by Katie Dowe
“So you love it?” he teased her as he caught her around the waist.
“Love it? I might just want us to move here! Smell that? It’s the smell of the sea. I hope it’s not too cold to go for a swim.”
“We could swim naked. We have no nosy neighbors to contend with.” He bit her neck gently.
“That sounds like a plan.” She turned in his arms. “How about seeing to one of my needs right now?” she asked him softly. It was turning to dusk and the sun cast a rosy glow on the shimmering blue water.
“Which one?”
“Let’s go inside and let me show you.”
*****
They toured the place and Alicia fell in love with the rustic charm of the cottage. The pantry was stocked with food, but they had picked something up on their way from the airport.
“How about a shower first?” Steven suggested.
“Only if you are joining me in this big old tub. It’s almost as big as the one in our main bathroom.” She pulled him along with her. He undressed her, letting his hands linger over her body. She had started exercising the minute she had gotten home and had gotten back her shape. Her breasts were still generous as she was still breastfeeding their three-month-old son. She had expressed enough milk to last until she returned. His fingers examined her nipples and took his time doing so.
She took off his clothes hurriedly and they stepped into the tub. “This is nice,” she murmured as she leaned back against him. “I did not want to leave Sebastian, but this time away with you alone is very nice.” She quivered as he ran the sponge over her breasts. They had started having sex a month ago and had fallen into the rhythm of doing it almost every night to make up for the months they had had to do without! The first night had been like a fever between them and they had almost torn each other apart!
“Hmm.” He dipped his hand into the water and eased her thighs open, touching the core of her. “I had to almost physically tie you up and bring you here,” he whispered against her ear. He had lost the sponge and his fingers were busy rubbing against her mound and dipping inside her.
“True.” Her breathing was shallow as she moved against his fingers. “I am glad you did.”
“I just want to spend some time alone with my wife.” His fingers made a slicking sound as they darted inside her slowly at first and then increasing the pace. Alicia opened her legs wider and lifted her butt against his rigid erection. His other hand found her hard nipples, moving from one to another causing the trembling to move along her body.
“Steven,” she moaned as her head drifted back onto his chest. He lifted her up suddenly and turned her to face him. They had not spoken about having another child but secretly Alicia wanted to go again if possible. He hoisted her up and fed off her nipples hungrily, his hands spanning her small waist as he devoured her nipples. His mouth drifted to her stomach and then her pubic area where he licked the soap from her mound. Alicia cried out sharply, her body shuddering! His tongue dipped into her and explored slowly while his teeth nipped at the protruding flesh. It was not long before she erupted inside his mouth, her cries echoing around the room! He brought her down slowly and impaled her, his eyes on hers. He bent her back and took her nipples again as he moved inside her. The water sloshed over the sides of the deep tub as the pace increased. He felt the control slipping away from him as he gripped her hips to steady her as he plunged inside her! He felt his testicles tightening and lifting his head he reached for her mouth to drown the shout of release that he was experiencing! She met him in the middle and together they both went under, their bodies clinging, their hearts racing as the orgasm crashed through their bodies!
*****
She slept sprawled on top of him with his arms wrapped around her naked body. They had managed to eat the meal they had brought with them before it had been cut short as he reached for her again. Then they had fallen into an exhausted sleep around nine. Jet lag had seeped in and the different time zone had caught up to them leaving them tired and drained. But Steven woke up in the early hours of the morning and eased her off him gently as he went to bathroom. He relieved himself and then stood staring at his reflection in the mirror there. The place was still wet from their bath and he had placed towels to mop up the water. When he had made the arrangements for them to come here he had been told that they could have a maid service to do the cleaning up if they wanted but he had declined. They would manage and he wanted absolute alone time with her. He ran his fingers through his ash blonde hair, watching the muscles ripple along his chest. He was planning to do some biking when he got home and had even bought one for her as well. They hit the home gym some evenings and he went with her on her power walks through the exclusive neighborhood at home. He enjoyed spending time with her and his son and never knew life could be so sweet! He saw her in the mirror as she came into the room. “What are you doing up?” she asked him softly, coming behind him to clasp him around the waist.
“I had to use the bathroom.” He turned around and pushed back her tangled hair from her exquisite face. “It’s still early out. What do you want to do?”
She wrangled her tapered brows. “What do you think?”
“I should have guessed!” he said with a laugh. He lifted her into his arms and took her back to bed.
******
They explored going to Hungry Hill and the Caha Mountains. They drove the eight miles to Glengarriff where they had lunch at one of the pubs and dinner at one of the restaurants. They swam naked in the sea and made love by spreading a towel on the sand. It was the most idyllic time and the week flew off almost too quickly!
“Think we should come back with Sebastian?” Steven asked their last night at the cottage.
“Definitely,” she murmured as they stood outdoors wrapped in blankets to ward off the chill. “It’s so peaceful here.”
“Think we should invest in one of the cottages as a vacation home?”
She lifted her head and looked up at him. “You are serious, aren’t you?”
“Very. What do you think?”
“I will let you know.”
*****
Ellen Grace Hughes was born on the fourth day of April, three days after her brother’s birthday. Sebastian had turned one yesterday and aside from a large cake in the shape of his favorite stuffed dinosaur and the staff as well as his mother, father, and grandmother singing happy birthday to him, that was it. The pregnancy had not been as difficult as her son’s, but she had had to go in a couple of days before the due date. When Steven had discovered that she was pregnant again and so soon after having their son, he had almost had a fit!
“Baby, you should have discussed it with me first!” he had told her heatedly.
“This is supposed to be a very happy moment, darling,” she had told him gently.
“You expect me to be happy after what I saw you went through the last time?” he had asked her incredulously. She had gone back to work the next week after they had come back from their trip and had started feeling the symptoms soon after.
“I am going to be fine,” she had assured him but he had not taken her word for it making sure she got regular visits from Henry.
“I told you it would be okay,” she said with a smile as she looked down at her beautiful daughter. Grace had been beside herself with happiness especially since her granddaughter had her first name as her middle name. Alicia had been discharged from the medical center and was now home with her two children. Sebastian had started walking and tumbled about the place calling ‘Dada’ and ‘Momma.’ He would come over and stare at the little baby curiously before reaching up for his grandmother to hold him. The little girl’s nursery had been decorated in creamy pale peach and light green and was right next to her brother’s room. She looked very much like him with curly dark brown hair with hints of gold and large dark brown eyes. Her skin was a beautiful creamy complexion.
“No more,” he told her seriously as he took his daughter from her and held her tenderly, his expression
one of sheer happiness. “You almost gave me a heart attack.”
“Don’t worry, darling, I had my tubes tied. Two is enough,” Alicia told him with a smile. “Now my family is complete. I can always tell our daughter that she was conceived on the beautiful island of Cork in Ireland.”
“You did it deliberately, didn’t you?” he said dryly as he bent to kiss his daughter’s forehead. She was so beautiful!
“I was hoping that it would happen.” She stretched luxuriously. “I was thinking of cutting back on my hours at the company.”
He looked at her hopefully. He had been hoping she would but never wanted to say anything to her. “Oh?”
“Hmm.” She plumped her pillows and ran fingers through her hair. She felt like the cat who ate the canary. Her friends had been amazed that she had gone back for the second child and had wondered at the change in her. Her husband had given her a diamond necklace to thank her for giving him his daughter. “I spoke to Simon about it and he reluctantly agreed. Sebastian is growing up so fast and very soon Ellen will be one. I need to spend some time with my children. We could travel the world and go to that little island of yours to send a day there with the children. Let them run wild.”
“That sounds great,” he said huskily.
“I think so. I would go in three days maybe and have Thursdays and Fridays free to spend with the people I love.”
“I think she is hungry,” Steven said as she started fussing.
“She eats way more than her brother.” Alicia reached for her. “Here you go, sweetie. Mommy is here.” Steven watched as she put the nipple into his daughter’s small mouth and felt the tears coming to his eyes. He went forward and sat on the edge of the bed putting his arm around his wife’s shoulder as she fed their daughter.
“She was hungry,” he murmured.
“She was.” Alicia looked up at him. “How are you?”
“Happy and incredibly grateful!” he said huskily as he bent to kiss her forehead.
*****
Later that night, they went to check first on their son who had finally gone to sleep clutching his dinosaur and then to their daughter’s room. The light from the moon illuminated the room casting a silvery glow on the dazzling white of the cot. The little girl’s long lashes rested on her cheeks as her even breathing indicated that she was fast asleep!
Steven wrapped his arms around his wife as they continued to stare down at her. “I never expected that I would be so happy,” he told her quietly.
“Neither did I,” she whispered back. “Now I want nothing more than my family.”
She turned in his arms and wrapped her hands around his neck. “I really owe my friends a world of gratitude. Thank God for that blind date!”
The end.
The Billionaire's Fake Marriage
They're about to find out you can't fake love...
A complete BWWM romance for adults, brought to you by bestselling author Vanessa Brown.
Singleton Janet has created an international dating app, one that will help more find love.
But when the app doesn’t take off as expected, she devises a scheme that involves her pretending to find someone on her app, and getting together with them.
That someone is Brian, a handsome and charming bachelor who agrees to the marriage of convenience.
However, neither Janet nor Brian expected to develop real feelings for each other.
Nor did they expect to encounter a sneaky investigative reporter who's determined to find out the truth.
Will their relationship, fake marriage and the app survive an expose?
Or will true love trump all?
Find out in this exciting and steamy romance by Vanessa Brown of BWWM Club.
Suitable for over 18s only due to sex scenes so hot, you'll want to find your own Brit to keep you warm!
Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 1
COOKUP GOES FOR SALE IN A MULTI MILLION DOLLAR DEAL
The dating app for food enthusiasts, also called Tinder for Foodies is seeing a change in its ownership. With a humble beginning in 2010, the service with an app & website now boasts of having more than 1 million users — who are finding suitable mates worldwide, while enjoying their love for food. If you are interested in food and dating, chances are you are already registered on CookUp that is now being bought by MSG Network. Owning more than 5 cooking and lifestyle channels, MSG Network is now the proud owner of CookUp, which it believes will prove to be a valuable addition to its portfolio. Janet Crane, founder and owner of CookUp is being paid a whooping 9.8 Million Dollars for this deal. 30 year old Janet was already a millionaire when she started this food dating network. Like many of her previous business ventures, CookUp also added millions to her bank account and net worth, making her one of the youngest billionaires in the world. And after this deal, the world is dying with the anticipation of what Janet will bring next — that many economic pundits have already started calling The Next Big Thing.
Janet was smiling while reading the article on her laptop. This was not the first article about her — she had been featured in several articles in numerous publications before. Being an African American woman under 35 has made her a subject that was widely discussed in many circles of the elite business class all over the world. But Janet read every article and piece about her with the same curiosity and thrill. Knowing that people knew who she is and what she does made her proud of herself.
But this moment was interrupted by a phone call. Janet looked at her phone screen — it was her personal assistant Kitty.
“What would I do without you, Kitty?” Janet said with a smile.
“Somebody is in a good mood today.”
“I am going to be 9.8 Million Dollars richer. I deserve to be happy.”
“Really? You are happy because you are getting more money?”
“Why else do you think?” Janet said playfully.
“You don’t care about money. I bet you are reading one of the articles about today’s deal…”
Janet could not help but laugh at how right Kitty was.
“Tell me,” Kitty further asked. “How many times have you read that same article?”
“Did you call me to piss on my parade?” Janet tried to control her laughter.
“No! I called to remind you that you still own CookUp. The deal goes down in two hours. So you better haul your ass to your lawyer’s office.”
“I know. I will be there in an hour.”
“We are waiting for you here.” Kitty replied.
“You are already there? Is Rebecca with you?” Janet started getting up from her bed.
“Janet, I am offended!” Rebecca’s voice jumped out of the phone’s speaker and Janet again started laughing.
“What are you two talking about behind my back?”
“Why don’t you come here and find out for yourself?” Rebecca replied without revealing anything. It made it sound more mysterious.
“Alright! I will be there in an hour.” Janet said, taking her clothes off as she stepped into the bathroom.
“Great! Kitty and I will grab some breakfast then.”
“Sounds awesome!” Kitty welcomed Rebecca’s plan.
“See you there, then.” Janet disconnected the call and turned on the shower.
*****
“So what next?” Rebecca looked at Janet with several questions in her eyes.
Janet realized that not just Rebecca, but even Kitty was looking at her.
“Are you guys serious? I am yet to sell this one. There is no next yet.” Janet replied with a mysterious smile. She could understand why Rebecca would do that, but she did not expect it from Kitty.
“I understand her, but why are you looking at me like this? You know I have not planned anything.”
“That is not good!” Re
becca interrupted. “If that is true then you need to come up with a new plan as soon as possible.”
Janet knew Rebecca was right, but she was yet to find her ‘next big thing’ that many analysts were dying to see. She had a reputation in the market. The three of them were really good friends who helped each other. Janet was the mastermind behind all the strategies and decision. Rebecca helped her with all the legal work and connecting with the ‘required’ people. Kitty on the other hand was a mistress of many trades — she was Janet’s Personal Assistant, secret keeper, best friend and trusted advisor. Unlike most of the girl’s of her age, Kitty was quite sharp and had proved many times how useful she was to Janet.
Janet valued Kitty and her opinions, and so she was looking at her anxiously, waiting for what she would say to Rebecca.
And Kitty replied after a long pause, “She is still confused. There is no idea yet.”
“What is the confusion?” Rebecca asked Janet who was clearly trying to avoid this conversation. Janet did not say anything, but just shrugged.
“It's not a personal thing, Jan!” Rebecca reminded her, “It's business. You need to talk about it.”
Janet could not argue for Rebecca was right. Her decision or indecision was going to affect many people direct or indirectly. And so Rebecca decided to be honest about it.
“I don't know.” she said looking at Rebecca and Kitty. “I am still trying to figure out that big idea. I have thought of so many ideas but every single one of them has been taken already.” Janet finally concluded. “Seems like I am running out of ideas.”
“Are you serious?” Rebecca said being astonished. She was not satisfied by this answer.
“What else were you expecting?” Janet had told her exactly what the problem was but Rebecca was probably expecting a different answer.
“I thought maybe you did not want to continue anymore.” Rebecca replied. “I thought maybe you were thinking of settling down and having a family.”