All of Me (The Billionaire Next Door Book 7) (3 page)

Jason grabbed the ski poles away from me and
put them to the side, he then crawled over me, forcing me to lean back in the
pile of snow. Jason lowered his lips onto mine, kissing me slowly with his
cold, mint ChapStick flavored lips. His warm tongue poked out and played with
mine, providing an opposing heated sensation compared to the coldness of his
lips and skin. The combination was delicious.

Even though I was a foot deep in freezing cold
snow, I was warm all over. Jason pressed himself into me. If anyone could melt
this snow, it was him.

Several feet away I could hear the whoosh as
skiers and snowboarders raced by.

Jason touched my cold cheek with his warm
fingers, wiping that last tears away.

“YEAHHH! Come on you lovebirds, this is my
third time down!” Ellie shouted from the slope. We turned in time to watch her
disappear around the corner. “SEE YOU AT THE BOTTOM!” Her distant voice
shouted.

Jason and I looked at each other and laughed.

“We can go slow and once we’re at the bottom
I’ll bring you back to the chalet. You can rest in the hot tub and drink spiked
eggnog with Julia until we get back.”

“No,” I said abruptly. “I want to keep skiing.
I’m just starting to get the hang of it!”

Jason smiled. “That’s my girl.” He put out his
hand and helped me up.

As we made our way down the hill, I gained
more confidence as I became more accustomed to the long blades attached to my
feet. It was completely unnatural and absolutely absurd, but insanely fun.

After a few runs down the hill I understood
why Jason and his friends woke up at seven in the morning to do this, as hours
passed by like minutes. The speed at which I zipped down the slopes was
exhilarating. I controlled my skis to go this way and that. There was a lot
more body work than I expected as I leaned to the left, then to the right. The
cold refreshing wind and the sun’s soothing rays felt good on my face.

But the best part of the day was sitting on
the lift next to Jason and being surrounded by the magnificent view of the Colorado Mountains and the white snow sparkling
like diamonds under the sun. Jason kept me warm by sitting with me in his arms,
kissing and cuddling me every chance he got.

~Chapter 5~

Once we got back to the chalet, Ellie and I
made our way inside where it was warm. The guys stayed outside to put away the
equipment. Julia was sitting by the fire with her feet up. She had what looked
like a script in one hand and a glass of wine in the other.

“I’m claiming the shower - I think I have
sweat icicles.” Ellie cringed as she walked awkwardly towards the stairs.

“Suit yourself,” Julia said, taking a sip of
her wine. “So? How was it?” She looked up at me.

I took a seat on the couch across from her and
happily started peeling off my snow pants.

“It was painful at first, but once I got the
hang of it, it was pretty fun.”

“Really? I can’t imagine anything being fun
out in that disgusting cold powder.”

I thought about Jason climbing over me, giving
me a long, warm kiss. I shrugged.

“You just have to give it a chance.”

“Nah. Jason tried to back when we dated, but I
never did any of it. It’s not my thing.”

My heart stopped. The rosiness in my cheeks
drained away.

“When you - when you dated?”

“Oh yeah, he was into all sorts of stupid
things - skiing, skateboarding, going to the beach and actually swimming in the
water.” She said this as if it was something completely unheard of. She rolled
her eyes and shook her head. “I mean, why do those things when you’ve got a
yacht and a tan to work on?”

I nodded in agreement, but everything she said
washed through me.

When did Jason date Julia? And why didn’t I know
about it?

The thought of it was going to plague me all
night, I knew it.

“I’m done!” Ellie called from upstairs.

“Excuse me.” I grabbed my snow pants and left
the scene as soon as I could, glad for an excuse to get away. I made my way
upstairs into the bedroom.

“The shower’s in the other room, honey,” Ellie
said nonchalantly as she combed out her wet hair.

“Ellie, I need your help.” There was a tone of
panic in my voice.

“What’s wrong?” She looked at me through the
reflection in the mirror.

“Did Jason and Julia used to date?”

“Yeah, of course they did. Only for a few
weeks though. It was in the tabloids for like six months though, even though
there were only, like, two photos ever taken of them together.”

“Oh.” My heart sunk into my stomach. I
swallowed.

“It’s nothing to worry about though, it was ages
ago.”

“How long?”

“Three, four years I think?”

“Well, I would have liked to have known about
it. I wonder why Jason didn’t tell me.”

Ellie shrugged as she applied mascara to her
long lashes. “I wouldn’t worry too much about it if I were you.”

There was a knock at the door which startled
us both. Ellie cursed loudly as she smudged her makeup and had to fish a Q-tip
out of her makeup bag to fix it.

I opened the door a sliver of the way open.

“Sophia?”

“Yes, Jason?”

“A snowmobile is arriving for us in twenty
minutes.”

“What? Why? Where are we going?”

“It’s a surprise.”

He closed the door. Ellie and I exchange
confused glances.

“Where else can we go besides here?” I asked.
“We’re on a freaking mountain!”

Looking at me through the mirror’s reflection,
Ellie shrugged, messing up her makeup again.

“Darnit!”

I smiled at Ellie’s foolishness. Without
wasting anymore time, I took a quick shower and put on a long-sleeved dress and
some long, thigh-high stockings (for the cold). Knowing we’d be riding a snowmobile,
I shoved my black lace thong in the corner of my suitcase and opted for a pair
of panties that had more coverage.

Minutes later I was downstairs where I met
Jason at the door. He was wearing dark corduroy pants and a light-tan pullover
sweater which looked awfully comfortable and smelled delicious (like Jason).

“Nobody else is coming?” I asked, noticing
that Ellie and Ty were upstairs while Simon sat next to Julia by the fire,
showing off the bruises he accumulated throughout the day.

“It’s just us.” Jason smiled.

“Oh.” My heart thudded in my chest.

Jason got my coat from the closet and helped
me into it before gesturing towards the door. “After you.”

We stood outside where a large black
snowmobile sat in the snow.

“Here.” Jason grabbed a giant globe of a
helmet and fitted it over my head.

What the-

I blinked as it sat heavily on my shoulders.

If I knew I’d be wearing a helmet, I wouldn’t have
done my hair.

I shook the rest of my hair behind the helmet
and watched as Jason pulled his own helmet on and hopped onto the machine.

“Come on!” His words were muffled through his
helmet. Looking down through the visor, I took a few steps in the snow before
climbing onto the seat behind Jason.

Oh my.

This was quite the machine. I had to pull the
skirt of my dress up over my knees just to sit on it properly. Snow blew down,
settling on my stockings and melting through to my skin.

I wrapped my arms around Jason’s waist and
closed my eyes shut as the machine kicked into motion.

With my arms around him, I felt Jason’s
muscles through his thick coat. He moved this way and that as he leaned into
each curve. Both Jason and the machine were powerful, rumbling beneath me as we
trekked through the snow. Air rushed past us, cooling my nearly-bare legs. I
shivered and my heart beat wildly in my chest as we sped through the snow and
around the mountain. The burst of adrenaline coursing through my body kept me
warm. My arms tightened around Jason, who beneath me smelled like masculine
musk, strong pine, and fresh cold snow.

The trip wasn’t a long one, and soon we were
at our destination - a small chalet, about a quarter of the size of the one we
were just in.

“How cute!” I said as I climbed off the
snowmobile and popped off my helmet.

Jason cut the engine and pulled off his
helmet. Snow collected on his disheveled hair. With his legs straddled on
either side of the vehicle and his helmet in his hands, he looked like a bad
boy on a badass motorcycle.

Damn, he was hot!

The snowflakes in his hair began melting, as
if to prove my point.

“You like it?” Jason looked at the small
chalet.

I wiped away the snowflakes collecting on my
eyelashes.

“It’s gorgeous!”

“Let’s go in then.” Jason smirked as he swung
his leg off the snowmobile and jumped into the snow, leaving big boot prints
behind as he walked up to the chalet.

“You have access to this place?”

Jason held up the key. “Only for tonight.”
That devilish, naughty smirk took over as he looked at me and pushed the front
door open. His eyebrow shot up. “Sophia Fletcher, will you be my date for the
evening?”

I smiled and bit my bottom lip.

“I’d love to.” I walked into the small chalet,
which already had a fire roaring in the corner.

Jason helped me with my coat as he hung it up
in the closet, followed by his own. After removing our boots, we walked in. The
place was smaller, but cozier than the large place we were staying in - and in
a way, I preferred it. The orange fire illuminated the entire inside of the
wooden chalet, giving it a true cabin in the woods feeling. By the window was a
table with two silver platters set up on it.

Jason walked over to the table and pulled the
cover off one of the silver platters revealing a steaming gourmet meal of steak
and vegetables.

“I figured after all that skiing today that
you’d be hungry.”

I smiled nervously and fiddled with my
fingers. “You’re not wrong.”

Jason put the cover back down onto the meal
and took a step towards me. He furrowed his brow. “Sophia, is everything
alright? Did something happen since the ski hill?”

Letting out a long breath, I put my hands
down. “Okay, I have to ask you this. Did you used to date Julia?”

“Julia?”

“Yeah, Julia Stein. Did you date her?”

“Yes, but only for a few weeks. I thought you
knew that.”

“No, I didn’t.” Tears welled up in my eyes and
threatened to fall down my cheek.

Jason shook his head. “Sophia, why does it
matter?”

“I just thought I would know who you dated.”

“You can - it’s on the internet. But why would
you want to?”

I opened my mouth to respond but realized I
didn’t have an answer.
Why did I want to know?

“Hey.” Jason took my hands. “I thought we were
done with all this jealousy stuff.”

I shook my head. “This is not jealousy stuff.”
I bit my lip.

“Then what is it?”

“It’s something that happened last night.”

“That stupid question Julia asked in the hot
tub?”

“Well, yes, but also -”

Jason peered deep into my eyes, his furrowed
brow showing that he was trying hard to understand what I was trying to say.

“Your nightmare,” he said.

I nodded.

“What happened?”

“It’s just - I feel out of place with your
friends. They’re all rich and successful and used to different things. I mean,
how can I compare to Julia Stein?”

My tears were gone, but now my chest was tight
and my words were strained.

Jason let out a short laugh.

“Do you know why I broke it off with Julia?
She was too fake - too high maintenance. I didn’t want a girlfriend like that.
Julia Stein would never do what you did today. She’d never put on skis and
throw herself off the side of a mountain, and she’d never get up after turning
herself into a human pretzel either.” Jason touched my nose and I let out a
weak giggle. “You know what else she’d never do?”

“What?”

“Ride a snowmobile. Nor would she ever own a
dog.”

I took in a deep breath as some of the doubt
and anxiety that had built up in me started to melt away.

“See why I love you Sophia? You’re all these
things and more. I would choose you over a hundred Julia Stein’s any day of the
week. You’re the one for me.”

I smiled up at him. Reaching out, I took his face
in my hands.

“How are you so amazing?” I asked dreamily.
The fire danced within the reflection of his dark eyes. He smiled.

“Because I have you to be amazing to.” He slid
his hands around my waist and pulled me close to his body. He kissed me on the
lips, long and slow, making sure I knew what he was trying to say.

As I enjoyed his kiss, my thoughts turned over
in my mind. Jason knew I wanted a private getaway with just him and I, and so
he arranged this evening just for us. I realized something and jumped back,
touching my lips.

“What is it?”

“We’re on a date,” I said.

Jason smiled. “Yeah?” He smirked and pulled me
closer again but I stopped him.

“But I bought sexy lingerie. I was going to
wear it during our date! I wanted to surprise you.”

Jason smiled wider and it was time for his
cheeks to turn pink. He pulled me closer, the devilish spark in his eye
refusing to quit.

“You’ve already surprised me twice today.” He
brought his lips close to mine. “Plus, I like you better when you don’t wear
anything at all.” He leaned in and started kissing my neck. I closed my eyes
and dropped my head back. His hands slid around my back. My legs shifted and I
felt my thighs, which were cold moments ago, rub against one another. A special
feeling arose between my legs.

Jason’s lips found mine as he kissed me long
and hard. His hands slipped down and picked me up, wrapping my legs around his
waist, causing my skirt to ride up. Jason’s warm hands touched my thighs,
sending a shiver through me.

Walking across the room, Jason carried me to
the bed, which was surprisingly comfortable and warm.

Only the best for Jason Powers.

His words repeated in my mind.

You’re the one for me.

A rush soared through my body, like I was on
the hill, skiing again.

Jason climbed up my body and lowered down onto
me. He held me down and kissed me hard, commanding my lips, pressing his body
against mine.

First he explored my lips, then my neck. He
breathed hot and heavy in my ear, tracing the inner shell of my ear with his
tongue.

“I’ve been so hungry for you,” he whispered.

At this point I was burning for him. I
threaded my fingers through his hair and pulled his lips back onto mine,
slipping my tongue into his mouth, savoring his passionate kiss and gentle
touch.