Her English Gent

by Brandy Blake

  “Alright, tonight I want you to make a graphic design for a charity of your choice. Make it something that will compel a person who views it to want to contribute to this charity. You may need to do more than just a design, but at least work on it.

  “You should have a good idea by tomorrow, and you will have the next couple of days to finish it. This will be your final project, and in order to receive your certificate of completion, you will need to create something amazing,” Mike announced.

  Amanda moaned, she thought he had said it would be easy. This sounded like something that would take up all of her free time. They would have to skip Hyde Park. There was no way she would be able to even begin with this project. What charity could she use? She drew a blank.

  Mike walked over to her. “Why the long face?”

  “This isn’t an easy project. I don’t think I can go to Hyde Park tonight. I have to come up with an idea. I don’t know what charity to use.”

  “Anything to do with animals and rescuing them. I thought you would jump on that, I thought of Bow Tie when I came up with the idea.”

  “Oh, I never even thought about that. Thanks.” She hugged him.

  “So, we can still go, right?”

  “Yeah, but I want to come back early. I already have a ton of ideas popping up in my head.”

  “We will take a quick trip, and if you want to see it again, we will go another time.”

  “Okay.”

  **

  “This is the memorial to Princess Diana.” Mike pointed to the monument in the park.

  “That was a sad day when she died,” Amanda said quietly.

  “Yes, she was a great woman.”

  He walked her around the park, and they stopped and watched the boats as they glided over the water. “It is beautiful here,” she said.

  “When it is warm enough, people can swim too. We can stop and get something to eat on the way back to the hotel.”

  “Maybe something quick, so I can get to work on this project!”

  “Sure. But I will miss you the rest of the night. I’d love to spend more time together.”

  “Then you shouldn’t have given us such a big project to do!” She laughed.

  “Point taken.” He smiled. “Don’t worry though, I have faith in your ability. You will actually get the work done quicker than you think! At least I hope so, I would hate to realize I took your company away from myself with this work.”

  “I guess we will see, once I get back to the room.”

  “How about a quick burger?”

  “Sure.”

  He ordered the food to go, and they ate as they walked. Amanda was quiet, and ideas of what to do for the project still ran through her head.

  “You are awfully quiet.”

  “I was just thinking of what to do with this project. I think I have some great ideas. But, I have to see what they look like, when I put them all together.”

  “If you want… I can stay in your room and tell you what I think of it.”

  “You would be too much of a distraction, and I doubt you would let me work!” She laughed.

  “Most likely, I wouldn’t!” he admitted with a sly smile.

  “Alright, I will see you later, maybe, tonight. If not tomorrow morning.”

  He kissed her and walked to his room.

  She smiled as she watched him go. I love that man, she thought.

  Chapter 9

  Two days later

  Amanda had missed seeing Mike, except in class. But she had been busy with her project. It had taken a lot of her time, and she wanted to do a great job. She wanted to impress him, but she was thinking about sending this idea to Hope for Paws, a very worthy charity in her mind.

  She was proud of what she had come up with and hoped that they might take it. She didn’t care about being paid. It would just be nice to know that her work might have brought light to this charity and get dogs and cats who’d been rescued off the streets, to a good home. This was her main hope, and why she had refused to see him the last couple of nights.

  Mike had understood, though he had pleaded with her a few times to let him see what she was doing. She told him he’d see it all at the end of the seminar, when he graded it. Not that she wasn’t expecting him to hate it. But, she wanted to surprise him by how well she had done.

  She showered and dressed for the last day of the seminar. She packed her bags, because Mike was planning to take her things to his place at the end of the day. He had tried to convince her to go earlier, but she had been working on the project.

  She was excited, tonight they would sleep in his big bed, side by side, and make love. She knew it, she missed him touching her. But, he had sworn, he wasn’t going to have sex with her every day. “I want you to know I want more than just your body.”

  She smiled. He showed her quite often how he felt about her. Amanda was becoming more confident that their relationship could stand the test of distance—though, she wasn’t in a hurry to test it.

  No, she was going to be sure to enjoy the next two weeks with him. She was thrilled by the thought of no seminars and spending whole days with him.

  **

  Mike had missed Amanda. She had been so busy with the project for the seminar, and he had been mad at himself for giving them the stupid assignment more than one time. Thank god, he thought, today is the last damn day of this thing.

  He felt like half a person, not able to spend time with her after the seminar wrapped up for the day. He had tried to convince her several times to let him visit, at least just to see what she had done.

  But, she had been a stubborn woman, and told him no. He had been proud of her and had fallen even deeper in love with her. He loved the conviction she made towards her work, even if this wasn’t real work, but a project for his seminar.

  He longed to hold her in his arms. Tonight, they would sleep in his bed, and he would make sweet, slow love to her. He had been trying to not just have sex with her wanting them to have meaningful conversations. Mike planned on making this into a long-term relationship.

  He wasn’t sure of the logistics yet, but he knew he was determined to not lose her from his life. He had seriously considered asking her to move to London on several occasions, and he still might. But, he knew she had to go back for her dad’s operation.

  Mike hurried up and got dressed after his shower, then ran straight to Amanda’s door. He knocked on it, and she opened it. He pulled her into his arms and kissed her deeply. “I’ve missed you so much.”

  She laughed. “You act like we haven’t seen each other in weeks. I just saw you yesterday during the seminar.”

  “But I haven’t spent any more time with you than in class. In class, I can’t find out all your secrets, or talk to you about your childhood, your dreams, and all the other things that I want to know about you.” He smiled.

  “You are a very different man. But, I have to say I enjoy that about you.” Amanda kissed him.

  Mike pushed her into the room further and kicked the door shut. He deepened the kiss. “We’re going to be late for the last day of the seminar,” she said between his kisses.

  “Damnit, I know. Until later, my dear.” He pulled her out the door and they went to the meeting room.

  “Alright, did everyone finish their projects?” Mike asked the class.

  Everyone nodded and he started around the room and looked at each of the projects. Amanda took the time to send an email to Janice and updated her on the last few days. She hadn’t called her for a while and promised that she would try to call her today, or maybe tomorrow.

  Amanda wasn’t sure how busy they would be. Mike was the one who had planned what they were going to see, and he had kept her in the dark, telling her it was to be a surprise.

  It was okay with her since she loved surprises. Amanda smiled as she looked over at Mike. He was looking at another student’s project. She studied him, his profile, and thought about his strong arms wrapped around her body. She couldn’
t wait until they got to his place tonight. She had a feeling they would be making love most of the night.

  “Okay, let me see what you’ve come up with,” Mike said as he came up to Amanda’s table.

  She pulled up the file and opened it. He sat down and looked it over, his eyes showing his delight at what she’d done. He nodded a few times. “This is excellent. Are you going to send it to them?”

  “Yes, I sent it to them this morning, before we came down. I just have to wait and see what they say. I told them it was free of charge to use. I think they will use it.”

  “They would be dumb not to. It’s fantastic, and I think it will drive in a lot of donations to their charity.”

  “I hope so. You know, I think this charity is very important. There are far too many dogs and cats on the streets in some areas. I hope they can all find good homes.”

  “Good job, honey.” He kissed her on the cheek. They heard a couple of chuckles from the room. Mike looked around to see if he could figure out who it was.

  “Don’t pay attention to them. This is the last day,” Amanda whispered into his ear.

  “Yeah… you are right.” Mike went to the next student.

  Amanda pulled up the internet and played a few games, while she waited for the end of the seminar. Surely, he would simply hand out the certificates once he was done checking all the projects. She was sure that he would give everyone a certificate, and that the whole project had just been to see if they had learned anything.

  **

  Mike pulled the car into his driveway and got out. He pulled the bags out of his trunk and led the way inside. Amanda walked behind him, carrying the small duffel bag he had used for his items at the hotel.

  “Would you like to try my cooking?”

  “You mean one of the meals that are low-fat, low-calorie and full of flavor, thanks to your herbal garden?”

  “Yes, I was thinking of making something with chicken and a bit of fresh rosemary.”

  “Sure, what would you like me to do?”

  “Go and enjoy a bath if you want.”

  She smiled and headed off to the Jacuzzi tub. She started the water and poured just a little bit of bubbles in. She turned on the jets, and the bubbles quickly increased.

  After she had gotten into the tub, she lay back and closed her eyes. Mike came in and kissed the top of her head. “You look very comfortable in there.” He smiled.

  “It is so relaxing! I love this tub.”

  “I’m glad. The chicken is in the oven; it will be done in about five minutes. I thought I might join you for a little bit.” He undressed and climbed into the tub with her.

  “You missed all the bubbles, sorry.”

  “It is okay, we can always take another bath later, if we want. We have the next two weeks completely to ourselves. I have told them at work I won’t be back until the end of the month. I’m all yours, do what you want with me!” He laughed.

  Amanda sidled over closer to him and ran her hand down his body. She stopped at his middle and found the already hard member, sticking up waiting for her. She smiled. “Looks like you are quite happy to see me!”

  He laughed. “You don’t know the half of it.”

  She moved her hand on him slowly, and he grabbed her. He lifted her up and placed her over his dick. She slid down slowly and easily. Amanda moaned and enjoyed the feeling of his shaft situated deep inside of her body.

  Amanda lifted her body up and went back down his shaft in a slow dance of delight. She could feel the pressure of her release as it built up. Mike moaned. “That is nice. Keep doing that and you’ll get a surprise.”

  She laughed and slowed down even more. She teased him with kisses and little nibbles on his neck. He moaned loudly and grabbed her waist. He thrust her down on him hard and fast and she yelled out, “Oh, my God.”

  He moaned loudly and she could feel him as he emptied his seed inside of her. “Oh crap, we forgot protection.”

  “I’m sorry honey, I didn’t think about it. I was just so into you, and you felt so good! You wrapped your hand around me and I had to be inside of you.”

  “We have to be careful. The last thing I want is to go home to find out I’m pregnant. What in the world would we do then?” she asked.

  “I guess you could get an abortion.”

  Amanda looked at him. “I couldn’t do that.”

  “Well, I guess we will have to make sure that we use protection from now on, and hope that you aren’t pregnant. It would be far too difficult to try and raise a child when we live so far apart. I’d never get to see the child, but once every other month. How in the world would that even work?”

  “I don’t know, I guess I would raise the child myself, and you could do whatever you wanted,” Amanda said, her voice hard.

  “Hey honey, I didn’t mean it that way.” He pulled her in for a kiss, and she relented, giving him a kiss back.

  “Shit, I didn’t hear the timer go off.” He scrambled out of the tub, as the smell of burning chicken hit both of their noses at the same time.

  “Maybe it won’t be too bad.”

  “We’ll see.” He took off with a towel wrapped around his body to check the chicken.

  He came back a few minutes later. “How do you feel about ordering in pizza?” he asked.

  “Oh no, it was ruined?”

  “Yeah, it was really burnt, we wouldn’t have even been able to bite it!” He laughed.

  “Pizza is fine with me. Just no anchovies, okay?”

  “Don’t worry, I hate those things! Give me a minute and I’ll get you a towel.” He came back and handed her a warm towel.

  She smiled and got out of the tub. Sure, she wasn’t thrilled with his outlook on a possible pregnancy and how to handle it. But, overall, this man was a great guy. She pushed their conversation out of her mind and prayed she just wouldn’t have to face the situation.

  He ordered the pizza and they settled down in front of the fireplace. He had built a fire, and they sat in comfortable clothes, as he turned on the television. “I’m not sure if anything good is on. But, it will suffice for background noise when we eat, at least.”

  He flipped through the stations and found some action movie. “This could be good, you want to try it?”

  “Sure, why not,” she said and snuggled into his arms.

  The doorbell rang, and he hopped up to go and get the door. “Be right back.” He kissed her and went to get their food.

  Amanda thought once more about their conversation in the bathroom. “You can just get rid of it.” She wondered how a guy who was so caring to her, could be so callous about something they might create together. It just didn’t make a lot of sense to her. Was he really a sweet guy, if he could allow her to kill a baby they had made?

  Amanda sighed, she wished this whole issue hadn’t come up. She didn’t want to face it. She knew that, no matter what he wanted, she wouldn’t get rid of a child. All she could do was hope that they had gotten lucky, and that they were smarter from now on.

  She didn’t want to raise a child by herself. But, at the least, she’d always have a little part of him in front of her. No, don’t think like that, just think positive, and it will all be okay, she reminded herself.

  She knew that she would ask Janice’s advice and find out what she thought of this. But in the end, the final decision would be on her. She had already decided, if they didn’t get lucky, and she was pregnant, she would keep the child.

  Amanda smiled up at Mike as he walked back into the room, holding the steaming box of pizza. “It smells great.”

  “It is good pizza. But my chicken would have been much healthier and tasted just as good.”

  “Well, I guess we have ourselves to blame for our unhealthy meal tonight,” she said with a laugh.

  “I got carried away, and well, you are a bit loud, as am I. The timer was nowhere near loud enough to be heard over us.” He laughed.

  He handed her a huge slice of pizza. The cheese drizzle
d down her chin when she took a bite, and he wiped it away. “You are beautiful. I’m so happy that you agreed to stay longer.

  “I can’t wait to show you around London. You are going to love everything I picked out. I’ll show you the list tomorrow. That way, if you don’t like the sound of anything, we can figure out something else.”

  “I’m sure everything you picked will be great.”

  They watched the movie, which turned out to be pretty good, and ate their pizza. He grabbed a couple of beers from his refrigerator and handed her one of them.

  “Thanks.”

  “No problem. Just let me know if you want anything, I’ll get it for you,” he said.

  “I’m good for now.”

  He pulled her into his arms once they were done eating and they watched the movie snuggled up on his couch. Amanda smiled. This is nice, I could get used to this, she thought.

  He kissed the top of her head many times, and she cuddled further into his warm, strong arms. She felt safe and protected.

  “This is nice.” He sighed.

  “I was just thinking the exact same thing.”

  “See, I told you we complete each other. I know it sounds lame. In the past, if anyone would have said that to me, I would have rolled my eyes. But, like I said, you’ve changed my mind. I thought love was silly for a while too. However, now I’m so in love with you, I can’t think straight when you aren’t around me.” Mike kissed her.

  “It is odd how we were thinking the same thing. I have to agree, I feel better when you are around. As far as love at first sight... I’ve never experienced it before. But there was that pull between us; maybe that is what it was. I can’t say for sure.

  “I just know that you do make me happy. Beyond that, I don’t know. I’ve heard of people claiming these things have happened to them, and of course, they do it all the time in movies. But, to really experience it, it does change your outlook on life, quite a bit, I will admit,” Amanda stated.

  She had avoided thinking about the baby issues, pushing it into the dark recesses of her brain. If she didn’t think about it, it wouldn’t happen. That was her way of thinking, she steeled her mind, and clamped it shut.