Chasing Imperfection (Chasing Series 2)

by Pamela Ann

  This same situation I dealt with rather disastrously, which happened a few times to be honest with Blake, and I died with seething jealousy. It isn’t easy to see someone you love be with someone else. It’s not something I would like any person to experience. It’s the worst kind of pain. It eats you alive and all you can do is breathe and pray for a miracle.

  I moved to the other side of the rounded suede couch and turned on my Kindle. I have tons of books to catch up on. I didn’t even finish reading a few pages before I dozed off.

  A few boisterous male laughs jerked me awake. How long did I nap for? I thought groggily.

  “…it was. Where is Toby?” Blake’s masculine, deep voice jolted my hazy, sleepy state wide awake.

  Blake. He’s here!

  I got up hastily and made my way to the grand foyer and jumped into Blake’s hard body. His face lit up when he saw me, but it lit up more when I clung unto him and gave his face loud smacking kisses.

  He chuckled. “Goodness woman! Had I known I would get this kind of welcoming, I should go away on business more!”

  Chad and Luke laughed.

  I ran my hands through his dark wavy hair and kissed his lips. “Don’t you dare do that! I’ve missed you so much!”

  Still clinging to his body, his hands captured my ass nicely and gave it a good spanking as he nuzzled my neck. “God, I have missed you mad!”

  “Was he good, Luke? You’d better tell me the truth or you’ll have Chad to answer to!”

  “Of course I was, poppet! I was a bloody saint. There’s no one else but you!” Blake stated against my neck.

  “He was good. I promise you!” Luke swore. Good, that’s all I needed to hear.

  “Babe—um did you know Amelia Mendoza is dating Toby?” He stilled. “Bloody hell, you’re not serious?” How I wished it was the case.

  He gave me a quick kiss and placed me on the floor. Blake held my hand as we followed Chad and Luke towards the living room area. Luke found the bar and prepared everyone drinks.

  “Might I also add that Lucy is here?” Chad plopped next to me and took my legs and placed them on his lap as I sat next to Blake.

  Blake looked dumb-founded and struck speechless. “Guess Toby didn’t mention it either, huh?” I asked.

  “This is utterly rubbish! Where is the man of the hour, anyhow?”

  “The sad prick is probably in his bedroom shagging that twit of a Spanish whore!” Luce commented as she joined us. She was dressed in all black. Her clothes skimmed her beautiful body and she looked strikingly beautiful. Take that, Toby! I thought spitefully.

  “How are you, Lucille?” Blake asked.

  Ick. The boys only call Lucy by her Christian name Lucille when they’re dead serious.

  “The same old blasted feeling you had felt when Kyle dropped off Sienna that morning.” Luce snapped back.

  Feisty aren’t we? I thought she took a nap?

  “Oookay….that was weird.” I interjected and turned to the frowning Blake and whispered, “I love you.” There is no way my past shenanigans were going to be aired during Christmas time. Nope!

  “I love you too. I can’t wait until we’re alone,” he whispered in my ear.

  Luke strolled over to us and handed me a glass of red, cognac for Blake and couple the same wine to Luce and Chad.

  Luke sat next to Chad and cleared his throat. “So….the Alps looked wonderful from what I saw!” Luke remarked.

  We all broke into laughter at his joke. It was dark outside and we knew that he didn’t get the chance to see the beauty of it.

  “Ah! You’re the best baby!” Chad cooed as he snuggled closely to Luke.

  “What’s with the laughing ruckus?” Toby strode in with the pouty Amelia.

  I darted Amelia a nasty look. Chad gave her the very same one. But dear ole Luce gave her a death stare.

  Yep! My sexy kitten is definitely pissed off as hell at both of them. I wished them luck. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.

  Blake stood up. “Amelia, Toby. Can I have a word in private, mate?” He addressed Toby. They both left the living room in silent and waited for the library door to open and close until Luce spoke.

  “He’s in love with me, you know that don’t you?” Luce spat at her. Amelia merely smiled, clearly unfazed.

  “Who needs love? We don’t need it to enjoy each other.” Oh, hell no!

  “You filthy bloody whore, have you no shame at all? You saddle up to Blake and when he’s tired of you, you purposely seek out his best friend to get rouse out of him!” Luce pointed at her face, charged and accusing.

  “Si, pero Toby wasn’t hesitant. Blake’s dynamite in bed—mi amor is very passionate, si?” Amelia looked enviously at me, “but Toby could compare. He too is very good.”

  “What the hell! You don’t get to speak about Blake like that, you stupid bitch!” I thundered.

  Chad came to our rescue, “Ladies, ladies….calm the fuck down!”

  28

  Blake

  “Is it true, about you and Amelia?” Toby paced inside the softly-lit library.

  “Yes, it was early around May this year, roughly. I’m quite surprised she didn’t mention it!”

  The ever conniving Amelia, I’m sure my friend didn’t see it coming.

  “Fuck! This is rather embarrassing, now is it? I wasn’t informed that Luce was coming either. She’s never going to consider me again! I’m royally fucked!” Toby gave a hollow laugh.

  “Or we could have Amelia leave, surely that could count for something?” I blatantly suggested.

  “Right, I forgot she was the bearer of bad news to your beloved about your doomed engagement with Camilla.”

  I stilled. “I beg your pardon?”

  Toby let out a roar. “Brilliant! I thought you knew about this rubbish!”

  “Oh, pray tell, Watson, because I assure you that woman is not going to leave unscathed!” Was she really the culprit of the early demise of my relationship with Sienna? If she was, I will ruin her and her family.

  “Sienna was the one who mentioned it when she saw Amelia was with me. She was livid. I was livid about what Sienna exposed about Amelia. What a bloody cunning whore!” Toby cursed and stopped in his tracks.

  Indeed, my sentiments exactly. She will pay for interfering with my life. The bloody turmoil she caused me and Sienna—she was going to feel my wrath, I’ll make sure of it.

  “She might have to stay here until after Christmas though, we don’t have any means unless we want to cause some aggravation. Your pilot is not here or my aunt’s pilot, we don’t have that much choice really but endure her presence.”

  He was right. It was after all the holiday season. I sighed. “We should get back.” I capitulated.

  I could’ve cared less that the damn woman was around, but the very reason why I am worried is Sienna. I didn’t want to ruin anything for her. I haven’t seen her in awhile and I planned for her to be happy. Could it be plausible with the cloaking darkness of Amelia Mendoza hanging about?

  The heavy electric charged air in the living room shrouded everyone. Amelia sat on the bar as she gulped down a glass of cognac. I guess no one liked Amelia? I was simply diverted.

  Dinner was a somber drab affair. Everyone was plainly quiet except for Chad and Luke. The couple was somewhat fond of talking about celebrity gossip.

  Amelia tried to thaw Toby’s icy demeanor but to no avail. I suppose I should feel contrite to be in her situation, but alas all I could feel was a sense of ease.

  “You don’t like the braised duck?” I leaned over and asked Sienna, who sat next to me.

  She beamed and my heart skidded. God, she’s so gorgeous! `

  “I do, but I’m hungry for something else entirely,” she whispered seductively. Oh, the witch! She possibly can’t leave me with my riotous imagination and have me rock hard under the table.

  She giggled at my stricken face.

  “Just you wait until I ravish you, my beauty. I will be the one
laughing as you call me ‘Oh my God!’ I must say I really get turned on when you call me that, it rather brings out the beast in me, don’t you agree?” My hot, soft voice whispered against her sensitive ear and she shivered as my hand trailed along her inner thigh. Even with sweat pants on, she felt my heated urgent fingers, kneading and teasing her mad.

  “Blake!” she screeched as my finger rubbed her crevice a tad hard. I merely laughed.

  “Mind sharing what’s with the sexual tension with you two—hanky panky during dinner time, Blake?” Chad insinuated. Luke loudly coughed out his wine. He caught his mouth with a napkin as he sputtered it out.

  “Are you trying to choke your boyfriend to death, Chad?” I asked.

  Chad merely gave me an innocent smile.

  I cleared my throat, “I admit I’m rapacious and quite eager to have my girlfriend all to myself.”

  “How sweet.” Amelia scornfully spoke.

  “Indeed, she is everything.” I responded succinctly.

  After dinner, we relaxed in the game room and chatted about, drinking and laughing. Amelia made an excuse of a splitting headache and headed into her own room. Wise woman, I thought. Luce seriously hated the very sight of her.

  Toby and Luke were playing pool and the rest of us gathered about the couch. My back faced Sienna as I sat in between her legs. She was giving my neck and shoulders deep kneading and I moaned like a sated fat canine. The stress of meetings, dealing with ongoing problems, and travelling different continents took a toll on me.

  “How was your trip? Did everything do according to plan?”

  “Most did. There are still a few kinks to iron through then I could confidently say that it did.” I sighed. My job required me at all ungodly hours to be ready and prepped, and I am utterly exhausted. I’m quite ready to make use of the bed upstairs and just be with Sienna.

  “Let me go shower and I’ll be quite ready for you.” I kissed her quickly and went inside the bathroom.

  Sienna looked rather sleepy as did everyone tonight. We did Toby’s usual birthday gig and he was showered with presents. I got him a black Lamborghini—but could only bring out the keys out here. Toby was ecstatic. Sienna alone got him six presents, Chad five and Luce got him three. Lucy’s were with pure heartfelt sentiment. I hope those two hash it out. They looked unhappy without each other!

  When I came out of the shower, I strolled naked over to the sleeping beauty. I smiled as I slid beside her, pulled her against my chest and quickly fell asleep.

  I was woken up by Sienna moaning and rocking me. I groaned as I clutched her hips and pushed her down, grinding her in hot rapid speed. It was quick animalistic sex at its purest form. I couldn’t possibly deny my wanton siren. “Blaaaake!” she sobbed, her pussy tightening and deliciously clenching my cock.

  “Let go, my love.”

  “Baby, I love you,” she screamed as her body started to quiver from her orgasm. I rolled her over and drilled her hard for a minute or two before my climaxed shattered me into ecstasy.

  I grabbed her face and kissed her hard, slowly nudging my cock in and out of her. “You’re perfect, have I told you that, poppet?”

  She gave me a chaste kiss and teasingly smiled. “Make love to me. I’ve missed you so much.” She hooked both arms around my neck and kissed me. We savored each other, unhurried.

  “I’ve barely started my love. Believe me I plan on taking you all night if I could have my wicked way with you.” I declared as I kissed her senseless and slowly made love to her.

  29

  Sienna

  The next day, all the guys including Amelia went out to ski while Luce and I decided to stay put and cooked for Christmas Eve.

  We were going all out with leg of lamb, honey baked ham, baked turkey, Austrian crescent small potatoes, buttered and flavored, Greek moussaka, spinach salad and tons of side dishes we could whip up. Luce and I are quite the ultimate cooks. I suppose that’s why we got on to begin with. There’s nothing like the shared joy of good food and a good laugh.

  “What do you propose for dessert?” Luce asked as she chopped the celery rapidly.

  “I was thinking along the lines of apple pie, chocolate tartufo, and strawberry panna cotta? Oooh let’s not forget gooey fudge brownies!”

  “Splendid! Are you quite sure Claudette has all the ingredients?”

  “Have you seen the stock room? IT HAS EVERYTHING we could dream of and them some!” I exclaimed in awe.

  “That was smashing! Thank you Luce and Sienna for the lovely, splendid meal!” Toby rubbed his belly and grinned widely.

  “I don’t know about you people but I think I have another spot for a spare tartufo!” Chad reached out for another ball of chocolate ice cream dessert.

  Blake and I shared our desserts on one plate. It’s sickening how happy I am. I feel like I’m floating in lala land all day with him beside me. Can someone be this happy? I ridiculously wondered. Quite possibly, yes.

  After dinner, we hovered around the living room and exchanged presents.

  Blake got everyone jewelry, including me. He got me a ten-carat diamond necklace and earring set, thirty carats all together. “Whoa, that’s a lot of carats, thank you babe!” I grabbed his face and happily kissed him.

  He got Luce a tennis bracelet, diamond studded wrist men’s bracelets for Chad and Luke. They all were overjoyed.

  Toby, Luce, Chad and Luke all handed their presents and we all opened them in haste. Chad actually made each one of us a painting of ourselves—he altered it magnificently through his eyes. He captured each of us in our happy moment, in our element. It was special.

  “Oh, Chad this is gorgeous! Thank you! When did you find the time to do any of these? You were always so busy!”

  “I always have time for my babies!” He gave us all flying kisses and he stood up. “I just want to take this minute to thank you all for everything…After what I’ve been through the last few months, each and every one of you were a pillar of strength that I couldn’t have lived without.

  “Sienna, I love you and you don’t understand the depth of my love for you. You’re in ‘here’ baby girl.” He tapped his heart. “I couldn’t have done this without the mighty Knightly! Thank you with all of my heart. You make me soar higher looking at how you’ve made my baby love really happy.

  “Lucy, without your sweet sarcastic tongue, I would be lost in a very dull world. I love you very much. And to my every dearest dapper, Toby, the times you were there for me were one of the sweetest memories that I will forever treasure and never forget. Although during those times—how I wished you were gay, HA!” We all laughed at that. Chad and his sense of humor!

  “And lastly, I want to thank you Luke. You came as I bittersweet surprise when I was at my lowest. Thank you, Merry Christmas everyone!” Chad screamed and danced about.

  They opened all of my presents at the same time and all synchronized their “ahhhs” and “ooohs.” I got them all watches and I must say I won’t be tapping my bank account soon. It cost me a pretty penny.

  “Poppet, you didn’t!!!!” Blake announced in disbelief and whistled.

  “Show it to us beeotch!” Chad urged on.

  Blake showed it to them. “Is that the over a million bucks, Patek Phillips Sky Moon watch?” Chad eyes bugged out. Toby laughed.

  “It is! But you shouldn’t have. I don’t want you spending your money on me!”

  I gently smacked his head with an empty box, “You’re joking right? You’ve given me a pricey present as well. Stop it! I want to spoil you too! I even got it engraved.”

  He turned it over and read it out loud, “Keep me with you, always. SR.” His finger traced the engraving.

  “I just thought you should have something to remember me by when you’re away on business. Everyone always checks the time every hour or so right? I wanted you to remember me every time you do.”

  “I do though, even without the watch, poppet. I can’t drive you away from my thoughts even if The Queen of E
ngland asked it of me.” He chuckled as he captured my lips.

  It was past three in the morning when we all retired to our bedrooms. I just finished taking a shower when I found Blake beside the bedroom fireplace and studied it mindlessly.

  I strode towards him and sat on his lap with my terry robe on. “What are you thinking about babe?”

  Blake took my hand and did rhythmic circles on my palm. “Thank you—for your present—for everything, Sienna.” His spell-binding eyes glowed and danced against the flames. “I’ve never felt complete until I’ve found you and I hope you feel the same as I do.” He pulled something out of his pocket.

  My breath caught.

  It was the engagement right.

  My engagement ring, as a necklace!

  “I wanted you to have it. I suppose something to remember me by—of my profound commitment and my ceaseless love for you. I want to marry you right now if I could—but I know you’re not ready. I want this as a token of reminder—an indication if you please—for you wear it on your finger when you’re ready to give me that kind of everlasting devotion.”

  “Blake….” I was getting choked up.

  Holy shit, he’s really serious about marriage.

  He unlatched the clasp and I pulled my long hair aside as he clasped it around my neck. The huge yellow diamond sat on my chest. It could be easily hidden if I didn’t wear any revealing clothing.

  “It looks beautiful, but I know it’ll look even more grand on your ring finger!” He laughed and kissed me. “Baby steps as you said months ago. It’s my line now.”

  I giggled, “Knightly, please shut your mouth and start kissing me!”

  “Hear hear, my Christmas almost-fiancé!”

  30

  Blake

  “Grandfather,” I greeted William with a tight hug.

  “How are you my child? Are you quite ready to take on the empire, eh?” William chuckled lightly as he took on the all the invited guests in the exquisite Parisian décor at The Savoy.