-Leia-After the other night’s disaster, I’ve decided not to jump to any kind of conclusion when it comes to Christian. I burnt my goddamn fingers and was left to suffer without talking things through with a man I know is good for me.He might have a history, but that’s just it, right? Everyone says he’s changed, my mom likes him, he’s hard-working and doesn’t lie to me. I know it’s just my insecurities speaking, but what does Christian even see in me?The tabloids always have him with skinnier women than me, tall blondes, or brunettes who have legs for days. Women who wake up looking like they’ve stepped out of a magazine. Not someone with red hair, a little pouch on her belly, and boobs that gives her backaches. What’s so special about me? “Stop it, Leia,” I chastised myself for the third day already. “He wants you; he’s shown how much he wants you, not them!”And his texts…gosh his texts warm my heart, while his selfies warm my lady bits. I knew Christian could be naughty, but ho
-Leia-I visit my sleeping mom again when I’m done with work. She’s been sleeping most of the time and apparently, it’s all the meds for the pain they have her on. Why is she in so much pain now, though? Are the treatments not working?After saying goodbye, I walk out to the waiting car, but then someone calls out my name. I turn to see Oliver running towards me, his blonde hair moving as if he’s on a TV ad for Maybelline. “Hey, long time no see,” I remark when he comes to a stop. “Have you been well?”He smiles. “I’ve been great, love, but I need to speak with you about your mother,” now my heart is trapped in a fist and it’s growing tighter as the seconds tick by. “Is something wrong?” Oliver sighs and pinches the bridge of his nose between his thumb and forefinger. “Lydia is refusing to take the new treatments,” he says and just like that, fate drops a bucket of ice-cold water on me.“What? What do you mean…Why is she refusing them?”“I think that’s something you need to discuss
-Christian-After Leia’s call, I immediately packed and got my private jet ready. There’s no time to sleep when my woman is on the other side of the world feeling shattered. I can always sleep on the flight over, but for now, she needs me.Just a few more minutes before we land, just a few more minutes before I see her again.This will always be an issue until I have my company be an established name, and while I used to love jet setting, now I can’t stand it. I want to go to work and come home to my wife, have dinner with her, and listen to her talk about her day. I want the small things with Leia, but I can’t right now while my company is still fledgling.But, I will always drop whatever I am busy with just for her and this thing with her mother is tearing her apart. As much as I know it hurts Leia, I also understand where Lydia is coming from. My mother was tired of everything, too, and when she heard nothing further could be done, it came as a relief to her. She wanted the pain t
-Leia-I wake up and stretch, then abruptly stop when I feel a hard body against me… not only that but the thick length of a cock against my butt. That’s when I remember Christian is home. The shower, the washing, the talking, and making plans to take my mom abroad. It wasn’t a dream, he was really here!Grinning, I snuggle more into his embrace, until I hear a groan. “If you wiggle your ass any more than that. I’ll have to do something about it,” Christian says in a voice thick with sleep.“Ha, can't do anything without sorting out that morning breath, Mr. Moore, and I won’t kiss you while mine is rank as well,” I say and I’m about to get out of bed when he pulls me back and gets on top of me.There’s a naughty grin on his face, but he doesn’t say anything…he just nudges my legs open and moves lower.My eyes widened, knowing I'm not wearing panties. “Christian-!” but he shuts me up by running his tongue up the length of my folds. I moan and arch my back from the bed, but he holds me
-Christian-Her smile right now is intoxicating; watching the way she interacts with her mother, her laugh, the way her eyes light up when her mother holds her hand… I would do anything to chase this feeling over and over.Lydia’s clinic finally said yes to the trip; after I told them I would hire two full-time nurses and assured them Lydia would be fine, they relented. Well, Leia told them, not me. She wanted to do it herself.So here we are, on our way to one of the hotels my father owns on the first stop of our vacation. At first, Lydia refused to go, saying it was a waste of time, but she came around eventually. This trip means a lot to Leia since her mother’s decision, so I’ve decided to spare no expense to see both of them happy.When we walked into our hotel room, Lydia gasped and placed a hand over her heart. “Oh, this is beautiful, Christian!” she exclaimed with nothing but wonder in her eyes as she stared over the night skyline. “You truly didn’t need to do all this.”I sho
-Leia-You would think I’d get used to my mother dropping bombs on me, but right now I am more pissed off than hurt.“Why?!”“Leia, calm down-”“No!” I exclaim, shaking my head at both Christian and my mother. “No, I want to know why you’re cutting your vacation short. We haven’t even left for Greece yet!”My mother looks down at her hands in her lap and one of her nurses takes her hand and gives it a squeeze. “I’m tired, Leia, and I want you two to have fun without worrying about me all the time.”I shake my head. “Mom, this vacation is so we can spend time with you before… before…” I can’t bring myself to say it and a sob chokes me up. “You can’t leave!”I feel Christian’s arms around my waist and lean into him without even thinking. He’s become my rock lately, always there when I need him, and I’m starting to worry if he’ll ever get sick of me. That would just be the icing on this ruined cake called my life, wouldn’t it?My mom gets to her feet and I reach out for her. “No, please,
-Leia-I suck in a breath, in awe at the beautiful view in front of me. Aspen is gorgeous, I’ve always wanted to come here ever since I was a little girl, but never thought I’d ever get the opportunity. Now I’m standing on Christian’s private airstrip, overlooking the vast snowy dips and falling in love with the sight. “This is just…wow…” I trail off with my hand on my heart.Christian chuckles and kisses the side of my head. “You like?”“I love!” I squeal, jumping into his arms. “This is perfect, Christian, thank you!”After Paris, I didn’t expect to feel like this, especially with my mother leaving for home. Just feeling happy now makes my heart clench with guilt, but I know she would have wanted me to enjoy this time with Christian.“Well, wait till you see the cabin,” he whispers into my ear and takes my hand. “I had it cleaned out and stocked yesterday, so we won’t have to go anywhere for a while. Oh, and it has a fireplace, too.”A tingle shoots up my spine at that promise and
-Christian-Leia is dressed in a skimpy little silk PJ set while I’m wearing a t-shirt and boxers, whipping up a stir fry.“I still can’t believe you can cook,” she says, leaning over the kitchen counter with a glass of red wine in her hand. “Why don’t you cook for me at home?”“Well, if you remember correctly, I’m barely home to even cook for myself,” I say while cutting up the chicken breasts. “But if I have some time off, I’ll gladly cook for you.”That smile on her face is everything and guilt rears its ugly head as I know when I get back, we’ll barely spend time together. My company stocks are stable again, but that doesn’t mean we’re still not the subject of sabotage.“Thank you, Mr. Moore, I’d love that,” she says before getting to her feet and walking to the windows overlooking the snow-dusted mountaintops.If I knew she loved this place so much, I would have brought her here sooner. The absolute wonder in her eyes is another favorite of mine, I need to see that more often so