Julianne opened her eyes slowly. She could hear the drops of the rain against the glass roof. There was still no light inside the glass house. It was illuminated only by the light coming from the hotel and the lamp posts outside.
In spite of the weather, she was warm and comfortable. Her head was nested against the crook of Jin’s firm shoulder. His arm was draped over her waist. Their naked bodies were drawn together so they would fit in the sofa.
When she looked up at him, she found that he was watching her lazily.
“What time is it?” she asked.
“Four in the morning,” he replied.
She propped up on her elbow so she could look around. Outside, it was calm. No movement except for the trees swaying with the wind.
“Do you have a signal already? Can’t we call for help?”
He didn’t reply. She stared back at him. He was gazing at her with a serious expression on his face.
“Not yet,” he whispered.
Then he pulled her to him and kissed her once again.
“Jin…”
“You chose me tonight, ma belle,” he said. “And the night isn’t over yet.”
In one swift motion, he was on top of her again. She could feel his manhood against the apex of her thighs. It was rock hard, telling her that he was craving for her again.
“Jin, we can’t…” she started protesting.
“We already did,” he countered. He nuzzled her neck as he put pressure on her pearl with his rod.
“Oh my God…” she moaned.
“And nothing is stopping us from doing it again, my love,” he said in a hoarse voice.
She felt his hand on her thigh. He raised his hand higher until she felt it on one cheek of her butt. He gave it a squeeze and then he positioned himself on her entrance.
“Jin… no,” she tried protesting. But she knew she was failing.
He kissed her, gently biting on her lower lip. Then he said, “Your body is betraying you. You want me as much as I want you.”
“Jin…” she gave him a slight push.
He stared back at her, raising a brow.
“Give me a moment to… think…” she started saying but he cut her off by ravaging her lips. In the process, he gave her a gentle hump, effectively rubbing the underside of his manhood against her sensitive bud making her moan. “Oh my God, Jin… please stop!” She knew she didn’t mean those words. She wanted him to go on. She was falling for this again.
“You know I can’t stop, ma belle. I want you. I will never stop wanting you!” She felt him suck on the skin at the base of her neck.
“Jin… please…”
“Please what?” he propped up on his elbows and stared back at her. His eyes were dark with hunger.
She took a deep breath. “Please… stop.”
He gave her a devilish look.
“I’ll make you a deal,” he said. “If you can hold it for three minutes max, I will stop. We will dress up and I will start calling for help.”
She raised a brow at him. “And if I don’t…”
“If I make you come in three minutes or less, then you, my love, will have to surrender to me—the same way you surrendered to me last night,” he said. The look on his face was full of promises.
“Why do I even have to agree to your terms?” she raised a brow at him.
He chuckled. “You don’t. And I didn’t have to give you options either.” He leaned forward to kiss her lips. Then he said, “I could just let your body decide. After all, I’m already in perfect position. And you’re well ready to receive me.”
“You conceited bastard!” she muttered. She started pushing him. He caught her hands in his. Laughing, he leaned forward and started kissing her again, silencing her protests.
Then he stared back at her and smiled mischievously. “You have three minutes to resist me, love.”
“Jin, you conceited…” her protests were swallowed by his kisses again. He kissed her hungrily, thoroughly. At the same time, he rubbed the underside of his manhood against her core again. The upward motion put a lot of pressure on her very sensitive button. “Oh, my God!” she moaned.
He took both her hands and pinned them above her head. He left a trail of wet kisses from her neck to her breast, then he suckled on one pink peak. He intensified the rubbing of his manhood against her treasure, making her bud more engorged, more sensitive.
“Jin… oh my God!” she moaned.
She could feel her own wetness. She was sure she was drenching the sheets with her juices. He was big and rock solid. She was wet and sensitive. Pleasure was building up between her legs and she was helpless to fight it. She knew she was losing this battle. It was as if he knew exactly how to undo her, how to make her lose control.
“Fuck, Jin!” she cursed. She was getting close.
“We’ll get there, ma belle! But you have to give me what I want first,” he whispered against her ear. Then she felt him bite on her earlobe.
He began humping her with more intensity than before, without penetrating her, just relentlessly torturing her sensitive bud.
“Oh God, oh God!” she said, almost in a scream. She was falling harder and harder as he moved on top of her faster and faster. Involuntarily, she opened her legs wider, giving him better access. Her hands struggled to get free, but he refused to let her go, not giving her a chance to resist him.
“Stop fighting me, ma belle!” he said in a low, hoarse voice. “Give in to me, love!”
He was riding her like his life depended on it. She could no longer control the moans that were escaping her lips. He was breaking her. She was trying to hold on. Three minutes were all she needed.
How long has it been?
God, she was losing it.
“Jin… oh my God, Jin… I’m…” she breathed, looking into his desire-filled eyes. “I’m…”
He smiled at her. She knew he could smell his victory already. “Don’t hold it back, my love!” he said. “Cum for me!”
And just like that, he pushed her towards the cliff. She fell into the well of ecstasy. She felt wetness surge from between her legs as he broke the dam of her river of pleasure.
“Oh, God, oh God, oh God!” she screamed. “Jin! Oh my God!”
She fell apart. She shattered.
He kept stimulating her, intensifying her orgasm. Finally, he released her hands. She saw him close his eyes and heard him scream, like he was struggling for control.
Finally, it was over. She lay quietly beneath him, barely breathing. She could hear his deep, fast breaths. When she opened her eyes, she saw him staring at her intensely. He looked like he was trying to catch his breath too.
“Are you okay?” he asked her.
She nodded.
He looked at the wall clock in front of him.
“Two minutes and ten seconds,” he said. But to her surprise, he didn’t sound conceited at all. He sounded pleased. Like it wasn’t his goal to win their bet. He was after her pleasure and satisfaction.
She smiled at him weakly. “Are you sure you timed that correctly?”
He laughed. Then he leaned forward and kissed her gently on the lips. “I was very tempted to cheat. But what kind of lover would I be if I couldn’t make you surrender in less than three minutes?”
“A very patient one,” she whispered.
He laughed. “Always,” he said. He leaned forward and kissed her lips again. “Now, ma belle. It’s your turn to make me scream.”
In one swift motion, he was on his back. He lifted her so she could mount him.
“Jin… I don’t know how…” she trailed off. She was about to show him how inexperienced she was in bed. And that terrified her.
He smiled at her encouragingly. Then he pulled her face towards him so he could kiss her again on the lips. “Don’t worry. There is nothing you could do that would not please me. You, my love, drive me insane!” She felt his hands on her hips. He positioned himself on her entrance. “Are you ready for me, love?”
She took a deep breath. She smiled at him shyly and then she gave him a slight nod.
Gently, he pushed his hips up as he lowered her to him. She could feel him spearing her. Inch by inch.
“Oh, God!” she breathed.
She held on to him as she looked deep into his eyes. She could see his control slowly falling apart.
“Fuck!” he moaned as he bottomed out in her. “This is so good!”
Guided by instincts, she began moving on top of him. She started riding him. He was big. But she was very wet. He was filling her, hitting her in all the right spots.
He had both hands on her hips. He was looking at her with half-opened eyes. He was moaning softly as he squeezed the cheeks of her bum. He was completely consumed in pleasure. He sat up, put his arms around her and devoured her lips. She put her arms around his neck as she held on to him.
“You’re pretty good at this,” he whispered. “God! I could barely hold it.”
“Then let it go!” she whispered to him.
“Not yet,” he said. “I want to feel you when you come. It felt so good the last time. Being inside you… ahhh!”
She leaned forward to kiss him. He nipped at her lower lip. She continued riding him. He held her to him tightly, trying to get her as close as possible to his body.
He gave her one thorough kiss. And then he gently pulled away from her. He lifted her off him and in one quick motion, he flipped her on her tummy. Before she could even take another breath. He was entering her from behind.
“Oh my God, Jin!” she moaned. He pulled her towards him. She leaned her head on his shoulder. He nipped her earlobe as he squeezed her breasts with both his hands.
“You are so hot!” he whispered against her ear. “I want to hear you scream my name again.”
She turned her head sideways so she could look at him. He took her lips in another mind-blowing kiss. Then she felt one of his hands creeping down her body. Every touch of his skin was electrocuting. She felt his fingers on her sensitive bud again.
“I won’t last long, ma belle,” he said. “But I need to feel you coming again… while I’m in you.”
“Then what are you waiting for? Make me!” she stared back at him evenly. Challenging him. Daring him to make her scream in pleasure once more.
He looked at her with narrowed eyes while his lips curved in a crooked smile. “The pleasure will be all mine, my love.”
He started moving within her again, relentlessly going in and out of her like a piston. At the same time, his middle finger worked on her nub. Rubbing it in circles, stimulating her both inside and outside.
She leaned her head back further, as she raised her arm over her, putting her hand over his neck, completely surrendering to him.
“Jin…” she breathed, feeling the wave of pleasure taking over her.
He was merciless. He was pounding her hard and fast. He was rubbing her button tirelessly. He was sucking on her skin with complete abandon. She was moaning loudly, calling his name over and over.
Finally, she felt it. The rush of ecstasy took over her in waves she couldn’t control. It was the most powerful one she had all night, when she thought the last one was more than enough for her to handle.
“Oh God damn it, Jin!” she screamed. “Oh God!”
She felt a rush of liquid burst from inside her, intensifying her pleasure even more. She could feel her juices dripping down her thighs. She leaned back mindlessly against his body. He pulled her closer, catching her but never stopped pumping.
“Fuck!” he cursed. He held her by the hips and kept pounding on her unrelentingly. “I’m coming, baby!”
He came inside her. He wrapped his arms around her as she lay her head against his shoulder and held his neck towards her.
When it was over, she opened her eyes, he was staring back lazily. He leaned his head against hers as he drew heavy breaths.
It was intense. For both of them.
He leaned forward and gave her one firm kiss.
“That was incredible!” he breathed.
“I know,” she whispered, still catching her breath.
He kissed her shoulder and then he gently pulled out of her. A pool of liquid flowed down her thighs.
“Damn!” he whispered. “That’s hot!”
She stood up and stared back at the sofa in horror. “God, I think I made a wet mess,” she said. Her cheeks burned in embarrassment.
Jin chuckled. “Oh, ma belle!” He stood up beside her and he pulled her to him, hugging her. “We made a wet mess.”
“I think your sofa is ruined.”
He laughed. “And it was all worth it!” He kissed her cheek. “You’re amazing!”
“Do you have a restroom here?”
“Yeah. Beside the bar,” he replied. “Come. I’ll guide you. It’s dark there.”
He held her hand and guided her towards the bar. He lit another lamp and opened the door on the right corner of the room. He placed the lamp on top of a cabinet.
The bathroom was completely tiled, completely private. And it was all white and immaculately clean.
“This toilet is not for the use of the guests. Just me, when I was staying here long hours to paint. It’s clean. There are some towels on the cabinet. Feel free to use it.”
She nodded. “Thanks.”
As soon as she was alone, she looked at her face in the mirror. The light from the lamp was not bright enough but she could clearly see her flushed face and the marks on the base of her neck and shoulders.
There was no doubt, she looked like a woman who’s been thoroughly… sexually satisfied.
She took a moment to wash her face and clean herself. Then she realized that Jin came in her twice. She wasn’t on the pill. She had been too caught up in the moment to tell him that.
Her mind raced through the dates. She had always been regular, so her fertile days were always set. She knew she just had her period a week ago. She breathed in relief. She should still be safe.
She stared back at her reflection in the mirror.
What just happened?
She completely surrendered to the man she first gave her body to. There was just something about his touches and his kisses that made her mind go blank. He charged her sexually. And this time was so much better than the first time they were in bed together.
We were two consenting adults. We both wanted it.
She was mature enough to recognize that she’s a woman with needs too. And tonight, Jin Starck just filled that void she’d had for years. There was nothing to be embarrassed about. The sex was great! And she would not ask him for anything in return.
Well, maybe just for his silence!
Her family cannot know about this. This is far too complicated! As if him being Jared’s biological father wasn’t perplexing enough.
We both know this was just a one-night thing.
Beyond this… would be civility. We won’t be friends. We won’t be lovers. And someday, when Jared is old enough, I will tell him the truth. And he can be part of his son’s life if he wanted to.
Tonight would not change anything. He was still going to marry that heiress to gain business advantage.
I’m not going to be in the way of Jin Starck’s original plans.
When she came out of the bathroom, she found that Jin had cleaned up the mess they made on the sofa. She saw that there was a new sheet draped on top of the sofa and he also found a new throw blanket.
“Where do you get these sheets?”
“Housekeeping kept them here in case I get tired of painting and would like to take a rest.”
She looked up at him. He was smiling at her gently. Then he kissed her forehead.
“It’s only five in the morning,” he said. “Sleep first. I will call for help later in the morning.”
Julianne lay on the sofa while Jin went to the restroom. She felt comfortable but a little cold. Soon, he returned to the sofa and lay down beside her. He gathered her in his arms and tucked the blanket to her chin. She rested her head on his shoulder.
“Do you have a signal already?” she asked.
“No,” he replied. “Even if I did, I wouldn’t call for help just yet.”
“Why?”
She stared up to look him in the eye.
He smiled, but that smile did not touch his eyes. “Because I want to savor this moment that you chose to stay with me.”
She took a deep breath and shook her head. “I cannot undo the past, Jin. What’s done is done.”
She was ruined. She was disinherited. She was unmarriageable by her father’s definition.
She may not be rich anymore. She may have lost all her inheritance. She may be struggling to make ends meet at times.
But she was happier. She had a wonderful son. And she had escaped a marriage to a horrible man. What could be better than that?
“And tonight…” she sighed. “Tonight should never have happened.”
“Ssshh…” he said. “Don’t say that. It was an incredible night.”
“I know, Jin. But this… no one can know about this,” she said. “It’s going to complicate things.”
“Because?”
“We have a common family, Jin,” she said. “I don’t want to complicate this. It won’t be good for Adrienne and Justin. And Justin had always been pretty protective of me. Sometimes, worse than Gian.”
“Why? Do you think I won’t live up to his standards?”
She shrugged. “Doesn’t matter. You’re still Jin Starck. And you were supposed to marry some hotel heiress, remember?”
He fell silent. And she knew he was realizing the implications of what had just happened between them.
He was looking at the ceiling, lost in his own thoughts.
“We had a night of indiscretion. We both wanted it. I admit that much. But it can’t happen again. And no one can know about it. Do you agree?” she asked him.
Instead of answering, he took a deep breath and pulled her to him, kissing her gently on the forehead. “Sleep now, Arabella. I’ll wake you up when it’s time to go.”
She sighed heavily. She knew that he realized what she meant. And she didn’t know whether to feel happy or sad about it.
She didn’t know what’s going on in his mind. He didn’t even answer her question.
But silence means yes.