“I’m sorry, Mandi. I just wasn’t thinking clearly. I have my mind on business, and I know that for you this trip isn’t about business. It’s about experiencing Rome and having some fun. I truly am sorry about that and will make some efforts to turn off my business switch a bit more. Deal?”
Mandi smiled, instantly forgiving Sergio and being ready to move forward. If there was one thing she knew is how challenging it could be to switch gears when you were a focused person. “Deal. Now let’s get this business pleasure adventure started, shall we?” Mandi gestured for the front door, and Sergio went and picked up her bag to take it out to the car.
Chapter 7
While Sergio put the bag into the trunk of his Jag, Mandi locked the gallery door. By the time she was done he was back holding his arm out for her to take. He guided her over to the passenger side door and opened it up, helping guide her into the low riding plush leather seat that was meant for her. He couldn’t help but think that there’d never been anyone quite so appealing and provocative in that seat before.
Mandi’s sleek sexy body and long legs looked smooth and silky, making Sergio long to touch them even if it was an “accidental” brush. Her mini skirt was as short as it could be without revealing too much and Sergio wondered exactly what type of lingerie she wore under that skirt. She was dressed to tease and the silk blouse that she wore on top clung in all the right spots, accenting her ample breasts and flat stomach.
Sergio felt himself starting to get hard as he imagined what it would be like to tear open that blouse and suck on her breasts, while hiking up her skirt to caress her soft folds with his twitching fingers. He was used to having sex on a regular basis, but since being cuckold by Olivia, he had placed his needs aside, while focusing his drive into his work. Now he felt the similar but more intense arousal go through him as he reached across Mandi’s breasts to buckle her in. It was like white hot electricity shooting through him as he tried not to brush against her succulent mounds, already visibly erect underneath her paper thin bra and blouse.
The night before had been rather interesting for Sergio. Seeing Mandi as a grown and matured woman had thrown him off guard. The dress she wore was stunning, elegant, yet sexy enough to get him to see her in an entirely new light other than his sister’s best friend, but as a woman he’d like to sexually explore. It apparently had the same effect on the rest of his BBBBC friends. Everyone there was interested in having Mandi that night and no one bothered to hide their desire to bid on a date with her and win. Olivia’s attempts to bid on Sergio with Benjamin’s money had actually ended up working brilliantly because it instantly angered Sophia and whether she realized it or not, she ended up delivering Sergio the only woman that had been able to peak his curiosity in a long time. Just when had Mandi become such a sexy siren? Now she was in Sergio’s car and they were headed off to Rome for a week. It was most unexpected, just like the thoughts and emotions it brought out in Sergio. He wanted her plain and simple, but was curious to see if the same thoughts were running through Mandi’s mind.
Although it had been a long while since Sergio had seen Mandi and he’d never studied her more deeply than thinking she was a good looking woman who was off limits due to being his kid sister’s best friend, he could tell that she was different—more serious. Sergio longed to protect her and help her through what must have been a challenging past year and a half. He could tell that Mandi didn’t think she needed anyone to do that for her and maybe she was right, but Sergio wanted to try. It would be nice to help someone who didn’t want or expect help, plus he wanted to see that spirited spark and sexy energy appear again, just like it had last night in the bidding war.
The face on Olivia had been comical, showing her darkest and ugliest side to Sergio the night before. Now that they had distance between them Sergio could see right through her even when she was dressed to kill. His penis no longer took charge of his thoughts and actions, making her actions childish and desperate. Knowing that she was there bidding on money that Benjamin was trying to buy her back with, made Mandi’s victory all the sweeter for Sergio. He didn’t like being taken for a fool, and knowing that Olivia and Benjamin, who’d been a very close friend, had made a fool of him was embarrassing to him.
Why are you thinking about Olivia when you have Mandi right here? Sergio asked himself. He was right too. Mandi was sitting in the passenger seat of his Jag, looking incredible and smiling politely, but cautiously. Sergio realized that he’d been absorbed in thought and silent. It probably made her wonder what was going on.
“Mandi, I truly am excited about having you here,” Sergio said. He reached his hand over and it grazed her toned shapely lean leg. He wanted to keep it there longer and run his fingers up and down her smooth skin, but there’d be plenty of time to be close to Mandi on the jet. For now, they had to get to the hangar if they wanted to maintain their schedule.
“I’m excited too, Sergio. It promises to be a very interesting week I’d imagine.”
Sergio laughed at Mandi. Just how interesting a week was yet to be determined, and he was going to do his best to be less work and more pleasure on this trip. It was an unexpected turn of events.
Chapter 8
Mandi knew that Sergio had said jet and hangar for the trip, but hadn’t thought much more about it. When they pulled up into the hangar she suddenly realized just what a billionaire’s jet would look like and saw that Sergio also had his own private crew. It was incredible.
The rich caramel leather seats on the jet were so soft and beautiful, and there were engrained wooden accents throughout the jet, making it look and appear to be a mansion in the sky. No wonder why Sergio liked to travel so much—his jet was better than most people’s homes. Mandi hoped that Sergio didn’t think that his money was what was appealing to her right now. It was time with him that Mandi longed for and getting to know the man behind the scenes. She hoped that he’d be a bit more relaxed with her and maybe open up.
It made Mandi feel like royalty when the staff stood in a line as Sergio guided her to her seat. He introduced her to everyone, and the two sat down right next to each other. It seemed awkward at first because there were about twenty seats on the jet, but Mandi realized that it would be even more awkward to not sit by each other. She could immediately smell Sergio’s cologne and it seemed to immediate seduce her, making her wanting to get closer to him, to get passionate with him.