Already fixing her mouth to say no, she didn’t get a chance when I stepped to her, lifting her chin with my fingers. Her pupils began to blow as her breathing shallowed. My eyes dropped to her lips as they parted, and all I could think about was the whimpers she made as I watched her succumb to pleasure in the hot tub.
“I can’t swim that well,” she spoke above a whisper, matching my lustful stare. The slight lick of her lips caused my dick to brick even harder. “That’s a lot of water to drink if I fall off.”
“Know that as long as you’re with me, I won’t let anything happen to you.” I slid my thumb across her bottom lip, causing her to quiver. “Plus, I’m a doctor, baby. Your life is in more than capable hands.”
Blinking slowly, she hung on to my every word and watched as I stepped away from her and walked over to the instructor to retrieve his last life jacket. Paying him extra to shut the fuck up about a disclaimer, I strapped it around her tightly, making sure she was okay. Once she was secured, I walked over toward the jet ski, sliding on first.
“Come here, baby.” I reached my hand out to her as I took my seat. I could see the nervousness written all over her face. “Remember, I got you.”
“I can’t believe I’m putting this much trust into you.” She sighed but did as she was told, taking my hand. Peering at me with scared eyes, she stepped down onto the side of the watercraft. “I’m not a reckless person,” she stated as she sat down. “I own a multi-million-dollar business, and I come from afamily where being responsible and level-headed is imperative. I said all of that to say, something about you makes me feel as if I can let go. It’s weird, but I trust you,Dr. McKnight.”
Pulling her back into my chest, I shifted my head to drop a kiss on her lips. I couldn’t stop myself if I’d tried. I had never, in my almost thirty years of living, kissed a woman this intimately. Blossom was driving me fucking crazy in ways I couldn’t put into words.
“JJ—”
“I thought we agreed that you would call mePapafrom now on.” I groaned, placing my forehead to hers. My heart felt as if it were going to jump out of my chest. Pulling her further back into my lap, I knew she could feel how hard she had me. Having her so close to me set my skin on fire.
“You’re driving me fucking crazy, Bloss Baby.” I shook my head and tried to free up the fog she’d placed in my mind. “Put your hand here, and don’t let go. Remember, I’m not going to let anything happen to you.”
Nodding, she gripped the handlebars tightly as I brought the watercraft to life. I gave her a quick rundown on what the left and right bars did, and she only nodded her acknowledgment.
“This is not that bad!” she called out over her shoulder as she held on. My hands were still on top of hers, but I let her to do the steering and revving. “Maybe I was being a little dramatic.”
Chuckling at her comment, I glanced around the ocean to make sure the rest of my family was doing okay. Malaya and Max were being their competitive selves, while Jamari was splashing Karlie with water. She was going to kill him once they were back on shore if he got her hair wet. Seeing Jax docking his jet ski with Stacy right beside him, I wondered where they were going. When I heard Stacy cheering, I turned back to see her jumping up and down and twerking.
“I know that’s right, friend! Ride that man!” she yelled as she cupped her hands around her mouth. “I mean, the wave. Ride the wave, girl!”
“Oh my gosh!” Blossom groaned, shaking her head in embarrassment. “I am so sorry, JJ.”
“Don’t be…” I removed my left hand from the handlebars and gave her thigh a small squeeze. She wasn’t expecting it, just like I wasn’t expecting her to jerk the jet ski. “Relax, baby girl.”
Not wanting to chance our lives, I decided to leave her alone until we were back on land. The movement confirmed that while I had made her come, she wasn’t one hundred percent comfortable with me. I shooed my thoughts away, knowing it would come in due time. We rode for a few more minutes before she wanted to go back to shore.
“That was so fun!” She cheesed as I helped her out of the life jacket. “Looks like the list of things I owe you just got longer.”
“I’m actually ready to cash in,” I replied, stepping to her as I gripped her waist. “Have dinner with me tomorrow night. We can have it at the resort. Meet me near the big fountain at eight.”
For a moment, I held my breath waiting for her to answer. I wasn’t technically asking, but Blossom didn’t know me well enough yet to understand my words were a command and not a question.
Smiling slowly, she let me out of my misery. “See you tomorrow,Papa.”
Standing on her tiptoes, she placed a lingering kiss on my cheek before pulling away. I stood back, hands in my pockets, watching her and Stacy as they giggled like schoolgirls and walked across the beach.
“She’s pretty.” Karlie was the first to approach me once they were gone. “Too bad she doesn’t know she’s just another notch on your belt.”
“Who said I wanted to fuck the girl?” I raised a brow at her, causing her to give me her “nigga please” look. “I mean, she’s fine and all, but I’m chilling, sis. Besides, so the fuck what if I did wanna fuck.” I folded my arms and mugged her. “I’m single as hell.”
“That might be true…” Jax spoke, placing his left arm across my shoulders. “But not everyone has gotten the memo.”
Nodding his head to the left of us, I locked eyes with a pissed-off Sheena. Angling my head at her, I held her stare. Growing tired of seeing that I didn’t give a fuck about her attitude, she shook her head and walked off. No matter what she said or how she felt, I was going to do what I wanted at all times. Sheena was not my girl, and if I decided to fuck Blossom on the beach and sell tickets for others to view it, she would be in the front row with her desperate ass.
Sheena could either deal with our arrangement or get the fuck on. It didn’t matter to me either way, but I was getting tired of having to remind her of her place. I was trying my hardest not to introduce her to Slash, but that nigga was anxiously waiting to meet her, and something was telling me she eventually would.
“Mom,I’m on vacation, and the last thing I want to do is sit on this phone and talk about TJ.”
I frowned as I propped my phone on the bathroom counter. Fresh out of the shower, I felt as if I could conquer the world. I was so relaxed, and the last thing I wanted to do was listen to my mother talk about how I needed to forgive TJ. I didn’t know how many times I needed to tell her that he was a lying, cheating bastard for her to leave the situation alone, but because she was my mother, I’d continue trying to reason with her instead of saying what I really wanted to say.
My mother wasn’t the only one trying her hardest to recouple TJ and me; he himself was having the hardest time accepting the fact that he and I were over. From blowing up my phone todropping by my townhouse unannounced, he was beginning to get on my nerves. He needed to focus on his job and his issues with his girlfriend, Lisa, and leave me the hell alone.
