Dirty News (Dirty Network Book 1)

by Michelle Love

  I downed the drink and put the glass down. He followed my lead and drank his up too. “So I can’t ask you any questions about anything?” I was beginning to get a little dumbfounded by the man.

  He put his empty glass down, next to mine. “No, you can’t. That was one of the rules. Don’t you recall that?”

  “Not one that stated that exactly.” I tried to remember what all was on that paper. I didn’t think I’d seen anything that said I couldn’t ask him any questions. “But I can follow that rule. What I’m having trouble with is the lying. Who will I be lying to, exactly?”

  “My family, friends, people I went to college and high school with. Basically, everyone I know and don’t know. You see, we’ll be maintaining to the outside world that you and I are man and wife.” He smiled as if what he said had made perfect sense. Which it did not!

  “Your family?” I was flabbergasted. “Your parents?”

  He nodded. “Yes. And we’ll be stopping by their home on our way to what all will know as our new home. The one I’ll be leaving you with at the end of the contract if you’re a good girl and do as I say at all times.”

  His term, good girl, was not making me happy. I was beginning to feel like his puppy or something. “Jett, I think this is a thing you should’ve told me about before I signed the contract.”

  “It was in there. It said you had to do as I say at all times and be who I tell you to be. So I am telling you to be Mrs. Jett Simmons. There are worse things to lie about.”

  “Your family will know me. Am I to tell this lie forever?” He’d hadn’t thought things through. “And I’m not a good liar. Words that aren’t true kind of gum up in my mouth and my eyes get really big. This will never work. You may as well head back to the club and let’s end the contract now before I make a fool out of you.”

  He put his arm around me, leaned in close and planted his lips on mine. With no kind of warning, he just kissed me, and I melted into him as if we’d kissed many times before that one. Parting my lips, I invited him in. Our tongues gently rolled around together. He tasted better than I thought he would. He made a fire rise inside of me. And I didn’t want to go back and end the contract any longer!

  His strong hands moved over my shoulders, cradling my back and pulling me in close to him. My breasts smashed against his hard chest. I curled my hands around the lapels of his suit jacket and hung on for dear life.

  Could I lie for him?

  Could I make words come out of my mouth in a flowing manner that wouldn’t give him away?

  Our kiss grew and grew until we were pawing at one another with a need for more. He pulled back, both of us panting. “You sure you want to end this?”

  All I could do was shake my head and wait for him to kiss me again. Which he did, thankfully. He pushed me back on the seat, his weight falling on me like a comfy blanket.

  I ran my hands under his jacket to feel his muscular back and moaned with how good those big muscles felt. He pushed my legs apart and laid on me, grinding his erection against me.

  He had me then. I was hooked. I’d do my best to make people believe we were married. But I had a ton of questions that I couldn’t even ask him, per his rule. I could see things might get a bit on the frustrating side with him.

  But as he kissed me into submission, I couldn’t seem to care about anything except how good he could make me feel. My body had sensations it never had before. Jett was making me high with just his kiss. What would happen to me when he actually took me?

  He eased the passionate kiss and looked at me as he brushed my hair back. “You’re exquisite, my little Asia. I knew I had to have you the moment I laid eyes on your picture. I’m impressed by you. I want to warn you, though. I’m a strict man. I don’t like small talk or dilly dallying around things. I’m a straightforward man, and I want you to be that way with me too. If you don’t like something I do to you, tell me. Honesty is always the number one rule.”

  “I understand.” I was getting lost in his sea green eyes. I ran my hand over his smooth cheek. “May I say that I think you’re also exquisite?”

  His lips quirked to one side then he nuzzled my neck. “I’m glad you think so.”

  I pushed my hands through his thick hair, releasing an Earthy scent. Breathing it in, I found my head going light again. I had no idea a complete stranger could arouse me so much. Maybe something was really wrong with me. Maybe I’d held onto my virginity too long. It wasn’t normal what I was doing, falling into Jett, a man I didn’t know.

  “Is this what normally happens when you get a new sub?”

  His lips grazed their way up my neck as he moved his head up to look at me. “No.”

  “Do you think something’s wrong with me that I’m so aroused by you?” I had to know and had no one else around to ask.

  “No.”

  “Okay…” I didn’t know what else to say. He obviously didn’t want to talk. He really was a man of few words, it seemed.

  “I’ve picked the right woman to play the part of my wife, that’s all it is. We have tons of natural chemistry. Our bodies have accepted that. It might take a while for our minds to catch up, but it’s there, and it’s stronger than any I’ve had with anyone else. How about you?”

  “Me? I’ve never had chemistry with anyone before. You’re the first.”

  His lips touched mine briefly, but it still sent heat straight to my core. Then he looked into my eyes with a sultry gaze. “I will be your first, Asia, in many ways.”

  I gulped, involuntarily. “Yes, you will.”

  Jett

  I couldn’t keep my hands off her. She was like a drug to me. One I couldn’t get enough of. We moved from the car to the jet I’d chartered and were heading to New York. The first stop was at my parents’ home in Manhattan. That’s where we’d be grilled about our relationship.

  Toying with Asia’s hand as we sat, side by side, in the beige leather seats, I found it was a perfect time to tell her about our whirlwind romance and marriage. “My mother’s name is Jenny, and my father’s name is Frank.”

  “Okay.” She gave me a smile. “I can remember that.”

  “You and I met at a nightclub in Los Angeles.”

  “I was on vacation out there, wasn’t I?” She grinned. “We may as well keep my part in your little fairy tale real. You know, the truth about where I come from and go to college. I’m sure to mess up if everything’s a lie.”

  “You’re right. You get to stay you, entirely. I like your whole tale anyway. So you were on vacation with your college roommate.” I paused to see if she’d fill in the blank.

  “Stacy and I were at the club?”

  I filled in that one. “Banshee. I saw you from across the crowded room and went straight to you, asking you to dance.”

  “That’s when you found out I’m a lousy dancer.”

  I frowned. I couldn’t see her as being a lousy dancer at all. “Which I quickly taught you, and you became fantastic in no time. After we had danced the night away, we ditched Stacy and went to eat at a nearby diner named Lola’s Eatery.”

  “I ordered waffles.”

  “I ate scrambled eggs and toast.”

  She kissed my cheek. “I let you drive me to my hotel.”

  “Motel 6.”

  She nodded. “You walked me to the door, and I let you kiss me on the cheek, nothing more than that. I’m a good girl.”

  I found her utterly adorable and tweaked her little nose. “That you are. I got your number and called you on my way home. We talked until dawn.”

  “Then you asked me out for dinner the next night, and the night after that, and the next one too. We became inseparable while I was in L.A. then I had to go back to New Brunswick to school.”

  “Ah, yes, back to school you went, and we missed each other so much we couldn’t stand it. That’s when we knew it was true love that we shared.” I kissed her sweet lips. “I asked you to marry me when I flew in to surprise you last week.”

  A blush co
vered her cheeks. “And I accepted and cried when you did.”

  Ending our little story, I said, “I scooped you up, took you to Vegas where we made it legal. I’d bought us a home in Harrison, New York before I even proposed, certain you’d say yes.”

  “I think I can remember all of that.” She grinned. “I’ll let you do the talking, though. I don’t want to mess it up.”

  “There’s one more thing we should practice.” I leaned in close and kissed the soft spot behind her right ear. “Saying, I love you.” Moving back, I looked at her. “And sounding like we mean it. You go first.”

  She looked as if she was trying not to laugh. “Jett, I love you.” Her lips then squished into a flat line as she tried not to smile.

  “Asia, I love you.” I kissed her cheek. “Again.”

  She ran her hand over my cheek then through my hair as she gazed into my eyes. “I love you,” her words were soft, sweet, and sounded so real my heart skipped a beat.

  “Do you really?” I didn’t even know I was going to ask that question.

  She nodded then leaned in and kissed my lips. “I love you, Jett Simmons.”

  I heated up so quickly it surprised me. My cock thumped as it began to swell. “I love you, Asia Simmons.” The words were rolling off my tongue with ease as my desire for her grew.

  Running my hands up and down her arms, I was about to take her to the bedroom. But the steward came out with our lunch, spoiling that. “Lobster and steak. I’ll bring the white wine right out.” He placed the meals on the table.

  Taking her by the hand, I helped her up, and we went to eat, instead of going to do what I really wanted to, make out in the privacy of the bedroom. “Come, wife. Have some lunch with your husband.”

  She giggled, and I liked the way it sounded. Holding the chair out her for, she took the seat I’d offered, and I took the one across from her. “This looks delicious, Jett.”

  “I’m glad you like it. So tell me about your family. I should know a little about them.”

  “My mother’s name is Patty and Dad’s is Bryan. I have two older sisters.”

  I cut a piece of steak and found it was cooked exactly the way I liked it. Seemed it was my lucky day. “So you’re the baby of the family then?”

  “I am.” She took a bite of lobster after dipping it into butter and nodded as she chewed and swallowed. “This is great.”

  “I agree. So what are your sister’s names?” I dug into the lobster to try a bite of it.

  “Rainbow, or Bow as we call her for short, is married to Stewart. He’s a forest ranger. They just took their three kids, Jana, Hailey, and Baxter, and moved to Alaska. Then there’s Spring and Max, they live in South Dakota, and they have a baby that’s due next month. It’s a surprise what they’re having.”

  “Next month? Won’t you want to go see your new niece or nephew?” I paused my eating to see if that was a thing she might want to do.

  “I’d like to, but I’ve done this now. I’ll go after the summer is over.” She cut into her steak and looked it over.

  “Is it done to your taste?”

  She smiled. “I love it rare. It’s as if you already knew me when you ordered this meal, Jett.”

  “To be honest, I ordered what I like, the same way I’ve done with all my subs. It’s just a coincidence that you like your steak the same way.” I smiled though. It was nice that we were on the same wavelength

  “Lucky me.” She looked a bit disturbed by what I’d said. I didn’t like that look on her face.

  “I’m sorry. I can be self-absorbed and crass. I’ll try to curtail that as much as I can. So, what other things do you like? So that I know when people ask.” I gave the steward a frown as he finally came back with the wine. He filled our glasses then left us without saying a word of apology. The guy was earning a spot on my shit-list.

  “My favorite meal is boring, spaghetti.”

  “What’s boring about that? I love it too. Especially when it’s served with…”

  She laughed as she broke in to add, “Homemade meatballs!”

  “And don’t forget the garlic bread.”

  We laughed, and I thought things were going so well. Too well. It couldn’t be this way for long. Then it occurred to me that she might be acting.

  “And for dessert?” she asked then popped a bit of meat into her little mouth.

  I went out on a limb and said something I didn’t like to see how she’d react. “Lemon pie.”

  “No,” she said as she shook her head. “Apple pie.”

  “Alamode?” I asked with surprise.

  “Is there any other way?”

  She’d hit on my favorite desert. We were well-matched. She wasn’t acting at all. And that scared me. Asia Jones was perfect for me. Not just as my sub or fake wife. As a real life partner. And I wasn’t ready for that at all!

  As we finished lunch, I sat there, secretly hoping there was something about her I’d find unattractive or unlikeable. Something that would make it easier to let her go when the three months was up.

  The steward came back to pick up our empty plates, and Asia looked at him, asking with a smile, “You don’t happen to have any coconut rum and sprite back there, do you? I’m not a huge fan of wine.”

  He looked down his nose at her, instantly pissing me off. “We only have the finest wines on board. Nothing of poor taste is served on this plane.”

  And that was it. I got up, towering over the little son of a bitch. “A simple, no ma’am would’ve sufficed, you little sawed off…”

  Asia’s hand on my arm stopped me. “It’s okay, Jett.”

  I turned to look at her. “You won’t be disrespected in front of me, Asia.” I looked back at the man who was foolish enough to talk that way to the woman I was with. “Apologize now.”

  His face went pale, and his Adam’s apple bobbed in his scrawny throat. “I’m sorry, ma’am.”

  “It’s okay.” Asia went back to take a seat by the window. Her face had fallen a bit. And that made me want to ring the little shit of a man’s throat.

  “I’m going to report you, you know.” I turned and went to sit down next to her as the man took our things and scurried away. I took Asia’s hand and kissed it. “I’m sorry about that.”

  She cut her eyes at me. “Really, you don’t have to be. I was stupid for asking for something so low class in the first place.”

  “What’s low class about some sprite and rum? They serve that at all the expensive beach resorts. That guy’s just an ass. Our home will be filled with anything and everything you want, Asia. And I’ll let you go see your sister’s baby when the times comes.”

  “You will?” She looked surprised. “You mean it?”

  I nodded. “It’s a special time in your life. Of course, I mean it.”

  “Thank you. That means a lot to me.” She closed her eyes and laid her head down on my shoulder. “You’re very nice, Jett. That meal made me sleepy.”

  “Perhaps a nap in the bedroom is in order.” I got up and took her hand, leading her to the bedroom, aware her eyes were as big as saucers.

  Was she afraid to be alone in a bedroom with me?

  Asia

  I followed behind Jett as he led me to the bedroom. It wasn’t my life-long dream to lose my virginity in the bedroom of a private jet. Although that might sound cool to others, I wanted a traditional memory of that time.

  The bed was covered with a deep blue silky bedspread. Plump pillows were at the head of it; they looked inviting. Jett sat me on the side of the bed and pulled one foot up, taking off my shoe. Then he did the same to the other. “There, that’ll make you more comfortable.” He stepped out of his shoes and took off his jacket, hanging it in the closet. “Lie back, relax.”

  I did as he said, wondering if he was going to undress me. He unbuttoned the white shirt he wore underneath the jacket and took it off too. I closed my eyes. His body was too perfect; it was making my mouth water.

  His body touched mine as he l
aid down beside me. I was tense as hell, as I waited for his next move. He inched his hand to take mine. “Have a nice nap, Mrs. Simmons.”

  It seemed that’s all we were going to do. Nap.

  I was surprised and kind of disappointed too. When I heard his breathing get even and deep, I knew he was out. I opened my eyes and turned over, resting my palm on his chiseled abs.

  I’d never felt anything like that before. They were hard as rocks, and they looked like little hills that were split by defined lines. I moved my hand up to run over his mountainous pecs.

  His skin was tan and hair free. I didn’t know if he was waxed or if he was naturally hair-free on his chest. All I knew was I found it very appealing. My eyes moved down his body until I found the bulge in his pants.

  With a featherlight touch, I moved my hand down and rested it on that bulge, trying to figure out just how big it was. It was longer than my hand, and that was in a non-erect condition. My Lord, how long would it be when he was aroused?

  Easing my hand to move around it, I found it thick. My inner thighs pulsed as I went wet. That would be inside me sometime in the near future, and my body was happy about that.

  My eyes were growing heavy, and I was slipping into sleep.

  I woke to something throbbing against my palm. I’d fallen asleep with my hand on Jett’s dick!

  And he was moving around, turning toward me, throwing his arm over me then moving closer. He pressed his growing cock against me and moaned. Yet he was still asleep.

  I was worried he’d make a move on me and I’d made one on him, while we were sleeping!

  I tried to move back, but he threw his leg over me, stopping me in my tracks. I was stuck, and then his hands began to run all over me. Up and down my arm then around to my back and he pulled me closer to him. “Asia,” he moaned.

  “Jett, are you awake?” I tapped his shoulder.

  “Um, hm…” He inched forward and kissed me.

  It wasn’t right what his kisses did to me. They went straight to my head and rendered me mindless. My hands moved on their own to run over his naked back. His skin felt warm and inviting as I caressed it. Our mouths melded into one as our bodies moved to get even closer.