Owned by Him (6 page)

“You guys took me by
surprise. I wasn’t expecting you here today,” Amber said, taking a seat
opposite Ashley.

Connie was rummaging through
her book collection, putting away the book she’d borrowed a week ago.

“It’s pancakes, Amber. We
all love pancakes.” Ashley grumbled from her position.

Every now and again she
glanced at her bedroom door. How long could she keep this up knowing he was
listening to their entire conversation?

“What happened to you last
night?” Heather asked, calling from the kitchen.

“I was a little bored. I
came home and read.”

“You don’t look like you’ve
got any sleep,” Connie said.

“It was broken.” Amber
played with the tails of her robe while thinking about Elijah and what he’d
done to her body. This was the closest she’d gotten to ever being caught by her
friends.

This had to stop. She
couldn’t keep opening herself up to this, knowing it was only a matter of time
before Elijah got bored and left her.

****

Elijah glanced over at the
time to see it was getting close to noon. His sister, his woman, and their
friends were still talking and laughing. The scent of pancakes was long gone,
but he was still starving. Listening to the women talk about men and sex was
plain disgusting. Heather was his sister, and he was fucking scarred at what
she’d been telling Amber. Fuck, the next time he saw Julian he was going to
smash the bastard’s face in.

The sound of the front door
closing had him storming out of the bedroom.

“I never want to hear you
talking about men again,” he said.

Amber faced him, still in a
robe, with a glare on her pretty face.

“You shouldn’t have been
listening.”

“I’m not talking to Julian
again,” he said.

She walked past him. “You’ll
do no such thing. The moment you start talking they’ll all become suspicious of
what you were doing here. It’s not happening, and I’m not having you treat my
friends with anything but respect, even your sister.”

He caught her elbow. “I’m
the only man that’s known you, right?” he asked.

Her eyes widened, and he
knew in that instant that he’d fucked up.

Amber pulled her arm out of
his grip. “That’s none of your business.”

“It’s my business, Amber.”

She opened her wardrobe and
started rummaging through the contents. He watched her, admiring the way the
robe molded to her sexy backside. God, he missed her close to him already.

Removing the spare robe he
found in the bathroom, he went to her. He lifted up the fabric of the robe,
caressing his fingers over the globes of her full ass.

“I’m sorry, baby. I
shouldn’t have gotten angry.”

Amber tensed for a split
second before melting against him.

“You’re the only man I’ve
ever known,” she said. Her voice was so quiet that he only just caught it. He
tightened his grip on her hips, tugging at the belt keeping her robe together.
The moment she was naked in his arms, he dived between her slick thighs to her
sweet cunt. Plunging a finger into her warmth he tested to see if she was ready
for him.

Her cunt was dripping wet.
His seed and
her
cum combined together on his fingers.
Last night was not enough, and he’d learned some time ago that a lifetime with
Amber would still be too short a time.

Amber wasn’t the only one
who’d been running. He’d been running from her just as much. His feelings for
her scared him.
 

“Why did you have to come
back now?” she asked, whimpering.

He fingered her clit,
relishing the feel of her quivers.

“I couldn’t stay away any
more. I needed you.”

She shook her head. “You’re
going to destroy me.”

“No, I’m not. I’m going to
cherish you.”

Turning her around to face
him, Elijah pushed her against the wall near the wardrobe. Sinking to his knees
before her, he lifted one thigh over his shoulders opening her up for his
touch.

“What are you doing?” she
asked. Her eyes were glazed over with her arousal.

“First, I’m going to eat
this sweet pussy, and then I’m going to spend the rest of the day fucking you.
You’ve not got any plans, have you?”

She didn’t respond for the
longest time. Finally, she shook her head.

“Good,
because I can’t be anywhere but inside you at this moment.”
He closed the distance between his face and her
pussy. The first taste was as addictive as the last. He’d heard of couples
being together and the chemistry never disappearing. Elijah always thought it
was a load of bullshit. People got bored with each other, and they moved on.
Marriage was a trick designed to trap people. He never once thought he’d find
the one woman who could keep him on his toes.

From the moment he first
took Amber, he’d never strayed. He’d fucking tried, but her face always entered
his mind, stopping him before he got chance to seal the deal. It was probably
good. There was no way he’d ever be able to be with Amber if he knew she’d been
with other men.

He was a big bastard. She
wasn’t his first woman. He’d taken other lovers before their first time. Elijah
was older than she was and hadn’t lived like a monk when it came to sex.

Elijah blocked everything
out and licked her creamy pussy.

“This is my fucking pussy.”
He muttered the words against her.

“Yes.”

Her fingers sank into his
hair, tightening her grip into a fist.

“That’s right, baby. Hold me
in place. Fuck my face and show me what you want.”

Amber thrust her hips onto
his face, giving him her pussy. He plunged his tongue deep into her pussy and
then circled the bud.

Wetting his finger through
her copious amounts of cum, he pressed the wet digit against her anus. He
circled her ass, testing the tight muscles.

She moaned, opening for him.
Elijah pushed the tip of his finger inside. Amber was getting wetter with his
invasion. He wished he could fuck her at the same time, but he only had one
dick and one set of hands. Getting another man to join them wasn’t an option.
There was no way he was going to let it happen.

“I’m close,” she said.

His hair was tugged, and he
didn’t care. Pushing his entire finger into her ass, he smashed his tongue
against her clit, bringing her to orgasm. Amber screamed, thrusting onto his
face.

Removing his finger from her
ass, he gripped her waist as her legs were about to give out underneath her. He
held her tightly while flicking her clit with his tongue.

Only when she called for him
to stop, did he stop.

Getting to his feet, he
picked her up in his arms and dropped her onto the bed.

Without waiting, he gripped
his erection and slid into her body.

Their moans mingled. This
was where they communicated, inside the bedroom without any interference from
the outside world.

They were perfect together.
Elijah just needed to prove it to her.

He held her close and made
love to her. Elijah didn’t rush or speed up. He took his time, loving every
inch of her body until, together, they found their completion.

Chapter Five

On Monday morning, Amber’s
body was sore all over. There was not a part of her he hadn’t touched. She
drove to work because she couldn’t handle the thought of being cramped in a bus
or on the subway into the city. Parking proved to be a problem. She rarely took
her car into the city, and the law office where she worked was always busy.

When she found the parking
lot was full, she paid a ridiculous sum of money to get her car parked all day.
She hated paying for something she didn’t have too. If she’d not been picky she
wouldn’t have had a problem with parking, and she wouldn’t have been late for
work.

Running through the city in
heels was the most humiliating thing she’d ever done. The two women on the
front desk of the law office gave her pitying looks as she walked in.

“How late am I?” she asked, trying
not to wheeze.

Shit, when had she gotten so
unfit?

“Dale Marche wants to see
you,” Abby said, looking her up and down. “You might want to go and make
yourself presentable.”

Nodding her head, she headed
for the female quarters at the back of the law office. Opening her cubby, she
stored her bag and coat before heading to the mirror to check the damage. She
didn’t wear any makeup, and today was no exception.

Running her fingers through
her red hair, she took a deep breath and made her way out and toward the
elevator. The ride up was the hardest minutes of her life. Dale was stationed
on the top floor. He was in his late thirties and had become partner to the law
firm for his quick thinking and the fact he’d never lost a case.

His personal assistant told
her to go on through. She loved working for this law firm. The employees didn’t
take any shit and were not unkind to one another. They were a top law firm and
demanded the best of all their employees. She felt part of the team, but she
was thinking today would be her last day.

Knocking on the door she
waited for Dale to call for her to enter. When she did, she closed the door
behind her and stepped into the room.

“Miss Phelps, it’s a
pleasure. Please, take a seat.” He gestured for her to take a seat.

Stepping into the room she
slowly lowered herself in the chair available, opposite his desk.

“Is it a pleasure?” she
asked.

“Why wouldn’t it be?”

“You’re going to fire me for
being late?” She looked down at her knees, wishing he’d just get it over with.

“No, I’m not going to fire
you. This is your first tardy, and the security guard told me you couldn’t find
any parking. You were signed in because you’d have been here on time
otherwise.”

She was shocked and simply
stared at him. One, she wasn’t going to get fired, and
two,
she wasn’t going to get fired. Okay, they were the same thing, but she needed a
few seconds to adjust to the fact she was still in a job.

“Seriously?” she asked,
feeling like a child.

“We’re not ogres, Amber. You
don’t mind me calling you Amber, do you?” She shook her head. “Good. We like to
work with our employees so we get the best performance out of them. You’re a
good worker. Hard working and you get your job done. You’re an asset to this
team, and I was wondering if you’d like to go out on a date with me,” he said.

Her mouth fell open. She
couldn’t stop her initial reaction.
“W-what?”

“I noticed on your status
you were single, and I’d like to get to know you. I consider myself a pretty
decent guy. I like you. I’m attracted to you. I’d like to get to know you
better outside of work.”

His words were registering,
but she didn’t think he was saying them properly.

“You’re not serious?” she
asked, looking behind her. Why was she looking behind her? No one was there,
and she was starting to think this was some kind of joke.

“This is no joke, Amber. I
like you a lot, and I want to get to know you. I’m a blunt person, and I don’t
see a reason pissing about with the truth.”

She saw that.

Looking down at her hands
she tried not to laugh. The whole weekend she’d spent with Elijah in her bed,
and yet there was still no promises made between them. This is how it had been
like with them. Neither of them committed to the other. They were always
fighting one another, and when Elijah grew bored he’d leave her.

She didn’t even know if he’d
taken other women. Shit, she needed to get the morning after pill.

“I, erm, I’m sort of seeing
someone. It’s not really official or anything.” Her cheeks were heating with
humiliation. Why was she explaining her situation to him?

“You’re not together
though?” he asked, leaning forward.

He was such a large man.
She’d seen him coming and going out of the gym they kept in the basement above
the parking lot.

“No.”

“Then give me a chance. I
understand you’re seeing someone else. No pressure. Give me a shot,” he said.

“If I refuse, what then?”
she asked, nibbling her lip. Part of her wanted to go out with him. She needed
to see what it was like to be with someone other than Elijah. He’d controlled
her for too long. She needed to stop always being worried about what he’d
think.

This is not like me.

She ignored her doubts and
looked at Dale. He leaned back, folding his arms over his chest. “I’ll fire you.”

Her heart stopped, and she
stared at him in shock.

Dale suddenly smiled,
transforming his whole face. “I’m kidding, Amber. I’m not a monster. You can
say no, and things go back to the way they were. I’m not an ogre, and I’m not
an ass.”