Redemption (The Bet) (53 page)

Ellie smiled against his gr
inning mouth. "Mmm, yes, ten times when you were inside me. Seven when I was sucking your cock and I think five times when you came." Gently she nibbled on the supple beds and giggled when he tickled her.

Nicholas chuckled. "W
hat can I say, you are an exceptional talent, and it's only fair that I vocalize my admiration."

"Your admiration is always welcomed and always b
ears repetition. I like this…waking up with you, sharing whipped cream kisses." She grinned, the pads of her fingers feathered against Nicholas's face, putting to memory flawless features.

"I've missed it," Ellie met silver eyes and brushed a kiss on Nich
olas's nose. "I've missed you.” 

"I love you, Ellie."
 

"I know, you've more than prov
en how much, now it's my turn." 

Nicholas cupped her face, "you don
't have to." He said earnestly.

Ell
ie leaned with a kiss. "Not have to, want to." She simply whispered, trailing a path of open-mouthed kisses along Nicholas's alabaster skin, taking time to explore every inch with unbiased care. Under her expertise, Ellie could feel Nicholas's shivers beneath her hands and she inwardly grinned relishing the effect she had on him.

Her hands roamed over his body and Ni
cholas's flesh quivered in anticipation, the sweet little kisses Ellie meted out seared a blazing fire in his soul. He ran his fingers through her thick mane and took control of the kiss, pillaging Ellie's mouth with the intensity that stole their breaths away. Without breaking their kiss, Ellie blindingly reached between them and took hold of Nicholas's cock. Nicholas's hips bucked at the feel of her vise-like grip, her thumb skated over the slick head and Nicholas groaned even while he battled the urge to come.

"Nicky," Ellie called her voice low and beguiling, "look at me," the fire in h
er hazel eyes nearly undid him.

"Ellie..." he panted, setting his hands at her waist, gently guiding her down until the blunt tip of hi
s cock kissed her hot wet cunt. "Ellie... fuck." He moaned as her encompassing warmth swallowed every inch of him. It took all of Nicholas strength not to propel his hips upwards, choosing instead to relinquish control to her. He gave Ellie power to set their rhythm. Staring up at her, the look extolled across her flushed features caused Nicholas's cock to twitch involuntarily and he smirked at the moan it induced.

"What're you doing?" He asked,
amused by her actions.

Ellie interlaced their fingers and brought the back of Nicholas's hand to her lips. "I'm savoring the feeling of having you inside me." She replied candidly, with smoldering hazel eyes. She leaned forward, bracing her free hand on his chest. "I can feel every inch of you,"
She moaned. "You're pulsating."

With his left hand anchored on her hip, Nicholas unconsciously dug his fingers into the supple flesh as he felt the constriction around his cock. "Elle, I'm going to come." he whispered huskily, his ha
nd in Ellie's grasp tightening.

"No," Ellie breathed, meeting Nicholas's gaze, "Not yet,"

 Torture. Blissful torture was all he felt. "Elle…"

"Touch me, Nicky." She gasped at the feel of his hot mouth on her breasts, teeth expertly biting down until pain and pleasure melted down Ellie's spine. Slowly she began to move, lifting herself just slightly and gliding back down, with the same languid ease. "Harder, Nicky." she breathlessly ordered, increasing her pace until her thighs quivered against Nicholas's sides. Ellie opened her mouth, eliciting gasps and breathless whimpers. A fire, hot and blazing unfurled in the pit of her stomach, branching out to ignite every cell in her body, forming a fine sheen of sweat on her glowing skin. "Nicky." Ellie could feel her orgasm building, it began from her pulsating pussy, holding tight to Nicholas's cock and snaked through her being. Waiting. Anxiously waiting.

Effortlessly Nicholas matched Ellie's frenzied pace, rising and falling along with her, holding tight to her hand as they both teetered on the brink of ecstasy, unwilling to fall in the abyss just yet.

"Nicky
."

"Ellie."

They simultaneously called, gaze intently locked on the other, they finally fell.

~*~*~*~

Nicholas leaned his head back against the
shower glass door while his hands dove and fisted through Ellie's wet curls. He peered down, the image that greeted him only served to harden his cock further. Mesmerized, he watched as Ellie smoothly took him in, her coral red lips wrapped around every inch, readily consuming him. Before he could come, he brusquely jerked her up, spun her around and buried himself in the welcoming heat.

Nicholas pinioned Ellie's body to the shower door, pressed her hands against the foggy glass and rammed his hips forward, the action causing Ellie to throw her head back, exposing her neck to Nicholas's r
avenous mouth. "You like that?"

"Hmm. V
ery much...harder."

Nicholas readily complied, stepping inches back he placed his hands on Ellie's hips, pulling her ass impossibly close, driving his cock infinitely deeper, he slowly withdrew and drove forward with strength,
slamming back into with relish.

"Oh God," Ellie closed her eyes, sure that the stars she saw would disappear. She didn't want to feel her orgasm yet and it seemed Nicholas wasn't giving her any choice as his jarring thrusts pushed her further off the edge, rendering Ellie incapable of any logical thought. The only sounds escaping her mouth were soft
moans and throaty whimpers that only served to spur Nicholas on, his thrusts becoming erratic, his grip almost brutal on Ellie hips. But Ellie didn't care; the pain was insubstantial compared to the ecstasy sweeping though her body.

Nicholas's release preceded her own, his seed dousing the flames at her core. They stayed connected for a few moments more, basking in post-coital euphoria, the powerful jets
hammering down on their bodies.

"I l
ove makeup sex." Ellie croaked.

"We have a lot of years to make up, Darling." Nicholas kissed the side of her neck w
ith a leering smile. "Ten years. That means almost every day in bed and hours upon hours of hot, steamy sex, for the next few months."

Ellie laughed and turned around, taking the shower gel from the shower basket, she grabbed the blue Loofah and poured the gel onto the squishy sponge. "I like the way your mind works, Grayson,
but we aren't all billionaires. I have to work for a living." She handed the bottle to Nicholas and brought the lathered loofah to her lover's milk white skin.

"So stop working." Nicholas casually replied, enjoying her hands on his body. "Being the girlfriend of a b
illionaire can have its perks."

Ellie snorted, "Somehow being your kept woman, doesn't sound so appealing.
Besides, I love teaching. I don't think I can handle being a stay at home Mom." The soapy Loofah glided along Nicholas well-formed chest, across his arms and back down to his ridged abdomen.

"The children will enjoy having you home more often. I'd love having you home more often."

"At your complete disposal, Nicholas Grayson's kept woman..."

Refusing to meet his gaze, Ellie trailed the Loofah further down, purposely ignoring the raised shaft twitching for her attention. She wasn't angry, maybe slightly annoyed, but who could blame her? She felt like Nicholas was offering her just a role in his bed, instead of his life, old insecurities couldn't help but sprout forth. She didn't regret her decision, Ellie honestly loved Nicholas and every minute they spent together was unmitigated bliss. However, she couldn't help but worry, she wondered whether they were doomed to repeat mistakes of the past, doomed to fail no matter how hard they tried. 

Putting a hand beneath her chin, Nicholas raised her hea
d. Hazel eyes, more green now than amber, met his own shuttered gaze, "We belong to each other, Ellie. You have no idea the sort of power you have over me. If anyone is the kept anything in this relationship, it's me. There isn't anything I wouldn't do for you to see you smile. I am at your complete disposal. I love you, Ellie, if you knew how much, you'd probably run for the hills."

As he knew it would, the conviction in Nicholas's storm grey eyes, the love Ellie saw there, put to rest any niggling doubt. Yes, they did belong to each other and no matter what happened Ellie had to believe that they would see it through together. Love wasn't everything, certainly it helped, but Ellie knew that if they were to have a fighting chance, they'd have to trust eac
h other.

"But you'd always find me." She said with a small smile, gliding her soapy hand down Nicholas arm
and interlacing their fingers.

Nicholas pressed his forehead to Ellie's and smiled, transforming his stern features into a boyish ch
arm. "Nothing could ever keep me away." He sealed his words with a tender kiss. Stroking Ellie's inviting tongue with his own.

"Don't ever let anything keep you away."

Nicholas put to rest the need for words, lifting Ellie up against the wet glass. He permitted his body to talk for him, showing her exactly how much he needed her, how powerless she rendered someone who made it his business to always remain in control.

Their echoing love cries resounded through the expansive bathroom, drowning out the rush of spraying jets. They remained oblivious to anything else but their matched rhythm, their fevered, slick bod
ies laboring for the same goal.

Taking hold of Ellie's face, Nicholas kissed her open mouth, "look at me," through the haze of rapture, Ellie met Nicholas's gaze, "It's you and me, always. I pro
mise never to leave you again."

"Good," Ellie firmly kissed him, "you belong to me." With her arms wrapped around Nicholas's neck, she fisted a chunk of his dark hair, forcing his head back, she pressed her lips to the exposed column of his neck and clamped her teeth down, careful not to tear the skin, but deep enough to leave a mark. At Nicholas's groan, Ellie pulled away and admired her work. Her teeth marks glared back at her, bumpy and blistering red. She glanced up at her
lover with an unrepentant smile.

"Satisfied?" Nicholas nuzzled Ellie's wet sk
in, leaving a kiss in his wake.

"For now."

Their teasing banter turned into heated cries as they came, tightly holding each other until their shared orgasms ran its course.

~*~*~*~

Quarter past noon they decided to take a
break to replenish their bodies. Nicholas called the kitchen to order lunch and while he took an urgent call from his office, Ellie finished her shower and walked onto the open balcony adorning a downy bathrobe and nothing else. The day was bright; the sun beamed high in the sky, bringing with it a warm breeze that swept along her face and ruffled her damp curls. Off to the right of where she stood was a table set for two with an assortment of food. A pitcher of pink lemonade stood to the left of the array of delectable fruits and fresh leaf salad. It was veritable feast that could no doubt feed a small army. Ellie didn't think she could even finish half of what was in front of her but she sure as hell would try, sex on an empty stomach wasn't as gratifying.

She took a seat and poured herself a glass of lemonade, careful not to spill. Looking out at the expanse
of Nicholas's backyard Ellie admired the rolling hills with its verdant lawns that gave way to a copse of trees just off in the distance. She hadn't realized the manor was this immense and wondered what was beyond the trees.

"There's a small log cabin a few miles in." Nicholas's sudden appearance
startled Ellie from her musing. She looked up with a glare and received a tender kiss on her head in apology. "I didn't mean to startle you."

"It's
Ok." Ellie took a sip of lemonade, keeping his eyes on Nicholas as he took the seat across from her, newspaper in hand and a coffee mug in the other. Unlike Ellie, he'd chosen to keep his bathrobe open, leaving his chest and abdomen exposed. The tattoo she loved to trace with her tongue peeking out just the tiniest bit. The lower region of his body was covered by a pair of plaid flannel pajama pants. "When did you build a log cabin?" Ellie asked, distracting herself from the temptation of Nicholas's exposed flesh.

"I didn't. My great grandfather had it built for his monthly hunting excursions, years bef
ore he met my great grandmother. But after they married, she put a stop to the hunts, choosing instead to use the cabin as a haven from the world. No one's been up there since they passed away." He brought his coffee mug to his lips and took a sip. "I'm thinking of tearing it down to build a playhouse for the kids."

Ellie shook her head, "The kids have plenty of places to play, Nicky, and they don't need another one. Besides, that cabin has sentimental value; I hate to think of all those memories destroyed for something so inane. Maybe you could rest
ore it?" she quietly suggested.

"Why are you so attached to something you've never even seen?" Nicholas inqui
red.