Alexa
MY HEART WAS light as I walked with Reese up to the pool area. The group was meeting there to hang out and eat lunch there.
We had another ski excursion the next day, but for now, it was a free day, and I had all my favorite people surrounding me.
Sergei was already in the pool, flirting with a really cute blonde, so I waved and headed to where Paisley was lounging next to Macey with Sadie on the end, looking to be very asleep. Paisley stood and pulled me in for a hug.
“Ohmigod,” I breathed out. “I love your suit.”
Paisley had a bubbly and confident personality and she currently wore a one-piece fifties style swimsuit that fit her personality perfectly. It was low-cut with all manner of fruit in the pattern. She’d wrapped a sarong over her waist to hide her “thunder thighs” as she called them (I personally thought she had a figure to die for, but as women, we always found fault with our own bodies). She also wore a heavy winter coat… it was still quite cold. She and I were very similar in coloring, so much so, people often mistook us for sisters, which we never corrected. Where the similarities ended, however, was she was petite and curvy, and I was five-foot-seven with a more athletic stature… other than my boobs. I’d been blessed with a full C-cup. Paisley, however, double D’s all the way.
“I love yours too,” she said, with a cheeky grin.
“Don’t think I don’t know that was your doing,” I retorted.
Reese had let me know that Paisley helped pack my bag for this excursion, which also meant her choosing a few items (like my bikini), which looked great on me, but was far more revealing than I would have picked.
Reese wrapped his arms around me from behind. “I wholeheartedly approve of the bikini, baby.”
I giggled. “You would.”
“I’m gonna go talk to the guys for a bit.”
I smiled up at him. “Take your time.”
He kissed me gently and left me with Paisley and Macey. “Where’s Payton?”
“She went to grab something from their room,” Macey provided.
“I say let’s get in the hot tub.”
Paisley nodded, so us girls climbed into the hot water and I leaned my back against the stone. “So when did all of this”―I waved my hands between Paisley and Sergei―“take place?”
“Reese called us the night before last.” Paisley grinned. “I don’t want to know what it cost him, but he made it happen.”
“Ohmigod, he paid too?”
“Yep.”
I blinked back tears and looked over at Reese who turned toward me and smiled. I mouthed, I love you. He smiled wider and gave me a chin lift, then turned back to Dallas, Ryder, and Hawk.
“Are those tears happy or sad?” Paisley asked.
I reached over and squeezed her hand. “Definitely happy, honey.”
Cold water sprayed over me and I squealed, sitting up quickly. “Sergei!” I snapped.
He was shaking his wet head and laughing like an idiot. He grabbed his towel and leaned down to kiss my cheek. “Your husband’s pretty cool, sis.”
I smiled up at him. “I’m aware.”
He climbed into the hot tub beside me.
“Who’s the cutie?” I asked.
“Her name is Tessa and she’s here with her family.”
“Is she legal?” Paisley challenged.
“Nineteen,” he said.
“So, barely,” she mused. “Just your type.”
He chuckled. “Not plannin’ on doin’ anything but have a little fun, Pa.”
“Well, don’t hurt her, Ma, or you and I’ll have a conversation.”
I smiled and shook my head. Sergei had started calling Paisley “Pa” back in high school, so she’d followed it up with “Ma.” Their nicknames had stuck and I knew Sergei loved it. Probably because he still had a massive crush on my best friend… which Paisley still didn’t reciprocate.
“Alex!”
I turned toward the frantic sound of Payton’s voice as she rushed toward the guys’ huddle. Alex was Hawk’s real name, and he’d mentioned she only used it when she was really horny or scared. He’d received a fist to his shoulder from Payton for that tidbit of information, but since she looked scared, he pulled her close and studied her. They were a little too far away for me to hear everything, but I did get snippets.
“What the fuck?” he snapped.
Payton nodded over at me and then looked back up at him. Well, this was interesting.
I climbed out of the hot tub, shivering as I headed toward the men. I wrapped my arm around Reese’s waist and frowning up at him. “What’s going on?”
“Not sure, baby.”
“No,” Payton said, and grabbed Hawk’s arm. “He’s gone. If I see him again, I’ll let you know.”
“No, you’re never goin’ anywhere without me, so you won’t need to let me know shit.”
She nodded, dropping her head to his chest and wrapping her arms around his waist. After a few seconds, she pushed away from her husband and smiled. “I’m good, baby.”
“Are you sure?”
She nodded. Macey wrapped an arm around her and led her to the hot tub. Sergei got the hint he should probably make himself scarce and I climbed back into the water. “What happened?” I asked.
“Some guy just attacked me in the hallway.”
“What the hell?” Macey snapped.
“It’s okay, I maced him.”
Macey gave her a puzzled look. “You maced him and that makes this all okay? What the heck happened Payton? Spill!”
“I went back to our room to grab my sun block.”
“Sun block. Really?” Macey said, her tone one of disbelief.
“Yes,” Payton said again.
“There’s no sun,” I pointed out.
“There’s still UV rays,” Payton said. “Ergo, sun block needed.”
“You mean sun glock,” Macey retorted. “What’s the SPF on that? 9mm?”
Payton rolled her eyes.
“You have a gun with you?” Sadie whispered.
“They’re here to protect me,” I pointed out. “So it would make sense. I just didn’t think any of you ladies would be packing.”
“Oh, she’s the only one who is,” Macey said. “I hate… um… sun block.”
Payton nodded. “Anyway, I grabbed my sun block and left my room. Some guy grabbed me from behind and tried to drag me into a room down the hall. I was able to fight my way out of his hold and mace him, then I just ran.”
“Why didn’t you just squirt him with the sun block?” Macey asked.
Payton sighed. “I’m not going to squirt the man in a crowded hotel, Macey.”
I saw movement behind Payton and nodded. “It looks like Hawk’s going somewhere.”
“What?” Payton looked over her shoulder. “Shit. He’s going to blow this whole thing.”
She climbed out of the water, grabbed a jacket and rushed after him.”
“What would he blow?” Paisley asked.
“The guys are here mostly to cover me and Reese in case someone managed to find us,” I explained. “If Hawk goes after this guy, it might scare anyone else into hiding. Reese wants them all eliminated.”
“Or it could just be some creeper and not related to you at all,” Macey provided.
“Probably,” I agreed.
“I don’t like this,” Paisley said.
“You never like anything,” I retorted. “You’re practically a conspiracy theorist.”
“Doesn’t mean I don’t know what I’m talking about.”
I sighed. Unfortunately, she was right.
“I should have brought my gun,” she breathed out.
“No, you shouldn’t,” I argued.
I also hated guns. Wouldn’t touch them, avoided them at all costs, but Reese had carried one for as long as I knew him. My father and brother also carried. It was just part of them, so I was used to them to a certain degree.
Paisley rolled her eyes. “We’re here to have fun. Let’s have some fun… but let’s do it inside. I’m freezing.”
We all climbed out and donned jackets just as Reese walked our way and wrapped his arms around me. “You okay?”
I nodded, snuggling against his chest. “I am now.”
“I’ve got you, baby.”
I smiled. “I know.”
“Good.”
We headed inside, changed and then met by the fireplace about an hour later. Hawk and Payton joined us, looking like they’d stepped into their room for some fun of their own.
I smiled at her, knowing she’d obviously used her womanly wiles on her husband in order to distract him, which also meant she got something out of that tactic as well.
By the time we returned to our rooms to dress for dinner, the subject of the attack had changed to more pleasant conversation, however, Dallas insisted he and Macey walk us back to our room.
Reese went in first, making sure the room was clear, then he waited until I was inside before pulling the door closed. Reese locked it and we headed into the shower.
He guided me inside and wrapped an arm around my waist, sliding his other hand between my legs. I gasped when his thumb slid over my clit.
“Fuck, baby,” he breathed as he slipped two fingers inside of me. “You’re so wet.”
I giggled. “I wonder how that happened.”
Reese chuckled and stepped under the showerhead, running his hands through his hair before pulling me to him and turning me into the spray. He lathered his hands with shampoo and gently washed then conditioned my hair, then he poured body wash onto his hands and ran it over my back.
He wrapped his hands around me from behind and cupped my soapy breasts, working my nipples into hard peaks with his fingers. I arched into his touch.
“So good,” I whispered as he slid his hand between my legs again.
“Turn around, baby.”
I braced my hands on his shoulders and wrapped my legs around his waist as he lifted me, anchoring my back to the wall. I let out a deep breath as his girth filled me, his tip feeling as though it was touching my womb.
“Too much?”
I shook my head and leaned down to kiss him. His tongue met mine while his hands gripped my bottom, digging into the flesh. One arm slid up my back and cupped the base of my skull holding me steady while he began to move.
“Reese,” I whimpered.
“Need me to slow down?”
“No. God, it’s amazing.”
The gentleness of his earlier movement changed and he began to thrust deeper, faster, harder, my arms locked around his neck as my body quickened. I felt my orgasm build and slid my hands into his hair, gripping his head as I screamed on my climax.
He thrust again and then pulsed inside of me, before pulling out gently and lowering my feet to the shower floor. “You okay?” he asked with a smile.
I leaned up on my tiptoes and kissed him. “So, so okay, honey.”
“You scared?”
I shook my head. “I know you’ve got my back, sugar bear.”
Reese tipped my chin up higher. “Always, right?”
“Always,” I confirmed.
He kissed me gently and we dressed for dinner.