by Hazel Keys
Poor little whiny rich boy, I thought, my resentment quickly welling back up. “He must have been a great man,” I said. Nearly time. Just waiting for the exact moment to hit him with what happened to me.
I saw Seth’s jaw clench. “He was great at business,” he allowed. “He made billions. But the more I find out about how he made that money, the more I want to do it differently.”
I felt my stomach flip a little. “What are you talking about?” I asked.
“It’s like the deal we finalized before this trip. George and I,” he said. “The board, my board, wanted to buy and dismantle this yacht building business.” I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. Flashback images of my father ran through my head. “Would have made us a billion dollars, with a little gray area maneuvering…”
“Like leaking the failing company’s financials to devalue it,” I said, without even realizing I’d spoken.
“Exactly.” He smiled. Then he seemed to really hear what I’d just said. “Wow, there’s really no end to your talents is there?” I didn’t respond, just gave him an enigmatic smile. I was fuming inside. Precisely like your father did to us, ending my father's life and ruining mine.
“Anyway. George and I had to fight them every step. I mean, that would have been three thousand people out of work. I couldn’t sleep knowing I’d done that,” he continued, sorrowfully. “So, I made the board invest in them instead. Way smaller return, but the yacht company survives and all those people keep their jobs.”
I froze for a second, astonished, making sure I had heard what I’d just heard. I’ve had him all wrong. I can’t hold him responsible for the sins of his father, I realized. I reached out and touched his cheek. “That’s the right thing to do,” was all I could say. “And Mia?”
“What do you mean?”
“Is she…” I was struggling to find a delicate way to put it. I gave up. “I she another thing you have to do, because of your father?”
Seth snorted, suddenly choking on his scotch. He waved away my concern and recovered quickly. “Ah, Mia. Yes, he’d totally approve of her.” He laughed quietly. “No doubt he would’ve tried to steal her from me. Want to know a secret?” He sniffed, gave an embarrassed smile, drained his glass again, and whispered, “I think she wouldn’t have thought twice about jumping him, either.”
Now, it was my turn to burst out laughing. And not my professional, clipped and clean steward giggle, but my real, throaty, uncontrolled laugh. He laughed with me and a moment later, we were smiling stupidly, gazing into each other’s eyes.
“Listen, I know you’re off limits,” he touched my hand and I felt him trembling slightly, “but maybe, after the charter, I could see you?” He kept his eyes on mine as he waited for the answer.
I felt my heart tightening this time, instead of my stomach. I can’t believe this, my mind raced, I came here to hurt him, but now I feel like I really like him. I never dreamed he could be so vulnerable and so obviously alone. He’s trying so much to mend the damage his father did, even the damage he did to me. Could we really work together? He wasn’t the billionaire tyrant his father was and now I could acknowledge all the feelings of attraction I’d been trying to suppress. “I’d... I think I’d like that,” was all I managed to say.
I was suddenly aware, as we leaned on our elbows, the teak bar separating us and his hand on mine, that our faces were so close. I stared into his stunning, gray-green eyes for what seemed like an age, then took a chance. This time I know it’s real, I told myself. I leaned in toward his mouth, and he did the same. We came so close I could feel his soft breath caressing my sensitive lips, when his phone, screeching angrily from the counter top, made me jump.
“Goddammit,” he hissed as the moment passed us by. I giggled nervously. Seth read the text message to himself. “It’s Mia, of course,” he told me. I let out the breath I’d been holding as I stood back up looking for a glass or a cloth, anything to look busy. For one instant, I’d forgotten all about his hot, rich girlfriend below deck.
“You’d better go,” I said, trying not to sound downcast. It was a stupid idea. I wanted to destroy him, not sleep with him. Except… now I knew what he was really like. “After all, I am off limits.”
“Tara, come on...” he began.
“No, it’s fine, you’re with her. Maybe you can still call me after the charter and we’ll meet up, like you said.” I smiled, desperate to hide the tears that were forming in my eyes. Get a grip, girl!
“I should go, let her down easy,” he said. I nodded.
He means well but I can’t see that happening. She’s so beautiful, he’ll never resist her. Not while I can’t touch him and she can offer him everything. Forget it, Tara, I thought as he headed downstairs to the master suite, you’ve missed your chance.
Chapter 13:Seth
As I hurried back to my cabin, I rehearsed what I was going to say to Mia. She would be furious, no doubt about that, and I was worried what she might do to Tara. Mia had the resources to make Tara’s professional life very difficult, yet I couldn’t help wanting us to be together. Since the first time I saw her, I hadn’t been able to stop thinking about her. I only hoped I had the balls to protect her.
I was going to have to move out of the main cabin and into one of the smaller, twin berth rooms. Considering how much I’d paid for this trip, that didn’t seem fair at all. But it was the gentlemanly thing to do. I stopped outside my door, took a breath, and walked in.
Mia was sat on the bed, one knee up to her chin, her other foot dangling near the floor. She wore only gray briefs and a tiny, tight white cotton undershirt. She looked up from her phone as I closed the door behind me.
“There you are,” she smiled coyly at me. “You were so long I almost started without you.”
“Mia, darling...” I swallowed. I’d spent my life negotiating for billions of dollars with some of the most cutthroat people on the planet, yet this conversation was making my mouth run dry. “We need to talk.”
“Yes, we do,” replied Mia, surprising me. “Sit down honey. We have a problem...” Bewildered, I took a seat on one of the plush armchairs that lined the long round wall of the room. “Baby?” called Mia to the bathroom. Valentina, naked except for a pair of white cotton panties, stepped from the doorway. “Poor Valentina here,” began Mia, “hasn’t been having the best trip. George has been a frightful bore and is now passed out, having paid her no attention for the last two days and nights. She’s lonely and wants to know if she can play with us?” Valentina made shy eyes at me, nodding, girlishly holding a finger in her mouth. “That’s all right, darling, isn’t it?” teased Mia, as the young Latina girl crossed slowly over to the bed.
I opened my mouth to speak, but nothing would come out. Mia knelt up on the edge of the huge bed as Valentina reached her, and let out a low moan as they kissed open-mouthed. Valentina eased Mia’s shirt up over her shapely, firm breasts and sighed breathlessly as the two girls’ uncovered nipples hardened, rubbing gently against each other.
Oh, come on! I could only think as I felt my erection growing. I really want to be with Tara right now, but there’s only so much temptation a man can take.
Mia spun Valentina away from her before cupping those full, caramel colored breasts from behind and gently biting her light-brown shoulder. Both girls turned their heads and smiled at me, before Mia lightly stroked her hands down toward Valentina’s underwear. The younger girl closed her eyes, letting her head fall back in pleasure as Mia’s fingers pushed their way under the flimsy material, slowly caressing her most sensitive parts. Valentina hooked her thumbs under her panties and gently slid them down, stepping out of them and turning back around to face Mia, who again slid her hand over that beautiful bald mound.
Valentina bent forward and took Mia’s erect nipple into her mouth, causing her to sigh loudly as she removed her own underwear. Mia lay back and raised a foot so Valentina could whip her briefs all the way off and discard them. The Latin beauty then fell to her
knees and began kissing her way up Mia’s inner thigh, until she reached Mia’s waiting, willing pussy, pulling sudden gasps of pleasure from both of their mouths.
I was transfixed. These two stunningly sexy temptresses were making it impossible for me to think. All I could feel was a pounding throb from my cock as it threatened to burst out of my pants. I watched Mia’s full breasts heave with every sigh that Valentina’s intimate licking and probing brought out of her. As she slipped her night shirt the rest of the way off, Mia’s cries grew louder and louder, as though she was getting close to coming, when she stopped and urgently pushed Valentina off her.
“I think we’re forgetting someone, dear.” Slightly flushed and a little out of breath, Mia grinned at the other girl. Valentina looked over at me, sat there like an idiot, and smiled seductively. Mia took her by the hand and they both got up and walked naked to where I was still sitting.
“Err... are you sure about this, girls?” I managed to stammer as they both knelt on either side of my legs.
“Don’t panic, darling,” breathed Mia, softly, “I liked what you said about making our first time together special.” She opened my fly and reached in. “Well, this is extra special, don’t you think?”
I had no time to answer before Mia pulled out my marble-hard dick and gently eased her full lips around it. Sparks of ecstatic pleasure shot through my body as I pulsed rapidly against her tongue. It took every iota of self-control I had not to just dump my load right then, into her mouth. I’d had days of fending off this exquisitely attractive woman’s pretty hardcore advances, with no release, and I felt about ready to explode.
Valentina placed one hand on the back of Mia’s head, gently forcing her further onto me, and pushed her other hand up underneath my shirt. I nearly lost it again as Mia swallowed as much as she could, only managing to comfortably fit about two-thirds of my cock in her mouth. She let me go and jerked roughly with her hand. I couldn’t stop myself from crying out. Mia turned and kissed Valentina passionately before, still holding the base of my shaft, easing the other girl’s mouth onto my stiff, thick member.
My head fell back as Valentina’s hot, wet tongue enclosed me. I was pretty sure my cock had never ever been this hard before. As the sexy Latina temptress sucked and swallowed as much of me as she could, my cock kept pulsing and throbbing until, as I saw Mia caressing Valentina’s gently bouncing breasts with one hand and slowly sliding a beautifully manicured finger into her own wet slit, I knew I couldn’t take anymore. I closed my eyes and, despite everything, I saw Tara’s face again.
I opened my eyes to see Mia had me in her mouth again. Valentina had a hand absently groping my balls as she bent down to kiss and lick Mia’s seductively proud breasts. Mia was staring me straight in the eye as she sucked, smiling with her mouth full, and moaning softly to herself. With a superhuman effort, I managed to lean forward and grip her by the shoulders. A brief look of confusion crossed her face, to be replaced with a wide smile of success. I gently but firmly lifted her off me and sat her back on the floor. She must have decided I could finally resist her no longer and was about to bang her to within an inch of her life. She lay right back, opened her legs and invited me in.
“I’m sorry,” I croaked. “I’m so sorry.” I pulled up my linen pants and strode purposefully for the door, never looking back.
“The fuck are you going?” I heard Mia call after me. “It’s that fucking steward, isn’t it? Are you fucking kidding me?” Those last three words built into a desperate, furious shriek that seemed to fill the entire boat.
I stormed down the corridor, ignoring the screams and insults Mia hurled at my back. I marched up to the sun deck, to the bar where we’d almost kissed again, then down the crew stairs to the galley. And there she was.
Chapter 14:Tara
I stood up from putting clean dishes away in the low cupboard, my eyes closed as I stretched out the tired muscles in my back. I needed a break. Some time by myself to think about everything. Now I was no longer looking for revenge on Seth, but actually feeling a strong attraction to him, I was confused and a little lost. And I didn’t think I had any chance of tempting him away from that Mia. When I opened my eyes again, though, there he was, his hair tousled and his shirt undone, standing before me.
“I don’t fucking care if you are off limits!” he spat and crossed the distance between us in two strides.
“Oh, thank God,” I yelled.
I gasped as he lifted me clean off the floor and parked my butt on the kitchen counter. His strength and passion thrilled me as I threw my arms around his neck and pulled his mouth onto mine. We’d finally kissed hard enough for our teeth to clash, and I crossed my legs behind his butt to pull his crotch hard against my suddenly throbbing sex. His tongue licked and probed the inside of my mouth furiously, and I found myself wishing he was using it all over the rest of my body, too. Oh, my God! I thought, how could I have thought about hurting this man? I could feel the length of him hard against the underwear that was pulled tight over my pussy and, with minimal movements, I was able to grind myself roughly against his firm cock, sending small spasms of pleasure through my whole body and drawing short, sharp gasps from him.
I didn’t want him to hold back. I wanted him to fuck me, right there, as hard and fast as he could. He must have been able to sense my desire because, with both hands, he suddenly seized and ripped open my black dress shirt, then pushed up my bra, freeing my willing, aching breasts for his big hands to paw and grope.
Without breaking the kiss, I reached down and yanked open his pants. They fell silently to the floor and, at last, I was able to grasp, two-handed, his rock-hard dick and pull it closer to me. Seth’s lips pulled away from mine, let out a long groan, before forcing me backward so he could bite and suck at my eager tits and hardening nipples. My pussy felt so wet I was sure I must be dripping through my underwear. Reading my mind, Seth urgently yanked my thong to one side, exposing me to him. Still holding his throbbing member in both hands, I guided the point of him impatiently toward my slick hole.
I felt him slide across my soft, wet lips, holding the promise of the ecstatic, hard heat he was about to fill me with. “I haven’t been able to stop thinking about you since we met,” he murmured breathlessly, his grey-green eyes looking deep into mine.
“I knew it!” came a playfully high voice from beside us.
Shocked, I turned to see Sofia leaning against the wall, giving us a slow, mock applause.
How does she do that? I thought automatically. The soft-footed, quietly-spoken second deckhand was notorious for appearing from nowhere, as if by magic.
We sprang apart and tried to cover ourselves, Seth cursing as he fought to pull up his pants around his still-hard dick. I went to say something, but the tiny, silent girl vanished down the hallway without a word.
“Goddammit!” I swore. “You know she’s off to tell the captain, and probably Mia too.”
“And so, Valentina,” muttered Seth.
“Huh?”
“Nothing,” he replied. “And, so what? It’s no big deal, we’re consenting adults.”
“But I’ll be fired,” I made it a statement.
“I guess,” Seth agreed. “Well, what do you say? Ready to weather a shit-storm with me?
I caught myself smiling. I want to be with him, but that’s mostly my pussy talking. He could take care of me, we could be together but, somehow, I’m sure that’s not what he came aboard this boat looking for. It’s sure not what I came to this boat looking for. This was just too fast. “This is just too fast, Seth,” I said aloud.
He saw the smile drop away from my face. “What do you mean?”
“I mean we have some stuff to deal with. Different things. And we’re from two different worlds,”
“I don’t care about that,” he growled.
“Right now, you don’t.” I put my hand against his cheek. I could feel tears welling in my eyes. “Can you be sure you’ll feel that way in the morning?” He went t
o speak, but I silenced him with a kiss. “I’m going my way,” I told him. “You go yours. If this is meant to be, our paths will cross again.”
I turned and ran off toward the crew levels. I didn’t look back.
Chapter 15:Seth
I found myself wandering slowly back to the main cabin. I wasn’t paying attention to where I was going. My head was spinning and I couldn’t get that moment of passion with Tara out of my mind. We’d been so close. I wanted her so much, I knew that now. Even with Mia enlisting the help of the sultry Valentina to tempt me into bed, all I’d been able to think about was Tara. And I now knew how much Tara wanted me too. If Sofia hadn’t discovered us, we would have consummated our desire already.
But that moment of blinding intoxication had passed, and Tara wouldn’t believe I wanted her for real. Can you be sure you’ll feel that way in the morning? those were her parting words. She wouldn’t let me answer. She’s so worried, I thought, about the different worlds we live in. Why should it matter so much that I’m rich and she’s not?
As I drifted aimlessly down the main corridor, a cabin door opened. My motorcycle racer buddy Mick stood in the opening, wearing only a towel.
“Paisan,” he called, “why so down in the dumps? I heard Mia yelling at you. All is not well in paradise?”
I wasn’t surprised. Venus is a big yacht but not so big that it could swallow the screaming of a rejected heiress once she’s been left naked on your cabin floor. “No, Mick,” I replied, not looking up, “I think I may have royally fucked up just about everything.”
“Well, I could offer to cheer you up?” he smiled, kicking his cabin door open all the way. The soft light inside illuminated Antonia, his supermodel date for the weekend, lying face-up on the big bed, her head dangling lazily over the edge, and her long blonde hair tumbling down to the floor, as well as Jessica, the slim, petite, adult film actress that had been brought aboard by our other friend, rap star Jay Money Monarch, sitting back against the pillows at the head of his bed. Both girls were naked and both smiled invitingly at me as I peered in. “I’ve some pretty good wine. Maybe you might be able to forget your troubles?”