2X The Heat (2X The Pleasure 1)

Her eyes widened in shock, and she blinked rapidly

“I don’t know. I need to focus.” She replied. Her voice soft.

“Okay. Just thought I’d ask. But I’ll see you tonight, I just wanted to bring you something sweet.” I winked at her, and she smiled brightly. I love that smile.

“Thank you.” And I knew she wasn’t saying it just for the cake pops. I asked her something pretty big, and I stepped back when she wasn’t sure.

“See you later.”

I leaned in for a kiss and she met my lips. I deepened the kiss and pressed her against the desk, my tongue swirling with hers as I felt her up through her shirt, and her ass too. When I released her, her eyes were dreamy as she looked up at me. I smirked with a wink and left.

I went back home to have at least a few hours of sanity before I got dropped into a room of happy people. The only thing tiding me over was the thought of seeing Emilia. I wondered what dress she would wear. If it was anything like the ball, I was in trouble.

Usually my mom called me, but I wanted to touch base with her since I hadn’t talked to her in a while.

“You’re calling me? Are you sick?” I chuckled.

“No mom, I’m not sick. I just wanted to talk to you. How are you doing?”

“I’m fine. I just picked up my dress for the dinner tonight. Aren’t you happy for your friend?”

“I am. He deserves it.”

“Yeah, he does. Gabriella is such a sweet girl.” I nearly choked.

“No, she isn’t. Do you have any idea how much she has driven me crazy? The girl is insane.” I shuddered at the thought.

“Honey, it’s her wedding…are you sure it wasn’t hard for you?” I sighed. Her and Natalie kept asking me that.

“No. I told you, Vivian hired someone to do all of this. I don’t even remember it.”

Not even the cake tasting. She outsourced that too. It was like one day I proposed, and the next thing I was getting married. There was no journey along with it, and there was no bridal shower. Maybe I should have noticed the signs when I found out she did not have any friends. That wasn’t normal.

“Okay, whatever you say. Are you staying at the hotel?” she asked me.

“Yeah, I am. You and dad are too?”

“Yeah, it can be in a mini vacation for us.”

“Right. I’ll see if our seating arrangement is together for tonight.”

“I hope it is, we can talk more. I have to run though, I’ll see you tonight. I love you.”

“Love you too.”

As I was getting ready, I thought of mom meeting Emilia. I don’t know why. I knew mom would like her. Emilia was perfect. And I knew deep down it was never casual. When I’m with her…it was anything but casual.

It was everything.

It is what I have been afraid of since I found out what Vivian did. It’s what I always wanted out of a marriage. I want it with her, I knew that now. But I won’t make her regret loving me if her career doesn’t work out because she was too busy in a relationship.

So, I could not introduce her to my mother as my casual sex fling. And if I did, mom would see right through it. She always had a way of doing that.

I made sure I wasn’t supposed to bring anything with me and then finished getting ready. I actually put product in my hair for a change and slicked it down. I slung my jacket over my shoulder and headed out. I took the Tesla and drove the twenty minutes to the hotel downtown. There were cars lining the valet but I wasn’t sure if it was for the dinner. There should only be about twenty guests.

I went to the front desk to book my room, and was glad to see a woman because then I could charm her into doing what I want.

“Is there an Emilia Michelle checked in?” she was young, her big brown eyes stared back at me.