Billionaire's Holiday (An Alpha Billionaire Christmas Romance Love Story) (Billionaires - Book #17)

by Claire Adams

  “Oh, well,” he said as he continued to thrust.

  His hands wrapped through my hair as he looked into my eyes. He was there with me. There was no distraction, no thinking about work, or life, or any number of other things. The intensity in his eyes told me that he was very much there with me in that moment. It turned me on and drove me to press my hips hard against his as we moved together.

  I took in a deep breath as I felt my body start to quiver again. This time it started so deep in my center that I wasn’t sure what it was until the buildup really got going. My legs shook and my arms too as my body began its climb into one of the biggest orgasm I could remember having.

  “Ohhhh,” I moaned deeply as I let my body feel the pleasure.

  “Yes, cum for me,” his deep voice said.

  There was something so sexy about the way he talked to me in that moment. His deep voice in my ear as my body felt the delight of him thrusting inside of me. I couldn’t take it another second and soon I felt my entire body rocking from the explosion.

  I held onto his body as mine started to let go. My hands pulled down on his strong back and my body shivered with delight as I moaned out. I was so wrapped up in my own moment that I hardly noticed Garrett taking one last stroke as orgasm also shot through his body.

  Everything about being with Garrett had been so delightful that I couldn’t get the smile off of my face as we lay there. Sex was always a stress reliever for me, but good sex; well that went beyond reliving stress. I felt like a new woman, ready to take on anything that the world had in store for me.

  I had been so worried that Garrett might have to leave that I hadn’t taken into account what a great time we could have together while he was there. I just wasn’t good at casual relationships, but for Garrett; I was going to make an effort. It could really be a fun few weeks, or even months, with Garrett. Then when it was time for him to leave I would just have to let him go. It might be hard, but I had to admit it was better to have experienced time with Garrett than never to have had him at all.

  “My mother is going to know something is up with me,” I laughed. “I haven’t smiled like this at all since I got home.”

  I leaned into Garrett as he slid next to me and let my head rest on his chest. It felt good. Everything about being there with Garrett felt good and I didn’t want to leave that moment at all. When I was around him I felt calm, less agitated, and more like the world around me was fun. Garrett softened me up and I liked that. I hadn’t liked the person I had become while in New York and I desperately loved the person I was when I was around Garrett.

  “You have been pretty grumpy,” he joked.

  “I wasn’t grumpy,” I said as I slapped my hand on his chest. “I was just trying to find my way.”

  “Well, it seemed like grumpy,” he said as he dramatically rolled his eyes and looked away.

  “I wasn’t grumpy. I just have one of those resting bitch faces. I always look like I’m grumpy, but I’m just thinking.”

  “I’m glad to see you smile. It’s one of your best attributes,” Garrett said as he pressed my chin up so he could look at me. “And your ass,” he laughed.

  His other hand squeezed my ass cheeks and started to massage me. Damn, I couldn’t get enough of Garrett. He felt like a drug that I wanted more and more of. I had opened the door and let our relationship turn into this and now I didn’t want to walk back out that door. For whatever time I had left with him, I was going to enjoy every last moment of it.

  “Do you think we should get back to work?” I reluctantly asked as I grabbed his hand off of my ass.

  “Absolutely not. I’m not going to work another day in this place. I’m going to lay in this bed, naked with you, until I starve to death.”

  “Very funny.”

  “Oh, I’m serious. You can’t get me out of this bed,” he said defiantly.

  I climbed out from under the covers and found my clothes. He could stay in bed for as long as he wanted, but I had work to do and needed to get back to reality. I liked how Garrett looked at my naked body as I stood at the foot of the bed. Normally I wouldn’t have been comfortable standing naked anywhere near a man who was as built as Garrett was, but he seemed to enjoy my curves. While we were in bed, his lips had explored every inch of me and the way he wanted me gave me confidence that I didn’t normally have when naked around a man.

  As I stood there, I looked out the window of his cabin and noticed that my father had left his office. At first I didn’t worry too much, but then I saw he seemed to be making a straight line right toward Garrett’s cabin.

  “I bet I can get you out of that bed,” I teased as I looked out the window and watched my father walking toward the cabin. “My father is on his way here.”

  I quickly ran to the bathroom with all of my clothes in my hands and Garrett jumped up out of the bed. As I closed the bathroom door I saw Garrett throwing his shirt on and then pulling his jeans on. I hoped he was going to be able to get dressed in time.

  Chapter Eleven

  Garrett

  I had barely gotten all my clothes back on when Sid knocked on the front door and let himself in. My breathing was heavy and I just knew he was going to be able to tell I had just slept with his daughter.

  “Everything all right? I know it’s a small cabin, but I think it’s better than the bunkhouse.”

  “Oh, yes, sir. It’s perfect. I was just trying to clean it up a bit before heading back out to work.”

  Sid looked around the cabin at the mess that Forest had left in there. He paused for a very long time and it even seemed like he had looked at the bathroom door that was closed. I desperately hoped he wouldn’t find a reason to go over there and look in the bathroom.

  “Have you seen Sarah?”

  “Nope,” I lied to him.

  I hated to flat out lie to a man like Sid, but I also didn’t want him to chase me out of town with his shotgun, so lying was really the only option. It was a small lie, nothing that would cause too much harm and I hoped that it wouldn’t come back to me.

  It was funny to me that I was even thinking about lying at all. As a CEO, the consequences of lying hadn’t really even been on my radar. I lied all the time. I told people what they wanted to hear so I could get what I wanted out of situations. In the business world, I had thought that honesty was a liability. But I was starting to see that my way of thinking had been skewed back then.

  As I looked back on my career, I certainly could have been more truthful in my interactions with other businesses. My lies hadn’t ended up saving my company from getting into bad situations, my lies had really only saved me the personal uncomfortable feeling of sitting in front of someone and telling them the truth. But the truth always came out and I always ended up figuring out a better or different way to complete what I had lied to people about.

  I had a feeling that eventually Sid would find out that I had been having sex with his daughter. I could only hope that when that finally happened, he would forgive me and not shoot me. Sarah was an adult, she was able to make her own choices, and so was I. If we wanted to have a little fun between the sheets, it really wasn’t any of Sid’s business.

  “If you see her, tell her to come find me.”

  “Will do.”

  “Here, I’ll walk with you back to the horse barn; maybe she’s there,” Sid said as we walked out of the cabin.

  There wasn’t time for me to protest, so I walked with Sid out of the cabin and toward the horse barn. At least I was getting him away from the cabin so Sarah could sneak out. I felt like a teenager trying to trick my girlfriend’s father. It was scary as hell and my adrenaline was pumping hard by the time we got to the horse barn. I was just about to ask Sid if he had heard anything about my case, when he started to talk.

  “You know, I heard from your placement agent the other day. I didn’t want to worry you, but they said there was word that the man you were testifying against had put a hit out on you. I’m sure you’re safe here and I
agonized over whether to even tell you or not. But I think it’s better that you know. He has probably had a hit out on you since he found out you were testifying, nothing new; it’s just new that they actually heard about it.”

  My sex high quickly dissipated and I felt like I was going to vomit. Sure, I knew that Frank Gordano wasn’t going to be happy with me, but somewhere deep down I hoped that he would just let justice take its course. It was a naive notion and I felt stupid for even believing it. It was hard to believe that there was a person out in the world that actually wanted to kill me, but then again it was Frank and I knew he was ruthless.

  Of course, Frank Gordano wanted me dead. I knew where he flew his drugs to. I knew the people who carried the drugs and the people who picked up the money. I had paid attention in our partnership, purely as a way of protecting myself if the day should ever come. And now there I was, hiding out at a ranch in Montana and scared to death that he would find me and murder me. All the strength that I had had to agree to testify against Frank was a myth. It was just what I told myself to feel stronger about the whole situation. But the reality was I was scared and Sid had just brought that fact right back into my view.

  “Thanks. You’re right. I’d rather know it. I won’t go into town at all again, I promise.”

  “It’s all right. I doubt anyone even noticed you and it’s been a while since that happened. But you’re right to stick close to the ranch and even keep your eyes open while here. I won’t be hiring any new ranch hands for now; I just can’t be sure who they might be. But still, you will need to stay alert.”

  “I will.”

  The realization that I had actually put my own life at risk by going into town was even more real. I had never been in a situation like that before and I hadn’t been taking it seriously at all. If I had truly understood the gravity of the situation I would have never have gone into town with Sarah when she asked. Not only had I put myself at risk, but I had put her at risk, too.

  If, by some chance, someone had been placed there to watch out for me, then they would have seen me talking and laughing with Sarah. They would have questioned if I had told her secrets and maybe even decided that they wanted her dead, too. The guilt filled me and nausea took over. I couldn’t be that naive again, I had to be more responsible with my life as well as with Sarah’s life.

  “What are you two men talking about that’s so serious?” Sarah said as she walked into the barn.

  Her smile beamed from one side of her face to the other and I couldn’t help but take some pride in that. Making love to her had been the highlight of my time at the ranch and seeing her happy made me even happier. She was a sweet girl and she had been hiding behind that grumpy face for far too long. Sarah was too damn beautiful to be sad, or grumpy, or any other negative feeling. I made myself a promise to do absolutely everything right from that moment forward. No more making selfish mistakes that put my life or hers into jeopardy.

  “Oh, you know, just talking business,” Sid said as he gave Sarah a quick hug. “Thanks again for the photos of the land. I appreciate all you’re trying to do.”

  “Sure thing, Dad. I want you to be able to retire someday and the only way we are going to make that happen is if we get you some serious money.”

  “I can’t argue with that. It sure would be nice to retire. Your mother has been begging me to buy one of those campers and drive across the country. Maybe someday,” Sid said nostalgically.

  “I’m going to make that dream come true for you,” Sarah said.

  I believed she would. Sarah was a dedicated daughter and she was determined to sell that land at a price that was worth it to her parents. I had no doubt in my mind that she would get them the money they needed to take a step back away from their ranch work.

  There really was no reason Sid couldn’t hire a lead ranch manager to take over the duties he was doing. As long as he had a decent amount of money and could afford the person’s salary, a manager would take the pressure off of Sid and Meredith and give them the time they needed to actually start relaxing and enjoying their life. I suspected they didn’t take much time away from the ranch and had problem not even gone on many vacations over the years.

  “All right, enough of all this. You two get back to work,” Sid said and then turned to leave the barn.

  “That’s my Dad, he’s so mushy and feely all the time,” Sarah joked.

  “Your dad is a good man,” I said as we watched him walk across the ranch toward the main house. “He’d kill me if he knew all the dirty thoughts I was thinking right now.”

  I grabbed Sarah and pressed her against the horse stall as my lips moved to meet hers. My adrenaline was running wild from the combination of making love to her and hearing the news from Sid. I felt like a teenager sneaking away to make out with his high school girl.

  Sarah kissed me back a little bit and then pushed me away. She looked around to make sure no one had been watching us before she pulled me close for one last kiss. She already felt comfortable to me and I knew it was going to be hard to act normal around her when we were working during the day. All I could think about was getting her back into that damn bed.

  “We can’t be doing this out in public.”

  “I know. I know. But when? I can’t think straight. I keep seeing your naked perfect body walked away from the bed.”

  I groaned and pulled her close to me again. With my hands on her ass I tried to kiss her, but she pressed me away. She looked around the barn to make sure no one had seen us and I couldn’t help but smile.

  “I’ll come to your cabin tonight after everyone goes to bed,” she whispered to me.

  I held onto her for a moment before releasing her. I couldn’t wait to have her again. I was going to work my ass off to get all my jobs done and hurry to get back to the cabin and finish cleaning up before she got there. I was so happy I had taken Forest’s job and had my own little home to bring Sarah to.

  That night, and for many nights after, I made love to Sarah in my little cabin on the ranch. Life was good and I really couldn’t complain at all. I loved working on the ranch now and I looked forward to waking up each morning and getting to see Sarah. She was everything I had never known I wanted in a woman and I couldn’t get her out of my mind.

  We flirted and teased each other like we were teenagers. It was fun, and exciting, and just what I needed to take my mind off of the thugs that wanted to kill me. I laughed more when I was with Sarah than I remembered laughing the entire year before I had arrived on the ranch.

  As the weeks went on I stopped worrying so much about the news that Sid had given me though. Obviously, they wouldn’t be able to find me on some random ranch in the middle of Montana. I didn’t leave the ranch, not for any reason, so there was no way for them to really know where I was. Even if they had gotten close enough to figure out I was in Montana, they would never know where I was in the massive state.

  As the weeks turned into months, I was coming up on my one year anniversary at the farm. Sid and Meredith were like family to me, and Sarah was my love. I hinted that I wouldn’t be around forever, and Sarah said she understood and was happy we had the time together we did. But I never truly felt like she understood that I would actually have to leave the ranch someday.

  Overall though, I couldn’t have asked for a better placement while I waited for the trial. I hated that it was taking so long to bring Frank to justice, but I was happy where I was at. I was growing into a better man while I was on the ranch and I had Sid, Meredith, and Sarah to thank for that. They were good people and sometimes I felt like I was a better man simply because I had met them.

  “Come have dinner with us tonight,” Meredith said to me one afternoon as I was watering the flowers in front of my little cabin.

  “Sure,” I quickly replied.

  I wasn’t about to turn down the opportunity to enjoy some good conversation with Sid, Meredith, and Sarah. The other ranch hands had become my friends, but I enjoyed hanging around the
Miller’s the most.

  Sarah and I snuck around and spent a lot of time together. I was certain that Meredith knew what we were doing, but I wasn’t so sure that Sid knew. If he knew what was going on, he didn’t seem to care too much. If he didn’t know, I felt horrible because I had lied to him on plenty of occasions about where I had been as well as where Sarah was.

  “I know Sarah will be happy to see you,” Meredith said with a knowing look in her eyes.

  Meredith was a smart woman. Even though I was sure that Sid hadn’t come out and told her who I was or everything about my past, she seemed to know there was so much more to me than what was on the surface. She also was a great bridge between Sid and Sarah and I. The longer I stayed on the ranch the harder it had become to hide my feelings for Sarah. We were still careful and didn’t come right out in the open and say we were sleeping together, but I knew that Sid and Meredith weren’t stupid. They had to know something was going on between us.

  The way Sarah and I looked at each other, it was hard to hide our feelings. I was happy to see her and it didn’t matter if I had just seen her an hour before. Sarah was a vibrant and fun woman and she made me happy. Just being near her in the barn made me happier than working alone in there.

  “What time should I come?”

  “Let’s make it eight o’clock so we are all done with our chores for the day and can relax. I’ll open some wine.”

  “Now that sounds like an invitation I can’t refuse.”

  “We will see you then.”

  I hurried off to find Sarah and tell her about her mother’s invitation. Sarah could tell I had something on my mind as I walked quickly toward her near the pigpen. I usually avoided those animals, they were the only ones that I still hadn’t been able to conquer. They were cute pigs, but I still felt the pain of that bite on my leg.

  “What do you have up your sleeve?” she asked.

  Her hair was pulled up in a ponytail and she had a beautiful grin across her face. What Sarah had said was her resting bitch face had all but disappeared in recent weeks and I took full credit for it. She was happy and it radiated from the inside out. Sarah’s happiness was certainly one of the clues to Sid and Meredith that something was going on between us.