Chapter 17

Blake looked from Melissa to Brock, a smile formed on his face. “So this was your business meeting.”

He let the statement hang in the air. Melissa spoke “I didn’t know it was your brother who I would be seeing, I was tired when my secretary phoned me and I didn’t look at the name properly, can you imagine what I thought when I saw your twin Brock standing there.” Both Brock and Blake smiled. Brock told Blake “What are you doing here Blake?” Brock had his suspicions about why Blake was there with two bottles of red wine, Brock saw the label and knew that Blake reserved this wine for the VIP area of his bar, and cost $200 a bottle. But he had to hear Blake say the words.

Blake opened his mouth and said “Melissa and I are dating.” Melissa’s mouth dropped as Blake admitted it. They’d never made it clear, and Melissa had began to wonder herself, Blake saying that made it clear and it kind of stung a little, which was confusing but honest. Brock turned towards Melissa “I-I look forward to hearing from you Miss Hartford.” Then turning to Blake he shook his head slightly and said “See you at home Blake.” Then he was gone.

Recovering from seeing Brock, Black said “Hi Baby.” Melissa greeted him “Hey Blake. Come on in.” Blake’s eyes were looking all around, “Nice place.”

Shutting the door and locking it, Melissa said “It’s my parents, I’m taking care of their dogs while they’re away. Fancy a swim?” Blake nodded, giving the wine to Melissa as she offered to uncork them and put them in the kitchen to breathe.

As if on cue, Sully and Storm come running in, followed by a very guilty looking Ebony. Melissa and Blake walked through to the patio, Melissa talking as they walked. “We had them from puppies. We found Sully, he’d been abandoned by the side of the road, and he was on the verge of death, I stayed up and bottle fed him, covered him with a blanket when he slept. The only reason I can’t have him at my place is they don’t allow animals, plus he’s so big. Storm and Ebony are rescue dogs. So that how we ended up with them. Storm is a great guard dog, but is a dumb as a rock.” Melissa laughed. As they got to the pool Melissa realised what Ebony had looked guilty about.

As she walked out and stepped onto the patio, she saw the leftovers from the box of pastries. “Damn it.”

Blake burst out laughing, Melissa tried her best to look cross at the dogs but ended up laughing with him.

Melissa and Blake walked to the table on the patio, it was glass, and had a parasol over it to keep off the sun, for early December it was mild.

Getting up Melissa opened the door, to the pool. Blake was impressed with the pool house, the roof retracted in summer, the inside was warm, and it had changing rooms.

“Ok I’m going to change. There’s another changing room next door to this one.” Melissa said as she disappeared behind the locked door.

As Blake opened the door, And shut it behind him, he noticed box shelving. Taking off his jeans, shoes and socks, he had his swim shorts on underneath which came to mid thigh, taking off his t shirt and sweater, he folded them and put them in the box shelves, there was crisp white towels there. Grabbing one he draped it over his shoulder.

“You ready Blake?” Melissa asked from outside his door.

Opening the door, there she stood, a vision in black. She was wearing a black bikini it was crocheted, and had tassels at the sides. He also noticed on her right side just under her right breast was a tattoo of a treble clef.

His eyes hit the tattoo, and he gave her a questioning look. “I went through a rebellious phase.” Laughing Blake said “Oh you’re definitely a rebel sweetheart.” Draping his arm over her shoulder and pulling her close. Throwing the towel on a chair Blake had a chance to show off and impress her.

Suddenly he turned and dived into the warm pool water. Splashing Melissa with water as he did so. ‘Got her’ he thought. Standing there Melissa raised her eyebrows, “You think you’re the only one who can splash? Oh it’s on Blake. Champion pool splasher here.” Melissa backed up a little way, took two steps and cannonballed into the pool, sending a wave of water over Blake’s head, who was now treading water, as he couldn’t stand on the floor at the deeper end.

Blake chased her round the pool, Melissa managed to keep him away, until he cut off her exit and caught her around the waist. Catching her up and pulling her down, he pulled her into his arms, and kissed her deeply, she wrapped her legs round his waist as he waded through the water. Before lifting her up and throwing her backwards into the pool.

Coming up spluttering with her hair now lose from its hair tie, she flipped her hair, and it’s like she was doing it in slow motion. “You. Just you wait.” With the chlorine burning in her nose she dove underwater. Swimming as gracefully and fast as a dolphin she headed straight for his ankles grabbing them and pulling him off his feet sending Blake splashing into the water. As they had decided to get out, the three dogs came storming in the pool house, and jumping into the swimming pool, splash in and swimming, Melissa laughs as the dogs clamber out and take a lot of water trailing behind them, after an hour of playing with their humans.

After an hour of horsing around, Melissa and Blake got out. Grabbing towels they wrapped them around their bodies. Grabbing their clothes, Melissa said “You’ll need to shower in the house. Dad still hasn’t had showers put in here yet. You can use my en suite.” Blake looked shocked, how many other guys has she had here, using her shower. ‘Calm down, she doesn’t live here permanently.’ His brain screamed as they walked back hand in hand towards the house.

Melissa showed Blake where the shower was, and spare towels, Blake was more impressed by her room, and only raised a brow at the four poster bed. “Nice room.” Melissa blushed, this was unlike her.

“I’ll go and erm drink....I mean I’ll go and get us a glass of wine.” Melissa virtually ran away, ‘what the hell is wrong with me? I’m not normally this tongue tied, and I’m much more articulate, get it together you idiot, he’s going to think we’re both blithering idiots.’

Melissa walked downstairs and got two glasses of red wine, taking them back upstairs, she opened the bedroom door as Blake was walking out of the shower with a towel round his waist. His clothes lay in a neat pile on the bed. Taking his glass from her, he took a big drink, “Mmmmm this wine is great.” He said before looking at Melissa. “I’m going to shower.” She said before dashing off.

Grabbing his shirt, he slipped it on and put on his jeans, he hadn’t got any underwear. He checked the pockets for the condoms to make sure they hadn’t fallen out. He slipped on his socks, and sat on the bed leaning against the pillows, drink in hand.

The door to the en-suite opened, and steam billowed out, Melissa emerged, with a towel wrapped around her, before grabbing something’s from drawers and disappearing again.

After 10 minutes she opened the door, she was wearing her oversized shirt, and a pair of hot pants. Blake froze, he could feel the control he was holding onto, the one that stopped him throwing her on the bed and destroying her, was slipping slowly.

Looking down at the glass, “It’s empty.” He said half to himself and half to Melissa. “I’ll go get the bottles.” She replied cheerily.

Leaving the room, Blake turned his phone off, seeing the tv on the opposite wall, he placed his glass on the drawers underneath, standing he went to bathroom, his dick had gotten hard, and was hurting him straining against his zip, so he went to make himself more comfortable, but didn’t want Melissa to catch him.

Coming back with the bottle Melissa called out “Blake?”

“In here” came the reply. Sitting on the bed she quickly whipped off her bra and shoved it in the drawer, as she closed the drawer, Blake walked in. Leaning against the frame, he gave her a smouldering look, had she been standing she would have most certainly fainted on the spot.