Twenty One

“Are you and Mr. Powers really dating?” I sent a pointed look towards the figure that just walked in through the door. “I have seen the blogs.”

“Jeremy, I don’t know what you are talking about.” I chose to deny because it would just be weird for me to be talking about that aspect with a man who never shows to give signs that keeps saying; *I am interested in you!* “Just hurry in, you are late. And Ruby doesn’t like people wasting her time.”

“I just want to know.” Glaring at him, I reached for his back to slightly push him into motion towards the awaiting girl. “Please I want to know.” With his head tilted sideway to face me, a small pout grew on his lips.

I put a sudden halt to my steps. “Would you stop stylishly trying to hit on me if I answer you?”

“Uh… what are you talking about? I don’t hit on you.” Throwing him a slight eye roll, I resumed the gentle pushing. “Okay, okay!” After three nudges, he finally voluntarily gave in and he swiftly turned to face me before I could give him the fourth push. With a little furrow formed on his forehead he said, “I will go and teach Ruby.”

“And?” I crossed my arms, my lips scrunched.

“I will stop asking about you and Mr. Powers.”

“Good.” I gave him an unintended snarky smile. Before walking towards Ruby who had her back towards us, he gave a huge grin causing me to shake my head slightly. As I made for my room to have my bath, I heard a knock on the front door which caused me to frown because no one ever knocks the door. Not even Jeremy. He dials my phone to let me know he is around.

With slight curiosity and partial security-wise awakening, I changed my tracks and was soon at the entrance. First glancing behind me to see if Jeremy and Ruby had started their class, my hand made contact with the handle and I cautiously opened the door. The door ajar, my head stuck out to see who the stranger was.

But before I could say- what?- flashes of light came on and attacked my face, shutter sounds from a camera accompanying the light. With my hand guiding my face from the attacking light, I started to complain, “Hey, hey! Who on earth are you? Why are you taking shots of me?” In between my words, I tried to sneak a peek at the figure whose lights drove me to cover my face the more that I could not see the figure in front of me for a second.

After a while, the attack died down. As I made to take a peek, a male, slightly deep voice spoke. “This is good enough. Well, thanks Grace!”

Gasping, I finally opened my eyes to see who it was. But he was already gone from my sight and the elevator he took had already closed. Still in shock as to how he knew my name, I slightly cursed as I failed to capture his face.

But when I suddenly remembered that there were security cameras around, I made inside to dial the security post of the hotel.
“What was that Grace?” Jeremy approached me rapidly as I swiftly walked towards the intercom.

“Some dude just appeared and started taking pictures of me, flashing his God damn light in my face!”

“Oh that is probably one of the paparazzi dying to know more about you.”

An unbelieving look grazed my face as I turned my head. “What the hell do they want from me?” I threw my hands in growing fury. “Is it not enough that they have managed to expose me to the whole of New York?”

“They won’t stop till they get the full gist Grace. They are always gossip hungry.”

I shook my head, my hand reaching for the intercom. “That is just crazy.” I pressed a button and began to talk to myself. “How did he even make it past security? I thought only invited journalists were allowed into this hotel.”

“Hmm…” Realizing that I was probably looking a bit crazy by spitting words at no one in particular, I threw Jeremy a short, weary looking smile. “Just talk to Mr. Powers about it, okay? He is influential, he should be able to get the media off your back.”

I nodded. As I watched his retreating back, I removed my hand from the button, no one answered my call anyway.

“Grace.” Within a microsecond, my head snapped towards the entrance where Dominic stood dressed in his gym usual. With the side of my eyes, I saw Jeremy glance my way.

“Thank God you are here Dominic.” I hurried towards him. “This guy came here…”

“Let’s go into the kitchen.” He pulled at my hand lightly and led me to the kitchen.

Taking my eyes off one of the artworks, I continued my talk, “So, this guy came here and started taking pictures of me.” He did not reply, instead he kept making us walk way past the kitchen and into the store and that made me wonder what exactly was going on.

My eyes scoping the room, I listened as the lock turned making my eyes flicker to Dominic who in a flash had my back pinned against the white wall. His eyes grew dark as they pierced into mine and as a second after another clocked, his huge figure leaned in closer and closer. It had been a while since I felt him so close to me so my chest began to lightly pound, my breath started to get heavy as I awaited his next move.

“I have missed you so much,” he growled as his chest stood few inches away from mine. My eyes went to his lips that maintained this thin line as his hand went ahead to rope around my waist.

“Dominic…” Following the urge within me, my hand went ahead to cup his right cheek and I caressed it, enjoying the feel of his skin against my palm. Soon, his hard face flickered and it got replaced with amusement. His head ducked even closer and our lips stayed inches away within a second.

As our eyes dived into each other the more, he reached for the hand coursing the side of his face and brought it to his lips. As he sent bliss down my slender fingers with his hot lips, my heart grew fonder. His actions spoke his emotions to me and as I interpreted them in my head, I felt luckier by the second that I was the one he chose to share them with.

“I am still working on telling the media off.” He kissed my palm then dropped my hand gently to stare back into my eyes.

“What about the guy that came over? He got pictures of me.”

“I will have the security team look into it. Enough of all that.” He leaned in a little closer after his whispering voice had warmed my whole system. His lips brushed mine lightly, I jolted slightly in reaction. “I am going to miss watching you react to my touch.”

“Dominic…” His lips went on to graze across my cheek, I just had to clutch onto the hem of his tee shirt to hold me in place as my body grew hungrier for him.

Without any warning, he put a stop to his sensual moves. Trying not to look disappointed, I looked up at him. His face had already turned stoic, I just had to wonder if I did something wrong. But then, I recalled that he is always looking that way, sparing the times he is with his daughter or doing things to… me.
“I will be going on a business trip for a week.”

“A week?” I quietly asked.

“Yes. Are you missing me already?” His arm around my waist drew me closer towards his body.

Feeling warm at his question and by the increased nearness of his body, I tried to hide my grin. “Well, you promised Ruby movie night on Friday.”

“Hmm.” His deep voice resonated through my system as he gently rested his chin on my head. “I did promise her.” His chin left its temporary abode and his eyes met mine. “You will have to tell her I can’t make it on Friday.”

“But…” He gave a sharp glare. “… you promised her. YOU. This is not fair. You should be the one to tell her.” My lips formed into a pout making me feel like a baby protesting being deprived his food.

“Okay. I will tell her.” And his lips claimed mine steadily not giving me a chance to express my surprise at his agreement. Without a break, he explored my full lips, with his mouth and tongue working together in harmony to bring forth my hidden desires. When I tilted my head to return the intensity of the kiss, he broke it.

“I will drop my phone number, both office and home and the doctor’s number incase anything you can’t handle happens.” With my focus almost solely on his lips, I nodded as I pieced together the information he had just given me. Before I could answer, Dominic stopped my words again. This time the kiss was more gentle, slower. It seemed like he was literally taking his time as he left a short pause after each lip connection, his hot, heavy breath fanning my lips as he continued to intentionally make me more impatient for his lips.

“Dominic, please.” I looked into his wanting eyes with plea in mine. Apart from my body, my heart was pleading for him to do something to my yearning self. Getting my message, his lips briefly kissed the back of my ear making me jolt in surprise.

As his eyes found mine again, he growled, “I really am going to miss you. I am going to,” He found the side of my neck and trailed down, I just had to moan as his lips nipped at my skin. “, miss the sound you make when I touch you.” I withered in his arm, my chest pushing out, as his hand lifted my top and traveled through my skin.

“Hmm…” In flash, he was on his knees and his mouth was caressing my lower abdomen to my utmost pleasure.

“I will miss you saying my name,” His tongue swirled on my navel. “,so beautifully.” My eyes began to shut as his little moves sent waves of pleasure down to my core. “Don’t.” He growled lowly against my stomach. As I made eye contact with him, he said, “Don’t close your eyes. I need you to look at me while I pleasure you.” I gulped. “Can you do that for me?”

With my breathing getting heavier by the second, I nodded and he smirked in response. His arm soon left my waist and his hand joined his twin to take off my pyjama pants. With my pants all the way on my feet, Dominic’s focus went solely to my thigh region. Trying to abide by his request, I widened my eyes and held on to his firm shoulder pads for support as his mouth found my core and tortured it through the clothing that covered it. “So, so sweet.”
Holding on to my thick laps, he spread me further apart to give him more access. Soon my silent but ragged breathing let out a low moan, the fact that his eyes were intently on mine as he worked on me was becoming too hot for me to handle.

“Grace?” I heard Ruby call from the other side. Already worried, I made to unclasp myself from Dominic’s hold, but he wouldn’t budge.

“Yes Ruby?” I questioned him with surprised eyes but he ignored me and bit softly at my bud causing me to let out a low cry. His smirk grew bigger and he resumed caressing through my thighs as his lips found my center again to torture through my panties.

“Grace?” Her voice was closer now.

“Hmm…” He had squeezed my butt cheeks as he pulled me closer.

“Can I take another juice box?”

“Help yourself,” I felt an approaching orgasm wash through me causing a pause in my words. “,out darling.”

“Thanks.” I listened as her steps walked away, further into the kitchen. When I was certain that she was gone, my full attention returned to the man that was working on pleasuring me.

“What was that Dominic?” He did not respond, instead, he got up. As his figure gradually rose to hover over mine, I felt the softness of my pants brush against my skin as he put them back on. Frowning, I changed my question as my nether region was being left wet and very sensitive.. “W… But you are not done.”

His eyes searched mine, is hands went on to graze over my pouted lips, flattening them with a single swipe. “I will continue when I come back.” With my lips slightly ajar in partial perplexity, I watched his lips rise in a wicked smirk.

And within few seconds, he walked out of the room, leaving me with a pool between my legs.