I interrupt him, because I'm not ready to hear him cut me off again. “I think enough was said. Let's change the topic.”
He swallows and drinks some more water. “Fourth house on the right, the one with the black fence.”
I can see it from a mile away. Super flashy. No wonder his parents don’t want to move there. It's just not them. I raise my eyebrows. “Cool pad.”
As we approach he presses a button and opens the gates. I park right outside the house, and the gates close behind us.
Will exits the car. I take a deep breath, pick up my bag and follow him. He seems surprised but doesn't comment.
I joke “I'm like a vampire, I need to be invited inside”.
He laughs, punches in an access code, and swipes a card to open the front door. “Definitely, welcome to come in and see the house. My mum and dad don't want anything to do with it.”
I take a deep breath and step in. Instinctively, I walk towards the floor to ceiling windows. The lake stretches out like a mirror before us. “That's a view alright.”
“Sure is.” I turn to see Will patting his forehead with a towel and looking at me intently.
I decide to lay my cards on the table. “I've brought an overnight bag.”
I watch as the confusion clouds his eyes, and then the penny drops. With lightning reflexes, he throws the towel to the side and in two strides reaches me and picks me up. Our lips meet hungrily, and our tongues do an ancient dance.
He carries me in his strong arms then gently lays me down onto the cool, crisp linen of his bed. The mere touch of his hands against my skin sends shivers of anticipation through mybody. With frenzied urgency, we strip each other of our clothes, revealing bare flesh and heated desire.
His lips traverse a path from mine to my throat and chest, igniting a fire within me that cannot be tamed. When he takes my nipples between his teeth, I moan with pleasure. And as his warm breath washes over me, he whispers those three words that make my heart swell with emotion.
"I need you."
My feelings for him consume me like a tight embrace, and I gasp in ecstasy. But alongside this elation comes fear. What does this mean for us? For me?
His fingers find their way to my core and with expert precision, he brings me to the peak of pleasure. He licks his fingers clean before continuing his exploration with his tongue, delving and swirling until I can no longer hold back. My body trembles and convulses as he devours me with unbridled passion, until I scream out his name.
And then, as if he knows exactly what I need, he sheathes himself in a condom and enters me in one fluid stroke. We move together in perfect harmony, lost in our own world of intense intimacy. I pull him closer, our bodies entwined as he drives deeper and deeper inside me. And when we finally reach the pinnacle of pleasure together, he kisses me deeply and releases himself deep within me.
With our breathing still heavy and our bodies intertwined, we lay in blissful exhaustion - two souls joined together in an explosion of love and desire.
Chapter 6
22nd December
Queenstown, NZ
Will
Can I get Kat out of my system? The answer is no. She stirs and sighs in her sleep. I rub my face. I've been awake for the last hour or so. Analyzing, plotting and planning how to make this work. How to makeuswork.
Kat opens her blue eyes and puts a palm on my face. Her caress calms the madness going on in my brain instantly.
“Good morning, you. Did you sleep well?”
I can't lie to her. I pick up her palm from my cheek, kiss it, and put it back on my cheek. “The first part I slept well, the second part I couldn't sleep at all. Too many thoughts. Too many plans.”
She bites her lip. “We’ll make it work.”
“Do you want to move to Monaco at all?” I ask half joking, half serious.
“Not 100% sold on the idea, Will. Plus, what would I do for a job in Monaco?”
My first instinct is to say she doesn't need to work, not now or ever, but my mind tells me it's a bad idea. Instead I say, “Okay. We'll look at other options.”