A J. S. Cooper Box Set: Three Standalone Romances

by J. S. Cooper

  I smiled to myself when I saw that Jessie was swimming in the pool. I left the note on her towel and stood inside the living room to make sure she saw the letter when she got out of the pool. I stood there anxiously. I was worried that someone was going to come into the living room and ask me what I was doing spying on Jessie.

  It wasn’t like I was about to go and throw a hair dryer or something electrical in the pool. I wasn’t psychotic—just a bitch.

  Jessie got out of the pool in a skimpy bikini, and my eyes narrowed. I wasn’t sure why she had bothered to put on anything. I could see everything but her nipples. Her thong bikini wasn’t leaving much to the imagination either.

  I’m not going to lie. I was slightly jealous. She had a hot body. Maybe even hotter than mine. And she was pretty hot—if you like hot, evil witches. All I could see was bitch, bitch, bitch.

  I was happy that the first part of my plan was underway. I knew I had hit a home run because Jessie’s grin was huge as she read the letter. I’d never seen her look so happy. Part one had gone as planned.

  Part two was just as easy. I reserved the penthouse for two nights with Aiden’s American Express card before I went over and put a new bottle of my perfume next to the bed. I always wore Vera Wang’s Princess, and I knew Tom would recognize the scent. I tried on the silk-lined, fur blindfold and rolled on the bed. I could see nothing and it felt sexy and sensual, just as I’d hoped.

  I lay on the bed for a few seconds, grinning. This plan was going to work perfectly. I checked my watch and went down to the bar and waited. Jessie arrived as planned, right at 6:30 p.m. I pulled my phone out, waited until it turned to 6:45 p.m., and texted Dominic.

  Me: Meet me at the Marriott. I’ll be in the penthouse. Go to the front desk to get a key.

  I sat back and waited for him to respond. My heart started racing when ten minutes passed and he still hadn’t responded. Don’t tell me he was going to be the wrench in the plans. Everything would be for nothing if Dominic wasn’t there to witness anything. I nearly cried in relief when he texted me back about five minutes later.

  “I’ll be there,” was all he said, but it was all I needed.

  I ordered a pear martini then. I figured I could celebrate. I drank with glee when Tom arrived at 6:55 p.m. I loved that Tom was always so eager. It was a pity that the whole friends-with-benefits thing hadn’t worked out, but I no longer trusted him. I still wanted to know who he had been on the phone with, but I was going to have to figure that out later.

  I watched as Tom walked to the front desk to get his key. He knew the drill by now. We’d had plenty of hotel hookups. It killed me that I had to wait down here while the fun went on upstairs, but I pulled out my earphones, plugged them into my phone, and pulled up my Youstream account. I had hooked up my small digital video camera to face the bed so that I was live-streaming everything that was going on in the room. This was going to be good.

  The screen was dark at first, but there was a little light coming in from the curtains that Jessie and I had not closed. I also noticed that there were candles burning next to the bed. My jaw dropped when I saw that there was a whip as well. I should have known that Jessie was going to come prepared. I just wish I knew who she was expecting to show up.

  I’d been avoiding Aiden’s texts and calls all day, and I knew that he would not be happy that I had gone rogue this weekend. This plan had to work because I knew I couldn’t sleep with him again. I wanted Dominic, and I was going to get him.

  I stared at the screen and realized that Jessie was lying naked on top of the sheets. I’d rather she’d have been under the sheets. That way Tom would have to look and see her and know that it wasn’t me. She also had a Brazilian wax, whereas I had a landing strip. I wasn’t sure how much Tom paid attention to these things, but I was starting to panic again.

  I watched as Tom went into the room. Jessie opened her mouth and said something, and I froze. I’d told them both to be quiet. If they spoke too much, they’d know. I frowned as I stared at the screen, not knowing what was happening and not being able to hear anything. Tom walked across the room then and ripped off his clothes before jumping onto the bed. I couldn’t see what was happening because his back filled up the screen.

  That’s when Dominic arrived—tall, sexy, drop-dead gorgeous Dominic. I stared at him and grinned as I pulled off my earphones and dropped a twenty on the table. I waited for him to pick up the key and then I ran to the elevator.

  “Hi.” I walked up to him and gave him a big kiss.

  “Hi, to you, too.” He kissed me back passionately and ran his hands through my hair.

  “I’m glad you came.”

  “Yeah.” His hands ran down my back to my ass. “I’ve been thinking about fucking you for the last couple of hours. Of course, I came.”

  “You’re going to come a lot tonight.” I grinned, already picturing us sharing his main room tonight. I didn’t even care that he’d shared it with Jessie the day before. She was on her way out and I would soon be in my proper place.

  It’s funny how we can fool ourselves into believing shit when we’re on a mission. Sometimes I look back and think to myself that, if I’d just gotten us a key for our own room and forgotten the plan, things could have been so much different.

  I opened the door to the suite with Dominic’s fingers rubbing me between my legs. I was almost upset that we had to wait to get laid, but I was too excited to be very annoyed.

  “What’s that?” I exclaimed in shock as I opened the door and the sounds of Jessie’s moans were loud and rapid.

  “Is the room occupied?” Dominic frowned, and we walked in slowly.

  “Maybe it’s the TV?” I shrugged and grabbed his hand. “I want you so badly.” I grabbed his hard cock and squeezed it before we walked in farther.

  I couldn’t stop grinning as I could hear the clear noises of lovemaking. Tom was grunting and Jessie was almost screaming as they fucked.

  “Do me harder!” she screamed out. Her legs were wrapped around his waist and we watched as he flipped her legs up over her shoulders and started pounding her.

  “Do you like that, bitch?”

  “Yes!” she screamed as he moved back and forth even faster.

  “What the fuck?” Dominic’s voice cut through the room, and I saw Tom drop her legs and look back at us. Jessie removed her blindfold and blinked rapidly.

  “Dominic!” Her voice sounded shocked.

  “Jessie?” His tone was uneven, and I could see his nostrils flaring.

  Jessie leaned over and turned on the bedside lamp. Her face was red, and she stared at us in shock and then at Tom. Tom’s expression was one of surprise and his eyes narrowed as he stared at me.

  “What the fuck, Jessie?”

  “I, uh…” she mumbled and bit her lip. Then she looked at Tom again. “Who the fuck are you?”

  “I was sent.”

  “Did he send you?” she gasped. “Is he testing me?” She jumped up and ran to Dominic. “I’m sorry!” she cried and crushed herself against his chest. “I don’t know that man.”

  Dominic frowned and gave me a small look, and I shrugged, pretending ignorance.

  “Who do you think is testing you?” I looked at Jessie with an evil smile. “Aiden?”

  “You bitch.” Her eyes narrowed as she stared at me.

  I watched as she pressed her naked body into Dominic’s even harder. I could feel my face going red as I watched him stroking her back. I thought I was going to explode. This was not how this was supposed to go.

  “Let me call my dad and see what the fuck is going on.” Dominic went over to a chair and sat down. “Who are you?” he asked Tom as he pulled his clothes on.

  “You don’t even wanna fucking know.” Tom shook his head and ran to the door. “I hope I never see any of you fuckers again.”

  “That was rude.” Jessie shivered and pouted as she sat next to Dominic.

  “I can’t believe you slept with him.” Dominic stood up and l
ooked down at her with a shocked expression.

  “I thought it was…” She paused and started crying. It was then that I knew she’d been hoping it had been Aiden. I tried to stop myself from rolling my eyes and reaching over to pull her hair. “Wait.” Her eyes narrowed and she looked at me. “What are you two doing here anyway?”

  “Didn’t you expect to see Dominic?” I asked innocently. “I mean, who did you think you were fucking with such wild abandon?”

  “I need you to leave.” Her voice turned cold. “Dominic, you need to tell her to leave.”

  Dominic looked at me and gave me a look. My blood turned cold as I realized that he wanted me to leave. I couldn’t believe that he was doing this to me.

  “Dominic, I thought we were going to talk.” I raised my eyebrow at him. Don’t do this to me, Dominic, I thought to myself. You cannot do this to me.

  “Jessie, I have to leave. Saskia and I have to talk.” He sighed. “I’ll speak to you tonight.”

  “You’re leaving?” Her eyes were wide with hurt.

  “I think that’s best.” His tone was derisive. “We need to talk.”

  “I can talk now if you want…” Her words trailed off as she stared at him.

  “Not now. Saskia and I have to go.”

  “Whatever.” Jessie walked back to the bed and lay down.

  I stood there for a moment feeling like I was having an out-of-body experience. This whole situation seemed surreal. Their conversation felt surreal. I really didn’t understand what sort of relationship they had. I should have known at that point that something was seriously fucked up, but I guess you don’t see what you don’t want to see.

  “So tell me, Saskia. What the fuck?” His eyes narrowed as we left the room.

  “What do you mean?” I asked innocently.

  “I mean exactly what I said.” He grabbed my arm and pushed me against the wall. “What the fuck?”

  “I don’t know why you’re blaming me.” I shrugged.

  Now, you might be thinking that my plan failed. You might be thinking that it’s obvious that I set everything up. At this point, that doesn’t matter. That was only part one of my plan. Part two of my plan was still in progress. It still had to work out. Part two of my plan was the most important! Part two would mean the end of Dominic and Jessie. At least that was what I hoped.

  Now, you have to understand that I wasn’t in my right mind. Normally, I’d never do something like this. Normally, I’d just find someone else, but I felt like I had something to prove. Jessie had come into my jungle and was trying to be the lion. There was no way I was going to back down.

  “How did we both end up in the room?”

  “Maybe the hotel clerks messed up the reservation because the same name was used.”

  “You mean me and my dad?” His eyes narrowed and his breathing was hard.

  “You said it, not me.”

  “How are you going to make this up to me?” He pulled me toward him hard.

  “What do you want?” I grinned at him as he started squeezing my breasts.

  “What do you think?” He grinned back.

  “I think you want us to get another room.” I grinned.

  “Nope.” He shook his head. “I don’t want us to get a room.”

  “Oh?” I looked at him in confusion.

  “Let‘s have some fun in the elevator.“

  “Hmm.” I frowned. I wasn’t concerned with sex in the elevator as much as I was concerned that part two might not go as planned. “Can I go and get a drink first?”

  “You need a drink to fuck me?” He pressed into me so that I could feel his hardness against my stomach.

  “I need a drink after all that drama.” I raised an eyebrow. “I’m not used to such craziness.”

  “You are the craziness.” He laughed and leaned down to kiss me. “Hmm, you taste so good.”

  “So do you.” I kissed him back. “I should be offended by that.”

  I sucked on his tongue and ran my hands through his hair. It felt so good being with Dominic that I almost forgot how angry I was with him.

  “Let’s go grab that drink.” He grinned. “We’ve got an elevator to fuck in.”

  I grabbed his hand and laughed as we made our way down to the bar. I excused myself, went to the bathroom, and rolled my eyes as I saw about ten angry text messages from Tom. I texted him back.

  Me: She’s still in the room if you want to come.

  Tom: You bitch. He texted back and I grinned to myself. I had no problem with being called a bitch by him.

  Me: You going back up?

  Tom: Do I have eight inches of hardness that needs to blow a load?

  Me: Enjoy.

  Tom: Dirty whore.

  Me: And I like it.

  I closed my phone, sat on the toilet seat for a moment, and closed my eyes. I wasn’t sure that was true anymore. I wasn’t judging myself for my past, but I knew I’d made some mistakes.

  I answered the phone as it rang without looking at the screen. “What do you want, dickhead?”

  “Saskia?” Natasha’s voice was soft.

  “Oh, hey. Sorry.” I made a face into the phone. “I thought you were someone else.”

  “Uh-huh.” She laughed. “Brad said you called?”

  “I just wanted to say hi.”

  “He said you sounded upset.”

  “I’m surprised he could tell.” I rolled my eyes.

  “Saskia.” She sighed. Natasha’s greatest wish was for me and Brad to get on as friends.

  “I’m just being honest,” I huffed out. “I have to go, though.”

  “Okay.” Her voice rose. “Call me when you’re ready to talk. I’ll be here.”

  “Thank you.” I smiled into the phone. Natasha was always such a good friend to me. “I miss you.”

  “Let’s hang out soon.”

  “Next weekend?”

  “Yeah. Why don’t you bring Tom? He can hang out with Brad.”

  “I didn’t know they were that close.”

  “Oh, they play golf every week.” She sounded surprised. “Tom never told you?”

  “There’s a lot he’s never told me.” My mind swirled a hundred miles a minute.

  “Maybe you need to stop with Aiden, Saskia. Take a break from men.”

  “Are you telling me to become a lesbian?”

  “No.” She laughed. “Though I don’t know that that would be such a bad thing.”

  “Natasha,” I groaned.

  “That’s my name.” She paused. “But seriously, you need to start thinking about your life and your future a bit more. You need to make some changes. Even Brad thinks so.”

  “What does Brad think?” I waited for Natasha to answer me, not even sure why I cared.

  “He thinks you need the love of a good man. He thinks you need to get married,” Natasha rushed out, and my blood boiled.

  “Of course, he does.” I rolled my eyes.

  “He said that he thinks that you need to stop fucking around and follow your heart.”

  “I see.” I paused. “Well, I have to go.”

  “Call me tomorrow.”

  “Yeah.” I hung up and texted Tom.

  Me: Did you speak to Brad about me?

  Tom: Why? He texted back immediately.

  Me; Don’t you ever talk to Brad about me again.

  Tom: Don’t worry. I’m more concerned about having that blonde bitch suck me off.

  Me: You’re going back up to the room?

  Tom: Wasn’t that your plan?

  I laughed as I turned off the phone and pushed it back into my handbag. That was my plan. It was obvious to me that Tom and Jessie would freak out once we walked into the room. They’d stop fucking, and I’d look shady. However, I also knew how good Tom was in bed and I had a pretty good idea that Jessie was as open-minded when it came to sex as I was. I knew that, if Tom came back for seconds, Jessie wouldn’t say no. At least I was hoping she wouldn’t say no. My whole plan counted on her not sa
ying no.

  Dominic had to know that something fishy was up. There was no way around that. However, if he walked in on Jessie and Tom at it again, after being caught the first time, he couldn’t blame that on anyone other than Jessie. He’d dump her ass so fast. And then I would be his one and only.

  I grinned as I thought about introducing him to Brad as my man. Brad could eat cake. I left the bathroom and walked back to the table. Dominic had already ordered us two drinks.

  “I left something in the room.” I sighed. “I think my phone fell out of my bag.”

  “Okay.”

  “After the drinks, can we please go and get it?”

  “I want to get laid.”

  “I’ll suck you off right now if you can wait ten additional minutes to fuck me in an elevator full of people.”

  “On your knees, then.” He grinned at me, and I heard him undoing his zipper. “Don’t get up until I come.”

  “Demanding, aren’t you?”

  “That’s how you like it.” He nodded, indicating I should get below, and I took a quick gulp of the alcohol before getting under the table and taking him in my mouth.

  I know, I know. It’s demeaning. Slightly. But I didn’t care. I wanted him in my mouth. I knew the power I had sucking on his cock. Even if it was under the table in a restaurant with a tablecloth hiding me. This was what I wanted and needed. This was going to help me assert my power over him. At least that’s what I told myself. I didn’t think that if I’d said no there would be a hundred other women willing to go under the table saying yes.

  I closed my eyes as I sucked. Dominic was already hard, and I knew that he wasn’t going to last long. My mind was already thinking about the look in his eyes as we’d walked into the hotel room earlier. He’d been shocked, slightly turned on, and slightly angry. I knew all he was going to be feeling was anger when he caught them in flagrante delicto again.

  I was right. Dominic came quickly, and I eagerly swallowed his saltiness before crawling back to my chair. I chugged the rest of my drink and jumped up.

  “Let’s go and get my phone.” I grabbed his hand.

  We walked in silence back to the elevator and then to the room. I could barely contain my excitement. This was it! My plan was going to come to fruition.