The restaurantI chose inside the resort was quieter than the rest. There was another high-end restaurant around the corner, but a burger sounded much nicer. Not to mention the service. It looked like the servers left you alone after serving you, instead of constantly harassing you about something or another to get a bigger tip.My watch buzzed to let me know I had a text on my phone. An unknown number.Are you finally up?Who's this?Terrance. Your number was listed on the itinerary but figured you wanted some sleep. Sorry.I sighed. I hadn't thought to look at the entire thing. It would have been helpful to know everyone's numbers were listed. I could have easily grabbed Kim's number that way to avoid any awkward encounters later.Yeah, I'm grabbing a burger right now.Cool. We're on our way back here in a few.I went to put my phone away to finish my lunch, but another text interrupted me. I wasn't the texting type. Calls were preferable, but so many wanted to just type what they wa
I cleared my throat. Thinking of how long it had been since Maurice and I really sat down to talk, was a little embarrassing. Almost twenty-two years. I was always too caught up with traveling or some random meetings and rarely took the time out for anyone outside of my family."I'm sure she's just as loud as you were back in the day." I pointed a thumb behind me. "Mind if we sit at the bar?"Maurice raised a brow, “You sure? I don’t want to intrude on anything—""No, I'm fine. I’m just getting a soda for now anyway. Need to stay on my toes in case anything happens out here that could ruin my reputation." I definitely didn’t need some poorly captured photo spreading on social media.Maurice turned to the others and raised his hand, "I'll catch up with y'all later." He nodded at Carl. "You should come with us too. You'll enjoy talking with Jared. He's a good guy. Even if he’s a little thorny around the edges."Carl looked as if he was about to protest then sighed, "Fine. I was hoping t
KIMI paced back and forth in the room while gnawing on my knuckle. I wasn't expecting to run into Jared again. And certainly wasn’t expecting to hear that he was my dad's best friend! I had been too dumb to put two and two together. We were part of weddings, and he was close to my dad's age. There were too many coincidences."I can't believe this!" I groaned in despair.Mandi jumped from her spot on the bed and stared at me. "What the heck was that for?"I gave her a sheepish smile, "Sorry. I'm just a little frustrated.""Did you run into that guy today? I know you left us when we got back." She climbed onto her hands and knees and crawled to the edge of the bed as if she was about to get the juiciest gossip ever, "Did you run off to have a quick fling?""No." I rolled my eyes. "I met with my dad.""And?""And nothing. I caught up with him and that was it."She rolled onto her back and gave a low hum as if not believing me, "Well, you should go find him. Get some stress out of you. D
“I needed to talk to you.”He had clearly just showered and had barely managed to slip on a pair of boxers before opening the door. His chest glistened with water droplets. In the dim light of his room, he was extremely attractive. The idea of continuing our fun again was fixed firmly in my mind. The fact that he chose to open the door while half-dressed was a good sign he felt the same way.I pressed a hand on his chest, feeling the warmth and his heartbeat against my palm. He grabbed my wrist and pulled me inside and closed the door behind us.“I get that, but what if someone was here?”I shrugged, “I thought about that. I had backup plans.”He sighed and shook his head, “I swear you’re so reckless.” Jared slumped into a chair and leaned his head back. “So, what did you want? Bribing me to not tell your dad?”“No.”I rolled my eyes and sat at the foot of his bed. The memories of the night before flooded my mind. There was no way I could ignore that evening. I leaned forward a little
JAREDHer scent was intoxicating. Everything about her made me want to pin her on the bed and take her then and there. I needed to remember to keep calm. I couldn’t show her I was interested anymore.The final kiss she planted on my cheek sent every part of my body ablaze.“Fuck,” I growled.She pulled away and gave me a quizzical look at me, “Are you alright?”I shook my head and pressed my forehead into her shoulder. The sweet mix of sweat and perfume on her skin devoured my thoughts. My hands moved to her waist, keeping her close to me.“God damn it. Why could we not have met in the first place at the club? Things would be so much easier.”I tightened my grip so she would move. She put a hand on my cheek again as she had before. I refused to let her go. She was mine by right. There wasn’t any reason to deny me that.“It’s your choice. I’m fine with it.”Her soothing voice had the opposite effect on me as it sent shivers down my spine. I wanted to hear that voice with her bent over
“As you wish, princess.”He chuckled and slipped a finger inside me, then another. His two fingers curled inward, hitting just the right spot. I moaned, gripping the sheets to steady myself.“Good girl. Let me do all the work tonight.”He pressed another finger from his other hand on my clit, moving it in circles opposite the timing of the two inside me. The erratic motions made it impossible to focus on anything. The movements were too much.Heat erupted in my thighs, moving closer to my stomach as I felt the orgasm inch closer.“Jared,” I moaned softly.“Just like that. It’s ok. Let yourself go, baby girl.”His nicknames for me, along with the gentle voice as he destroyed me were too much. My pussy clenched around his fingers and pulsated as the orgasm washed over my entire body. My legs quivered as I rode the pleasure.Once my body finally relaxed, he pulled his fingers out and smiled.“Good girl. Now you can get your dessert.”He rolled me onto my side and lifted one of my legs on
KIMAloud pounding on the door stirred me awake.“Mandi, can you get that? I need to sleep.”I rolled over and tossed my arm over one of the pillows. It felt warm. Too warm. My eyes shot open, and I sat up. Jared lay next to me, still in a deep sleep.“Shit! This isn’t my room,” I shook Jared to wake him up. “Someone’s at the door.”He groaned and rolled over, “Ten more minutes.”I rolled my eyes and climbed out of bed and gathered my clothes. There wasn’t enough time to put all of it on so I slid into my shirt and pajama pants while tucking my bra and panties in one of the empty drawers.“Wake up, Jared!” I hissed and kicked the side of the bed.The person outside knocked again, “Dad? Are you in there?”“Mandi!” I squeaked. This wasn’t the best time for her to know I left last night to see herdadof all people.I scanned the room. There weren’t many places where I could hide from her. The beds were flush to the floor and the bathroom would be an easy way for her to walk in on me if sh
A sigh of relief escapes my lips before I can catch myself. Fear jolted through me as I slammed my hand onto my mouth and bumped into the suit next to me."What was that?"The bed squeaked, and the footsteps grew closer to the closet. I wasn't sure if it was Mandi or Jared at this point. My muscles screamed at me as they tightened in fear. I had to prevent myself from breathing too hard and getting noticed.The door cracked open, pouring light inside and coating my leg in the potential danger zone. Jared slipped his head inside the closet. His gaze first showed signs of puzzlement as he furrowed his brow and tightened his lips before relaxing once more. Our eyes met and for a moment, we came to the realization and acknowledgment of how dangerous a situation we were both in."Just the ironing board. Must have put it at an awkward angle so it hit the suit," he closed the closet and pressed his back to the door. "If I see her, I'll tell her you're looking for her."Mandi sighed and climb
KIMI face-planted into the bed and let out a low roar of frustration. Everything about the day had been way too stressful for me. This was supposed to be a vacation, and yet I had Mr. Handsome who was definitely out of bounds, always in my eyesight to remind me about the night before.At least he didn't seem to mind that we shouldn't be so close to one another. The fact that he was my dad's best friend didn't seem to faze him. I couldn't understand how he did it. He could look at my dad one minute and then glance at me with those gorgeous eyes of his, that made me want to purr."This is ridiculous," I groaned and rolled onto my side."You say something?" Mandi called from the bathroom. The buzzing of her toothbrush filled the air. "I couldn't hear you," she managed to mumble out.I sighed and curled into a ball, "Nothing."I couldn't tell Mandi what was going on. I wasn't sure what would happen if she figured it out it was me all along. With how bad I was at acting, it wouldn’t be lo
"Jared," she whispered in a low tone. "Please." Something in her voice made me shiver in excitement.I moved my other hand to her breast and gently squeezed, "I want you," I growled. My desire for her was overtaking my mind. I couldn’t ignore the fact that we were still in public, but I also wanted to feel all of her then and now. The lights were going dark. No one would see us if we were careful and quick. And yet the logical part of my brain fought for control and stopped me from going too far."Kim?” Mandi called out from the restaurant."Shit," Kim cursed and pulled away. She gave me one final smirk and wink, "Perhaps we can continue this another time?" She leaned in and kissed me on the cheek, "I can't wait for us to have some more time to ourselves without interruptions." She stood up and adjusted her clothes. "Coming!" Kim ran around the corner and disappeared into the setting light of the sun."Where've you been? Everyone was looking for you when you said you were going to the
"Better to loosen up after keeping everyone on schedule. I successfully did it."I turned back to Maurice to see if he had caught what her mom said, "You ok, Moe?"He raised a brow, "Yeah, I'm good. She must be drunk or something because I don't think I've ever heard her talking about liking older men before. Not sure how I'd feel if I heard her dating someone my age or close to."I went silent. I was the older man she was into. It wasn't like I minded the age gap. She was a full-grown adult and I never knew her as a kid either, so there wasn't anything wrong with our relationship. But the way Maurice talked about his daughter seeing someone like me, didn't settle well in my stomach."I think I'm going to get some air," I muttered and stood up."Need someone to go with you?" Maurice grabbed my arm to stop me. "I can come out if you want.""Nah, I'm good. I think being around so many people is just grating on me.""Don't go wandering off. We're going to head back to the resort after th
JAREDI sipped on my drink as everyone yelled at one another from across the table. The smell of salt was still fresh on our clothes and the itchiness of the sand wasn’t improving my mood. They managed to fit me next to Maurice while the rest of the wedding party sat toward the other end of the table.The restaurant was busier than we all expected. It wasn’t exactly my choice of meal for a dinner. I would have covered everyone, but once again, Mandi refused to let me do anything. If it were any other day, I would have ignored her requests, but this was her friend’s wedding. Not mine. Instead, they chose a more affordable place that was a combination of a hibachi and buffet-style place I had never been to. I couldn't even recall the name of the restaurant since my focus was mostly on Kim.Mandi and Kim sat together with the rest of the bridesmaids and Amanda, while the groomsmen sat on the other side. At least they were mindful of sitting them separately. Still, seeing the one groomsma
Another white van pulled in next to ours and the men poured out as if it was a clown car with never-ending riders inside. Jared and Maurice were the first to come out. Both of them were filled with smiles and laughter. I turned to look away from them and took a deep breath. I needed to keep my cool. It was now or never."Sorry sweetheart," Carl called out to Amanda. "Things got a little crazy with traffic on our way out here. We're not too late, are we?""No, you're fine," Amanda replied. They hugged each other and gave a quick peck. "We need to finish though. I'm sure the city won't wait for us to finish if we take too much time."Amanda's mom led everyone toward the back of the beach and lined everyone up, one after the other. She slid a foot through the sand to portray a wall that would be set up here tomorrow. Both parties wouldn't be able to see the other side to give the illusion of separate rooms.Jared sat on a stone block by the parking lot and watched from afar. I tried not
We all looked at our watches and phones at the same time, as if we needed to confirm with her the time. At that moment, there was a silent acknowledgment between everyone. I tossed the clothes I was still holding, onto a rack by the changing room for the employees to sort through while everyone else hurried to the checkout counter to finish paying for the clothes they had picked out.I met everyone outside in front of the store, still trying to catch my breath. While most days it would have been ok to take our time leaving the store, the rehearsal wasn't something we could be late for. We had a specific block of time for it, before the area would be opened back up to the public. At that point, it would be easier to just play pretend in the ballroom at the resort instead of outside.Unlike yesterday when we had the limo, today our rides involved an oversized white van that Amanda's mom drove. It wasn't exactly cost-efficient to spend the entire week going around in a limo with a person
"Sorry," I muttered to the room. "Guess I really suck as a roommate." I tossed the panties and bra off on the collection of dirty clothes. I needed to find a laundry bag tonight to collect my clothes in instead of the doom pile I was accumulating. It wasn't exactly like a resort would carry laundry baskets for every room, but it would have been nice, instead of trying to figure out what to do with my clothes every day.The door clicked and opened, "Oh!"I jumped and snapped around. A sigh of relief caught in my throat as I realized it was Mandi at the door, "You scared me!" I heaved."There you are! I was trying to call you."I tapped to unlock my phone, but it was completely dead. It wouldn’t have mattered if she had tried to call me earlier when I was in Jared's room. She wouldn't have known it was my phone. I cursed myself for getting scared about it earlier."Sorry. I forgot to charge it."She shrugged, "Don't worry about it. We have a rehearsal this evening and we're supposed to
A sigh of relief escapes my lips before I can catch myself. Fear jolted through me as I slammed my hand onto my mouth and bumped into the suit next to me."What was that?"The bed squeaked, and the footsteps grew closer to the closet. I wasn't sure if it was Mandi or Jared at this point. My muscles screamed at me as they tightened in fear. I had to prevent myself from breathing too hard and getting noticed.The door cracked open, pouring light inside and coating my leg in the potential danger zone. Jared slipped his head inside the closet. His gaze first showed signs of puzzlement as he furrowed his brow and tightened his lips before relaxing once more. Our eyes met and for a moment, we came to the realization and acknowledgment of how dangerous a situation we were both in."Just the ironing board. Must have put it at an awkward angle so it hit the suit," he closed the closet and pressed his back to the door. "If I see her, I'll tell her you're looking for her."Mandi sighed and climb
KIMAloud pounding on the door stirred me awake.“Mandi, can you get that? I need to sleep.”I rolled over and tossed my arm over one of the pillows. It felt warm. Too warm. My eyes shot open, and I sat up. Jared lay next to me, still in a deep sleep.“Shit! This isn’t my room,” I shook Jared to wake him up. “Someone’s at the door.”He groaned and rolled over, “Ten more minutes.”I rolled my eyes and climbed out of bed and gathered my clothes. There wasn’t enough time to put all of it on so I slid into my shirt and pajama pants while tucking my bra and panties in one of the empty drawers.“Wake up, Jared!” I hissed and kicked the side of the bed.The person outside knocked again, “Dad? Are you in there?”“Mandi!” I squeaked. This wasn’t the best time for her to know I left last night to see herdadof all people.I scanned the room. There weren’t many places where I could hide from her. The beds were flush to the floor and the bathroom would be an easy way for her to walk in on me if sh