Page 60 of Secrets, Lies and Love

She’s not swimming—she’s getting out of the pool.

Did I say I had control over my desire for her?

No, I have no control with this woman. Especially now when I find her completely naked.

Dionysus

CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE

I leanagainst the door that leads to the pool, and I know that Cecily is aware that I’m here. I can see her body, not her face, but if I could guess, I’d say she’s embarrassed as she stops walking.

My eyes go over every part of her: slender legs, but with strong thighs, her pronounced hips, which drive me so crazy, feeding my most slutty fantasies. The almost hairless pussy, with a bold style of hair removal. The flat abdomen and large breasts complete the set.

She is the vision of a goddess incarnate. All feminine, woman, Cecily manages to harbor nuances of innocence and petulance. Temptation and purity.

There is also something vulnerable about her that makes me want to protect her and that stops me from treating her the way I do my other women.

An invisible link—I have no idea how it could have been formed—inexorably links me to my redhead.

That was the reason I wanted to send her back to Kansas in the beginning.

Now that I know her better, however, I want her with me, because I am selfish and I need to unveil her, discover what is in this girl-woman that I have not found in any other.

“You came back without warning,” she says. “I thought it would be tomorrow.”

“I was supposed to come then, but now I’m glad I’ve found you here.”

“You knew where I was?”

“You swim every night when I’m traveling and Joseph stays with Elina.”

“And you’ve been spying on me?”

“Yes, through the cameras.”

She gives me a half-smile. “That’s a bit perverted, Mr. Kostanidis.” She’s teasing me because she doesn’t call me that anymore.

“Perverted? Believe me when I say I’ve been a saint up until now, Cecily. My perversions haven’t yet come to the surface. When it happens, maybe you’ll run away.”

“Do you think I’m going to run?”

“You tell me: are you going to? Or do you want to experience everything I want to do to you?”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“Keep lying to yourself. You’re a virgin, but you’re smart. You know I want you.”

“I must cover myself.”

“Do you want to cover up?”

“I should want to, but I like the way you look at me. It doesn’t seem wrong for you to see me naked.”

I open the buttons on my shirt, but I don’t take it off my body. I take off my shoes and socks and get a few steps closer to her. “How do I look at you?”

“With hunger.”

“That’s a good description.”

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