She sounds confident, but I notice her cheeks tinge pink as she hands me the fresh clothes. I realize she’s embarrassed that her clothes will be too big on me. It embarrasses me that I won’t fill them out and will look like a child wearing her mother’s clothes. Goes to show the grass is always greener on the other side.
“Thank you.”
“The guys all have rooms here. I made sure there are fresh towels in Javi’s bathroom. I found an extra toothbrush too. You can order any other toiletries you need, and we’ll have them delivered within the hour.”
“Thank you, Elodie.”
“Elle. I know you know your way around, so truly, get whatever you need from the kitchen or hangout wherever you want.”
“I spent most of my time here in the backyard, but I don’t think I’ll be allowed out there.” I glance ruefully at Javi.
“No. You can go swimming another day.”
He crosses his arms and cocks an eyebrow, but I see he struggles to keep a straight face. He knows I love the pool here because it has a swim-in jacuzzi and wide steps I used to sunbathe on. I loved having the water lap over me while I baked myself. Laura loved it because it’s an infinity pool where she could swim laps. I playfully huff.
“I’d love to take a shower, actually.”
Elle smiles and turns away. Javi guides me up the stairs, his hand at my lower back until we get to the landing. Then it presses against my ass. His room is at the end of the hall. Notonly do all the guys have rooms, but so do Luis and Margherita, Matáis and Catalina—Alejandro’s parents—and Luciana—Tres J’smom. The house is shaped like a T, so Enrique and Elle have one end while everyone else has rooms across the landing, either to the left or right. Javi’s room feels private since it’s so far from the older generation’s.
“Chiquita,I wish I could stay up here with you, but I don’t want to embarrass you since everyone would know why. And despite saying I don’t want you out of my reach, I need to meet withTío.”
“I know. I won’t take long.”
“Don’t rush. You can soak in the tub. If you aren’t down yet, I’ll come up when I finish the meeting.”
“Thank you.”
I lay the clothes on the bed and turn toward the bathroom. Javi steps in front of me and unfastens my shirt before peeling it off me. He unclasps my bra and leans forward to suck on just my left nipple. While he does that, he unfastens my shorts and pushes them down. He switches to my other nipple as he toys with my clit.
“Since you have no fresh bra or panties, I expect you not to wear any.”
“Javi! I can go without panties, but I have to wear a bra. I can’t go without. I know my tits aren’t big en?—”
“Do not finish that word,chiquita.”
“I’m practically flat chested these days.”
“If that were the case, what was I just feasting on?”
“Fine. Regardless of their size, I can’t go around with my nipples showing. The guys in your family wouldn’t stare, but they’ll notice. I’m certain Enrique has men coming in and out of the house, so they’d notice.”
“Only family comes in unless he invites them. Our men have no reason to since they can enter from the patio if he calls them into his office, which he almost never does.”
“It’s still not appropriate.”
The thought mortifies me because even if they don’t want to stare, nipples are like anything else you see then can’t unsee. Since you don’t expect them on display—at least not in America—you can’t help but keep looking at them when it’s obvious a woman’s not wearing a bra, and they show through the shirt.
“No panties,chiquita.”
“Yes, Daddy.”
“Lean over the bed.”
My brow furrows, but I do as he says. He steps behind me and spreads my ass cheeks.
“Tell me what toiletries you need. I’ll order lube along with it. I’m fucking your ass tonight.”
That wasn’t the declaration I expected. “You said that to shock me into thinking about that while you’re in your meeting and I’m alone.”
