“Shh. Just in case there is someone lurking around.” He took his big hand and slid it down her stomach, possessively touching her, owning her, finally dipping his fingers into the waistband of her bikini. “I’ve got you,” he said as his finger glided over her clit.
She moaned and he pressed harder. She bit down on her lower lip and thrust her waist upward. Yanking his hand from her bottoms, he cupped her entire sex in his hand and began to grind his palm down hard in delicious circles. Eyes closed, she rocked her hips in time to the pressure he exerted, reaching for the climax that was within reach.
Suddenly the waves peaked and she cried out, her release taking her over. Kade leaned down and swallowed her cries with his mouth, kissing her through her orgasm that seemed to go on and on.
When she came back to herself, he had a satisfied grin on his face, and though his cock was hard in his bathing suit and it was evident he was suffering, he sat back and glanced her way.
“Kade, let me–”
He shook his head. “I’ll be fine. Take a nap,” he said in a gruff voice. “It’s going to be a long night with everyone at Elite.”
And that was just part of why she loved him. Because her needs, her pleasure, her satisfaction in bed and out always came before his own.
* * *
Kade kept an arm around Lexie as they gathered with family for dinner before heading into the exclusive nightclub owned by Gabriel Dare. He’d heard Gabe and his wife, Isabelle, had been on the island last weekend. There was no chance he’d run into the man later tonight so he could thank him for getting this big crowd into Eden on such short notice and on a holiday weekend, for that matter. He’d have to send Gabe’s kids presents as a thank you. There was nothing else the man needed.
They sat around a table of eight—Jeffrey couldn’t make it—in a private alcove of the resort steak restaurant. The waiter took their drink orders. Everyone agreed on a bottle of red wine, but Lexie opted for a club soda and cranberry juice, while Kade ordered his usual.
He narrowed his gaze at Lexie’s choice, the second time today she’d opted not to drink alcohol. It wasn’t that Lexie was a big drinker, but when they socialized, she usually had an apple martini, enjoying the tart liquor. She didn’t meet his gaze but leaned over and whispered something to her twin.
Kendall shot her a startled glance and Kade grew concerned. Something was going on with his wife. “Are you feeling okay?” he asked, pulling her closer, his fingers grazing her now tanned, bare shoulder.
“How could I be anything but fine on this gorgeous island surrounded by the people I love?” She pressed a kiss to his cheek.
Frowning, he turned back to the conversation the men were having about a new idea for updating Blink. The app had been on the market for a while now, and they needed to stay current. With their table in a private alcove, there was no reason to worry about anyone listening in.
The waiter stopped by with Kade’s drink. “Sir, Macallen 18, neat, filled three quarters of the way.” Then he put down a bottle of spring water. “Room temperature as requested,” he said, placing a straw beside the bottle.
“Thank you.” Kade added five drops of water to the whiskey to open up the flavor in the glass.
And though Derek met his gaze with a smirk, Kade knew his friend understood. It was as much about the taste as the routine for Kade.
After the dinner orders were in, Julian spoke to the table. “We have an announcement.” He grasped Kendall’s hand. “We are adopting a baby to add to our brood.”
Kendall, now a vet tech, lived with bipolar disorder. She had been in treatment and had only regulated her medications a few years back, and had begun to live a life without as many major ups and downs. She and Julian had decided she wouldn’t ever go off her medications in order to get pregnant or carry a healthy baby to term. They were foster parents and now they were going to adopt. Kade was thrilled for them both, for conquering, at least so far, their issues.
“Oh my God! Kendall!” Lexie squealed, jumped up, and hugged her twin tight. “Why didn’t you tell me?”
Kendall laughed. “Julian and I decided to tell everyone together tonight.”
Cassie and Derek, Lucas and Maxie all congratulated Kendall and Julian on their decision. The rest of the night was spent celebrating and enjoying friends.
When they decided to leave the restaurant and walk over to the nightclub, Lexie pulled Kade aside. “We don’t have to go.”
She knew how sensory overload affected him, and a club, with flashing lights and too many people in close proximity, had never been something he enjoyed.
“I don’t want to take the experience away from you. Eden Elite is fabulous or so I hear.”
She shook her head, leaning her body close to his. “I’d much rather be alone with you.”
At her words, pleasure filled him. “Then let’s go back to the room.”
She smiled. “Let me just tell Kendall and we can say our goodbyes. I want to congratulate her again. Can you believe they’re going to have a new baby?” She clasped her hands together and spun to go talk to her twin … as realization dawned on Kade.
A baby. The only other time his wife had steered clear of drinking had been when she was pregnant with Matthew. But why wouldn’t she just tell him if that was the case? He thought they shared everything.
A frisson of unease crept up his spine. Did she not want another baby? His baby? One like Matthew, who was difficult on a good day? Nausea and panic filled him because the one thing he feared most was losing the woman he loved and the family they’d created. His mother hadn’t wanted him, had taken his brother and left the country to get away from him. Was Lexie realizing she felt the same way but she was afraid to tell him?