Vacation (15 page)

Chapter
16

Easton

She fit perfectly against me, her body
so
incredibly tight and pliable as I rocked against her. The
fact that her ex-boyfriend had shown up in the club was honestly a little hard
to believe. He had to have planned them bumping into each other, or fate was
working overtime for the week.

I spread my fingers out wide across her
stomach as I rubbed myself against her. She needed to know how far beyond hot
she was. The fact that my body was almost shaking with need should have been
more than enough to remind her. She was a good girl, the kind of woman I could
take home and plan a future with, but she was hurting – a lot.

The tall guy who'd caused most of it
stopped in front of us and barked at me to move away from Vivian, as if he had
the right to demand anything from either of us.

She lifted her hand and pressed it to his
chest. "I don't want any trouble. Seriously."

"Then stop dry humping some dude
right in front of me. You're not a slut, Viv. Don't be one just to impress me.
It's not becoming." He swatted her hand from his chest angrily.

I tugged her behind me and moved up,
looking Jackson in the eye as our height matched up perfectly. He was almost
the same body type as me, but had a little more muscle than I did. Had to be
because he was still in college and I was living a busy-ass life.

Has
to be.

"Fuck off. No one's interested in
your attitude or the way you treat women. Find someone else to mess around
with. Vivian's mine, and I'm not going anywhere. You messed up. Live with
it." I straightened my shoulders and tilted my head just a little, making
sure he knew by my stance alone that I had no problem whooping his ass in the
middle of the dance floor. Vivian might not be ready to spend the night in
jail, but I was if it was necessary. My boss, Jon, was a brawler like no other.
He would understand if I called for help. So would my dad.

"Who are you, anyway? Vivian was just
in the grocery store crying her fucking face off over me on Sunday." He
pushed at my chest, and I moved closer to him as she tugged at my arm.

"Easton, please. I don't like
violence." She pressed her breasts to my arm and gave me a pleading look,
but I'd already gone too far. If I backed down, the bastard would think he'd
won, and he hadn't.

"I'm her new man. Leave her alone, or
I'll fuck you up." I turned and took her hand before walking toward the
bar. "Let's get out of here. Where's Casey?"

"I don't know. Let me look for
her." Vivian wrapped her hands around my hand and tucked herself against
my side, setting my body and heart on fire even more for her. She belonged
there beside me.

I paid our tab and turned in time to catch
a drink to the face. Whiskey stung my eyes, but I had very little doubt as to
who'd thrown the liquor at me.

"Don't tell me what to do, mother
fucker. This girl you think you've captivated isn't up for grabs. She's been
mine my whole life, and I'm not leaving here without her." He swung as I
turned slightly, grabbing his arm and pulling him into the bar top.

He hit it hard with his side and doubled
over about the time I uppercut his jaw, knocking the big brute onto his ass.
Bending down, I got in his face as he rolled onto his side.

"Don't come near her again, or I'll
make sure you don't get up for a few days. Got me?" I got in his face and
pressed my forehead to his, wanting to make sure he was more than aware of who
the alpha was between the two of us. My brothers had pulled this side of me out
on numerous occasions. I was comfortable delivering ass-
whoopings
when necessary, even if Viv didn't like it.

Standing, I realized that she'd moved away
from the drama in search of Casey. I followed after her and stopped beside her,
sliding my hand onto her lower back as she glanced back at me.

"I got a text from her that she left
already. I don't like it."

"She's a grown woman, and any man
would be an idiot to mess with her. Let me get the car and we'll get out of
here. You can try and call her on our way back over to the resort." I
leaned down and kissed her cheek. "Stay up here by the bouncer and don't
talk to your ex if he hobbles over here."

"Hobbles?" She lifted her
eyebrow at me. The pretty girl must have missed the whole show.

"Wait here." I ignored her
question and got the car, texting her to come out after I pulled up. I couldn't
help but appreciate how well her little black dress fit her as she walked
around the front of the car and got in quickly.

"She knows that I hate it when she
leaves somewhere without me." Viv let out a frustrated sounding sigh and
buckled up. "Just go back to La Mage and I'll check my room for her."

"Alright. I'm sure she's fine. Keep
trying to call her." I pulled out of the club parking lot and took my time
getting us back to the hotel. The crowds were thick, and by the time we got
back to the hotel, my desire and carnal nature were properly tucked away. The
massive amounts of adrenaline that flooded my system both due to my lust over
Viv and my anger over her ex emptied out, leaving me weary.

"Case, it's me. Please call me back.
Easton and I are back at the hotel, and I'm worried about you. I have my cell
phone with me. You know I hate it when you do this shit. Call me now,
please." Vivian dropped her hands into her lap as I parked in the front of
the resort and several valets rushed toward us.

"Let's get something to eat and we
can try to reach her again. You
wanna
change?" I
opened my door and moved to the front of the car, offering her my hand. I was
almost surprised that she took it, but she did. I used my grasp on her to pull
her close to me as we walked into the ornate lobby.

"Yeah, I'm hungry. Let's go to your
room and order room service. I'll go change in a little while. I want to find
my friend first." She moved us toward the elevator, pulling in front of me
a little, which afforded me a beautiful
sideview
of
her incredible body.

Even with my mind running in ten different
directions, my stomach tightened and my pulse picked up at the sight of her. I
couldn't remember another woman having such a strong sensual pull on me. We got
into the elevator and I pressed myself to the front of her.

"Give me tonight. I don't know what
tomorrow looks like, but eat dinner with me, laugh with me, let me make love to
you. Be that girl tonight that doesn't fall in love, but dives into lust."

"Are you that guy?" Her brow
pulled tightly as she reached up and brushed her fingers through my hair.

"Not at all, but I want to be him
just in case nothing becomes of this thing between us." I leaned down and
brushed my lips over hers as my fingers drug down her legs. "I'm not in
the penthouse anymore. Just a nice single bedroom. That okay?"

"Is there a fireplace?" She ran
her fingers over the swell of my pectoral muscle, playing with my nipple as she
watched me closely.

"Yeah, it's a big room. Tons of space
to chill out for an evening." I nipped at her mouth. "I wouldn't ask
if I didn't want it so damn bad."

"It?" She pushed at my chest
with very little force.

"You." I moved down to lick the
long column of her neck. "I want to know what you taste like, Viv. I know
it's not right, but I can't stop thinking about it."

Her breath caught, and I moved to press a
long kiss to her perfect mouth. My chest was aching with hard emotion by the
time the door behind us opened, and I moved out.

"Come with me." I extended my
hand to her. "Just for the night?"

"What if I want more than one
night?" She moved out of the elevator and took my hand, lifting it to
cup
the side of her neck. "What if this just hurts me
as much as everything else has lately?"

"Don't let it." I took her hand
and pulled her flush against me before dancing her toward my room. "Maybe
we're supposed to be more, but if not, why can't we share a night of pleasure
before you leave me?"

"Me leave you?" She smirked and
leaned against the wall as I worked to get the door to my room open. She was
classically beautiful, and I knew what a grand mistake it was going to be to
take her in my arms and make love to her.

"I'd never be able to walk away from
a woman like you should we decide on more than a night. I'm no fool."
Tears filled her eyes, and my heart broke in my chest.

"I don't know if I can do this. I'm
too broken right now." She pressed her hands to the doorframe as I walked
in.

"Then dinner and a nightcap. Nothing
more." I turned to face her and started to work on my shirt. "Kick
off your shoes and grab the menu."

"Dinner. Nothing else." She
walked in, pausing as if still trying to determine just how detrimental it
would be to let the door close behind her.

"Dessert has to be part of the deal.
We were accosted last time we tried. We'll make up for it tonight." I
chuckled, trying to soften the intensity between us. I wanted nothing more than
to strip her bare and spend the evening finding ways to hear her cry out my
name, but she was fragile, though I wanted to convince her that there was no
need to be.

Casey's words rolled over me and I ignored
them. I wasn't sure if I was ready to go 'all in' with someone, but I couldn't
pass up the opportunity to spend whatever remaining days I had left with
Vivian. She was too special to miss out on, sex or no sex.

"We were accosted because you drug us
down a dark alley." She kicked off her shoes as her shoulders sagged a
little. "I think you set that up to prove just how much of a superhero you
are."

She picked up the menu, and I moved in
behind her, wrapping my arms around her upper waist and pressing a kiss to the
side of her neck. "You think I'm a superhero?"

"Absolutely. Case does too,
remember?" She awarded me a sexy, soft laugh and pointed to the appetizer
platter. "How about this? Appetizers and desserts?"

"Anything you want." I kissed
her neck again. "I'm sorry about tonight. It was supposed to be fun."

"It was at times. Crazy shit just
keeps happening to me." She sat the menu down and turned in my arms,
surprising me a little by wrapping her arms around me. "My mother called
on Tuesday and said that she and my father are getting a divorce. He cheated on
her a few years back and she's been trying to forgive him since, but has
finally come to terms with the fact that she can't. She wants me to believe
that all men are cheating bastards. I just can't."

I slid my fingers through her thick, silky
hair and gripped it carefully as I studied her. "Not all men are like that,
Viv. Something tells me you already know that though."

"Why do you want to make love to me,
Easton? If you're anything like me, you know that you'll regret it in the
morning." She slid her hands over my hips and brushed the top of my ass,
causing my heart to skip a beat.

"I can't get over the fact that if I
don't feel you beneath me that I'll be missing out on possibly the greatest
adventure of my life." I kissed the tip of her nose. "It's stupid,
and selfish, but you turn me on so fucking much. I don't want to hurt your
heart though, and I'm not sure where I stand on commitment. My career is
everything to me and–”

She pressed her fingers to my lips and
nodded. "I get it. I don't need to hear it again."

I nodded and kissed her fingers before
moving down and capturing her lips with mine. She could push me away if she
wanted, but I prayed like hell that she wouldn't.

"Give yourself to me. Let me take you
and help heal what this asshole made you believe." I kissed her again
softly, studying her beautiful blue eyes as she nodded. Her next words set my
blood on fire and surprised the hell out of me.

"No being sweet or caring. If this is
just sex, let's make it just about sex," she whispered and tugged at the
edge of my shirt before pulling it over my head for me.

"No caring or kindness. Just
fucking..." I spun her around and tugged the zipper on her dress down,
needing to hurry in case she changed her mind. I'd dreamt of the moment for the
last few nights and nothing else. I wasn't letting the fantasy go again.
Pulling her dress over her head, I popped her perfect ass and pressed her upper
back. "Get on all fours on the bed and make sure you moan loudly for me,
okay?"

She nodded and climbed up on the bed, her
arms shaking slightly as she did as I told her to. I'd not seen a vision of
sensual beauty like her in all of my life. Her little black panties disappeared
into the curve of her ass, and her black bra left her breasts spilling out the
top of it.

I dropped to my knees and wrapped my arms
around the front of her thighs, pulling her back as I pressed my mouth to her
wet panties and groaned just before tugging them to the side and lapping at her
as if I were starving.

I only pulled back for a minute to tell
her the truth. "You're so beautiful, Vivian. So much more than I could
fathom having beneath me. Relax and enjoy me tonight."