ROMANCE: Billion Dollar Question (BWWM Billionaire Bad Boy Romance) (African American Alpha Mail Order Bride New Adult) (43 page)

Vadim kissed her slowly building up speed with each small movement. His hands trailed over her thighs through the pajamas she was still wearing. He stood rising easily from his chair and lifting her with him. Maria wrapped her legs around his body and kissed him harder. The act wasn't Vadim's greatest show of strength, but it was the sexiest to Maria.

Vadim lay her gently on the bed without breaking the kiss. His fingers trailed up and down her sides and she sighed in pleasure. He thrust into her grinding against her. While she was asleep he had changed on the plane and was back in his suit. The material felt delicious as it ground and pressed against her.

Vadim stood up long enough to take off his tie. He lay it across the back of an expensive armchair and his belt followed. Then he was on her again. He kissed her neck nibbling the sensitive flesh there. She ran her fingers through his thick hair and bucked up against him.

“Such an eager wild cat,” he whispered in her ear and kissed down to her collar bone. Vadim's hands inched under the hem of her shirt and over her stomach. Maria arched her back offering him her perky nippled breasts. Vadim hungrily accepted the invitation. His thumbs brushed quickly across her nipples as his hands slid into place. His large strong hands cupped her breasts laying his claim on them.

Maria looked up into his steel gray gaze and sighed in pleasure. His touch was waking desires she had long since forgotten she had. Vadim flashed her a hungry look before lowering his head and placing a kiss on either of her nipples. His mouth was warm and his breath teased her making her hungry for more. Vadim's tongue flicked across the tip of one of her nipples She drew in a sharp breath of pleasure that drew out into a happy sigh.

Vadim sucked her perky nipple into his mouth and she tugged at his hair. Moving beside of her his hand found its way between her thighs. He touched her through the thin fabric of her pajamas and a small moan escaped her lips. Slowly she turned to her side to face him and his mouth claimed hers in a hungry kiss. The kiss broke just long enough for Vadim to make quick work of pulling Maria's shirt off over her head. His own shirt soon followed.

His hands moved over her thigh and then pulled her leg over his hip. Reaching between their bodies he touched her again. His fingers were soft and nimble quickly finding the spots that made her squirm. They lingered against her teasing, touching, and delivering a promise that Maria was going to make damn sure he kept.

Reaching between them, she undid his fly freeing his thick and now fully hard and throbbing organ. Slowly, she wrapped her fingers around his smooth shaft and gave it a gentle squeeze. Vadim's eyelids fluttered and his breath hitched.

“It's sexy when a woman can give as good as she gets,” Vadim whispered and slid his fingers between her lower lips. The thin cotton of her pajamas moved beneath his fingers allowing his to touch her through the material. His fingers slid across the peak of her already aching clit and she trembled in pleasure. Bit her lower lip she began to stroke him.

Soon, their hands were moving in sync and their hips rocked in the beginning steps of a dance that was as old as time itself. They were lost in the pleasure of exploring their bodies, but Vadim's gaze never left hers. There was something softer in his eyes tonight. Something much softer in his expression than she had ever seen before. Was this when Vadim let his walls down? During lovemaking?

“You are so wet,” Vadim whispered in her ear.

“For you,” she said leaning her head against his shoulder and squeezing him again.

Vadim moved away from her leaving her feeling abandoned for just a moment before turning her onto her back. He kissed down her torso leaving behind a road of desire. Without hesitating he pulled down her pajama pants and panties in one swift motion. Maria gasped at the sudden exposure, but spread her legs inviting him into her.

Vadim stripped off the remainder of his clothes and knelt between her parted ebony thighs. He kissed her inner thighs teasing her as he worked his way to the core of her desire. Maria arched her hips inviting him to taste her, but Vadim took his time. He kissed and licked her lower lips before parting them gently with his skilled fingers. His tongue darted between them licking at the juices of desire pouring from her body.

Finally, his tongue twirled around her swollen and aching clit sending bolts of pleasure zipping through her body. She tensed and relaxed as her body drank in the sweet soft torment of Vadim's tongue. It twirled around her aching pleasure nub again and again until she was sure it would send her over the edge. Vadim stopped just short of doing just that. Maria arched her hips, wiggling them to invite him in for more.

This time, it was his fingers that probed into her. Her body contracted around them, squeezing, again and again as he touched her gently working his way slowly up to her sweet spot. His thumb slowly massaged her clit as his fingers worked to bring her close to the edge again. Maria bucked up into him, grinding against his tongue and fingers and gently tugged at his hair.

Just before she came, Vadim began kissing slowly up her torso again. She reached out to take hold of his member again, but he shook his head.

“If you touch me with those soft hands we'll never get to the main course,” he panted kissing her neck.

“Then I want you inside of me right now,” Maria moaned grinding against him.

“My pleasure,” Vadim said.

Maria reached between their bodies and guided him into her. She gasped in pleasure as his tip forced its way into her folds opening her and thrilling her. Her body trembled as Vadim began rocking his hips and slowly sinking into her. The delightful sensation of fullness spread over her body and her toes curled into the sheets.

Soon, their bodies found their shared rhythm and Maria wrapped her legs around Vadim. He thrusted slowly into her kissing her neck and nibbling her earlobe. She clung to him as pleasure shook her body and took over her mind. Each long slow stroke he made into her felt even more delicious than the last. Doubts tried to creep in about how many women Vadim had been with, but she brushed them aside. None of it mattered. Nothing mattered except the fact he was with her now and how good it felt felt to be connected to him so intimately.

“I'm close,” Maria panted.

“Look into my eyes as you orgasm,” Vadim whispered.

Maria blushed, but locked her eyes to his as her body began to twist and bend in pleasure as the climax she'd been seeking all night finally overtook her. Her long fingernails dug into her shoulders as her body tossed in pleasure. She contracted around his organ as his thrusts became quick and shallow.

Vadim let out a moan of victory and Maria felt his seed explode inside of her. It was only then she realized that caught up in the moment, she hadn't thought about condoms or other safe guards. The doubts and worries fled from her mind as soon as Vadim claimed her mouth in another passionate kiss.

That night, she fell asleep with her head on his chest still nude and lost to the bliss of post-coital cuddling. The last thing she remembered before sleep pulling her under was Vadim kissing her on the top of the head.

Chapter 4: Reunion

Vadim sat alone at a cafe. An untouched espresso sat in front of him. His mind was still on the case that had been closed over two months ago. It always had amazed Vadim that all it took to get the American police to do their job was to shoot someone in the leg. Robert Edmund and his cronies had been behind bars before the week ends. What a week that had been though. He knew Venice would never look the same again.

He hadn't seen Maria since the plane landed on American soil and they went their separate ways. He had since kept a small guard on her apartment without her knowing. There was something about Maria that he hadn't been able to forget. Vadim wasn't used to being haunted by beautiful women, but Maria had stuck to his mind and he couldn't shake the memories of her.

Little things about her would crawl into his mind while he was on the job and that was quickly becoming dangerous. At night, his dreams were haunted by the ebony beauty. Her laughter rang through his head in the moments of silence that were once his solace from the world.

On several occasions, he had considered calling her, but had held himself back. Once he tried to distract himself with the company of another woman, but it was useless. He had bid her goodnight after dinner unable to fallow through with his plans to purge his mind of Maria.

Vadim didn't like to admit attachment to anyone, but Maria had broken through her walls. She was strong and tough and he liked that in a woman, but she was still a woman. The combination of her strength and Independence mingling with the softness she had provided for him in Venice had sealed his fate. 

For weeks, he watched her from afar. Then two days ago, the guard he had following had reported a rather suspicious trip to the drug store. He was still unaware of the results of the little blue box, but he had no question that if it had shown a positive result, then the child in question was his child conceived in love from their time in Venice.

He had decided to wait three days before calling Maria. He could only imagine how she must have felt walking into the pharmacy alone and then later at home taking the test that would determine such a big part of her future. It had crossed Vadim's mind that Maria may not want to keep the child. In that case, he was more than ready to take on the responsibility of being the sole provider to the child. He didn't think Maria would be the sort of woman who could walk away from her child, but Vadim liked to be prepared for all possibilities.

In the pocket of Vadim's blazer set a small black box. The outcome of the test changed little and it certainly didn't change the way he felt about Maria. He was in love and not about to turn away from what he wanted. He glanced at his watch. It was almost time to see her face to face instead of dreaming about her or watching her from afar.

Late last night, she had called him just as he was settling in for the night with a glass of wine brought back from their trip to Venice. Each sip since his return had tasted of her lips. Maria hadn't bothered with small talk, but instead insisted she needed to speak to him and invited him out to coffee for this afternoon. He had played his part well and pretended to question her safety and if she were having more problems. His guards had assured him that his lady was safe, but Maria didn't know that. She had assured him she was okay and then they made plans to meet.

Vadim's lips curled into a soft grin when her cherry red convertible pulled in across the street. The top was down and he could hear her soft rock music floating into the cafe. She looked nervous, but happy too. It was a strange feeling to have someone's happiness be contagious from such a distance. He made no secret about watching her exit her car, lock it up, and cross the street. His eyes drifted over her body that he knew so well and then back up to her stomach. Did their future child currently rest nestled inside of her? Vadim certainly hoped so.

He rose to his feet and opened the door for her. Her eyes lit up as he pulled her into an embrace and buried his face into her hair. He took a deep breath inhaling her scent that he had missed so much.

“It's good to see,” he said taking a step back.

“I hope you still feel that way after you hear what I have to say,” Maria laughed nervously.

“Come, let's sit,” Vadim said wrapping his arm around her shoulder and leading her back to his table.

“I'm not sure how to say this,” Maria said sitting down. “So I'm just going to come right out with it. I'm pregnant, Vadim, and you're the father."

Vadim smiled at her as she waited for him to reply. She definitely had the beautiful glow of a woman expecting a child. It was a sight he could grow accustomed to seeing every single day for the rest of his life.

Reaching across the table, he took her hand and entwined his fingers through her. Her small hand trembled in his as she waited for him to say something.

“You know what this means right?”

Maria shook her head.

“It means we have a lifetime of beautiful possibilities in our futures.”

Confused Maria blinked up at him.

“Well, we do if you agree to share them with me,” Vadim chuckled and reached inside of his blazer. Pulling out the ring box, he flipped it open one handed and set it down between them. “Do you know how you haunt a man?” he chuckled. “Since we've gotten back, I haven't been able to think of anything except for you. Maria Hall, I want nothing more to spend than to spend the rest of my life with you raising our child and enjoying the good life. Now, I know without you the good life isn't real. Will you do me the honor of being my wife?”

“Yes, Vadim,” she smiled and leaning across the table met his mouth in a passionate kiss.

“This is the beginning of something beautiful,” he whispered to her when the kiss broke.