Chapter 5
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After lunch, I called the driver to come take her back and admonished her to stay put this time. No one knew where she was and I was trying to keep it that way until everything was over. I hated deceiving her parents, but she’d been so freaked out when I suggested we let them know, that I’d given in. She rightfully feared her parents’ disapproval and I could see why. But once I’d taken care of Jen, I had all intentions on going to them and setting the record straight.
This is the south and a grown man taking up with a young girl after seemingly having an affair with her aunt would be frowned upon I had no doubt, so I was going to have to tread carefully there. I wasn’t too worried about it though, since the only thing I cared about was keeping her with me. If they didn’t accept us, I’d just have to find another way to fill the void for her. But no matter what, she was never leaving my side again.
The rest of the afternoon flew by quickly and the closer the hour grew the more annoyed I became. I was long past the anger that had seized me once Jen’s perfidy was uncovered. I’d have had to care more for it to have lasted, but I was more angry at myself for being so careless, than at her for being what she was and trying to walk me into a trap .
The papers laid out before me on my desk told a dark twisted story. If I hadn’t seen it with my own two eyes, I would find it hard to believe. Obviously the two men that came before me had seen something way more in her than I had to have been suckered in so completely. My excuse was the indifference I’d felt for the whole marriage game. I can’t imagine what theirs had been.
A look at my watch showed it was almost time. She’d wanted to meet at a restaurant but I’d convinced her to meet me here at the office after everyone else had left. The shit would hit the public soon enough, but I wanted the pleasure of annihilating her here first. It was a kind of spit in your face kind of deal.
Sitting back, I replayed every conversation we’d ever had. It was so plain to see now, all the traps and snares. What I’d mistakenly took for moral ethics on her part had been nothing more than cunning manipulation. The one fucking time in my life I took my eye off the ball and she almost got me. I won’t be making that mistake again though, and now I won’t have to.
I had no doubts about Ashley’s feelings for me. She wears them on her face like a beacon. It may have started as simple teenage lust, a crush as she calls it. But when I watch her asleep in my arms it’s there for me to see.
Nothing had scared me in the business world. I’d gone after bigger fish than me and won. In fact, not since my parents died leaving me an orphan at the mercy of the state’s foster care system at the age of six, had I ever really feared anything. After the first few years of the state’s hospitality you tend to grow immune to the shit life has to offer.
I’d pulled myself up and never looked back. Fear was something I had no time for, and the words ‘I can’t’ were never part of my vocabulary. But each time I think of how my life could’ve been fucked had she not walked into it, I get a hollow feeling in my gut.
Oh, I would’ve beaten Jen at her own game eventually. I have no doubt that the mask would’ve cracked sooner or later and I would’ve seen beneath the facade, but not before she’d taken me for a fool. Now I understood why she’d been so standoffish. It was so that I couldn’t read her too well.
I smirked at the very idea of what she’d had planned. I can do that now, but had things turned out differently, had Ashley not come between us, I may very well be singing a different tune. I unlocked the bottom drawer of my desk and looked at the box I’d hid there. I’d never so much as looked at a ring when I was contemplating marriage to Jen. The morning after, I’d taken my baby girl for the first time, I’d had hers picked out and delivered.
Knowing her pain in the ass tendencies, she’d probably gripe about my high handedness in choosing her ring, but I’m from the old school of thought. The man should pick out the ring he meant to show the world that he’d claimed his woman.
Our time together hadn’t been spent entirely on her aunt and her bullshit. After the first night when she’d revealed that shit, we’d spent the rest of our time either making love or getting to know each other. She brought something to me I didn’t know was lacking. It was as if through her I could regain the part of myself I’d lost since the day I was left alone in the world. I could still kick myself in the ass for almost giving that up by hitching myself to this viper.
I see now that I’d just been going through the motions. Making money had taken the place of having a family. I was for all intents and purposes, dead inside. That’s why it had been so easy for Jen to pull the wool over my eyes. I couldn’t wait to see her reaction when I burst her bubble, which should be any minute now.
I heard the click of her heels against the floor outside and gathered the evidence to put it away for now. I’d thought of a million ways to do this, there were so many to choose from. In the end I’d chosen to go with the scenario that would get me some of my own back. Lucky for her, her niece had begged for leniency, we’ll see how this shit played out in the next few minutes. I hadn’t made any promises.
She came through the door all smiles. She was good. I still didn’t see it. “You’re back.” I got up from my seat and approached her, turning my cheek at the last minute to avoid her kiss. I patted her shoulder cordially before moving away again and saw the first sign of unease.
“Is everything okay Simon?” She pulled her gloves off and watched me pace. I thought I knew how I wanted to play this, thought I could remain calm and unattached. But now that she was standing here all I felt was rage. “You tell me. How was your trip?” I turned to face her to gauge her reaction, to see if she’d give herself away just a little bit.
She was one cool customer, because not by so much as a flick of an eyelash did anything change. Was she so sure of herself that she’d fooled me so completely, that it never entered her mind that I would’ve found out? Seems like it. If the way she stood before me looking so innocent was any indication.
“My trip was fine what’s going on? You seem, distant.” That fucking deceitful smile flitted across her face. Instead of an answer I walked around behind my desk and removed the folder I’d just placed in the drawer. Throwing it on top of the desk I waited as the top fell open to reveal what I had there.
That was when I saw the first chink in her armor. She swallowed deeply and took a step back and I could see the wheels turning as she tried to come up with an explanation for what we were looking at.
“You were spying on me?”
“That’s good, go on the defensive. You’re the injured party here. Sorry that won’t wash.” I kept my voice level, reeling her in with a false sense that I didn’t know it all.
“I could explain...” This ought to be good.
“I’m sure you could.” Folding my arms, I leaned against the desk and waited.
She was trying hard to regroup but I had the element of surprise on my side. Now she was the one taken completely off guard. The first pictures were of her and the man she’d gone away to meet. The man she’d been having an affair with for the last ten years as far as I could tell.
She walked deeper into the room and I kept her in my sight. All wild animals attack when they feel cornered and I wasn’t expecting anything less from this snake. I could see it now, that hardness around the mouth and eyes.
What I’d once mistaken for reserve was nothing more than cold hard evil. “It was just a stupid thing. I ran into an old friend…” I held my hand up because I couldn’t believe just how stupid she took me for. Maybe she too had been fooled by my laid back stance. Could she really think that I was that far gone over her that I would fall for this shit?
“First of all, before you say anything else I know all about you and him. I know about the other men you’ve fleeced over the years and right now as we speak, I have people working on finding out just what the fuck you two have been really up to. You see what I’ve found so far seems to point to you two sinking your hooks into unsuspecting men and taking them for everything, but what I don’t see is what you’ve been doing with it. Where did the money go Jen?”
She lost the color in her face and swear to fuck she was contemplating making a move on me. “Try it. Like I said I have people digging into your past since I’ve only had a week to get this much, but it’s enough to convince me that there’s more.”
“I don’t have to stand here and listen to this.”
“You do if you don’t want to end up in jail.” That stopped her in her tracks. “Jail? Why would I go to jail? We never made any commitment, I never took anything from you.”
“That’s only because I found you out before you could reel me in. There’s still the question of what your intentions were beyond fleecing me. Does your exes know the whole story? Did they ever find out what you really are in the end?”
That really scared her and made me wonder all the more just exactly what it was she was up to. She changed tack once again and let the mask slip. “Who told you?” Gone was the polished sophisticate and in her place stood the heartless bitch I’d only just uncovered.
“What, about your two failed marriages? No one.” I lied. No way was I putting my future wife in the line of fire. “I had a hunch is all.” She studied me and I realized I’d seen that look on her face many times in the last three months. “Quite a racket you and your boy had going. You could’ve taken me for…” I moved the pictures around and got the information I had on her divorces. “Ten million easy. Not bad for three months work and you didn’t even have to sleep with me, so I guess that just stops short of making you a complete…”
She flew at me in a rage before I could say the word but I sidestepped and moved out of the way without touching her. Yes, I was recording this whole sordid ordeal, but I didn’t want her to know that. Not until I knew what her true crime was and I was sure there had to be one.
“I wouldn’t do that if I were you. Then we’d have to get the law involved and I don’t think you’d want that.” She fixed herself and tried for a semblance of dignity as if that was gonna happen.
“Where did you get that?” She was staring at the copy of her divorce settlements I held in my hand. “So what I was married twice before, it’s not a crime.”
“No, but your reasons for those marriages may very well be. In fact I’m sure of it.”
“Why? Because I didn’t tell you I was married before?” Oh now she was fishing.
“No, I can see why you’d want to keep that a secret. But I’m more interested in the men you chose and the way you played them. All businessmen, all a lot older than me which is a bit questioning. Why me?”
“Because you were easy. I studied you-you know.” She sneered before studying her nails, failing at trying to give off an air of indifference. Since she’d done such a fine job of fooling me before, I was more attuned to her every move now.
That’s why I was able to see the slight tremble in her limbs, and the way her eyes moved around like a cornered ferret. If she was trying to get a rise out of me she failed. “You’re right, I was easy. But that’s mostly because I found more interest in my business dealings than you or any relationship we may have had.” I could see that last hurt her vanity.
“So, what now?” I looked at her and felt sick. Had I really been about to ask this to marry me? My body went cold at the thought but then I remembered what I had at home waiting for me and didn’t feel so bad after all.
“Now, you get the hell out of my life. You forget you ever knew me, and you don’t ever come near me again. If you so much as look in my direction after today, I will make you regret the day you ever set your sights on me.” I’d already told her that I had someone looking into her past and what the hell it was she was up to. And the fact that my threat to call the cops had kept her here only solidified my belief that she was doing more than scalping men who had more money than sense.
This was only the beginning. I hadn’t told her the half of what I’d uncovered so far, I didn’t want her to run, not yet. I wanted her to think that she’d covered her tracks so well that there was no way I could expose her. Little did she know, that with my resources and drive, there wasn’t any place she could hide.
I opened the door and ushered her out watching until she hopped on the elevator. I’d kept my anger well hidden, not wanting to show my hand too soon. This phase of the game was more for Ashley than myself. She wanted Jen out of my life yesterday, which I understood. Had she not been in the picture I might have strung her along a little more until it was time to pounce.
But I had to get her out of my life and though I could’ve come up with a million excuses for it, I wanted to make her sweat. I wanted her worrying, looking over her shoulder very second of every day, wondering when I’d finally have the last nail for her coffin.
I closed up the office and made my way downstairs to remind building security that she was not allowed on the premises again. I’d left my driver slash bodyguard at home with Ash so I had to make the one- hour drive home myself. My phone rang just as I slipped into the driver’s seat.
“It’s done baby stop worrying. I’ll be home soon, no talking and driving remember?” She sighed and huffed before hanging up without a word, which made me chuckle. That felt good around the lump of anger that was lodged in my throat.
The real reason I didn’t want to talk to her at the moment was that I needed the time between here and home to defuse the anger that I’d been biting back for the past week. I didn’t know that I’d have this strong of a reaction once I confronted Jen. After all, things hadn’t progressed much past a few kisses on the couch. Thank fuck I hadn’t made the colossal mistake of proposing and like she’d said, I never really gave her anything more than a few trinkets that though not cheap were nothing to get hot under the collar about.
But it was the idea that she’d almost got one over on me that stuck in my craw. The fact that someone I hadn’t known existed had taken the time to study me, to then come after me. It was diabolical and in this day where life seemed to mean next to nothing to most, fucking scary.
One good thing about getting her out of my life was the freedom to move ahead with Ashley. I was sure there would be a lot of questions on everyone’s lips, but she claimed not to care and I had even less care than that so we were set. All that was left was to break the news to her parents, because even though she was eighteen, they were still a huge part of her life.
I didn’t tell her, but I was a little worried about that shit getting back to her aunt so soon, before I’d learned all I needed to. But it couldn’t be helped. Her mom wasn’t going to believe her story about being at a friend’s much longer and I wasn’t about to hide. The only reason I’d given into her this time was because it made sense for now, and the more honest fact that I wanted to fuck her as often as I breathe.
Until things had been cleared up with Jen, there was no way her parents were going to agree to us being together, and even now they may still have objections. But we’d both agreed nothing was going to keep us apart.
I pulled through the gates and down the long drive to the front door. One of the staff would put it in the garage so I left the keys and headed inside. “Ash, where are you sweetheart?” I could already feel the weight missing from my shoulders. I was coming home to her for essentially the first time a free man .
I heard a whoop and a yell before ninety-eight pounds of happiness flew into my arms. “You’re home, you’re home, you….” She was busy teasing me with light kisses all over my face but I stopped her by covering her mouth with mine and taking her down to the floor in the foyer.
I knew the staff wouldn’t be around this time of night but I asked just to be sure. “Where’s everyone?” I was busy shoving my hands down the front of her shorts. She tried grabbing my tongue back but I held her off. “They’ve gone to their cottages. Tony said to call him if he’s needed.”
That was all I needed to hear before her shorts were dragged off her ass and her pussy was being lifted to my face. I could tell she’d prepared herself for my homecoming because her taste was fresh and I could smell the scent of whatever bath salts she’d used.
Her little hands reached between us and she tried to get at my pants and shorts, making me stop to help her with her efforts. As soon as my cock was free I went back to the pussy as she tugged at me. “I want you inside me now don’t make me wait.” She wasn’t lying; she was in total heat, her pussy wetter than I’d ever seen it.
“What have you been doing little girl that you’re so wet?” Not that I was complaining, I could feast on her snatch and nothing else for the rest of my days and be a happy man. “Thinking about you, that you’re all mine now.” I knew what she meant. There was something extra spicy about my hunger for her now that there was no one else in the way.
Once my cock started leaking pre-cum I flipped her over to her hands and knees roughly and fucked into her hard. “Ugh, oh.” She didn’t have the sheets to grab ahold of so her nails scratched against the marble as her ass shook wildly under my thrusts. All the anger, all the angst and frustration were in every stroke as I pounded myself into her harder and harder, seeking what I do not know.
Her screams and moans grew louder and I ran my hand beneath her from her flat tummy to her clit, holding her in place for my onslaught. I’m pretty sure the whole fucking town heard me roar that time when I emptied my seed inside her. “Now I can breed you.” Where the fuck had that come from? I could see my announcement had startled her as much as it had me from the look of surprise she threw my way. I wasn’t in the mood to discuss it now however.
“Did you have dinner?” I picked her up from the floor and barely remembered to grab her torn shorts as I made my way to the stairs leading up to the master suite. “I couldn’t eat, I was too worried.” I squeezed her to let her know I was not too pleased with that after I’d told her she had nothing to worry about.
“What did she say?”
“Later. I need you.” It probably wasn’t fair that I was about to exorcise my demons between her thighs, but I felt that the best way for me to erase the fuckery that I’d just walked away from-from my mind, was to spend my seed inside of her as much as I can tonight.
“I’m not cumming in your mouth tonight baby, it’s all going inside you.” She didn’t argue so I threw her on the bed and followed her down. Taking my still stiff cock in hand, I rooted around at the lips of her cunt until she opened up and let me in.
Looking down into her bright eyes, I slid all the way home. “Wrap your legs around me tight baby, I’m going to fuck you rough now.” She barely got her limbs around me before I was once again plowing my cock into her furiously.
“Hold on.” I did something to her then that I’d never done before, in fact I don’t think I’d ever thought to do it with anyone before, but I was going with whatever had been unleashed inside me.
Wrapping my hand around her tiny neck I squeezed until her pussy contracted around my cock and she bucked while fighting for breath. “Shh, shh, you’re fine, I won’t hurt you. I’ll never hurt you.” With my hand still around her neck I sucked her tongue into my mouth and fucked. Her pussy was even tighter than usual and once she realized that she was in no danger, she started to enjoy my hand around her throat.
“That’s it, that’s my girl. You love cock don’t you babygirl? Show me.” She worked her pussy on my cock, taking all of me in deep until I felt the door to her cervix open to receive me. “This is gonna hurt.” Pulling back until only half of my length was inside her, I held her eyes as I slammed home.
She choked and gagged and her body rocked while I held still, enjoying the feel of her pussy tightening and releasing around my cock. “Again.” I repeated it over and over until I sensed her throat was getting raw. I wasn’t about to cum again anytime soon, so I left her throat and sunk my teeth into her nipple, sucking it hard into my mouth.
From beginning to end, her pussy was juicing like a ripe peach, juice running down my cock and onto the bed beneath. I shrugged out of the rest of my clothes which I hadn’t even noticed until she was fighting to get to my chest. Once it was bared, she reared up and sunk her teeth into me. Okay then, I guess tonight was the start of a new chapter.