The Matchmaker Bride (The Bride Series) (12 page)

“Are you ready for tomorrow? You seem a little jumpy tonight.”

“Jumpy? Are you kidding me?” she laughed nervously. “Why would I be jumpy?”

He leaned in closer to her as they both stood in the suite near the marble floored bathroom. He brushed his hands against her arms and she shivered a thousand times inside. How could she resist Carlos’s charm?
His irresistible cologne?
His sexy aura?
Oh, this would not be easy. Inside she begged for him to make love to her. She craved his touch.

“I don’t know. You tell me,” he said leaning closer to her face. His dark, sexy eyes penetrating her.

She wanted to tell him that she didn’t want to do the fake wedding vows thing. She didn’t want their nuptials tomorrow to end in divorce or annulment. She wanted their vows to be forever. That was the way she had always envisioned being married. She’d always thought that if she were lucky one day to tie the knot with a soul mate, her soul mate, it would be forever. Not for convenience. She sighed and turned her head briefly to look out the window. The sky was black and the beautiful waterfalls lit up several shades of colours. They had the best view in the hotel from their floor. This would be the perfect place for a
  honeymoon
but what could she call it?

“Carlos,” she sighed.

“Yes,” he said, as he brushed his fingers along her face then moved his smooth hands into her gorgeous mane of voluptuous dark tresses. She could tell that he loved her hair. He complimented her on it several times. Her hips, the way she moved when she walked.
Her large dark eyes and high cheek bones.
He never missed a chance to pay her a nice compliment. As he moved his nose in closer to her freshly shampooed hair enjoying the scent and massaging her scalp as his face rubbed gently against hers, Sophie thought she would melt. It was oddly erotic. He really knew how to turn a woman on in all the right places. The
Falls
wasn’t the only entity gushing right now.

He inched closely to her and their lips brushed together. Sparks flew. It was like perfect chemistry. How could he have been right for someone else when he was so right for her? Gosh, he was a good kisser. 

“Carlos….I”

“I’m in love with you, Sophie.” He continued to run his fingers through her silky ebony hair.

“I…think I am in love with you, too.”

He slowly nibbled on her ears. She felt shivers dance down her spine. She felt as if she were on cloud nine.

“Oh, God!
I love you, Carlos. I’m in love with you.  I know we haven’t known each other long but…I…I want you.”

“How much?” he whispered as he inched closer to her kissing her cheek and moving his lips to hers. The tingle and the pleasure of his delicious lips made her veins course with pleasure.

It was as if nothing else in the world mattered except she and Carlos and their hot attraction for each other. So this was what it felt like to be in love?
To find your soul mate?

“Let’s go into the tub together,” he whispered in a deep silky voice.

“Yes,” she moaned in her throat as a sense of
  urgency
drove through her body. She’d never experienced this type of blazing desire for any other man before. Her heart jolted and her pulse pounded.  She’d thought that her heart and soul were closed for business where love was concerned but he’d managed to unlock the door to her heart.

As they entered the marble
ensuite
bathroom waves of excitement shot through her body.

Again she shivered with delight as he whispered in her ear. “I’m in love with you Sophie.”

She moaned with pleasure as he nibbled on her neck and kissed her throat gently. Her heart hammered against her ribs.

“I love you, too, Carlos.”

He captured her lips with his as he slid his tongue into her mouth exploring the delicious taste of her lips. It didn’t take them long to undress.

“Are you ready for this?” His deep voice was breathless.

“Yes. Yes, Carlos, I want you now,” she cried with pleasure.

He smiled as he leaned in closer to her brushing his lips against hers. Slowly they both undressed each other, seductively peeling off layers and becoming more aroused as their nakedness appeared. They slid into the whirlpool together caressing each other’s body. Sophie’s heard of water sex but she had never considered it before. Heck, she didn’t care either way right now, she just wanted Carlos.
Charming, sexy, husband-to-be Carlos.
She desired every inch of him. He took the sponge and soaped it up and gently caressed her skin as if giving her a gentle wash and massage in one. It was erotic. She returned the favour drawing them closer together. She never thought she could experience this kind of intimacy.
Never in her wildest imagination.
All this while in the background, gentle music played to the tune of a Kenny G classic. It was soothing.
Seductive.
They kissed almost every area of each other while in the tub. His tongue slid over her skin and caused her to reach erotic heights. He held both her hands up and slid his tongue down her neck and reaching to her nipples, teasing them into arousal as she moaned in her throat.

His fingers reached down into the water into her folds and stroked her in such a way she never thought possible. This was mind-blowing. She craved him and returned the favour in caressing his body as they both lay soaking in lather in the honeymoon suite tub.

Before long, after their slippery, wet foreplay, they had moved from the tub to the large silky spread of the king sized bed overlooking the
Falls
.

Carlos reached over to where his suit lay on the ground and pulled out a condom.  He went over by the bed and continued to make passionate love to her.  Her breasts surged at the intimacy of his touch. His gentle touch all over her body sent currents of desire through her. She was in ecstasy. She enjoyed him moaning in pleasure as they pleasured each other. He moved inside her hard and fast, pleasuring her every inch. She exploded in a wave of orgasm before he did. He enjoyed watching her move and his excitement came soon after.

Moments later, they
laid
on the bed in an afterglow of love. She’d never known what it was to have toe-curling scream out loud love-making. In fact, she’d only done it once before—with her ex.

Every part of that evening with Carlos was magical. Sophie knew it was going to be hard to say good-bye to him after their agreement. But for now she had to enjoy what she had with him.

17

The following morning, Sophie woke up with a smile on her face.

“Good morning, baby. Did you sleep well,” Carlos said gazing at her with admiration as he leaned up in the bed.

“Yes, of course. Did you?”

“Never felt
better
,” he said as he stroked her with his finger so gently she giggled with delight.

“I’ve never felt this way about anyone before.”

“Really?”

“Why does that surprise you?”

“I mean, look at you. You’re gorgeous and I’m sure you must have had…”

“Lots of women?”

She flushed. “Well, you know what I mean.”

“Well,” he grinned. “You wanted to know about my past love life so there it is. Yes, I’ve had many women but none came as close to you as my feelings have. When I’m with you, I feel as if I’m with my other half.
My better half.
I can be sure around you. I can feel your caring heart and genuine nature. I love that about you. It’s weird but I felt elated about you from the moment I laid eyes on you.”

“Um, Carlos, you laid eyes on me when I spied on you.”

He grinned. “Yes, and you did it so lousy and innocently that it looked well…cute. I could tell being sneaky and inconspicuous was not really your thing.” He smiled as he got off the bed. “
Which by the way is a good thing.
”

She admired his sexy physique and could not believe his body was so perfect but more than that, last night he felt perfect. She felt
perfect
with him.

After having a delicious room-service breakfast they showered and got dressed getting ready for their nuptials at noon. Because they’d both agreed prior to coming to Niagara Falls that it would be strictly a business arrangement, they decided to forgo any wedding tradition such as the groom not seeing the bride right before the wedding. As they left the room and entered the lobby, Sophie saw her world crumble before her.

It was Lady
Dextworth’s
daughter, Sandy with her jaw wide open and her arms folded across her chest.

“Hey! You’re with my match date!” She cried. All eyes turned to Sophie and before she knew it a photographer out of nowhere snapped the picture of the three of them near the front desk.

How was she going to get out of
this
one…alive?

18

Before Sophie could move an inch Carlos stood protecting her and asked the man taking the photo to leave. His voice commanded respect. Though the photographer got his picture—whoever he was, Lady Sandy stood brewing in front of her.

“Thanks, Carlos. Listen this is about me and Sandy.”

“I need to say something.”

“No, really, Carlos. Please let me handle this.”

“You sure about that?”

“Yes.”

Reluctantly, Carlos went over to the front desk to inquire about a service.

“Ha! Well isn’t that something,” Sandy smirked. “You were
suppose
to
be hooking me up with this guy and you’re checking out of a hotel with him. My mother is going to have a huge fit when she finds out. Is this how your agency works?”

“No, it isn’t and I’m sorry but….we need to talk somewhere more private. “

Sandy
Dextworth
wasn’t anything what she would expect of a daughter of an aristocrat. In fact, she looked a little dishevelled as if she didn’t sleep last
night .

With narrowed eyes Sandy followed Sophie over to the seating area of the lobby away from onlookers and out of earshot of anyone else.

“Sandy, I’m so sorry that—“

“Hey, baby!
Been looking for
ya
!”
A young tattooed guy appeared in the lobby with a couple of coffees in his hands. He placed them down and gave Sandy a kiss on the lips not caring that someone else was present. He
wreaked
of alcohol but so early in the morning? Judging by his appearance with leather and tight pants, he looked like he’s plays in a rock band of some sort. Cute but not what Sophie would have expected.

Sandy’s face turned a pale shade of white. Her eyes dolled open wide. She then unfroze from her position and looked over helplessly at Sophie.