by TG Haynes
Instead, however, she took a deep breath, determined to save herself for Matt. He stood waiting patiently in the centre of the ring. The atmosphere was electric. Fully aware that neither the Earl nor Nikki had spent any of their chips yet, Grace, Celine, Dylan, Zach, Greg, and Kris all gathered around to watch the drama unfold. Nikki’s heart began to beat faster. Matt gave her a reassuring wink.
‘Do I even need to tell you anything about this fine specimen who stands below me?’ Roxanna said.
Silence greeted her.
‘Well then, if everyone is ready,’ she continued, ‘let the bidding commence.’
To everyone’s surprise, it was Celine who made the first bid. Nikki had forgotten that she had a few chips remaining.
‘Twenty-five pounds!’ the redhead yelled.
Nikki immediately countered. ‘Fifty.’
Celine and Grace conferred and decided to pool their remaining chips. ‘Eighty-five!’ Grace called out.
‘One hundred,’ Nikki blurted.
Roxanna looked over towards Celine and Grace. The two girls held out their hands to show that their combined kitty was empty and they were now out of the game. On seeing this, everyone automatically turned towards the Earl. He didn’t even seem to be paying attention as he poured himself another glass of champagne and fixed a fresh cigarette into his holder. Perhaps he was going to give in graciously after all, Nikki thought. Having given him ample time to reply, Roxanna said, ‘Going once. Going twice.’
Matt had already begun to make his way towards Nikki when, right at the very last moment, the Earl drawled lazily, ‘Two hundred and fifty pounds.’
It was then Nikki realised she had a fight on her hands after all. ‘Three hundred pounds,’ she shot back.
The Earl took a long drag on his cigarette. ‘Let’s not beat around the bush. Five hundred pounds.’
‘Very well,’ Nikki said. ‘Five hundred pounds it is.’
With the bids standing level, all eyes turned to Roxanna to see how she would settle the matter. Before she had the chance to speak, the Earl’s voice rang out, ‘Five hundred and one.’
‘Boo!’ Celine and Grace jeered.
‘Ceiling limit!’ Nikki objected, looking up at Roxanna, but the princess couldn’t bring herself to meet her gaze.
‘I take it that’s accepted, then?’ the Earl said.
‘Roxanna?’ Nikki pleaded.
The princess remained silent. Very slowly and very deliberately, she raised the tiara off her head and cast it aside. She then kicked off her heels, climbed off her throne, and jumped down onto the floor of the barn.
‘Roxanna,’ Matt said. ‘What the hell do you think you’re doing?’
‘I’m going to get a drink,’ she replied.
‘I believe you agreed to work one more night, Mr Darnley,’ the Earl said. ‘So why don’t you actually abide by the rules for a change and be a sport?’
‘Don’t talk rubbish,’ Matt snapped. ‘As if I’d spend the night with you just because of some silly game.’
For reasons that neither Matt nor Nikki could fathom, the Earl didn’t seem at all fazed by his response. Very calmly, he extracted the cigarette from his holder, dropped it on the beaten-earth floor, and ground it beneath the sole of his right shoe. ‘Fine. Be like that. I take it you’re aware of the consequences if you don’t accept my bid?’
Matt sensed that something was amiss and looked across at his employer.
Roxanna shook her head sadly. ‘I’m not going to force you, Matt. It’s up to you.’
‘What is?’
‘Whether or not you accept the Earl’s offer.’
‘And if I don’t?’ Matt said.
It was the Earl who explained. ‘Then I won’t invest the stake that Her Royal Highness needs in order to keep Regal Lingerie afloat.’
Matt rounded on the Earl. ‘You bastard.’ He raised his fist.
The Earl thrust his chin out. ‘Go ahead. Do you really think acting like that is doing your boss any favours?’
With great difficulty, Matt controlled his anger.
Nikki climbed over the fencing, ran to Roxanna, and grabbed her by the shoulder. ‘You promised!’
‘I know.’
‘Don’t let him do this,’ Nikki begged.
‘I’m sorry, Nikki,’ Roxanna said. ‘Truly I am.’
Nikki relaxed her grip, letting her arm fall from Roxanna’s shoulder. The princess trudged dejectedly out of the barn. The party atmosphere had completely evaporated. Celine, Grace, and their male entourage were unsure how to respond to the protagonists caught up in the centre of the row.
Matt took Nikki in his arms. ‘Don’t worry, I won’t let this happen.’
‘Oh really?’ The Earl said. ‘And how do you propose to do that?’ Reaching down, he grabbed a bottle of champagne he had stashed away. ‘C’mon, what’s the matter with everyone? This calls for a celebration.’
The Earl popped the champagne open. He poured himself a generous measure, then offered to fill the other guests’ glasses. Celine pointedly refused him, as did Grace – as did everyone else in the barn. Last of all, the Earl approached Nikki. He raised the bottle towards her.
‘Fuck you,’ Nikki said.
‘Well, if you’re prepared to, I’d be more than happy to allow you to switch places with your boyfriend.’
Nikki couldn’t bring herself to grace his remark with a reply.
‘No?’ The Earl said. ‘Very well, then. I think it’s time to draw the proceedings to a close, don’t you?’ Taking up the role of auctioneer, he grinned malevolently. ‘Going once.’ He paused for dramatic effect. ‘Going twice.’
Before he had a chance to announce the completion of the sale, Roxanna’s voice cut through the air. ‘One thousand pounds.’
All eyes turned to focus on the princess, who had re-entered the barn.
The Earl tried his best to laugh the bid off. ‘You’re joking, of course.’
Roxanna bristled proudly. ‘Do I sound like I am?’
‘Come on, don’t be stupid,’ the Earl said, trying to reason with her. ‘Don’t allow your ego to get in the way here.’
‘You think this is about my ego?’
‘Please consider very carefully what you are doing, Roxanna.’
‘I’ve been thinking about nothing else all evening.’
The Earl’s eyes narrowed. ‘I’m deadly serious.’
‘I believe you are,’ she said.
‘Just think of all those stores you’ll have to close. All those staff you’ll have to lay off. All for the sake of one girl.’
‘Then I’ll just have to find the money somewhere else, won’t I?’
‘I’ll make sure that you don’t,’ the Earl snarled.
‘Do you really want to be the bad guy all your life?’
Roxanna’s rebuke threw the Earl. For the first time since arriving on the island, he didn’t quite feel in control of the situation. To make matters worse, he became acutely aware that everyone in the room was watching him intently.
Roxanna approached him, reached out a hand, and gently stroked his cheek. The gesture seemed rather a poignant one. ‘To think, you used to believe in love.’
To Nikki’s amazement, the Earl’s face flushed red and his voice wavered as he replied, ‘So did you, Roxy.’
The princess’ voice took on a much softer tone. ‘What the hell happened to us, Ashley?’
‘I’m not sure,’ he replied.
Turning to look at Nikki and Matt, Roxanna said, ‘Whatever it was, don’t let it happen to them.’
The Earl followed Roxanna’s gaze. For a second, he thought he saw another couple standing next to Nikki and Matt. They looked rather like a slightly younger version of himself and Roxanna. As he fought with his emotions, the couple faded away into the past. The battle had been won.
‘Sold,’ the Earl said, very quietly, ‘to the beautiful girl in the white chiffon dress.’
Nikki couldn’t quite believe her ears. She flun
g her arms around Matt’s neck and kissed him.
Chapter Seventeen
Celebration
Matt couldn’t get Nikki back up to her room quickly enough, although the pair stole at least a dozen kisses from one another on the way. The moment that the bedroom door closed behind them, she said, ‘I’ve got a terrible confession. I think I’m falling for you, Matt Darnley.’
‘I’m glad to hear it, because I’ve already fallen for you, Nikki Foster.’
They kissed again, only this time it lasted much longer. When they did eventually part, he scooped her up in his arms. She laughed, delightedly. ‘Shouldn’t this wait until our wedding night?’
‘This is our wedding night,’ he said, then carried her over to the bed and laid her down upon it.
Nikki gazed up into his eyes. It had been a long time since anyone had looked at her with such a heady mix of desire and affection.
‘You’re so beautiful,’ he told her.
She shook her head.
‘I’m going to have to disagree, Ms Foster, because I think you are.’ He knelt down at the foot of the bed. ‘And do you know what I’m going to do now?
‘Do tell,’ she whispered.
‘I’m going to kiss every beautiful inch of you to prove it.’
Nikki wasn’t sure how to reply to this, so she simply lay back on the bed and waited.
Matt proved to be as good as his word. Firstly, he removed her shoes, then he slid his hands up her legs until his fingers came to rest against the top of one of her hold-ups. Nikki raised her leg, enabling him to peel it off. He did so extremely slowly, then did the same with the other one. He had intended to take her dress off next; however, the sight of her bare legs proved too tempting for him and he began to kiss them.
His lips brushed around her ankles; firstly her left, then her right. His kisses were soft and delicate and Nikki couldn’t believe how arousing she found them. She couldn’t remember anyone kissing that part of her anatomy before, let alone feeling turned on by it. Gradually, his lips worked their way up her legs. He traced her calf muscles with his fingertips, before bringing his mouth into contact with her knees. Delicately, he nibbled and nuzzled Nikki’s skin. She trembled slightly as he rolled her onto her front, to allow him to kiss the tender flesh at the back of her knees.
Nikki then wriggled up the bed to make room for him to join her. Willingly, he did so, then, with one long, lascivious stroke of his tongue, he licked the length of her left hamstring. A split second before his tongue reached her buttock, he broke contact to lick her right hamstring. However, this time, as he reached her cheek, he didn’t break away. She shuddered in delight as he kissed her bottom. His lips felt wonderful against her smooth skin.
Matt took his time. When he finally felt satisfied that he had kissed every last bit of her bum, he rolled her over once more. Nikki shivered in anticipation for she knew that it would be the most natural thing in the world for him to kiss her pussy next.
He surprised her once again, beckoning her to sit up so that he could remove her dress. He slid the fabric up and over her shoulders. As she re-emerged, he gave her a quick peck on the lips. She tried to clasp her arms around his neck, but he had other ideas. Gently, but firmly, he pushed her back onto the bed. As she lay down, he turned his attention to her stomach. It was as if his lips were electric. Tiny ripples of pleasure coursed through every fibre of her being.
As he edged his way up towards her breasts, Nikki sat up to let him unhook her bra. As it fell loose, she clutched it to her chest demurely. He feigned a look of disappointment.
‘Aren’t I allowed?’ he asked, giving her puppy-dog eyes.
‘Of course you are,’ she whispered, then lowered her arms, allowing the bra to fall away and reveal her breasts. Eagerly, his lips fastened on to them, sucking, nuzzling, licking, kissing. Nikki tried her best to strip away his clothing; however, the task didn’t prove easy, given her aroused state. Sensing what she was up to, he lent her a hand. Discarding his shirt and jacket in a trice, he let her peel off his shorts. As she eased them down over his thighs, she was thrilled to see how hard he was already. She kissed his cock. It twitched against her lips, causing her to grin.
She didn’t get the chance to kiss it again, for the next instant, Matt resumed licking her breasts and she willingly lay back on the bed once more. As his body brushed against her, she could feel his cock and balls bumping against her thighs, groin, and lower stomach. She lowered a hand and tried to stroke his prick but whenever her fingers brushed against it he would wriggle out of her reach, and then the game would start all over again.
Eventually, Matt took his lips from her breasts to kiss her neck and shoulders. As he moved further up the bed, Nikki was able to grasp his cock at last. It throbbed delightfully in her hand as her fingers curled around it. Easing his foreskin back and forth, she felt a drop of juice spill from the end. She milked his shaft until a little more oozed out. With her free hand, she took hold of Matt’s right hand and guided it towards her panties. His fingers brushed against the flimsy fabric. Much as she had enjoyed what he’d done so far, Nikki ached for him to touch her between her thighs.
Sensing her wishes, he stroked her pussy through the fine material until her juices flowed freely; then he snaked his middle finger inside her panties and rubbed the tip of it up and down her clit.
Deciding it was time to retake control, she grasped his hand and tugged at it. Though he was reluctant to remove it, he complied. She raised it to his lips and invited him to taste her.
He sucked and licked each of his fingers in turn. She then blew him a kiss. He smiled at her, removed his hand, fleetingly kissed her lips, then returned his focus to her pussy. As his tongue came into contact with her clit, she opened her legs wider and drew her ankles and knees back up towards her torso.
Matt ran his hands up and down the insides of her thighs as his tongue delved in and out of her pussy. The sensation was incredible. It was as if his tongue had been created for the sole purpose of pleasuring her. Instinctively, he knew exactly where to explore to guarantee her maximum pleasure. Up and down and in and out he licked: tasting, teasing, tantalizing. It was sheer, unadulterated bliss.
Nikki bit her bottom lip as her entire cunt began to tingle excitedly. All the while, Matt continued to lick and lap at her. His tongue felt so amazing she never wanted him to stop. Trills of pleasure coursed through her every time she felt it brush against her clit. Her breathing grew shallower the closer she came to her climax, and her thighs trembled as she reached the point of no return. When it finally hit, Nikki cried out with joy as a phenomenal orgasm washed over her.
Vaguely, she became aware that Matt was no longer licking her clit. Instead, he was gently kissing the outer folds of her pussy lips. She felt as if she was in heaven. It was a wonderful sensation. Finally, he stopped kissing her. He knelt upright on the bed and smiled at her.
‘You’re rather good at that,’ she said.
‘Thanks,’ he replied. ‘I think it’s because you inspire me.’
She grinned, then stretched her legs out. Matt took hold of the right one and gave it a slight twist, around and up. Reading his thoughts, Nikki rolled onto her left flank. As she did so, he lowered his pelvis a fraction and slid his cock between her thighs and into her pussy. In that position, it felt absolutely huge. With his balls resting on her left inner thigh, he began to pleasure her once more. Because she was already so moist, he glided in and out incredibly smoothly.
With each gentle thrust, Nikki felt the tip of his prick tickling the sweet spot deep inside her. Gradually, his rhythm increased, his strokes becoming faster and faster until his thighs were pistoning back and forth as he thrust in and out of her. Nikki’s whole pussy felt aglow. She had never experienced anything quite like it. She was utterly consumed in the passion of the moment. It was such a fabulous feeling to have Matt’s balls slapping against her thigh and his glorious prick pleasuring her pussy. In no time at all, she felt herself on the cu
sp of another climax. With wonderful timing, he grasped hold of her right hip with both hands and sank deep inside her. He groaned aloud as his cock exploded and filled her with come.
As his spunk splashed against her inner walls, Nikki’s second orgasm of the night crashed through her. Her legs scissored around him and she clasped him tightly, drawing him deeper and deeper into her. All the while, his cock continued to twitch away and with each twitch, another tiny ripple of delight coursed through her pussy. Only when his cock finally lay still did she let go of him. Upon being set free, he fell prone onto the mattress next to her. Nikki started to giggle and then laughed in earnest.
He looked at her, puzzled. ‘What’s so funny?’
‘That,’ she stated emphatically, ‘was utterly amazing.’
‘No,’ he contradicted her. ‘You’re amazing.’
She smiled as he took her in his arms and kissed her. They fell asleep in that position, wrapped together in one another’s arms and the tenderness of the moment.
Nikki was first to wake the following morning. Matt lay dozing at her side. She traced the fingers of her right hand over the fine muscles of his chest. He murmured but didn’t wake, even as she played them across his stomach. She thought that he might stir when they brushed through his neatly trimmed pubes. He didn’t; he simply sighed in his sleep. Nikki grinned naughtily. Careful not to disturb him, she wriggled down the bed until her head rested gently against his right thigh. She wondered what he was thinking of, because his cock was semi-hard. Nikki rubbed a cheek against it tenderly, then took the end between her lips and began to suck it. Given her attentions, it didn’t take long for it to grow stiff and rigid. At last, he stirred. Waking from slumber, he imagined that there was a beautiful woman, whom he loved, sucking his cock for all she was worth. Matt threw the duvet covers back and found his dream to be true. He longed to make love to Nikki again and tried his best to coax her to sit up. He had some difficulty but, eventually, she desisted and sat up in his lap.
