When Dreams Come to Life (19 page)

I’ve haven’t had this much time off in years! I definitely needed it and I’m loving who I get to spend it with.

After a few hours of to-ing and fro-ing, I decide I’m going to stay in his dressing room and read a book. I lay down on the plush couch and reach into my backpack, pulling out my latest reading material. As I open to my page, Eoin breezes into the room. He walks over to me and kisses my cheek.

“See you soon. If you need anything, just text me. I’ll take my phone with me,” he whispers into my ear. Instantly, I have butterflies and feel my face flush. I give him a nod and he walks out. As he turns the corner, he looks back and smiles.

He makes me feel so special. Then again, he would make me feel good even if I were on my last breath.

I begin to read my book with a smile on my face. I probably look like a lunatic, but I could really care less. There’s a knock at the door followed by a voice.

“Eoin, are you-” A tall, waif-like brunette bounces through the door. Holy crap - it’s Nola, the actress who plays the female protagonist on the show. I stand up quickly and introduce myself.

“Hi, I’m Lea. Eoin left a couple minutes ago.” She looks at me with a funny expression. I can’t tell if it’s snotty or just confused. She briefly shakes my extended hand and then turns to leave.

“Thanks. It was nice to meet you.” Before I can even reply, she’s out the door. Well, that was strange. I sit down and send Eoin a text.

*
Nola just showed up looking for you. She seemed like she was in a rush. *

            
 
He texts me right back. Damn! He really does have his phone with him.

* She found me. She said sorry for running. We’re just really rushed right now. *

I don’t respond back straight away and another text pings in.

* Thank you for letting me know. I’ve got something fun planned for you. Be ready. *

Oh!
That sounds like something devilishly inappropriate for the demographic his show is aimed at. I smile and text back quickly, letting him know that I very much look forward to what he has planned for me and lay back to continue reading.

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I wake to Eoin kissing my cheek. I love opening my eyes to see his face. It makes waking up so exciting, in so many different ways.

He sits on the couch and pulls me up to him so that our eyes are locked on one another. I take charge and begin to kiss him, slowly, but with passion. He puts his strong arms around me and hugs me tight as he kisses me harder.

In one swift move, he lifts me off the couch and carries me out of the room. Although I could care less if we are seen, I still take a peek and notice with shock that it’s dark out!

“Where are you taking me?” He smiles and continues on. We walk on to what looks to be a set but it’s dark and I can’t see properly. He sets me down and disappears into the darkness.

Suddenly, soft lights turn on and I see his bed… The bed from his show! It has four posts and it’s so big, I swear a hundred people could sleep comfortably on it.

I continue to drink in my surroundings, stopping on the delicious sight sauntering towards me, wearing only jeans and carrying a bottle of wine and two glasses, the most jaw-dropping look on his face.

I take a deep breath and lick my lips. I seem to have lost all feeling in my legs because I’m frozen on the spot, unable to walk forward and claim him. He pads over to the bed and sits, pouring the wine into the glasses. He leans back onto his elbows and appraises me. 

“Take those clothes off. Slowly. Then come over here.” Music begins to play softly. I can’t place the song at the moment but its beautiful piano notes fill the room. I begin slipping my clothes off and with each piece that falls to the floor, I take a step forward.

Eventually, I’m left with only my panties. I decided to leave those on since Eoin is still in his jeans. I grab a glass and hand it to him, grabbing the other for myself. I take a larger-than-normal sip and Eoin laughs, that laugh that makes my heart sing.

“Thirsty?” he asks.

“Yes, but not for the wine in my hand.” I throw the glass over my shoulder into the set fireplace and narrow my eyes, like I’m a lioness going after her prey.

Eoin has a look of near-astonishment on his face, a hint of desire smoldering beneath the surface.

Pushing him back, I slowly climb on top of him and kiss from his belly button up to his lips. I can never get enough of those full, perfect lips of his. I feel like I’m drinking him in as I kiss him, this delicious glass of male goodness.

I love the way his hands slowly explore up my back and into my hair. I feel him begin to tug at my panties. I stop him and slide to his side.

“Stand and take those jeans off. Slowly.” I bite my lip and he does as told. He stands and undoes the button, then the zipper, all the while looking at me with carnal want and desire. Fuck, he’s way better at this then I am.

I tense my hands in an attempt to not jump off this bed and into his arms. Pulling open his jeans, I see that he doesn’t have any underwear on underneath. 

The scramble of words in my head is incoherent even to me. The letters and images eventually mesh
together enough for me to have one thought – the sexy mess in front of me is Eoin Skye. Naked. Wanting me.

I can’t contain it any longer. I jump up and into his arms. He catches me and I wrap my legs around him. With one swift rip, my panties are in shambles on the floor and he tackles me onto the bed. He stands, pulling me to the edge of the bed and thrusts inside of me.

We both cry out and he stops himself. I feel him jumping inside of me, our breathing heavy and filled with lust. He begins to move slowly, in and out, bending down to kiss and lick my nipples. My hands move into his hair and gently I give it a tug, moving his lips to mine.

The way he looks at me is so awe-inspiring. It melts me from the inside out. I feel my mind begin to move into dangerous territory, that feeling I’ve pushed away before…
No! This isn’t the time for that.
I bite his neck and he lets out a moan.

“I love it when you bite me. It makes me want to devour every inch of you, Lea.” He returns the favor, harder than I did.

He lifts me up and just holds me there. The feeling of his hardness and how deep he is inside of me makes me shiver with bliss. I’m going to let go if he doesn’t lay me back down or sit or something. I feel my legs shaking.

“Eoin, I’m going to-” With that, he somehow manages, with all his strength and grace, to pull out just a fraction and then thrust back deep inside of me.

I explode into orgasm, clutching onto him with all I have. He kneels down on the bed and lays me back. My legs feel like putty and I’m useless as of now.

I know he’s not done with me though so I ready myself for the impeding dose of blissful sex that is upon me. Mustering up the strength, I turn onto my stomach and close my legs.

I hear him giggle, a sexy “good girl” giggle, and I’m surprised at the bite on my ass that follows. Eoin bites all the way up my back to my earlobe. Tilting my head into the bite, he pushes into me, holds it there… then it starts.

He fucks me so hard I’ve got to bite the covers on the bed to stop myself crying out.

Almost in unison, we climax again. We’ve both lost our breath and we lay there for a moment, panting. Eoin takes a deep breath and tucks his hands behind his head.

“You wear me out, Lea. I can feel you shaking, too, so it looks like I do the same to you.” I laugh.

“You can wear me out, in and on anything, anytime!”

We catch our breath and I lay to his side, one leg over the middle of his body, tracing my fingers over his sculpted abs and chest. He’s really soft. The thought makes me smile and I wrap my arm around his chest.

“Hey, I have an idea.” Eoin looks over at me, with that all-too-familiar mischievous look on his face. He sits up, pulling me up with him.

We walk over into the huge, amazing bathroom; it’s crazy how beautiful a fake bathroom can be. I look over and see the big shower with sandstone walls, glass doors and gold trim. He reaches in and turns the water on, then walks over to me.

“I want to wash every inch of your body, Lea.” He gives me a heart-stopping look and words simply fail me so I just nod in agreement. I feel so stupid sometimes when he leaves me breathless. He smiles at me and we step into the shower, the water raining down on us. He runs his hand through his hair and I’m instantly distracted by his bicep flexing.

He motions to drop his arm to his side and I reach out, biting his hard muscle. I lay a soft kiss there as well and a nip for good measure. He drapes his arm over me and I nuzzle into his neck now. Eoin lays his cheek against my head and runs his hands all over me. The feeling is indescribable.

“I could stay right here, right now, for the rest of my life and be happy,” I say. He laughs.

“I could, too, but it might be a little hard to convince the crew to let us. Might get cold after a while, too.” I glance up at him and a grin I’m sure is identical to mine is plastered across his beautiful face.

I notice there’s actually soap, shampoo, conditioner and an assortment of other things sitting in the hanging rack. Why on earth would these things be on a set? Eoin follows my gaze.

“Might as well get clean if you’re doing a shower scene.” I can’t help but start laughing hysterically.

“I guess you’ve got a point. I don’t think I could shower and not do the whole process, either.” I grab the soap and he stops me, his long fingers encircling my wrist.

“I’m going to do that, remember?” With a wink, he takes the soap, lathers it in his hands and starts washing my back.

He moves all the way down the back of my legs and then up the front of them. He takes his time with the front of my body. What I find odd is that I’m not really thinking about sex. I just love the attention he’s giving my body, getting every inch as he said he would.

The cute glances I get from him give me goose bumps. I almost feel like we’re teenagers. I’m seriously in heaven - I don’t ever want this to end. My feelings towards him before were just a crush but now, I think I really…

No
! I haven’t even known him that long! I’m so tired of my heart trying to overrule my brain like this.
Just enjoy what’s happening, Lea. Fuck
!

I try to shake off the negative thoughts. I really need to come to with terms with the fact that this
is
happening and just let it flow.

I grab the shampoo and begin to wash his perfect, dark hair. His eyes close and he leans his head softly into each movement of my hands.

Rinsing his hair, I drink in the beauty in front of me, tilting my head as if a different angle will give me a different view.

I wash my hair quickly once I finish and I can feel his eyes all over me, which tells me he knows I was doing the same. I smile.

“It’s funny how you can feel when someone is looking at you, isn’t it? Lea, I could look at your sensual body all day.” My face is covered with soapy water so I blow him a kiss.

As we dry off, neither of us can stop following each other’s movements. The same stand-off happens as we dress. Eoin literally walks backwards to the bed so he doesn’t have to take his eyes off me.

He turns all the lights off and we head to grab our things from the dressing room. We’re just about at his car when someone calls out across the parking lot.

“Eoin!” It’s Nola. What the fuck? I look back at Eoin but he’s already walking over to her, so I just keep heading to his car. I know they dated at one point but damn! Is he really going to go to her that quick?

I sit and wait in the car, fuming, for twenty minutes before Eoin starts to head back. It’s a chilly night so I’m relieved he’s finally done. He gets in and starts the car.

“Why did you leave, Lea?” He looks at me with concern on his face but I see the hint of frustration behind his eyes.

“Well, Eoin, she wasn’t exactly nice to me when we first met.”

“I told you she said she-”

“-Was sorry, yes, I know. You didn’t see the look she gave me, though.” I wait while he searches for the right words.

“Lea, you have to understand that we’re co-workers.” I almost lose it right there but manage to maintain my composure.

“I know that, Eoin. I haven’t got an issue with that!”

“What is it, then? We’ve got to maintain a friendship, otherwise it’d be pretty awkward working together.”

“That’s fine, Eoin, but when you run to her like I’m not even there… That wasn’t okay.” I feel my lip pout, so I pull it back. I take a deep breath and blow it back out, sighing.

“Eoin, I’m not stupid, okay? I know you two dated, just like the rest of the world.” I want to laugh at the tone of my voice. I’m never one to act jealous.

“I know, baby and trust me, it’s not like that. She just wanted to go over a few things for tomorrow.”

“You get here early enough, Eoin. Oh, and good job on changing the subject about the look she gave me, by the way!”
Whoa, did I say that out loud?

“I’m sorry she seemed like she was being rude-” Seriously? He’s apologizing for her now? I feel the heat in my face. This isn’t good.

“Why the fuck are you saying sorry for anyone, let alone her? She was the dumb one, not you…”  I stop myself.
Deep breath, Lea!
I look over at Eoin and see he’s looking down. Damn it!
No.
I grab his chin and lift his face up so I can look into his eyes.

“Look, I’m not trying to be
that
girl. I respect you and your job. I’ve got no choice but to deal with the fact you work with an ex.” I hate this! This is what is so wrong in any relationship - the fighting and bickering with each other.

“Eoin, just don’t let someone be more important than me. Your job, yes, that’s more important but it
makes me wonder if she saw what we were doing.” I look at him with genuine concern.

“No way was she watching-” He stops and thinks for a minute.
I swear if she invaded our privacy like that...
Who am I kidding? Going to jail for beating up a celebrity would look great to my clientele.

“Lea, if that were true, I would have words with her in private. I’d never be okay with something so atrocious! I promise it didn’t happen, though. I’ll admit, it’s weird she was still here but we all do that sometimes. I should’ve checked the grounds better.” I look at him. His eyes are filled with hurt. I feel like a total jerk now. I move closer to him.

“I know you would. It’s just the way she acted towards me and the fact that… It’s over now. I’ll talk to her myself if I need to.” I kiss his cheek. Why I almost let another woman come between us is beyond me.

“You have to know that I really enjoy our time together, Lea. Don’t you?”

“Of course I do, Eoin! You know I feel the same way! I could’ve never dreamed this was possible and now it’s actually happening.” Silence follows this admission.

“The time we’ve spent together has been phenomenal. I promise I’ll never let something like that happen again. Next time, I’ll make sure you’re standing by my side when I talk to Nola, I promise.”

“You don’t have to do that. Just make sure that you don’t make me feel like I’m not even there. I’m sorry for getting mad, Eoin.” I pout on purpose this time, before grabbing his face and kissing him.

             
“Right now, Lea, nobody in this world makes me smile like you do. I’m sorry, too.”

“I feel the same way, fancy face.” He laughs, kissing my forehead.

“Now we have that settled, I’ve got to go away for a week or so for some foundation work. You’re going home tomorrow so tonight, I want nothing but to be in your arms and have you in mine. Deal?” Why does he even ask?

“Sounds perfect to me. I’m looking forward to getting back in my kitchen. Too bad I can’t have you there with me.” He looks at me with an emotion on marring his features that I can’t quite place.

“Lea, I’m always with you, in your heart. And you’re always in mine.” Somebody hit me! That was so damn sweet! I kiss his cheek and we head home - I mean, to his place!

Get it together, Lea.
There’s no way things will ever go that far between us. I’m not that lucky.

Twelve

I OPEN MY eyes and Eoin is already awake, watching me with a content look on his face as he hugs his pillow.

“Morning, beautiful. Sleep well?” he asks.

“Yes, of course. You?” I stretch and my body turns into a noodle.

“I got to wake up with you next to me so very well.” He smiles at me, the look he gets on his face when he’s being cute dancing around his features. I’ll never get tired of it.

Reaching out, he pulls me to him, his strong arm encircling me. I just want to stay like this with him forever.

We lay there for what seems like half the day before he sits up.

“I’m going to make you breakfast. You’ll love it - it’s a specialty of mine.” I watch as his perfectly naked self gets up and walks out of the room. He has such a great ass for a man.

“Eoin, come here real quick.” He comes back to me and I sit up enough to kiss his belly button and smack his ass. He laughs and grabs my hair with just the right amount of force and kisses me deeply. I see he gets a little happy downstairs from our heated exchange but he walks off anyway. 

My mind wanders off and I start to think about how I can’t seem to take my eyes off him when he’s around. I hope he doesn’t notice but don’t think he’d really mind, anyway. Whenever I look at him, his eyes are on me and my every move. I smile and pull the covers up to my chest, hugging myself.

It’s almost like I’m a student in this game that is dating a celebrity. I try so hard not to be a giddy child when it comes to touching him. Fucking him makes me want to laugh like a lunatic, but only because I’m actually engaging in sexual acts with the most amazing man on the face of the planet.

I wonder if celebrities feel like this when they have sex with someone who’s also famous … I laugh out loud for thinking such silly and foolish things. That turns my reality switch on and I begin to think about the restaurant.

I’ve never been away for this long and I miss my baby. I’m leaving back to Denver this afternoon and Conrad’s will be my first stop.

I need to cook and get my headspace back to what is most important to me. I mean, Eoin is definitely very important as well but it took me a long time, and I travelled a very rocky road to get to where I was in my life before he came along.

I would have never thought in a million years that I’d have a celebrity in my life, especially one that I’ve loved for years. Or one that I get to have intimate moments with, for that matter.

I can’t help but think this isn’t going to last. Eoin is too gorgeous and amazing to be with me long term but I’m just going to have to stick to taking it slow and seeing what happens. I’ve prepared myself for the inevitable end and I know I can handle it well, especially after what Trent put me through.

That fucker. I’m going to call him and tell him just how much of a prick he is for trying to destroy the
one good thing in my life, besides the restaurant. I feel my frustration increasing so I try to just breathe and forget about it.

Eoin walks in, still naked and holding two bowls. What in the world has he made?

“Here, good old fashioned cereal for breakfast.” I laugh out loud and grab a bowl from him.

“Always an easy go-to breakfast for busy people.” I eat cereal all the time for fuel - it works great. “I like your choice, Capt’n Crunch. I loved this cereal as a kid. Corn Pops, too.” I take a huge bite and grin at him as I do.

He giggles and takes one, too. He settles the sheet over the both of us with one hand.

“So what have you got to do for your foundation?”

“I’m hoping we can reach my goal of 75K for a sanctuary for animals. You know about that, right?” I blush.

“Yes, I do. I’ve donated to the fund several times.” He smiles with his mouth full and then chews and swallows so he can kiss me.

“Thank you, Lea. That means a lot. Just think, now you’ll be a part of it when we’re done.”
Oh!
I’ll be a part of it? What does that mean? Is it because I’ve donated money towards it or because I’ll be there when he opens it? Eoin continues, not noticing me deep in thought.

“We’ve finally found a place where we can build it. We’re going to start pretty soon and I want to be there to help, so I’ll be flying from here to there for the next
two weeks. I’ll miss you but we can Skype and I’ll call you when I can.” He pauses and sighs. “I’m going to miss you very much.” He melts my insides so easily!

“I’m going to miss that fancy face of yours, too, Eoin. I’ll make sure I’m available to Skype and call as much as possible. I’ll even take my laptop to work since my computer isn’t webcam ready yet.” I put my bowl on the nightstand.

“Will you be taking me to the airport?” He gives me a look, almost like he’s offended.

“Of course I am. I’ll fly with you, too, and take a connecting flight so we’ve got a little more time together.” My jaw drops. I’ve got no clue what to say to that. Eoin moves in close to my face and I can feel his breath on my lips.

“I want to spend as much time with you as I can before I’m away from you for two weeks. I already miss you a thousand times over and I’ll miss you another thousand after I get on my connecting flight.”

Okay, he’s literally the sweetest man ever! How do I compete? How do I respond? I lunge towards him and kiss him so hard that it almost hurts. I hear no complaints so I turn the heat up, grabbing him and sliding down hard. He lets out a grunt and bites my lip as we kiss. This is going to be one of those primal and intense fucks.

The only thing happening is me fucking him hard. He’s so deep inside of me, I can feel him knocking the bottom out of me. Both of us are moaning out in pleasure. I look down and see his mouth is wide open, his eyes squinted in carnal passion.

Within five minutes, I explode and I know he’s already there, too. He has both hands on my ass, squeezing me like life depends on it.

I fall to his chest and he moves me to his side, grabbing me tightly. We both pant heavily as we lay there, completely satisfied and content. I glance at the clock. We’ve got about four hours to waste so I fall back onto his chest. I want to drift off to sleep but I can’t. I look at Eoin - he’s crashed. 

I sit up and sneak to the other room to catch up on the ‘net and restaurant emails. My email loads and the first thing I see is an email about the wedding party.

As I begin to read, I get pissed off very quickly. I gave this lady all she wanted but because I wasn’t there, she’s not pleased. She wanted the star of the restaurant there? The food is the star, for goodness sakes!

I literally growl at how shallow this lady is. I put a reminder in my phone to call her as soon as I get back, instead of writing her back when I’m angry. She won’t be welcome in my restaurant anymore.

My second email is from
5280
magazine, asking if tomorrow is okay to do the interview. I type a quick reply and add the time to my calendar, mentally preparing for that amongst the billion other things I need to do.

The rest of my emails are basic. Jessie has been doing a great job with inventory. I have this cool phone app that’s synced with the inventory and it shows me everything that’s been ordered. Not one thing is missing.

I hop on my social networking site and it’s an absolute mind fuck. I’ve got a million messages and they’re all about Eoin. This has got to stop!

I quickly put up a post, letting them all know that I won’t be answering silly questions about Eoin, and to please calm down and leave us be. Sure, I’ll give them a few updates but this is my private life!

I’ve got over a thousand friend requests, too.
Wow!
I decide to ignore those and move onto the pages I run.

I update them all with a simple hello and decide to post a picture of Eoin and I, too. Why not? Of course, I get comments instantly, so I scroll down and read them all - the questions, too - and laugh.

I feel hands on my shoulders. He rubs them firmly and it feels so good. I put my head down and let him continue.

“Look, Lea. They’re flocking to your page for me. I want you to make it our page.” My head flies up in wonder.
What?
I’m not going to do that!

“No, I’m not doing that, Eoin.” I shrug my shoulders to brush his hands off and turn to look at him. “Why would you even say that?”

I honestly don’t get why he would say that! I’m not one to put myself out there in the first place so why the hell would I use him to gain base? He throws his arms up, as if to say sorry and there’s the
good job, dick,
feeling again.