Accidentally Falling for the Tycoon (Whirlwind Romance Series) (4 page)

They were both completely naked and she enjoyed watching him
roll the condom on his erection. She savoured the closeness with Blake as he
continued to caress her body with his soft lips bringing her to dizzying
heights. She held on to his muscular back as he moved inside her, thrusting
with deep pleasure, bringing her to a sweet orgasm. Soon after, Blake came as
he shuddered with ecstasy. He relaxed and kissed her softly and told her that
he’d wanted her from the first time he laid his eyes on her. She moaned with
pleasure and he hugged her firmly before rolling over onto his back.

Jen and Blake held each other in a lover’s embrace and
enjoyed watching the sunset beam through the living room of his luxury
penthouse. It had been so long since Jen had been intimate and even then she
didn’t have much experience. But Blake made her feel so treasured.

Jen didn’t want this moment to end. She didn’t want what she
had to end with Blake at all. Where would they go from there? She’d hoped this
was the beginning of something permanent.

The following morning, Blake dropped Jen off at her
apartment. She’d had the most enjoyable twenty four hours since she could
remember. He’d ordered an exquisite full breakfast for the both of them from
the room service in the building. They’d eaten scrambled eggs with bacon,
sausages and hash browns with whole wheat toast and freshly squeezed orange
juice.

“Thank you for taking me home,” Jen told Blake. He looked so
relaxed compared to when she’d seen him at the office the previous day.

“No worries. Let me walk up with you.”

“Oh, no. I’ll be fine, thank you. Besides, you have a
meeting this morning, remember?”

“Oh, I’m aware of that.” He cupped her chin and softly
brushed his lips against hers and Jen quivered. God, he had an effect on her.
It was as if her whole body responded to his gentle touch. She was in love with
Blake. Madly in love with him.

“Listen, I will call you later.”

“Have fun at the meeting,” she said before biting her lip.
How could she tell him to have fun at a meeting?

She went upstairs to her apartment and felt giddy for most
of the day.

“You did what?” Kelsia gaped when she saw Jen that afternoon
at Starbucks.

“We…you know…spent the night together.”

Kelsia slapped her forehead with her hand. “Girl, you really
know how to go for what you want. Well done!”

“Kelsia!”

“What?”

“It wasn’t quite like that. We just…happened to ...”

“You guys made hot passionate love, didn’t you?” she stated
with excitement. She barely touched her coffee.

“I’m not going to say. But I enjoyed Mr. Harrington’s company
yesterday.” Jen gave a knowing grin.

“Girl, you really hit the jackpot, didn’t you!”

Jen smiled sheepishly. “I think I’m in love with him,
Kelsia. I really do.”

“Well, when are you going to see him again?”

“I don’t know,” Jen bit down on her lip. She really hoped it
would be soon. “He said he’s going to call me later…today.”

“Good for you. This is cause for a celebration.”

“Kelsia!”

“Seriously, girl. After what’s his name left you, I really
thought you were not going to get over him. You said something like taking a
break from all men, didn’t you?”

“That’s true,” Jen said as she took a sip of her coffee,
staring out of the window in the café. “I did say that.”

“Well, every cloud has a silver lining, girl. If you didn’t
have that ugly break-up and lose your job…honey, you would’ve never met Mr.
Right.”

Jen gave Kelsia an appreciative smile. What she said was so
true about the silver lining. Blake was her silver lining. So was working at
the flower shop. She couldn’t wait for Blake to call her tonight.

At nine o’clock in the evening, Jen sat by the phone in the
living room as she watched an episode of The Bachelor. Speaking of
bachelors…why hadn’t Blake called her? She resisted the urge to try his cell
phone or his office in case he was working late. Perhaps she shouldn’t have
taken it so literally when he said he would call her later. God, what was with
her? She was crazy about this man and she really didn’t know if he was just as
crazy about her. She thought he was but maybe she was wrong.

Damn Blake!

By eleven o’clock at night Jen scrolled down her call
display to see all the calls she may have missed that day. None was from Blake.
Had he forgotten about her already? Okay, it was only fourteen hours since she
last saw him but that seemed like an awful long time.

Damn you, Blake! Why don’t you call?

Jen spent the night tossing and turning, unable to sleep.
What a contrast to last night when Blake and she  had made passionate love over
and over again. Why hadn’t he called her? How on earth was she going to go to
work tomorrow with a cheerful smile on her face knowing that Blake hadn’t even
tried to get a hold of her?

By morning, Jen woke up deflated. She got dressed and
skipped breakfast and headed out to the flower shop to work. She was not going
to be the one to call him first. The last thing she wanted to do was come off
as desperate. Maybe she was wrong about him, after all.

“Good morning, Mr. Myers,” Jen said as she walked into the
flower shop.

“Hey, Jen. Good to see you bright and early. Is everything
okay?”

Jen flushed. Was it that obvious? Did she have the look of
disappointment or rejection on her face. “Um, yeah. Of course. Just a little
tired.”

“Oh?” he looked puzzled. This was the first time she didn’t
feel a hundred percent when she came in to work. What could she say? That she’d
flirted with and slept with the store’s richest client and he hadn’t even
called her back? Jen felt empty and rejected. She was definitely going to swear
off men for a long time now. She didn’t want to build up her hopes that he
would call so she tried to shrug it off.

Jen had secretly hoped that Blake would step through the
doors of the flower shop today but she had no such luck. With every ring of the
door chime, her heart turned over in anticipation that it would be him. But she
was disappointed every time.

By eight o’clock in the evening she started to clean up to
get ready for closing the shop. She’d had her last customer at seven o’clock
and it had been quiet since. She ended up working a full day today instead of
half a day since the other part-time store clerk had an emergency.

When Jen went outside and locked the door of the store, she
turned around and was stunned.

It was Blake, leaning against his Ferrari looking
breathtaking. A grin touched the corner of his lips. His hands shoved in the
pockets of his suit.

“Blake! What are you doing here?” Jen’s heart flip flopped
in her chest.

“I couldn’t wait to see you. I wanted to pick you up from
work.”

Jen smiled but she became puzzled. Why hadn’t he called?

“I’m sorry I didn’t get back to you yesterday,” he said as
he opened up the passenger side of his car to let her in.

“Nice ride.”

“It gets me around,” he said matter-of-factly.

“So I guess you were tied up with business.”

“No.”

“No?” she echoed, surprised.

“I was tied up with thoughts of you, Jen,” he said as he
drove off into the sunset. They took a breezy ride through the side road of the
beaches and into the city.

“You had anything to eat yet?”

“No,” Jen murmured quietly. Did she hear correctly? Blake
was tied up with thoughts about her.

“I couldn’t work yesterday. I had to cancel my meeting.”

“You? Why?”

“Like I said, I’ve never met anyone like you, Jen. You did
something to me the other night that terrified me.”

“Oh? What was that?”

“I’m falling in love with you.”

“That terrifies you?
“The thought of being close to anyone again. You have to understand, Jen, that
I’m a complicated man. I’ve suffered many losses in my life and it takes a lot
for me to be close to anyone.”

Jen swallowed hard remembering about his mother’s passing.

“Well, I was contemplating what to do. I knew then that I
couldn’t live my life without you. That’s what terrifies me. Wanting someone so
much and fearing losing them,” he said in a low, deep voice as he stopped near
the dock of the lake.

Jen looked around. The sun was setting beautifully. She saw
a few yachts parked at the dock. “You own one of these?” she gaped.

“This one right here.”

She looked at the beautiful, large white boat with multiple
levels in awe.
“I thought you might like dinner by the lake tonight.”

“Oh, Blake.”

A grin touched  his lips and he held her, sending quivers
down her spine. A pianist sat on the deck of the ship playing a beautiful
ballad. Jen could not believe this. She thought she was in some music video or
romantic film. This all seemed larger than life. At least larger than the life
she was used to.

“Oh, Blake. This is all…beautiful. You did this for me?” she
said turning around to meet his dark, sexy gaze.

“I did it for us, Jen,” he murmured as he leaned to kiss her
on the forehead.

Jen reached up to kiss his lips, gently.

“I thought about what you said. Stopping to smell the roses.
I’m going to do just that.”

“I think that’s wonderful, Blake.”

He took her hand and led her up to the top deck where she
was seated by the waiter on board. The cool breeze from the lake gently brushed
her skin. She did not envision having this sort of evening after work but it
was a dream come true.

“I was going to offer you a permanent job with my company…”

“Oh?”

“Well, yes. And the offer is still good. However, I want you
to be a permanent part of my life, too.”

Jen flushed. She didn’t know what to say. “Blake….I…”

“Just tell me that you love me.”

“I do. I love you so much. I was going crazy when I thought
you didn’t want anything to do with me.”

“Why would you think that?” Blake looked puzzled as the
waiter poured their wine.

“Because…well, you didn’t call last night.”

Blake grinned. “I truly am sorry, Jen. It was not my intention
to mislead you into thinking I didn’t care.”

Jen gushed as his gaze met hers in the dim light of the
yacht. The sound of the waves whooshing against the boat was surprisingly
calming.

“So where do we go from here?” Jen asked quietly.

Blake reached over and held her hands across the table. “I
want you to be a part of my life, Jen. You’re the most beautiful gift I
received at the flower shop the day I first met you.”

Jen looked down at the candle lit ornament on the table.
“Thank you, Blake. You’re the best gift, I got, too. Your friendship means so
much to me. You mean so much to me.”

Blake took her hand and kissed it softly.

“A couple months ago, I lost my full time job and…my ex.
Now…” Jen drew in a deep breath. It was as if she had to lose to gain. What were
the odds of that happening? “I can’t believe it. It’s like they say, every
cloud has a silver lining. If I hadn’t taken the job at the flower shop, I
would have never met you.”

“And if I hadn’t taken a chance on asking you out, I would
have missed a precious relationship.”

He raised his glass to hers and they both touched in a
toast.

“Here’s to finding a gift of love,” he said with a deep
smile touching his lips.

“Here’s to a silver lining and a new beginning.”

THE END

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