Her skin came alive under his touch, exploring every inch of her body while he kissed her neck, making waves pool beneath her stomach. She writhed underneath him, paving the way for his torturous pleasure.
His lips left her neck and moved slowly downward, leaving kisses in their wake, making her go mad with anticipation. He took one tweaked nipple in his mouth, tasting then sucking on the budded flesh.His fingers trailed the center of her moist womanhood, making her cry out. A finger stretched her open, then two until she felt she couldn't take it anymore."Are you ready for me?" He asked out of breath. She nodded, pulling him in.Anna woke up with a start, feeling hot all over. It'd been months since she'd had such a vivid dream. Rubbing her eyes, she glanced around at the room, getting confused. The room was unfamiliar.Her fingers trembled and she felt her legs give way even on the very plush bed she was on. This wasn't right. Where was she? Where were her children? What had happened?She quickly sat up on the bed, on high alert as she pondered what to do next. Her head throbbed so much it felt like it would explode. The last thing she remembered was being in a house…making a delivery…Asher.She stared down at her clothes immediately and heaved a sigh of relief when she noticed they were still the ones she'd been wearing. Ok, so nothing had happened, she thought. Not like she had thought anything would happen, but still.While she sat recollecting her thoughts, the door swung open. A man formally dressed in what resembled a butler's uniform entered the room with a tray containing the most exquisite of fruits and snacks."The master instructed you had this before leaving." The man said, dropped the tray, and left.She didn't bother to ask him any questions. Skimming through her phone, she discovered it was six in the morning. Her grandmother and children would be worried sick. She quickly ate the breakfast as she was starving and snuck out of the house, hoping not to see Asher anywhere.When she got home, the door was unlocked and her grandma was making breakfast."I am so sorry Gran. I know I worried you and the boys. I went over to Gabby's and I didn't know when I slept off…" she began frantically and hoped her grandma couldn't tell she was lying about being at her best friend's."Oh, shush your mouth." Gran said, chuckling and waving her hand. "You didn't go over to Gabby's. You were out with some nice man who told me you were safe asleep with him. He sounded so refined.. I'm so happy for you, Annie!""What?" Anne asked, rubbing her eyes. What the hell? Hopefully, her grandma didn't know who exactly the 'nice man' was. "I wasn't…ok. I went to make a delivery and accidentally slept off. I've been so stressed lately."She knew it was useless lying to her granny, who had the perception of a detective and besides she knew she was a terrible liar at best."Delivery alright." Gran said, humming to herself. "I'm just glad you've met a nice man even if you won't admit it to me. He sounded so cool and polished on the phone, unlike that uncouth Trevor you're so hell-bent on bringing around.""Granny!" She wasn't surprised. Everyone around her hated her boyfriend Trevor for sole reason he'd cheated once before. It had been a mistake and he'd apologized. But no one else wanted to let it go."You know it's true. Anyway, I hope you don't plan on inviting him over tonight. It's their birthday and I don't…""It's today?" Anne mused. She'd forgotten the birthday of her children. "Oh my God. I'm going over to bake them a cake."Granny stared at her and shook her head.When Anne got to the bakery, she was surprised to see Jake already there. He'd apparently never stopped coming in. The bakery was spotless all thanks to him. Unfortunately there were no customers as usual, but seeing him improved her mood a lot.While mixing up the batter for the twins' birthday cake, they heard a chime at the door. Anne looked up expectantly, wondering if it was a customer and lit up when she saw Gabby and Lola, her best friends."Hi! It's been a while." She said, reaching out to hug them. "I just lied with your name to my grandma and you show up here, this is fate..""Yeah I know. She gave me the details this morning. About the twins' birthday and this new mystery guy.""Damn girl, tell us everything!" Lola said, playfully elbowing her.Anne groaned. So typical of her grandma to put her business out there, she thought."There's no one else except Trevor. She called and some client picked up my phone." She said, going back to prepare buttercream."You mean the same Trevor who's constantly cheating and yet you keep taking him back? The one who doesn't even know your kids exist?" Gabby asked, following Anne. Lola who was tired of their conversation stayed with Jake."Jeez. Won't you all just let this go? It happened once and I've decided to forgive him." She was exasperated. "And he doesn't know my kids exist because I haven't had the time to introduce them."Gabby stared at her a long moment, absorbing everything she'd said."Correction, you only caught him once. Who knows how many other times it could have happened. And you don't want to introduce them because you know he hates kids. What's your plan Anne? If you have any plans of forever with this guy, you have to let him know that side of you. Why would you be ashamed of those little angels.""I'm not!" She said, stamping her feet. "It's just not the right time. And this isn't either. You're stressing me out."The familiar chime at the door came again and chilled the air when Trevor walked in.Anne went out to meet him."Hi babe." Gabby rolled her eyes."Hi sweetie." He said, kissing her on the cheek. "I see you have an order. How about I help you deliver and you spend the night with me. It's been so long."Anne didn't know what to say. She had to stay to celebrate her kids but this was not the best time to tell him about them."I…I can't make it." She muttered, her eyes on the floor. "There's something…""Or someone? You've been avoiding me this past week and coming up with lies. If you don't want this stupid relationship then let me know and stop tossing me around. I'm not a damn child.""I haven't been lying. I've been so busy this past week. Try to understand, Trevor.""You say no one makes orders anymore, yet you're here with the whole gang making this big ass cake. I'm tired of being made a fool of. Don't blame me for anything I do to get some release." He said and walked out.Gabby coughed."Did anyone just see a red flag or was it just me?""This isn't funny." Anne said, walking back to her station."Um. Anne, you're gonna wanna see this. " Lola said, flashing her phone at Anne."Let me read the headline. Lady seen sneaking out of CEO Asher Ingram's mansion..."Anne took the phone and felt all the blood leave her face. There on the screen was a clear picture of her from that morning, doing exactly what the news article said she had been doing.Oh my God. This can't be happening." Anne muttered, trembling. "Calm down, girl. It's not the end of the world." Lola said, holding her shoulders. "Although the rest of the article says you're either a crazy fan obsessed with him or just some prostitute he's paying. I didn't know they were allowed to use such words.""Yeah." Jake said, finishing up the cake and giving Lola a look."Look at it this way. If this blows up and people recognize you, then it will be good for business.""That's not the kind of reputation I want to have. Anyone who sees that would assume I'm one of those cheap girls who sleep with millionaires." "Billionaire actually." Lola said and got a sour look from Gabby. "What? If you're going to say it then say it right. The man has a whole empire, several mansions, the most successful company in this state. I wouldn't mind if someone took a photo of me sneaking out. Like hell, I'd even do it myself. " "Don't pay her much mind. We all know Lola's a whore." Gabby sai
Asher was with his father again on one of those compulsory weekly visits he'd devoted for him, wishing he was anywhere but there, yet again. The old man's condition was worsening, and with it came his incessant demand that Asher have a son. The man was nothing but a pest, Asher thought, staring at the machine that kept his father alive. "I understand the problem, Asher. You don't think any woman is worthy. I don't either." His father spoke up, each word sounding like a sickly croak. "Like your sisters. They have been nothing but leeches to me, such regrettable investments." Asher was fuming. He didn't want a woman, because he knew a lot of them only wanted him for his money, but he would be damned if his father ever thought they were alike. His father hated women, even his daughters, so much that the only reasonable jobs in his company were never given to women. It was something Asher had begun to change and he was already seeing more female investors who had avoided the company b
His touch was feathery soft, a sharp contrast to his hard features. Beneath that exterior was a tender, almost vulnerable part of him she'd never seen before. He looked bad, well as bad as someone like him could possibly look. With his roughly tousled hair and stubby chin, he still looked better than any man she'd seen. "What do you mean?" She asked, frowning a little. This man had insulted her, she reminded herself. He stared at her for a long moment, without saying anything. He looked down to where both their hands were still entangled together, neither making any moves to remove it."I'll get the menu." She said and left as fast as she could.She sifted through a few of the piles of books she'd already been packing, in search of the menu when she felt a presence."I just wanna talk." He said, his voice deeper than usual, making her stomach turn. "About?" She answered as casually as she could. She was a bundle of nerves inside and she'd be damned if he even got as much as a whif
Anne gasped and covered her mouth with her hand. She'd thought they were safe when she'd pulled Asher into the store room with her, but the clear picture of both of them in the article which looked like they were making out, meant that those slimy reporters had gotten what they wanted. She couldn't let Trevor see this. He wouldn't understand. He already thought she was cheating, but with this article, it would be all the evidence he needed. Her heart pounded in her chest. It was from Times Arizona, the biggest news corporation in the city. Definitely, anyone who read that article would think she was just some clear shot golddigger who had managed to worm her way up to the richest billionaire in the state.She dialed the number Asher had used to make orders but the automated voice kept announcing he was unreachable. She was a mom for god's sake. Children in school were mean. Her kids had already been taunted in the past for not having a dad. She knew it would be worse if they believ
I didn't know he'd act that way, I wouldn't have brought him in…" Gabby trailed behind Anne, trying to apologize."Leave me the fuck alone. You were well aware of what you were doing." She knew her anger should not have been directed at her best friend, but when the tears threatened to give out, she knew she had to let out the emotions somehow, on someone. "What's happening?" Lola asked, reading the tension when they both got into the baking room. "Trevor came and…" "I don't want to talk about it." Anne cut her off. "There aren't a lot of people out there anymore. I think I can manage well on my own, you can all go home." "If there's something wrong you know you can always…" Jake began, coming closer."For god's sake I just want to be alone!" She screamed, shocking everyone within and outside the room into silence. One by one, everyone began to leave, no one wanting to get on her bad side. Everyone except Jake, who wouldn't budge. She left him, deciding it was best as long as he
When Anne had agreed to the trip to Disneyland, she probably hadn't been thinking straight. It was the middle of the day and California was hours away. She didn't know how it was going to go, but seeing Asher happily talking to her kids gave her such reassurance that she could take a break from obsessing over everything, since he was there. "Mommy, is uncle Ash our daddy?" Anne heard Danny ask and she felt her blood run cold. She'd suspected bringing the boys with their real father, with neither of them knowing it would probably be awkward, but she hadn't expected it to happen this early. Asher however did not look the least bit affected. His eyes were straight ahead, but his bulging cheeks belied the fact he was trying to hold in his laugh. "No silly!" Damien replied before she could say anything. "It's uncle Trevor." Anne mentally gave herself a facepalm. She'd assumed wrongly that Damien would somehow come to the rescue. "Could you tell me more about this uncle Trevor?" Asher
By seven in the evening, Anne had gone on just about every single ride there was to explore. Her excitement knew no bounds as she felt freer than she'd ever been in years. Asher was more than happy to see her in this position, especially as he was responsible for it. Of course he gave himself the credit. "I better go check on the boys." She announced and Asher frowned. "I'll call my bodyguard. He's still keeping watch over them." He said, bringing out his phone. Anne pouted. "If I didn't know better, I'd assume you were purposely trying to keep me away from my sons, with you." He smirked. "Well then, I guess you don't know better, because that's exactly what I've been doing." He said and groaned when she punched him in the chest. The phone call confirmed that his most trusted bodyguard still had his eyes on the boys who'd gone on to the next ride on his watch. He let him speak to Anne, who had to hear the voice of her children before she could relax. "Now can we go watch the pa
Asher didn't know which creeped him out more; the fact that Anne actually had a boyfriend or the fact that her supposed boyfriend who the twins had referred to as their father had just kidnapped the children. "What do you mean he's your boyfriend?" Asher asked, trying to keep the venom out of his voice. "I mean he was, or that's what I thought. We've been having problems and we never officially broke up," she said, looking like she was on the verge of tears. "but he's never done anything like this before." Asher walked forward, deciding to go further instead of standing to listen to the crap she would say next. He couldn't believe she'd let him do things to her, touch her all those times when she still had a boyfriend, but he couldn't believe even more how much it hurt him. The address bore the same name as the street they were on so they just had to find the number. Whomever this Trevor was, he was clever. Frederick had been his bodyguard for years and even though the man was get