Twisted (10 page)

"Sweet!  No offence, but I'm glad not to be stuck with
you two love birds and monster Maddie."

"Oh thanks, what am I chop liver?"

"Sorry, but Hunter is much more appealing to me.  Sorry
'bout your luck!"

I laughed at her snarky comments.  Typical Aliah. 
"Don't have too much fun without me," I nagged.

"I will," she said smiling, as I walked away.

I looked in Edwin's door before I knocked on it.  He didn't
respond.  He was working away and didn't even notice me when I stopped right in
front of his desk.  I knocked lightly on his desktop to get his attention, but still
his eyes were glued on his computer screen.

Putting both hands flat on his desk, I leaned toward him.  "Excuse
me Mr. Santora, can I get some attention here for a minute?"

Breaking his concentration at last, Edwin’s eyes glanced up
at me.  “Oh, Abby.  I didn’t see you there.”  He pulled some seemingly
invisible ear plugs from his ears.

"You almost done here?  The Southwind Inn awaits
us."

He looked at the clock.  It was 3:59.  "I’ve got one
more minute to go," he said smirking.

"Well on my watch, you're two minutes overdue."

He slammed the thick book shut on the papers he was marking
up and started clicking his mouse erratically.  "Do you think I could ride
with you?"

"Do you really have to ask?  Of course you can.  I told
Maddie she can ride with us.  The others have to work late."

He nodded his head as he shut down his computer.  "Works
for me.  As long as I've got you."

Edwin’s words never ceased to amaze me and his body was no
exception in the amazing department. When he stood from his manager's chair and
stretched out, his solid muscles flexed beneath his crisp white shirt.  I
turned away to stop the urge to go to him.  With one step closer to the door,
Edwin slung his laptop bag over his shoulder and caught up to me in three long
strides.  He turned off his lights and, with the blinds drawn, the spacious
room was now draped in heavy shadows.

"I told Maddie we'd pick her up at 5:00."

"Maddie can wait."  Edwin tugged me back inside and
leaned against me, plastering me to his bookshelf.  His kiss was hot, his eyes
intense, satisfying my naughty thoughts.

So much for that ice barrier I had put in place for myself at
work.  Edwin had melted it in two seconds flat.  I broke my mouth free from his
demanding lips.  "You're bad," I breathed.

"I know you like it though."  He nuzzled his nose
against mine and kissed me again, throwing all caution to the wind.

I pulled away from him again, terrified of getting caught by
any number of people.  "Why don't we take this party home?"

"Mmm, I like where you're going with this."  He
gripped me possessively and kissed me one last time before granting my release.

"I'll meet you at the truck.  I just have to grab my
purse."  I left his dark room first, feeling entirely exposed, my lips as pink
as my cheeks.  With fingers on my bottom lip, I glanced back in time to see Edwin
duck down the hall.  I want him so bad.

Edwin was already backing his truck up to the curb, when I
walked out the front door of the office.  He jumped out of the truck and beat
me to the passenger door.  "My lady," he said, opening the door for
me.

"Edwin!  Could you be any more obvious?"

"What?"

"Since when did you give me curbside service?"

"Since now!"

"I rest my case."

"Afraid of a little attention?  Let 'em stare.  You're
mine."

WHEN WE
GOT HOME from work, Edwin loaded all of our bags in the trunk before coming
back inside.  I was still up in my room, changing into something more
comfortable, travelling clothes.  Edwin swiftly climbed the stairs.  I glanced
out my bedroom door to catch a glimpse of him passing by.  My cheeks burned
scarlet when he appeared in my doorway and caught me staring, waiting for him. 
He stood there very still, his eyes frozen on mine, giving no indication that
he was leaving.  I stood by my closet, only half dressed in a fitted tank and
sexy panties, hugging my shorts to my chest.

"Mmm, look at you.  Delicious," he said on a gasp.

I smiled and chewed on my swollen lip.  "I've wanted you
all day Eddie."

His response seemed to confirm that he felt the same.  His
hands reached for his trousers and undid them before I could blink.  He came at
me fast, crashing aggressively into my body and lifting me off the floor. 
Instinctively, I wrapped my legs around him and kissed him with urgent
desperation.  He tugged on my clinging shirt and pulled it over my head with
one yank, his suit jacket already carelessly tossed onto the floor.

His pants dropped, a condom clenched in his teeth, as I
worked feverishly on his shirt buttons.  He made quick work of the last two
buttons, while I yanked off his tie.  Pressing me to the wall, his hand glided
down between my legs and he took a deep exhilarating breath.  "Oh
Abby."  He swiftly slid the condom on and yanked down the scrap that was
my panties.

I panted with excitement, the urgency growing as he touched
me with his hands, his mouth, his tongue.  When my back arched, my body begging
for more, he slammed inside me, his sculpted muscles pressing my buttons as he
mashed me like potatoes.

I hooked my hand around his neck demanding that he come
closer.  He complied and kissed me hard, slamming me into a realm of unexpected
bliss.  I grabbed onto my dresser clinging to reality, but when the low growl
rumbled deep in Edwin's throat, I was lost.  Combining his forces with gravity,
he drew me into the vortex of mind-blowing pleasure.  I threw my head back and
convulsed with pleasure.

"Yes," I wailed, wanton and breathless, recklessly pushing
Edwin over the edge.

After a moment of silence, I sighed with amusement, when I
realized how swiftly Edwin had taken me.  "That was fast!" I said, grinning
from ear to ear.

Edwin still had me nailed to the wall.  "What do you
expect when you do that to me?"

"Who, me?" I chimed, batting my eyelashes.

He flashed his charming smile and loosened his grip on my
hips.  After peeling me off the wall, he lowered me to the floor.  "I hate
to put my mitts in the oven and run, but I want to get in the shower before we
go."

I flashed him a sassy smile and swaggered daintily toward the
door.  "Get out of here then," I said.

I was done with him.  He was dismissed.  He smirked as he collected
his scattered clothes and took off to his room, covering his slick abs and
semi-erect body with the dangling fabric.

When I got to the bathroom I decided that, though our
encounter was sweaty and delicious, a shower wasn't a bad idea.  I leapt into
the stall as quick as I could, to beat out Edwin.  I hurriedly washed myself
then closed my eyes to rinse my hair.  I couldn't stop thinking about our sexy
rendezvous, but pushed all thoughts aside when Edwin joined me in the bathroom. 
Leaving the water running, I hopped out of the tub to switch him places.  I
rushed to my room, dressed as quickly as I could and hurried down the hall.

Edwin was still faster than me.  Fully dressed and standing
at the foot of the stairs.  "Do you mind if I drive?" he asked, staring
up at me.

What kind of question was that after what we just did?
 
It was like a hit and run.  I yanked my purse off its hook
and rummaged around for my keys.  I tossed them out to him, as I opened the
front door and walked out.  "Drive, if you want to drive."  The words
came out even colder than I planned.

Knowing how to press my buttons, "Well I am the man of
the relationship."  He knew that would get under my skin and I would have
to bite back.

I spun around, hands on hips, and squinted at him unamused.  "Relationship? 
You think what we just did constitutes a relationship?"

“Sure do.  You're stuck with me now baby!" he teased.

"Whatever.  We should probably figure out what's going
on here, before other people start filling in the blanks for us."

"I thought we did all the talking last night."

"Eddie, I can't take anything you say when we're having
sex seriously.  You'd tell me anything I want to hear to get laid."

"That's not true.  Well maybe a little... but that's not
what happened last night and you know it.  What are you so afraid of?"

Oh let's see… everything!
 
"I don't know," I said.

"Abs, you're overthinking it.  It's real simple.  You're
single.  I'm single.  We're both undeniably attracted to each other.  I may
even love you…" he added, smiling.

I folded my arms over my chest and gave him another narrowed glance.

"Okay…I do love you.  Do you really want to pass that
up?  I know it hasn't worked out in the past, but this is different."

"Oh?  And how is that?"

"We're older now.  I've got a solid job.  It's just
different."

He was right.  As annoying as it was, he was always right.  I
pushed aside my haunting womanly intuition and dropped my defences.  If
anything, the man made a good argument.

"You realize Maddie is gonna have a heyday with this,
right?"

"They will all know soon enough.  How they deal with it
is their problem."  He tugged gently on my arm, pulling me into his chest. 
He kissed me slow and sweet.  "Right now, I can't see any reason why I
wouldn't do everything in my power to keep you in these arms for the rest of my
life."

Oh my.  I love this man.

He kissed me again and we gazed contently into each other's
eyes.  A smile crept onto his lips then he gave me a wink and headed for the
driver seat of my car.  By the time my seat belt clicked, the car purred to
life, and we sped off to Maddie's house.  Passing the tree-lined city streets,
I daydreamed about us spending the rest of our lives together.

"Eddie?"

"Mmm, hmm?"

"I've been thinking.  Would you be opposed to saving the
news for later?  I really don't want to deal with Maddie's jibber jabber all
the way there."

"Suit yourself," he said.

"Are you mad?"

Edwin’s face remained neutral, as he pulled the car into
Maddie's driveway.  "I'm pretty sure she'll figure it out for herself, but
I'm all for waiting if that’s what you want.”

“Thank you.”  I slipped out the door and walked up Maddie’s drive.

Edwin eased his window down and whistled at me like a horny
construction worker, a huge smile plastered on his face.  I looked back at him to
roll my eyes, but I couldn't hide my smile.  Two knocks on her door and her
friend Samantha opened it, looking as posh as ever with her shiny, short dark hair.

"Come on in," she said.  "She'll be just
another minute."

I knew that meant Maddie would be at least ten, so I waved at
Edwin to come in.  I heard him cut the engine as I went inside, closing the
door behind me.  "I thought you’d be ready," I hollered to Maddie,
who was nowhere to be seen.

"Um, no," Maddie hollered back.

I looked to Samantha for an explanation of her visit.  “Moral
support?”

"She's just having a hard time picking out what bathing suits
to bring.  She's so concerned about what colour Hunter will like most.  She
told me it was an emergency."  Samantha rolled her eyes, seemingly
uninterested and impatient.

Maddie entered at the far end of the room with an arm full of
bathing suits strapped on her arm.  It looked like I would have to take it upon
myself to make a hasty decision before Edwin came in and had a bird.

"Well let's see 'em then," I said, waving at the
suits.

She instantly started flashing her hoard of suits to me. 
“What do you think?”

"Oh definitely the black one piece.  I love that one,” I
said.

“And the orange one too.  You look hot in it," Samantha
chimed.

"You think?"

Edwin finally walked in the front door, without so much as a
knock.  "Oh no, what did I just get myself into?" he asked wearily,
blocking his eyes with his hand.

"Don't listen to him.  Those are my favs by far," I
said.

"You think two will be enough?"

"Yeah for sure.  We're only going for a few days.  It
won't kill you to wear one twice if you need to," I said.

"It might," Samantha said sarcastically, knowing
Maddie all too well.

"Yeah.  I think I better bring one more, just in case,”
Maddie agreed.  “I hate wearing a wet bathing suit.  That's just nasty." 
Maddie cringed at the thought.  "Okay, so what other one do you think?  Maybe
this white one?"

Edwin dropped his hands in defeat, his eyes slanting toward
the skimpy, frilly white thing Maddie dangled from her fingers.   "Oh yes,
definitely that one!  And maybe Abby can borrow it for a night," Edwin
said with renewed interest.