Chapter Four
Luca didn’t sleep with anyone.
He knew what it was like to be forced to share a bed, with not one, but three to four boys, toconserve room. He could thank one of his many foster parents for his love of being in a bed on his own—a large bed.
Even as he’d gotten older and began to earn his fortune, he never allowed a woman to sleep in his bed beside him. They all had to leave once he was done with them.
Staring down at Tillie, who was still fast asleep, he had no idea what made her so different.
After he’d taken her virginity and they’d gotten back to his home, he’d put her in the spare bedroom as he felt that would have been the safest place for her and him. Hehadn’t didn’t shared a bed in so long. Last night, after eating his dinner and then initiating some ground rules, something had changed. He didn’t want to keep watching Tillie on his cell phone, and he certainly didn’t want this silence either, where he felt she was avoiding him.
Luca hadn’t known if this was going to work. Tillie had fallen asleep first. It had given him space to be able to enjoy holding her. He held her, pressing his face close to her neck, breathing her in. She smelled amazing. She felt wonderful in his arms, and he couldn’t get enough of her. All he wanted was Tillie.
These feelings were not going away. Part of him had expected them to disappear, if not fade away after their first sexual encounter, but that hadn’t happened.
Admittedly, the sex had been awful.But his fascination with her hadn’t wavered. It had gotten stronger.
She let out a soft moan and then gave a little wriggle. He tightened his grip around her waist and watched as she suddenly seemed to freeze into place, and slowly become aware of him there. She turned to look at him.
“Good morning,” he said.
“Morning.”
He couldn’t help but chuckle as her cheeks turned red. “Don’t worry, nothing has happened.”
“I know.”
“Then why are you embarrassed?”
She gave a little adorable shrug, and he couldn’t help but chuckle.
“Tell me.”
“I’m … kind of not used to waking up next to a guy,” she said. “You know, the whole virgin thing kind of makes waking up next toa guy impossible.”
He liked that.
Her lips looked way too tempting, and he just couldn’t deny himself the pleasure oftaking a kiss. Leaning down, he pressed his lips against hers, and Tillie immediately melted against him.
At first, she let out a little gasp, and then sheplaced her hand on his arm. He had expected her to push him away. Tillie was full of surprises, as she didn’t shove him back, but slowly moved her hand up his arm, almost caressing, and then circling his neck. She held onto him, and Luca seeing it as an invitation, deepened the kiss. He heard her soft, subtle moan, which he swallowed down.
Gripping her hip, he rolled her over so that she was facing him, and Tillie moved her leg, placing hers over him, riding high up onto his hip.
Luca moved from herhip down to her thigh, squeezing the flesh, and then he thrust against her, feeling the silk of her negligee against his cock.
Another moan escaped her lips and Luca moved between her spread thighs, taking hold of her hands and pressing them against the bed.
He broke the kiss and lifted up, staring down into her slightly hazy eyes. Her lips were swollen from his kisses.
Neither of them spoke.
He wanted to be inside her so badly.
“Do you trust me?” he asked.
She nodded her head.
“Lift your hands above your head, and you’re not to move them.”
Tillie didn’t argue with him. He waited for her to do as he asked, and then he leaned down and pressed a kiss to her lips.
He pulled away, trailing his lips down her body, going toward her neck,and he slid his tongue over the delicate column of her pulse. She released a little gasp that turned into a moan as he nibbled, but he didn’t linger. He wanted to completely bombard every one of her senses. To make her ache and moan.
The negligeewould be his first victim as it was getting in the way. He gripped the strap and tugged. The material was no match for his strength as he tore it. Tillie didn’t complain. With the straps not connected anymore, he was able to pull the negligee down her body, exposing her tits and then her pussy to him.
She had a small thatch of pubic hair, and he groaned. His cock was already hard as rock, and he struggled to find any coherent thought. All he could focus on was Tillie.
Going back to her neck, he slid his tongue across her pulse, hearing that sharp intake of breath as he bit down. Not too hard, but just enough for her to know he meant business.
He didn’t linger at her neck, as he slid his tongue across her body, going toward her tits. Luca cupped each mound, pressing them together, fingered each nipple beforefinally pushing them into position, and then he licked each tip. Swirling his tongue around each mound, he then sucked each bud into his mouth.
The sounds Tillie made echoed around the room, and were the music he wanted to hear on their wedding night.
Once he had devoted time to each breast, he had no choice but to go down. Trailing kisses as he did, moving toward her pussy.
He spread her legs wide, and when he was at her pussy, he couldn’t resist sliding his fingers over her mound. His name spilled from her lips, and he spread the lips of her pussy, seeing the swollen nub of her clit.
Pressing his thumb against her, he rocked back and forth and felt how wet she was. The scent of her was driving him crazy, and his need was only getting worse.
He wasn’t going to fuck his wife today, but he was going to give her pleasure, so he took her bud into his mouth and began to suck. Her soft, subtle moans got deeper, almost guttural, as he played with her pussy. With her clit, he teased, licked, stroked, and then sucked in deep.
Her moans filled the air as he felt the change within her body. He was tempted to thrust his fingers inside her pussy, but he didn’t want to bring any bad memories to her, so he held back.
Luca brought her to orgasm with his tongue and focusing on her clit. He only took her into one orgasm, and then slowly brought her down, and once he was done, he moved over her and smiled. “Good girl. I’ve got to get ready for work.” He pressed a single kiss to her lips and then walked into the bathroom, closing the door behind him.
His cock was rock-hard, almost painful in the sheer size of his erection. Stepping into the shower, he turned the cold water on and then pressed it to icy cold, and yet still his raging cock wouldn’t subside.
Wrapping his fingers around his length, he began to work up and down, bringing himself closer to orgasm. He closed his eyes, and the only person he saw was Tillie. He imagined her on her knees, willing to give his cock a suck, to bring him to his own orgasm. As he got closer, the thought of her lips on his length was too good, and he came, spilling his seed into the bottom of the shower stall.
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Tillie felt nervous, walking into her father’s office building. No, not her father’s. This place no longer belonged to her father, but to Luca. She passed several people, and even though this had been part of her father’s world for generations, Tillie had rarely stepped inside.
She knew how much the people had meant to him and to her grandfather. Taking care of them had been so important, and it was why she’d gone to Luca in the first place.
No onestopped her as she stepped into the elevator, and then clicked on the button to take her to the top floor. There was no one else on the elevator. She held her back tightly to her side, and that was where she’d placed her and Luca’s lunch.
She felt so nervous. And there was a little guilt. She’d never come to see her father for lunch. Anytime she’d needed her dad, she’d always waited until he wasn’t busy, which was in fact rare when it came to her father.
The elevator ride didn’t take as long as she hoped. She had thought the ride would slow down with people getting on and off, but that didn’t happen. Stepping onto the main floor, she approached the desk, seeing a brown-haired woman at the main counterfront desk.
“Can I help you?” the woman asked.
Tillie smiled. “I’m here to see Luca Winters.”
“Do you have an appointment?” she asked.
There was no name badge on her chest, or anyway to know who she was talking to.
“I’m Luca’s wife,” Tillie said, and that sounded strange to say. Maybe that was why the woman scoffed.
“Look, I’m sure you think you have an appointment—”
“She’s my wife, April,” Luca said, suddenly appearingat his door. “Come on, Tillie. I’ve been waiting for you.”
Tillie offered the woman a smile, and she did feel a little glad at the shock on the other woman’s face.
Stepping past Luca, she felt his hand at the base of her back, and even that touch felt amazing to her. She took a deep breath, and then moved toward his desk. “Thank you. I don’t think she believed me when Isaid I was your wife.”
“April worked for your Uncle Ed, but I’m starting to feel he used her for other reasons, and, well, I’m not interested.”
“Other reasons?” Tillie asked.
“Sex.”
“What?”
Luca raised a brow and she felt her cheeks start to heat. “You do realize your Uncle Ed was a bit of a player, right? He went through secretaries and PAs like they were going out of fashion.”
“I had no idea.”
“Yeah, and he also gave a couple of them some big payoffs. However, I promised you I would only get rid of the people who showed no promise. April doesn’t show any promise at all.”
Tillie was still reeling from the truth about heruncle. “Wow,” she said. “I never thought of my uncle as … someone who would do that. I mean, he is married.”
“Married people cheat, Tillie.”
She folded her arms and looked at him. “Will you cheat on me?”
“No.”
“How can you know?”
He chuckled. “You’re upset at the thought of me cheating and now you’re confusedbecause I said I wouldn’t cheat?” He took a couple of steps toward her.
“It’s not that, but I am curious how you wouldknowyou wouldn’t cheat?” she asked. “You don’t know how you’re going to think or how you’re going to feel, and women like April, they’re gorgeous. I don’t know if Uncle Ed did all the chasing, or if the women did the chasing, and right now, I’m not exactly sure of what I’m saying.” She pressed her lips together in the hope that she would stop talking.
Luca chuckled. “I have no intention of cheating on you, Tillie.You are, however, late.”
She blew out a breath. “I know. I’m sorry. Traffic was a nightmare, and parking wasn’t easy, but I come with gifts.” She pulled out a couple of Tupperware tubs. She spent all morning preparing their lunch, and now she smiled at him as she placed one in front of him, and then provided him with the necessary fork.
Taking her own bowl, she sat down in the chair in front of his desk, and waited for him to open his lunch. He did so, and she watched his reactions.He leaned down and inhaled and she saw the moan form on his lips.
“That smells delicious.”
“It’sa pesto chicken couscous salad. It has sundried tomatoes, artichokes, lemon, and of course chicken and pesto.”
She opened her own bowl but waited to take a bite until after he’d taken one. The moment he did, she watched him close his eyes.
“That is good.”
Feeling happy with herself, and believing her grandma to be right—that love starts with the stomach—she took a mouthful of her own food. The flavors were good, balanced, and this was one of her favorite foods to eat either hot or cold.
Luca finished hisfood first, and Tillie put hers on his desk, then reached into her bag to bring out a dessert. This was a chocolate mousse she had started yesterday and finished today, adding a bit of whipped cream.
He took the moussefrom her, and as she finished her chicken, he worked on his dessert. She hadn’t packed one for herself, as the chicken was enough for her. Also, she didn’t have quite the sweet tooth she once used to.
“Amazing,” he said.
Tillie was about to talk when suddenly there was a knock at the door, but no one waited for an answer as it opened.
“Luca, I think you should see this,” her fatherAndrew said, coming into the room.
They hadn’t talked in so long. She had known he felt a little guilty at the fact she was having to do this in the first place. There had been no out for her. She didn’t have a choice.
Andrew stepped up to the desk, and she guessed he hadn’t seen her.
Luca frowned as he placed the paperwork in front of him.
“I think that is my cue to go,” Tillie said.
By speaking, her father finally looked up. “Tillie,” he said.
She offered a smile. “Dad.”
“I had no idea you were here.”
“I came to see Luca.” She smiled at her husband, and this was enough awkwardness for her. “I better go and let you get back to work.”
She went to leave but Luca cleared his throat and she turned toward him. His brows were raised and she didn’t know what he wanted.Then he pointed at his lips, and she felt so silly and confused.
She rounded the desk and pressed a kiss to his lips. “I’ll see you at home tonight.”
And with that, she left.