“HO-LY. Fuck!” The curse burst from her mouth in a ragged scream as her orgasm tore through her and her pussy flooded Alejandro’s cock with her release. She shuddered beneath him as bright lights exploded behind her tightly clenched eyelids.
But Alejandro didn’t change his pace. He simply grunted and thrust deeper, harder into her sheath.
“Oh. My…” Her choked shriek ended abruptly as another more intense orgasm slammed through Theodora’s pussy.
“That’s it, querida. Come for me, my love.”
She dropped the vibrator, unable to hold onto it, and clutched the blanket for dear life. Behind her she could hear Alejandro’s grunt of satisfaction before he pumped his hot essence into her.
For several moments neither of them moved. Theodora was all too content to lay where she was, trying to remember how to breathe properly. And then Alejandro spoke.
“We’ll just have to use the rest of the bottle for round two.”
Theodora looked over her shoulder and caught his gaze. “Ready then?”
“Damn, you’re dangerous,” he whispered as he reached for the wine.
Chapter Eight
Bitter Fruits
Alejandro had never been one for shopping. He wasn’t as bad as most men. He didn’t hate to shop. He just couldn’t spend hours in the mall looking for that one perfect item.
But Theodora had changed his mind about shopping.
Now he could spend days searching for that one item, especially if she promised to give him a very personal runway show of everything they bought.
That I can handle, he thought as they made their way through the Macy’s lingerie department.
Theodora stopped in front of a rack and pulled out one of the items. She held a red, lacy number that he suspected should have been a dress. He immediately pictured it on her curvy body. “Oh yeah,” he growled. He took several steps forward and grabbed her around the waist, pulling her flat against his hard body. Her sweet ass pressed against the front of what was clearing becoming an erection.
“I have an idea,” he whispered. His lips pressed against her ear, so he knew she felt every word. She shuddered in his arms.
“Yeah?” she said on a sigh.
“How about you model some of those heels you hide in the back of your closet? How about you model only those heels?”
She slapped at the hand that held her against him. “Alejandro,” she squealed, embarrassed.
“Come on, querida. Imagine it. Me, you, and your heels. Maybe a pair of garters, just to be naughty.”
“You are impossible.”
“No,” he said as he shook his head. “I’m impossibly hard.” To emphasize his point he pressed his hips against hers, nudging his cock against her cleft.
“We are in public,” Theodora moaned when his hand covered one breast. Through her clothing he could feel her hardened nipple. He wasn’t the only one who was aroused.
“Then let’s get out of public,” he groaned.
Her “okay” came out a groan when he plucked her nipple.
“Ready to try that toy kit I bought you?” he whispered. His lips were but a breath away from her neck.
“Mmmm,” she said softly. His other hand had moved to join the first. Both hands tweaked her nipples.
“This is indecent, Theodora. Say yes and we can leave.” He could feel his balls tightening at the thought of using the kit he had just purchased on Theodora. He’d never been one for anal sex. It hadn’t been his thing, but he wanted to try it with Theodora. Something told him he hadn’t really enjoyed it because he didn’t have the right partner. He had discovered with Theodora everything was hotter, sexier…more satisfying.
When he’d seen the anal trainer kit at the sex store, he knew he had to get it. Especially when he realized that he would be the first man Theodora had experienced anal sex with.
The first and only.
“Just say yes,” he whispered against her earlobe.
“Yes.”
Alejandro’s eyes lifted to the roof at the sound of the singular word. He had been so relieved before. He couldn’t wait to get them home and naked.
He pulled Theodora out of the lingerie section and toward the exit. “Wait,” Theodora yelled. “I haven’t made my purchases.” She waved the hangers of delicate undergarments she held in her hand.
“We don’t need those,” Alejandro growled as he eyed the delicates. He wanted Theodora naked, not wrapped up in lace, silk, or satin.
“I want these,” she said with a pout.
“Fine,” he growled. He followed her to the cashier. They were halfway there when his cellular phone went off. He pulled out it out of his pocket and glanced at the name. “Shit,” he seethed. “I have to make a call.”
Theodora turned to him with confused eyes. “Is it urgent?”
He shrugged one shoulder in feigned indifference. “I’d rather just get it over with while you wait in line.”
“Here,” he said, pulling a few bills out of his wallet. “Use this.”
She stared at the money for a few seconds before her eyes lifted to meet his. The concern in her gaze burned a hole in his gut. “We’ve talked about this,” she whispered.
“Just take them,” he growled, shoving the money into her hand.
“Don’t be foolish, Alejandro. It’s my clothing. I’ll pay for it.”
“I want to pay for it. Just use the damned money.”
“I know you care about me. I know how you feel, but let’s be sensible,” she whispered softly. “You work for me for a reason.”
“Not the reason you’re thinking,” he muttered.
She flinched at his words. “What are you talking about?”
Alejandro considered telling Theodora the truth right then and there. He thought about telling her about his family and his inheritance.
He hadn’t intended to end up working at Candy Drop Sweet Shoppe. Originally, he’d gone there to schedule an appointment with the owner in order to ask her a few questions about her more popular desserts. At the time, Alejandro had been considering adding a dessert menu to the coffee shops that were a part of the Alba conglomerate. He’d been floored when one of the waitresses pointed Theodora out to him. He’d applied for a job that night. He hadn’t been able to walk away from her since.
Then he pictured how she would react…and in public too. No, now was definitely not the right time. “There’s something I need to tell you,” he whispered softly. “But not now. Later, okay?”
Theodora searched his eyes for a second before assenting. “You’re sure everything is fine?”
He nodded his head yes, because he couldn’t bring himself to say the word. The truth was he was afraid of losing her when he revealed his lies. And if that happened, nothing in his life would be fine.
“So I’ll see you later?” Theodora asked.
“I’ll meet you here. I just have to make a quick call.”
“Okay,” Theodora said before turning to the long line in front of her.
Theodora’s mumbled “I hate shopping,” followed Alejandro down the hall as he made his way toward the restroom enclave. He needed a quiet area when he made his call.
Earlier that day his stockbroker called and left him an “urgent” message. Alejandro had meant to call the man back, but he got caught up in Theodora.
Considering the fact that Alejandro had yet to tell Theodora about his actual financial situation, he couldn’t exactly make the call beside her.
He turned down the hall and into the small dark enclave that housed the restrooms and payphones.
That was when he saw her.
Alejandro bit back an oath the moment she stepped from the shadows. He didn’t realize until it was too late that Ling was the woman who had cornered him.
He darted a quick glance around the crowded mall before pulling her petite body farther into the shadowed enclave.
“What the hell are you doing here?” he growled into the shell of her ear. Although he wan
ted to yell, he didn’t. He feared that Theodora would hear him and come looking for him. And the last place he wanted her to find him was there, in a corner with Ling.
She flinched at the closeness of his hard body, his words, and his angry tone. Alejandro took some perverse joy in the fact that her midnight eyes widened with what could only be apprehension before she took a step back.
Then all sense of self-preservation and fear flew out of her gaze. Her beautiful eyes looked Alejandro from his head to his toes and then back up again. Finally her gaze landed on his crotch. Her dark pink tongue skimmed the edge of her plump bottom lip.
“I missed you, Ali.”
One eyebrow arched at her words. She had to be kidding. She was the one who had ended the relationship.
“You missed me, Ling? Or you missed my bank account?”
“Why do you have to be like that?” she said with a perfectly practiced pout. “I missed you, Alejandro.”
“Or maybe you missed the way I used to give it to you. Guess the asshole I caught you with isn’t up to the task.”
“Ali,” she purred as she sauntered up to him. The small, high mounds of her breasts pressed into the chiseled planes of his chest. “I miss you. I need you. I made a mistake and I understand that you’re still mad at me. But I’m willing to work hard,” she said, her voice dipping huskily, “to make it all up to you.”
His gaze connected with hers and tightened. “You can keep your apology, Ling. You can also shove your attempt to make me forget that you’re a heartless bitch.”
“You always did have a temper,” she said in a soft voice he knew from experience was meant to soothe his rising anger. It was the voice she used when she wanted something she knew she had no right to ask for. Normally he gave in to whatever she demanded. But things hadn’t been normal for some time now.
“Ling, it’s over. It was your choice. Now you’ve got to live with it.”
“But I want you, Ali.”
When she saw the hard line of his grim frown, she must have decided to change her tactic. “I love you, Alejandro. It’s taken me some time to figure it out, but I know it’s true. I love you.”
“The only person you love, Ling, is you.”
“Ali,” she cried in fake outrage.
“Don’t call me that. I’ve moved on,” he said before darting a look around the corner. “You should too.”
“Don’t tell me she’s the one.”
His head snapped up at her words. “What the hell are you talking about, Ling?”
“The woman I saw you shopping with. Tell me you’re not going to turn me down for her?”
He grabbed her slim shoulders and pulled her small frame to him. His fingers bit into her flesh as his anger thundered to him. “Back off, Ling. I mean it. Stay away from her,” he growled at her.
Just at that moment Theodora decided to peek her head around the corner of the long hall. “Alejandro,” she called. The soft melodic sound of her voice echoed off the blinding white walls.
Alejandro pushed Ling away as if her skin had burned him, which it just might have done if he wasn’t so quick. Ling was poisonous from head to toe. There wasn’t one inch of her that wasn’t caustic.
“Querida,” he yelled in answer. He heard Ling’s outraged gasp and immediately dismissed it. It wasn’t his fault Ling hadn’t been faithful enough and thereby worthy enough for a pet name. Theodora on the other hand…
He knew the moment she realized he wasn’t alone. Her steps faltered as she approached them in the shrouded hallway and then continued at their pace. He smiled encouragingly at her even though he knew his smile probably looked more brittle than warm.
She stopped just three feet away from him. And yet, Alejandro felt the need to be closer to her.
He crossed the small chasm that separated them and placed one arm on her shoulders, pulling her close to his hard body.
She immediately looked up at him with daggers in her eyes. Then she blinked and all emotion was gone.
Things weren’t looking good for him.
“I hope you weren’t looking too long for me, sweetheart.”
She shook her head no and her braids brushed against his chest. “Not really,” she said. Her tone was cold and emotionless.
“Theodora, this is Ling. Ling, this is my girlfriend, Theodora,” Alejandro said with a tense smile. He took sad pleasure at the fact that Ling’s face had crumpled at his words. He had never once called her his girlfriend while they were dating. Ling had made it clear early in their relationship that she was his “woman,” not his girlfriend. Too late, he’d realized that meant she was free to date other people.
Fortunately for him Theodora was a different kind of woman.
He felt Theodora flinch at his words and try to pull away. Her nails dug into his side, telling him to let her go. Alejandro tightened his hold instead. He had no intention of letting Theodora go. Ever.
He had come to that realization as they had walked through the Macy’s kitchen and dining section to get to the lingerie section. He had been struck with a blinding vision of him and Theodora making a home, a family, together.
He saw them with at least two, hopefully four, children. He pictured them in a big brightly colored house that had a large backyard, enough room for the kids to play, and maybe even a pet or two.
He saw them growing old together as they watched their children mature and make their way in the world.
Alejandro had every intention of making that vision come true, even if he had to drag Theodora kicking and screaming to the altar.
“Really?” Ling asked with a smirk. “I never pegged you for the kind who needed a mother-son relationship. I didn’t know you preferred mature women.”
Theodora froze beside him. Alejandro gave Ling a cold smile. “I prefer women period.” He looked down at the woman beside him. “I prefer Theodora.” With that remark, he turned and led Theodora down the hall.
Chapter Nine
Homemade Cream Pie
Alejandro was prepared for a fight and received one. The fight didn’t officially start until they reached Theodora’s house. The seemingly endless drive home was tense and silent. He had plenty of indication that the rumble was coming.
The whole ride home Theodora’s face had reminded him of the sky above them. With each passing moment, he could see the dark clouds in her mind gathering as she processed what she had seen and pieced things together.
The moment he parked his car, Theodora jumped from it and headed for her front door. She was already in her doorway when Alejandro slammed his car door. When he reached the door he found it locked. He had to knock for a full minute before she opened it.
She threw it open with an angry jerk and just stood in the doorway. The look on her face was the same look the linebackers on the football field had. Something told him he wouldn’t have much luck getting past Theodora.
“I know you’re mad. I get the feeling you’re mad at me.”
She lifted one eyebrow and grunted at him. She stared up at him for several seconds before turning away suddenly.
“I’m not mad. I would be mad if we were a couple. Why the hell did you tell her that I am your girlfriend anyway?” she threw over her shoulder as she stomped her way to her room.
“Because it’s true, damn it,” he growled. His voice was low and thick with the anger that had gathered out of nowhere. Now he was the one with the thick, black clouds hanging over his head.
He hated the fact that she thought of them as nothing more than friends with a weird ass sort of benefits scheme.
He had been waiting for the moment he could be with Theodora for over a year, but she refused to see him as anything more than a sperm donor.
That stopped Theodora in her tracks. “It can’t be. We’re just…we’re just trying to make a baby.”
Alejandro immediately sensed Theodora’s apprehension. He reined in his anger. With the wild, caged look in her eyes, Theodora reminded him of a skittish animal. She ne
eded a kind, determined hand to control her fear.
The very last thing she needed was his rage.
“While we’re trying to make a baby, you and I are boyfriend and girlfriend. We’re exclusive, aren’t we?” he coaxed.
“Yes,” she sighed softly.
“Good, because while we are together I better be the only one fingering that tight pussy of yours,” he said as he stalked toward her. “Only my mouth better taste your cunt. Only my cock better enter your pussy, your mouth, your ass.”
Theodora’s breath came out a gasp.
Alejandro knew by the passion glazed look in her eyes that his harsh words turned Theodora on. She wasn’t the only one, he realized as his cock thickened in his pants.
“Only me, Theodora,” he whispered against her lips as his fingers caressed her face.
Her pink tongue darted out and licked her bottom lip. “Well, then…”
“You and I are exclusive. You are my girlfriend. And I am your boyfriend.”
Her eyes fell to his chest. He lifted her head until her eyes caught his. “Say it, querida.”
“You are my boyfriend.”
“And?” he said, leaving no place for her to hide. He wanted her to acknowledge everything that was going on between them.
“And I’m your girlfriend,” she muttered in a sulking tone.
He gave her a smile full of satisfaction. “Yes. Finally,” he whispered as he brushed his lips against hers. His fingers caressed the soft, sensitive skin under her jaw and tilted her head up for his kiss. His tongue thrust past the barrier of her lips to sweep into her mouth and stroke the succulent flesh. He nipped at her bottom lip before pulling the flesh into his mouth and suckling it. She groaned against his mouth and her fingers clenched in the strands of his hair.
Alejandro’s hands drifted from her neck, over her shoulder, until they landed on her waist. His fingers tightened around her middle, before lifting her. Theodora automatically wrapped her legs around his hips.
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