A Billionaire's Treasure (The Ellsworth Brothers #1)

by Cece Baker

  “Okay,” Thea finally said. “I was hoping…you’re not going to laugh at me are you? You can’t laugh, okay?”

  “You got it, babe. I won’t laugh,” he said with a mischievous grin. Thea pinched him and he quickly said, “Okay, okay. I promise I won’t laugh,” Landen said in mock seriousness.

  “I was imagining that people across the river were out enjoying the night and they looked up to our window and saw you fucking me from behind.”

  Silence greeted Thea’s ears. “Oh shit,” she thought. “Now he thinks I’m some kind of a pervert and have sick fantasies. Why did I have to open my big mouth?”

  A moment later Landen replied huskily, “That. What you said. That was fucking hot. Holy shit. I was not expecting that. Damn, girl!”

  Thea knew he was telling the truth when she felt his dick harden against her back. She turned her body to face him and grabbed his dick in her hands. “It seems that maybe you like my fantasy?” she said with a knowing smile and lust in her eyes. Her hands began to stroke up and down his cock and it grew thick and hard pointing upward and out from his stomach. Thea pushed back the covers, straddled Landen’s legs and brought her mouth to the tip of his dick.

  “Fuck,” was the only response she got as her tongue licked the underside of his dick from root to tip. Then she put her whole mouth over the head moved her head back and forth with her tongue flat against the underside. The fluid from her mouth coated the length of him and her hand that was moving up and down in concert with her mouth spread the wetness along the length of his shaft. Landen’s hands grasped Thea’s hair as her head continued to bob up and down, up and down.

  The tension was building in Landen’s body and all his muscles were taut. Landen’s hands scooped Thea upward under her arms and he flipped her onto her back. His eyes became a darker shade of blue, his pupils dilated. He put his hands to her pussy and found her soaking wet. Without a word he thrust his cock into her and he started moving in and out of her. His pace quickened easily and he drew her legs up straight, her ankles next to his ears. He turned his head and kissed the instep of her foot. Then he opened his mouth and bit softly. Thea moaned. His thrusts sped up so much that Thea thought he’d pound her straight into the headboard, through the wall and into the next room.

  “Fuck me, Landen. Fuck me so hard. Fuck me so everyone can see us.”

  With a breathy response Landen said, “I’m gonna fuck you so hard, Thea, I’m gonna fuck you so the whole world can see us and everyone will know that you’re mine and that your pussy belongs to me.”

  The only answer Thea could give was a loud, gasping, “Yes.”

  It didn’t take long for both of them to climax. With loud shouts they came together and Landen fell on top of Thea and they both passed out from exhaustion.

  Chapter 7

  The sun rose early the next day as Landen’s alarm clock began playing alternative rock music. The sound got louder as the alarm kept playing. Finally, with a groan, Landen slapped the offending clock and it was silent. “Shit,” he said. “Work. I have to go to work. Fuck.”

  Thea yawned and stretched her arms over her head. Then she remembered she was naked and in Landen Ellsworth’s bed.

  She was naked. In Landen Ellsworth’s bed!

  The covers slipped to her waist and her breasts were exposed. Landen took immediate advantage of the situation and leaned over and kissed and suckled the luscious mounds. His hands joined the effort by kneading and fondling them. “Now this is a fantastic way to greet the day,” Landen said lustily.

  “So,” Thea said, “You’re a breast man. Go figure” She said with an eye roll and a smile. After a minute or so she grabbed his head and brought it up to her mouth so she could kiss his marauding mouth. “Now that’s what I call an official good morning,” she said in a husky voice.

  “Be careful, sexy lady. With a wake-up like this, I may never let you out of my bed.”

  “Promises, promises,” Thea replied, then did a mental head slap. “Way to play it cool,” she thought to herself. To cover her embarrassment she smiled quickly, wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him close. “Thank you for last night, Landen. It was amazing.”

  “Last night was one of the best nights I’ve had in a long time and it’s all because of you,” answered Landen, his head tilted to look up into her chocolate brown eyes.

  Thea blushed. “Stop it,” she said and playfully pushed his face away from her chest.

  Groaning, Landen got out of bed and walked to the bathroom to relieve himself. Thea admired the view of his ass as he walked across the room.

  “Delectable,” she thought. “I could get used to seeing that every morning.” Wait. What was she thinking? This was a one-night-stand. Nothing more. She’d better get that through her head right away. Thea, too, was about to get out of bed when she realized that she didn’t have anything to wear except her clothes from last night. “Oh, god. What am I going to do? I don’t want to go parading around in Landen’s apartment bare-assed and letting it all hang out,” she thought miserably.

  Landen waltzed back into the bedroom, pulled on a pair of boxers to cover his morning erection and said, “Um, I should tell you that I don’t drink coffee. I hope that doesn’t send you into a tailspin or anything.”

  “Oh, that’s okay,” replied Thea a little distracted. She’d had to make an effort to bring her gaze to his face. “I don’t drink coffee either. I prefer an ice cold diet Coke.”

  Grinning widely, Landen informed her “Well, you’re in luck. I just so happen to have one of those and it, too, is my morning beverage of choice. Hold on and I’ll get you one. Then I’ll need to jump in the shower. I can drive you home or back to my mom and dad’s place to get your car—whatever you need,” Landen said over his shoulder as he walked to the kitchen.

  Thea heard the refrigerator door open and close and then heard the snap and fizz of two cans of diet Coke opening. Cans in hand, Landen re-entered the bedroom, handed her one of the cokes and then took a long swig. “Ahhh. That first sip is always the best,” he said. Thea agreed by shaking her head up and down, the sharp and tangy liquid bubbling in her mouth.

  “Absolutely,” Thea replied. “I don’t know what it is about this stuff but it hits the spot.”

  “Can I interest you in a shower? My dick could use some attention,” said Landen, eyebrows waggling in a suggestive gesture.

  Knowing that Landen had caught her looking at his erection she blushed. “Uh, I think I’ll pass. The only thing I have to wear is the dress from last night and I don’t want to be all shower fresh and put on dirty clothing,” she answered.

  “I can loan you a t-shirt and sweats,” Landen suggested helpfully.

  “No, really, that’s okay,” she didn’t want to say what she was really thinking —that his shirts probably wouldn’t fit over her large chest and his hips were so narrow that his sweats would not fit over, as she called it, “her shelf of an ass.”

  “Suit yourself, gorgeous. I’m going to jump in and out and I’ll be ready to go in twenty. That work for you?”

  “Sounds good,” Thea said as she snuck out from under the covers, crouching as she scanned the floor for her dress. Quickly she snatched it up and put it on over her head. It sort of got stuck on the way down and she thought to herself, “How in the hell did I get into this last night?” Thankfully, with the help of gravity and some minor gymnastics the fabric untwisted itself and it fell downwards to her waist. She tugged it over her hips and the rest fell into place over her thighs and down to her ankles. She couldn’t reach the zipper so she’d have to wait for Landen’s help.

  Thea glanced in the mirror over Landen’s dresser and sucked in a quick breath. Her face was practically glowing and her hair was a nightmare, tousled and in disarray. As she touched the back of her head she felt a matted nest. She knew only too well how that had happened and reflected on the night’s activities, specifically Landen’s passionate thrusts. How had her friend Jill described this lo
ok? Oh yeah, “freshly fucked.” Anyone who saw her like this would know in an instant what she’d been doing well into the wee hours of the morning. Truthfully, she liked the look and smiled in the mirror at herself.

  Thea wandered into the bathroom to splash some water on her face and try to finger comb her hair into submission. She walked past the shower walled in with clear window bricks and sighed. God, he was beautiful; truly a specimen shaped by the angels themselves. She walked to one of the sinks, turned on the water, let it pool into her cupped hands and then brought her hands to her face. Sputtering, she opened one eye, reached out a hand and tried to locate a towel with which to dry her face.

  She was startled when she realized the shower had stopped and Landen was next to her reaching over her body to the towel rack. He snagged a towel off of it and handed it to her as he kissed the top of her head.

  “Here you go, babe, “ he said in a smooth voice. Thea glanced up and choked a little when she saw him standing there with only a thick grey towel hung loosely around his hips. His hair was wet and he was putting shaving cream on his face preparing to remove the 11 p.m. shadow.

  Thea stuck her finger in the shaving cream on his chin and dabbed it on the tip of his nose. He reached for her as she passed but she got away before he could grab her. She giggled, “You missed me.”

  As Landen shaved, Thea found her shoes, one by the windows and the other under the bed. She didn’t even want to begin to wonder how one shoe had made it under the bed. She sat down on the edge of the mattress and put the high heels back on. She heard Landen opening drawers and pulling clothes from hangers and dressing. Thea stared out the wall of windows remembering last night. She stood and walked to the windows and sighed. Moments later Landen walked up behind her, put his hands on her hips, his chest to her back and his lips to her ear.

  “What are you thinking about?” he whispered. The smell of manly soap invaded her senses and she leaned back into Landen’s body. It was hard and strong and solid.

  “I was reliving last night,” Thea replied quietly. Then feeling uneasy she blurted “But we can’t stay here all day, can we? I suppose it’s time to hit the road.” She turned to walk away, but he stopped her.

  “Wait a sec, Thea,” crooned Landen his hands still on her hips. “We can take two more minutes and sink into the moment. I want to remember it too, especially with you in my arms.” With that he wrapped his arms around her chest and her hands came up to rub the outside of his forearms. He rested his chin on her shoulder. Landen turned his head, kissed the side of Thea’s head and they both stood silently staring out at the river. Slowly Landen released his hold. Thea didn’t like cold she felt without his arms around her body.

  Quietly they walked toward the front door. “Shoot. I never gave you any breakfast. I’m a terrible host. I would have made you one of my world famous omelets if we’d had more time. Forgive me?” Landen asked. “I promise next time we won’t be so rushed.”

  “World famous, eh?” said Thea raising her eyebrows. “I’ll let you off the hook this time” she said trying to sound nonchalant. He said there would be a next time. The implication made her heartbeat quicken. To avoid responding to his comment she grabbed his hand and pulled him out into the foyer.

  Landen locked the front door, called the elevator and while they waited he reached for Thea’s hand and entwined his fingers with hers. He didn’t release Thea’s hand until they reached his parked car. Thea whistled when she saw the fire engine red sports car. “I suppose this is the kind of car that goes really fast?” she snickered.

  “Why, yes. Yes it does. Please, allow me,” Landen said gallantly as he opened the passenger side door for Thea. She put her left foot into the luxurious vehicle and sat down as gracefully as she could. Landen was still holding her right hand. She glanced up and saw his eyes were focused on her. Landen was devouring her with his eyes. One look at her sexy thigh revealed through the slit in her dress and he was distracted, forgetting all about where he was and what he was doing.

  “Baby, your legs are fucking sexy, and they may just make me late for my meeting with the board.”

  “Oh stop,” she said playfully. “Give me back my hand, get in and drive. You’re going to be late.”

  Sighing loudly, Landen released his grip on her hand and shut the passenger door. He walked around the back of the vehicle, opened the driver’s door and folded into the car. “Damn, the man looks so good wearing a suit that it should be illegal,” Thea mused to herself. “So what kind of car is this anyway?” she asked aloud.

  Incredulously, he looked at her and said, “ It’s a Tesla.”

  Thea nodded her head like she knew what he was talking about, which made Landen smile. He pushed the button to start the engine, backed out of the parking spot and sped away.

  “You know,” said Thea, “in my car I use this thing called a key. I have to put it into a slot and turn the thing to get my car started. It’s pretty tiring twisting my wrist and everything,” she finished sarcastically.

  By this time they had exited the underground parking the car was bathed in sunlight. Landen reached for his sunglasses and slipped them on his face. He looked at Thea, grinned, shook his head at her attempt to be funny and fixed his gaze on the road.

  “Am I taking you to your car or taking you home?” he asked.

  Distracted by the sight of him driving with his shades on Thea took a moment to answer. “What? I mean. Car. Please take me to my car. I’ll need to use it tomorrow and don’t want to have to take a cab to retrieve it.”

  “I can come pick you up tonight after work and shuttle you to it. Then we could grab some dinner,” Landen suggested.

  “Thanks, Landen. That is very sweet of you to offer, but I’d feel better doing it this way.”

  “And, dinner? Pick you up at 7?” Landen asked hopefully.

  Thea hesitated then said, “Again, that is very sweet, but you don’t have to do that.”

  “Do what?” Landen asked with a bit of frustration in his voice.

  “Take me out and everything. It’s okay, really. And anyway, my mom is making dinner for me tonight and I don’t want to cancel on her,” Thea lied.

  Landen relaxed a bit and said, “Okay. How about next weekend instead? I’ll have to check my schedule first, but then I can call you. I often have clients in town that I have to wine and dine. It’s part of my job that I usually love, but knowing I could be having dinner with you instead will distract and annoy me.”

  “Sure that sounds great,” Thea responded, but she knew that whenever a guy said he’d call you that meant the exact opposite.

  Before she knew it, they were pulling into the grand driveway of his parents’ home. Her car was parked off to the side. He pulled his car up next to hers, turned off the ignition and turned to Thea.

  “I had an amazing time last night and it’s all thanks to you.” Then he leaned over, put his hand at the back of her neck and pulled her into a long, heated kiss.

  Thea reached out, put her hands on his lapels and pulled him forward so their bodies were touching. His warmth emanated from his touch and she sank into the feeling. The kiss was slow and luxurious, their tongues touching gently at first. Then Thea nipped at his bottom lip and ran her tongue along the edge of his teeth. Landen groaned and used his tongue to tantalize her mouth in return. Hesitantly, he drew away from the kiss and their eyes locked on each other. He came in for a quick chaste kiss on her closed lips and restarted his car. Thea made sure she had her purse and got out of the car. She waved as he pulled out and sped away. She sighed looking up at the house, hoping no one had been looking out the windows to see what had just happened.

  Thea got in her car, put the key in the ignition, and pulled out of the driveway. As she drove home, images from last night peppered her thoughts. She was soaking in all the wonderful parts when the thought hit her: “What in the hell have I done? I just slept with my client’s son. How could I have let that happen? I’ve broken one of my own cardin
al rules: You don’t get involved with a client’s family, at least not romantically. How am I going to deal with this? It’s a good thing I have the day off.” She knew she had some hard thinking ahead of her about one Landen Ellsworth.

  Sighing, she pulled into the parking lot of her apartment complex. Then, grimly and feeling supremely sheepish, she realized that to get to her apartment she’d have to take a walk of shame in a very fancy, no-doubt-about-it-I-slept-with a-guy-last-night, ball gown. She did a mental head slap. “The only thing that would make this moment worse,” she thought “was if I were wearing a hideous bridesmaid dress. Thank God for small favors.”

  Chapter 8

  Walking into her apartment Thea was greeted with unhappy feline yowling. Sinatra was not happy having had to spend the night alone. And on top of that, his food dish was empty. She tried to soothe the cat by picking him up and petting him, calling him all kinds of special nicknames, but he wasn’t having any of it. Sighing, she put him down, refilled his bowl and freshened up his water.

  “Time for a shower,” she thought, now that Sinatra’s needs had been met. After some minor gymnastics to get the zipper down in the back of her dress, Thea climbed into the shower stall and ran the water as hot as she could stand it. The water sluiced over the length of her body, easing the tense muscles in her neck and back. Thea took several deep, steamy warm breaths.

  Today she would have to figure out what to do about Landen. She didn’t want to have to think about the reality of the situation, but she also knew she had to face it. Not only that, she knew the answer to her dilemma, but thinking about ending it with the gorgeous, successful, intelligent and kind Landen Ellsworth brought tears to her eyes.

  The situation warranted a call to her best friend and tell-it-like-it-is confidante, Jills. The phone rang twice before her friend answered, “Hey girl, what up?”