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We shook hands. “Nice doing business with you.”
“Likewise,” I replied.
A shower and a stiff drink was what I needed after a long day.
CHAPTER NINETEEN
HAYDEN
“Oh, my God!” I heard rang out from the living room. Tapping the security camera on my cell, I watched Lydia hold one hand over her mouth, while brushing through the large rack of clothes. I placed my paint brush down, then walked out of my art studio toward the living room. The bright recessed lights beamed down on Lydia as she continued combing through the clothes.
Her eyes met mine as I entered the room. “What is all of this?”
I smirked. “Clothes, shoes, and accessories.”
Her eyebrow arched. “You think you’re so fucking funny.”
I tried pushing the image of my woman swinging from a strip pole naked, earlier today. Making that deal with her boss was worth having her to myself for days at a time. I would do it all over again, even offer more money. This woman should never dance on anyone’s pole.
She’s highly intelligent. I wish she could have gone to school like she planned. Grounding her focus on her studies not worrying about taking care of her father. However, I get it. If one of my parents was sick, I would take care of them in a heartbeat because they first took care of me. I can’t wait to take care of her, I don’t want her to ever worry about money, that is my job. Her gray eyes smiled at me. Fuck, I love this woman already. I don’t give a shit if it’s not normal. Fuck, normal.
My hands slipped around her waist gripping her tight, smelling her strawberry scented hair. I’m not sure how much longer I will be able to watch her strip. Today was the first time she stared at me with worried eyes while she danced for the club patrons. I lie to myself every night while sitting in the dark corner of the club watching her dance. I tell myself she’s dancing for me. What the fuck kind of man finds his future wife in the strip club. I promise I never saw this woman with beautiful honey brown skin coming. The second our eyes met she had me and I had her.
“How does your hair smell like strawberry’s when you were just in a room full of cigarette smoke.”
Lydia massaged my back. “I wash my hair with dry shampoo sometimes before leaving the club.”
I pulled back, my eyes took in all of her. If my eyes drink her wearing a sweat shirt and jeans, what the hell is going to happen when she is wearing a dress.
She kept smiling at me with her eyes today. “Kiss me, baby.”
Lydia’s lips gently touched mine before pressing harder, slipping her tongue between my lips. I swallowed her little ass up, gripping her ass tight. She moaned out my name. “Hayden.”
My blue eyes popped open staring into hers while our lips were still connected. “You’re wet right now, aren’t you?”
“Yes, Hayden.” Her fingers dug into my back.
“Fuck!” I groaned. “We need to get moving. We really need to meet my cousin. I almost forgot. I have some business to handle after dinner. I will be home late.”
She searched my eyes. “What kind of business does a CEO handle late at night?”
“Baby, we have businesses all over the globe. Sometimes when your pretty head is lying on the pillow I maybe talking to a customer in Australia or Japan.”
I lied to Lydia for the first time. I didn’t want her thinking I was going to continue beating men up over her.
I turned Lydia to face the rack as I stood behind her grabbing dresses for her to try on. “I didn’t know your size, so I told Ms. Novak to send dresses in three different sizes. I knew your shoe size.”
Lydia found the same dresses I selected from the rack in her size then scurried into the bedroom closet. I stood at the bedroom window gawking at the crowds of people walking the vibrant streets through rich Buckhead.
Lydia appeared in the dark denim dress falling right below her knees, three quarter inch sleeves, form fitting all those gorgeous curves. A large bow rested on the side of her neck. A pair of nude Jimmy Choos made her outfit almost complete. She turned in the mirror admiring her beauty. This is how she should dress every day. I want her on my arm when I attend every benefit, concert, trip out of town, what the fuck ever. She is a vision of beauty and she is all mine.
