Jeffry (Members From Money Book 3)

by Katie Dowe

  “Anyone I know?”

  “Don’t you have a wife and kids to go home to man?”

  “Not for the next few minutes,” Patrick told him smoothly, a glint in his green eyes. “Why don’t you tell it to ‘Uncle Patrick’?”

  *****

  “Isn’t this nice?” Delia said with a proud smile as she looked at her two children seated around the small table in her dining room. She had demanded that they come over for dinner on Sunday and she was not taking no for an answer. She had not seen them together since the party two weeks ago and they were the only family she had. So that had done the trick. She had gone all out and fried chicken and made her special potato salad and pumpkin pie.

  “Now Michael why don’t you tell us what is going on with you?” she asked her son casually as she passed him the salad bowl. It was the same small house they had grown up in but she had added her touch to bring color to the place. She worked hard and did not bother with too many friends saying that all they were good for were gossiping and wasting time.

  “The gym is taking up- “he began but she interrupted him.

  “Boy I know you are big and strong and can lift me up with one hand but I am still your mother and I know when you are telling me crap,” Delis gave him a hard look. “You have been moping around the place and not being yourself. Whoever she is you need to sort it out.”

  He looked at her for a moment and Diana hid a smile at the confused look on her brother’s face. She was probably the only woman who could talk to him that way.

  “I broke it off with her.” He finally said looking down at his meal.

  “And a fat load of good that has done to you,” she scoffed pouring gravy over her chicken. “You look like you lost your most important member and with you men that happens to be your penis.”

  Both of them stared at her in shock and Diana burst out laughing! “Mama you are hanging around those clients of yours too much especially Mavis.”

  “Mavis is a straight shooter,” Delia said with a smile. “Are you in love with her?”

  Michael looked at her startled. “She is white!” he blurted out.

  “And?”

  “I prefer my own kind.” He muttered.

  “Your own kind?” Delia looked at her son and shook her head. The boy was too handsome for words and reminded her of his no good father but thank God he had ambition and drive! “Martin Luther King and others fought to get us out of this mindset about the color of a person’s skin making them better than another. I did not grow you up like that Michael.”

  “It is my belief,” he told her stubbornly.

  “Okay honey. You are an adult and I cannot tell you what to do. But from the look on your very handsome face it means that you have fallen in love with this ‘white’ girl and I am afraid it is not going away. Your ‘beliefs’ will not help you through the night.”

  Chapter 6

  Diana was busy right up to Christmas and took a quick trip to Hawaii for a shoot so she did not have time to reflect on the strange thing she was experiencing where Jeffry was concerned. He had not called her and she supposed that the novelty had worn off and he had moved on. She told herself that it was for the best.

  Christmas morning dawned bleak and grey with leaden skies and a sun barely managing to shine valiantly through the clouds. She had woken up with a massive headache and decided to stay in bed for a bit. The usual dinner at her mother was not happening because Delia was visiting some friends and Michael had decided to stay in for the day. It was a relief as far as Diana was concerned because she knew both she and Michael were not in the frame of mind to enjoy a festive meal. Her friends had invited her over to have dinner but she had cried off.

  It was approaching noon when she had taken a shower and put on a fluffy sweater and track bottom with the intention to curl up in front of the television when her phone rang. Her heart thundered inside her chest when she saw his name came up! “Hi Jeffry,” she forced her voice to remain casual.

  “I was just giving you time to figure out where we go from here,” his voice was deep and cultured and sent shivers up and down her spine. “Are you at home?”

  “Yes.”

  “I was supposed to go and have dinner with my dad and his wife but I am not in the mood. Could you use some company?”

  She hesitated and looked around. Her apartment was small and compact and she liked the coziness of it but entertaining a billionaire was another matter. “I have not cooked.”

  “I will bring something over. How about Chinese?”

  “Okay. You know where I live?”

  “It’s in your file. Expect me in another hour.”

  Diana contemplated staying in the clothes she had on to prove that she had no intention of going to any trouble for him but pride kicked in and she got up and went to the bedroom to dig into her closet to find something. She came up with a long soft blue wool dress which tied at the neck and hugged her full figure lovingly. She thought about putting on makeup but decided against it putting on a pale rose colored lip gloss instead.

  She had just finished straightening up the living room when the doorbell rang. Taking a deep breath she went to open the door and could not take her eyes off him! His jet black hair was teased by the wind and spilled onto his forehead. He had on a green ribbed sweater the exact color of his intense eyes and faded denims. His arms were loaded with packages that had a mouthwatering smell coming from them.

  “I am afraid I went all out and took some of everything.” He told her with a smile. She stepped back to let him in and took a bag from him leading the way to the kitchen.

  “I hope you like Cabernet,” he showed her the bottle of wine as he placed the packages onto the counter.

  “I am not much of a wine person,” she told him reaching for plates and two glasses. “If you say it’s good then I will take your word for it.”

  He poured the wine and she served the dishes. He was not kidding when he said he had gone all out. There were several different pork and chicken and even roast beef with noodles.

  They ate right there at the counter in silence. “I thought you would be seeing someone else by now.” She said breaking the silence.

  He looked at her quizzically and then stared into his wine. He had taken off his sweater and was in a white t-shirt that clung to his muscles. “Why is that?”

  “I figured that the novelty with you kissing me had already worn off and you would be on to the next person.” Her eyes met his and held. She was determined to make this casual even though the two times he had kissed her was unlike anything she had ever experienced before.

  “You have been reading too much into what you have seen in the papers,” he tilted the glass to his lips and sipped slowly. “I am not as bad as they make me out to be.”

  “Where do you see this going Jeffry?”

  He shrugged and put his glass back onto the counter. “I don’t know. I guess we will just have to see, won’t we?”

  “I guess so.” She stifled the urge to tell him to get out of her apartment and leave her alone! “So what do we do now?”

  “I want to kiss you so badly,” he told her softly as he stared at her lips. “Your lips are made for kissing.”

  “Is that one of your lines?” she forced the amusement in her voice and ignored the thundering in her breast.

  “Not really,” he had come around to her. He pulled her up off the stool and tilted her chin up to look at him. “I have been thinking about you a lot.” He murmured using a finger to trace the outline of her glossy lips. He bent his head and she met his lips with hers, spreading her palms on his chest. She could feel the heat coming from his skin through the thin material of the shirt. It was like an explosion going off between them! With a groan he pulled her closer to him as he deepened the kiss. She stifled the moan coming up and felt her body flaming out of control. His hands buried themselves into her hair and moved upwards holding her head still as he devoured her mouth. A kiss was not supposed to be so potent!
He thought hazily as he moved against her making her feel his erection. Diana needed more! She needed so much more and she had too much clothes on! She dragged her mouth from his with a superhuman effort. He started to reach for her again but she shook her head and raising her hands she untied the straps of the dress and let it fall to the floor. She was not wearing a bra and her full generous breasts with their large nipples drew his attention. She had on white silk panties that came high onto her thighs.

  He muttered beneath his breath as he came forward cupping her breasts in his palms. He ran his thumbs over the nipples and she shivered, arching her back as he bent his head and took one inside his mouth. A cry escaped her! She could not help it! The desire sprinted through her so much that she had to dig her fingers into his thick strands holding on. It was too much! He took the nipple between his teeth and bathed it with his tongue. He lifted his head and looked at her, his green eyes darkened with emotions. “The bedroom,” he rasped, his body jumping with desire.

  She took his hand and led him to it. She climbed onto the bed and he took off his clothes slowly as she laid there looking at him. She had known that his body was magnificent. She had seen it when they had been at the pool party at Leesa’s. There was a smattering of black hair on his muscled chest. Her eyes drifted down to his narrow waist and below, stifling a groan at his erect penis. He was well built and not only that, he was heavily endowed. He climbed onto the bed and pulled off her underwear placing it underneath the pillows, his eyes on hers. He nudged her legs open reaching between them to touch her with his fingers. He groaned again at her wetness and sank his fingers inside her. Diana arched her body towards his feeling the pleasure ripped through her body! She was kidding herself! There was no way she was going to pretend to be aloof where he was concerned. He worked his way further in and then pulled out of her rubbing the tip of his penis as he entered her slowly. Diana lifted her knees and placed her feet flat onto the bed as he went deeper inside her. He lowered his body and took her lips with his again, his chest hair tickling her nipples and sending a strange charge through her. He filled her up and then some as he started thrusting into her slowly at first but when she moved restlessly against him he increased the pace, his body seized with such pleasure that he was finding it hard to contain himself! He had never lost himself like this before and hours after when he was back in his apartment and days to come he was going to have a hard time trying to figure out what was happening to him! He lifted his head and looked down at her. Her lips were swollen and her eyes were slumberous as she stared up at him. She gripped his shoulders as the orgasm slammed through her! She cried out softly and buried her head against his chest. Jeffry held onto her as his own followed in the wake of hers, wrenching from his testicles and tearing through him with a force that had him shuddering through him and calling out her name in a broken voice. He shuddered against her and rested his forehead on hers, willing his body to regain control.

  *****

  Michael stared into his drink moodily. He remembered Christmas days in the past when no matter where they were he and his sister would head on over to their mother and spend the day enjoying her excellent cooking and laughing and having fun. Their home had been without a father but it had been a very happy one, and their mother had seen to that. It would start off with them attending church very early in the morning and staying for the entire service and then they would come home to a breakfast of oatmeal and pancakes and glasses of homemade eggnog. Their mother would insist that they sit and watch something or talk while she would finish the meal that she had started preparing from the day before.

  He had to admit that he had been happy when she had said that the tradition had been foregone this year because he had not been in the mood to play nice and pretend to be in a celebratory mood and he had a feeling that his sister had felt the same way. He wondered what was going on with her.

  April had not called him and he could not blame her. He had rejected her over and over again. He had tried to get her out of his mind but it was not happening. He had gone out with Brenda, a regular at his gym and a fine looking black woman who was his age and who had been interested in him for quite a while but the evening had ended disastrously! He had taken her back to his place after dinner and as soon as he had started kissing her he had felt revolted! He had told her kindly that he was not feeling well and she had left shortly after. He tossed back the drink quickly in one gulp and felt the despair going through him.

  *****

  He made love to her again this time slowly savoring the feel of her skin on his and the way her body felt beneath him. He had used his mouth on her and brought them to so much pleasure that they had trembled from it! It was a little past ten in the night when he dragged himself away. They had not exchanged conversations and she had not made any promises to him and he had not done so either. She had told him that it had been amazing and that had been it, no indication that they were going to see each other again!

  He had wanted to ask her, hell! He had wanted to spend the night but he had not dared to ask. He was usually the one who left without any thought to the woman he was leaving behind but now the tables were turned.

  He let himself into his apartment and sat there in the darkened living room for a moment trying to gather his thoughts. It had been the most amazing coupling he had ever had with a woman and he could not believe it! He closed his eyes as he relived the moments spent in her arms and the way she felt beneath him. He tunneled his fingers through his hair and let out a harsh laugh! He doubted he was going to get any sleep for the rest of the night!

  *****

  She called him. It had been two days since they had made love and he had not expected to hear from her but had been giving her time before he called her. He was sitting in the office going over some reports from the Christmas sales when she called. “Hi,” her voice sounded in his ear sending shivers down his spine and hardening his penis.

  “Hi yourself,” he abandoned the report and settled back in his chair. The office was mostly empty because the full complement of staff had not come back from the holidays yet. “How are you?”

  “I am okay. Just thinking about Christmas night and how good it was. I am afraid I have gotten a little greedy and want more. How does later sound to you?”

  Jeffry blinked at that! She was not pulling any punches and he found himself frowning a little bit. “Are you sure?” he asked her slowly.

  “I was under the impression that we have a certain chemistry Jeffry or was I wrong?”

  “Of course,” he said hastily. “How about seven? Want me to bring anything?”

  “No. Just your fine self. See you later.”

  He hung up the phone and stared at the closed door. She had sounded like nothing else was involved except the physical part of what they had done. In the meantime he was so twisted up inside that he did not know what to do! With a low groan he pushed himself away from his desk and went to pour himself a drink!

  *****

  Diana knew she was playing a dangerous game but she could not think about it now. They had started something and that something had her thinking about him constantly. She knew she would be a fool to fall in love with someone like Jeffry Rowland. He was never going to love someone like her and he used women and discarded them with little or no thought to their feelings. Somehow he had sought her out and she was determined not to end up like the women he used in the past. She would just enjoy his magnificent body and that was it! She just had to convince her heart to go along with what she was thinking!

  *****

  He called her. He had not been getting any sleep in thinking about her and he decided that maybe they could have a physical relationship and that was it.

  “What do you want Michael?” she asked him wearily.

  “I want to see you April,” he told her softly.

  “Why?”

  “I have been thinking about you a lot.” He admitted.

  “Do you want us to have sex is that it Michae
l?” she asked him abruptly.

  He paused before answering her. He wanted more than sex with her but he would never tell her that. “We had a good time and I have been thinking about you.”

  “Are you going to take me to dinner?” she asked him softly.

  “Dammit April!” he said sharply. “Do we need to go through all this? I am here and I am hard for you. Can’t that be enough?”

  “Screw you,” she said quietly and hung up the phone.

  He flung the phone on the bed furiously! Who the hell did she think she was? He thought going into the closet to pull out a jacket. He was going to erase her from his mind if it’s the last thing he did!

  *****

  “How about we go out to dinner tonight for a change?” Jeffry asked her lightly as she reached for her robe to put over her nakedness. He had come over as usual from the office to be with her. They had been doing this for two weeks now and she had never told him she wanted to see his apartment or insist that he take her out to dinner. They would have the most amazing sex for the night and he would leave her at sometime during the night and go back to his apartment. It was like she did not want to be seen in public with him.

  “Why?” she lifted her hands and run it through her tangled hair. He was still naked and realized that he was not through with her yet. He was finding it harder and harder to leave. “You don’t like my cooking?” her nipples were still wet from his mouth feeding off them. “We can always order out. We have not tried the Mexican restaurant yet.”

  “I just think it was time we went out like-“

  She interrupted him as she burst out laughing! “Honey were you going to say like a normal couple?” she wrapped the robe around her and tied the belt.

  “As a matter of fact I was,” he told her stiffly getting up and reaching for his underwear which he had thrown somewhere on the floor in his haste to get inside her. “What’s wrong with that?”

  “Everything and you know that Jeffry. We are not a couple. We are just a couple who have sensational sex. You have those thin white rich girls to go out with baby. I am just here to pleasure you and be pleasured.” She turned away and was brought up short as he clamped his hand on her arm.