You Kissed Me First

13. Day Six

CHAPTER 13

Day Six

CURA?AO

KATIE

The warmth at my back has become one of my favorite ways to wake up. The strong arm across my stomach makes me feel wanted.

Loved.

I shake the thought off. This isn’t love. There’s no way he feels the same for me that I do him. He’s the habitual playboy. I’ve never even seen him with a steady girlfriend.

Ignoring my sour thoughts, I turn in his arms to stare at him.

Then it hits me.

“Fuck,” I mutter.

“It’s too early for your cursing, little miss.” His voice is full of sleep.

“Shouldn’t you be in the gym or something?”

“Usually, but lately I’ve found myself wanting to linger in bed.”

He still hasn’t opened his eyes, but a smile covers his face.

“You’re going to lose those abs if you keep skipping.”

He shakes his head. “Can’t have that. It’s the only reason you let me in bed with you.”

He pulls me closer to him, kissing my forehead. When he pulls back, his eyes search mine.

“How are you feeling?”

I press my lips together. It feels weird to lie in bed naked with him when we didn’t even have sex. Not really. He might have slipped in, but neither one of us are ready for little Katie or Dominics running around.

“I’m good. I’m sorry about last night.”

He smiles. “No worries. You were tired. As much as I’d love to make you scream, I enjoy wrapping myself around you just as much.”

I can tell he means that too. I expected him to be angry for making him go find a condom, only to find me sleeping. Instead, he seems happy.

“I should shower. We have a shore thingy today, right?” I blurt out, suddenly not as confident as I was last night.

He shakes his head. “There weren’t many good ones here. Curacao has some good shopping though. I figured we would grab a taxi and explore a bit before shopping.”

“That sounds fun.”

Before I can move away from him, he moves in, pressing a kiss to my lips.

When he pulls back, I cringe. “I haven’t brushed my teeth.”

“Neither have I. Go take a shower. If it wasn’t so small, I’d be getting in with you.”

My face heats at his insinuation.

He wants to finish what we started last night.

Rushing out of bed, I lock myself in the bathroom. I take the world’s quickest shower, not wanting to be in the room alone with him for long. I know if we stay here, I’m liable to jump him.

We have plans.

I’ve always wanted to explore the world. This cruise is my way of doing that.

As I dry my hair, I look in the mirror. It’s foggy, but there’s a dark mark on my neck. Using a hand towel, I dry a spot on the mirror to see clearer.

When I do, my eyes narrow.

He didn’t.

Opening the door, still in my towel, I march out to the room and point to my neck.

“What the fuck is this, Dom?”

His eyes fly open. He must have fallen back asleep. He looks startled.

“What? Is everything okay?”

As he climbs from the bed, I move closer. “Look.”

I point again at my neck. He takes a long look, then the bastard smiles.

“Oh fuck. That’s hot.”

I smack his bare chest, ignoring the fact that he is still naked and is now sporting an erection.

“Hot? You gave me a fucking hickey. What? Are we in high school?”

He grabs me, pulling me closer. “No, but knowing you’re wearing a mark does something to me. I’ve never felt territorial over a woman before. Seeing you like that makes me want to leave them all over so every guy that sees it knows you have a man.”

My heart is racing at his admission. I’ve never felt territorial over a woman before.

He’s feeling territorial over me.

“Do you realize how crazy that sounds?” I try to keep the bite in my tone, but I fail miserably.

He pulls me closer, kissing my cheek before brushing his lips against mine. “Yes. I still want to do it though.”

A small smile finds its way on my face, but I try to smother it. After a moment, I roll my eyes.

“Go get a shower. We should go get breakfast before we head off the ship.”

Leaning down, he kisses, then nips at the mark on my neck.

I squeal, smacking him.

“So. Fucking. Hot.”

He heads into the bathroom, leaving me a mess.

What is this guy doing to me?

I feel like today is a game of foreplay.

Who can turn the other one on more?

So far, I think I’m losing.

Dominic has been even more attentive than he ever has before. I would assume it’s a game, but we never saw the others this morning. I guess they all had a shore excursion planned so they left early.

Dominic has been kissing me and touching me all day. Little caresses to keep me on my toes. I dressed in a sundress today, but I’m thinking that was a bad idea. His hand has found its way underneath to palm my ass more than once.

So far we have walked around some town center and gotten to see some of the natural beauty that is Curacao. It’s been nice.

I’ve also learned that while most of the residents speak English, it is not their first language. I have no idea what their native tongue is, but it’s beautiful.

“Where do you want to head next? We still have a couple of hours before we have to be back on the ship.”

Glancing over at Dominic, my body heats again.

He is so handsome.

Today he dressed in a pair of khaki shorts and a snug T-shirt. Something about it makes him look alluring.

“My eyes are up here, baby doll.”

I snap my eyes to his. It’s been like this all day. It’s as if all I can think about is his body.

I want to go back to the room.

Instead, I think about what I overheard some of the other tourists talking about at the local market.

“How about we try Glory Hills? I heard one of the tourists back there saying it was a beautiful plant nursery.”

He looks skeptical. “Are you sure that was here? I haven’t seen or heard anything about it.”

“I swear. They were talking about it. Want to go back and find them to ask?”

He chuckles. “Sure. Let’s stalk some tourists. We won’t end up in jail or anything.”

“We might not. Curacao has their own laws. Who knows if stalking is illegal?”

He shakes his head. “Fine. Let’s grab a taxi. If they have no idea what we are talking about, then we can have him take us to their famous mall or whatever.”

“Sounds great.”

Part of me hopes I’m wrong. If we go shopping now, we can get back to the ship sooner.

Snap out of it. You’re not this wanton hussy.

Something about Dominic makes me feel like one though. I’ve never been with someone that I felt such an intense attraction toward. Lately, whenever he’s in a room, I want to touch him. I want him to touch me.

Maybe I felt this before, but couldn’t tell because I hid it under my hate.

Who knows?

As he flags down a taxi, I can’t help but admire him. I haven’t missed the way other women look at him either. At first, it made me uncomfortable, but he never paid them any mind.

Another reminder that he and Barrett are worlds apart.

Barrett used to stare at other women and even ask me if I thought they were hot. At the time, I thought it was his way of including me and reassuring me that he was only looking objectively.

Dominic doesn’t look though. His eyes are always on me.

He opens the door to the car, helping me in. I slide over, giving him room, but as soon as he’s in, he pulls me back to his side.

“Where to?” the driver asks.

At least I think that’s what he says. It sounds like English might not be his strong suit.

“Glory Hills.” My voice is confident.

He looks over his shoulder, giving us a questioning stare.

“Glory Hills?”

I can barely make out the words he says, but the way he looks unsure isn’t making me feel confident.

“Yes. Is that here?” I ask.

He nods slowly. “Fifty American dollars.”

“Done,” Dominic says before I can call the guy a rip off.

I roll my eyes. Dominic hasn’t been flaunting his money, but he has also been paying for everything. It bothers me as if he is buying me, but he’s assured me that he wants to spend money on me.

Either way, I haven’t asked for much, so I’ve let it go. I’ll let him pay transportation but not for any gifts I want.

The car takes off, leaving Dominic to lean into me. He nuzzles my neck, making me giggle.

“Stop it. We are in public.”

I can feel his grin against my skin. He kisses me.

“I can’t help it. You look so beautiful in that dress. With so much of your skin on display, I want to kiss it all.”

I push him away. “Behave.”

He tries to, but his hands still find my skin, caressing me as we make our way out of the center part of the city.

When the car finally comes to a stop, I frown. It’s a nondescript building.

Dominic hands over the money to the taxi driver before helping me out.

Before the driver pulls off, he rolls down his window. “Knock on door. Tell them Chicha sent you.”

He nods before turning toward the building. With my hand in his, he knocks on the door.

The man that opens it does not look friendly. He looks as if he is in a gang.

“Maybe we shouldn’t be here,” I whisper.

Dominic smiles. “Scaredy cat.” Then he turns to the man. “Chicha sent us.”

The man nods once, not saying a word. Once inside, the door slams behind us, making me jump.

Dominic pulls me into his side as my eyes adjust to the poor lighting.

“Two hundred,” the man barks out.

Dominic doesn’t hesitate, pulling out some bills and handing it to the man. The man nods before leading us to the end of the hall where a curtain blocks the room from view.

The sounds coming from it are curious though.

There is a clicking sound as if something is being repeatedly hit. Then there is the sound of heavy breathing.

Is this some sort of gym or spa? Maybe I misheard what they said this place is.

“You have an hour. Enjoy.”

When the man sweeps the curtain aside, pushing us inside, I freeze.

What in the ever-loving fuck is this?

“Dominic,” I hiss.

I look to him, but he is as frozen as I am.

We both stand there, my body pressed against his as we take in the room.

It’s a large room with some sort of picture or paper on the wall every six feet or so. Then there are the holes. Under each photo there is a hole in the wall.

Oh, but the room isn’t empty.

No. At some of the places where I assume there is a hole, there are men. Men who are humping the wall. They are humping the wall with their bare asses out.

Holy fuck.

A grunt from the right draws my attention. I glance over and find a man shaking as he grunts out. When he pulls away, I see his dick briefly before he tucks it into his pants.

“Dominic. Get me the fuck out of here,” I whisper to him as the man takes me in.

I feel so dirty.

“Right.” Dominic clears his throat, pulling me back through the curtain. When we get to the end of the hall, the guard is still there.

“No refunds.”

Dominic shakes his head. “No need. Thank you.”

As we stumble out the door, Dominic doesn’t stop. He pulls me down the street until we are out of sight of that place.

“What the fuck was that?” I hiss, my body shaking a little.

I feel like we just had a brush with danger.

He laughs. Then he stops, bending over to laugh harder.

“What? What the fuck, Dom?”

He shakes his head. It takes him several minutes to get a hold of himself. Then he stands, pulling me into his arms, kissing my temple.

“Glory Hills, huh? I think the driver misunderstood us.”

“What can you misunderstand from that?”

“Have you ever heard of a glory hole?”

“What? No?”

He chuckles, pulling back to look at my face. “It’s where there’s a hole in the wall and on one side there’s someone who is servicing whatever dicks come through the holes. Could be male or female on the other side. Anyway, I’m pretty sure we were taken to a glory hole.”

My stomach turns. “You mean, they were fucking someone through the hole?”

He nods. “Pretty sure the paper above the hole is a picture of whoever is on the other side.”

“Oh my fucking god. I can’t. I’m going to be sick.”

His humor fades as he looks concerned. “What can I do?”

I shake my head. “That man came right in front of me. Then he turned and looked at me. He was leering. Ick.”

He leans down, kissing me lightly. “Let’s grab a taxi. We can head back to the ship.”

“No. Let’s go shopping. I need someone to replace this memory of Curacao.”

He pulls me into his side. “At least we have a memory to last a lifetime.”

“We were there less than two minutes. You just spent two hundred dollars to watch people have sex for two whole minutes.”

“Worth it. The look on your face was priceless.”

“As if yours was any better.”

His cheeks turn red as he runs his hand over his face. “Well, it wasn’t what I was expecting. That’s for sure.”

As he hails us a taxi, I find myself laughing.

Yes, it was scary, but he’s right. It was memorable. I’ll never forget accidentally walking into a glory hole.

What makes it most memorable is him though.

The way he took care of me.

In that moment, I knew I was done.

I’ve fallen in love with my fake boyfriend.

DOMINIC

What a shitshow that was. Yet I can’t regret it.

Sure, I never would have taken her to a glory hole had I known. Nor would I ever go to one.

I thought it was something that only happened in porn.

It was probably really dangerous, but now that we are out safe and in a very public mall, I have to find the humor in it.

Whatever this Glory Hills place is, it is not here. I had a feeling she had gotten it wrong when she said it, but I was willing to go along for the ride.

I’m finding I would do about anything for this girl.

I smile as she talks to a woman about some local figurines she’s selling.

She’s gorgeous.

I stick close by. Especially after the little incident. I know human trafficking is a thing, but no one is going to take my girl from me.

So while she shops, I stay within touching distance but let her have her space.

She hasn’t bought anything, but as she gives a lingering look at the figurine, I can’t help but feel like she wants to.

When she moves to the next booth, I keep my eye on her.

“I want to buy that for her,” I tell the woman.

She smiles knowingly as I hand over the money. She wraps it up and places it in a bag. I wrap the bag around it until it’s small enough to fit into my pocket.

Then I slip it in, hiding it.

“Thank you.”

I catch up quickly, pulling Katie into my arms. When she smiles up at me, I have a brief flash of what life could be like if she were mine for real.

How easy it would be.

When we go to pass a jewelry store, I pull her to a stop.

“What?” she asks.

“Let’s check it out.”

She shakes her head. “I’m not spending a ton of money on jewelry. No thank you.”

“No, but we can look. Come on.”

She sighs. “Fine.”

“If you want, we can even pretend to be getting engaged. Want to try on some expensive rings?”

She rolls her eyes, pulling me inside.

After a few minutes of looking, a man comes up to us.

“Can I help you with anything?”

I go to speak, but Katie beats me to it.

As she curls herself around my arm, she smiles up at the man. “My honey here said I could have anything I wanted in the entire store. I want to see all the rings you have. Maybe he will even propose by the end of the day.”

When she bats her eyes up at me, I barely withhold the laughter.

She jokes, but if I thought she would say yes, I might just propose.

I want her. Not for now. I want her forever.

“Well, we have a wide array of diamond rings. Come this way, I will show you our most popular.”

What the man really means is the most expensive. I can tell by the money signs flashing behind his eyes.

As he shows Katie some rings, I keep my hands on her, playing the doting boyfriend.

Not that it’s really a play. I’d buy her every single diamond in this place if she wanted it.

She doesn’t though. Not really.

I think that’s what makes her perfect for me. I’d give her every last dime, and she’s the one and only woman who wouldn’t want a cent from me.

“What’s that?” Katie’s voice is surprised, making me take in the piece.

It looks like….

“Is that a butt plug?” I ask.

The man’s eyes meet mine as he glares.

“Of course not. This is a classy business. This is a ring. An exclusive ring. You hold it in your hand like this.”

As he holds the supposed ring between his two fingers, I barely withhold my laugh.

The man is holding a damn butt plug. I don’t care what they say.

“This is a diamond, onyx, and white gold ring. It’s an exclusive and will only be offered for a limited time.”

“How much is it?” I can’t resist finding out this answer.

The man doesn’t blink. “Seven thousand eight hundred and five dollars. Since this is a duty-free shop, taxes are waived.”

“Jesus fuck. The thing better massage my prostate if it cost that much. Just ass rape me with it already.”

He frowns at me. “I’m going to have to ask you to withhold your crass language, sir.”

I can tell he wants to say more, but he still sees money when he looks at me. I know he’s clocked my watch at least three times. Little does he know, this is a hand-me-down watch from my father. Yes, it is worth money now, but it wasn’t when my father bought it back in the seventies.

“My apologies. My boyfriend can’t help himself sometimes. I’m trying to make him more civilized,” Katie teases, wrapping her arm around my waist.

I pull her into my side, kissing the top of her head.

“Would you like to hold it?”

Katie snorts, looking up at me. “I think I’m okay. Actually, I think I need a drink. Honey, can we come back after we go get me a drink?”

I smile at her. “Whatever you want, baby doll.”

We quickly walk away from the man. As soon as we are outside, she bursts out laughing.

“Can you imagine shoving a diamond-encrusted butt plug up your ass? That sounds painful,” she croaks out.

“He looked so offended when I called it a butt plug too.” I laugh along with her.

“The look on his face when you asked him to ass rape you. Dude, he couldn’t handle that.”

I shrug. “I mean, he looked like he liked me. I feel like with all those dollar signs in his eyes, he would have been willing to pour honey all over his naked body and let me lick it off.”

Katie gives me an odd look. “You are the strangest man I have ever met, Dominic Price.”

“I’ll take that as a compliment. How about we head back to the ship? After our run-ins today, I don’t want to risk further exposure to this country.”

She laughs, grabbing my hand to pull me along. “Oh come on. After you propose with that diamond butt plug, I figured we could get married here. Maybe even end the reception at good ol’ Glory Hills.”

I laugh along with her, but I can’t help the vision in my head.

Katie standing at the end of the aisle. A long white veil over her face. A beautiful wedding gown on her body. Her walking toward me. Marrying me.

“You okay?” she asks after a moment.

“What? Yeah. Let’s get going.”

I can’t help but think that that’s what I want.

She’s what I want.

“I need a nap.” Katie falls onto her stomach on the bed, her dress flipping up, showing me the back of her upper thighs.

My dick twitches immediately.

“Are you sure? I’m sure I can think of other pleasurable ways to spend the afternoon.”

She looks at me over her shoulder. “I think we’ve had enough excitement for the day. Fuck, I can’t wait to tell Nessa about this. She will never believe it.”

I snort. “Grant is going to ask me why we didn’t stay. I mean, it’s a once in a lifetime experience.”

“Fuck that. What kind of STDs do you think we could catch there? Like fuck. They didn’t even ask us if we were clean.”

I shake my head. “They had a bowl of condoms against the wall. I’m sure they expect you to use them.”

Her eyes widen. “What? How did you notice that?”

“It’s part of the job, babe. Gotta be aware of your surroundings at all times to protect your girl. It’s boyfriend one-oh-one. Well, that and I kind of own a security firm.”

She laughs. “Whatever. This has been the craziest trip I’ve ever been on, and I went to Europe with Nessa when we graduated high school.”

I smile. “What kind of trouble did you get into there? A prostitution ring? Maybe naked mud wrestling?”

She rolls her eyes. “Nothing even remotely that crazy. We may have gotten into a bar brawl with a couple girls. Nessa was making out with her boyfriend. Honestly, I was more the peacekeeper on that trip. Making sure Nessa didn’t write any checks her ass couldn’t cash.”

“Sounds entertaining. Now are we really taking a nap? I don’t mind if we do, but I’d like to get more comfortable.”

She closes her eyes. “Yes. Let me rest. Nessa has some scavenger hunt on our list tonight. It doesn’t start until eleven.”

I start stripping until I’m down to my boxers. Then I move closer, running my hands up the back of her legs.

When she shivers, I smile.

“How about we get you a bit more comfortable too?”

Her breathing picks up as I run my hands all the way up to her ass. When I slip them between her cheeks, she clenches before flipping.

“Dominic.” Her tone is sultry.

“Katie, do you want this? I’ll stop if you don’t.”

She smiles. “Maybe. I saw you found condoms.”

I snort. “Remind me to tell you that story later. Now I’m going to undress you then fuck you.”

She sits up, letting me tear her dress off of her. She undoes the top of her bikini that she put on under her dress before lying back.

My eyes take in her body wearing nothing but a skimpy pair of bikini bottoms.

“You’re a fucking national treasure, baby doll.”

She chuckles, but doesn’t say anything.

As I slowly pull them down her legs, her body breaks out in goose bumps.

Once they are off, I stand back, stripping my boxers off.

“Dominic, I want to try something.”

My eyes meet hers. “Whatever you want.”

She bites her lip. “Aren’t we facing away from the port?”

I nod slowly. We happen to be on the side of the ship facing the island. All we could see this morning was water with the island in the distance.

“I was thinking maybe we could fuck on the balcony?”

My dick was already hard, but it becomes painful then. I need inside her.

“You want to fuck outside, baby doll?”

“I figure this day has already been so memorable, why not keep the party going?” Her cheeks are red as if she’s embarrassed.

Fuck that. She has no reason to be.

“I’m so down.”

I grab a condom before pulling her from the bed. She giggles as I wrap my arms around her, pulling her back to my front. I kiss the back of her head as I walk with her to the door. We slip outside quietly, both completely naked.

It’s exhilarating. Yes, the idea of someone seeing us had crossed my mind, but if my girl wants to be fucked on the balcony, then she is going to get fucked.

I listen for a moment, but everything is quiet.

Most of the guests are probably still on the island.

I spin Katie in my arms, pressing her against the divider between our balcony and the one next door.

Then my lips are on hers. She doesn’t hesitate. She presses against me as my tongue sneaks into her mouth. We spend several minutes enjoying each other, my hands running all along her naked body.

When she finally pulls back, she smiles at me. “Fuck me, Dom.”

I pull my hand back, showing the condom I kept in it. Unwrapping it quickly, I roll it along my length. Once done, I look back at her.

“You’re fucking perfect.”

She doesn’t say anything, but her answering smile is everything.

I love making her smile.

Hiking her leg up my hip, I line my dick up to her entrance. Then I slowly press forward.

She’s as tight as she was last night.

I groan as I thrust in and out slowly until I’m fully inside. Then I stop, looking at her.

“You feel so good,” she moans.

I can feel her body clenching around me. It only makes me want her more.

“I’m going to fuck you now.”

She nods, biting her bottom lip.

Then I start moving. As I piston into her, she arches her back, pressing her chest against mine.

Her moans start off as if she’s trying to stay quiet, but pretty soon, she’s being quite vocal.

“Bite me,” I tell her, not wanting to get caught.

She looks at me with nothing but lust in her eyes.

“Bite down on my shoulder, baby doll,” I breathe out, my spine tingling. “Don’t want the entire island hearing my girl scream.”

Her eyes widen slightly, but she does as I ask.

As her teeth sink into my shoulder, it muffles her noises. I hate it, yet I know it’s necessary.

I can feel her clenching around me as she comes. I’m almost right there with her when I hear a voice.

“Uh, hey there. This isn’t exactly a private balcony.”

The voice is coming from the other side of the divider, but I can’t stop. I shoot my load right into her.

I’m still twitching inside her when the voice comes again.

“So if you guys could like, take it inside. That would be great. I won’t tell.”

The guy sounds to be older. We probably gave him the show of a lifetime. Or at least, he heard it.

“Yep. Sorry, man,” I manage to grunt out.

“Thanks.”

I hear his door open, then shut.

I pull my head back, looking into Katie’s eyes.

She’s still coming down from her high, but her eyes are shining.

“Was that adventurous enough for you?”

She smiles. “I don’t think I can walk. Carry me inside?”

I shake my head, laughing before I pull out of her, swinging her up in my arms. Once I lay her on the bed, I pull the condom off my dick, using a tissue to dispose of it in the trash.

After I wash my hands, I climb back into bed, right next to Katie.

She relaxes into me as soon as I pull her head to my chest.

“This is nice.” Her voice is sleepy.

“It is. Did you have fun today?”

I feel her body vibrate as she laughs lightly. “Believe it or not, I think this was one of the best days of my life.”

“Me too,” I whisper back.

After a moment of silence, she speaks low, “Do you think the neighbor is going to tell on us?”

I lean down, pressing a kiss to the top of her head. “I think we should be fine. He said he wouldn’t tell. We should probably avoid using the balcony for our extracurricular activities though.”

She sighs. “I was really looking forward to you bending me over the rail while at sea.”

I laugh. “Maybe in the middle of the night if you can bite your tongue.”

She kisses my chest. “I can’t help that you make me scream.”

I let the silence settle before I move, making Katie look up at me. “You are no starfish. You’re a damn vixen.”

She beams up at me. “Thank you.”

“Now, if you would like me to play with the starfish, I can run back real quick and get that ridiculously expensive butt plug.”

She smacks my chest before settling back on it. “I want you to stay just like this and hold me.”

Squeezing her to me, I smile. “Whatever you want, baby doll.”