My heart was pounding against my chest wall as I waited for her to keep telling me what happened. “He asked to come up to my apartment to clean up. I let him and that’s all that happened. I didn’t even kiss him goodbye.”
Thank God.
This whole time I had let myself believe she had sex with him.
I placed my hand on the side of her face and looked deeply into her eyes. “I haven’t been with anyone, Paislie.”
“Not even . . .”
Her gaze fell as I lifted her chin with my finger and made her look at me. “Not even Ashley. She is madly in love with some computer programmer dude from Dallas. We were only ever meant to be friends.”
Paislie chuckled as I opened the door and held her hand while she got in. Before shutting the door, I kissed her gently on the lips. “I really hope we make it and don’t stop on the side of the road.”
She cocked her head to the side and said, “Patience, Mr. Wallace. I promise it will be worth the wait.”
My dick jumped in my pants as I adjusted it and moaned. “Let’s get the hell out of here.”
MALCOLM TALKED MY EAR OFF while he drove to whatever the Russell’s was. I prayed like hell it wasn’t a bed and breakfast like Emmit and Adaline were staying in. The last thing I wanted was for people to be around us when I screamed out Malcolm’s name in pleasure.
My body was in overdrive as I pressed my legs together to keep from sticking my hand down my pants. Each bump Malcolm hit had me moaning internally.
Jesus why am I so horny? Oh wait, maybe it had something to do with the fact I needed to feel the hands of the man I loved on me, bringing me to a state of euphoria like never before.
Trying to focus on what Malcolm was saying, I sucked in a breath when his hand moved further up my leg. He must have noticed because he smiled.
With a snicker, he turned and pulled up to a large iron gate. “We’re almost there.”
“What is this place?” I asked as he typed in a code.
“The Russell’s place.”
Horror swept over my body. “Someone’s house? Malcolm we can’t just go to someone’s house and have sex.”
He grabbed my hand and kissed the back of it. “Take a deep breath, Paislie. I promise it will be worth it.”
I looked back out the front window as Malcolm drove down the long drive. Soon, vineyards appeared on either side of the truck.
“A vineyard?” I asked with excitement.
“A lot of people think the vineyards are all in the hill country, but we have a few hidden jewels up this way.”
I couldn’t help the silly grin on my face as I looked at the endless grapes hanging from the vines. “It’s so beautiful.”
“You haven’t seen anything yet.” Excitement bubbled up in my stomach as I tried to search ahead of us. “You ready?” Malcolm asked as I started laughing.
“For what? You’re killing me here! What am I ready for?”
It was then I saw it. I let out a gasp as the French Normandy-style house came into sight. The gothic spires and archways were breathtaking. The closer Malcolm drove, the more I was in awe.
“What is this place?”
With a grin, he replied, “Heaven.”
The truck came to a stop as I agreed. “I’ll say.”
Pushing the truck door open, I jumped out and took in as much as I could. The landscaping was out of this world with fountains sprinkled throughout. It truly was heaven on earth.
“The Russell’s bought this place back in nineteen twenty. It has stayed in their family ever since.”