“Surprisingly, yes,” she answered. “And you?”
“Well enough,” I replied, turning on my side to stare at her. Leda in the morning was fucking gorgeous. Her long dark hair fell over her bare shoulder. Her cheeks were pink and red from our morning bout.
She gave me a little smile, and I found it difficult to not return it.
“I’ve got somewhere I want to take you,” I said.
Her smile dropped, and then dimmed.
“Oh,” she stated, looking away. “All right.”
Fuck. She looked worried, and I knew immediately where her mind had gone. She thought I was going to take her to her next destination now that I had gotten what I wanted.
What Leda didn’t know was that I was nowhere near done with her.
Reaching out, I brushed the hair off her shoulder. “You will like it, I promise you.”
“I, um, okay,” Leda said after a minute. “But unless it’s a lingerie party, I’m going to need some clothes.”
“As much as I would like to keep you fucking naked in my bed,” I replied, watching as a blush stole across her cheeks, “I believe you are right. I will have some sent over immediately.”
Leda pulled the covers over her naked body. “Thank you, Lucas. That’s nice of you.”
Nice? I wasn’t nice. Throwing back the covers, I climbed out of bed, conflicted on my feelings of why I wanted to do this for her and what I genuinely wanted from her.
Hell, I didn’t know what I wanted from Leda, but I sure as hell wasn’t going to give her up.
Chapter 37
Lucas
I drummed my fingers along the door as the SUV sped toward the docks, glad that it wasn’t raining at least. Leda sat next to me, dressed in a blue T-shirt and a pair of skinny jeans that clung to her ass in a way that had me wanting to take her in the back of the SUV.
How Rocco managed to find clothing so quickly was beyond me. But I was glad that Leda looked happy at least.
Not to mention fucking gorgeous. Even in a T-shirt and jeans, she looked positively radiant.
I already called ahead to ensure that the destination was prepared and ready for our arrival. I wanted no delays. I didn’t want to have Leda out in the open any longer than I needed to.
But I also wanted her to enjoy this day. This was my gift to her, something that I hadn’t felt the need to provide until now.
The SUV slowed, and I looked over at Leda. “We are here.”
She peered out of the window. “The docks?”
I opened the door before reaching for her hand. “There’s something I want to show you.”
Confusion and questions swirled in her eyes, but she allowed me to lead her out of the SUV and down the floating ramp.
The captain greeted me. “Mr. Valentino,” he said, his hands clasped behind his back. “Everything is ready for you and your guest.”
“Thank you,” I said, bringing Leda to my side. “Chris, this is Leda.”
“Ma’am,” Chris smiled. “Welcome aboardVengeance.”
“TheVengeance?” she asked, looking around.
I smirked. “Welcome to my yacht.”