Billionaire Temptations: Rich, Ruthless & Obsessed

Chapter 11

Chapter Eleven

Emily

As I walked into the shop, Emily and Noelle looked at me as they heard the bell on the door ring. I would admit that I was a hot mess and didn’t have time to go home and change. Neither one of them said a word, but I could feel the glares from across the shop as I grabbed a dress and a pair of shoes and went into the fitting room to change. When I was finished and stepped out, the two stood there with their arms folded.

“What?” I asked.

“Last night’s clothes,” Katie spoke.

“And no makeup,” Noelle chimed in. “Not to mention your crazy hair.”

“And? Jackson and I ended up staying the night at a hotel. We had breakfast, and then I came straight here.”

“You slept with him?” Katie followed me to the counter.

“I did, and do you know what the best part was besides the amazing sex we had?”

“What?” She narrowed her eye.

“There was no ‘I’ll call you soon’ or ‘I’ll be in touch.’” I grinned.

“He didn’t act like he was going to call you after being with you all night and this morning?” Noelle asked.

“Nope. Isn’t life grand?”

“So does that mean you won’t be seeing him again?” Katie asked.

I shrugged. “I don’t know. We’ll have to see.”

“Do you want to see him again?” Noelle bit down on her bottom lip.

“Yeah. I wouldn’t mind. He’s a great guy, and we have so much in common. Spending time with him was fun.”

The store was getting crowded, so Noelle walked around and interacted with the customers, asking if they needed any help.

“Today is Alex’s birthday,” Katie spoke.

“That’s right. I completely forgot. Tell him I said happy birthday.”

“You can tell him yourself because we want you to go out to dinner with us tonight.”

“You two don’t want to celebrate alone?”

“We can do that later. Actually, a couple of Alex’s friends are tagging along and—” She looked down as her tone became serious.

“And what? What’s wrong?”

“Elizabeth and Keith will be there.”

“Elizabeth? As in, the one you think Alex has feelings for? I told you just to come out and ask him.”

“I did, and he got all mad at me and asked how I could even think something like that. He said they were just friends and that she was his best friend’s girl. Then he told me he loved me, and we had awesome sauce sex.”

“I know you did not just say ‘awesome sauce.’” I raised my brow at her.

“Please say you’ll come. I need you there to read his body language and see if you notice him staring at her. My relationship depends on it.”

Apparently, this all started a couple of months ago after Katie overheard part of a phone conversation between Alex and Elizabeth. It was nothing incriminating, and when she asked why he was talking to her, he said she had called him for advice about law school. Apparently, she was thinking about getting a law degree. Katie wasn’t comfortable with Alex talking to Elizabeth over the phone because it seemed like Elizabeth’s name came up every conversation they had. He seemed to talk about her a lot.

“I’ll go. Where are you going?”

“Gramercy Tavern. Seven o’clock. It’s his favorite place.”

“Fine. I’ll meet you there. Since you guys have the shop under control, I’m going home and take a bath and relax for a while.”

“Thanks again for coming with us tonight.” She hugged me.

“No problem. What are best friends for?” I smiled.

After leaving the shop, I went home, stripped off my clothes, and climbed into a nice hot bubble bath. Once I was fully relaxed, thoughts of Jackson and our night together came to my mind. I smiled as I thought about the incredible things he did to me. Not only last night but this morning on the table. I’d never met a man who knew his way around a woman’s body like he did. Just the thought of it made me tremble.

I was fashionably late by ten minutes when I arrived at the restaurant.

“Sorry, I’m late. Traffic was overkill.” I smiled as Alex stood up, and I hugged him. “Happy birthday.”

“Thanks, Emily. It’s good to see you.”

Walking over to Katie, I hugged her and then placed my hand on Keith’s shoulder before taking my seat.

“Nice to see you again, Keith.”

“Same here. Emily, this is my girlfriend, Elizabeth.”

“Nice to meet you, Elizabeth.” I extended my hand.

“Nice to meet you too.” She gave a friendly smile.

When I sat down, the lanky waitress, who looked like Taylor Swift, walked over and took my drink order.

“I’ll have a neat martini, two olives with a twist of lemon.”

She smiled as she wrote it down and walked away. Now it was time for me to put my detective eyes on and watch the interaction between Alex and Elizabeth. As we ate dinner and conversed, Katie grabbed my thigh under the table.

“What?” My eyes widened at her.

“Isn’t that Jackson who just walked through the door?”

I looked straight ahead. It sure was him, and he wasn’t alone. A feeling hit the pit of my stomach, a nervousness that I wasn’t sure of. Wouldn’t it figure that the hostess set their menus at the table next to us. Before taking his seat, Jackson glanced over and smiled when he saw me sitting there.

“Emily.” He walked over to our table.

“Jackson.” I graciously smiled.

“Having a night out?” he asked.

“Yes. You too?” I looked over at the black-haired woman who was looking at her phone.

“Yes.” He gave a nod.

“Jackson, you already know Katie. This is her boyfriend, Alex, our friend, Elizabeth, and this is my date, Keith.” I smiled as I placed my hand on his shoulder. Everyone, this is Jackson Caine.”

He smiled as pleasantries were exchanged and then he lightly bit down on his bottom lip as he glared at me for a moment.

“And your date’s name?” I asked as I cocked my head.

“Samantha.”

Looking over at her, I gave her a small wave. She shifted in her seat as a smile crossed her face.

“Enjoy your dinner,” Jackson spoke as he sat across from Samantha.

“You too.”

Turning to Keith, I noticed Elizabeth was glaring at me.

“Sorry. I had no choice. Long story.”

“Why did you do that?” Katie whispered.

“I don’t really know. It just slipped out.”

Once I finished eating, I excused myself and headed to the ladies’ room. After washing my hands, I opened the door to find Jackson standing up against the wall with his hands in his pockets.

“Waiting to use the ladies’ room?” I asked.

“No. Come with me.” He grabbed my hand and led me down the hall and out the exit door that led to an alley.

“What are you doing?”

He pushed me up against the brick wall, but not before taking hold of my wrists and pinning my arms above my head. His mouth smashed into mine with such force that it literally took my breath away. Using his free hand, he discreetly slipped it up my dress, pushed my panties to the side, and dipped in two fingers. My body reacted in the proper way as the wetness poured from me. Moans rumbled in the back of my throat as his lips pressed against mine and his fingers manipulated me until I orgasmed.

Pulling away from me, he placed his hands on my hips and smiled.

“I thought maybe you would enjoy that.”

“I did,” I spoke breathlessly as I stared into his mesmerizing eyes.

“Go back to your date and enjoy the rest of your evening.” He winked as he walked back inside the restaurant.

I waited a few minutes, so it didn’t look suspicious. Taking my seat, I couldn’t even bring myself to look over Jackson’s way.

“What took you so long?” Katie asked. “Did you fall in or something?”

“No. I’m just having some stomach issues. I think I’m going to head home.”

“Okay. We’re ready to go anyway.”

When Alex asked the waitress for the check, she told us that it had already been taken care of by an anonymous person who was paying it forward. I knew damn well Jackson paid for our meal. Before walking out, I glanced over at him, conversing with Samantha.

“It was nice to see you again,” I softly spoke as the adrenaline coursed through my body.

“The pleasure was all mine.” He smiled.

Taking in a deep breath, I walked outside, said goodbye to my friends, and hailed a cab home. The minute I walked through the door, I changed into my pajamas, poured myself a glass of wine, and took it over to the couch. Sitting down, I brought my knees up to my chest and let out a long sigh. I couldn’t stop thinking about Jackson and what happened earlier. It took a lot of nerve to do what he did to me while his date was waiting for him at the table. It was a total dick move on his part, and maybe he really wasn’t the man I thought he was.

As I climbed into bed, my phone rang, and Katie’s picture appeared.

“Shouldn’t you be celebrating Alex’s birthday in bed instead of calling me?”

“He’s in the bathroom,” she whispered. “So, what do you think? Is he into her or not?”

“No, sweetie. He’s not. I noticed nothing out of the ordinary. If anything, he couldn’t take his eyes off you the entire night.”

“Really?” she asked with excitement.

“Yes. Now stop trying to sabotage your relationship. I’m the only one who can do that.”

“Thanks, Emily. I’ll call you tomorrow. Love you.”

“Love you too.”