Chapter 23
Anna’s POV
I slowly came awake, loving the feeling of being held securely to Bradley’s side. I know beyond a doubt that I am exactly where I am supposed to be. Monday morning when I got on the flight to Toronto I would never have dreamed that on Friday this is where I would now be. What a
difference a few days can make in someone’s life.
The gentle rise and fall of Bradley’s chest under my face was beyond comforting. My arm was
draped arcoss his lower chest, and being the naughty woman I am, I began to move my
fingers in light swirls on his skin. “Good morning, Lee. What time is it?” I whispered in my
sleepy voice.
“Good morning, Red,” was his husky voiced response. “It’s just a few minutes past eight. How
are you feeling this morning?”
“Mmmm, a bit sore, but nothing a hot bath won’f fix. Want to join me?” I lifted my head,
wiggling my eyebrows suggestively.
He laughed as he flung off the covers, before giving me a soft smack on my bottom. “Much as
I hate to leave the warmth of our bed, we do need to get up and ready. If I know Victor he will
be here on the dot of ten!”
“Anxious to go to Halifax, is he? Maybe see the sights? Meet new people?” I giggled thinking
about Victor’s obsession with meeting Jenna. “Should I maybe warn Jenna that tsunami
Victor is on his way to sweep her off her feet?”
*Not on your life! I can’t wait to watch the show. If I was a betting man, I would bet that Victor will be pushing for a double wedding!” Bradley was serious as he said this, though I laughed at
first.
“Wait, are you serious?” I questioned as I moved to the bathroom and started filling the very large, very deep soaker tub. I found a jar of epsons salt, and added a large handful to the steaming bath water.
“I am very serious. Victor is very much a man of action. When he sees something he wants, he
doesn’t stop until he gets it. And by the looks of it, he wants your friend Jenna.‘ His tone
indicated he was very serious. “I’ll give you some privacy to relieve yourself,” he continued off
topic, and left the bathroom, closing the door behind him.
I was grateful for his thoughtfulness. It’s one thing to get naked and spend the night doing the
horizontal tango, but there was no way I wanted to use the bathroom in his presence. That
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was just weird. After relieving myself, I brushed my teeth before exiting the bathroom to allow him some privacy.
While he was occupied doing his thing, I sorted out the clothes I wanted to wear for the day, noting that he had already gathered up the clothes we had so quickly discarded last night. What a sweetheart! Though I had to laugh to myself when I was putting my clothes from yesterday away, and couldn’t at first find my panties, only to find them tucked haphazardly into the pocket of his pants. Well. I didn’t expect that.
The sound of a clearing throat caused me to turn around, only to see Bradley’s face flushed. red with embarrassment. I couldn’t help but belly laugh when he reached his hand to grab hold of those very same lace panties, and tuck them right back into his pants pocket.
“Those are now mine, my love. I’ll take you shopping and buy you more. Lots more. Victoria’s Secret, here we come.” His sexy smirk made me weak in the legs. “Now, what about that bath we are supposed to be sharing?” He swept me up in his arms, walked us into the bathroom, and stepped into the tub, sitting down with me still craddled in his arms.
After we soaked for a good while, chatting about our plans for the day, Bradley grabbed the bottle of body wash and proceeded to lather every inch of my body. He turned me aroung to face him and I returned the favor, straddling his hips and teasing him as I rubbed myself on his hardening c**k. Our lips met, first in gentle kisses that soon became filled with passion and need. His hands found my hips, helping to lower me onto his hard shaft, guiding me u up and down as I rode him to ecstacy.
When we caught our breath, Bradley emptied the tub, and carried me to the glass enclosed. shower to rinse off the soap residue. He washed and rinsed my hair for me. I loved the feel of his hands massaging my scalp, making me feel cherished and loved. In order to return the favor, I had to get him to sit on the shower bench, otherwise I wouldn’t have been able to reach as he was so much taller then me.
I have to admit, it was difficult to concentrate on shampooing his hair, as his hands never stopped roaming over my body, igniting sparks everywhere they touched. And since he sat facing my front, he wasted no opportunity to nip and suck on my now very tender n*****s. We were never going to get out of the shower at this rate.
“Lee, baby, you have to stop or we’re never going to be dressed and ready for ten.” I gasped as he was once again thrusting into me as I straddled him. Dear heavens, I am not going to be able to walk straight after the activities of the last twelve hours!
“Soon, baby, soon.” he groaned as he felt my core tightening on him, drawing every bit of his seed into my core. His deep raspy moan of “Red” accompanied my shout of “Lee” as once.
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again we found nirvana in each other’s arms.
Catching our breath, our heartbeat returning to normal, we finally finished showering. He wrapped my body in a huge bath sheet, and wrapped my hair in another towel. Wrapping a towel around his waist he used a hand towel to dry his hair. A few minutes later, dried off, and now dressed, Bradley went to order breakfast from room service and I took some time to dry and style my hair. I wasn’t one for wearing makeup, so an application of a lip gloss completed my preparations for the day.
I finished packing up everything, as even with an available late checkout I had a feeling that Spencer would be calling shortly and requesting we go to his office. I had postponed the work meeting I had scheduled for today so that wasn’t a concern. But I knew I had to check my Fredericks Design Co. emails to see if there was any followup or fall out from the events of yesterday.I decided to put that off until after I had my morning coffee and breakfast.
That turned out to be a good decision, because as soon as I walked out to the living area of the suite, I was greeted by Bradley, and a very excited Victor. That man was practically bouncing off the walls, and immediately began pelting me with questions.
“What time are we flying out? Is there room at your place for both Bradley and I? Do you think Jenna will like me? Are you sure she isn’t seeing anyone?” Victor’s rapid fire questions ran together making it difficult to know where one question stopped and the other started. But I
managed.
“We are schedulee to fly out at four this afternoon. Yes, there is a spare room for you to sleep
- in. I have a feeling Jenna will love you. And yes, I am sure she is single.” I grinned. “But I am also pretty positive that once she meets you she won’t be single for long.
Victor stopped his nervous bouncing, and sat down at the dining table. “Do you really think so,
Anna?”
I tilted my head to the side, and took the time to really look at Victor. He was indeed a big hulk
that he could of a man. On the surface he looked like a hard, tough man. And I had no doubt that be extremely dangerous if the need arose. But looking into his eyes, you could see the real. man shinning through. He was a man who would love hard, protect what he loved, cherish what he loved. He was a man longing for someone to reciprocate those feelings.
I know Jenna. She is exactly the same way. Fiercely protective of those she loves, longing for someone to love and cherish. “Yes, Victor. I do think that the two of you will hit it off. She is very much like you. How about I see if we can leave an hour or so earlier and make arrangements to have dinner with Jenna this evening?”
I caught the look of gratitude Bradley sent my way. He got on the phone to Spencer to see if he
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had received the paperwork for my name change, and
Upon receiving confirmation, asked how soon we could meet, and if he and Jill might be able to leave earlier than originally planned.
He was all smiles when he ended the call. “Anna, we can go over as soon as we finish breakfast. Spencer and Jill can be ready to leave as early as two, if you can get that arranged that with your pilot.”
I called the pilot and told him of our change of plan and asked if he was able to accommodate.
- us. He put me on hold to make the arrangements, quickly confirmed he had changed the flight
plan and the crew would be ready and waiting for us..
Bradley called Spencer back and confirmed our new departure time, while I was busy texting
Jenna to arrange dinner, suggesting she call Salty’s and make a reservation for the upstairs
dining room. Withing minutes she responded saying ‘consider it done, say for six this
evening? I’ll meet you there.”
The next text I sent was to Hector asking him to pick us up in an hour. The day was looking up.
