“No, you have to hear me out,” he said. He was now pulling her into the shadows. With everything that was going on, it became hard for the doorman and the valets to notice what was happening with Eli and Erica. She didn’t know why, but she was weak around him. She had lost all will power to just walk off for some reason. “You were always working. You were always busy and I had needs…I had to feel like there was more to me than…” his words trailed off. She could not believe he was saying this to her, at this time. That was no excuse. He had his days too when he worked hard and long hours.
“So cheating on me was the only way you saw out?” she asked as she shook her head sadly.
“Bumblebee, it was a mistake. I loved you. I still do,” he said. Suddenly, all the anger she felt, all the emotion she had kept bundled up since she caught him cheating on her was bubbling to the surface. She looked at him and there were tears in her eyes.
“Well, I don’t. I’m in love with someone else now,” she said. He held her face in her hands but she pushed him off. “No!” she said as she took a step back.
“Bumblebee,” he started but she stepped back again.
“Go, Eli. Just leave before I call the cops,” she said. He shook his head and held her shoulders.
“I won’t. Not without you,” he said as he looked into her eyes. Even in the dim light, he could see her beautiful brown tearful eyes.
She shook her head.
“I’m not going anywhere with you,” she said as she pulled away from him again and turned around. She was walking to the entrance when he held her hand again, holding her back. She dropped one of her boxes and gasped loudly. It was more of a cry than a gasp really.
“Is everything alright here?” she heard a familiar voice. She looked up and as if this was some fairy tale or chick flick, Daniel was standing right in front of her. Her knight in shining armor. Eli’s grip loosened on Erica’s wrist and she half walked half ran into Daniel’s waiting arms. He held her tightly, stroking her hair as she sobbed on his shoulder. “Are you okay?” he asked as he looked at Eli. The look in his eyes was cold and hard and God knows he wanted to beat the living hell out of Eli. She nodded and he pulled away from her. He looked at her and used his thumbs to brush off her tears. “Yeah? You sure you’re okay baby?” he asked as he looked at her. She nodded. She was sure that whatever cake she had in her hand was already ruined but at that moment, she didn’t really care. Daniel put his arm around her and looked at Eli. “Who are you?” he asked as he looked at him.
“Eli Morrow,” Eli said extending his hand. Daniel took a long look at his hand before he finally stretched out his to shake it.
“Daniel Reese,” he said. “What is going on here? It looks like you were trying to force my girlfriend into something she didn’t want,” he said as he took a step towards Eli.
“Girlfriend?” Eli asked as he looked at Erica. “This is my replacement?”
“Ah, so you are the unfaithful ex. We finally meet,” Daniel said.
“I guess it was bound to happen at some point,” Eli shrugged.
“And why is that, is that because you kind of have some twisted idea of getting back with her or something?” Daniel asked. Erica knew where this was going. She held Daniel’s hand.
“Baby, let’s just go,” she said in a whisper.
Eli looked at her and sighed. “I meant what I said earlier, Bumblebee. I miss you.”
Daniel forced out a laugh and shook his head.
“You are a piece of work, aren’t you?” he said as he looked at Eli. “What the hell is wrong with you? You had your time with her and guess what, you screwed it up. So do us all a favor and crawl back to whatever hole you crawled out of,” he added.
“Look man, I don’t want any trouble. I just came out here to talk to my woman,” Eli said.
“Correction, she is my woman,” Daniel said. Erica looked at the two of them and tugged at Daniel’s hand. Daniel looked at her and slipped an arm around her shoulders before he turned around and began walking with her towards the hotel’s entrance.
“I’ll stick around in case you change your mind. I still love you,” Eli called out making Daniel stop in his tracks.
“Baby, just let it go,” Erica said. But Daniel was not taking any of this. He pulled his hand away from her and turned around to look at Eli.
“Why don’t you just accept that she has moved on?” Daniel asked.
“I love her,” he said. He was looking at Erica as he said it. “And there is nothing you can do about that.”
“Come on, don’t embarrass yourself,” Daniel said walking towards him.
“Embarrass myself? You are the one who took advantage of a vulnerable woman,” Eli said pushing Daniel off. Daniel looked at his shoulder where Eli had pushed him and then looked at Eli.
“You don’t want to do that,” Daniel said.
“What the hell are you going to do, jerk?” Eli was shoving him again. Daniel looked at Erica and then at Eli and shook his head.
“You’re not worth it,” he said. Erica covered her mouth with her hand when Eli suddenly took a swing at Daniel and that was the straw that broke the camel’s back. She watched as Daniel ducked and then Eli threw another punch but Daniel blocked it. He suddenly executed three swift moves that left Eli writhing on the ground. By this time, the hotel’s security was already walking towards the two.
“Mr. Reese? Everything alright?” the head of hotel security asked. Daniel looked at Eli who was squirming on the floor.
“It is now,” Daniel said. “Keep hat man away from this place,” he told security as he walked up the steps and secured an arm around Erica’s waist. She was shaking as they walked to the elevator. “I’m sorry about that,” Daniel said in a low voice.
“I think it’s okay,” she said as they rode up to their floor.
“I think this is a good time as any to tell you that I have been taking MMA for six years,” he said without looking at her.
“MMA?” she asked.
“Mixed martial arts,” he said as the elevator came to a stop.
“So Eli…” she started before he shrugged.
“He’ll live but he will be in a hell of a lot of pain for the next few days and I will be canoodling with you in Belize,” he added in a soft voice.
She looked at him and followed him to their suite. She was not sure whether she was scared or turned on at that moment.
As soon as the two of them walked into the room, Daniel pulled her to himself and pinned her against the door. She looked at him, her heart pounding hard in her chest. Daniel slowly pulled his hands from her waist and placed them on either side of her on the wall. She was trapped in between his hands and she had never wanted him more. He looked at her and ran his thumb and index finger across her face, pulling down her lip when he got to her mouth. As she looked up at him, she couldn’t help but feel weak. His lips were so distracting. She wanted to feel them on her so bad. As her chest heaved up and down with each breath she took, he was looking into her eyes, his own eyes intense and dark with his wanting. She felt her mouth go dry as he flashed her a slow sexy smile. It was the kind of smile that let her know that he had so much in store for her. It was the look that told her he wanted to try to lick her dry.
“You are mine, Erica Hayes,” he said in a soft voice. “All mine,” he added as his head hovered over her cheek. She felt his hot breath on her cheek making her panties wet. She closed her eyes and waited to feel his mouth on hers but he kept holding back, teasing her. She exhaled loudly into his mouth when he finally kissed her softly. She was breathing hard and panting. He was not touching her but given what she was feeling, he might as well have been touching her.
“I want to take you in every single way possible, on every surface of this suite,” he said in a soft voice. It was like he was speaking directly to the area below her waist. She was getting wet and anxious. “Do you want me to do that?” he asked before brushing his lips against hers.
“Yeah, I�
�d like that,” she said. She sounded almost breathless, desperate even. He leaned in and she thought, this was it. He was going to claim her lips. But he didn’t. She opened her eyes to find him staring at her. She could not figure out what he was thinking. She opened her mouth to speak but he pressed his index finger to her lips, silencing her. With his free hand, he took her own and led her out of the living room. He was gently rubbing her knuckles with his fingers and even though it was just a simple gesture, it was driving her crazy. He was leading her out of the room fast, too fast that the heel of her shoe got caught in the rug making her trip. She gasped and he turned around to catch her just in time. She looked into his eyes and kicked her shoes off.
“You know what? Screw the bed,” he said in a whisper as he lowered his lips to meet hers in a long kiss that left her almost breathless.
The two sunk down to the floor and he hovered over her body as he kissed her again. She was aching to have his hands on her, his lips on other parts of her body and his fingers and his cock inside her. She moaned her displeasure when he pulled away from her. She looked at him as he unbuttoned her jeggings and then brought his hands up to untie the halter closure of her top behind her neck. He took her hands in his and raised them up above her head before pulling off the top. She was looking at him as his eyes traveled over her torso. She closed her eyes and sighed in pleasure as she felt him running his hands down her sides, brushing against the sides of her breasts. She was shivering, partly from the cold air propagated by the air conditioning and partly from desire. She wanted more of him. She wanted him to take her. She raised her hands to hold him but he pinned them at her sides and shook his head.
“Not yet,” he said in a whisper.
“Why are you torturing me, baby?” she asked, her eyes still closed.
“How am I torturing you, Erica?” he asked as he ran his hands down her side, making her shiver a little.
“I think you know,” she whispered back as he caressed her. She looked up at him and she could see the desire in his eyes. She did not understand why he had so much desire yet he chose to tease her.
“I want you, forever,” he said in a soft voice. She looked at him and felt a chill go through her spine. Was he really saying what she thought he was saying? She could feel herself trembling in fear.
“Daniel…” she started before he leaned in and kissed her, cutting her short mid-sentence.
“Don’t over think it. Don’t talk,” he said in a soft voice before he kissed her again. She wanted to bring her hands up and hold his head against her own. She liked how his tongue felt in her mouth. She decided to test the waters and bring a hand up. She held the back of his neck as he lowered her down on the rug. When she felt the fibers of the rug touch her back, he pulled away and pulled down her zipper. She looked into his eyes as he caressed her thighs before he began pulling her pants down. She raised her hips and allowed him to pull down his pants. He took the opportunity to pull down her panties as well. She was now completely at his mercy. Totally naked while he was still fully clothed. She could feel the desire pricking through her blood as he touched her chin, holding her in place.
“I want to make love to you,” he said in a soft voice. Every word that was coming out of his mouth was making her wetter and hotter. She looked up at him as he took off the jacket he had on. He then went ahead and took off his t-shirt showing off his perfect abs.
“Rubber,” she said in a soft voice as he got on his feet. He looked down at her naked body and smiled at her.
“Don’t move,” he said before he walked to the bedroom. He took off his pants and then pulled the top drawer of the night stand. He grabbed a condom and then walked out as he pushed his boxers off. He walked back into the living room, his cock hard in between his legs. Erica looked up at him as he rolled the condom on. He lowered his body and she sighed when she felt his cock at her opening.
“Do you have any idea how much you turn me on?” he asked as he looked down at her. He lowered his head and kissed her softly as he pushed himself into her. She gasped and he pulled himself out of her. She looked up at him wondering why he had pulled himself out of her. She closed her eyes when she felt him pushing himself back into her. He held her hands down, pinning her down on the ground with his own hands.
“No, keep your eyes open. I want to see you,” Daniel said as he pushed more of his cock into her; her eyes grew wider. She was struggling to keep her eyes open as he sunk himself into her slowly, gently. But somehow, she just couldn’t keep her eyes open. She closed her eyes again and as he began moving in and out of her, faster, harder.
“Open!” Daniel suddenly snarled thrusting so hard and deep into her that she cried out. She open her eyes and looked into his beautiful eyes as he claimed her over and over again, his grip on her hands tightening. “Wrap your legs around me,” he said. She was surprised that he would ask her to do that but she didn’t care. He was pumping into her like a maniac and she loved every minute of it. She had never seen or even imagined this maniacal side of him but judging by the way his cock was making her feel, this was a welcome change. With her legs tightly secured around his waist, he stared down at her wide eyed. He slowly withdrew and then descended into her once more. Her mouth gaped open and formed an involuntary O. Seeing her reaction probably fueled him further because he was suddenly thrusting into her harder and harder, deeper and faster knocking the air out of her mouth.
Daniel could feel it, her familiar tightness. It was like the pride before the fall. As he looked at her, his eyes were burning into her brown ones. He reveled in the glory of the moment as the tightness in her pussy got even more intense.
“You own me baby,” he moaned as looked at her and that was her undoing. She couldn’t keep herself in check any longer. He looked at her as she closed her eyes and bit her lower lip. His passion and hers, his love for her and hers as well…it all came apart as the two came together, exploding into each other. It was the best thing either of them had ever felt. She exploded all around him and him into her.
“Oh fuck, Erica!” he cried out as he collapsed on her. He released her hands and rested his head on her chest. She loosened the grip on his waist and her legs felt tingly as they touched the ground. She ran her fingers through his hair as they both struggled to catch their breath.
“Baby, that was so good,” she said in a whisper.
He raised his head and looked at her.
“I’m not finished with you yet,” he murmured. She smiled and he reached for her neck, pulling her into a long soft kiss.
“I want more of that man who just made wild love to me,” Erica said with a smile. He chuckled and got off her. She looked at him as he laid next to her, cradling her in his arms.
“I will give you that man and so much more,” Daniel said.
She smiled and rested her head on his shoulder.
“You came back,” Erica said in a soft voice as she drew little circles on his shoulder. Daniel looked down at her and smiled.
“I just couldn’t bear the thought of seven days without you,” he said as he looked into her eyes. “And I pay people to make sure that my company doesn’t crash and burn. Maybe it’s time for them to prove to me why the hell they are on my pay roll,” he added with a smile.
She smiled and pressed her lips into his shoulder.
“I’m glad you came back,” she said in a soft voice.
“I’m glad I did too,” he said as he closed his eyes. “So, that was the ex, huh?” he asked. She sighed and nodded. “Kind of a jerk,” he said.
She laughed.
“Hence why I left him,” she said. Daniel touched her chin and raised her face to look down at her. She loved the look in his eyes at that moment.
“I promise to always be the man you deserve and nothing less,” Daniel said. She opened her mouth to answer but she had nothing to say. Absolutely nothing. “I don’t need you to say anything. It’s enough just to know you love me back,” he said in a soft voice.
She
smiled and rested her head back on his shoulder.
“So, MMA huh? Anything else I need to know about you?” she wondered out loud.
“I did some tae-kwon do at some point but I hated it. MMA was a much better fit,” he said.
She could not believe that he was telling her this.
“Should I be afraid of you right now?”
“Depends. The man who just made love to you wants to have you immobilized on the bed. Are you afraid of that?” he asked as he looked down at her.
“Well, if afraid means getting my pussy wetter than it is supposed to be post orgasm, then I am all in,” she said as her hand went down to his limp sensitive cock. He gasped and pulled her hand away from his cock. “Sensitive, aren’t we?” she asked.
“I will make you pay for that,” he said.
She smiled and bit her lower lip. “Is that a promise?” she asked.
He nodded and sighed. “Oh yeah,” he said as he closed his eyes again.
*****
When she woke up, Erica was no longer on the floor. She was in bed, naked but all covered up and Daniel was next to her. But he was not asleep. He was looking down at her. She stirred as her eyes fluttered open.
“How long have you been there just looking at me?” she asked in a groggy voice.
“I don’t know,” he said. His hair had fallen out of place to shield his eyes, the way it always did.
“Do I even want to know?” she asked. He shook his head. She pulled herself up to a sitting position.
“You know what, let’s do this today,” he said. “What are you talking about?”
“I’m talking about Belize. Let’s go today.”
She raised an eyebrow and looked at him shaking her head. “We still have a few more days to be here. Why are you rushing it?”
“I have had it with Athens. I think we have seen everything that there is to see,” he said.
“Is there more to this than meets the eye?” she questioned.
“I have no idea what you’re talking about,” he said leaning his back against the head board and crossing his arms on his chest.
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