“When you can come, let me…er…us know and we’ll work to be the same wonderful hosts as you.” God, I hoped they didn’t look us up. I could only imagine having to put together a fake like with Kellie for their visit.
We finished dinner and then Christian stood and Martina rose with him. “I hope you enjoyed your meal. You two enjoy the rest of your evening. We’ll leave you to it.”
I watched as they left the room. I turned to Kellie, “Should we retire to our room?”
She nodded. “It was a long day.” As we walked back, she asked, “It is going to be a problem taking a week?”
I opened the door to our room and let her in before me. “No. We’ll make it work.”
“I didn’t see a gracious way out of it. He was so adamant. And they are cities you’re wanting to expand to.”
I realized she’d been helping after all. “I appreciate your recognizing that.”
A bottle of champagne sat in a bucket of ice on the table. I wanted something stronger, but it was our wedding night.
I popped the cork. “You’re going to be sick of champagne by the end of tonight,” I said as I poured her a flute.
“Never.” She grinned at me. “I love the bubbles.” She took the flute and opened the double doors out onto a balcony. She looked up into the starry night. The vision she made was stunning.
I followed her out. “I’m grateful for your help, Kellie. Not just on this, but as my assistant. You’re very good at your job. You make me look good, which I don’t think is always easy.”
She grinned. “It has its challenges.”
I laughed. “I know not many would go through all this like you have.”
“Oh, I don’t know,” she said looking out over the darkened landscape.
“You think another assistant would travel across the world and fake marry me.”
“The travel and champagne are quite convincing.” She pressed her index finger to the side of her chin. “On second thought, it has been quite a chore. You’ll definitely owe me one after all this torture.” She laughed and it was like music filling the night.
Between the sound of her laugh, the way the breeze rustled her hair, and the ethereal glow of her skin from the moon…it was too beautiful that it stole my breath. Unable to help myself, I used my fingers to brush back a curl of her hair, letting the back of my fingers caress her soft skin.
Her breath hitched, and I looked to her eyes to try and figure out if my gesture made her uncomfortable. But it wasn’t discomfort I saw in her eyes. They blazed with the same desire that was coursing through my veins. No man was immune to a woman looking at him like that. So, I slid my arm around her lower back and pulled her against me. I lowered my head, my lips inches from hers. I gave her time to push me away or tell me no. But her eyelids fluttered closed and her lips pressed together, and I was lost as I took her mouth in a glorious kiss.
12
Kellie
I was either dreaming or hallucinating because Ryan’s kiss was too good to be true. Even so, I was going to go with it. Real or not, it was fantastic.
I curled my fingers into his shirt, holding him to me as I parted my lips and invited him in. He didn’t hesitate. His tongue slid inside my mouth, hot, wet, delicious. He tasted like champagne and it was even better than the real stuff.
I moaned, wanting to get closer, wanting to have more. I was ready to strip bare and give myself over to him in the Tuscan moonlight. His hand drifted down my back and lightly squeezed my ass. I pressed my hips forward, wanting contact against my aching center. His dick was hard and long, and my arousal shot up even more. He wanted me like I wanted him.
I gr
ound against him eager to get naked as his clothes, my clothes, were a barrier to my need to feel his skin against mine.
He growled and tore himself away. He stepped back, his breath came in heavy pants. “I’m sorry.”
No, no, no. “I’m not. It’s okay.” I stepped towards him, but he moved back.
“It’s not okay. I’m your boss.”
“I don’t feel coerced or pressured.” The only pressure I felt was from my pussy needing to feel him inside me.
He dragged his fingers through his blond hair. “That’s not why we're here. I promise to be more professional.” He gave me a curt nod and then went inside.