by Kahlen Aymes
Brook’s eyes looked up anxiously as she wondered what I was up to. I hugged Jennifer goodbye, and spoke with Dawson briefly, before taking Brook’s hand and walking her out behind them.
“Trust me, love. See you in half an hour,” I whispered to her as she left. She only nodded as I blocked Wendy’s view with my body and handed Brook the key card to my suite
“Okay Love you,” she said softly. I wished I could kiss those sweet lips, as my fingers brushed her cheek, but had to content myself with knowing she would be back in mere minutes.
“Me, too.”
After the door closed, I turned back to Wendy who was already unbuttoning her blouse and walking towards me.
“I’m so glad you came to your senses, Cade,” she said as she started to run her hands up my chest and around my neck, then trying to pull my head down so she could kiss me. I stopped her, pulling my head back and out of reach of her mouth.
I took her wrists in both of my hands to still their movement on my body and pulled them down to her sides. “Wendy, we have to talk,” I told her sternly. Her full breasts were visible but it didn’t arouse me at all. I was angry that she would corner Brook about our relationship and then presume that I was hers for the taking. It was going to stop, now.
“Please button up your shirt, Wendy. I told you before that this isn’t going to happen, and I meant it. It will never happen, do you understand me?” She frowned and I could see that she was hurt by the harshness of my voice.
“Why?” she murmured.
“It’s simple, Wendy.” I took a breath. “I’m in love with someone else.” I emphasized the word and waited for her reaction.
“Brook,” she said without hesitation, her eyes shooting daggers. My gaze never wavered as I looked at her. I’d hoped I wouldn’t have to admit whom, but I’d do whatever needed to be done.
“Yeah, and I don’t want you asking her about my relationship with her again. That is between her and I.” I let go of her arms and walked away from her.
“But, she’s with David. You’re a fool, Cade. She’s been dating him for two years, but they’ve been close twice that long!” I could see her anger and jealousy flush her face. “She told me tonight that she’s just your friend! She told me how to get you! That I should get beyond your looks and learn more about you.” She laughed cruelly. “That’s all you are to her… a good friend.” She threw Brook’s words from the MTV interview in my face.
I sighed and then shrugged. “None of that matters. It doesn’t change my feelings. My heart doesn’t want anyone else. I’ve fought against it all these months, and I’m not going to bloody do it anymore.”
She turned and started to button up her blouse, embarrassment burning her cheeks and flushing them bright pink.
“So what? Doesn’t your body want anyone else either?” She sneered at me. “You would waste a chance with me or anyone else, and wait around in the hope that Brook will suddenly wake up and realize she’s in love with you?” she asked astonished.
“Yes.” I nodded. “I’ll wait forever if I have to. The connection between us is undeniable. So I’ll wait, and I won’t screw up my chances with her for a meaningless one night stand.” I was matter of fact. I wanted her to fully understand what I was saying; that she meant nothing to me.
“Yet, you sit here and know she’s fucking David?” She laughed in my face. “Oh, you disappoint me, Cade. You’re really pathetic. I thought you were more than Brook’s lap dog.” Her face was incredulous. She paused for a moment and then apparently decided to change her approach.
She walked toward me and placed her hand on my chest as she looked up at me and pouted. “I wouldn’t have to be a one night stand, Cade. I want to know you, and fuck you.” Her voice was barely a whisper, but she emphasized her meaning.
Jesus, does she think that would turn me on? I took her by the shoulders and pushed her back from me.
“Enough, Wendy! I’m done with this,” I said harshly. “Finished.”
“What is it about her that’s so special?” She practically screamed at me. “She’s a nobody in this town! What is it about her that has you acting like an idiot? I’m sexier than her! She’s boring!”
I sighed, but remained calm, then turned and moved to lean against the back of the couch across from her. Jesus, where to start.
“Wendy, of course you’re desirable. There is no denying you’re a beautiful woman,” I tried to soften the blow, “but this thing with Brook; it’s so much more than physical. I find her beautiful, desirable, yes, but talented, insightful and able to read me. She knows me better than I even know myself… she looks right into my soul, we can talk for hours. She’s amazing, just… she’s everything.” I looked right in Wendy’s eyes as I said more than I intended, my gaze never flinching, as I crossed my arms in front of my body. “I can’t explain it any better than that.”
“Well, you’re going to feel like a jackass when she stays with David. I really think you’re wasting your time, Cade, and missing some really great sex.” She got her purse and headed for the door. “You’ll be sorry you made this choice.” It sounded like a threat as she walked out of the suite, but I didn’t care. “In more ways, than one.”
“Wendy!” I yelled at her. She was clearly startled and turned back toward me. “If you fuck with me or try to hurt Brook in any way, you will regret it. You might be able to cause us some momentary discomfort, but I can make sure you don’t get cast. I have a lot of influence. Do you understand me?”
She glared at me and then stormed from the suite, slamming the door behind her, leaving me to sigh heavily. I ran my hand through my hair and went to take a shower. Thank God that was over. Maybe now, Wendy would leave Brook the hell alone.
I stripped off my clothes and let the hot water rush over my body. I was exhausted. I shouldn’t have let everyone stay so late because the eight-hour time difference was really dragging me down. It was 8:30 AM in London, and I hadn’t slept for more than twenty-four hours. I had been too anxious about getting to Brook to sleep on the plane.
I leaned my head on the wall of the shower and reminded myself that in a matter of minutes I’d have her in my arms.
I loved her, and I’d risk everything for her. Fame, whatever… it didn’t matter. My breath left in a rush as the realization smacked me. I had enough bloody money to last a lifetime, and the celebrity lifestyle wasn’t all it was cracked up to be.
Thinking how sexy she’d been today at the shoot, her eyes smoldering as she looked at me, and tonight her eyes full of pain when Wendy made it clear she wanted me, only served to increase the protectiveness I felt. I couldn’t believe how just sitting next to her in the limo today could make my heart race faster. And, our little word game was brilliant. I loved it, and the memory of it made me smile, happily.
“Hey, handsome.” I heard Brook’s soft voice and opened my eyes as I raised my head to see her standing right outside the shower door, her beautiful blue eyes glowing, a small smile on her lips as she took in my naked body through the glass.
I flung open the shower door, put my arms around her and quickly dragged her in beside me, fully clothed. Then I moved in slow motion. “Hey, yourself,” I said in a whisper against her lips before my mouth latched on to hers in a slow, deep kiss.
“God, you taste so good,” I moaned as I pulled her lower lip into my mouth, licked her top lip with my tongue, as I pressed her body against the tiles with mine. My mouth teased hers as I spoke. “I’ve missed you, so much, love.” I bent my head to take her lips in a wild kiss. Tasting, sucking, nipping and she matched me kiss for kiss, responding with the same desire I felt for her.
I was starving for her, feeling like I hadn’t kissed her in years.
“Oh, Cade, I love you so much, I can’t breathe,” she whispered as she kissed my neck. I started stripping off her sodden clothes. Her breasts were visible above the white lace bra, as I unbuttoned her shirt. I wanted to taste every inch of her skin, my hand moved to cup her perfect
breast.
“I’ve missed you,” she whispered, her mouth searching for mine. She found it as my hands were undoing her bra and then moved to cup both of her pert breasts, the nipples hard in my palms. Her skin felt like silk. “I hate being away from you.”
My erection already pulsing on her stomach as my hands moved to the button on her jeans as I made short work of it and the zipper. The wet fabric clung to her curves and it took some effort to move them down her hips. I bent to the task, trailing kisses on her breasts, sucking her nipples until I couldn’t stand any more. I moved lower to her flat stomach above her frilly white panties. When her hands twined in my hair, it only made me hungrier. I loved it.
“Oh, babe,” I groaned against her body. “You’re so beautiful.”
My hands went to knead her ass as I pressed my mouth to her over her panties and then pulled them off. I kissed her pubic mound and slowed my pace. “God, Brook, I can’t live without being with you like this.” She moaned and leaned against the shower wall, as I raised one of her legs to rest on my shoulder and kissed and licked her hot flesh. She was so sweet.
She tasted so good; I wanted to devour her. Her body was visibly trembling and she moaned in pleasure as my mouth continued to assault her. “I want my tongue inside you,” I groaned, my erection so hard, it was to the point of bursting.
We were so hungry for each other, and I knew I had to have her now. The urgency we felt overwhelming us both.
I picked her up and carried her into the darkness of the bedroom. We were both dripping wet and I didn’t care. I lowered her to the bed and followed her down, my mouth never leaving hers as I settled into the cradle of her open limbs, which folded around my body to cage me in her embrace.
I could feel her hand on my ass, pulling me closer, she was rubbing her body against the length of my hardness, her other hand clutching at my back and her hips arching into mine. “Brook…” I gasped.
“Cade, I want you inside me. I need you,” she whispered as her arms tightened around me, and her heels dug into my ass. “I don’t want to wait another minute,” she begged. “It’s been too long… Please don’t wait.”
“Oh, sweetheart, I love you.” I lowered my hand to the spot between her legs that I knew drove her crazy to find she was slick with need. She moaned against my mouth and raised her hips toward mine. I used my hand to pleasure her for a few delicious moments as I kissed her mouth. She was moaning against my mouth, and I couldn’t take another minute of waiting.
I moved in between her legs, rubbing the head of my dick up and down her wetness until it slipped inside her. She was so hot and tight. I closed my eyes as I lost myself in her body and our love.
I pushed in slowly, feeling her stretch around me and she gasped.
“Uhhhh…” I groaned as I started to move inside her. The need we both felt at the long separation spurred us into deep thrusts, her hips rising to meet mine each time as I drove deeper and deeper into her. I kissed her neck and jaw as my hands played with her nipples. She was moaning against my mouth as her pleasure grew, her hands moved into my hair again, as she pulled my mouth back to hers, her tongue and mine intertwining as we kissed. Sweet Jesus, I was drowning in her. “God, Brook… I can’t get close enough.”
The little mewling sounds she made as I loved her were the most beautiful, arousing things I’d ever heard and when she added her voice, “Mmmmmm, Cade… You’re making me come… Huh, huh, huh,” as she panted softly with each thrust, then sent me over the edge. I felt my muscles tighten as my own climax overtook me.
“Oh, Brook!” I moaned into her mouth as I spilled deep within her body. “I love you so much, babe.” Her fingers were raking down my back pushing my ass to bring me into her deeper, even at the end. Her body clenching mine, she was squeezing every last drop of ecstasy from me. I thrust with each spurt until I was spent.
My body was damp and trembling as we both came down from the heights of our mating. I could feel her body shaking as well, and I kissed her mouth softly, her eyes opened to stare straight into my soul. I brushed my knuckles across her cheek as I continued to move within her body.
“Mmmmm…” she groaned and kissed my shoulder with her open mouth, sucking and nipping.
“You’re so beautiful, Brook.” I stared at her in amazement. Her wet hair was in disarray framing her face, her cheeks flushed and her eyes pools of love. I felt emotion well up within my chest and my eyes pricked with tears. “I’ve missed you so bloody much.”
She saw the tears in my eyes, and reached up to touch my face. “Cade, what is it?” she asked softly. “Are you ok?”
“I’m incredible. I never want this moment to end. I love you more than words can say.” I put my forehead against hers and her arms tightened around me.
“I know how you feel. You’re… everything.” Her hand ran tenderly through my hair as she said the same words that I’d used to describe her to Wendy earlier. I felt as if my heart would burst in my chest. I pulled her close and kissed her temple.
We’d left the shower running and the entire room was engulfed in steam, and hot like a sauna.
“Be right back, love.” I pulled out of her and went into the loo to get a towel and shut off the water. As I returned, she was lying naked to my view and I stared in amazement at the sight.
Her white skin translucent in the soft light from the cracked bathroom door, her blonde hair splayed around her head on the pillows, round, creamy breasts with light pink nipples, her flat perfect stomach and the slight swell of her hips, the soft triangle of curls at her sex, and the long beautiful legs, her face flushed with the aftermath of our lovemaking and her blue eyes soft and sated.
Life couldn’t get any better than this. Everything I needed was lying on that bed.
I bent with the towel to wipe the remnants of our shared fluids from between her legs.
“Uhhh…” Her back arched as I watched her, and her eyes burned into mine, her body still ultra sensitive after her orgasm.
I dried myself, threw the towel aside, and then crawled in to bed next to her, laying on my side to stare into her face. I took her hand and brought it to my lips, as I kissed it softly she looked unwaveringly into my eyes.
I bent to kiss her mouth in a series of soft, sucking kisses and didn’t think I’d ever get enough of her. She ran her fingers lightly along my jaw. “Do you like me better as brunette? Like Julia?”
“Either way, you’re gorgeous.” My fingers reached out to stroke into the silken strands. “After the audition when you were blonde, it was sort of a shock to see you darker, but still, it’s this face.” I touched her nose with the tip of my index finger.
“Cade, you need to sleep, baby,” she whispered.
“I don’t want to waste one precious minute of my time with you, sleeping,” I said seriously. She smiled softly in response. Our fingers playing, our hands ghosted each other’s for a moment before intertwining.
“You have to, or you’ll get ill. I’ll stay with you for a while, but I need to leave before dawn. The car is waiting for me downstairs.” My arms went around her in protest.
“No. I want you to stay.”
“We have to be careful, Cade. Denise already read me the riot act today.” She kissed the tip of my nose and I decided I’d have to have a talk with Denise. What the hell was she doing talking to Brook like that? “Tomorrow you can come to my house. I’m supposed to grill out for my family and I’d love for you to be there, okay?”
“You mean, today?” I asked and she nodded, my fingers tracing up and down her back and hip. “Okay, I’d love to, but can’t you sleep with me for a while? I haven’t had a good night’s sleep in, oh I don’t know, a month?” I teased her. She kissed me softly again. “I have to leave again tonight, so can’t you stay with me now?” I begged.
“Mmmm. I want to.”
“I don’t ever want to leave.” I gathered her close to me and we lay together stroking and lightly kissing each other for a few minutes then I deci
ded to tell her about my conversation with Wendy.
“Okay. Stay forever.” She smiled and nuzzled into my neck.
“Brook…” I began.
“Hmmmm?” she said. I could hear the sleep in her voice.
“I told Wendy it wasn’t going to happen between her and I, so you don’t have to fret about it anymore, okay?” I began. Her eyes opened and she propped up on her elbows so she could look into my face, her eyes still sleepy. “I told her that I didn’t appreciate her asking you about our relationship, and she wasn’t to do so again.” I was lost in her eyes, my fingers touching her, stroking wherever I could reach.
“What did she say?” she asked quietly as she brought her hand to the side of my face, she brushed her thumb along my jaw.
“She wanted to know why I didn’t find her attractive.”
“And?” Brook pressed.
“And, I said I did find her attractive, that she was very beautiful.”
Brook’s eyes widened. “Oh, you did, did you?” she asked, suddenly wide-awake.
“Uh huh.” I kissed her hand again, smiling because I couldn’t help myself. My girl was jealous, and my heart soared. “But that it didn’t matter in the slightest,” I paused for a beat, “because I was in love… with you.”
“Cade, no you didn’t,” she accused.
“Oh, yes, I bloody well did.” I brushed her hair back tenderly as I continued. “Then she wanted to know what was so special about you, and I told her that you can see straight into my soul. So now will you stop worrying? Please?” I asked softly as I kissed her mouth. “I only want you, will only want you, and I told her so in no uncertain terms.” I deepened the kiss and moved down to nibble down her neck.
I wrapped my arms around her as I heard her sigh. “She’s going to make trouble, I can feel it.” Brook’s voice was wary. “I don’t trust her. Did she say anything else?”
“She told me that you were in love with David, and that I was a fool.” I yawned. “She said that you told her how to get me.”