Chapter 11
Ales
I knew exactly where I was going to take Elani. If she wanted to go back home, then that was where I was taking her. I smiled as she removed her oversized shades and placed them on her head. She looked at the private jet and then back at me.
“What the hell is this, Ales?” she asked.
I shrugged, smirking at her dumbfounded expression.
“It’s a private jet, babe, duuuh!”
She rolled her eyes at my statement.
“I know that.” She lightly shoved me, and I couldn’t help but laugh at her attempt because I didn’t move an inch. “Seriously, Ales, where did you get this?”
“Did I forget to mention I’ve got more money than the average man?”
Elani crossed her arms over her chest and waited for an explanation.
“I’ll tell you on our way, babe. I promise,” I said coaxing her to go toward the jet.
She kissed her teeth and walked toward the jet. She looked beautiful in her hairstyle she called, ‘faux locs’ or whatever the hell they were. I liked the way it felt on my fingers and she looked so beautiful with the hairstyle. She was wearing a yellow sundress that made her skin stand out even more. The way it swayed as she moved caused my insides to stir. It was mid-thigh, but every time she moved, it showed more and more skin.
When we finally boarded, she was still looking at me with her eyebrow cocked waiting for me to tell her about my statements. I smiled at her to see just how serious she was. When she didn’t smile back, I knew she wasn’t messing around. I held back from laughing; I didn’t want her to think I was laughing at her.
“Come here, baby,” I said to her as she sat across from me.
She rolled her eyes, but still came and sat on my lap. I kissed a spot on her bare shoulder before I began to tell her.
I sighed and looked out the window placing my large hand over her small bump rubbing it.
“So, here’s the short version of the story…When I awoke, the gods had been gracious enough to give me some money and a place to stay until I figured out how to find you. At first, I thought you maybe woke up just in a different country, but that wasn’t it at all. As you know, Patrocleus was what I consider more than a simple friend. He was my brother, and he was killed in the Trojan war. Before I met you, he was my confidante and the only person who mattered to me. I had no brothers or sister, he was it. So, I guess the gods took pity on me and sent him to me as my confidante. He was there waiting for me to wake up and hasn’t ever left my side. The gods entrusted our journey in his hands and, between us both, we came up with the strategy.”
I stopped talking and looked at her to see her hanging onto my every word.
“Strategy?” she inquired.
“Yes. We invested in companies, have gold bonds and so much more. I didn’t want to be a leader in that way. You know me, I crave a good fight. I like to be behind enemy lines and to be around chaos. We both agreed that we didn’t want to be directly involved. So, at the good times of the stock market, we started to invest and now we’re billionaires.” I shrugged my shoulders, not really caring about money.
Her face twisted in confusion.
“Billionaires?” she asked in a small voice.
“Yep. I mean, would it really make sense for me to be alive for centuries on end and not profit from it all? I would be called a stupid man if anything. So, yes, this jet is mine. I have many other properties and such. I just don’t need to flaunt it, because that’s not my goal. It never was my goal. You were my goal and now I’ve achieved it. All I have acquired is now yours.”
Her eyes went wide, and she stood up from my lap, causing my face to turn into a frown. I looked up at her as she just stared at me. It didn’t make sense to me as to why she just kept looking at me like that.
“What?” I asked.
“Why are you giving me what you worked so hard for? I didn’t do anything to deserve that money. It is yours and I don’t care for it just as long as I have you.”
I was genuinely confused. Did she not understand what was mine was hers?
“Baby…” I said before standing up and towering over her. “I got all of that for you. I don’t care for riches or gold, you know that. I’ve had it before, and it didn’t provide me with happiness. It’s useless having it and not sharing it. I want this for you, for our future and for our kids to come, especially this little one that’s on the way,” I said smiling at her. I made sure to pull out the thousand-watt smile.
She gasped and narrowed her eyes.
“How dare you?” she said as her own smile formed.
“What?” I asked innocently.
She swatted my arm, and I flexed causing her to laugh this time.
“You know damn well what you’re doing, Ales. You know how weak I get when it comes to your damn smile.”
I leaned in closer to her lips, pausing to look directly into her eyes as my tongue snaked out of my mouth and licked her bottom lip before pulling it into my mouth. Elani’s eyes fluttered as she held back a moan. Her hands shot out and held onto my shoulders. I kept my eyes open as I sucked on her bottom lip for a moment, feeling her body lean into mine. I lightly bit her lip before I released it.
“How do I make you feel now?” My voice was husky, filled with desire.
She pulled the same bottom lip into her mouth as if savoring my imprint there. She didn’t open her eyes as her arms circled my neck and her breasts pressed against my chest. After a moment, she opened her eyes and looked at me.
“You make me want you. That’s what you do.”
I gave her a peck then another one and I couldn’t resist her as I deepened the kiss.