First update of 3rd August. The second update is ready. But I won't publish it until I get the gems—lots of them for River Brown and hashbrown. Otherwise, you might miss their kisses! ;-)
She didn’t wait and hurriedly scurried to a side of the living room. She turned around and found him coming after her with a predator look. It was the same look she witnessed when he was following her in the Emerald Hotel the first day. She didn’t know much about the house, and her survival instincts took her to a hallway. There were several doors there and one of them was the most huge one. She emptied one hand by pushing the potatoes in her mouth and opened the door. It seemed like a garden. Without a backward glance, she had stepped into it. Marwick's laughter filled the hallway as he saw where she was heading and followed her into the garden, enjoying the chase. River had taken off the slippers and was running bare feet on the soft grass, feeling the coolness under her feet. She glanced back to see Marwick gaining on her and giggled, picking up her pace. "This time you can't escape me, Bella!" he called after her, his voice filled with amusement. River turned to face him, a
“If couples want to get intimate, they must do it in their bedroom!” Gerald spoke strolling to the door not caring if they were following him or not and River gritted her teeth to avoid smiling. Marwick was walking beside her, but he too was trying to look a little aloof. River couldn’t help it and hit lightly on Marwick’s shoulder. He remained serious when he pushed her aside playfully. Poor Gerald was still talking about something, but all River had on her mind was Marwick’s taste on her lips and how he slid his tongue inside her mouth and how… Ouch! She scrunched her nose when she bumped into Gerald. She didn’t have any idea when these two men stopped walking.They were now standing in the living room and were looking at her. “What?” she asked them in confusion. “He is asking about how you are doing. He wants to know about your health,” Marwick told her straight-faced, “But I don’t know… what you are thinking. Care to share?” Marwick raised a challenging brow, but River could
As Marwick leaned in to kiss her, River's heart skipped a beat. It was a tender and unexpected gesture, leaving her momentarily breathless. Before she could fully process the sweetness of the moment, they heard Gerald's voice behind them. "I guess you should have told me this, silly," Gerald teased behind them, and River saw Marwick groan and close his eyes. It was clear that Marwick didn't have any plans for Gerald to find this. Maybe because Gerald was getting to know more than what Marwick intended to allow. She felt her cheeks flush with embarrassment as she pulled away from Marwick, trying to regain her composure. This was the second time today that Gerald caught them kissing red-handed. "Gerald, it's not what you think," she stammered, her voice betraying her own emotions. Gerald looked at Marwick, "Something fishy. Huh. What's going on here?" he asked, his tone playful. "Who are you, man?" he had a teasing grin on his face, and it was making Marwick more defensive. He sigh
They were having dinner on the balcony of the first floor. She was craving a restaurant styled rare steak. So, Marwick got it made by his chef. “So, what’s your education?” Marwick asked her when Greta arranged the table for them. “Graduation,” she said a little uncomfortable by the question. “Any siblings?” he asked her and started cutting her steak into bite-sized pieces. “Come on. I am not a toddler,” Ignoring his question she laughed but he kept doing his job. “You can’t give this much stress to your hand.” He said and placed the plate before her. They both were dressed casually, in sweatpants and sando shirts. The weather had taken a one eighty degree turn and was a little humid now, but it sometimes used to turn chilly without warning. “You didn’t answer me.” He remarked not looking offended, but his sharp eyes were on her face now. She was not telling about her siblings. “I just did. I told you, I am a graduate.” She said and got busied with her steak. He kept looking a
River had to face disappointment because of Gerald’s call. She was about to have this romantic and intimate moment with Marwick until he gave him the idea to take her along. She finished the cold dinner with Marwick and stood up from her seat. “Won't you have more wine?” he offered her and tried to divert his gaze when she stretched up her arms and gave a good show of her belly button. “Nah. I am too excited to have anything,” she dropped her arms to her sides and offered him, her hand. “Excited about what?” “Going to Africa! Gerald just told you that we both should go there. And I also find it practical. It's so sweet of him for sending us there, together.” “Gerald is NOT sending you there, River. He just gave a suggestion!” “Oh, I see. Still!” she forced an overly cheerful grin, “We need to do a few preparations, Marw!” she said before pulling him up. Marw? Did she just call me… She was overly excited while walking to her room, holding his hand. “There is so much to do.” Sh
His eyes lazily traveled from her thigh to her chest which was heaving by now and then reached up to meet her eyes. “When you were disguised as a boy, how you managed to hide them?” he asked her, and she looked around in confusion. “Hide what?” “These,” he tilted his head to look at her assets behind her blouse. “Oh,” she looked down and felt her cheeks turning red. “You haven’t gotten anything that is boyish. How could I miss those all this time, Bella,” his velvety voice purred near her, “I am such a fool.” She was not looking at him and was gazing down at her lap. Until she felt his finger under her chin, “Eyes up, Bella.” She tried to stifle the nervous giggle about to leave her mouth and made an attempt to divert his attention from her bo*obs, “Umm. Is there a room in the plane too? Like you have changed your clothes.” She chewed her lower lip looking for more words, “Nice try!” he smirked, “Yeah. There is a cabin with an attached bath,” he murmured, unconsciously making c
Marwick saw her walking ahead of him excitedly and he could not contain the smile. She seemed so excited and so full of life that he did not know how to control his desire for her. The worst thing was she already knew about it. She was aware he was keeping her at a distance. She had felt the burning desire when she was sitting on his lap. He had had his fair share of flings too. But the guilt after marrying her didn’t let him enjoy his life. His close ones kept telling him not to take it on his heart. But he couldn’t do it. Those azure eyes behind the veil kept haunting his nights. The little she-devil was taking advantage of him. She wanted his closeness, his touch. “F*uck!” he cursed under his breath. Just thinking of her was enough to make him hard. “Oh, good, God” he heard her voice laced with enthusiasm when they entered the villa his company had rented for them. “This is so beautiful!” she came to him running for a hug and all could Marwick do was wrap his arms around her.
“Hello, there,” she had just stepped outside the cottage when she heard a familiar voice behind her. “Jeff?” she waved and fixed her dark glasses on her nose, “I guess you followed me?” “Yes. It's my duty not to let you go all alone.” When she just nodded and didn’t budge from her place, he just threw a sheepish smile at her, “Look. I know you must be exasperated. But please understand I am not on vacation here. I am still on duty. I swear I won't let you know or feel that you have got company.” River kept looking at him and then nodded in understanding, “Fine!” She turned on her heels and started walking. Right now, she didn’t have any plans to enjoy the sea. She was just here to walk on the sand. Water could be enjoyed later with Marwick once he would be free. Their cottage was in a great location as compared to others. It was all power of money. She thought with a sigh. As River strolled along the sun-kissed beach, she spotted a perfect spot under a colorful beach umbrella.