by Kortni Renea
Harrison suddenly stopped, looked up and met Felicia’s gaze. While he was walking towards her, a part of her wish she’d let the girls stay over Analia’s. From the look on his face, if they were alone he would probably take her against the lift or one of the many man made pillars about the shop. But they weren’t alone. Harrison pulled her into his arms and kissed her deeply. Felicia was actually the one who lost herself in his kiss and forgot where they were and that they had an audience. Harrison pulled back as her leg started to hitch up his.
“Later babe.” He told her kissing her softly. “Just you wait.” Harrison turned to the girls who had their noses slightly turned up at the rusted bike. Trying to figure out what all the excitement was about.
“Thank you ladies for my present. It’s something I’ll cherish always.”
“You’re welcome!” they chorused together.
That night as he locked up the shop after them and drove back to his place, was the first time felt he finally had a family of his own. And he was beginning to think it was time to make it a more permanent situation…
Chapter Thirty One
The holidays were great all the way around and went by in a blur. To Felicia’s surprise and yet the cause of great worry, the girls never once asked about David. She had stopped obsessing about them missing out on something and went with the flow as they seemed to be doing. She didn’t find herself as concerned as she had been. Not to her surprise, Felicia had been out voted and they ended up staying with Harrison through the holidays. Returning home only due to school resuming.
But things still pretty much remained the same. They all stayed at her place during the week and Harrisons’ on the weekends. Even being at home surrounded with only their things felt like a foreign out of body experience. After Felicia or Harrison would get the girls from aftercare they’d go home and immediately help start on their homework. Whoever wasn’t cooking had homework duty.
They ate dinner at the table and talked about their day. Dana at times dominated the conversation the entire dinner with every little detail of her day. Never once was she told to be quiet. She wasn’t instructed to shut up nor was she told that what she wanted to do or was interested in was stupid. Everyone listened to each other. Laughed with each other. And engaged with each other. After dinner was bath and shower time. PJ’s on and family time on the sofa. They would spend about an hour watching whatever television show or movie they could agree on that night before bedtime.
January had quickly passed and now Felicia and Harrison were preparing for their trip to Punta Cana that was only five days away. Felicia was ecstatic! It was the first time she’d be going on a real vacation. The first time she would be bold enough to wear a two piece, besides her bras and panties. One of the greatest gifts Harrison had brought into her life was the return of her best friend. Felicia and Emma had reconnected and it was as if no time had passed at all. Their kids played great together, which meant they were able to talk and gossip with little to no interruption.
She’d gone shopping one afternoon with Emma and they had bumped into Jenna at the mall. The three made an afternoon of it and unsurprisingly, Jenna and Emma hit it off and quickly. They combined their efforts, double teaming her and telling her she should showcase the body she’d worked so hard for the entire vacation. Felicia knew they were coming from a place of sincerity, but she just wasn’t quite that confident mentally yet. Well outside of the bedroom she wasn’t.
There was just something about Harrison that made her feel like she was the prettiest girl in the world. Her man looked at her like she was the beginning and end for sexy.
“Felicia, who do you know that’s going to be in Punta Cana?” Jenna casually asked. As they strolled to the next department store.
“No one. It’s just me and H.”
“Exactly!” Emma yelled making Felicia jump from her sudden outburst. “Neither one of you will know anyone you’ll come across on vacation. So why not sport a two piece. Hell, go commando! That’ll surely keep my brothers attention.”
All Felicia could do was shake her head at her friends’ line of thinking. There really wasn’t anything that came to mind that Emma wasn’t willing to speak aloud.
“Come on Felicia. You know it’s the truth. Whenever we’re out Jax never looks at anyone else but you. And the only way I’ve seen him look at you of late is ‘I want to rip your clothes off right here and now. Fuck whoever is still here they’re off’.” Jenna said in all seriousness.
Laughing Felicia addressed her friends’ observation. “Jenna that’s not fair. You’re only saying that because of last week.” Jenna and Antonio had thrown a barbecue and Felicia had finally worn the Christmas gift Jenna had given her, a pair of Express Jeggings that fit Felicia like a second skin. Of course her little fashionista friend/assistant didn’t half step and bought Felicia an off the shoulder sweater, belt, earrings and necklace to complete the ensemble. Something Felicia never would’ve chosen for herself. But Jenna was tired of seeing her in her old clothes that were hanging off of her.
“What happened last week?” Emma asked as she collected three swimsuits for Felicia to try on. Jenna had about four. They made their way back to the dressing room, followed by an irritated Felicia. She knew she’d be buying nothing but two pieces by the end of the day shopping with these two. It would be better to just concede. She could always exchange them next week, Felicia thought smiling to herself.
“So Antonio and I threw a barbecue at the house. You know just close friends and family. A few workers from the gym. You know, nothing too big as we ate indoors. But my man loves his barbecue. So anyway Felicia and Harrison came over. And when I tell you, your brother Emma could not keep his hands off of Felicia!” Jenna laughed while recalling the events.
“I mean at first I thought it was just my imagination. But un unh. Even Antonio noticed it. And it takes a lot for something to get his attention. Didn’t matter if it was on her hip, ass, thigh or neck. His hands were always on her.”
“Jenna you are so messy! There were drinks involved too.” Harrison had more than his usual three beer, four max limit and had six along with a few mixed drinks. One of Jenna and Antonio’s guests had been in the seals too and they spent a lot of time talking about friends and experiences they’d had. That night Felicia got to drive the pickup home and fell in love with it. She was really considering trading her vehicle in for a small pickup. The bed would be very convenient for her projects.
Harrison had told her on the way home he’d had to drink more than the norm to keep from starting fights with the guests. Their eyes were resting a little too long at her legs, ass and chest. Felicia had noticed maybe one or two leers, but not as many as he made it out to be.
“So my big brother was jealous? Oh my. Now that’s interesting.” Emma called through the dressing room door. “Son has never shown any signs of jealousy. NEVER. Not with girlfriends of the past and not even with his ex-wife Chloe. And that bitch was biggest flirt you’d ever meet. Once, when they first got back, we all went out to Roadies to celebrate Son’s return.” Felicia cringed on the inside, the last thing she wanted to hear about was Harrison’s ex-wife.
“When I tell you ladies she had to have danced with every man in that bar. Most were of no relation and she was dry humping pretty much every man that wasn’t related to us. Not once did Son raise an eyebrow or even comment on it. That’s how I knew things were doomed from the beginning for them. If a man loves his wife as he should because that’s his wife, he wouldn’t be okay with her being on other men like that. Regardless if you felt you didn’t need to worry because you know she’s coming home. But yeah. Wow!” Emma finished as Felicia walked out of the dressing room.
“WOW!” Jenna echoed. Felicia walked out wearing the swimsuit Jenna picked out and she herself felt was too dominatrix like… The swimsuit was pretty much a two piece but it had straps of cloth that crossed over her mid-section and connected the pieces together. Felicia felt like all she needed wa
s a whip to complete the ensemble.
“Whoa Nelly! Hot Momma alert!” Jenna exclaimed while clapping her hands together and jumping up and down. “Harrison is going to flip when he sees you in that. You two will never be separated on your trip. Now try on the others.”
Felicia ended up leaving the boutique with four swimsuits, three covers and not one of the four suits was a one piece. “Thank you for shopping with us.” The clerk told Felicia as she handed her the receipt. Jenna nicely took it from the salesclerk before Felicia could.
“I’ll just hang onto this in case you were thinking about bringing a couple back to exchange for the boring one pieces you were pining over.”
Felicia rolled her eyes at Jenna. “Don’t act like you know me Jenna.”
“Oh but she does, very well.” Emma said chiming in. “And I must admit I like your style.”
“Thank you. Now who’s up for Tijuana Joe’s?” Felicia groaned to herself on the inside. Getting a hangover on a nice Saturday afternoon was not she had in mind when she and Emma decided to go shopping. Felicia took her phone out and sent Harrison a quick text letting him know they were grabbing something to eat. He, Richard or Antonio may need to be on standby to come and pick them up when they were finished. She knew from past experiences what both Emma and Jenna could do. The two of them together…that was a frightening thought.
Chapter Thirty Two
The moment their flight deplaned in Punta Cana Felicia, was in love. The Dominican Republic was beautiful. Clear blue skies. Warm winds, beautiful plants, trees and flowers. All in vibrant shades of pink, blue and yellow. She just stood, staring in amazement, physically turning in a circle. She would have felt like a country bumpkin if all the other first timers there weren’t having the same reactions.
Harrison of course was great the whole time. He didn’t tell her to hurry up and get on the bus that would shuttle them to the airport building so they could go through customs. He let Felicia take her time and get her fill of the beautiful country they were in. He’s been fortunate enough in life to where he’s travelled overseas many times over. But he knew and understood this was a first for her.
“So you think you can get with travelling out of the country?” Harrison asked as he wheeled her carryon bag and carried his duffle as they made their way to the shuttle. Felicia turned to Harrison gracing him with her gorgeous smile.
“Hell yeah! I don’t know what took me so long.” She told him as they shared a laugh. Felicia hooked her arm around Harrison’s waist and walked in unison with him. She was excited to see what this trip would bring. Clearing customs wasn’t as bad as Felicia had thought it would be. The most inconvenient part about going through customs was the lack of air-conditioning. But the beauty and ambiance of the open airport and ceiling fans with blades shaped like leaves made up for it.
Forty-five minutes later they were pulling into their resort, The Majestic Grand Colonial. If Felicia was awed by the architecture of the airport she was blown away by the hotel’s grand lobby. It also was done in an open concept. There were no doors or windows. Just archways and spaces where the windows and doors would be. The floors were made of marble, and the woodwork! Dark cherry wood was everywhere. Felicia was in heaven.
They were escorted past the front desk back to a private lounge area where they were seated and handed cool hand cloths to cool down. While their personal butler Osiris worked on getting them checked in, they were doted on hand and foot by everyone else. Felicia sat sipping champagne, eating hors devours and looking around not wanting to miss anything.
Harrison was seated next to her, cool calm and collected. He’d acquired the internet information and was setting their phones up on the Wi-Fi system.
“Before we left I installed an app on the girls’ phone so they’ll be able to text you whenever they want. It’s an internet based app so we won’t get charged roaming and other fees for using it.” He explained showing Felicia the app he’d just installed on her phone. Leaning over the armrest, Felicia stroked his face with her palm and gave him a tender kiss. Much to Harrison’s great pleasure, she was now very comfortable with public displays of affection.
“I love you so much. You spoil us all to no end.” Felecia told him as she sat back in her chair.
“I just hate that you think what I’ve done so far is spoiling when all I’m doing is looking after my girls. Imagine how you’re going to feel when I really start spoiling my lady loves.” All Felicia could do was roll her eyes at that and shake her head at him. This was the only source of contention between Harrison and herself. He loved to do things for them, not to gain brownie points or win Dana and Elena over. They were already eating out of the palm of his hand. But because he was a man. And as a man he was raised to be a provider for his. They were his. There was nothing he wouldn’t do for them or provide for them. Even if Felicia felt it was too much.
As he’d hated to point out to her during the long and lengthy discussion she had forced them to have, ‘The only reason you feel I’m doing too much is because you’re used to being with a man that did nothing. And that’s not me. I’m not David Foster, I’m Harrison Kincaid.’ After that Felicia had pretty much let him provide and do for them whatever it was he wanted. It actually made her life easier sometimes. She now had new ways to punish Dana and Elena when needed. Who would have thought simply confiscating an iPad for a week to ten days would have more of an effect on a child than a physical punishment?
After checking them in, Osiris walked them to the club portion of the property where they were staying. It was the adult’s only section. They were given a tour of the clubhouse where hors devours, drinks, water and alcohol were always ready and waiting when needed twenty-four seven. Then they were shown to their room and Felicia was again amazed at the beauty, detail and yes woodwork the developers put into the property. Harrison had reserved a swim up room for them, so their patio opened up and out to the pool and was equipped with a double lounger.
The bar was fully stocked as well as the refrigerator with water and soft drinks. The bathroom was gorgeous. The commode was separately housed from the shower. Both doors were done in a frosted glass. The shower like the commode was done in marble from top to bottom. It wasn’t as big as Harrisons, but it was definitely doable and had a waterfall spout.
The room was of course furnished with a king sized bed, a love seat, coffee table and desk. Harrison was busy getting the lay of the land from Osiris. Felicia walked to the patio doors and pulled back the curtains to expose those who were already enjoying some pool time.
After seeing Osiris out, Harrison turned back and had to pause at the sight before him. Felicia’s physique was illuminated by the light that was pouring in from the glass doors. As if his angel was being drenched with heavenly light. Making his way over to her, he wondered if he could get his little angel to be his naughty little devil before they hit the pool. Hearing his approach Felicia turned to look at him over her shoulder with hooded eyes.
“Don’t do it H…” She warned him before he wrapped his muscled arms around her, hugging her to him from behind.
“Do what?” He innocently asked as he began to nibble on her, travelling from her ear down to where her neck and shoulder connected.
“That,” Felicia told him as she pulled in a sharp breath in reaction to the bite he’d given her and was now kissing the pain away. She was getting wet. And not the way she wanted. She’d never been out of the U.S. she was ready to go out, explore and see what all The Majestic had in store for them.
But maybe she could see what Harrison wanted to show her first. Turning around so she could face him, she gave him a saucily smile and raised her hands up. That was all Harrison needed, he reached down to grab her hips. Felicia hopped up at the same time and he picked her up. Turning away from the window, he carried her to the bed. The only barrier that separated their private intimate show and the party at the pool was the thin sheer curtain Felicia had left in place. Harrison’s focus was only on the
woman he was currently devouring with his tongue. He could eat Felicia for hours. Something he had every intention of doing many times over while on vacation.
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“What the fuck is that?” Harrison demanded when Felicia stepped out of the bathroom wearing one of her new purchases. Felicia quickly turned around, to see what it was Harrison was talking about. She hated bugs.
“What? Where is it?” She frantically asked looking up down and in front of her.
“That.” He told her pointing at her monokini.
“It’s a swimsuit.” She told him. If it weren’t for the hard on that clearly accompanied the look of astonishment on his face, Felicia would have started to feel self-conscious. The monokini she wore was a flaming burnt orange color. She had her hair piled high on top of her head in a messy bun. Harrison was shirtless with swim trunks on, looking sexy as sin. Felicia fought with herself on wanting to ask him to put his customary tank on. She didn’t want strangers ogling at the tattoos she’d come to feel were for her eyes only.
“That’s missing too much fabric to be a swimsuit.” Felicia walked over to where he stood. She stopped short, just out of his reach and did a three-hundred and sixty degree turn for him. “I know you have something to put over that.” He told her in all seriousness.
Felicia was surprised at Harrisons cave like response. But if she were being completely honest with herself, it turned her on to know her man didn’t want anyone else to see what he knew was his.
“Where’s your shirt?” She asked countering his non subtle demand. That question caught him off guard, causing him to raise a brow. She figured she’d help him out. “Your shirt? You know the thing you put on to cover all that up.” She said using her hands to emphasize her point.
Harrison was tickled. This was a first, Felicia never showed any signs of jealousy. He decided to have a little fun at her expense. “You really want me to put my shirt on? You know we’re going right out to the pool. I won’t be able to wear it in the water.” Felicia took a few seconds to ponder his words before she spoke.