Fifty-Seven
I shook my head. Back in the day, I’d take that warning and would show her how the same could be said about me, but right now, I wasn’t thinking about hitting the sheets with her at all. Leeann was very attractive, around the same age as me and successful, based on the resume she’d practically recited earlier to me before Kenzie rescued me from her clutches. Now, more than ever, I hoped she showed up as promised.
“Look who I found,” Leeann announced, gaining my attention again.
“Hello, Mrs. Robe-” I started to speak before the dark-haired woman interrupted me.C0ntent © 2024 (N/ô)velDrama.Org.
“It’s Ms. Roberts,” she corrected me, drawing special attention to her title.
“Of course, Ms. Roberts.” I turned to Leeann. “Go ahead and show her to the bar, Miss DeSoto.”
The blonde was about to say something else but thought otherwise. She grabbed her friend’s arm, and the two walked over to the corner station so Julie could get a drink. I moved away from my current spot and saw a group of male chefs off in the other corner. Figuring now was as good a time as any to introduce myself, I walked swiftly over to them.
There were four men, and although they appeared to be having an animated conversation, I used their presence to my advantage anyway, thrusting my hand forward. “Hey, guys. I didn’t get a chance to formally introduce myself earlier. I’m Jonas Courtland.”
When the first of four guys rattled off his name, I didn’t even catch it as I was distracted by Kenzie and her friend entering the deck area. Both had changed out of their earlier dresses and while that was a shame, I was enjoying the sight of my ex in tight leather pants and a shirt that barely covered her midriff. My eyes traveled down the length of her toned body, my dick getting harder with each second I drank her in. I glimpsed at the bright red heels she was wearing, and they were ones I certainly wouldn’t object to her keeping on while I fucked her.
“And I’m Jonathan Price,” another of the men said loudly.
“It’s nice to meet you all,” I told them. I was about to speak to the others when the two women made a beeline for the bar area. “Excuse me, I see someone I need to go and greet,” I stated quickly, then moved off to the side to continue my appraisal, choosing not to meet up with Kenzie at the bar because Julie and Leeann were still there.
I was physically rooted in place, but that was my feet only. My eyes moved with her body, not missing the slight sway of her ass as she walked. She’d always been somewhat pretty, but now, she was hot as fuck, and the hardness of my erection confirmed just how affected I was. Kenzie’s hair was still down, the long, silken waves cascading midway down her back. It looked like spun gold, and no one would’ve ever been able to guess she was a natural brunette. The longer I looked, the more my thoughts were now on wrapping it around my wrist as I fucked her from behind.
It was almost as if she knew what I was thinking, or possibly sensed it, because Kenzie turned around. With a cocktail in her hand, she aimed a wink at me. I leaned against the wall. Her eyes stayed on mine the entire time, then she and her friend stepped away from the bar to take a seat at one of the nearby tables. My attraction to her kept me captive even when she set her glass down on the small table and plucked the cherry from her glass. When she placed the piece of fruit, stem and all, onto her tongue, I stiffened.
Dear God! I knew exactly what she planned to do when it disappeared into her mouth. Still, I watched and grinned as she kept her eyes on me. I could see the movement of her luscious lips, and seconds later, she stuck her tongue back out and removed what looked like a knotted stem.
Fuck. If I hadn’t been hard enough to pound nails already, I would be now. Kenzie held it up before tossing it onto the table. She then returned her attention to her friend and their drinks. This woman was certainly not the girl I remembered at all. I often thought about who she’d once been, and even entertained the idea of one-day making amends with her. Now, I wanted to fuck the woman she’d become six ways to Sunday. And damn if I’d last an entire week without touching her.
When Leeann and Julie left the area and most everyone else was talking among each other, I moved over to where Kenzie was sitting. Her friend noticed my presence but did not attempt to warn her, so I was easily able to sneak up behind my ex-lover. Leaning over her shoulder, I stared at the stem, then her ear as I lowered my head. “Impressive skills, Miss Broderick.”
She shivered, especially when I kept my head in the same spot, knowing my warm breath would tickle her skin. Kenzie stayed still for a moment before throwing her head back. I backed away, then looked into her upturned face.
“It is Miss, yes?” I asked, not wanting to cross any boundaries. There’d been a time when it didn’t matter whether a woman was attached in any way or not, but I’d matured over the last decade. Now, I had enough single women at my disposal that I need not involve myself with unwitting drama. I wanted this woman so badly that I wouldn’t have any qualms with throwing decency to the floor along with the clothes she was wearing.
I waited with bated breath for her to answer, finally heaving a small sigh of relief when her friend responded for her. “Kenzie’s single,” she stated, earning a smack from Kenzie.
I reached across the table and picked up the perfectly knotted cherry stem. “Very impressive, indeed. You should use this card trick more often.” She let out a throaty giggle until I lowered my mouth back to her ear. “I’ll let you in on a little secret, though.”
“And that is?” she asked, a bit breathlessly.
I traced the lobe of her ear with my tongue before whispering into it, “You’re not the only one who knows how to work their tongue.” She gasped, and I chuckled. “But then again, you already know that.”
The very first orgasm I’d ever brought her to had been with my tongue. I could still remember how sweet she’d tasted. I’d been insatiable, using every trick I knew at the time to keep her squirming. She’d been nervous at first, but when she got closer to shattering, Kenzie had allowed her body to move of its own accord. The tension and stiffness fell away as she writhed atop the luxury linen, then came on my tongue. Now, I wanted to recreate that moment, and to hell with whoever happened to be around.
“I just saw someone I know. I’ll be back later,” the friend stated as she suddenly rose from her seat. She looked right at me and winked. “Much, much later,” she added.
“Reece,” Kenzie called out in warning.
“You’ll be fine with me. I don’t bite much,” I told her, taking a seat opposite her.
Kenzie flushed, which I considered interesting. Either my presence still unnerved her, or she’d just been thinking about what I had. She flashed a nervous smile at me before tucking some of her long hair behind her ear. She’d once been an open book to me, but now she was an enigma. There was a sliver of what looked like pain inside of her eyes, but it was mostly masked by something else I couldn’t quite put my finger on.
“Are you going to stare at me all night?” she asked, breaking up my thoughts.
“And if I was?” I asked, then arched my brow. I wanted to do something to her all night, but it wasn’t ogling her unless she meant after I’d fucked her senseless.
Kenzie smiled, this time a little less politely. She leaned across the table which pressed her breasts closer together. My eyes immediately dropped to her ample cleavage and they might’ve stayed there had she not chosen that moment to speak. “In that case, I’ll give you a reason to stare.”
I smirked, even though I was unsure of where she was going with that until she stood up. She finished off her drink, then picked up the cherry stem. I watched as she tossed it onto the top of her glass. I still couldn’t wait to put her tongue to work, and I knew I would by the time this week was over. Hell, if I played my cards right, it’d be before sunrise.
“Take a good look at my ass as I walk away because it will be the closest you’ll be getting to it,” she told me before leaving.