Broken

“Good morning, Mr. Jameson,” she responded, looking up at me with love.

“I want you to know something,” I said. “I love you so deeply and completely. I am so glad that I had the chance to experience something like this without it doing any damage to our relationship. This was amazing, but you come first and foremost in my life. Our relationship and future are the most important things to me.”

“I love you too, baby,” she said, smiling. “And I want you to know something, too. I would never do anything to hurt you, not in a million years. I am so glad that you had fun. That was the whole point of this entire trip. I wanted us to have time with each other, to get away from our crazy life, and just be with each other. I have to admit I didn’t expect all of this, but I am so happy that it happened the way that it did. I have never felt closer to you than I do now.”

“Did you enjoy yourself?”

“Well, you know, I’ve had better,” she said, giggling. “No, I’m kidding. Yes, I enjoyed myself. It was absolutely amazing in every way possible.”

“Good,” I said. “Let’s finish making breakfast.”

We stood in the kitchen finishing up the eggs, sausage, bacon, and toast, serving the others as they gradually began to wake up. Slowly, people searched out their clothes that were spread all over the house and got dressed, bundling up as the fire dwindled down to ash. I did all the dishes, wiped all the counters down, and pulled out a piece of paper. I wrote a note to the owner of the cabin, apologizing for the break-in and explaining why we didn’t have any choice but to do so. I explained the ski trip and the storm that blew in, and how we would have died from exposure if we hadn’t gotten inside.

Afterward, I walked around to everyone, taking up a collection to cover the door and the alcohol, and we left a large wad of cash on the kitchen counter with the note. I knew that it was going to be strange for them to walk in and find a note from the people that broke in to their home, but there wasn’t much more I could do from there. I didn’t want to just leave it how it was without an explanation. I knew that once we got safely down the mountain, I would track down the owner of the cabin and let him know about the broken lock. Then I could make sure that enough money was left to cover the damages, and we could thank them profusely for having the place there because it really did save our lives. It actually did more than that, but that wasn’t something I could talk to a complete stranger about. At least, not yet.

I turned the light off to the kitchen and walked out in the main room to find everyone standing with their gathered things, ready to go. We were all decked out in our snow gear again, and the mood was ominous, none of us really wanting to let go of the amazing time we had in that cabin. We packed the rest of our things and headed out, slowly making our way down the mountain and back to the lodge.

We had one night left at the resort, and we all dispersed to our suites, excited to get into the hot showers and dethaw our bones from the trek down the mountain. We took our time getting ourselves together, especially since I wasn’t the only person feeling the aftermath of a night of crazy sex and way too much booze. It had definitely been something I would never forget. When we were all cleaned and dressed in new warm clothes, we ordered room service and all piled into Jessica and Austin’s executive suite. We all sat around talking about what had happened in the cabin, and luckily, everyone seemed to have an overall positive response to everything, even Austin.

“I had the time of my life,” Kristin said with a smile.

“It was definitely a new experience for me.” Austin chuckled. “One that I am really glad I decided to partake in.”

“Me too,” Jessica said, kissing Austin on the cheek. “For me and for him.”

I sat back and smiled, watching everyone start discussing the next day’s events. Everything was as normal as I hoped it would be. There were no weird feelings or awkwardness to any of it and that was a really good thing. The next day, we were all scheduled to return home, and I couldn’t help but feel more than a little sad about it. These people had become family to me in a very short amount of time, but I knew I couldn’t live in a fantasy world forever. I had known all of these people since college, even Austin, though we didn’t spend a lot of time together. Still, until that weekend, I really didn’t feel like they were a huge part of my life. Now, I felt like I had turned them into great friends, people that all felt very close to one another in one form or another.

“You know guys, this does not have to be the only trip we have together,” Kristin said, looking around at us. “We can take more vacations just like this one, but maybe in a place with a little less snow and more sand. And hey, we still have tonight. This vacation is not technically over yet. It won’t officially be over until each one of us lands back in our hometowns and goes back to our normal, or not so normal for some of us, existence.”

“But we are back in reality,” Amber said with a pouty lip. She was damn good at that look.

“Okay, so let’s make it less of a reality,” Kristin said, smirking and walking over to the kitchen.

“And how do we do that?” Her eyebrow lifted and her pouty façade faded. Interest lit up her expression. I couldn’t help but smile at the two of them.

“How about a party in my suite?” Kristin turned around, holding a bottle of rum and smiling as she swung it back and forth.

Everyone groaned at the thought of another one of her concoctions and then laughed loudly, talking about how she was the glue that held us all together. Personally, looking around at everyone all clean and done up, my cock started to get hard. Just the thought of having another round with everyone was exciting and arousing at the same time. I wasn’t sure if I could quite do what I did the night before, but I could definitely go for another round of hot sex with the girls. I already couldn’t wait to get them out of their clothes.

Amber looked over at me and smiled, nodding her head yes in my direction. I mouthed the words, “Of course,” to her and laughed. I could see that the rest of the group was just as excited about the idea as I was. It was crazy how we all seemed to be on the same page all the time, at least, when it came to sex and spending time together. It was a shame that we didn’t all live closer, or this could be a regular occurrence for the six of us.

That weekend in the mountains of Utah had turned out to be one of the best weekends of my life. I sat there thinking about how I had never experienced a vacation that left me wanting more and not wanting to leave the people I met behind. I was blessed for sure, and yet, instead of being content, it left me wanting more adventure, more love, more everything.

I would have given anything at that point to extend our trip, but I knew with the craziness of life, that wasn’t really an option. At least we had all decided that tonight would not be some late night of watching television. As we stood up and cleaned up from dinner, I watched the others collecting their things. We were going to head over to Kristin and Jason’s suite and spend another hot a

nd steamy night in a world that I thought would only ever exist in my fantasies. I grabbed onto Amber’s hand as we walked out of Austin and Jessica’s place and headed down the hall. I couldn’t wait to find out what was going to happen next.

Claiming Charlotte – A Never Before Published Romance

Charlotte West is climbing the corporate ladder ready to step into the big shoes. She wants the big office with all the perks. Working long hours and sacrificing time with her boyfriend Bryce is her way of making herself stand out from the crowd. She has dedicated her 10-year career to giving the company her lifeblood. Bringing in clients with seduction and charm has profited the investment firm millions. She wants to be the first women in the CEO chair. It’s right there for the taking.

Bryce Livingston is feeling like his climb to the top isn’t going anywhere. Stuck in the middle isn’t fun. He goes out for a new position never dreaming that he will be Charlotte’s boss. This causes a strain on their relationship. Bryce feels that he is losing her. To remedy this situation he comes up with an ingenious way to win her back. What happens when their personal life and business collide?

Chapter one

Charlotte

I had the worst luck when it came to making a good first impression. Stumbling over my words and knocking things over was a bad habit I couldn’t seem to break. Fortunately, once I got my foot in the door it was a different matter altogether.