The Billionaire Wins the Game (9 page)

His mouth took hers again as his hand
slid down to check if she was ready. He flicked his fingers over
her swollen womanhood, then slipped them inside her warmth.
Suddenly, her whole body arched up, as she groaned in pleasure.
“Please!” She cried out. She was more than ready.

Lucas could take no more. He broke
contact with her mouth. “Open your eyes. I want to see them when I
make you mine,” he whispered. Slowly, as if weights were holding
them down, her eyes came half way open.

In one thrust he was buried deep inside
her. He almost exploded with that first contact. She was so wet and
tight. He felt her body stiffen, and a sound of pain escaped her
lips, as she adjusted to him. Her eyes snapped wide open, while her
mouth formed a look of shock.

Lucas’s whole body stiffened as he
realized she was a virgin. How did a woman, especially one as
attractive and sexually alluring as her, reach the age of twenty
eight, still a virgin? The shock was bringing back some of his
control. He had to stop. He didn’t sleep with women who didn’t know
the score. He wasn’t a ‘happily ever after’ kind of guy, which
meant virgins were strictly off limits. He was about to pull out of
her body when her face relaxed into pleasure once more and she
sighed in ecstasy as her body finally adjusted to his.

He knew he should do the right thing
and stop, but when her hips moved up, gripping him even tighter, he
once again lost all traces of control. He began to move in a steady
rhythm, but as her breathing became heavier and he felt her body
quivering around him, he couldn’t take any more and started
thrusting quickly. Her hips pushed up to meet him and she tightened
in pleasure, sending him over the edge. His body started spilling
into her, shaking with the power of his release. He hoped it never
ended. He wanted to start from the beginning and do it all over
again.

He laid on top of her, not moving for a
few moments, trying to bring his breathing back to normal.
Realizing he was most likely crushing her, he turned, taking her
with him. He didn’t know what to say, so said nothing, and just
laid still, while rubbing her back, until he heard her steady
breathing, indicating she’d fallen asleep.

He stayed for another hour, watching
her sleep peacefully in his arms. In sleep, she couldn’t seem to
get close enough to him. Her leg was wrapped around his lower body
and her head rested on his chest. She was the most beautiful woman
he’d ever seen and she was now his.

Suddenly, Lucas’s head snapped up. He’d
been just about ready to fall asleep when the realization he hadn’t
used protection hit him. What had he been thinking? He’d never had
sex with a woman without wearing a condom. He wasn’t so stupid as
to get caught in the baby trap.

His thoughts ran in a million different
directions. He knew there was no way she could’ve planned on the
unprotected sex. How could she have known he was coming back to the
cottage that night? There was no possible way she could’ve faked
her reactions to him. He’d been with women who’d simply gone
through the motions and he’d quickly walked away. He wanted a woman
to be hot and willing when in his bed, not acting as if they were
performing a chore.

He was angry at himself, but turned
that anger on her. He in no way wanted to be forced into marriage,
but if their night of passion led to a child, he would never walk
away. Family was everything to him. He glared at her, feeling
trapped, then got up and dressed.

Lucas stepped out of the cottage,
walking away, though what he really wanted to do was climb back
into bed next to her. He had to get out of there and cool down.
He’d remain professional, and the next day, when he took her out on
company business, he’d be back to his normal self. He could put the
night behind him and move forward, while still making sure his
recklessness didn’t have consequences.

Amy woke up in the middle
of the night and stretched.
Ouch
, she was sore. It took her a
minute to fully waken, and as she became more aware, it only took
seconds for her to be sitting straight up in bed. What had she
done? She’d slept with her boss. She’d slept with her boss! How
stupid could she have been? Did he now think she’d be at his beck
and call anytime he felt like getting his needs met? He probably
thought he could just come around, have sex with her, and then
slink off in the middle of the night.

There was no way in hell he was going
to use her and discard her. How was she going to handle it? She had
a couple of options. She could make a big scene, yell at him, and
quit her job, though that didn’t sound appealing. Her other option
was to pretend as if nothing had happened. She liked that option a
whole lot better. She’d just make sure she didn’t place herself in
any more compromising positions. She wouldn’t have him in her place
alone, ever.

She discovered that one touch from him
made her forget all rational thoughts. She just couldn’t allow
herself to be in positions where he’d be touching her.

She’d make up a boyfriend. That would
stop him from thinking he could take advantage of her. She’d just
tell him she was in a long term relationship and she’d slipped up.
She felt a little bit of regret, knowing she wouldn’t get to repeat
that experience.

For her first time making love, it had
been amazing. She had no idea a person could feel so much. Her body
was sore, but it had been oh so worth it. She’d read that sex for
the first time wasn’t a good experience. Those people must not have
been making love to someone like Lucas Anderson.

She had to smile at the irony. The man
looked like a Greek God, had more money than anyone needed, and
made love like every girls fantasy come true. Oh well, one mistake
wasn’t going to change her life’s plans.

Amy went into the bathroom and cleaned
up. She was laying back down when it finally hit her they hadn’t
used protection. She bolted upright in bed again. She was dismayed
to think of the stupidity of having unprotected sex. She wasn’t
prepared to be a mother yet. She’d always dreamed of having her own
child, but not made this way. She wouldn’t give the child up if she
did get pregnant, but how would she be able to manage it
all?

She’d have to sleep on it and figure
everything out later. She didn’t know anything yet. She was most
likely over reacting. They’d only had sex one time. The odds were
unlikely she’d make a baby the first and only time she had
sex.

Amy slept fitfully the rest of the
night. She dreamt she’d just delivered the most beautiful little
girl. She was holding her close to her chest, bonding with her
newborn. The baby was perfect in every way. Suddenly, Lucas stepped
into the room with three men, all in expensive suits.

They started speaking all this legal
jargon and suddenly she looked down and she was no longer holding
the baby. Lucas had her. Then, in walked a tall, blonde bombshell
of a woman and he handed the baby to her. “Here you go sweetheart.
I told you I’d get a baby for you. Anything you want is yours,” he
said as they walked out, leaving Amy crying for her baby in the
cold hospital room.

Amy woke up in terror. The dream had
seemed so real. She was surprised to find real tears falling down
her cheeks. She considered herself a very strong woman, but there
was one thing that could bring her to her knees. She couldn’t make
it if someone were to take away the family she so desperately
wanted.

Amy gave up on sleep and got out of bed
to fix herself breakfast. She tried to read for a while but
couldn’t concentrate. She supposed she’d just take a walk around
the grounds and enjoy the beautiful, clean morning air.

She wandered around for a couple of
hours when Joseph snuck up on her and nearly made her jump out of
her own skin. “How are you doing, young lady? I hope you slept
well.” She wondered how such a larger than life man could so easily
sneak up on a person.

“I slept very well,” she automatically
replied. The circles under her eyes gave away her lie. He was a
gentleman and didn’t call her on it, though.

“You seem a little stressed about
something this morning. If there’s anything I can help with, all
you need to do is ask.”

“Everything is great, Mr. Anderson. I’m
just thinking about the move and work. You’ve been far too kind
already and I don’t want to take advantage,” she replied. “I really
don’t mind getting a hotel room tonight,” she tried, knowing he
wouldn’t hear of it.

“Now, Amy, don’t hurt my feelings. I
thought the cottage was pretty comfortable. I’ve slept there myself
a time or two when my wife got sick of my attitude,” he chuckled,
thinking of his wife fondly.

“Oh no, Mr. Anderson, I love the
cottage. It’s just really hard for me to take hand outs. I do
appreciate a place to stay, and I have to tell you, I’ve already
fallen in love with the cottage. It’s perfect” she quickly
responded.

“Katherine’s still sleeping. She must
get her beauty rest,” he chuckled. “Please come join me on the
terrace for breakfast. I love having a beautiful young woman to eat
with. It makes the food taste so much better.” He then held his arm
out for her, which she took, and they walked to the main
house.

They were laughing and eating breakfast
when Lucas walked in. Lucas was instantly on alert. She was getting
pretty cozy with his father. What was she up to now, he wondered?
“Good morning, Dad,” he said while sitting down. “Ms. Harper, I
hope the accommodations were to your liking,” he added
formally.

Amy looked at him for a moment, trying
to figure him out. It took her about ten seconds. The man had
already gotten what he wanted, and now he was letting her know it
was back to business and nothing more. She already knew this was
how he was, so why was she hurt so much by his attitude?

Well
, she thought,
two could play the
game of ‘cold as ice’.
“I slept perfectly,
Mr. Anderson. The beginning of the night I had this bad nausea and
a nasty headache, but then it went away, and the rest of the night
was perfect,” she said in a voice even colder than his.

His eyes turned into slits and if eyes
could kill, she figured she’d be a pile of ash. She decided she’d
push her luck just a bit more and smirked at him, before turning
away and ignoring him completely.

Joseph watched their little byplay,
both of them thinking they were being so sly. He wondered what had
went on last night. It looked to him like the kids may have gotten
close and were both running scared. Well, he wasn’t going to let
them avoid each other.

“Eat up, Lucas. You have a busy day.
You need to take Amy to get her car and shop for the apartment.
Better to get an early start, so it will be ready for her to move
into tomorrow.” He then looked at Amy, “I think you’ll be happy
there.”

“Mr. Anderson...” she began, when he
stopped her.

“Now, Amy, you’re a guest in my home,
don’t you think it’s time you started calling me Joseph. I’d
appreciate that,” he added so she had no other choice.

“Um, okay, Mr. I mean, Joseph, I was
thinking, Mr. Anderson,” she nodded toward Lucas, “is really busy
and I don’t mind doing this stuff on my own. If it’s a matter of a
signature, they could fax you the paperwork. I could just take a
cab to the car lot. I really, really don’t mind,” she pled with
him.

Lucas hadn’t wanted to spend the day
with her, but her trying to get out of it just plain ticked him
off. How dare she not want to be with him. They had some talking to
do, and she was damn well going to spend the day with
him.

“Of course I’m not too busy to take you
out, Ms. Harper,” he said with venom in his voice. “Why don’t you
go ahead and get ready so we can take off right away,” he said
looking her up and down. He knew she was already dressed for the
day.

He had some nerve looking down his nose
at her? She was fighting to keep her emotions in check. She looked
just fine and she wasn’t trying to impress him, anyway. She’d go
with him, just to show him she could be in his company without
being affected by it.

“I’m ready, Mr. Anderson,” she said in
a voice of honey, dripping with vinegar. “You may want to clean
that jam off your face, though,” she added with satisfaction. He
glared at her, then got up from the table and walked into the house
without another word. She quietly chuckled, enjoying the victory of
winning that little battle. It felt kind of good to knock the all
powerful Lucas down a notch.

“Well, you kids seem to be getting
along rather well,” Joseph said with complete sincerity. She
couldn’t tell if he was serious or not. He seemed to be. Maybe the
two of them hadn’t been so obvious, after all. She figured you
could’ve sliced the tension between them with a knife, but it was
good Joseph hadn’t noticed.

“He’s a great boss,” was all she said
before looking down and picking at her breakfast. She didn’t see
the amused grin on Joseph’s face.

Lucas came back out and stood,
impatiently waiting, as she deliberately took a few more bites of
food, chewing as slowly as she possibly could. She noticed him
glancing at his watch a few times.

“Now, Lucas, quit being so impatient.
It’s never polite to rush a lady,” Joseph spoke up.