Escorting the Billionaire (The Escort Collection 1)

She forced herself to smile at us. “I can be pleasant, see? You never give me any credit.”

“That’s because you don’t deserve any,” I said.

She nodded and clutched her mimosa, her hands looking old to me for the first time. “You might just be right about that, dear.”

* * *

“Well that was horrible,” Audrey said after breakfast. “But at least she seemed appropriately chastened.”

“Don’t believe it for a second,” I said. We were changing to go on a snorkeling excursion with Todd, Evie, Cole, Jenny, and some of the others; I would be happy to put some distance between my parents and myself right now. “My mother is a lot of things, but sorry is rarely, if ever, one of them.”

“Do you think that was just for show?”

I considered it for a second. “Yes. More for me than for you.”

“So where does that leave me?” she asked.

“By my side. Where I can keep you out of her way.” I leaned down and kissed her on the cheek.

“Are you going to wear that black bikini again?” I asked. “’Cause I don’t know if I can take you out in public like that.”

She laughed. “Do you want me to wear a one-piece instead? Or a tankini?”

“Hell no,” I said.

She went to change, and a few minutes later, she called to me from out back. I went out and found her in the outdoor shower, the water running hot and steam rising up around her. She was waiting for me in the very black bikini that I’d cautioned her about.

As predicted, I got hard just looking at her.

“Let me just take care of you now, baby,” she said and got on her knees. She started to stroke my balls, which got heavy at her touch. “That way we can relax and enjoy the snorkeling.” She undid my swim trunks and took me immediately in her mouth, licking and sucking my hard length until I couldn’t see straight.

Five minutes later I came so hard I forgot my name. But not hers.

Never hers.

* * *

I pulled Cole aside down on the dock. “How’s it going with Jenny?”

“Awesome. She’s incredible. I’ve never met anyone like her.”

I raised my eyebrows at him. “Are you talking about her in a sexual way? Or as a person?”

“I didn’t realize it was necessary to parse this out,” Cole said. “But I meant both.”

“What’s going to happen after this trip?” I asked.

“What’s going to happen with you and Audrey?” he asked in a challenging tone. “I asked you first, if you’ll remember. Back in Boston.”

“I asked her to move to California with me,” I said. “I love her.”

“To borrow Jenny’s phrase: Ho my frickin’ God, James. I’m so proud of you.” He clapped me on the back and grinned. “I knew it.”

“Well, you were right,” I said, grinning back. “Now I want to know if I’m right about you.”

“Huh,” Cole said. “This should be interesting.”

“I think you have real feelings for this girl,” I said. “I think you might just have an emotional boner for her.”