MasukWhen Sasha woke up the next morning, she freshened up and wore her baby bump before heading downstairs for breakfast. The table had been laid with her and Darnell’s breakfast. She felt the side of the mug with his coffee with the back of her fingers. It was cold, just as she had suspected.Her eggs and toast were still warm, as they had just been prepared and placed next to her bowl of diced fruits. She finished her breakfast and headed to Darnell’s room. When she got there, she knocked on the door and waited for his response. She heard his footstep approaching the door, and then as he pulled the door open. She got a whiff of his shampoo or lotion or perfume—she couldn’t tell exactly what it was—and wished she could bury her face in his chest, hug his muscular body and inhale his scent.He was wearing shorts and a shirt, his typical stay-at-home outfit. His hair and beards were still short, and the outline Andrew had made on the sides of his face with a clipper was still neat. She not
Darnell thought about Sasha as he drove to work. Their sex the previous night had been on his mind since he woke up that morning. Maybe, it was the tension that built up overtime, or simply just her, but sex with her was different than with other women. It was passionate. And he wanted more.He swerved his car into his garage at King Hotel and turned off the ignition, then picked up his briefcase before heading into the building. He was already late for the board meeting that morning because he’d slept a little too soundly, thanks to the intense orgasm he had last night.He couldn’t help wondering why Sasha had left so abruptly afterwards. Had she not enjoyed it? He could have sworn that she came. Other women liked to cuddle or talk after sex. He couldn’t help overthinking that maybe he hadn’t pleased her enough.He pushed the thought to the back of his mind as he entered the room where the other board members were already seated around the rectangular table. He stopped in his tracks
Sasha woke up the next day with memories of the previous night on her mind. She wasn’t over what she and Darnell had done. What he’d done to her. The past months, she’d been so occupied with all the drama in her life that she’d almost forgotten about sex. The bare skins sliding against each other, and mouths reaching places they normally didn’t go... Sex with Darnell was different from any sex she’d ever had, even with Trey. With Trey, they were equals in bed, but with Darnell, he took the lead. She didn’t want to admit it, but she’d loved giving up control. He was so strong too. He’d lifted her with one arm like she was light as a feather, and touched her with such certainty that he knew exactly what he was doing. It was like magic how he’d simultaneously chased his pleasure while pleasing her. It wasn’t one or the other. There’d been no awkwardness. No point where she was pulled out of the euphoria and was overly conscious of the silly act of sex. No, she was completely and entir
She started climbing over the table by placing her right knee on the stool and her left on the tabletop. He grabbed her by the waist, toppling over and shattering their glasses in the process, and carried her to a leather armchair. He sat down in the chair and sat her on him, spreading her legs over his. She wrapped her arms over his shoulders.“Never thought this day would come.” He grinned, showing all his perfectly aligned white teeth.She bit her lips and leaned forward to kiss him but stopped when she remembered his one rule. No kissing.He appreciated her respecting his wish instead of insisting or guilt-tripping. He began to kiss her neck and caress her collarbone. His lips travel down to her chest, then he pulled back and helped her out of her tank top before unclipping her bra. Her dark nipples stared at him.He cupped one breast as he reached down to suck the nipple. Her moan ignited a spark in his brain, and his crotch area tightened as he became hard. He squeezed her breas
Darnell’s phone chimed and he picked it up to read the message on the screen.“Come to the bar” the text read. It was from Sasha.He’d just gotten home at midnight and freshened up in his bedroom. He started heading to the bar, which was on the same floor.He reached there and opened the door. She was behind the serving table, pouring a drink from a stainless-steel mixing cup into a glass.“Right on time,” she said as he sat down and slid the glass to him.He picked up the glass and placed it under his nose. “This is new to me. What is it?”“My own invention.” She smiled.He put the glass to his lips and took a sip. “That’s really good.”“Thanks. When I worked per time at a bar in college, I made my own cocktails,” she explained as she cleaned the tabletop with a piece of cloth.“I never knew that detail about you.”“There’s still so much to know about me.”He dropped his drink on the tabletop. “I wanted to talk to you about something.”“What’s that?” She tossed the rag aside, then sa
After a week and half of searching for Maya without success, Joshua called her mother. She confessed that Maya had been with her and her husband at their home, but he wasn’t allowed to visit them.Sasha was calmed by the news. She’d been eager for some good news after the incidents of the past few weeks that left the atmosphere moody ever since.While she and Darnell ate dinner in silence, she decided it was the right moment to give him the painting she’d bought for him weeks ago. She went to her room and returned with the painting as he was about to finish his food and held it by his side with a smile on her face.“What’s that?” he asked.“it’s a painting that I bought for you as a gift,” she replied. “I couldn’t find the right moment to give it to you.”He sat upright and wiped his lips with a napkin.“A gift for me?” he asked, raising an eyebrow.“Yeah. It reminded me of you.” She started tearing off the paper that covered the painting.He lowered his head to study it when she rev
Why did bad things have to happen to her when she least expected them to? Sasha thought as she parked her car and started making her way into her office building. That night was the first time she’d decided to go skinny-dipping in Darnell’s house, and it happened to be the same night he decided to
Darnell woke up with Sasha’s naked body on his mind. This time, he didn’t have to wonder what she looked like beneath her clothes. He’d seen it all. He wondered if it was okay that he didn’t feel guilty about it. After all, she’d said the other day that she didn’t care about crossing the line. Mayb
Family and friends filled the hall of King Hotels where Darnell and Sasha had decided to throw their party to celebrate Darnell’s acquisition of the hotels, even though it had been months since ownership of the hotels was transferred to him. The party was a cover up for their real intent to public
Darnell honked his car in front of a huge bamboo gate. A woman peeked through a square peephole before pulling the gate open. The view of the compound opened up to a large vineyard with grapevines lined up in fine rolls. He turned the car ignition off and he and Sasha alighted.“Welcome to my viney







