The Sheikh's Resisting Lover (The Tazeem Twins Series Book 3)

by Leslie North

It was after eight in the evening when Joshua and James returned to the palace jubilant at their success. They found Rene and Tanya in the dining room as Joshua bent down to kiss Rene.

  “Hello, beautiful,” he said to her as he kissed her again. She smiled and rubbed his chest.

  “Hey, handsome,” she replied as she smiled up at him.

  “Oh, you two, are so cheesy,” Tanya teased. James approached her and greeted her.

  “Hey, gorgeous,” he said to her.

  “Bye, James,” she said to him before breaking eye contact. James chuckled when he realized that he missed her feistiness.

  Hussain had walked in behind the twins, greeting his cousins and Rene before turning to Tanya “Hello,” he greeted her and kissed her on both cheeks.

  “It is nice to see you again,” she replied as she kissed him back. He returned her smile. The maids brought in a tray of glasses and Champagne.

  “A toast to the successful business contract,” James said and looked at Tanya, “and to beautiful things,” he added. Tanya blushed as he smiled and raised his glass.

  “Cheers,” everyone said together as they held up their glasses in a toast.

  After dinner, the maids cleared the table as Joshua and Rene moved over to the patio’s sitting area, while the others remained at the table chatting. Hussain leaned toward Tanya and was chatting with her quietly. Moments later, somehow the conversation landed on relationships.

  “This guy does not date,” Hussain said, referring to James.

  “What is wrong with dating?” Tanya asked. James shrugged his shoulders. What was the point of going on a date? When he showed interest in a woman, it was usually for one thing only and they were only too willing to comply. Except for Tanya.

  “He has issues,” Hussain joked.

  “I think so too,” Tanya agreed as James laughed.

  “Do you like going out on dates?” James asked her.

  “Why not? I think men should court women.”

  James was shocked at Tanya's response. “Courtship?” he asked with obvious shock in his voice.

  “Yes, courtship.”

  The two of them started arguing about courtship. Tanya felt that men were not taking dating seriously. They took women out on one or two dates and then expected sex. She thought old school courtship was nice because it showed that the man really liked the woman and respected her. James obviously disagreed. Dating and courtship were overrated and a waste of time. People should just get to the point of what they wanted.

  “You have issues,” Tanya said and got up to join Rene and Joshua. James watched her leave with a mischievous look on his face.

  “Tanya is a good girl,” Hussain said to him after she had left.

  “...okay?” James was confused as to why Hussain would say that.

  “The way the two of you were just going at it,” Hussain grunted.

  “Where is this going?” He knew that his cousin had something that he wanted to get off his chest. James mentally prepared himself for whatever he was going to say.

  “There is something between the two of you. She is a nice girl, so you should stop trying to bed her.”

  James rocked his head backwards and laughed before he responded. “Who said I was trying?” he asked.

  “It would be really peculiar if you were not,” said Hussain with a serious face.

  “She is an attractive American. Who would pass up such an opportunity?”

  “Is that all you can think about is making her another point on some imaginary score card?”

  James smiled. He had never had a girl like her, so of course he would be interested in bedding her. What was wrong with that? “Can you blame me?”

  Hussain narrowed his gaze at him. “I actually think that you would make a good couple.”

  “Would we now?”

  “Yes, James, you would.”

  “I do not do relationships.”

  “Yeah, that would require trust. After her-” Before Hussain could finish his sentence, James whipped his head in his direction and cut him off.

  “Don't you even dare say her name. Do not even think it,” James warned. He was done with the lecture from his cousin. He was who he was and had no intention of changing.

  “Okay,” Hussain put his hands in the air as if to surrender. “Anyway, I am leaving,” he said.

  “All right, cousin,” James said and shook his hand. Hussain bid farewell to the others before he left.

  After Hussain left, James joined the others by the fire place. Rene picked up the remote control and switched on the television. “What should we watch?” she asked the others as she flicked through the channels. James had made himself comfortable on the sofa next to Tanya.

  “Of all the places to sit,” she said to him.

  “You know you are happy about it,” he said to her and winked.

  “Not really,” she replied and looked away with a small smile on her face.

  “I know what we can watch,” James said to Rene.

  “What?” she asked him.

  “Some porn.”

  “What?” Rene's eyes flew open as James and Tanya burst into laughter because they knew what he was referring to. Tanya fished her phone out of her pocket and played the video for Joshua and Rene.

  “What is this?” Joshua asked with his eyebrows raised.

  “This was at the zoo!” Tanya said. Rene giggled and covered her face with her hands.

  “That is crazy,” she said.

  “And you actually recorded that,” Joshua said to Tanya. She and James burst out laughing as Joshua shook his head.

  Rene and Joshua snuggled under a blanket together as they watched a film. Tanya was hugging herself. “It's cold,” she complained.

  “Maybe James could keep you warm,” Joshua teased. Tanya and Rene both turned their heads in his direction as James laughed in response. Joshua picked up the other blanket that had been sitting on the sofa next to him and threw it to James who caught it and shook it open before covering him and Tanya up.

  “Have you ever watched an Arabic movie before?” James whispered against Tanya's ear.

  “Yes, 678,” she whispered back.

  “Hmm, good movie.”

  “Yes, and if you do not control your sexual urges, you will be like one of those guys,” Tanya replied as she giggled.

  “I can control myself. I could never be like that, habibti.”

  “Whatever.”

  “Have you changed your screen saver yet?”

  Tanya looked at James with a frown on her face. “What? Change it why and to what?” she asked him. He moved his face to be closer to hers, with their lips almost touching.

  “To the picture of you and me,” he said. Tanya snorted and shook her head.

  “No, thanks, I like the one I have,” she said. “Why don't I send it to you and you can put it on your phone?” she asked.

  “Deal,” he replied. He placed his hand on her thigh underneath the blanket.

  “Whatever, James, I know you won't do it.”

  “I would.”

  “Why?”

  “So I can look at you whenever I want.”

  Tanya shook her head and removed his hand from her thigh. James gripped her hand instead and held onto to it as he rubbed her palm with his thumb. He moved even closer to her and asked her about her day. She told him everything that had happened from the moment she had woken up.

  They then spoke about his business trip. James was enjoying talking to her. She was quite interesting to talk to and she was funny. Even when they spoke about the weather, they found a way to turn it into something humorous.

  “What are you two whispering about over there?” Rene asked.

  “Nonsense, I tell you,” Tanya replied and snatched her hand back from James. Rene smiled and rested her head on Joshua's chest. He kissed the top of her head and stroked her hair.

  James wrapped an arm around Tanya and pulled her closer as he stroked her side. This time she did not pro
test as his hand found the hem of her shirt and slipped under to stroke her soft skin. As he worked his way up, he brushed against her breast and felt her nipple instantly harden in response.

  Fortunately, they were sitting in the dark with the only light coming from the television and the fireplace. With the blanket tucked up under her chin, he could enjoy the feel of her without anyone else noticing, but she moved his hand away.

  “Stop,” she whispered.

  “You feel good. Your skin is so soft,” he said to her. She pushed him away playfully.

  “James, what the heck.”

  He stopped touching her and settled for keeping his arm wrapped around her shoulder.

  Chapter 9

  The next day, Rene was well enough to hang out with Tanya, so the two of them slipped into their summer dresses and went out for a walk. Rene had been telling Tanya about the beautiful garden in the palace and she couldn’t wait to see it.

  “How are things with the queen?” Tanya asked her as they walked. She knew that the queen had been keeping an eye on Rene and she was curious as to what, if anything had happened.

  “Joshua and I had dinner with her before she left town,” Rene replied and took a deep breath.

  “She will come around,” Tanya could see that Rene and Joshua were so in love. It would be a shame if they did not have his mother's approval.

  “Well, I hope so.”

  “So, you sure you feel better?”

  “Yes, I do.”

  “Good.”

  Rene and Tanya stepped into the hot Middle Eastern sun, which was eased by the cool breeze. The two of them walked the palace garden as Rene pointed out some of her favourite flowers. It was as beautiful as Rene had described and Tanya was blown away at all the colours. She closed her eyes as she took a deep breath. The scents were wonderful as she gasped and stared wide-eyed. “This place is gorgeous and you said that the queen designed it?”

  Nodding her head, “I know, can you believe that this even exists? It’s fantastic.” Tanya went to the fountain and put her hand in the cool water. She looked at Rene from the corner of her eye and then splashed her with water. Rene screamed at the sudden surprise of cold water on her skin and started chasing Tanya.

  The two of them laughed as they chased and splashed each other with water. Tanya stopped running and called for a truce. She whispered to Rene “Let's get them,” and gestured towards her maids. Rene nodded in agreement and they counted to three before they attacked the maids with the water. The maids jumped and then joined in on the splashing.

  “I love how close they are to you,” Tanya said to Rene when they had stopped playing with the water. They were now lying on the grass, enjoying the sun.

  “They are pretty awesome.”

  “Yes, we are,” Muna replied as everyone laughed

  Tanya and Rene laid there talking about all sorts of unimportant things when Rene brought up James. Tanya tried to act calm. She was not sure what to say to her friend as she was confused about her emotions and him. She liked one side of him, but the other, not so much.

  As much as she had tried to resist him, her resolve weakened each time she was around him. Last night, it only took him seconds to get her aroused and she could not even remember what the movie was about because the only thing she could think about was how good he felt with his arm around her.

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  That night after dinner, Rene and Joshua retired to Joshua's quarters and Tanya was bored in her bedroom. She went to stand out on the balcony and was staring into the distance when James appeared beside her. “Where did you come from?” she asked him.

  “My quarters,” he replied. He leaned against the wall with his hands in his pockets.

  “How?” Tanya asked him.

  “The balcony circles the palace,” he replied. “All the bedrooms open out onto it.”

  “Hmmm.”

  “What?”

  “You randomly showed up when I happened to be outside. Are you spying on me?” she teased.

  “Not exactly,” James replied as he laughed before moving closer to her. “I want you,” he said to her with his deep commanding voice. Tanya raised her eyebrows. She did not know how to respond to that statement.

  “Do you?” she asked him.

  “Since the moment I met you,” he said simply as she looked at him in surprise. His gaze washed over her, from head to toe. Tanya had already slipped into her pyjama shorts and a tank top and the way he looked at her, she might as well have been naked.

  “Um, that's nice,” she answered, unsure what else to say. What else could she say to him? That she wanted him too? Because she did but she was not going to tell him that. He stared at her with such an intense gaze that it sent shivers up her spine. The twitch in his jaw was evidence of his burning desire for her.

  James was suddenly standing in front of her as he wrapped his strong arms around her waist and pulled her closer to him. He dipped his head and claimed her lips in a passionate kiss. The last time he had kissed her, he was slow and gentle. This time, it was commanding, as he took control and plundered her mouth as she moaned and kissed him back.

  Reaching for the hem on her shirt, he pulled it over her head and threw it on the ground. He groaned at the sight of her full breasts as he cupped them in his hands and kissed the tops before returning to her mouth. His hands roamed freely over her and Tanya mimicked his movements and slid her hands up under his shirt. His skin was so smooth beneath the taut muscles.

  Stepping back, James pulled his shirt over his head as Tanya’s eyes glowed in appreciation. He really was magnificent to look at. Scooping her up, he covered the distance to her bedroom quickly as he laid her down on the bed. Reaching for her waistband, he pulled her shorts off before reaching for his own waistband and stepping out of his pants.

  His eyes roved possessively over her body as he stared at her. Tanya resisted the urge to cover up as his intense stare stripped away all the layers of confidence she had. As he stepped toward her, she realized that he was naked and fully erect, as she gasped when she saw the size of him. His whole body was impressive and it was obvious that he spent time working out. James joined her on the bed as he lay next to her. Leaning against one arm, he looked at her and smiled as he trailed fingers along her body.

  She was perfection, he thought, as he gave her a hard kiss before moving to her neck and kissing his way down to her chest. He stroked her skin as she broke out in goose bumps. She felt so good to his touch that he didn’t want to stop. Nuzzling his head between her breasts, he kissed both before his mouth found one nipple and his hot breath made it perk up painfully. Sticking his tongue out, he licked it lightly and closed his eyes in pleasure when she moaned in response.

  James did not understand why, but he wanted to bring her as much pleasure as possible as he continued to kiss and touch her, ferreting out all her different pleasure spots. The more she moaned or squirmed, the more he wanted to explore. He chuckled when he kissed her stomach and she almost bent in two in surprised.

  Grabbing his head, she pulled him back up as he loomed over her. Lifting her head, she wrapped her arms around his neck and nibbled on his chin. Nuzzling the side of his face, she found his mouth, as she tentatively explored it.

  James groaned at how innocent yet sensuous it felt as she kissed him. Sliding his hand up her neck, he took over, as he deepened the kissing, sucking at her tongue. Tanya arched in pleasure as her nipples brushed his chest. Leaning heavily against her, he closed his eyes in absolute pleasure as her hardened nipples rubbed against him.

  He could feel her begin to shake in need as his erection pressed against her thigh. Sliding his hand down her body, he lifted her leg, wrapping it around his waist as he shifted his body between her. Lifting her other leg, she pulled them tightly against him as he positioned himself. He could smell her arousal as she lifted her hips in anticipation.

  No longer able to hold out, his lips found hers as he thrust deeply inside her. Tanya gasped in surpri
se, as he deepened the kiss. He began to rock against her as he soon found his rhythm and continued to thrust in and out. Digging her heels into his thighs, she raised her hips as she met him thrust for thrust. The pleasure was working its way around her body, as she curled her toes against the intensity of what she was feeling.

  Holding him tightly to her, she cried out as she felt her first orgasm. Overwhelmed at the intensity, she cautioned herself not to cry, as her body shook with pleasure. Shortening his thrusts, James groaned as he came, dispensing his pleasure deep inside her.