Meanwhile I just take off my robe, and get myself into the hot tub, ready to relax and enjoy the evening.
Once she comes back, I can't help but smile, reveling in her beautiful figure. She looks even better than I imagined in it. She is so sexy without even trying, and when she climbs into the hot tub beside me and straddles my waist, I’m harder than steel already. God, it’s been so long!
She’s quick to kiss me, but I insist on having a little to drink and a few strawberries first, feeding her slowly and allowing kisses with sips and nibbles. She rolls her hips in my lap, just a preview of what we’re about to do here in just a few minutes, and I groan into her mouth. I slide my hands up Jessica’s body, already prepared to untie the top of her bathing suit, hungry for the taste of her skin.
I pull the strings, but just as I’m about to see my bounty, my housekeeper comes out onto the patio in a nervous rush, her hand held over her eyes.
“Tina!” I yell. “Please leave!”
“I’m so sorry, Mr. O’Brian, but there is someone here to see you in the foyer.”
“Who?” I demand in an exasperated breath.
She looks quickly at Jessica, unsure, and that little look tells me everything I need to know.
Jessica picks up on what is unsaid, too, and is apoplectic. “You’ve got to be fucking kidding me!” She looks at me like her eyes could shoot daggers. “Either you tell her to leave now or I’m leaving and never coming back, Dan.”
I sigh. “Tell her to go, Tina.”
The maid nods and disappears back into the house, and I waste no time before kissing Jess again, taking her mouth with mine before she can complain anymore. She’s stiff at first, but begins to relax in my arms as things start to heat up again, right before—
Right before Elise herself storms onto the patio, furious, the color high in her face. “We had a fucking agreement, Dan!”
I push Jessica off me, who falls into the water with an “oomph!” “What the fuck are you doing out here!?”
Tina rushes in behind her, looking harried. “I’m so sorry, sir, I tried to send her away, but she didn’t listen!”
“Elise, I’m busy, God dammit!” I explode at her, pulse pounding in my ears. “Who the fuck do you think you are to come over uninvited?”
Elise stomps her foot like a petulant child. “I went with you to that dinner and in exchange, you promised to talk to my brother so he wouldn’t kick me out of his life! Well, guess what, he’s furious and I’m blacklisted both from the engagement and the fucking wedding too!”
Behind me, I hear Jessica drawing in a breath, and the last thing I want on my hands is these two fighting.
“I’ll be back in just a minute, Jess,” I growl, standing up and climbing out of the jacuzzi. “I’m gonna show that spoiled brat the fucking door.”
Heedless of the water, I grab Elise by the wrist and drag her toward the front door, planning on throwing her out. I need this night with Jessica so badly, and I’m not about to lose out on it because Miss Elise isn’t happy living with her own choices.
She struggles out of my grip as I drag her through the hallway, the front door finally in sight. “Let me go, asshole!” She rubs her wrist, glaring at me.
“Listen.” I hold my hands out, while Elise just straightens herself. “I tried to talk to your brother, but just like I said, he’s too pissed right now to reconsider. He needs time to cool off, and there’s no guarantee he ever will. I tried to warn you, but you wouldn't listen.”
“The engagement party is in three weeks, so you better make sure he’s cooled off by then!” she insists, her eyes lingering down for some reason before they travel back up to my face and she adds with a smug, “You’re dripping all over the floor.”
“I’m well aware,” I grit out between my teeth, but pause when I see her look down at the puddle slowly forming, her eyes slowly moving up my legs and fixing on my bare chest. Elise not beingable to look any higher than that, and even as pissed as I am, sends a little thrill through me.
She blinks a few times before realizing what she’s doing, her eyes flicking back to my face in an instant even as a blush blooms on her cheeks.
“Is Jessica going to the engagement party?” she asks out of nowhere, her voice tight.
I step closer, looking down into her beautiful, flushed face. Her eyes fall on my lips as I ask her, “Why do you even care?”
“I–” she starts, but trails off, which is probably a good thing, considering that I’m stuck on her lips now too, and the way they are slightly parted. So full and tempting. If I could just taste them once…
Tentatively, she raises her hands up, and I just know she’s going to touch me. I’m on fire with the anticipation of it, but I force myself not to move. She’s like a fawn, and I know she’ll flee if I frighten her.
Elise’s fingertips brush the skin of my chest, just the ghost of a caress before she jerks them away and stumbles back. I catch her by the wrist, pulling her close to my body, not caring if she gets wet or not.
“Why do you care if Jessica comes?” I repeat in a growl, my eyes locked on hers. “Tell me.”