by Kimball Lee
“You!” Hadley said and jumped into Holden’s arms.
He held her with one arm and handed the roses to Sky with his free hand and then he carried Hadley into the suite and dumped her onto the nearest bed and laid down beside her.
“Uh, the event we are all dressed up for… the Entertainment Channel… the Women in Film… THE WORLD!” Sky said and they all laughed as she plopped down on the bed next to them. “At least you thought to wear a tux, Holden. Now come on, this is important and I’ll lock my door when we get back and you two can do the nasty all over the damn suite and even on the balcony if that does it for you. By the way…” she said getting up off the bed and as her face grew serious. “Since you’re back here in L.A. and you are happy and smiling I’m assuming that…”
“Atticus is fine, nothing to worry about, it’s all good,” Holden said and he didn’t see any good reason to mention that Atti had taken two bullets and he’d nearly bled to death so he was on leave until further notice. “As for me, I have this one night and one night only to spend with the person of my choice and for some strange reason I found myself standing at the door of Hadley Hale’s hotel suite…”
“Oh Bly, the things I’m gonna do to you later tonight. I am seriously gonna rock your world!”
“I’m holding you to that Ms. Hale, now let’s put in a quick appearance at that fucking premiere so we can get back and get down to business,” Holden said and the three of them smiled all the way to the limo and up the red carpet until the shit hit the fan.
Cade Townsend was, like most incalculably wealthy men, capable of pulling strings, manipulating people and making things go his way. He watched from inside the Nokia Theater as Holden Bly escorted Hadley and Skyler and they all took their seats. It infuriated him to see her with Holden Bly and it made him sad that she hadn’t told him she had plans with her boyfriend. Most of all it made him heartsick and jealous. He’d had plenty of women in his lifetime and they were all too willing to be his, but Hadley was different. What had started out as an infatuation had grown and begun to change and he felt himself falling hard for her. The worst part was he had the distinct feeling she was one of those women a man never got out of his system. He listened from backstage as she accepted her award and thanked her fans and numerous people who had believed in her. Then she gave a tearful speech dedicating the award to her beloved father for showing her how a man with integrity lived his life putting the needs and welfare of others ahead of his own. She said there was no better gift than to be raised by a man who was a rough and tough member of the United States military who valued women, who believed in and honored them with his love and support and who didn’t have to tell her about a make-believe hero because he showed her a hero in action every day of his life.
“That was an amazing speech, honey!” Charlotte gushed. Holden and Sky had moved from their seats and were waiting backstage for Hadley. Holden hugged her to him and handed her the cell phone so she could take the call from her mother first thing.
“Oh Mom, I wish you could’ve been here!” Hadley said drying her tears.
“I know darling girl, Bly decided we should join Charlie and his friends in Aspen and stay through the New Year. I’m so glad we did, Charlie thinks he’s practically grown up but he was lonesome for family. Why don’t you and Sky come out here and join us? I wish Atticus and Holden would come but it seems they can’t get a long enough leave right now. I’ll let you get to all the people who want to say congratulations and I’ll watch for you on the news tonight. I love you, baby girl.” Charlotte said and Hadley could hear the tears in her voice as she hung up.
“You guys go on to the hotel,” Sky said, “I’m going to catch up with a few of my New York friends at the Vanity Fair party. I’ll sneak into the extra bedroom at the suite later. Do not be running through the place naked please, Holden!”
“No prob, gonna confine the nasty naked stuff to our side of the suite!” he said and he and Hadley kissed Sky and said they would see her in the morning.
“Bly?” Cade’s voice came out of nowhere as Hadley and Holden walked to the car. “She had planned on going with me tonight, just so you know.”
Cade was as tall as Holden but he had not spent the last year and a half training for a SEAL team, so when he swung his fist Holden caught it easily and had him on the ground face down in a matter of seconds.
“Well, if there’s one thing you should know about Hadley it’s that she does exactly what she wants. So if she wanted to go with you tonight she would have. Now, we can let this escalate and I’ll beat you to a pulp and we’ll both spend the night in jail. If that happens Hadley will be embarrassed in the tabloids and highly pissed at me and at you— whoever you are. So, I’m assuming you’re not a stalker since Hadley isn’t screaming, can I take my foot off your fucking back and trust you to get outta here or is it gonna get messy?”
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“Should I be worried about him?” Holden asked, he stared out the window of the limo as it inched along in the bumper-to-bumper traffic on the Los Angeles freeway.
“Really Bly, what kind of question is that? But you deserve an answer because you’re the man I love with all my heart and soul. So, yes I probably flirted with him a bit and I danced with him once but I told him you are my boyfriend and nothing else happened, the end.” She said and asked the limo driver to please close the window between the front and back seats as she hitched up her dress and climbed onto his lap, straddling him.
They stared into each other’s eyes without speaking and without kissing, his hands moved under her dress and jerked her tiny thong away. His fingers went roughly to her pussy and his breath drew in sharply and his eyes grew dark with lust when he felt how wet and ready she was.
“Look at me, I love you, only you,” she said and he slid one long finger inside her and tangled a hand in her hair jerking her head back and exposing her neck to his lips.
He kissed her tender skin and then released her hair so he could cover her mouth with his, claiming her, his tongue pushing past her lips, tasting his Hadley, possessing her. She moaned and slid her hands under his jacket and down to his fly to release his straining erection as his thumb massaged her clit and he worked another finger inside her. She gasped at the brutal stretching of her sex and the relentless motion of his thumb and her pussy began to seize around his fingers. He lowered his lips to the front of her sheer dress and licked and bit her hardened nipples through the fabric.
It was all too much to bear and she shuddered and screamed his name as she flooded his fingers and came hard, clinching and pulsing and beggin for his cock. He lifted her up and held her suspended for a long moment as she pleaded with him to fuck her, the wide velvety head of his cock pressed firmly against the tightly clinched slit. Finally he pulled her down sharply, thrusting into her hard and deep until she matched his rhythm. She shrugged the thin shoulder straps of her dress aside so that his lips caught and his tongue taunted her nipples, moving from one to the other sucking hard so that she cried out and arched against him as she came once more. He gave himself over to her then, releasing control, his cock swelling inside her as the orgasm gripped him, pumping and filling her until he was emptied out. They stayed that way, her on his lap, his cock inside of her, whispering words of love all the way to the hotel and for the rest of the night, making love and sharing thoughts and secrets that would stay with them for as long as their magical love endured.
Holden left her at sunrise without waking her, he had a plane to catch that would carry him back to Virginia. He scattered petals all around her as she slept with her thick mane of hair spread out on the pillow and a look of happy satisfaction on her face. The petals were from the roses he’d brought her and as he leaned down to lightly kiss her beautiful lips he knew he would never forget how enchantingly lovely she looked at that moment.
Later in the morning Sky stood at the open door of Hadley’s bedroom and smiled at such a romantic sight. There was a tiny stab of pain in her heart as sh
e imagined that Atticus would allow himself to do such things for her, but most of all that he would allow himself to love her.
“Okay Skyler, wipe that look off your face,” Hadley said as she climbed out of bed and allowed herself to enjoy the sight of Holden’s scattered rose petals. “Come on, my Mom made sure the Bentley convertible was delivered here to the hotel this morning so let’s grab our stuff and get going. How long has it been since we spent time in Pass Christian? Well, however long it’s been that’s too long! Pack your things and let’s do this— McCall house here we come! Woohoo, it’s just what we need, fresh seafood right outta the Gulf, sand and surf and no problems in the entire world! Put on your happy face, sister girl, cuz there is no possible way that anything can screw this trip up for us!”
END
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