Total pages in book: 74
Estimated words: 69242 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 346(@200wpm)___ 277(@250wpm)___ 231(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 69242 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 346(@200wpm)___ 277(@250wpm)___ 231(@300wpm)
“What time?”
The smile that lit up Virgil’s face was all the confirmation I needed that I made the right decision.
“Is noon too early?”
“It might not be early enough, but I’ll be there.”
He cast a glance across the table where Bonnie was glaring at Calvin’s smiling face, but the blush on her cheeks gave away her true feelings.
“Bring your friend if you want.”
I loved Bonnie like a sister, but I didn’t want anyone to cockblock me and Virgil.
“Good idea,” Calvin said with a smile. “Maybe a little bit of water will loosen her up.”
So much for that.
“Tomorrow at noon, then.”
CHAPTER NINETEEN
Virgil
The sky was blue and the sun was shining bright but the best part of my day was Maisie in her little red bikini that made my fingers itch all day to touch miles of smooth skin. To hear her purr like a sexy little kitten. But that was later. For now, I was entertaining her and her friend Bonnie, along with Cal, who hadn’t stopped drooling over the virginal redhead since they arrived an hour ago.
“Virgil, you’ve outdone yourself,” Maisie said, flashing a mischievous smile at me across the table. “Best meat I ever had.”
Calvin choked on his beer, grinning to himself at her compliment.
Bonnie nodded. “Very juicy and full of flavor,” she added shyly. “Why is grilling a skill that men seem to master without much effort?”
“Speak for yourself,” Maisie shot back with a grin. “I grew up in Texas where grilling steak is a skill you learn before you get your driver’s license.”
She wasn’t bragging and that was the thing I liked most about Maisie. Other than her incredible fucking figure, she was confident without bragging.
“I’ll have to remember that for next time,” I told her and enjoyed the way her blue eyes lit up with heat at my proximity, the shiver she couldn’t suppress, making her tits jiggle behind that sexy red bikini.
Maisie turned with a sultry grin that spread slowly from one ear to the next.
“You do that.” Her attention left me when Bonnie and Cal stood, and she frowned up at them. “Are you leaving already, Bon?”
Bonnie slid another glance to Cal before she looked back at Maisie with a nod.
“Yep.” Her gaze bounced from me to Calvin and back again.
“Thanks for inviting me along. Everything was delicious and your home is…stunning.” Her words were sincere despite the fact that she clearly knew of the Ashby family.
“I’ve been ordered to dinner with the parents tonight since they leave in the morning for six months in South America. Argentina, I think,” she said with a frown. “Some missionary work.”
The shock on Cal’s face was obvious, and I buried my own smile behind a tumbler of whiskey.
“How about a tour before you head out? I’ll give you a ride,” he offered with a shy smile that made Bonnie smile.
“That would be lovely, thanks.”
Maisie’s blue gaze met mine and we shared a silent smile as they left us. Alone together.
Finally.
Maisie sighed. “I didn’t think they would ever leave,” she laughed and shook her head before turning to me with heat in her eyes.
Damn, she was a beautiful woman. And she had no idea of her power. Her allure. “That eager to be alone with me?” Because I’d thought of nothing but sliding into her wet heat since I last left her body.
She shrugged. “Like you don’t know.”
“Doesn’t mean a man doesn’t like to hear it now and again,” I told her with a playful smile.
Maisie threw her head back and laughed. The sound was sexy and welcome as it slid into my veins and heated up my whole fucking body.
“Well, we’re alone now. What are you gonna do about it?”
The iron patio furniture made a loud scraping noise when I pushed the chair back to stand, holding a hand out to Maisie.
“Show you my favorite part of this house.”
Her lips curled into a seductive grin and she put her hand in mine.
“Lead the way, then.”
Exactly what I wanted to hear. I guided her down the steps that offered an incredible view of the two main pools as well as the property beyond, and I kept going until I got to the private spot I craved most. One pool simulated a private man-made lake with pristine blue water, a silky white sand beach, and a gently tumbling waterfall.
“Here we are.”
Maisie took a step forward and looked around.
I stood there, watching her, curious to see if her eyes would fill with dollar signs or heat. She gasped and took a step forward.
“A beach? At your house? Ooh, impressive,” she said. As soon as she was able to close her mouth, she dipped a toe in the water.
“It’s perfect,” she cooed and kept going, spinning around to face me when she was knee-deep, splashing sprays of crystal clear water that glinted like diamonds in the sun.