“Oh, and what is that?” Her snobby demeanor made her such an ugly person.
“A man, who truly wants to be with someone, never has to be reminded of anything.” I smiled confidently at her as she stewed with anger and I walked toward the door. Just as I was about to open it, I stopped.
“Oh, and one last thing Natalia. He will never look at you the way he looks at me,” and I walked out.
Ugh!!! She is such a witch!!! I was glad that I was able to remain composed as she tried to rattle me. I was a tough girl. It would take a lot more than a desperate ex-girlfriend to really get to me. I returned to our group and completely ignored Joshua as I approached everyone. Since Conrad was waiting for Natalia, I grabbed his hand and led him to the dance floor. Joshua looked confused and then I saw the fire in his eyes again. You can’t have your cake and eat it too, buddy. If he wanted Natalia, he could have her. But he wasn’t going to have me too! I wrapped my arms around Conrad and watched as Joshua’s face turned hard and cold before my eyes. We continued to dance closely until the song was over.
“What a nice surprise, Sarah. Thank you for the dance.” He held up both of my hands and pressed the backs to his lips.
I smiled at him and we made our way back to the group. It was getting pretty late by this time and I was ready to leave. I walked around until I found Samira and I said goodbye to her. Then I went back to our group and said goodnight to everyone there before walking over to Joshua. I very bluntly told him I was ready to go.
“I am perfectly fine taking a car by myself.”
He held his composure in front of the group as he responded to me through clenched teeth. I saw Jake give us an odd look and then he ushered everyone away from us.
“Nonsense. I will escort you back to the hotel.” Joshua grabbed my arm and I snatched it away.
“Don’t touch me! Feel free to stay with your girlfriend.” I spat out the words before I realized what I had said.
He grabbed my arm again and this time his grip was too strong. “Let’s go.” The curt words cut the air like a knife.
When we were in the car he spoke again.
“Do you mind explaining that rude display?” I could tell Joshua was having a difficult time keeping his voice calm.
“I could ask you the same thing!”
“What are you talking about?” He seemed genuinely confused.
“I saw you and your little girlfriend making out in the corner. How tacky Joshua, we were at a formal event for charity!”
I could not have anticipated the explosion that was about to happen.
“Do not ever speak to me like that!” His voice roared throughout the Rolls Royce, but the driver was not fazed at all. He stared straight ahead and kept driving.
I suddenly felt that I had crossed a line and I didn’t know how to fix it. We rode in silence the entire way back to the hotel. I could feel Joshua’s anger and I was afraid that I had just ruined everything.
CHAPTER EIGHT
“We’re going to my room.” I had never heard him sound like this. His voice was completely devoid of emotion. My heart was literally pounding against my chest as I just dutifully followed behind him. We entered his beautiful room and he walked directly upstairs. I didn’t want to ask any questions so I just followed him. As soon as we walked into his bedroom he spun me around and pushed me against the wall. His hard body molded against my back and I felt his hands run down by body.
“Watching you, with Conrad’s hands on you, drove me crazy tonight,” he murmured as his tongue lightly flicked my earlobe. I could feel his hard length against my backside and I thought I would melt into the wall. “I don’t want anyone else’s hands on your body but mine,” his lips traced the outline of my ear. I felt him slowly unzip my dress and I remembered what I saw in the alcove. I tried to move away from him but he was too strong.
My hands were flat against the wall when I decided to say something.
“I saw you kissing Natalia tonight. She told me that you two were getting back together. If that’s true, why am I here?” My voice was very small and I tried to disguise the hurt I felt, but it was obvious. I could feel the tears coming and tried to hold them back. Don’t cry, don’t cry, don’t cry.
He stopped, and slowly zipped my dress up before turning me around. I leaned against the wall, nervously picking at my fingernails, looking down at the floor. Do I really want to hear this? He put a finger under my chin and gently lifted my tear stained eyes to his. He held my face in his hands as his eyes longingly searched mine. He then placed a gentle kiss on my lips.
“What you saw, sweet Sarah, was Natalia kissing me. She grabbed me and pulled me to her. What you didn’t see was me pulling away from her and telling her there would never be another chance with us and she should move on. You’re here because I want you here.”
He leaned down to kiss me and a light moan escaped from my lips. He grabbed a fistful of my hair, pulled my head back and ran his tongue along my collar bone up to the delicate skin behind my ear. He pressed his hard body against mine, deliciously crushing me against the wall. I felt his hands run down either side of my h*ps and he turned me around, his body molding against my back, pressing me against the wall. He pushed my hair to the side and kissed the back of my neck. He let out a low groan as he started moving his h*ps against my backside. I felt him slowly unzip my dress, lightly planting kisses down my back. I heard him fall to his knees behind me.
“Step out of your dress.” He voiced was filled with lust.
I stepped out of my dress and stood there wearing my black lace bra, matching thong panty, garter, sheer hose and Valentino heels. I heard Joshua’s sharp intake of breath as his hands roamed over my butt cheeks. I felt his warm breath against my ear.
“You look so f**king sexy.” His words elicited a soft moan from me. “I like that you wore this just for me.”
I could feel the wetness between my thighs soaking my panties. My core ached for him and longed to be touched. My forehead rested against the wall as I heard him fall to his knees behind me.