by Ashley Blake
Christian turned to me.
"We can talk more about it later."
"Okay, but what I will say to both of you is that I am very flattered that you thought of me. Thank you."
Bitsy winked at me and smiled.
“I just hope you accept the offer.”
“Okay, grandma, I think we’ve talked about work stuff enough for now. I don’t want to scare Eva away.”
I winked at him and whispered so that only he could hear me.
“Not possible.”
The four of us chatted for a while and I was really enjoying myself. They were so welcoming, and I didn’t feel out of place at all. Just as I felt myself completely relax, the doorbell rang. A couple of minutes later the loud click of heels echoed throughout the room and I looked over to see Kipton and who I could only assume was his stunningly beautiful girlfriend, Natalie. She was one of the prettiest women I had ever seen in person. I smiled at them as they walked over to us and my smile instantly fell when Natalie looked my way. I don’t know if anyone had ever looked at me with such open disgust in my life.
What the hell is her problem?
Christian immediately walked over to them and I could see his jaw clenching as he approached them.
“You are 30 minutes late, Kipton. I take it you don’t have enough respect for the rest of us to arrive on time.” He was pissed.
“Oh relax, Christian, we’re here aren’t we?” Kipton tried to wave him off and that only fueled his fire.
Christian narrowed his eyes at him. “You and your girlfriend need to learn proper manners.”
The girl rolled her eyes.
“Give me a break, Christian. Nobody died.”
“Exactly the kind of response I would expect from you, Natalie.” His gaze shifted to Kipton. “Come say hello to my girlfriend.”
They walked over to me and I put on my best forced smile because I knew there was crazy tension. Christian told me his relationship with Kipton was rocky but I didn’t think it would play out in front of me.
Christian gently stroked my arm as he introduced me.
“Kipton, you remember Eva.”
“Yes, I do. It’s nice to see you again.” His entire family had a super sexy vibe going on.
“Natalie, this is my girlfriend, Eva.”
She slid her emerald green eyes over to me and gave me a saccharine-filled smile.
“Eva, is it?”
I returned the same saccharine-filled smile.
“Yes.”
She slowly gave me the once over and I wanted to smack the condescending smirk off of her face as her eyes held mine.
“You’re not what I expected.”
I held her gaze and continued to smile because there was no way I was going to take her bait and cause a scene. It was the first time I was in Christian’s family’s home and there was no way I was going to let her get to me. I would have to deal with her at a later time.
Christian’s mom emerged from the kitchen to greet them and I could have sworn I felt some tension.
“Kipton, darling, you are thirty minutes late and it is rude to keep our guest waiting. You know that tardiness is my biggest pet peeve.” There was a definite edge to her voice and she was clearly annoyed.
Kipton kissed his aunt on the cheek and smiled at her.
“I apologize Aunt Diane, I had a small emergency.”
Bitsy gave Natalie a cool glance and I swear the temperature in the room dropped 20 degrees. I raised my eyebrows and then quickly composed myself as I watched Bitsy’s obvious disdain for Natalie. What’s this? A family rift?
“I hope everything is okay.” There was not one ounce of concern in Diane’s voice.
Natalie responded like a desperate puppy dying for attention.
“Oh yes, it’s fine! Thank you so much for your concern.”
Bitsy barely acknowledged her as she turned to smile at me.
“I’m so sorry we kept you waiting, dear, but now that our tardy family members have arrived we can sit down to dinner.” The snarky comment was not lost on me and I could feel Natalie boring a hole through the back of my head.
We sat at the table and enjoyed a very nice meal and made small talk for a while. I felt good about the way the evening was going and I was really enjoying myself. I was pleasantly surprised because Christian’s family was so nice and they were a lot of fun.
As we waited for dessert, Diane looked over at me.
“Eva, does your family live in Chicago?”
“Yes, I live at home with my mom, dad and brother. I was telling Bitsy that I’ll be getting my own apartment next week so I am excited about that next chapter.”
“Oh, that’s an exciting time in a young woman’s life.”
Natalie gave me a subtle nasty look that I was pretty sure no on else saw and quickly plastered on a fake smile.
“Where in the Chicago area are you from, Eva? Joliet?”
I knew it was a dig but I wasn’t going to let that girl get to me. I decided to turn her snide comment back on her and put her on the spot. I cocked my head to the side, held her gaze, and fought really hard not to narrow my eyes at her.
“Of all of the places in the Chicago area, why would you ask me if I live in Joliet, Natalie? Is there something about me that makes you assume that is where I live?”
Her face turned beet red and I couldn’t help but enjoy the fact that she was squirming. I would have paid money to see what I was watching for free. Natalie stumbled over her words, trying to do damage control.
“I, uh, I didn’t mean anything by that.” Her eyes were pleading as they looked at Bitsy and Diane’s disapproving stares. Diane then looked at me with soft eyes.
“Eva, dear, please excuse my nephew’s girlfriend’s ignorance. She seems to have left her brain and manners at the door. There is nothing wrong with Joliet. It’s lovely there.” She gave her a pointed look. “Apologies are in order, Natalie.”
Christian shot daggers at Natalie and Kipton and I could tell that he was restraining the anger that was boiling inside of him.
“Natalie, you have five seconds to apologize to Eva for your ignorant question.” His voice was firm and Natalie looked like a confused and scared deer.
I think she didn’t realize how much Christian’s family would like me. And to be honest, neither did I. It was nice and it felt good to have them defend me.
Natalie turned reluctant eyes toward me and I could see that it was killing her to have to apologize to me.
“I’m sorry for that question, Eva. I didn’t mean anything by it.”
My eyes were cool as I pulled my lips over my teeth into a smile and looked at her.
“No worries.”
“Now that we have that out of the way, why don’t we all enjoy dessert? Cook has prepared a delicious apple pie.” I could tell that Bitsy was not pleased with Natalie and she wanted to smooth things over.
“Oh yum, that’s one of my favorites!” I wanted to lighten the mood because that air was still really heavy.
Thankfully, dessert was uneventful and pleasant mostly because Natalie did not utter a word. I could tell that she was humiliated and I took a little bit of pleasure in that because she had been so nasty to me for no reason.
As we said goodnight, Mr. Locke, Diane and Bitsy gave me a warm hug and said they looked forward to seeing me again. Just as Bitsy uttered those words, Diane looked at Christian.
“Darling, why don’t you invite Eva to our annual family picnic next month. We would love to have her there and she can meet the rest of the family.”
I looked at Christian and he smiled at his mom and then turned to me.
“My lovely mother managed to invite you before I had a chance to do it. I was going to ask you tonight after dinner. Would you like to go?”
I looked at him and then looked at Bitsy and Diane who were smiling warmly, waiting for my answer. Never in a million years would I have imagined that his wealthy family would welcome me so openly. Of course I
wanted to go!
“I would love to!” I looked at Diane and smiled at her. “Thank you for the invitation.”
“Wonderful! We look forward to seeing you soon, dear. It was so lovely to see you tonight, I truly hope you enjoyed yourself and I want apologize for Natalie’s rudeness.”
I gently touched Diane’s arm.
“Apology not necessary, I have already forgotten about it. I had a wonderful time tonight, and you were right about the apple pie!”
We all got a little chuckle out of that and then Christian and I left. As we walked to the car, he linked his fingers through mine and then stopped and turned to me.
“You were amazing tonight. You handled yourself with such grace when Natalie was being a jerk.” He gently held my face in his hands. “I’m really sorry that you had to go through that. She is an idiot and I still don’t know why my idiotic cousin is dating her.”
“I’ve dealt with much worse so don’t even think twice about it.”
He gave me a sweet kiss on the lips and then looked at me, his eyes searching mine.
“I love you.”
I smiled at him, butterflies going crazy in my belly.
“I love you too.”
We got in the car and he put his arm around me and I laid my head on his shoulder. We rode in silence as he softly stroked my arm. When the driver arrived at Christian's place I couldn’t get out of the car fast enough because I couldn’t wait to be with him.
“I love your place, Christian. It totally looks like you.”
He walked over to me and put his arms around me. “It does, huh?”
I looked up at him and smiled. “Yes.”
He looked down at me, his eyes lingering on my lips and then they came crashing down on mine. There was nothing soft or gentle about it. The kiss sent a bolt of thunder through me so strong I thought my knees would betray me. Christian's hands slid down my arms over my hips and my body was afire with sensation as he caressed my skin. His tongue tasted me, teasing my own with his. A soft moan escaped my lips as he pulled me closer to him, his arms gathering me in a strong embrace. He pulled away and looked at me, his eyes wild with lust as he ground out his words.
“Come to my room.” He grabbed my hand and led me to his bed and leaned down on top of me, kissing me deeply. With slow sensual lips he planted feather light kisses along my jawline, flicking my earlobe with his tongue, lightly trailing along my collarbone. I groaned as I pressed my body closer to his wanting to feel every inch of him against me. His hands grabbed my hair pulling my head back, his tongue licking down between the deep v of my dress. He slipped one strap off of my shoulders, his lips following his fingertips. One strong thigh pressed between my legs and I rocked against it as I stroked his arms. His hand grazed over my breast, his fingers teasing my nipple through my dress and my core was throbbing uncontrollably.
He knew how to touch me and he knew what he was doing. His hand grazed the bottom of my dress, skimming my thigh with his fingertips and then his hand slipped under my dress and slowly moved up my thigh to my sacred place and lightly grazed the outside of my panties. I began to writhe under his weight as he leaned down to kiss me, his tongue probing mine. Slowly Christian moved his lips from mine and began to trail kisses along the delicate skin of my neck down to the middle of my chest.
My breathing was getting heavier and I could feel my pussy start to ache. Without any hesitation, Christian ran his hands under my dress and pulled off my panties. He let out a soft groan as his hands slid over my stomach and up to my breasts. He then lifted my dress over my head, letting it fall to the floor in a crumpled heap and then reached behind me and unhooked my bra before taking it off of me. I lay there lost in my own ecstasy as I was completely exposed, happy to let him see all of me. Christian let out a soft groan as he admired my breasts and then leaned down to take one hardened nub in his mouth, softly sucking. He teased it to attention with his tongue and I let out a soft moan as waves of pleasure washed over me. He tongue slid over to the other nipple gently taking it between his teeth and I wrapped my legs around him as I raked my fingers through his thick hair.
Christian trailed kisses down my stomach while his hands roamed down to my hips. He gently spread my legs and started kissing the inside of my thighs, my wetness running down my legs. Without missing a beat he reached over to his nightstand, pulling items from the drawer. He licked from the bottom to the top of my pussy stopping only once to flick my clit with the tip of his tongue. I moaned as I arched my back toward his mouth, wanting to feel more pressure. I reached down between Christian’s legs and his hard cock was straining to get out of his shorts. I wanted to feel him inside me and I ground my hips into his as I clawed at his back. I wrapped my legs around him trying to get even closer when he whispered against my lips.
“Not yet, baby. Put your knees up."
My heart beat faster because I knew what was coming and I wanted it more than I realized. I did what he said and a couple of seconds later I felt the butt plug slide into my ass, only this time it stretched me a little bit more. I could tell it was bigger than last time and it felt even better. My wetness ran down my legs as the sensation heightened my arousal.
He took his time tasting me, bringing me to new heights with his slow methodical tongue, stopping to flick my sensitive nub. He tasted every inch of me and I couldn’t wait any longer, I needed to feel him inside of me. I opened my legs and he slipped two fingers inside of me while rubbing my sensitive bud with his other hand. As I rotated my hips against his fingers the butt plug moved creating a sensation so pleasurable I felt like I was about to orgasm. Christian kissed me deeply as his hands moved faster and I grabbed his rock hard arms holding on tight as my orgasm exploded through me. I collapsed on the bed and was panting for air when he grabbed my arms tying each to the bed post and slipped a blindfold over my eyes. He quickly rolled on a condom and lifted my hips off of the bed.
He slowly lowered himself into me and my legs instinctively wrapped around him as I arched my back, my hips reaching his. The butt plug moved every time I did and it added a layer of pleasure to every move we made. He began to slide out slowly and then slid back in with the same slow pace, filling every inch of me.
“Ah, Eva you feel so good!” The words were strained as he ground them out.
I moved my hips faster to keep up with his increased thrusting and I could feel that he was on the edge. He held my hips and hammered me into the bed as I writhed around, thrashing about, pulling against the restraints, holding on as waves of ecstasy hit me. His grunts grew louder as he pounded into me and then his body tensed up and a loud groan pierced the room as his orgasm rocked his body. We both collapsed next to each other completely spent. Christian rolled over, pulled off my blindfold and took off the handcuffs. He looked at me as he propped himself up on his elbow, gently stroking my cheek.
“You are so amazing, Eva. How did I get so lucky?”
I smiled at him. “I’m the lucky one.”
He leaned over and gave me a sweet, soft kiss. “I love you.”
“I love you too.”
"Hey, so I have arranged something for you. You're moving next weekend, right?
"Yes, I'm moving on Saturday morning. What did you do?"
He gave me a mischievous smile. "I have taken care of the movers for you. They will do everything for you including pack you and unpack you, so you will not have to do a thing."
I was beyond surprised and grateful because, even though I didn't have a ton of stuff to take with me, I had been dreading the thought of packing and moving my stuff.
"Christian, that is so generous, thank you!"
He gently stroked my arm as he smiled at me. "There's one more thing. I want to pay for all of your furnishings and decorations. I want your first place to be what you've always dreamed of."
I flung my arms around him and held on tight. "You are so good to me, Christian, thank you."
"You' re welcome, sweetie. You deserve it. This is just th
e beginning of many wonderful things for you."
Epilogue – Two Years Later
“Can you grab the gift bag? I’ll get the cookies,” I said as I quickly put on my lipstick.
We were rushing out of Christian's place to go to his friend's son's first birthday party. Christian and I had become inseparable and we spent a lot of time with our friends and family. If you would have asked me if I ever thought I would date a wealthy man, not a rich man, but a wealthy one, I would have said you were crazy. I still had to pinch myself sometimes to see if what we had was real, and the pinch hurt every time.
I was killing it at work and was officially the face of the company at all college fairs. I even sat in on interviews with interns and Christian welcomed my feedback on every candidate. I never took my job for granted and worked harder than anyone at the company. It was more than I ever could have imagined it to be and I never wanted to leave. My plan was to work my way up to partner one day and I knew I had the drive and the talent to do it.
