ROMANCE: The French Billionaire (A Dark New Adult Billionaire Romance) (Billionaire Romance,Contemporary Romance,Untamed Billionaire,Short Stories) (14 page)

They sat quietly in the car on the way to the hotel. On top of everything she had been stressing about before, she now had to worry about the situation with Robert Jackson. How would she find her way out of this? She would have to come up with a plan sooner.

              Xander was silent, and he seemed quite tense. Mia wondered how much of her conversation with Robert he had heard. He would be livid if he found out about any of it.
I should have just said no when Lillian asked me to take this job
, Mia thought.
Then I’d probably be at home right now, watching Netflix and waiting desperately for someone to email me with a new case.

              They arrived at the restaurant, which was on the first floor of one of the city’s most respected hotels.

“Alexander Will, reservation for two, please,” Xander said to the host.

They were lead through the dining room, which was elegantly decorated in rich burgundy colors, and featured a live string quartet playing softly in the corner. They were taken through a door at the back, which lead to an intimate private dining room. Mia was surprised at the lengths Xander had gone to get her alone.

              “I hope this is sufficient, sir,” said the host.

              “It’s exactly what I wanted,” Xander said, handing him a hundred bill.

              “A server will be back in a few minutes to take your orders.”

              They sat down at the table and began to peruse their menus.

              “Why were you talking to Robert?” Xander asked angrily. “That man is always up to something. Was he flirting with you? Be honest with me.”

              “He wasn’t flirting with me, I swear,” Mia said, a tremor of nervousness in her voice. “He… he wanted to talk about this business deal with Jayden. It’s not a big deal, really.”

              Xander looked at her, concern and worry in his eyes. He reached across the table and took her hand, making small circles on her palm with his thumb. Mia started to relax. “Please tell me what’s going on, Sarah. I can tell that you’re worrying about something, you’re not looking your best. Whatever it is, I can handle it. I don’t want you bottling all of this up.”

              “I really don’t know much,” Mia said. “It’s something to do with a contract Robert wants Jayden to sign. He didn’t give me too many details.”

              “Ahh, I see,” Xander said. “You don’t need to worry about this, Sarah. A few months ago, Robert came to Jayden, asking him to sign a deal that would bring the whole company down. He wanted to bribe him with a very large sum of money. Luckily, Jayden came to me afterwards, and told me what was going on. We decided he would keep meeting with Robert to placate him, so he doesn’t go off and do anything aggressive or damaging. Jayden’s been stalling on signing the deal for months. It’s not going to happen. We have it under control.”

              Mia forced herself to smile. “Okay,” she said. “I’m sorry I’m not myself right now. Robert’s quite intimidating. He just really threw me for a loop, that’s all.”

              “I know he’s horrible to deal with, but just don’t let him treat you like that, alright? He’s not your problem, he’s ours.”

              “I know. He really just wanted to talk to Jayden anyway, I don’t know why he was even bothering me. Let’s not worry about it. I want to enjoy our time together,” Mia said, trying to divert the subject.

              “Speaking of,” Xander said with a flirtatious smile. “I booked us the luxury penthouse suite for tonight.”

***

              Mia was in awe when she saw the suite Xander had booked. It had a bedroom, a living area with a fully equipped entertainment system, a bathroom with a spa area, and a kitchen with a fully stocked bar.

              “Let’s forget about work for the night,” she said. “Tonight’s going to be about us.”

              She grabbed Xander’s hand and pulled him into the bedroom. She pushed him down on the bed and straddled him. She kissed him and started to work on undoing the buttons of his shirt, and he slowly pulled the zipper down on the back of her dress.

              “I have a better idea,” Xander said. “Why don’t we take full advantage of this gorgeous spa bathroom. It’s been a long day, I think we could both use a shower.”

              Mia stood up, taking her dress off completely in the process. “I would love to be with you in the shower,” she uttered seductively.

Giggling like teenagers, they went into the bathroom and turned on the shower, which was a soothingly warm temperature. As the water started to drip down their backs, Xander ran his hands across Mia’s breasts, down to her stomach, and finally between in her legs.

He slowly moved his fingers inside of her, making her moan with pleasure.

“Sarah,” he whispered provocatively. “You are one beautiful masterpiece,” he said, gazing at her with full desire lurking his face.

Mia, kissed him eagerly upon hearing his words. All of the stress of the day finally started to melt away. This was what she really needed --- an escape.

Voluntarily, she spreads her legs wider, so he can have an easier access. Xander’s expression was darker now, thirsty, and longing. He continues to torture her body with his kisses and fingers, and when he was sure that she’s ready, he whispered to her closely, and in a pleading manner.

“Baby, let me take you from behind.”

Mia nodded, grinning and aching for him too. Xander flipped her around, and entered her from behind as steam started to fill the room. Slowly and eagerly, their bodies moved together in rhythm, picking up speed as they both tried to find and reach their ecstatic climaxes.

              Arching her body, Mia gasped between his thrusts. She threw seductive glances to him as though, she was trying to motivate him to continue. She saw him, shutting his eyes and grunting in pleasure as he sinks in and out of her body.

              Mia pushes her hips enthusiastically, moaning. Making love with Xander was the greatest thing that ever happened to her entire life.

Oh… Xander… please don’t stop…

After a few more gratifying moves, Xander shifted her majestically. This time, he carried her and pinned her body on the wall. It didn’t take long when Mia felt his enormous muscle once again. She was quite aware of its fullness and hardness, which made her feel more aroused.

“Baby…” Xander panted, then he claimed her mouth and Mia tasted his tongue. Until now, she couldn’t believe that she can actually make him so hungry for her body.

When Mia opened her eyes again, she can see how Xander stares at her darkly, as if he lost his mind. She held him tighter as he pushed deeper. Then, Xander put her down and submerged her body in the lukewarm water, still filling her sex with his penis. He spreads her legs wider, and slams into her roughly.

“Xander! Oh, Damn!” Mia yelled appreciatively. She knew that both of them are getting closer and closer to their orgasms.

Xander didn’t stop. He increases his speed, thrusting and filling Mia’s yearning. “Let me see you come, Sarah,” he ordered in a pleading tone.

As if it was the cue that she was waiting, Mia felt the numbing sensation of her legs. She willingly joined his rhythm for a few more seconds, panting, and calling out Xander’s name in the process. Then…
there!
She releases her sweet climax abundantly, as Xander quickly joined her heaven.

“SARAH!” he growled at his final blow, then collapsing on top of her delightfully.

              Fully satisfied, Xander stepped out of the shower and pulled on one of the hotel’s famously fluffy bathrobes. He stopped to appreciate Mia’s unclothed body, which was toned and wiry, as well as evenly tanned from their trip to the beach last week.

“You are so sexy, Sarah,” he said, letting out a low whistle. “That was exactly what I needed after a long day at work. In fact, I think I’m going to call my secretary and ask her to cancel my appointments for tomorrow.”

              After Xander finished his phone call, he and Mia decided to relax in the hot tub together. They opened a bottle of red wine from the bar in the kitchen and ordered decadent chocolate desserts from room service. Everything was heavenly. Mia had never in her life experienced this level of luxury, and she wanted to soak it all up.

              “You know what we should do?” Xander said, while licking a smear of whipped cream off his fingers. “We should have a cheesy movie marathon. We can start with
Sweet Home Alabama
,
Love Actually,
and
The Notebook.
”

              “Xander Will enjoys
The Notebook?
” Mia said, astonished. “You’re just full of endless surprises.”

              “Not to bring up my ex or anything, but Lillian had a thing for romantic movies. She was always making me watch them with her. After a while I realized I was starting to actually enjoy them. And given the look on your face, it clearly scores me some points in the romance department.”

              “I’ll set up the TV if you open another bottle of wine?” Mia suggested.

              “Sounds like a plan.”

              They spent the entire night cuddling on the couch, and Mia was shocked at how romantic Xander could actually be. It seemed as if his charming bad boy behavior was all just an act to make him seem stronger and less vulnerable in his role as a notable businessman. Mia felt a rush of affection for him.

He lets me see who he actually is
, she thought.
Maybe it’s not always perfect, but it’s real.

              Mia and Xander woke up around two o’clock in the afternoon the next day. After watching four movies back to back, they had made love once more before falling asleep in the hotel’s giant king sized bed. Xander turned to Mia as rays of sunshine were beaming through the window.

“Thank God I canceled all of my appointments for the day,” he said.

              “Thank God,” Mia replied. She leaned over to kiss him, but was interrupted when she heard her phone buzzing on the bedside table. “I should probably look at this,” she said with a groan.

              The screen on her phone read an incoming call from Jayden Steele. “Hi, Jayden, can I call you back in half an hour?” she said, in a falsely cheery voice.

              “Whatever you need, babe!” Jayden replied.

              Mia hung up, and looked at Xander, who was shooting daggers at her with his eyes.

              “I have to go,” she said. “But don’t worry, I’ll break up with him today. We can’t keep dragging this out.”

***

              Mia called Jayden back once she was in the elevator.

“Do you want to go out to dinner tonight?” he asked.

              Mia paused. She really didn’t want to encourage him by going out to dinner. She should just break up with him now. But then again, he just got back from what had to be a long and stressful trip. It wasn’t really fair to him to break it off now. She would do it at dinner, she thought. It would be hard, but she hated keeping this secret.

              “Sure,” she said. “Where are we going?”

              “Oh, don’t worry about that,” Jayden said. “I’ll pick you up.”

              “That’s really not necessary,” Mia said. “You can just text me the address and I’ll meet you there.”

              “Are you sure?”

              “Yeah, don’t worry about it. See you tonight!” she said, forcing herself to sound positive, even though she was cringing inside at the thought of the inevitable breakup.

              She walked into the restaurant Jayden had picked about six hours later, wearing an effortless flowy red dress. She had wanted to look nice, but she hadn’t tried too hard since she didn’t want to give Jayden the wrong impression. The restaurant he had chosen was very trendy and modern, almost minimal, the kind of place where your entree was more of a work of art than something actually edible.

              She noticed Jayden sitting in a cozy table for two in the corner. He waved her over, with a huge smile on his face. Mia felt like her heart was about to beat out of her chest, she was so nervous. She didn’t want to break up with him like this. She couldn’t handle seeing him that upset right now. She would do it tomorrow, or something. Xander would just have to deal with it.

              Although she had expected the date to go very poorly, the pair actually had a wonderful, lively conversation once they had ordered their food. Jayden told her all of his stories about his trip. Apparently there had been a baggage mix-up on the plane, and he’d ended up with a young girl’s duffel bag instead of his own.

              “So I opened the bag expecting to find my coat and my laptop, and instead I found a stuffed cat and a Gameboy… What are the odds that a six-year-old would have the same bag as me?” He laughed. Mia was surprised at how charming and funny he could be. She found that she was actually having a nice time. He wasn’t Xander, of course, but it was still pleasant. He was a good guy.

              They ordered a second bottle of wine, and continued chatting long after they had finished their food. Mia felt herself starting to get flushed and giggly, all the signs that she was tipsy and should probably stop drinking, but she poured herself another glass anyway. Maybe this would make her forget about Robert and his threats, and Xander, and Lillian, and how she was supposed to be breaking up with Jayden right now. So, she ended up flirting with him instead.

              The restaurant slowly started to empty out, and Mia and Jayden were still there, drinking. The staff was starting to send them pointed looks, implying that they should leave soon.

              “There’s a really great bar a few blocks away,” Jayden said. “Do you want to go?”

              “You don’t have to ask me twice,” Mia said.

              Xander sat in the back of his limo and watched Jayden and Mia exit the restaurant. The idea of them together made him nervous, almost physically ill. So, he had followed them there. Clearly, Mia had not broken up with him like she had said that she would. In fact, they were looking awfully cozy, with Jayden’s arm around her waist.

              Was Mia stumbling? She looked quite drunk. Silently, Xander got out of the car and began to follow them, making sure to keep a safe distance so he wouldn’t be spotted.

              Mia was sitting on the bar stool with her drink. She had switched from red wine to martinis at some point, although she couldn’t really remember when. Although she was having a good time with Jayden, she still felt awful about the whole situation with Xander. She just kept thinking about her weekends away with him, spent in complete bliss.

              Jayden came over to her, another drink in his hand. “You’re looking a little sad, gorgeous,” he said. “Anything on your mind?”

              “No,” she said, forcing a smile. “I was just a little zoned out.”

              “Well, why don’t you come and dance with me?” he asked.

              Soon, they were whirling around the dance floor. Mia was so drunk, she felt like the lights were spinning around her, and she clung to Jayden for balance. He started kissing her, and Mia knew she should resist, but she decided to let her worries melt away and just go with it instead.

              After dancing for a while, they went back to sit at the bar for a bit, and Mia pulled out her phone. She had ten missed calls and texts from Xander!
What was going on? Maybe there was an emergency,
she thought. She opened one of the text messages, but it was so dark in the bar and she was so drunk that she couldn’t actually read it. She decided to put her phone away and just deal with the problem later.

              Jayden thought it was a little strange that Mia was being so wild tonight, but he was glad that she was having a good time. “Sarah, do you want to get out of here?” he asked hopefully. “My place is just a few blocks uptown.”

              Mia was too drunk to do anything other than nod, but she knew she would regret her decision in the morning.

***