Happily Ever After: A Contemporary Romance Boxed Set

by Piper Rayne

  Whirling around toward his chair, Tanner fell to the floor. Stacey stood up and caught him. Signaling for two bodyguards, they helped set Tanner on his chair as Stacey fanned him with the newspaper. She wasn't paying attention to her surroundings as she focused her attention on Tanner. In the long silence, Stacey assumed the client had left and disappointment flooded her. They had failed the business deal.

  "The contract," Daniel answered after an extended pause. He pushed Natalia away as he took out his pen. "If you still have a copy, then I would like to sign the form now.”

  Stacey turned around, excited to hear the response. She opened her purse, took out the folded document, and placed it on the table. She backed away as Daniel strode forward to sign the contract. Stacey's eyes sparkled at their success. Had Tanner's words finally persuaded Mr. Williams to work with them?

  After signing the form, Daniel picked up the card and his mother's book from the table. "I'll have my secretary call you later for more details. We still have three business meetings in Las Vegas so we'll be on our way. We'll take care of the bill too."

  "I'll be waiting for your call then." Stacey shook hands with Mr. Williams and Ms. Jones. "Thanks for showing up and give us a chance. Take care on the way."

  Shooting a look at Tanner, Daniel walked out of the restaurant with Natalia following closed behind. Stacey stood up, swaying in the process. She held onto the table to prevent her fall. Good lord! She must have drunk more than she thought. Signaling to the bodyguards, she held onto one of them as two of them held onto Tanner. The last one led them down to the elevator and headed to the parking lot. They all got into the car and the driver drove them back to their hotel. Walking from the elevator to the secretary's bedroom, two bodyguards laid Tanner on the bed and one helped Stacey sit on a chair.

  One of the bodyguards asked, “What should we do next?”

  “I’m fine. You guys don’t have to worry. I’m heading to bed,” Stacey mumbled, clutching her head. “Bodyguards, please charge my phone on the nightstand and leave my room when you’re done.”

  The four men stared at the secretary and the young master on the bed. They glanced at each other, raising their brows, but they did as they were asked. With the door closed, Tanner and Stacey were the only one in the bedroom.

  Stacey waited for a few minutes until the dizziness died down. As she touched her aching body, she tried to get up from the chair. She wanted to head to the shower to stop the burning sensation. Stumbling to her feet, she took a few steps before she tripped and fell flat on the bed, right above Tanner. With him this close, the desires in her body increase every second. She really wanted to cool down this hot flame from within her.

  Hovering above him, she kissed his lips as her hands roamed his chest. In the process of fumbling on his clothes, she shoved his vest aside, pulled his tie loose, and unbuttoned his shirt. She licked and pressed kisses from his mouth toward his neck and chest as she rubbed circles against Tanner's lower body, causing him to groan.

  “Ah… Ahhh...” Stacey moaned, feeling the itchy in her body calm for a second. Realizing this part, she humped on his privates as she continued to kiss and licks his chest. She felt his hard on poking her as she continued to rub and moved faster against him. "Ah… Tanner…"

  Feeling the hot sensation, Tanner stirred from his drowsiness as he pulled her closer into a hug. His hands roamed her back as his lower body reacted and he humped her. Frustrated and annoyed that he couldn't unzip her dress, he gripped the hem and tore it in half. Revealing her skin, his hands roamed from her neck all the way to her waist. He groped her butt as he pushed her harder against him. In a few seconds, Tanner turned them around as he pushed Stacey onto the bed.

  Damn! Why did Tanner do that? I'm so close to cooling down. I want to hump him so badly.

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  Stacey

  Tanner refused to budge, stopping Stacey from switching their position. He kissed her lips for several minutes as they both gasped for breaths. He took that chance to stick his tongue inside her mouth. While their tongues swung against each other like swords clanging, his hands roamed across her front chest down to her waist and thighs.

  He soon groped both her two mounds and massaged them, causing Stacey to skirm. Tanner gripped the hem on her chest and ripped them in half, revealing a white bra. He unclasped it, massaged her breasts, and twirled her nipples with his fingers while he continued humping on her body.

  "Ah… Ahh..." Stacey moaned between their kisses. She pulled away and her head thrashed on the pillow as he licked and kissed from her neck down to shoulders. The heat increased in her body, causing sweats appearing on her skin and her hair damped. She couldn't control the desire anymore as her hands tried to pull down his shirt. She mumbled, "Tanner… Ah… Please… I… Ah… Ah..."

  Tanner paid no mind as he took one nipple into his mouth and sucked on it like a baby. Stacey thrashed on the bed as the desires suffocated her. In that instant, Tanner’s hand crawled down her body and rubbed her maidenhood between her legs. Stacey groaned at the sensation as he continued to switch to the other nipple and sucked on it too. She couldn't breathe anymore. The calming heat in her body increased every second as her moaning voice became louder too. Her vision started becoming blurry due to their heated passion.

  “I… Ah… I can’t anymore… Ah…” Squirming under him, she couldn’t rip off his shirt so she undid his belt and pulled it from his waist. She also unbuttoned his pants and pulled it down to his thighs. She groaned in frustration. “Can you... please hurry up? Tanner… Ah...”

  Moving away from her, he kneeled on the bed and took off his vest, shirt, pants, and boxer. He pulled off the ripped mahogany dress along with her white bra and threw all their clothes onto the floor. He crawled on top of her again as he continued to suck on her nipple. With skin to skin, Tanner felt his hard on thicken and ready to pounce on her. He tried his best to control himself as he got her ready for penetration. His right hand crawled under her white silk bikini, and he inserted a finger into her maidenhood as he started pushing back in and out in a slow paced rhythm.

  “Ah… Tanner… That’s better… Ah…” Stacey moaned, thrilling at the sensation as she started humping. She moved her body faster at his increasing speed. As she started to get used to his fingering, he inserted another finger and continued pushing back in and out. “Ah… Agh… I can’t… Ah...” She groaned, pecking his lips and humping on his finger. She thrashed back on the pillow and gripped the bed sheets as her body convulsed in an orgasm. “Ah!!! Tanner...”

  Looking at Stacey laying and gasping on the bed, Tanner felt the juices around her maidenhood. He removed his fingers and sucked her sweet juices. He wanted to swallow more so he ripped off her white bikini and threw it on the floor. He lowered his head right in front of her entrance and lapped all her juices. No matter how much Stacey squirmed and tried to get away, he held her legs tight in place as he thrusted his tongue and licked her folds. He flicked her clitorus as he continued sucking on her womanhood. Stacey thrashed and squirmed, losing more sweet juices from her entrance.

  “Ah… Please... Tanner… Ah… I… I want you now… Ah...” Stacey moaned as the sensation sent thrill throughout her body again. In the next few minutes, the tightness in her abdomen increased as her body shuddered. She gripped the mattress again as she gasped and cummed again. Lying on the bed, she begged in a heated breath. “Ah… Can you... take me now… Ah… I really want... you to get... inside me… Agh...”

  All the sweet juices that flowed from her entrance, he swallowed them all without leaving any behind. Looking at the woman in front of him, her nakedness and her sweet moans made him lose control. He spread her legs wider and positioned himself in front of her entrance. With one deep thrust, he broke through her hymen and continued pushing himself in her vagina. Although Stacey groaned and tried to kick him off, he held tight onto her waist until he inserted himself fully into her body. He finally started pulling back out and pushing back in as he sta
rted going on a slow rhythm.

  “Ah… Ah… Tanner… Faster… Ah…” Stacey moaned and begged as the pain from her lower abdomen disappeared. Now, she only felt pleasure throughout her body as her body moved along with his own. She wrapped her hands around his shoulder as his repeated thrusts sent her body moving up and down on the bed. “Harder… Ah… Ah… Tanner… Faster… Ah…”

  Tanner started increasing his speed as he started pounding faster and deeper strokes, causing their skin to slap against each other. Their intertwined body caused more juices to drip onto the bed as he continued thrusting inside her. He even switched angles in order to go deeper into her body. He felt his body getting closer to release, so he wrapped her legs around his waist as he started pounding faster.

  “Ugh… Ugh… Stacey… You’re… You’re so tight!” Tanner groaned as he pounded into her at a rapid speed. He leaned down to suck on her left swollen nipple while he massaged the right breast. As his other hand went down to flick her clitorus, he continued thrusting into her body. Looking at her lovely expression in the misted night, he groaned. “Ah… Stacey… I’m… I’m going… to cum…”

  As her body rose higher and higher due to their love making, she scratched his back and suddenly screamed, “TANNER!”

  In a second, her body shook and she orgasmed. Seeing white in her vision, she laid back down on the bed as he continued thrusting into her body. Tanner pounced a few more dozen strokes before he spilled his seeds deep into her womb. He lay down on the bed next to Stacey as he gasps for breath.

  In the next five minutes, he was about to close his eyes and drowsed off. Though he felt her hands roam his chest and one of her legs rubbed his thighs. In a second, he felt himself go hard again. Climbing on top of her, he went for the second round.

  Stacey continued moaning and hugging him due to their lovemaking. She didn’t know how long they continued their intercourses since the last thing she remembered was her body shaking for the whole night before she passed out.

  The next morning, the sun shined through the windows. In the room, clothes littered the floor as two individuals laid on the bed. Her phone rang several times, disturbing Stacey’s beauty sleep. She stirred from her rest, picked the phone from the nightstand, and answered the call in a tiresome voice.

  “Who’s this?” Stacey mumbled, stifling a yawn. “I’m still trying to sleep. Why did you call me this early in the morning?”

  “Are you out of your mind? It’s already noon. Don’t tell me you stayed up the whole night? How was the meeting with Mr. Williams? Did you get the deal?”

  Stacey groaned. Rubbing her pounding headache, she remembered the long night of drinking whisky. She lay on her back to ease the tense posture in her body. Her left hand suddenly hit something hard, but soft and warm. What was that? Was someone here?

  She felt her muscles ache and her lower abdomen going to break in half. She pulled the blanket up, seeing slight bruises all over her body. Fear crept into her heart. She finally rolled to the side, flabbergasted. Tanner McGuire, pure naked, was sleeping next to her in her bed! She froze for a few seconds before she moved to a sitting position.

  “Ahhhh!” She screamed. Tanner and Ethan were startled. “What the hell are you doing here?

  Tanner sat up in an instant. Glancing around the room, he wondered where he was. He rubbed his forehead and groaned at the pounding headache. He finally recalled hearing Stacey's yell, which kept blasting his eardrums. Turning to the right, he saw a shock expression on her face. He raised his brows and looked down on himself. He wasn't wearing anything!

  Weren't we still at Caesar Palace? Wait, what happens? This is Bellagio Hotel, right? How did I get back here?

  "Why are you in my room?" Tanner asked as his gazes landed on her again, speechless at her nakedness. "What's going on?"

  Stacey became flustered and slapped him. "This is my room! Why are you in here?" She scrambled to her feet as she tried to wrap the blanket around her. "Before I called the bodyguards, get the hell out of here. Now!"

  Tanner's jaw dropped as he pulled the coverlet in a hurry to cover himself, causing Stacey to fall on the bed. In the process, she accidentally clicked on the speaker, causing Ethan's voice to speak through the phone.

  "Are you okay? Tell me what's happening over there? I can't understand with all the screaming," Ethan demanded. "Is Mr. McGuire with you? Hello! You there? Speak up!"

  Tanner became shocked at the demanding questions. How did he get into this situation? Did he look like a prude who slept with someone else's girlfriend? What should he do now?

  Oh lord! I better settle this crisis before they break up. But I don't know what to do in this situation. I guess I should apologize first.

  "Listen, I don't know how I got into your room," Tanner stammered, trying his best to soothe the anger in Stacey. "The last thing I remembered was the dinner at Caesar Palace. I didn't really mean to have this happened. I'll try to amend my mistakes, so please tell your boyfriend to not go after my life."

  Stacey stood up and blurted, trying to hide her panic and embarrassment. "Watch your tongue! Mr. Howard is not my boyfriend, but a detective that your father hired to search for thieves that embezzle more than one million dollars from the company. Now, can you get out of here?"

  Without no responses from either Stacey or Ethan, silences stretched for a long time in the bedroom. Tanner didn't know why Stacey revealed about the misunderstanding. But his mind rather focused on the latter part and couldn't believe what he's hearing. A million dollars?! How could that have happened?

  His blood boiled to a certain point that he wanted to smash something since he couldn't control his anger anymore. Standing up from the bed in a hurry, he showed Stacey his naked body. He ignored the red blushing on her cheeks and picked a white, cotton robe from the bathroom. He dressed himself and stared at her.

  "How long had this embezzlement happened? How did the thieves steal so much money?" Hearing no movement and response, he yelled. "Didn't you hear me? Don't tell me there are many thieves there? How could they steal a million dollars?"

  Stacey snapped out of her thoughts. Trying to hide her embarrassment, she blurted the truth without second thoughts. “I have no idea. From what I know from Mr. Thompson, the only three suspects are Medina Wood, Anthony Davies, and Lucas Hughes. I don’t know much details since I’m not involved in the research.”

  Tanner strolled to the table and turned the power on the laptop. After the screen appeared, he asked, “What’s the password?”

  “Type my last name with my birthday year,” Stacey mumbled as she dashed inside the bathroom in the white blanket, carrying her suitcase on one hand.

  Tanner entered the word and logged into the laptop. He opened the company website and searched for the employees data of those three people. He went to snatch his phone from his vest and took a picture of those three people. He sent all those images to his friend Devon. He even texted a message to his friend to call him as soon as possible if Devon found any news about them. While waiting for the call from his friend, he glanced at the mess on the floor. His gazes landed on the bed and he gawked at the red stain on the mattress.

  Was that blood? Oh lord! Did he finally take her virginity? She’s going to kill me.

  During that time, Stacey already did a quick rinse of her body and she walked out of the bathroom in a new outfit. He could hear she talking to Mr. Thompson. He was surprised that they’re not really dating. Now, he had to settle this issue with her. Tanner just hoped their relationship was not that bad.

  “Okay! That’s good news. Our plan finally succeeded,” Stacey mumbled, stifling a yawn. She winced as she sat on a chair. “It's good that your detective spies alerted the company that Mr. Hughes will arrive in the United States in a few days to join the business meeting. We finally trapped him. So, what’s the problem?”

  Tanner listened to the conversation too while he busied himself to clean the mess in the room. As he picked up their clothes from the
floor, he couldn’t believe that he had a one night stand with his father’s secretary. He had never laid with any employees in the past. This was the first time for him.

  “What?” Stacey startled, gasping at the news. “You’re telling me that Mr. Hughes used Mr. Davies’ wife and daughter to hold them as hostages in order to threaten Mr. Davies to confess to the crime. What should we do? Are you sure that Mr. Davies won’t take the blame and committed suicide to hide the truth? If he did, then all our plans will be for naught.”

  Tanner interrupted the conversation. “That won’t happen. I’ll ask a favor from my friend, Devon. He could take Mr. Davies’ wife and his daughter leave the current hospital to a new one. This way, the whole family will be under protection until we apprehend Mr. Hughes.”

  Stacey spoke no words as she continued to talk to Mr. Thompson. Tanner avoided them as he sat on a chair and waited for any news. Devon had to take one hour to call back, and Tanner picked up his phone on the first ring.

  “So, how was it?” Tanner asked urgently. “Did you find any whereabouts of each person I sent to you?”

  Devon sighed on the other side. “Of course, I’m a computer expert. I can find things easy. For Mrs. Woods, I believe your father already sent her to prison three months ago. I don’t find anything interesting about Mr. Davies besides having a wife and daughter. By the way, do you know who Mr. Hughes is? You won’t believe what I find out here.”