by Kris Royce
When he released her she thought she would just melt into the floor. She knew her face was bright red. Ash looked at her with a very satisfied masculine gleam in his eyes at her breathless, heated expression.
“Jesus, Ash, you don’t play fair,” she whispered.
“No. I play to win, little girl,” he told her with a wicked grin.
Tegan decided this man was dangerous. He made her stupid with just a kiss. She never let a man get her like Ash was. She decided to play his game, but she was going to guard her heart. She could easily fall in love him.
They left the restaurant with Ash’s arm around Tegan. Everyone was staring and cameras were clicking.
For next few hours Ash took her and Tina on a tour to the city. He wanted to take her to Central Park, but he knew they would be bombarded by the paparazzi, and Tegan was uncomfortable about them already. They went back to Tina’s apartment when Marc called and told her he was home.
Later that night Tegan fell asleep in Ash’s arms while they were all laying around watching a movie. This was a first for Ash. He was a workaholic and never had time for just relaxing. The women he dated always complained he didn’t spend enough time with them. Not that he gave a fuck. He usually sent them a small gift to get them to shut the fuck up, and if that didn’t work he would send them packing.
Ash found he enjoyed doing this with Tegan. Besides being gorgeous, Tegan was easy to talk to and she had a great sense of humor. He had found himself laughing when Tina and Tegan had started going back and forth telling stories on one another.
When the movie was over Ash carried her to bed and kissed her good night before leaving. He hated leaving even for just a little while. Of course, Tina hovered over him like a mother hen again.
If she kept that shit up he would just have to have a talk with her.
Marc had invited him to join them to go to one of his games this coming Monday night. He had box seats. Ash accepted when he discovered what a sports fan Tegan was. Tina and Tegan told him about the importance of Friday night football in the great state of Texas.
Ash had to work the next day, so the girls had the whole day to themselves. They wanted to go shopping. Because Ash was worried about Marsh and wanted to keep track of Tegan, he offered them the use of his car and his driver. They would never see the other men he sent to watch over them.
Chapter 8
The next morning Marc and Tina were both there when Tegan got up. Marc cooked them a big wonderful breakfast. They had just finished cleaning up when Tina’s agent called and needed Tina to come by and sign some papers.
Tina talked Tegan into going with her. Roger was waiting for them when they walked out. On the way over Ash called Tina’s phone. They made plans for him to pick up Marc and meet them for lunch.
Tina’s Agent, Brandie Dobson, was pretty enough that she could have been a model herself. She was tall and slim with long dark-red hair and lovely green eyes. When Brandie was introduced to Tegan, she started asking Tegan all kinds of questions, completely forgetting about Tina.
“Have you ever thought of trying your hand at modeling? You are absolutely lovely, and you have beautiful skin. I know three or four companies that are searching for a model just like you,” Brandie told her.
Tegan was taken back. Her? A model? That was just crazy. When she looked at Tina she just smiled at her.
“Tegan, I think that is a great idea. Brandie, can we set her up for a shoot for a portfolio?” Tina asked.
Brandie just smiled. “Edward is here today. Why don’t we have him take a few photos? I am sure once he sees her he will have a fit anyway.”
“I don’t know about this,” Tegan was saying as Tina pulled her up and out of the room.
“Tegan, it will be great. You will see,” Tina told her.
Tina didn’t tell Tegan that she had set all this up. Brandie had seen a picture of Tegan and had a fit, wanting her to work for the agency. What a better way to build Tegan’s self-esteem. Brandie had agreed with Tina.
Tegan found herself being stripped out of her clothes and put into a long red evening gown that hugged every curve. One woman was putting makeup on her as another fixed her hair while Tina watched and talked her ear off.
Before she knew it she was meeting Edward who was the photographer. Edward Dayton was a very handsome man with dark blonde hair and light blue eyes. His eyes lit up when she walked into the room. Tegan charmed him with her sweet self.
Tina and Brandie watched in awe as the toughest fashion photographer in the business treated Tegan like she was made of glass and stared at her like he wanted to eat her alive. Edward was bisexual, but he preferred men and had never shown interest in a woman before until now.
He took Tegan by the hand and walked her over to a black chaise lounge chair. He positioned her just how he wanted her in a very seductive pose. He took pictures telling her what he wanted, and she just smiled and did as he asked.
Tina had to cancel lunch with the guys. Neither was happy about it. Tina didn’t bother to tell them what they were doing. She knew Ash would have had a shit fit, so she just told them she had a last minute shoot and Tegan was staying with her. It was four o’clock before they left.
Tegan had had a blast. Edward was charming and attentive. He even asked for her number, which she gave, and he gave her his. He even hugged her, kissed her hand, and told her she was a pleasure to work with her.
“Tegan, I really don’t want to tell the guys about this just yet. Maybe you can surprise Ash with a picture later,” Tina told her.
“Sure, why not. That was actually fun. I really had a good time. Edward is so sweet and easy to work with. No wonder you like your job,” Tegan told her.
“I am glad you had fun,” Tina told her with a smile. “So if Brandie calls about a job do you think you would do it?”
“As long as I don’t have to wear anything see-through. I don’t think I could do that.”
“I will be sure to tell Brandie that. You do realize that if you do model you will not only get paid to do it, but you usually get to keep the clothes that you model in as well.”
“Seriously? That would be great, but I am not holding my breath on getting any jobs.”
They were going to meet up with Ash and Marc at a restaurant where Ash had managed to get them an early reservation since it was only six o’clock. The guys said they would wait for them at the bar.
The girls went straight back to Tina’s apartment and changed before taking off. Tina picked out a pretty dark-purple dress with matching heels for Tegan to wear because the restaurant they were going to was upscale. The dress was a little tight through the bust and the ass, but other than that it looked really good on her.
Ash didn’t miss the way Tegan’s face lit up when she saw him and it made something in his chest tighten. She looked sexy as hell in that dress. He drank in the sight of her. He was pleased when Tegan gave him a shy smile as the girls made their way over and even more so when she gave him a hug. He couldn’t help himself. He cupped her face and kissed her. He smiled when he saw her dazed look. He couldn’t believe how much he fucking missed her.
“Hi,” she whispered.
“Hi, beautiful. You look stunning,” he told her.
She blushed but smiled. So fucking adorable.
When she turned to greet Marc, then rose up on her tiptoes, and kissed Marc on the cheek it took everything he had not to growl.
He pulled her back to him and kept his arm around her as they were shown to their table. It was hard to miss the other men that were staring at her. Once they were seated he listened as she talked about meeting Brandie Dobson and Edward Dayton. Ash knew them both. He narrowed his eyes at Tina when Tegan went on about how sweet Edward was. Tina met his eyes for a second and then quickly looked away. Ash knew Edward Dayton, and he was far from sweet. He was a hard-ass to work for and was famous for making models cry with his demands, but he was the best in the business. Edward’s photos could make a model famous.
Ash didn’t like that Tegan had thought Edward sweet. He could tell there was something going on just by the expression on Tina’s face. The woman would never be good at poker that was for sure. He looked over at Tegan, and he realized she had a little more makeup on than he had ever seen her wear before. Just what the hell had they been doing today?
Ash forgot all about Edward as the dessert he had ordered for Tegan arrived. She took a bite, shut her eyes, and moaned as the flavor burst in her mouth before licking her lips. She was killing him.
She talked him into taking a bite of the chocolate-covered cheesecake that she feed him herself. When she some got on his lip Tegan leaned over and kissed it off for him. When she drew back, her eyes were darkened with desire, which made his dick throb.
After dinner they went back to Tina’s. Tina and Marc disappeared into the bedroom and shut the door. Tegan kicked off her shoes and grabbed two glasses and a bottle of wine, which she had no idea what kind it was. Then she dragged Ash out onto the balcony. He had to go back in and find the corkscrew to open the wine and poured them each a glass. Then he found some music on his phone.
Ash held Tegan in his arms as they lay in a lounge chair and drank their wine while gazing at the stars and listening to soft music. Tegan thought it was wonderful. There was no place she would rather have been than here with Ash.
“Did you have fun today?”
“Oh yes,” Tegan said as she sat her wine glass down and turned in his arms. “But I would have rather have been with you,” she told him with a grin.
Ash sat down his glass, too, and lifted her up until her forehead touched his. “I want you with me. Come home with me tonight. I will spend the whole night showing you how much I want you,” he told her before he kissed her. He kissed her like a man possessed as he glided his hands over her curves.
He turned them until she was under him. Her dress worked its way up, allowing her to spread her legs so he could settle between them.
“Ash,” Tegan whispered as he pressed his groin against hers, letting her feel how much he wanted her.
“Do you have any idea what you do to me?” he asked her as he caressed her leg and then moved his hand up to her hip. The whole time he was moving his hips, rubbing against her.
“Don’t stop, Ash,” Tegan begged him.
She was so close to coming as he grinded up against her heated core. He slipped one of her breasts out of her bra and latched on to it. His hand went to her ass and lifted her hips up higher. He slipped his fingers under her panties to find her wet and slick for him. He pushed on finger into her tight pussy as he rubbed over her clit just perfect, and she shattered. He swallowed her cries of rapture as he kissed her. Her pussy clamped down on his finger, coating it with her slick cream. He held her to him as she slowly came down. He removed his hand from between her legs, brought his finger to his mouth, and sucked her juices off his finger as she watched.
“You taste so fucking good. I can’t wait for you to come on my tongue. That’s just a little taste of the pleasure I can give you, Tegan. There is so much more,” he told her like a dark promise, a promise she had every intention of taking him up on.
Tegan was breathless and still trying to recover. She couldn’t get over the things he did to her, the way he made her feel or the pleasure he gave her. Every time he touched her it only got better and better. She opened her eyes to find him looking at her. Tegan was not ready for this to be over. She wanted more of what he was offering.
She grinned at him. Then she shoved him until he lifted up off of her. She rolled so she was back on top with a husky wicked little laugh.
“I can’t come home with you because Tina already made plans for us to go somewhere at the butt crack of dawn, but I want to give you what you gave me.”
Ash lifted a dark brow. He was almost afraid to let her touch him because he was already so on edge, but he wasn’t about to tell her no either. He sat up more in the chair as Tegan kissed him, and she unbuttoned his jeans. She reached in and lifted his cock out. He was hard, hot, and heavy in her hands. She bit his lip before pulling away and moving down his body. Tegan seemed fascinated by him as she gently caressed her hand up and down, feeling his silk-covered hard flesh.
Tegan couldn’t get over how big he was, but it was the pearly white drops on the top that had her mouthwatering to taste him. There was no warning for Ash. One second Tegan was staring at his cock the next second she took him into her hot mouth and swirled her tongue over the end. She lowered her mouth over him slowly and bobbed her head, taking a little more each time while using her fist on the part she couldn’t.
“Fuck, Tegan,” he said as both hands went to her hair, and his hips bucked on their own accord. “Take me deeper, Tegan. Jesus, just like that…oh yes…God woman…more, Tegan.”
Tegan took as much as she could in her mouth until he hit the back of her throat. She didn’t gag, and he didn’t hold her there. She worked him with her mouth and her hands like a fucking pro. Now he was the one holding back the moans and groans trying to be quiet. Her hot little hand cupped his balls, and that was all it took.
“Tegan, pull off. I’m about to come,” he told her, not really wanting her to.
She made a noise and sucked him harder. With a growl he came in her sweet mouth as she swallowed him down. He came so hard that he saw spots in his vision. He pulled her away and up when she started licking him again.
Tegan left him lying there still recovering from her mind-blowing blow job as she ran inside to grab a damp towel to clean him off. He took it away from her and cleaned himself up. He grinned when she pouted. He tossed the cloth and put his cock back in his pants, which wasn’t easy because he was still hard. Then, he wrapped her back in his arms. He couldn’t help but wonder where the fuck she learned how to do that so fucking good and he was tempted to ask her but refrained.
They drank more of the wine. Halfway through her second glass Tegan snuggled against him and fell asleep in his arms. She was a perfect fit. He realized she trusted him to take care of her. As much as he wanted to spend the night holding her under the stars he knew he couldn’t. He carried her to bed, and this time Tina wasn’t there to stop him from undressing her, or so he thought. He about jumped out of his skin when he heard Tina behind him. Fucking woman.
“I got her. Why don’t you go on home? It’s late, and I know you have to be at work early,” Tina told him.
Ash showed himself out. He hated leaving her, and this shit was getting old. He wanted Tegan with him. In his bed so he could have her whenever he wanted. He was going to have to up his game because he already knew he would never let her go.
Chapter 9
Tegan woke up early the next morning with a smile on her face. Her cheeks flushed when she remembered what she and Ash had done on the balcony last night. She was on cloud nine, wondering where this thing with Ash was going. She could easily fall in love with him, and that scared the shit out of her.
Tina did her best to reassure her that Ash wouldn’t be hanging around if he didn’t really like her, and nobody could make Ash do something he did not want to do.
Tegan had always been a bookworm, and living so far out in the country she had never even had a boyfriend or had time for one. Thomas was strict with her. Then her father threw Roland at her like she was really going to marry him just because her father wanted her to. That had been a joke. Roland was handsome for an older man, but she did not like him, and she sure as hell was not attracted to him.
Over the years he had always watched her when he came over or when she was forced to go to his home with her parents. The man made her feel uncomfortable. She had been seventeen when she had gone out on a date with Roland because her father wouldn’t leave her alone. Roland had tried to force himself on her, but she had been expecting it and punched him. Then she had dropped him with a knee to his nuts. Then she had walked home.
Her father had gone off on her after Roland called him and snitched on her. Even her meek
and mild mother had tried to talk her into marrying Roland. She knew her mother only did it because her father made her. Thomas had a vicious temper, and he could be very scary.
A month later she moved off to college, deciding it was best to get away from her family and Roland. She took as many classes as she could and worked two jobs. She stayed away after that rarely going home, but on those rare occasions that she did Roland was always there.
Both her parents had more or less told her that she was coming home after graduation. She didn’t bother to argue with them because she had planned on going home for a little while anyway. When Roland showed up at graduation with her parents and Tina had come to ask her to come to New York, Tina’s offer won hands down.
Thomas had made a complete ass out of himself, and so had Roland. Both demanded that she come home with them. Like that was ever going to happen. Tegan was surprised when her mother pulled her and Tina into the ladies’ room and told them to grab Tegan’s bags from her room and sneak off. Her mother had told her to go to New York and have fun, and that she would make sure the rest of Tegan’s things were taken home.
Now she had met Ash Stone who was unlike any man she had ever met and he was completely overwhelming. He was gorgeous, charming, and sexy as hell. She was twenty-one years old, and he made her feel like she was a sixteen-year-old girl with a crush.
Later that afternoon when they returned from shopping the doorbell rang. Tina answered it and was surprised to see a large bouquet of colorful flowers. They were all roses. Tina took them and thanked the delivery guy. She giggled as she read the card.
“These are for you, Teg, and can you guess who they are from?” she said in a singsong voice.
“For me? Really?” Tegan asked as she walked over.
“Really, really,” Tina told her and handed her the card.
Tegan, when you look at these think of me and know I am thinking of you, A.S.