“Are you okay?” Shane asks Alex once he’s out of hearing.
“I don’t know.” Shane reaches over and wraps his arms around our boyfriend.
“It will be okay. Everything will work out just fine,” Shane assures him, but why do I think those words are actually a little more loaded than they seem?
* * *
Ileave the guys since Shane has work to do and Alex and Jace are doing a snorkeling cruise. They invited me along, but after Harlow’s mishap when she was here, I decide I don’t want to risk anything. Hope and I have plans to go to the spa, so once we finish up our breakfast, we all go our separate ways.
Riku follows me to the elevator, and we both step in to head back up to my room. I was so distracted by Ashton and his drama, I had forgotten what happened just before he arrived, but stepping back into the elevator causes the memory to wash over me, and I find myself biting my lip, not wanting to look at Riku. I’m almost a hundred percent sure that Jace and I were over the line, not to mention me and Shane last night, and I owe him a big apology.
“Listen, I… um… I’m sorry about before, and last night. It wasn’t fair of us to do what we did in front of you. I don’t want you to think you’re being pressured into anything. I’m not going to lie though. I find you sexy as fuck, and I really enjoy spending time with you. Both Shane and Jace noticed, but I think they also forget that I’m a job for you, that you’re here to protect me, and I shouldn’t be dragging you into any sex games. That’s a kind of sexual harassment, and for that I’m truly sorry. I’ll speak to them about it.” There’s so much regret running through me at the moment, not to mention embarrassment. I mean, it looked like he was into it, he could have said no, but we really didn’t give him a choice.
* * *
RIKU
It takes a moment for Jacinta’s words to sink in, and when they finally register, it’s everything I’ve been wrestling over in my mind. I was worried that the guys had done the same thing to her, not asking for consent before doing all of those things in front of me. To hear her say she’s attracted to me is like a punch in the gut. I’ve been sick with guilt about getting myself off while watching her and Jace fuck. Her cum-covered panties are still in my pocket, and my dick has been semi-hard since. Watching Jace drive into Jacinta like he had and the wanton way she had thrown her head back, reveling in the sensations, was intoxicating, and there was just no way I could stop myself from doing what I did.
Her opening the doorway into this conversation jolts me into action, and I step into her, crowding her back against the wall, trapping her with my arms.
“I want you like I’ve never wanted anything in my life. I wanted it to be me thrusting my dick into your tight pussy, feeling you gush all over it. I wanted my mouth on your tits just like Shane had them last night. I wanted my face glistening with the proof that I was making you feel good. I want it all, so do not think for one moment that I wasn’t into it. Do not for one moment feel guilty because I could have stopped you. I just didn’t want to. In fact, I wanted to join so badly it took all of my willpower to sit back and watch. But I’m your bodyguard, and I worry that I’ll be compromised when feelings get involved. And I say when, not if, Jacinta, because you are the kind of girl that a man has feelings for. You’re not a throwaway or a convenient excuse to release a little tension. I’m distracted by the way you smile, the mischievous glint in your eyes when you tease your boyfriends, the fire in them when you argue with Cole, the sexy shake of your ass as you walk in front of me. I should be taking myself off your rotation and replacing myself with someone else.”
She shakes her head, ready to argue, but I rest a finger over her mouth. “But I’m not going to. I’m in deep, and although I may be distracted, these feelings make me even more invested in keeping you safe. I want to hear you moan my name, feel you writhe beneath me. I want to feel you strangle my cock with your pussy, and most of all, I want to spend time with you, talking about books and movies and going to dinner. You can’t do any of that if you’re hurt, and I don’t trust anyone else with your safety, so you’re stuck with me.”
I take her lips with mine, gently at first, but the minute her hands grip my shirt and pull me tighter against her, it becomes feverish. Groaning, I thrust into her mouth with my tongue, entwining them in an erotic dance. Her softness melts into my body as she becomes pliant in my arms. I want to throw my head back and roar like an animal, the primal feelings inside of me desperate to get out, but I feel the elevator slow, and for now, we need to be discreet. So I untangle her hands and pull away with one last soft kiss. Her breathing is shallow and ragged as the door opens to her floor.
There’s a couple waiting to get on, so I put my hand on her back. “After you, Ms. Summers,” I say professionally. Her eyes sparkle with desire, but she smiles serenely.
“Thank you, Riku.” She steps out, and I follow, allowing the couple to enter. I hear the door close behind us as we walk to her room.
“Oh, I do like it when you call me Ms. Summers,” she says under her breath.
“Your wish is my command, Ms. Summers.” I smother the smug grin that wants to break out across my lips and keep my face professional.I can do this.Last night and today are hardly the first time things like that have happened while on a job. But this is the first time I’ve been personally invested. It’s going to be hard to keep my hands to myself, but luckily for me, Jacinta is a fairly easy client.
Let’s hope that doesn’t change.
ChapterTwenty-Seven
Jacinta
I’m feeling relaxed and beautiful after my spa treatments with Hope. We had a nice time talking about all the people that attended the opening, and I told her about my date with Shane. I didn’t share any sex details or fill her in on my meeting with Ashton because although our employees are paid to be discreet, they can’t help but overhear what I’m saying while doing our treatments.
I leave the spa on my own. I told Riku to take some time off while I was at the spa, letting him know when I got back to my room. I mean, I couldn’t be safer in a hotel owned by my family, right?
On my way back to my room, I run into Cole in the elevator. I hadn’t seen him since the flight, and I avoided him during the opening party. But he was so busy doing the PR thing, it was an easy task.
“Oh, hey,” I say, surprised as I step in the elevator to go back to my room to change. Hope was meeting Dad, the girls, and Nana and Poppy for dinner at their hotel, and Harlow is still in sex seclusion with the boys. It’s lucky she’s already knocked up, or she’d be pregnant six times over.
“Jacinta. Hi. This is good timing, actually. I wanted to see if you and Ashton Lavington had spoken yet.” He pushes the button, and the doors close. I notice he’s selected the same floor as me. I hadn’t realized he was up there too.
“Ah, yeah. I have, actually. Funnily enough, he approached me.” I tell him about our conversation, leaving out all the details about him and Alex since that’s none of his business, but I do tell him why Ashton asked me to do what we’re doing.
“That’s horrible. Has he spoken to a lawyer about things?” Cole sounds disgusted by the fact that Ash’s grandmother is threatening him with his little sister’s life, so to speak.
“I think that although there may not be a lot of money left, she has a lot of sway in society.” I’d also wondered about how Ash can afford to live the lavish lifestyle he does if the family funds have dwindled that badly. I have to ask him when I see him next. I should know everything, right?
“Well, it works well for us then. This is a much better plan than the one I had, but I admit I was desperate,” he says ruefully. “I probably should have talked with Hope to start with. I just didn’t want to fuck up my first big obstacle on the job.” Wow, Cole actually sounds vulnerable and unsure, and I kind of like this side of him. But within a flash, it’s gone, and he’s all business again. “Now, you know you’re going to have to keep your relationship with the other three secret for now. We can’t have you looking like a slut.”
