line.I had literally shattered the line.I had touched her and I had tasted her and all I had think about is fucking her.This was all shades of wrong.This endless fantasies about someone I shouldn’t be with has to stop.But God,I wanted her.I wanted her more than any woman I’ve ever seen.As I sat up,I wondered what I was going to do about this.My self-control had practically evaporated.All I can think about is her smell,her sounds,her skin.I was unraveling.That girl had a hold on me unlike anything I’ve ever experienced.Wanting to distract myself,I hit th
*BENNETT*Charlotte stared at me,surprised.“What is it?”How do I tell my Fiancée that it feels wrong kissing her?How do I tell my Fiancée that it seemed my mind and body has been programmed to kiss only one woman?It should be the opposite.It should feel wrong thinking of Maliyah.But instead,everything feels wrong with Charlotte.I am officially losing it!“I…I just have a lot going on right now.”“Things aren’t going well with the company?”Things aren’t going well with my head.But I nodded.“You could come with me to my Resort.Let’s have a good time tonight.“The thought of spending the night with Charlotte made my skin crawl.“I should really start heading back to New Orleans.I had business here so I only thought of stopping by to…”“Don’t be like this,Ben.I’ve missed you.A quickie will do.”I could see her hand moving towards my belt and I quickly held it.“I…really need to get going.I’ve got to be back in New Orleans by morning.I have an important meeting.”Sighing, she sat
*MALIYAH*The whole process has been going very well and on the third day,my mom was out of surgery.She was yet to wake up,my aunt was with me as we hoped for the best.Still,everything going on with me just wasn’t enough to distract me from thinking about a certain man and missing him and wondering what he was doing.My cellphone rang and I quickly picked it up thinking it was him.I’m disappointed to see that it’s Alonzo.Why am I even wanting to talk to Ben?I mean,I literally told him not to come close to me anymore.I slowly answered the phone.“Hey.”“Hello,Mali.Just checking in on you.”“Thanks.”I murmured.“I don’t mean to pry but I saw you leaving the house days ago and I haven’t seen you since then.”“My mom just had surgery.I’m currently with her.”“Is she doing alright?”I sighed.I hope she gets better.“What hospital is she admitted in?I’d like to come see you.”Recalling his feelings for me made me wince.“No.You don’t have to.”“Please,Mali.I want to.I’m so worried ri
*MALIYAH*“It’s none of your business.”“Mali,c’mon,I have so many questions but I’m sure it’s just temporary.Maybe six months?five months?Now that your mother has gotten treated.Why don’t you just leave him?”I frowned at him.”I can’t do that.”“That would be breaching the contract but you have to think of yourself right now,Mali.I’m sure this isn’t the kind of life that you want but going against a man like Mr Graham,it would cost you a lot,I know.But..I could help…”I sighed tired of him talking on and on.“You keep making it sound as if I’m in hell.”“I’ve seen how that man is with you.He’s ruthless.”He keeps thinking about the way Ben had yelled and dragged me out of the garden that day.“That day at the garden…”“It’s not just about that day.I’ve read articles about him…”I scoffed.”The media writes all sort of things about people they know nothing about.”“And you know him very well now?”Deep down,I knew…even if there was a way to leave Ben’s house before the year runs out, I
*MALIYAH*I blinked wondering if I had heard him,correctly.“Did you just say…?”“Yeah,I said you should come to Venice with me.”“But aren’t you going there for business?I would hate to distract…”“You’re not going to be a distraction.You’ve been really distressed this past week and…and you could think of this as a vacation.I’m not going to be working all the time and I could…I could take you sightseeing and stuff.”I bit my lower lip because this felt so exciting.I’ve never left the country before.But I can’t possibly go to Venice with him alone.That is far from putting a distance between us.I should say no.I should say I’m not interested.I should say we need this two weeks apart so we can forget about our feelings for each other.But a bigger part of me didn’t want that.I just can’t bear to be away from him for two weeks.I’m so sorry,mom.I barely even tried to keep my promise to you.“Thanks for the offer.I’d like to go to Venice.”I murmured,shyly.He beamed at me.”Good.Go p
THREE MONTHS LATER…*MALIYAH*“He just got here.”I announced to the others and we quickly took out positions.As soon as Ben walked into the house,we turned on the lights and yelled.“SURPRISE!”“HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!”We began to sing for him.I knew he won’t be overly thrilled but he tried his best to look thrilled.He had said before he’d prefer spending his birthday with just me.But I wanted him to be surrounded by other people,to know more people found him amazing.In attendance were Logan,Leah,Timothy,Miles,Simon,Madam Valentina,my mom and Aunt FeliciaI could his smile fade as he saw Madam Valentina and I quickly walked up to him,whispering and warning him not to chase her away.He had been talking into forgiving my mom but he won’t forgive his grandmother.He always says what his Grandma did was unforgivable but she was remorseful about it and I felt that was all that matters now.Not that things were back to the way they were with my mom,I was still pretty wary of her but she
*MALIYAH*I moved in with Ben that day because I just couldn’t spend another day away from him.The following day,I got to the office super late.It had been hard for Ben and I to go our separate ways to work this morning.He had dropped me off at the front of Mobilotech and it was another struggle to get down from his car.He had to walk me into the company’s lobby hand in hand and we eventually let go of each other,promising each other that we would close from work early.“Look who finally decided to show up.”Timothy teased when I walked into his office to submit some documents to him.“I’m sorry…I was stuck in traffic.”That made him laugh,because it was an obvious lie.“My God,look at you,you’re glowing.You two are so in love.I was watching from my window…he practically walked you into the company,I thought he might just start work here because of you.”I laughed.”I’m missing him already.Tim,can I close early today?”“No.”He chuckled.“Please…”“Maliyah,look at the time…you’re very
“You’re always in my head.”He said to me.I was going to go up in flames.“You’re in my blood.”I let out a shaky breath as he continued thrusting into me with the vibrator.“You’re in every one of my fucking veins.”Oh I needed him,I needed him right now.“Ben…Ben…wait…I need…I need your cock.”I panted,trying to control the movements of my hips to prevent myself from coming.“I want you inside of me when I come.”I murmured.He grinned at me.I gasped as the bulbous head slid from me.He knelt on the bed,positioning himself between my legs,nudging my legs wide with his powerful hair roughened thighs.I tried to catch my breath as I looked up at him,I tried to calm the thundering of my heart,the roar in my ears, but all I wanted was to feel his weight on me…in me.He was poised against me,I could feel him.One push and he’d be inside me.He leaned down over me, his legs opening me wider,his forearms resting next to my head as he looked straight down into my eyes.His jaw flexed before h
*MALIYAH*I tried to ease my tensed muscles,to calm the erratic breathing,the roaring of my blood,but only managed to gasp again as he rocked back and forth once more.“It’s okay.”He groaned.”Relax”I swallowed at the blunt pressure,squeezed my eyes shut and tried to do just that.I shifted my hips a little on the bed in a futile effort to ease his way, for a better angle,to help alleviate the feeling of fullness.“Easy.”He ground out.I was holding myself taut in anticipation of his next retreat and entry.I could feel it,but my muscles wound tighter,nerves strung taut.My body just wouldn’t cooperate.It felt as if he was breaking into me all over again.He moved completely out of me and I quickly held his hand.“No…please…don’t stop.I…I just…it’s been awhile since I…”I paused,not sure if I should talk about the men I had tried to be with in London.“I don’t want to hear about your sex experience with other men.”He informed me,calmly.“Does that make you love me less?”I asked,my heart
*BENNETT*“Kiss me,Ben…please.”She urged,pulling her face close to mine.I caressed her gently in my arms.She was warm and soft.I lowered my head and molded my lips to hers.Fuck!I ran my tongue over her lips and between them.I groaned at the shaft of heat that arrowed down right into my cock and tightened my balls.I dipped my tongue inside her mouth,once,twice, a third time before I pulled sharply back.God I had been avoiding kissing or touching her,because I knew that would wear off the tiny bit of resistant I had left.I took a deep breath in a futile effort to stem the rapid thud in my heart and fight the urge to kiss her again.But when she rubbed herself against me,I gave in again.I pressed my lips against hers.Maliyah nibbled along my bottom lip,used her tongue to taste the shape of my mouth.The soft,tentative moments caused a curl in my gut.I felt her soft breath fan out against my mouth as she pulled back and that sigh was my undoing.Before I had the time to think about
*MALIYAH*It’s a Saturday morning and I awoke without Ben in bed.I knew he wasn’t going to work today.Running my hand through my hair,I walked out of the bedroom and went in search for him.I found him at the gym.I leaned against the door as I watched him do some exercises.I nibbled my lower lip watching him do some pulls up.He was bare chested and his muscles bulged with his every movement.I squeezed my thighs together feeling hot and bothered.Oh God,I wanted him to touch me so bad.I stood there,watching until he was done.When he started to gulp down a bottle of water,I finally walked in,trying to keep my hands to myself.“I might just take you by force,Mr Graham.I don’t know how long I can resist this temptation.”I said to him.I could see he was trying hard not to smile.God,how much longer was he going to make me chase him?Not that I was tired of chasing him but I wish he could just give in a bit.He clearly was still very much attracted to me and he’s equally been trying
*MALIYAH*Things were pretty messy at the office that day.With so many calls,the news of him coming out was pretty scandalous,because it also had to do with a divorce.People were throwing shades,saying whatever they felt about the whole thing but Timothy was unbothered.I could tell he wasn’t fully unbothered though.He loved his family and it would make him happy if they accepted him.But he didn’t really care about what the public thought though.He felt people who didn’t know him personally had no right to judge him.Hell,he had even set up a date with Miles.Miles seemed to like him too but was still pretty hurt by Timothy’s rejection in high school so he was currently playing hard to get.I hope they could get back together soon.At the close of work,I walked out of the office,excited to go see Ben.I frowned seeing someone else at the receptionist stand.My mom.The receptionist had called earlier that she wanted to see me but I had specifically told her to send this woman away.
*MALIYAH*Since he might not come down for dinner,I’ll bring it up to him.I dished out the meals and headed upstairs with the tray.Getting to his bedroom,I walked in to finding him pulling on a sweatpants.“Jesus!”He seemed,startled.”Why are you still here?”“Let’s eat together and get some sleep.”I announced,setting down the tray.When I turned to face him,he was covering his bare chest with a robe.“You could’ve at least knocked.I could’ve been naked.”He lashed out.I laughed.”So?Well now that you mentioned it,I want to see all of you…I’ve missed seeing you.”I purred and started walking up to him.He walked back.”What is wrong with you?Where the hell is Timothy?I thought I heard the sound of a car.”“He knows I belong here.”“You don’t belong anywhere near me.Get out.”“I don’t want to.”I backed him against the wall.Oh how the tables had turned.He used to be the one chasing after me.Not that I mind being in this position right now.It’s actually quite fun.“Maliyah,go home.Stop
“I don’t care what happens to me now.I just want to be with him.”“Then don’t give up.Don’t give up on him.He needs someone.He needs love.He’s just scared to say he needs you.You have to show him that he doesn’t need to be scared,okay?”I nodded.”Thank you,Emily.I should have come see you sooner.”She hugged me,tightly.”Thanks for being alive,Maliyah.Drew will be so happy knowing you found your way back to Ben.”I sobbed into her arms.A sound came from the door and I lifted up my head to see a boy and a girl walking in,obviously returning from school.I wiped my cheeks as I stared at them.“Aiden has gotten so much bigger.”I cooed.“He’ll be thirteen in a few days.”“Mommy.”The little girl ran up to her and hugged her.“How was school,baby?”“It was fine.I learnt a poem.”“This is Ava.”Emily introduced.”I was pregnant with her when Drew…passed.”Oh.I hope Charlotte rots in hell.“Hello.”Aiden beamed at me,politely.“Aiden,this is Ben’s wife.”And then he frowned.”I thought she…”“It