“Yeah, that’s it, Cin. Look at me while you fuck me. Take me deep inside you and never fucking let me go. Milk me. Make me give you all that I am. Fuck me the way you’ve always wanted.”
His words were turning her the fuck out. Who was she becoming when she was with him?
As she felt her body flying off the edge, she grabbed Rhys around the neck, pulling his lips to hers. “Come inside me, daddy.”
That must have released something inside of him, because he gripped her hips and began thrusting up. He controlled them from the bottom. The only thing Hyacinth could do was hold on for the ride. As she screamed out her pleasure, she felt her body tighten around Rhys as he began pulsing inside her.
“Yes, baby. Take it. All of me. You fucking belong to me.”
Hyacinth smiled at his words, because she could do nothing but agree.
“So, what about the art festival?” she sat down next to Rhys while biting into an apple. They’d finally gotten out of bed an hour ago. Both showered and put on some hang around the house clothes. Hyacinth removed the sheets from the bed and put them in the wash. Although Rhys told her his cleaning team would take care of it, she didn’t want them to remove the soiled sheets from the bed. If they wanted to put on clean sheets, that would be fine. She didn’t want to think about how many times the staff had to do that when he’d brought other women here. Clearing her head of those thoughts, she kept her mouth shut. They were still too new. He hadn’t delved into her love life, other than to ask about Kenny.
He was looking through his phone as he stood on the back deck. The view was spectacular. The green grass, the tall trees. She felt like she was on top of the world. But then again, that’s what good—mind-blowing sex would do to you.
“It’s the entire weekend. We can either go today or tomorrow. I figured it would be something nice we could do out in town. Although I would be happy to keep you in my bed for two-days straight, I also know that might be too much for you.” He reached out to her, pulling her close to him. “I’m trying to do this the right way.”
Burrowing close to him, Hyacinth inhaled his scent. She wouldn’t mind staying in bed all weekend, but didn’t want to be such a brazen hussy. The dick was on point though and as she felt her channel slicken with need, she pulled back. Having too much of a good thing too early maybe wasn’t the way to approach this.
They still had to work together almost every day. There had to be a way she could hold herself back from attacking the man every moment. “And I appreciate that.” She looked back toward the living area, where she noticed two cleaning ladies going back and forth. “So, is this a regular occurrence?”
Shit, she thought. That wasn’t what she wanted to say. Hyacinth wanted to be an adult about this thing. Not that she had a lot of one-night stands. She was smart to stay away from those situations because she always felt that it would tempt her to get caught up in feelings. Which, lo’ and behold, look at what she was doing. Yes, she wanted to be with Rhys, but she also had to remember that the man had a past. If no one else, there was that chick he’d brought to the restaurant for a date.
Rhys placed his phone in the back pocket of his jeans and turned to look at her. “Is what a regular occurrence?”
Suddenly shy, she avoided his gaze and changed the subject. “There’s so much I don’t know about you. Only so much information can be found on the internet.”
At this, he froze. “You looked me up?”
She turned to face him. “Just to know who I was working for. Why? Does that bother you? You do remember that you looked up my home address without telling me, right?”
He made a sound as if to dismiss what she said. “That was different. You needed help. I had to get you home safely.” Reaching down for his cup of coffee on the little table situated near the chairs, he took a sip. “What did you find out about me?”
She wondered why his voice had taken on that tone. Was he bothered that she had looked him up? Then again, as she remembered the phone call she heard yesterday, maybe he was concerned there was something out there about his less than legal activities. “Nothing much was out there. I saw that you’re a veteran. No kids that you know about. No wife or girlfriend that’s been named publicly.” At his low laugh, she smiled in return. “Like I said, nothing much.”
“Hmmmm. Okay,” he murmured before looking back out at the view in front of them.
“Does it bother you that I looked you up?”
It took him a second to respond, but when he did, he shook his head. “Not at all. That just proves you’ve been interested in me this entire time.” Silence filled the air as he took another sip. “Before we head out to the festival, is there anything else you want to ask me? Anything else you want to know?”
Hyacinth now knew his monotone voice earlier wasn’t about what she’d found on the internet, but he was leading up to something. Was he giving her permission to ask him about the phone call she heard yesterday? She already told him she arrived at his door right as Mateo called out to her. If that were the case, there was nothing for her to know, so no questions would need to be asked.
Plus, his other dealings had nothing to do with her. She knew how life happened and she was not an innocent. Life was full of gray. If she needed the black and white, she knew Rhys was not the man for her. But now that she had experienced the full effect, she didn’t want to walk away. She just needed to know that he would protect her if shit went down.
“No other questions. If there are other things in your life that you want to share with me now, I’m happy to listen. Otherwise, I’ll learn as I go. As long as there’s no wife, girlfriend, or unclaimed children running around, then I’m good.”
His eyes stared into hers for a couple of seconds before he nodded, accepting what she said—and what she didn’t say.
“No wife or girlfriend, unless you count yourself. No unclaimed kids. If one comes out of the woodworks, you and I will learn about them at the same time. That doesn’t mean I don’t want kids, because I do.” His gaze shifted to her stomach and lingered for a moment before he looked into her eyes again. “But I’m positive you’ll be intimately involved in that decision and process when the time comes.”
Chapter 14
The next morning, they sat at a table in the kitchen eating breakfast. Instead of having the cleaning ladies come by this morning, Hyacinth changed the sheets herself. She wasn’t a very good cook, but Rhys was amazing at it. Within minutes, he whipped up French toast, bacon, breakfast potatoes, and English-style eggs, which were heavenly.
Her eyes kept traveling to the man sitting next to her. How in the world did she get lucky enough to have him in her life?
Yesterday, he took the time to walk with her around the entire festival, stopping at each booth. No matter how long she stood talking with each vendor, he waited patiently, just letting her do her thing. When she tried to buy a few unique pieces, he refused to let her pay. Not that she was one of those women who felt some kind of way about a man paying, but she had to at least try to purchase her own things. Honestly, she was only too happy to let him do it for her. If that was his preference, so be it. She got a few amazing art pieces that she could put in her eventual home and didn’t have to spend her own money.