“Is that all?” I sneered crossing my arms across my chest, more to hide how turned on I was getting with his voice, looks and proximity.
“No. During the forty-five days, I want to go somewhere secluded and completely private.” His voice lowers and his face drops, all confidence seems to leave him then. “I have a feeling this is going to be an extremely hard fight and I would like not to have to explain this to anyone or anyone see me like that.”
Leaning forward in my chair, I reached out and touched his hand that was playing with the calendar on my desk. The shock that burned into me with that simple touch stunned me. His eyes widened slightly and I wondered if he felt it too or if he was just shocked someone cared.
“It is going to be very hard. I won’t lie to you, but because you have made this step you have to continue to move in order to be able to keep moving. Each step will be harder than the first, but the end is what we want to focus on. We’ll talk more about this tomorrow though.” I finished, pulling my hand from his and immediately felt the loss.
He nodded his head and smiled. “Be at my place by seven in the morning. You’re about to meet the William’s clan.” He grinned and walked out of the room.
My eyes moved to his ass and I just want to bite him. Damn it! In less than a span of twenty minutes this man blows into my office, makes me forget who I am, takes control and leaves me in a puddle on the fucking floor. The sad thing is if he walked back in here right now and said strip. I’d take off my clothes. This bastard was arrogant. What pissed me off more was that he had a right to be. Anyone that gorgeous knew how he was viewed and boy did he play that card now.
“Fuck him! He may have called the damn shots just now, but we will be playing by my rules!” I say to my empty office.
My head drops to the desk and I groan. How the hell am I going to handle him all day with his family? Damn it!
Chapter Two
Jacob
I watch her from just around the corner. She was flustered and I seriously had to work not to try and take her right then and there. Contrary to what she thinks, I did do my research on her. Danger was a good guy, but I’ve only known him for a few weeks. He helped us when we needed it and has been there for Jackson and Shannon since. He’s even taking the boys on the weekends to allow Jax and Shannon time alone. However, in this case, my career and my family were on the line. If this Vicky, decided to tell someone about my problems, everything I’ve worked for would be gone.
“Fuck him! He may have called the damn shots just now, but we will be playing by my rules!” Her head dropped to the desk and she groaned.
It was that sound that sent my semi to noticeable, but then I watched as she unbuttoned her shirt fanning herself. The sight of her breasts shoved up together, creating a magnificent cleavage display, sent my erection into unbearable and I hurriedly left the office. Hailing a cab, I jumped in, giving the address to the hotel. My hope was the ride to the hotel would give time for my side show in my pants to disappear, but when I kept seeing her in my head I was harder than I ever was before.
The minute I get into my hotel room, I run straight to the shower. The minute I saw her at her desk, I was already semi hard, but her feistiness as we bantered back and forth pushed me over the edge. She was one hot piece of specimen. Her red hair and gorgeous blue eyes, and banging hot body, my cock twitches as I strip out of my clothes.
Turning the water on cold, I hope this will bring down my raging hard on. With the cold water beating down, it didn’t waiver. Turning on some hot, I decided to relieve myself. Grabbing some of my baby oil, I squirted it on my erection. I tossed the bottle behind me, eagerly wrapping my hand around myself. Groaning as I pulled my hand up and over my sensitive head before running it back down my shaft.
Closing my eyes, I pictured her kneeling down in front of me right now. My hand was replaced by her mouth. Her cleavage flashed before my eyes. My hips began to thrust into my hand as I worked faster and harder for my release. Picturing her mouth wrapped around my cock as she looked up at me as she dug her nails into my ass. Throwing my head back, I groaned loudly as my climax took over. It was intense and left me needing to brace myself against the wall as my orgasm continued to rock my body.
“Fuck!” I roared loudly as I reached my peak, slamming my hand on the wall.
Stumbling backward, weak kneed and drained, I reach out shut the water off and stagger to the bed, passing out the minute my head hit the pillows.
The ringing of the phone woke me from a very peaceful sleep. It was odd to sleep well. Normally I’d have to break out my security stash just to get a few hours of sleep. It was all I could do to get my mind to stop rehashing my mistakes, my failures.
Groaning, I reached over and grabbed the phone and mumbled a hello, at least I think that’s what I said.
“Sir, this is your six a.m. wake up call.”
“My what!”
“Sir, you have a family function to get to and a lady meeting you here at seven.”
A smile crept across my face. “Ah, yes. I had forgotten. Thank you.”
Practically jumping out of bed, I got into the shower again. Forcing the images away from last night, I showered. Today I took care to pamper just as if I was a girl going on my first date. Laughing at myself, but I decided that I was going to push this woman today because her anger turned me on tremendously.
By fifty after six, I was down in the lobby waiting on Vicky to arrive. She didn’t disappoint either, but she did dress to torture me. She wore this pale blue dress that seemed to brighten her red hair and brought out her piercing blue eyes. Her hair was up at the sides, but hung around her shoulders. There was a delicious amount of cleavage that I just wanted to motorboat in all day and her legs… Fuck me! My hands and tongue itched to run up them. Shaking my head, I brought my eyes back up to her face.
“Uh,” Shaking my head again, a small smile played on her lips.
“You never told me how to dress. I hope this is okay,” she spoke quietly, while running her hands down her dress.
Sauntering over to her, I grabbed her hand spun her around then pulled her against me. One arm around her waist, the other holding her hand to my chest, I began to dance her around the lobby. Vicky’s body fit perfectly against me. Feeling her curves, sliding against mine was waking a part of me that needed to stay down, well for now.
“I think you look beautiful and you dance wonderfully. My family is going to love you,” I smiled at her.
“Wow, um, thank you,” she said, blushing and almost sounding confused.
Kissing her cheek, I lead her out to the car I have waiting. Opening her door, I help her in before rushing around and climbing into the driver’s seat. Starting the car, I reach to shift into drive when she reached over and put her hand on mine.
“When’s the last time you had anything?”
Shaking my head at the feeling I was getting with her hand on mine, “Not since the day before yesterday.”
“What is it that you do?”
“Oh, you know, a little bit of this and a lot of that,” I joked.
“If you are going to joke about this then maybe you aren’t ready to quit and this would be a waste of both our time,” she stated flatly but firmly.
“Can we get through this and then discuss the particulars? Please just give me a few hours to be Jake and not whoever this fucked up person is I’ve become.”
“Fine, but we will talk tonight. Do you understand?”
“Fine. Now can I drive?”
She removes her hand from mine and places it in her lap. “Yes.”
The drive to Mary’s was long, not because of the distance, but because she wouldn’t talk. So in an effort to break the silence, I decided we needed a back story.
“So we met at a release event six months ago. We haven’t had much time together until these past couple of weeks. We’ve decided to see where things go between us. Sound good?”
“What was my reason for being at the event?”
Vicky said all business.
“You were the event coordinator.”
“Okay, I think I can manage to pull that off.”
Thinking about the workers of theirs, made something boil in my stomach that I’ve never felt before. Whatever it was didn’t sit right with me and caused me to grip the wheel tighter, grind my teeth and give her a warning.
“Listen, there are going to be some asshats here that are going to try to hit on you. Please don’t flirt back. Honestly, I can’t tell you what would happen right now if you did,” I said darkly.
“Why would your family hit on me knowing I’m your girlfriend?”
“Not everyone there is family. Some are employees for my sister and her boyfriend. Trust me, some of these guys are dicks and will do whatever they can to get into your pants.”
“If they’re so bad, why don’t they fire them?”
“Because my sister just had a baby and Tobey’s busy with her and Mitchell.”
“Mitchell?”
“He’s my nephew, almost a month old,” I said smiling.
Before she could say anymore, I was parking the car. I hurried around the car and opened the door for her. Holding her hand, I helped her stand. Once I had the door closed, I leaned her against it. My arms on either side of her head effectively caging her in. I lowered my head to her neck, running my nose up to her ear.
“In case I didn’t tell you before, you look sexy as hell,” I whispered before biting her ear.
“Damn,” she breathed.
Taking her hand, I led her over to where everyone was gathered. When we walked into full view of everyone there, she gripped my hand tighter and wrapped her other hand around my arm holding me close. The smile on my face was genuine when Jackson walked over.
“Good to see you smiling, brother,” Jax said as he wrapped his arm around me half hugging me.
“Nice to have a reason to smile for a change,” I said slapping him on the back. “Jackson meet my girlfriend, Vicky. Vicky, this is my brother Jack.”
“N-nice to meet you,” she greeted him nervously.
“Girlfriend?” Jack looks at me unconvinced.
“Yeah, we met a few months back at my release, but because of my schedule and hers, well,” I shrug. “A couple weeks ago we were finally able to get some time together and both decided to just play it by ear and see where it goes.”
“Mmmhmm. And what is it that you do, Vicky?”
“I’m an event coordinator hired by all the top celebrities for their functions. Luck would have it that my company was chosen for his release.”
I watch a red hue run up her neck to her cheeks and she dropped her head down to try and hide it. Damn, she looked fucking sexy as hell when she blushed.
“His, um, movie release, um,” she stammered.
Leaning down, I whispered in her ear, “I could use a release right about now. Damn you’re torturing me here.”
She laughed and hit my arm. The sound seemed so foreign for her, but damn if it didn’t flow straight through me and right down to my dick. I’m already thinking of excuses for us to leave early.
“Dude, get yourself under control. The boys are here you know? Once they know you’re here they’ll come looking. They don’t need their eyes poked out.”
Vicky looks down at my crotch causing my cock to twitch in my pants. Jackson starts laughing when I groaned. Excusing us, I pulled her back toward the car only to be stopped by my mom calling my name.
“Fuck,” I mumbled.
Vicky steps in front of me with her back to my chest and leans her head back on my shoulder, turning her head into my neck.
“Get it under control. I can only stand here for so long.”
Her breath washed against my neck as she talked and it only turned me on more.
“Hey baby,” My mom said, hugging me as Vicky leaned out of the way.
“Hey mama. I’d like you to meet my girlfriend, Vicky. Vicky this beautiful woman is my mother Jane. Though I think she could easily pass as my sister.”
My mom smacks my arm, smiling at me, before hugging Vicky. “It’s nice to meet you. I’m glad my Jakie has found someone. He’s seemed so lost lately.”
Just then my mom was called, she said her goodbyes and walked off. Just as I was about to pull her away again, the music started playing and we were pulled out on the dance floor.
“What the hell, Jacob? Get that shit under control,” she hissed at me as we danced.
“I can’t,” I hissed back.
The music ended and then Tobey came out in a suit. He clapped his hands to get everyone’s attention.
“The reason that Mary and I asked everyone to be here is because we have decided to have a surprise wedding…today. We’ve already had everything planned out and are ready to tie the knot and make it all official.”
“You’ve got to be kidding me!” I hear yelled, but can’t find him.
Without seeing his face, though, I knew who it was. We all did. No one seemed to acknowledge it though. Not that we didn’t care because we all did. Nate was family, but we weren’t going to lose sight that our little sister was getting married and without even announcing she was engaged. I think tonight was the night I had a talk with Nate. Thinking about it more now, Vicky would be the perfect person to help me too. My heart broke for Nate, but it was time he saw that Mary was moving on. It was his turn too as well.
Chapter Three
Vicky
This was such a scary situation. I thought I was going to walk into a small little get together, but now I’m part of a very intimate moment surrounded by so many people. As I look around, I find myself wondering what would push Jacob to think he needed to resort to drugs. His family was amazing. They all seemed to welcome me which made me feel guilty for lying to them. Of course guilt didn’t rear its ugly head until Jacob’s erection wasn’t pressing against me. I don’t know what it was about that man, but damn did he have a button straight for my libido.
“Excuse me?”
Turning, I find a short, stocky man with dark hair and even darker eyes standing in front of me. He was actually almost a head shorter than me. I knew I was on the tall side for a woman, but never have I felt like a giant like I do right now.
“Yeah.” Something about the way he was looking at me set me on edge. It was then that Jacob’s words came back to me.
‘Trust me, some of these guys are dicks and will do whatever they can to get into your pants.’
Remembering his words put me on edge even more. Well, I didn’t get to where I am today by getting intimidated by a man. Looking up, I saw Jacob was still busy helping his brothers get things set up for the nuptials. He was busy, so I would have to handle this on my own should it get to that point.
“Who you here wit?” His eyes traveled up and down my body as he asked.
“I’m here with my boyfriend, Jacob Williams,” I said, hoping that would stop the way he was leering at me right now.
“Hmm, well you shouldn’t be. You’re too good for him,” he sneered.
“Well, I don’t think so. If you’ll excuse me,” I turned to start walking away when the guy lifted my dress up.
“You bastard!” I yelled, unable to control myself.
“How abouts we disappear in the barn for a bit?” He licked is lips.
I punched him, then kneed him, hard while yelling at him to keep his dirty grubby hands off me. The man collapsed to the ground. When I looked up, I saw all eyes were on me. Completely embarrassed, I ran off toward the car.
My arm was grabbed just as I reached the front of Jacob’s car. I knew who it was that grabbed me without even having to look. When he turned me round and tried to hold me against him, I began pounding my fists to his chest.
“Is this your way of getting me to do it your way? To get me under your control?”
“Vicky…”
“Why did you bring me here?” My voice cracked as memories came back to haunt me. “Why?” The fight leaves me.
He held me tightly to his chest. As he spoke, I could feel it rumble against my face. “You want the truth?”
My body tensed and I pulled back, looking at him. “Nothing less,” I said, hoping I wasn’t going to regret saying this. However, I was fully prepared to drop him as a client if the answer was what I feared it was, regardless of how much my body seemed to want him around.
He dropped his arms from holding me, right away I felt the chill of his warmth leaving me. Running his hand through is hair, he kept his head down. It was then I noticed his ticks. I could tell now that he wasn’t lying to me about not having had anything in a while. The problem was I didn’t know if he had a stash back in his room. Most addicts I have come across in my career have a backup or a just in case stash. The one thing that was common in all of my clients was that there was always a reason for them starting. Whether it was because of their upbringing or an event, to fit in, whatever there was always a reason. What was Jacob’s?
“You work with a lot of celebrities, right?”
“All my clients are public figures.”
“Have you ever put yourself in their shoes?”
“What do you mean?”
I’m pretty sure I knew what he meant, but I wanted him to explain it. Sometimes having to go into details about something helped work toward a solution to solve the harmful feelings it caused.
“As an actor, I play roles on film or commercials. But then reporters and the like, they turn my real life into a constant movie. They sneak up on you when you are just trying to relax and let the bright lights of stardom fade from your eyes.” He looked up at me. “I love doing what I do, but…,” he shrugged. “Try having a girlfriend when every time you turn a corner a camera is flashing trying to catch you doing something that would bring in loads of money. Or worse, they post pictures that never happened and state a completely fabricated story by an unknown inside source that seems to know more about you than you do.”
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