Then & Now (24 page)

Oh, boy!
  Thea thought while she watched her sister’s eyes slide into two livid slits.  Quickly she diverted both of them.  “What’s Reece like?  He’s pretty cute.”

Glancing over her shoulder, her sister eyed the man in the corner.  “I guess he’s cute.  I really didn’t notice.”

“Of course not.  You’re too busy looking at yourself half the time to notice anyone else.”  Leya sneered under her breath.

“Oh, get over it.  The envious card can be thrown either way.”  Mytrice cocked her head to the side as if challenging Leya to deny it.

“Yes it can. But trust me, Mytrice; jealousy isn’t what makes me want to pull your hair out.”  Leya informed crossing her arms in front of her.

Surprisingly, Mytrice didn’t utter a word.  Instead she turned on her heel and walked away. 

Thea shot her friend a look, only to receive an unremorseful shrug in response. “You two will never get a long will you?”

“Probably not.”
  She responded honestly.  “If I were you I wouldn’t hold my breath.”

Shaking her head, Alethea laughed at the irony.  Obviously, those who are too much alike tend to dislike one another.  Maybe that was their problem.  They could only see the flaws and not their similarity.

“How are your parents handling this whole thing anyway?  They look distressed, but every once and a while your mother drops her guard and you can tell she’s enjoying it.”  Leya pointed out, getting them off of the subject.

Grateful for the diversion, Alethea answered quickly. “My mother is eating this up.  She’s claiming that Eagleridge Security will be a great asset for Mytrice’s career and how she wouldn’t be able to sleep unless she knew that that her eldest will be safe.” She chuckled.  “At least I know where Mytrice gets her dramatics from.”

Her friend laughed in agreement.  “What about your sister’s bodyguard he looks like a typical Ken-doll.  All that blond hair….even though his expression is all business, I keep expecting him to call out ‘Hang ten, man!”

Thea chuckled softly.  “His name is Reece.  And my sister is the only one in the world who can turn away from a dark tan, blue eye, and an incredible build that his suit does little to hide.”

Leya’s eyes casually slid over her own gorgeous bodyguard.  Right before her parents death twelve years ago they hired a professional guard to watch over their only child.  No one really knew why exactly.  There hadn’t been any threat that anyone knew of.  Although by her friends admiring glances for the last twelve years, Thea knew her friend didn’t mind.

“Hey.”  Jace’s deep voice slithered softly into her ear and down her spine.

She slowly turned to him trying to keep herself from throwing her arms around him and kissing him shamelessly.  “I see my family finally let you go.”  She teased.

He chuckled easily. “I guess I’m all yours.”

Suppressing a giggle, she linked her arm through his.  “I can handle that.”

“Can you?”  He growled playfully.

She wasn’t sure if she could handle a man like Jace, though she was dying to find out.  Which was a huge change for her.  Normally she was slow on the move.  But with Jace she wanted everything and was growing impatient to receive it.  Maybe it was because she had known Jace before and was comfortable with him then, which made it easier now.  Or maybe it was Jace and the constant attention he gave her that made her feel desirable and wanton.  Maybe it was both.  Whatever it was she was eager to explore it further.

“You know,” Leya broke in.  “
this party is almost over and no one will notice if someone was to leave.”  She winked, insinuating the obvious.

Hell, if her best friend picked up her vibe, she could only imagine what Jace was picking up on.

“I think you’re right.”  Jace nodded, playing along. Taking Thea by the hand they made a break for the kitchen.  Luckily, no one noticed as they moved through the kitchen and out the double doors, across the lawn and to her home
.

Jace watched as Alethea invited him further into her home.  She offered him some coffee while she toyed with the strap on her belt.  As he followed her to the kitchen he noticed how intimate her tiny home was.  From the outside he would have never guessed how comfortable it truly was.

As he walked into the kitchen he wondered why she lived here on the premises and not out on her own.  She looked comfortable in the tiny home, while she moved aroun
d the kitchen preparing them coffee.  Her home was classy and not screaming feminine.  Like his mother’s house with flowery couches, and pink frilly things.  Don’t get him wrong he liked pink, on panties and lacy lingerie that a woman might wear to bed, if the guy was lucky.

As he watched her set a mug down, she chewed on her full bottom lip, which caused a male reaction he hadn’t been prepared for.  She had an amazing mouth, the kind he could dine on for hours.  Wondering if she just might be wearing something pink under her sweet fitting
dress, he crossed the kitchen and took her into his waiting arms.

Shocked momentarily by his vigorous approach, it took Thea a second to respond. When she did he took full advantage of it.  Exploring her mouth in such a way that her body reacted instantly.  He had such a clever mouth.  The teasing and soft sucking was almost too much.  And yet it had her body screaming for more.

His strong hands slid under her sweater and up her back, causing her to moan into his mouth.  He gently caressed her back while he continued to dine on her mouth.  If her arms hadn’t been fastened so eagerly around his neck she would’ve been on the floor by now.

“I want you, Alethea.”  He whispered across her swollen lips.  “I have since high school.”

“Oh?”  Was the only verbal response she could
manage.  Her head was still foggy from his unbelievable kiss.

He nodded as he brushed her lips with his.  “You were my first and only crush.”

She found herself inhaling his wonderful sent, before she really caught what he said.  “Really?”

Kissing her softly, Jace lowered his hands and affectionately cupped her bottom.  “I thought you were the most beautiful girl I had laid my eyes on.”

“You did?”  She asked in a skeptical tone.  The truth in his eyes had her believing him.  “You thought I was the most beautiful?”

“Yes.”  He chuckled.  “You have lived in your sister’s shadow for way too long.  You can’t see how truly gorgeous you really are. 
Though I should thank her for that.  It’s made you humble and independent.  Which I find utterly attractive.”  Taking her lips, he nibbled for a moment.

“Really?”
  She still couldn’t wrap her mind around it.  The men that had plagued her life in the past had said nice things for her to let them in.  Only it was to get to her sister.  But looking at Jace and hearing his words, she knew he meant them.  It wasn’t a come on to get into her sister’s pants, it was for her and her alone.

“I think I’ve been waiting for you, Thea.  I think that kid in me wants what he never got the chance to have and he has been driving me crazy for the last eight years, especially now since you’ve been back in my life.” The raw honesty in his voice and in his eyes had her heart beating a million times faster. 

Not knowing what else to say she whispered. “Okay.”  With a meek, yet very willing smile she cupped his face and kissed him with everything she had.  The deep male groan rewarded her efforts.

“Tell me what you want, Thea?”  He whispered between kisses.

“I want to show you my room.”  Her thick sultry voice gave her the confidence to continue.  “It has a four-poster, king size bed, with many pillows and blankets that we can lose ourselves in.”

The heat that set his violet eyes into a wicked storm of pure passion, radiated off of him.  His desire for her was evident in the suddenly thick bulge of his trousers.  Boldly, she reached down between them and gently rubbed the outline of his erection.

“Oh, sweetheart…”  He groaned.  “If you want me to see your room, you better show it to me now.  Because, I won’t make it if you keep doing what you’re doing right now.”

Taking his hand she whispered.  “Follow me.”  She led him to her bedroom with assurance she had never felt with any other man.  He made her comfortable and daring.

Once inside her room she turned to him slowly and began to unbutton the top part of her dress.  Loving the feel of his eyes on her she continued to remove everything except for her bra and panties.  “Your turn.”  She said watching his face.

He shook his head as he reached out and pulled her to him.  “Not yet.”  Running his hands over her bare skin, he kissed along her neck. 
Working his way down to her breasts.  “I was hoping you were wearing pink.”  His husky voice washed over the thin silk of her bra.

“I aim to please.”  She murmured, breathlessly.  He chuckled which vibrated through to her nipple which cause her to tremble slightly. 
“Oh, Jace!  That feels so good.”  She sighed.

“Wait.  I just got started.”  He informed as he unsnapped her bra and let it fall to the floor in front of them.  Taking one nipple into his mouth and the other between his fingers, he made a satisfied moan.

He dined on one then the other with delicious, torture.  Feeling as if she would collapse at any minute Thea dug her fingers into his hair wanting to hold him and his gifted mouth to her.  She became fully aware when he laid her down upon the bed and slowly removed her panties.  He kissed the inner part of her thy, not quite touching the spot she wanted him the most.  She held her breath as he licked down the path between thy and her aching folds. 

He laughed softly sending a warm gush of hot air over the dampen spot.  “Your little moans are driving me crazy.”

“I was moaning?”

“Oh, yeah.”

“Well, it’s frustration.  Do you torture all women like this?”  She asked, rising up enough to look at him.

“Nope.
Just you.”  He answered with a wicked smile.

“Jeez, thanks.”

He laughed again, and then all joking aside he spread her wide with his fingers and found the perfect spot for his tongue.  His lavish attention to her clitoris had her soaring higher than any man had ever made her in the past, and he wasn’t even in her yet.  He continued the slow circles with his tongue, only to stop momentarily to grab the tiny bud between his teeth.

He kept licking and nibbling until she finally screamed out an amazing orgasm.  As her body slowly came down from its unbelievable climax, she felt his lips slowly make their way up her body. Sure she had orgasms in the past but never so intense.  She could barely catch her breath as he took her lips with his.

“That was by far the best sound I have ever heard come out of a woman.”  He smiled while he pushed some of her hair back.

“I…that…” She swallowed. “Oh, wow.”

Kissing the tip of her nose he smiled.  “Wow, indeed. Although I just realized something.”

Suddenly concerned she lifted her head. “What?”

“I’m far too overdressed.”  His devilish grin set her at ease.

She sat up onto her forearms watching him as he began to remove his shirt.  She figured he would be somewhat built, for his line of work he would need to stay healthy.  But when his shirt came off, she had to fist the comforter to steady herself.  His chest was absolutely perfect. 
Tanned to excellence with elegantly sculptured muscles, and the right amount of dark hair that dusted that chest and straight on down to the object of her desire.

Then his hand went to the button of his pants.  She whimpered as it quickly became unfastened as well as the zipper.  It wasn’t a striptease or anything.  Although she doubted there could be any sexier tease then the one this man, who was revealing himself to her one piece at a time, was performing.

She stopped breathing.  Stopped all movement, except the rapid beating of her heart, as he removed the pants and the underwear along with it.  He was so stunning it almost hurt to look at him.  His cock was incredibly thick and long enough to paralyze her into a pleasure coma.

Growing dizzy from holding her breath for too long, Thea inhaled sharply.  With tremendous effort she lifted her gaze to his wicked grin. Climbing back more onto the bed she settled herself amongst the pillows.  Then with a slow wiggle of her index figure, she motioned for him to come to her.

He climbed onto her bed with his head down and shoulders up.  He reminded her of a large predatory cat marking his pray.  His dark eyes stayed trained on her while he covered her body with his own. Keeping his arms straight he hovered over her for a moment, allowing only his heat to grace her naked body.

Needing to feel him, Thea reached down a grasped his ready shaft.  He was so much larger than any other man she had slept with and it made her slightly concerned that she would not be able to receive him all.

As if reading her mind he whispered.  “Don’t worry I’ll fit.”

Trembling, she looked right into his vivacious eyes. 
“Promise?”

Lowering himself gently down upon her he kissed her deeply before answering. “Trust me.”

Then without any further hesitation he lifted her legs and slowly entered her.  He left so wonderful she pulled her hips forward in short little jerks.  She felt his smile against the side of her mouth as he continued to edge himself into her body.  Little by little he pushed forward until he was fully inside her.  They both cried out simultaneously.